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115TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 984 

To amend the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act to provide funding, 

on a competitive basis, for summer and year-round employment opportunities for youth ages 14 through 24. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

APRIL 27, 2017 

Mr. DURBIN (for himself and Ms. DUCKWORTH) introduced the following bill; 

which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions 

A BILL 

To amend the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act 

to provide funding, on a competitive basis, for summer 

and year-round employment opportunities for youth ages 

14 through 24. 

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 ‘‘Creating Pathways for 

5 Youth Employment Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. YOUTH EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES. 

7 Title I of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity 

8 Act is amended— 


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1 (1) by redesignating subtitle E as subtitle F; 

2 and 

3 (2) by inserting after subtitle D the following: 

4 ‘‘Subtitle E—Youth Employment 

5 Opportunities 

6 ‘‘SEC. 176. DEFINITIONS. 

7 ‘‘In this subtitle: 

8 ‘‘(1) ELIGIBLE YOUTH.—The term ‘eligible 

9 youth’ means an individual who— 

10 ‘‘(A) is not younger than age 14 or older 

11 than age 24; and 

12 ‘‘(B) is— 

13 ‘‘(i) an in-school youth; 

14 ‘‘(ii) an out-of-school youth; or 

15 ‘‘(iii) an unemployed individual. 

16 ‘‘(2) HARDEST-TO-EMPLOY, MOST-AT-RISK.— 

17 The term ‘hardest-to-employ, most-at-risk’, used 

18 with respect to an individual, includes individuals 

19 who are homeless, in foster care, involved in the ju20 venile or criminal justice system, or are not enrolled 

21 in or at risk of dropping out of an educational insti22 tution and who live in an underserved community 

23 that has faced trauma through acute or long-term 

24 exposure to substantial discrimination, historical or 

25 cultural oppression, intergenerational poverty, civil 


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1 unrest, a high rate of violence, or a high rate of 

2 drug overdose mortality. 

3 ‘‘(3) INDIAN TRIBE; TRIBAL ORGANIZATION.— 

4 The terms ‘Indian tribe’ and ‘tribal organization’ 

5 have the meanings given the terms in section 4 of 

6 the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assist7 ance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304). 

8 ‘‘(4) IN-SCHOOL YOUTH; OUT-OF-SCHOOL

9 YOUTH.—The terms ‘in-school youth’ and ‘out-of10 school youth’ have the meanings given the terms in 

11 section 129(a)(1). 

12 ‘‘(5) INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION.— 

13 The term ‘institution of higher education’ has the 

14 meaning given the term in section 101 of the Higher 

15 Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001). 

16 ‘‘(6) SUBSIDIZED EMPLOYMENT.—The term 

17 ‘subsidized employment’ means employment for 

18 which the employer receives a total or partial sub19 sidy to offset costs of employing an eligible youth 

20 under this subtitle. 

21 ‘‘(7) TRIBAL AREA.—The term ‘tribal area’ 

22 means— 

23 ‘‘(A) an area on or adjacent to an Indian 

24 reservation; 


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1 ‘‘(B) land held in trust by the United 

2 States for Indians; 

3 ‘‘(C) a public domain Indian allotment; 

4 ‘‘(D) a former Indian reservation in Okla5 homa; and 

6 ‘‘(E) land held by an incorporated Native 

7 group, Regional Corporation, or Village Cor8 poration under the provisions of the Alaska Na9 tive Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1601 et 

10 seq.). 

11 ‘‘(8) TRIBAL COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY.—The 

12 term ‘tribal college or university’ has the meaning 

13 given the term ‘Tribal College or University’ in sec14 tion 316(b) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 

15 (20 U.S.C. 1059c(b)). 

16 ‘‘(9) TRIBALLY DESIGNATED HOUSING ENTI17 TY.—The term ‘tribally designated housing entity’, 

18 used with respect to an Indian tribe (as defined in 

19 this section), has the meaning given in section 4 of 

20 the Native American Housing Assistance and Self21 Determination Act of 1996 (25 U.S.C. 4103). 

22 ‘‘SEC. 176A. ALLOCATION OF FUNDS. 

23 ‘‘(a) ALLOCATION.—Of the funds appropriated under 

24 section 176E that remain available after any reservation 

25 under subsection (b), the Secretary may make available— 


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1 ‘‘(1) not more than $1,500,000,000 in accord2 ance with section 176B to provide eligible youth with 

3 subsidized summer employment opportunities; and 

4 ‘‘(2) not more than $2,000,000,000 in accord5 ance with section 176C to provide eligible youth with 

6 subsidized year-round employment opportunities. 

7 ‘‘(b) RESERVATION.—The Secretary may reserve not 

8 more than 10 percent of the funds appropriated under sec9 tion 176E to provide technical assistance and oversight, 

10 in order to assist eligible entities in applying for and ad11 ministering grants awarded under this subtitle. 

