II 

118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 4580 

To establish, improve, or expand high-quality workforce development programs 

at community colleges, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JUNE 18, 2024 

Mr. WARNOCK (for himself and Mr. BRAUN) introduced the following bill; 

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

A BILL 

To establish, improve, or expand high-quality workforce development programs at community colleges, 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 ‘‘Pathways to Prosperity 

5 Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. STRENGTHENING COMMUNITY COLLEGES GRANT 

7 PROGRAM. 

8 Subtitle D of title I of the Workforce Innovation and 

9 Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3221 et seq.) is amended— 


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1 (1) by redesignating section 172 as section 173; 

2 and 

3 (2) by inserting after section 171 the following: 

4 ‘‘SEC. 172. STRENGTHENING COMMUNITY COLLEGES WORK5 FORCE DEVELOPMENT GRANTS PROGRAM. 

6 ‘‘(a) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this section are— 

7 ‘‘(1) to establish, improve, or expand high-qual8 ity workforce development programs at community 

9 colleges; 

10 ‘‘(2) to expand opportunities for individuals to 

11 obtain recognized postsecondary credentials that are 

12 nationally or regionally portable and stackable for 

13 in-demand industry sectors or occupations; 

14 ‘‘(3) to better align high-quality workforce de15 velopment programs at community colleges with 

16 local industry needs and in-demand industry sectors 

17 or occupations; and 

18 ‘‘(4) to strengthen partnerships between em19 ployers in in-demand industry sectors or occupations 

20 and community colleges for the purpose of ensuring 

21 high-quality workforce development curriculums. 

22 ‘‘(b) STRENGTHENING COMMUNITY COLLEGES

23 WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT GRANTS PROGRAM.— 

24 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—From the amounts appro25 priated to carry out this section under section 


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1 173(e) and not reserved under paragraph (2), the 

2 Secretary shall, on a competitive basis, award grants 

3 to eligible institutions, to work with eligible partner4 ships to carry out the activities described in sub5 section (e). 

6 ‘‘(2) RESERVATION.—Of the amounts appro7 priated to carry out this section under section 

8 173(e), the Secretary may reserve not more than 2 

9 percent for the administration of grants awarded 

10 under this section, including— 

11 ‘‘(A) providing technical assistance and 

12 targeted outreach to support eligible institu13 tions serving a high number or high percentage 

14 of low-income individuals or individuals with 

15 barriers to employment, and rural-serving eligi16 ble institutions, to provide guidance and assist17 ance in the process of applying for grants under 

18 this section; and 

19 ‘‘(B) evaluating and reporting on the per20 formance and impact of programs funded under 

21 this section in accordance with subsections (f) 

22 through (h). 

23 ‘‘(c) AWARD PERIOD.— 


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1 ‘‘(1) INITIAL GRANT PERIOD.—Each grant 

2 awarded under this section shall be awarded for an 

3 initial period of not more than 4 years. 

4 ‘‘(2) SUBSEQUENT GRANTS.—An eligible insti5 tution that receives an initial grant under this sec6 tion may receive one or more additional grants 

7 under this section, for additional periods of not more 

8 than 4 years each, if the eligible institution dem9 onstrates that, during the most recently completed 

10 grant period for a grant received under this section, 

11 the institution’s eligible partnership achieved the lev12 els of performance established under subsection (f) 

13 with respect to the indicators of performance speci14 fied in subsection (f). 

15 ‘‘(d) APPLICATION.— 

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

17 grant under this section, an eligible institution shall 

18 submit an application to the Secretary at such time 

19 and in such manner as the Secretary may require. 

20 ‘‘(2) CONTENTS.—An application submitted by 

21 an eligible institution under paragraph (1) shall in22 clude a description of each the following: 

23 ‘‘(A) The extent to which the eligible insti24 tution has demonstrated success building part25 nerships with local employers in in-demand inVerDate Sep 11 2014 23:16 Aug 15, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4580.IS S4580

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1 dustry sectors or occupations to carry out ac2 tivities to provide students with the skills need3 ed for such occupations or occupations in such 

4 industry sectors and an explanation of the re5 sults of any such partnership activities. 

6 ‘‘(B) The methods and strategies the eligi7 ble institution will use to engage with employers 

8 in in-demand industry sectors or occupations, 

9 including any arrangements the institution will 

10 make to place individuals who complete the 

11 workforce development program supported by 

12 the grant into employment with such employers. 

