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Input: Consider Input: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Hereditary Disorders Newborn 
Screening Act of 2000''.

SEC. 2. PROGRAM TO IMPROVE THE ABILITY OF STATES TO PROVIDE NEWBORN AND 
              CHILD SCREENING FOR HERITABLE DISORDERS.

    Part A of title XI of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 
300b-1 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:

``SEC. 1108. IMPROVED NEWBORN AND CHILD SCREENING FOR HERITABLE 
              DISORDERS.

    ``(a) In General.--The Secretary, acting through the Administrator 
of the Health Resources and Services Administration, shall award grants 
to eligible entities to enhance, improve or expand the ability of State 
and local public health agencies to provide screening, counseling or 
preventive care services to newborns and children having or at risk for 
heritable disorders.
    ``(b) Use of Funds.--Amounts provided under a grant awarded under 
subsection (a) shall be used to--
            ``(1) establish, expand, or improve systems or programs to 
        provide screening, counseling, testing or specialty services 
        for newborns and children at risk for heritable disorders;
            ``(2) establish, expand, or improve programs or services to 
        reduce mortality or morbidity from heritable disorders;
            ``(3) establish, expand, or improve systems or programs to 
        provide information and counseling on available therapies for 
        newborns and children with heritable disorders;
            ``(4) improve the access of medically underserved 
        populations to screening, counseling, testing and specialty 
        services for newborns and children having or at risk for 
        heritable disorders; or
            ``(5) conduct such other activities as may be necessary to 
        enable newborns and children having or at risk for heritable 
        disorders to receive screening, counseling, testing or 
        specialty services, regardless of income, race, color, 
        religion, sex, national origin, age, or disability.
    ``(c) Eligible Entities.--To be eligible to receive a grant under 
subsection (a) an entity shall--
            ``(1) be a State or political subdivision of a State, or a 
        consortium of 2 or more States or political subdivisions of 
        States; and
            ``(2) prepare and submit to the Secretary an application 
        that includes--
                    ``(A) a plan to use amounts awarded under the grant 
                to meet specific health status goals and objectives 
                relative to heritable disorders, including attention to 
                needs of medically underserved populations;
                    ``(B) a plan for the collection of outcome data or 
                other methods of evaluating the degree to which amounts 
                awarded under this grant will be used to achieve the 
                goals and objectives identified under subparagraph (A);
                    ``(C) a plan for monitoring and ensuring the 
                quality of services provided under the grant;
                    ``(D) an assurance that amounts awarded under the 
                grant will be used only to implement the approved plan 
                for the State;
                    ``(E) an assurance that the provision of services 
                under the plan is coordinated with services provided 
                under programs implemented in the State under titles V, 
                XVIII, XIX, XX, or XXI of the Social Security Act 
                (subject to Federal regulations applicable to such 
                programs) so that the coverage of services under such 
                titles is not substantially diminished by the use of 
                granted funds; and
                    ``(F) such other information determined by the 
                Secretary to be necessary.
    ``(d) Limitation.--An eligible entity may not use amounts received 
under this section to--
            ``(1) provide cash payments to or on behalf of affected 
        individuals;
            ``(2) provide inpatient services;
            ``(3) purchase land or make capital improvements to 
        property; or
            ``(4) provide for proprietary research or training.
    ``(e) Voluntary Participation.--The participation by any individual 
in any program or portion thereof established or operated with funds 
received under this section shall be wholly voluntary and shall not be 
a prerequisite to eligibility for or receipt of any other service or 
assistance from, or to participation in, another Federal or State 
program.
    ``(f) Supplement Not Supplant.--Funds appropriated under this 
section shall be used to supplement and not supplant other Federal, 
State, and local public funds provided for activities of the type 
described in this section.
    ``(g) Publication.
            ``(1) In general.--An application submitted under 
        subsection (c)(2) shall be made public by the State in such a 
        manner as to facilitate comment from any person, including 
        through hearings and other methods used to facilitate comments 
        from the public.
            ``(2) Comments.--Comments received by the State after the 
        publication described in paragraph (1) shall be addressed in 
        the application submitted under subsection (c)(2).
    ``(h) Technical Assistance.--The Secretary shall provide to 
entities receiving grants under subsection (a) such technical 
assistance as may be necessary to ensure the quality of programs 
conducted under this section.
    ``(i) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this section, such sums as may be necessary 
for each of the fiscal years 2001 through 2011.