12 ‘‘SEC. 176B. SUMMER EMPLOYMENT COMPETITIVE GRANT 

13 PROGRAM. 

14 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.— 

15 ‘‘(1) GRANTS.—Using the amounts made avail16 able under 176A(a)(1), the Secretary shall award, 

17 on a competitive basis, planning and implementation 

18 grants. 

19 ‘‘(2) GENERAL USE OF FUNDS.—The Secretary 

20 shall award the grants to assist eligible entities by 

21 paying for the program share of the cost of— 

22 ‘‘(A) in the case of a planning grant, plan23 ning a summer youth employment program to 

24 provide subsidized summer employment oppor25 tunities; and 


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1 ‘‘(B) in the case of an implementation 

2 grant, implementation of such a program, to 

3 provide such opportunities. 

4 ‘‘(b) PERIODS AND AMOUNTS OF GRANTS.— 

5 ‘‘(1) PLANNING GRANTS.—The Secretary may 

6 award a planning grant under this section for a 1- 

7 year period, in an amount of not more than 

8 $200,000. 

9 ‘‘(2) IMPLEMENTATION GRANTS.—The Sec10 retary may award an implementation grant under 

11 this section for a 3-year period, in an amount of not 

12 more than $5,000,000. 

13 ‘‘(c) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.— 

14 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—To be eligible to receive a 

15 planning or implementation grant under this section, 

16 an entity shall— 

17 ‘‘(A) be a— 

18 ‘‘(i) State, local government, or Indian 

19 tribe or tribal organization, that meets the 

20 requirements of paragraph (2); or 

21 ‘‘(ii) community-based organization 

22 that meets the requirements of paragraph 

23 (3); and 


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1 ‘‘(B) meet the requirements for a planning 

2 or implementation grant, respectively, specified 

3 in paragraph (4). 

4 ‘‘(2) GOVERNMENT PARTNERSHIPS.—An entity 

5 that is a State, local government, or Indian tribe or 

6 tribal organization referred to in paragraph (1) shall 

7 demonstrate that the entity has entered into a part8 nership with State, local, or tribal entities— 

9 ‘‘(A) that shall include— 

10 ‘‘(i) a local educational agency or trib11 al educational agency (as defined in section 

12 6132 of the Elementary and Secondary 

13 Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7452)); 

14 ‘‘(ii) a local board or tribal workforce 

15 development agency; 

16 ‘‘(iii) a State, local, or tribal agency 

17 serving youth under the jurisdiction of the 

18 juvenile justice system or criminal justice 

19 system; 

20 ‘‘(iv) a State, local, or tribal child wel21 fare agency; 

22 ‘‘(v) a State, local, or tribal agency or 

23 community-based organization, with— 

24 ‘‘(I) expertise in providing coun25 seling services, and trauma-informed 


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1 and gender-responsive trauma preven2 tion, identification, referral, and sup3 port (including treatment) services; 

4 and 

5 ‘‘(II) a proven track record of 

6 serving low-income vulnerable youth 

7 and out-of-school youth; and 

8 ‘‘(vi) if the State, local government, or 

9 Indian tribe or tribal organization is seek10 ing an implementation grant, and has not 

11 established a summer youth employment 

12 program, an entity that is carrying out a 

13 State, local, or tribal summer youth em14 ployment program; and 

15 ‘‘(vii) an employer or employer asso16 ciation; and 

17 ‘‘(B) that may include— 

18 ‘‘(i) an institution of higher education 

19 or tribal college or university; 

20 ‘‘(ii) a representative of a labor or 

21 labor-management organization; 

22 ‘‘(iii) an entity that carries out a pro23 gram that receives funding under the Juve24 nile Justice and Delinquency Prevention 

25 Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5601 et seq.) or 


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1 section 212 of the Second Chance Act of 

2 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17532); 

3 ‘‘(iv) a collaborative applicant as de4 fined in section 401 of the McKinney5 Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 

6 11360) or a private nonprofit organization 

7 that serves homeless individuals and house8 holds (including such an applicant or orga9 nization that serves individuals or house10 holds that are at risk of homelessness in 

11 tribal areas) or serves foster youth; 

12 ‘‘(v) an entity that carries out a pro13 gram funded under the Carl D. Perkins 

14 Career and Technical Education Act of 

15 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2301 et seq.), including 

16 Native American programs funded under 

17 section 116 of that Act (20 U.S.C. 2326) 

18 and tribally controlled postsecondary ca19 reer and technical institution programs 

20 funded under section 117 of that Act (20 

21 U.S.C. 2327); 

22 ‘‘(vi) a local or tribal youth com23 mittee; 


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1 ‘‘(vii) a State or local public housing 

2 agency or a tribally designated housing en3 tity; and 

4 ‘‘(viii) another appropriate State, 

5 local, or tribal agency. 

