TITLE 29 - US CODE - SUBCHAPTER III - JOB CORPS

29 USC 2881 - Purposes

The purposes of this subchapter are
(1) to maintain a national Job Corps program, carried out in partnership with States and communities, to assist eligible youth who need and can benefit from an intensive program, operated in a group setting in residential and nonresidential centers, to become more responsible, employable, and productive citizens;
(2) to set forth standards and procedures for selecting individuals as enrollees in the Job Corps;
(3) to authorize the establishment of Job Corps centers in which enrollees will participate in intensive programs of activities described in this subchapter; and
(4) to prescribe various other powers, duties, and responsibilities incident to the operation and continuing development of the Job Corps.

29 USC 2882 - Definitions

In this subchapter:
(1) Applicable local board 
The term applicable local board means a local board
(A) that provides information for a Job Corps center on local employment opportunities and the job skills needed to obtain the opportunities; and
(B) that serves communities in which the graduates of the Job Corps center seek employment.
(2) Applicable one-stop center 
The term applicable one-stop center means a one-stop customer service center that provides services, such as referral, intake, recruitment, and placement, to a Job Corps center.
(3) Enrollee 
The term enrollee means an individual who has voluntarily applied for, been selected for, and enrolled in the Job Corps program, and remains with the program, but has not yet become a graduate.
(4) Former enrollee 
The term former enrollee means an individual who has voluntarily applied for, been selected for, and enrolled in the Job Corps program, but left the program before completing the requirements of a vocational training program, or receiving a secondary school diploma or recognized equivalent, as a result of participation in the Job Corps program.
(5) Graduate 
The term graduate means an individual who has voluntarily applied for, been selected for, and enrolled in the Job Corps program and has completed the requirements of a vocational training program, or received a secondary school diploma or recognized equivalent, as a result of participation in the Job Corps program.
(6) Job Corps 
The term Job Corps means the Job Corps described in section 2883 of this title.
(7) Job Corps center 
The term Job Corps center means a center described in section 2887 of this title.
(8) Operator 
The term operator means an entity selected under this subchapter to operate a Job Corps center.
(9) Region 
The term region means an area served by a regional office of the Employment and Training Administration.
(10) Service provider 
The term service provider means an entity selected under this subchapter to provide services described in this subchapter to a Job Corps center.

29 USC 2883 - Establishment

There shall be within the Department of Labor a Job Corps.

29 USC 2883a - Office of Job Corps

Not later than 90 days after December 30, 2005, the Secretary of Labor shall permanently establish and maintain an Office of Job Corps within the Office of the Secretary, in the Department of Labor, to carry out the functions (including duties, responsibilities, and procedures) of subtitle C of title I of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2881 et seq.). The Secretary shall appoint a senior member of the civil service to head that Office of Job Corps and carry out subtitle C. The Secretary shall transfer funds appropriated for the program carried out under that subtitle C, including the administration of such program, to the head of that Office of Job Corps. The head of that Office of Job Corps shall have contracting authority and shall receive support as necessary from the Assistant Secretary for Administration and Management with respect to contracting functions and the Assistant Secretary for Policy with respect to research and evaluation functions.

29 USC 2884 - Individuals eligible for the Job Corps

To be eligible to become an enrollee, an individual shall be
(1) not less than age 16 and not more than age 21 on the date of enrollment, except that
(A) not more than 20 percent of the individuals enrolled in the Job Corps may be not less than age 22 and not more than age 24 on the date of enrollment; and
(B) either such maximum age limitation may be waived by the Secretary, in accordance with regulations of the Secretary, in the case of an individual with a disability;
(2) a low-income individual; and
(3) an individual who is one or more of the following:
(A) Basic skills deficient.
(B) A school dropout.
(C) Homeless, a runaway, or a foster child.
(D) A parent.
(E) An individual who requires additional education, vocational training, or intensive counseling and related assistance, in order to participate successfully in regular schoolwork or to secure and hold employment.

