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111TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 4299 

To authorize a capitalization of self-sustainable social services grant program 

to provide workforce development opportunities and training to people 

with barriers to employment. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

DECEMBER 11, 2009 

Mr. SMITH of Washington (for himself, Mr. GRIJALVA, Ms. WATSON, Mr. 

CARNAHAN, Ms. CLARKE, Mr. DICKS, Mr. BUCHANAN, and Mr. BRALEY

of Iowa) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor 

A BILL 

To authorize a capitalization of self-sustainable social services grant program to provide workforce development 

opportunities and training to people with barriers to 

employment. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. CAPITALIZATION GRANTS TO BUILD JOBS. 

4 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall award grants 

5 in accordance with this section for projects proposed by 

6 eligible applicants who— 


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1 (1) demonstrate the potential effectiveness of 

2 the proposed project to develop capitalization proce3 dures for the creation of jobs and the delivery of 

4 self-sustainable social services to people with barriers 

5 to employment; and 

6 (2) provide evidence of the ability of the eligible 

7 applicant to coordinate with community colleges and/ 

8 or other organizations at the State and local level. 

9 (b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 

10 (1) the term ‘‘capitalization procedures’’ means 

11 the use of capital funding to build, renovate, provide 

12 leasehold improvements, or purchase real property; 

13 (2) the term ‘‘eligible applicant’’ means a non14 profit organization whose mission is to provide work15 force development opportunities and training to peo16 ple with barriers to employment, a local workforce 

17 investment board established under section 117 of 

18 the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 

19 2832), a State, a political subdivision of a State, or 

20 an Indian tribe; 

21 (3) the term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary 

22 of Labor; and 

23 (4) the term ‘‘self-sustainable social services’’ 

24 means education, training, and career services for 

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1 tained by the independent business model of the 

2 grantee and do not require federal funding for basic 

3 programmatic expenses, although this provision does 

4 not preclude applicants from participating in other 

5 Federal programs. 

6 (c) PRIORITY.—Applicants demonstrating prior expe7 rience using capitalization to build sustainable job training 

8 and job creation projects will be given priority in the first 

9 round of grants, including organizations awarded grants 

10 under section 413(h)(3)(A) of the Social Security Act and 

11 organizations that are similarly situated in other regions 

12 that also have the capacity to replicate the model imple13 mented under section 413(h)(3)(A). 

14 (d) SINGLE GRANTEE.—The Secretary may choose to 

15 grant funds to a single national organization to distribute 

16 funds among its member local organizations if the national 

17 organization includes in its membership local organiza18 tions that were previously awarded grants under section 

19 413(h)(3)(A) and those prior grantees agree to provide 

20 technical assistance to new grantees. 

21 (e) APPLICATION.—Each eligible applicant desiring a 

22 grant under this section shall submit an application to the 

23 Secretary at such time, in such manner, and accompanied 

24 by such information as the Secretary may require. 


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1 (f) ASSESSMENTS AND REPORTS BY GRANTEES.—An 

2 eligible applicant that receives a grant under this section 

3 shall assess and report on the outcomes of self-sustainable 

4 social services that result from newly capitalized entities, 

5 including the identity of each service operator, the number 

6 of jobs created, demographic information about service re7 cipients, including education level, literacy level, prior 

8 work experience and identified barriers to employment, the 

9 nature of education, training, or other services received, 

10 the reason for leaving the program, and outcomes related 

11 to the placement of the service recipients in an unsub12 sidized job, including 9-month employment retention, 

13 wage at placement, benefits, and earnings progression, as 

14 specified by the Secretary. 

15 (g) EVALUATIONS.— 

16 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary is authorized 

17 to conduct evaluation and research, either directly or 

18 through grants or contracts, to determine the effec19 tiveness of capitalization in providing workforce de20 velopment opportunities and training to people with 

21 barriers to employment after the grantee has had 3 

22 years to capitalize and build or expand its programs. 

23 (2) RESERVATION OF FUNDS.—Of the amount 

24 appropriated for a fiscal year, an amount equal to 

25 1 percent of such amount for each such fiscal year 


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1 shall be reserved for use by the Secretary to conduct 

2 evaluations. 

3 (h) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

4 are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary for car5 rying out this section and to remain available until ex6 pended— 

7 (1) $100,000,000 for fiscal year 2010; 

8 (2) $100,000,000 for fiscal year 2011; and 

9 (3) such sums as may be necessary for fiscal 

10 years 2012 through 2014. 

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