Public Law 87-415
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Public Law 87-415 is the federal statute enacted in 1962 that established the Manpower Development and Training Act, a key U.S. program for retraining and upgrading the skills of unemployed and underemployed workers.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Public Law 87-415 canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4023839 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Public Law 87-415 Context triple: [Manpower Development and Training Act of 1962, publicLawNumber, Public Law 87-415]
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A.
Public Law 81-507
Public Law 81-507 is the 1950 U.S. federal statute that established the National Science Foundation as a key agency for supporting scientific research and education.
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B.
Public Law 81-171
Public Law 81-171 is the formal designation of the Housing Act of 1949, a landmark U.S. federal law that expanded public housing and urban redevelopment programs in the post–World War II era.
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C.
Public Law 86-257
Public Law 86-257 is the formal statutory designation of the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959, a U.S. federal law that regulates labor unions’ internal affairs and their relations with employers.
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D.
Public Law 81-110
Public Law 81-110 is the 1949 U.S. federal statute that formally established the Central Intelligence Agency’s authorities, structure, and operational powers during the early Cold War.
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E.
Public Law 88-577
Public Law 88-577 is the formal designation of the Wilderness Act of 1964, the landmark U.S. law that created the National Wilderness Preservation System to protect federal wilderness areas.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Public Law 87-415 Target entity description: Public Law 87-415 is the federal statute enacted in 1962 that established the Manpower Development and Training Act, a key U.S. program for retraining and upgrading the skills of unemployed and underemployed workers.
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A.
Public Law 81-507
Public Law 81-507 is the 1950 U.S. federal statute that established the National Science Foundation as a key agency for supporting scientific research and education.
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B.
Public Law 81-171
Public Law 81-171 is the formal designation of the Housing Act of 1949, a landmark U.S. federal law that expanded public housing and urban redevelopment programs in the post–World War II era.
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C.
Public Law 86-257
Public Law 86-257 is the formal statutory designation of the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959, a U.S. federal law that regulates labor unions’ internal affairs and their relations with employers.
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D.
Public Law 81-110
Public Law 81-110 is the 1949 U.S. federal statute that formally established the Central Intelligence Agency’s authorities, structure, and operational powers during the early Cold War.
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E.
Public Law 88-577
Public Law 88-577 is the formal designation of the Wilderness Act of 1964, the landmark U.S. law that created the National Wilderness Preservation System to protect federal wilderness areas.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal statute
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labor legislation ⓘ |
| addressesIssue |
underemployment
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unemployment ⓘ workforce skills obsolescence ⓘ |
| administeredBy |
Department of Health, Education, and Welfare
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surface form:
United States Department of Health, Education, and Welfare
United States Department of Labor ⓘ |
| appliesTo | civilian workforce in the United States ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| enactedBy | 87th United States Congress ⓘ |
| enactmentYear | 1962 ⓘ |
| establishesProgram |
Manpower Development and Training Act of 1962
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surface form:
Manpower Development and Training Act program
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| focusesOn |
improving employability through skills training
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retraining workers for emerging occupations ⓘ |
| hasAcronym |
MDTA of 1962
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surface form:
MDTA
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| hasShortTitle | Manpower Development and Training Act of 1962 ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
early large-scale federal job training initiative in the United States
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precursor to later federal manpower and job training programs ⓘ |
| implementsPolicy | federal manpower development policy ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
United States government
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surface form:
federal government of the United States
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| language | English ⓘ |
| legalCitation | Public Law 87-415 self-link ⓘ |
| motivatedBy |
concerns about technological unemployment
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need to adapt workforce to structural economic change ⓘ |
| policyArea |
economic policy
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education and vocational training ⓘ employment and training ⓘ |
| primaryPurpose |
to establish a program for manpower development and training
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to retrain unemployed workers ⓘ to upgrade the skills of underemployed workers ⓘ |
| providesFor |
federal funding for job training programs
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institutional training programs ⓘ on-the-job training programs ⓘ training allowances for eligible trainees ⓘ |
| publicLawNumber | 87-415 ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Comprehensive Employment and Training Act
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Economic Opportunity Act of 1964 ⓘ Economic Opportunity Act of 1964 ⓘ
surface form:
War on Poverty programs
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| sector |
labor market
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vocational education ⓘ |
| signedBy | John F. Kennedy ⓘ |
| targetPopulation |
underemployed workers
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unemployed workers ⓘ workers displaced by technological change ⓘ workers needing new or upgraded job skills ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Cold War
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surface form:
Cold War era
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Public Law 87-415 Description of subject: Public Law 87-415 is the federal statute enacted in 1962 that established the Manpower Development and Training Act, a key U.S. program for retraining and upgrading the skills of unemployed and underemployed workers.
Referenced by (2)
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