29 USC 2885 - Recruitment, screening, selection, and assignment of enrollees

(a) Standards and procedures 

(1) In general 
The Secretary shall prescribe specific standards and procedures for the recruitment, screening, and selection of eligible applicants for the Job Corps, after considering recommendations from the Governors, local boards, and other interested parties.
(2) Methods 
In prescribing standards and procedures under paragraph (1), the Secretary, at a minimum, shall
(A) prescribe procedures for informing enrollees that drug tests will be administered to the enrollees and the results received within 45 days after the enrollees enroll in the Job Corps;
(B) establish standards for recruitment of Job Corps applicants;
(C) establish standards and procedures for
(i) determining, for each applicant, whether the educational and vocational needs of the applicant can best be met through the Job Corps program or an alternative program in the community in which the applicant resides; and
(ii) obtaining from each applicant pertinent data relating to background, needs, and interests for determining eligibility and potential assignment;
(D) where appropriate, take measures to improve the professional capability of the individuals conducting screening of the applicants; and
(E) assure that an appropriate number of enrollees are from rural areas.
(3) Implementation 
To the extent practicable, the standards and procedures shall be implemented through arrangements with
(A) applicable one-stop centers;
(B) community action agencies, business organizations, and labor organizations; and
(C) agencies and individuals that have contact with youth over substantial periods of time and are able to offer reliable information about the needs and problems of youth.
(4) Consultation 
The standards and procedures shall provide for necessary consultation with individuals and organizations, including court, probation, parole, law enforcement, education, welfare, and medical authorities and advisers.
(5) Reimbursement 
The Secretary is authorized to enter into contracts with and make payments to individuals and organizations for the cost of conducting recruitment, screening, and selection of eligible applicants for the Job Corps, as provided for in this section. The Secretary shall make no payment to any individual or organization solely as compensation for referring the names of applicants for the Job Corps.
(b) Special limitations on selection 

(1) In general 
No individual shall be selected as an enrollee unless the individual or organization implementing the standards and procedures described in subsection (a) of this section determines that
(A) there is a reasonable expectation that the individual considered for selection can participate successfully in group situations and activities, and is not likely to engage in behavior that would prevent other enrollees from receiving the benefit of the Job Corps program or be incompatible with the maintenance of sound discipline and satisfactory relationships between the Job Corps center to which the individual might be assigned and communities surrounding the Job Corps center;
(B) the individual manifests a basic understanding of both the rules to which the individual will be subject and of the consequences of failure to observe the rules; and
(C) the individual has passed a background check conducted in accordance with procedures established by the Secretary.
(2) Individuals on probation, parole, or supervised release 
An individual on probation, parole, or supervised release may be selected as an enrollee only if release from the supervision of the probation or parole official involved is satisfactory to the official and the Secretary and does not violate applicable laws (including regulations). No individual shall be denied a position in the Job Corps solely on the basis of individual contact with the criminal justice system.
(c) Assignment plan 

(1) In general 
Every 2 years, the Secretary shall develop and implement an assignment plan for assigning enrollees to Job Corps centers. In developing the plan, the Secretary shall, based on the analysis described in paragraph (2), establish targets, applicable to each Job Corps center, for
(A) the maximum attainable percentage of enrollees at the Job Corps center that reside in the State in which the center is located; and
(B) the maximum attainable percentage of enrollees at the Job Corps center that reside in the region in which the center is located, and in surrounding regions.
(2) Analysis 
In order to develop the plan described in paragraph (1), the Secretary shall, every 2 years, analyze, for the Job Corps center
(A) the size of the population of individuals eligible to participate in Job[1] Corps in the State and region in which the Job Corps center is located, and in surrounding regions;
(B) the relative demand for participation in the Job Corps in the State and region, and in surrounding regions; and
(C) the capacity and utilization of the Job Corps center, including services provided through the center.
(d) Assignment of individual enrollees 

(1) In general 
After an individual has been selected for the Job Corps in accordance with the standards and procedures of the Secretary under subsection (a) of this section, the enrollee shall be assigned to the Job Corps center that is closest to the home of the enrollee, except that the Secretary may waive this requirement if
(A) the enrollee chooses a vocational training program, or requires an English literacy program, that is not available at such center;
(B) the enrollee would be unduly delayed in participating in the Job Corps program because the closest center is operating at full capacity; or
(C) the parent or guardian of the enrollee requests assignment of the enrollee to another Job Corps center due to circumstances in the community of the enrollee that would impair prospects for successful participation in the Job Corps program.
(2) Enrollees who are younger than 18 
An enrollee who is younger than 18 shall not be assigned to a Job Corps center other than the center closest to the home of the enrollee pursuant to paragraph (1) if the parent or guardian of the enrollee objects to the assignment.
[1] So in original. Probably should be preceded by “the”.

