COMMITTEE ON LABOR AND PUBLIC WELFARE HARRISON A. WILLIAMS, JR., New Jersey, Chairman JENNINGS RANDOLPH, West Virginia JACOB K. JAVITS, New York J. GLENN BEALL, JR., Maryland STEWART E. MCCLURE, Staff Director SUBCOMMITTEE ON EMPLOYMENT, Manpower, aND POVERTY GAYLORD NELSON, Wisconsin, Chairman EDWARD M. KENNEDY, Massachusetts WALTER F. MONDALE, Minnesota ROBERT TAFT, JR., Ohio JACOB K. JAVITS, New York RICHARD S. SCHWEIKER, Pennsylvania J. GLENN BEALL, JR., Maryland RICHARD E. JOHNSON, Counsel (II) 92D CONGRESS 20 SESSION S. 3421 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES MARCH 28, 1972 Mr. JAVITS (for himself, Mr. Boccs, Mr. BROOKE, Mr. HATFIELD, and Mr. SCHWEIKER) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Labor and Public Welfare A BILL To provide for a phased assumption by State and local governments in combination with other local institutions of the responsibility of planning and conducting programs providing manpower training and employment opportunities and related services to economically disadvantaged, unemployed, and underemployed individuals with emphasis upon persons most in need, to increase the availability of such opportunities, and for other purposes.. 1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa 2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 3 That this Act may be cited as "The Community Manpower 4 Training and Employment Act of 1972". 5 6 STATEMENT OF FINDINGS AND PURPOSE SEC. 2. (a) The Congress finds and declares that 2 (1) millions of economically disadvantaged sons, including youth, continue to suffer from la opportunity for employment and training, resulti hardship to such individuals and in increased w dependency; (2) there are many millions of other persons are unemployed or are employed below their cap who, with appropriate employment and training of tunities, could make a greater contribution to the tional economy and share more fully in its benefit (3) at the same time, the prosperity, econ stability, and productive capacity of the United S are limited by a shortage of workers to perform tasks in the private sector, and substantial needs in public sector, in fields such as environmental que health care, education, public safety, and other a which remain unfulfilled; (4) It is within the capability of the United St to attain the objective of the Employment Act of 1 "to provide maximum employment, production and chasing power" by assuring to every American seel work a full opportunity, within the framework of a society to prepare for and obtain employment at highest level of productivity, responsibility, and ren eration within the limits of his or her abilities; 2 3 4 6 7 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 3 (5) experience under programs conducted under title I of the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964 and the Manpower Development and Training Act of 1962 and related programs have demonstrated the importance of the application of substantial Federal resources to attain the objectives of maximum employment; (6) at the same time, experience under such programs has identified the need to increase the responsibilities of State and local governments and other local institutions in the conduct of such programs, to give greater attention to the employment-related objectives of such programs and to apply more substantial resources for such programs, with particular emphasis upon persons most in need. (b) It is therefore the purpose of this Act to establish 16 an increasingly flexible and decentralized system for the 17 provision of employment and training opportunities, by pro18 viding Federal funds for such purposes on an increasing basis 19 to State and local governments in combination with other 20 local institutions, to increase the availability of such opportu21 nities, with emphasis upon persons most in need, and to 22 insure that training and other programs lead to employment. 23 24 AUTHORIZED APPROPRIATIONS SEC. 3. (a) For the purpose of carrying out this Act, 25 there are authorized to be appropriated $2,500,000,000 for |