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113TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 3888 

To authorize the Secretary of Labor to make grants to States, units of 

local government, and Indian tribes to carry out employment training 

programs to assist long-term unemployed job hunters obtain the skills 

and training to reenter the workforce and fill jobs in high-growth sectors 

of the economy. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JANUARY 15, 2014 

Ms. JACKSON LEE (for herself, Mr. COHEN, Ms. LEE of California, Mr. CASTRO of Texas, Mr. HINOJOSA, Mr. CARSON of Indiana, Mr. DANNY K. 

DAVIS of Illinois, Mr. KILDEE, Mr. LARSON of Connecticut, and Ms. 

FRANKEL of Florida) introduced the following bill; which was referred to 

the Committee on Education and the Workforce 

A BILL 

To authorize the Secretary of Labor to make grants to 

States, units of local government, and Indian tribes to 

carry out employment training programs to assist longterm unemployed job hunters obtain the skills and training to reenter the workforce and fill jobs in high-growth 

sectors of the economy. 

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


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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘New Chance for a New 

3 Start in Life Act of 2014’’. 

4 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

5 Congress finds that— 

6 (1) according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, 

7 in December 2013, the number of long-term unem8 ployed job hunters, persons jobless for 27 weeks or 

9 more, exceeded 3.9 million, which constitutes ap10 proximately 37.7 percent of the unemployed, among 

11 the highest rates in recent history; 

12 (2) the Bureau of Labor Statistics also esti13 mates that the health care and social assistance sec14 tors will account for almost a third of the projected 

15 job growth from 2012 to 2022 and that employment 

16 in the construction sector is expected to see a large 

17 increase, while still not reaching levels the Great Re18 cession of 2007, and that manufacturing is projected 

19 to experience a slight decline in employment over the 

20 projection period; and 

21 (3) reducing the number of persons in long22 term unemployed status by providing training oppor23 tunities to obtain the skills needed to fill the jobs in 

24 the employment sectors predicted to experience the 

25 greatest rates of growth is an important national 

26 goal. 


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1 SEC. 3. COMPENSATED EMPLOYMENT TRAINING GRANTS. 

2 (a) AUTHORIZATION.—Subject to the availability of 

3 appropriations for such funds, the Secretary of Labor 

4 shall make grants to States, units of local government, 

5 and Indian tribes to carry out the activities described in 

6 subsection (b). Grants under this section may be made on 

7 such terms and conditions as the Secretary may deter8 mine. 

9 (b) USE OF FUNDS.—A recipient of a grant under 

10 this Act shall use the grant for the following purposes: 

11 (1) To create compensated training programs 

12 that offer training to assist long-term unemployed 

13 persons obtain the skills and training to reenter the 

14 workforce and fill jobs in sectors of the economy 

15 projected by the Bureau of Labor Statistics to have 

16 the highest rates of demand during the period 2012– 

17 2022. 

18 (2) To provide compensation to participants in 

19 training programs to temporarily aid in their finan20 cial distress. 

21 (3) To partner with cities and non-profit orga22 nizations to provide apprenticeships and internships. 

23 (4) To provide training and employment oppor24 tunities for veterans. 

25 (5) To partner with historically Black colleges 

26 and universities and Hispanic serving colleges and 


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1 universities along with local community college sys2 tems to create innovative retraining programs for 

3 minorities focused on retooling workers for jobs in 

4 the growth sectors of healthcare, biotech, and infor5 mation technology. 

6 (6) To provide access to public healthcare pro7 grams for participants. 

8 (7) To create training programs for ex-offend9 ers in an effort to reduce recidivism. 

10 (8) To aid newly trained participants in secur11 ing employment within the field of their newly ac12 quired expertise. 

13 (c) CONDITIONS.—As a condition of receiving a grant 

14 under this Act, a grant recipient shall— 

15 (1) comply with nondiscrimination standards of 

16 the Civil Rights Act of 1964; 

17 (2) allocate not less than 80 percent of the 

18 funding allocated under the grant to wages, benefits, 

19 and support activities, including child care services 

20 to individuals receiving compensated training under 

21 such a grant; and 

22 (3) institute a program to aid newly trained 

23 participants in securing employment in their new 

24 area of expertise. 


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1 (d) INELIGIBILITY OF FOR-PROFIT EDUCATIONAL

2 INSTITUTIONS.—A State, unit of local government, or In3 dian tribe receiving a grant under this Act may not part4 ner with nor provide any grant funds to a for-profit edu5 cational institution for the provision of any of the pro6 grams or services described in subsection (b). 

7 (e) NO EFFECT ON RECEIPT OF UNEMPLOYMENT

8 COMPENSATION.—An individual may participate in any 

9 program or receive any services funded by a grant under 

10 this Act, including the receipt of compensation described 

11 in subsection (b)(2) notwithstanding the fact that such in12 dividual is receiving unemployment compensation. An indi13 vidual’s participation or receipt of services or compensa14 tion funded by a grant under this Act shall not be a cause 

15 for any reduction of the amount of unemployment com16 pensation that such individual is otherwise entitled to. 

17 (f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

18 are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be 

19 necessary to carry out this Act. 

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