II 

118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 4512 

To amend the Job Corps program under subtitle C of title I of the Workforce 

Innovation and Opportunity Act, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JUNE 11, 2024 

Mr. MURPHY (for himself and Mr. REED) introduced the following bill; which 

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

Labor, and Pensions 

A BILL 

To amend the Job Corps program under subtitle C of title 

I of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, and 

for other purposes. 

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

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Job Corps for the Next 

5 Generation Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. PURPOSES. 

7 Section 141 of the Workforce Innovation and Oppor8 tunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3191) is amended by striking ‘‘cenVerDate Sep 11 2014 05:39 Jul 30, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4512.IS S4512

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1 ters’’ each place the term appears and inserting ‘‘cam2 puses’’. 

3 SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 

4 Section 142 of the Workforce Innovation and Oppor5 tunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3192) is amended— 

6 (1) in paragraphs (1), (7), (8), and (10), by 

7 striking ‘‘center’’ each place the term appears and 

8 inserting ‘‘campus’’; and 

9 (2) in the paragraph heading of paragraph (7), 

10 by striking ‘‘CENTER’’ and inserting ‘‘CAMPUS’’. 

11 SEC. 4. INDIVIDUALS ELIGIBLE FOR THE JOB CORPS. 

12 Section 144 of the Workforce Innovation and Oppor13 tunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3194) is amended— 

14 (1) in subsection (a)— 

15 (A) in paragraph (1)— 

16 (i) in the matter preceding subpara17 graph (A), by striking ‘‘21’’ and inserting 

18 ‘‘24’’; 

19 (ii) by striking subparagraph (A) and 

20 inserting the following: 

21 ‘‘(A) an individual who is age 16 or 17 

22 shall be eligible only upon an individual deter23 mination by the director of a Job Corps campus 

24 that such individual meets the criteria described 


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1 in subparagraph (A) or (B) of section 

2 145(b)(1); and’’; and 

3 (iii) in subparagraph (B), by striking 

4 ‘‘either’’; and 

5 (B) by striking paragraph (2) and insert6 ing the following: 

7 ‘‘(2)(A) a low-income individual, as defined in 

8 subsection (h) of section 402A of the Higher Edu9 cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070a–11), as deter10 mined using procedures similar to the procedures de11 scribed in subsection (e) of such section; or 

12 ‘‘(B) a resident of a qualified opportunity zone, 

13 as defined in section 1400Z–1(a) of the Internal 

14 Revenue Code of 1986; and’’; 

15 (2) in subsection (b)— 

16 (A) in the subsection heading, by inserting 

17 ‘‘AND CERTAIN OTHER MEMBERS OF THE

18 ARMED FORCES’’ after ‘‘VETERANS’’; and 

19 (B) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 

20 by inserting ‘‘or a member of the Armed Forces 

21 eligible for preseparation counseling through 

22 the Transition Assistance Program under sec23 tion 1142 of title 10, United States Code,’’ 

24 after ‘‘a veteran’’; and 

25 (3) by inserting at the end the following: 


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1 ‘‘(c) SPECIAL RULE FOR HOMELESS AND FOSTER

2 YOUTH.— 

3 ‘‘(1) HOMELESS CHILDREN AND YOUTH.—In 

4 determining whether an individual is eligible to en5 roll for services under this subtitle on the basis of 

6 being a homeless child or youth, as described in sub7 section (a)(3)(C), the individual making the deter8 mination shall use a process that complies with the 

9 process requirements that apply to financial aid ad10 ministrators under section 479D(a) of the Higher 

11 Education Act of 1965. 

12 ‘‘(2) INDIVIDUALS IN FOSTER CARE.—In deter13 mining whether an individual is eligible to enroll for 

14 services under this subtitle on the basis of being an 

15 individual in foster care or who was in foster care, 

16 as described in subsection (a)(3)(C), the individual 

17 making the determination shall use a process that 

18 complies with the process requirements that apply to 

19 financial aid administrators under section 479D(b) 

20 of the Higher Education Act of 1965.’’. 

