EMERGENCY JOBS PROGRAMS EXTENSION ACT OF 1976

SEPTEMBER 13, 1976.-Ordered to be printed

Mr. PERKINS, from the committee of conference,
submitted the following

CONFERENCE REPORT

[To accompany H.R. 12987]

The committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on the amendment of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 12987) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1976, and for the period beginning July 1, 1976, and ending September 30, 1976, for carrying out title VI of the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act of 1973, and for other purposes, having met, after full and free conference, have agreed to recommend and do recommend to their respective Houses as follows:

That the House recede from its disagreement to the amendment of the Senate to the text of the bill and agree to the same with an amendment as follows:

In lieu of the matter proposed to be inserted by the Senate amendment insert the following:

That this Act may be cited as the "Emergency Jobs Programs Extension Act of 1976".

SEC 2. Title VI of the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act of 1973 is amended by striking out section 601 and inserting in lieu thereof the following:

"AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS

"Sec. 601. There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 1976, and for the period beginning July 1, 1976, and ending September 30, 1976, and for fiscal year 1977, for carrying out the provisions of this title.".

SEC. 3. (a) (1) Section 203(b) of the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act of 1973 is amended to read as follows:

"(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 208(a) (7) of this Act, not less than 85 per centum of the funds allocated in accordance with the provisions of this title which are used by an eligible applicant

for public service employment programs under this title shall be expended only for wages and employment benefits to persons employed in public service jobs pursuant to this title, and the remainder of such funds may be used for administrative costs, including rental costs (within such reasonable limitations as the Secretary may prescribe with respect to the rental of space), and to obtain necessary supplies, equipment, and materials.".

(2) Section 602(b) of the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act of 1973 is amended to read as follows:

"(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 208(a) (7) of this Act, not less than 85 per centum of the funds allocated in accordance with the provisions of this title which are used by an eligible applicant for public service employment programs under this title shall be expended only for wages and employment benefits to persons employed in public service jobs pursuant to this title, and the remainder of such funds may be used for administrative costs, including rental costs (within such reasonable limitations as the Secretary may prescribe with respect to the rental of space), and to obtain necessary supplies, equipment, and materials.".

(b) Section 704 of the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act of 1973 is amended by inserting at the end thereof the following new subsection:

"(d) Financial records of a prime sponsor relating to public service employment programs assisted under this Act and records of the names, addresses, positions, and salaries of all persons employed in public service jobs assisted under this Act shall be maintained and made available to the public.".

SEC. 4(a) (1) With respect to appropriations made by the Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act of 1976 (Public Law 94-266, enacted April 15, 1976) for the purpose of carrying out activities authorized by title II of the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act of 1973

(A) notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds made available under section 202 (b) of the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act of 1973 may be used in any areas qualifying under title VI of such Act to provide a continuation of public service employment activities under both title II and title VI of such Act; and

(B) in order to enable persons employed in public service jobs financially assisted under title VI of such Act to be transferred to jobs financially assisted under title II of such Act, the Secretary of Labor is authorized to waive the provision of section 205(a) of such Act requiring a thirty-day period of unemployment. (2) The provisions of paragraph (1) of this subsection shall be deemed to have taken effect on the date of enactment of the Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act of 1976. Persons transferred after such date from jobs financially assisted under title VI of the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act of 1973 to jobs financially assisted under title II of such Act, using funds made available under the Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act of 1976, shall after the date of enactment of this Act be considered to be public service jobholders financially assisted under such title VI.