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PUBLIC LAW 89-15-APR. 26, 1965

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Public Law 89-15 AN ACT To amend the Manpower Development and Training Act of 1962, as amended, and for other purposes.

April 26, 1965 1^^' ^'^'*'^

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That this Act may Manpower Act of be cited as the "Manpower Act of 1965". ^^^^• SEC. 2. Section 101 of the Manpower Development and Training Act of 1962, as amended (hereinafter referred to as the " Act "), is amended ^^ ^f-- ^3by inserting before the last sentence thereof the following new sentence: "The Congress further finds that many professional employees who have become unemployed because of the specialized nature of their previous employment are in need of brief refresher or reorientation educational courses in order to become qualified for other employment in their professions, where such training would further the purposes of this Act." SEC. 3. (a) Section 102(5) of the Act is amended by adding a comma 42 USC 2.572. after the word "arrange" and inserting "through grants or contracts," inunediately following the comma. (b) Section 102 of the Act is further amended by striking out "and" at the end of paragraph (4), by striking out the period at the end of paragraph (5) and inserting in lieu of such period "; and", and by adding at the end of such section the following new paragraph: "(6) establish a program of experimental, developmental, demonstration, and pilot projects, through grants to or contracts with public or private nonprofit organizations, or through contracts with other private organizations, for the purpose of improving techniques and demonstrating the effectiveness of specialized methods in meeting the manpower, employment, and training problems of worker groups such as the long-term unemployed, disadvantaged youth, displaced older workers, the handicapped, members of minority groups, and other similar groups. I n carrying out this subsection the Secretary of Labor shall, where appropriate, consult with the Secretaries of Health, Education, and "Welfare, and Commerce, and the Director of the Office of Economic Opportunity. Where programs under this paragraph require institutional training, appropriate arrangements for such training shall be agreed to by the Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare. H e shall also seek the advice of consultants with respect to the standards governing the adequacy and design of proposals, the ability of applicants, and the priority of projects in meeting the objectives of this Act." SEC. 4. (a) Title I of the Act is amended by renumbering sections 103 and 104 as sections 106 and 107, respectively, and by inserting 42 USC 2573, 2574. immediately after section 102 the following new sections: <J O B (

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"SEC. 103. The Secretary of Labor shall stimulate and assist, in cooperation with interested agencies both public and private, job development programs, through on-the-job training and other suitable methods, that will serve to expand employment by the filling of those service and related needs which are not now being met because of lack of trained workers or other reasons affecting employment or opportunities for employment.

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