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CHAPTER REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS

This chapter is referred to in sections 49a, 49f, 49g,

795a, 2304 of this title; title 5 section 3502; title 7 section

2015; title 8 sections 1255a, 1613; title 15 section 636; title

18 section 665; title 20 sections 1087vv, 1203a, 1206a,

1208aa, 2322, 2323, 2341a, 2343, 2392, 2396d, 2403, 2413, 2422,

6002, 6122, 6143, 6213, 6214, 6365, 6434, 6453, 6455, 7263; title

22 section 5855; title 26 sections 42, 6334; title 38 sections

4102A, 4213; title 42 sections 602, 603, 607, 683, 685, 1437u,

1474, 3013, 3056, 3056a, 3056h, 4953, 4959, 6103, 6864, 6873,

7274h, 9806, 11302, 12637, 12655m, 12899c, 12899e, 13823; title

48 section 1911.

§ 1501. Statement of purpose

It is the purpose of this chapter to establish

programs to prepare youth and adults facing serious barriers to employment for participation

in the labor force by providing job training and

other services that will result in increased employment and earnings, increased educational

and occupational skills, and decreased welfare

dependency, thereby improving the quality of

the work force and enhancing the productivity

and competitiveness of the Nation.

(Pub. L. 97–300, §2, Oct. 13, 1982, 96 Stat. 1324;

Pub. L. 102–367, title I, §101(b), Sept. 7, 1992, 106

Stat. 1022.)

REFERENCES IN TEXT

This chapter, referred to in text, was in the original

‘‘this Act’’, meaning Pub. L. 97–300, Oct. 13, 1982, 96

Stat. 1322, as amended, known as the Job Training

Partnership Act, which is classified generally to this

chapter (§1501 et seq.). For complete classification of

this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out below

and Tables.

AMENDMENTS

1992—Pub. L. 102–367 amended section generally. Prior

to amendment, section read as follows: ‘‘It is the purpose of this chapter to establish programs to prepare

youth and unskilled adults for entry into the labor

force and to afford job training to those economically

disadvantaged individuals and other individuals facing

serious barriers to employment, who are in special need

of such training to obtain productive employment.’’

EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1992 AMENDMENT; TRANSITION

PROVISIONS

Section 701 of Pub. L. 102–367 provided that:

‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as otherwise provided in

this section, this Act [See Short Title of 1992 Amendment note below] and the amendments made by this

Act shall take effect on July 1, 1993.

‘‘(b) PERFORMANCE STANDARDS.—The Secretary of

Labor shall issue revised performance standards under

the amendments made by section 115 [amending sections 1516, 1661, and 1662a of this title] as soon as the

Secretary determines sufficient data are available, but

not later than July 1, 1994, except that with respect to

the factor of retention in unsubsidized employment

specified in section 106(b)(3)(B) of the Job Training

Partnership Act [section 1516(b)(3)(B) of this title] (as

amended by section 115), the requirement that such retention be for not less than 6 months shall take effect

not later than July 1, 1995.

‘‘(c) INTERIM TRAINING SERVICES FORMULA.—

‘‘(1) LEVEL OF FUNDING.—If the amount appropriated

to carry out parts A and C of title II of the Job Training Partnership Act [29 U.S.C. 1601 et seq., 1641 et

seq.] for fiscal year 1993 is less than the sum of—

‘‘(A) $25,000,000; and

‘‘(B) the amount appropriated to carry out part A

of title II of such Act, as in effect on the day before

the date of enactment of this Act [Sept. 7, 1992], for

fiscal year 1992,

the amendment made by section 202 of this Act [enacting section 1602 of this title] shall not take effect

on July 1, 1993 [Amendment by section 202 did not

take effect July 1, 1993, because the appropriations

referred to above for fiscal year 1993 were less than

the sum referred to above.], and section 202 of the Job

Training Partnership Act [section 1602 of this title]

shall be amended to read as follows: [For text, see

section 1602 of this title.]

‘‘(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Any amendment made by

paragraph (1) shall take effect on July 1, 1993.

