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H.R. 2400 107th Congress House

Rural America Job Assistance and Creation Act

Official title: To provide job creation and assistance, and for other purposes.

Introduced: June 28, 2001 See on congress.gov
Economics and Public Finance Admission of nonimmigrantsAgribusinessAgriculture and FoodAlien labor
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ApprenticeshipBusiness educationBusiness income taxCollegesCommerceCommunity collegesConflict of interestsCongressCongressional investigationsCongressional reporting requirementsDislocated workersEducationEmployee trainingEmployment tax creditsEnterprise zonesEntrepreneursExecutive reorganizationFederal aid to higher educationFederal aid to rural areasFederal aid to vocational educationFederal employeesFederal-state relationsFinance and Financial SectorGovernment Operations and PoliticsGovernment paperworkGovernment regulationGrants-in-aidHigh technologyHigher educationHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationIncome taxIndustry-university relationsInfrastructureIntellectual propertyLabor and EmploymentLawLegal servicesNew York StateNonprofit organizationsOccupational retrainingPersonal income taxPlant shutdownsPublic-private partnershipsRegional economic developmentRegional planningResearch centersResearch grantsRural economic developmentScience, Technology, CommunicationsSeverance paySmall businessSocial WelfareTax exclusionTaxationTechnical educationTourismTransfer of employeesTransportation and Public WorksVenture capitalWages
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It never became law before the 107th Congress (2001–2002) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Passed Senate
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Became law
Sep 28, 2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness.
Sep 28, 2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
Jul 20, 2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on Domestic Monetary Policy, Technology and Economic Growth, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.
Jul 16, 2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims.
Jul 9, 2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, Rural Development and Research.
Jun 29, 2001
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1251)
Jun 28, 2001
Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, the Judiciary, Agriculture, and Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jun 28, 2001
Introduced in House
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Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Rural America Job Assistance and Creation Act - Directs the Secretary of Labor to make matching grants to regional consortia meeting specified criteria to improve the job skills necessary for employment in specific industries.

Directs the Secretary of Commerce to provide financial assistance, through grants, for the establishment and support of entities that provide business incubator services (necessary for the initiation and initial sustainment of operations of a newly established business, including legal, intellectual property, and technology services and planning) for small- and medium-sized businesses.

Directs the Comptroller General to study how rural infrastructure, venture capital, and Federal programs can enhance rural areas.

Amends the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act to require employer notification of Federal and State elected officials (as well as local ones) prior to dislocation of workers.

Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to require submission of H-1B labor condition applications at same time as H-1B nonimmigrant classification petitions.

Amends the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to establish a National Rural Development Partnership, to be composed of a National Rural Development Council and State rural development councils.

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) exclude certain amounts of severance payments from gross income; and (2) expand the work opportunity tax credit to include qualified small business employees.

Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to make a grant to the William C. Merwin Rural Services Institute of the State University of New York at Potsdam, New York, to establish and operate a Northern New York Travel and Tourism Research Center.

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