29 USC 2886 - Enrollment

(a) Relationship between enrollment and military obligations 
Enrollment in the Job Corps shall not relieve any individual of obligations under the Military Selective Service Act (50 App. U.S.C. 451 et seq.).
(b) Period of enrollment 
No individual may be enrolled in the Job Corps for more than 2 years, except
(1) in a case in which completion of an advanced career training program under section 2888 (c) of this title would require an individual to participate in the Job Corps for not more than one additional year; or
(2) as the Secretary may authorize in a special case.

29 USC 2887 - Job Corps centers

(a) Operators and service providers 

(1) Eligible entities 

(A) Operators 
The Secretary shall enter into an agreement with a Federal, State, or local agency, an area vocational education school or residential vocational school, or a private organization, for the operation of each Job Corps center.
(B) Providers 
The Secretary may enter into an agreement with a local entity to provide activities described in this subchapter to the Job Corps center.
(2) Selection process 

(A) Competitive basis 
Except as provided in subsections (c) and (d) of section 253 of title 41, the Secretary shall select on a competitive basis an entity to operate a Job Corps center and entities to provide activities described in this subchapter to the Job Corps center. In developing a solicitation for an operator or service provider, the Secretary shall consult with the Governor of the State in which the center is located, the industry council for the Job Corps center (if established), and the applicable local board regarding the contents of such solicitation, including elements that will promote the consistency of the activities carried out through the center with the objectives set forth in the State plan or in a local plan.
(B) Recommendations and considerations 

(i) Operators In selecting an entity to operate a Job Corps center, the Secretary shall consider
(I) the ability of the entity to coordinate the activities carried out through the Job Corps center with activities carried out under the appropriate State plan and local plans;
(II) the degree to which the vocational training that the entity proposes for the center reflects local employment opportunities in the local areas in which enrollees at the center intend to seek employment;
(III) the degree to which the entity is familiar with the surrounding communities, applicable one-stop centers, and the State and region in which the center is located; and
(IV) the past performance of the entity, if any, relating to operating or providing activities described in this subchapter to a Job Corps center.
(ii) Providers In selecting a service provider for a Job Corps center, the Secretary shall consider the factors described in subclauses (I) through (IV) of clause (i), as appropriate.
(b) Character and activities 
Job Corps centers may be residential or nonresidential in character, and shall be designed and operated so as to provide enrollees, in a well-supervised setting, with access to activities described in this subchapter. In any year, no more than 20 percent of the individuals enrolled in the Job Corps may be nonresidential participants in the Job Corps.
(c) Civilian Conservation Centers 

(1) In general 
The Job Corps centers may include Civilian Conservation Centers operated under agreements with the Secretary of Agriculture or the Secretary of the Interior, located primarily in rural areas, which shall provide, in addition to other vocational training and assistance, programs of work experience to conserve, develop, or manage public natural resources or public recreational areas or to develop community projects in the public interest.
(2) Selection process 
The Secretary may select an entity to operate a Civilian Conservation Center on a competitive basis, as provided in subsection (a) of this section, if the center fails to meet such national performance standards as the Secretary shall establish.
(d) Indian tribes 

(1) General authority 
The Secretary may enter into agreements with Indian tribes to operate Job Corps centers for Indians.
(2) Definitions 
In this subsection, the terms Indian and Indian tribe, have the meanings given such terms in subsections (d) and (e), respectively, of section 450b of title 25.

