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103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1467
To provide grants to community-based organizations to improve the capacity
of those organizations to provide employment and job training services,
to provide grants to those organizations to provide attitudinal, motiva-
tional, and skills training to certain disadvantaged youths and adults,
and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 24, 1993
Mr. PAYNE of New Jersey introduced the following bill; which was referred
to the Committee on Education and Labor
A BILL
To provide grants to community-based organizations to im-
prove the capacity of those organizations to provide em-
ployment and job training services, to provide grants
to those organizations to provide attitudinal, motiva-
tional, and skills training to certain disadvantaged youths
and adults, and for other purposes.
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 ‘‘Community Job Train-
ing and Investment Act of 1993’’.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
For purposes of this Act, the following definitions
apply:
(1) ADULT.—The term ‘‘adult’’ means an indi-
vidual who has attained the age of 22.
(2) COMMUNITY-BASED
ORGANIZATION.—The
term ‘‘community-based organization’’ means a pri-
vate, nonprofit organization, including a private,
nonprofit Native American organization, that—
(A) has a board of directors composed of
individuals with experience in representing or
serving individuals who are economically dis-
advantaged or have substantial barriers to em-
ployment;
(B) has a history of demonstrated effec-
tiveness in providing employment and job train-
ing services to such individuals; and
(C) has an institutional capacity to protect
the investment of public funds consistent with
sound management principles.
(3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means
the Secretary of Labor.
(4) YOUTH.—The term ‘‘youth’’ means an indi-
vidual who has attained the age of 14 but not 22.
TITLE I—GRANTS TO COMMU-
NITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS
Subtitle A—Capacity Building
Grants
SEC. 101. AUTHORIZATION.
The Secretary of Labor shall provide grants to com-
munity-based organizations for the purpose of improving
the capacity of such organizations to provide employment
and job training services.
SEC. 102. APPLICATION.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may not make a
grant under section 101 to a community-based organiza-
tion unless the organization submits to the Secretary an
application in such form and containing such information
as the Secretary may require.
(b) ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENT.—In addition to the
requirements described in subsection (a), the Secretary
may not make a grant under section 101 to a community-
based organization unless such organization includes in
the application submitted under subsection (a) a descrip-
tion of a plan to improve program and staff development
which will increase the capacity of the organization to
plan, manage, assess, and evaluate employment and job
training services carried out—
(1) from amounts received from a grant pro-
vided under section 101;
(2) under the Job Training Partnership Act (29
U.S.C. 1501 et seq.);
(3) under the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and
Applied Technology Education Act (20 U.S.C. 2301
et seq.);
(4) under the Job Opportunities and Basic
Skills Training Program authorized under part F of
title IV of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 681
et seq.); and
(5) under other Federal and State programs
that have as their objective the improvement of em-
ployment opportunities for individuals who are eco-
nomically disadvantaged or have substantial barriers
to employment.
SEC. 103. USE OF AMOUNTS.
The Secretary may not make a grant under section
101 to a community-based organization unless the organi-
zation agrees that it will use all amounts received from
such grant to improve the capacity of such organization
to provide employment and job training services.
SEC. 113. APPLICATION.
The Secretary may not make a grant under section
111 to a community-based organization unless the organi-
zation submits to the Secretary an application in such
form and containing such information as the Secretary
may require.
SEC. 114. USE OF AMOUNTS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subsection (b), the Sec-
retary may not make a grant under section 111 to a com-
munity-based organization unless the organization agrees
that it will use all amounts received from such grant to
provide attitudinal, motivational, and skills training to eli-
gible youths and adults described in section 112. To the
extent practicable, such attitudinal, motivational, and
skills training shall be provided in coordination with em-
ployment and job training services provided under other
Federal programs, including programs under—
(1) the Job Training Partnership Act (29
U.S.C. 1501 et seq.); and
(2) the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied
Technology Education Act (20 U.S.C. 2301 et seq.).
(b) ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.—A community-based
organization may use not more than 20 percent of
amounts received from a grant under section 111 for ad-
ministrative costs associated with providing attitudinal,
motivational, and skills training described in subsection
(a).
TITLE II—NATIONAL ADVISORY
COMMITTEE ON COMMUNITY-
BASED ORGANIZATIONS
SEC. 201. ESTABLISHMENT.
The Secretary shall establish a National Advisory
Committee on Community-Based Organizations (in this
title referred to as the ‘‘Committee’’).
SEC. 202. DUTIES.
The Committee shall—
(1) study the role of community-based organiza-
tions in providing employment and job training serv-
ices in the United States, with special emphasis on
such organizations providing such services under the
Job Training Partnership Act (29 U.S.C. 1501 et
seq.); and
(2) conduct an evaluation of the effectiveness of
the employment and job training services provided to
disadvantaged youths and adults by community-
based organizations from amounts received from
grants provided under section 111.
SEC. 203. REPORT.
Not later than June 30, 1994, the Committee shall
submit to the Congress a report containing a summary
of the study and evaluation conducted under section 202.
TITLE III—AUTHORIZATION OF
APPROPRIATIONS
SEC. 301. AUTHORIZATION.
There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out
this Act, $50,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1994
and 1995. Of the amounts appropriated for each fiscal
year—
(1) 24 percent of such amount shall be made
available to carry out subtitle A of title I;
(2) 70 percent of such amount shall be made
available to carry out subtitle B of title I;
(3) 5 percent of such amount shall be made
available for administrative costs of the Secretary
associated with providing grants under title I; and
(4) 1 percent of such amount shall be made
available for administrative costs of the Commission
under title II.
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