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112TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 3610 

To consolidate and streamline redundant and ineffective Federal workforce 

development programs to increase accountability, reduce administrative 

bureaucracies, and put Americans back to work. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

DECEMBER 8, 2011 

Ms. FOXX (for herself, Mr. ROE of Tennessee, Mr. WILSON of South Carolina, 

Mr. ROKITA, Mr. GOWDY, Mrs. ROBY, Mr. HECK, and Mr. KELLY) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Armed 

Services, Veterans’ Affairs, Agriculture, Natural Resources, the Judiciary, Energy and Commerce, and Transportation and Infrastructure, for 

a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 

consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

A BILL 

To consolidate and streamline redundant and ineffective Federal workforce development programs to increase accountability, reduce administrative bureaucracies, and 

put Americans back to work. 

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 ‘‘Streamlining Work5 force Development Programs Act of 2011’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. REFERENCES. 

2 Except as otherwise expressly provided, wherever in 

3 this Act an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms 

4 of an amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other provi5 sion, the amendment or repeal shall be considered to be 

6 made to a section or other provision of the Workforce In7 vestment Act of 1998 (20 U.S.C. 9201 et seq.). 

8 SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE. 

9 Except as otherwise provided, this Act and the 

10 amendments made by this Act shall be effective with re11 spect to fiscal year 2013 and succeeding fiscal years. 

12 TITLE I—AMENDMENTS TO THE 

13 WORKFORCE INVESTMENT ACT 

14 SEC. 101. STATE WORKFORCE INVESTMENT BOARDS. 

15 Section 111 is amended— 

16 (1) in subsection (b)— 

17 (A) in paragraph (1)— 

18 (i) by striking subparagraph (B); 

19 (ii) by redesignating subparagraph 

20 (C) as subparagraph (B); and 

21 (iii) in subparagraph (B) (as so redes22 ignated)— 

23 (I) by amending clause (i)(II) to 

24 read as follows: 

25 ‘‘(II) represent businesses, in26 cluding large and small businesses, 


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1 with immediate and long-term employ2 ment opportunities in in-demand in3 dustries and other occupations impor4 tant to the State economy; and’’; 

5 (II) by striking clause (iii) and 

6 inserting the following: 

7 ‘‘(iii) a State agency official respon8 sible for economic development; and’’; 

9 (III) by striking clauses (iv) 

10 through (vi); 

11 (IV) by amending clause (vii) to 

12 read as follows: 

13 ‘‘(vii) such other representatives and 

14 State agency officials as the Governor may 

15 designate.’’; and 

16 (V) by redesignating clause (vii) 

17 as clause (iv); and 

18 (B) by amending paragraph (3) to read as 

19 follows: 

‘‘(3) MAJORITY.—A 2 20 ⁄3 majority of the mem21 bers of the board shall be representatives described 

22 in paragraph (1)(C)(i).’’; 

23 (2) by amending subsection (d) to read as fol24 lows: 


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1 ‘‘(d) FUNCTIONS.—The State board shall assist the 

2 Governor of the State as follows: 

3 ‘‘(1) STATE PLAN.—Consistent with section 

4 112, develop a State plan. 

5 ‘‘(2) STATEWIDE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT

6 SYSTEM.—Review and develop statewide policies and 

7 programs in the State in a manner that supports a 

8 comprehensive Statewide workforce development sys9 tem that will result in meeting the workforce needs 

10 of the State and its local areas. Such review shall in11 clude determining whether the State should consoli12 date additional programs into the Workforce Invest13 ment Fund under section 132(b)(1). 

14 ‘‘(3) WORKFORCE AND LABOR MARKET INFOR15 MATION SYSTEM.—Develop a statewide employment 

16 statistics system described in section 15(e) of the 

17 Wagner-Peyser Act, which may include using exist18 ing information conducted by the State economic de19 velopment agency or related entity in developing 

20 such system. 

21 ‘‘(4) EMPLOYER ENGAGEMENT.—Develop strat22 egies across local areas that meet the needs of em23 ployers and support economic growth in the State by 

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1 ration among employers, economic development enti2 ties, and service providers. 

3 ‘‘(5) DESIGNATION OF LOCAL AREAS.—Des4 ignate local areas as required under section 116. 

5 ‘‘(6) ONE-STOP DELIVERY SYSTEM.—Identify 

6 and disseminate information on best practices for ef7 fective operation of one-stop centers, including use 

8 of innovative business outreach, partnerships, and 

9 service delivery strategies. 

10 ‘‘(7) PROGRAM OVERSIGHT.—Conduct the fol11 lowing program oversight: 

12 ‘‘(A) Reviewing local plans. 

13 ‘‘(B) Conducting oversight for State em14 ployment and training activities authorized 

15 under section 134. 

16 ‘‘(C) Preparing an annual report to the 

17 Secretary described in section 136(d). 

18 ‘‘(8) DEVELOPMENT OF PERFORMANCE MEAS19 URES.—Develop and ensure continuous improvement 

20 of comprehensive State performance measures, in21 cluding State adjusted levels of performance, to as22 sess under section 136(b) the effectiveness of the 

23 workforce investment activities in the State.’’; 

24 (3) by striking subsection (e); 


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1 (4) by redesignating subsection (f) as sub2 section (e); 

3 (5) by inserting after subsection (e) (as so re4 designated), the following: 

5 ‘‘(f) STAFF.—The State board may employ staff to 

6 assist in carrying out the functions described in subsection 

7 (d).’’; and 

8 (6) in subsection (g), by inserting ‘‘electronic 

9 means and’’ after ‘‘on a regular basis through’’. 

10 SEC. 102. STATE PLAN. 

11 Section 112— 

12 (1) in subsection (a)— 

13 (A) by striking ‘‘127 or’’; and 

14 (B) by striking ‘‘5-year strategy’’ and in15 serting ‘‘4-year strategy’’; and 

16 (2) in subsection (b)— 

17 (A) by amending paragraph (4) to read as 

18 follows: 

19 ‘‘(4) information describing— 

20 ‘‘(A) the economic conditions in the State; 

21 ‘‘(B) the immediate and long-term skilled 

22 workforce needs of in-demand industries and 

23 other occupations important to the State econ24 omy; 


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1 ‘‘(C) the knowledge and skills of the work2 force in the State; and 

3 ‘‘(D) workforce development activities (in4 cluding education and training) in the State;’’; 

5 (B) by amending paragraph (7) to read as 

6 follows: 

7 ‘‘(7) a description of the State criteria for de8 termining the eligibility of training providers in ac9 cordance with section 122, including how the State 

10 will take into account the performance of providers 

11 and whether the training programs relate to occupa12 tions that are in-demand;’’; 

13 (C) by amending paragraph (8) to read as 

14 follows: 

15 ‘‘(8)(A) a description of the procedures that will 

16 be taken by the State to assure coordination of, and 

17 avoid duplication among, the programs and activities 

18 identified under section 501(b)(2); and 

19 ‘‘(B) a description of common data collection 

20 and reporting processes used for the programs and 

21 activities described in subparagraph (A) carried out 

22 by one-stop partners, including— 

23 ‘‘(i) assurances that such processes use 

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1 ures described in section 136(b)(2)(A) that are 

2 applicable to such programs or activities; or 

3 ‘‘(ii) if such wage records are not being 

4 used for the performance measures, an identi5 fication of the barriers to using such wage 

6 records and a description of how the State will 

7 address such barriers within one year of the ap8 proval of the plan;’’; 

9 (D) in paragraph (9), by striking ‘‘, includ10 ing comment by representatives of businesses 

11 and representatives of labor organizations,’’; 

12 (E) in paragraph (11), by striking ‘‘under 

13 sections 127 and 132’’ and inserting ‘‘under 

14 section 132,’’; 

15 (F) by striking paragraph (12); 

16 (G) by redesignating paragraphs (13) 

17 through (18) as paragraphs (12) through (17), 

18 respectively; 

19 (H) in paragraph (16) (as so redesig20 nated)— 

21 (i) in subparagraph (A)— 

22 (I) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end 

23 of clause (iii); 

24 (II) by amending clause (iv) to 

25 read as follows: 


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1 ‘‘(iv) how the State will serve the em2 ployment and training needs of dislocated 

3 workers (including displaced homemakers), 

4 low-income individuals (including recipients 

5 of public assistance), individuals with lim6 ited English proficiency, homeless individ7 uals, individuals training for nontraditional 

8 employment, youth, older workers, ex-of9 fenders, migrant and seasonal farm10 workers, refugee and entrants, veterans 

11 (including disabled and homeless veterans), 

12 and Native Americans; and’’; and 

13 (III) by adding at the end the 

14 following new clause: 

15 ‘‘(v) a description of how the State 

16 will— 

17 ‘‘(I) consistent with section 188 

18 and Executive Order 13217 (42 

19 U.S.C. 12131 note), serve the employ20 ment and training needs of individuals 

21 with disabilities; and 

22 ‘‘(II) consistent with sections 504 

23 and 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 

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1 ice delivery, the development of per2 formance measures, the training of 

3 staff, and other aspects of accessibility 

4 to programs and services under this 

5 subtitle;’’; and 

6 (ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking 

7 ‘‘to the extent practicable’’ and inserting 

8 ‘‘in accordance with the requirements of 

9 the Jobs for Veterans Act (Public Law 

10 107–288) and the amendments made by 

11 such Act (except sections 4103A and 4104 

12 of title 38, United States Code)’’; 

13 (I) by striking paragraph (17) (as so re14 designated) and inserting the following: 

15 ‘‘(17) a description of the strategies and pro16 grams providing outreach to businesses, identifying 

17 workforce needs of businesses in the State, and en18 suring that such needs will be met (including the 

19 needs of small businesses), which may include— 

20 ‘‘(A) implementing innovative programs 

21 and strategies designed to meet the needs of all 

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1 vestment system more relevant to the needs of 

2 State and local businesses, consistent with the 

3 objectives of this title; and 

4 ‘‘(B) providing incentives and technical as5 sistance to assist each local area in the State in 

6 more fully engaging all employers, including 

7 small employers, in local workforce investment 

8 activities— 

9 ‘‘(i) to make the workforce investment 

10 system more relevant to the needs of area 

11 businesses; and 

12 ‘‘(ii) to better coordinate workforce in13 vestment, economic development, and post14 secondary education and training efforts to 

15 contribute to the economic well-being of 

16 the local area and region, as determined 

17 appropriate by the local board; 

18 ‘‘(18) a description of how the State will utilize 

19 technology to facilitate access to services in remote 

20 areas, which may be used throughout the State; 

21 ‘‘(19) a description of the State strategy and 

22 assistance to be provided for encouraging regional 

23 cooperation within the State and across State bor24 ders, as appropriate; and 


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1 ‘‘(20) a description of the actions that will be 

2 taken by the State to foster communication and 

3 partnerships with non-profit organizations (including 

4 community, faith-based, and philanthropic organiza5 tions) that provide employment-related, training, 

6 and complementary services, to enhance the quality 

7 and comprehensiveness of services available to par8 ticipants under this title.’’; 

9 (3) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘period, 

10 that—’’ all that follows through paragraph (2) and 

11 inserting ‘‘period, that the plan is inconsistent with 

12 the provisions of this title.’’; and 

13 (4) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘5-year’’ and 

14 inserting ‘‘4-year’’. 

