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118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 3426 

To reauthorize the YouthBuild program, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

DECEMBER 6, 2023 

Mr. MARKEY (for himself, Mr. COONS, and Mrs. GILLIBRAND) introduced the 

following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on 

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions 

A BILL 

To reauthorize the YouthBuild program, 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 ‘‘YouthBuild for the 

5 Future Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. YOUTHBUILD PROGRAM. 

7 Section 171 of the Workforce Innovation and Oppor8 tunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3226) is amended— 

9 (1) in subsection (c)— 

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

2 follows: 

3 ‘‘(1) RESERVATION; AMOUNT OF GRANTS.— 

4 ‘‘(A) RESERVATION.—In any fiscal year in 

5 which the amount appropriated to carry out 

6 this section is greater than $125,000,000, the 

7 Secretary shall reserve 20 percent of the por8 tion of such amount that is greater than 

9 $125,000,000 for— 

10 ‘‘(i) grants to applicants that are lo11 cated in rural areas (as defined by the Sec12 retary); and 

13 ‘‘(ii) grants for programs operated by 

14 a tribe, organization, or entity described in 

15 section 166(c) or for the benefit of Indi16 ans, Alaska Natives, or Native Hawaiians 

17 (as the 3 terms are defined in section 

18 166(b)) for the purpose of carrying out 

19 YouthBuild programs approved under this 

20 section. 

21 ‘‘(B) AMOUNT OF GRANTS.—After making 

22 the reservation described in subparagraph (A), 

23 the Secretary may use the remaining amount 

24 appropriated to carry out this section to make 

25 grants to applicants for the purpose of carrying 

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1 out YouthBuild programs approved under this 

2 section.’’; 

3 (B) in paragraph (2)— 

4 (i) in subparagraph (A)— 

5 (I) in clause (iv)(II), by striking 

6 ‘‘language’’; 

7 (II) in clause (vii), by striking 

8 ‘‘12’’ and inserting ‘‘24’’; and 

9 (ii) by adding at the end the fol10 lowing: 

11 ‘‘(I) Provision of meals and other food as12 sistance that is offered to participants in con13 junction with another activity described in this 

14 paragraph. 

15 ‘‘(J) Informing participants of their eligi16 bility, and assisting participants in applying, for 

17 Federal and State means tested benefit pro18 grams, such as the supplemental nutrition as19 sistance program established under the Food 

20 and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2011 et 

21 seq.), and assistance provided by the State 

22 through the Child Care and Development Block 

23 Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9857 et seq.). 

24 ‘‘(K) Supportive services for individuals 

25 with disabilities to ensure such individuals may 

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1 fully participate in a YouthBuild program.’’; 

2 and 

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

4 ‘‘(6) USE OF FUNDS FOR MATCH.—An entity 

5 which receives a grant under this section may use a 

6 portion of such grant funds to meet all or a portion 

7 of the requirement to provide matching funds under 

8 section 121(e) of the National and Community Serv9 ice Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12571(e)) or any other 

10 such requirements under such Act (42 U.S.C. 12501 

11 et seq.), if the funds are used consistent with the re12 quirements described under subsection (e)(3).’’; 

13 (2) in subsection (e)(1)— 

14 (A) in subparagraph (A)(ii), by striking 

15 ‘‘youth offender’’ and inserting ‘‘youth justice16 involved individual’’; and 

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

18 ‘‘are basic skills deficient’’ and inserting ‘‘have 

19 foundational skill needs’’; 

20 (3) in subsection (f), by adding at the end the 

21 following: 

22 ‘‘(3) CONSULTATION.—In establishing expected 

23 levels of performance under paragraph (1), the Sec24 retary shall consult, on not less than an annual 

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1 grams to ensure such levels of performance account 

2 for the workforce development and postsecondary 

3 education experiences of youth served by such pro4 grams.’’; 

5 (4) in subsection (g), by adding at the end the 

6 following: 

7 ‘‘(4) ANNUAL RELEASE OF FUNDING OPPOR8 TUNITY ANNOUNCEMENT.—The Secretary shall, to 

9 the greatest extent practicable, announce new fund10 ing opportunities for grants under this section dur11 ing the same time period each year such grants are 

12 announced. 

13 ‘‘(5) STATE WAGE DATA.—A State receiving 

14 grants under this section shall facilitate access for 

15 entities carrying out YouthBuild programs in the 

16 State to wage data of participants in YouthBuild 

17 programs for the purpose of meeting the require18 ments of this section. Such facilitation shall not re19 duce any protections afforded by the State which 

20 protect the privacy of participant information.’’; and 

21 (5) by amending subsection (i) to read as fol22 lows: 

23 ‘‘(i) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

24 are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this sec25 tion— 

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1 ‘‘(1) $159,500,000 for fiscal year 2024; 

2 ‘‘(2) $167,500,000 for fiscal year 2025; 

3 ‘‘(3) $175,900,000 for fiscal year 2026; 

4 ‘‘(4) $184,700,000 for fiscal year 2027; 

5 ‘‘(5) $193,000,000 for fiscal year 2028; and 

6 ‘‘(6) $203,600,000 for fiscal year 2029.’’. 

7 SEC. 3. YOUTH WORKFORCE INVESTMENT ACTIVITIES. 

8 Section 129(a) of the Workforce Innovation and Op9 portunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3164(a)) is amended by adding 

10 at the end the following: 

11 ‘‘(6) WAITING PERIOD.—States and local 

12 boards shall reduce the period of time before pro13 viding services under this section, to an out-of-school 

14 youth identified for such services, to the minimum 

15 period possible to ensure the most expeditious provi16 sion of services.’’. 

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