6 ‘‘(3) COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATION PART7 NERSHIPS.—A community-based organization re8 ferred to in paragraph (1) shall demonstrate that 

9 the organization has entered into a partnership with 

10 State, local, or tribal entities— 

11 ‘‘(A) that shall include— 

12 ‘‘(i) a unit of general local government 

13 or tribal government; 

14 ‘‘(ii) an agency described in para15 graph (2)(A)(i); 

16 ‘‘(iii) a local board or tribal workforce 

17 development agency; 

18 ‘‘(iv) a State, local, or tribal agency 

19 serving youth under the jurisdiction of the 

20 juvenile justice system or criminal justice 

21 system; 

22 ‘‘(v) a State, local, or tribal child wel23 fare agency; 

24 ‘‘(vi) if the organization is seeking an 

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1 lished a summer youth employment pro2 gram, an entity that is carrying out a 

3 State, local, or tribal summer youth em4 ployment program; and 

5 ‘‘(vii) an employer or employer asso6 ciation; and 

7 ‘‘(B) that may include one or more entities 

8 described in paragraph (2)(B). 

9 ‘‘(4) ENTITIES ELIGIBLE FOR PARTICULAR

10 GRANTS.— 

11 ‘‘(A) ENTITIES ELIGIBLE FOR PLANNING

12 GRANTS.—The Secretary may award a planning 

13 grant under this section to an eligible entity 

14 that— 

15 ‘‘(i) is preparing to establish or ex16 pand a summer youth employment pro17 gram that meets the minimum require18 ments specified in subsection (d); and 

19 ‘‘(ii) has not received a grant under 

20 this section. 

21 ‘‘(B) ENTITIES ELIGIBLE FOR IMPLEMEN22 TATION GRANTS.— 

23 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary 

24 may award an implementation grant under 

25 this section to an eligible entity that— 


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1 ‘‘(I) has received a planning 

2 grant under this section; or 

3 ‘‘(II) has established a summer 

4 youth employment program and dem5 onstrates a minimum level of capacity 

6 to enhance or expand the summer 

7 youth employment program described 

8 in the application submitted under 

9 subsection (d). 

10 ‘‘(ii) CAPACITY.—In determining 

11 whether an entity has the level of capacity 

12 referred to in clause (i)(II), the Secretary 

13 may include as capacity— 

14 ‘‘(I) the entity’s staff capacity 

15 and staff training to deliver youth em16 ployment services; and 

17 ‘‘(II) the entity’s existing youth 

18 employment services (as of the date of 

19 submission of the application sub20 mitted under subsection (d)) that are 

21 consistent with the application. 

22 ‘‘(d) APPLICATION.— 

23 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para24 graph (2), an eligible entity desiring to receive a 

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1 ment program shall submit an application to the 

2 Secretary at such time, in such manner, and con3 taining such information as the Secretary may re4 quire, including, at a minimum, each of the fol5 lowing: 

6 ‘‘(A) With respect to an application for a 

7 planning or implementation grant— 

8 ‘‘(i) a description of the eligible youth 

9 for whom summer employment services will 

10 be provided; 

11 ‘‘(ii) a description of the eligible enti12 ty, and a description of the expected par13 ticipation and responsibilities of each of 

14 the partners in the partnership described 

15 in subsection (c); 

16 ‘‘(iii) information demonstrating suffi17 cient need for the grant in the State, local, 

18 or tribal population, which may include in19 formation showing— 

20 ‘‘(I) a high level of unemploy21 ment among youth (including young 

22 adults) ages 14 through 24; 

23 ‘‘(II) a high rate of out-of-school 

24 youth; 


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1 ‘‘(III) a high rate of homeless2 ness; 

3 ‘‘(IV) a high rate of poverty; 

4 ‘‘(V) a high rate of adult unem5 ployment; 

6 ‘‘(VI) a high rate of community 

7 or neighborhood crime; 

8 ‘‘(VII) a high rate of violence; or 

9 ‘‘(VIII) a high level or rate on 

10 another indicator of need; 

11 ‘‘(iv) a description of the strategic ob12 jectives the eligible entity seeks to achieve 

13 through the program to provide eligible 

14 youth with core work readiness skills, 

15 which may include— 

16 ‘‘(I) financial literacy skills, in17 cluding providing the support de18 scribed in section 129(b)(2)(D); 

19 ‘‘(II) sector-based technical skills 

20 aligned with employer needs; 

21 ‘‘(III) skills that— 

22 ‘‘(aa) are soft employment 

23 skills, early work skills, or work 

24 readiness skills; and 


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1 ‘‘(bb) include social skills, 

2 communications skills, higher3 order thinking skills, self-control, 

4 and positive self-concept; and 

5 ‘‘(IV) (for the hardest-to-employ, 

6 most-at-risk eligible youth) basic skills 

7 like communication, math, and prob8 lem solving in the context of training 

9 for advancement to better jobs and 

10 postsecondary training; and 

11 ‘‘(v) information demonstrating that 

12 the eligible entity has obtained commit13 ments to provide the non-program share 

14 described in paragraph (2) of subsection 

15 (h). 

