1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Job Corps Protection Act”.
Job Corps Protection Act
A BILL
To prohibit the transfer of operations and closure of Forest Service Job Corps Civilian Conservation Centers.
2. Forest Service Job Corps Civilian Conservation Centers
Prohibition on transfer of functions— Notwithstanding any other provision of law (including regulations), the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of Labor—
shall not transfer the function of any Forest Service Job Corps Civilian Conservation Center to the Department of Labor; and
shall ensure that each Forest Service Job Corps Civilian Conservation Center is wholly operated solely by the Secretary of Agriculture.
Closure of Centers— None of the funds appropriated to the Department of Agriculture or the Department of Labor for fiscal year 2019 or 2020 shall be used to close any Forest Service Job Corps Civilian Conservation Center.