[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 286 Introduced in House (IH)]

112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 286

   To direct the Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of Commerce to 
  create a job training program and an economic stability program to 
  stabilize the workforce and promote economic growth in the Johnson 
                          Space Center region.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 12, 2011

   Mr. Al Green of Texas (for himself and Mr. Olson) introduced the 
 following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and 
the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and 
Infrastructure and Financial Services, 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


 
   To direct the Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of Commerce to 
  create a job training program and an economic stability program to 
  stabilize the workforce and promote economic growth in the Johnson 
                          Space Center region.

    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 ``Johnson Space Center Workforce 
Stability Act of 2011''.

SEC. 2. JOB TRAINING.

    (a) Program Authorized.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Labor shall create a job 
training program to assist any affected worker in the Johnson Space 
Center region to transition to a new job. Such program may include a 
one-stop career center tailored to the needs of affected workers in the 
Johnson Space Center region.
    (b) Duration.--The job training program created under this section 
shall terminate 2 years after its creation.

SEC. 3. ECONOMIC STABILITY.

    (a) Cooperative Agreements Authorized.--Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Commerce, 
acting through the Economic Development Administration of the 
Department of Commerce (referred to in this section as the ``EDA''), 
shall enter into cooperative agreements with eligible recipients in the 
Johnson Space Center region to help stabilize the workforce in such 
region and to promote economic growth.
    (b) Application.--An eligible recipient that desires to receive 
funds under this section shall submit an application that contains a 
comprehensive economic adjustment strategy to the Secretary, at such 
time, in such manner, and accompanied by such additional information as 
the Secretary may reasonably require.
    (c) Uses of Funds.--The EDA, acting through a cooperative agreement 
with an eligible recipient, shall use funds authorized to carry out 
this section for activities to help stabilize the workforce and promote 
economic growth in the Johnson Space Center region, which may include--
            (1) providing financial and technical assistance to 
        eligible recipients to help implement the comprehensive 
        economic adjustment strategy, which may include efforts such as 
        infrastructure upgrades, establishing entrepreneurial networks, 
        and establishing skill training facilities; and
            (2) analyzing whether other methods for economic adjustment 
        that have been successful in similar situations may be 
        effective in the Johnson Space Center region, and if so, 
        implementing such methods, which may include--
                    (A) supporting efforts to start new technology 
                ventures based on the specific skills of dislocated 
                engineers;
                    (B) providing technical assistance to guide public 
                officials, management, and affected workers; and
                    (C) providing additional oversight through visits 
                to the Johnson Space Center region.
    (d) Duration.--The cooperative agreements entered into under this 
section shall be for a 2-year period.

SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS.

    (a) Johnson Space Center Region.--The term ``Johnson Space Center 
region'' means the locality surrounding the Johnson Space Center that 
contains affected workers.
    (b) Affected Worker.--The term ``affected worker'' means any 
employee of the Johnson Space Center or any individual who works for a 
contractor of the Johnson Space Center whose job stability is impacted 
by the programmatic changes to the space exploration program of the 
National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
    (c) One-Stop Career Center.--The term ``one-stop career center'' 
means a comprehensive office dedicated to helping individuals who are 
unemployed find new employment that offers training referrals, career 
counseling, job listings, and similar employment-related services.
    (d) Cooperative Agreement.--The term ``cooperative agreement'' has 
the meaning given the term in chapter 63 of title 31, United States 
Code.
    (e) Eligible Recipient and Comprehensive Economic Adjustment 
Strategy.--The terms ``eligible recipient'' and ``comprehensive 
economic adjustment strategy'' have the meanings given the terms in 
section 3 of the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 (42 
U.S.C. 3122).

SEC. 5. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    (a) In General.--There are authorized to be appropriated to carry 
out this Act--
            (1) $40,000,000 for fiscal year 2012; and
            (2) $40,000,000 for fiscal year 2013.
    (b) Allocation.--Of the amounts appropriated to carry out this Act 
for each fiscal year--
            (1) the Secretary of Labor may use not more than 
        $10,000,000 for the job training program; and
            (2) the Secretary of Commerce may use not more than 
        $30,000,000 for the economic stability program.
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