``SEC. 1109. EVALUATING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF NEWBORN AND CHILD 
              SCREENING PROGRAMS.

    ``(a) In General.--The Secretary shall award grants to eligible 
entities to provide for the conduct of demonstration programs to 
evaluate the effectiveness of screening, counseling or preventive care 
services in reducing the morbidity and mortality caused by heritable 
disorders in newborns and children.
    ``(b) Demonstration Programs.--A demonstration program conducted 
under a grant under this section shall be designed to evaluate and 
assess, within the jurisdiction of the entity receiving such grant--
            ``(1) the effectiveness of screening, counseling, testing 
        or specialty services for newborns and children at risk for 
        heritable disorders in reducing the morbidity and mortality 
        associated with such disorders;
            ``(2) the effectiveness of screening, counseling, testing 
        or specialty services in accurately and reliably diagnosing 
        heritable disorders in newborns and children; or
            ``(3) the availability of screening, counseling, testing or 
        specialty services for newborns and children at risk for 
        heritable disorders.
    ``(c) Eligible Entities.--To be eligible to receive a grant under 
subsection (a) an entity shall be a State or political subdivision of a 
State, or a consortium of 2 or more States or political subdivisions of 
States.

``SEC. 1110. ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON HERITABLE DISORDERS IN NEWBORNS AND 
              CHILDREN.

    ``(a) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish an advisory 
committee to be known as the `Advisory Committee on Heritable Disorders 
in Newborns and Children' (referred to in this section as the `Advisory 
Committee').
    ``(b) Duties.--The Advisory Committee shall--
            ``(1) provide advice and recommendations to the Secretary 
        concerning grants and projects awarded or funded under section 
        1108;
            ``(2) provide technical information to the Secretary for 
        the development of policies and priorities for the 
        administration of grants under section 1108; and
            ``(3) provide such recommendations, advice or information 
        as may be necessary to enhance, expand or improve the ability 
        of the Secretary to reduce the mortality or morbidity from 
        heritable disorders.
    ``(c) Membership.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall appoint not to 
        exceed 15 members to the Advisory Committee. In appointing such 
        members, the Secretary shall ensure that the total membership 
        of the Advisory Committee is an odd number.
            ``(2) Required members.--The Secretary shall appoint to the 
        Advisory Committee under paragraph (1)--
                    ``(A) the Administrator of the Health Resources and 
                Services Administration;
                    ``(B) the Director of the Centers for Disease 
                Control and Prevention;
                    ``(C) the Director of the National Institutes of 
                Health;
                    ``(D) the Director of the Agency for Healthcare 
                Research and Quality;
                    ``(E) medical or scientific professionals with 
                special expertise in heritable disorders, or in 
                providing screening, counseling, testing or specialty 
                services for newborns and children at risk for 
                heritable disorders;
                    ``(F) members of the public having special 
                expertise about or concern with heritable disorders; 
                and
                    ``(G) representatives from such Federal agencies, 
                public health constituencies, and medical professional 
                societies as determined to be necessary by the 
                Secretary, to fulfill the duties of the Advisory 
                Committee, as established under subsection (b).''.

Output: Directs the Secretary to award grants to eligible entities to provide for the conduct of demonstration programs to evaluate the effectiveness of screening, counseling or preventive care services in reducing the morbidity and mortality caused by heritable disorders in newborns and children.
Direct the Secretary to establish an advisory committee to be known as the Advisory Committee on Heritable Disorders in Newborns and Children.