13 ‘‘(C) The proposed eligible partnership 

14 that the eligible institution will establish and 

15 maintain to comply with subsection (e)(1) (re16 ferred to in this section as an ‘eligible partner17 ship’), including— 

18 ‘‘(i) the roles and responsibilities (in19 cluding serving as a provider), determined 

20 by the eligible institution, of each em21 ployer, organization, agency, or institution 

22 of higher education that the eligible insti23 tution will partner with to carry out the 

24 activities under this section; and 


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1 ‘‘(ii) the needs that will be addressed 

2 by such eligible partnership. 

3 ‘‘(D) One or more industry sectors or oc4 cupations that such partnership will target and 

5 real-time labor market data demonstrating that 

6 those sectors or occupations are aligned with 

7 employer demand in the geographic area to be 

8 served by the eligible institution. 

9 ‘‘(E) Information that consists of— 

10 ‘‘(i) a description of the extent to 

11 which the eligible institution will leverage 

12 additional resources to support the pro13 gram to be funded with the grant, and an 

14 assurance that the eligible institution will 

15 obtain a written commitment for any lever16 aged funds (such as matching funds) for 

17 the program; 

18 ‘‘(ii) information demonstrating the 

19 future sustainability of such program; and 

20 ‘‘(iii) a description of any investments 

21 or matching funds provided by employers 

22 participating in the eligible partnerships. 

23 ‘‘(F) The steps the institution will take to 

24 ensure the high quality of the program to be 


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1 funded with the grant, including the career 

2 pathways within such program. 

3 ‘‘(G) The population and geographic area 

4 to be served by the eligible institution, including 

5 the number of individuals the eligible institution 

6 intends to serve during the grant period. 

7 ‘‘(H) The workforce development program 

8 to be supported by the grant. 

9 ‘‘(I) The recognized postsecondary creden10 tial that is expected to be earned by partici11 pants in such workforce development program 

12 and the related in-demand industry sector or 

13 occupation for which such program will prepare 

14 participants. 

15 ‘‘(J) The evidence upon which the edu16 cation and skills development strategies to be 

17 used in such workforce development program 

18 are based and an explanation of how such evi19 dence influenced the design of the program to 

20 improve education and employment outcomes. 

21 ‘‘(K) How activities of the eligible institu22 tion and its eligible partnership carried out 

23 through the program are expected to align with 

24 the workforce strategies identified in— 


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1 ‘‘(i) any State plan or local plan sub2 mitted under this Act by the State, out3 lying area, or locality in which the eligible 

4 institution is expected to operate; 

5 ‘‘(ii) any State plan submitted under 

6 section 122 of the Carl D. Perkins Career 

7 and Technical Education Act of 2006 (20 

8 U.S.C. 2342) by such State or outlying 

9 area; and 

10 ‘‘(iii) any economic development plan 

11 of the chief executive of such State or out12 lying area. 

13 ‘‘(L) The expected measures of the eligible 

14 institution, for the eligible partnership, with re15 spect to— 

16 ‘‘(i) a capacity building indicator (as 

17 described in subsection (f)(1)(B)); and 

18 ‘‘(ii) the expected levels of perform19 ance of individuals participating in the pro20 gram to be offered by the eligible institu21 tion, with respect to any indicators of per22 formance applicable under subsection (f). 

23 ‘‘(M) In the case of an eligible institution 

24 proposing a workforce development program 

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1 dential described in subsection (e)(2)(C)(i), the 

2 information described in subclauses (I) through 

3 (VI) of subsection (e)(2)(C)(i). 

4 ‘‘(N) How the eligible institution will keep 

5 tuition and other costs of attendance (as de6 scribed in subsection (e)(3)(D)) low or afford7 able for students who are participants. 

8 ‘‘(O) How the eligible institution will work 

9 with employers and industry partners in an eli10 gible partnership to design curricula and train11 ing programs aligned to industry needs for the 

12 workforce development programs. 

13 ‘‘(3) CONSIDERATION OF PREVIOUS EXPERI14 ENCE.—The Secretary may not disqualify an eligible 

15 institution from receiving a grant under this section 

16 solely because such institution lacks previous experi17 ence in building partnerships, as described in para18 graph (2)(A). 

