This is a report of hearings held in Washington, D.C., on March 11, 13, 18, 19, and 25, 1980, on five federal youth employment and training bills: H.R. 4465, H.R. 4534, H.R. 5876, H.R. 6208, and H.R. 6711. H.R. 4465 proposes to combine immediate work and training and training opportunities with long-term changes in the institutions and programs that service young people. H.R. 4534 would establish a program of full employment, vocational training, and placement for all young people. Also discussed are H.R. 5876, Opportunities Industrialization Centers, skill training, and national community-based organization, and the Youth Job Creation and Employment Act of 1979; H.R. 6208, amending the Internal Revenue Code and establishing the academy of education and work; and H.R. 6711, extending authorization of youth training and employment programs and improving them and authorizing intensive and remedial education programs. (Copies of the bills are included.) Testimony includes statements from 20 individuals and prepared statements, letters, supplemental materials, etc., from 26 individuals representing the National Youth Advocacy Coalition; National Youthwork Alliance; National Association of Counties; National Alliance of Business; National Urban League, Inc.; Manpower Demonstration Research Corporation; AFL-CIO; National Commission for Employment Policy; Opportunities Industrialization Centers of America; National Association of Private Industry Councils; and National Council on Employment Policy. (YLB)