text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
  
      This Act may be cited as the ``Full Employment Opportunity and 
  Infrastructure Improvement Act of 1994''.
  
  SEC. 2. PUBLIC WORKS AND PUBLIC SERVICE JOB TRAINING PROGRAM.
  
      (a) In General.--The Job Training Partnership Act (29 U.S.C. 1501 
  et seq.) (in this Act referred to as ``the Act'') is amended by adding 
  at the end the following new title:
  
     ``TITLE VIII--PUBLIC WORKS AND PUBLIC SERVICE JOB TRAINING PROGRAM
  
  ``SEC. 801. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
  
      ``(a) Findings.--The Congress finds that--
              ``(1) restoring the competitiveness and enhancing the 
          productivity of the United States will require that all workers 
          possess basic job and educational skills; and
              ``(2) an investment in human capital will have a 
          substantial impact on increasing productivity in the United 
          States.
      ``(b) Purposes.--The purposes of this title are to establish a 
  public works and public service job training program designed--
              ``(1) to provide on-the-job training opportunities for 
          hard-to-employ individuals; and
              ``(2) to improve infrastructure and public sector service 
          delivery.
  
  ``SEC. 802. ALLOTMENT AND ALLOCATION.
  
      ``(a) Allotment to States.--Of the amount appropriated under 
  section 3(g) for each fiscal year and available to carry out this 
  title, the Secretary shall allot such amount to the States for 
  allocation to service delivery areas within each State.
      ``(b) Allocation to Service Delivery Areas.--Of the amount allotted 
  to a State under subsection (a) for a fiscal year, the Governor shall 
  allocate such amount to service delivery areas in such State in 
  accordance with the criteria contained in subparagraphs (A) through (C) 
  of section 202(b)(1).
      ``(c) Reallotment.--
              ``(1) In general.--Not later than 60 days after the end of 
          each program year, the Secretary shall, in accordance with the 
          requirements of this subsection, reallot to eligible States 
          amounts appropriated for such program year that are available 
          for reallotment under paragraph (2).
              ``(2) Amount.--The amount available for reallotment is 
          equal to the amount by which the unobligated balance of the 
          State allotment under subsection (a) for all States at the end 
          of the program year prior to the program year for which the 
          determination under this subsection is made exceeds 20 percent 
          of such allotment for that prior program year.
              ``(3) Eligible states defined.--For purposes of this 
          subsection, the term `eligible States' means States that 
          demonstrate progress toward achieving the objectives of this 
          title and that require additional funds in order to accomplish 
          such objectives, as determined by the Secretary.
  
  ``SEC. 803. USE OF FUNDS.
  
      ``(a) In General.--A service delivery area shall use amounts 
  allocated under section 802 to establish a public works and public 
  service job training program under which eligible individuals 
  participate in job projects in accordance with this title.
      ``(b) Conduct of Program.--In carrying out the program established 
  under subsection (a), the service delivery area shall--
              ``(1) prepare a plan for the establishment and conduct of 
          job projects pursuant to criteria prescribed by the Secretary;
              ``(2) submit such plan to the Secretary for review and 
          approval;
              ``(3) provide for an objective assessment of the skill 
          levels and service needs of each participant to determine the 
          appropriate job project for each such participant;
              ``(4) provide participants with limited English speaking 
          ability such instruction as the service delivery area considers 
          appropriate;
              ``(5) use objective measures to monitor the success or 
          failure of the participant in the job project and maintain 
          records on each participant;
              ``(6) conduct outreach activities to attract eligible 
          individuals;
              ``(7) provide pre-employment skills and work responsibility 
          training;
              ``(8) provide each participant with--
                      ``(A) information about and referrals to pre-
                  college and adult continuing education and related 
                  training programs;
                      ``(B) appropriate social services, including 
                  information relating to educational programs; and
                      ``(C) information about programs and services 
                  provided by the State apprenticeship council;
              ``(9) establish a job counseling and job placement service 
          to assist each participant in obtaining employment upon 
          completion of the job project, including the training-related 
          placement of minorities in nontraditional employment and 
          apprenticeships; and
              ``(10) prepare and submit an annual report to the Secretary 
          on the activities of the service delivery area with respect to 
          the program.
      ``(c) Job Project Requirements.--Each job project shall meet the 
  following requirements:
              ``(1) Each job project shall be capable of completion 
          within 24 months.
              ``(2) Each job project shall provide for on-the-job 
          training and employment of eligible individuals, including the 
          training of minorities in nontraditional employment.
              ``(3) A participant who has not received a high school 
          diploma or its equivalent shall, in order to continue 
          employment in the project, maintain satisfactory progress 
          toward receiving a high school diploma or its equivalent.
      ``(d) Personnel.--A service delivery area shall--
              ``(1) employ an administrator and support personnel 
          sufficient to carry out the program established under 
          subsection (a); and
              ``(2) select a project manager for each job project 
          assisted under this title, in accordance with criteria 
          established by the Secretary.
      ``(e) Progress Reports.--The administrator shall prepare and submit 
  to the private industry council of the service delivery area monthly 
  progress reports on the job projects.
      ``(f) Administrative Costs.--Not more than 10 percent of amounts 
  allocated under section 802 to a service delivery area for a fiscal 
  year may be used for administrative expenses in carrying out the 
  program established under subsection (a).
      ``(g) Criteria Relating to Profit or Loss of Employers.--The 
  Secretary shall develop criteria to be used by each private industry 
  council to evaluate the projected profit or loss of an employer with 
  respect to a job project carried out by such employer.
      ``(h) Job Project Defined.--For purposes of this title, the term 
  `job project' means--
              ``(1) the construction, renovation, repair, or other 
          improvement, and maintenance of a public building or other 
          public facility (including a surface transportation, aviation, 
          water resources, solid waste management, or drinking water 
          facility) with commercial, industrial, public, service, or 
          other value, or
              ``(2) work in such fields as environmental quality, health 
          care, education, public safety, crime prevention and control, 
          prison rehabilitation, transportation, recreation, maintenance 
          of parks, streets, and other public facilities, solid waste 
          removal, pollution control, housing and neighborhood 
          improvements, rural development, conservation, beautification, 
          and other fields of human betterment and community improvement,
  that will be carried out by a public agency or a private nonprofit 
  organization and would not otherwise be conducted with existing funds.
  