15 SEC. 103. LOCAL WORKFORCE INVESTMENT AREAS. 

16 Section 116 is amended— 

17 (1) in subsection (a)— 

18 (A) in paragraph (1)— 

19 (i) in subparagraph (A)— 

20 (I) by striking ‘‘Except as pro21 vided in subsection (b), and consistent 

22 with paragraphs (2), (3), and (4), in’’ 

23 and inserting ‘‘In’’; and 

24 (II) by striking ‘‘127 or’’; and 


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1 (ii) by amending subparagraph (B) to 

2 read as follows: 

3 ‘‘(B) CONSIDERATIONS.—In making the 

4 designation of local areas, the Governor shall 

5 take into consideration the following: 

6 ‘‘(i) The extent to which such local 

7 areas are consistent with labor market 

8 areas. 

9 ‘‘(ii) The extent to which labor market 

10 areas align with economic development re11 gions. 

12 ‘‘(iii) Whether such local areas have 

13 the appropriate education and training 

14 providers to meet the needs of the local 

15 workforce. 

16 ‘‘(iv) The distance that individuals 

17 will need to travel to receive services pro18 vided in such local areas.’’; 

19 (B) by amending paragraph (2) to read as 

20 follows: 

21 ‘‘(2) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary 

22 shall, if requested by the Governor of a State, pro23 vide the State with technical assistance in making 

24 the determinations required under paragraph (1). 

25 The Secretary shall not issue regulations governing 


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1 determinations to be made under paragraph (1).’’; 

2 and 

3 (C) by striking paragraph (3) and insert4 ing the following: 

5 ‘‘(3) DESIGNATION ON RECOMMENDATION OF

6 STATE BOARD.—The Governor may approve a re7 quest from any unit of general local government (in8 cluding a combination of such units) for designation 

9 as a local area under paragraph (1) if the State 

10 board determines, taking into account the factors 

11 described in clauses (i) through (iv) of paragraph 

12 (1)(B), and recommends to the Governor, that such 

13 area shall be so designated.’’; 

14 (D) by striking paragraph (4); and 

15 (E) by redesignating paragraph (5) as 

16 paragraph (4); and 

17 (2) by amending subsection (b) to read as fol18 lows: 

19 ‘‘(b) SINGLE STATES.—Consistent with subsection 

20 (a)(1)(B), the Governor may designate a State as a single 

21 State local area for the purposes of this title.’’. 

22 SEC. 104. LOCAL WORKFORCE INVESTMENT BOARDS. 

23 Section 117 is amended— 

24 (1) by striking subsection (c)(1)(C); and 

25 (2) by striking subsection (i). 


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1 SEC. 105. LOCAL PLAN. 

2 Section 118(b) is amended— 

3 (1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph 

4 (9); 

5 (2) redesignating paragraph (10) as paragraph 

6 (11); and 

7 (3) inserting after paragraph (9), the following: 

8 ‘‘(10) a description of how the local area will 

9 serve the employment and training needs of dis10 located workers (including displaced homemakers), 

11 low-income individuals (including recipients of public 

12 assistance), individuals with limited English pro13 ficiency, homeless individuals, individuals training 

14 for nontraditional employment, youth, older workers, 

15 ex-offenders, migrant and seasonal farmworkers, ref16 ugee and entrants, veterans (including disabled vet17 erans and homeless veterans), and Native Ameri18 cans; and’’. 

19 SEC. 106. ESTABLISHMENT OF ONE-STOP DELIVERY SYS20 TEM. 

21 Section 121 is amended— 

22 (1) in subsection (b)— 

23 (A) in paragraph (1)(B)— 

24 (i) by striking clause (vi); and 


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1 (ii) by redesignating clauses (vii) 

2 through (xii) as clauses (vi) through (xi), 

3 respectively; and 

4 (B) in paragraph (2)(B)— 

5 (i) by striking clause (ii); and 

6 (ii) by redesignating clauses (iii) 

7 through (v) as clauses (ii) through (iv), re8 spectively; 

9 (2) in subsection (d)(2)— 

10 (A) by amending subparagraph (A) to read 

11 as follows: 

12 ‘‘(A) shall be designated or certified as a 

13 one-stop operator through a competitive proc14 ess; and’’; and 

15 (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking 

16 clause (ii) and redesignating clauses (iii) 

17 through (vi) as clauses (ii) through (v), respec18 tively; and 

19 (3) by striking subsection (e) and redesignating 

20 subsection (f) as subsection (e). 

21 SEC. 107. IDENTIFICATION OF ELIGIBLE PROVIDERS OF 

22 TRAINING SERVICES. 

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1 (1) in subsection (b)(2)(C), by striking ‘‘, in2 cluding representatives of business and labor organi3 zations’’; 

4 (2) in subsection (c)(3), by striking ‘‘, including 

5 representatives of business and labor organizations’’; 

6 and 

7 (3) in subsection (d)(3)(A), by striking ‘‘in sec8 tions 128(a) and 133(a)(1), as appropriate’’ and in9 serting ‘‘in section 133(a)(1)’’. 

10 SEC. 108. IDENTIFICATION OF ELIGIBLE PROVIDERS OF 

11 YOUTH ACTIVITIES. 

12 Section 123 is repealed. 

13 SEC. 109. GENERAL AUTHORIZATION. 

14 Chapter 5 of title I is amended— 

15 (1) by striking the heading related to chapter 5 

16 and inserting the following: ‘‘EMPLOYMENT 

17 AND TRAINING ACTIVITIES’’; and 

18 (2) in section 131— 

19 (A) by striking ‘‘paragraphs (1)(B) and 

20 (2)(B) of’’; and 

21 (B) by striking ‘‘adults, and dislocated 

22 workers’’ and inserting ‘‘adults, dislocated 

23 workers, youth, veterans, and targeted popu24 lations’’. 


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1 SEC. 110. STATE ALLOTMENTS. 

2 Section 132 is amended— 

3 (1) by amending subsection (a) to read as fol4 lows: 

5 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall— 

6 ‘‘(1) reserve 2 percent of the total amount ap7 propriated under subsections (a) through (d) of sec8 tion 137 for a fiscal year, of which— 

9 ‘‘(A) not less than 85 percent shall be used 

10 for national emergency grants under section 

11 173; 

12 ‘‘(B) not more than 10 percent may be 

13 used for demonstration projects under section 

14 171; and 

15 ‘‘(C) not more than 5 percent may be used 

16 to provide technical assistance under section 

17 170; and 

18 ‘‘(2) from the remaining amount appropriated 

19 under section 137(a) for a fiscal year, make allot20 ments in accordance with subsection (b)(1); 

21 ‘‘(3) from the remaining amount appropriated 

22 under section 137(b) for a fiscal year, make allot23 ments in accordance with subsection (b)(2); 

24 ‘‘(4) from the remaining amount appropriated 

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1 ‘‘(5) from the remaining amount appropriated 

2 under section 137(d) for a fiscal year, make allot3 ments in accordance with subsection (b)(4).’’; and 

4 (2) by amending subsection (b) to read as fol5 lows: 

6 ‘‘(b) ALLOTMENT AMONG STATES FOR EMPLOYMENT

7 AND TRAINING ACTIVITIES.— 

8 ‘‘(1) WORKFORCE INVESTMENT FUND.— 

9 ‘‘(A) RESERVATION FOR OUTLYING

10 AREAS.— 

11 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—From the amount 

12 made available under subsection (a)(2) for 

13 a fiscal year, the Secretary shall reserve 

not more than 1 14 ⁄4 of 1 percent to provide 

15 assistance to the outlying areas. 

16 ‘‘(ii) RESTRICTION.—The Republic of 

17 Palau shall cease to be eligible to receive 

18 funding under this subparagraph upon en19 tering into an agreement for extension of 

20 United States educational assistance under 

21 the Compact of Free Association (approved 

22 by the Compact of Free Association 

23 Amendments Act of 2003 (Public Law 

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1 the Streamlining Workforce Development 

2 Programs Act of 2011. 

3 ‘‘(B) STATES.— 

4 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—After determining 

5 the amount to be reserved under subpara6 graph (A), the Secretary shall allot the re7 mainder of the amount referred to in sub8 section (a)(2) for a fiscal year to the 

9 States pursuant to clause (ii) for employ10 ment and training activities and statewide 

11 workforce investment activities. 

12 ‘‘(ii) FORMULA.—Subject to clauses 

13 (iii) and (iv), of the remainder— 

‘‘(I) 331 14 ⁄3 percent shall be allot15 ted on the basis of the relative num16 ber of unemployed individuals in areas 

17 of substantial unemployment in each 

18 State, compared to the total number 

19 of unemployed individuals in areas of 

20 substantial unemployment in all 

21 States; 

‘‘(II) 331 22 ⁄3 percent shall be allot23 ted on the basis of the relative num24 ber of individuals in the civilian labor 

25 force in each State as compared to the 


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1 total number of such individuals in all 

2 States; and 

‘‘(III) 331 3 ⁄3 percent shall be allot4 ted on the basis of the relative num5 ber of individuals in a State who have 

6 been unemployed for 15 weeks or 

7 more, compared to the total number 

8 of individuals in all States who have 

9 been unemployed for 15 weeks or 

10 more. 