19 ‘‘(4) PRIORITY.—In awarding grants under this 

20 section, the Secretary shall give priority to eligible 

21 institutions that— 

22 ‘‘(A) will use such a grant to serve— 

23 ‘‘(i) individuals with barriers to em24 ployment; or 


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1 ‘‘(ii) incumbent workers who need to 

2 gain or improve foundational skills to en3 hance their employability; 

4 ‘‘(B) use competency-based assessments, 

5 such as the covered assessment identified by the 

6 State in which the eligible institution is located, 

7 to award academic credit for prior learning for 

8 the program supported by the grant; or 

9 ‘‘(C) have, or will seek to have, the pro10 vider of the career education program within 

11 the program supported by the grant included on 

12 the list of eligible providers of training services 

13 under section 122(d) for the State in which the 

14 eligible institution is located. 

15 ‘‘(e) USES OF FUNDS.— 

16 ‘‘(1) ELIGIBLE PARTNERSHIP.—For the pur17 pose of carrying out the activities specified in para18 graphs (2) and (3), an eligible institution that re19 ceives a grant under this section shall establish a 

20 partnership (including continuing an existing part21 nership) that shall include one or more employers in 

22 an in-demand industry sector or occupation and may 

23 include other organizations, agencies, or institutions 

24 of higher education. The eligible institution shall 

25 maintain such eligible partnership for the duration 


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1 of the grant period. The eligible institution shall en2 sure that the partnership, in carrying out its roles 

3 and responsibilities under subsection (d)(2)(C) for 

4 the program under the grant— 

5 ‘‘(A) targets one or more specific in-de6 mand industry sectors or occupations; 

7 ‘‘(B) carries out activities that include col8 laboration with the workforce development sys9 tem; 

10 ‘‘(C) serves adult and dislocated workers, 

11 incumbent workers, and new entrants to the 

12 workforce; 

13 ‘‘(D) uses an evidence-based program de14 sign that is appropriate for the activities carried 

15 out by the partnership; 

16 ‘‘(E) incorporates work-based learning op17 portunities, as defined in section 3 of the Carl 

18 D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act 

19 of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2302); and 

20 ‘‘(F) incorporates, to the extent appro21 priate, virtual service delivery to facilitate tech22 nology-enabled learning. 

23 ‘‘(2) REQUIRED ACTIVITIES.—An eligible insti24 tution that receives a grant under this section shall 

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1 ployers in the eligible partnership described in para2 graph (1), to— 

3 ‘‘(A) establish, improve, or expand a high4 quality, evidence-based workforce development 

5 program, such as a career pathway program, or 

6 work-based learning program (including appren7 ticeship programs or pre-apprenticeships); 

8 ‘‘(B) provide career services to individuals 

9 participating in the program funded with the 

10 grant to facilitate retention and program com11 pletion, which may include— 

12 ‘‘(i) career navigation, coaching, 

13 mentorship, and case management serv14 ices, including providing information and 

15 outreach to individuals with barriers to 

16 employment to encourage such individuals 

17 to participate in the program funded with 

18 the grant; and 

19 ‘‘(ii) providing access to course mate20 rials, technological devices, required equip21 ment, and other supports necessary for 

22 participation in and successful completion 

23 of such program; and 


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1 ‘‘(C) make available, in a format that is 

2 open, searchable, and easily comparable, infor3 mation on— 

4 ‘‘(i) curricula and recognized postsec5 ondary credentials offered through the pro6 gram funded with the grant, including any 

7 curricula or credentials created or further 

8 developed using such grant, which for each 

9 recognized postsecondary credential shall 

10 include— 

11 ‘‘(I) the issuing entity of such 

12 credential; 

13 ‘‘(II) any third-party endorse14 ment of such credential; 

15 ‘‘(III) the occupations for which 

16 the credential prepares individuals; 

17 ‘‘(IV) the skills and competencies 

18 necessary to achieve to earn such cre19 dential; 

20 ‘‘(V) the level of mastery of such 

21 skills and competencies (including how 

22 mastery necessary to achieve to earn 

23 such credential is assessed); and 

24 ‘‘(VI) any transfer value or 

25 stackability of the credential; 


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1 ‘‘(ii) any skills or competencies devel2 oped by individuals who participate in such 

3 program beyond the skills and com4 petencies identified as necessary to earn 

5 such credential; and 

6 ‘‘(iii) related employment and earn7 ings outcomes on the primary indicators of 

8 performance described in subclauses (I) 

9 through (III) of section 116(b)(2)(A)(i). 

