[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4920 Introduced in House (IH)]
111th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 4920
To create and encourage the creation of jobs for youth, and for other
purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
March 24, 2010
Mr. Rush introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committees on
Ways and Means, Natural Resources, and Oversight and Government Reform,
for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case
for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of
the committee concerned
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A BILL
To create and encourage the creation of jobs for youth, and for other
purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be referred to as the ``Employing
Youth for the American Dream Act of 2010''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
TITLE I--PROGRAMS FOR THE EMPLOYMENT OF YOUTH AND OTHER WORKERS
Sec. 101. Expansion of definition of youth; definition of disconnected
youth.
Sec. 102. New programs for employment of disconnected youth and other
workers.
Sec. 103. National public service employment program.
Sec. 104. Authorization of appropriations.
TITLE II--TAX INCENTIVES FOR THE EMPLOYMENT OF YOUTH AND OTHER WORKERS
Sec. 201. Extension of work opportunity tax credit.
Sec. 202. Expansion of eligibility for work opportunity tax credit.
Sec. 203. Extension and revival of empowerment zone designations.
Sec. 204. Disconnected youth employment credit.
TITLE III--PREFERENCE FOR YOUTH EMPLOYMENT IN FEDERAL JOBS AND IN THE
PERFORMANCE OF FEDERAL CONTRACTS
Sec. 301. Preference for hiring youth park and forestry workers.
Sec. 302. Preference for Federal contracts with employers offering
youth apprenticeships.
TITLE I--PROGRAMS FOR THE EMPLOYMENT OF YOUTH AND OTHER WORKERS
SEC. 101. EXPANSION OF DEFINITION OF YOUTH; DEFINITION OF DISCONNECTED
YOUTH.
(a) Expansion of Definition of Youth.--
(1) Definition of eligible youth.--Section 101(13)(A) of
the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2801(13)(A)) is
amended by striking ``21'' and inserting ``24''.
(2) Calculation of state allotments.--Section 127(b) of
such Act (29 U.S.C. 2852(b)) is amended by striking ``21'' each
place it appears and inserting ``24''.
(3) Performance accountability system.--Section
136(b)(2)(A)(i) of such Act (29 U.S.C. 2871(b)(2)(A)(i)) is
amended by striking ``21'' each place it appears and inserting
``24''.
(4) Eligibility for youth opportunity grants.--Section
169(a)(2) of such Act (29 U.S.C. 2914(a)(2)) is amended by
striking ``21'' and inserting ``24''.
(b) Definition of Disconnected Youth.--Subtitle D of the Workforce
Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2911 et seq.) is amended by inserting
before section 166 the following new section:
``SEC. 165. DEFINITION OF DISCONNECTED YOUTH.
``For purposes of this subtitle, the term `disconnected youth' has
the meaning given such term by section 51(d)(14)(B)(ii) of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986.''.
SEC. 102. NEW PROGRAMS FOR EMPLOYMENT OF DISCONNECTED YOUTH AND OTHER
WORKERS.
Subtitle D of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2911
et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 173A the following new
sections:
``SEC. 173B. SUMMER JOBS FOR YOUTH.
``(a) In General.--The Secretary shall allot to States the amount
appropriated under section 174(d) for the implementation of programs to
create summer employment opportunities for disconnected youth.
``(b) Allotment.--An allotment under this section shall be made on
the basis of the relative number of disconnected youth in each State,
compared to the total number of disconnected youth in all States.
``SEC. 173C. STATE EMPLOYMENT PROGRAMS.
``(a) In General.--The Secretary shall establish a program to award
grants to States to carry out an employment program to which the
following requirements apply:
``(1) Payments to employers.--The State shall make payments
to eligible employers for the partial reimbursement of wages
paid by such employers to each employee hired or rehired under
paragraph (2)(A).
``(2) Eligibility for payments.--An employer shall be
eligible for payments under the employment program if--
``(A) the employer hires a new employee, or rehires
a former employee, after the date of enactment of this
section; and
``(B) the employer is a small business concern (as
defined in section 3(a)(1) of the Small Business Act
(15 U.S.C. 632(a)(1))) or a medium-sized business
concern.
``(3) Priority for payments.--The State shall give priority
for payments under paragraph (1) to an eligible employer if the
employee hired or rehired under paragraph (2)(A) is a
disconnected youth.