29 USC 2888 - Program activities

(a) Activities provided by Job Corps centers 

(1) In general 
Each Job Corps center shall provide enrollees with an intensive, well organized, and fully supervised program of education, vocational training, work experience, recreational activities, physical rehabilitation and development, and counseling. Each Job Corps center shall provide enrollees assigned to the center with access to core services described in section 2864 (d)(2) of this title and the intensive services described in section 2864 (d)(3) of this title.
(2) Relationship to opportunities 

(A) In general 
The activities provided under this subsection shall provide work-based learning throughout the enrollment of the enrollees and assist the enrollees in obtaining meaningful unsubsidized employment, participating in secondary education or postsecondary education programs, enrolling in other suitable vocational training programs, or satisfying Armed Forces requirements, on completion of their enrollment.
(B) Link to employment opportunities 
The vocational training provided shall be linked to the employment opportunities in the local area in which the enrollee intends to seek employment after graduation.
(b) Education and vocational training 
The Secretary may arrange for education and vocational training of enrollees through local public or private educational agencies, vocational educational institutions, or technical institutes, whenever such entities provide education and training substantially equivalent in cost and quality to that which the Secretary could provide through other means.
(c) Advanced career training programs 

(1) In general 
The Secretary may arrange for programs of advanced career training for selected enrollees in which the enrollees may continue to participate for a period of not to exceed 1 year in addition to the period of participation to which the enrollees would otherwise be limited. The advanced career training may be provided through the eligible providers of training services identified under section 2842 of this title.
(2) Benefits 

(A) In general 
During the period of participation in an advanced career training program, an enrollee shall be eligible for full Job Corps benefits, or a monthly stipend equal to the average value of the residential support, food, allowances, and other benefits provided to enrollees assigned to residential Job Corps centers.
(B) Calculation 
The total amount for which an enrollee shall be eligible under subparagraph (A) shall be reduced by the amount of any scholarship or other educational grant assistance received by such enrollee for advanced career training.
(3) Demonstration 
Each year, any operator seeking to enroll additional enrollees in an advanced career training program shall demonstrate that participants in such program have achieved a satisfactory rate of completion and placement in training-related jobs before the operator may carry out such additional enrollment.
(d) Continued services 
The Secretary shall also provide continued services to graduates, including providing counseling regarding the workplace for 12 months after the date of graduation of the graduates. In selecting a provider for such services, the Secretary shall give priority to one-stop partners.
(e) Child care 
The Secretary shall, to the extent practicable, provide child care at or near Job Corps centers, for individuals who require child care for their children in order to participate in the Job Corps.

29 USC 2889 - Counseling and job placement

(a) Counseling and testing 
The Secretary shall arrange for counseling and testing for each enrollee at regular intervals to measure progress in the education and vocational training programs carried out through the Job Corps.
(b) Placement 
The Secretary shall arrange for counseling and testing for enrollees prior to their scheduled graduations to determine their capabilities and, based on their capabilities, shall make every effort to arrange to place the enrollees in jobs in the vocations for which the enrollees are trained or to assist the enrollees in obtaining further activities described in this subchapter. In arranging for the placement of graduates in jobs, the Secretary shall utilize the one-stop delivery system to the fullest extent possible.
(c) Status and progress 
The Secretary shall determine the status and progress of enrollees scheduled for graduation and make every effort to assure that their needs for further activities described in this subchapter are met.
(d) Services to former enrollees 
The Secretary may provide such services as the Secretary determines to be appropriate under this subchapter to former enrollees.

29 USC 2890 - Support

(a) Personal allowances 
The Secretary may provide enrollees assigned to Job Corps centers with such personal allowances as the Secretary may determine to be necessary or appropriate to meet the needs of the enrollees.
(b) Readjustment allowances 

(1) Graduates 
The Secretary shall arrange for a readjustment allowance to be paid to graduates. The Secretary shall arrange for the allowance to be paid at the one-stop center nearest to the home of the graduate who is returning home, or at the one-stop center nearest to the location where the graduate has indicated an intent to seek employment. If the Secretary uses any organization, in lieu of a one-stop center, to provide placement services under this Act, the Secretary shall arrange for that organization to pay the readjustment allowance.
(2) Former enrollees 
The Secretary may provide for a readjustment allowance to be paid to former enrollees. The provision of the readjustment allowance shall be subject to the same requirements as are applicable to the provision of the readjustment allowance paid to graduates under paragraph (1).