10 ‘‘(3) ADDITIONAL ACTIVITIES.—In addition to 

11 the activities required under paragraph (2), an eligi12 ble institution that receives a grant under this sec13 tion shall use the grant funds, in consultation with 

14 the employers in the eligible partnership described in 

15 paragraph (1), to carry out one or more of the fol16 lowing activities: 

17 ‘‘(A) Establish, improve, or expand for the 

18 workforce development program carried out 

19 under the grant— 

20 ‘‘(i) articulation agreements (as de21 fined in section 486A(a) of the Higher 

22 Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 

23 1093a(a))); 

24 ‘‘(ii) credit transfer agreements; 


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1 ‘‘(iii) a corequisite remediation pro2 gram that enables a student to receive re3 medial education services while enrolled in 

4 a postsecondary course rather than requir5 ing the student to receive remedial edu6 cation before enrolling in a such a course; 

7 ‘‘(iv) a dual or concurrent enrollment 

8 program; 

9 ‘‘(v) competency-based education and 

10 assessment; or 

11 ‘‘(vi) policies and processes to award 

12 academic credit for prior learning or for a 

13 program described in paragraph (2)(A). 

14 ‘‘(B) Establish or implement plans for pro15 viders of the program described in paragraph 

16 (2)(A) to meet the criteria and information re17 quirements and carry out the procedures nec18 essary to be included on the eligible training 

19 services provider list described in section 

20 122(d), to provide training services through the 

21 program. 

22 ‘‘(C) Purchase, lease, or refurbish special23 ized equipment as necessary to carry out such 

24 program, except that not more than 15 percent 

25 of the funds awarded to the eligible institution 


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1 under this section may be used for activities de2 scribed in this subparagraph. 

3 ‘‘(D) Reduce or eliminate unmet financial 

4 need relating to the cost of attendance (as de5 fined under section 472 of the Higher Edu6 cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087ll)) of par7 ticipants in such program. 

8 ‘‘(4) ADMINISTRATIVE COST LIMIT.—An eligible 

9 institution may use not more than 7 percent of the 

10 funds awarded to the institution under this section 

11 for administrative costs, including costs related to 

12 collecting information, analysis, and coordination for 

13 purposes of subsection (f). 

14 ‘‘(f) PERFORMANCE LEVELS AND PERFORMANCE

15 REVIEWS.— 

16 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall develop 

17 and implement guidance that establishes the levels 

18 of performance that are expected to be achieved by 

19 the eligible partnership established or maintained by 

20 the eligible institution under subsection (e)(1) receiv21 ing a grant under this section. Such levels of per22 formance shall be established on the following indi23 cators of performance: 

24 ‘‘(A) Each of the primary indicators of 

25 performance for adults described in section 


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1 116(b), which shall be applied for all individuals 

2 who participate in a program that receives 

3 funding from a grant under this section. 

4 ‘‘(B) An indicator for the extent to which 

5 the eligible partnership built capacity by— 

6 ‘‘(i) increasing the breadth and depth 

7 of employer engagement and investment in 

8 a workforce development program in the 

9 in-demand industry sector or occupation 

10 targeted by the eligible partnership; 

11 ‘‘(ii) designing or implementing new 

12 and accelerated instructional techniques or 

13 technologies, including the use of advanced 

14 online and technology-enabled learning 

15 (such as learning through immersive tech16 nology); and 

17 ‘‘(iii) increasing program and policy 

18 alignment across systems and decreasing 

19 duplicative services or service gaps. 

20 ‘‘(C) Indicators, with respect to individuals 

21 who participated in the workforce development 

22 program funded with the grant, for— 

23 ‘‘(i) the percentage of participants 

24 who successfully completed the program; 

25 and 


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1 ‘‘(ii) of the participants who were in2 cumbent workers at the time of enrollment 

3 in the program, the percentage who ad4 vanced into higher-level positions during or 

5 after completing the program. 

6 ‘‘(2) CONSULTATION AND DETERMINATION OF

7 PERFORMANCE LEVELS.— 

8 ‘‘(A) CONSIDERATION.—In developing lev9 els of performance for the indicators of per10 formance described in paragraph (1) in accord11 ance with paragraph (1), the Secretary shall 

12 take into consideration the expected measures 

13 of the eligible institution pursuant to subsection 

14 (d)(2)(L). 

