House Roll Call 1427

95th Congress · 1978-09-22

H.R. 12452: TO MODIFY THE JEFFORDS SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT TO H.R. 12452, THE COMPREHENSIVE EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ACT (CETA) AMENDMENTS OF 1978. THE MODIFYING FLIPPO AMENDMENT INCREASES THE TARGET FOR THE TOTAL NUMBER OF CETA JOBS TO BE OFFERED FROM 20% TO 25% OF THE UNEMPLOYED POPULATION ABOVE AND BEYOND THE EXPECTED UNEMPLOYED POPULATION OF THE TOTAL WORK FORCE. THE JEFFORDS SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT PROVIDES FOR A GRADUAL SHIFTING OF 25% OF ALL CETA EMPLOYEES TO WORK TRAINING PROGRAMS, PLACES A TWO YEAR LIMIT ON CETA PROJECTS, LIMITS A PERSON'S PARTICIPATION IN A CETA JOB TO NO MORE THAN 18 MONTHS IN A FIVE-YEAR PERIOD, AND INDEXES CETA WAGES ON AVERAGE LOCAL WAGES RATHER THAN ON THE CONSUMER PRICE INDEX.