29 USC 2891 - Operating plan

(a) In general 
The provisions of the contract between the Secretary and an entity selected to operate a Job Corps center shall, at a minimum, serve as an operating plan for the Job Corps center.
(b) Additional information 
The Secretary may require the operator, in order to remain eligible to operate the Job Corps center, to submit such additional information as the Secretary may require, which shall be considered part of the operating plan.
(c) Availability 
The Secretary shall make the operating plan described in subsections (a) and (b) of this section, excluding any proprietary information, available to the public.

29 USC 2892 - Standards of conduct

(a) Provision and enforcement 
The Secretary shall provide, and directors of Job Corps centers shall stringently enforce, standards of conduct within the centers. Such standards of conduct shall include provisions forbidding the actions described in subsection (b)(2)(A) of this section.
(b) Disciplinary measures 

(1) In general 
To promote the proper moral and disciplinary conditions in the Job Corps, the directors of Job Corps centers shall take appropriate disciplinary measures against enrollees. If such a director determines that an enrollee has committed a violation of the standards of conduct, the director shall dismiss the enrollee from the Job Corps if the director determines that the retention of the enrollee in the Job Corps will jeopardize the enforcement of such standards or diminish the opportunities of other enrollees.
(2) Zero tolerance policy and drug testing 

(A) Guidelines 
The Secretary shall adopt guidelines establishing a zero tolerance policy for an act of violence, for use, sale, or possession of a controlled substance, for abuse of alcohol, or for other illegal or disruptive activity.
(B) Drug testing 
The Secretary shall require drug testing of all enrollees for controlled substances in accordance with procedures prescribed by the Secretary under section 2885 (a) of this title.
(C) Definitions 
In this paragraph:
(i) Controlled substance The term controlled substance has the meaning given the term in section 802 of title 21.
(ii) Zero tolerance policy The term zero tolerance policy means a policy under which an enrollee shall be automatically dismissed from the Job Corps after a determination by the director that the enrollee has carried out an action described in subparagraph (A).
(c) Appeal 
A disciplinary measure taken by a director under this section shall be subject to expeditious appeal in accordance with procedures established by the Secretary.

29 USC 2893 - Community participation

(a) Business and Community Liaison 
Each Job Corps center shall have a Business and Community Liaison (referred to in this Act as a Liaison), designated by the director of the center.
(b) Responsibilities 
The responsibilities of the Liaison shall include
(1) establishing and developing relationships and networks with
(A) local and distant employers; and
(B) applicable one-stop centers and applicable local boards,

for the purpose of providing job opportunities for Job Corps graduates; and

(2) establishing and developing relationships with members of the community in which the Job Corps center is located, informing members of the community about the projects of the Job Corps center and changes in the rules, procedures, or activities of the center that may affect the community, and planning events of mutual interest to the community and the Job Corps center.
(c) New centers 
The Liaison for a Job Corps center that is not yet operating shall establish and develop the relationships and networks described in subsection (b) of this section at least 3 months prior to the date on which the center accepts the first enrollee at the center.

29 USC 2894 - Industry councils

(a) In general 
Each Job Corps center shall have an industry council, appointed by the director of the center after consultation with the Liaison, in accordance with procedures established by the Secretary.
(b) Industry council composition 

(1) In general 
An industry council shall be comprised of
(A) a majority of members who shall be local and distant owners of business concerns, chief executives or chief operating officers of nongovernmental employers, or other private sector employers, who
(i) have substantial management, hiring, or policy responsibility; and
(ii) represent businesses with employment opportunities that reflect the employment opportunities of the applicable local area;
(B) representatives of labor organizations (where present) and representatives of employees; and
(C) enrollees and graduates of the Job Corps.
(2) Local board 
The industry council may include members of the applicable local boards who meet the requirements described in paragraph (1).
(c) Responsibilities 
The responsibilities of the industry council shall be
(1) to work closely with all applicable local boards in order to determine, and recommend to the Secretary, appropriate vocational training for the center;
(2) to review all the relevant labor market information to
(A) determine the employment opportunities in the local areas in which the enrollees intend to seek employment after graduation;
(B) determine the skills and education that are necessary to obtain the employment opportunities; and
(C) recommend to the Secretary the type of vocational training that should be implemented at the center to enable the enrollees to obtain the employment opportunities; and
(3) to meet at least once every 6 months to reevaluate the labor market information, and other relevant information, to determine, and recommend to the Secretary, any necessary changes in the vocational training provided at the center.
(d) New centers 
The industry council for a Job Corps center that is not yet operating shall carry out the responsibilities described in subsection (c) of this section at least 3 months prior to the date on which the center accepts the first enrollee at the center.