16 ‘‘(B) With respect to an application for a 

17 planning grant— 

18 ‘‘(i) a description of the intermediate 

19 and long-term goals for planning activities 

20 for the duration of the planning grant; 

21 ‘‘(ii) a description of how grant funds 

22 will be used to develop a plan to provide 

23 summer employment services for eligible 

24 youth; 


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1 ‘‘(iii) a description of how the eligible 

2 entity will carry out an analysis of best 

3 practices for identifying, recruiting, and 

4 engaging program participants, in par5 ticular the hardest-to-employ, most-at-risk 

6 eligible youth; 

7 ‘‘(iv) a description of how the eligible 

8 entity will carry out an analysis of best 

9 practices for placing youth participants— 

10 ‘‘(I) in opportunities that— 

11 ‘‘(aa) are appropriate sub12 sidized employment opportunities 

13 with employers based on factors 

14 including age, skill, experience, 

15 career aspirations, work-based 

16 readiness, and barriers to em17 ployment; and 

18 ‘‘(bb) may include additional 

19 services for participants, includ20 ing core work readiness skill de21 velopment and mentorship serv22 ices; 

23 ‘‘(II) in summer employment 

24 that— 


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1 ‘‘(aa) is not less than 6 

2 weeks; 

3 ‘‘(bb) follows a schedule of 

4 not more than 20 hours per 

5 week; and 

6 ‘‘(cc) pays not less than the 

7 applicable Federal, State, or local 

8 minimum wage; and 

9 ‘‘(v) a description of how the eligible 

10 entity plans to develop a mentorship pro11 gram or connect youth with positive, sup12 portive mentorships, consistent with para13 graph (3). 

14 ‘‘(C) With respect to an application for an 

15 implementation grant— 

16 ‘‘(i) a description of how the eligible 

17 entity plans to identify, recruit, and engage 

18 program participants, in particular the 

19 hardest-to-employ, most-at-risk eligible 

20 youth; 

21 ‘‘(ii) a description of the manner in 

22 which the eligible entity plans to place eli23 gible youth participants in subsidized em24 ployment opportunities, and in summer 


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1 employment, described in subparagraph 

2 (B)(iv); 

3 ‘‘(iii) (for a program serving the hard4 est-to-employ, most-at-risk eligible youth), 

5 a description of workplaces for the sub6 sidized employment involved, which may 

7 include workplaces in the public, private, 

8 and nonprofit sectors; 

9 ‘‘(iv) a description of how the eligible 

10 entity plans to provide or connect eligible 

11 youth participants with positive, supportive 

12 mentorships, consistent with paragraph 

13 (3); 

14 ‘‘(v) a description of services that will 

15 be available to employers participating in 

16 the youth employment program, to provide 

17 supervisors involved in the program with 

18 coaching and mentoring on— 

19 ‘‘(I) how to support youth devel20 opment; 

21 ‘‘(II) how to structure learning 

22 and reflection; and 

23 ‘‘(III) how to deal with youth 

24 challenges in the workplace; 


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1 ‘‘(vi) a description of how the eligible 

2 entity plans to offer structured pathways 

3 back into employment and a youth employ4 ment program under this section for eligi5 ble youth who have been terminated from 

6 employment or removed from the program; 

7 ‘‘(vii) a description of how the eligible 

8 entity plans to engage eligible youth be9 yond the duration of the summer employ10 ment opportunity, which may include— 

11 ‘‘(I) developing or partnering 

12 with a year-round youth employment 

13 program; 

14 ‘‘(II) referring eligible youth to 

15 other year-round programs, which 

16 may include— 

17 ‘‘(aa) programs funded 

18 under section 176C or the Carl 

19 D. Perkins Career and Technical 

20 Education Act of 2006 (20 

21 U.S.C. 2301 et seq.); 

22 ‘‘(bb) after school programs; 

23 ‘‘(cc) secondary or postsec24 ondary education programs; 

25 ‘‘(dd) training programs; 


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1 ‘‘(ee) cognitive behavior 

2 therapy programs; 

3 ‘‘(ff) apprenticeship pro4 grams; and 

5 ‘‘(gg) national service pro6 grams; 

7 ‘‘(III) employing a full-time, per8 manent staff person who is respon9 sible for youth outreach, followup, and 

10 recruitment; or 

11 ‘‘(IV) connecting eligible youth 

12 with job development services, includ13 ing career counseling, resume and job 

14 application assistance, interview prep15 aration, and connections to job leads; 

16 ‘‘(viii) evidence of the eligible entity’s 

17 capacity to provide the services described 

18 in this subsection; and 

19 ‘‘(ix) a description of the quality of 

20 the summer youth employment program, 

21 including a program that leads to a recog22 nized postsecondary credential. 

