HR 2416 · 98th Congress · Labor and Employment

Long-Term Investment in Full Employment Act of 1983

Introduced 1983-04-05· Sponsored by Rep. Washington, Harold [D-IL-1]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to Subcommittee on Employment Opportunities.(1983-04-15)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Long-Term Investment in Full Employment Act of 1983 - Title I: General Infrastructure Employment and Training - Authorizes appropriations to carry out this title for FY 1984 through 1988. Allocates such funds among the States on the basis of relative numbers of: (1) unemployed residents; (2) unemployed residents of areas of substantial unemployment (at least six and one-half percent for the most recent 12 months); (3) "excess" (number of unemployed individuals in excess of four and one-half percent of the the civilian labor force either in the State or in areas of substantial unemployment) unemployed residents; and (4) economically disadvantaged residents. Directs the Secretary of Labor, from the amount allocated to any State, to allocate 40 percent to the State and 60 percent to eligible entities within the State (on the basis of the same factors set forth for allocation among the States). Requires that such funds be used to establish employment programs with training components. Requires that such programs: (1) employ economically disadvantaged, unemployed adults who have been unemployed for at least 15 of the 26 weeks preceding the determination date (but permits 25 percent of p…

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