An Act to extend certain expiring provisions under the Manpower Development and Training Act of 1962, as amended.
PL 90-636 (S.2938), enacted 10/24/1968

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PUBLIC LAW 90-636-OCT. 24, 1968 
[82 STAT. 
Public Law 90-636 
October 24, 1968 
[S.2938] 
AN ACT 
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Manpower De-
velopment and 
Training Act of 
19 62, amendment. 
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To extend expiring provisions under the Manpower Development and Training 
Act of 1<.)62, a.s amended, and for other purposes. 
Be It enacted by the Senate a^id House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That the Manpower 
^Development and Training Act of 1962 is amended as follows: 
(1) Section 104(a) of the Act (LABOR MOBILITY DEMONSTRATION 
PROJECTS) is amended by striking out "1968" in the first sentence 
of such section, and inserting in lieu thereof "1970"; 
(2) Section 105 of the Act (TRAINEE PLACEMENT ASSISTANCE 
DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS) is amended by striking out "1968" in 
the first sentence of such section, and inserting in lieu thereof 
"1970"; 
(3) Section 251 of the Act (PART D—CORRECTIONAL INSTITU-
TIONS) is amended by striking out "1969" in the first sentence of 
such section, and inserting in lieu thereof "1970"; 
(4) Section 304(d) of the Act is amended by striking out 
"1968" and "1969", and inserting respectively in lieu thereof 
"1969" and "1970"; 
(5) Sections 310(a) and 310(b) of the Act are amended by 
striking out "1969" wherever it appears, and inserting in lieu 
thereof "1972". 
5EC. 2. Section 106 of the Manpower Development and Training Act 
of 1962 is amended to read as follows: 
"LABOR MARKET INFORMATION AND JOB MATCHING PROGRAM 
"SEC. 106. (a) The Secretary of Labor shall develop a comprehensive 
system of labor market information on a national. State, local, or 
other appropriate basis, including but not limited to information 
regarding— 
"(1) the nature and extent of imi^ediments to the maximum 
development of individual employment potential including the 
number and characteristics of all persons requiring manpower 
services; 
" (2) job opportunities and skill requirements; 
" (3) labor supply in various skills; 
"(4) occupational outlook and employment trends in various 
occupations; and 
"(5) in cooperation and after consultation with the Secretary 
of Commerce, economic and business development and location 
trends. 
Information collected under this subsection shall be developed and 
made available in a timely fashion in order to meet in a comprehensive 
manner the needs of public and private users, including the need for 
such information in recruitment, counseling, education, training, 
placement, job development, and other appropriate activities under 
this Act and under the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964, the Social 
Security Act, the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 
1965, the Wagner-Peyser Act, the Vocational Education Act of 1963, 
the Vocational Rehabilitation Act, the Demonstration Cities and 
Metropolitan Development Act of 1966, and other relevant Federal 
statutes. 
"(b) The Secretary of Labor shall develop and publish on a regular 
basis information on available job opportunities throughout the United 
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States on a National, State, local, or other appropriate basis for use in 
public and private job placement and related activities and in connec-
tion with job matching programs conducted pursuant to this sub-
section. The Secretary is directed to develop and establish a program 
for matching the qualifications of unemployed, underemployed, and 
low-income persons with employer requirements and job opportunities 
on a National, State, local, or other appropriate basis. Such programs 
shall be designed to provide a quick and direct means of communica-
tion among local recruitment, job training and placement agencies and 
organizations, and between such agencies and organizations on a 
National, State, local, or other appixjpriate basis, with a view to the 
referral and placement of such persons in jobs. In the development of 
such a program, the Secretary shall make maximum possible use of 
electronic data processing and telecommunication systems for the stor-
age, retrieval, and communication of job and worker information. 
"(c) A report on the activities and achievements under this section 
shall be included in the report required under section 107. 
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"(d) Not less than 2 per centum of the sums appropriated in any 
fiscal year to carry out titles I, II, and III of this Act shall be available 
only for carrying out the provisions of subsection (b) of this section." 
SEC. 3. (a) Section 202(f) of the Manpower Development and Train-
ing Act of 1962 is amended by striking "(i)'* and inserting in lieu 
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thereof "(j)". 
(b) The first sentence of section 231 of such Act is amended by 
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striking " (i)" and inserting in lieu thereof " (j)". 