23 ‘‘(2) INDIAN TRIBE; TRIBAL ORGANIZATIONS.— 

24 An eligible entity that is an Indian tribe or tribal or25 ganization and desires to receive a grant under this 


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1 section for a summer youth employment program 

2 may, in lieu of submitting the application described 

3 in paragraph (1), submit an application to the Sec4 retary that meets such requirements as the Sec5 retary develops after consultation with the tribe or 

6 organization. 

7 ‘‘(3) MENTOR.—For purposes of subparagraphs 

8 (B)(iv), (B)(v), and (C)(iv) of paragraph (1), a men9 tor— 

10 ‘‘(A) shall be an individual who has been 

11 matched with an eligible youth based on the 

12 youth’s needs; 

13 ‘‘(B) shall make contact with the eligible 

14 youth at least once each week; 

15 ‘‘(C) shall be a trusted member of the local 

16 community; and 

17 ‘‘(D) may include— 

18 ‘‘(i) a mentor trained in trauma-in19 formed care (including provision of trau20 ma-informed trauma prevention, identifica21 tion, referral, or support services to youth 

22 that have experienced or are at risk of ex23 periencing trauma), conflict resolution, and 

24 positive youth development; 


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1 ‘‘(ii) a job coach trained to provide 

2 youth with guidance on how to navigate 

3 the workplace and troubleshoot problems; 

4 ‘‘(iii) a supervisor trained to provide 

5 at least two performance assessments and 

6 serve as a reference; or 

7 ‘‘(iv) a peer mentor who is a former 

8 or current participant in the youth employ9 ment program involved. 

10 ‘‘(e) AWARDS FOR POPULATIONS AND AREAS.— 

11 ‘‘(1) POPULATIONS.—The Secretary shall re12 serve, from the amounts made available under sec13 tion 176A(a)(1)— 

14 ‘‘(A) 50 percent to award grants under 

15 this section for planning or provision of sub16 sidized summer employment opportunities for 

17 in-school youth; and 

18 ‘‘(B) 50 percent to award such grants to 

19 plan for planning or provision of such opportu20 nities for out-of-school youth. 

21 ‘‘(2) AREAS.— 

22 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—In awarding the 

23 grants, the Secretary shall consider the regional 

24 diversity of the areas to be served, to ensure 


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1 that urban, suburban, rural, and tribal areas 

2 are receiving grant funds. 

3 ‘‘(B) RURAL AND TRIBAL AREA INCLU4 SION.— 

5 ‘‘(i) RURAL AREAS.—Not less than 20 

6 percent of the amounts made available 

7 under section 176A(a)(1) for each fiscal 

8 year shall be made available for activities 

9 to be carried out in rural areas. 

10 ‘‘(ii) TRIBAL AREAS.—Not less than 5 

11 percent of the amounts made available 

12 under section 176A(a)(1) for each fiscal 

13 year shall be made available for activities 

14 to be carried out in tribal areas. 

15 ‘‘(f) PROGRAM PRIORITIES.—In allocating funds 

16 under this section, the Secretary shall give priority to eligi17 ble entities— 

18 ‘‘(1) who propose to coordinate their activi19 ties— 

20 ‘‘(A) with local or tribal employers; and 

21 ‘‘(B) with agencies described in subsection 

22 (c)(2)(A)(i) to ensure the summer youth em23 ployment programs provide clear linkages to re24 medial, academic, and occupational programs 

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1 ‘‘(2) who propose a plan to increase private sec2 tor engagement in, and job placement through, sum3 mer youth employment; and 

4 ‘‘(3) who have, in their counties, States, or trib5 al areas (as compared to other counties in their 

6 State, other States, or other tribal areas, respec7 tively), a high level or rate described in subsection 

8 (d)(1)(A)(iii). 

9 ‘‘(g) USE OF FUNDS.— 

10 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—An eligible entity that re11 ceives a grant under this section may use the grant 

12 funds for services described in subsection (d). 

13 ‘‘(2) DISCRETIONARY USES.—The eligible entity 

14 may also use the funds— 

15 ‘‘(A) to provide wages to eligible youth in 

16 subsidized summer employment programs; 

17 ‘‘(B) to provide eligible youth with support 

18 services, including case management, child care 

19 assistance, child support services, and transpor20 tation assistance; and 

21 ‘‘(C) to develop data management systems 

22 to assist with programming, evaluation, and 

23 records management. 

24 ‘‘(3) ADMINISTRATION.—An eligible entity may 

25 reserve not more than 10 percent of the grant funds 


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1 for the administration of activities under this sec2 tion. 

3 ‘‘(4) CARRY-OVER AUTHORITY.—Any amounts 

4 provided to an eligible entity under this section for 

5 a fiscal year may, at the discretion of the Secretary, 

6 remain available to that entity for expenditure dur7 ing the succeeding fiscal year to carry out programs 

8 under this section. 