‘‘(d) PERMANENT TRAINING SERVICES FORMULA.—

‘‘(1) LEVEL OF FUNDING.—If section 202 of the Job

Training Partnership Act [section 1602 of this title] is

amended in accordance with subsection (c) and the

amount appropriated to carry out parts A and C of

title II of the Job Training Partnership Act [29 U.S.C.

1601 et seq., 1641 et seq.] for a fiscal year is not less

than the sum of—

‘‘(A) $25,000,000; and

‘‘(B) the amount appropriated to carry out part A

of title II of such Act, as in effect on the day before

the date of enactment of this Act [Sept. 7, 1992], for

fiscal year 1992,

the amendment made by section 202 of this Act [enacting section 1602 of this title] shall take effect.

[Amendment by section 202 did not take effect because the appropriations referred to above for fiscal

year 1998 were less than the sum referred to above.]

‘‘(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Any amendment made by

paragraph (1) shall take effect on October 1 of the fiscal year described in paragraph (1).

‘‘(e) SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAM TRANSFERS.—

‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 205 [enacting section 1635

of this title] and the amendment made by such section 205 shall take effect on the date of enactment of

this Act [Sept. 7, 1992].

‘‘(2) TRANSITION.—A service delivery area may

transfer up to 10 percent of the amounts allocated for

such area for the summer of 1992 under part B of title

II of the Job Training Partnership Act [29 U.S.C. 1630

et seq.] for program year 1992 to provide services to

youth pursuant to the program under part A of such

title [29 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.], to provide services to

youth under such part A, if such transfer is approved

by the Governor.

‘‘(f) INTERIM TRAINING SERVICES FORMULA.—

‘‘(1) LEVEL OF FUNDING.—If the amount appropriated

to carry out parts A and C of title II of the Job Training Partnership Act [29 U.S.C. 1601 et seq., 1641 et

seq.] for fiscal year 1993 is less than the sum of—

‘‘(A) $25,000,000; and

‘‘(B) the amount appropriated to carry out part A

of title II of such Act, as in effect on the day before

the date of enactment of this Act [Sept. 7, 1992], for

fiscal year 1992,

the amendment made by section 207 of this Act [enacting section 1642 of this title] shall not take effect

on July 1, 1993 [Amendment by section 207 did not

take effect July 1, 1993, because the appropriations

referred to above for fiscal year 1993 were less than

the sum referred to above.] and title II of the Job

Training Partnership Act [29 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.] shall

be amended by inserting after section 261 of such Act

[section 1641 of this title] the following: [For text, see

section 1642 of this title.]

‘‘(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Any amendment made by

paragraph (1) shall take effect on July 1, 1993.

‘‘(g) PERMANENT TRAINING SERVICES FORMULA.—

‘‘(1) LEVEL OF FUNDING.—If title II of the Job Training Partnership Act [29 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.] is amended

in accordance with subsection (f) and the amount appropriated to carry out parts A and C of title II of the

Job Training Partnership Act [29 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.,

1641 et seq.] for a fiscal year is not less than the sum

of—

‘‘(A) $25,000,000; and

‘‘(B) the amount appropriated to carry out part A

of title II of such Act, as in effect on the day before

the date of enactment of this Act [Sept. 7, 1992], for

fiscal year 1992,
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the amendment made by section 207 of this Act [enacting section 1642 of this title] shall take effect.

[Amendment by section 207 did not take effect because the appropriations referred to above for fiscal

year 1998 were less than the sum referred to above.]

‘‘(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Any amendment made by

paragraph (1) shall take effect on October 1 of the fiscal year described in paragraph (1).

‘‘(h) EVALUATION.—The Secretary of Labor shall

evaluate the impact of programs under title II of the

Job Training Partnership Act [29 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.] on

participant employment, earnings and welfare dependency in multiple sites, using the random assignment of

individuals to groups receiving services under programs

authorized under the Job Training Reform Amendments of 1992 [Pub. L. 102–367, see Short Title of 1992

Amendment note below] to groups not receiving such

services.

