S 2038 · 97th Congress · Labor and Employment
Defense Procurement Training Demonstration Project Act
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Introduced2
Committee3
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House5
EnactedLatest: Committee on Labor and Human Resources requested executive comment from Defense Department; Labor Department; GAO; OMB.(1982-02-08)
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Defense Procurement Training Demonstration Project Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Defense, after consulting with the Secretary of Labor, to establish demonstration projects to provide training in skilled occupations for which there is a worker shortage adversely affecting defense procurement. Directs the Secretary of Labor to publish a list of skilled occupations in which there is a substantial shortage of workers. Defines a "skilled occupation" as one for which the normal training period is at least two years but for which a college degree is not required. Defines a substantial shortage of workers as one in which less than 80 percent of the anticipated demand for that skilled occupation, for a five year period, is trained or being trained. Directs the Secretary of Defense (the Secretary) to prepare a list of occupations, based on the Secretary of Labor's list, for which a shortage of workers will have an adverse effect on defense procurement. Requires the Secretary to establish such demonstration projects if the selected defense procurement contract: (1) involves the expenditure of at least $10,000,000; (2) requires the hiring of additional workers in any of the skilled occupat…
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