9 ‘‘(h) PROGRAM SHARE.— 

10 ‘‘(1) PLANNING GRANTS.—The program share 

11 for a planning grant awarded under this section 

12 shall be 100 percent of the cost described in sub13 section (a)(2)(A). 

14 ‘‘(2) IMPLEMENTATION GRANTS.— 

15 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The program share 

16 for an implementation grant awarded under 

17 this section shall be 50 percent of the cost de18 scribed in subsection (a)(2)(B). 

19 ‘‘(B) EXCEPTION.—Notwithstanding sub20 paragraph (A), the Secretary— 

21 ‘‘(i) may increase the program share 

22 for an eligible entity; and 

23 ‘‘(ii) shall increase the program share 

24 for an Indian tribe or tribal organization 


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1 to not less than 95 percent of the cost de2 scribed in subsection (a)(2)(B). 

3 ‘‘(C) NON-PROGRAM SHARE.—The eligible 

4 entity may provide the non-program share of 

5 the cost— 

6 ‘‘(i) in cash or in-kind, fairly evalu7 ated, including plant, equipment, or serv8 ices; and 

9 ‘‘(ii) from State, local, tribal or pri10 vate (including philanthropic) sources and, 

11 in the case of an Indian tribe or tribal or12 ganization, from Federal sources. 

13 ‘‘SEC. 176C. YEAR-ROUND EMPLOYMENT COMPETITIVE 

14 GRANT PROGRAM. 

15 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.— 

16 ‘‘(1) GRANTS.—Using the amounts made avail17 able under 176A(a)(2), the Secretary shall award, 

18 on a competitive basis, planning and implementation 

19 grants. 

20 ‘‘(2) GENERAL USE OF FUNDS.—The Secretary 

21 shall award the grants to assist eligible entities by 

22 paying for the program share of the cost of— 

23 ‘‘(A) in the case of a planning grant, plan24 ning a year-round youth employment program 


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1 to provide subsidized year-round employment 

2 opportunities; and 

3 ‘‘(B) in the case of an implementation 

4 grant, implementation of such a program to 

5 provide such opportunities. 

6 ‘‘(b) PERIODS AND AMOUNTS OF GRANTS.—The 

7 planning grants shall have the periods and amounts de8 scribed in section 176B(b)(1). The implementation grants 

9 shall have the periods and grants described in section 

10 176B(b)(2). 

11 ‘‘(c) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.— 

12 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—To be eligible to receive a 

13 planning or implementation grant under this section, 

14 an entity shall, except as provided in paragraph 

15 (2)— 

16 ‘‘(A) be a— 

17 ‘‘(i) State, local government, or Indian 

18 tribe or tribal organization, that meets the 

19 requirements of section 176B(c)(2); or 

20 ‘‘(ii) community-based organization 

21 that meets the requirements of section 

22 176B(c)(3); and 

23 ‘‘(B) meet the requirements for a planning 

24 or implementation grant, respectively, specified 

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1 ‘‘(2) YEAR-ROUND YOUTH EMPLOYMENT PRO2 GRAMS.—For purposes of paragraph (1), any ref3 erence in section 176B(c)— 

4 ‘‘(A) to a summer youth employment pro5 gram shall be considered to refer to a year6 round youth employment program; and 

7 ‘‘(B) to a provision of section 176B shall 

8 be considered to refer to the corresponding pro9 vision of this section. 

10 ‘‘(d) APPLICATION.— 

11 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para12 graph (2), an eligible entity desiring to receive a 

13 grant under this section for a year-round youth em14 ployment program shall submit an application to the 

15 Secretary at such time, in such manner, and con16 taining such information as the Secretary may re17 quire, including, at a minimum, each of the fol18 lowing: 

19 ‘‘(A) With respect to an application for a 

20 planning or implementation grant, the informa21 tion and descriptions specified in section 

22 176B(d)(1)(A). 

23 ‘‘(B) With respect to an application for a 

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1 tion of an analysis for placing youth in employ2 ment described in clause (iv)(II)(bb) of that 

3 section shall cover employment that follows a 

4 schedule— 

5 ‘‘(i) that consists of— 

6 ‘‘(I) not more than 15 hours per 

7 week for in-school youth; and 

8 ‘‘(II) not less than 20 and not 

9 more than 40 hours per week for out10 of-school youth; and 

11 ‘‘(ii) that depends on the needs and 

12 work-readiness level of the population 

13 being served. 

14 ‘‘(C) With respect to an application for an 

15 implementation grant, the descriptions and evi16 dence specified in section 176B(d)(1)(C)— 

17 ‘‘(i) except that the reference in sec18 tion 176(d)(1)(C)(ii) to employment de19 scribed in section 176B(d)(1)(B) shall 

20 cover employment that follows the schedule 

21 described in subparagraph (B); and 

22 ‘‘(ii) except that the reference to pro23 grams in clause (vii)(II)(aa) of that section 

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1 Career and Technical Education Act of 

2 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2301 et seq.). 