21 SEC. 5. RECRUITMENT, SCREENING, SELECTION, AND AS22 SIGNMENT OF ENROLLEES. 

23 Section 145 of the Workforce Innovation and Oppor24 tunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3195) is amended— 

25 (1) in subsection (a)— 


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1 (A) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking ‘‘and 

2 the results received within 45 days after the en3 rollees enroll in the Job Corps’’ and inserting 

4 ‘‘after enrollees first arrive at a Job Corps cam5 pus for the purpose of assessing the need for 

6 substance abuse intervention or behavioral 

7 counseling’’; 

8 (B) in paragraph (5), by striking the last 

9 sentence; and 

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

11 ‘‘(6) NO WRONG DOOR.—The Secretary shall 

12 establish standards and procedures under this sub13 section to assist applicable one-stop centers and 

14 other entities with which the Secretary has entered 

15 into agreements under paragraph (3) in streamlining 

16 application processes, in order to allow an applicant 

17 to express interest in and begin the application proc18 esses for the Job Corps program and for the 

19 YouthBuild program under section 171 and youth 

20 workforce investment activities under chapter 2 of 

21 subtitle B.’’; and 

22 (2) in subsections (b), (c), and (d)— 

23 (A) by striking ‘‘center’’ each place the 

24 term appears and inserting ‘‘campus’’; and 


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1 (B) by striking ‘‘centers’’ each place the 

2 term appears and inserting ‘‘campuses’’. 

3 SEC. 6. ENROLLMENT. 

4 Section 146(b)(3) of the Workforce Innovation and 

5 Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3196(b)(3)) is amended by 

6 striking ‘‘Center’’ and inserting ‘‘Campus’’. 

7 SEC. 7. JOB CORPS CAMPUSES. 

8 Section 147 of the Workforce Innovation and Oppor9 tunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3197) is amended— 

10 (1) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘CEN11 TERS’’ and inserting ‘‘CAMPUSES’’; 

12 (2) in subsection (a)— 

13 (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘center’’ 

14 each place the term appears and inserting 

15 ‘‘campus’’; 

16 (B) in paragraph (2)— 

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

18 ‘‘center’’ each place the term appears and 

19 inserting ‘‘campus’’; and 

20 (ii) by striking subparagraph (B) and 

21 inserting the following: 

22 ‘‘(B) CONSIDERATIONS.— 

23 ‘‘(i) STUDENT OUTCOMES.—In select24 ing an entity to operate a Job Corps cam25 pus, the Secretary shall— 


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1 ‘‘(I) with respect to entities with 

2 previous experience in Job Corps cam3 pus operations or the provision of 

4 youth workforce activities under chap5 ter 2 of subtitle B, consider a numeric 

6 metric of past achievement on the pri7 mary indicators of performance for el8 igible youth described in section 

9 116(b)(2)(A)(ii); and 

10 ‘‘(II) with respect to entities 

11 without such previous experience in 

12 Job Corps campus operations or 

13 youth workforce activities, consider a 

14 comparable alternative metric, devel15 oped and published by the Secretary, 

16 that allows such entities to dem17 onstrate their past effectiveness based 

18 on such primary indicators of per19 formance for eligible youth. 

20 ‘‘(ii) PROVIDERS.—In selecting a serv21 ice provider for a Job Corps campus, the 

22 Secretary shall— 

23 ‘‘(I) consider— 

24 ‘‘(aa) with respect to entities 

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1 viding services to a Job Corps 

2 campus, the metric described in 

3 clause (i)(I); and 

4 ‘‘(bb) with respect to entities 

5 without such previous experience, 

6 the metric described in clause 

7 (i)(II); and 

8 ‘‘(II) in determining the type of 

9 contract, give a preference to cost10 type contracts with performance in11 centives.’’; and 

12 (C) in paragraph (3)— 

13 (i) by striking ‘‘center’’ each place the 

14 term appears and inserting ‘‘campus’’; 

15 (ii) in subparagraph (A), by inserting 

16 ‘‘high-skill, high-wage, or’’ before ‘‘in-de17 mand’’; 

18 (iii) in subparagraph (D), by inserting 

19 ‘‘including agreements to provide off-cam20 pus work-based learning opportunities 

