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I 110th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6220 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 10, 2008 Mr. Kline of Minnesota (for himself, Mr. Boehner, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, Mr. Walberg, Mr. Price of Georgia, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Barrett of South Carolina, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Hensarling, Mrs. Drake, Mr. Campbell of California, Mr. Pence, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. Goode, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Marchant, Mr. Gingrey, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Fortuño, Mr. David Davis of Tennessee, Mrs. Bachmann, Mr. Boustany, Ms. Ginny Brown-Waite of Florida, Mr. Daniel E. Lungren of California, Mr. Souder, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Feeney, and Mr. Shadegg) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor A BILL To amend the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to make non-union training programs eligible for Federal funding under the Green Jobs program.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Green Jobs Improvement Act.

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Eligibility of non-union programs for Green Jobs funding

Section 171(e) of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2916(e)) is amended— (1)by amending subclause (I) of paragraph (2)(B)(ii) to read as follows: (I)includes participation of industry and may include workforce investment boards, community-based organizations, qualified service and conservation corps, educational institutions, small businesses, public employers, cooperatives, State and local veterans agencies, veterans service organizations, and labor organizations, including joint labor-management training programs; and ; (2)in paragraph (2)(D)(iii)(I), by striking includes the equal participation of and all that follows and inserting includes participation of industry and may include workforce investment boards, community-based organizations, qualified service and conservation corps, educational institutions, small businesses, public employers, cooperatives, State and local veterans agencies, veterans service organizations, and labor organizations, including joint labor-management training programs; (3)in paragraph (2)(E)(ii)(I)— (A)by inserting and after adults or youth,; and (B)by striking , and labor organizations representing workers in such industry sectors; and (4)by amending paragraph (4) to read as follows: (4)

Worker protections and nondiscrimination requirements

The provisions of sections 181 and 188 shall apply to all programs carried out with assistance under this subsection. .