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116TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5561 

To amend the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act to require onestop delivery systems under such Act to offer services through internet 

websites and to direct the Secretary of Labor to develop standards 

and best practices for such websites, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JANUARY 8, 2020 

Mr. SWALWELL of California (for himself and Ms. STEFANIK) introduced the 

following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor 

A BILL 

To amend the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act 

to require one-stop delivery systems under such Act to 

offer services through internet websites and to direct 

the Secretary of Labor to develop standards and best 

practices for such websites, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Widening Internet 

5 Readiness for Employment Development Act’’ or the 

6 ‘‘WIRED Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. ONLINE PROVISION OF ONE-STOP SERVICES. 

2 (a) ONLINE PROVISION OF ONE-STOP SERVICES.— 

3 Subparagraph (D) of section 121(e)(2) of the Workforce 

4 Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 

5 3151(e)(2)(D)) is amended to read as follows: 

6 ‘‘(D) as applicable and practicable, shall 

7 make programs, services, and activities acces8 sible to individuals through electronic means 

9 that meet the standards and incorporate the 

10 best practices established by the Secretary of 

11 Labor under subsection (j), including through 

12 an internet website that is unique to the par13 ticular one-stop delivery system.’’. 

14 (b) STANDARDS AND BEST PRACTICES FOR ONLINE

15 PROVISION OF SERVICES BY ONE-STOP DELIVERY SYS16 TEMS.—Section 121 of the Workforce Innovation and Op17 portunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3951) is amended by adding at 

18 the end the following: 

19 ‘‘(j) STANDARDS AND BEST PRACTICES FOR PROVI20 SION OF SERVICES THROUGH ELECTRONIC MEANS.— 

21 After soliciting public comments and consulting with and 

22 receiving input from relevant parties, including local 

23 boards, State boards, and the Secretary of Labor, in co24 ordination with the Federal agencies responsible for the 

25 programs and activities described in subsection (b)(1)(B), 

26 shall establish and maintain standards and best practices 


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1 for the provision of services through electronic means, in2 cluding for internet websites maintained by one-stop deliv3 ery systems under subsection (e)(2)(D). Such standards 

4 and best practices shall include— 

5 ‘‘(1) a requirement for user-friendly, up-to-date 

6 websites available to all individuals seeking one-stop 

7 services, including individuals with barriers to em8 ployment; 

9 ‘‘(2) a requirement that such websites promi10 nently display the address and hours of operation of 

11 all physical one-stop centers in the local area, and a 

12 description of services provided in and events held at 

13 each such center; 

14 ‘‘(3) best practices for incorporating social 

15 media and networking capabilities into such 

16 websites; 

17 ‘‘(4) best practices for making such websites ac18 cessible by mobile devices to the extent practicable; 

19 ‘‘(5) best practices for providing, through elec20 tronic means, services such as resume assistance, 

21 cover letter review, job searching, interview prepara22 tions, and online employment-related practice tests, 

23 through videos, video-conferencing, or other means; 

24 and 


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1 ‘‘(6) best practices for assuring a secure net2 work and the protection of any personal informa3 tion.’’. 

4 (c) DEADLINE.—The Secretary shall establish the 

5 initial standards and best practices required by section 

6 121(j) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act 

7 (as added by subsection (b)) not later than one year after 

8 the date of enactment of this Act. 

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