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110TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5444 

Making supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 2008 for summer youth 

employment activities. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

FEBRUARY 14, 2008 

Mr. CLYBURN (for himself, Mr. HONDA, Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA, Ms. BORDALLO, 

Ms. HIRONO, Ms. MATSUI, Mr. WU, Mr. ABERCROMBIE, Mr. BACA, Mr. 

BECERRA, Mr. CARDOZA, Mr. COSTA, Mr. GONZALEZ, Mr. GUTIERREZ, 

Mr. HINOJOSA, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Mr. ORTIZ, Mr. PASTOR, Mr. 

RODRIGUEZ, Ms. LINDA T. SA ́NCHEZ of California, Ms. LORETTA

SANCHEZ of California, Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, Mr. SALAZAR, Mr. 

SERRANO, Ms. VELA ́ZQUEZ, Mr. SIRES, Ms. KILPATRICK, Ms. LEE, Mr. 

CLEAVER, Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas, Mr. DAVIS of Illinois, Mr. 

BISHOP of Georgia, Ms. CORRINE BROWN of Florida, Mr. BUTTERFIELD, 

Mr. CLAY, Mrs. CHRISTENSEN, Ms. CLARKE, Mr. CONYERS, Mr. 

CUMMINGS, Mr. DAVIS of Alabama, Mr. ELLISON, Mr. HASTINGS of 

Florida, Mr. AL GREEN of Texas, Mr. FATTAH, Mr. JACKSON of Illinois, 

Mr. JEFFERSON, Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi, Ms. WATERS, Ms. WATSON, Mr. WATT, Mr. WYNN, Mr. SCOTT of Virginia, Mr. SCOTT of Georgia, Mr. RUSH, Ms. RICHARDSON, Mr. RANGEL, Mr. PAYNE, Ms. NORTON, Ms. MOORE of Wisconsin, Mr. MEEKS of New York, Mr. MEEK of 

Florida, Mr. LEWIS of Georgia, Mrs. JONES of Ohio, Mr. JOHNSON of 

Georgia, and Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas) introduced the 

following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Appropriations, 

and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 

provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

A BILL 

Making supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 2008 for 

summer youth employment activities. 


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

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Job Investment and 

5 Economic Stimulus Act of 2008’’. 

6 SEC. 2. SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS FOR SUMMER 

7 YOUTH EMPLOYMENT ACTIVITIES. 

8 The following sums are appropriated, out of any 

9 money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for fis10 cal year 2008: 

11 DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

12 EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION

13 TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT SERVICES

14 For an additional amount for ‘‘Training and Employ15 ment Services’’, $1,000,000,000, which shall be for youth 

16 activities under the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (29 

17 U.S.C. 2801 et seq.) and available for the period April 

18 1, 2008 through December 31, 2008: Provided, That such 

19 funds shall be used for summer employment activities re20 ferred to in section 129(c)(2)(C) of such Act: Provided fur21 ther, That no portion of such funds shall be reserved to 

22 carry out section 127(b)(1)(A) or section 128(a) of such 

23 Act: Provided further, That the effectiveness of such activi24 ties shall be measured only in accordance with the work 

25 readiness indicators described in section 136 of such Act: 


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1 Provided further, That the amount under this heading is 

2 designated as an emergency requirement and necessary to 

3 meet emergency needs pursuant to subsections (a) and (b) 

4 of section 204 of S. Con. Res. 21 (110th Congress), the 

5 concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2008. 

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