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[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1356 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

113th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1356

To amend the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to strengthen the United 
    States workforce development system through innovation in, and 
   alignment and improvement of, employment, training, and education 
 programs in the United States, and to promote individual and national 
                economic growth, and for other purposes.

_______________________________________________________________________

                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             July 24, 2013

 Mrs. Murray (for herself, Mr. Isakson, Mr. Harkin, and Mr. Alexander) 
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 Investment Act of 1998 to strengthen the United 
    States workforce development system through innovation in, and 
   alignment and improvement of, employment, training, and education 
 programs in the United States, and to promote individual and national 
                economic growth, and for other purposes.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

    (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Workforce 
Investment Act of 2013''.
    (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as 
follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Purposes.
                TITLE I--SYSTEM ALIGNMENT AND INNOVATION

Sec. 101. Definitions.
                 Subtitle A--Workforce Boards and Plans

                      Chapter 1--State Provisions

Sec. 111. State workforce development boards.
Sec. 112. Unified State plan.
Sec. 113. Combined State plan.
                      Chapter 2--Local Provisions

Sec. 116. Local workforce development areas.
Sec. 117. Local workforce development boards.
Sec. 118. Local plan.
                     Chapter 3--General Provisions

Sec. 121. Qualifications for directors.
Sec. 122. Funding of State and local boards.
  Subtitle B--Workforce Development Performance Accountability System

Sec. 131. Performance accountability system.
        Subtitle C--Workforce Innovation and Replication Grants

Sec. 141. Purposes.
Sec. 142. Workforce innovation and replication grants.
Sec. 143. Youth innovation and replication grants.
Sec. 144. Interagency agreement.
         TITLE II--WORKFORCE INVESTMENT AND RELATED ACTIVITIES

                         Subtitle A--Definition

Sec. 201. Definition.
       Subtitle B--Workforce Investment Activities and Providers

Sec. 211. Purpose.
          Chapter 1--Workforce Investment Activities Providers

Sec. 221. Establishment of one-stop delivery systems.
Sec. 222. Identification of eligible providers of training services.
Sec. 223. Eligible providers of youth workforce investment activities.
            Chapter 2--Youth Workforce Investment Activities

Sec. 226. General authorization.
Sec. 227. State allotments.
Sec. 228. Within State allocations.
Sec. 229. Use of funds for youth workforce investment activities.
    Chapter 3--Adult and Dislocated Worker Employment and Training 
                               Activities

Sec. 231. General authorization.
Sec. 232. State allotments.
Sec. 233. Within State allocations.
Sec. 234. Use of funds for employment and training activities.
           Chapter 4--General Workforce Investment Provisions

Sec. 236. Authorization of appropriations.
                         Subtitle C--Job Corps

Sec. 241. Purposes.
Sec. 242. Definitions.
Sec. 243. Establishment.
Sec. 244. Individuals eligible for the Job Corps.
Sec. 245. Recruitment, screening, selection, and assignment of 
                            enrollees.
Sec. 246. Enrollment.
Sec. 247. Job Corps centers.
Sec. 248. Program activities.
Sec. 249. Counseling and job placement.
Sec. 250. Support.
Sec. 251. Operating plan.
Sec. 252. Standards of conduct.
Sec. 253. Community participation.
Sec. 254. Industry councils.
Sec. 255. Advisory committees.
Sec. 256. Experimental, research, and demonstration projects.
Sec. 257. Application of provisions of Federal law.
Sec. 258. Special provisions.
Sec. 259. Management information.
Sec. 260. General provisions.
Sec. 261. Authorization of appropriations.
                     Subtitle D--National Programs

Sec. 266. Native American programs.
Sec. 267. Migrant and seasonal farmworker programs.
Sec. 268. Veterans' workforce investment programs.
Sec. 269. Technical assistance.
Sec. 270. Evaluations and research.
Sec. 271. National dislocated worker grants.
Sec. 272. YouthBuild program.
Sec. 274. Authorization of appropriations.
                       Subtitle E--Administration

Sec. 281. Requirements and restrictions.
Sec. 282. Prompt allocation of funds.
Sec. 283. Monitoring.
Sec. 284. Fiscal controls; sanctions.
Sec. 285. Reports; recordkeeping; investigations.
Sec. 286. Administrative adjudication.
Sec. 287. Judicial review.
Sec. 288. Nondiscrimination.
Sec. 289. Secretarial administrative authorities and responsibilities.
Sec. 290. Workforce flexibility plans.
Sec. 291. State legislative authority.
Sec. 292. Transfer of Federal equity in State employment security 
                            agency real property to the States.
Sec. 293. Continuation of State activities and policies.
Sec. 294. General program requirements.
                TITLE III--ADULT EDUCATION AND LITERACY

Sec. 301. Short title.
Sec. 302. Purpose.
Sec. 303. Definitions.
Sec. 304. Home schools.
Sec. 305. Rule of construction regarding postsecondary transition and 
                            concurrent enrollment activities.
Sec. 306. Authorization of appropriations.
                     Subtitle A--Federal Provisions

Sec. 311. Reservation of funds; grants to eligible agencies; 
                            allotments.
Sec. 312. Performance accountability system.
                      Subtitle B--State Provisions

Sec. 321. State administration.
Sec. 322. State distribution of funds; matching requirement.
Sec. 323. State leadership activities.
Sec. 324. State plan.
Sec. 325. Programs for corrections education and other 
                            institutionalized individuals.
                      Subtitle C--Local Provisions

Sec. 331. Grants and contracts for eligible providers.
Sec. 332. Local application.
Sec. 333. Local administrative cost limits.
                     Subtitle D--General Provisions

Sec. 341. Administrative provisions.
Sec. 342. National leadership activities.
Sec. 343. Integrated English literacy and civics education.
             TITLE IV--AMENDMENTS TO THE WAGNER-PEYSER ACT

Sec. 401. Employment service offices.
Sec. 402. Definitions.
Sec. 403. Federal and State employment service offices.
Sec. 404. Allotment of sums.
Sec. 405. Use of sums.
Sec. 406. State plan.
Sec. 407. Performance measures.
Sec. 408. Pilot projects.
Sec. 409. Workforce and labor market information system.
         TITLE V--AMENDMENTS TO THE REHABILITATION ACT OF 1973

                  Subtitle A--Introductory Provisions

Sec. 501. References.
Sec. 502. Findings, purpose, policy.
Sec. 503. Disability Employment Services and Supports Administration.
Sec. 504. Definitions.
Sec. 505. Administration of the Act.
Sec. 506. Reports.
Sec. 507. Evaluation and information.
Sec. 508. Carryover.
Sec. 509. Traditionally underserved populations.
             Subtitle B--Vocational Rehabilitation Services

Sec. 511. Declaration of policy; authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 512. State plans.
Sec. 513. Eligibility and individualized plan for employment.
Sec. 514. Vocational rehabilitation services.
Sec. 515. State Rehabilitation Council.
Sec. 516. Evaluation standards and performance indicators.
Sec. 517. Monitoring and review.
Sec. 518. Training and services for employers.
Sec. 519. State allotments.
Sec. 520. Payments to States.
Sec. 521. Client assistance program.
Sec. 522. Technical assistance for quality services.
Sec. 523. Pre-employment transition services.
Sec. 524. American Indian vocational rehabilitation services.
Sec. 525. Vocational rehabilitation services client information.
Sec. 526. GAO study on interaction with the Ticket to Work and Self-
                            Sufficiency Program.
                   Subtitle C--Research and Training

Sec. 531. Purpose.
Sec. 532. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 533. National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and 
                            Rehabilitation Research.
Sec. 534. Interagency committee.
Sec. 535. Research and other covered activities.
Sec. 536. Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research 
                            Advisory Council.
Sec. 537. Definition of covered school.
     Subtitle D--Professional Development and Special Projects and 
                             Demonstration

Sec. 541. Purpose; training.
Sec. 542. Demonstration and training programs.
Sec. 543. Migrant and seasonal farmworkers.
Sec. 544. Recreational programs.
               Subtitle E--National Council on Disability

Sec. 551. Establishment.
Sec. 552. Report.
Sec. 553. Authorization of appropriations.
                    Subtitle F--Rights and Advocacy

Sec. 556. Interagency Committee, Board, and Council.
Sec. 557. Protection and advocacy of individual rights.
Sec. 558. Employment of individuals with disabilities at wages below 
                            minimum wage.
 Subtitle G--Employment Opportunities for Individuals With Disabilities

Sec. 561. Projects With Industry.
Sec. 562. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 563. Supported employment services.
  Subtitle H--Independent Living Services and Centers for Independent 
                                 Living

                     Chapter 1--General Provisions

Sec. 571. Purpose.
Sec. 572. Independent Living Administration.
Sec. 573. Definitions.
Sec. 574. State plan.
Sec. 575. Statewide Independent Living Council.
Sec. 575A. Responsibilities of the ILA Director.
                 Chapter 2--Independent Living Services

Sec. 576. Administration.
               Chapter 3--Centers for Independent Living

Sec. 581. Program authorization.
Sec. 582. Centers.
Sec. 583. Standards and assurances.
Sec. 584. Authorization of appropriations.
 Chapter 4--Independent Living Services for Older Individuals Who Are 
                                 Blind

Sec. 586. Independent living services for older individuals who are 
                            blind.
Sec. 587. Program of grants.
Sec. 588. Independent living services for older individuals who are 
                            blind authorization of appropriations.
 Subtitle I--Increasing Employment Opportunities for Individuals With 
                              Disabilities

Sec. 591. Disability employment.
                     Subtitle J--General Provisions

Sec. 596. Transfer of functions to Department of Labor, and savings 
                            provisions.
Sec. 597. Transfer of functions to Department of Health and Human 
                            Services, and savings provisions.
Sec. 598. Table of contents.
                      TITLE VI--GENERAL PROVISIONS

                    Subtitle A--Workforce Investment

Sec. 601. Privacy.
Sec. 602. Buy-American requirements.
Sec. 603. Transition provisions.
Sec. 604. Effective dates.
                  Subtitle B--Amendments to Other Laws

Sec. 611. Repeal of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998.
Sec. 612. Preparation and submission of conforming amendments.
Sec. 613. Workforce investment-related conforming amendments.
Sec. 614. Disability-related conforming amendments.

SEC. 2. PURPOSES.

    The purposes of this Act are the following:
            (1) To increase, for individuals in the United States, 
        particularly those individuals with barriers to employment, 
        access to and opportunities for the employment, education, 
        training, and support services they need to succeed in the 
        labor market.
            (2) To support the alignment of workforce investment, 
        education, and economic development systems in support of a 
        comprehensive, accessible, and high-quality workforce 
        development system in the United States.
            (3) To improve the quality and labor market relevance of 
        workforce investment, education, and economic development 
        efforts to provide America's workers with the skills and 
        credentials necessary to secure and advance in employment with 
        family-sustaining wages and to provide America's employers with 
        the skilled workers the employers need to succeed in a global 
        economy.
            (4) To promote improvement in the structure of and delivery 
        of services through the United States workforce development 
        system to better address the employment and skill needs of--
                    (A) workers and jobseekers; and
                    (B) employers.
            (5) To increase the prosperity of workers and employers in 
        the United States, the economic growth of communities, regions, 
        and States, and the global competitiveness of the United 
        States.

