‘‘(B) sought employment during such 35-day
period; and
‘‘(C) provides assurances that he or she will
continue to seek employment during the last 6
months of the job project.
‘‘(b) LIMITATIONS.—
‘‘(1) MAXIMUM INCOME.—An individual whose
income from all sources for the year preceding the
year in which the determination of employment
under the job project is made is equal to or greater
than 150 percent of the official poverty line (as de-
fined by the Office of Management and Budget, and
revised annually in accordance with section 673(2)
of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981
(42 U.S.C. 9902(2)) shall not be eligible to partici-
pate in a job project under this title.
‘‘(2) RETIREMENT
BENEFITS.—An individual
eligible for retirement benefits under the Social Se-
curity Act (42 U.S.C. 301 et seq.), under any retire-
ment system for Federal Government employees,
under the railroad retirement system, under the
military retirement system, or under any private
pension program shall not be eligible to participate
in a job project under this title.
‘‘SEC. 805. WAGES AND BENEFITS AND SUPPORTIVE SERV-
ICES.
‘‘(a) WAGES AND BENEFITS.—Notwithstanding sec-
tion 141(k), each participant in a job project under this
title shall receive the following:
‘‘(1) Wages in an amount equal to—
‘‘(A) the wages described in section 143(d)
with respect to laborers and mechanics de-
scribed in such section; or
‘‘(B) in cases where subparagraph (A) does
not apply, wages equal to the higher of—
‘‘(i) the minimum wage established
under section 6(a)(1) of the Fair Labor
Standards 
Act 
of 
1938 
(29 
U.S.C.
206(a)(1)); or
‘‘(ii) the minimum wage established
under the applicable State minimum wage
law.
‘‘(2) Benefits and employment conditions com-
parable to the benefits and conditions provided to
other employees employed in similar occupations by
a comparable employer, as determined by the private
industry council.
‘‘(b) SUPPORTIVE SERVICES.—Each service delivery
area shall make available to each participant in a job
project under this title appropriate supportive services to
enable a participant to work.
‘‘SEC. 806. WAIVER AUTHORITY.
‘‘The service delivery area may waive the education
requirement under section 803(c)(3) with respect to a par-
ticipant in a job project.
‘‘SEC. 807. LINKAGES.
‘‘In carrying out the program under this title, each
service delivery area shall establish appropriate linkages
with other appropriate programs, including programs
under titles II and III and any other provision of this Act,
to avoid duplication and enhance the delivery of services.’’.
(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section
3 of the Act (29 U.S.C. 1502) is amended by adding at
the end the following new subsection:
‘‘(g) There are authorized to be appropriated such
sums as may be necessary to carry out title VIII.’’.
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of con-
tents of the Act is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new items:
‘‘TITLE VIII—PUBLIC WORKS AND PUBLIC SERVICE JOB
TRAINING PROGRAM
‘‘Sec. 801. Findings and purposes.
‘‘Sec. 802. Allotment and allocation.
‘‘Sec. 803. Use of funds.
‘‘Sec. 804. Eligible individuals.
‘‘Sec. 805. Wages and benefits and supportive services.
‘‘Sec. 806. Waiver authority.
‘‘Sec. 807. Linkages.’’.
SEC. 3. REQUIREMENT THAT STATE APPRENTICESHIP
COUNCIL REPRESENTATIVE BE MEMBER OF
PRIVATE INDUSTRY COUNCIL.
Paragraph (3) of section 102(a) of the Act (29
U.S.C. 1512(a)(3)) is amended by adding at the end the
following new subparagraph:
‘‘(F) The State apprenticeship council.’’.
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