‘‘(i) RULES AND PROCEDURES.—

‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Labor may establish such rules and procedures as may be necessary to provide for an orderly implementation of

the amendments made by this Act [see Short Title of

1992 Amendment note below].

‘‘(2) REVIEW.—The Secretary of Labor, the Governors, and the service delivery areas shall conduct a

comprehensive review of the current policies, practices, procedures, and delivery systems relating to

programs authorized under the Job Training Partnership Act [29 U.S.C. 1501 et seq.] for the purpose of ensuring the effective implementation of the amendments made by this Act. Such review shall include

consideration of the appropriateness of current service delivery area designations, the representativeness

of current State and local councils, the adequacy of

current administrative systems, the effectiveness of

current outreach, service delivery, and coordination

activities, and other relevant matters.

‘‘(j) IMPLEMENTING REGULATIONS.—The Secretary of

Labor shall issue final regulations relating to the implementation of the amendments made by this Act not

later than December 18, 1992.’’

CONSTRUCTION OF 1991 AMENDMENT

Pub. L. 102–235, §11, Dec. 12, 1991, 105 Stat. 1811, provided that:

‘‘(a) For purposes of this legislation, nothing in this

Act [see Short Title of 1991 Amendment note above]

shall be construed to mean that Congress is taking a

position on the issue of comparable worth.

‘‘(b) Nothing in this Act shall be construed to require,

sanction or authorize discrimination in violation of

title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 [42 U.S.C. 2000e

et seq.] or any other Federal law prohibiting discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, handicap, or age. No individual shall be

excluded from participation in, denied the benefits of,

subjected to discrimination under, or denied employment in any program under this Act because of race,

color, religion, sex, national origin, age, handicap, political affiliation or belief. Failure to meet the goals in

the Act shall not itself constitute a violation of title

VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 or any other Federal

law prohibiting discrimination on the basis of race,

color, religion, sex, national origin, handicap, or age.’’

SHORT TITLE OF 1992 AMENDMENT

Section 1 of Pub. L. 102–367 provided that: ‘‘This Act

[enacting sections 1519, 1601 to 1606, 1630 to 1635, 1641 to

1646, 1673, 1734, 1735, 1782 to 1784b, and 1792 to 1792b of

this title, amending this section and sections 1502, 1503,

1505, 1511, 1512, 1514 to 1518, 1531 to 1535, 1551 to 1554,

1571, 1572, 1574 to 1577, 1580, 1583, 1652, 1661, 1661c, 1661d,

1662a, 1662c, 1662e, 1671, 1672, 1693, 1696 to 1698, 1703,

1703a, 1706, 1707, 1731 to 1733, 1737, 1752 to 1754, 1772, 1773,

1781, and 1791 to 1791h of this title, section 2014 of Title

7, Agriculture, and sections 1205a and 2322 of Title 20,

Education, repealing sections 1591, 1601 to 1605, 1630 to

1634, and 1734 to 1736 of this title, omitting sections

1791i and 1791j of this title, and enacting provisions set

out as notes under this section and sections 1602 and

1642 of this title] may be cited as the ‘Job Training Reform Amendments of 1992’.’’

SHORT TITLE OF 1991 AMENDMENT

Pub. L. 102–235, §1, Dec. 12, 1991, 105 Stat. 1806, provided that: ‘‘This Act [enacting section 1737 of this

title, amending sections 1503, 1514, 1531 to 1533, and 1604

of this title, and enacting provisions set out as notes

under this section and sections 1514 and 1737 of this

title] may be cited as the ‘Nontraditional Employment

for Women Act’.’’

SHORT TITLE OF 1988 AMENDMENTS

Pub. L. 100–628, title VII, §711, Nov. 7, 1988, 102 Stat.

3248, provided that: ‘‘This subtitle [subtitle B

(§§711–714) of title VII of Pub. L. 100–628, enacting sections 1583 and 1791 to 1791j of this title, amending sections 49, 49a, 49b, 49d, 49e to 49j, 49l, 49l–1, 1502, 1504, 1505,

1514, 1516, 1531, and 1602 of this title and section 602 of

Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, and amending

provisions set out as a note under section 49 of this

title] may be cited as the ‘Jobs for Employable Dependent Individuals Act’.’’

