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112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6568 
To direct the Secretary of Labor to conduct a study and report back to 
Congress on the feasibility of creating pilot programs to evaluate reform-
ing Federal job training programs for long-term unemployed workers. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 5, 2012 
Mr. DOLD introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Education and the Workforce 
A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of Labor to conduct a study and 
report back to Congress on the feasibility of creating 
pilot programs to evaluate reforming Federal job training 
programs for long-term unemployed workers. 
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 ‘‘Back to Work Blue-
print Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. STUDY ON REFORM OF FEDERAL JOB TRAINING 
PROGRAMS. 
(a) STUDY.—The Secretary of Labor shall conduct 
a study on the feasibility of implementing a series of pilot 
programs under the Workplace Investment Act of 1998 
(in this Act referred to as ‘‘WIA’’) in an effort to partly 
reform certain Federal job training programs for long- 
term unemployed workers. 
(b) DESCRIPTION OF THE PILOT PROGRAM TO BE 
STUDIED.—The study shall examine the feasibility of es-
tablishing up to 10 pilot programs at WIA one-stop cen-
ters in geographically distinct regions of the United 
States. The pilot program would consist of the following: 
(1) Each participating one-stop center would 
issue certificates to qualifying unemployed individ-
uals who— 
(A) have been unemployed and actively 
seeking work for six or more consecutive 
months; and 
(B) are determined to be reasonably em-
ployable by job counselors at the participating 
one-stop center. 
(2) Each issued certificate would be valid for a 
reimbursement amount of $7,000 to be paid to 
qualifying employers from a reserve account estab-
lished at the participating one-stop center. 
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(3) Each certificate would be presented to a 
participating employer who agrees to hire the indi-
vidual and provide any necessary training to the in-
dividual. Each certificate could be redeemed by the 
employer only— 
(A) upon the completion of 6 months of 
consecutive employment of the individual; and 
(B) once the employee has received at least 
$15,000 in compensation from the employer for 
consecutive employment for a period of less 
than 10 months. 
(4) Each certificate would expire— 
(A) 6 months after the certificate is issued 
if no qualifying employment has been found for 
the individual to whom it was issued; 
(B) if the individual’s employment is ter-
minated for any reason prior to the completion 
of the 6-month period described in paragraph 
(3)(A); or 
(C) one year after the date the 6-month 
period of qualifying employment begins if no 
qualifying employer has redeemed the certificate 
in accordance with paragraph (3). 
(5) Each one-stop center would be required to 
conduct quantitative assessments of the efficacy of 
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the program by tracking the job placement and re-
tention of individuals participating in the program 
and comparing the job placement and retention re-
sults to other WIA-funded programs available 
through the one-stop center. 
(c) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 90 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
of Labor shall transmit to Congress a report on the find-
ings of the study, including an identification of any legisla-
tive changes that would be necessary to implement the 
pilot programs outlined in subsection (b). 
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