15 ‘‘(B) DETERMINATION.—After completing 

16 the consideration required under subparagraph 

17 (A), the Secretary shall separately determine 

18 the levels of performance that will apply to each 

19 eligible partnership for the indicators, taking 

20 into account— 

21 ‘‘(i) the expected levels of performance 

22 of the corresponding eligible institution 

23 with respect to the expected measures de24 scribed by the eligible institution pursuant 

25 to subsection (d)(2)(L); and 


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1 ‘‘(ii) local economic conditions in the 

2 geographic area to be served by the eligible 

3 institution, including differences in unem4 ployment rates and job losses or gains in 

5 particular industry sectors or occupations. 

6 ‘‘(C) NOTICE AND ACKNOWLEDGMENT.— 

7 ‘‘(i) NOTICE.—The Secretary shall 

8 provide each eligible institution with a 

9 written notification that sets forth the lev10 els of performance that will apply to the el11 igible partnership on the indicators as de12 termined under subparagraph (B). 

13 ‘‘(ii) ACKNOWLEDGMENT.—After re14 ceiving the notification described in clause 

15 (i), each eligible institution shall submit to 

16 the Secretary written confirmation that the 

17 eligible institution— 

18 ‘‘(I) received the notification; and 

19 ‘‘(II) agrees that the eligible 

20 partnership shall be evaluated in ac21 cordance with the levels of perform22 ance determined by the Secretary. 

23 ‘‘(3) PERFORMANCE REVIEWS.—On an annual 

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1 tors of performance during such year of the eligible 

2 partnership of each eligible institution receiving a 

3 grant under this section in a manner consistent with 

4 the levels of performance determined for such part5 nership pursuant to paragraph (2). 

6 ‘‘(4) FAILURE TO MEET PERFORMANCE LEV7 ELS.—After conducting an evaluation under para8 graph (3), if the Secretary determines that an eligi9 ble partnership did not achieve the levels of perform10 ance applicable to the eligible partnership under 

11 paragraph (2), the Secretary shall— 

12 ‘‘(A) provide technical assistance to the eli13 gible partnership; and 

14 ‘‘(B) develop a performance improvement 

15 plan for the eligible partnership. 

16 ‘‘(g) EVALUATIONS AND REPORTS.— 

17 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 4 years 

18 after the date on which the first grant is awarded 

19 under this section, the Secretary shall design and 

20 conduct an evaluation to determine the overall effec21 tiveness of the eligible partnerships of eligible insti22 tutions receiving grants under this section. 

23 ‘‘(2) ELEMENTS.—The evaluation of the effec24 tiveness of eligible partnerships conducted under 

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1 general effectiveness of programs and activities sup2 ported by the grants awarded to the corresponding 

3 eligible institutions under this section, including the 

4 extent to which the eligible partnerships, through 

5 the programs and activities— 

6 ‘‘(A) developed new, or expanded existing, 

7 successful industry sector or occupation strate8 gies, including the extent to which such eligible 

9 partnerships deepened employer engagement in 

10 workforce development programs, and developed 

11 such programs that met industry skill needs; 

12 ‘‘(B) created, expanded, or enhanced ca13 reer pathways, including the extent to which the 

14 eligible partnerships developed or improved pro15 vision of competency-based assessment and edu16 cation, credit for prior learning, modularized 

17 and self-paced curricula, integrated education 

18 and workforce development, dual enrollment in 

19 secondary and postsecondary career pathways, 

20 stacked and latticed credentials, and online and 

21 distance learning; 

22 ‘‘(C) created alignment between eligible in23 stitutions and the workforce development sys24 tem; 


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1 ‘‘(D) assisted individuals with finding, re2 taining, or advancing in employment; 

3 ‘‘(E) assisted individuals with earning rec4 ognized postsecondary credentials; and 

5 ‘‘(F) provided equal access to various de6 mographic groups, including people of different 

7 geographic locations, ages, races, national ori8 gins, and sexes. 

9 ‘‘(3) DESIGN REQUIREMENTS.—The evaluation 

10 under this subsection shall— 

11 ‘‘(A) be designed by the Secretary (acting 

12 through the Chief Evaluation Officer) in con13 junction with the eligible partnerships being 

14 evaluated; 

15 ‘‘(B) include analysis of program partici16 pant feedback and include outcome and process 

17 measures; and 

18 ‘‘(C) use designs that employ the most rig19 orous analytical and statistical methods that 

20 are reasonably feasible, such as the use of con21 trol groups. 