                TITLE I--SYSTEM ALIGNMENT AND INNOVATION

SEC. 101. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act, and the core program provisions that are not in this 
Act, except as otherwise expressly provided:
            (1) Adult.--Except as otherwise specified in section 232, 
        the term ``adult'' means an individual who is age 18 or older.
            (2) Adult education; adult education and literacy 
        activities.--The terms ``adult education'' and ``adult 
        education and literacy activities'' have the meanings given the 
        terms in section 303.
            (3) Area career and technical education school.--The term 
        ``area career and technical education school'' has the meaning 
        given the term in section 3 of the Carl D. Perkins Career and 
        Technical Education Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2302).
            (4) Basic skills deficient.--The term ``basic skills 
        deficient'' means, with respect to an individual--
                    (A) who is a youth, that the individual has English 
                reading, writing, or computing skills at or below the 
                8th grade level on a generally accepted standardized 
                test; or
                    (B) who is a youth or adult, that the individual is 
                unable to compute or solve problems, or read, write, or 
                speak English at a level necessary to function on the 
                job, in the individual's family, or in society.
            (5) Career and technical education.--The term ``career and 
        technical education'' has the meaning given the term ``career 
        and technical education'' in section 3 of the Carl D. Perkins 
        Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2302).
            (6) Career pathway.--
                    (A) In general.--The term ``career pathway'' means 
                a set of rigorous, engaging, and high-quality 
                education, training, and other services to prepare 
                individuals to meet a set of career-related objectives 
                as referenced in subparagraph (C).
                    (B) Services.--The services referred to in 
                subparagraph (A) shall be--
                            (i) aligned with the skill needs of 
                        industries in the State or regional economy 
                        involved; and
                            (ii) designed to increase an individual's 
                        educational and skill attainment, and improve 
                        the individual's employment outcomes and 
                        ability to meet career-related objectives, by--
                                    (I) preparing individuals for the 
                                full range of secondary or 
                                postsecondary education options, 
                                including apprenticeships registered 
                                under the Act of August 16, 1937 
                                (commonly known as the ``National 
                                Apprenticeship Act''; 50 Stat. 664, 
                                chapter 663; 29 U.S.C. 50 et seq.) 
                                (referred to individually in this Act 
                                as an ``apprenticeship'', except in 
                                section 272);
                                    (II) including counseling to 
                                support individuals in achieving their 
                                education and career goals;
                                    (III) including, as appropriate for 
                                an individual, education offered 
                                concurrently with and in the same 
                                context as workforce preparation 
                                activities and training for a specific 
                                occupation or occupational cluster; and
                                    (IV) organizing education, 
                                training, and other services to meet 
                                the particular needs of the individual 
                                in a manner that accelerates the 
                                educational and career advancement of 
                                the individual to the extent 
                                practicable.
                    (C) Objectives.--The objectives referred to in 
                subparagraph (A) include--
                            (i) enabling a worker to attain a secondary 
                        school diploma or its recognized equivalent, 
                        and at least 1 recognized postsecondary 
                        credential; and
                            (ii) helping a worker enter or advance 
                        within a specific occupation or occupational 
                        cluster.
            (7) Career planning.--The term ``career planning'' means 
        the provision of a client-centered approach in the delivery of 
        services, designed--
                    (A) to prepare and coordinate comprehensive 
                employment plans, such as service strategies, for 
                participants to ensure access to necessary workforce 
                investment activities and supportive services, using, 
                where feasible, computer-based technologies; and
                    (B) to provide job, education, and career 
                counseling, as appropriate during program participation 
                and after job placement.
            (8) Chief elected official.--The term ``chief elected 
        official'' means--
                    (A) the chief elected executive officer of a unit 
                of general local government in a local area; and
                    (B) in a case in which a local area includes more 
                than 1 unit of general local government, the 
                individuals designated under the agreement described in 
                section 117(c)(1)(B).
            (9) Community-based organization.--The term ``community-
        based organization'' means a private nonprofit organization 
        (which may include a faith-based organization), that is 
        representative of a community or a significant segment of a 
        community and that has demonstrated expertise and effectiveness 
        in the field of workforce development.
            (10) Competitive integrated employment.--The term 
        ``competitive integrated employment'' has the meaning given the 
        term in section 7 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 
        705), for individuals with disabilities.
            (11) Core program.--The term ``core programs'' means a 
        program authorized under a core program provision.
            (12) Core program provision.--The term ``core program 
        provision'' means--
                    (A) chapter 2 and 3 of subtitle B of title II 
                (relating to youth workforce investment activities and 
                adult and dislocated worker employment and training 
                activities);
                    (B) title III (relating to adult education and 
                literacy activities);
                    (C) sections 1 through 13 of the Wagner-Peyser Act 
                (29 U.S.C. 49 et seq.) (relating to employment 
                services); and
                    (D) title I of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 
                U.S.C. 720 et seq.), other than section 112 or part C 
                of that title (29 U.S.C. 732, 741) (relating to 
                vocational rehabilitation services).
            (13) Customized training.--The term ``customized training'' 
        means training--
                    (A) that is designed to meet the specific 
                requirements of an employer (including a group of 
                employers);
                    (B) that is conducted with a commitment by the 
                employer to employ an individual upon successful 
                completion of the training; and
                    (C) for which the employer pays--
                            (i) a significant portion of the cost of 
                        training, as determined by the local board 
                        involved, taking into account the size of the 
                        employer and such other factors as the local 
                        board determines to be appropriate, which may 
                        include the number of employees participating 
                        in training, wage and benefit levels of those 
                        employees (at present and anticipated upon 
                        completion of the training), relation of the 
                        training to the competitiveness of a 
                        participant, and other employer-provided 
                        training and advancement opportunities; and
                            (ii) in the case of customized training (as 
                        defined in subparagraphs (A) and (B)) involving 
                        an employer located in multiple local areas in 
                        the State, a significant portion of the cost of 
                        the training, as determined by the Governor of 
                        the State, taking into account the size of the 
                        employer and such other factors as the Governor 
                        determines to be appropriate.
            (14) Dislocated worker.--The term ``dislocated worker'' 
        means an individual who--
                    (A)(i) has been terminated or laid off, or who has 
                received a notice of termination or layoff, from 
                employment;
                    (ii)(I) is eligible for or has exhausted 
                entitlement to unemployment compensation; or
                    (II) has been employed for a duration sufficient to 
                demonstrate, to the appropriate entity at a one-stop 
                center referred to in section 221(e), attachment to the 
                workforce, but is not eligible for unemployment 
                compensation due to insufficient earnings or having 
                performed services for an employer that were not 
                covered under a State unemployment compensation law; 
                and
                    (iii) is unlikely to return to a previous industry 
                or occupation;
                    (B)(i) has been terminated or laid off, or has 
                received a notice of termination or layoff, from 
                employment as a result of any permanent closure of, or 
                any substantial layoff at, a plant, facility, or 
                enterprise;
                    (ii) is employed at a facility at which the 
                employer has made a general announcement that such 
                facility will close within 180 days; or
                    (iii) for purposes of eligibility to receive 
                services other than training services described in 
                section 234(c)(4), intensive services described in 
                section 234(c)(3), or supportive services, is employed 
                at a facility at which the employer has made a general 
                announcement that such facility will close;
                    (C) was self-employed (including employment as a 
                farmer, a rancher, or a fisherman) but is unemployed as 
                a result of general economic conditions in the 
                community in which the individual resides or because of 
                natural disasters;
                    (D) is a displaced homemaker; or
                    (E)(i) is the spouse of a member of the Armed 
                Forces on active duty (as defined in section 101(d)(1) 
                of title 10, United States Code), and who has 
                experienced a loss of employment as a direct result of 
                relocation to accommodate a permanent change in duty 
                station of such member; or
                    (ii) is the spouse of a member of the Armed Forces 
                on active duty and who meets the criteria described in 
                paragraph (15)(B).
            (15) Displaced homemaker.--The term ``displaced homemaker'' 
        means an individual who has been providing unpaid services to 
        family members in the home and who--
                    (A)(i) has been dependent on the income of another 
                family member but is no longer supported by that 
                income;
                    (ii) is the dependent spouse of a member of the 
                Armed Forces on active duty (as defined in section 
                101(d)(1) of title 10, United States Code) and whose 
                family income is significantly reduced because of a 
                deployment (as defined in section 991(b) of title 10, 
                United States Code, or pursuant to paragraph (4) of 
                such section), a call or order to active duty pursuant 
                to a provision of law referred to in section 
                101(a)(13)(B) of title 10, United States Code, a 
                permanent change of station, or the service-connected 
                (as defined in section 101(16) of title 38, United 
                States Code) death or disability of the member; or
                    (iii) is a parent whose youngest dependent child 
                will become ineligible to receive assistance under part 
                A of title IV of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 601 
                et seq.) not later than 2 years after the date on which 
                the parent applies for assistance under such title; and
                    (B) is unemployed or underemployed and is 
                experiencing difficulty in obtaining or upgrading 
                employment.
            (16) Economic development agency.--The term ``economic 
        development agency'' includes a local planning or zoning 
        commission or board, a community development agency, and 
        another local agency or institution responsible for regulating, 
        promoting, or assisting in local economic development.
            (17) Economic self-sufficiency.--The term ``economic self-
        sufficiency'' means economic self-sufficiency within the 
        meaning of subsections (a)(3)(A)(xii) and (d)(1)(A)(xii) of 
        section 234.
            (18) Eligible youth.--Except as provided in subtitles C and 
        D of title II, the term ``eligible youth'' means an in-school 
        or out-of-school youth.
            (19) Employment and training activity.--The term 
        ``employment and training activity'' means an activity 
        described in section 234 that is carried out for an adult or 
        dislocated worker.
            (20) English language acquisition program.--The term 
        ``English language acquisition program'' has the meaning given 
        the term in section 303.
            (21) English language learner.--The term ``English language 
        learner'' has the meaning given the term in section 303.
            (22) Governor.--The term ``Governor'' means the chief 
        executive of a State or an outlying area.
            (23) In-demand industry sector or occupation.--
                    (A) In general.--The term ``in-demand industry 
                sector or occupation'' means--
                            (i) an industry sector that has a 
                        substantial current or potential impact 
                        (including through jobs that lead to economic 
                        self-sufficiency and opportunities for 
                        advancement) on the State, regional, or local 
                        economy, as appropriate, and that contributes 
                        to the growth or stability of other supporting 
                        businesses, or the growth of other industry 
                        sectors; or
                            (ii) an occupation that currently has or is 
                        projected to have a number of positions 
                        (including positions that lead to economic 
                        self-sufficiency and opportunities for 
                        advancement) in an industry sector so as to 
                        have a significant impact on the State, 
                        regional, or local economy, as appropriate.
                    (B) Determination.--The determination of whether an 
                industry sector or occupation is in-demand under this 
                paragraph shall be made by the State board or local 
                board, as appropriate, using State and regional 
                business and labor market projections, including the 
                use of labor market information.
            (24) Individual with a barrier to employment.--The term 
        ``individual with a barrier to employment'' means a member of 1 
        or more of the following populations:
                    (A) Displaced homemakers.
                    (B) Low-income individuals.
                    (C) Indians, Alaska Natives, and Native Hawaiians 
                as defined in section 266.
                    (D) Individuals with disabilities, including youth 
                who are individuals with disabilities.
                    (E) Older individuals.
                    (F) Ex-offenders.
                    (G) Homeless individuals (as defined in section 
                41403(6) of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (42 
                U.S.C. 14043e-2(6)), except that clauses (i)(IV) and 
                (iii) of subparagraph (B) of such section shall not 
                apply), or homeless children and youths (as defined in 
                section 725(2) of the McKinney-Vento Homeless 
                Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11434a(2)), except that 
                subparagraph (B)(iv) of such section shall not apply).
                    (H) Youth who are in or have aged out of the foster 
                care system.
                    (I) Individuals who are English language learners, 
                individuals who have low levels of literacy, and 
                individuals facing substantial cultural barriers.
                    (J) Eligible migrant and seasonal farmworkers, as 
                defined in section 267(i).
                    (K) Individuals within 2 years of exhausting 
                lifetime eligibility under part A of title IV of the 
                Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 601 et seq.).
                    (L) Single parents (including single pregnant 
                women).
                    (M) Such other groups as the Governor involved 
                determines to have barriers to employment.
            (25) Individual with a disability.--
                    (A) In general.--The term ``individual with a 
                disability'' means an individual with a disability as 
                defined in section 3 of the Americans with Disabilities 
                Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12102).
                    (B) Individuals with disabilities.--The term 
                ``individuals with disabilities'' means more than 1 
                individual with a disability.
            (26) Industry or sector partnership.--The term ``industry 
        or sector partnership'' means a workforce collaborative, 
        convened by or acting in partnership with a State board or 
        local board, that--
                    (A) organizes key stakeholders in an industry 
                cluster into a working group that focuses on the shared 
                goals and human resources needs of the industry cluster 
                and that includes, at the appropriate stage of 
                development of the partnership--
                            (i) representatives of multiple businesses 
                        or other employers in the industry cluster, 
                        including small and medium-sized employers when 
                        practicable;
                            (ii) 1 or more representatives of a 
                        recognized State labor organization or central 
                        labor council, or another labor representative, 
                        as appropriate; and
                            (iii) 1 or more representatives of an 
                        institution of higher education with, or 
                        another provider of, education or training 
                        programs that support the industry cluster; and
                    (B) may include representatives of--
                            (i) State or local government;
                            (ii) State or local economic development 
                        agencies;
                            (iii) State boards or local boards, as 
                        appropriate;
                            (iv) a State workforce agency or other 
                        entity providing employment services;
                            (v) other State or local agencies;
                            (vi) business or trade associations;
                            (vii) economic development organizations;
                            (viii) nonprofit organizations, community-
                        based organizations, or intermediaries;
                            (ix) philanthropic organizations;
                            (x) industry associations; and
                            (xi) other organizations, as determined to 
                        be necessary by the members comprising the 
                        industry or sector partnership.
            (27) In-school youth.--The term ``in-school youth'' means a 
        youth described in section 229(a)(1)(C).
            (28) Institution of higher education.--The term 
        ``institution of higher education'' has the meaning given the 
        term in section 101, and subparagraphs (A) and (B) of section 
        102(a)(1), of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001, 
        1002(a)(1)).
            (29) Integrated education and training.--The term 
        ``integrated education and training'' has the meaning given the 
        term in section 303.
            (30) Labor market area.--The term ``labor market area'' 
        means an economically integrated geographic area within which 
        individuals can reside and find employment within a reasonable 
        distance or can readily change employment without changing 
        their place of residence. Such an area shall be identified in 
        accordance with criteria used by the Bureau of Labor Statistics 
        of the Department of Labor in defining such areas or similar 
        criteria established by a Governor.
            (31) Literacy.--The term ``literacy'' has the meaning given 
        the term in section 303.
            (32) Local area.--The term ``local area'' means a local 
        workforce investment area designated under section 116, subject 
        to sections 116(c)(1)(A)(v), 117(c)(4)(B)(i), and 289(i).
            (33) Local board.--The term ``local board'' means a local 
        workforce development board established under section 117, 
        subject to section 117(c)(4)(B)(i).
            (34) Local educational agency.--The term ``local 
        educational agency'' has the meaning given the term in section 
        9101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 
        U.S.C. 7801).
            (35) Local plan.--The term ``local plan'' means a plan 
        submitted under section 118, subject to section 
        116(c)(1)(A)(v).
            (36) Low-income individual.--The term ``low-income 
        individual'' means an individual who--
                    (A) receives, or in the past 6 months has received, 
                or is a member of a family that is receiving or in the 
                past 6 months has received, assistance through the 
                supplemental nutrition assistance program established 
                under the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2011 
                et seq.), the program of block grants to States for 
                temporary assistance for needy families program under 
                part A of title IV of the Social Security Act (42 
                U.S.C. 601 et seq.), or the supplemental security 
                income program established under title XVI of the 
                Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1381 et seq.), or State 
                or local income-based public assistance;
                    (B) is in a family with gross income below 150 
                percent of the poverty line;
                    (C) is a homeless individual (as defined in section 
                41403(6) of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (42 
                U.S.C. 14043e-2(6)), except that clauses (i)(IV) and 
                (iii) of subparagraph (B) of such section shall not 
                apply), or a homeless child or youth (as defined under 
                section 725(2) of the McKinney-Vento Homeless 
                Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11434a(2)), except that 
                subparagraph (B)(iv) of such section shall not apply);
                    (D) receives or is eligible to receive a free or 
                reduced price lunch under the Richard B. Russell 
                National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.);
                    (E) is a foster child on behalf of whom State or 
                local government payments are made; or
                    (F) is an individual with a disability whose own 
                income meets the income requirement of subparagraph 
                (B), but who is a member of a family whose income does 
                not meet this requirement.
            (37) Nontraditional employment.--The term ``nontraditional 
        employment'' refers to occupations or fields of work, for which 
        individuals from the gender involved comprise less than 25 
        percent of the individuals employed in each such occupation or 
        field of work.
            (38) Offender.--The term ``offender'' means an adult or 
        juvenile--
                    (A) who is or has been subject to any stage of the 
                criminal justice process, and for whom services under 
                this Act may be beneficial; or
                    (B) who requires assistance in overcoming 
                artificial barriers to employment resulting from a 
                record of arrest or conviction.
            (39) Older individual.--The term ``older individual'' means 
        an individual age 55 or older.
            (40) One-stop center.--The term ``one-stop center'' means a 
        center described in section 221(e)(2).
            (41) One-stop operator.--The term ``one-stop operator'' 
        means 1 or more entities designated or certified under section 
        221(d).
            (42) One-stop partner.--The term ``one-stop partner'' 
        means--
                    (A) an entity described in section 221(b)(1); and
                    (B) an entity described in section 221(b)(2) that 
                is participating, with the approval of the local board 
                and chief elected official, in the operation of a one-
                stop delivery system.
            (43) One-stop partner program.--The term ``one-stop partner 
        program'' means a program or activities described in section 
        221(b) of a one-stop partner.
            (44) On-the-job training.--The term ``on-the-job training'' 
        means training by an employer that is provided to a paid 
        participant while engaged in productive work in a job that--
                    (A) provides knowledge or skills essential to the 
                full and adequate performance of the job;
                    (B) is made available through a program that 
                provides reimbursement to the employer of up to 50 
                percent of the wage rate of the participant, except as 
                provided in section 234(c)(4)(H), for the extraordinary 
                costs of providing the training and additional 
                supervision related to the training; and
                    (C) is limited in duration as appropriate to the 
                occupation for which the participant is being trained, 
                taking into account the content of the training, the 
                prior work experience of the participant, and the 
                service strategy of the participant, as appropriate.
            (45) Outlying area.--The term ``outlying area'' means--
                    (A) American Samoa, Guam, the Commonwealth of the 
                Northern Mariana Islands, the United States Virgin 
                Islands; and
                    (B) the Republic of Palau, except during any period 
                for which the Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of 
                Education determine that a Compact of Free Association 
                is in effect and contains provisions for training and 
                education assistance prohibiting the assistance 
                provided under this Act.
            (46) Out-of-school youth.--The term ``out-of-school youth'' 
        means a youth described in section 229(a)(1)(B).
            (47) Planning region.--The term ``planning region'' means a 
        planning region as described in section 116(c)(1)(A)(ii)(II).
            (48) Poverty line.--The term ``poverty line'' means the 
        poverty line (as defined by the Office of Management and 
        Budget, and revised annually in accordance with section 673(2) 
        of the Community Services Block Grant Act (42 U.S.C. 9902(2))) 
        applicable to a family of the size involved.
            (49) Public assistance.--The term ``public assistance'' 
        means Federal, State, or local government cash payments for 
        which eligibility is determined by a needs or income test.
            (50) Rapid response activity.--The term ``rapid response 
        activity'' means an activity provided by a State, or by an 
        entity designated by a State, with funds provided by the State 
        under section 234(a)(1)(A), in the case of a permanent closure 
        or mass layoff at a plant, facility, or enterprise, or a 
        natural or other disaster, that results in mass job 
        dislocation, in order to assist dislocated workers in obtaining 
        reemployment as soon as possible, with services including--
                    (A) the establishment of onsite contact with 
                employers and employee representatives--
                            (i) immediately after the State is notified 
                        of a current or projected permanent closure or 
                        mass layoff; or
                            (ii) in the case of a disaster, immediately 
                        after the State is made aware of mass job 
                        dislocation as a result of such disaster;
                    (B) the provision of information on and access to 
                available employment and training activities;
                    (C) assistance in establishing a labor-management 
                committee, voluntarily agreed to by labor and 
                management, with the ability to devise and implement a 
                strategy for assessing the employment and training 
                needs of dislocated workers and obtaining services to 
                meet such needs;
                    (D) the provision of emergency assistance adapted 
                to the particular closure, layoff, or disaster; and
                    (E) the provision of assistance to the local 
                community in developing a coordinated response and in 
                obtaining access to State economic development 
                assistance.
            (51) Recognized postsecondary credential.--The term 
        ``recognized postsecondary credential'' means a credential 
        consisting of an industry-recognized certificate or 
        certification, a certificate of completion of an 
        apprenticeship, a license recognized by the State involved or 
        Federal Government, or an associate or baccalaureate degree.
            (52) Region.--The term ``region'', used without further 
        description, means a region identified under section 116(c), 
        subject to section 117(a)(4)(B)(i).
            (53) School dropout.--The term ``school dropout'' means an 
        individual who is no longer attending any school and who has 
        not received a secondary school diploma or its recognized 
        equivalent.
            (54) Secondary school.--The term ``secondary school'' has 
        the meaning given the term in section 9101 of the Elementary 
        and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801).
            (55) State.--The term ``State'' means each of the several 
        States of the United States, the District of Columbia, and the 
        Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.
            (56) State board.--The term ``State board'' means a State 
        workforce development board established under section 111.
            (57) State plan.--The term ``State plan'', used without 
        further description, means a unified plan under section 112 or 
        a combined plan under section 113.
            (58) Supportive services.--The term ``supportive services'' 
        means services such as transportation, child care, dependent 
        care, housing, and needs-related payments, that are necessary 
        to enable an individual to participate in activities authorized 
        under this Act.
            (59) Training services.--The term ``training services'' 
        means services described in section 234(c)(4).
            (60) Unemployed individual.--The term ``unemployed 
        individual'' means an individual who is without a job and who 
        wants and is available for work. The determination of whether 
        an individual is without a job, for purposes of this paragraph, 
        shall be made in accordance with the criteria used by the 
        Bureau of Labor Statistics of the Department of Labor in 
        defining individuals as unemployed.
            (61) Unit of general local government.--The term ``unit of 
        general local government'' means any general purpose political 
        subdivision of a State that has the power to levy taxes and 
        spend funds, as well as general corporate and police powers.
            (62) Veteran; related definition.--
                    (A) Veteran.--The term ``veteran'' has the meaning 
                given the term in section 101 of title 38, United 
                States Code.
                    (B) Recently separated veteran.--The term 
                ``recently separated veteran'' means any veteran who 
                applies for participation under this Act within 48 
                months after the discharge or release from active 
                military, naval, or air service.
            (63) Vocational rehabilitation program.--The term 
        ``vocational rehabilitation program'' means a program 
        authorized under a provision described in paragraph (12)(D).
            (64) Workforce development activity.--The term ``workforce 
        development activity'' means an activity carried out through a 
        workforce development program.
            (65) Workforce development program.--The term ``workforce 
        development program'' means a program made available through a 
        workforce development system.
            (66) Workforce development system.--The term ``workforce 
        development system'' means a system that makes available the 
        core programs, the other one-stop partner programs, and any 
        other programs providing employment and training services as 
        identified by a State board or local board.
            (67) Workforce investment activity.--The term ``workforce 
        investment activity'' means an employment and training 
        activity, and a youth workforce investment activity.
            (68) Workforce preparation activities.--The term 
        ``workforce preparation activities'' has the meaning given the 
        term in section 303.
            (69) Workplace learning advisor.--The term ``workplace 
        learning advisor'' means an individual employed by an 
        organization who has the knowledge and skills necessary to 
        advise other employees of that organization about the 
        education, skill development, job training, career counseling 
        services, and credentials, including services provided through 
        the workforce development system, required to progress toward 
        career goals of such employees in order to meet employer 
        requirements related to job openings and career advancements 
        that support economic self-sufficiency.
            (70) Youth workforce investment activity.--The term ``youth 
        workforce investment activity'' means an activity described in 
        section 229 that is carried out for eligible youth (or as 
        described in section 229(a)(3)(A)).

                 Subtitle A--Workforce Boards and Plans

                      CHAPTER 1--STATE PROVISIONS

SEC. 111. STATE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BOARDS.

    (a) In General.--The Governor of a State shall establish a State 
workforce development board to carry out the functions described in 
subsection (d).
    (b) Membership.--
            (1) In general.--The State board shall include--
                    (A) the Governor;
                    (B) 2 members of each chamber of the State 
                legislature (to the extent consistent with State law), 
                appointed by the appropriate presiding officers of such 
                chamber; and
                    (C) members appointed by the Governor, of which--
                            (i) a majority shall be representatives of 
                        businesses in the State, who--
                                    (I) are owners of businesses, chief 
                                executives or operating officers of 
                                businesses, or other business 
                                executives or employers with optimum 
                                policymaking or hiring authority, and 
                                who, in addition, may be members of a 
                                local board described in section 
                                117(b)(2)(A)(i);
                                    (II) represent businesses 
                                (including small businesses), or 
                                organizations representing businesses 
                                described in this subclause, that 
                                provide employment opportunities that, 
                                at a minimum, will provide clear and 
                                accessible career pathways, and include 
                                high-quality, work-relevant training 
                                and development in in-demand industry 
                                sectors or occupations in the State; 
                                and
                                    (III) are appointed from among 
                                individuals nominated by State business 
                                organizations and business trade 
                                associations;
                            (ii) not less than 20 percent shall be 
                        representatives of the workforce within the 
                        State, who--
                                    (I) shall include representatives 
                                of labor organizations, who have been 
                                nominated by State labor federations;
                                    (II) may include representatives of 
                                community-based organizations that have 
                                demonstrated experience and expertise 
                                in addressing the employment, training, 
                                or education needs of individuals with 
                                barriers to employment, including 
                                organizations that serve veterans or 
                                that provide or support competitive, 
                                integrated employment for individuals 
                                with disabilities; and
                                    (III) may include representatives 
                                of organizations that have demonstrated 
                                experience and expertise in addressing 
                                the employment, training or education 
                                needs of eligible youth, including 
                                representatives of organizations that 
                                serve out-of-school youth; and
                            (iii) the balance--
                                    (I) shall include representatives 
                                of government, who--
                                            (aa) shall include the lead 
                                        State officials with primary 
                                        responsibility for the core 
                                        programs; and
                                            (bb) shall include chief 
                                        elected officials (collectively 
                                        representing both cities and 
                                        counties, where appropriate);
                                    (II) shall include a 
                                representative, either an employer, a 
                                member of a labor organization, or a 
                                staff director, from a joint labor-
                                management apprenticeship program, or 
                                if no such joint program exists in the 
                                State, a representative of an 
                                apprenticeship program in the State; 
                                and
                                    (III) may include such other 
                                representatives and officials as the 
                                Governor may designate, such as the 
                                State agency officials from agencies 
                                that are one-stop partners not 
                                specified in subclause (I) (including 
                                additional one-stop partners whose 
                                programs are covered by the State plan, 
                                if any), and State agency officials 
                                responsible for economic development or 
                                juvenile justice programs in the State, 
                                individuals who represent an Indian 
                                tribe or tribal organization, as such 
                                terms are defined in section 266(b), 
                                and State agency officials responsible 
                                for education programs in the State, 
                                including chief executive officers of 
                                community colleges and other 
                                institutions of higher education.
            (2) Diverse and distinct representation.--The members of 
        the State board shall represent diverse geographic areas of the 
        State, including urban, rural, and suburban areas.
            (3) No representation of multiple categories.--No person 
        shall serve as a member for more than 1 of--
                    (A) the category described in paragraph (1)(C)(i); 
                or
                    (B) 1 category described in a subclause of clause 
                (ii) or (iii) of paragraph (1)(C).
    (c) Chairperson.--The Governor shall select a chairperson for the 
State board from among the representatives described in subsection 
(b)(1)(C)(i).
    (d) Functions.--The State board shall assist the Governor in--
            (1) the development, implementation, and modification of 
        the State plan, including the periodic assessment and 
        development of recommendations regarding the implementation of 
        the State plan;
            (2) consistent with paragraph (1), the review of statewide 
        policies and programs and development of recommendations on 
        actions that should be taken by the State to align core 
        programs and other programs in the State in a manner that 
        supports a comprehensive State workforce development system 
        that will result in meeting the workforce needs of the State, 
        its regions, and its local areas;
            (3) the review of and provision of comments on the State 
        plans, if any, for activities and programs of one-stop partners 
        that are not core programs, in order to provide strategic 
        leadership and to align to the extent practicable such non-core 
        programs with the core programs, and with the strategy 
        described in the State plan under section 112 or 113;
            (4) the development of guidance for the implementation and 
        continuous improvement of a workforce development system within 
        the State that includes guidance on--
                    (A) the identification of and means for removing 
                barriers to coordination of, alignment of, and 
                nonduplication among the programs and activities 
                carried out through the system;
                    (B) the development of career pathways by using 
                workforce development programs aligned for the purpose 
                of providing individuals, including low-skilled adults 
                and youth, with the employment, training, education, 
                and supportive services the individuals need to attain 
                the necessary credentials to secure and advance in 
                employment;
                    (C) the development and expansion of strategies for 
                meeting the needs of workers and jobseekers, and 
                employers, including industry or sector partnership 
                initiatives relating to in-demand industry sectors and 
                occupations;
                    (D) coordinating planning between the local boards 
                and State entities carrying out relevant State-
                administered programs;
                    (E) the identification of regions, including 
                planning regions, for the purposes of section 116(c), 
                after consultation with local boards and chief elected 
                officials;
                    (F) the provision of technical assistance to local 
                boards, one-stop partners, one-stop operators, and 
                providers, as appropriate, in local areas concerning 
                planning and delivering services;
                    (G) strategies to support staff training and 
                awareness across programs supported under workforce 
                development systems in local areas; and
                    (H) the design and implementation of intake and 
                case management information systems (including common 
                intake, case management, performance tracking, and 
                reporting systems), and how local input will be 
                incorporated into such design and implementation, to 
                improve coordination of services across workforce 
                development programs;
            (5) the development and update of comprehensive State 
        performance accountability measures, including State adjusted 
        levels of performance, to assess the effectiveness of the core 
        programs in the State as required under subtitle B;
            (6) the identification and dissemination of information on 
        best practices, including best practices for--
                    (A) the effective operation of one-stop centers, 
                relating to the use of business outreach, partnerships, 
                and service delivery strategies (including strategies 
                for effectively serving individuals with barriers to 
                employment), and other practices relevant to workforce 
                development; and
                    (B) the development of effective local boards, 
                which may include information on those factors that 
                contribute to enabling local boards to exceed 
                negotiated levels of performance, sustain fiscal 
                integrity, and achieve other measures of effectiveness;
            (7) the development and review of statewide policies 
        affecting the coordinated provision of services through the 
        State's one-stop delivery system described in section 221(e), 
        including--
                    (A) the development of objective criteria and 
                procedures for use by local boards in assessing the 
                effectiveness and continuous improvement of one-stop 
                centers described in such section;
                    (B) the development of guidance for the allocation 
                of one-stop center infrastructure funds under section 
                221(h);
                    (C) the development of--
                            (i) statewide policies relating to the 
                        appropriate roles and contributions of entities 
                        carrying out one-stop partner programs within 
                        the one-stop delivery system, including 
                        approaches to facilitating equitable and 
                        efficient cost allocation in the one-stop 
                        delivery system;
                            (ii) strategies for providing effective 
                        outreach to and improved access for individuals 
                        and employers who could benefit from services 
                        provided through the one-stop delivery system;
                            (iii) strategies for technological 
                        improvements to facilitate access to, and 
                        improve the quality of, services provided 
                        through the one-stop delivery system (including 
                        access for individuals with disabilities and 
                        individuals residing in remote areas), which 
                        strategies may be utilized throughout the 
                        State; and
                            (iv) strategies for aligning technology and 
                        data systems across one-stop partner programs, 
                        to enhance service delivery and improve 
                        efficiencies in reporting on performance 
                        accountability measures; and
                    (D) the development of such other policies as may 
                promote statewide objectives for, and enhance the 
                performance of, the one-stop delivery system;
            (8) the development of allocation formulas for the 
        distribution of funds for employment and training activities 
        for adults, and youth workforce investment activities, to local 
        areas as permitted under sections 228(b)(3) and 233(b)(3);
            (9) the preparation of the annual reports described in 
        paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 131(d); and
            (10) the development of the statewide workforce and labor 
        market information system described in section 15(e) of the 
        Wagner-Peyser Act (29 U.S.C. 49l-2(e)).
    (e) Alternative Entity.--
            (1) In general.--For the purposes of complying with 
        subsections (a), (b), and (c), a State may use any State entity 
        (including a State council, State workforce development board 
        (within the meaning of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998), 
        combination of regional workforce development boards, or 
        similar entity) that--
                    (A) was in existence on the day before the date of 
                enactment of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998;
                    (B) is substantially similar to the State board 
                described in subsections (a) through (c); and
                    (C) includes representatives of business in the 
                State and representatives of labor organizations in the 
                State.
            (2) References.--A reference in this Act, or a core program 
        provision that is not in this Act, to a State board shall be 
        considered to include such an entity.
    (f) Conflict of Interest.--A member of a State board may not--
            (1) vote on a matter under consideration by the State 
        board--
                    (A) regarding the provision of services by such 
                member (or by an entity that such member represents); 
                or
                    (B) that would provide direct financial benefit to 
                such member or the immediate family of such member; or
            (2) engage in any other activity determined by the Governor 
        to constitute a conflict of interest as specified in the State 
        plan.
    (g) Sunshine Provision.--The State board shall make available to 
the public, on a regular basis through open meetings, information 
regarding the activities of the State board, including information 
regarding the State plan, or a modification to the State plan, prior to 
submission of the plan or modification of the plan, respectively, 
information regarding membership, and, on request, minutes of formal 
meetings of the State board.
    (h) Authority To Hire Staff.--
            (1) In general.--The State board may hire a director and 
        other staff to assist in carrying out the functions described 
        in subsection (d) using funds available as described in section 
        229(b)(2) or 234(a)(3)(B)(i).
            (2) Limitation on rate.--The director and staff described 
        in paragraph (1) shall be subject to the limitations on the 
        payment of salary and bonuses described in section 294(15).

SEC. 112. UNIFIED STATE PLAN.

