(1) One-third of minority youth are unem-
ployed. 
(2) The labor force participation rate for per-
sons without a high school diploma is 20 percentage 
points lower than the labor force participation rate 
for high school graduates. 
(3) Nationally, approximately 70 percent of all 
students graduate from high school, but African- 
American and Hispanic students have a 55 percent 
or less chance of graduating from high school. 
(4) High school dropouts from the class of 
2004 will cost the Nation more than $325 billion in 
lost wages, taxes, and productivity over their life-
times. 
(5) Only 52 percent of students in the 50 larg-
est cities in the United States graduate from high 
school. That rate is below the national high school 
graduation rate of 70 percent, and also falls short 
of the 60 percent average for urban districts across 
the Nation. 
(6) Over his or her lifetime, a high school drop-
out earns, on average, about $260,000 less than a 
high school graduate, and about $1 million less than 
a college graduate. 
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(7) Approximately 75 percent of State prison 
inmates and 59 percent of Federal prison inmates 
have not completed high school. Increasing the high 
school completion rate by 1 percent for all men ages 
20 to 60 would save the United States $1.4 billion 
annually in reduced costs associated with crime. 
(8) According to a recent study, a 10 percent 
increase in the male high school graduation rate 
would reduce arrest rates for murder and assault by 
about 20 percent, motor vehicle theft by 13 percent, 
and arson by 8 percent. 
(9) The National Urban League is a historic 
civil rights organization dedicated to economic em-
powerment in order to elevate the standard of living 
in historically underserved urban communities. 
Founded in 1910 and headquartered in New York 
City, the National Urban League spearheads the ef-
forts of its local affiliates through the development 
of programs, public policy research, and advocacy. 
(10) There are more than 100 local affiliates of 
the National Urban League located in 36 States and 
the District of Columbia, providing direct services 
that impact and improve the lives of more than 2 
million people nationwide. Local National Urban 
League affiliates operate programs that focus on 
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education, job training and placement, housing, busi-
ness development, and many other important initia-
tives. 
(11) The National Urban League has a history 
of success in implementing national programs 
through its local affiliate network. From 2007 to 
2010, 27 local National Urban League affiliates 
served at-risk young adults by providing job skills 
training, community service opportunities, and em-
ployment for over 3,500 young adults ages 18 to 24. 
(b) PURPOSE.—It is the purpose of this Act to pro-
vide adequate resources for the National Urban League 
(acting through local National Urban League affiliates) to 
reduce the disproportionate incarceration of minority 
youth and to prepare eligible young adults for entry into 
the world of work by providing a comprehensive set of 
services that includes job training, education, and support 
services. 
SEC. 3. URBAN JOBS PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle D of title I of the Work-
force Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2911 et seq.) 
is amended— 
(1) by redesignating section 174 as section 175; 
(2) in section 173, by striking ‘‘174’’ each place 
it appears and inserting ‘‘175’’; and 
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(3) by inserting after section 173A the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘SEC. 174. URBAN JOBS PROGRAM. 
‘‘(a) PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary of Labor 
may make grants to the National Urban League for 
the purpose of operating an Urban Jobs Program 
through local National Urban League affiliates. 
‘‘(2) USE
OF
FUNDS.—Funds from a grant 
made under paragraph (1) shall be used by the Na-
tional Urban League to provide a comprehensive set 
of services and activities for eligible young adults, to 
be implemented by local National Urban League af-
filiates. Services and activities eligible for assistance 
include the following: 
‘‘(A) Case management services to help 
program participants effectively use the activi-
ties and services offered under the program. 
‘‘(B) Educational offerings, including skill 
assessment, reading and math remediation, 
educational enrichment, General Education De-
velopment credential preparation, and post-sec-
ondary education. 
‘‘(C) Employment and job readiness activi-
ties, including mentoring, placement in commu-
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nity service opportunities, internships, on-the- 
job training, occupational skills training, job 
placement in unsubsidized jobs, and personal 
development. 
‘‘(D) Support services, including health 
and nutrition referral, housing assistance, train-
ing in interpersonal and basic living skills, 
transportation, child care, clothing, and other 
assistance as needed. 
‘‘(3) REPORT.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than May 1 
of each fiscal year for which amounts are made 
available to carry out this section, the Secretary 
shall submit to Congress a report regarding— 
‘‘(i) the progress made under this sec-
tion by the National Urban League and 
local National Urban League affiliates in 
implementing the program; and 
‘‘(ii) the effectiveness of the program 
in improving General Educational Develop-
ment credential attainment and job place-
ment in unsubsidized jobs for program 
participants. 
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