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HR 854 117th Congress House

Youth Corps Act of 2021

Official title: To amend the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act to provide for the establishment of Youth Corps programs and provide for wider dissemination of the Youth Corps model.

Introduced: February 4, 2021 Introduced by: Wilson, Frederica S. Democratic · Florida See on congress.gov
Labor and Employment Elementary and secondary educationEmployment and training programsIndian social and development programsLand use and conservation
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Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

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Youth Corps Act of 2021

This bill authorizes the Department of Labor to make grants to public or private nonprofit agencies or organizations to carry out Youth Corps programs that utilize the Youth Corps model to provide low-income youth (age 16 and not more than age 24) with education and work readiness training.

The term Youth Corps model means a youth education and training program for which an eligible entity provides eligible youth with stipended or paid work experience and basic and technical skills training leading to (1) enrollment in postsecondary education or training, (2) attainment of an industry-recognized certification or credential, (3) meaningful employment in the economy of the 21st century, or (4) military service.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 854: Youth Corps Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-854/
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"H.R. 854: Youth Corps Act of 2021." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-854/.
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H.R. 854, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-854/.
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