S 705 · 93th Congress · Government Operations and Politics
Employment Opportunities Act
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Introduced2
Committee3
Senate Vote4
House5
EnactedLatest: Referred to Senate Committee on Labor and Public Welfare.(1973-02-01)
Plain Language Summary
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Employment Opportunities Act - Authorizes to be appropriated for the purpose of carrying out this Act $7,000,000,000 each for fiscal year 1974 and 1975. Authorizes the Secretary of Labor to enter into arrangements with public service employers in accordance with the provisions of this Act in order to make financial assistance available for the purpose of providing employment opportunities for unemployed persons in jobs providing needed public services. Defines "public service employers" as States, cities, counties and other units of local government, local educational agencies and community colleges, and other public or private nonprofit agencies and institutions of the Federal Government which operate facilities and programs providing public services. States that an application for Federal assistance for the purpose of carrying out a public service employment program under this Act shall set forth a public service employment program and related training and manpower services, designed to provide jobs for unemployed persons in providing needed public services in fields listed in this Act. Sets forth provisions that an application for assistance under this Act shall contain. Provide…
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