``(b) Maximum Grant.--A grant awarded under subsection (a) shall
not exceed $250,000,000.
``SEC. 173D. ON-THE-JOB TRAINING FOR DISCONNECTED YOUTH.
``(a) In General.--The Secretary shall, in accordance with
subsection (c), make allotments and grants to States to carry out
eligible on-the-job training programs for disconnected youth.
``(b) Eligible On-The-Job Training Program.--
``(1) In general.--For purposes of this section, an
eligible on-the-job training program is an on-the-job training
program under which an employer is eligible to receive, for
each disconnected youth who is employed and is provided on-the-
job training by the employer on or after the date of enactment
of this section, a payment of--
``(A) 25 percent of the total amount in paragraph
(2), after the disconnected youth has been continuously
employed by the employer for a period of 30 days; and
``(B) 75 percent of the total amount in paragraph
(2), after the disconnected youth has been continuously
employed by the employer for a period of 6 months.
``(2) Limitation.--The total amount an employer receives
for each disconnected youth under a program for on-the-job
training shall not exceed $4,000.
``(3) Covered employers.--Under an eligible on-the-job
training program, an employer that receives a payment under
paragraph (1) may include--
``(A) a faith-based organization;
``(B) a public sector organization; and
``(C) a private employer.
``(c) Allotments and Grants for Programs for On-The-Job Training.--
``(1) Allotment among states.--
``(A) In general.--In making allotments and grants
to States under subsection (a), the Secretary shall
apply rules similar to the rules of subparagraphs (B)
and (C) of section 127(b)(1), except that--
``(i) references in such subparagraph (B)
to youth activities and statewide enforcement
activities shall be treated as references to
eligible programs for on-the-job training; and
``(ii) the reference in such subparagraph
(C)(ii)(II) to disadvantaged youth shall be
treated as a reference to disconnected youth.
``(B) Reallotment of unused amounts.--Allotments
and grants made to States under subsection (a) may be
reallotted. For purposes of the preceding sentence,
rules similar to the rules of subsection (c) of section
127 shall apply, except that references in paragraph
(1) of such subsection--
``(i) to such section, shall be treated as
references to subsection (a) of this section;
and
``(ii) to youth activities and statewide
enforcement activities, shall be treated as
references to eligible programs for on-the-job
training.
``(2) Within state allocation.--
``(A) In general.--Allotments and grants made to
States under subsection (a) shall be allocated by the
States to local areas to carry out programs for on-the-
job training. For purposes of the preceding sentence,
rules similar to the rules of paragraphs (2) or (3) of
section 128(b) shall apply, except that references in
such paragraphs to disadvantaged youth shall be
considered to be references to disconnected youth.
``(B) Reallocation of unused amounts.--States may
reallocate allotments and grants allocated under
subparagraph (A). For purposes of the preceding
sentence, rules similar to the rules of section 128(c)
shall apply, except that--
``(i) references to paragraphs (2)(A) or
(3) of section 128(b) shall be treated as
references to subparagraph (A) of this
paragraph; and
``(ii) references to youth activities shall
be treated as references to eligible programs
for on-the-job training.''.
SEC. 103. NATIONAL PUBLIC SERVICE EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM.
Subtitle D of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2911
et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 173D (as added by
section 102 of this Act) the following new section:
``SEC. 173E. NATIONAL PUBLIC SERVICE EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM.
``(a) In General.--The President shall establish a public service
employment program to employ individuals to carry out works of a public
nature in connection with--
``(1) parks;
``(2) roads; and
``(3) education, including--
``(A) schools; and
``(B) after-school programs.
``(b) Priority.--Priority for jobs under this section shall be
given to--
``(1) the long-term unemployed;
``(2) low-income individuals; and
``(3) disconnected youth (as defined in section
51(d)(14)(B)(ii) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986).
``(c) Operation.--To operate the program established under
subsection (a), the President may utilize existing Federal departments
and agencies, including the Department of Labor, the Department of
Defense, the National Guard Bureau, the Department of Interior, the
Department of Agriculture, the Army Corps of Engineers, the Department
of Transportation, the Department of Energy, the Environmental
Protection Agency, and Federal governmental corporations.''.
SEC. 104. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
Section 174 of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C.