SEC. 4. Section 203(c) of the Manpower Development and Train- 
Training 
ing Act of 1962 is amended by striking out the words "at a rate not in ^ 4Tusc^ 2583. 
excess of $20 a week" and by inserting in lieu thereof the following: 
"at a rate which shall not exceed the average weekly gross unemploy-
ment compensation payment (including allowances for dependents) 
for a week of total unemployment in the State making such payments 
during the most recent four-calendar-quarter period for which such 
data are available". 
SEC. 5. (a) Section 203(a) of the Manpower Development and 
Training Act of 1962 is amended by striking out "and the Virgin 
Islands" and inserting in lieu thereof ", the Virgin Islands, American 
Samoa, and the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands". 
(b) The third sentence of section 231 of such Act is amended by ^^jt'^^g^a^^j'''^ 
inserting after "purposes of the Act" the following: ", and except that 
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the State agency for the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands may be 
paid up to 100 per centum of such costs". 
(c) Section 308 of such Act is amended by striking out "and Guam" 
and inserting in lieu thereof "Guam, American Samoa, and the Trust 
Territory of the Pacific Islands". 
SEC. 6. Section 204(a) of the Manpower Development and Training 
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Act of 1962 is amended by inserting before the period at the end '^^'2'use 2584 
thereof a colon and the following: '•'•Provided. That the Secretary shall 
not refuse to receive for consideration any application from an appli-
cant who desires to conduct a training program under this part". 
SEC. 7. Section 231 of the Manpower Development and Training Act 
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of 1962 is amended by renumbering the existing provisions (a) and by 
adding new subsection (b) as follows: 
"(b) In making arrangements for institutional training financed in 
whole or in part with funds appropriated to carry out title I, and 
title II, parts A, B, C, and D of this Act, including but not limited to ^^^2 use 2571 
basic education, employability and communications skills, prevoca-
tional training, vocational and technical programs, and supplementary 
" S t a t e . " 
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Funds, appor-
tionment. 
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Secretary's re-
apportionment of 
funds; limitation. 
State admin-
istration of funds. 
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or i-elated instruction for on-the-job training whether conducted at the 
job site or elsewhere, priority shall be given to the use of skills centei-s 
as established under the authority of this section." 
SEC. 8. The first sentence of section 301 of the Manpower Develop-
]nent and Training Act of 1962 is amended by adding before the period 
a comma and the following: "but in no evxuit shall any State be appor-
tioned less than $750,000; except that for the Virgin Islands, Guam, 
and American Samoa, such amount shall be $100,000 each". 
SEC. 9. Section 301 of the Manpower Development and Training 
Act of 1962 is amended (1) by striking out "sixth month" in the proviso 
therein and inserting in lieu thereof "ninth month", (2) by striking 
out "80 days" in such proviso and by inserting in lieu thereof "15 days", 
and (3) by striking out in sucli proviso ", except that the requirement 
for prior notice shall not apply with respect to any reapportionment 
made during the last quarter of the fiscal year". 
SEC. 10. Section 301 of the Manpower Development and Training 
Act of 1962 is further amended by inserting " ( a ) " immediately after 
"SEC. 301." and by adding the following new subsecticm at the end 
thereof: 
"(b) Where the Secretaries of Labor and Health, Education, and 
Welfare have approved a plan submitted by a State council with whom 
they have an agreement under this Act, which plan may be submitted 
under a comprehensive area manpower planning system or under such 
other planning requirements as the Secretaries may specify, such 
State agency shall have authority to approve (1) project applications 
for an amount not to exceed 20 per centum of the funds apportioned 
to such State under the first sentence of section 301 (a) without further 
project approval by the Federal Government; and (2) all other 
jaroject applications which conform to such State plan, unless either 
of the Secretaries disapprove such project applications within 30 days 
following receipt of such applications." 
SEC. 11. The Manpower Development and Training Act of 1962 is 
amended by inserting after section 308 the following new section: 
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"TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE 
"SEC. 309. (a) In carrying out the responsibilities under this Act, 
the Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of Health, Education, and 
Welfare shall provide, directly or through grants, contracts, or other 
arrangements, training for specialized or other personnel and technical 
assistance which is needed in connection with the programs established 
under this Act or which otherwise pertains to the purposes of this Act. 
Upon request, the Secretary may make special assignments of per-
sonnel to public or private agencies, institutions, or employers to carry 
out the purposes of this section; but no such special assignments shall 
be for a period of more than two years. 
"(b) Two per centum of the sums appropriated in any fiscal year 
to carry out titles I, II, and I I I of this Act shall be available only for 
training and assistance authorized by this section." 