Pub. L. 100–418, title VI, §6301, Aug. 23, 1988, 102 Stat.

1524, provided that ‘‘This title’’, meaning subtitle D

(§§6301–6307) of title VI of Pub. L. 100–418, which enacted

sections 565 and 1505 of this title, amended subchapter

III of this chapter and sections 1502, 1516, 1532, and 1752

of this title, and enacted provisions set out as notes

under section 1651 of this title, could be cited as the

‘‘Economic Dislocation and Worker Adjustment Assistance Act’’, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 103–382, title III,

§391(i), Oct. 20, 1994, 108 Stat. 4023.

SHORT TITLE OF 1986 AMENDMENT

Pub. L. 99–496, §1, Oct. 16, 1986, 100 Stat. 1261, provided

that: ‘‘This Act [enacting sections 1582, 1630, and 1736 of

this title and amending sections 1503, 1511, 1516, 1518,

1531, 1533, 1534, 1602, 1603, 1631 to 1634, 1651, 1652, 1707,

and 1733 of this title] may be cited as the ‘Job Training

Partnership Act Amendments of 1986’.’’

SHORT TITLE

Section 1 of Pub. L. 97–300 provided that: ‘‘This Act

[enacting this chapter and sections 49e, 49f, 49l, and

49l–1 of this title, amending sections 49, 49a, 49b, 49d,

49g, 49h, 49i, and 49j of this title, section 665 of Title 18,

Crimes and Criminal Procedure, and sections 602, 632,

and 633 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, repealing chapter 17 (§801 et seq.) of this title, and enacting provisions set out as notes under sections 49 and 801

of this title] may be cited as the ‘Job Training Partnership Act’.’’

DECLARATION OF POLICY

Section 101(a) of Pub. L. 102–367 provided that: ‘‘In

recognition of the training needs of low-income adults

and youth, the Congress declares it to be the policy of

the United States to—

‘‘(1) provide financial assistance to States and local

service delivery areas to meet the training needs of

such low-income adults and youth, and to assist such

individuals in obtaining unsubsidized employment;

‘‘(2) increase the funds available for programs under

title II of the Job Training Partnership Act (29 U.S.C.

1601 et seq.) by not less than 10 percent of the baseline

each fiscal year to provide for growth in the percentage of eligible adults and youth served above the 5

percent of the eligible population that is currently

served; and

‘‘(3) encourage the provision of longer, more comprehensive, education, training, and employment

services to the eligible population, which also requires increased funding in order to maintain current

service levels.’’
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CONGRESSIONAL FINDINGS AND STATEMENT OF PURPOSE

FOR 1991 AMENDMENTS

Pub. L. 102–235, §2, Dec. 12, 1991, 105 Stat. 1806, provided that:

‘‘(a) FINDINGS.—The Congress finds that—

‘‘(1) over 7,000,000 families in the United States live

in poverty, and over half of those families are single

parent households headed by women;

‘‘(2) women stand to improve their economic security and independence through the training and other

services offered under the Job Training Partnership

Act [29 U.S.C. 1501 et seq.];

‘‘(3) women participating under the Job Training

Partnership Act tend to be enrolled in programs for

traditionally female occupations;

‘‘(4) many of the Job Training Partnership Act programs that have low female enrollment levels are in

fields of work that are nontraditional for women;

‘‘(5) employment in traditionally male occupations

leads to higher wages, improved job security, and better long-range opportunities than employment in traditionally female-dominated fields;

‘‘(6) the long-term economic security of women is

served by increasing nontraditional employment opportunities for women; and

‘‘(7) older women reentering the work force may

have special needs in obtaining training and placement in occupations providing economic security.

‘‘(b) STATEMENT OF PURPOSE.—The purposes of this

Act [see Short Title of 1991 Amendment note above]

are—

‘‘(1) to encourage efforts by the Federal, State, and

local levels of government aimed at providing a wider

range of opportunities for women under the Job

Training Partnership Act [29 U.S.C. 1501 et seq.];

‘‘(2) to provide incentives to establish programs

that will train, place, and retain women in nontraditional fields; and

‘‘(3) to facilitate coordination between the Job

Training Partnership Act and the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Education Act [20

U.S.C. 2301 et seq.] to maximize the effectiveness of

resources available for training and placing women in

nontraditional employment.’’

