‘‘(d) In prescribing standards and procedures for the
screening and selection of applicants under subsection (a),
the Secretary shall require that, not later than 30 days
after the date on which an applicant applies for the Job
Corps, the applicant—
‘‘(1) is tested for drug use and alcohol use; and
‘‘(2) undergoes an appropriate background
check.’’.
SEC. 3. STANDARDS OF CONDUCT.
Section 430 of the Job Training Partnership Act (29
U.S.C. 1700) is amended by adding at the end the follow-
ing:
‘‘(c)(1) The Secretary shall establish standards that
prohibit—
‘‘(A) the possession, distribution, or use of con-
trolled substances by enrollees;
‘‘(B) abuse of alcohol by enrollees;
‘‘(C) acts of violence by enrollees; and
‘‘(D) other related disruptive activities by en-
rollees.
‘‘(2)(A) The director of a Job Corps center shall take
appropriate disciplinary measures against an enrollee, in-
cluding immediate dismissal of the enrollee from the Job
Corps, if the director determines that the enrollee has vio-
lated any standard under paragraph (1).
‘‘(B) A decision by a director of a Job Corps center
to dismiss an enrollee from the Job Corps shall be subject
to expeditious appeal in accordance with procedures estab-
lished by the Secretary.
‘‘(3) For purposes of this subsection, the term ‘con-
trolled substance’ has the meaning given such term under
section 102 of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C.
802).’’.
SEC. 4. LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 438 of the Job Training
Partnership Act (29 U.S.C. 1708) is amended—
(1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by
striking ‘‘The Secretary’’ and inserting ‘‘(a) The
Secretary’’; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(b) For any fiscal year, the Secretary may not obli-
gate or expend for the administration of the program an
aggregate amount that is equal to or greater than 16 per-
cent of the amount available for that fiscal year to carry
out the program.’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Section 438(b) of such Act,
as added by subsection (a), shall apply with respect to fis-
cal year 1997 and subsequent fiscal years.
SEC. 5. REVIEW OF JOB CORPS CENTERS.
(a) REVIEW.—Not later than March 31, 1997, the
Secretary of Labor shall conduct a review of the activities
carried out under the Job Corps program under part B
of title IV of the Job Training Partnership Act (29 U.S.C.
1691 et seq.), and submit to the Congress a report con-
taining the results of the review, including—
(1) information on the amount of funds ex-
pended for fiscal year 1996 to carry out activities
under such part, for each State and for the United
States;
(2) for each Job Corps center funded under
such part, information on the amount of funds ex-
pended for fiscal year 1996 under such part to carry
out activities related to the direct operation of the
center, including funds expended for student train-
ing, outreach or intake activities, meals and lodging,
student allowances, medical care, placement or set-
tlement activities, and administration;
(3) for each Job Corps center, information on
the amount of funds expended for fiscal year 1996
under such part through contracts to carry out ac-
tivities not related to the direct operation of the cen-
ter, including funds expended for student travel, na-
tional outreach, screening, and placement services,
national vocational training, and national and re-
gional administrative costs;
(4) for each Job Corps center, information on
the amount of funds expended for fiscal year 1996
under such part for facility construction, rehabilita-
tion, and acquisition expenses;
(5) information on the amount of funds re-
quired to be expended under such part to complete
each new or proposed Job Corps center, and to reha-
bilitate and repair each existing Job Corps center, as
of the date of the submission of the report;
(6) a summary of the information described in
paragraphs (2) through (5) for all Job Corps cen-
ters;
(7) an assessment of the need to serve youths
in the Job Corps program, including—
(A) a cost-benefit analysis of the residen-
tial component of the Job Corps program;
(B) the need for residential education and
training services for youths, analyzed for each
State and for the United States; and
(C) the distribution of training positions in
the Job Corps program, as compared to the
need for the services described in subparagraph
(B), analyzed for each State;
(8) an overview of the Job Corps program as a
whole and an analysis of individual Job Corps cen-
ters, including a 5-year performance measurement
summary that includes information, analyzed for the
program and for each Job Corps center, on—
(A) the number of enrollees served;
(B) the number of former enrollees who
entered employment, including the number of
former enrollees placed in a position related to
the job training received through the program
and the number placed in a position not related
to the job training received;
(C) the number of former enrollees placed
in jobs for 32 hours per week or more;
(D) the number of former enrollees who
entered employment and were retained in the
employment for more than 13 weeks;
(E) the number of former enrollees who
entered the Armed Forces;
(F) the number of former enrollees who
completed vocational training, and the rate of
such completion, analyzed by vocation;
(G) the number of former enrollees who
entered postsecondary education;
(H) the number and percentage of early
dropouts from the Job Corps program;
(I) the average wage of former enrollees,
including wages from positions described in
subparagraph (B);
(J) the number of former enrollees who ob-
tained a secondary school diploma or its recog-
nized equivalent;
(K) the average level of learning gains for
former enrollees; and
(L) the number of former enrollees that
did not—
(i) enter employment or postsecondary
education;
(ii) complete a vocational education
program; or
(iii) make identifiable learning gains;
and
(9) job placement rates for each Job Corps cen-
ter and each entity providing services to a Job Corps
center.
(b) IMPLEMENTATION OF IMPROVEMENTS.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary of Labor
shall, based on the results of the review under sub-