    (a) Plan.--For a State to be eligible to receive allotments for the 
core programs, the Governor shall submit to the Secretary of Labor and 
the Secretary of Education for consideration by the Secretaries, a 
unified State plan. The unified State plan shall outline a 4-year 
strategy for the core programs of the State and meet the requirements 
of this section.
    (b) Contents.--
            (1) Strategic planning elements.--The unified State plan 
        shall include strategic planning elements consisting of--
                    (A) an analysis of the economic conditions in the 
                State, including--
                            (i) existing and emerging in-demand 
                        industry sectors and occupations; and
                            (ii) the employment needs of employers in 
                        those industries and occupations;
                    (B) an analysis of the knowledge and skills needed 
                to meet the employment needs of the employers in the 
                State, including employment needs in in-demand industry 
                sectors and occupations;
                    (C) an analysis of the workforce in the State, 
                including current labor force employment and 
                unemployment data, and information on labor market 
                trends, and the educational and skill levels of the 
                workforce, including individuals with barriers to 
                employment (including individuals with disabilities);
                    (D) an analysis of the workforce development 
                activities (including education and training) in the 
                State, including an analysis of the strengths and 
                weaknesses of such services, and the capacity of State 
                entities to provide such services, in order to address 
                the identified education and skill needs of the 
                workforce and the employment needs of employers in the 
                State;
                    (E) a description of the State's strategic vision 
                and goals for preparing an educated and skilled 
                workforce (including preparing youth and individuals 
                with barriers to employment) and for meeting the 
                skilled workforce needs of employers, including goals 
                relating to performance accountability measures based 
                on primary indicators of performance described in 
                section 131(b)(2)(A), in order to support economic 
                growth and economic self-sufficiency; and
                    (F) taking into account analyses described in 
                subparagraphs (A) through (D), a strategy for aligning 
                the core programs, as well as other resources available 
                to the State, to achieve the strategic vision and goals 
                described in subparagraph (E).
            (2) Operational planning elements.--
                    (A) In general.--The unified State plan shall 
                include the operational planning elements contained in 
                this paragraph, which shall support the strategy 
                described in paragraph (1)(F).
                    (B) Implementation of state strategy.--The unified 
                State plan shall describe how the lead State agency 
                with responsibility for the administration of a core 
                program will implement the strategy described in 
                paragraph (1)(F), including a description of--
                            (i) the activities that will be funded by 
                        the entities carrying out the respective 
                        programs to implement the strategy and how such 
                        activities will be aligned across the programs 
                        and among the entities administering the 
                        programs;
                            (ii) how the activities described in clause 
                        (i) will be aligned with activities provided 
                        under employment, training, education, 
                        including career and technical education, and 
                        human services programs not covered by the 
                        plan, as appropriate, to assist in implementing 
                        the strategy, including coordinating intake, 
                        eligibility determinations, and assessment 
                        activities;
                            (iii)(I) how the entities carrying out the 
                        respective core programs will coordinate 
                        activities to provide comprehensive, high-
                        quality services to individuals, including 
                        using co-enrollment and other strategies;
                            (II) how the entities carrying out the 
                        programs under title II or under the Wagner-
                        Peyser Act (29 U.S.C. 49 et seq.) will provide 
                        employment-related services or training-related 
                        services to individuals receiving education 
                        services under title III or vocational 
                        rehabilitation services under title I of the 
                        Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 720 et 
                        seq.), other than section 112 or part C of that 
                        title (29 U.S.C. 732, 741), and how the 
                        entities carrying out adult education and 
                        literacy activities under title III or programs 
                        of such vocational rehabilitation services will 
                        provide education services or vocational 
                        rehabilitation services to individuals 
                        receiving employment-related services or 
                        training-related services under title II or 
                        under the Wagner-Peyser Act; and
                            (III) how the entities carrying out 
                        programs serving youth under title II will 
                        carry out the programs in collaboration with 
                        entities carrying out activities under title 
                        III and entities carrying out programs of such 
                        vocational rehabilitation services;
                            (iv) how the entities carrying out the 
                        respective programs will develop and implement 
                        career pathways and education (offered 
                        concurrently with and in the same context as 
                        workforce preparation activities and training 
                        for a specific occupation or occupational 
                        cluster), including how such pathways and 
                        education will be made available to individuals 
                        with disabilities;
                            (v) how the State's strategy will engage 
                        the State's community colleges and area career 
                        and technical education schools as partners in 
                        the workforce development system and enable the 
                        State to leverage other Federal, State, and 
                        local investments that have enhanced capacity 
                        and access to workforce development programs at 
                        those institutions;
                            (vi) how the entities carrying out the 
                        respective programs will strengthen the 
                        provision of support services through 
                        coordination of activities with Federal, State, 
                        and local providers of such services, in order 
                        to facilitate increased participation and 
                        persistence of individuals in employment, 
                        education, and training programs;
                            (vii) how technology will be used, through 
                        distance education and other methods, by 
                        entities carrying out the respective programs 
                        to provide education and training activities, 
                        activities to enhance digital literacy skills 
                        (as defined in section 202 of the Museum and 
                        Library Services Act (20 U.S.C. 9101); referred 
                        to in this Act as ``digital literacy skills'') 
                        and accelerate the acquisition of skills and 
                        recognized postsecondary credentials by 
                        participants, and activities to strengthen the 
                        professional development of providers and 
                        workforce professionals, and how the entities 
                        will ensure such technology is accessible to 
                        individuals with disabilities;
                            (viii) the methods used for joint planning 
                        and coordination of the core programs;
                            (ix) how the State will assess the overall 
                        effectiveness of the workforce investment 
                        system in the State; and
                            (x) how the activities described in clause 
                        (i) will be coordinated with economic 
                        development strategies and activities in the 
                        State.
                    (C) State operating systems and policies.--The 
                unified State plan shall describe the State operating 
                systems and policies that will support the 
                implementation of the strategy described in paragraph 
                (1)(F), including a description of--
                            (i) State actions to assist local boards, 
                        one-stop partners, and one-stop operators, as 
                        appropriate, in local areas, in developing, 
                        refining, changing, or otherwise implementing 
                        the one-stop delivery system in those areas, 
                        including assisting with training and 
                        establishing qualifications for one-stop 
                        delivery system staff and members of local 
                        boards, and how such actions will ensure 
                        effective delivery of services to workers, 
                        jobseekers, and employers;
                            (ii) the State board, including the 
                        activities conducted to train and develop 
                        members of the State board and the staff of 
                        such board to carry out the functions of the 
                        State board effectively (but funds for such 
                        activities may not be used for long-distance 
                        travel expenses for training or development 
                        activities available locally or regionally);
                            (iii) the common data collection and 
                        reporting processes used for the one-stop 
                        partner programs in the system;
                            (iv)(I) how the respective core programs 
                        will be assessed each year, including an 
                        assessment of the quality, effectiveness, and 
                        improvement of programs (analyzed by local 
                        area, or by provider), based on State 
                        performance accountability measures described 
                        in section 131(b); and
                            (II) how other one-stop partner programs 
                        will be assessed each year;
                            (v) the results of an assessment of the 
                        effectiveness of the core programs and other 
                        one-stop partner programs during the preceding 
                        2-year period;
                            (vi) the methods and factors the State will 
                        use in distributing funds under the core 
                        programs, in accordance with the provisions 
                        authorizing such distributions;
                            (vii)(I) how the lead State agencies with 
                        responsibility for the administration of the 
                        core programs will align and integrate 
                        available workforce and education data on core 
                        programs, unemployment insurance programs, and 
                        education through postsecondary education;
                            (II) how such agencies will use the system 
                        to assess the progress of participants that are 
                        exiting core programs in entering, persisting 
                        in, and completing postsecondary education, or 
                        entering or remaining in employment; and
                            (III) the privacy safeguards incorporated 
                        in such system, including safeguards required 
                        by section 444 of the General Education 
                        Provisions Act (20 U.S.C. 1232g) and other 
                        applicable Federal laws;
                            (viii) how the entity carrying out a core 
                        program will carry out the activities to 
                        provide outreach to populations, including 
                        youth, and individuals with barriers to 
                        employment (including youth with disabilities 
                        and other individuals with disabilities), who 
                        can benefit from one-stop partner programs;
                            (ix) how the State will implement the 
                        priority of service provisions for veterans in 
                        accordance with the requirements of section 
                        4215 of title 38, United States Code;
                            (x) how the one-stop delivery system, 
                        including one-stop operators and the one-stop 
                        partners, will comply with section 288 and 
                        applicable provisions of the Americans with 
                        Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12101 et 
                        seq.) regarding the physical and programmatic 
                        accessibility of facilities, programs, 
                        services, technology, and materials, for 
                        individuals with disabilities, including 
                        complying through providing staff training and 
                        support for addressing the needs of individuals 
                        with disabilities;
                            (xi) how the State will assist local 
                        boards, one-stop partners, and one-stop 
                        operators in implementing and transitioning to 
                        an integrated, technology-enabled intake and 
                        case management information system for programs 
                        carried out under the Act and programs carried 
                        out by one-stop partners, that includes common 
                        intake information and procedures for sharing 
                        participant demographic and contact information 
                        in order to prevent duplication of data 
                        collection and promote access to the array of 
                        services for which participants are eligible; 
                        and
                            (xii) such other operational planning 
                        elements as the Secretary of Labor and 
                        Secretary of Education determine to be 
                        necessary for effective State operating systems 
                        and policies.
                    (D) Program-specific requirements.--The unified 
                State plan shall include--
                            (i) with respect to activities carried out 
                        under title II, a description of--
                                    (I) State policies or guidance, for 
                                the statewide workforce development 
                                system;
                                    (II) the State's policies and 
                                strategies for use of State funds for 
                                workforce investment activities;
                                    (III) the local areas designated in 
                                the State, including the process used 
                                for designating local areas, and the 
                                process used for identifying any 
                                planning regions under section 116(c), 
                                including a description of how the 
                                State consulted with the local boards 
                                and chief elected officials in 
                                determining the planning regions;
                                    (IV) the appeals process referred 
                                to in section 116(a)(4) relating to 
                                designation of local areas;
                                    (V) the appeal process referred to 
                                in section 221(h)(2)(E), relating to 
                                determinations for infrastructure 
                                funding; and
                                    (VI) with respect to youth 
                                workforce investment activities 
                                authorized in section 229, information 
                                identifying the criteria to be used by 
                                local boards in awarding grants for 
                                youth workforce investment activities, 
                                including criteria that the Governor 
                                and local boards will use to identify 
                                effective and ineffective youth 
                                workforce investment activities and 
                                providers of such activities;
                            (ii) with respect to activities carried out 
                        under title III, a description of--
                                    (I) how the eligible agency will, 
                                if applicable, align content standards 
                                for adult education with State adopted 
                                standards for college and career 
                                readiness;
                                    (II) how the State will fund local 
                                activities using considerations 
                                specified in section 331(e) for--
                                            (aa) activities under 
                                        section 331(b);
                                            (bb) programs for 
                                        corrections education under 
                                        section 325;
                                            (cc) programs for 
                                        integrated English literacy and 
                                        civics education under section 
                                        343; and
                                            (dd) integrated education 
                                        and training;
                                    (III) how the State will use the 
                                funds to carry out activities under 
                                section 323;
                                    (IV) how the eligible agency will 
                                provide technical assistance and use 
                                incentives and sanctions to improve 
                                eligible provider performance; and
                                    (V) how the eligible agency will 
                                assess the quality of providers of 
                                adult education and literacy activities 
                                under title III and take actions to 
                                improve such quality, including 
                                providing the activities described in 
                                section 323(a)(1)(B);
                            (iii) with respect to programs carried out 
                        under title I of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 
                        (29 U.S.C. 720 et seq.), other than section 112 
                        or part C of that title (29 U.S.C. 732, 741), 
                        the information described in section 101(a) of 
                        that Act (29 U.S.C. 721(a)); and
                            (iv) information on such additional 
                        specific requirements for a program referenced 
                        in any of clauses (i) through (iii) or the 
                        Wagner-Peyser Act (29 U.S.C. 49 et seq.) as the 
                        Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of 
                        Education determine are necessary to administer 
                        that program but cannot reasonably be applied 
                        across all such programs.
                    (E) Assurances.--The unified State plan shall 
                include assurances--
                            (i) that the State has established a policy 
                        identifying circumstances that may present a 
                        conflict of interest for a State board or local 
                        board member, or the entity or class of 
                        officials that the member represents, and 
                        procedures to resolve such conflicts;
                            (ii) that the State has established a 
                        policy to provide to the public (including 
                        individuals with disabilities) access to 
                        meetings of State boards and local boards, and 
                        information regarding activities of State 
                        boards and local boards, such as data on board 
                        membership and minutes;
                            (iii)(I) that the lead State agencies with 
                        responsibility for the administration of core 
                        programs reviewed and commented on the 
                        appropriate operational planning elements of 
                        the unified State plan, and approved the 
                        elements as serving the needs of the 
                        populations served by such programs; and
                            (II) that the State obtained input into the 
                        development of the unified State plan and 
                        provided an opportunity for comment on the plan 
                        by representatives of local boards and chief 
                        elected officials, businesses, labor 
                        organizations, institutions of higher 
                        education, other primary stakeholders, and the 
                        general public and that the unified State plan 
                        is available and accessible to the general 
                        public;
                            (iv) that the State has established, in 
                        accordance with section 131(i), fiscal control 
                        and fund accounting procedures that may be 
                        necessary to ensure the proper disbursement of, 
                        and accounting for, funds paid to the State 
                        through allotments made for adult, dislocated 
                        worker, and youth programs to carry out 
                        workforce investment activities under chapters 
                        2 and 3 of subtitle B of title II;
                            (v) that the State will annually monitor 
                        local areas to ensure compliance with the 
                        uniform administrative requirements under 
                        section 284(a)(3);
                            (vi) that the State has taken appropriate 
                        action to secure compliance with uniform 
                        administrative requirements in this Act;
                            (vii) that the State has taken the 
                        appropriate actions to be in compliance with 
                        section 288;
                            (viii) that the Federal funds received to 
                        carry out a core program will not be expended 
                        for any purpose other than for activities 
                        authorized with respect to such funds under 
                        that core program;
                            (ix) that the eligible agency under title 
                        III will--
                                    (I) expend the funds appropriated 
                                to carry out that title only in a 
                                manner consistent with fiscal 
                                requirements under section 341(a) 
                                (regarding supplement and not supplant 
                                provisions); and
                                    (II) ensure that there is at least 
                                1 eligible provider serving each local 
                                area;
                            (x) that the State will pay an appropriate 
                        share (as defined by the State board) of the 
                        costs of carrying out subtitle B, from funds 
                        made available through each of the core 
                        programs; and
                            (xi) regarding such other matters as the 
                        Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of 
                        Education determine to be necessary for the 
                        administration of the core programs.
    (c) Plan Submission and Approval.--
            (1) Submission.--
                    (A) Initial plan.--The initial unified State plan 
                under this section (after the date of enactment of this 
                Act) shall be submitted not later than 120 days prior 
                to the commencement of the second full program year 
                after the date of enactment of that Act.
                    (B) Subsequent plans.--Except as provided in 
                subparagraph (A), a unified State plan shall be 
                submitted not later than 120 days prior to the end of 
                the 4-year period covered by the preceding unified 
                State plan.
            (2) Approval.--A unified State plan shall be subject to the 
        approval of both the Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of 
        Education, after approval of the Commissioner of the 
        Rehabilitation Services Administration for the portion of the 
        plan described in subsection (b)(2)(D)(iii). The unified State 
        plan shall be considered to be approved at the end of the 90-
        day period beginning on the day the plan is submitted, unless 
        the Secretary of Labor or the Secretary of Education makes a 
        written determination, during the 90-day period, that the plan 
        is inconsistent with the provisions of this section or the 
        provisions authorizing the core programs, as appropriate.
            (3) Modifications.--
                    (A) Modifications.--At the end of the first 2-year 
                period of any 4-year unified State plan, the State 
                board shall review the unified State plan, and the 
                Governor shall submit modifications to the plan to 
                reflect changes in labor market and economic conditions 
                or in other factors affecting the implementation of the 
                unified State plan.
                    (B) Approval.--A modified unified State plan 
                submitted for the review required under subparagraph 
                (A) shall be subject to the approval requirements 
                described in paragraph (2). A Governor may submit a 
                modified unified State plan at such other times as the 
                Governor determines to be appropriate, and such 
                modified unified State plan shall also be subject to 
                the approval requirements described in paragraph (2).
            (4) Early implementers.--The Secretary of Labor and the 
        Secretary of Education shall establish a process for approving 
        and may approve unified State plans that meet the requirements 
        of this section and are submitted to cover periods commencing 
        prior to the second full program year described in paragraph 
        (1).

SEC. 113. COMBINED STATE PLAN.

    (a) In General.--
            (1) Authority to submit plan.--A State may develop and 
        submit to the appropriate Secretaries a combined State plan for 
        the core programs and 1 or more of the programs and activities 
        described in paragraph (2) in lieu of submitting 2 or more 
        plans, for the programs and activities and the core programs.
            (2) Programs.--The programs and activities referred to in 
        paragraph (1) are as follows:
                    (A) Career and technical education programs 
                authorized under the Carl D. Perkins Career and 
                Technical Education Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2301 et 
                seq.).
                    (B) Programs authorized under part A of title IV of 
                the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 601 et seq.).
                    (C) Programs authorized under section 6(d)(4) of 
                the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 
                2015(d)(4)).
                    (D) Work programs authorized under section 6(o) of 
                the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2015(o)).
                    (E) Activities authorized under chapter 2 of title 
                II of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2271 et seq.).
                    (F) Activities authorized under chapter 41 of title 
                38, United States Code.
                    (G) Programs authorized under State unemployment 
                compensation laws (in accordance with applicable 
                Federal law).
                    (H) Programs authorized under title V of the Older 
                Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3056 et seq.).
                    (I) Employment and training activities carried out 
                by the Department of Housing and Urban Development.
                    (J) Employment and training activities carried out 
                under the Community Services Block Grant Act (42 U.S.C. 
                9901 et seq.).
                    (K) Programs authorized under section 212 of the 
                Second Chance Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17532).
    (b) Requirements.--
            (1) In general.--The portion of a combined plan covering 
        the core programs shall be subject to the requirements of 
        section 112 (including section 112(c)(3)). The portion of such 
        plan covering a program or activity described in subsection 
        (a)(2) shall be subject to the requirements, if any, applicable 
        to a plan or application for assistance for that program or 
        activity, under the Federal law authorizing the program or 
        activity. At the election of the State, section 112(c)(3) may 
        apply to that portion.
            (2) Additional submission not required.--A State that 
        submits a combined plan that is approved under subsection (c) 
        shall not be required to submit any other plan or application 
        in order to receive Federal funds to carry out the core 
        programs or the program or activities described in subsection 
        (a)(2) that are covered by the combined plan.
            (3) Coordination.--A combined plan shall include--
                    (A) a description of the methods used for joint 
                planning and coordination of the core programs and the 
                other programs and activities covered by the combined 
                plan; and
                    (B) an assurance that the methods included an 
                opportunity for the entities responsible for planning 
                or administering the core programs and the other 
                programs and activities to review and comment on all 
                portions of the combined plan.
    (c) Approval by the Appropriate Secretaries.--
            (1) Jurisdiction.--The appropriate Secretary shall have the 
        authority to approve the corresponding portion of a combined 
        plan as described in subsection (d). On the approval of the 
        appropriate Secretary, that portion of the combined plan, 
        relating to a program or activity, shall be implemented by the 
        State pursuant to that portion of the combined plan, and the 
        Federal law authorizing the program or activity.
            (2) Approval of core programs.--No portion of the plan 
        relating to a core program shall be implemented until the 
        appropriate Secretary approves the corresponding portions of 
        the plan for all core programs.
            (3) Timing of approval.--
                    (A) In general.--Except as provided in 
                subparagraphs (B) and (C), a portion of the combined 
                State plan covering the core programs or a program or 
                activity described in subsection (a)(2) shall be 
                considered to be approved by the appropriate Secretary 
                at the end of the 90-day period beginning on the day 
                the plan is submitted.
                    (B) Plan approved by 3 or more appropriate 
                secretaries.--If an appropriate Secretary other than 
                the Secretary of Labor or the Secretary of Education 
                has authority to approve a portion of a combined plan, 
                that portion of the combined plan shall be considered 
                to be approved by the appropriate Secretary at the end 
                of the 120-day period beginning on the day the plan is 
                submitted.
                    (C) Disapproval.--The portion shall not be 
                considered to be approved if the appropriate Secretary 
                makes a written determination, during the 90-day period 
                (or the 120-day period, for an appropriate Secretary 
                covered by subparagraph (B)), that the portion is not 
                consistent with the requirements of the Federal law 
                authorizing or applicable to the program or activity 
                involved, including the criteria for approval of a plan 
                or application, if any, under such law, or the plan is 
                not consistent with the requirements of this section.
            (4) Special rule.--In paragraph (3), the term ``criteria 
        for approval of a plan or application'', with respect to a 
        State and a core program or a program under the Carl D. Perkins 
        Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2301 et 
        seq.), includes a requirement for agreement between the State 
        and the appropriate Secretaries regarding State performance 
        accountability measures or State performance measures, as the 
        case may be, including levels of performance.
    (d) Appropriate Secretary.--In this section, the term ``appropriate 
Secretary'' means--
            (1) with respect to the portion of a combined plan relating 
        to any of the core programs (including a description, and an 
        assurance concerning that program, specified in subsection 
        (b)(3)), the Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of Education; 
        and
            (2) with respect to the portion of a combined plan relating 
        to a program or activity described in subsection (a)(2) 
        (including a description, and an assurance concerning that 
        program or activity, specified in subsection (b)(3)), the head 
        of the Federal agency who exercises plan or application 
        approval authority for the program or activity under the 
        Federal law authorizing the program or activity, or, if there 
        are no planning or application requirements for such program or 
        activity, exercises administrative authority over the program 
        or activity under that Federal law.

                      CHAPTER 2--LOCAL PROVISIONS

SEC. 116. LOCAL WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AREAS.