29 USC 2895 - Advisory committees

The Secretary may establish and use advisory committees in connection with the operation of the Job Corps program, and the operation of Job Corps centers, whenever the Secretary determines that the availability of outside advice and counsel on a regular basis would be of substantial benefit in identifying and overcoming problems, in planning program or center development, or in strengthening relationships between the Job Corps and agencies, institutions, or groups engaged in related activities.

29 USC 2896 - Experimental, research, and demonstration projects

The Secretary may carry out experimental, research, or demonstration projects relating to carrying out the Job Corps program and may waive any provisions of this subchapter that the Secretary finds would prevent the Secretary from carrying out the projects.

29 USC 2897 - Application of provisions of Federal law

(a) Enrollees not considered to be Federal employees 

(1) In general 
Except as otherwise provided in this subsection and in section 8143 (a) of title 5, enrollees shall not be considered to be Federal employees and shall not be subject to the provisions of law relating to Federal employment, including such provisions regarding hours of work, rates of compensation, leave, unemployment compensation, and Federal employee benefits.
(2) Provisions relating to taxes and social security benefits 
For purposes of title 26 and title II of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 401 et seq.), enrollees shall be deemed to be employees of the United States and any service performed by an individual as an enrollee shall be deemed to be performed in the employ of the United States.
(3) Provisions relating to compensation to Federal employees for work injuries 
For purposes of subchapter I of chapter 81 of title 5 (relating to compensation to Federal employees for work injuries), enrollees shall be deemed to be civil employees of the Government of the United States within the meaning of the term employee as defined in section 8101 of title 5, and the provisions of such subchapter shall apply as specified in section 8143 (a) of title 5.
(4) Federal tort claims provisions 
For purposes of the Federal tort claims provisions in title 28, enrollees shall be considered to be employees of the Government.
(b) Adjustments and settlements 
Whenever the Secretary finds a claim for damages to a person or property resulting from the operation of the Job Corps to be a proper charge against the United States, and the claim is not cognizable under section 2672 of title 28, the Secretary may adjust and settle the claim in an amount not exceeding $1,500.
(c) Personnel of the uniformed services 
Personnel of the uniformed services who are detailed or assigned to duty in the performance of agreements made by the Secretary for the support of the Job Corps shall not be counted in computing strength under any law limiting the strength of such services or in computing the percentage authorized by law for any grade in such services.

29 USC 2898 - Special provisions

(a) Enrollment 
The Secretary shall ensure that women and men have an equal opportunity to participate in the Job Corps program, consistent with section 2885 of this title.
(b) Studies, evaluations, proposals, and data 
The Secretary shall assure that all studies, evaluations, proposals, and data produced or developed with Federal funds in the course of carrying out the Job Corps program shall become the property of the United States.
(c) Transfer of property 

(1) In general 
Notwithstanding title II of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949[1] and any other provision of law, the Secretary and the Secretary of Education shall receive priority by the Secretary of Defense for the direct transfer, on a nonreimbursable basis, of the property described in paragraph (2) for use in carrying out programs under this Act or under any other Act.
(2) Property 
The property described in this paragraph is real and personal property under the control of the Department of Defense that is not used by such Department, including property that the Secretary of Defense determines is in excess of current and projected requirements of such Department.
(d) Gross receipts 
Transactions conducted by a private for-profit or nonprofit">nonprofit entity that is an operator or service provider for a Job Corps center shall not be considered to be generating gross receipts. Such an operator or service provider shall not be liable, directly or indirectly, to any State or subdivision of a State (nor to any person acting on behalf of such a State or subdivision) for any gross receipts taxes, business privilege taxes measured by gross receipts, or any similar taxes imposed on, or measured by, gross receipts in connection with any payments made to or by such entity for operating or providing services to a Job Corps center. Such an operator or service provider shall not be liable to any State or subdivision of a State to collect or pay any sales, excise, use, or similar tax imposed on the sale to or use by such operator or service provider of any property, service, or other item in connection with the operation of or provision of services to a Job Corps center.
(e) Management fee 
The Secretary shall provide each operator and (in an appropriate case, as determined by the Secretary) service provider with an equitable and negotiated management fee of not less than 1 percent of the amount of the funding provided under the appropriate agreement specified in section 2887 of this title.
(f) Donations 
The Secretary may accept on behalf of the Job Corps or individual Job Corps centers charitable donations of cash or other assistance, including equipment and materials, if such donations are available for appropriate use for the purposes set forth in this subchapter.
(g) Sale of property 
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if the Administrator of General Services sells a Job Corps center facility, the Administrator shall transfer the proceeds from the sale to the Secretary, who shall use the proceeds to carry out the Job Corps program.
[1] See References in Text note below.

