§3115 — Title 15 Commerce and Trade | U.S. Code

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Congress tells the President to improve and expand youth job programs and to suggest new laws if needed. Congress found three things: many young people face serious joblessness and economic trouble even when the economy is okay; they make up a large share of unemployment and that adds to crime, alcoholism, drug abuse, and other social problems; and many youths have special job needs that, if not dealt with, will make unemployment worse later. When creating these programs, the President must include five goals: coordinate youth work with other job and training efforts; make it easier to move from school into work; help disadvantaged and handicapped youth get steady, self-supporting jobs; combine training with real work; and encourage private and independent businesses to hire youth full time.

Title 15, §3115

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(a)The Congress finds and declares—

(1)That 11 So in original. Probably should not be capitalized. serious unemployment and economic disadvantage of a unique nature exist among youths even under generally favorable economic conditions;

(2)that this group constitutes a substantial portion of the Nation’s unemployment, and that this significantly contributes to crime, alcoholism and drug abuse, and other social and economic problems; and

(3)that many youths have special employment needs and problems which, if not promptly addressed, will substantially contribute to more severe unemployment problems in the long run.

(b)To the extent deemed necessary in fulfillment of the purposes of this chapter, the President shall improve and expand existing youth employment programs, recommending legislation where required. In formulating any such program, the President shall—

(1)include provisions designed to fully coordinate youth employment activities with other employment and training programs;

(2)develop a smoother transition from school to work;

(3)prepare disadvantaged and other youths with employability handicaps for regular self-sustaining employment;

(4)develop realistic methods for combining training with work; and

(5)develop provisions designed to attract structurally unemployed youth into productive full-time employment through incentives to private and independent sector businesses; 22 So in original. The semicolon probably should be a period.

§3115 Youth Employment Policies and Programs

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