    (a) Designation of Areas.--
            (1) In general.--
                    (A) Process.--Except as provided in subsection (b), 
                and consistent with paragraphs (2) and (3), in order 
                for a State to receive an allotment under section 227 
                or 232, the Governor of the State shall designate local 
                workforce development areas within the State--
                            (i) through consultation with the State 
                        board; and
                            (ii) after consultation with chief elected 
                        officials and affected local boards, and after 
                        consideration of comments received through the 
                        public comment process as described in section 
                        112(b)(2)(E)(iii)(II).
                    (B) Criteria.--The Governor shall designate local 
                areas (except for those local areas described in 
                paragraphs (2) and (3)), based on criteria consisting 
                of--
                            (i) the extent to which the areas are 
                        consistent with labor market areas in the 
                        State;
                            (ii) the extent to which the areas are 
                        consistent with regional economic development 
                        areas in the State; and
                            (iii) whether the areas have available the 
                        Federal and non-Federal resources necessary to 
                        effectively administer activities under title 
                        II and other applicable provisions of this Act, 
                        including whether the areas have the 
                        appropriate education and training providers, 
                        such as institutions of higher education and 
                        area career and technical education schools.
                    (C) Rule of construction.--For purposes of 
                subparagraph (B)(ii), the definition of the term 
                ``region'' in section 101 shall not be applicable.
            (2) Automatic designation.--
                    (A) Initial period.--For the second full program 
                year that commences after the date of enactment of this 
                Act, any area that was designated as a local area under 
                section 116 of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998, as 
                in effect on the day before the date of enactment of 
                this Act, and was so designated for the 2-year period 
                preceding that day, shall be designated as a local area 
                by the Governor under this subparagraph--
                            (i) if such area so requests; and
                            (ii) if such local area--
                                    (I) performed successfully; and
                                    (II) sustained fiscal integrity.
                    (B) Subsequent designation.--For the third full 
                program year that commences after the date of enactment 
                of this Act and thereafter, the Governor shall 
                designate as a local area under this subparagraph any 
                area that was designated as a local area under 
                subparagraph (A)--
                            (i) if such local area so requests;
                            (ii) if such local area--
                                    (I) performed successfully; and
                                    (II) sustained fiscal integrity; 
                                and
                            (iii) in the case of a local area that is 
                        part of a consortium of local areas in a 
                        planning region under subsection (c), if such 
                        local area met each of the following 
                        implementation conditions:
                                    (I) Participated in preparing a 
                                regional plan under subsection 
                                (c)(1)(A)(iv) and in implementing the 
                                plan.
                                    (II) Developed and implemented 
                                regional service strategies and 
                                activities, such as industry and 
                                sector-based strategies (including 
                                establishment of industry 
                                partnerships), in accordance with the 
                                regional plan.
                    (C) Definitions.--For purposes of this paragraph:
                            (i) Performed successfully.--The term 
                        ``performed successfully'', used with respect 
                        to a local area, means the local area met or 
                        exceeded the adjusted levels of performance for 
                        primary indicators of performance described in 
                        section 131(b)(2)(A) (or, if applicable, core 
                        indicators of performance described in section 
                        136(b)(2)(A) of the Workforce Investment Act of 
                        1998, as in effect the day before the date of 
                        enactment of this Act) for each of the last 2 
                        consecutive years for which data are available 
                        preceding the determination of performance 
                        under this clause.
                            (ii) Sustained fiscal integrity.--The term 
                        ``sustained fiscal integrity'', used with 
                        respect to a local area, means that the 
                        Secretary has not made a formal determination, 
                        during either of the last 2 consecutive years 
                        preceding the determination regarding such 
                        integrity, that either the grant recipient or 
                        the administrative entity of the area 
                        misexpended funds provided under title II (or, 
                        if applicable, title I of the Workforce 
                        Investment Act of 1998 as in effect prior to 
                        the effective date of such title II) due to 
                        willful disregard of the requirements of the 
                        title involved, gross negligence, or failure to 
                        comply with accepted standards of 
                        administration.
            (3) Designation on recommendation of state board.--The 
        Governor may approve a request from any unit of general local 
        government (including a combination of such units) for 
        designation as a local area if the State board determines, 
        based on the factors described in paragraph (1)(B), and 
        recommends to the Governor, that such area should be so 
        designated.
            (4) Appeals.--A unit of general local government (including 
        a combination of such units) or grant recipient that requests 
        but is not granted designation of an area as a local area under 
        paragraph (2) may submit an appeal to the State board under an 
        appeal process established in the State plan. If the appeal 
        does not result in such a designation, the Secretary of Labor, 
        after receiving a request for review from the unit or grant 
        recipient and on determining that the unit or grant recipient 
        was not accorded procedural rights under the appeal process 
        described in the State plan, as specified in section 
        112(b)(2)(D)(i), or that the area meets the requirements of 
        paragraph (2), may require that the area be designated as a 
        local area under such paragraph.
    (b) Single State Local Areas.--
            (1) Continuation of previous designation.--The Governor of 
        any State that was a single State local area for purposes of 
        title I of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998, as in effect 
        on July 1, 2011, may designate the State as a single State 
        local area for purposes of this title and title II if the 
        Governor identifies the State as a local area in the State 
        plan.
            (2) Redesignation.--The Governor of a State not described 
        in paragraph (1) may designate the State as a single local area 
        if, prior to the submission of the State plan or modification 
        to such plan so designating the State, no local area meeting 
        the requirements for automatic designation under subsection 
        (a)(2) requests such designation as a separate local area.
            (3) Composition of state board.--
                    (A) Continuation of previous designation.--For a 
                State that is designated as a single State local area 
                under paragraph (1), the composition of the State board 
                shall--
                            (i) be consistent with the composition of 
                        the State board for such State for purposes of 
                        title I of the Workforce Investment Act of 
                        1998, as in effect on the day before the date 
                        of enactment of this Act; or
                            (ii)(I) include the members described in 
                        subparagraphs (A) and (B) of section 111(b)(1);
                            (II) include, as a majority of the members, 
                        the representatives described in section 
                        111(b)(1)(C)(i);
                            (III) include, as members other than the 
                        members described in subparagraphs (A), (B), 
                        and (C)(i) of section 111(b)(1), an equal 
                        number of--
                                    (aa) representatives described in 
                                subparagraph (C)(ii) of that section; 
                                and
                                    (bb) representatives described in 
                                subparagraph (C)(iii) of that section; 
                                and
                            (IV) include as chairperson an individual 
                        elected from among the members described in 
                        section 111(b)(1)(C)(i).
                    (B) Redesignation.--For a State that is designated 
                as a single State local area under paragraph (2), the 
                composition of the State board shall be consistent with 
                the requirements described in subparagraph (A)(ii).
            (4) Effect on local plan and local functions.--In any case 
        in which a State is designated as a local area pursuant to this 
        subsection, the local plan prepared under section 118 for the 
        area shall be submitted for approval as part of the State plan. 
        In such a State, the State board shall carry out the functions 
        of a local board, as specified in this Act or the provisions 
        authorizing a core program, but the State shall not be required 
        to meet and report on a set of local performance accountability 
        measures.
    (c) Regional Planning and Service Delivery.--
            (1) In general.--
                    (A) Planning.--
                            (i) Identification.--Before the first day 
                        of the second full program year that commences 
                        after the date of enactment of this Act, as 
                        part of the process for developing the State 
                        plan, a State shall identify regions in the 
                        State. The State shall identify regions after 
                        consultation with the local boards and chief 
                        elected officials in the affected local areas 
                        and consistent with the criteria described in 
                        subsection (a)(1)(B).
                            (ii) Types of regions.--For purposes of 
                        this Act, the State shall identify--
                                    (I) which regions are comprised of 
                                1 local area that is aligned with the 
                                region; and
                                    (II) which regions are comprised of 
                                2 or more local areas that are 
                                (collectively) aligned with the region.
                            (iii) Planning for cooperative initiatives 
                        and arrangements.--In the regions comprised of 
                        2 or more local areas, the State shall require 
                        regional planning, including planning for 
                        regional service delivery, by local boards in 
                        those regions. The State shall require the 
                        local boards in a planning region to 
                        participate in a regional planning process for 
                        cooperative initiatives and arrangements that 
                        result in--
                                    (I) the establishment of regional 
                                service strategies and activities, 
                                including service delivery cooperative 
                                arrangements and regional approaches to 
                                address the employment and training 
                                needs of individuals with barriers to 
                                employment;
                                    (II) as appropriate, the 
                                development and implementation of 
                                initiatives involving in-demand 
                                industry sectors or occupations;
                                    (III) the collection and analysis 
                                of regional labor market data (in 
                                conjunction with the State); and
                                    (IV) the establishment of 
                                administrative cost arrangements, as 
                                appropriate.
                            (iv) Regional plans.--The State, after 
                        consultation with the local boards and chief 
                        elected officials for the planning region, 
                        shall require the local boards and officials to 
                        collaborate in order to prepare, submit, and 
                        obtain approval of a single regional plan. Such 
                        plan shall include a description of the 
                        cooperative initiatives and arrangements 
                        developed pursuant to clause (iii) and 
                        incorporate local plans for each of the local 
                        areas in the planning region (as required under 
                        section 118), which shall contain strategies 
                        that are consistent and aligned with each 
                        other.
                            (v) References.--In this Act, and the core 
                        program provisions that are not in this Act:
                                    (I) Local area.--Except as provided 
                                in section 111(d)(8), this section, 
                                paragraph (1)(B) or (4) of section 
                                117(c), or section 117(d)(12)(B), or in 
                                any text that provides an accompanying 
                                provision specifically for a planning 
                                region, the term ``local area'' in a 
                                provision includes a reference to a 
                                planning region for purposes of 
                                implementation of that provision by the 
                                corresponding local areas in the 
                                region.
                                    (II) Local plan.--Except as 
                                provided in subsection (b)(4) or this 
                                subsection, the term ``local plan'' 
                                includes a reference to the portion of 
                                a regional plan developed with respect 
                                to the corresponding local area within 
                                the region, and any regionwide 
                                provision of that plan that impacts or 
                                relates to the local area.
                    (B) Assistance for local areas.--
                            (i) In general.--The State shall provide 
                        technical assistance and labor market 
                        information to local boards in planning regions 
                        to assist such local boards with regional 
                        planning and subsequent service delivery 
                        efforts, and with the alignment of programs 
                        consistent with the alignment envisioned in the 
                        State and local plans.
                            (ii) Redesignation assistance.--On the 
                        request of all of the local areas in a planning 
                        region, the State shall provide funding from 
                        funds made available under sections 228(a) and 
                        233(a)(1) to assist the local areas in carrying 
                        out activities to facilitate the redesignation 
                        of the local areas as a single local area.
            (2) Information sharing.--The State shall require the local 
        boards for a planning region to share, consistent with State 
        law, employment statistics, information about employment 
        opportunities and trends, information about the skill 
        requirements of existing and emerging in-demand industry 
        sectors and occupations, information on the skills and 
        workforce development activities, and any skill or services 
        gaps, in the planning region, and other types of information 
        that would assist in improving the performance of all local 
        areas in the planning region on the performance accountability 
        measures established under section 131(c).
            (3) Coordination of services.--The State shall require the 
        local boards for a planning region to coordinate--
                    (A) the provision of workforce investment 
                activities with the activities of the other one-stop 
                partner programs, including the provision of 
                transportation and other supportive services, so that 
                services provided through such programs may be provided 
                across the boundaries of local areas within the 
                planning region; and
                    (B) the provision of such activities with regional 
                economic development services and strategies.
            (4) Interstate regions.--Two or more States that contain an 
        interstate region that is a labor market area, economic 
        development region, or other appropriate contiguous subarea of 
        the States may designate the area as a planning region for 
        purposes of this subsection, and jointly exercise the State 
        functions described in this Act (including paragraphs (1) 
        through (3)).

SEC. 117. LOCAL WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BOARDS.