§ 1502. Authorization of appropriations

(a)(1) There are authorized to be appropriated

to carry out parts A and C of subchapter II of

this chapter such sums as may be necessary for

fiscal year 1993 and for each succeeding fiscal

year. Of the sums appropriated to carry out

parts A and C of subchapter II of this chapter for

each such fiscal year, an amount not less than 40

percent of such sums shall be made available to

carry out part A of such subchapter and an

amount not less than 40 percent of such sums

shall be made available to carry out part C of

such subchapter.

(2) There are authorized to be appropriated to

carry out part B of subchapter II of this chapter

such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year

1993 and for each succeeding fiscal year.

(b) There are authorized to be appropriated to

carry out subchapter III of this chapter (other

than section 1662e thereof)—

(1) $980,000,000 for fiscal year 1989; and

(2) such sums as may be necessary for each

succeeding fiscal year.

(c)(1) There are authorized to be appropriated

to carry out parts A, C, D, E, F, and G of subchapter IV of this chapter for fiscal year 1993

and each succeeding fiscal year an amount equal

to not more than 7 percent of the total amount

appropriated to carry out this chapter for each

such fiscal year.

(2) From the amount appropriated under paragraph (1) for any fiscal year, the Secretary—

(A) shall first reserve—

(i) an amount of not less than 3.3 percent

of the amount available for parts A and C of

subchapter II of this chapter for such fiscal

year to carry out section 1671 of this title;

and

(ii) an amount of not less than 3.2 percent

of the amount available for parts A and C of

subchapter II of this chapter for such fiscal

year to carry out section 1672 of this title;

and

(B) after making such reservations, shall reserve—

(i) an amount equal to 7 percent of the

amount appropriated under paragraph (1) to

carry out part C of subchapter IV of this

chapter;

(ii) $15,000,000 to carry out section 1733 of

this title, of which—

(I) not less than 20 percent shall be used

to carry out section 1733(b) of this title;

(II) not less than 20 percent shall be used

to carry out section 1733(c) of this title;

and

(III) $1,000,000 shall be used to carry out

section 1733(d) of this title;

(iii) $6,000,000 to carry out subsections (e)

and (f) of section 1752 of this title; and

(iv) $2,000,000 to carry out part F of subchapter IV of this chapter.

(3) There are authorized to be appropriated to

carry out part H of subchapter IV of this chapter

$100,000,000 for fiscal year 1993 and such sums as

may be necessary for each of the fiscal years

1994 through 1997.

(4) There are authorized to be appropriated to

carry out part I of subchapter IV of this chapter

$5,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1993

through 1997.

(5) There are authorized to be appropriated to

carry out part J of subchapter IV of this chapter,1 $15,000,000 for fiscal year 1993 and such sums

as may be necessary for each succeeding fiscal

year.

(d) There are authorized to be appropriated

$618,000,000 for fiscal year 1983, and such sums as

may be necessary for each succeeding fiscal

year, to carry out part B of subchapter IV of

this chapter.

(e) There are authorized to be appropriated for

each of fiscal years 1990 through 1996 such sums

as may be necessary to carry out subchapter V

of this chapter.

(f) The authorizations of appropriations contained in this section are subject to the program

year provisions of section 1571 of this title.

(Pub. L. 97–300, §3, Oct. 13, 1982, 96 Stat. 1324;

Pub. L. 100–418, title VI, §6303, Aug. 23, 1988, 102

Stat. 1538; Pub. L. 100–628, title VII, §714(d), Nov.

7, 1988, 102 Stat. 3256; Pub. L. 101–549, title XI,

§1101(b)(2), Nov. 15, 1990, 104 Stat. 2712; Pub. L.

102–367, title I, §102(a), Sept. 7, 1992, 106 Stat.

1023.)