11 ‘‘(iii) MINIMUM AND MAXIMUM PER12 CENTAGES.— 

13 ‘‘(I) MINIMUM PERCENTAGE.— 

14 The Secretary shall ensure that no 

15 State shall receive an allotment under 

16 this subparagraph for a fiscal year 

17 that is less than 90 percent of the al18 lotment percentage of the State for 

19 the preceding fiscal year. 

20 ‘‘(II) MAXIMUM PERCENTAGE.— 

21 Subject to subclause (I), the Secretary 

22 shall ensure that no State shall re23 ceive an allotment under this subpara24 graph for a fiscal year that is more 

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1 centage of the State for the preceding 

2 fiscal year. 

3 ‘‘(iv) SMALL STATE MINIMUM ALLOT4 MENT.—Subject to clause (iii), the Sec5 retary shall ensure that no State shall re6 ceive an allotment under this subparagraph 

for a fiscal year that is less than 2 7 ⁄10 of 1 

8 percent of the remainder described in 

9 clause (i) for the fiscal year. 

10 ‘‘(v) DEFINITIONS.—For the purpose 

11 of the formula specified in this subpara12 graph: 

13 ‘‘(I) INDIVIDUAL.—The term ‘in14 dividual’ means an individual who is 

15 not less than age 16 and not more 

16 than age 72. 

17 ‘‘(II) ALLOTMENT PERCENT18 AGE.—The term ‘allotment percent19 age’— 

20 ‘‘(aa) used with respect to 

21 fiscal year 2012, means the per22 centage of the amounts allotted 

23 to States under the provisions 

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1 lining Workforce Development 

2 Programs Act of 2011 and chap3 ter 5 of this title (as such provi4 sions and chapter were in effect 

5 on the day before the date of en6 actment of such Act) that is re7 ceived under such provisions and 

8 under such chapter by the State 

9 involved for fiscal year 2012; and 

10 ‘‘(bb) used with respect to 

11 fiscal year 2013 or a subsequent 

12 year, means the percentage of the 

13 remainder described in clause (i) 

14 that is received through an allot15 ment made under this subpara16 graph for the fiscal year. 

17 ‘‘(2) STATE YOUTH WORKFORCE INVESTMENT

18 FUND.— 

19 ‘‘(A) RESERVATION FOR OUTLYING

20 AREAS.— 

21 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—From the amount 

22 made available under subsection (a)(3) for 

23 a fiscal year, the Secretary shall reserve 

not more than 1 24 ⁄4 of 1 percent to provide 

25 assistance to the outlying areas. 


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1 ‘‘(ii) RESTRICTION.—The Republic of 

2 Palau shall cease to be eligible to receive 

3 funding under this subparagraph upon en4 tering into an agreement for extension of 

5 United States educational assistance under 

6 the Compact of Free Association (approved 

7 by the Compact of Free Association 

8 Amendments Act of 2003 (Public Law 

9 108–188)) after the date of enactment of 

10 the Streamlining Workforce Development 

11 Programs Act of 2011. 

12 ‘‘(B) STATES.— 

13 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—After determining 

14 the amount to be reserved under subpara15 graph (A), the Secretary shall allot the re16 mainder of the amount referred to in sub17 section (a)(3) for a fiscal year to the 

18 States pursuant to clause (ii) for State 

19 youth activities. 

20 ‘‘(ii) FORMULA.—Subject to clauses 

21 (iii) and (iv), of the remainder— 

22 ‘‘(I) 50 percent shall be allotted 

23 on the basis of the relative number of 

24 disadvantaged youth who are ages 16 

25 through 24 in each State, compared 


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1 to the total number of disadvantaged 

2 youth who are ages 16 through 24 in 

3 all States; and 

4 ‘‘(II) 50 percent shall be allotted 

5 on the basis of the relative number of 

6 secondary school dropouts who are 

7 ages 16 and 17 compared to the total 

8 number of secondary school dropouts 

9 who are ages 16 and 17 in all States. 

10 ‘‘(iii) MINIMUM AND MAXIMUM PER11 CENTAGES.— 

12 ‘‘(I) MINIMUM PERCENTAGE.— 

13 The Secretary shall ensure that no 

14 State shall receive an allotment under 

15 this subparagraph for a fiscal year 

16 that is less than 90 percent of the al17 lotment percentage of the State for 

18 the preceding fiscal year. 

19 ‘‘(II) MAXIMUM PERCENTAGE.— 

20 Subject to subclause (I), the Secretary 

21 shall ensure that no State shall re22 ceive an allotment under this subpara23 graph for a fiscal year that is more 

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1 centage of the State for the preceding 

2 fiscal year. 

3 ‘‘(iv) SMALL STATE MINIMUM ALLOT4 MENT.—Subject to clause (iii), the Sec5 retary shall ensure that no State shall re6 ceive an allotment under this subparagraph 

for a fiscal year that is less than 2 7 ⁄10 of 1 

8 percent of the remainder described in 

9 clause (i) for the fiscal year. 

10 ‘‘(v) DEFINITIONS.—For the purpose 

11 of the formula specified in this subpara12 graph: 

13 ‘‘(I) ALLOTMENT PERCENT14 AGE.—The term ‘allotment percent15 age’— 

16 ‘‘(aa) used with respect to 

17 fiscal year 2012, means the per18 centage of the amounts allotted 

19 to States under the provisions 

20 listed in paragraphs (7) through 

21 (9) of section 201 of the Stream22 lining Workforce Development 

23 Programs Act of 2011 (as such 

24 provisions were in effect on the 

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1 of such Act) that is received 

2 under such provisions by the 

3 State involved for fiscal year 

4 2012; and 

5 ‘‘(bb) used with respect to 

6 fiscal year 2013 or a subsequent 

7 year, means the percentage of the 

8 remainder described in clause (i) 

9 that is received through an allot10 ment made under this subpara11 graph for the fiscal year. 

12 ‘‘(II) DISADVANTAGED YOUTH.— 

13 The term ‘disadvantaged youth’ 

14 means an individual who is age 16 

15 through 24 who receives an income, or 

16 is a member of a family that received 

17 a total family income, that, in relation 

18 to family size, does not exceed the 

19 higher of— 

20 ‘‘(aa) the poverty line; or 

21 ‘‘(bb) 70 percent of the 

22 lower living standard income 

23 level. 

24 ‘‘(3) VETERANS WORKFORCE INVESTMENT

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1 ‘‘(A) RESERVATION FOR OUTLYING

2 AREAS.— 

3 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—From the amount 

4 made available under subsection (a)(4) for 

5 a fiscal year, the Secretary shall reserve 

not more than 1 6 ⁄4 of 1 percent to provide 

7 assistance to the outlying areas. 

8 ‘‘(ii) RESTRICTION.—The Republic of 

9 Palau shall cease to be eligible to receive 

10 funding under this paragraph upon enter11 ing into an agreement for extension of 

12 United States educational assistance under 

13 the Compact of Free Association (approved 

14 by the Compact of Free Association 

15 Amendments Act of 2003 (Public Law 

16 108–188)) after the date of enactment of 

17 the Streamlining Workforce Development 

18 Programs Act of 2011. 

19 ‘‘(B) STATES.— 

20 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—After determining 

21 the amount to be reserved under subpara22 graph (A), the Secretary shall allot the re23 mainder of the amount referred to in sub24 section (a)(4) for a fiscal year to the 


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1 States pursuant to clause (ii) for veterans 

2 employment and training activities. 

3 ‘‘(ii) FORMULA.—Subject to clauses 

4 (iii) and (iv), the remainder shall be allot5 ted on the basis of the relative number of 

6 unemployed veterans in each State, com7 pared to the total number of unemployed 

8 veterans in all States. 

9 ‘‘(iii) MINIMUM AND MAXIMUM PER10 CENTAGES.— 

11 ‘‘(I) MINIMUM PERCENTAGE.— 

12 The Secretary shall ensure that no 

13 State shall receive an allotment under 

14 this subparagraph for a fiscal year 

15 that is less than 90 percent of the al16 lotment percentage of the State for 

17 the preceding fiscal year. 

18 ‘‘(II) MAXIMUM PERCENTAGE.— 

19 Subject to subclause (I), the Secretary 

20 shall ensure that no State shall re21 ceive an allotment under this subpara22 graph for a fiscal year that is more 

23 than 130 percent of the allotment per24 centage of the State for the preceding 

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1 ‘‘(iv) SMALL STATE MINIMUM ALLOT2 MENT.—Subject to clause (iii), the Sec3 retary shall ensure that no State shall re4 ceive an allotment under this subparagraph 

for a fiscal year that is less than 2 5 ⁄10 of 1 

6 percent of the remainder described in 

7 clause (i) for the fiscal year. 

8 ‘‘(v) DEFINITION.—For the purpose 

9 of the formula specified in this subpara10 graph, the term ‘allotment percentage’— 

11 ‘‘(I) used with respect to fiscal 

12 year 2012, means the percentage of 

13 the amounts allotted to States under 

14 the provisions listed in paragraphs 

15 (12) through (15) of section 201 of 

16 the Streamlining Workforce Develop17 ment Programs Act of 2011 (as such 

18 provisions were effect on the day be19 fore the date of enactment of such 

20 Act) that is received under such provi21 sions by the State involved for fiscal 

22 year 2012; and 

23 ‘‘(II) used with respect to fiscal 

24 year 2013 or a subsequent year, 

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1 der described in clause (i) that is re2 ceived through an allotment made 

3 under this subparagraph for the fiscal 

4 year. 

5 ‘‘(4) TARGETED POPULATIONS WORKFORCE IN6 VESTMENT FUND.— 

7 ‘‘(A) RESERVATION FOR OUTLYING

8 AREAS.— 

9 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—From the amount 

10 made available under subsection (a)(5) for 

11 a fiscal year, the Secretary shall reserve— 

‘‘(I) not more than 1 12 ⁄4 of 1 per13 cent to provide assistance to the out14 lying areas; and 

15 ‘‘(II) not more than 1.5 percent 

16 to provide assistance to Indian Tribes. 