    (a) Establishment.--Except as provided in subsection (c)(2)(A), 
there shall be established, and certified by the Governor of the State, 
a local workforce development board in each local area of a State to 
carry out the functions described in subsection (d) (and any functions 
specified for the local board under this Act or the provisions 
establishing a core program) for such area.
    (b) Membership.--
            (1) State criteria.--The Governor, in partnership with the 
        State board, shall establish criteria for use by chief elected 
        officials in the local areas for appointment of members of the 
        local boards in such local areas in accordance with the 
        requirements of paragraph (2).
            (2) Composition.--Such criteria shall require that, at a 
        minimum--
                    (A) a majority of the members of each local board 
                shall be representatives of business in the local area, 
                who--
                            (i) are owners of businesses, chief 
                        executives or operating officers of businesses, 
                        or other business executives or employers with 
                        optimum policymaking or hiring authority;
                            (ii) represent businesses, including small 
                        businesses, or organizations representing 
                        businesses described in this clause, that 
                        provide employment opportunities that, at a 
                        minimum, will provide clear and accessible 
                        career pathways, and include high-quality, 
                        work-relevant training and development in in-
                        demand industry sectors or occupations in the 
                        local area; and
                            (iii) are appointed from among individuals 
                        nominated by local business organizations and 
                        business trade associations;
                    (B) not less than 20 percent of the members of each 
                local board shall be representatives of the workforce 
                within the local area, who--
                            (i) shall include representatives of labor 
                        organizations (for a local area in which 
                        employees are represented by labor 
                        organizations), who have been nominated by 
                        local labor federations, or (for a local area 
                        in which no employees are represented by such 
                        organizations) other representatives of 
                        employees;
                            (ii) may include representatives of 
                        community-based organizations that have 
                        demonstrated experience and expertise in 
                        addressing the employment needs of individuals 
                        with barriers to employment, including 
                        organizations that serve veterans or that 
                        provide or support competitive, integrated 
                        employment for individuals with disabilities; 
                        and
                            (iii) may include representatives of 
                        organizations that have demonstrated experience 
                        and expertise in addressing the employment, 
                        training, or education needs of eligible youth, 
                        including representatives of organizations that 
                        serve out-of-school youth;
                    (C) each local board shall include representatives 
                of entities administering education and training 
                activities in the local area, who--
                            (i) shall include a representative of 
                        eligible providers administering adult 
                        education and literacy activities under title 
                        III;
                            (ii) shall include a representative of 
                        institutions of higher education providing 
                        workforce investment activities (including 
                        community colleges);
                            (iii) shall include a representative, 
                        either an employer, a member of a labor 
                        organization, or a staff director, from a joint 
                        labor-management apprenticeship program, or if 
                        no such joint program exists in the area, a 
                        representative of an apprenticeship program in 
                        the area; and
                            (iv) may include representatives of local 
                        educational agencies, and of community-based 
                        organizations with demonstrated experience and 
                        expertise in addressing the education or 
                        training needs of individuals with barriers to 
                        employment;
                    (D) each local board shall include representatives 
                of governmental and economic and community development 
                entities serving the local area, who--
                            (i) shall include 1 or more representatives 
                        of economic and community development entities;
                            (ii) shall include an appropriate 
                        representative from the State employment 
                        service office under the Wagner-Peyser Act (29 
                        U.S.C. 49 et seq.) serving the local area;
                            (iii) shall include an appropriate 
                        representative of the programs carried out 
                        under title I of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 
                        (29 U.S.C. 720 et seq.), other than section 112 
                        or part C of that title (29 U.S.C. 732, 741), 
                        serving the local area;
                            (iv) may include representatives of 
                        agencies or entities administering programs 
                        serving the local area relating to 
                        transportation, housing, and public assistance; 
                        and
                            (v) may include representatives of 
                        philanthropic organizations serving the local 
                        area; and
                    (E) each local board may include such other 
                individuals or representatives of entities as the chief 
                elected official in the local area may determine to be 
                appropriate.
            (3) Chairperson.--The members of the local board shall 
        elect a chairperson for the local board from among the 
        representatives described in paragraph (2)(A).
            (4) Standing committees.--
                    (A) In general.--The local board shall designate 
                and direct the activities of standing committees to 
                provide information and to assist the local board in 
                carrying out activities under this section. Such 
                standing committees shall be chaired by a member of the 
                local board, may include other members of the local 
                board, and shall include other individuals appointed by 
                the local board who are not members of the local board 
                and who the local board determines have appropriate 
                experience and expertise. At a minimum, the local board 
                shall designate each of the following:
                            (i) A standing committee, which shall 
                        provide information and assist with operational 
                        and other issues relating to the one-stop 
                        delivery system, and which may include as 
                        members representatives of the one-stop 
                        partners.
                            (ii) A standing committee to provide 
                        information and to assist with planning, 
                        operational, and other issues relating to the 
                        provision of services to youth, which shall 
                        include community-based organizations with a 
                        demonstrated record of success in serving 
                        eligible youth.
                            (iii) A standing committee to provide 
                        information and to assist with operational and 
                        other issues relating to the provision of 
                        services to individuals with disabilities, 
                        including issues relating to compliance with 
                        section 288 and applicable provisions of the 
                        Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 
                        U.S.C. 12101 et seq.) regarding providing 
                        programmatic and physical access to the 
                        services, programs, and activities of the one-
                        stop delivery system, as well as appropriate 
                        training for staff on providing supports for or 
                        accommodations to, and finding employment 
                        opportunities for, individuals with 
                        disabilities.
                    (B) Additional committees.--The local board may 
                designate standing committees in addition to the 
                standing committees specified in subparagraph (A).
                    (C) Designation of entity.--Nothing in this 
                paragraph shall be construed to prohibit the 
                designation of an existing (as of the date of enactment 
                of this Act) entity, such as an effective youth 
                council, to fulfill the requirements of this paragraph 
                as long as the entity meets the requirements of this 
                paragraph.
            (5) Authority of board members.--Members of the board that 
        represent organizations, agencies, or other entities shall be 
        individuals with optimum policymaking authority within the 
        organizations, agencies, or entities. The members of the board 
        shall represent diverse geographic areas within the local area.
            (6) Special rule.--If there are multiple eligible providers 
        serving the local area by administering adult education and 
        literacy activities under title III, or multiple institutions 
        of higher education serving the local area by providing 
        workforce investment activities, each representative on the 
        local board described in clause (i) or (ii) of paragraph 
        (2)(C), respectively, shall be appointed from among individuals 
        nominated by local providers representing such providers or 
        institutions, respectively.
    (c) Appointment and Certification of Board.--
            (1) Appointment of board members and assignment of 
        responsibilities.--
                    (A) In general.--The chief elected official in a 
                local area is authorized to appoint the members of the 
                local board for such area, in accordance with the State 
                criteria established under subsection (b).
                    (B) Multiple units of local government in area.--
                            (i) In general.--In a case in which a local 
                        area includes more than 1 unit of general local 
                        government, the chief elected officials of such 
                        units may execute an agreement that specifies 
                        the respective roles of the individual chief 
                        elected officials--
                                    (I) in the appointment of the 
                                members of the local board from the 
                                individuals nominated or recommended to 
                                be such members in accordance with the 
                                criteria established under subsection 
                                (b); and
                                    (II) in carrying out any other 
                                responsibilities assigned to such 
                                officials under this title or subtitle 
                                A of title II.
                            (ii) Lack of agreement.--If, after a 
                        reasonable effort, the chief elected officials 
                        are unable to reach agreement as provided under 
                        clause (i), the Governor may appoint the 
                        members of the local board from individuals so 
                        nominated or recommended.
                    (C) Concentrated employment programs.--In the case 
                of an area that was designated as a local area in 
                accordance with section 116(a)(2)(B) of the Workforce 
                Investment Act of 1998 (as in effect on the day before 
                the date of enactment of this Act), and that remains a 
                local area on that date, the governing body of the 
                concentrated employment program involved shall act in 
                consultation with the chief elected official in the 
                local area to appoint members of the local board, in 
                accordance with the State criteria established under 
                subsection (b), and to carry out any other 
                responsibility relating to workforce investment 
                activities assigned to such official under this Act.
            (2) Certification.--
                    (A) In general.--The Governor shall, once every 2 
                years, certify 1 local board for each local area in the 
                State.
                    (B) Criteria.--Such certification shall be based on 
                criteria established under subsection (b), and for a 
                second or subsequent certification, the extent to which 
                the local board has ensured that workforce investment 
                activities carried out in the local area have enabled 
                the local area to meet the corresponding performance 
                accountability measures and achieve sustained fiscal 
                integrity, as defined in section 116(a)(2)(C).
                    (C) Failure to achieve certification.--Failure of a 
                local board to achieve certification shall result in 
                appointment and certification of a new local board for 
                the local area pursuant to the process described in 
                paragraph (1) and this paragraph.
            (3) Decertification.--
                    (A) Fraud, abuse, failure to carry out functions.--
                Notwithstanding paragraph (2), the Governor shall have 
                the authority to decertify a local board at any time 
                after providing notice and an opportunity for comment, 
                for--
                            (i) fraud or abuse; or
                            (ii) failure to carry out the functions 
                        specified for the local board in subsection 
                        (d).
                    (B) Nonperformance.--Notwithstanding paragraph (2), 
                the Governor may decertify a local board if a local 
                area fails to meet the local performance accountability 
                measures for such local area in accordance with section 
                131(c) for 2 consecutive program years.
                    (C) Reorganization plan.--If the Governor 
                decertifies a local board for a local area under 
                subparagraph (A) or (B), the Governor may require that 
                a new local board be appointed and certified for the 
                local area pursuant to a reorganization plan developed 
                by the Governor, in consultation with the chief elected 
                official in the local area and in accordance with the 
                criteria established under subsection (b).
            (4) Single state local area.--
                    (A) State board.--Notwithstanding subsection (b) 
                and paragraphs (1) and (2), if a State described in 
                section 116(b) indicates in the State plan that the 
                State will be treated as a single State local area, for 
                purposes of the application of this Act or the 
                provisions authorizing a core program, the State board 
                shall carry out any of the functions of a local board 
                under this Act or the provisions authorizing a core 
                program, including the functions described in 
                subsection (d).
                    (B) References.--
                            (i) In general.--Except as provided in 
                        clauses (ii) and (iii), with respect to such a 
                        State, a reference in this Act or a core 
                        program provision to a local board shall be 
                        considered to be a reference to the State 
                        board, and a reference in the Act or provision 
                        to a local area or region shall be considered 
                        to be a reference to the State.
                            (ii) Plans.--The State board shall prepare 
                        a local plan under section 118 for the State, 
                        and submit the plan for approval as part of the 
                        State plan.
                            (iii) Performance accountability 
                        measures.--The State shall not be required to 
                        meet and report on a set of local performance 
                        accountability measures.
    (d) Functions of Local Board.--Consistent with section 118, the 
functions of the local board shall include the following:
            (1) Local plan.--The local board, in partnership with the 
        chief elected official for the local area involved, shall 
        develop and submit a local plan to the Governor that meets the 
        requirements in section 118. If the local area is part of a 
        planning region that includes other local areas, the local 
        board shall collaborate with the other local boards and chief 
        elected officials from such other local areas in the 
        development and submission of the local plan as described in 
        section 116(c)(1)(A).
            (2) Workforce research and regional labor market 
        analysis.--In order to assist in the development and 
        implementation of the local plan, the local board shall--
                    (A) carry out analyses of the economic conditions 
                in the region, the needed knowledge and skills for the 
                region, the workforce in the region, and workforce 
                development activities (including education and 
                training) in the region described in section 
                118(b)(1)(D), and regularly update such information;
                    (B) assist the Governor in developing the statewide 
                workforce and labor market information system described 
                in section 15(e) of the Wagner-Peyser Act (29 U.S.C. 
                49l-2(e)), specifically in the collection, analysis, 
                and utilization of workforce and labor market 
                information for the region; and
                    (C) conduct such other research, data collection, 
                and analysis related to the workforce needs of the 
                regional economy as the board, after receiving input 
                from a wide array of stakeholders, determines to be 
                necessary to carry out its functions.
            (3) Convening, brokering, leveraging.--The local board 
        shall convene local workforce development system stakeholders 
        to assist in the development of the local plan under section 
        118 and in identifying non-Federal expertise and resources to 
        leverage support for workforce development activities. The 
        local board, including standing committees, may engage such 
        stakeholders in carrying out the functions described in this 
        subsection.
            (4) Employer engagement.--The local board shall lead 
        efforts to engage with a diverse range of employers and with 
        entities in the region involved--
                    (A) to promote business representation 
                (particularly representatives with optimal policymaking 
                or hiring authority from employers whose employment 
                opportunities reflect existing and emerging employment 
                opportunities in the region) on the local board;
                    (B) to develop effective linkages (including the 
                use of intermediaries) with employers in the region to 
                support employer utilization of the local workforce 
                development system and to support local workforce 
                investment activities;
                    (C) to ensure that workforce investment activities 
                meet the needs of employers and support economic growth 
                in the region, by enhancing communication, 
                coordination, and collaboration among employers, 
                economic development entities, and service providers; 
                and
                    (D) to develop and implement proven or promising 
                strategies for meeting the employment and skill needs 
                of workers and employers (such as the establishment of 
                industry and sector partnerships), that provide the 
                skilled workforce needed by employers in the region, 
                and that expand employment and career advancement 
                opportunities for workforce development system 
                participants in in-demand industry sectors or 
                occupations.
            (5) Career pathways development.--The local board, with 
        representatives of secondary and postsecondary education 
        programs, shall lead efforts in the local area to develop and 
        implement career pathways within the local area by aligning the 
        employment, training, education, and supportive services that 
        are needed by adults and youth, particularly individuals with 
        barriers to employment.
            (6) Proven and promising practices.--The local board shall 
        lead efforts in the local area to--
                    (A) identify and promote proven and promising 
                strategies and initiatives for meeting the needs of 
                employers, and workers and jobseekers (including 
                individuals with barriers to employment) in the local 
                workforce development system, including providing 
                physical and programmatic accessibility, in accordance 
                with section 288 and applicable provisions of the 
                Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 
                12101 et seq.), to the one-stop delivery system; and
                    (B) identify and disseminate information on proven 
                and promising practices carried out in other local 
                areas for meeting such needs.
            (7) Technology.--The local board shall develop strategies 
        for using technology to maximize the accessibility and 
        effectiveness of the local workforce development system for 
        employers, and workers and jobseekers, by--
                    (A) facilitating connections among the intake and 
                case management information systems of the one-stop 
                partner programs to support a comprehensive workforce 
                development system in the local area;
                    (B) facilitating access to services provided 
                through the one-stop delivery system involved, 
                including facilitating the access in remote areas;
                    (C) identifying strategies for better meeting the 
                needs of individuals with barriers to employment, 
                including strategies that augment traditional service 
                delivery, and increase access to services and programs 
                of the one-stop delivery system, such as improving 
                digital literacy skills; and
                    (D) leveraging resources and capacity within the 
                local workforce development system, including resources 
                and capacity for services for individuals with barriers 
                to employment.
            (8) Program oversight.--The local board, in partnership 
        with the chief elected official for the local area, shall--
                    (A)(i) conduct oversight for local youth workforce 
                investment activities authorized under section 229, 
                local employment and training activities authorized 
                under section 234, and the one-stop delivery system in 
                the local area; and
                    (ii) ensure the appropriate use and management of 
                the funds provided under this title and title II for 
                the activities and system described in clause (i); and
                    (B) for workforce development activities, ensure 
                the appropriate use, management of, and investment of 
                funds to maximize performance outcomes under section 
                131.
            (9) Negotiation of local performance accountability 
        measures.--The local board, the chief elected official, and the 
        Governor shall negotiate and reach agreement on local 
        performance accountability measures as described in section 
        131(c).
            (10) Selection of operators and providers.--
                    (A) Selection of one-stop operators.--Consistent 
                with section 221(d), the local board, with the 
                agreement of the chief elected official for the local 
                area--
                            (i) shall designate or certify one-stop 
                        operators as described in section 221(d)(2)(A); 
                        and
                            (ii) may terminate for cause the 
                        eligibility of such operators.
                    (B) Selection of youth providers.--Consistent with 
                section 223, the local board--
                            (i) shall identify eligible providers of 
                        youth workforce investment activities in the 
                        local area by awarding grants or contracts on a 
                        competitive basis (except as provided in 
                        section 223(b)), based on the recommendations 
                        of the youth standing committee established 
                        under section 117(b)(4); and
                            (ii) may terminate for cause the 
                        eligibility of such providers.
                    (C) Identification of eligible providers of 
                training services.--Consistent with section 222, the 
                local board shall identify eligible providers of 
                training services in the local area.
                    (D) Identification of eligible providers of 
                intensive services.--If the one-stop operator does not 
                provide intensive services in a local area, the local 
                board shall identify eligible providers of intensive 
                services described in section 234(c)(3) in the local 
                area by awarding contracts.
                    (E) Consumer choice requirements.--Consistent with 
                section 222 and paragraphs (3) and (4) of section 
                234(c), the local board shall work with the State to 
                ensure there are sufficient numbers and types of 
                providers of intensive services and training services 
                (including eligible providers with expertise in 
                assisting individuals with disabilities and eligible 
                providers with expertise in assisting adults in need of 
                adult education and literacy activities) serving the 
                local area and providing the services involved in a 
                manner that maximizes consumer choice, as well as 
                providing opportunities that lead to competitive, 
                integrated employment for individuals with 
                disabilities.
            (11) Coordination with education providers.--
                    (A) In general.--The local board shall coordinate 
                activities with education and training providers in the 
                local area, including providers of workforce investment 
                activities, providers of adult education and literacy 
                activities under title III, providers of career and 
                technical education (as defined in section 3 of the 
                Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 
                2006 (20 U.S.C. 2302)) and local agencies administering 
                plans under title I of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 
                (29 U.S.C. 720 et seq.), other than section 112 or part 
                C of that title (29 U.S.C. 732, 741).
                    (B) Applications and agreements.--The coordination 
                described in subparagraph (A) shall include--
                            (i) consistent with section 332--
                                    (I) reviewing the applications to 
                                provide adult education and literacy 
                                activities under title III for the 
                                local area, submitted under such 
                                section to the eligible agency by 
                                eligible providers, to determine 
                                whether such applications are 
                                consistent with the local plan; and
                                    (II) making recommendations to the 
                                eligible agency to promote alignment 
                                with such plan; and
                            (ii) replicating cooperative agreements in 
                        accordance with subparagraph (B) of section 
                        101(a)(11) of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 
                        (29 U.S.C. 721(a)(11)), and implementing 
                        cooperative agreements in accordance with that 
                        section with the local agencies administering 
                        plans under title I of that Act (29 U.S.C. 720 
                        et seq.) (other than section 112 or part C of 
                        that title (29 U.S.C. 732, 741) and subject to 
                        section 221(f)), with respect to efforts that 
                        will enhance the provision of services to 
                        individuals with disabilities and other 
                        individuals, such as cross training of staff, 
                        technical assistance, use and sharing of 
                        information, cooperative efforts with 
                        employers, and other efforts at cooperation, 
                        collaboration, and coordination.
                    (C) Cooperative agreement.--In this paragraph, the 
                term ``cooperative agreement'' means an agreement 
                entered into by a State designated agency or State 
                designated unit under subparagraph (A) of section 
                101(a)(11) of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.
            (12) Budget and administration.--
                    (A) Budget.--The local board shall develop a budget 
                for the activities of the local board in the local 
                area, consistent with the local plan and the duties of 
                the local board under this section, subject to the 
                approval of the chief elected official.
                    (B) Administration.--
                            (i) Grant recipient.--
                                    (I) In general.--The chief elected 
                                official in a local area shall serve as 
                                the local grant recipient for, and 
                                shall be liable for any misuse of, the 
                                grant funds allocated to the local area 
                                under sections 228 and 233, unless the 
                                chief elected official reaches an 
                                agreement with the Governor for the 
                                Governor to act as the local grant 
                                recipient and bear such liability.
                                    (II) Designation.--In order to 
                                assist in administration of the grant 
                                funds, the chief elected official or 
                                the Governor, where the Governor serves 
                                as the local grant recipient for a 
                                local area, may designate an entity to 
                                serve as a local grant subrecipient for 
                                such funds or as a local fiscal agent. 
                                Such designation shall not relieve the 
                                chief elected official or the Governor 
                                of the liability for any misuse of 
                                grant funds as described in subclause 
                                (I).
                                    (III) Disbursal.--The local grant 
                                recipient or an entity designated under 
                                subclause (II) shall disburse the grant 
                                funds for workforce investment 
                                activities at the direction of the 
                                local board, pursuant to the 
                                requirements of this title and title 
                                II. The local grant recipient or entity 
                                designated under subclause (II) shall 
                                disburse the funds immediately on 
                                receiving such direction from the local 
                                board.
                            (ii) Grants and donations.--The local board 
                        may solicit and accept grants and donations 
                        from sources other than Federal funds made 
                        available under this Act.
                            (iii) Tax-exempt status.--For purposes of 
                        carrying out duties under this Act, local 
                        boards may incorporate, and may operate as 
                        entities described in section 501(c)(3) of the 
                        Internal Revenue Code of 1986 that are exempt 
                        from taxation under section 501(a) of such 
                        Code.
            (13) Accessibility for individuals with disabilities.--The 
        local board shall annually assess the physical and programmatic 
        accessibility, in accordance with section 288 and applicable 
        provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 
        U.S.C. 12101 et seq.), of all one-stop centers in the local 
        area.
    (e) Sunshine Provision.--The local board shall make available to 
the public, on a regular basis through electronic means and open 
meetings, information regarding the activities of the local board, 
including information regarding the local plan prior to submission of 
the plan, and regarding membership, the designation and certification 
of one-stop operators, and the award of grants or contracts to eligible 
providers of youth workforce investment activities, and on request, 
minutes of formal meetings of the local board.
    (f) Staff.--
            (1) In general.--The local board may hire a director and 
        other staff.
            (2) Limitation on rate.--The director and staff described 
        in paragraph (1) shall be subject to the limitations on the 
        payment of salaries and bonuses described in section 294(15).
    (g) Limitations.--
            (1) Training services.--
                    (A) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraph 
                (B), no local board may provide training services.
                    (B) Waivers of training prohibition.--The Governor 
                of the State in which a local board is located may, 
                pursuant to a request from the local board, grant a 
                written waiver of the prohibition set forth in 
                subparagraph (A) (relating to the provision of training 
                services) for a program of training services, if the 
                local board--
                            (i) submits to the Governor a proposed 
                        request for the waiver that includes--
                                    (I) satisfactory evidence that 
                                there is an insufficient number of 
                                eligible providers of such a program of 
                                training services to meet local demand 
                                in the local area;
                                    (II) information demonstrating that 
                                the board meets the requirements for an 
                                eligible provider of training services 
                                under section 222; and
                                    (III) information demonstrating 
                                that the program of training services 
                                prepares participants for an industry 
                                sector or occupation that is in demand 
                                in the local area;
                            (ii) makes the proposed request available 
                        to eligible providers of training services and 
                        other interested members of the public for a 
                        public comment period of not less than 30 days; 
                        and
                            (iii) includes, in the final request for 
                        the waiver, the evidence and information 
                        described in clause (i) and the comments 
                        received pursuant to clause (ii).
                    (C) Duration.--A waiver granted to a local board 
                under subparagraph (B) shall apply for a period that 
                shall not exceed the duration of the local plan. The 
                waiver may be renewed for additional periods under 
                subsequent local plans, not to exceed the durations of 
                such subsequent plans, pursuant to requests from the 
                local board, if the board meets the requirements of 
                subparagraph (B) in making the requests.
                    (D) Revocation.--The Governor shall have the 
                authority to revoke the waiver during the appropriate 
                period described in subparagraph (C) if the Governor 
                determines the waiver is no longer needed or that the 
                local board involved has engaged in a pattern of 
                inappropriate referrals to training services operated 
                by the local board.
            (2) Core services; intensive services; designation or 
        certification as one-stop operators.--A local board may provide 
        core services described in section 234(c)(2) or intensive 
        services described in section 234(c)(3) through a one-stop 
        delivery system or be designated or certified as a one-stop 
        operator only with the agreement of the chief elected official 
        in the local area and the Governor.
            (3) Limitation on authority.--Nothing in this Act shall be 
        construed to provide a local board with the authority to 
        mandate curricula for schools.
    (h) Conflict of Interest.--A member of a local board, or a member 
of a standing committee, may not--
            (1) vote on a matter under consideration by the local 
        board--
                    (A) regarding the provision of services by such 
                member (or by an entity that such member represents); 
                or
                    (B) that would provide direct financial benefit to 
                such member or the immediate family of such member; or
            (2) engage in any other activity determined by the Governor 
        to constitute a conflict of interest as specified in the State 
        plan.
    (i) Alternative Entity.--
            (1) In general.--For purposes of complying with subsections 
        (a), (b), and (c), a State may use any local entity (including 
        a local council, regional workforce development board, or 
        similar entity) that--
                    (A) is established to serve the local area (or the 
                service delivery area that most closely corresponds to 
                the local area);
                    (B) was in existence on August 7, 1998, pursuant to 
                State law; and
                    (C) includes--
                            (i) representatives of business in the 
                        local area; and
                            (ii)(I) representatives of labor 
                        organizations (for a local area in which 
                        employees are represented by labor 
                        organizations), nominated by local labor 
                        federations; or
                            (II) other representatives of employees in 
                        the local area (for a local area in which no 
                        employees are represented by such 
                        organizations).
            (2) References.--A reference in this Act or a core program 
        provision to a local board, shall include a reference to such 
        an entity.

SEC. 118. LOCAL PLAN.

    (a) In General.--Each local board shall develop and submit to the 
Governor a comprehensive 4-year local plan, in partnership with the 
chief elected official. The local plan shall support the strategy 
described in the State plan in accordance with section 112(b)(1)(F), 
and otherwise be consistent with the State plan. If the local area is 
part of a planning region, the local board shall comply with section 
116(c)(1)(A) in the preparation and submission of a regional plan. At 
the end of the first 2-year period of the 4-year local plan, each local 
board shall review the local plan and the local board, in partnership 
with the chief elected official, shall prepare and submit modifications 
to the local plan to reflect changes in labor market and economic 
conditions or in other factors affecting the implementation of the 
local plan.
    (b) Contents.--The local plan shall include--
            (1) a description of the strategic planning elements 
        consisting of--
                    (A) an analysis of the regional economic conditions 
                including--
                            (i) existing and emerging in-demand 
                        industry sectors and occupations; and
                            (ii) the employment needs of employers in 
                        those industry sectors and occupations;
                    (B) an analysis of the knowledge and skills needed 
                to meet the employment needs of the employers in the 
                region, including employment needs in in-demand 
                industry sectors and occupations;
                    (C) an analysis of the workforce in the region, 
                including current labor force employment (and 
                unemployment) data, and information on labor market 
                trends, and the educational and skill levels of the 
                workforce in the region, including individuals with 
                barriers to employment;
                    (D) an analysis of the workforce development 
                activities (including education and training) in the 
                region, including an analysis of the strengths and 
                weaknesses of such services, and the capacity to 
                provide such services, to address the identified 
                education and skill needs of the workforce and the 
                employment needs of employers in the region;
                    (E) a description of the local board's strategic 
                vision and goals for preparing an educated and skilled 
                workforce (including youth and individuals with 
                barriers to employment), including goals relating to 
                the performance accountability measures based on 
                primary indicators of performance described in section 
                131(b)(2)(A) in order to support regional economic 
                growth and economic self-sufficiency; and
                    (F) taking into account analyses described in 
                subparagraphs (A) through (D), a strategy to work with 
                the entities that carry out the core programs to align 
                resources available to the local area, to achieve the 
                strategic vision and goals described in subparagraph 
                (E);
            (2) a description of the workforce development system in 
        the local area that identifies the programs that are included 
        in that system and how the local board will work with the 
        entities carrying out core programs and other workforce 
        development programs to support alignment to provide services, 
        including programs of study authorized under the Carl D. 
        Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 
        2301 et seq.), that support the strategy identified in the 
        State plan under paragraph (1)(F);
            (3) a description of how the local board, working with the 
        entities carrying out core programs, will expand access to 
        employment, training, education, and supportive services for 
        eligible individuals, particularly eligible individuals with 
        barriers to employment, including how the local board will 
        facilitate the development of career pathways and co-
        enrollment, as appropriate, in core programs;
            (4) a description of the strategies and services that will 
        be used in the local area--
                    (A) in order to--
                            (i) facilitate engagement of employers, 
                        including small employers and employers in in-
                        demand industry sectors and occupations, in 
                        workforce development programs;
                            (ii) support a local workforce development 
                        system that meets the needs of businesses in 
                        the local area;
                            (iii) better coordinate workforce 
                        development programs and economic development; 
                        and
                            (iv) strengthen linkages between the one-
                        stop delivery system and unemployment insurance 
                        programs; and
                    (B) that may include the implementation of 
                initiatives such as incumbent worker training programs, 
                on-the-job training programs, customized training 
                programs, industry and sector strategies, career 
                pathways initiatives, utilization of effective business 
                intermediaries, and other business services and 
                strategies, designed to meet the needs of employers in 
                the corresponding region in support of the strategy 
                described in paragraph (1)(F);
            (5) a description of how the local board will coordinate 
        workforce investment activities carried out in the local area 
        with economic development activities carried out in the region 
        in which the local area is located (or planning region), and 
        promote entrepreneurial skills training and microenterprise 
        services;
            (6) a description of the one-stop delivery system in the 
        local area, including--
                    (A) a description of how the local board will 
                ensure the continuous improvement of eligible providers 
                of services through the system and ensure that such 
                providers meet the employment needs of local employers, 
                and workers and jobseekers;
                    (B) a description of how the local board will 
                facilitate access to services provided through the one-
                stop delivery system, including in remote areas, 
                through the use of technology and through other means;
                    (C) a description of how entities within the one-
                stop delivery system, including one-stop operators and 
                the one-stop partners, will comply with section 288 and 
                applicable provisions of the Americans with 
                Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.) 
                regarding the physical and programmatic accessibility 
                of facilities, programs and services, technology, and 
                materials for individuals with disabilities, including 
                providing staff training and support for addressing the 
                needs of individuals with disabilities; and
                    (D) a description of the roles and resource 
                contributions of the one-stop partners;
            (7) a description and assessment of the type and 
        availability of adult and dislocated worker employment and 
        training activities in the local area;
            (8) a description of how the local board will coordinate 
        workforce investment activities carried out in the local area 
        with statewide rapid response activities, as defined in section 
        201, as appropriate;
            (9) a description and assessment of the type and 
        availability of youth workforce investment activities in the 
        local area, including activities for youth who are individuals 
        with disabilities, which description and assessment shall 
        include an identification of successful models of such youth 
        workforce investment activities;
            (10) a description of how the local board will coordinate 
        education and workforce investment activities carried out in 
        the local area with relevant secondary and postsecondary 
        education programs and activities to coordinate strategies, 
        enhance services, and avoid duplication of services;
            (11) a description of how the local board will coordinate 
        workforce investment activities carried out under this title or 
        title II in the local area with the provision of 
        transportation, including public transportation, and other 
        appropriate supportive services in the local area;
            (12) a description of plans and strategies for, and 
        assurances concerning, maximizing coordination of services 
        provided by the State employment service under the Wagner-
        Peyser Act (29 U.S.C. 49 et seq.) and services provided in the 
        local area through the one-stop delivery system, to improve 
        service delivery and avoid duplication of services;
            (13) a description of how the local board will coordinate 
        workforce investment activities carried out under this title or 
        title II in the local area with the provision of adult 
        education and literacy activities under title III in the local 
        area, including a description of how the local board will carry 
        out, consistent with subparagraphs (A) and (B)(i) of sections 
        117(d)(11) and section 332, the review of local applications 
        submitted under title III;
            (14) a description of the replicated cooperative agreements 
        (as defined in section 117(d)(11)) between the local board or 
        other local entities described in section 101(a)(11)(B) of the 
        Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 721(a)(11)(B)) and the 
        local office of a designated State agency or designated State 
        unit administering programs carried out under title I of such 
        Act (29 U.S.C. 720 et seq.) (other than section 112 or part C 
        of that title (29 U.S.C. 732, 741) and subject to section 
        221(f)) in accordance with section 101(a)(11) of such Act (29 
        U.S.C. 721(a)(11)) with respect to efforts that will enhance 
        the provision of services to individuals with disabilities and 
        to other individuals, such as cross training of staff, 
        technical assistance, use and sharing of information, 
        cooperative efforts with employers, and other efforts at 
        cooperation, collaboration, and coordination;
            (15) an identification of the entity responsible for the 
        disbursal of grant funds described in section 
        117(d)(12)(B)(i)(III), as determined by the chief elected 
        official or the Governor under section 117(d)(12)(B)(i);
            (16) a description of the competitive process to be used to 
        award the subgrants and contracts in the local area for 
        activities carried out under title I or title II;
            (17) a description of the local levels of performance 
        negotiated with the Governor and chief elected official 
        pursuant to section 131(c), to be used to measure the 
        performance of the local area and to be used by the local board 
        for measuring the performance of the local fiscal agent (where 
        appropriate), eligible providers under title II, and the one-
        stop delivery system, in the local area;
            (18) a description of the actions the local board will take 
        toward becoming or remaining a high-performing board, 
        consistent with the factors developed by the State board 
        pursuant to section 111(d)(6);
            (19) a description of how training services under chapter 3 
        of subtitle B of title II will be provided in accordance with 
        section 234(c)(4)(G), including, if contracts for the training 
        services will be used, how the use of such contracts will be 
        coordinated with the use of individual training accounts under 
        that chapter and how the local board will ensure informed 
        customer choice in the selection of training programs 
        regardless of how the training services are to be provided;
            (20) a description of the process used by the local board, 
        consistent with subsection (c), to provide an opportunity for 
        public comment, including comment by representatives of 
        businesses and comment by representatives of labor 
        organizations, and input into the development of the local 
        plan, prior to submission of the plan;
            (21) a description of how one-stop centers are implementing 
        and transitioning to an integrated, technology-enabled intake 
        and case management information system for programs carried out 
        under the Act and programs carried out by one-stop partners; 
        and
            (22) such other information as the Governor may require.
    (c) Process.--Prior to the date on which the local board submits a 
local plan under this section, the local board shall--
            (1) make available copies of a proposed local plan to the 
        public through electronic and other means, such as public 
        hearings and local news media;
            (2) allow members of the public, including representatives 
        of business, representatives of labor organizations, and 
        representatives of education to submit to the local board 
        comments on the proposed local plan, not later than the end of 
        the 30-day period beginning on the date on which the proposed 
        local plan is made available; and
            (3) include with the local plan submitted to the Governor 
        under this section any such comments that represent 
        disagreement with the plan.
    (d) Plan Submission and Approval.--A local plan submitted to the 
Governor under this section (including a modification to such a local 
plan) shall be considered to be approved by the Governor at the end of 
the 90-day period beginning on the day the Governor receives the plan 
(including such a modification), unless the Governor makes a written 
determination during the 90-day period that--
            (1) deficiencies in activities carried out under this title 
        or subtitle A of title II have been identified, through audits 
        conducted under section 284 or otherwise, and the local area 
        has not made acceptable progress in implementing corrective 
        measures to address the deficiencies;
            (2) the plan does not comply with the applicable provisions 
        of this Act; or
            (3) the plan does not align with the State plan, including 
        failing to provide for alignment of the core programs to 
        support the strategy identified in the State plan in accordance 
        with section 112(b)(1)(F).

                     CHAPTER 3--GENERAL PROVISIONS

SEC. 121. QUALIFICATIONS FOR DIRECTORS.

