To establish an employment program to make grants available to the States to provide employment to physically and mentally impaired individuals, and for other purposes.
Employment Opportunity Act - Title I: Programs for the Handicapped - Establishes an employment program of grants to States to create job programs for mentally and physically handicapped individuals.
Provides that employment under this title shall not diminish an individual's benefits under the Social Security Act.
Directs the Secretary, within 90 days, to study and report, with recommendations, to the Congress on: (1) the numbers of mentally and physically impaired individuals in the United States who are employed and not employed; and (2) the extent to which such individuals who are not employed are potentially capable of performing some type of labor.
Title II: Program for Disadvantaged Persons - Directs the Secretary, within one year, to study and report to the Congress on: (1) the number of unemployed individuals in the United States who are disadvantaged because of poverty, geographical residence, or other causes; and (2) the feasibility of securing employment for such individuals through federally-subsidized employment opportunities (assisted by private enterprise and State and local governments), relocation assistance, if desired, and Federal employment when no other employment opportunities can be developed.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Employment Opportunities.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Select Education.
Executive Comment Requested from HHS and Labor.
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