17 ‘‘(ii) RESTRICTION.—The Republic of 

18 Palau shall cease to be eligible to receive 

19 funding under this subparagraph upon en20 tering into an agreement for extension of 

21 United States educational assistance under 

22 the Compact of Free Association (approved 

23 by the Compact of Free Association 

24 Amendments Act of 2003 (Public Law 

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1 the Streamlining Workforce Development 

2 Programs Act of 2011. 

3 ‘‘(B) STATES.— 

4 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—After determining 

5 the amount to be reserved under subpara6 graph (A), the Secretary shall allot the re7 mainder of the amount referred to in sub8 section (a)(5) for a fiscal year to the 

9 States pursuant to clause (ii) for refugee 

10 and entrant, ex-offender, migrant and sea11 sonal farmworker, and Native American 

12 employment and training activities. 

13 ‘‘(ii) FORMULA.—Subject to clauses 

14 (iii) and (iv), the remainder shall be allot15 ted on the basis of the relative number of 

16 refugee and entrants, ex-offenders, migrant 

17 and seasonal farmworkers, and Native 

18 Americans who are unemployed in each 

19 State, compared to the total number of ref20 ugee and entrants, ex-offenders, migrant 

21 and seasonal farmworkers, and Native 

22 Americans who are unemployed in all 

23 States. 

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1 ‘‘(I) MINIMUM PERCENTAGE.— 

2 The Secretary shall ensure that no 

3 State shall receive an allotment under 

4 this subparagraph for a fiscal year 

5 that is less than 90 percent of the al6 lotment percentage of the State for 

7 the preceding fiscal year. 

8 ‘‘(II) MAXIMUM PERCENTAGE.— 

9 Subject to subclause (I), the Secretary 

10 shall ensure that no State shall re11 ceive an allotment under this subpara12 graph for a fiscal year that is more 

13 than 130 percent of the allotment per14 centage of the State for the preceding 

15 fiscal year. 

16 ‘‘(iv) SMALL STATE MINIMUM ALLOT17 MENT.—Subject to clause (iii), the Sec18 retary shall ensure that no State shall re19 ceive an allotment under this subparagraph 

for a fiscal year that is less than 2 20 ⁄10 of 1 

21 percent of the remainder described in 

22 clause (i) for the fiscal year. 

23 ‘‘(v) DEFINITION.—For the purpose 

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1 ‘‘(I) used with respect to fiscal 

2 year 2012, means the percentage of 

3 the amounts allotted to States under 

4 the provisions listed in paragraphs 

5 (16) through (23) of section 201 of 

6 the Streamlining Workforce Develop7 ment Programs Act of 2011 (as such 

8 provisions were effect on the day be9 fore the date of enactment of such 

10 Act) that is received under such provi11 sions by the State involved for fiscal 

12 year 2012; and 

13 ‘‘(II) used with respect to fiscal 

14 year 2013 or a subsequent year, 

15 means the percentage of the remain16 der described in clause (i) that is re17 ceived through an allotment made 

18 under this subparagraph for the fiscal 

19 year.’’. 

20 SEC. 111. WITHIN STATE ALLOCATIONS. 

21 Section 133 is amended— 

22 (1) by amending subsection (a) to read as fol23 lows: 

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1 ‘‘(1) STATEWIDE EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING

2 ACTIVITIES.— 

3 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Governor of a 

4 State shall reserve up to 15 percent of the total 

5 amount allotted to the State under section 

6 132(b)(1)(B) for a fiscal year to carry out the 

7 statewide activities described in section 134(a). 

8 ‘‘(B) STATEWIDE RAPID RESPONSE ACTIVI9 TIES.—Of the amount reserved under subpara10 graph (A) for a fiscal year, the Governor of the 

11 State shall reserve not more than 10 percent 

12 for statewide rapid response activities described 

13 in section 134(a)(2)(A). 

14 ‘‘(2) STATEWIDE YOUTH WORKFORCE INVEST15 MENT FUND.—The Governor of a State may reserve 

16 up to 2 percent of the total amount allotted to the 

17 State under section 132(b)(2)(B) for a fiscal year to 

18 carry out the statewide activities described in section 

19 134(a). 

20 ‘‘(3) STATEWIDE VETERANS WORKFORCE IN21 VESTMENT FUND ACTIVITIES.—The Governor of a 

22 State may reserve up to 2 percent of the total 

23 amount allotted to the State under section 

24 132(b)(3)(B) for a fiscal year to carry out statewide 

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1 ‘‘(4) STATEWIDE TARGETED POPULATION

2 WORKFORCE INVESTMENT FUND ACTIVITIES.—The 

3 Governor of a State may reserve up to 2 percent of 

4 the total amount allotted to the State under section 

5 132(b)(4)(B) for a fiscal year to carry out the state6 wide activities described in section 134(a).’’; 

7 (2) by amending subsection (b) to read as fol8 lows: 

9 ‘‘(b) WITHIN STATE ALLOCATION.— 

10 ‘‘(1) STATEWIDE EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING

11 ACTIVITIES.—The Governor, acting in accordance 

12 with the State plan, and after consulting with chief 

13 elected officials in the local areas, shall— 

14 ‘‘(A) allocate the funds that are allotted to 

15 the State for employment and training activities 

16 and statewide workforce investment activities 

17 under section 132(b)(1)(B) and not reserved 

18 under subsection (a)(1), in accordance with 

19 paragraph (2)(A); 

20 ‘‘(B) award the funds that are allotted to 

21 the State for State youth activities under sec22 tion 132(b)(2)(B) and not reserved under sub23 section (a)(2) through competitive grants to eli24 gible entities, in accordance with section 135; 


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1 ‘‘(C) allocate the funds that are allotted to 

2 the State for veterans employment and training 

3 activities under section 132(b)(3)(B) and not 

4 reserved under subsection (a)(3), in accordance 

5 with paragraph (2)(B); and 

6 ‘‘(D) allocate the funds that are allotted to 

7 the State for targeted populations employment 

8 and training activities under section 

9 132(b)(4)(B) and not reserved under subsection 

10 (a)(4), in accordance with paragraph (2)(C). 

11 ‘‘(2) FORMULA ALLOCATIONS.— 

12 ‘‘(A) WORKFORCE INVESTMENT FUND.— 

13 ‘‘(i) ALLOCATION.—In allocating the 

14 funds described in paragraph (1)(A) to 

15 local areas, a State shall allocate— 

‘‘(I) 331 16 ⁄3 percent on the basis 

17 described in section 132(b)(B)(ii)(I); 

‘‘(II) 331 18 ⁄3 percent on the basis 

19 described in section 132(b)(B)(ii)(II); 

20 and 

‘‘(III) 331 21 ⁄3 percent on the basis 

22 described in section 132(b)(B)(ii)(III). 

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1 ‘‘(I) MINIMUM PERCENTAGE.— 

2 The State shall ensure that no local 

3 area shall receive an allotment under 

4 this subparagraph for a fiscal year 

5 that is less than 90 percent of the al6 location percentage of the local area 

7 for the preceding fiscal year. 

8 ‘‘(II) MAXIMUM PERCENTAGE.— 

9 Subject to subclause (I), the State 

10 shall ensure that no local area shall 

11 receive an allocation for a fiscal year 

12 under this subparagraph for a fiscal 

13 year that is more than 130 percent of 

14 the allocation percentage of the local 

15 area for the preceding fiscal year. 

16 ‘‘(iii) DEFINITIONS.—For the purpose 

17 of the formula specified in this subpara18 graph: 

19 ‘‘(I) INDIVIDUAL.—The term ‘in20 dividual’ means an individual who is 

21 not less than age 16 and not more 

22 than age 72. 

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1 ‘‘(aa) used with respect to 

2 fiscal year 2012, means the per3 centage of the amounts allocated 

4 to local areas under paragraphs 

5 (1) through (6) of section 201 of 

6 the Streamlining Workforce De7 velopment Programs Act of 2011 

8 and chapter 5 of this title (as 

9 such provisions and such chapter 

10 were in effect on the day before 

11 the date of enactment of such 

12 Act) that is received under such 

13 provisions and such chapter by 

14 the local area involved for fiscal 

15 year 2012; and 

16 ‘‘(bb) used with respect to 

17 fiscal year 2013 or a subsequent 

18 year, means the percentage of the 

19 funds described in clause (i) that 

20 is received through an allocation 

21 made under this subparagraph 

22 for the fiscal year. 

23 ‘‘(B) VETERANS WORKFORCE INVESTMENT

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1 ‘‘(i) ALLOCATION.—In allocating the 

2 funds described in paragraph (1)(C) to 

3 local areas, a State shall allocate the funds 

4 on the basis described in section 

5 132(b)(3)(B)(ii). 

6 ‘‘(ii) MINIMUM AND MAXIMUM PER7 CENTAGES.— 

8 ‘‘(I) MINIMUM PERCENTAGE.— 

9 The State shall ensure that no local 

10 area shall receive an allocation under 

11 this subparagraph for a fiscal year 

12 that is less than 90 percent of the al13 lotment percentage of the local area 

14 under this subparagraph for the pre15 ceding fiscal year. 

16 ‘‘(II) MAXIMUM PERCENTAGE.— 

17 Subject to subclause (I), the State 

18 shall ensure that no local area shall 

19 receive an allocation for a fiscal year 

20 under this subparagraph for a fiscal 

21 year that is more than 130 percent of 

22 the allotment percentage of the local 

23 area for the preceding fiscal year. 


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1 ‘‘(iii) DEFINITION.—For the purpose 

2 of the formula specified in this subpara3 graph, the term ‘allocation percentage’— 

4 ‘‘(I) used with respect to fiscal 

5 year 2012, means the percentage of 

6 the amounts allocated to local areas 

7 under paragraphs (12) through (15) 

8 of section 201 of the Streamlining 

9 Workforce Development Programs Act 

10 of 2011 (as such provisions were in 

11 effect on the day before the date of 

12 enactment of such Act) that is re13 ceived under such provisions by the 

14 local area involved for fiscal year 

15 2012; and 

16 ‘‘(II) used with respect to fiscal 

17 year 2013 or a subsequent year, 

18 means the percentage of the funds de19 scribed in clause (i) that is received 

20 through an allocation made under this 

21 subparagraph for the fiscal year. 