Input: Consider Input: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Antimicrobial Data Collection Act''.

SEC. 2. RESEARCH PROGRAMS TO STUDY ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCE.

    (a) Definitions.--In this Act--
            (1) the term ``Commissioner'' means the Commissioner of 
        Food and Drugs; and
            (2) the term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of Health 
        and Human Services.
    (b) Commencement of Pilot Data Collection and Analysis Program.--
The Secretary, acting through the Commissioner, shall develop a 
research program or programs to study the relationship between the 
sales, distribution, end-use practices of animal drugs containing an 
antimicrobial active ingredient in food-producing animals and 
antimicrobial resistance trends. The Secretary may also consider any 
other available sound information, science, research, expertise, or 
program designs in carrying out this subsection.
    (c) Purpose of Programs.--Any research program developed under 
subsection (b) shall be developed in order to better determine--
            (1) the relationships between sales data, distribution 
        data, and end-usage data of animal drugs containing an 
        antimicrobial active ingredient in food-producing animals to 
        inform policies of Food and Drug Administration regarding data 
        collection and regulation of antimicrobial products in 
        agriculture, including consideration of the potential value and 
        feasibility of data from veterinary feed directives and other 
        sources; and
            (2) the relationships between the use of animal drugs 
        containing an antimicrobial active ingredient in food-producing 
        animals and trends in antimicrobial resistance, including by 
        using the data collected through the National Antimicrobial 
        Resistance Monitoring System or other studies regarding 
        resistance levels in bacteria associated with food-producing 
        animals.
    (d) Consultation.--Any research program developed under subsection 
(b) shall be developed in consultation with the Secretary of 
Agriculture, which shall include at a minimum consultation with the 
Under Secretary for Food Safety, the Under Secretary for Marketing and 
Regulatory Programs, and the Under Secretary for Research, Education, 
and Economics at the Department of Agriculture. To the extent 
practicable, such Under Secretaries shall provide assistance in 
developing and conducting such research programs.
    (e) Implementation.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall implement the research 
program or programs developed under subsection (b). The Secretary shall 
analyze data from such program or programs to determine the 
contribution of such data to studying antimicrobial resistance and 
establishing the antimicrobial data collection strategy as described in 
section 3(b)(1)(B).

SEC. 3. REPORTS TO CONGRESS; DEVELOPMENT OF DATA COLLECTION STRATEGY.

    (a) Initial Report.--As soon as practicable after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall--
            (1) submit to Congress a report that--
                    (A) describes the research design and goals for the 
                research program or programs developed under section 
                2(b); and
                    (B) includes a needs assessment, considering broad 
                sources of data and models on antimicrobial use in 
                food-producing animals that the Food and Drug 
                Administration may need or from which the Food and Drug 
                Administration could benefit, to improve the evaluation 
                of Food and Drug Administration programs regarding 
                antimicrobial resistance and how a systematic and valid 
                data collection strategy will be designed to comply 
                with subsection (b)(1)(B); and
            (2) make such report publicly available.
    (b) Report Regarding Results and Recommendations.--Not later than 2 
years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall--
            (1) submit to Congress a report that--
                    (A) describes the comprehensive results of any 
                research program or programs developed under section 
                2(b), including with respect to the determinations made 
                pursuant to paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 2(c); and
                    (B) provides recommendations for developing an 
                antimicrobial data collection strategy based on the 
                information contained in the comments to the Advanced 
                Notice of Proposed Rulemaking entitled ``Antimicrobial 
                Animal Drug Distribution Reporting'' (77 Fed. Reg. 
                44177 (July 27, 2012)) and any relevant information 
                obtained in the research pilot program carried out 
                under section 2; and
            (2) make such report publicly available.

SEC. 4. ENHANCED REPORTING AND PUBLICATION OF SALES DATA.