29 USC 2899 - Management information

(a) Financial management information system 

(1) In general 
The Secretary shall establish procedures to ensure that each operator, and each service provider, maintains a financial management information system that will provide
(A) accurate, complete, and current disclosures of the costs of Job Corps operations; and
(B) sufficient data for the effective evaluation of activities carried out through the Job Corps program.
(2) Accounts 
Each operator and service provider shall maintain funds received under this subchapter in accounts in a manner that ensures timely and accurate reporting as required by the Secretary.
(3) Fiscal responsibility 
Operators shall remain fiscally responsible and control costs, regardless of whether the funds made available for Job Corps centers are incrementally increased or decreased between fiscal years.
(b) Audit 

(1) Access 
The Secretary, the Inspector General of the Department of Labor, the Comptroller General of the United States, and any of their duly authorized representatives, shall have access to any books, documents, papers, and records of the operators and service providers described in subsection (a) of this section that are pertinent to the Job Corps program, for purposes of conducting surveys, audits, and evaluations of the operators and service providers.
(2) Surveys, audits, and evaluations 
The Secretary shall survey, audit, or evaluate, or arrange for the survey, audit, or evaluation of, the operators and service providers, using Federal auditors or independent public accountants. The Secretary shall conduct such surveys, audits, or evaluations not less often than once every 3 years.
(c) Information on indicators of performance 

(1) Establishment 
The Secretary shall, with continuity and consistency from year to year, establish indicators of performance, and expected levels of performance for Job Corps centers and the Job Corps program, relating to
(A) the number of graduates and the rate of such graduation, analyzed by type of vocational training received through the Job Corps program and by whether the vocational training was provided by a local or national service provider;
(B) the number of graduates who entered unsubsidized employment related to the vocational training received through the Job Corps program and the number who entered unsubsidized employment not related to the vocational training received, analyzed by whether the vocational training was provided by a local or national service provider and by whether the placement in the employment was conducted by a local or national service provider;
(C) the average wage received by graduates who entered unsubsidized employment related to the vocational training received through the Job Corps program and the average wage received by graduates who entered unsubsidized employment unrelated to the vocational training received;
(D) the average wage received by graduates placed in unsubsidized employment after completion of the Job Corps program
(i) on the first day of the employment;
(ii) 6 months after the first day of the employment; and
(iii) 12 months after the first day of the employment,

analyzed by type of vocational training received through the Job Corps program;