22 ‘‘(C) TARGETED POPULATIONS WORK23 FORCE INVESTMENT FUND.— 

24 ‘‘(i) ALLOCATION.—In allocating the 

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1 local areas, a State shall allocate funds on 

2 the basis described in section 

3 132(b)(4)(B)(ii). 

4 ‘‘(ii) MINIMUM AND MAXIMUM PER5 CENTAGES.— 

6 ‘‘(I) MINIMUM PERCENTAGE.— 

7 The State shall ensure that no local 

8 area shall receive an allotment under 

9 this paragraph for a fiscal year that is 

10 less than 90 percent of the allotment 

11 percentage of the local area under this 

12 subparagraph for the preceding fiscal 

13 year. 

14 ‘‘(II) MAXIMUM PERCENTAGE.— 

15 Subject to subclause (I), the State 

16 shall ensure that no local area shall 

17 receive an allotment for a fiscal year 

18 under this paragraph that is more 

19 than 130 percent of the allotment per20 centage of the local area under this 

21 subparagraph for the preceding fiscal 

22 year. 

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1 ‘‘(I) used with respect to fiscal 

2 year 2012, means the percentage of 

3 the amounts allocated to local areas 

4 under paragraphs (16) through (23) 

5 of section 201 of the Streamlining 

6 Workforce Development Programs Act 

7 of 2011 (as such provisions were in 

8 effect on the day before the date of 

9 enactment of such Act) that is re10 ceived under such provisions by the 

11 local area involved for fiscal year 

12 2012; and 

13 ‘‘(II) used with respect to fiscal 

14 year 2013 or a subsequent year, 

15 means the percentage of the funds de16 scribed in clause (i) that is received 

17 through an allocation made under this 

18 subparagraph for the fiscal year.’’. 

19 (3) in subsection (c)— 

20 (A) by amending paragraph (1) to read as 

21 follows: 

22 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Governor, may in ac23 cordance with this subsection, reallocate to eligible 

24 local area within the State amounts that are allo25 cated under subsection (b) for employment and 


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1 training activities and that are available for realloca2 tion.’’; 

3 (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘para4 graph (2)(A) or (3) of subsection (b) for such 

5 activities’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (b) for 

6 such activities’’; 

7 (C) by amending paragraph (3) to read as 

8 follows: 

9 ‘‘(3) REALLOCATIONS.—In making reallocations 

10 to eligible local areas of amounts available pursuant 

11 to paragraph (2) for a program year, the Governor 

12 shall allocate to each eligible local area within the 

13 State an amount based on the relative amount allo14 cated to such local area under subsection (b)(2) for 

15 such activities for such prior program year, as com16 pared to the total amount allocated to all eligible 

17 local areas in the State under subsection (b)(2) for 

18 such activities for such prior program year.’’; and 

19 (D) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘para20 graph (2)(A) or (3) of’’; and 

21 (4) by adding at the end the following new sub22 section: 

23 ‘‘(d) LOCAL ADMINISTRATIVE COST LIMIT.—Of the 

24 amounts allocated to a local area under this section for 

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1 may be used by the local board involved for the adminis2 trative costs of carrying out local workforce investment ac3 tivities in the local area under this chapter.’’. 

4 SEC. 112. USE OF FUNDS FOR EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING 

5 ACTIVITIES. 

6 Section 134 is amended— 

7 (1) in subsection (a)— 

8 (A) by amending paragraph (1) to read as 

9 follows: 

10 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.— 

11 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subpara12 graph (C), funds reserved by a Governor for a 

13 State as described in paragraphs (1)(A), (2), 

14 (3), and (4) of section 133(a)— 

15 ‘‘(i) shall be used to carry out the 

16 statewide employment and training activi17 ties described in paragraph (2)(B); and 

18 ‘‘(ii) may be used to carry out any of 

19 the statewide employment and training ac20 tivities described in paragraph (3). 

21 ‘‘(B) STATEWIDE RAPID RESPONSE ACTIVI22 TIES.—Funds reserved by a Governor for a 

23 State as described in section 133(a)(1)(B) shall 

24 be used to carry out the statewide rapid re25 sponse activities described in paragraph (2)(A). 


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1 ‘‘(C) SPECIAL RULE.—Funds reserved by a 

2 Governor for State as described in paragraphs 

3 (2), (3), and (4) of section 133(a) shall be used 

4 by the State to assist those individuals who are 

5 described in paragraphs (2)(B)(ii), (3)(B)(ii), 

6 and (4)(B)(ii) of section 132(b), respectively.’’; 

7 (B) in paragraph (2)— 

8 (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking 

9 ‘‘section 133(a)(2)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 

10 133(a)(1)(B)’’; and 

11 (ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking 

12 ‘‘sections 128’’ through ‘‘carry’’ and in13 serting ‘‘section 133(a)(1)(A) to carry’’; 

14 (C) in paragraph (3)— 

15 (i) by striking ‘‘ACTIVITIES.—’’ and 

16 all that follows through ‘‘A State’’ and in17 serting ‘‘ACTIVITIES.—A State’’; 

18 (ii) by striking ‘‘sections 128(a)’’ 

19 though ‘‘to carry’’ and inserting ‘‘section 

20 133(a)(1)(A) to carry’’; 

21 (iii) by striking subparagraph (B); 

22 (iv) by redesignating clauses (i) 

23 through (vii) as subparagraphs (A) 

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1 (v) in subparagraph (A) (as so redes2 ignated), by striking ‘‘subject to subpara3 graph (B)’’; and 

4 (D) by adding at the end the following new 

5 paragraph: 

6 ‘‘(4) LIMITATION.—Not more than 5 percent of 

7 the funds allotted under section 132(b) to a State 

8 may be used by the State for administrative activi9 ties carried out under this subsection.’’; 

10 (2) by amending subsection (b) to read as fol11 lows: 

12 ‘‘(b) LOCAL EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ACTIVI13 TIES.— 

14 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), 

15 funds allocated to a local area under section 

16 133(b)— 

17 ‘‘(A) shall be used to carry out employ18 ment and training activities described in section 

19 (d); and 

20 ‘‘(B) may be used to carry out employment 

21 and training activities described in section (e). 

22 ‘‘(2) SPECIAL RULE.—Funds allocated to a 

23 local area under subparagraphs (B) and (C) of sec24 tion 133(b)(2) shall be used by the local board in25 volved to assist those individuals who are described 


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1 in subparagraphs (B)(i) and (C)(i) of section 

2 133(b)(2), respectively.’’; 

3 (3) in subsection (d)— 

4 (A) in paragraph (1)(A)— 

5 (i) in the matter preceding clause (i), 

6 by striking ‘‘area for adults’’ through 

7 ‘‘shall’’ and inserting ‘‘area under section 

8 133(b) shall’’; 

9 (ii) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘to 

10 adults and dislocated workers, respec11 tively,’’; and 

12 (iii) in clauses (iii) and (iv), by strik13 ing ‘‘to adult and dislocated workers, re14 spectively, described in such paragraph’’; 

15 (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘who are 

16 adults and dislocated workers’’; 

17 (C) in paragraph (3)(A), in the matter 

18 preceding clause (i)(I), by striking ‘‘for adults’’ 

19 through ‘‘respectively’’ and inserting ‘‘under 

20 section 133(b) shall be used to provide training 

21 services to individuals’’; 

22 (D) in paragraph (4)(A), in the matter 

23 preceding clause (i), by striking ‘‘for adults’’ 

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1 section 133(b) shall be used to provide training 

2 services to individuals’’; and 

3 (4) by adding at the end the following new sub4 section: 

5 ‘‘(f) LOCAL VETERANS’ EMPLOYMENT REPRESENTA6 TIVE.— 

7 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—From the funds allocated 

8 to a local area under section 133(b)(2)(B)(ii), a local 

9 area shall hire and employ one or more local vet10 erans’ employment representatives to carry out em11 ployment, training, and placement services under 

12 this subsection. 

13 ‘‘(2) PRINCIPAL DUTIES.—A local veterans’ em14 ployment representative in a local area shall— 

15 ‘‘(A) conduct outreach to employers in the 

16 local area to assist veterans, including disabled 

17 veterans, in gaining employment, including— 

18 ‘‘(i) conducting seminars for employ19 ers; and 

20 ‘‘(ii) in conjunction with employers, 

21 conducting job search workshops, and es22 tablishing job search groups; and 

23 ‘‘(B) facilitate employment, training, and 

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1 under the one-stop delivery system under sec2 tion 121. 

3 ‘‘(3) HIRING PREFERENCE FOR VETERANS AND

4 INDIVIDUALS WITH EXPERTISE IN SERVING VET5 ERANS.—A local area shall, to the maximum extent 

6 practicable, employ veterans or individuals with ex7 pertise in serving veterans to serve as the local vet8 erans’ employment representative and carry out the 

9 services described in paragraph (2). In hiring an in10 dividual to serve as a local veterans’ representative, 

11 a local board shall give preference to veterans and 

12 other individuals in the following order: 

13 ‘‘(A) To qualified service-connected dis14 abled veterans. 

15 ‘‘(B) If no veteran described in subpara16 graph (A) is available, to any other veterans. 

17 ‘‘(C) If no veteran described in subpara18 graph (A) or (B) is available, to any other indi19 viduals with expertise in serving veterans. 

20 ‘‘(4) REPORTING.—Each local veterans’ employ21 ment representative shall be administratively respon22 sible to the manager of the one-stop delivery center 

23 in the local area and shall provide reports, not less 

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1 ment and Training for the State on compliance by 

2 the representative with Federal law and regulations 

3 with respect to the special services and hiring pref4 erences described in paragraph (3) for veterans and 

5 individuals with expertise in serving veterans.’’. 

6 SEC. 113. STATE YOUTH WORKFORCE INVESTMENT FUND 

7 ACTIVITIES. 

8 Chapter 5 of subtitle B of title I is amended by add9 ing at the end the following new section: 

10 ‘‘SEC. 135. STATE YOUTH WORKFORCE INVESTMENT FUND 

11 ACTIVITIES. 

12 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Of the funds allotted to a State 

13 under section 132(b)(2)(B), the Governor of a State— 

14 ‘‘(1) may reserve up to 5 percent to provide 

15 technical assistance to, and conduct evaluations as 

16 described in section 172 of the programs and activi17 ties carried out under this section; and 

18 ‘‘(2) using the remainder, shall award grants, 

19 on a competitive basis, to eligible entities to carry 

20 out programs and activities authorized under this 

21 section to assist eligible youth in acquiring the edu22 cation and skills, credentials, and employment expe23 rience necessary to succeed in the labor market. 