    (a) In General.--Section 512(l)(3)(E) of the Federal Food, Drug, 
and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 360b(l)(3)(E)) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating clauses (i) and (ii) as subclauses (I) 
        and (II);
            (2) by striking ``The Secretary shall make summaries of the 
        information reported under this paragraph publicly available, 
        except that--'' and inserting ``(i) Not later than a date 
        established by the Secretary for 2014, and on such date in each 
        year thereafter, the Secretary shall make publicly available a 
        summary of the information (including dosage form information, 
        if practicable) reported under this paragraph for the previous 
        year, except that--''; and
            (3) by inserting after subclause (II), as redesignated by 
        paragraph (1), the following:
    ``(ii) In making the summaries available under this subparagraph, 
the following shall apply:
            ``(I) The Secretary shall segregate the categories of 
        amounts reported into the following 2 subcategories, after 
        consultation with applicable classifications as determined by 
        the Secretary, subject to subclause (IV):
                    ``(aa) The volume of drugs of importance to human 
                medicine.
                    ``(bb) The volume of drugs not of importance to 
                human medicine.
            ``(II) As practicable, the Secretary shall segregate 
        amounts reported into the following:
                    ``(aa) Container size.
                    ``(bb) Strength.
                    ``(cc) Dosage form.
                    ``(dd) Marketing status.
            ``(III) In any cross-tabulation of the amounts reported 
        with any reporting category, the Secretary shall include the 
        categories `Not Independently Reported' and `Not Independently 
        Reported Export'.
            ``(IV) Every 5 years, the Secretary shall reevaluate the 
        classifications consulted under subclause (I) after opportunity 
        for public comment.
    ``(iii) The Secretary shall maximize the quality, accuracy, detail, 
and specificity of data made publicly available in the summaries under 
this subparagraph, to the extent practicable, such as regarding the 
type, estimated level of exposure, and target animals of antimicrobial 
drugs. In carrying out the preceding sentence, the Secretary may 
provide additional information in such summaries.
    ``(iv) The Secretary shall conduct an annual evaluation of the 
effectiveness of and compliance with relevant policies and programs of 
the Food and Drug Administration regarding antimicrobial drug sales for 
food-producing animals, and use of such drugs and antimicrobial 
resistance, using valid and robust performance metrics. Beginning in 
2014, the Secretary shall include with each annual summary made 
publicly available under this subparagraph a report that describes the 
results of the evaluation conducted under this clause with respect to 
the preceding year.''.
    (b) Reissuance.--Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary shall reissue the summary reports issued 
before 2012 under section 512(l)(3)(E) of the Federal Food, Drug, and 
Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 360b(l)(3)(E)) using the format designed for 
the 2012 summary report. The Secretary shall publish the reissued 
reports in one combined publication.

SEC. 5. ACTION TO PROTECT PUBLIC AND ANIMAL HEALTH.

    (a) Publication of Final Guidance.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
        enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall publish a final 
        version of the draft Voluntary Guidance #213 of the Food and 
        Drug Administration (entitled ``New Animal Drugs and New Animal 
        Drug Combination Products Administered in or on Medicated Feed 
        or Drinking Water of Food-Producing Animals: Recommendations 
        for Drug Sponsors for Voluntarily Aligning Product Use 
        Conditions with GFI #209'').
            (2) Effect of subsection.--Nothing in this subsection shall 
        be construed to affect any other obligations of the Food and 
        Drug Administration regarding the authorities of such 
        Administration to regulate antimicrobial drugs and protect 
        public health.
    (b) Report by GAO.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 3 years after the 
        conclusion of the research pilot program or programs developed 
        under section 2, the Comptroller General of the United States 
        shall commence a study to evaluate--
                    (A) the approaches used by the Food and Drug 
                Administration to eliminate injudicious use of 
                antimicrobial drugs in food-producing animals; and
                    (B) the effectiveness of the data collection 
                activities carried out by the Food and Drug 
                Administration regarding antimicrobial resistance.
            (2) Report.--Not later than 1 year after commencing the 
        study described in paragraph (1), the Comptroller General of 
        the United States shall submit to the Committee on Health, 
        Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and the Committee 
        on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives a report 
        that describes the results of such study.

