Summary: Part-Time Reemployment of Annuitants Act of 2009 - Allows a federal agency head (other than for the Government Accountability Office [GAO]) to waive the application of civil service retirement system and federal employee retirement system provisions restricting annuities and pay upon reemployment with respect to an annuitant employed as a limited time appointee (an annuitant appointed under a temporary appointment limited to one year or less) if the annuitant's employment is necessary to: (1) fulfill functions critical to the mission of the agency or any component thereof; (2) assist in the implementation or oversight of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 or the Troubled Asset Relief Program; (3) assist in the development, management, or oversight of agency procurement actions; (4) assist the Inspector General for that agency in the performance of that Inspector General's mission; (5) promote appropriate training or mentoring programs of employees; (6) assist in the recruitment or retention of employees; or (7) respond to an emergency involving a direct threat to life or property or other unusual circumstances. Prohibits waiving such provisions with respect to an annuitant for more than: (1) 520 hours of service performed during the six months following the individual's annuity commencing date; (2) 1040 hours of service performed during any 12-month period; or (3) a total of 3120 hours of service performed by that annuitant. Limits the total number of annuitants to whom such a waiver may apply to not more than 2.5% of the total number of full-time agency employees. Requires an agency head to submit a justification if the number of annuitants to whom a waiver applies exceeds 1% of the number of employees. Terminates such waiver authority five years after this Act's enactment. Sets forth reporting requirements by agency heads and by the Comptroller General.

time reemployment annuitants act allows federal agency head government_accountability_office gao waive application civil_service_retirement_system federal employee retirement system provisions restricting annuities pay reemployment respect annuitant employed limited time appointee annuitant appointed temporary appointment limited year annuitant employment necessary fulfill functions critical mission agency component thereof assist implementation oversight american_recovery_and_reinvestment_act troubled_asset_relief_program assist development management oversight agency procurement actions assist inspector_general agency performance inspector_general mission promote appropriate training mentoring programs employees assist recruitment retention employees respond emergency involving direct threat life property unusual circumstances prohibits waiving provisions respect annuitant hours service performed months following individual annuity commencing date hours service performed month period total hours service performed annuitant limits total number annuitants waiver apply total number time agency employees requires agency head submit justification number annuitants waiver applies exceeds number employees terminates waiver authority years act enactment sets forth reporting requirements agency heads comptroller_general


Summary: Affordable Tutoring of Our Children Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to expand the tax exclusion for employer-provided dependent care assistance to allow employees an additional exclusion for payments of supplemental instructional services assistance to their dependents between the ages of 5 and 19 who have not obtained a high school diploma or who have been awarded a general education degree. Defines "supplemental instructional services assistance" to include instructional or other academic enrichment services that are: (1) in addition to instruction provided during the school day; (2) specifically designed to increase academic achievement; (3) in the core academic studies of English, reading or language arts, mathematics, science, foreign languages, civics and government, economics, arts, social studies, and geography; and (4) provided by a state certified instructor or accredited organization.

affordable tutoring children act amends_the_internal_revenue_code expand tax exclusion employer provided dependent care assistance allow employees additional exclusion payments supplemental instructional services assistance dependents ages obtained high school diploma awarded general education degree defines supplemental instructional services assistance include instructional academic enrichment services addition instruction provided school day specifically designed increase academic achievement core academic studies english reading language arts mathematics science foreign languages civics government economics arts social studies geography provided state certified instructor accredited organization


Summary: Strengthening Employment Clusters to Organize Regional Success Act of 2009 or the SECTORS Act of 2009 - Amends the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to require the Secretary of Labor to award competitive industry or sector partnership grants to eligible entities to develop strategies that: (1) encourage growth and competitiveness through work with employers within a targeted industry cluster; (2) help workers move toward economic self-sufficiency and ensure that they have access to supportive services; (3) address the needs of firms with limited human resources or in-house training capacity, including small- and medium-sized firms; and (4) coordinate with entities that carry out state and local workforce investment, education, and economic development activities. Requires federal agency coordination with the Secretary in carrying out such program.

strengthening employment clusters organize regional success act sectors act amends workforce investment act require secretary labor award competitive industry sector partnership grants eligible entities develop strategies encourage growth competitiveness work employers targeted industry cluster help workers economic self sufficiency ensure access supportive services address needs firms limited human resources house training capacity including small- medium sized firms coordinate entities carry state local workforce investment education economic development activities requires federal agency coordination secretary carrying program


Summary: Jobs Coordinator for Sustainable American Recovery Act of 2009 or the Jobs CSAR Act of 2009 - Directs the Secretary of Commerce to establish a Jobs Creation Coordinator to: (1) develop a plan to improve the ability of Department of Commerce programs to maintain or create private sector jobs in the United States; and (2) coordinate with Congress to enhance the Department's ability to do so.

jobs coordinator sustainable american recovery_act jobs act directs secretary commerce establish jobs creation coordinator develop plan improve ability department_of_commerce programs maintain create private sector jobs united_states coordinate congress enhance department ability


Summary: Providing Our Workforce with Education and Re-training Act of 2009 or POWER Act of 2009 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a general business tax credit for up to 25% of the cost of technical training for employees performing services in a trade or business of the taxpayer. Limits the amount of the credit to $1,000 for each employee, reduced by credit amounts for all prior taxable years.

providing workforce education training_act power act amends_the_internal_revenue_code allow general business tax credit cost technical training employees performing services trade business taxpayer limits credit employee reduced credit amounts prior taxable years


Summary: Community College Energy Training Act of 2009 - Directs the Secretary of Energy, in coordination with the Secretary of Labor, to create a program awarding grants to community colleges to provide workforce training and education in sustainable energy industries and practices, such as: (1) alternative energy; (2) energy efficient construction, retrofitting, and design; (3) sustainable energy technologies; (4) water and energy conservation; (5) recycling and waste reduction; and (6) sustainable agriculture and farming. Requires at least one-half of the grant funds to be awarded to community colleges with existing sustainability programs leading to certificates or degrees in one or more of the industries or practices listed above.

community college energy training_act directs secretary energy coordination secretary labor create program awarding grants community colleges provide workforce training education sustainable energy industries practices alternative energy energy efficient construction retrofitting design sustainable energy technologies water energy conservation recycling waste reduction sustainable agriculture farming requires half grant funds awarded community colleges existing sustainability programs leading certificates degrees industries practices listed


Summary: Green Jobs Improvement Act - Amends the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to make nonunion training programs eligible for federal funding under the energy efficiency and renewable energy worker training program (Green Jobs program). Applies certain worker protections and nondiscrimination requirements to such programs.

green jobs improvement act_-_amends workforce investment act training programs eligible federal funding energy efficiency renewable energy worker training program green jobs program applies certain worker protections nondiscrimination requirements programs


Summary: Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to require that a nonimmigrant foreign student seeking to enter the United States to study at a language training program enroll at a language program that is accredited by an accrediting agency recognized by the Secretary of Education. Provides for a specified three-year exception to such requirement.

amends immigration_and_nationality_act require nonimmigrant foreign student seeking enter united_states study language training program enroll language program accredited accrediting agency recognized secretary education provides specified year exception requirement


Summary: Keep Americans Working Act - Declares that the purpose of this Act is to keep Americans working by strengthening and expanding short-time compensation programs that provide employers with an alternative to layoffs. Requires the Secretary of Labor to: (1) provide guidance to states in enacting short-term compensation programs; and (2) award start-up grants to state agencies in states that have enacted programs and meet certain requirements. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to define "short-time compensation program" as one in which: (1) participation of an employer is voluntary; (2) an employer reduces the number of hours worked by employees through certifying that such reductions are in lieu of temporary layoffs; (3) an employee whose workweek that has been reduced by at least 10% is eligible for unemployment compensation; (4) an eligible employee may participate in an employer-sponsored job skills training program; and (5) an employer is required to certify that continuation of employee health and retirement benefits will not be affected by participation in the program. Directs the Secretary to make payments to a state's unemployment compensation trust fund for the payment of unemployment compensation if the Secretary approves a state's application for certification to operate a short-time compensation program that requires the maintenance of health and retirement employee benefits.