24 ‘‘(b) ELIGIBLE ENTITY DEFINED.—For purposes of 

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1 ‘‘(1) a local board or a consortium of local 

2 boards; 

3 ‘‘(2) a nonprofit entity, for-profit entity, or a 

4 consortium of nonprofit or for-profit entities with a 

5 demonstrated record of— 

6 ‘‘(A) placing youth into year-round employ7 ment; 

8 ‘‘(B) successfully implementing dropout re9 covery activities, or 

10 ‘‘(C) successfully implementing intensive 

11 and fully supervised programs of education, ca12 reer training, and work experience; or 

13 ‘‘(3) a consortium of the entities described in 

14 paragraphs (1) and (2). 

15 ‘‘(c) GRANT PERIOD.— 

16 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—A grant under this sub17 section shall be awarded for a period of 1 year. 

18 ‘‘(2) GRANT RENEWAL.—A Governor of a State 

19 may renew, for up to 4 additional 1-year periods, a 

20 grant awarded under this section. 

21 ‘‘(d) AUTHORITY TO REQUIRE MATCH.—A Governor 

22 of a State may require that eligible entities receiving 

23 grants under this section provide a non-Federal share of 

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1 ‘‘(e) ELIGIBLE YOUTH.—To be eligible to participate 

2 in activities under this section, an individual shall be a 

3 youth between the ages 16 and 24 as of the time the eligi4 bility determination is made by the Governor of the State 

5 who is— 

6 ‘‘(1) a secondary school dropout; 

7 ‘‘(2) a member of a low-income family; 

8 ‘‘(3) a youth in foster care (including youth 

9 aging out of foster care); 

10 ‘‘(4) a youth offender; 

11 ‘‘(5) a youth who is an individual with a dis12 ability; 

13 ‘‘(6) a child of incarcerated parents; or 

14 ‘‘(7) a migrant youth. 

15 ‘‘(f) USE OF FUNDS.—An eligible entity receiving a 

16 grant under this section shall use such funds for activities 

17 that are designed to assist eligible youth in acquiring the 

18 education and skills, credentials, and employment experi19 ence that are necessary to succeed in the labor market 

20 by carrying out at least one of the following: 

21 ‘‘(1) Training and internships for out-of-school 

22 youth in in-demand industries or occupations impor23 tant to the State and local economy. 

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1 school diploma, General Education Development 

2 (GED) credential, or other State-recognized equiva3 lent (including recognized alternative standards for 

4 individuals with disabilities). 

5 ‘‘(3) Activities designed to assist special youth 

6 populations, such as court-involved youth, homeless 

7 youth, foster-children, young parents, and youth 

8 with disabilities. 

9 ‘‘(4) Activities combining remediation of aca10 demic skills, work readiness training, and work expe11 rience, and including linkages to postsecondary edu12 cation and training, apprenticeships, and career-lad13 der employment. 

14 ‘‘(5) Operating a residential center, such as a 

15 Job Corps Center described in subsection (i) if the 

16 requirements described in paragraph (3) of such 

17 subsection are met, that shall be operated so as to 

18 provide enrollees, in a well-supervised setting, with 

19 access to activities described in this subsection. 

20 ‘‘(6) Other evidence-based strategies or activi21 ties designed to improve the education and employ22 ment outcomes for youth. 

23 ‘‘(g) APPLICATIONS.—To be eligible to receive a 

24 grant under this section, an eligible entity shall submit 

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1 and containing such information as the State may require, 

2 including— 

3 ‘‘(1) a description of how the strategies and ac4 tivities will be aligned with the State plan submitted 

5 under section 112 and the local plans submitted 

6 under section 118 with respect to the areas of the 

7 State that will be the focus of grant activities under 

8 this section; 

9 ‘‘(2) a description of the educational and skills 

10 training programs and activities the eligible entity 

11 will provide to eligible youth under this section; 

12 ‘‘(3) how the eligible entity will collaborate with 

13 State and local workforce investment systems estab14 lished under this title in the provision of such pro15 grams and activities; 

16 ‘‘(4) a description of the programs of dem17 onstrated effectiveness on which the provision of 

18 such educational and skills training programs and 

19 activities are based, and a description of how such 

20 programs and activities will improve the education 

21 and skills training for eligible youth; 

22 ‘‘(5) a description of youth populations to be 

23 served and the skill needs of those populations, and 

24 the manner in which eligible youth will be recruited 

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1 ‘‘(6) a description of the private and public, and 

2 local and State resources that will be leveraged, in 

3 addition to the grant funds provided under this sec4 tion, to provide the programs and activities under 

5 this section, and how the entity will ensure the sus6 tainability of such programs and activities after 

7 grant funds are no longer available; 

8 ‘‘(7) a description of the extent of the involve9 ment of employers in such programs and activities; 

10 ‘‘(8) a description of the levels of performance 

11 the eligible entity expects to achieve with respect to 

12 the indicators of performance for youth specified in 

13 section 136(b)(2)(A)(ii); and 

14 ‘‘(9) a detailed budget and a description of the 

15 system of fiscal controls, and auditing and account16 ability procedures that will be used to ensure fiscal 

17 soundness for the programs and activities provided 

18 under this section. 

19 ‘‘(h) FACTORS FOR AWARD.— 

20 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In awarding grants under 

21 this section, a State shall consider— 

22 ‘‘(A) the quality of the proposed programs 

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1 ‘‘(C) the likelihood of successful implemen2 tation; 

3 ‘‘(D) the extent to which the proposed pro4 grams and activities— 

5 ‘‘(i) are based on proven strategies or 

6 demonstrated results; or 

7 ‘‘(ii) will expand the education and 

8 skills training for eligible youth; 

9 ‘‘(E) the extent of collaboration with the 

10 State and local workforce investment systems in 

11 carrying out the proposed programs and activi12 ties; 

13 ‘‘(F) the extent of employer involvement in 

14 the proposed programs and activities; 

15 ‘‘(G) whether there are other Federal and 

16 non-Federal funds available for similar activi17 ties to the proposed programs and activities, 

18 and the additional State, local, and private re19 sources that will be provided to carry out the 

20 proposed programs and activities; 

21 ‘‘(H) the quality of the proposed programs 

22 and activities in meeting the needs of the eligi23 ble youth to be served; and 

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1 provided to individuals between 16 and 24 years 

2 of age provided under section 134. 

3 ‘‘(2) EQUITABLE GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBU4 TION.—In awarding grants under this section the 

5 State shall ensure an equitable distribution of such 

6 grants across geographically diverse areas. 

7 ‘‘(i) ADDITIONAL USES OF FUNDS.— 

8 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—If the requirements de9 scribed in paragraph (3) are met, an eligible entity 

10 may use a grant received under this section to oper11 ate a Job Corps Center that was established under 

12 subtitle C (as in effect on the day before the enact13 ment of the Streamlining Workforce Development 

14 Programs Act of 2011) and in existence on the day 

15 before the enactment of such Act to— 

16 ‘‘(A) provide work-based learning through17 out the enrollment of the enrollees of such Cen18 ter; and 

19 ‘‘(B) assist the enrollees in obtaining 

20 meaningful unsubsidized employment, partici21 pating in secondary or postsecondary education 

22 programs, enrolling in other suitable career 

23 training programs, or satisfying Armed Forces 

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1 ‘‘(2) LIMITATION.—An eligible entity may use 

2 not more than 10 percent of the grant funds re3 ceived under this section for construction and facili4 ties improvement of a Job Corps Center. 

5 ‘‘(3) REQUIREMENTS.—In order for an eligible 

6 entity to operate a Job Corps Center under para7 graph (1), the following requirements shall be met: 

8 ‘‘(A) The State has submitted to the Sec9 retary, a written request for the appropriate 

10 title and deed for such Job Corps Center, and 

11 has been granted such title and deed under 

12 paragraph (4)(A). 

13 ‘‘(B) The State agency, or appropriate 

14 agency responsible for inspecting public build15 ings and safeguarding the health of disadvan16 taged students, has conducted an in-person re17 view of the physical condition and health-related 

18 activities of the Job Corps Center. Such review 

19 shall include a passing rate of occupancy under 

20 State and local ordinances. 

21 ‘‘(C) The State has demonstrated, as part 

22 of the State plan in section 112, that it has de23 veloped and will enforce professional standards 

24 of conduct. 

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1 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Upon receiving a writ2 ten request from a State under paragraph 

3 (3)(A), the Secretary, in coordination with the 

4 Administrator of the General Services Adminis5 tration, shall transfer the title and deed for the 

6 appropriate Job Corps Center to the State 

7 within 30 days. The Secretary shall be prohib8 ited from imposing any requirement on a State 

9 in exchange for such title and deed. 

10 ‘‘(B) TRANSITION.—After 365 calendar 

11 days after the date of enactment of Stream12 lining Workforce Development Programs Act of 

13 2011, the Secretary shall transfer all Job Corps 

14 Centers with respect to which the Secretary has 

15 not received a written request under paragraph 

16 (3)(A) to the Administrator of the General 

17 Services Administration for disposal of excess 

18 Federal real property.’’. 

19 SEC. 114. PERFORMANCE ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM. 

20 Section 136 is amended— 

21 (1) in subsection (b)— 

22 (A) by amending paragraphs (1) and (2) 

23 to read as follows: 

24 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—For each State, the State 

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1 ‘‘(A)(i) the core indicators of performance 

2 described in paragraph (2)(A); and 

3 ‘‘(ii) additional indicators of performance 

4 (if any) identified by the State under paragraph 

5 (2)(C); and 

6 ‘‘(B) a State adjusted level of performance 

7 for each indicator described in subparagraph 

8 (A). 