22 ‘‘(4) DATA ACCESSIBILITY.—The Secretary 

23 shall make available on a publicly accessible website 

24 of the Department of Labor data collected as part 

25 of the evaluation under this subsection. Such data 


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1 shall be made available in an aggregated format that 

2 does not reveal personally identifiable information 

3 and that ensures compliance with relevant Federal 

4 laws, including section 444 of the General Education 

5 Provisions Act (20 U.S.C. 1232g), which shall be 

6 applied as if the programs described in this section 

7 are applicable programs under that section. 

8 ‘‘(5) PUBLICATION AND REPORTING OF EVAL9 UATION FINDINGS.—The Secretary (acting through 

10 the Chief Evaluation Officer) shall— 

11 ‘‘(A) in accordance with the timeline deter12 mined to be appropriate by the Chief Evalua13 tion Officer, publish an interim report on the 

14 preliminary results of the evaluation conducted 

15 under this subsection; 

16 ‘‘(B) not later than 60 days after the date 

17 on which the evaluation is completed under this 

18 subsection, submit to the Committee on Edu19 cation and the Workforce of the House of Rep20 resentatives and the Committee on Health, 

21 Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate 

22 a report on such evaluation; and 

23 ‘‘(C) not later than 90 days after such 

24 completion date, publish and make the results 


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1 of such evaluation available on a publicly acces2 sible website of the Department of Labor. 

3 ‘‘(h) ANNUAL REPORTS.—The Secretary shall make 

4 available on a publicly accessible website of the Depart5 ment of Labor, in transparent, linked, open, and inter6 operable data formats, information on each of the fol7 lowing: 

8 ‘‘(1) The performance of eligible partnerships 

9 on the indicators of performance set forth under 

10 subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C) of subsection 

11 (f)(1). 

12 ‘‘(2) The number of individuals enrolled in 

13 workforce development programs funded with a 

14 grant under this section. 

15 ‘‘(i) SUPPLEMENT NOT SUPPLANT.—Funds made 

16 available to carry out this section shall be used to supple17 ment, and not supplant, other Federal, State, and local 

18 public funds made available for carrying out the activities 

19 described in this section. 

20 ‘‘(j) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

21 ‘‘(1) COMMUNITY COLLEGE.—The term ‘com22 munity college’ means— 

23 ‘‘(A) a public institution of higher edu24 cation (as defined in section 101(a) of the 


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1 Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 

2 1001(a))), at which— 

3 ‘‘(i) the highest degree awarded is an 

4 associate degree; or 

5 ‘‘(ii) an associate degree is the most 

6 frequently awarded degree; 

7 ‘‘(B) a branch campus of a 4-year public 

8 institution of higher education (as defined in 

9 section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 

10 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001)), if, at such branch 

11 campus— 

12 ‘‘(i) the highest degree awarded is an 

13 associate degree; or 

14 ‘‘(ii) an associate degree is the most 

15 frequently awarded degree; 

16 ‘‘(C) a 2-year Tribal College or University 

17 (as defined in section 316(b)(3) of the Higher 

18 Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 

19 1059c(b)(3))); or 

20 ‘‘(D) a degree-granting Tribal College or 

21 University (as defined in section 316(b)(3) of 

22 the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 

23 1059c(b)(3))) at which— 

24 ‘‘(i) the highest degree awarded is an 

25 associate degree; or 


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1 ‘‘(ii) an associate degree is the most 

2 frequently awarded degree. 

3 ‘‘(2) ELIGIBLE INSTITUTION.—The term ‘eligi4 ble institution’ means— 

5 ‘‘(A) a community college; 

6 ‘‘(B) a postsecondary vocational institution 

7 (as defined in section 102(c) of the Higher 

8 Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1002(c))); or 

9 ‘‘(C) a consortium of such colleges or insti10 tutions.’’. 

11 SEC. 3. TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

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

13 Innovation and Opportunity Act is amended by striking 

14 the item relating to section 172 and inserting the fol15 lowing: 

‘‘Sec. 172. Strengthening community colleges workforce development grants 

program. 

‘‘Sec. 173. Authorization of appropriations.’’. 

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