    (a) Development of Guidelines.--
            (1) Development.--Not later than 3 months after the date of 
        enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Labor, in consultation 
        with the Secretary of Education, shall initiate a process to 
        develop guidelines for qualifications for the position of 
        director (which may be known as an executive director or chief 
        executive officer, or by a similar title) of State boards and 
        local boards.
            (2) Consultation.--The Secretary shall solicit and consider 
        advice from a diverse set of parties, drawn from each of the 
        following groups:
                    (A) Representatives of Federal, State, regional, 
                and local officials responsible for the administration 
                of one-stop partner programs, as well as other 
                workforce development programs the Secretary determines 
                are appropriate.
                    (B) Representatives of State boards and local 
                boards, including representatives of the directors of 
                such boards.
                    (C) Individuals with relevant expertise in 
                workforce development representing entities such as 
                national associations and organizations, academic and 
                research organizations, labor organizations, businesses 
                and business organizations, economic development 
                entities, institutions of higher education, community-
                based organizations and intermediaries, and 
                philanthropic organizations.
            (3) Qualifications.--In developing guidelines for 
        qualifications for the directors of State boards and local 
        boards under this section, the Secretary shall analyze and 
        determine the requisite knowledge, skills, and abilities 
        necessary to assist the boards in carrying out the functions 
        described in, as appropriate, sections 111(d) and 117(d) and 
        necessary for understanding and leadership of workforce 
        development systems.
    (b) Identification of Guidelines.--Not later than 15 months after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Labor, in 
consultation with the Secretary of Education, shall identify the 
guidelines for qualifications the Secretary of Labor determines are 
appropriate for the directors of State boards and local boards and 
shall disseminate such guidelines to the public, Governors, and chief 
elected officials, and to State boards and local boards for their 
consideration and use in hiring such directors. The Secretary of Labor 
may provide technical assistance to State boards and local boards 
relating to the use of such guidelines.
    (c) Periodic Review.--The Secretary of Labor, in consultation with 
the Secretary of Education, shall periodically review the guideline 
identified under this section for qualifications for the directors of 
State boards and local boards and, after consultation with the 
individuals referenced in subsection (a)(2), may issue such revised 
guidelines, in accordance with this section, as the Secretary 
determines to be appropriate.

SEC. 122. FUNDING OF STATE AND LOCAL BOARDS.

    (a) State Boards.--In funding a State board under this subtitle, a 
State--
            (1) shall use funds available as described in section 
        229(b)(2) or 234(a)(3)(B); or
            (2) may use non-Federal funds available to the State that 
        the State determines are appropriate and available for that 
        use.
    (b) Local Boards.--In funding a local board under this subtitle, 
the chief elected official and local board for the local area--
            (1) shall use funds available as described in section 
        228(b)(4); or
            (2) may use non-Federal funds available to the local area 
        that the chief elected official and local board determine are 
        appropriate and available for that use.

  Subtitle B--Workforce Development Performance Accountability System

SEC. 131. PERFORMANCE ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM.

    (a) Purpose.--The purpose of this section is to establish 
performance accountability measures that apply--
            (1) across the core programs to assess the effectiveness of 
        States in achieving positive outcomes for individuals served by 
        those programs; and
            (2) across the title II core programs to assess the 
        effectiveness of local areas in achieving positive outcomes for 
        individuals served by those programs.
    (b) State Performance Accountability Measures.--
            (1) In general.--For each State, the performance 
        accountability measures for the core programs shall consist 
        of--
                    (A)(i) the primary indicators of performance 
                described in paragraph (2)(A); and
                    (ii) the additional indicators of performance (if 
                any) identified by the State under paragraph (2)(B); 
                and
                    (B) a State adjusted level of performance for each 
                indicator described in subparagraph (A).
            (2) Indicators of performance.--
                    (A) Primary indicators of performance.--
                            (i) In general.--The State primary 
                        indicators of performance for activities 
                        provided under the adult and dislocated worker 
                        programs authorized under chapter 3 of subtitle 
                        B of title II, the program of adult education 
                        and literacy activities authorized under title 
                        III, the employment services program authorized 
                        under sections 1 through 13 of the Wagner-
                        Peyser Act (29 U.S.C. 49 et seq.) (except that 
                        subclauses (IV) and (V) shall not apply to such 
                        program), and the program authorized under 
                        title I of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 
                        U.S.C. 720 et seq.), other than section 112 or 
                        part C of that title (29 U.S.C. 732, 741), 
                        shall consist of--
                                    (I) the percentage of program 
                                participants who are employed during 
                                the second quarter after exit from the 
                                program;
                                    (II) the percentage of program 
                                participants who are employed during 
                                the fourth quarter after exit from the 
                                program;
                                    (III) the median earnings of 
                                program participants who are employed 
                                during the second quarter after exit 
                                from the program;
                                    (IV) the percentage of program 
                                participants who obtain a recognized 
                                postsecondary credential, or a 
                                secondary school diploma or its 
                                recognized equivalent (subject to 
                                clause (iii)), during participation in 
                                or within 1 year after exit from the 
                                program;
                                    (V) the percentage of program 
                                participants who, during a program 
                                year, are in an education or training 
                                program that leads to a recognized 
                                postsecondary credential or employment 
                                and who are achieving measurable skill 
                                gains toward such a credential or 
                                employment; and
                                    (VI) the indicators of 
                                effectiveness in serving employers 
                                established pursuant to clause (iv).
                            (ii) Primary indicators for eligible 
                        youth.--The primary indicators of performance 
                        for the youth program authorized under chapter 
                        2 of subtitle B of title II shall consist of--
                                    (I) the percentage of program 
                                participants who are in education or 
                                training activities, or employed, 
                                during the second quarter after exit 
                                from the program;
                                    (II) the percentage of program 
                                participants who are in education or 
                                training activities, or employed, 
                                during the fourth quarter after exit 
                                from the program;
                                    (III) the median earnings of 
                                program participants who are employed 
                                during the second quarter after exit 
                                from the program;
                                    (IV) the percentage of program 
                                participants who obtain a recognized 
                                postsecondary credential described in 
                                clause (i)(IV), or a secondary school 
                                diploma or its recognized equivalent 
                                subject to clause (iii), during 
                                participation in or within 1 year after 
                                exit from the program;
                                    (V) the percentage of program 
                                participants who, during a program 
                                year, are in an education or training 
                                program that leads to a recognized 
                                postsecondary credential or employment 
                                and who are achieving measurable skill 
                                gains toward such a credential or 
                                employment; and
                                    (VI) the indicators of 
                                effectiveness in serving employers 
                                established pursuant to clause (iv).
                            (iii) Indicator relating to credential.--
                        For purposes of clause (i)(IV) or (ii)(IV), 
                        program participants who obtain a secondary 
                        school diploma or its recognized equivalent 
                        shall be included in the percentage counted as 
                        meeting the criterion under such clause only if 
                        such participants, in addition to obtaining 
                        such diploma or its recognized equivalent, have 
                        obtained or retained employment or are in an 
                        education or training program leading to a 
                        recognized postsecondary credential described 
                        in clause (i)(IV) within 1 year after exit from 
                        the program.
                            (iv) Indicator for services to employers.--
                        Prior to the commencement of the second full 
                        program year after the date of enactment of 
                        this Act, for purposes of clauses (i)(VI) and 
                        (ii)(VI), the Secretary of Labor and the 
                        Secretary of Education, after consultation with 
                        the representatives described in subsection 
                        (h)(2), shall jointly develop and establish, 
                        for purposes of this subparagraph, 1 or more 
                        primary indicators of performance that indicate 
                        the effectiveness of the core programs in 
                        serving employers.
                    (B) Additional indicators.--A State may identify in 
                the State plan additional performance accountability 
                indicators.
            (3) Levels of performance.--
                    (A) State adjusted levels of performance for 
                primary indicators.--
                            (i) In general.--For each State submitting 
                        a State plan, there shall be established, in 
                        accordance with this subparagraph, levels of 
                        performance for each of the corresponding 
                        primary indicators of performance described in 
                        paragraph (2) for each of the programs 
                        described in clause (ii).
                            (ii) Included programs.--The programs 
                        included under clause (i) are--
                                    (I) the youth program authorized 
                                under chapter 2 of subtitle B of title 
                                II;
                                    (II) the adult program authorized 
                                under chapter 3 of subtitle B of title 
                                II;
                                    (III) the dislocated worker 
                                authorized under chapter 3 of subtitle 
                                B of title II;
                                    (IV) the program of adult education 
                                and literacy activities authorized 
                                under title III;
                                    (V) the employment services program 
                                authorized under sections 1 through 13 
                                of the Wagner-Peyser Act (29 U.S.C. 49 
                                et seq.); and
                                    (VI) the program authorized under 
                                title I of the Rehabilitation Act of 
                                1973 (29 U.S.C. 720 et seq.), other 
                                than section 112 or part C of that 
                                title (29 U.S.C. 732, 741).
                            (iii) Identification in state plan.--Each 
                        State shall identify, in the State plan, 
                        expected levels of performance for each of the 
                        corresponding primary indicators of performance 
                        for each of the programs described in clause 
                        (ii) for the first 2 program years covered by 
                        the State plan.
                            (iv) Agreement on state adjusted levels of 
                        performance.--
                                    (I) First 2 years.--The State shall 
                                reach agreement with the Secretary of 
                                Labor and the Secretary of Education on 
                                levels of performance for each 
                                indicator described in clause (iii) for 
                                each of the programs described in 
                                clause (ii) for each of the first 2 
                                program years covered by the State 
                                plan. In reaching the agreement, the 
                                State and Secretaries shall take into 
                                account the levels identified in the 
                                State plan under clause (iii) and the 
                                factors described in clause (v). The 
                                levels agreed to shall be considered to 
                                be the State adjusted levels of 
                                performance for the State for such 
                                program years and shall be incorporated 
                                into the State plan prior to the 
                                approval of such plan.
                                    (II) Third and fourth year.--The 
                                State and the Secretaries shall reach 
                                agreement, prior to the third program 
                                year covered by the State plan, on 
                                levels of performance for each 
                                indicator described in clause (iii) for 
                                each of the programs described in 
                                clause (ii) for each of the third and 
                                fourth program years covered by the 
                                State plan. In reaching the agreement, 
                                the State and Secretaries shall take 
                                into account the factors described in 
                                clause (v). The levels agreed to shall 
                                be considered to be the State adjusted 
                                levels of performance for the State for 
                                such program years and shall be 
                                incorporated into the State plan as a 
                                modification to the plan.
                            (v) Factors.--In reaching the agreements 
                        described in clause (iv), the State and 
                        Secretaries shall--
                                    (I) take into account how the 
                                levels involved compare with the State 
                                adjusted levels of performance 
                                established for other States;
                                    (II) ensure that the levels 
                                involved are adjusted, using the 
                                objective statistical model established 
                                by the Secretaries pursuant to clause 
                                (viii), based on--
                                            (aa) the differences among 
                                        States in actual economic 
                                        conditions (including 
                                        differences in unemployment 
                                        rates and job losses or gains 
                                        in particular industries); and
                                            (bb) the characteristics of 
                                        participants when the 
                                        participants entered the 
                                        program involved, including 
                                        indicators of poor work 
                                        history, lack of work 
                                        experience, lack of educational 
                                        or occupational skills 
                                        attainment, dislocation from 
                                        high-wage and high-benefit 
                                        employment, low levels of 
                                        literacy or English 
                                        proficiency, disability status, 
                                        homelessness, ex-offender 
                                        status, and welfare 
                                        dependency);
                                    (III) take into account the extent 
                                to which the levels involved promote 
                                continuous improvement in performance 
                                accountability on the performance 
                                accountability measures by such State 
                                and ensure optimal return on the 
                                investment of Federal funds; and
                                    (IV) take into account the extent 
                                to which the levels involved will 
                                assist the State in meeting the goals 
                                described in clause (vi).
                            (vi) Goals.--In order to promote enhanced 
                        performance outcomes and to facilitate the 
                        process of reaching agreements with the States 
                        under clause (iv), the Secretary of Labor and 
                        the Secretary of Education shall establish 
                        performance goals for the core programs, in 
                        accordance with the Government Performance and 
                        Results Act of 1993 and in consultation with 
                        States and other appropriate parties. Such 
                        goals shall be long-term goals for the adjusted 
                        levels of performance to be achieved by each of 
                        the programs described in clause (ii) regarding 
                        the corresponding primary indicators of 
                        performance described in paragraph (2)(A).
                            (vii) Revisions based on economic 
                        conditions and individuals served during the 
                        program year.--The Secretary of Labor and the 
                        Secretary of Education shall, in accordance 
                        with the objective statistical model developed 
                        pursuant to clause (viii), revise the State 
                        adjusted levels of performance applicable for 
                        each of the programs described in clause (ii), 
                        for a program year and a State, to reflect the 
                        actual economic conditions and characteristics 
                        of participants (as described in clause 
                        (v)(II)) in that program during such program 
                        year in such State.
                            (viii) Statistical adjustment model.--The 
                        Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of 
                        Education, after consultation with the 
                        representatives described in subsection (h)(2), 
                        shall develop and disseminate an objective 
                        statistical model that will be used to make the 
                        adjustments in the State adjusted levels of 
                        performance for actual economic conditions and 
                        characteristics of participants under clauses 
                        (v) and (vii).
                    (B) Levels of performance for additional 
                indicators.--The State may identify, in the State plan, 
                State levels of performance for each of the additional 
                indicators identified under paragraph (2)(B). Such 
                levels shall be considered to be State adjusted levels 
                of performance for purposes of this section.
    (c) Local Performance Accountability Measures for Title II.--
            (1) In general.--For each local area in a State designated 
        under section 116, the local performance accountability 
        measures for each of the programs described in subclauses (I) 
        through (III) of subsection (b)(3)(A)(ii) shall consist of--
                    (A)(i) the primary indicators of performance 
                described in subsection (b)(2)(A) that are applicable 
                to such programs; and
                    (ii) additional indicators of performance, if any, 
                identified by the State for such programs under 
                subsection (b)(2)(B); and
                    (B) the local level of performance for each 
                indicator described in subparagraph (A).
            (2) Local level of performance.--The local board, the chief 
        elected official, and the Governor shall negotiate and reach 
        agreement on local levels of performance based on the State 
        adjusted levels of performance established under subsection 
        (b)(3)(A).
            (3) Adjustment factors.--In negotiating the local levels of 
        performance, the local board, the chief elected official, and 
        the Governor shall make adjustments for the expected economic 
        conditions and the expected characteristics of participants to 
        be served in the local area, using the statistical adjustment 
        model developed pursuant to subsection (b)(3)(A)(viii). In 
        addition, the negotiated local levels of performance applicable 
        to a program year shall be revised to reflect the actual 
        economic conditions experienced and the characteristics of the 
        populations served in the local area during such program year 
        using the statistical adjustment model.
    (d) Performance Reports.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 12 months after the date of 
        enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Labor and the Secretary 
        of Education shall jointly develop a template for performance 
        reports that shall be used by States, local boards, and 
        eligible providers of training services under section 222 to 
        report on outcomes achieved by the core programs. In developing 
        such templates, the Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of 
        Education will take into account the need to maximize the value 
        of the templates for workers, jobseekers, employers, local 
        elected officials, State officials, Federal policymakers, and 
        other key stakeholders.
            (2) Contents of state performance reports.--The performance 
        report for a State shall include, subject to paragraph (5)(C)--
                    (A) information specifying the levels of 
                performance achieved with respect to the primary 
                indicators of performance described in subsection 
                (b)(2)(A) for each of the programs described in 
                subsection (b)(3)(A)(ii) and the State adjusted levels 
                of performance with respect to such indicators for each 
                program;
                    (B) information specifying the levels of 
                performance achieved with respect to the primary 
                indicators of performance described in subsection 
                (b)(2)(A) for each of the programs described in 
                subsection (b)(3)(A)(ii) with respect to individuals 
                with barriers to employment, disaggregated by each 
                subpopulation of such individuals, and by race, 
                ethnicity, sex, and age;
                    (C) the total number of participants served by each 
                of the programs described in subsection (b)(3)(A)(ii), 
                and the types of services provided;
                    (D) the number of individuals with barriers to 
                employment served by each of the programs described in 
                subsection (b)(3)(A)(ii), disaggregated by each 
                subpopulation of such individuals;
                    (E) the number of participants who are enrolled in 
                more than 1 of the programs described in subsection 
                (b)(3)(A)(ii); and
                    (F) other information that facilitates comparisons 
                of programs with programs in other States.
            (3) Contents of local area performance reports.--The 
        performance reports for a local area shall include, subject to 
        paragraph (5)(C)--
                    (A) information specifying the levels of 
                performance achieved with respect to the primary 
                indicators of performance described in subsection 
                (b)(2)(A) for each of the programs described in 
                subclauses (I) through (III) of subsection 
                (b)(3)(A)(ii), and the local adjusted levels of 
                performance with respect to such indicators for each 
                program;
                    (B) information specifying the levels of 
                performance achieved with respect to the primary 
                indicators of performance described in subsection 
                (b)(2)(A) for each of the programs described in 
                subclauses (I) through (III) of subsection 
                (b)(3)(A)(ii) with respect to individuals with barriers 
                to employment, disaggregated by each subpopulation of 
                such individuals, and by race, ethnicity, sex, and age;
                    (C) the total number of participants served by each 
                of the programs described in subclauses (I) through 
                (III) of subsection (b)(3)(A)(ii), and the types of 
                services provided;
                    (D) the number of individuals with barriers to 
                employment served by each of the programs described in 
                subclauses (I) through (III) of subsection 
                (b)(3)(A)(ii), disaggregated by each subpopulation of 
                such individuals;
                    (E) the number of participants who are enrolled in 
                any of the programs described in subclauses (I) through 
                (III) of subsection (b)(3)(A)(ii) who are enrolled in 
                more than 1 program described in subsection 
                (b)(3)(A)(ii); and
                    (F) other information that facilitates comparisons 
                of programs with programs in other local areas (or 
                planning regions, as appropriate).
            (4) Contents of eligible training providers performance 
        reports.--The performance report for an eligible provider of 
        training services under section 222 shall include, subject to 
        paragraph (5)(C), with respect to each program of study (or the 
        equivalent) of such provider--
                    (A) information specifying the levels of 
                performance achieved with respect to the primary 
                indicators of performance described in subclauses (I) 
                through (IV) of subsection (b)(2)(A)(i) with respect to 
                all individuals engaging in the program of study (or 
                the equivalent);
                    (B) the total number of individuals engaging in the 
                program of study (or the equivalent);
                    (C) the total number of participants served by each 
                of the adult program and the dislocated worker program 
                authorized under chapter 3 of subtitle B of title II; 
                and
                    (D) the number of individuals with barriers to 
                employment served by each of the adult program and the 
                dislocated worker program authorized under chapter 3 of 
                subtitle B of title II, disaggregated by each 
                subpopulation of such individuals, and by race, 
                ethnicity, sex, and age.
            (5) Publication.--
                    (A) State performance reports.--The Secretary of 
                Labor and the Secretary of Education shall annually 
                make available (including by electronic means), in an 
                easily understandable format, the performance reports 
                for States containing the information described in 
                paragraph (2).
                    (B) Local area and eligible training provider 
                performance reports.--The State shall make available 
                (including by electronic means), in an easily 
                understandable format, the performance reports for the 
                local areas containing the information described in 
                paragraph (3) and the performance reports for eligible 
                providers of training services containing the 
                information described in paragraph (4).
                    (C) Rules for reporting of data.--The 
                disaggregation of data under this subsection shall not 
                be required when the number of participants in a 
                category is insufficient to yield statistically 
                reliable information or when the results would reveal 
                personally identifiable information about an individual 
                participant.
                    (D) Dissemination to congress.--The Secretary of 
                Labor and the Secretary of Education shall make 
                available (including by electronic means) a summary of 
                the reports, and the reports, required under this 
                subsection to the Committee on Education and the 
                Workforce of the House of Representatives and the 
                Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of 
                the Senate.
    (e) Evaluation of State Programs.--
            (1) In general.--Using funds authorized under a core 
        program and made available to carry out this section, the 
        State, in coordination with local boards in the State and the 
        State agencies responsible for the administration of the core 
        programs, shall conduct ongoing evaluations of activities 
        carried out in the State under such programs. The State, local 
        boards, and State agencies shall conduct the evaluations in 
        order to promote, establish, implement, and utilize methods for 
        continuously improving core program activities in order to 
        achieve high-level performance within, and high-level outcomes 
        from, the workforce development system. The State shall 
        coordinate the evaluations with the evaluations provided for by 
        the Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of Education under 
        section 172, section 342(c)(3)(E), section 10(b) of the Wagner-
        Peyser Act (29 U.S.C. 49i(b)), and sections 12(a)(5), 14, and 
        107 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 709(a)(5), 
        711, 727) (applied with respect to programs carried out under 
        title I of that Act (29 U.S.C. 720 et seq.)).
            (2) Design.--The evaluations conducted under this 
        subsection shall be designed in conjunction with the State 
        board, State agencies responsible for the administration of the 
        core programs, and local boards and shall include analysis of 
        customer feedback and outcome and process measures in the 
        statewide workforce development system. The evaluations shall 
        use designs that employ the most rigorous analytical and 
        statistical methods that are reasonably feasible, such as the 
        use of control groups.
            (3) Results.--The State shall annually prepare, submit to 
        the State board and local boards in the State, and make 
        available to the public (including by electronic means), 
        reports containing the results of evaluations conducted under 
        this subsection, to promote the efficiency and effectiveness of 
        the workforce development system.
            (4) Cooperation with federal evaluations.--The State shall 
        cooperate in the conduct of evaluations (including related 
        research projects) provided for by the Secretary of Labor or 
        the Secretary of Education under the provisions of Federal law 
        identified in paragraph (1). Such cooperation shall include the 
        provision of data (in accordance with appropriate privacy 
        protections established by the Secretary of Labor), the 
        provision of responses to surveys, and allowing site visits in 
        a timely manner, for the Secretaries or their agents.
    (f) Sanctions for State Failure To Meet State Performance 
Accountability Measures.--
            (1) States.--
                    (A) Technical assistance.--If a State fails to meet 
                the State adjusted levels of performance relating to 
                indicators described in subsection (b)(2)(A) for a 
                program for any program year, the Secretary of Labor 
                and the Secretary of Education shall provide technical 
                assistance, including assistance in the development of 
                a performance improvement plan.
                    (B) Reduction in amount of grant.--If such failure 
                continues for a second consecutive year, or if a State 
                fails to submit a report under subsection (d) for any 
                program year, the Secretary of Labor or the Secretary 
                of Education, as appropriate, may reduce by not more 
                than 5 percent, the amount of the allotment that would 
                (in the absence of this paragraph) be payable to the 
                State under such program for the immediately succeeding 
                program year. Such penalty shall be based on the degree 
                of failure to meet State adjusted levels of 
                performance.
            (2) Funds resulting from reduced allotments.--The Secretary 
        of Labor or the Secretary of Education, as appropriate, shall 
        use any amount retained, as a result of a reduction in an 
        allotment to a State made under paragraph (1)(B), to provide 
        technical assistance to the States the Secretaries determine to 
        be appropriate to improve the performance of their core 
        programs.
    (g) Sanctions for Local Area Failure To Meet Local Performance 
Accountability Measures.--
            (1) Technical assistance.--If a local area fails to meet 
        local performance accountability measures established under 
        subsection (c) for the youth, adult, or dislocated worker 
        program authorized under chapter 2 or 3 of subtitle B of title 
        II for a program described in subsection (d)(2)(A) for any 
        program year, the Governor, or upon request by the Governor, 
        the Secretary of Labor, shall provide technical assistance, 
        which may include assistance in the development of a 
        performance improvement plan, or the development of a modified 
        local plan (or regional plan).
            (2) Corrective actions.--
                    (A) In general.--If such failure continues for a 
                second consecutive year, the Governor shall take 
                corrective actions, which shall include development of 
                a reorganization plan through which the Governor may--
                            (i) require the appointment and 
                        certification of a new local board, consistent 
                        with the criteria established under section 
                        117(b)(1);
                            (ii) prohibit the use of eligible providers 
                        and one-stop partners identified as achieving a 
                        poor level of performance;
                            (iii) redesignate the local area in 
                        accordance with section 116; or
                            (iv) take such other actions as the 
                        Governor determines are appropriate.
                    (B) Appeal by local area.--
                            (i) Appeal to governor.--The local board 
                        and chief elected official for a local area 
                        that is subject to a reorganization plan under 
                        subparagraph (A) may, not later than 30 days 
                        after receiving notice of the reorganization 
                        plan, appeal to the Governor to rescind or 
                        revise such plan. In such case, the Governor 
                        shall make a final decision not later than 30 
                        days after the receipt of the appeal.
                            (ii) Subsequent action.--The local board 
                        and chief elected official for a local area 
                        may, not later than 30 days after receiving a 
                        decision from the Governor pursuant to clause 
                        (i), appeal such decision to the Secretary of 
                        Labor. In such case, the Secretary shall make a 
                        final decision not later than 30 days after the 
                        receipt of the appeal.
                    (C) Effective date.--The decision made by the 
                Governor under subparagraph (B)(i) shall become 
                effective at the time the Governor issues the decision 
                pursuant to such clause. Such decision shall remain 
                effective unless the Secretary of Labor rescinds or 
                revises such plan pursuant to subparagraph (B)(ii).
    (h) Definitions of Indicators of Performance.--
            (1) In general.--In order to ensure nationwide 
        comparability of performance data, the Secretary of Labor and 
        the Secretary of Education, after consultation with 
        representatives described in paragraph (2), shall issue 
        definitions for the indicators described in subsection (b)(2).
            (2) Representatives.--The representatives referred to in 
        paragraph (1) are representatives of States and political 
        subdivisions, business and industry, employees, eligible 
        providers of activities carried out through the core programs, 
        educators, researchers, participants, the lead State agency 
        officials with responsibility for the programs carried out 
        through the core programs, individuals with expertise in 
        serving individuals with barriers to employment, and other 
        interested parties.
    (i) Fiscal and Management Accountability Information Systems.--
            (1) In general.--Using funds authorized under a core 
        program and made available to carry out this subtitle, the 
        Governor, in coordination with the State board, the State 
        agencies administering the core programs, local boards, and 
        chief elected officials in the State, shall establish and 
        operate a fiscal and management accountability information 
        system based on guidelines established by the Secretary of 
        Labor and the Secretary of Education after consultation with 
        the Governors of States, chief elected officials, and one-stop 
        partners. Such guidelines shall promote efficient collection 
        and use of fiscal and management information for reporting and 
        monitoring the use of funds authorized under the core programs 
        and for preparing the annual report described in subsection 
        (d).
            (2) Wage records.--In measuring the progress of the State 
        on State and local performance accountability measures, a State 
        shall utilize quarterly wage records, consistent with State 
        law. The Secretary of Labor shall make arrangements, consistent 
        with State law, to ensure that the wage records of any State 
        are available to any other State to the extent that such wage 
        records are required by the State in carrying out the State 
        plan of the State or completing the annual report described in 
        subsection (d).
            (3) Confidentiality.--In carrying out the requirements of 
        this Act, the State shall comply with section 444 of the 
        General Education Provisions Act (20 U.S.C. 1232g).