Output: Antimicrobial Data Collection Act - Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), acting through the Commissioner of Food and Drugs (FDA), to develop a research program to study the relationship between the sales, distribution, and end-use practices of animal drugs containing an antimicrobial active ingredient in food-producing animals and antimicrobial resistance trends. Requires the Secretary to analyze data from the program to determine the data's contribution to studying antimicrobial resistance and establishing an antimicrobial data collection strategy. Requires the Secretary to: (1) report to Congress on the program's research design and goals, including a needs assessment to improve the FDA's evaluation of antimicrobial resistance; and (2) report to Congress and the public within two years with the comprehensive results of the program and recommendations for developing an antimicrobial data collection strategy. Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to revise the requirements for the annual summaries of antimicrobial animal drug information, including by requiring the Secretary to maximize the quality, accuracy, detail, and specificity of the data made publicly available in the summaries. Requires the Secretary to conduct an annual evaluation of the effectiveness of and compliance with relevant FDA programs and policies regarding antimicrobial drug sales for food-producing animals, and the use of such drugs and antimicrobial resistance. Directs the Secretary to publish a final version of voluntary guidance for drug sponsors on new animal drugs and new animal drug combination products administered in or on medicated feed or drinking water of food-producing animals. Requires the Comptroller General (GAO) to evaluate the FDA's approaches to eliminate injudicious use of antimicrobial drugs in food-producing animals and the effectiveness of the FDA's data collection activities regarding antimicrobial resistance.


Input: Consider Input: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Green-Collar Youth Jobs, Education, 
and Training Stimulus Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDING.

    Congress finds that there is a serious and growing need for 
employment opportunities for economically disadvantaged youth 
(including young adults), as demonstrated by statistics from the Bureau 
of Labor Statistics stating that, in December 2008--
            (1) the unemployment rate increased to 7.2 percent, as 
        compared to 4.9 percent in December 2007;
            (2) the unemployment rate for 16- to 19-year-olds rose to 
        20.8 percent, as compared to 16.9 percent in December 2007; and
            (3) the unemployment rate for African-American 16- to 19-
        year-olds increased to 33.7 percent, as compared to 28 percent 
        in December 2007.

SEC. 3. PURPOSES.

    The purposes of this Act are--
            (1) to increase knowledge of the importance of building a 
        green economy;
            (2) to increase energy efficiency and renewable energy 
        usage;
            (3) to strengthen the protection of the environment;
            (4) to decrease carbon emissions; and
            (5) to increase the number of well-trained youth workers 
        who can obtain well-paying jobs in a range of green-collar 
        industries and other viable industries.

SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Green-collar industries.--In this section, the term 
        ``green-collar industries'' means industries throughout the 
        economy of the United States--
                    (A) that promote energy efficiency, energy 
                conservation, and environmental protection, including 
                promoting renewable energy and clean technology;
                    (B) that offer jobs with substantial pay and 
                benefits; and
                    (C) that are industries in which there is likely to 
                be continued demand for workers.
            (2) Local board, low-income individual, secretary.--The 
        terms ``local board'', ``low-income individual'', and 
        ``Secretary'' have the meanings given the terms in section 101 
        of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2801).
            (3) Registered apprenticeship program.--The term 
        ``registered apprenticeship program'' means an industry skills 
        training program at the postsecondary level that combines 
        technical and theoretical training through structured on-the-
        job learning with related instruction (in a classroom or 
        through distance learning) while an individual is employed, 
        working under the direction of qualified personnel or a mentor, 
        and earning incremental wage increases aligned to enhanced job 
        proficiency, resulting in the acquisition of a nationally 
        recognized and portable certificate, under a plan approved by 
        the Office of Apprenticeship or a State agency recognized by 
        the Department of Labor.