21 aligned with the career and technical edu22 cation provided to enrollees,’’ after ‘‘is lo23 cated,’’; 

24 (iv) by redesignating subparagraphs 

25 (E), (F), (G), (H), (I), (J), and (K) as 


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1 subparagraphs (F), (G), (H), (I), (J), (K), 

2 and (L), respectively; and 

3 (v) by inserting after subparagraph 

4 (D) the following: 

5 ‘‘(E) A description of the demonstrated 

6 record of effectiveness the entity and its part7 ners have in providing a safe learning and resi8 dential environment for individuals eligible to 

9 enroll in the Job Corps.’’; 

10 (3) in subsection (b)— 

11 (A) in the subsection heading, by striking 

12 ‘‘CENTERS’’ and inserting ‘‘CAMPUSES’’; 

13 (B) by striking ‘‘center’’ each place the 

14 term appears and inserting ‘‘campus’’; 

15 (C) by striking paragraph (2) and insert16 ing the following: 

17 ‘‘(2) HIGH PERFORMANCE.—An entity shall be 

18 considered to be an operator of a high-performing 

19 campus if the Job Corps campus operated by the en20 tity was ranked among the top 25 percent of Job 

21 Corps campuses, excluding Civilian Conservation 

22 Campuses described in subsection (d), for the 2 

23 most recent preceding program years.’’; and 

24 (D) by striking paragraph (3); 

25 (4) in subsection (c)— 


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1 (A) by striking ‘‘centers’’ and inserting 

2 ‘‘campuses’’; and 

3 (B) by striking ‘‘20 percent’’ and inserting 

4 ‘‘30 percent’’; 

5 (5) in subsection (d)— 

6 (A) in the subsection heading, by striking 

7 ‘‘CENTERS’’ and inserting ‘‘CAMPUSES’’; 

8 (B) by striking ‘‘centers’’ each place the 

9 term appears and inserting ‘‘campuses’’; and 

10 (C) by striking ‘‘Centers’’ each place the 

11 term appears and inserting ‘‘Campuses’’; 

12 (6) in subsection (e)(1), by striking ‘‘centers’’ 

13 and inserting ‘‘campuses’’; 

14 (7) in subsection (f), by striking ‘‘2-year pe15 riod’’ and inserting ‘‘4-year period’’; and 

16 (8) in subsection (g)— 

17 (A) by striking ‘‘center’’ each place the 

18 term appears and inserting ‘‘campus’’; and 

19 (B) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘or if a 

20 second program year is not available’’ and all 

21 that follows through the end and inserting 

22 ‘‘such campus has been ranked in the lowest 10 

23 percent of Job Corps campuses.’’. 


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1 SEC. 8. PROGRAM ACTIVITIES. 

2 Section 148 of the Workforce Innovation and Oppor3 tunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3198) is amended— 

4 (1) in subsection (a)— 

5 (A) in the subsection heading, by striking 

6 ‘‘CENTERS’’ and inserting ‘‘CAMPUSES’’; 

7 (B) by striking ‘‘center’’ each place the 

8 term appears and inserting ‘‘campus’’; and 

9 (C) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘, on 

10 completion of their enrollment’’; 

11 (2) in subsection (c)— 

12 (A) in paragraph (1)— 

13 (i) by striking ‘‘the eligible providers’’ 

14 and inserting ‘‘any eligible provider’’; and 

15 (ii) by inserting ‘‘if the training serv16 ices are aligned with the career and tech17 nical education an enrollee has completed’’ 

18 after ‘‘under section 122’’; and 

19 (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘centers’’ 

20 and inserting ‘‘campuses’’; 

21 (3) by redesignating subsections (d) and (e) as 

22 subsections (e) and (f), respectively; 

23 (4) by inserting after subsection (c) the fol24 lowing: 

25 ‘‘(d) JOB CORPS CAREER PATHWAYS AND APPREN26 TICESHIPS.— 


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1 ‘‘(1) CAREER PATHWAYS FOR STRATEGIC NA2 TIONAL IMPORTANCE POSITIONS.— 

3 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 

4 work with the heads of Federal agencies includ5 ing, at a minimum, the Secretary of Agri6 culture, the Secretary of Defense, and the Sec7 retary of Veterans Affairs, to create career 

8 pathways for Job Corps enrollees into positions 

9 of strategic national importance for which the 

10 relevant Federal agencies or their suppliers are 

11 struggling with hiring. 