3 ‘‘(2) INDIAN TRIBE; TRIBAL ORGANIZATIONS.— 

4 An eligible entity that is an Indian tribe or tribal or5 ganization and desires to receive a grant under this 

6 section for a year-round youth employment program 

7 may, in lieu of submitting the application described 

8 in paragraph (1), submit an application to the Sec9 retary that meets such requirements as the Sec10 retary develops after consultation with the tribe or 

11 organization. 

12 ‘‘(3) MENTOR.—For purposes of paragraph (1), 

13 any reference in subparagraphs (B)(iv), (B)(v), and 

14 (C)(iv) of section 176B(d)(1) to a mentor shall be 

15 considered to refer to a mentor who— 

16 ‘‘(A) shall be an individual described in 

17 subparagraphs (A) and (C) of section 

18 176B(d)(3); 

19 ‘‘(B) shall make contact with the eligible 

20 youth at least twice each week; and 

21 ‘‘(C) may be an individual described in sec22 tion 176B(d)(3)(D). 

23 ‘‘(4) YEAR-ROUND EMPLOYMENT.—For pur24 poses of this subsection, any reference in section 

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1 ‘‘(A) to summer employment shall be con2 sidered to refer to year-round employment; and 

3 ‘‘(B) to a provision of section 176B shall 

4 be considered to refer to the corresponding pro5 vision of this section. 

6 ‘‘(e) AWARDS FOR POPULATIONS AND AREAS; PRIOR7 ITIES.— 

8 ‘‘(1) POPULATIONS.—The Secretary shall re9 serve, from the amounts made available under sec10 tion 176A(a)(2)— 

11 ‘‘(A) 50 percent to award grants under 

12 this section for planning or provision of sub13 sidized year-round employment opportunities 

14 for in-school youth; and 

15 ‘‘(B) 50 percent to award such grants to 

16 plan for planning or provision of such opportu17 nities for out-of-school youth. 

18 ‘‘(2) AREAS; PRIORITIES.—In awarding the 

19 grants, the Secretary shall— 

20 ‘‘(A) carry out section 176B(e)(2); and 

21 ‘‘(B) give priority to eligible entities— 

22 ‘‘(i) who— 

23 ‘‘(I) propose the coordination and 

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1 of section 176B(f), with respect to 

2 year-round youth employment; and 

3 ‘‘(II) meet the requirements of 

4 section 176B(f)(3); or 

5 ‘‘(ii) who— 

6 ‘‘(I) propose a plan to coordinate 

7 activities with entities carrying out 

8 State, local, or tribal summer youth 

9 employment programs, to provide 

10 pathways to year-round employment 

11 for eligible youth who are ending sum12 mer employment; and 

13 ‘‘(II) meet the requirements of 

14 section 176B(f)(3). 

15 ‘‘(f) USE OF FUNDS.—An eligible entity that receives 

16 a grant under this section may use the grant funds— 

17 ‘‘(1) for services described in subsection (d); 

18 ‘‘(2) as described in section 176B(g)(2), with 

19 respect to year-round employment programs; 

20 ‘‘(3) as described in section 176B(g)(3), with 

21 respect to activities under this section; and 

22 ‘‘(4) at the discretion of the Secretary, as de23 scribed in section 176B(g)(4), with respect to activi24 ties under this section. 

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1 ‘‘(1) PLANNING GRANTS.—The provisions of 

2 section 176B(h)(1) shall apply to planning grants 

3 awarded under this section, with respect to the cost 

4 described in subsection (a)(2)(A). 

5 ‘‘(2) IMPLEMENTATION GRANTS.—The provi6 sions of section 176B(h)(2) shall apply to implemen7 tation grants awarded under this section, with re8 spect to the cost described in subsection (a)(2)(B). 

9 ‘‘SEC. 176D. EVALUATION AND ADMINISTRATION. 

10 ‘‘(a) PERFORMANCE MEASURES.— 

11 ‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall es12 tablish performance measures for purposes of annual 

13 reviews under subsection (b). 

14 ‘‘(2) COMPONENTS.—The performance meas15 ures for the eligible entities shall consist of— 

16 ‘‘(A) the indicators of performance de17 scribed in paragraph (3); and 

18 ‘‘(B) an adjusted level of performance for 

19 each indicator described in subparagraph (A). 