SEC. 5. GREEN JOB CORPS PROGRAM.

    (a) Purposes.--The purposes of this section are--
            (1) to encourage youth participating in the Job Corps to 
        become informed energy- and environmentally-conscious 
        consumers;
            (2) to enable the youth to acquire and expand skills 
        related to green-collar industries; and
            (3) to address Job Corps construction needs and energy 
        costs and to make Job Corps centers more energy efficient, 
        including retrofitting facilities and restoring campuses.
    (b) Definitions.--In this section, the terms ``enrollee'', 
``graduate'', and ``Job Corps Center'' have the meanings given the 
terms in section 142 of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 
2882).
    (c) General Authority.--The Secretary is authorized to reserve not 
more than $500,000,000 of the funds appropriated under this Act to 
provide work experiences and training described in subsection (d) in 
green-collar industries. The Secretary shall provide the work 
experiences and training, in conjunction with activities described in 
section 148 of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2888), 
under subtitle C of title I of such Act (29 U.S.C. 2881 et seq.) 
(except that subsections (c) and (d) of section 159 of such Act (29 
U.S.C. 2899) shall not apply to such experiences and training).
    (d) Use of Funds.--
            (1) Skill development program activities.--The Secretary 
        shall expand Job Corps skill development program activities by 
        updating occupational training programs (including making 
        changes in curriculum and equipment), including development of 
        necessary academic skills in green-collar industries (including 
        construction, facilities maintenance, and advanced 
        manufacturing).
            (2) Paid work opportunities.--As part of Job Corps career 
        training, the Secretary shall provide paid work opportunities, 
        in green-collar industries, primarily located at Job Corps 
        centers, in order to address Job Corps construction needs and 
        make those centers more energy efficient, including 
        retrofitting facilities and restoring campuses. In carrying out 
        this paragraph, the Secretary shall give priority to projects 
        that help conserve, develop, or manage public natural resources 
        or public recreational areas, or support the public interest.
            (3) Consumer and leadership activities.--As part of the Job 
        Corps life skills program, the Secretary shall offer consumer 
        and leadership activities, to create a corps of intelligent and 
        informed energy- and environmentally-conscious consumers, 
        including activities that educate Job Corps members about how 
        they can contribute to minimize the effects of climate change 
        and become future leaders in their local communities who 
        preserve and strengthen energy- and environmentally-conscious 
        practices.
    (e) Report to Congress.--
            (1) Indicator.--For purposes of the Green Job Corps program 
        carried out under this section, the indicators of performance 
        shall be--
                    (A) entry of graduates who participated in work 
                experiences described in subsection (d)(2) into 
                unsubsidized employment in a green-collar industry;
                    (B) average wages received by such graduates upon 
                entry into such employment; and
                    (C) number of such graduates who obtain an 
                occupational or education-related credential.
            (2) Assessment.--The Secretary shall prepare an assessment 
        of the Green Job Corps program that--
                    (A) describes the use of funds made available under 
                this section to carry out the program and the progress 
                achieved through that program; and
                    (B) provides information on the performance of the 
                program on the indicators of performance.
            (3) Report.--The Secretary shall include the assessment 
        described in paragraph (2) in the corresponding annual report 
        described in subsection (c) of section 159 of such Act (29 
        U.S.C. 2899), in lieu of submitting any of the information 
        described in subsection (c) or (d) of that section 159 with 
        respect to the Green Job Corps program.

SEC. 6. YOUTHBUILD BUILD GREEN GRANTS.

