Employment Services Revitalization and Reform Act of 1979

Employment Services Revitalization and Reform Act of 1979 - Amends the Wagner-Peyser Act to direct the Secretary of Labor to establish an outreach program for the provision of technical and management assistance through the United States Employment Service to State public employment offices for the following: (1) implementation of annual management plans, (2) implementation of improved employment services, (3) implementation of pilot programs assisted by the Service, and (4) evaluation of the cost-effectiveness and potential improvements in performance associated with changes in priorities, programs and objectives.

Directs the Secretary to establish within the Service a national clearinghouse for employment service information.

Sets forth requirements for State public employment service annual management plans, including: (1) provisions for the identification of employment opportunities, and for job placement and counseling, for specified categories of workers, (2) a program to encourage the active participation of employers in the public employment office system, and (3) conformity with certain budgeting principles.

Directs the Secretary, through the Service, to implement a financial assistance program for certain job placement projects under State public employment offices.

Directs the Secretary to carry out a comprehensive examination of the merits and the cost-effectiveness of establishing a system of Federal public employment offices in lieu of the system of State offices established under the Wagner-Peyser Act.