americans working act declares purpose act americans working strengthening expanding short time compensation programs provide employers alternative layoffs requires secretary labor provide guidance states enacting short term compensation programs award start grants state agencies states enacted programs meet certain requirements amends_the_internal_revenue_code define short time compensation program participation employer voluntary employer reduces number hours worked employees certifying reductions lieu temporary layoffs employee workweek reduced eligible unemployment compensation eligible employee participate employer sponsored job skills training program employer required certify continuation employee health retirement benefits affected participation program directs secretary payments state unemployment compensation trust_fund payment unemployment compensation secretary approves state application certification operate short time compensation program requires maintenance health retirement employee benefits


Summary: Post-9/11 Veterans' Job Training Act of 2009 - Amends requirements for the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program to entitle an eligible veteran of the Armed Forces (including eligible dependents) pursuing a full-time educational program of apprenticeship or other on-job training to a monthly benefit payment equal to: (1) 75% of the monthly benefit payment otherwise payable to such individual for each of the first six months of the program; (2) 55% of such payment for each of the second six months of the program; and (3) 35% of such payment for each of the months following the first 12 months of the program. Reduces the payment an individual receives in any month in which the individual fails to complete 120 hours of training under the program of education. Entitles an eligible veteran of the Armed Forces receiving such monthly benefit to receive also a monthly housing stipend equal to the basic allowance for housing payable for an Armed Forces member with dependents in pay grade E-5 residing in the military housing area that encompasses the ZIP code area in which the individual resides. Requires an individual's entitlement for each monthly benefit payment to be charged at the rate of: (1) 75% of a month for each of the first six months of the program; (2) 55% of a month for each of the second six months of the program; and (3) 35% of a month for each of the months following the first 12 months of the program.

veterans job training_act amends requirements veterans educational assistance program entitle eligible veteran armed_forces including eligible dependents pursuing time educational program apprenticeship job training monthly benefit payment equal monthly benefit payment payable individual months program payment second months program payment months following months program reduces payment individual receives month individual fails complete hours training program education entitles eligible veteran armed_forces receiving monthly benefit receive monthly housing stipend equal basic allowance housing payable armed_forces member dependents pay grade residing military housing area encompasses zip code area individual resides requires individual entitlement monthly benefit payment charged rate month months program month second months program month months following months program


Summary: Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act of 2009 - Amends the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act to direct the Administrator of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP) to establish a government-wide acquisition management fellows program for the purpose of investing in the long-term improvement and sustained excellence of the federal acquisition workforce. Lists as the program's objectives to: (1) develop a new generation of acquisition leaders with government-wide perspective, skills, and experience; (2) recruit individuals with the outstanding academic merit, ethical value, business acumen, and leadership skills to meet the government's acquisition needs; and (3) offer opportunities for advancement, competitive compensation, and leadership opportunities. Requires the program to consist of one academic year of full-time, on-campus training followed by two years of on-the-job and part-time training toward a Masters or equivalent graduate degree in related fields. Requires persons selected for the program to commit to employment with the government in the field of acquisition following program completion. Requires executive agencies to give priority to program graduates for purposes of hiring employees in the acquisition field. Establishes in the Treasury the OFPP Acquisition Fellows Development Fund to be used for the establishment and operations of the program.

acquisition workforce improvement act amends office_of_federal_procurement_policy_act direct administrator office federal procurement policy establish government wide acquisition_management fellows program purpose investing long term improvement sustained excellence federal acquisition workforce lists program objectives develop new generation acquisition leaders government wide perspective skills experience recruit individuals outstanding academic merit ethical value business leadership skills meet government acquisition needs offer opportunities advancement competitive compensation leadership opportunities requires program consist academic year time campus training followed years job time training masters equivalent graduate degree related fields requires persons selected program commit employment government field acquisition following program completion requires executive agencies priority program graduates purposes hiring employees acquisition field establishes treasury acquisition fellows development fund establishment operations program


Summary: Strengthening Our Economy Through Employment and Development Act - Makes available to carry out the Private Sector Wage Subsidy Fund and the Public Sector Energy Efficiency Promotion Fund, established by this Act, any amounts under the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) under the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 (EESA) which remain unobligated or which have been repaid. Establishes in the Treasury the Private Sector Wage Subsidy Fund to enable small- and medium-sized businesses and nonprofit organizations to hire eligible workers who will receive wage subsidies. Requires the Secretary of Labor to make allocations from the Fund to local workforce investment areas to provide further allocations for one-year wage subsidies to businesses and nonprofit organizations employing fewer than 500 individuals. Sets the regular wage subsidy at 50% of total wages or $12 per hour, whichever amount is less. Prescribes a special wage subsidy for a veteran of military service in Iraq or Afghanistan after September 11, 2001, at 60% percent of total wages or $14.40 per hour, whichever is less. Requires a participating business or nonprofit organization that contributes to the cost of health insurance coverage for its employees to receive an additional $1 per hour for each eligible worker hired under this Act to help defray the cost of making such contributions. Requires any job for which a wage subsidy is allocated under this Act to: (1) pay not less than $10 per hour; or (2) start at $9 per hour with a certification from the business or nonprofit organization that the wage will be increased to at least $10 per hour by the end of the subsidy period. Requires a job in a locality with a higher minimum wage to pay no less than that higher minimum. Limits worker eligibility under this Act to individuals who have: (1) exhausted their state-funded unemployment insurance benefits; or (2) been unemployed for at least six months. Establishes in the Treasury of the United States the Public Sector Energy Efficiency Promotion Fund for Department of Energy (DOE) grants to states and Indian tribes to provide funds to retrofit public housing, public buildings, libraries, schools, and vacant or foreclosed homes to increase energy efficiency. Directs the DOE Secretary to create standards for measuring and verifying energy efficiency in residential buildings, commercial buildings, and federally funded housing facilities.

strengthening economy employment development act makes available carry private sector wage subsidy fund public sector energy efficiency promotion fund established act amounts troubled_asset_relief_program tarp emergency_economic_stabilization_act eesa remain unobligated repaid establishes treasury private sector wage subsidy fund enable small- medium sized businesses nonprofit organizations hire eligible workers receive wage subsidies requires secretary labor allocations fund local workforce investment areas provide allocations year wage subsidies businesses nonprofit organizations employing fewer individuals sets regular wage subsidy total wages hour whichever prescribes special wage subsidy veteran military service iraq afghanistan september percent total wages hour whichever requires participating business nonprofit organization contributes cost health insurance coverage employees receive additional hour eligible worker hired act help defray cost making contributions requires job wage subsidy allocated act pay hour start hour certification business nonprofit organization wage increased hour end subsidy period requires job locality higher minimum wage pay higher minimum limits worker eligibility act individuals exhausted state funded unemployment insurance benefits unemployed months establishes treasury united_states public sector energy efficiency promotion fund department_of_energy doe grants states indian tribes provide funds retrofit public housing public buildings libraries schools vacant foreclosed homes increase energy efficiency directs doe secretary create standards measuring verifying energy efficiency residential buildings commercial buildings federally funded housing facilities


Summary: America Recruits Act of 2009 - Directs the Secretary of Commerce, acting through the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development, to establish a program to award grants to eligible intermediaries to make loans to eligible entities to assist them, when deciding whether to locate eligible jobs in foreign countries or in the United States, in locating information technology and manufacturing jobs in economic development districts or targeted labor surplus areas (whose unemployment rate is at least 140% of the U.S. unemployment rate).

america recruits act directs secretary commerce acting assistant secretary commerce economic development establish program award grants eligible intermediaries loans eligible entities assist deciding locate eligible jobs foreign countries united_states locating information technology manufacturing jobs economic development districts targeted labor surplus areas unemployment rate unemployment rate


Summary: On-the-Job Training Act of 2010 - Amends the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to authorize the Secretary of Labor to: (1) make discretionary grants to local areas for adult on-the-job training or dislocated worker on-the-job training; and (2) use up to 10% of funds authorized under this Act to make grants to states, local boards, and federally recognized tribal organizations for developing on-the-job training programs.

job training_act amends workforce investment act authorize secretary labor discretionary grants local areas adult job training dislocated worker job training use funds authorized act grants states local boards federally recognized tribal organizations developing job training programs


Summary: Coastal Jobs Creation Act of 2010 - Directs the Secretary of Commerce to implement a Coastal Jobs Creation Grant Program which shall include research and programs regarding: (1) recreational and commercial fisheries management: (2) essential fish habitats; (3) fishery and marine mammal stock assessments; (4) training and deployment of observers under the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act; (5) conservation of ocean and coastal resources; (6) waterfront and port redevelopment; (7) coral reef ecosystem conservation; (8) improvement of coastal and ocean observation technologies; (9) bycatch reduction; and (10) preventing the occurrence and adverse impacts of marine debris on the marine environment and navigation safety.

coastal jobs creation act directs secretary commerce implement coastal jobs creation grant program shall include research programs recreational commercial fisheries management essential fish habitats fishery marine mammal stock assessments training deployment observers magnuson-stevens_fishery_conservation_and_management_act conservation ocean coastal resources waterfront port redevelopment coral reef ecosystem conservation improvement coastal ocean observation technologies reduction preventing occurrence adverse impacts marine debris marine environment navigation safety


Summary: HIRE Now Tax Cut Extension Act of 2010 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend until June 30, 2011, the exemption from payment of employment taxes for individuals who begin employment after July 22, 2010.

hire tax cut extension act amends_the_internal_revenue_code extend june exemption payment employment taxes individuals begin employment july


Summary: International Professional Exchange Act of 2010 - Authorizes the Secretary of State to establish a three-year international professional exchange pilot program for: (1) young professionals in the United States to live and work in a Muslim-majority country; and (2) young professionals in Muslim-majority countries to live and work in the United States. Provides for fellowships of between three and six months, during which: (1) time should be allocated for professional training, community service, and cultural immersion activities, including site visits and domestic travel; and (2) the majority of time should be spent in a professional job setting that complements the fellow's professional background and builds relevant professional skill sets. States that the selection of inbound and outbound fellows shall reflect geographic diversity from the Middle East, North Africa, Central Asia, South Asia, and Southeast Asia. Requires each fellow to complete at least 40 hours of community service in the local community in which the fellow is placed. Encourages the Secretary to defray program costs through public-private partnerships. Requires three reports from the Secretary describing the administration and outcomes of the program. Authorizes appropriations.

international professional exchange act authorizes secretary state establish year international professional exchange pilot program young professionals united_states live work majority country young professionals majority countries live work united_states provides fellowships months time allocated professional training community service cultural immersion activities including site visits domestic travel majority time spent professional job setting fellow professional background relevant professional skill sets states selection inbound outbound fellows shall reflect geographic diversity middle_east north africa central_asia south asia southeast asia requires fellow complete hours community service local community fellow placed encourages secretary defray program costs public private partnerships requires reports secretary describing administration outcomes program authorizes appropriations


Summary: Marcellus Shale On-the-Job Training Act of 2010 - Amends the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to require the Secretary of Labor to make discretionary grants to local areas for adult on-the-job training or dislocated worker on-the-job training at worksites directly related to the exploration for, production of, and transportation of natural gas from the Marcellus Shale formation.

shale job training_act amends workforce investment act require secretary labor discretionary grants local areas adult job training dislocated worker job training worksites directly related exploration production transportation natural gas shale formation


Summary: Creating American Jobs and Ending Offshoring Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) exempt from employment taxes for a 24-month period employers who hire a employee who replaces another employee who is not a citizen or permanent resident of the United States and who performs similar duties overseas; (2) deny any tax deduction, deduction for loss, or tax credit for the cost of an American jobs offshoring transaction (defined as any transaction in which a taxpayer reduces or eliminates the operation of a trade or business in connection with the start-up or expansion of such trade or business outside the United States); and (3) eliminate the deferral of tax on income of a controlled foreign corporation attributable to property imported into the United States by such corporation or a related person, except for property exported before substantial use in the United States and for agricultural commodities not grown in the United States in commercially marketable quantities.

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Summary: American Jobs Act of 2011 - Prohibits the use of funds made available by this Act for a project for the construction, alteration, maintenance, or repair of a public building or public work unless all of the iron, steel, and manufactured goods used in such project are produced in the United States (Buy American). Waives such prohibition in cases where: (1) the prohibition would be inconsistent with the public interest; (2) iron, steel, and the relevant manufactured goods are not produced in the United States in sufficient and reasonably available quantities of a satisfactory quality; or (3) inclusion of iron, steel, and manufactured goods produced in the United States will increase the cost of the overall project by more than 25%. Requires all laborers and mechanics employed by contractors and subcontractors on federally-assisted projects to be paid wages at the locally prevailing rates (Davis-Bacon Act). Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) reduce employment and self-employment tax rates in 2012 to 3.1%; (2) allow employers a tax credit for payroll increases in the last quarter of 2011 and in 2012; (3) extend the 100% bonus depreciation allowance through 2012; (4) delay until 2014 the 3% withholding requirement on payments due to vendors who provide services to federal, state, and local governmental entities; and (5) increase the work opportunity tax credit for hiring unemployed veterans. Amends the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 to increase from $2 million to $5 million the limit on the guarantee for contract surety bonds and on the liability for bonds obtained by fraud or misrepresentation. Directs the Secretary of Education to allocate grants to states and, through them, subgrants to local educational agencies (LEAs) for the costs of retaining, recalling, rehiring, or hiring employees to provide early childhood, elementary, or secondary education and related services. Requires LEAs and state-funded early learning programs to obligate such funding by September 30, 2013. Prohibits the use of such grants to supplant state funding for education. Directs the Attorney General to carry out a competitive grant program pursuant to the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 for the hiring, rehiring, or retention of career law enforcement officers. Makes appropriations to the Community Oriented Policing Stabilization Fund to carry out such program and for transfer to a First Responder Stabilization Fund from which the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) shall make competitive grants for hiring additional firefighters pursuant to the Federal Fire Prevention Control Act of 1974. Directs the Secretary of Education to allocate grants to states and, through them, subgrants to local educational agencies (LEAs) to modernize, renovate, or repair early learning or elementary or secondary education facilities. Requires the Secretary to allocate grants directly to the 100 LEAs with the largest numbers of children aged 5-17 living in poverty. Requires states to give subgrant priority to projects that comply with certain green building standards. Prohibits the use of such grants for new construction, routine maintenance costs, or on facilities used for events for which the public is charged admission. Allows private, nonprofit elementary or secondary schools with a rate of child poverty of at least 40% to participate in the program on a limited basis. Directs the Secretary to allocate grants to states to modernize, renovate, or repair existing facilities at community colleges. Prohibits the use of such grants: (1) for routine maintenance costs, (2) on facilities used for events for which the public is charged admission, or (3) on facilities which are used for sectarian purposes. Requires states, in providing assistance to community college projects, to consider the extent to which the project complies with certain green building standards. Makes specified funds available to the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) for: (1) grants-in-aid for airport planning and development and noise compatibility planning projects under the airport improvement program (AIP); (2) Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Next Generation air traffic control system advancements; (3) highway and bridge restoration, repair, and construction projects and for passenger and freight rail transportation and port infrastructure projects; (4) grants for high-speed rail projects, capital investment grants for intercity passenger rail service, and grants to reduce congestion on intercity rail passenger transportation; (5) capital grants to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak); (6) transit capital assistance grants; (7) capital projects for existing fixed guideway system modernization, replacement and repair of buses and bus-related equipment, and construction of bus-related facilities; and (8) discretionary capital investment grants for surface transportation infrastructure. Authorizes the Secretary to establish standards under which contracts for construction projects contain requirements for the local hiring of individuals to perform construction work under such contracts. Requires projects to comply with Buy American requirements. Building and Upgrading Infrastructure for Long-Term Development Act - Establishes the American Infrastructure Financing Authority (AIFA) as a wholly-owned government corporation to make direct loans and loan guarantees to facilitate transportation, water, or energy infrastructure projects. Requires infrastructure projects assisted under this Act to have costs that are reasonably anticipated to equal or exceed $100 million ($25 million for rural infrastructure projects). Sets forth special requirements for infrastructure projects in rural areas. Requires the AIFA Chief Lending Officer to establish: (1) an Office of Rural Assistance to provide technical assistance in the development and financing of rural infrastructure projects, and (2) a Center for Excellence to provide such assistance to public sector borrowers for the same purpose. Establishes an Office of Special Inspector General to audit and investigate the business activities of AIFA. Makes private projects for which no public benefit is created ineligible for financial assistance. Sets forth terms for loans or loan guarantees for infrastructure projects. Requires the Chief Executive Officer of AIFA to establish and collect fees sufficient to cover AIFA administrative costs. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend through 2012 the exemption from the alternative minimum tax (AMT) for certain tax-exempt private activity bonds. Appropriates funds for assistance to eligible entities including state and local governments, and qualified nonprofit organizations, businesses or eligible consortia for the redevelopment of abandoned and foreclosed-upon properties and for stabilization of affected neighborhoods (Project Rebuild). Allows the use of funds to: (1) establish financing mechanisms for the purchase and redevelopment of abandoned and foreclosed-upon properties; (2) purchase and rehabilitate such properties; (3) establish and operate land banks for them; (4) demolish blighted structures (except public housing); and (5) redevelop abandoned, foreclosed, demolished, or vacant properties. Requires each state to receive at least $20 million of formula funds, all of which shall be used with respect to low and moderate-income individuals and families. Requires each state and local government grantee to establish procedures to create preferences for development of affordable rental housing. Allows a grantee to use up to 10% to create jobs by establishing and operating a program to maintain eligible neighborhood properties. Amends the National Telecommunications and Information Administration Organization Act to permit: (1) payments from the Spectrum Relocation Fund to reimburse certain federal entities for relocation or sharing costs incurred by planning for a potential or planned auction of spectrum frequencies or the reallocation of spectrum from federal use to exclusive nonfederal (currently, required) or shared federal and nonfederal use, and (2) federal entities to allow nonfederal entities access to frequency assignments with National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) approval. Revises the categories of relocation and sharing costs. Authorizes the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), if it is consistent with the public interest in spectrum utilization for a licensee to voluntarily relinquish licensed spectrum usage rights in order to permit the assignment of new initial licenses through a competitive bidding process subject to new service rules, or to permit the designation of new spectrum for unlicensed use, to pay to such licensee a portion of any auction proceeds attributable to the licensee's relinquished spectrum usage rights. Permits the FCC, if it is in the public interest to modify the spectrum usage rights of any incumbent licensee to facilitate such new assignments and designations, to pay a portion of auction proceeds to incumbent licensees relocating to designated alternative frequencies or locations. Requires the FCC to: (1) notify Congress of the methodology (considering the value of spectrum vacated in its current use and the timeliness of clearing) for calculating such payments to licensees at least three months before the relevant auction, and (2) assign at least the first 84 megahertz from certain specified bands through a competitive bidding process. Extends permanently (currently, expires on September 30, 2012) the FCC's authority to grant a license or permit under applicable competitive bidding provisions. Sets forth requirements concerning: (1) terrestrial broadband rights on spectrum primarily licensed for mobile satellite services, and (2) domestic satellite communications services licenses. Directs: (1) the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information and the FCC or the President to identify specified frequencies for competitive bidding or other reallocation or sharing, and (2) the FCC to auction specified frequency ranges. Modifies competitive bidding system design requirements. Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to authorize the FCC to establish and collect annual user fees for: (1) initial spectrum licenses or construction permits that are not granted through competitive bidding; and (2) renewals or modifications of initial licenses or other authorizations, whether or not granted through competitive bidding. Sets forth required minimum collection amounts for FY2012-FY2021. Requires that all such proceeds be deposited in the general fund of the Treasury. Directs the FCC to: (1) establish, by regulation, a fee-collection methodology and schedule; and (2) exempt broadcast television and public safety services licensees from such fees. Increases the allocation of electromagnetic spectrum for public safety entities by: (1) directing the FCC to reallocate to such entities specified frequencies of the 700 MHz D block spectrum; and (2) amending the Communications Act of 1934 to increase public safety services allocation and reduce commercial use allocation by 10 megahertz within a specified range. Authorizes flexible use of narrowband spectrum, including for public safety broadband communications, subject to exceptions. Establishes the Public Safety Broadband Corporation as a private, nonprofit corporation required to: (1) hold the single public safety wireless license (a license to be reallocated and granted by the FCC for an initial 10-year term renewable, upon application, for subsequent terms, each term a maximum of 15 years) for the 700 MHz D block and existing public safety broadband spectrums; and (2) build, deploy, and operate a nationwide public safety interoperable broadband network. Supporting Unemployed Workers Act of 2011 - Amends the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008 (SSA, 2008) with respect to the state-established individual emergency unemployment compensation account (EUCA). Extends the final date for entering a federal-state agreement under the Emergency Unemployment Compensation (EUC) program through January 3, 2013. Postpones the termination of the program until June 8, 2013. Amends the Assistance for Unemployed Workers and Struggling Families Act to extend until January 4, 2013, requirements that federal payments to states cover 100% of EUC. Amends the Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2008 to exempt weeks of unemployment between enactment of this Act and June 9, 2013, from the prohibition in the Federal-State Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 1970 (FSEUCA of 1970) against federal matching payments to a state for the first week in an individual's eligibility period for which extended compensation or sharable regular compensation is paid if the state law provides for payment of regular compensation to an individual for his or her first week of otherwise compensable unemployment. (Thus allows temporary federal matching for the first week of extended benefits for states with no waiting period.) Amends the Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act of 2010 with respect to a state's authority to apply certain requirements of the FSEUCA of 1970, with specified substitutions, for determining an extended unemployment compensation period. Requires the state's "on" and "off" indicators to be based on its rate of insured unemployment and rate of total unemployment for the period beginning on the enactment of the FSEUCA of 1970 (or, if later, the date established pursuant to state law) and ending on or before December 31, 2012 (currently, December 31, 2011). Amends the SSA, 2008 to include in a federal-state agreement under the EUC program a requirement that a state provide reemployment services and reemployment eligibility assessment activities to certain recipients of EUC. Conditions an individual's continuing eligibility for EUC for any week on whether such individual has been referred to such services or activities and participated, or has completed such participation, unless there is justifiable cause for failure to do so. Authorizes the federal-state agreement to require that a state agency administering EUC establish a self-employment assistance program to provide for the payment of EUC for up to 26 weeks as self-employment assistance allowances to individuals who meet specified eligibility criteria. Allows a participant in a self-employment assistance program to opt to discontinue such participation. Requires any state that establishes a Bridge to Work program under the Supporting Unemployment Workers Act of 2011 to deduct from an individual's EUC account necessary sums to pay wages for such individual. Amends the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act, as amended by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, and as amended by the Worker, Homeownership, and Business Assistance Act of 2009, to extend through December 31, 2012, the temporary increase in extended unemployment benefits for employees with 10 or more years of service as well as for those with less than 10. Establishes the Reemployment NOW program to facilitate the reemployment of individuals receiving emergency unemployment compensation (EUC claimants). Requires a state to submit for approval by the Secretary of Labor a state plan meeting certain minimum requirements in order to be eligible for an allotment of federal funds under the program. Authorizes a state to use its allotted funds to establish a Bridge to Work program to provide EUC claimants with short-term work experience placements with eligible employers to increase opportunities for such individuals to move to permanent employment. Authorizes a state to use its allotted funds to provide a wage insurance program to pay, for up to two years, an EUC claimant who obtains reemployment up to 50% of the difference between the wages received by the worker at the time of work separation and the wages the worker received for reemployment. Authorizes a state to its allotted funds to provide: (1) a program of enhanced reemployment services to EUC claimants, including unemployed individuals who have exhausted their EUC rights; (2) for the administrative costs associated with starting up certain self-employment assistance programs; and (3) for additional innovative programs designed to facilitate the reemployment of EUC claimants. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to set forth requirements relating to short-time compensation programs to allow employers to reduce the workweek of their employees in lieu of layoffs. Provides for federal financing of state short-time compensation programs. Requires the Secretary of Labor to: (1) award grants to states that enact such programs; (2) develop model legislative language for use by states in developing, enacting, and implementing such programs; and (3) report to Congress and the President on the implementation of such programs. Allows an increased work opportunity tax credit for long-term unemployed individuals (individuals who are unemployed and receiving unemployment compensation for six months or more). Pathways Back to Work Act of 2011 - Establishes the Pathways Back to Work Fund, with an initial appropriation of $5 billion. Requires the Secretary of Labor to make certain Fund allocations to states with approved plans, qualifying outlying areas (U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and the Republic of Palau), and Native American program grantees to provide: (1) subsidized employment to unemployed, low-income adults; and (2) summer and year-round employment opportunities to low-income youth. Requires the Secretary to award competitive grants to local entities for work-based training and other work-related and educational strategies and activities of demonstrated effectiveness to provide unemployed, low-income adults and low-income youths with skills that will lead to employment. Subjects activities funded under this Act to federal labor standards and nondiscrimination protections. Fair Employment Opportunity Act of 2011 - Makes it an unlawful practice for certain employers to: (1) publish an advertisement or announcement for a job with provisions indicating that an individual's status as unemployed disqualifies the individual for employment, or that the employer will not consider or hire an individual for employment based on such status; (2) fail or refuse to consider or hire an individual because of such status; or (3) direct or request that an employment agency take an individual's status into account to disqualify an applicant for consideration for employment, or when screening or referring employees. Makes it an unlawful practice for an employment agency to commit similar acts, including to: (1) screen, or fail or refuse to consider or refer, an individual for employment because of the individual's unemployed status; or (2) limit, segregate, or classify any individual in any manner that would limit access to job information, or consideration, screening, or referral for jobs. Makes it unlawful for any employer or employment agency to: (1) interfere with, restrain, or deny the exercise of any right provided under this Act; or (2) fail or refuse to hire, discharge, or otherwise discriminate against an employee because such individual opposed any practice made unlawful by this Act or asserted any right under it. Prescribes enforcement authorities with respect to violations of this Act. Authorizes an individual, or any person acting on the individual's behalf, who files a claim in the appropriate U.S. court alleging violation of the prohibitions of this Act to receive: (1) an order enjoining the unlawful employment practice, (2) the reimbursement of costs expended as a result of such practice, (3) liquidated damages of at least $1,000 for each day of the violation, and (4) reasonable attorney's fees (including expert fees) and court costs. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) limit tax deductions and other tax exclusions for taxpayers whose adjusted gross income exceeds $200,000 ($250,000 for married taxpayers filing a joint return), (2) treat income received by a partner from an investment services partnership interest as ordinary income for income tax purposes, and (3) treat all general aviation aircraft (including corporate jets) as seven-year property for depreciation purposes. Repeals, after 2012, certain tax expenditures for the oil and gas industry, including: (1) the tax deduction for intangible drilling and development costs for oil and gas wells; (2) the tax deduction for tertiary injectant expenditures; (3) percentage depletion for oil and gas wells; (4) the tax deduction for income from activities relating to oil, natural gas, or any primary product thereof; (5) the exemption from limitations on passive activity losses; and (6) the tax credits for enhanced oil recovery and for producing oil and gas from marginal wells. Increases the amortization period for geological and geophysical expenditures. Denies the foreign tax credit for amounts paid or accrued by a dual capacity taxpayer to a foreign country or U.S. possession. Defines "dual capacity taxpayer" as a person who is subject to a levy of a foreign country or U.S. possession and who receives a specific economic benefit from such country or possession. Sets forth a special rule for the treatment of taxes paid on foreign oil and gas income for purposes of the foreign tax credit. Amends the Budget Control Act of 2011 to: (1) increase the deficit reduction target of the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction from $1.5 trillion to $1.95 trillion, and (2) provide that the revenue enhancement provisions of this Act will not take effect if a Committee bill achieving greater than $1.65 trillion in deficit reduction is enacted by January 15, 2012. Amends the Budget Control Act of 2011 to increase the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction's targeted deficit reduction goal from $1.5 trillion to $1.95 trillion or more over FY2012-FY2021. States that if a joint committee bill achieving an amount greater than $1.65 trillion in deficit reduction (as provided for in the Act) is enacted by January 15, 2012, then the amendments to the Internal Revenue Code made by subtitles A through E of title IV of this Act, shall not be in effect for any taxable year.

american_jobs act prohibits use funds available act project construction alteration maintenance repair public building public work iron steel manufactured goods project produced united_states buy american waives prohibition cases prohibition inconsistent public interest iron steel relevant manufactured goods produced united_states sufficient reasonably available quantities satisfactory quality inclusion iron steel manufactured goods produced united_states increase cost overall project requires laborers mechanics employed contractors subcontractors federally assisted projects paid wages locally prevailing rates davis-bacon_act amends_the_internal_revenue_code reduce employment self employment tax rates allow employers tax credit payroll increases quarter extend bonus depreciation allowance delay withholding requirement payments vendors provide services federal state local governmental entities increase work opportunity tax credit hiring unemployed veterans amends small_business_investment_act increase million million limit guarantee contract surety bonds liability bonds obtained fraud misrepresentation directs secretary education allocate grants states subgrants local educational agencies leas costs retaining rehiring hiring employees provide early childhood elementary secondary education related services requires leas state funded early learning programs obligate funding september prohibits use grants supplant state funding education directs attorney general carry competitive grant program pursuant omnibus_crime_control_and_safe_streets_act hiring rehiring retention career law enforcement officers makes appropriations community oriented policing stabilization fund carry program transfer responder stabilization fund secretary homeland_security dhs shall competitive grants hiring additional firefighters pursuant federal_fire_prevention control act directs secretary education allocate grants states subgrants local educational agencies leas modernize renovate repair early learning elementary secondary education facilities requires secretary allocate grants directly leas largest numbers children aged living poverty requires states subgrant priority projects comply certain green building standards prohibits use grants new construction routine maintenance costs facilities events public charged admission allows private nonprofit elementary secondary schools rate child poverty participate program limited basis directs secretary allocate grants states modernize renovate repair existing facilities community colleges prohibits use grants routine maintenance costs facilities events public charged admission facilities sectarian purposes requires states providing assistance community college projects consider extent project complies certain green building standards makes specified funds available secretary transportation dot grants aid airport planning development noise compatibility planning projects airport improvement program aip federal_aviation_administration faa generation air traffic control system advancements highway bridge restoration repair construction projects passenger freight rail transportation port infrastructure projects grants high speed rail projects capital investment grants intercity passenger rail service grants reduce congestion intercity rail passenger transportation capital grants national_railroad_passenger_corporation amtrak transit capital assistance grants capital projects existing fixed guideway system modernization replacement repair buses bus related equipment construction bus related facilities discretionary capital investment grants surface_transportation infrastructure authorizes secretary establish standards contracts construction projects contain requirements local hiring individuals perform construction work contracts requires projects comply buy american requirements building upgrading infrastructure long term development act establishes american infrastructure financing authority wholly owned government corporation direct_loans loan guarantees facilitate transportation water energy infrastructure projects requires infrastructure projects assisted act costs reasonably anticipated equal exceed million million rural infrastructure projects sets forth special requirements infrastructure projects rural areas requires chief lending officer establish office rural assistance provide technical assistance development financing rural infrastructure projects center excellence provide assistance public sector borrowers purpose establishes office special inspector_general audit investigate business activities makes private projects public benefit created ineligible financial assistance sets forth terms loans loan guarantees infrastructure projects requires chief executive officer establish collect fees sufficient cover administrative costs amends_the_internal_revenue_code extend exemption alternative minimum tax amt certain tax exempt private activity bonds appropriates funds assistance eligible entities including state local governments qualified nonprofit organizations businesses eligible consortia redevelopment abandoned foreclosed properties stabilization affected neighborhoods project rebuild allows use funds establish financing mechanisms purchase redevelopment abandoned foreclosed properties purchase rehabilitate properties establish operate land banks demolish blighted structures public housing redevelop abandoned foreclosed demolished vacant properties requires state receive million formula funds shall respect low moderate income individuals families requires state local government grantee establish procedures create preferences development affordable rental housing allows grantee use create jobs establishing operating program maintain eligible neighborhood properties amends national_telecommunications_and_information_administration_organization_act permit payments spectrum_relocation_fund reimburse certain federal entities relocation sharing costs incurred planning potential planned auction spectrum frequencies reallocation spectrum federal use exclusive nonfederal currently required shared federal nonfederal use federal entities allow nonfederal entities access frequency assignments national_telecommunications_and_information_administration ntia approval revises categories relocation sharing costs authorizes federal_communications_commission fcc consistent public interest spectrum utilization licensee voluntarily relinquish licensed spectrum usage rights order permit assignment new initial licenses competitive bidding process subject new service rules permit designation new spectrum unlicensed use pay licensee portion auction proceeds attributable licensee relinquished spectrum usage rights permits fcc public interest modify spectrum usage rights incumbent licensee facilitate new assignments designations pay portion auction proceeds incumbent licensees relocating designated alternative frequencies locations requires fcc notify congress methodology considering value spectrum vacated current use timeliness clearing calculating payments licensees months relevant auction assign megahertz certain specified bands competitive bidding process extends permanently currently expires september fcc authority grant license permit applicable competitive bidding provisions sets forth requirements concerning terrestrial broadband rights spectrum primarily licensed mobile satellite services domestic satellite communications services licenses directs assistant secretary commerce_for_communications_and_information fcc president identify specified frequencies competitive bidding reallocation sharing fcc auction specified frequency ranges modifies competitive bidding system design requirements amends communications act authorize fcc establish collect annual user fees initial spectrum licenses construction permits granted competitive bidding renewals modifications initial licenses authorizations granted competitive bidding sets forth required minimum collection amounts fy2012-fy2021 requires proceeds deposited general_fund_of_the_treasury directs fcc establish regulation fee collection methodology schedule exempt broadcast television public safety services licensees fees increases allocation electromagnetic spectrum public safety entities directing fcc reallocate entities specified frequencies mhz block spectrum amending communications act increase public safety services allocation reduce commercial use allocation megahertz specified range authorizes flexible use narrowband spectrum including public safety broadband communications subject exceptions establishes public safety broadband corporation private nonprofit corporation required hold single public safety wireless license license reallocated granted fcc initial year term renewable application subsequent terms term maximum years mhz block existing public safety broadband build deploy operate nationwide public safety interoperable broadband network supporting unemployed workers act amends supplemental appropriations act ssa respect state established individual emergency unemployment compensation account euca extends final date entering federal state agreement emergency unemployment compensation euc program january postpones termination program june amends assistance_for_unemployed_workers struggling families act extend january requirements federal payments states cover euc amends unemployment compensation extension act exempt weeks unemployment enactment act june prohibition federal-state_extended_unemployment_compensation_act fseuca federal matching payments state week individual eligibility period extended compensation sharable regular compensation paid state law provides payment regular compensation individual week compensable unemployment allows temporary federal matching week extended benefits states waiting period amends tax relief unemployment insurance reauthorization job creation act respect state authority apply certain requirements fseuca specified substitutions determining extended unemployment compensation period requires state indicators based rate insured unemployment rate total unemployment period beginning enactment fseuca later date established pursuant state law ending december currently december amends ssa include federal state agreement euc program requirement state provide reemployment services reemployment eligibility assessment activities certain recipients euc conditions individual continuing eligibility euc week individual referred services activities participated completed participation cause failure authorizes federal state agreement require state agency administering euc establish self employment assistance program provide payment euc weeks self employment assistance allowances individuals meet specified eligibility criteria allows participant self employment assistance program opt discontinue participation requires state establishes bridge work program supporting unemployment workers act deduct individual euc account necessary sums pay wages individual amends railroad_unemployment_insurance_act amended american_recovery_and_reinvestment_act amended worker homeownership business assistance_act extend december temporary increase extended unemployment benefits employees years service establishes reemployment program facilitate reemployment individuals receiving emergency unemployment compensation euc claimants requires state submit approval secretary labor state plan meeting certain minimum requirements order eligible allotment federal funds program authorizes state use allotted funds establish bridge work program provide euc claimants short term work experience placements eligible employers increase opportunities individuals permanent employment authorizes state use allotted funds provide wage insurance program pay years euc claimant obtains reemployment difference wages received worker time work separation wages worker received reemployment authorizes state allotted funds provide program enhanced reemployment services euc claimants including unemployed individuals exhausted euc rights administrative costs associated starting certain self employment assistance programs additional innovative_programs designed facilitate reemployment euc claimants amends_the_internal_revenue_code set forth requirements relating short time compensation programs allow employers reduce workweek employees lieu layoffs provides federal financing state short time compensation programs requires secretary labor award grants states enact programs develop model legislative language use states developing enacting implementing programs report congress president implementation programs allows increased work opportunity tax credit long term unemployed individuals individuals unemployed receiving unemployment compensation months pathways work act establishes pathways work fund initial appropriation billion requires secretary labor certain fund allocations states approved plans qualifying outlying areas virgin_islands guam american_samoa commonwealth_of_the_northern_mariana_islands republic_of_palau native american program grantees provide subsidized employment unemployed low income adults summer year round employment opportunities low income youth requires secretary award competitive grants local entities work based training work related educational strategies activities demonstrated effectiveness provide unemployed low income adults low income youths skills lead employment subjects activities funded act federal labor standards nondiscrimination protections fair employment opportunity act makes unlawful practice certain employers publish advertisement announcement job provisions indicating individual status unemployed disqualifies individual employment employer consider hire individual employment based status fail refuse consider hire individual status direct request employment agency individual status account disqualify applicant consideration employment screening referring employees makes unlawful practice employment agency commit similar acts including screen fail refuse consider refer individual employment individual unemployed status limit classify individual manner limit access job information consideration screening referral jobs makes unlawful employer employment agency interfere restrain deny exercise right provided act fail refuse hire discharge discriminate employee individual opposed practice unlawful act asserted right prescribes enforcement authorities respect violations act authorizes individual person acting individual behalf files claim appropriate court alleging violation prohibitions act receive order unlawful employment practice reimbursement costs expended result practice liquidated damages day violation reasonable attorney fees including expert fees court costs amends_the_internal_revenue_code limit tax deductions tax exclusions taxpayers adjusted gross income exceeds married taxpayers filing joint return treat income received partner investment services partnership interest ordinary income income tax purposes treat general aviation aircraft including corporate seven year property depreciation purposes repeals certain tax expenditures oil gas industry including tax deduction intangible drilling development costs oil gas wells tax deduction tertiary injectant expenditures percentage depletion oil gas wells tax deduction income activities relating oil natural gas primary product thereof exemption limitations passive activity losses tax credits enhanced oil recovery producing oil gas marginal wells increases amortization period geological geophysical expenditures denies foreign tax credit amounts paid accrued dual capacity taxpayer foreign country possession defines dual capacity taxpayer person subject levy foreign country possession receives specific economic benefit country possession sets forth special rule treatment taxes paid foreign oil gas income purposes foreign tax credit amends budget_control_act increase deficit reduction target joint_select_committee deficit reduction trillion trillion provide revenue enhancement provisions act effect committee bill achieving greater trillion deficit reduction enacted january amends budget_control_act increase joint_select_committee deficit reduction targeted deficit reduction goal trillion trillion fy2012-fy2021 states joint_committee bill achieving greater trillion deficit reduction provided act enacted january amendments internal_revenue_code subtitles title act shall effect taxable year


Summary: New Jobs for America Act of 2011 - Directs the Secretary of Labor, subject to the availability of appropriations, to make grants to state and local governments and Indian tribes to carry out employment training programs to aid unemployed individuals in securing employment in a new area of expertise, particularly in emerging markets and industries (such as green technologies).

new jobs america act directs secretary labor subject availability appropriations grants state local governments indian tribes carry employment training programs aid unemployed individuals securing employment new area expertise particularly emerging markets industries green technologies


Summary: Johnson Space Center Workforce Stability Act of 2011 - Directs the Secretary of Labor to create a two-year job training program (including a one-stop career center) to assist the transition to new jobs of workers and employees of contractors in the Johnson Space Center region whose job stability is impacted by programmatic changes to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) space exploration program. Directs the Secretary of Commerce, acting through the Economic Development Administration (EDA) of the Department of Commerce, to enter into cooperative agreements with eligible recipients in the Johnson Space Center region for activities to help stabilize the workforce and to promote economic growth.

johnson space center workforce stability act directs secretary labor create year job training program including stop career center assist transition new jobs workers employees contractors johnson space center region job stability impacted programmatic changes national_aeronautics_and_space_administration nasa space exploration program directs secretary commerce acting economic_development_administration eda department_of_commerce enter cooperative agreements eligible recipients johnson space center region activities help stabilize workforce promote economic growth


Summary: 21st Century Civilian Conservation Corps Act - Authorizes the President, in order to relieve widespread unemployment, restore depleted natural resources in the United States, and advance public works programs, to establish a Civilian Conservation Corps to employ unemployed or underemployed U.S. citizens in the construction, maintenance, and carrying on of works of a public nature, such as forestation of U.S. and state lands, prevention of forest fires, floods, and soil erosion, and construction and repair of National Park System paths and trails. Authorizes the President to extend Corps activities to state- and private-owned lands to prevent and control forest fires and floods and attacks of forest tree pests and diseases. Requires the President, based on certain criteria, to give preference to the employment of additional persons in the Corps in the following order: (1) unemployed Armed Forces veterans (including Reserve members); (2) unemployed U.S. citizens who have exhausted their unemployment compensation; (3) unemployed U.S. citizens who are eligible for unemployment compensation immediately before employment in the Corps, including any additional compensation or extended compensation; and (4) other unemployed or underemployed U.S. citizens. Authorizes the President to provide housing and transportation for Corps employees. Prohibits discrimination in the hiring of Corps employees.

21st century civilian conservation corps act_-_authorizes president order relieve widespread unemployment restore depleted natural resources united_states advance public works programs establish civilian conservation corps employ unemployed citizens construction maintenance carrying works public nature state lands prevention forest fires floods soil erosion construction repair national_park_system paths trails authorizes president extend corps activities state- private owned lands prevent control forest fires floods attacks forest tree pests diseases requires president based certain criteria preference employment additional persons corps following order unemployed armed_forces veterans including reserve members unemployed citizens exhausted unemployment compensation unemployed citizens eligible unemployment compensation immediately employment corps including additional compensation extended compensation unemployed citizens authorizes president provide housing transportation corps employees prohibits discrimination hiring corps employees


Summary: End Veteran Homelessness Act of 2011 - Extends through FY2011, and increases the amount of, the authorization of appropriations for Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) comprehensive service programs for homeless veterans. Revises provisions concerning payments for providing services for homeless veterans to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to annually adjust the rate of such payment to reflect anticipated changes in the cost of furnishing services and to take into account the cost of providing services in a particular geographic area. Directs the Secretary to make such payments quarterly, while requiring quarterly statements from recipients on amounts expended. Requires the Secretary to ensure that each VA medical center that provides treatment and services under the supported housing program of the United States Housing Act of 1937 employs or provides one or more specialists to handle program issues and to conduct outreach to landlords to encourage and facilitate program participation. Directs the Secretary to coordinate with the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to provide assistance to homeless veterans in accessing HUD's Homelessness Prevention and Rapid Re-Housing Program. Authorizes appropriations for FY2012 and thereafter for VA financial assistance for supportive services for very low-income veteran families occupying permanent housing. Authorizes, in connection with VA authority to advertise in the national media concerning available VA benefits, a special emphasis to be placed on promoting awareness of assistance for homeless women veterans and homeless veterans with children.

end veteran homelessness act extends fy2011 increases authorization appropriations department_of_veterans_affairs comprehensive service programs homeless veterans revises provisions concerning payments providing services homeless veterans direct secretary veterans_affairs annually adjust rate payment reflect anticipated changes cost furnishing services account cost providing services particular geographic area directs secretary payments quarterly requiring quarterly statements recipients amounts expended requires secretary ensure medical center provides treatment services supported housing program united_states_housing_act employs provides specialists handle program issues conduct outreach encourage facilitate program participation directs secretary coordinate secretary housing_and_urban_development hud provide assistance homeless veterans accessing hud homelessness prevention rapid housing program authorizes appropriations fy2012 financial assistance supportive services low income veteran families occupying permanent housing authorizes connection authority advertise national media concerning available benefits special emphasis placed promoting awareness assistance homeless women veterans homeless veterans children


Summary: Federal Employee Tax Accountability Act of 2012 - Makes any person who has a seriously delinquent tax debt ineligible for federal employment or to continue serving as a federal employee. Defines "seriously delinquent tax debt" as an outstanding tax debt for which a notice of lien has been filed in public records. Exempts a tax debt: (1) that is being paid in a timely manner under an approved installment payment agreement or an offer-in-compromise, (2) for which a collection due process hearing has been requested or pending, (3) for which a levy has been issued or agreed to by an applicant for employment, or (4) that is determined to be an economic hardship to the taxpayer. Requires each federal agency to: (1) ensure that applicants for employment certify that they do not have a seriously delinquent tax debt, (2) review public records to determine if a notice of lien has been filed against an employee or applicant, and (3) restrict access to and use of information obtained under this Act. Authorizes an agency, if a tax lien against a federal employee or applicant is discovered in any public record, to: (1) request such employee or applicant to execute and submit a form authorizing the Secretary of the Treasury to disclose to an agency head information describing whether the employee or applicant has a seriously delinquent tax debt, and (2) contact the Secretary to request tax information about a seriously delinquent tax debt of an employee or applicant. Requires the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to promulgate regulations to carry out this Act that provide taxpayers with all due process rights and to report to Congress annually on the number of exemptions granted for financial hardship. Grants federal employees or applicants 180 days to demonstrate that their tax debts are exempt from classification as a seriously delinquent tax debt under this Act. Makes this Act effective nine months after its enactment.

federal employee tax accountability_act makes person seriously delinquent tax debt ineligible federal employment continue serving federal employee defines seriously delinquent tax debt outstanding tax debt notice lien filed public records exempts tax debt paid timely manner approved installment payment agreement offer compromise collection process hearing requested pending levy issued agreed applicant employment determined economic hardship taxpayer requires federal agency ensure applicants employment certify seriously delinquent tax debt review public records determine notice lien filed employee applicant restrict access use information obtained act authorizes agency tax lien federal employee applicant discovered public record request employee applicant execute submit form authorizing secretary treasury disclose agency head information describing employee applicant seriously delinquent tax debt contact secretary request tax information seriously delinquent tax debt employee applicant requires office_of_personnel_management opm promulgate regulations carry act provide taxpayers process rights report congress annually number exemptions granted financial hardship grants federal employees applicants days demonstrate tax debts exempt classification seriously delinquent tax debt act makes act effective months enactment


Summary: Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) make permanent the tax credit for increasing research activities, and (2) increase the amount of such credit for taxpayers who earn more than 50% of their gross receipts from domestic production activities.

amends_the_internal_revenue_code permanent tax credit increasing research activities increase credit taxpayers earn gross receipts domestic production activities


Summary: Mobile Mammography Promotion Act of 2011- Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exempt from the motor fuel excise tax fuel used in any highway vehicle designed exclusively to provide mobile mammography services.

mobile_mammography_promotion_act amends_the_internal_revenue_code exempt motor fuel excise tax fuel highway vehicle designed exclusively provide mobile mammography services


Summary: Strengthening Employment Clusters to Organize Regional Success Act of 2011 or SECTORS Act of 2011 - Amends the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to require the Secretary of Labor to award renewable three-year competitive industry or sector partnership grants to eligible entities to develop strategies that: (1) encourage growth and competitiveness through work with employers within a targeted industry cluster; (2) help workers move toward economic self-sufficiency and ensure that they have access to supportive services; (3) address the needs of firms with limited human resources or in-house training capacity, including small- and medium-sized firms; and (4) coordinate with entities that carry out state and local workforce investment, economic development, and education activities.

strengthening employment clusters organize regional success act sectors act amends workforce investment act require secretary labor award renewable year competitive industry sector partnership grants eligible entities develop strategies encourage growth competitiveness work employers targeted industry cluster help workers economic self sufficiency ensure access supportive services address needs firms limited human resources house training capacity including small- medium sized firms coordinate entities carry state local workforce investment economic development education activities


Summary: American Manufacturing Efficiency and Retraining Investment Collaboration Achievement Works Act or AMERICA Works Act - Amends the Workforce Investment Act of 1998, with respect to statewide and local adult and youth workforce investment employment and training programs, to require a one-stop delivery system, in selecting and approving training services, or programs of training services, to give priority consideration to state- and local board-approved services and programs that lead to an industry-recognized and nationally portable credential that is in high demand in the local area served and listed in the skill credential registry created under this Act. Amends the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 and the Trade Act of 1974 to require the same priority consideration in the state and local plans for career and technical education programs as well as in tech prep programs and trade adjustment assistance (TAA) programs. Requires that funds allocated for local area youth activities be used, in part, for training programs, giving priority consideration to those that lead to a registry-listed credential in high demand in the local area served. Requires the Secretary of Labor to: (1) create a registry of skill credentials; and (2) list in the registry credentials that are required by federal or state law for an occupation, are from the Manufacturing Institute-Endorsed Manufacturing Skills Certification System, and are industry-recognized and nationally portable credentials consistent with established industry competency models as well as consistently updated through third party validation to reflect changing industry competencies.

american manufacturing efficiency retraining investment collaboration achievement works act america works act_-_amends workforce investment act respect statewide local adult youth workforce investment employment training programs require stop delivery system selecting approving training services programs training services priority consideration state- local board approved services programs lead industry recognized nationally portable credential high demand local area served listed skill credential registry created act amends carl perkins career technical education act trade act require priority consideration state local plans career technical education programs tech prep programs trade adjustment assistance taa programs requires funds allocated local area youth activities training programs giving priority consideration lead registry listed credential high demand local area served requires secretary labor create registry skill credentials list registry credentials required federal state law occupation manufacturing institute endorsed manufacturing skills certification system industry recognized nationally portable credentials consistent established industry competency models consistently updated party validation reflect changing industry competencies


Summary: Marcellus Shale On-the-Job Training Act of 2011 - Amends the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to require the Secretary of Labor to make discretionary grants to local areas for adult on-the-job training or dislocated worker on-the-job training at worksites directly related to the exploration for, production of, and transportation of natural gas from the Marcellus Shale formation.


