Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 112 Part 2.djvu/122

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112 STAT. 1006 PUBLIC LAW 105-220—AUG. 7, 1998 (3) ASSISTANCE. —The Secretary shall make the services of staff available to the representatives to assist the representatives in participating in the collaboration described in paragraph (1) and in the activities described in section 502. 29 USC 2872. SEC. 137. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. (a) YOUTH ACTIVITIES. — There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out the activities described in section 127(a), such sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal years 1999 through 2003. (b) ADULT EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ACTIVITIES. —Tnere are authorized to be appropriated to carry out the activities described in section 132(a)(1), such sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal years 1999 through 2003. (c) DISLOCATED WORKER EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ACTIVI- TIES. — There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out the activities described in section 132(a)(2), such sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal years 1999 through 2003. Subtitle C—Job Corps 29 USC 2881. SEC. 141. PURPOSES. The purposes of this subtitle are— (1) to maintain a national Job Corps program, carried out in partnership with States and communities, to assist eligible youth who need and can benefit from an intensive program, operated in a group setting in residential and nonresidential centers, to become more responsible, employable, and productive citizens; (2) to set forth standards and procedures for selecting individuals as enrollees in the Job Corps; (3) to authorize the establishment of Job Corps centers in which enrollees will participate in intensive programs of activities described in this subtitle; and (4) to prescribe various other powers, duties, 2ind responsibilities incident to the operation and continuing development of the Job Corps. 29 USC 2882. SEC. 142. DEFINITIONS. In this subtitle: (1) APPLICABLE LOCAL BOARD.— The term "applicable local board" means a local board— (A) that provides information for a Job Corps center on local employment opportunities and the job skills needed to obtain the opportunities; and (B) that serves communities in which the graduates of the Job Corps center seek employment. (2) APPLICABLE ONE-STOP CENTER. —The term "applicable one-stop center" means a one-stop customer service center that provides services, such as referral, intake, recruitment, and placement, to a Job Corps center. (3) ENROLLEE. —The term "enrollee" means an individual who has voluntarily applied for, been selected for, and enrolled in the Job Corps program, and remains with the program, but has not yet become a graduate. (4) FORMER ENROLLEE.— The term "former enrollee" means an individual who has voluntarily applied for, been selected for, and enrolled in the Job Corps program, but left the program