SEC. 12. The Manpower Development and Training Act of 1962 
is further amended by adding at the end thereof a new title as follows: 
"TITLE IV—SEASONAL UNEMPLOYMENT IN T H E 
CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY 
"SEO. 401. (a) The Congress finds that seasonal unemployment 
represents a substantial portion of the unemployment in the con-
struction industry, and a significant portion of all unemployment, that 
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seasonal unemployment results in economic liardship for construction 
employees, employers, and for the consumers of construction services; 
that such unemployment constitutes unnecessary and wasteful misuse 
of the Nation's manpoAver resources; that stttbilization of construction 
operations may be expected to have a correspondingly stabilizing effect 
on construction employment and costs; and that it is highly desirable 
from the standpoint of the economy as a whole, and manpower policy 
in particular that positive and expeditious action be taken by public 
authorities and private groups to regularize construction employment. 
"(b) It is therefore the purpose of this title to provide for the con- 
study. 
duct of a study of seasonality in the construction industry, with special 
attention to its implications for national manpower policy. 
"SEC. 402. The Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of (Commerce, „ Report to 
jointly, shall study, investigate, conduct research, and prepare a report congress. 
containing their findings and recommendations concerning means to 
achieve stabilization of employment in the construction industry and 
the diminishment of seasonality of employment in such industry, with 
special attention to its implications for national manpower policy, 
and shall transmit such report to the President and to the Congress 
no later than December 31,1969. 
"SEC. 403. Matters which the Secretary of Labor and the Secretary 
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of Commerce, after consultation with other appropriate officials of Federai'lg^encus. 
Federal agencies, including, but not necessarily limited to, the Swre-
tary of Health, Education, and Welfare, the Secretary of Housing 
and LTrban Development, the Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary 
of Transportation, the Administrator of the General Services Admin-
istration, and the Director of the Bureau of the Budget, and with 
engineers, with other appropriate officials of Federal agencies, includ-
ing, but not necessarily limited to, the Secretary of Health, Education, 
and Welfare, the Secretary of Plousing and ITrban Development, the 
Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of Transportation, the Admin-
istrator of the General Services Administration, and the Director of 
the Bureau of the Budget, and with engineers, architects, and repre-
sentatives of labor and management in the construction industry, shall 
consider, shall include, but not necessarily be limited to, the extent 
to which seasonal unemployment in the construction industry can be 
reduced without substantial increases in construction costs by means 
such as— 
"(a) the application of modern techniques to reduce the 
influence of weather on construction activity; 
"(b) the resolution of technical problems which have not been 
solved by existing research and development activities; 
"(c) possible changes in contract procedures in allocation 
cycles; and 
"(d) improved 
planning and scheduling of 
construction 
projects." 
SEC. 13. The Manpower Development and Training Act of 1962 is 
amended by adding at the end thereof the following new title: 
"TITLE V—SUPPLEMENTARY STATE PROGRAMS 
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the effectiveness of, or correcting imbalances among, the services avail-
able from all Federal manpower and related programs seeking to 
improve the ability of disadvantaged persons to move into productive 
employment. 
"AUTHORIZATION FOR GRANTS 
"SEC. 502. The Secretary of Labor (hereinafter in this title referred 
to as the Secretary) is authorized to grant to any State which meets 
the requirements of section 403 an amount, for fiscal years 1969 and 
1970, not to exceed 75 per centum of the cost of the supplemental 
efforts and activities undertaken by a State pursuant to the provisions 
of this title. 
"APPLICATIONS AND CONDITIONS 
"SEC. 503. (a) Any State which desires a grant under this title shall 
make application to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and 
containing or accompanied by such information as he deems reasonably 
necessary. 
" (b) No grant may be made under the provisions of this title unless 
the Secretary finds that— 
"(1) after consultation with said State, the effectiveness of 
Federal manpower and related programs seeking to move disad-
vantaged persons into productive employment within such State 
can be facilitated or improved by additional State efforts and 
activities; and 
" (2) such application (A) describes how such additional efforts 
and activities will be undertaken in support of existing Federal 
programs, (B) demonstrates that such efforts and activities are 
not inconsistent with such State's cooperative area manpower 
planning system plan, (C) demonstrates that such efforts and 
activities will contribute to carrying out the purpioses of this title, 
and (D) provides assurances that the State will pay the non-
Federal share of the cost of such efforts and activities under this 
title. 
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RUI^S AND REXIULATIONS 
"SEC. 504. The Secretary may prescribe such rules and regulations 
under this title as he deems necessary. 
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AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS 
"SEC. 505. There are hereby authorized to be appropriated such 
sums as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this title." 
Approved October 24, 1968. 
October 24, 1968 
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