[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4216 Introduced in House (IH)]







106th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4216

      To amend the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to authorize 
        reimbursement to employers for portable skills training.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 6, 2000

 Mr. Radanovich (for himself, Mr. McKeon, and Mr. Goodling) introduced 
 the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education 
                           and the Workforce

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                                 A BILL


 
      To amend the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to authorize 
        reimbursement to employers for portable skills training.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Portable Skills Training Act''.

SEC. 2. REIMBURSEMENT TO EMPLOYERS FOR PORTABLE SKILLS TRAINING.

    (a) In General.--Section 101 of the Workforce Investment Act of 
1998 (29 U.S.C. 2801) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating paragraphs 35 through 53 as paragraphs 
        36 through 54, respectively; and
            (2) by inserting after paragraph 34 the following new 
        paragraph:
            ``(35) Portable skills training.--The term `portable skills 
        training' means training that is provided to an unpaid 
        participant, and that--
                    ``(A) is offered by an employer (including a group 
                of employers);
                    ``(B) provides skills that are useful within an 
                entire industry;
                    ``(C) is conducted with a commitment by the 
                employer to employ that individual on successful 
                completion of the training; and
                    ``(D) provides reimbursement to the employer of up 
                to 100 percent of the cost of the training of that 
                individual.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--
            (1) Subsection (b)(17)(A)(iii) of section 112 (29 U.S.C. 
        2822) of that Act is amended by inserting after ``on-the-job 
        training'' the following: ``, portable skills training,''.
            (2) Subsection (h) of section 122 (29 U.S.C. 2842) of that 
        Act is amended--
                    (A) by inserting in the heading ``, Portable Skills 
                Training,'' after ``On-the-Job Training''; and
                    (B) by inserting after ``on-the-job training'' in 
                each place it appears the following:
                ``, portable skills training,''.
            (3) Section 134 of that Act (29 U.S.C. 2864) is amended--
                    (A) in subsection (a)(2)(B)(i) by inserting after 
                ``on-the-job training'' the following:
                ``, portable skills training,'';
                    (B) in subsection (d)(4)(D)--
                            (i) by striking ``and'' at the end of 
                        clause (viii);
                            (ii) by striking the period at the end of 
                        clause (ix) and inserting ``; and''; and
                            (iii) by inserting after clause (ix) the 
                        following new clause:
                            ``(x) portable skills training conducted 
                        with a commitment by an employer or group of 
                        employers to employ an individual upon 
                        successful completion of the training.'';
                    (C) in subsection (d)(4)(F)(ii)(I) by inserting 
                after ``on-the-job training'' the following:
                ``, portable skills training,''; and
                    (D) in subsection (d)(4)(G)(ii)(I) by inserting 
                after ``employer'' the following: ``, portable skills 
                training,''.
            (4) Subsection (d)(2) of section 181 (29 U.S.C. 2931) is 
        amended by inserting after ``on-the-job training,'' the 
        following: ``portable skills training,''.
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