9 ‘‘(2) INDICATORS OF PERFORMANCE.— 

10 ‘‘(A) CORE INDICATORS OF PERFORM11 ANCE.— 

12 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The core indica13 tors of performance for the program of em14 ployment and training activities authorized 

15 under section 134, the program of adult 

16 education and literacy activities authorized 

17 under title II, and the program authorized 

18 under title I of the Rehabilitation Act of 

19 1973 (29 U.S.C. 720 et seq.), other than 

20 section 112 or part C of that title (29 

21 U.S.C. 732, 741), shall consist of— 

22 ‘‘(I) the percentage of program 

23 participants who are employed during 

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1 ‘‘(II) the percentage of program 

2 participants who are employed during 

3 the 2 full calendar quarters subse4 quent to the earliest full calendar 

5 quarter during which the participant 

6 was employed as described in sub7 clause (I); 

8 ‘‘(III) the median earnings of 

9 program participants who are em10 ployed during the 2 subsequent full 

11 calendar quarters described in sub12 clause (II); and 

13 ‘‘(IV) the percentage of program 

14 participants who obtain a recognized 

15 postsecondary credential, or a sec16 ondary school diploma or its recog17 nized equivalent (subject to clause 

18 (iii)), during participation in or within 

19 1 year after exit from program. 

20 ‘‘(ii) CORE INDICATORS FOR ELIGIBLE

21 YOUTH.—The core indicators of perform22 ance for the program of youth activities 

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1 ‘‘(I) the percentage of program 

2 participants who are in education or 

3 training activities, employed, or in the 

4 military service, during the first or 

5 second full calendar quarter after exit 

6 from the program; 

7 ‘‘(II) the percentage of program 

8 participants who obtain a recognized 

9 postsecondary credential described in 

10 clause (i)(IV), or a secondary school 

11 diploma or its recognized equivalent 

12 (subject to clause (iii)), during partici13 pation in or within 1 year after exit 

14 from the program; and 

15 ‘‘(III) the median earnings of 

16 program participants who are em17 ployed during the 2 subsequent full 

18 calendar quarters described in sub19 clause (II). 

20 ‘‘(iii) INDICATOR RELATING TO CRE21 DENTIAL.—For purposes of clause (i)(IV) 

22 or (ii)(II), program participants who ob23 tain a secondary school diploma or its rec24 ognized equivalent shall be included in the 

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1 terion under such clause only if such par2 ticipants, in addition to obtaining such di3 ploma or its recognized equivalent, have 

4 obtained employment or are in an edu5 cation or training program leading to a 

6 recognized postsecondary credential de7 scribed in clause (i)(IV) within 1 year after 

8 exit from the program. 

9 ‘‘(B) ADDITIONAL INDICATORS.—A State 

10 may identify in the State plan additional indica11 tors for workforce investment activities author12 ized under this subtitle.’’; 

13 (B) in paragraph (3)— 

14 (i) in subparagraph (A)— 

15 (I) in the heading, by striking 

16 ‘‘AND CUSTOMER SATISFACTION INDI17 CATOR’’; 

18 (II) in clause (i), by striking 

19 ‘‘and the customer satisfaction indi20 cator described in paragraph (2)(B)’’; 

21 (III) in clause (ii), by striking 

22 ‘‘and the customer satisfaction indi23 cator of performance, for the first 3’’ 

24 and inserting ‘‘, for the first 2’’; 

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1 (aa) in the heading, by 

2 striking ‘‘3 YEARS’’ and inserting 

3 ‘‘2 YEARS’’; and 

4 (bb) by striking ‘‘and the 

5 customer satisfaction indicator of 

6 performance, for the first 3 pro7 gram years’’ and inserting ‘‘for 

8 the first 2 program years’’; 

9 (V) in clause (iv), by striking 

10 subclause (I) and redesignating sub11 clauses (II) and (II) as subclauses (I) 

12 and (II), respectively; 

13 (VI) in clause (v)— 

14 (aa) in the heading, by 

15 striking ‘‘4TH AND 5TH YEARS’’ 

16 and inserting ‘‘3RD AND 4TH

17 YEARS’’; 

18 (bb) by striking ‘‘4th pro19 gram year’’ and inserting ‘‘3rd 

20 program year’’; and 

21 (cc) by striking ‘‘4th and 

22 5th program years’’ and inserting 

23 ‘‘3rd and 4th program years’’; 

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1 (VII) in clause (vi), by striking 

2 ‘‘described in clause (iv)(II)’’ and in3 serting ‘‘described in clause (iv)(I)’’; 

4 and 

5 (ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking 

6 ‘‘paragraph (2)(C)’’ and inserting ‘‘para7 graph (2)(B)’’; 

8 (2) in subsection (c)(1)(A)— 

9 (A) by amending clause (i) to read as fol10 lows: 

11 ‘‘(i) the core indicators of perform12 ance described in subsection (b)(2)(A) for 

13 activities described in such subsection, 

14 other than statewide workforce investment 

15 activities; and’’; and 

16 (B) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘(b)(2)(C)’’ 

17 and inserting ‘‘(b)(2)(B)’’; 

18 (3) in subsection (d)— 

19 (A) in paragraph (1)— 

20 (i) by striking ‘‘127 or’’; and 

21 (ii) by striking ‘‘and the customer sat22 isfaction indicator’’ each place it appears; 

23 (B) in paragraph (2)— 

24 (i) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of 

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1 (ii) by striking the period at the end 

2 of subparagraph (F) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; 

3 and 

4 (iii) by adding at the end, the fol5 lowing: 

6 ‘‘(G) with respect to each local area in the 

7 State— 

8 ‘‘(i) the number of individuals who re9 ceived core, intensive, and training services 

10 under section 134(d) during the most re11 cent program year and fiscal year, and the 

12 preceding 5 program years, and where the 

13 individuals received the training, 

14 disaggregated by the type of entity that 

15 provided the training; 

16 ‘‘(ii) the number of individuals who 

17 successfully exited out of core, intensive, 

18 and training services under section 134(d) 

19 during the most recent program year and 

20 fiscal year, and the preceding 5 program 

21 years, and where the individuals received 

22 the training, disaggregated by the type of 

23 entity that provided the training; and 

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1 tensive, and training services under section 

2 134(d) during the most recent program 

3 year and fiscal year, and the preceding 5 

4 programs years, and where the individuals 

5 received the training, disaggregated by the 

6 type of entity that provided the training.’’; 

7 and 

8 (C) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘through 

9 publication’’ and inserting ‘‘through electronic 

10 means’’; 

11 (4) in subsection (g)(1)(B), by striking ‘‘may 

12 reduce by not more than 5 percent,’’ and inserting 

13 ‘‘shall reduce’’; 

14 (5) in subsection (h)(2)— 

15 (A) in subparagraph (A), by amending the 

16 matter preceding clause (i) to read as follows: 

17 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—If such failure con18 tinues for a second consecutive year, the Gov19 ernor shall take correction actions, including 

20 the development of a reorganization plan. Such 

21 plan shall—’’; 

22 (B) by redesignating subparagraphs (B) 

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1 (C) by inserting after subparagraph (A), 

2 the following: 

3 ‘‘(B) REDUCTION IN THE AMOUNT OF

4 GRANT.—If such failure continues for a third 

5 consecutive year, the Governor of a State shall 

6 reduce the amount of the grant that would (in 

7 the absence of this subparagraph) be payable to 

8 the local area under such program for the pro9 gram year after such third consecutive year. 

10 Such penalty shall be based on the degree of 

11 failure to meet local levels of performance.’’; 

12 (D) in subparagraph (C)(i) (as so redesig13 nated), by striking ‘‘a reorganization plan 

14 under subparagraph (A) may, not later than 30 

15 years after receiving notice of the reorganiza16 tion plan, appeal to the Governor to rescind or 

17 revise such a plan’’ and inserting ‘‘correction 

18 actions under subparagraphs (A) and (B) may, 

19 not later than 30 days after receiving notice of 

20 the actions, appeal to the Governor to rescind 

21 or revise such actions’’; and 

22 (E) in subparagraph (D) (as so redesig23 nated), by striking ‘‘subparagraph (B)’’ and in24 serting ‘‘subparagraph (C)’’ each place it ap25 pears; and 


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1 (6) in subsection (i)(1)(B), by striking ‘‘sub2 section (b)(2)(C)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection 

3 (b)(2)(B)’’. 

4 SEC. 115. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

5 Section 137 is amended to read as follows: 

6 ‘‘SEC. 137. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

7 ‘‘(a) EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ACTIVITIES.— 

8 There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out the 

9 activities described in section 132(a)(2), $4,300,000,000 

10 for fiscal year 2013 and each of the 5 succeeding fiscal 

11 years. 

12 ‘‘(b) STATEWIDE YOUTH EMPLOYMENT AND TRAIN13 ING ACTIVITIES.—There are authorized to be appro14 priated to carry out the activities described in section 

15 132(a)(3), $1,900,000,000 for fiscal year 2013 and each 

16 of the 5 succeeding fiscal years. 

17 ‘‘(c) VETERANS EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING AC18 TIVITIES.—There are authorized to be appropriated to 

19 carry out the activities described in section 132(a)(4), 

20 $218,000,000 for fiscal year 2013 and each of the 5 suc21 ceeding fiscal years. 

22 ‘‘(d) TARGETED POPULATIONS EMPLOYMENT AND

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1 132(a)(5), $581,000,000 for fiscal year 2013 and each of 

2 the 5 succeeding fiscal years.’’. 

3 SEC. 116. EVALUATIONS. 

4 Section 172 is amended— 

5 (1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘the Secretary 

6 shall provide for the continuing evaluation of the 

7 programs and activities,’’ and inserting ‘‘the Sec8 retary, through grants, contracts, or cooperative 

9 agreements, shall conduct, at least once every 5 

10 years, an independent evaluation of the programs 

11 and activities’’; and 

12 (2) by adding at the end, the following: 

13 ‘‘(g) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—The results of the eval14 uations conducted under this section shall be made pub15 licly available, including by posting such results on the De16 partment’s website.’’. 

17 SEC. 117. STATE UNIFIED PLAN. 

18 Section 501 is amended— 

19 (1) by amending subsection (b) to read as fol20 lows: 

21 ‘‘(b) STATE UNIFIED PLAN.— 

22 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—A State may develop and 

23 submit to the appropriate Secretaries a State unified 

24 plan for 2 or more of the activities or programs set 

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1 cover one or more of the activities set forth in sub2 paragraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (2) and may 

3 cover one or more of the activities set forth in sub4 paragraphs (C) through (M) of paragraph (2). For 

5 purposes of this paragraph, the activities and pro6 grams described in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of 

7 paragraph (2) shall not be considered to be 2 or 

8 more activities or programs for purposes of the uni9 fied plan. Such activities or programs shall be con10 sidered to be 1 activity or program. 

