1 2 12 "INSTITUTIONAL SKILL CENTERS "SEC. 469. In addition to funds which are otherwise 3 available for purposes of this part, there are authorized to be 4 appropriated $80,000,000 for fiscal year 1981 and such sums 5 as may be necessary thereafter to provide, for youth residing 6 in areas of high unemployment or with substantial concentra7 tions of economically disadvantaged individuals, additional 8 nonresidential Job Corps opportunities (in accordance with 9 the provisions of this part) in nonresidential centers estab10 lished under section 456 which are accessible to such 11 youth.". 12 (b) The table of contents of the Act is amended by in13 serting immediately after the item pertaining to section 468 14 the following new item: 15 16 17 "Sec. 469. Institutional skill centers.". PART C-FEDERAL YOUTH EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES SEC. 141. (a) Title IV of the Act is amended by adding 18 at the end thereof the following new part: 19 20 21 22 23 "PART D-FEDERAL YOUTH EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES "Subpart 1-Cooperative Projects “COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS FOR YOUTH EMPLOYMENT "SEC. 491. (a) The Secretary may enter into coopera 24 tive agreements with any agency (as that term is defined in 13 1 section 552(e) of title 5, United States Code) for the purpose 2 of establishing youth employment projects in accordance with 3 the provisions of this part. Such agreements shall provide for 4 reimbursement of such agencies by the Secretary for ex5 penses allowed pursuant to section 492(1) with respect to 6 eligible youths enrolled in such projects. 7 "(b) Youth employment projects may be established 8 under this part in connection with authorized agency activi9 ties conducted directly or by grant or contract. The Secretary 10 shall identify activities suitable for projects under this part. 11 Projects under this part shall be conducted in accordance 12 with the provisions of law governing the activity in connec13 tion with which they are established, except that (1) no funds 14 provided under this part shall be deemed to be funds provided 15 under such a provision of law for purposes of any allocation 16 formula or matching or other related requirement, and (2) 17 any youth employed in such a project shall be subject to laws 18 governing Federal employment or eligibility for employment 19 only to the extent set forth in section 497. 20 21 "ELIGIBLE PROJECTS "SEC. 492. The Secretary may enter into cooperative 22 agreements under section 491(a) with respect to any youth 23 employment project for which the Secretary has received 24 adequate assurance 1 2 3 4 5 67 14 “(1) that any funds provided under this part will be used only for the payment of wages and employ ment benefits; "(2) that positions established under the project will be entry level positions; “(3) that the project will be supervised by the Federal agency responsible for the activity in connec 8 tion with which the project is established, or by a 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 public or nonprofit private agency or organization pursuant to an agreement with such Federal agency; "(4) that the project will give priority in placing eligible youths to those referred pursuant to section 496(b); and “(5) that the project will conform to such other conditions or restrictions as the Secretary may pre scribe by regulation. "Subpart 2-National Employment Opportunities "FEDERAL AGENCIES "SEC. 494. The Secretary may enter into agreements 20 with executive agencies (as defined in section 105 of title 5, 21 United States Code), the United States Postal Service, or the 22 Postal Rate Commission for the purpose of providing employ23 ment therein for eligible youth in accordance with this part. 24 Participants shall receive wages and other benefits compara25 ble to other Federal employees similarly employed with re 15 1 spect to type of work, length of employment, and civil service 2 classification, as determined by the Office of Personnel Man3 agement. Individuals employed under this section shall not be 4 deemed to be Federal employees for purposes of any person5 nel limitations applicable to any such agency. 6 7 8 "Subpart 3-General Conditions "ELIGIBLE YOUTHS "SEC. 496. (a) Any youth aged sixteen to twenty-four, 9 inclusive, who is economically disadvantaged shall be eligible 10 to participate in projects established under this part. 11 "(b) The Secretary shall make arrangements for obtain12 ing referrals of eligible youth to employment opportunities 13 under this part from the public employment service, public 14 assistance agencies, prime sponsors, sponsors of Native 15 American programs described in section 302, sponsors of mi16 grant and seasonal farmworker programs under section 303, 17 and such other agencies and organizations as the Secretary 18 may deem appropriate. 19 20 "CONDITIONS APPLICABLE TO PROJECT ENROLLEES "SEC. 497. (a) Except as otherwise provided in subsec21 tion (b), youths employed in projects established under this 22 part (referred to in subsection (b) as 'project enrollees') shall 23 not be deemed Federal employees and shall not be subject to 24 the provisions of law relating to Federal employment includ23 ing those regarding hours of work, rates of compensation, 16 1 leave, unemployment compensation, and Federal employee 2 benefits. 3 "(b)(1) For purposes of the Internal Revenue Code of 4 1954 and title II of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 401 5 et seq.), project enrollees shall be deemed employees of the 6 United States and any service performed by a person as a 7 project enrollee shall be deemed to be performed in the 8 employ of the United States. 9 “(2) For purposes of subchapter 1 of chapter 81 of title 10 5 of the United States Code, relating to compensation to 11 Federal employees for work injuries, project enrollees shall 12 be deemed civil employees of the United States within the 13 meaning of the term 'employee' as defined in section 8101 of 14 title 5, United States Code, and provisions of that subchapter 15 shall apply, except that the term 'performance of duty' shall 16 not include any act of a project enrollee while absent from 17 the enrollee's assigned post of duty, except while participat18 ing in an activity (including an activity while on pass or 19 during travel to or from such post of duty) authorized by or 20 under the direction and supervision of the Secretary. 21 "(3) For purposes of chapter 171 of title 18, United 22 States Code, relating to tort claims procedure, project enroll23 ees shall be deemed civil employees of the United States 24 within the meaning of the term 'employee of the Govern |