        Subtitle C--Workforce Innovation and Replication Grants

SEC. 141. PURPOSES.

    The purposes of this subtitle are--
            (1) to promote the development of comprehensive workforce 
        development systems at the State, regional, and local levels 
        that reflect the alignment of strategies and activities across 
        the core programs and, where appropriate, across other 
        workforce development, education, economic development, and 
        human services programs, to provide effective, high quality, 
        and client-centered services to job seekers and workers, youth, 
        and employers;
            (2) to promote innovation and to improve, replicate, and 
        expand models and service delivery strategies--
                    (A) that are of demonstrated effectiveness in 
                meeting the education, training, and employment needs 
                of job seekers and workers, and youth, including such 
                individuals with barriers to employment, and employers; 
                and
                    (B) that may include--
                            (i) industry and sector strategies, career 
                        pathway models, and other examples of models 
                        and strategies involving integrated 
                        partnerships;
                            (ii) models or strategies that utilize pay 
                        for performance, prior learning, or retention 
                        grants; or
                            (iii) models or strategies that address 
                        areas of high poverty or individuals who are 
                        long-term unemployed, and that lead to economic 
                        self-sufficiency; and
            (3) to establish and improve programs for youth that 
        engage, recover, and connect youth by providing access to 
        career pathways that include the attainment of a recognized 
        postsecondary credential and employment that leads to economic 
        self-sufficiency.

SEC. 142. WORKFORCE INNOVATION AND REPLICATION GRANTS.

    (a) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this section such sums as may be necessary 
for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018.
    (b) Workforce Innovation and Replication Grants to Eligible 
Entities.--
            (1) In general.--From funds described in subsection (a), 
        the Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of Education shall 
        award workforce innovation and replication grants on a 
        competitive basis to eligible entities.
            (2) Use of funds.--The grants awarded under this subsection 
        shall be used to support innovative new strategies and 
        activities, which may include strategies and activities with 
        proven effectiveness in 2 or more noncontiguous areas, or the 
        replication and expansion of effective evidence-based 
        strategies and activities, such as on-the-job training, that 
        are designed to align programs and strengthen the workforce 
        development system in a State or region, consistent with the 
        workforce development plans under this Act for such State or 
        region, in order to substantially improve the education and 
        employment outcomes for adults and youth served by such system 
        and the services provided to employers under such system.
            (3) Eligible entities.--
                    (A) In general.--To be eligible to receive a grant 
                under this subsection, a State partnership or regional 
                entity shall meet the requirements of this paragraph 
                and submit an application in accordance with paragraph 
                (4).
                    (B) State partnership.--For a State partnership to 
                be eligible for funding under this subsection, a 
                Governor of a State shall--
                            (i) submit the application in partnership 
                        with the State board and with 1 or more 
                        regional entities in the State described in 
                        subparagraph (C); and
                            (ii) demonstrate that the State has--
                                    (I) aligned the core programs;
                                    (II) made significant progress 
                                towards aligning the core programs with 
                                other workforce development programs; 
                                and
                                    (III) achieved the alignments 
                                described in subclauses (I) and (II) 
                                consistent with the State plan.
                    (C) Regional entities.--To be identified as a 
                regional entity and to be eligible for funding under 
                this subsection, a local board for a local area that is 
                aligned with a region, or all of the local boards for 
                local areas that comprise a planning region under 
                section 116(c), shall demonstrate that--
                            (i) the application has been developed in 
                        consultation with the State and is not 
                        duplicative of other applications under this 
                        subsection submitted by a State partnership; 
                        and
                            (ii) the local board, or all of the local 
                        boards for the planning region, has--
                                    (I) worked with the core programs 
                                to achieve alignment of such programs 
                                in the region;
                                    (II) made significant progress 
                                towards aligning the core programs with 
                                other workforce development programs in 
                                the region; and
                                    (III) achieved the alignments 
                                described in subclauses (I) and (II) 
                                consistent with the State plan.
            (4) Application.--An eligible entity seeking to receive a 
        grant under this subsection shall submit to the Secretary of 
        Labor and the Secretary of Education an application at such 
        time, in such manner, and containing such information, 
        consistent with this paragraph, as the Secretaries may require. 
        Each such application shall describe the innovation and 
        replication strategies and activities, and any waivers, in 
        accordance with appropriate authorizing statutes, necessary to 
        implement such strategies and activities, that the eligible 
        entity will carry out to strengthen the workforce development 
        system in the State or region in order to substantially improve 
        the education and employment outcomes for individuals served by 
        such system and the services provided to employers under such 
        system, including--
                    (A) a description of the region in the State or the 
                State, as appropriate, that will be the focus of grant 
                activities, including analyses of economic conditions, 
                skill needs, the workforce, and the workforce 
                development services (including the strengths and 
                weaknesses of such services and the capacity to provide 
                such services) that are relevant to the proposed 
                strategies and activities that would be carried out 
                under the grant;
                    (B) a description of the populations to be served, 
                including individuals with barriers to employment, and 
                the skill needs of those populations;
                    (C) a description of the promising strategies and 
                activities the eligible entity is proposing to 
                demonstrate, or the evidence-based strategies and 
                activities that the eligible entity is proposing to 
                expand or replicate;
                    (D) a description of how, in carrying out such 
                strategies and activities, the entity will--
                            (i) collaborate to leverage resources among 
                        strategic partners to achieve the purposes of 
                        the grant, and to provide the matching share 
                        described in paragraph (5)(B); and
                            (ii) ensure the sustainability of the 
                        programs and activities supported by the grant 
                        after grant funds are no longer available;
                    (E) a description of how the strategies and 
                activities will be aligned with the State plan and the 
                local plans in the region of the State that will be the 
                focus of grant activities;
                    (F) a description of the outcomes, including 
                outcomes for the performance accountability measures 
                based on indicators described in section 
                131(b)(2)(A)(i), to be achieved by the proposed 
                strategies and activities; and
                    (G) a description of how the eligible entity will--
                            (i) use technology;
                            (ii) collect data;
                            (iii) make data publicly available; and
                            (iv) use technology and data to improve 
                        program delivery, activities, and 
                        administration.
            (5) Matching requirements; supplement, not supplant.--
                    (A) Innovation fund share.--The amount of the share 
                of the funds provided under paragraph (1) shall be not 
                greater than 50 percent of the cost of the programs and 
                activities that are carried out under the grant.
                    (B) Matching share.--
                            (i) In general.--
                                    (I) Amount.--The amount of the 
                                matching share under this subsection 
                                for a program year may not be less than 
                                50 percent of the costs of the programs 
                                and activities that are carried out 
                                under the grant.
                                    (II) In cash or in kind.--The 
                                matching share may be in cash or in 
                                kind (fairly evaluated).
                                    (III) Sources of matching share.--
                                            (aa) In general.--Not more 
                                        than 50 percent of the matching 
                                        share required under this 
                                        subsection may be provided from 
                                        Federal resources, of which not 
                                        less than 50 percent shall be 
                                        provided from Federal resources 
                                        from the partner programs 
                                        identified in the application 
                                        other than resources provided 
                                        under the core programs.
                                            (bb) Non-federal sources.--
                                        Non-Federal sources for the 
                                        matching share may include 
                                        State resources, local 
                                        resources, contributions from 
                                        private organizations, or a 
                                        combination of such resources 
                                        and contributions.
                            (ii) Financial hardship waiver.--The 
                        Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of 
                        Education may waive or reduce the matching 
                        share of an eligible entity that has submitted 
                        an application under this subsection if such 
                        entity demonstrates a need for such waiver or 
                        reduction due to extreme financial hardship as 
                        jointly defined by the Secretary of Labor and 
                        the Secretary of Education.
                    (C) Supplement, not supplant.--The Federal and 
                matching share required by this subsection shall be 
                used to supplement and not supplant other Federal and 
                State funds used to carry out activities described in 
                this subsection.
            (6) Grant period.--Grants awarded under this subsection 
        shall be awarded for periods of not more than 3 years in 
        duration and may not be renewed.
            (7) Geographic diversity.--In awarding grants under this 
        subsection, the Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of 
        Education shall take into consideration the geographic 
        diversity, and diversity with respect to population density, of 
        the areas in which projects will be carried out under this 
        section.
            (8) Reporting.--The Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of 
        Education are authorized to establish appropriate reporting 
        requirements for grantees under this subsection.
            (9) Technical assistance and evaluation.--For each program 
        year for which funds are available to carry out this section, 
        the Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of Education may 
        reserve not more than 5 percent of the amount available to 
        carry out this subsection to provide technical assistance to 
        applicants and grantees under this subsection, and to evaluate 
        projects carried out under this subsection. The Secretaries 
        shall ensure that the results of the evaluations are publicly 
        available (including by electronic means).

SEC. 143. YOUTH INNOVATION AND REPLICATION GRANTS.

    (a) Program Authorized.--There are authorized to be appropriated to 
carry out this section such sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal 
years 2014 through 2018.
    (b) Youth Innovation and Replication Grants to Eligible Entities.--
            (1) In general.--From funds described in subsection (a), 
        the Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of Education shall 
        award youth innovation and replication grants on a competitive 
        basis to eligible entities.
            (2) Use of funds.--The grants awarded under this subsection 
        shall be used to support the demonstration of innovative new 
        strategies and activities, or the replication and expansion of 
        effective evidence-based strategies and activities, that are 
        designed to substantially improve education and employment 
        outcomes for eligible youth. Such strategies and activities 
        shall include--
                    (A) establishing career pathways in in-demand 
                industry sectors and occupations for eligible youth, in 
                collaboration with other Federal, State, and local 
                programs, such as career and technical education 
                programs as defined in section 101, and public and 
                private entities;
                    (B) developing and implementing a comprehensive 
                strategy, for an area of high poverty, that provides 
                education and training programs, resources, and other 
                activities that prepare youth for postsecondary 
                education and training and for employment that leads to 
                economic self-sufficiency;
                    (C) developing and implementing strategies and 
                activities that provide opportunities for youth with 
                disabilities to receive education, training, and 
                employment services that lead to a recognized 
                postsecondary credential or integrated, competitive 
                employment;
                    (D) developing and implementing evidence-based 
                strategies and activities, such as--
                            (i) education offered concurrently and 
                        contextually with workforce preparation and 
                        training for a specific occupation or 
                        occupational cluster;
                            (ii) career academies;
                            (iii) dropout prevention and recovery 
                        strategies;
                            (iv) paid or unpaid work experience, 
                        including summer employment opportunities and 
                        employment opportunities available throughout 
                        the school year, combined with academic 
                        learning leading to a recognized postsecondary 
                        credential; or
                            (v) innovative programs for youth facing 
                        multiple barriers to employment that arrange 
                        for the provision of or provide supportive 
                        services combined with education, training, or 
                        employment activities; or
                    (E) other evidence-based strategies or activities 
                designed to improve the education and employment 
                outcomes for youth.
            (3) Eligible entities.--
                    (A) In general.--To be eligible to receive a grant 
                under this subsection, an eligible entity shall--
                            (i) meet the requirements of this 
                        paragraph; and
                            (ii) submit an application in accordance 
                        with paragraph (4).
                    (B) Eligible entity defined.--An eligible entity 
                shall include--
                            (i)(I) the Governor of a State in 
                        coordination with the State board and with a 
                        local board for a local area that is aligned 
                        with a region, or with all local boards for 
                        local areas that comprise a planning region, 
                        under section 116(c), in consultation with the 
                        standing committee on youth associated with the 
                        local board; or
                            (II) a local board for a local area that is 
                        aligned with a region, or all local boards for 
                        local areas that comprise a planning region, 
                        under section 116(c), in consultation with the 
                        standing committee on youth associated with the 
                        local board; and
                            (ii) one or more of the following:
                                    (I) A State educational agency.
                                    (II) A local educational agency.
                                    (III) A nonprofit organization with 
                                expertise serving eligible youth, 
                                including a community-based 
                                organization or an intermediary.
                                    (IV) An institution of higher 
                                education, including a community 
                                college.
                                    (V) A joint labor-management 
                                partnership.
            (4) Application.--To be eligible to receive a grant under 
        this subsection, an eligible entity shall submit an application 
        to the Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of Education at 
        such time, in such manner, and containing such information, 
        consistent with this paragraph, as the Secretaries may require. 
        Each such application shall describe the innovation and 
        replication strategies and activities that the eligible entity 
        will carry out to strengthen the workforce development system 
        in the State or region in order to substantially improve 
        education and employment outcomes for youth, such as youth with 
        disabilities, served by such system, and shall include--
                    (A) a description of the region in the State or the 
                State, as applicable, that will be the focus of grant 
                activities, including analyses of economic conditions, 
                skill needs, the workforce, and the workforce 
                development services (including the strengths and 
                weaknesses of such services and the capacity to provide 
                such services) that are relevant to the proposed 
                strategies and activities that would be carried out 
                under the grant;
                    (B) a description of the youth populations to be 
                served, including individuals with barriers to 
                employment who are youth, and the skill needs of those 
                populations;
                    (C) a description of the promising strategies and 
                activities the eligible entity is proposing to 
                demonstrate, or the evidence-based strategies and 
                activities that the eligible entity is proposing to 
                expand or replicate;
                    (D) a description of how the eligible entity will 
                meaningfully involve youth in the design and 
                implementation of the proposed strategies and 
                activities;
                    (E) a description of how, in carrying out such 
                strategies and activities, the eligible entity will--
                            (i) collaborate to leverage resources among 
                        strategic partners to achieve the purposes of 
                        the grant, and to provide the matching share 
                        described in paragraph (5)(B); and
                            (ii) ensure the sustainability of the 
                        programs and activities supported by the grant 
                        after grant funds are no longer available;
                    (F) a description of how the strategies and 
                activities will be aligned with the State plan and the 
                local plans in the region of the State that will be the 
                focus of grant activities;
                    (G) a description of the outcomes, including 
                outcomes for the performance accountability measures 
                based on indicators of performance described in section 
                131(b)(2)(A)(ii), to be achieved by the proposed 
                strategies and activities; and
                    (H) a description of how the eligible entity will--
                            (i) use technology;
                            (ii) collect data;
                            (iii) make data publicly available; and
                            (iv) use technology and data to improve 
                        program delivery, activities, and 
                        administration.
            (5) Matching requirements; supplement, not supplant.--
                    (A) Innovation fund share.--The amount of the share 
                of the funds provided under paragraph (1) shall be not 
                greater than 50 percent of the cost of the programs and 
                activities that are carried out under the grant.
                    (B) Matching share.--
                            (i) In general.--
                                    (I) Amount.--The amount of the 
                                matching share under this subsection 
                                for a program year may not be less than 
                                50 percent of the costs of the programs 
                                and activities that are carried out 
                                under the grant.
                                    (II) In cash or in kind.--The 
                                matching share may be in cash or in 
                                kind (fairly evaluated).
                                    (III) Sources of matching share.--
                                            (aa) In general.--Not more 
                                        than 50 percent of the matching 
                                        share required under this 
                                        subsection may be provided from 
                                        Federal resources, of which not 
                                        less than 50 percent shall be 
                                        provided from Federal resources 
                                        from the partner programs 
                                        identified in the application 
                                        other than resources provided 
                                        under the core programs.
                                            (bb) Non-federal sources.--
                                        Non-Federal sources for the 
                                        matching share may include 
                                        State resources, local 
                                        resources, contributions from 
                                        private organizations, or a 
                                        combination of such resources 
                                        and contributions.
                            (ii) Financial hardship waiver.--The 
                        Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of 
                        Education may waive or reduce the matching 
                        share of an eligible entity that has submitted 
                        an application under this subsection if such 
                        entity demonstrates a need for such waiver or 
                        reduction due to extreme financial hardship as 
                        defined by the Secretary of Labor and the 
                        Secretary of Education.
                    (C) Supplement, not supplant.--The Federal and 
                matching share required by this subsection shall be 
                used to supplement and not supplant other Federal and 
                State funds used to carry out activities described in 
                this subsection.
            (6) Grant period.--Grants awarded under this subsection 
        shall be awarded for periods of not more than 3 years in 
        duration and may not be renewed.
            (7) Geographic diversity.--In awarding grants under this 
        subsection, the Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of 
        Education shall take into consideration the geographic 
        diversity, and diversity with respect to population density, of 
        the areas in which projects will be carried out under this 
        section.
            (8) Reporting.--The Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of 
        Education are authorized to establish appropriate reporting 
        requirements for grantees under this subsection.
            (9) Technical assistance and evaluation.--For each program 
        year for which funds are available to carry out this section, 
        the Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of Education may 
        reserve not more than 5 percent of the amount available to 
        carry out this subsection to provide technical assistance to 
        applicants and grantees under this subsection, and to evaluate 
        projects carried out under this subsection. The Secretaries 
        shall ensure that the results of the evaluations are publicly 
        available (including by electronic means).

SEC. 144. INTERAGENCY AGREEMENT.

    (a) Interagency Agreement.--The Secretary of Education and the 
Secretary of Labor shall jointly develop policies for the 
administration of this subtitle in accordance with such terms as the 
Secretaries shall set forth in an interagency agreement. Such 
interagency agreement, at a minimum, shall include a description of the 
respective roles and responsibilities of the Secretaries in carrying 
out this subtitle (both jointly and separately), including how--
            (1) the funds available under this subtitle will be 
        obligated and disbursed and compliance with applicable laws 
        (including regulations) will be ensured, as well as how the 
        grantees will be selected and monitored, and a peer review 
        process for selection of grantees that includes program 
        practitioners and national experts will be carried out;
            (2) evaluations and research will be conducted on the 
        effectiveness of grants awarded under this subtitle in 
        addressing the education and employment needs of job seekers 
        and workers, youth, and employers;
            (3) technical assistance will be provided to applicants and 
        grant recipients;
            (4) information will be disseminated (including by 
        electronic means) on best practices and effective strategies 
        and service delivery models for activities carried out under 
        this subtitle; and
            (5) policies and processes critical to the successful 
        achievement of the education, training, and employment goals of 
        this subtitle will be established.
    (b) Transfer Authority.--The Secretary of Labor and the Secretary 
of Education shall have the authority to transfer funds between the 
Department of Labor and the Department of Education to carry out this 
subtitle in accordance with the agreement described in subsection (a).
    (c) Reports.--The Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of Education 
shall jointly develop and submit a biennial report to the Committee on 
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and the Committee 
on Education and the Workforce of the House of Representatives, 
describing--
            (1) actions the Departments have taken to--
                    (A) assess the effectiveness of the projects 
                carried out under this subtitle; and
                    (B) facilitate the coordination of the programs 
                carried out through the grants awarded with other 
                education, employment, and training programs;
            (2) barriers that impede effectiveness of projects carried 
        out under this subtitle;
            (3) the best practices and effective strategies and service 
        delivery models that the Departments have identified pursuant 
        to this subtitle and actions the Departments have taken to 
        promptly disseminate information (including by electronic 
        means) on such best practices and effective strategies and 
        service delivery models; and
            (4) the actions the Departments have taken to leverage 
        resources provided under Federal law other than this subtitle 
        and non-Federal resources, to improve the workforce development 
        system nationwide, including in States, regions, and local 
        areas that have not received funds under this subtitle.

         TITLE II--WORKFORCE INVESTMENT AND RELATED ACTIVITIES

                         Subtitle A--Definition

SEC. 201. DEFINITION.