11 ‘‘(2) ACTIVITIES AND PROGRAMS.—The activi12 ties and programs referred to in paragraph (1) are 

13 as follows: 

14 ‘‘(A) Programs and activities authorized 

15 under title I. 

16 ‘‘(B) Programs and activities authorized 

17 under title II. 

18 ‘‘(C) Programs authorized under the Reha19 bilitation Act of 1973. 

20 ‘‘(D) Secondary career education programs 

21 authorized under the Carl D. Perkins Career 

22 and Applied Technology Education Act. 

23 ‘‘(E) Postsecondary career education pro24 grams authorized under the Carl D. Perkins 

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1 ‘‘(F) Programs and activities authorized 

2 under title II of the Trade Act of 1974. 

3 ‘‘(G) National Apprenticeship Act of 1937. 

4 ‘‘(H) Programs authorized under the Com5 munity Services Block Grant Act. 

6 ‘‘(I) Programs authorized under the part A 

7 of title IV of the Social Security Act. 

8 ‘‘(J) Programs authorized under State un9 employment compensation laws (in accordance 

10 with applicable Federal law). 

11 ‘‘(K) Work programs authorized under sec12 tion 6(o) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977. 

13 ‘‘(L) Programs and activities authorized 

14 title I of the Housing and Community Develop15 ment Act of 1974. 

16 ‘‘(M) Programs and activities authorized 

17 under the Public Workers and Economic Devel18 opment Act of 1965.’’; and 

19 (2) by adding at the end, the following: 

20 ‘‘(e) AUTHORITY TO CONSOLIDATE FUNDS INTO

21 WORKFORCE INVESTMENT FUND.— 

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1 duce inefficiencies in the administration of federally2 funded State and local employment and training 

3 programs. 

4 ‘‘(2) TREATMENT OF FUNDS.— 

5 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding sub6 section (c), a State with an approved applica7 tion under subsection (d) may treat any and all 

8 funds consolidated into the Workforce Invest9 ment Fund as if they were original funds allot10 ted to a State under section 132(b)(1)(A). 

11 ‘‘(B) APPLICABILITY.—Such a State shall 

12 continue to make reservations, except the res13 ervation under section 133(a)(1)(B), and allot14 ments in accordance with section 133(b)(2).’’. 

15 TITLE II—REPEALS 

16 SEC. 201. REPEALS. 

17 The following provisions are repealed: 

18 (1) Chapter 4 of title I of the Workforce Invest19 ment Act of 1998. 

20 (2) Title V of the Older Americans Act of 1965. 

21 (3) Sections 1 through 13 of the Wagner22 Peyser Act of 1933. 

23 (4) Section 428 of the H–1B Visa Reform Act 

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1 (5) Section 6(d)(4) and paragraphs (1) through 

2 (5) of section 16(h) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977. 

3 (6) Sections 101(39), 104(k)(6), and 

4 311(b)(3)(9) of the Comprehensive Environmental 

5 Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 

6 (42 U.S.C. 9601(39); 9604(k)(6); and 

7 9660(b)(3)(9)) and section 8001 of the Solid Waste 

8 Disposal Act. 

9 (7) Subtitle C of title I of the Workforce Invest10 ment Act of 1998. 

11 (8) Section 173A of the Workforce Investment 

12 Act of 1998. 

13 (9) Section 509 of title 32, United States Code 

14 (National Guard Youth Challenge Program of oppor15 tunities for civilian youth). 

16 (10) Youth Conservation Corps Act of 1970 (16 

17 U.S.C 1701 et seq.). 

18 (11) Public Lands Corps Act of 1993 (16 

19 U.S.C 1721–1730a). 

20 (12) Sections 4103A and 4104 of title 38, 

21 United States Code. 

22 (13) Section 168 of the Workforce Investment 

23 Act of 1998. 

24 (14) Section 2021 of title 38, United States 

25 Code (Homeless Veterans Reintegration Programs). 


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1 (15) Section 1144 of title 10, United States 

2 Code (Employment assistance, job training assist3 ance, and other transitional services). 

4 (16) Section 166 of the Workforce Investment 

5 Act of 1998. 

6 (17) Section 167 of the Workforce Investment 

7 Act of 1998. 

8 (18) Section 171(d) of the Workforce Invest9 ment Act of 1998. 

10 (19) Section 1151 of title 20, United States 

11 Code (Grants to States for workplace and commu12 nity transition training for incarcerated individuals). 

13 (20) Section 612 of title 42, United States 

14 Code (Grants for Indian Tribes). 

15 (21) Snyder Act of 1921 (25 U.S.C. 13), In16 dian Adult Vocational Training Act of 1956 (25 

17 U.S.C. 309), and the Indian Self-Determination and 

18 Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450b et seq.). 

19 (22) Section 412 of the Immigration and Na20 tionality Act (8 U.S.C. 1522), section 501(a) of the 

21 Refugee Education Assistance Act of 1980 (94 Stat. 

22 1809; 8 U.S.C. 1522 note), sections 212 through 

23 235 of the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims 

24 Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 (Public Law 


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1 110–457) and the amendments made by such sec2 tions. 

3 (23) Section 231 of the Second Chance Act of 

4 2007 (Public Law 110–199). 

5 (24) Chapter 27 of title 29, United States Code 

6 (Women in Apprenticeship and Nontraditional Occu7 pations). 

8 (25) Section 242 of the Workforce Investment 

9 Act of 1998. 

10 (26) Section 169 of the Workforce Investment 

11 Act of 1998. 

12 (27) Section 171(e) of the Workforce Invest13 ment Act of 1998. 

14 TITLE III—AMENDMENTS TO 

15 THE REHABILITATION ACT OF 

16 1973 

17 SEC. 301. AMENDMENTS TO TITLE I. 

18 Part A of title I of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 

19 (29 U.S.C. 720 et seq.) is amended— 

20 (1) in subsection (a) of section 101— 

21 (A) in paragraph (22)— 

22 (i) by striking ‘‘carrying out part B of 

23 title VI, including’’; and 


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1 (ii) by striking ‘‘that part to supple2 ment funds made available under part B 

3 of’’; 

4 (B) in paragraph (24)(A), by striking 

5 ‘‘part A of title VI’’ and inserting ‘‘section 

6 109A’’; and 

7 (C) by adding at the end the following: 

8 ‘‘(25) COLLABORATION WITH INDUSTRY.—The 

9 State plan shall describe how the designated State 

10 agency will carry out the provisions of section 109A, 

11 including— 

12 ‘‘(A) the criteria such agency will use to 

13 award grants under such section; and 

14 ‘‘(B) how the activities carried out under 

15 such grants will be coordinated with other serv16 ices provided under this title.’’; and 

17 (2) by adding at the end the following: 

18 ‘‘SEC. 109A. COLLABORATION WITH INDUSTRY. 

19 ‘‘(a) AUTHORITY.—A State shall use not less than 

20 one-half of one percent of the payment the State received 

21 under section 111 for a fiscal year to award grants to eligi22 ble entities to create practical job and career readiness and 

23 training programs, and to provide job placements and ca24 reer advancement. 


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1 ‘‘(b) APPLICATION.—To receive a grant under this 

2 section, an eligible entity shall submit an application to 

3 a designated State agency at such time, in such manner, 

4 and containing such information as such agency shall re5 quire. Such application shall include, at a minimum— 

6 ‘‘(1) a plan for evaluating the effectiveness of 

7 the program; 

8 ‘‘(2) a plan for collecting and reporting the 

9 data and information described under subparagraphs 

10 (A) through (C) of section 101(a)(10), as deter11 mined appropriate by the designated State agency; 

12 and 

13 ‘‘(3) a plan for providing for the non-Federal 

14 share of the costs of the program. 

15 ‘‘(c) ACTIVITIES.—An eligible entity receiving a grant 

16 under this section shall use the grant funds to carry out 

17 a program that provides one or more of the following. 

18 ‘‘(1) Job development, job placement, and ca19 reer advancement services for individuals with dis20 abilities. 

21 ‘‘(2) Training in realistic work settings in order 

22 to prepare individuals with disabilities for employ23 ment and career advancement in the competitive 

24 market. 


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1 ‘‘(3) Providing individuals with disabilities with 

2 such support services as may be required in order to 

3 maintain the employment and career advancement 

4 for which the individuals have received training. 

5 ‘‘(d) AWARDS.—Grants under this section shall— 

6 ‘‘(1) be awarded for a period not to exceed 5 

7 years; and 

8 ‘‘(2) be awarded competitively. 

9 ‘‘(e) ELIGIBLE ENTITY DEFINED.—For the purposes 

10 of this section, the term ‘eligible entity’ means a for-profit 

11 business, alone or in partnership with one or more of the 

12 following— 

13 ‘‘(1) community rehabilitation providers; 

14 ‘‘(2) Indian tribes; and 

15 ‘‘(3) tribal organizations. 

16 ‘‘(f) FEDERAL SHARE.—The Federal share of a pro17 gram under this section shall not exceed 80 percent of the 

18 costs of the program. 

19 ‘‘(g) ELIGIBILITY FOR SERVICES.—An individual 

20 shall be eligible for services provided under a program 

21 under this section if the individual is determined under 

22 section 102(a)(1) to be eligible for assistance under this 

23 title.’’. 


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1 SEC. 302. AMENDMENTS TO TITLE III. 

2 Title III of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 

3 771 et seq.) is amended— 

4 (1) in section 301(a)— 

5 (A) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘and’’ 

6 at the end; 

7 (B) by striking paragraphs (3) and (4); 

8 and 

9 (C) by redesignating paragraph (5) as 

10 paragraph (3); 

11 (2) in section 302(g)— 

12 (A) in the heading, by striking ‘‘And In13 Service Training’’; and 

14 (B) by striking paragraph (3); 

15 (3) by striking sections 304 and 305; and 

16 (4) by redesignating section 306 as section 304. 

17 SEC. 303. REPEAL OF TITLE VI. 

18 The Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 701 et 

19 seq.) is amended by repealing title VI. 

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