[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5855 Introduced in House (IH)]
111th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 5855
To direct the Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of Commerce to
create a job training program and an economic stability program to
stabilize the workforce and promote economic growth in the Johnson
Space Center region.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
July 26, 2010
Mr. Al Green of Texas (for himself and Mr. Olson) introduced the
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and
Labor, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and
Infrastructure and Financial Services, 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 direct the Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of Commerce to
create a job training program and an economic stability program to
stabilize the workforce and promote economic growth in the Johnson
Space Center region.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Johnson Space Center Workforce
Stability Act of 2010''.
SEC. 2. JOB TRAINING.
(a) Program Authorized.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Labor shall create a job
training program to assist any affected worker in the Johnson Space
Center region to transition to a new job. Such program may include a
one-stop career center tailored to the needs of affected workers in the
Johnson Space Center region.
(b) Duration.--The job training program created under this section
shall terminate 2 years after its creation.
SEC. 3. ECONOMIC STABILITY.
(a) Cooperative Agreements Authorized.--Not later than 180 days
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Commerce,
acting through the Economic Development Administration of the
Department of Commerce (referred to in this section as the ``EDA''),
shall enter into cooperative agreements with eligible recipients in the
Johnson Space Center region to help stabilize the workforce in such
region and to promote economic growth.
(b) Application.--An eligible recipient that desires to receive
funds under this section shall submit an application that contains a
comprehensive economic adjustment strategy to the Secretary, at such
time, in such manner, and accompanied by such additional information as
the Secretary may reasonably require.
(c) Uses of Funds.--The EDA, acting through a cooperative agreement
with an eligible recipient, shall use funds authorized to carry out
this section for activities to help stabilize the workforce and promote
economic growth in the Johnson Space Center region, which may include--
(1) providing financial and technical assistance to
eligible recipients to help implement the comprehensive
economic adjustment strategy, which may include efforts such as
infrastructure upgrades, establishing entrepreneurial networks,
and establishing skill training facilities; and
(2) analyzing whether other methods for economic adjustment
that have been successful in similar situations may be
effective in the Johnson Space Center region, and if so,
implementing such methods, which may include--
(A) supporting efforts to start new technology
ventures based on the specific skills of dislocated
engineers;
(B) providing technical assistance to guide public
officials, management, and affected workers; and
(C) providing additional oversight through visits
to the Johnson Space Center region.
(d) Duration.--The cooperative agreements entered into under this
section shall be for a 2-year period.
SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS.
(a) Johnson Space Center Region.--The term ``Johnson Space Center
region'' means the locality surrounding the Johnson Space Center that
contains affected workers.
(b) Affected Worker.--The term ``affected worker'' means any
employee of the Johnson Space Center or any individual who works for a
contractor of the Johnson Space Center whose job stability is impacted
by the programmatic changes to the space exploration program of the
National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
(c) One-Stop Career Center.--The term ``one-stop career center''
means a comprehensive office dedicated to helping individuals who are
unemployed find new employment that offers training referrals, career
counseling, job listings, and similar employment-related services.
(d) Cooperative Agreement.--The term ``cooperative agreement'' has
the meaning given the term in chapter 63 of title 31, United States
Code.
(e) Eligible Recipient and Comprehensive Economic Adjustment
Strategy.--The terms ``eligible recipient'' and ``comprehensive
economic adjustment strategy'' have the meanings given the terms in
section 3 of the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 (42
U.S.C. 3122).
SEC. 5. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
(a) In General.--There are authorized to be appropriated to carry
out this Act--
(1) $40,000,000 for fiscal year 2011; and
(2) $40,000,000 for fiscal year 2012.
(b) Allocation.--Of the amounts appropriated to carry out this Act
for each fiscal year--
(1) the Secretary of Labor may use not more than
$10,000,000 for the job training program; and
(2) the Secretary of Commerce may use not more than
$30,000,000 for the economic stability program.
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