12 ‘‘(B) APPOINTMENT.—The head of a Fed13 eral agency establishing a career pathway de14 scribed in subparagraph (A) may appoint, with15 out regard to the provisions of subchapter I of 

16 chapter 33 of title 5, United States Code (other 

17 than sections 3303 and 3328 of such title), a 

18 Job Corps enrollee enrolled in a relevant career 

19 pathway program directly to any such position 

20 for which the candidate meets Office of Per21 sonnel Management qualification standards. 

22 ‘‘(2) APPRENTICESHIPS.—A Job Corps campus 

23 may serve as a pre-apprenticeship or apprenticeship 

24 education and training provider, intermediary, part25 ner, or sponsor.’’; and 


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1 (5) in subsection (f), as redesignated by para2 graph (3)— 

3 (A) by striking ‘‘centers’’ and inserting 

4 ‘‘campuses’’; and 

5 (B) by striking ‘‘provide’’ and inserting 

6 ‘‘encourage Job Corps operators to provide’’. 

7 SEC. 9. TRANSITION SUPPORT. 

8 Section 150 of the Workforce Innovation and Oppor9 tunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3200) is amended— 

10 (1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘centers’’ and 

11 inserting ‘‘campuses’’; 

12 (2) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘3 months’’ 

13 and inserting ‘‘12 months’’; and 

14 (3) by adding at the end the following: 

15 ‘‘(d) PERIOD OF TRANSITION.—Notwithstanding the 

16 requirements of section 146(b), a Job Corps graduate may 

17 remain an enrollee and a resident of a Job Corps campus 

18 for not more than 1 month after graduation as such grad19 uate transitions into independent living and employment, 

20 if such graduate received written approval from the direc21 tor of the Job Corps campus to remain such a resident.’’. 

22 SEC. 10. OPERATIONS. 

23 Section 151 of the Workforce Innovation and Oppor24 tunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3201) is amended— 


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1 (1) by striking ‘‘center’’ each place the term ap2 pears and inserting ‘‘campus’’; and 

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

4 ‘‘(d) LOCAL AUTHORITY.— 

5 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to the limitations 

6 of the budget approved by the Secretary for a Job 

7 Corps campus and notwithstanding subsections (a) 

8 and (b), the operator of a Job Corps campus shall 

9 have the authority, without prior approval from the 

10 Secretary, to— 

11 ‘‘(A) determine how and when learning is 

12 delivered and what tools, such as a learning 

13 management system, are employed for that pur14 pose; 

15 ‘‘(B) determine the appropriate policy and 

16 protocols with respect to enrollees leaving the 

17 campus and employers and other guests visiting 

18 the campus, and the need for fencing or other 

19 security measures around the campus; 

20 ‘‘(C) hire staff and provide staff profes21 sional development; 

22 ‘‘(D) set terms and enter into agreements 

23 with Federal, State, or local educational part24 ners, such as secondary schools, institutions of 

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1 units of Junior Reserves’ Officer Training 

2 Corps programs established under section 2031 

3 of title 10, United States Code, or employers; 

4 and 

5 ‘‘(E) engage with and educate stakeholders 

6 about Job Corps operations and activities. 

7 ‘‘(2) LIMITATION OF LIABILITY.—In the case of 

8 an agreement described in paragraph (1)(D) that 

9 does not involve the Job Corps operator providing 

10 monetary compensation to the entity involved in 

11 such agreement from the funds made available 

12 under this subtitle, such agreement shall not be con13 sidered a subcontract (as defined in section 8701 of 

14 title 41, United States Code). 

15 ‘‘(e) PRIOR NOTICE.—Prior to making a change to 

16 the agreement described in section 147(a) or an operating 

17 plan described in this section, the Secretary shall solicit 

18 from the operators of the Job Corps campuses information 

19 on any operational costs the operators expect to result 

20 from such change.’’. 