  ``SEC. 804. ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUALS.
  
      ``(a) In General.--Subject to the limitations in subsection (b), an 
  individual shall be eligible to participate in a job project under this 
  title if such individual--
              ``(1)(A) has a high school diploma or its equivalent; or
              ``(B) is enrolled in a program which leads to a high school 
          diploma or its equivalent and is making substantial progress 
          toward such diploma or equivalent;
              ``(2) is at least 18 years of age;
              ``(3) has resided in the service delivery area for at least 
          60 consecutive days prior to applying for employment under the 
          job project; and
              ``(4)(A) has been unemployed for at least 35 consecutive 
          days prior to applying for such employment;
              ``(B) sought employment during such 35-day period; and
              ``(C) provides assurances that he or she will continue to 
          seek employment during the last 6 months of the job project.
      ``(b) Limitations.--
              ``(1) Maximum income.--An individual whose income from all 
          sources for the year preceding the year in which the 
          determination of employment under the job project is made is 
          equal to or greater than 150 percent of the official poverty 
          line (as defined by the Office of Management and Budget, and 
          revised annually in accordance with section 673(2) of the 
          Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981 (42 U.S.C. 9902(2)) 
          shall not be eligible to participate in a job project under 
          this title.
              ``(2) Retirement benefits.--An individual eligible for 
          retirement benefits under the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
          301 et seq.), under any retirement system for Federal 
          Government employees, under the railroad retirement system, 
          under the military retirement system, or under any private 
          pension program shall not be eligible to participate in a job 
          project under this title.
  
  ``SEC. 805. WAGES AND BENEFITS AND SUPPORTIVE SERVICES.
  
      ``(a) Wages and Benefits.--Notwithstanding section 141(k), each 
  participant in a job project under this title shall receive the 
  following:
              ``(1) Wages in an amount equal to--
                      ``(A) the wages described in section 143(d) with 
                  respect to laborers and mechanics described in such 
                  section; or
                      ``(B) in cases where subparagraph (A) does not 
                  apply, wages equal to the higher of--
                              ``(i) the minimum wage established under 
                          section 6(a)(1) of the Fair Labor Standards Act 
                          of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 206(a)(1)); or
                              ``(ii) the minimum wage established under 
                          the applicable State minimum wage law.
              ``(2) Benefits and employment conditions comparable to the 
          benefits and conditions provided to other employees employed in 
          similar occupations by a comparable employer, as determined by 
          the private industry council.
      ``(b) Supportive Services.--Each service delivery area shall make 
  available to each participant in a job project under this title 
  appropriate supportive services to enable a participant to work.
  
  ``SEC. 806. WAIVER AUTHORITY.
  
      ``The service delivery area may waive the education requirement 
  under section 803(c)(3) with respect to a participant in a job project.
  
  ``SEC. 807. LINKAGES.
  
      ``In carrying out the program under this title, each service 
  delivery area shall establish appropriate linkages with other 
  appropriate programs, including programs under titles II and III and 
  any other provision of this Act, to avoid duplication and enhance the 
  delivery of services.''.
      (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 3 of the Act (29 
  U.S.C. 1502) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
  subsection:
      ``(g) There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be 
  necessary to carry out title VIII.''.
      (c) Conforming Amendment.--The table of contents of the Act is 
  amended by adding at the end the following new items:
  
     ``TITLE VIII--PUBLIC WORKS AND PUBLIC SERVICE JOB TRAINING PROGRAM
  
  ``Sec. 801. Findings and purposes.
  ``Sec. 802. Allotment and allocation.
  ``Sec. 803. Use of funds.
  ``Sec. 804. Eligible individuals.
  ``Sec. 805. Wages and benefits and supportive services.
  ``Sec. 806. Waiver authority.
  ``Sec. 807. Linkages.''.
  
  SEC. 3. REQUIREMENT THAT STATE APPRENTICESHIP COUNCIL REPRESENTATIVE BE 
                MEMBER OF PRIVATE INDUSTRY COUNCIL.
  
      Paragraph (3) of section 102(a) of the Act (29 U.S.C. 1512(a)(3)) 
  is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
                      ``(F) The State apprenticeship council.''.
target: Full Employment Opportunity and Infrastructure Improvement Act of 1994 - Amends the Job Training Partnership Act to establish a public works and public service job training program. 
  Sets forth provisions for allotment to States, allocation to service delivery areas, program conduct and project requirements, individual eligibility, wages, benefits, and supportive services, waiver of education requirements, and linkages to other programs. 
  Requires that private industry councils include representatives of the State apprenticeship council.
feat_title: Full Employment Opportunity and Infrastructure Improvement Act of 1994