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116TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
S. 2036
To amend the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act to provide grants
to States for summer employment programs for youth.
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
JUNE 27, 2019
Mr. CARDIN (for himself and Mr. VAN HOLLEN) introduced the following bill;
which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Edu-
cation, Labor, and Pensions
A BILL
To amend the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act
to provide grants to States for summer employment pro-
grams for youth.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
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tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
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This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Youth Summer Jobs
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and Public Service Act of 2019’’.
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SEC. 2. GRANTS TO STATES FOR SUMMER EMPLOYMENT
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FOR YOUTH.
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Section 129 of the Workforce Innovation and Oppor-
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tunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3164) is amended by adding at the
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end the following:
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‘‘(d) GRANTS TO STATES FOR SUMMER EMPLOY-
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MENT FOR YOUTH.—
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other
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provision of this Act, from the amount appropriated
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under paragraph (2), the Secretary shall award
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grants to States to provide assistance to local areas
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that have high concentrations of eligible youth to en-
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able such local areas to carry out programs de-
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scribed in subsection (c)(1) that provide summer
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employment opportunities for eligible youth, which
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are directly linked to academic and occupational
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learning, as described in subsection (c)(2)(C). In
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awarding grants under this subsection, a State
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shall—
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‘‘(A) partner with private businesses to the
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extent feasible to provide employment opportu-
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nities at such businesses; and
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‘‘(B) prioritize jobs and work opportunities
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that directly serve the community.
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‘‘(2) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.—
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There
is
authorized
to
be
appropriated
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$100,000,000 to carry out this subsection for each
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of fiscal years 2020 through 2024.’’.
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