2919) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsections:
``(d) Summer Jobs for Youth.--There is authorized to be
appropriated to the Secretary, in addition to any other amount
authorized to be appropriated by this Act, $2,000,000,000 to carry out
section 173B.
``(e) State Employment Programs.--There is authorized to be
appropriated to the Secretary, in addition to any other amount
authorized to be appropriated by this Act, such sums as may be
necessary to carry out section 173C.
``(f) On-The-Job Training for Disconnected Youth.--There is
authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary, in addition to any
other amount authorized to be appropriated by this Act, $750,000,000 to
carry out section 173D.
``(g) National Public Service Initiative.--There is authorized to
be appropriated to the President $5,000,000,000 to carry out section
173E.''.
TITLE II--TAX INCENTIVES FOR THE EMPLOYMENT OF YOUTH AND OTHER WORKERS
SEC. 201. EXTENSION OF WORK OPPORTUNITY TAX CREDIT.
Subparagraph (B) of section 51(c)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code
of 1986 is amended by striking ``August 31, 2011'' and inserting
``December 31, 2015''.
SEC. 202. EXPANSION OF ELIGIBILITY FOR WORK OPPORTUNITY TAX CREDIT.
(a) Disconnected Youth and Veterans Hired After 2010.--Paragraph
(14) of section 51(d) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended--
(1) in the header by striking ``hired in 2009 or 2010'';
and
(2) in subparagraph (A) by striking ``during 2009 or 2010''
and inserting ``after December 31, 2008''.
(b) Qualified Title I-B Youth Services Recipients.--
(1) Member of targeted group.--Paragraph (1) of section
51(d) of such Code is amended by striking ``or'' at the end of
subparagraph (H), by striking the period and adding ``, or'' at
the end of subparagraph (I), and by adding at the end the
following new subparagraph:
``(J) a qualified Title I-B youth services
recipient.''.
(2) Qualified title i-b youth services recipient defined.--
Subsection (d) of section 51 of such Code is amended by adding
at the end the following new paragraph:
``(15) Qualified title i-b youth services recipient.--The
term `qualified Title I-B youth services recipient' means any
individual who is a participant (as defined in section 101(34)
of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2801(34)))
who is receiving services under chapter 4 of subtitle B of
title I of such Act.''.
(c) Qualified Ex-Offenders.--Subsection (d) of section 51 of such
Code is amended--
(1) in subparagraph (C) of paragraph (1) by striking
``qualified ex-felon'' and inserting ``qualified ex-offender'';
and
(2) by amending paragraph (4) to read as follows:
``(4) Qualified ex-offender.--The term `qualified ex-
offender' means any individual who is certified by the
designated local agency as having been convicted of a felony or
a misdemeanor under any statute of the United States or any
State, and--
``(A) as having a hiring date which is not more
than 3 years after the last date on which such
individual was so convicted or was released from
prison,
``(B) as being on parole or on probation for such
conviction, or
``(C) as receiving transitional services for
reintegration into the community after being released
from prison.''.
(d) Increase in Allowable Wage Bases.--Section 51 of such Code is
amended--
(1) in paragraph (3) of subsection (b) by striking ``$6,000
per year ($12,000 per year'' and inserting ``$12,000 per year
($24,000 per year'';
(2) in clause (ii) of subsection (d)(7)(B) by striking
``substituting `$3,000' for `$6,000''' and inserting
``substituting `$6,000' for `$12,000''';
(3) in subsection (e)--
(A) in subparagraph (B) of paragraph (1) by
striking ``$10,000'' and inserting ``$20,000'';
(B) in subparagraph (A) of paragraph (3) by
striking ``substituting `$10,000' for `$6,000''' and
inserting ``substituting `$20,000' for `$12,000'''; and
(C) in subparagraph (B) of paragraph (3) by
striking ``substituting `$833.33' for `$500''' and
inserting ``substituting `1,666.66' for `$1,000'''; and
(4) in paragraph (1) of subsection (h)--
(A) in subparagraph (A) by striking ``$6,000'' and
inserting ``$12,000''; and
(B) in subparagraph (B) by striking ``$500'' and
inserting ``$1,000''.
(e) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply with respect to individuals who begin work for an employer after
the date of enactment of this Act.
SEC. 203. EXTENSION AND REVIVAL OF EMPOWERMENT ZONE DESIGNATIONS.
