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2 underutilized.

3 "(b) The Secretary shall establish a program of research 4 and development and may make grants or contracts for dem5 onstration projects for the purpose of developing techniques 6 and specialized methods for improving the effectiveness of 7 apprenticeship programs in emerging or nontraditional ap8 prenticable occupations.

9 "(c) The Secretary shall provide directly, or through 10 grants, contracts, or other arrangements, technical assist11 ance, promotional and training materials, and preservice, and 12 inservice training for specialized, supportive, and supervisory 13 or other personnel which is needed to provide additional ap14 prenticeship positions in the occupations designated under 15 subsection (a).

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"(d) Upon designation of an occupation under subsection 17 (a), and to the extent necessary to carry out the purposes of 18 this Act, the Secretary shall provide for the reimbursement of 19 not to exceed the costs attributable to the training of any 20 apprentice in a registered program of apprenticeship for such 21 occupation (including wages, allowances, and appropriate re22 lated technical instruction or training costs) of not more than 23 one-half the normal recognized term of indentured appren24 ticeship for such occupation incurred by designated local ap25 prenticeship and training agencies, by employers of inden

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1 tured apprentices, or by individual indentured apprentices. 2 There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out the pro3 visions of this subsection $60,000,000 for fiscal year 1981 4 and such sums as may be necessary for each fiscal year 5 thereafter.

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"SEC. 6. (a) Any contract entered into by any depart7 ment or agency for the procurement of personal property or 8 nonpersonal services (including construction), or for both 9 such property and services, for the United States shall con10 tain a provision requiring that the party contracting with the 11 United States shall, to the extent that craft persons are to be 12 employed in apprenticable occupations, employ a reasonable 13 number of apprentices (as prescribed by the Secretary of 14 Labor by regulation) in such occupations, and, to the extent 15 that apprentices are to be employed in the furtherance of 16 such contract, ensure that such apprentices employed shall be 17 indentured to a program of apprenticeship registered with the 18 Secretary of Labor in accordance with the provisions of sec19 tion 6 of this Act.

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21 Office of Personnel Management, shall take such action as 22 may be necessary to promote the establishment of appren23 ticeship programs in Federal agencies.".

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96TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION

H. R. 4534

To establish a program of full employment, vocational training, and employment placement for all young Americans willing and able to work, and for other

purposes.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

JUNE 19, 1979

Mr. WEISS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor

A BILL

To establish a program of full employment, vocational training, and employment placement for all young Americans willing and able to work, and for other purposes.

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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa

2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

3 That this Act may be cited as the "Youth Employment Act 4 of 1979".

SEC. 2. The Congress finds that

(1) the national rate of unemployment among

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(2) the number of youths who have ceased to seek employment because of insufficient job opportunities is unprecedented; and

(3) employment problems faced by youth have not been adequately addressed by the Federal Government. 6 SEC. 3. (a) The Secretary shall establish a program to 7 (1) provide financial assistance to States, political subdivi8 sions of the States, and private for profit or nonprofit organi9 zations established under section 109 of the Comprehensive 10 Employment and Training Act, through the Youth Job Guar11 antee Office established under section 4 of this Act, in each 12 labor market area of the country, for programs of training 13 and employment in jobs on public service and private employ14 ment projects, for eligible individuals, and (2) provide special 15 assistance to those eligible individuals who apply for such 16 assistance, in accordance with the provisions of this Act. 17 (b) There is hereby established in the Department of 18 Labor a National Youth Full Employment Board, to be com19 posed of members appointed by the Secretary who shall in20 clude a majority of representatives from labor, civil rights, 21 youth, and women's organizations, chosen from among nomi22 nees submitted by these organizations, which shall advise the 23 Secretary with respect to the program under subsection (a). 24 (c) In carrying out the program under subsection (a) in 25 any labor market area, the Secretary shall consult with the

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(d)(1) The Secretary, in carrying out his functions under 6 this Act shall seek to reduce differentials in employment 7 rates among various population segments.

8 (2) The Secretary shall carry out his functions under 9 this Act in such a way that, within one year of the date of 10 enactment of this Act, the rate of unemployment among 11 youths aged sixteen to twenty-four, inclusive, in any political 12 subdivision of any State shall not exceed 10 per centum of 13 the total labor force in such subdivision; within two years of 14 the date of enactment of this Act, the rate of unemployment 15 among youths aged sixteen to twenty-four, inclusive, in any 16 political subdivision of any State shall not exceed 3 per 17 centum of the total labor force in such subdivision; and within 18 three years of the date of enactment of this Act, jobs should 19 be supplied for all youths aged sixteen to twenty-four, inclu20 sive, within a reasonable period.

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SEC. 4. There is hereby established in the Department 22 of Labor a Youth Job Guarantee Office, to be headed by a 23 Director to be appointed by the Board, through which the 24 Secretary shall carry out the program under section 3(a), in 25 order to ensure that any eligible individual who applies for