    (a) General Authority.--The Secretary is authorized to reserve 
$300,000,000 of the funds appropriated under this Act to provide to 
eligible youth education, work experiences (including service), and 
training, in green-collar industries, especially concerning the 
weatherization and energy retrofitting of homes of low-income 
individuals. The Secretary shall provide the services described in this 
subsection in conjunction with activities described in section 173A(c) 
of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2918a(c)), under the 
YouthBuild program set forth in section 173A of such Act (29 U.S.C. 
2918a) (except that paragraphs (3), (4), and (5) of subsection (c), and 
subsection (d), of such section shall not apply to such services).
    (b) Grants.--The Secretary is authorized to award from the reserved 
funds, on a competitive basis, YouthBuild Build Green grants to 
entities that are recipients of YouthBuild grants under section 173A of 
such Act.
    (c) Application.--To be eligible to receive a grant under this 
section, an entity shall submit an application to the Secretary at such 
time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary 
may require.
    (d) Priority.--In awarding grants under this section, the Secretary 
shall give priority to entities who--
            (1) demonstrate the ability to leverage additional 
        resources, which may include materials, personnel, and 
        supplies, from other public and private sources; and
            (2) demonstrate the ability to build a foundation of 
        public-private partnerships in a green-collar industry, related 
        to construction, for future projects carried out by the 
        entities.
    (e) Eligible Youth.--To be eligible to participate in the program 
carried out under this section, a youth shall meet the requirements of 
section 173A(e)(1) of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 
2918a(e)(1)).
    (f) Use of Funds.--
            (1) Skills development and training.--An entity that 
        receives a grant under this section shall use not less than 90 
        percent of the funds made available through the grant to 
        provide to participants in the program carried out under this 
        section a combination of classroom education and job skills 
        development, through onsite training and work experiences 
        (including construction or rehabilitation of facilities) in a 
        construction trade that makes efficient use of green 
        technologies. Such education and skills development shall be 
        designed to prepare the participants for jobs in green-collar 
        industries in their communities and States.
            (2) Supervision and training.--The entity may use not more 
        than 10 percent of the grant funds for supervision and training 
        costs related to the activities described in paragraph (1).
    (g) Report to Congress.--
            (1) Indicators.--For purposes of the program carried out 
        under this section, the indicators of performance shall be--
                    (A) entry of individuals who completed their 
                participation in the program and who participated in 
                activities described in subsection (f)(1) into 
                registered apprenticeship programs in a construction 
                trade in a green-collar industry or a related trade; 
                and
                    (B) entry of such individuals, who participated in 
                such activities, into unsubsidized employment in a 
                green-collar industry.
            (2) Assessment.--The Secretary shall prepare an assessment 
        of the program that--
                    (A) describes the use of funds made available under 
                this section to carry out the program and the progress 
                achieved through that program; and
                    (B) provides information on the performance of the 
                program on the indicators of performance.
            (3) Report.--The Secretary shall annually submit to 
        Congress a report containing the assessment described in 
        paragraph (2).

SEC. 7. GREEN-COLLAR YOUTH OPPORTUNITY GRANTS.

