Job Corps Protection Act

II 116TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION S. 1736 To prohibit the transfer of operations and closure of Forest Service Job Corps Civilian Conservation Centers. IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES JUNE 5, 2019 Mr. TESTER (for himself, Mr. BOOZMAN, Mr. MERKLEY, Mr. WARNER, Mr. KAINE, Ms. CANTWELL, Mr. WYDEN, Mr. DAINES, and Ms. BALDWIN) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry A BILL To prohibit the transfer of operations and closure of Forest Service Job Corps Civilian Conservation Centers. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Job Corps Protection 4 Act’’. 5 SEC. 2. FOREST SERVICE JOB CORPS CIVILIAN CONSERVA- 6 TION CENTERS. 7 (a) PROHIBITION ON TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS.— 8 Notwithstanding any other provision of law (including reg- 9 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:02 Jun 10, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S1736.IS S1736 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS 2 •S 1736 IS ulations), the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary 1 of Labor— 2 (1) shall not transfer the function of any Forest 3 Service Job Corps Civilian Conservation Center to 4 the Department of Labor; and 5 (2) shall ensure that each Forest Service Job 6 Corps Civilian Conservation Center is wholly oper- 7 ated solely by the Secretary of Agriculture. 8 (b) CLOSURE OF CENTERS.—None of the funds ap- 9 propriated to the Department of Agriculture or the De- 10 partment of Labor for fiscal year 2019 or 2020 shall be 11 used to close any Forest Service Job Corps Civilian Con- 12 servation Center. 13 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:02 Jun 10, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\S1736.IS S1736 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS