Summary: Job Creation Act of 2011 - Amends the Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act of 2010 to reduce the employment tax rate to 4.2% for employers and to 8.4% for self employed individuals Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) repeal provisions added by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) requiring individuals to purchase and maintain minimum essential health care coverage, (2) make permanent the increased expensing allowance for depreciable business and investment property, including computer software, and (3) make permanent the tax credit for increasing research expenditures. Repeals the provision of PPACA that extends to corporations that are not tax-exempt the requirement to report payments of $600 or more. Rescinds $39 billion of appropriated but unobligated discretionary funds. Exempts unobligated funds of the Department of Defense (DOD) or the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). Requires the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to determine and identify from which appropriation accounts such rescissions shall apply and report to the Secretary of the Treasury and Congress on such rescissions. Suspends the authority of the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to promulgate or enforce any regulation for a period of one year, unless a regulation is necessary for immediate health or safety reasons. Sets conditions, including a revised statute of limitations, for lawsuits arising from health care liability claims regarding health care goods or services or any medical product affecting interstate commerce. Allows a court to restrict the payment of attorney contingency fees in health care lawsuits. Limits such fees to a decreasing percentage based on the increasing value of the amount awarded. Authorizes the award of punitive damages in health care lawsuits only where: (1) it is proven by clear and convincing evidence that a person acted with malicious intent to injure the claimant or deliberately failed to avoid unnecessary injury the claimant was substantially certain to suffer, and (2) compensatory damages are awarded. Limits punitive damages to the greater of two times the amount of economic damages or $250,000. Provides for periodic payments of future damages exceeding $50,000.

job creation act amends tax relief unemployment insurance reauthorization job creation act reduce employment tax rate employers self employed individuals amends_the_internal_revenue_code repeal provisions added patient_protection affordable care act ppaca requiring individuals purchase maintain minimum essential health_care coverage permanent increased expensing allowance depreciable business investment property including computer software permanent tax credit increasing research expenditures repeals provision ppaca extends corporations tax exempt requirement report payments rescinds billion appropriated unobligated discretionary funds exempts unobligated funds department_of_defense dod department_of_veterans_affairs requires director office_of_management_and_budget omb determine identify appropriation accounts rescissions shall apply report secretary treasury congress rescissions suspends authority administrator environmental_protection_agency epa promulgate enforce regulation period year regulation necessary immediate health safety reasons sets conditions including revised statute limitations lawsuits arising health_care liability claims health_care goods services medical product affecting interstate commerce allows court restrict payment attorney contingency fees health_care lawsuits limits fees decreasing percentage based increasing value awarded authorizes award punitive damages health_care lawsuits proven clear convincing evidence person acted malicious intent injure claimant deliberately failed avoid unnecessary injury claimant substantially certain suffer compensatory damages awarded limits punitive damages greater times economic damages provides periodic payments future damages exceeding


Summary: Older Worker Opportunity Act of 2011 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow employers who maintain a tax-qualified pension or retirement plan and who provide health insurance coverage a business-related tax credit for 25% of the first $6,000 of the wages of employees who have attained the age of 62 and who are participating in a formal flexible work program. Defines "formal flexible work program" as a work program: (1) that consists of core and flex time; (2) whose core time does not exceed 20 hours per week, three days per week, or 1,000 hours per year; (3) that allows participation for at least one year; and (4) that does not permit a change or reduction in the health care or pension benefits of the participating employee.

older worker opportunity act amends_the_internal_revenue_code allow employers maintain tax qualified pension retirement plan provide health insurance coverage business related tax credit wages employees attained age participating formal flexible work program defines formal flexible work program work program consists core flex time core time exceed hours week days week hours year allows participation year permit change reduction health_care pension benefits participating employee


Summary: Health Care and Training for Older Workers Act - Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to extend COBRA continuation coverage for certain older workers. Amends the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to revise: (1) statewide employment and training activities, adding developing strategies for serving hard-to-serve populations and coordinating programs among one-stop partners; (2) local employment and training activities, with respect to intensive services and training services, and adding customer support for members of hard-to-serve populations, including individuals with disabilities; and (3) performance measures, data, and reporting. Directs the Secretary of Labor to: (1) identify best practices for hiring and retaining older workers in the private and public sectors; and (2) make such information publicly available through the Internet.

health_care training older workers act_-_amends employee retirement income security act erisa extend cobra continuation coverage certain older workers amends workforce investment act revise statewide employment training activities adding developing strategies serving hard serve populations coordinating programs stop partners local employment training activities respect intensive services training services adding customer support members hard serve populations including individuals disabilities performance measures data reporting directs secretary labor identify best practices hiring retaining older workers private public sectors information publicly available internet


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.

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: 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: Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act of 2011 - 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. Requires the Administrator to establish a leadership development training program for federal employees to produce high performing individuals in the core acquisition disciplines of contracting, program management, and cost estimating.

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 requires administrator establish leadership development training program federal employees produce high performing individuals core acquisition disciplines contracting program management cost estimating


Summary: Promoting Innovations to 21st Century Careers Act - Authorizes the Director of the National Academic and Career Innovation Center to award certain planning, implementation, transitional, and supplemental grants to state pathways partnerships to carry out activities that will create and enhance educational and career pathways for high school students to postsecondary schools (including registered apprenticeship programs) and to 21st century careers, particularly in high skill, high demand industries. Requires the state partnerships to be appointed by state governors and include representatives from educational, business, labor, workforce, and economic development entities in their respective states. Establishes the National Academic and Career Innovation Center to: (1) support the efforts of the state partnerships and regional partnerships (which are to receive competitive implementation subgrants from state partnerships) to offer career pathways of proven effectiveness; (2) design and conduct performance evaluations of career pathways activities; and (3) administer, oversee, and evaluate all career pathways grants.

promoting innovations 21st century careers act_-_authorizes director national academic career innovation center award certain planning implementation transitional supplemental grants state pathways partnerships carry activities create enhance educational career pathways high school students postsecondary schools including registered apprenticeship programs 21st century careers particularly high skill high demand industries requires state partnerships appointed state governors include representatives educational business labor workforce economic development entities respective states establishes national academic career innovation center support efforts state partnerships regional partnerships receive competitive implementation subgrants state partnerships offer career pathways proven effectiveness design conduct performance evaluations career pathways activities administer oversee evaluate career pathways grants


Summary: Jobs, Opportunity, Benefits, and Services Act of 2011 or JOBS Act of 2011 - Amends title III (Grants to States for Unemployment Compensation Administration) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to require state unemployment compensation laws to require, as a condition of eligibility for regular compensation for any week, that an unemployment compensation claimant be able to work, available to work, and actively seeking work. Requires a claimant to meet minimum educational requirements, that is, to: (1) have earned a high school diploma, (2) have earned the General Educational Development (GED) credential or other state-recognized equivalent (including by meeting recognized alternative standards for individuals with disabilities), or (3) be enrolled and making satisfactory progress in classes leading to satisfaction of the latter requirement. Authorizes waiver of such requirements for an individual by a state agency if they would be unduly burdensome. Authorizes the Secretary of Labor to enter into agreements with states to allow them to conduct demonstration projects to test and evaluate measures designed to: (1) expedite the reemployment of individuals who establish initial eligibility for unemployment compensation under state law, or (2) improve the effectiveness of a state in carrying out its state law with respect to reemployment. Amends SSA title XII (Repayment by States of Advances to State Unemployment Funds) to repeal the requirement that a state meet certain funding goals if no payment of interest shall be required with respect to any advances made to it out of the federal unemployment account during any calendar year. (Thus repeals the requirement for higher state taxes.) Amends the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008 (SAA of 2008) to repeal the requirement (nonreduction rule) that makes a federal-state agreement inapplicable for a state upon a determination by the Secretary that the method governing the computation of regular compensation under state law has been modified to make the average weekly UC benefit paid less than what would have been paid before June 2, 2010. Amends the SSA title IX (Miscellaneous Provisions Relating to Employment Security) to require the Secretary to designate codes and identifiers for any category of information required for data matching in the federal-state unemployment insurance system. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to require states (which, currently, are merely authorized) to reduce current unemployment benefits to recover prior unemployment benefit overpayments. Amends the SSA to require the Secretary of the Treasury to makes special transfers, in FY2011-FY2012, from the extended unemployment compensation (EUC) account to each state's account in the Unemployment Trust Fund an amount determined by using a specified formula. Requires states to spend these funds: (1) to pay current federal unemployment benefits; or (2) for regular or extended unemployment benefits, for repaying federal unemployment loans, or for reemployment services, as specified by a state law passed after enactment of this Act. Repeals requirements under the SAA of 2008 that federal payments to states cover 100% of EUC for a certain period of time. Amends such Act to require the Secretary of the Treasury to transfer from the general fund of the Treasury to the EUC account any sums the Secretary of Labor estimates to be necessary to make payments to states because of certain amendments made by this Act. Amends the Assistance for Unemployed Workers and Struggling Families Act to accelerate from January 4, 2012, to July 6, 2011, termination of the temporary requirement that federal payments to states cover 100% of EUC. Amends the Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act of 2010 to accelerate similarly from December 31, 2011, to June 30, 2011, termination of the period during which a state may determine its "on" and "off" indicators according to specified temporary substitutions in its formula.

jobs opportunity benefits services act jobs_act amends title iii grants states unemployment compensation administration social_security_act ssa require state unemployment compensation laws require condition eligibility regular compensation week unemployment compensation claimant able work available work actively seeking work requires claimant meet minimum educational requirements earned high school diploma earned general educational development credential state recognized equivalent including meeting recognized alternative standards individuals disabilities enrolled making satisfactory progress classes leading satisfaction requirement authorizes waiver requirements individual state agency unduly burdensome authorizes secretary labor enter agreements states allow conduct demonstration projects test evaluate measures designed expedite reemployment individuals establish initial eligibility unemployment compensation state law improve effectiveness state carrying state law respect reemployment amends ssa title xii repayment states advances state unemployment funds repeal requirement state meet certain funding goals payment interest shall required respect advances federal unemployment account calendar year repeals requirement higher state taxes amends supplemental appropriations act saa repeal requirement nonreduction rule makes federal state agreement inapplicable state determination secretary method governing computation regular compensation state law modified average weekly benefit paid paid june amends ssa title miscellaneous provisions relating employment security require secretary designate codes identifiers category information required data matching federal state unemployment insurance system amends_the_internal_revenue_code require states currently merely authorized reduce current unemployment benefits recover prior unemployment benefit overpayments amends ssa require secretary treasury makes special transfers fy2011 fy2012 extended unemployment compensation euc account state account unemployment_trust_fund determined specified formula requires states spend funds pay current federal unemployment benefits regular extended unemployment benefits repaying federal unemployment loans reemployment services specified state law passed enactment act repeals requirements saa federal payments states cover euc certain period time amends act require secretary treasury transfer general_fund_of_the_treasury euc account sums secretary labor estimates necessary payments states certain amendments act amends assistance_for_unemployed_workers struggling families act accelerate january july termination temporary requirement federal payments states cover euc amends tax relief unemployment insurance reauthorization job creation act accelerate similarly december june termination period state determine indicators according specified temporary substitutions formula


Summary: Urban Jobs Act of 2011 - Amends the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to authorize the Secretary of Labor to make competitive grants to national private nonprofit community-based organizations to carry out Urban Jobs Programs to provide job training, education, and support services and activities for eligible urban youth to provide them with a pathway to employment, or education leading to employment. Defines "eligible youth" as individuals ages 18 to 24 who: (1) are not enrolled in secondary or post-secondary school, or (2) are or have been subject to the criminal justice process. Directs the Secretary to establish a National Jobs Council Advisory Committee. Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) community-based affiliates should establish local jobs council advisory committees to aid in establishing local community support for local implementation of the program; and (2) at least one-third of the members of the committee should be employers in high-impact, high-growth industries in the locality.

urban jobs_act amends workforce investment act authorize secretary labor competitive grants national private nonprofit community based organizations carry urban jobs programs provide job training education support services activities eligible urban youth provide pathway employment education leading employment defines eligible youth individuals ages enrolled secondary post secondary school subject criminal justice process directs secretary establish national jobs council advisory_committee expresses sense congress community based affiliates establish local jobs council advisory committees aid establishing local community support local implementation program members committee employers high impact high growth industries locality


Summary: On-the-Job Training Act of 2011 - Amends the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to authorize the Secretary of Labor to: (1) make discretionary grants to states, local boards, and federally-recognized tribal organizations for adult on-the-job training or dislocated worker on-the-job training programs; and (2) use up to 10% of funds authorized under this Act to make grants to such entities for developing on-the-job training programs, including providing capacity building activities for local staff.

job training_act amends workforce investment act authorize secretary labor discretionary grants states local boards federally recognized tribal organizations adult job training dislocated worker job training programs use funds authorized act grants entities developing job training programs including providing capacity building activities local staff


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 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 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 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 reflect changing industry competencies


Summary: Women and Workforce Investment for Nontraditional Jobs or Women WIN Jobs - Requires the Secretary of Labor, in any fiscal year in which the total authorization of appropriations to carry out this Act exceeds $50 million, to allocate grants to states with approved state plans to provide funding to eligible entities (partnerships) to increase low-income women's participation in high-wage, high-demand occupations in which women make up less than 25% of the current workforce. Authorizes states to use grants for statewide activities, including to: (1) provide technical assistance to eligible entities and to state registered apprenticeship programs and sponsors and joint apprenticeship training councils in meeting their enrollment goal for low-income women in nontraditional occupations, (2) develop policies and protocols that set goals for hiring specific percentages of women into registered apprenticeships and permanent employment openings in publicly assisted projects, and (3) engage in outreach activities and provide training to overcome stereotypes about women in nontraditional occupations as well as gender inequity among employers. Authorizes the allocation of grant funds to eligible entities to support the recruitment, training, placement, and retention of low-income women in nontraditional occupations. Directs the Secretary to convene a national commission to examine and make recommendations for improving the status of women in high-demand, high-wage nontraditional occupations. Directs the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) to collect data on the status of women's participation in underrepresented sectors of the economy, and examine the status of women in relation to that of men. Directs the Secretary to establish a national clearinghouse to collect and distribute best practices.

women workforce investment nontraditional jobs women win jobs requires secretary labor fiscal year total authorization appropriations carry act exceeds million allocate grants states approved state plans provide funding eligible entities partnerships increase low income women participation high wage high demand occupations women current workforce authorizes states use grants statewide activities including provide technical assistance eligible entities state registered apprenticeship programs sponsors joint apprenticeship training councils meeting enrollment goal low income women nontraditional occupations develop policies protocols set goals hiring specific percentages women registered apprenticeships permanent employment publicly assisted projects engage outreach activities provide training overcome stereotypes women nontraditional occupations gender employers authorizes allocation grant funds eligible entities support recruitment training placement retention low income women nontraditional occupations directs secretary convene national_commission examine recommendations improving status women high demand high wage nontraditional occupations directs bureau_of_labor_statistics bls collect data status women participation underrepresented sectors economy examine status women relation men directs secretary establish national_clearinghouse collect distribute best practices


Summary: Job Creation Tax Credit Act of 2011 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a business-related tax credit for 15% of the wages paid to certain unemployed workers in 2011 and 10% of wages paid in 2012. Requires that such workers: (1) begin employment after the enactment of this Act and before January 13, 2013; (2) certify, under penalty of perjury, that they have not been employed for more than 40 hours during the 60-day period ending on the date they begin their employment; and (3) not be hired to replace another employee unless such employee separated from employment voluntarily or for cause.

job creation tax credit act amends_the_internal_revenue_code allow business related tax credit wages paid certain unemployed workers wages paid requires workers begin employment enactment act january certify penalty perjury employed hours day period ending date begin employment hired replace employee employee separated employment voluntarily cause


Summary: High-Tech Job Opportunities Between our Shores Act or High-Tech 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.

high tech job opportunities shores act high tech 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: 21st Century WPA Act - Establishes within the Department of Labor a Works Progress Administration (WPA). Requires eligible federal departments to submit to the WPA proposals for works projects that produce a high number of employee hours per dollar of the total project cost, and meet certain other criteria. Permits such projects to include: (1) residential and commercial building weatherization projects; (2) residential and commercial water use efficiency improvement projects; (3) highway, bridge, and rail repair and maintenance projects; (4) manufacturing projects; (5) school, library, and firehouse construction projects; (6) soil erosion and pesticide runoff prevention projects; and (7) trail maintenance projects. Makes an employer who is unable to hire an individual to fill a job position that has been vacant for 90 days eligible to enter into an agreement with the WPA to provide training to a WPA fellow in order to become qualified to fill such position. Prescribes WPA fellowship program requirements. Authorizes the Secretary of Labor to transfer amounts appropriated under this Act to the Attorney General and to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for grants for the hiring of eligible public safety individuals. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to impose a 5.4% surcharge on individual taxpayers whose modified adjusted gross income exceeds $1 million ($2 million for joint returns). Dedicates amounts collected from such surcharge to federal deficit reduction.

21st century act establishes department_of_labor works progress administration requires eligible federal departments submit proposals works projects produce high number employee hours dollar total project cost meet certain criteria permits projects include residential commercial building weatherization projects residential commercial water use efficiency improvement projects highway bridge rail repair maintenance projects manufacturing projects school library construction projects soil erosion pesticide runoff prevention projects trail maintenance projects makes employer unable hire individual fill job position vacant days eligible enter agreement provide training fellow order qualified fill position prescribes fellowship program requirements authorizes secretary labor transfer amounts appropriated act attorney general federal_emergency_management_agency fema grants hiring eligible public safety individuals amends_the_internal_revenue_code impose surcharge individual taxpayers modified adjusted gross income exceeds million million joint returns dedicates amounts collected surcharge federal deficit reduction


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: Learn to Earn Reemployment Training Improvement Act of 2011 - Establishes the Learn to Earn program to facilitate the reemployment of individuals receiving emergency unemployment compensation (EUC claimants) under title IV of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008. Requires the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to analyze federal job training programs and recommend to Congress their termination or consolidation sufficient to result in total savings of at least $100 million per fiscal year. Prescribes legislative procedures for consideration in both chambers of proposed legislative language (job training bill) for program terminations or consolidations. Directs the Secretary to make certain allotments (out of funds saved from program terminations and consolidations) to states with approved state plans to establish State Learn to Earn programs to increase reemployment opportunities for EUC claimants by providing them with short-term work experience placements with eligible employers. Prescribes program requirements. Requires a State Learn to Earn program to give participants emergency unemployment compensation (including augmented wages, if necessary) for work performed. Authorizes a program also to provide supportive services to a participant, such as transportation, child care, and dependent care.

learn earn reemployment training improvement act establishes learn earn program facilitate reemployment individuals receiving emergency unemployment compensation euc claimants title supplemental appropriations act requires director office_of_management_and_budget omb analyze federal job training programs recommend congress termination consolidation sufficient result total savings million fiscal year prescribes legislative procedures consideration chambers proposed legislative language job training bill program terminations consolidations directs secretary certain allotments funds saved program terminations consolidations states approved state plans establish state learn earn programs increase reemployment opportunities euc claimants providing short term work experience placements eligible employers prescribes program requirements requires state learn earn program participants emergency unemployment compensation including augmented wages necessary work performed authorizes program provide supportive services participant transportation child care dependent care


Summary: Rebuild America Jobs Act - 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 on federally-assisted projects to be paid wages at the locally prevailing rates (Davis-Bacon Act). 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 - 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. Imposes on individual taxpayers in taxable years beginning after 2012 an additional tax equal to 0.7% of so much of their modified adjusted gross income as exceeds $1 million. Provides for an inflation adjustment to the $1 million threshold amount for taxable years beginning after 2013.

rebuild america 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 federally assisted projects paid wages locally prevailing rates davis-bacon_act 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 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 imposes individual taxpayers taxable years beginning additional tax equal modified adjusted gross income exceeds million provides inflation adjustment million threshold taxable years beginning


Summary: Workforce Innovation for New Jobs and Applied Education Act or WIN Jobs and Applied Education Act - Amends the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to direct the Secretary of Labor (Secretary) to establish the Innovation in Investment pilot program in order to make competitive grants to eligible consortia (i.e. businesses and institutions of higher education) in covered states to establish state Innovation in Investment pilot programs to provide training and educational assistance to unemployed individuals, or postsecondary students not seeking a baccalaureate degree, that lead to a degree or industry or professional certification or licensure and eventually to employment. Defines "covered state" to mean a state: (1) in which the percentage of individuals with household incomes at or below the poverty line is greater than the percentage of individuals in the United States in such households, (2) in which the percentage of the adult population with a baccalaureate degree is not more than 25%, and (3) that meets such other measures determined by the Secretary. Amends the National Apprenticeship Act to direct the Secretary, acting through the Administrator of the Office of Apprenticeship of the Department of Labor, to: (1) increase public awareness of the national apprenticeship program through the dissemination of certain apprenticeship information, and (2) establish a pilot program to expand such program. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an apprenticeship program expenses tax credit for a qualified employer equal to the amount of taxes and educational assistance paid or incurred by the employer on behalf of a qualified employee that works at least 20 hours per week. Authorizes the Secretary or the Secretary of Education to approve a covered registered apprenticeship program or a cooperative program as a level 1 or level 2 creditable program for purposes of the tax credit. Limits such credit to 3 years. Requires states to establish Workforce Education and Training Advisory Committees.

workforce innovation new jobs applied education act win jobs applied education act_-_amends workforce investment act direct secretary labor secretary establish innovation investment pilot program order competitive grants eligible consortia businesses institutions higher education covered states establish state innovation investment pilot programs provide training educational assistance unemployed individuals postsecondary students seeking baccalaureate degree lead degree industry professional certification licensure eventually employment defines covered state mean state percentage individuals household incomes poverty line greater percentage individuals united_states households percentage adult population baccalaureate degree meets measures determined secretary amends national apprenticeship act direct secretary acting administrator office apprenticeship department_of_labor increase public awareness national apprenticeship program dissemination certain apprenticeship information establish pilot program expand program amends_the_internal_revenue_code allow apprenticeship program expenses tax credit qualified employer equal taxes educational assistance paid incurred employer behalf qualified employee works hours week authorizes secretary secretary education approve covered registered apprenticeship program cooperative program level level creditable program purposes tax credit limits credit years requires states establish workforce education training advisory committees


Summary: Community College Innovation Act - Amends the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to authorize the Secretary of Education to establish a national demonstration project to increase employment opportunities for workers in qualified industries by establishing partnerships among education entities, state workforce investment systems, and businesses. Defines "qualified industry" to mean an industry or economic sector that has significant demands for training (which may include education) for middle- and high-skill occupations. Directs the Secretary to award competitive two-, three-, or four-year community-based job training grants to eligible entities for: (1) the development and expansion of community college training programs leading to an industry-recognized credential or degree and employment in a qualified industry; and (2) training of adults, incumbent workers, dislocated workers, or out-of-school youth through such programs. Authorizes the use of such grants to: (1) disseminate training information on high-growth, high-demand occupations in qualified industries through a one-stop delivery system to prospective participants, businesses, and community-based organizations; or (2) refer trained individuals for employment in a qualified industry. Directs the Secretary to award grants to states for projects to modernize, renovate, or repair existing community college facilities. Requires a state in the award of a grant to consider the extent to which the community college's project meets Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Green Building Rating System standards, Energy Star standards, Collaborative for High Performance Schools (CHPS) criteria, Green Building Initiative environmental design and rating standards (Green Globes), or equivalent program adopted by the state or the state higher education agency.

community college innovation act_-_amends workforce investment act authorize secretary education establish national demonstration project increase employment opportunities workers qualified industries establishing partnerships education entities state workforce investment systems businesses defines qualified industry mean industry economic sector significant demands training include education high skill occupations directs secretary award competitive two- year community based job training grants eligible entities development expansion community college training programs leading industry recognized credential degree employment qualified industry training adults incumbent workers dislocated workers school youth programs authorizes use grants disseminate training information high growth high demand occupations qualified industries stop delivery system prospective participants businesses community based organizations refer trained individuals employment qualified industry directs secretary award grants states projects modernize renovate repair existing community college facilities requires state award grant consider extent community college project meets leadership energy environmental design leed green building rating system standards energy_star standards collaborative high performance schools chps criteria green building initiative environmental design rating standards green_globes equivalent program adopted state state higher education agency


Summary: Workforce Residential Housing Act of 2011 - Amends the National Housing Act to exempt a workforce residential housing property from the prohibition against the use of multifamily housing covered by a federally insured mortgage for transient or hotel purposes (thus authorizing such use). Defines "workforce residential property" as multifamily housing that rents units for a minimum stay of seven days and does not provide retail hotel amenities.

workforce residential housing act amends national housing act exempt workforce residential housing property prohibition use multifamily housing covered federally insured mortgage transient hotel purposes authorizing use defines workforce residential property multifamily housing rents units minimum stay seven days provide retail hotel amenities


Summary: Expanding Training Opportunities Act of 2012 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code and the Federal Unemployment Tax Act to deem approved by the Secretary of Labor any state laws that provide unemployment compensation to an individual for any week while in training, including: (1) an approved job training program under the Workforce Investment Act of 1998, or (2) any coursework necessary to attain a recognized postsecondary credential if that individual is likely to exhaust his or her regular unemployment compensation, and the credential can be attained within a certain time period. Defines "recognized postsecondary credential" as a credential consisting of an industry-recognized certificate, a certificate of completion of an apprenticeship, or an associate or baccalaureate degree. Amends the Federal-State Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 1970 and the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008 to authorize a state unemployment compensation agency to elect to approve job training or educational programs for purposes of an individual receiving extended or emergency unemployment compensation while in training.

expanding training opportunities act amends_the_internal_revenue_code federal unemployment tax act deem approved secretary labor state laws provide unemployment compensation individual week training including approved job training program workforce investment act coursework necessary attain recognized postsecondary credential individual likely exhaust regular unemployment compensation credential attained certain time period defines recognized postsecondary credential credential consisting industry recognized certificate certificate completion apprenticeship associate baccalaureate degree amends federal-state_extended_unemployment_compensation_act supplemental appropriations act authorize state unemployment compensation agency elect approve job training educational programs purposes individual receiving extended emergency unemployment compensation training