    (a) Definition.--The term ``community college'' means a 2-year 
institution of higher education, as defined in section 101 of the 
Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001).
    (b) General Authority.--The Secretary is authorized to reserve 
$200,000,000 of the funds appropriated under this Act for work 
experiences and training in green-collar industries for eligible youth. 
The Secretary shall provide the work experiences and training in 
conjunction with activities described in section 169(b) of the 
Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2914(b)), under the Youth 
Opportunity Grants program described in section 169 of that Act (29 
U.S.C. 2914) (except that subsections (a)(3), (b)(2), (d), (e)(2), (f), 
and (g) of such section shall not apply to such work experiences and 
training).
    (c) Grants.--The Secretary is authorized to award from the reserved 
funds, on a competitive basis, Green-Collar Youth Opportunity Grants to 
eligible organizations.
    (d) Eligible Organizations.--
            (1) In general.--To be eligible to receive a grant under 
        this section, an organization shall be a local board described 
        in section 169(c) of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (29 
        U.S.C. 2914(c)) an entity described in section 169(d) of such 
        Act (29 U.S.C. 2914(d)), or an entity acting of behalf of an 
        eligible strategic partnership.
            (2) Eligible strategic partnership.--
                    (A) In general.--For purposes of this subsection, 
                an eligible strategic partnership shall be composed of 
                at least 1 representative of a local board serving a 
                community, and of each of the 8 types of organizations 
                described in subparagraph (B).
                    (B) Types of organizations.--The types of 
                organizations referred to in subparagraph (A) are 
                businesses, unions, labor-management partnerships, 
                schools (including community colleges), public agencies 
                including law enforcement, nonprofit community 
                organizations, economic development entities, and 
                philanthropic organizations, that are actively engaged 
                in providing learning, mentoring, and work 
                opportunities to eligible youth.
            (3) Fiscal and administrative agent.--The strategic 
        partnership shall designate an entity, which shall be a member 
        of the partnership, as the strategic partnership's fiscal and 
        administrative entity for the implementation of activities 
        under the grant.
    (e) Application.--To be eligible to receive a grant under this 
section, an organization shall submit an application to the Secretary 
at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the 
Secretary may require.
    (f) Priority.--In making grants under this section, the Secretary 
shall give priority to organizations located in communities described 
in subsection (c) or (d)(2) of section 169 of the Workforce Investment 
Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2914).
    (g) Eligible Youth.--To be eligible to participate in a program 
carried out under this section, a youth shall--
            (1) be not less than age 14 and not more than age 24;
            (2) reside in a community described in subsection (c) or 
        (d)(2) of section 169 of such Act; and
            (3) have multiple barriers to education and career success, 
        as specified by the Secretary.
    (h) Use of Funds.--An organization that receives a grant under this 
section may use the funds made available through the grant to provide 
programs of work experiences and training in green-collar industries 
that include education and paid work experiences. The work experiences 
shall involve retrofitting buildings (including facilities of small 
businesses) to achieve energy savings, or enhancing, creating, or 
preserving public space, within the communities served. In providing 
the programs, the organization may provide any of the activities 
described in subsection (b)(1) of that section 169.
    (i) Report to Congress.--
            (1) Indicators.--For purposes of the program carried out 
        under this section, the indicators of performance shall be--
                    (A) acquisition of a high school diploma or its 
                generally recognized equivalent by individuals who 
                completed their participation in the program and who 
                participated in training described in subsection (b);
                    (B) entry of such individuals, who participated in 
                work experiences described in subsection (b), into 
                postsecondary education linked to the green economy, 
                including registered apprenticeship programs in a 
                green-collar industry; and
                    (C) entry of such individuals, who participated in 
                work experiences described in subsection (b), into 
                unsubsidized employment in a green-collar industry.
            (2) Assessment.--The Secretary shall prepare an assessment 
        of the program that--
                    (A) describes the use of funds made available under 
                this section to carry out the program and the progress 
                achieved through that program; and
                    (B) provides information on the performance of the 
                program, including on the indicators of performance.
            (3) Report.--The Secretary shall annually submit to 
        Congress a report containing the assessment described in 
        paragraph (2).

SEC. 8. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary for 
activities described in this Act $1,000,000,000, which shall be 
available for the period of January 1, 2009 through December 31, 2010.


Output: Green-Collar Youth Jobs, Education, and Training Stimulus Act - Authorizes appropriations to the Secretary of Labor to expand the Job Corps program to: (1) establish a Green Job Corps program that provides for the development of academic skills and paid jobs in green-collar industries to create a corps of energy- and environmentally-conscious consumers; and (2) award YouthBuild Build Green Grants and Green-Collar Youth Opportunity Grants to eligible entities and organizations to provide eligible youth with education, jobs, and training in green-collar industries, including the weatherization and energy retrofitting of low-income homes and buildings.