IV 
111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 1396 
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the impor-
tance of increasing the funding of Job Corps, AmeriCorps, and the 
Peace Corps. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 25, 2010 
Mr. MCDERMOTT (for himself, Mr. RANGEL, Mr. ELLISON, and Ms. WOOL-
SEY) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committee on 
Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speak-
er, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the ju-
risdiction of the committee concerned 
RESOLUTION 
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regard-
ing the importance of increasing the funding of Job 
Corps, AmeriCorps, and the Peace Corps. 
Whereas Job Corps was created in 1964 under President 
Lyndon Johnson as part of his administration’s ‘‘war on 
poverty’’; 
Whereas Job Corps is an education and training program 
that helps young people learn skills for a successful ca-
reer, earn a high school diploma or GED, and find and 
keep a good job; 
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•HRES 1396 IH 
Whereas, since its inception, Job Corps has served approxi-
mately 60,000 young people annually at Job Corps Cen-
ters throughout the Nation, and Job Corps has trained 
more than 2.5 million participants; 
Whereas the Peace Corps was created in 1961 under Presi-
dent John F. Kennedy to permit people ‘‘to exercise more 
fully their responsibilities in the great common cause of 
world development’’; 
Whereas Peace Corps participants are focused on grassroots 
community development working with local community 
partners to improve those communities and generate 
goodwill among citizens of different nations; 
Whereas there have been more than 190,000 Peace Corps 
participants since its inception, and there were more than 
13,000 applicants in 2008, but fewer than 4,000 were ac-
cepted due to funding limits; 
Whereas AmeriCorps was created under President Bill Clin-
ton as part of the National and Community Service Trust 
Act of 1993; 
Whereas more than 70,000 participants join AmeriCorps an-
nually, and more than 540,000 have served since its in-
ception; 
Whereas, while the recession that began in 2007 has im-
pacted workers of every age and level of experience, the 
damage that is being wrought on young people attempt-
ing to begin their careers is devastating; 
Whereas these 3 programs should be part of the overall plan 
to stimulate and encourage job creation, as they are prov-
en programs that provide skills, training, and a modicum 
of income to tens of thousands of young people who are 
entering the job market; 
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•HRES 1396 IH 
Whereas all 3 programs have generated bipartisan support in 
the Congress and among Democratic and Republican ad-
ministrations; 
Whereas it is critical that young Americans, who will be the 
future of our Nation and the world, have opportunities to 
be a part of the workforce in a meaningful way as they 
begin their careers; 
Whereas these programs can provide opportunities for thou-
sands of young people, but doubling the funding for these 
programs in 2010–2011, will vastly expand the programs, 
and will help communities and developing community 
partners all over the world; and 
Whereas a greater investment in Job Corps, Peace Corps, 
and AmeriCorps will be an investment in young people 
and an investment in the future: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That it is the sense of the House of Rep-
resentatives that appropriations for fiscal years 2011 and 
2012 should be— 
(1) $3,400,000,000 for Job Corps; 
(2) $1,830,000,000 for AmeriCorps; and 
(3) $892,000,000 for the Peace Corps. 
Æ 
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