20 ‘‘(3) INDICATORS OF PERFORMANCE.— 

21 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The indicators of per22 formance shall consist of— 

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1 ment, during the second quarter after exit 

2 from the program; 

3 ‘‘(ii) the percentage of youth employ4 ment program participants who are in edu5 cation or training activities, or in employ6 ment, during the fourth quarter after exit 

7 from the program; 

8 ‘‘(iii) the percentage of youth employ9 ment program participants who obtain a 

10 recognized postsecondary credential, or a 

11 secondary school diploma or its recognized 

12 equivalent (subject to subparagraph (B)), 

13 during participation in or within 1 year 

14 after exit from the program; and 

15 ‘‘(iv) the percentage of youth employ16 ment program participants who, during a 

17 program year, are in a youth employment 

18 program that includes an education or 

19 training program that leads to an outcome 

20 specified by the Secretary, which may in21 clude— 

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1 ‘‘(II) achieving measurable skill 

2 gains toward such a credential or em3 ployment. 

4 ‘‘(B) INDICATOR RELATING TO CREDEN5 TIAL.—For purposes of subparagraph (A)(iii), 

6 youth employment program participants who 

7 obtain a secondary school diploma or its recog8 nized equivalent shall be included in the per9 centage counted as meeting the criterion under 

10 such subparagraph only if such participants, in 

11 addition to obtaining such diploma or its recog12 nized equivalent, have obtained or retained em13 ployment or are in a youth employment pro14 gram that includes an education or training 

15 program leading to a recognized postsecondary 

16 credential within 1 year after exit from the pro17 gram. 

18 ‘‘(4) LEVELS OF PERFORMANCE.— 

19 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—For each eligible enti20 ty, there shall be established, in accordance 

21 with this paragraph, levels of performance for 

22 each of the corresponding indicators of perform23 ance described in paragraph (3). 

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1 cation submitted under subsection (d) of section 

2 176B or 176C, expected levels of performance 

3 for each of those indicators of performance for 

4 each program year covered by the application. 

5 ‘‘(C) AGREEMENT ON ADJUSTED LEVELS

6 OF PERFORMANCE.—The eligible entity shall 

7 reach agreement with the Secretary on levels of 

8 performance for each of those indicators of per9 formance for each such program year. The lev10 els agreed to shall be considered to be the ad11 justed levels of performance for the eligible en12 tity for such program years and shall be incor13 porated into the application prior to the ap14 proval of such application. 

15 ‘‘(b) ANNUAL REVIEW.—The Secretary shall carry 

16 out an annual review of each eligible entity receiving a 

17 grant under this subtitle. In conducting the review, the 

18 Secretary shall review the performance of the entity on 

19 the performance measures under this section and deter20 mine if the entity has used any practices that shall be con21 sidered best practices for purposes of this subtitle. 

22 ‘‘(c) REPORT TO CONGRESS.— 

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1 this subtitle, which report shall include a description 

2 of— 

3 ‘‘(A) the eligible entities receiving funding 

4 under this subtitle; 

5 ‘‘(B) the activities carried out by the eligi6 ble entities; 

7 ‘‘(C) how the eligible entities were selected 

8 to receive funding under this subtitle; and 

9 ‘‘(D) an assessment of the results achieved 

10 by the grant programs including findings from 

11 the annual reviews conducted under subsection 

12 (b). 

13 ‘‘(2) SUBMISSION.—Not later than 3 years 

14 after the date of enactment of the Creating Path15 ways for Youth Employment Act, and annually 

16 thereafter, the Secretary shall submit a report de17 scribed in paragraph (1) to the appropriate commit18 tees of Congress. 

19 ‘‘(d) APPLICATION TO INDIAN TRIBES AND TRIBAL

20 ORGANIZATIONS.—The Secretary may issue regulations 

21 that clarify the application of all the provisions of this sub22 title to Indian tribes and tribal organizations. 

23 ‘‘SEC. 176E. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

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1 ‘‘(1) to carry out section 176B, $300,000,000 

2 for each of fiscal years 2018 through 2022; and 

3 ‘‘(2) to carry out section 176C, $400,000,000 

4 for each of fiscal years 2018 through 2022.’’. 

5 SEC. 3. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS. 

6 (a) REFERENCES.— 

7 (1) Section 121(b)(1)(C)(ii)(II) of the Work8 force Investment and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 

9 3152(b)(1)(C)(ii)(II)) is amended by striking ‘‘sub10 titles C through E’’ and inserting ‘‘subtitles C 

11 through F’’. 

12 (2) Section 503(b) of such Act (29 U.S.C. 

13 3343(b)) is amended by inserting before the period 

14 the following: ‘‘(as such subtitles were in effect on 

15 the day before the date of enactment of this Act)’’. 

16 (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents in 

17 section 1(b) of such Act is amended by striking the item 

18 relating to the subtitle heading for subtitle E of title I 

19 and inserting the following: 

‘‘Subtitle E—Youth Employment Opportunities 

‘‘Sec. 176. Definitions. 

‘‘Sec. 176A. Allocation of funds. 

‘‘Sec. 176B. Summer employment competitive grant program. 

‘‘Sec. 176C. Year-round employment competitive grant program. 

‘‘Sec. 176D. Evaluation and administration. 

‘‘Sec. 176E. Authorization of appropriations.’’. 

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