I 
111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5376 
To amend the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to provide for the establish-
ment of Youth Corps programs and provide for wider dissemination 
of the Youth Corps model. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 25, 2010 
Mr. ANDREWS (for himself, Mr. KILDEE, Mr. HARE, Ms. FUDGE, Mr. TONKO, 
Ms. VELA´ZQUEZ, Ms. RICHARDSON, and Mr. LARSON of Connecticut) in-
troduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Edu-
cation and Labor 
A BILL 
To amend the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to provide 
for the establishment of Youth Corps programs and pro-
vide for wider dissemination of the Youth Corps model. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Youth Corps Act of 
2010’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following: 
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(1) 
Nationally, 
there 
are 
an 
estimated 
3,500,000 to 5,000,000 youth, ages 16 through 24, 
out-of-school and out-of-work, with an additional 
500,000 young people dropping out of school each 
year. At present, the unemployment rate for youth 
ages 16 through 24 is approximately 25 percent. 
For such youth who are in low-income or minority 
communities, or are youth with disabilities, this rate 
is even higher. 
(2) Youth Service and Conservation Corps, de-
scended from the Civilian Conservation Corps of the 
1930’s, have been preparing disadvantaged and dis-
connected youth for careers in resource conservation, 
environmental restoration, land management, build-
ing renovation and weatherization, education, human 
services, health care, homeland security, and disaster 
relief for nearly 3 decades. To date, more than 
600,000 young people have found a new start 
through a Youth Service and Conservation Corps. 
(3) Today, over 140 Youth Service and Con-
servation Corps are working in 44 States and the 
District of Columbia, and employing a research-driv-
en strategy, called the Youth Corps model, to re-
engage and provide educational and economic oppor-
tunity to nearly 30,000 young people each year. 
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(4) Due to the many benefits and positive out-
comes, not only for program participants but also 
for the communities in which they serve, the Youth 
Corps model is a proven strategy for re-engaging 
disconnected youth, while improving communities 
and the environment and building the workforce of 
tomorrow. 
SEC. 3. YOUTH CORPS PROGRAMS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle D of title I of the Work-
force Investment Act of 1998 is amended by inserting be-
fore section 174 (29 U.S.C. 2919) the following new sec-
tion: 
‘‘SEC. 173B. YOUTH CORPS PROGRAMS. 
‘‘(a) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this section is to uti-
lize service, environmental stewardship, and the Youth 
Corps model to educate and train the next generation of 
workers to enable them to find meaningful employment 
in the economy of the 21st century, and instill in them 
a sense of civic engagement and environmental steward-
ship. 
‘‘(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘eligible en-
tity’ means a public or private nonprofit agency or 
organization (including a consortium of such agen-
cies or organizations), including— 
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‘‘(A) a community-based organization; 
‘‘(B) a faith-based organization; 
‘‘(C) a community action agency; 
‘‘(D) a community development corpora-
tion; 
‘‘(E) an entity carrying out activities under 
this title, such as a local board; 
‘‘(F) an Indian tribe or other agency pri-
marily serving Indians; 
‘‘(G) a public or private institution of high-
er education; 
‘‘(H) a State or unit of general local gov-
ernment; or 
‘‘(I) a State or local youth service or con-
servation corps. 
‘‘(2) ELIGIBLE YOUTH.—Notwithstanding sec-
tion 101, the term ‘eligible youth’ means an indi-
vidual eligible to participate in a Youth Corps pro-
gram in accordance with subsection (d). 
‘‘(3) INDIAN; INDIAN TRIBE.—The terms ‘In-
dian’ and ‘Indian tribe’ have the meanings given the 
terms in section 166(b). 
‘‘(4) PARTICIPANT.—The term ‘participant’ has 
the meaning given the term in section 101, but in-
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cludes a recipient of services under paragraph 
(5)(F). 
‘‘(5) YOUTH CORPS MODEL.—The term ‘Youth 
Corps model’ means a model for a youth education 
and training program for which an eligible entity— 
‘‘(A) provides eligible youth with stipended 
or paid work experience, and basic and tech-
nical skills training leading, at a minimum, to 
an outcome consisting of— 
‘‘(i) enrollment in postsecondary edu-
cation or training; 
‘‘(ii) attainment of an industry-recog-
nized certification or credential; 
‘‘(iii) meaningful employment in the 
economy of the 21st century; or 
‘‘(iv) military service; 
‘‘(B) provides eligible youth with opportu-
nities for educational advancement, including 
the attainment of a secondary school diploma or 
its recognized equivalent, or other State-recog-
nized credential; 
‘‘(C) engages eligible youth to work, in 
teams or crews under the leadership of adult 
mentors and trainers, on service and conserva-
tion projects designed to improve the commu-
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nities in which the youth live and the environ-
ment; 
‘‘(D) works with youth- and family-serving 
systems, such as child welfare and justice sys-
tems, to provide and coordinate supportive serv-
ices for education and training program partici-
pants; 
‘‘(E) works with program partners in the 
local workforce investment system, institutions 
of higher education, or other community-based 
organizations to develop pathways to subse-
quent enrollment in education or training, at-
tainment of an industry-recognized certification 
or credential, meaningful employment, or serv-
ice as described in subparagraph (A); and 
‘‘(F) provides 12 months of followup serv-
ices and tracking for the program graduates. 