21 SEC. 11. STANDARDS OF CONDUCT. 

22 Section 152 of the Workforce Innovation and Oppor23 tunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3202) is amended— 

24 (1) by striking ‘‘centers’’ each place the term 

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1 (2) in subsection (a), by striking the last sen2 tence and inserting ‘‘As part of the operating plan 

3 required under section 151(a), the director of each 

4 Job Corps campus shall develop and implement a be5 havior management plan consistent with the stand6 ards of conduct and subject to the approval of the 

7 Secretary.’’; 

8 (3) by striking paragraph (2) of subsection (b) 

9 and inserting the following: 

10 ‘‘(2) DISCIPLINARY POLICY.—The standards of 

11 conduct required under subsection (a) shall include 

12 a disciplinary policy that requires the automatic dis13 missal of an enrollee that has committed an act of 

14 violence or illegal activity.’’; and 

15 (4) by amending subsection (c) to read as fol16 lows: 

17 ‘‘(c) APPEAL PROCESS; LAW ENFORCEMENT AGREE18 MENTS.— 

19 ‘‘(1) ENROLLEE APPEALS.—A disciplinary 

20 measure taken by a director under this section shall 

21 be subject to expeditious appeal in accordance with 

22 procedures established by the Secretary. 

23 ‘‘(2) DIRECTOR APPEALS.— 

24 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 

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1 rector of a Job Corps campus may submit a re2 quest that an enrollee who has engaged in an 

3 activity that is a violation of the guidelines es4 tablished pursuant to subsection (b)(2) remain 

5 enrolled in the program, but be subject to other 

6 disciplinary actions. 

7 ‘‘(B) CONTENTS.—A request under sub8 paragraph (A) shall include— 

9 ‘‘(i) a signed certification from the di10 rector attesting that, in the belief of the di11 rector, the continued enrollment of such 

12 enrollee would not impact the safety or 

13 learning environment of the campus; and 

14 ‘‘(ii) the behavioral records of such 

15 enrollee. 

16 ‘‘(C) TIMELINE.—The Secretary shall re17 view such appeal and either approve or deny the 

18 appeal by not later than 30 days after receiving 

19 such appeal. 

20 ‘‘(3) LAW ENFORCEMENT AGREEMENTS.—The 

21 director of each Job Corps campus shall, to the ex22 tent practicable, enter into an agreement with the 

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1 vestigation of potentially illegal activity on the Job 

2 Corps campus.’’. 

3 SEC. 12. COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION. 

4 Section 153 of the Workforce Innovation and Oppor5 tunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3203) is amended— 

6 (1) in the subsection heading of subsection (c), 

7 by striking ‘‘NEW CENTERS’’ and inserting ‘‘NEW

8 CAMPUSES’’; 

9 (2) by striking ‘‘center’’ each place the term ap10 pears and inserting ‘‘campus’’; and 

11 (3) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘centers’’ and 

12 inserting ‘‘campuses’’. 

13 SEC. 13. WORKFORCE COUNCILS. 

14 Section 154 of the Workforce Innovation and Oppor15 tunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3204) is amended— 

16 (1) by striking ‘‘center’’ each place the term ap17 pears and inserting ‘‘campus’’; and 

18 (2) in the subsection heading of subsection (d), 

19 by striking ‘‘NEW CENTERS’’ and inserting ‘‘NEW

20 CAMPUSES’’. 

21 SEC. 14. ADVISORY COMMITTEES. 

22 Section 155 of the Workforce Innovation and Oppor23 tunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3205) is amended— 

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1 (2) by striking ‘‘centers’’ and inserting ‘‘cam2 puses’’. 

3 SEC. 15. EXPERIMENTAL PROJECTS AND TECHNICAL AS4 SISTANCE. 

5 Section 156(b) of the Workforce Innovation and Op6 portunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3206(b)) is amended— 

7 (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 

8 striking ‘‘section 162’’ and inserting ‘‘section 161’’; 

9 (2) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘centers’’ and 

10 inserting ‘‘campuses’’; and 

11 (3) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘center’’ and 

12 inserting ‘‘campus’’. 

