Expressing the sense of the Congress that Job Corps is a long-term program that invests in America's future and should serve as the cornerstone of youth policy in America.

Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) the Job Corps is a long-term program for investing in the Nation's future and should be the cornerstone of youth policy; (2) its 50/50 plan should be expanded to improve the Corps by the year 2000; (3) environmental protection and preservation and advanced technology and other skilled manufacturing initiatives should be incorporated in the Corps curriculum; (4) Corps participants should be incorporated into community development and infrastructure improvement projects in low-income communities; and (5) Corps centers and curriculum should be used as adult literacy programs.