(a) Extension of Empowerment Zone Designations.--
(1) Original designations.--Paragraph (1) of section
1391(d) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended to read
as follows:
``(1) In general.--Any designation under this section shall
remain in effect during the period beginning on the date of the
designation and ending on earliest of--
``(A) in the case of an enterprise community, the
close of the 10th calendar year beginning on or after
such date of designation,
``(B) the termination date designated by the State
and local governments as provided for in their
nomination, or
``(C) the date the appropriate Secretary revokes
the designation.''.
(2) Additional designations.--The second sentence of
paragraph (2) of section 1391(h) of such Code is amended by
striking ``during the period beginning on January 1, 2002, and
ending on December 31, 2009''.
(b) Revival of Empowerment Zone Designations.--If a designation as
an empowerment zone terminated on December 31, 2009, by reason of
subsections (d)(1)(A)(i) or (h)(2) of section 1391 of such Code (as in
effect on the day before the date of enactment of this Act), such
designation is hereby revived and shall be treated as being in effect
during the period beginning on January 1, 2010, and ending on the date
of enactment of this Act.
(c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall be
effective for periods beginning after December 31, 2009.
SEC. 204. DISCONNECTED YOUTH EMPLOYMENT CREDIT.
(a) In General.--Subpart D of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end
the following new section:
``SEC. 45R. DISCONNECTED YOUTH EMPLOYMENT CREDIT.
``(a) Amount of Credit.--For purposes of section 38, the amount of
the youth employment credit determined under this section with respect
to any employer for any taxable year is an amount equal to the lesser
of--
``(1) the wages (as defined in subsection (c) of section
51) paid or incurred by an employer for services performed by
an employee while such employee is a qualified employee, and
``(2) $3,000.
``(b) Qualified Employee.--For purposes of this section, the term
`qualified employee' means an any employee of an employer if the
employee--
``(1) is a disconnected youth (as defined in clause (ii) of
section 51(d)(14)(B)), and
``(2) begins work for the employer after the date of
enactment of this section.
``(c) Termination.--This section shall not apply to taxable years
beginning after December 31, 2012.''.
(b) Inclusion in Current Year Business Credit.--Section 38(b) of
such Code is amended by striking ``plus'' and inserting a comma at the
end of paragraph (34), by striking the period and inserting ``, plus''
at the end of paragraph (35), and by adding at the end the following
new paragraph:
``(36) the disconnected youth employment credit determined
under section 45R.''.
(c) Table of Sections.--The table of sections for subpart D of part
IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of such Code is amended by adding after
the item relating to section 45Q the following new item:
``Sec. 45R. Disconnected youth employment credit.''.
(d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2010.
TITLE III--PREFERENCE FOR YOUTH EMPLOYMENT IN FEDERAL JOBS AND IN THE
PERFORMANCE OF FEDERAL CONTRACTS
SEC. 301. PREFERENCE FOR HIRING YOUTH PARK AND FORESTRY WORKERS.
The Secretary of the Interior shall give preference to individuals
that have attained age 16 but not age 25 for jobs that provide services
that are determined by the Secretary to be integral to the operations
of Federal public lands and parks.
SEC. 302. PREFERENCE FOR FEDERAL CONTRACTS WITH EMPLOYERS OFFERING
YOUTH APPRENTICESHIPS.
(a) In General.--Notwithstanding title III of the Federal Property
and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (41 U.S.C. 251 et seq.), in
evaluating a bid or proposal for a contract for the procurement of
goods or services, a contracting officer of an executive agency may
give preference to an employer for a contract for the procurement of
goods or services by the Federal Government if the head of the
executive agency determines that--
(1) the employer will employ, in a program of
apprenticeship and in the performance of the contract,
individuals who--
(A) are disconnected youth (as defined in section
51(d)(14)(B)(ii) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
on the date on which the contract is entered into; and
(B) are domiciled in communities with high
unemployment; and
(2) the funds made available for such contract are
appropriated for fiscal year 2011 under the authority of a law
enacted to create jobs in the area of--
(A) infrastructure;
(B) transportation; or
(C) green energy.
(b) Minimum Requirement.--At least 5 percent of the total amount of
funds appropriated under the authority of a law described under
subsection (a)(2) shall be reserved for contracts with respect to which
employers are given preference under subsection (a).
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