Summary: Workforce Investments through Local Libraries Act or WILL Act - Amends the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to revise requirements for member composition of state and local workforce investment boards to include individuals and organizations representing public libraries. Requires state workforce investment plans to include a description of the procedures states will take to assure coordination of and avoid duplication among employment, training, and literacy services carried out by public libraries. Requires local workforce investment plans similarly to describe how local boards will coordinate investment activities carried out in the local area with such services carried out by public libraries. Allows a human resource program operated by a one-stop partner to include employment, training, and literacy services carried out by public libraries. Allows public libraries, among other appropriate entities, to contract with the one-stop delivery system to deliver intensive services for employment and training for adults and dislocated workers supported by workforce investment funds. Allows demonstration and pilot, multiservice, research, and multistate projects of the Department of Labor for providing employment opportunities and training services to individuals to include the establishment of employment resource centers in public libraries to provide unemployed and underemployed individuals access to such opportunities and services.

workforce investments local libraries act act_-_amends workforce investment act revise requirements member composition state local workforce investment boards include individuals organizations representing public libraries requires state workforce investment plans include description procedures states assure coordination avoid duplication employment training literacy services carried public libraries requires local workforce investment plans similarly describe local boards coordinate investment activities carried local area services carried public libraries allows human resource program operated stop partner include employment training literacy services carried public libraries allows public libraries appropriate entities contract stop delivery system deliver intensive services employment training adults dislocated workers supported workforce investment funds allows demonstration pilot multiservice research multistate projects department_of_labor providing employment opportunities training services individuals include establishment employment resource centers public libraries provide unemployed individuals access opportunities services


Summary: Job Opportunities Between our Shores Act or JOBS Act - Amends the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to direct the Secretary of Labor to make grants to or enter into contracts with eligible entities to carry out demonstration and pilot projects that provide education and training programs for jobs in advanced manufacturing. Prescribes requirements for project activities and performance goals and measures.

job opportunities shores act jobs_act_-_amends workforce investment act direct secretary labor grants enter contracts eligible entities carry demonstration pilot projects provide education training programs jobs advanced manufacturing prescribes requirements project activities performance goals measures


Summary: Community College Energy Training Act of 2011 - Directs the Secretary of Energy (DOE), in coordination with the Secretary of Labor, to create a program awarding grants to community colleges to provide workforce training and education in sustainable energy industries and practices, such as: (1) alternative energy; (2) high-performance green building construction, design, and redevelopment; (3) sustainable energy technologies; (4) water, energy, and resource conservation; (5) recycling and waste reduction; and (6) sustainable agriculture and farming. Requires at least one-half of the grant funds to be awarded to community colleges with existing sustainability programs leading to certificates, credentials, or degrees in one or more of these industries or practices.

community college energy training_act directs secretary energy doe coordination secretary labor create program awarding grants community colleges provide workforce training education sustainable energy industries practices alternative energy high performance green building construction design redevelopment sustainable energy technologies water energy resource conservation recycling waste reduction sustainable agriculture farming requires half grant funds awarded community colleges existing sustainability programs leading certificates credentials degrees industries practices


Summary: Work Opportunity Credit Improvements Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) extend through 2014 the work opportunity tax credit, (2) allow employers to certify certain employees as members of a targeted group for purposes of such credit in lieu of obtaining certification from a state employment security agency, (3) expand the definition of "qualified veteran" for purposes of such credit to include any recently discharged veteran and any veteran receiving specified benefits, and (4) allow such credit for the hiring of high-risk youth who begin work during the period of 2009 through 2014. Directs the Department of Defense (DOD) or the National Guard, as applicable, to provide individuals discharged or released from the Armed Forces or the National Guard with information and documentation necessary for qualifying for the work opportunity tax credit as a recently discharged veteran.

work opportunity credit improvements act amends_the_internal_revenue_code extend work opportunity tax credit allow employers certify certain employees members targeted group purposes credit lieu obtaining certification state employment security agency expand definition qualified veteran purposes credit include recently discharged veteran veteran receiving specified benefits allow credit hiring high risk youth begin work period directs department_of_defense dod national_guard applicable provide individuals discharged released armed_forces national_guard information documentation necessary qualifying work opportunity tax credit recently discharged veteran


Summary: Employment Impact Act of 2011 - Requires federal agencies to: (1) assess the impact of federal actions on jobs and job opportunities, (2) include in every recommentation or report on legislative proposals and regulartory actions a jobs impact statement, and (3) review their statutory authority, regulations, and policies and procedures to ensure compliance with the purposes and provisions of this Act.  Exempts implementation of this Act, including such job impact statements, from judicial review.

employment impact act requires federal agencies assess impact federal actions jobs job opportunities include report legislative proposals actions jobs impact statement review statutory authority regulations policies procedures ensure compliance purposes provisions act exempts implementation act including job impact statements judicial review


Summary: Workforce Investment Improvement Act of 2011 - Amends the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (WIA) to revise requirements and reauthorize appropriations for: (1) WIA title I, workforce investment systems for job training and employment services; and (2) WIA title II, adult education and family literacy education programs. Revises and reauthorizes workforce investment systems with respect to: (1) state and local planning, allocation, work force investment board membership, and performance accountability; (2) one-stop centers; (3) consolidated funding for adult program activities, including job training, dislocated worker retraining, the employment service system, and reemployment grants; (4) training programs for both out-of-school and in-school youth, including challenge grants; and (5) national job training programs, including the Job Corps and programs for Native Americans, migrant and seasonal farmworkers, and veterans. Requires the Employment and Training Administration of the Department of Labor to be the principal agency to administer WIA title I workforce investment systems for job training and employment services and title III (Job Corps). Exempts religious organizations, with respect to their employment of individuals of a particular religion, from WIA nondiscrimination requirements. Prescribes requirements for the approval of state Workforce Innovation in Regional Economic Development (WIRED) plans for the carrying out of certain workforce development activities. Repeals Wagner-Peyser Act provisions relating to the U.S. Employment Service. Directs the Secretary of Labor to oversee the development, maintenance, and continuous improvement of a nationwide workforce and labor market information system. Revises requirements and reauthorizes appropriations for: (1) vocational rehabilitation services under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973; and (2) the Helen Keller National Center Act.

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Summary: Put America to Work Act of 2011 - Directs the Secretary of Labor to make grants to states, local government units, and Indian tribes to create employment opportunities for unemployed and underemployed residents of distressed communities. Specifies grant uses, including funding of fast-track jobs for: (1) painting and repair of schools, community centers, and libraries; (2) restoration of abandoned and vacant properties; (3) expansion of emergency food programs to reduce hunger; (4) augmentation of staffing in Head Start and other early childhood education programs; and (5) renovation and maintenance of parks, playgrounds, and other public spaces. Requires grant recipients to use remaining grant funds to make grants to public entities, nonprofit organizations, public-private partnerships, or small businesses to create employment opportunities in: (1) construction, rehabilitation, and improvements in energy efficiency of residences or public facilities; (2) the provision of human services; (3) remediation and demolition of vacant and abandoned properties; and (4) programs that provide opportunities for employment, education, and training for disadvantaged youth.

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Summary: Jobs for Urban Sustainability and Training in America Act of 2011 - Authorizes the Secretary of Commerce to make additional grants to: (1) cities with high unemployment (with a population of at least 600,000 and an unemployment rate greater than the national unemployment rate) for public works, training, and economic development projects, as well as for economic adjustment; and (2) firms adversely affected by import competition which are assisted under the Trade Adjustment Assistance for Firms (TAAF) Program. Directs the Secretary of Labor to make grants to carry out adult and dislocated worker employment and training activities under the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 in cities with high unemployment. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to deny a tax deduction for income attributable to the domestic production, refining, processing, transportation, or distribution of oil, gas, or any primary products thereof by a major integrated oil company (an oil company which has an average daily worldwide production of crude oil of at least 500,000 barrels for the taxable year, and which had gross receipts in excess of $1 billion for its last taxable year ending during calendar year 2005).

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