‘‘(c) YOUTH CORPS GRANTS.— 
‘‘(1) AMOUNTS OF GRANTS.—The Secretary is 
authorized to make grants to eligible entities for the 
purpose of carrying out Youth Corps programs ap-
proved under this section. 
‘‘(2) TERM OF GRANTS.—The Secretary is au-
thorized to make the grants for terms of up to 3 
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years in length, and is authorized to renew the 
grants. 
‘‘(3) ELIGIBLE ACTIVITIES.—An entity that re-
ceives a grant under this subsection— 
‘‘(A) shall use the funds made available 
through the grant to carry out a Youth Corps 
program that utilizes the Youth Corps model to 
provide to the participants, prior to graduation 
from the program— 
‘‘(i) education, which may include— 
‘‘(I) basic instruction and reme-
dial education; 
‘‘(II) language instruction for in-
dividuals with limited English pro-
ficiency; 
‘‘(III) secondary education serv-
ices and activities, including dropout 
prevention, tutoring, and other activi-
ties, that— 
‘‘(aa) are designed to lead to 
the attainment of a secondary 
school diploma or its recognized 
equivalent, or other State-recog-
nized credential (including a cre-
dential for meeting recognized al-
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ternative standards for individ-
uals with disabilities); and 
‘‘(bb) are delivered in con-
junction with project-based serv-
ice-learning to the maximum de-
gree practicable; and 
‘‘(IV) preparation for and access 
to postsecondary education opportuni-
ties, including counseling and assist-
ance with applying for student finan-
cial aid; 
‘‘(ii) work readiness training, which 
may include— 
‘‘(I) development of basic skills, 
such as— 
‘‘(aa) arriving on time to 
work; 
‘‘(bb) 
being 
prepared 
to 
work; 
‘‘(cc) following directions; 
‘‘(dd) 
working 
independ-
ently; 
‘‘(ee) working with others; 
‘‘(ff) working safely; and 
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‘‘(gg) demonstrating a com-
mitment to produce high quality 
work; 
‘‘(II) development of job-specific 
occupational 
skills 
and 
on-the-job 
training; 
‘‘(III) stipended or paid work ex-
perience that provides participants 
with insights into the professional 
work environment; 
‘‘(IV) activities designed to lead 
to— 
‘‘(aa) the attainment of an 
industry-recognized 
certification 
or credential; or 
‘‘(bb) meaningful employ-
ment in the economy of the 21st 
century; 
‘‘(V) career counseling and job 
search assistance; and 
‘‘(VI) provision of a job developer 
to cultivate relationships with local 
employers to hire program graduates; 
‘‘(iii) supportive services, which may 
include— 
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‘‘(I) needs-related payments; 
‘‘(II) health care, including men-
tal health care such as drug and alco-
hol abuse counseling; 
‘‘(III) child care; and 
‘‘(IV) transportation; 
‘‘(iv) provision of wages, stipends, or 
benefits; 
‘‘(v) development and monitoring of 
individual education and career plans; 
‘‘(vi) 
service 
and 
conservation 
projects, designed to develop civic engage-
ment and environmental stewardship; 
‘‘(vii) supervision and training on 
those projects; and 
‘‘(viii) adult mentoring; 
‘‘(B) shall use the funds made available 
through the grant, in carrying out the Youth 
Corps program, to provide followup services and 
tracking for program graduates; and 
‘‘(C) may use the funds made available 
through the grant for— 
‘‘(i) ongoing training and technical as-
sistance that is related to the development, 
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implementation, and sustainability of the 
program; and 
‘‘(ii) payment of administrative ex-
penses. 
‘‘(4) APPLICATION.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—In order to be quali-
fied to receive a grant for a program under this 
subsection, an eligible entity shall submit an ap-
plication at such time, in such manner, and 
containing such information as the Secretary 
may require. 
‘‘(B) MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS.—The Sec-
retary shall require that the application contain, 
at a minimum— 
‘‘(i) a request for the grant, specifying 
the amount of the grant requested and the 
proposed uses for the grant funds; 
‘‘(ii) a description of the applicant 
and a statement of its qualifications, in-
cluding a description of the applicant’s— 
‘‘(I) past experience with youth 
education and training programs; and 
‘‘(II) relationships with local 
boards, one-stop operators and one- 
stop partners, local labor organiza-
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‘‘(i)(I) not less than age 16 and not 
more than age 24, on the date of enroll-
ment; and 
‘‘(II)(aa) a low-income individual, a 
youth in foster care (including youth aging 
out of foster care), a formerly incarcerated 
or court-involved youth, a child of an in-
carcerated parent, a youth who is an indi-
vidual with a disability, or a migrant 
youth; or 
‘‘(bb) a school dropout; or 
‘‘(ii) eligible to participate under sub-
paragraph (B). 
‘‘(B) EXCEPTION
FOR
INDIVIDUALS
NOT 
MEETING INCOME OR EDUCATIONAL NEED RE-
QUIREMENTS.—Not more than 25 percent of 
the individuals selected to be participants in 
such program may be individuals who do not 
meet the requirements of subclause (II) or (III) 
of subparagraph (A)(i). 
‘‘(C) PARTICIPANTS.—For purposes of 
Federal law, participants in a Youth Corps pro-
gram under this section shall be considered par-
ticipants of the program rather than employees 
of the program. 
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