I 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 870 
To establish the National Full Employment Trust Fund to create employment 
opportunities for the unemployed. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 27, 2013 
Mr. CONYERS (for himself, Ms. CHU, Mr. CLAY, Mr. MCDERMOTT, Mr. 
DANNY K. DAVIS of Illinois, Mr. ELLISON, Ms. BROWN of Florida, Mr. 
CUMMINGS, Ms. EDWARDS, Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas, Ms. 
LEE of California, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. HASTINGS of Florida, Mr. HOLT, 
Mr. COHEN, and Ms. FUDGE) introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition 
to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently 
determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provi-
sions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To establish the National Full Employment Trust Fund to 
create employment opportunities for the unemployed. 
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 shall be cited as the ‘‘Humphrey-Hawkins 
21st Century Full Employment and Training Act of 
2013’’. 
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SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act the following definitions apply: 
(1) INDIAN TRIBE.—The term ‘‘Indian tribe’’ 
has the meaning given such term in section 102(17) 
of the Housing and Community Development Act 
(42 U.S.C. 5302(17)). 
(2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Labor. 
(3) SMALL BUSINESS.—The term ‘‘small busi-
ness’’ has the meaning given the term ‘‘small busi-
ness concern’’ under section 3 of the Small Business 
Act (15 U.S.C. 632). 
(4) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ has the mean-
ing given such term in section 102(2) of the Hous-
ing and Community Development Act (42 U.S.C. 
5302(2)). 
(5) TRUST FUND.—The term ‘‘Trust Fund’’ re-
fers to the Full Employment Trust Fund established 
under section 3. 
(6) UNIT OF GENERAL LOCAL GOVERNMENT.— 
The term ‘‘unit of general local government’’ has the 
meaning given such term in section 102(1) of the 
Housing and Community Development Act (42 
U.S.C. 5302(1)). 
(7) URBAN COUNTY.—The term ‘‘urban coun-
ty’’ has the meaning given such term in section 
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102(6) of the Housing and Community Development 
Act (42 U.S.C. 5302(6)). 
SEC. 3. ESTABLISHMENT OF FULL EMPLOYMENT NATIONAL 
TRUST FUND. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall establish a 
Full Employment National Trust Fund (in this Act re-
ferred to as the ‘‘Trust Fund’’) for the purposes of— 
(1) providing funding for the Employment Op-
portunity Grants established in section 4; and 
(2) issuing funds to the Secretary to fund the 
Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2801 
et seq.). 
(b) FINANCING THE TRUST FUND.—Subject to the 
availability of appropriations for this purpose, the Sec-
retary of the Treasury shall annually make available to 
the Secretary of Labor for deposit into the Trust Fund 
an amount equal to the amount collected for that year 
through the tax described in section 4475 of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986, as added by section 7. 
(c) SEPARATE TRUST FUND ACCOUNTS.—The Trust 
Fund shall consist of 2 separate accounts as follows: 
(1) One account shall consist of 67 percent of 
the funds made available for deposit under sub-
section (b) and shall be for the Employment Oppor-
tunity Grants established in section 4. 
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(2) The other account shall consist of 33 per-
cent of the funds made available for deposit under 
subsection (b) and shall be available to the Secretary 
to fund programs under the Workforce Investment 
Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2801 et seq.). 
(d) WEB SITE.—The Secretary shall establish an 
Internet Web site to serve as an information clearinghouse 
for job training and employment opportunities funded by 
the Trust Fund. 
(e) TRAINING STIPEND.—The Secretary shall pro-
mulgate regulations to encourage entities that receive 
funds under programs under the Workforce Investment 
Act of 1998 (20 U.S.C. 2801 et seq.) that are funded by 
the account described in subsection (c)(2) to, whenever 
possible, establish a training stipend for individuals who 
participate in such programs. 
SEC. 4. EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY GRANTS TO STATES, 
LOCAL GOVERNMENT, AND INDIAN TRIBES. 
(a) EMPLOYMENT GRANTS CONTINGENT ON LEVEL 
OF UNEMPLOYMENT.—Subject to the availability of funds 
in the Trust Fund for activities under this section, if, at 
the beginning of a fiscal year, the economy is not at a 
level of full employment, as determined by the Chairman 
of the Federal Reserve Board, the Secretary shall make 
grants for such fiscal year, in amounts totaling 90 percent 
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of such funds available, to States, units of general local 
government, and Indian tribes to carry out activities in 
accordance with this section. 
(b) PURPOSE.—Grants made under this section shall 
be for creating employment opportunities for unemployed 
and underemployed residents of distressed communities in 
activities designed to address community needs and reduce 
disparities in health, housing, education, job readiness, 
and public infrastructure that have impeded these commu-
nities from realizing their full economic potential. 
(c) USE OF FUNDS.—A recipient of a grant under 
this section shall use the grant for the following purposes: 
(1) During the initial 9-month period in which 
grants are made under this section, each grant shall 
be used only to fund the following types of fast-track 
job placements: 
(A) The painting and repair of schools, 
community centers, and libraries. 
(B) The restoration and revitalization of 
abandoned and vacant properties to alleviate 
blight in distressed and foreclosure-affected 
areas of a unit of general local government. 
(C) The expansion of emergency food pro-
grams to reduce hunger and promote family 
stability. 
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(D) The augmentation of staffing in Head 
Start, child care, and other early childhood edu-
cation programs to promote school readiness 
and early literacy. 
(E) The renovation and enhancement of 
maintenance of parks, playgrounds, and other 
public spaces. 
(2) Following the 9-month period described in 
paragraph (1), a recipient of a grant may use the 
remaining amount of the grant to assist public enti-
ties, nonprofit community-based organizations, pub-
lic-private partnerships, or small businesses to create 
opportunities for employment in the following areas: 
(A) Construction, re-construction, rehabili-
tation, and site improvements of residences or 
public facilities, including improvements in the 
energy efficiency or environmental quality of 
such public facilities or residences. 
(B) Provision of human services, including 
child care services, health care services, edu-
cation, or recreational programs. 
(C) The remediation and demolition of va-
cant and abandoned properties to eliminate 
blight. 
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