13 SEC. 16. SPECIAL PROVISIONS. 

14 Section 158 of the Workforce Innovation and Oppor15 tunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3208) is amended— 

16 (1) by striking ‘‘center’’ each place the term ap17 pears and inserting ‘‘campus’’; and 

18 (2) in subsection (f)— 

19 (A) in the subsection heading, by striking 

20 ‘‘DONATIONS’’ and inserting ‘‘LEVERAGING EX21 TERNAL RESOURCES’’; 

22 (B) by striking ‘‘may accept on behalf of 

23 the Job Corps or individual Job Corps centers 

24 charitable donations of cash’’ and inserting ‘‘, 

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1 Agriculture, on behalf of the Job Corps Civilian 

2 Conservation Campuses, or a Job Corps cam3 pus operator may accept grants, charitable do4 nations of cash,’’; 

5 (C) by striking ‘‘such donations’’ and in6 serting ‘‘such grants, donations, or other assist7 ance’’; and 

8 (D) by adding at the end the following: 

9 ‘‘Notwithstanding sections 501(b) and 522 of 

10 title 40, United States Code, any property ac11 quired by a Job Corps campus shall be directly 

12 transferred, on a nonreimbursable basis, to the 

13 Secretary.’’. 

14 SEC. 17. MANAGEMENT INFORMATION. 

15 Section 159 of the Workforce Innovation and Oppor16 tunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3209) is amended— 

17 (1) by striking ‘‘center’’ each place the term ap18 pears and inserting ‘‘campus’’; 

19 (2) in subsection (a)(3), by striking ‘‘centers’’ 

20 and inserting ‘‘campuses’’; 

21 (3) in subsection (c), by adding at the end the 

22 following: 

23 ‘‘(5) WAGE RECORDS.—The Secretary shall 

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1 records to evaluate the performance of Job Corps 

2 campuses on the employment and earnings indica3 tors described in clause (i)(III), and subclauses (I) 

4 and (II) of clause (ii), of section 116(b)(2)(A) for 

5 the purposes of the report required under paragraph 

6 (4).’’; 

7 (4) in subsection (d)(1)(I), by striking ‘‘zero8 tolerance policy’’ and inserting ‘‘disciplinary policy’’; 

9 (5) in subsection (f), by striking paragraph (4); 

10 (6) in subsection (g)— 

11 (A) in the paragraph heading of paragraph 

12 (1), by striking ‘‘CENTER’’ and inserting ‘‘CAM13 PUS’’; and 

14 (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘comply’’ 

15 and inserting ‘‘attest to compliance’’; 

16 (7) in subsection (i), by striking ‘‘Centers’’ and 

17 inserting ‘‘Campuses’’; and 

18 (8) in the subsection heading of subsection (j), 

19 by striking ‘‘CENTER’’ and inserting ‘‘CAMPUS’’. 

20 SEC. 18. JOB CORPS OVERSIGHT AND REPORTING. 

21 Subtitle C of title I of the Workforce Innovation and 

22 Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3191 et seq.) is amended by 

23 striking section 161. 


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1 SEC. 19. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

2 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle C of title I of the Work3 force Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3191 et 

4 seq.) is amended— 

5 (1) by redesignating section 162 as section 161; 

6 and 

7 (2) by striking paragraphs (1) through (6) of 

8 section 161, as so redesignated, and inserting the 

9 following: 

10 ‘‘(1) $1,809,857,925 for fiscal year 2025; 

11 ‘‘(2) $1,873,202,952 for fiscal year 2026; 

12 ‘‘(3) $1,938,765,056 for fiscal year 2027; 

13 ‘‘(4) $2,006,621,833 for fiscal year 2028; 

14 ‘‘(5) $2,076,853,597 for fiscal year 2029; and 

15 ‘‘(6) $2,149,543,473 for fiscal year 2030.’’. 

16 SEC. 20. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS. 

17 The table of contents in section 1(b) of the Workforce 

18 Innovation and Opportunity Act is amended— 

19 (1) by striking the item relating to section 147 

20 and inserting the following: 

‘‘Sec. 147. Job Corps campuses.’’; 

21 (2) by striking the item relating to section 161; 

22 and 

23 (3) by redesignating the item relating to section 

24 162 as the item relating to section 161. 

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