(E) the number of graduates who entered unsubsidized employment and were retained in the unsubsidized employment
(i) 6 months after the first day of the employment; and
(ii) 12 months after the first day of the employment;
(F) the number of graduates who entered unsubsidized employment
(i) for 32 hours per week or more;
(ii) for not less than 20 but less than 32 hours per week; and
(iii) for less than 20 hours per week;
(G) the number of graduates who entered postsecondary education or advanced training programs, including apprenticeship programs, as appropriate; and
(H) the number of graduates who attained job readiness and employment skills.
(2) Performance of recruiters 
The Secretary shall also establish performance measures, and expected performance levels on the performance measures, for local and national recruitment service providers serving the Job Corps program. The performance measures shall relate to the number of enrollees retained in the Job Corps program for 30 days and for 60 days after initial placement in the program.
(3) Report 
The Secretary shall collect, and annually submit a report to the appropriate committees of Congress containing, information on the performance of each Job Corps center, and the Job Corps program, on the core performance measures, as compared to the expected performance level for each performance measure. The report shall also contain information on the performance of the service providers described in paragraph (2) on the performance measures established under such paragraph, as compared to the expected performance levels for the performance measures.
(d) Additional information 
The Secretary shall also collect, and submit in the report described in subsection (c) of this section, information on the performance of each Job Corps center, and the Job Corps program, regarding
(1) the number of enrollees served;
(2) the average level of learning gains for graduates and former enrollees;
(3) the number of former enrollees and graduates who entered the Armed Forces;
(4) the number of former enrollees who entered postsecondary education;
(5) the number of former enrollees who entered unsubsidized employment related to the vocational training received through the Job Corps program and the number who entered unsubsidized employment not related to the vocational training received;
(6) the number of former enrollees and graduates who obtained a secondary school diploma or its recognized equivalent;
(7) the number and percentage of dropouts from the Job Corps program including the number dismissed under the zero tolerance policy described in section 2892 (b) of this title; and
(8) any additional information required by the Secretary.
(e) Methods 
The Secretary may collect the information described in subsections (c) and (d) of this section using methods described in section 2871 (f)(2) of this title consistent with State law.
(f) Performance assessments and improvements 

(1) Assessments 
The Secretary shall conduct an annual assessment of the performance of each Job Corps center. Based on the assessment, the Secretary shall take measures to continuously improve the performance of the Job Corps program.
(2) Performance improvement plans 
With respect to a Job Corps center that fails to meet the expected levels of performance relating to the core performance measures specified in subsection (c) of this section, the Secretary shall develop and implement a performance improvement plan. Such a plan shall require action including
(A) providing technical assistance to the center;
(B) changing the vocational training offered at the center;
(C) changing the management staff of the center;
(D) replacing the operator of the center;
(E) reducing the capacity of the center;
(F) relocating the center; or
(G) closing the center.
(3) Additional performance improvement plans 
In addition to the performance improvement plans required under paragraph (2), the Secretary may develop and implement additional performance improvement plans. Such a plan shall require improvements, including the actions described in paragraph (2), for a Job Corps center that fails to meet criteria established by the Secretary other than the expected levels of performance described in paragraph (2).
(g) Closure of Job Corps center 
Prior to the closure of any Job Corps center, the Secretary shall ensure
(1) that the proposed decision to close the center is announced in advance to the general public through publication in the Federal Register or other appropriate means;
(2) the establishment of a reasonable comment period, not to exceed 30 days, for interested individuals to submit written comments to the Secretary; and
(3) that the Member of Congress who represents the district in which such center is located is notified within a reasonable period of time in advance of any final decision to close the center.

29 USC 2900 - General provisions

The Secretary is authorized to
(1) disseminate, with regard to the provisions of section 3204 of title 39, data and information in such forms as the Secretary shall determine to be appropriate, to public agencies, private organizations, and the general public;
(2) subject to section 2897 (b) of this title, collect or compromise all obligations to or held by the Secretary and exercise all legal or equitable rights accruing to the Secretary in connection with the payment of obligations until such time as such obligations may be referred to the Attorney General for suit or collection; and
(3) expend funds made available for purposes of this subchapter
(A) for printing and binding, in accordance with applicable law (including regulation); and
(B) without regard to any other law (including regulation), for rent of buildings and space in buildings and for repair, alteration, and improvement of buildings and space in buildings rented by the Secretary, except that the Secretary shall not expend funds under the authority of this subparagraph
(i) except when necessary to obtain an item, service, or facility, that is required in the proper administration of this subchapter, and that otherwise could not be obtained, or could not be obtained in the quantity or quality needed, or at the time, in the form, or under the conditions in which the item, service, or facility is needed; and
(ii) prior to having given written notification to the Administrator of General Services (if the expenditure would affect an activity that otherwise would be under the jurisdiction of the General Services Administration) of the intention of the Secretary to make the expenditure, and the reasons and justifications for the expenditure.

29 USC 2901 - Authorization of appropriations

There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this subchapter such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 1999 through 2003.