[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5444 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5444

  Making supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 2008 for summer 
                      youth employment activities.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 14, 2008

 Mr. Clyburn (for himself, Mr. Honda, Mr. Faleomavaega, Ms. Bordallo, 
Ms. Hirono, Ms. Matsui, Mr. Wu, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Baca, Mr. Becerra, 
Mr. Cardoza, Mr. Costa, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Hinojosa, Mrs. 
Napolitano, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Rodriguez, Ms. Linda T. Sanchez 
 of California, Ms. Loretta Sanchez of California, Ms. Roybal-Allard, 
Mr. Salazar, Mr. Serrano, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Sires, Ms. Kilpatrick, Ms. 
Lee, Mr. Cleaver, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. 
 Bishop of Georgia, Ms. Corrine Brown of Florida, Mr. Butterfield, Mr. 
  Clay, Mrs. Christensen, Ms. Clarke, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Cummings, Mr. 
Davis of Alabama, Mr. Ellison, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Al Green of 
Texas, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Thompson 
 of Mississippi, Ms. Waters, Ms. Watson, Mr. Watt, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Scott 
   of Virginia, Mr. Scott of Georgia, Mr. Rush, Ms. Richardson, Mr. 
Rangel, Mr. Payne, Ms. Norton, Ms. Moore of Wisconsin, Mr. Meeks of New 
 York, Mr. Meek of Florida, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, 
    Mr. Johnson of Georgia, and Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
 Appropriations, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a 
 period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
                          committee concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
  Making supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 2008 for summer 
                      youth employment activities.

    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 ``Job Investment and Economic Stimulus 
Act of 2008''.

SEC. 2. SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS FOR SUMMER YOUTH EMPLOYMENT 
              ACTIVITIES.

    The following sums are appropriated, out of any money in the 
Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for fiscal year 2008:

                          DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

                 Employment and Training Administration

                    training and employment services

    For an additional amount for ``Training and Employment Services'', 
$1,000,000,000, which shall be for youth activities under the Workforce 
Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2801 et seq.) and available for the 
period April 1, 2008 through December 31, 2008: Provided, That such 
funds shall be used for summer employment activities referred to in 
section 129(c)(2)(C) of such Act: Provided further, That no portion of 
such funds shall be reserved to carry out section 127(b)(1)(A) or 
section 128(a) of such Act: Provided further, That the effectiveness of 
such activities shall be measured only in accordance with the work 
readiness indicators described in section 136 of such Act: Provided 
further, That the amount under this heading is designated as an 
emergency requirement and necessary to meet emergency needs pursuant to 
subsections (a) and (b) of section 204 of S. Con. Res. 21 (110th 
Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 
2008.
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