Summary: TAP Modernization Act of 2012 - Directs the Secretary of Labor, during the three-year period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, to provide the Transition Assistance Program (TAP) to veterans and their spouses at locations other than military installations in at least three and up to five states selected by the Secretary based on the highest rates of veteran unemployment. Requires reports from both the Secretary and the Comptroller General to Congress on such TAP training.

tap modernization act directs secretary labor year period beginning date enactment act provide transition_assistance_program tap veterans spouses locations military installations states selected secretary based highest rates veteran unemployment requires reports secretary comptroller_general congress tap training


Summary: America Innovates Act of 2012 - Establishes in the executive branch an independent agency called the American Innovation Bank. Directs the Bank to award competitive grants and loans to institutions of higher education, nonprofit research institutions, individual investigators, and private companies to develop new science and engineering discoveries into new companies, products, or jobs. Amends the National Science Foundation Authorization Act of 2010 to require the Director of the National Science Foundation (NSF) to award competitive grants to: (1) Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship program-funded institutions of higher education to support students who perform their graduate research in an industry setting, and (2) institutions of higher education to develop professional science masters programs. Prescribes certain training requirements for students who receive funding under an NSF graduate research fellowship, a National Institutes of Health (NIH) national research service award, or any federal program that provides funding to train graduate students for careers in scientific research and development.

america act establishes executive branch independent agency called american innovation bank directs bank award competitive grants loans institutions higher education nonprofit research institutions individual investigators private companies develop new science engineering discoveries new companies products jobs amends national_science_foundation_authorization_act require director national_science_foundation nsf award competitive grants integrative graduate education research_traineeship program funded institutions higher education support students perform graduate research industry setting institutions higher education develop professional science masters programs prescribes certain training requirements students receive funding nsf graduate research fellowship national_institutes_of_health nih national research service award federal program provides funding train graduate students careers scientific research development


Summary: Offshoring Notification Act - Amends the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act to extend its coverage not only to each of the 50 states and the District of Columbia but also to the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, and the Republic of Palau, and each U.S. territory or possession. Revises the requirement that an employer give 60-day written notice to employees, state dislocated worker units, and local governments before ordering a plant closing or mass layoff. Requires such notice to include information stating whether: (1) the employer plans to continue producing goods or providing services that affected employees have been producing or providing, and (2) the production or provision will be performed for the employer by employees or contractors outside the United States (offshoring).

notification act_-_amends worker adjustment retraining notification act extend coverage states district_of_columbia republic_of_the_marshall_islands federated_states micronesia republic_of_palau territory possession revises requirement employer day written notice employees state dislocated worker units local governments ordering plant closing mass layoff requires notice include information stating employer plans continue producing goods providing services affected employees producing providing production provision performed employer employees contractors outside united_states


Summary: Better Education and Skills Training for America's Workforce Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow tax credits for: (1) the qualified training expenses of job trainees who have been unemployed for at least 90 days before enrolling in a training program, that are paid by U.S.-based employers, and (2) investment in a qualified job training partnership between a private business and an institution of higher education or a labor organization. Defines "qualifying training expenses" as an eligible trainee's qualified tuition costs, which may include costs for books and enrollment in a training program at an institution of higher education that may include a single course, multiple courses, or a combination of work training and study and that is reasonably necessary for employment. Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to establish a Qualified Job Training Partnership program to consider and award certifications for qualified investments eligible for credits to qualified job training partnerships. Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to individuals who make an investment in a qualified job training partnership, in lieu of a tax credit.

better education skills training america workforce act amends_the_internal_revenue_code allow tax credits qualified training expenses job trainees unemployed days enrolling training program paid employers investment qualified job training partnership private business institution higher education labor organization defines qualifying training expenses eligible trainee qualified tuition costs include costs books enrollment training program institution higher education include single course multiple courses combination work training study reasonably necessary employment requires secretary treasury establish qualified job training partnership program consider award certifications qualified investments eligible credits qualified job training partnerships authorizes secretary grants individuals investment qualified job training partnership lieu tax credit