    In this title, the term ``Secretary'', used without further 
description, means the Secretary of Labor.

       Subtitle B--Workforce Investment Activities and Providers

SEC. 211. PURPOSE.

    The purpose of this subtitle is to provide workforce investment 
activities, through statewide and local workforce development systems, 
that increase the employment, retention, economic self-sufficiency, and 
earnings of participants, and increase attainment of recognized 
postsecondary credentials by participants, and as a result, improve the 
quality of the workforce, reduce welfare dependency, increase economic 
self-sufficiency, meet the skill requirements of employers, and enhance 
the productivity and competitiveness of the Nation.

          CHAPTER 1--WORKFORCE INVESTMENT ACTIVITIES PROVIDERS

SEC. 221. ESTABLISHMENT OF ONE-STOP DELIVERY SYSTEMS.

    (a) In General.--Consistent with an approved State plan, the local 
board for a local area, with the agreement of the chief elected 
official for the local area, shall--
            (1) develop and enter into the memorandum of understanding 
        described in subsection (c) with one-stop partners;
            (2) designate or certify one-stop operators under 
        subsection (d); and
            (3) conduct oversight with respect to the one-stop delivery 
        system in the local area.
    (b) One-Stop Partners.--
            (1) Required partners.--
                    (A) Roles and responsibilities of one-stop 
                partners.--Each entity that carries out a program or 
                activities described in subparagraph (B) in a local 
                area shall--
                            (i) provide access through the one-stop 
                        delivery system to such program or activities 
                        carried out by the entity, including making the 
                        core services described in section 234(c)(2) 
                        that are applicable to the program or 
                        activities available at the one-stop centers 
                        (in addition to any other appropriate 
                        locations);
                            (ii) use a portion of the funds available 
                        for the program and activities to maintain the 
                        one-stop delivery system, including payment of 
                        the infrastructure costs of one-stop centers in 
                        accordance with subsection (h);
                            (iii) enter into a local memorandum of 
                        understanding with the local board, relating to 
                        the operation of the one-stop system, that 
                        meets the requirements of subsection (c);
                            (iv) participate in the operation of the 
                        one-stop system consistent with the terms of 
                        the memorandum of understanding, the 
                        requirements of this title, and the 
                        requirements of the Federal laws authorizing 
                        the program or activities; and
                            (v) provide representation on the State 
                        board to the extent provided under section 111.
                    (B) Programs and activities.--The programs and 
                activities referred to in subparagraph (A) consist of--
                            (i) programs authorized under this title;
                            (ii) programs authorized under the Wagner-
                        Peyser Act (29 U.S.C. 49 et seq.);
                            (iii) adult education and literacy 
                        activities authorized under title III;
                            (iv) programs authorized under title I of 
                        the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 720 
                        et seq.) (other than section 112 or part C of 
                        title I of such Act (29 U.S.C. 732, 741));
                            (v) activities authorized under title V of 
                        the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3056 
                        et seq.);
                            (vi) career and technical education 
                        programs at the postsecondary level authorized 
                        under the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical 
                        Education Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2301 et seq.);
                            (vii) activities authorized under chapter 2 
                        of title II of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 
                        2271 et seq.);
                            (viii) activities authorized under chapter 
                        41 of title 38, United States Code;
                            (ix) employment and training activities 
                        carried out under the Community Services Block 
                        Grant Act (42 U.S.C. 9901 et seq.);
                            (x) employment and training activities 
                        carried out by the Department of Housing and 
                        Urban Development;
                            (xi) programs authorized under State 
                        unemployment compensation laws (in accordance 
                        with applicable Federal law);
                            (xii) programs authorized under section 212 
                        of the Second Chance Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 
                        17532); and
                            (xiii) programs authorized under part A of 
                        title IV of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
                        601 et seq.), subject to subparagraph (C).
                    (C) Determination by the governor.--
                            (i) In general.--An entity that carries out 
                        a program referred to in subparagraph (B)(xiii) 
                        shall be included in the one-stop partners for 
                        the local area, as a required partner, for 
                        purposes of this Act and the other core program 
                        provisions that are not part of this Act, 
                        unless the Governor provides the notification 
                        described in clause (ii).
                            (ii) Notification.--The notification 
                        referred to in clause (i) is a notification 
                        that--
                                    (I) is made in writing of a 
                                determination by the Governor not to 
                                include such entity in the one-stop 
                                partners described in clause (i); and
                                    (II) is provided to the Secretary 
                                and the Secretary of Health and Human 
                                Services.
            (2) Additional partners.--
                    (A) In general.--With the approval of the local 
                board and chief elected official, in addition to the 
                entities described in paragraph (1), other entities 
                that carry out workforce development programs described 
                in subparagraph (B) may be one-stop partners for the 
                local area and carry out the responsibilities described 
                in paragraph (1)(A).
                    (B) Programs.--The programs referred to in 
                subparagraph (A) may include--
                            (i) employment and training programs 
                        administered by the Social Security 
                        Administration, including the Ticket to Work 
                        and Self-Sufficiency Program established under 
                        section 1148 of the Social Security Act (42 
                        U.S.C. 1320b-19);
                            (ii) employment and training programs 
                        carried out by the Small Business 
                        Administration;
                            (iii) programs authorized under section 
                        6(d)(4) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 
                        (7 U.S.C. 2015(d)(4));
                            (iv) work programs authorized under section 
                        6(o) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 
                        U.S.C. 2015(o));
                            (v) programs carried out under section 112 
                        of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 
                        732);
                            (vi) programs authorized under the National 
                        and Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 
                        12501 et seq.); and
                            (vii) other appropriate Federal, State, or 
                        local programs, including employment, 
                        education, and training programs provided by 
                        public libraries or in the private sector.
    (c) Memorandum of Understanding.--
            (1) Development.--The local board, with the agreement of 
        the chief elected official, shall develop and enter into a 
        memorandum of understanding (between the local board and the 
        one-stop partners), consistent with paragraph (2), concerning 
        the operation of the one-stop delivery system in the local 
        area.
            (2) Contents.--Each memorandum of understanding shall 
        contain--
                    (A) provisions describing--
                            (i) the services to be provided through the 
                        one-stop delivery system consistent with the 
                        requirements of this section, including the 
                        manner in which the services will be 
                        coordinated and delivered through such system;
                            (ii) how the costs of such services and the 
                        operating costs of such system will be funded, 
                        including--
                                    (I) funding through cash and in-
                                kind contributions (fairly evaluated), 
                                which contributions may include funding 
                                from philanthropic organizations or 
                                other private entities, or through 
                                other alternative financing options, to 
                                provide a stable and equitable funding 
                                stream for ongoing one-stop delivery 
                                system operations; and
                                    (II) funding of the infrastructure 
                                costs of one-stop centers in accordance 
                                with subsection (h);
                            (iii) methods of referral of individuals 
                        between the one-stop operator and the one-stop 
                        partners for appropriate services and 
                        activities;
                            (iv) methods to ensure the needs of workers 
                        and youth, and individuals with barriers to 
                        employment, including individuals with 
                        disabilities, are addressed in the provision of 
                        necessary and appropriate access to services, 
                        including access to technology and materials, 
                        made available through the one-stop delivery 
                        system; and
                            (v) the duration of the memorandum of 
                        understanding and the procedures for amending 
                        the memorandum during the duration of the 
                        memorandum, and assurances that such memorandum 
                        shall be reviewed not less than once every 2-
                        year period to ensure appropriate funding and 
                        delivery of services; and
                    (B) such other provisions, consistent with the 
                requirements of this title, as the parties to the 
                agreement determine to be appropriate.
    (d) One-Stop Operators.--
            (1) Designation and certification.--Consistent with 
        paragraphs (2) and (3), the local board, with the agreement of 
        the chief elected official, is authorized to designate or 
        certify one-stop operators and to terminate for cause the 
        eligibility of such operators.
            (2) Eligibility.--To be eligible to receive funds made 
        available under this subtitle to operate a one-stop center 
        referred to in subsection (e), an entity (which may be a 
        consortium of entities)--
                    (A) shall be designated or certified as a one-stop 
                operator--
                            (i) through a competitive process; or
                            (ii) in accordance with an agreement 
                        reached between the local board and a 
                        consortium of entities that, at a minimum, 
                        includes 3 or more of the one-stop partners 
                        described in subsection (b)(1); and
                    (B) shall be an entity (public or private), or 
                consortium of entities, of demonstrated effectiveness, 
                located in the local area, which may include--
                            (i) an institution of higher education;
                            (ii) an employment service State agency 
                        established under the Wagner-Peyser Act (29 
                        U.S.C. 49 et seq.), on behalf of the local 
                        office of the agency;
                            (iii) a community-based organization, 
                        nonprofit organization, or intermediary;
                            (iv) a private for-profit entity;
                            (v) a government agency; and
                            (vi) another interested organization or 
                        entity, which may include a local chamber of 
                        commerce or other business organization, or a 
                        labor organization.
            (3) Exception.--Elementary schools and secondary schools 
        shall not be eligible for designation or certification as one-
        stop operators, except that nontraditional public secondary 
        schools and area career and technical education schools may be 
        eligible for such designation or certification.
            (4) Additional requirements.--The State and local boards 
        shall ensure that in carrying out activities under this title, 
        one-stop operators--
                    (A) disclose any potential conflicts of interest 
                arising from the relationships of the operators with 
                particular training service providers or other service 
                providers;
                    (B) do not establish practices that create 
                disincentives to providing services to individuals with 
                barriers to employment who may require longer-term 
                services, such as intensive employment, training, and 
                education services; and
                    (C) comply with Federal regulations, and 
                procurement policies, relating to the calculation and 
                use of profits.
    (e) Establishment of One-Stop Delivery System.--
            (1) In general.--There shall be established in each local 
        area in a State that receives an allotment under section 232(b) 
        a one-stop delivery system, which--
                    (A) shall provide the core services described in 
                section 234(c)(2);
                    (B) shall provide access to intensive services and 
                training services as described in paragraphs (3) and 
                (4) of section 234(c), including serving as the point 
                of access to training services for participants in 
                accordance with section 234(c)(4)(G);
                    (C) shall provide access to the employment and 
                training activities carried out under section 234(d), 
                if any;
                    (D) shall provide access to programs and activities 
                carried out by one-stop partners described in 
                subsection (b); and
                    (E) shall provide access to the data, information, 
                and analysis described in section 15(a) of the Wagner-
                Peyser Act (29 U.S.C. 49l-2(a)) and all job search, 
                placement, recruitment, and other labor exchange 
                services authorized under the Wagner-Peyser Act (29 
                U.S.C. 49 et seq.).
            (2) One-stop delivery.--The one-stop delivery system--
                    (A) at a minimum, shall make each of the programs, 
                services, and activities described in paragraph (1) 
                accessible at not less than 1 physical center in each 
                local area of the State; and
                    (B) may also make programs, services, and 
                activities described in paragraph (1) available--
                            (i) through a network of affiliated sites 
                        that can provide 1 or more of the programs, 
                        services, and activities to individuals; and
                            (ii) through a network of eligible one-stop 
                        partners--
                                    (I) in which each partner provides 
                                1 or more of the programs, services, 
                                and activities to such individuals and 
                                is accessible at an affiliated site 
                                that consists of a physical location or 
                                an electronically or technologically 
                                linked access point; and
                                    (II) that assures individuals that 
                                information on the availability of the 
                                core services will be available 
                                regardless of where the individuals 
                                initially enter the statewide workforce 
                                development system, including 
                                information made available through an 
                                access point described in subclause 
                                (I);
                    (C) may have specialized centers to address special 
                needs, such as the needs of dislocated workers, youth, 
                or key industry sectors or clusters; and
                    (D) as applicable and practicable, shall make 
                programs, services, and activities accessible to 
                individuals through electronic means in a manner that 
                improves efficiency, coordination, and quality in the 
                delivery of one-stop partner services.
            (3) Colocation of wagner-peyser services.--Consistent with 
        section 3(d) of the Wagner-Peyser Act (29 U.S.C. 49b(d)), and 
        in order to improve service delivery, avoid duplication of 
        services, and enhance coordination of services, including 
        location of staff to ensure access to services in underserved 
        areas, the employment service offices in each State shall be 
        colocated with one-stop centers established under this title.
            (4) Use of common one-stop delivery system identifier.--In 
        addition to using any State or locally developed identifier, 
        each one-stop delivery system shall include in the 
        identification of products, programs, activities, services, 
        facilities, and related property and materials, a common one-
        stop delivery system identifier. The identifier shall be 
        developed by the Secretary, in consultation with heads of other 
        appropriate departments and agencies, and representatives of 
        State boards and local boards and of other stakeholders in the 
        one-stop delivery system, not later than the beginning of the 
        second full program year after the date of enactment of this 
        Act. Such common identifier may consist of a logo, phrase, or 
        other identifier that informs users of the one-stop delivery 
        system that such products, programs, activities, services, 
        facilities, property, or materials are being provided through 
        such system. Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to 
        prohibit one-stop partners, States, or local areas from having 
        additional identifiers.
    (f) Application to Certain Vocational Rehabilitation Programs.--
            (1) Limitation.--Nothing in this section shall be construed 
        to apply to part C of title I of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 
        (29 U.S.C. 741).
            (2) Client assistance.--Nothing in this Act shall be 
        construed to require that any entity carrying out a client 
        assistance program authorized under section 112 of the 
        Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 732)--
                    (A) be included as a mandatory one-stop partner 
                under subsection (b)(1); or
                    (B) if the entity is included as an additional one-
                stop partner under subsection (b)(2)--
                            (i) violate the requirement of section 
                        112(c)(1)(A) of that Act (29 U.S.C. 
                        732(c)(1)(A)) that the entity be independent of 
                        any agency that provides treatment, services, 
                        or rehabilitation to individuals under that 
                        Act; or
                            (ii) carry out any activity not authorized 
                        under section 112 of that Act (including 
                        appropriate Federal regulations).
    (g) Continuous Improvement of One-Stop Centers.--
            (1) In general.--The State board, in consultation with 
        chief elected officials and local boards, shall establish 
        objective criteria and procedures for use by local boards in 
        periodically assessing the effectiveness, physical and 
        programmatic accessibility in accordance with section 288 and 
        the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12101 et 
        seq.), and continuous improvement of one-stop centers and the 
        one-stop delivery system, consistent with the requirements of 
        section 111(d)(7).
            (2) Criteria.--The criteria and procedures developed under 
        this subsection shall include standards relating to service 
        coordination achieved by the one-stop delivery system with 
        respect to the programs administered by the one-stop partners 
        at the one-stop centers. Such criteria and procedures shall--
                    (A) be developed in a manner that is consistent 
                with the guidelines, guidance, and policies provided by 
                the Governor and by the State board, in consultation 
                with the chief elected officials and local boards, for 
                such partners' participation under subsections (h)(1) 
                and (i); and
                    (B) include such factors relating to the 
                effectiveness, accessibility, and improvement of the 
                one-stop delivery system as the State board determines 
                to be appropriate.
            (3) Local criteria.--Consistent with the criteria developed 
        under paragraph (1) by the State, a local board in the State 
        may develop additional criteria (or higher levels of service 
        coordination than required for the State-developed criteria) 
        relating to service coordination achieved by the one-stop 
        delivery system, for purposes of assessments described in 
        paragraph (1), in order to respond to labor market, economic, 
        and demographic, conditions and trends in the region.
            (4) Review and update.--The criteria and procedures 
        established under this subsection shall be reviewed and updated 
        by the State board or the local board, as the case may be, as 
        part of the biennial process for review and modification of 
        State and local plans described in sections 112(c) and 118(a).
    (h) Funding of One-Stop Infrastructure.--
            (1) In general.--
                    (A) Options for infrastructure funding.--
                            (i) Local options.--The local board, chief 
                        elected officials, and one-stop partners 
                        described in subsection (b)(1) in a local area 
                        may fund the costs of infrastructure of one-
                        stop centers in the local area through--
                                    (I) methods agreed on by the local 
                                board, chief elected officials, and 
                                one-stop partners (described in the 
                                memorandum of understanding described 
                                in subsection (c)); or
                                    (II) the State infrastructure 
                                funding mechanism described in 
                                paragraph (2).
                            (ii) Failure to reach consensus agreement 
                        on funding methods.--Beginning July 1, 2015, if 
                        the local board, chief elected officials, and 
                        one-stop partners described in subsection 
                        (b)(1) in a local area fail to reach consensus 
                        agreement on methods of sufficiently funding 
                        the costs of infrastructure of one-stop centers 
                        for a program year, the State infrastructure 
                        funding mechanism described in paragraph (2) 
                        shall be applicable to such local area for that 
                        program year and for each subsequent program 
                        year for which those entities and individuals 
                        fail to reach such agreement.
                    (B) Guidance for infrastructure funding.--In 
                addition to carrying out the requirements relating to 
                the State infrastructure funding mechanism described in 
                paragraph (2), the Governor, after consultation with 
                chief elected officials, local boards, and the State 
                board, and consistent with the guidance and policies 
                provided by the State board under subparagraphs (B) and 
                (C)(i) of section 111(d)(7), shall provide, for the use 
                of local areas under subparagraph (A)(i)(I)--
                            (i) guidelines for State-administered one-
                        stop partner programs, for determining such 
                        programs' contributions to a one-stop delivery 
                        system, based on such programs' proportionate 
                        use of such system consistent with chapter II 
                        of title 2, Code of Federal Regulations (or any 
                        corresponding similar regulation or ruling), 
                        including determining funding for the costs of 
                        infrastructure, which contributions shall be 
                        negotiated pursuant to the memorandum of 
                        understanding under subsection (c); and
                            (ii) guidance to assist local boards, chief 
                        elected officials, and one-stop partners in 
                        local areas in determining equitable and stable 
                        methods of funding the costs of infrastructure 
                        of one-stop centers in such areas.
            (2) State one-stop infrastructure funding.--
                    (A) Definition.--In this paragraph, the term 
                ``covered portion'', used with respect to funding for a 
                fiscal year for a program described in subsection 
                (b)(1), means a portion determined under subparagraph 
                (C) of the Federal funds provided to a State (including 
                local areas within the State) under the Federal law 
                authorizing that program described in subsection (b)(1) 
                for the fiscal year (taking into account the 
                availability of funding for purposes related to 
                infrastructure from philanthropic organizations, 
                private entities, or other alternative financing 
                options).
                    (B) Partner contributions.--Subject to subparagraph 
                (D), for local areas in a State that are not covered by 
                paragraph (1)(A)(i)(I), the covered portions of funding 
                for a fiscal year shall be provided to the Governor 
                from the programs described in subsection (b)(1), to 
                assist in paying the costs of infrastructure of one-
                stop centers in those local areas of the State not 
                adequately funded under the option described in 
                paragraph (1)(A)(i)(I).
                    (C) Determination of governor.--
                            (i) In general.--Subject to clause (ii) and 
                        subparagraph (D), the Governor, after 
                        consultation with chief elected officials, 
                        local boards, and the State board, shall 
                        determine the portion of funds to be provided 
                        under subparagraph (B) by each one-stop partner 
                        from each program described in subparagraph 
                        (B). In making such determination for the 
                        purpose of determining funding contributions, 
                        for funding pursuant to clause (i)(II) or (ii) 
                        of paragraph (1)(A) by each partner, the 
                        Governor shall calculate amounts for the 
                        proportionate use of the one-stop centers in 
                        the State, consistent with chapter II of title 
                        2, Code of Federal Regulations (or any 
                        corresponding similar regulation or ruling), 
                        taking into account the costs of administration 
                        of the one-stop delivery system for purposes 
                        not related to one-stop centers, for each 
                        partner. The Governor shall exclude from such 
                        determination of funds the amounts for 
                        proportionate use of one-stop centers 
                        attributable to the programs of one-stop 
                        partners for those local areas of the State 
                        where the costs of infrastructure of one-stop 
                        centers are funded under the option described 
                        in paragraph (1)(A)(i)(I).
                            (ii) Special rule.--In a State in which the 
                        State constitution or a State statute places 
                        policymaking authority that is independent of 
                        the authority of the Governor in an entity or 
                        official with respect to the funds provided for 
                        adult education and literacy activities 
                        authorized under title III, postsecondary 
                        career and technical education activities 
                        authorized under the Carl D. Perkins Career and 
                        Technical Education Act of 1998 (20 U.S.C. 2301 
                        et seq.), or vocational rehabilitation services 
                        offered under a provision covered by section 
                        101(12)(D), the determination described in 
                        clause (i) with respect to the programs 
                        authorized under that title, Act, and provision 
                        shall be made by the chief officer of the 
                        entity, or the official, with such authority in 
                        consultation with the Governor.
                    (D) Limitations.--
                            (i) Provision from administrative funds.--
                                    (I) In general.--Subject to 
                                subclause (II), the funds provided 
                                under this paragraph by each one-stop 
                                partner shall be provided only from 
                                funds available for the costs of 
                                administration under the program 
                                administered by such partner, and shall 
                                be subject to the program's limitations 
                                with respect to the portion of funds 
                                under such program that may be used for 
                                administration.
                                    (II) Exceptions.--Nothing in this 
                                clause shall be construed to apply to 
                                the programs carried out under this 
                                title, or under title V of the Older 
                                Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3056 
                                et seq.).
                            (ii) Cap on required contributions.--For 
                        local areas in a State that are not covered by 
                        paragraph (1)(A)(i)(I), the following rules 
                        shall apply:
                                    (I) WIA formula programs and 
                                employment service.--The portion of 
                                funds required to be contributed under 
                                this paragraph from a program 
                                authorized under chapter 2 or 3, or the 
                                Wagner-Peyser Act (29 U.S.C. 49 et 
                                seq.) shall not exceed 3 percent of the 
                                amount of Federal funds provided to 
                                carry out that program in the State for 
                                a fiscal year.
                                    (II) Other one-stop partners.--The 
                                portion of funds required to be 
                                contributed under this paragraph from a 
                                program described in subsection (b)(1) 
                                other than the programs described in 
                                clause (i) shall not exceed 1.5 percent 
                                of the amount of Federal funds provided 
                                to carry out that program in the State 
                                for a fiscal year.
                                    (III) Vocational rehabilitation.--
                                Notwithstanding subclauses (I) and 
                                (II), an entity administering a program 
                                described in subsection (b)(1)(B)(iv) 
                                shall not be required to provide from 
                                that program, under this paragraph, a 
                                portion that exceeds--
                                            (aa) 0.75 percent of the 
                                        amount of Federal funds 
                                        provided to carry out such 
                                        program in the State for the 
                                        second full program year that 
                                        begins after the date of 
                                        enactment of this Act;
                                            (bb) 1.0 percent of the 
                                        amount provided to carry out 
                                        such program in the State for 
                                        the third full program year 
                                        that begins after such date;
                                            (cc) 1.25 percent of the 
                                        amount provided to carry out 
                                        such program in the State for 
                                        the fourth full program year 
                                        that begins after such date; 
                                        and
                                            (dd) 1.5 percent of the 
                                        amount provided to carry out 
                                        such program in the State for 
                                        the fifth and each succeeding 
                                        full program year that begins 
                                        after such date.
                            (iii) Federal direct spending programs.--
                        For local areas in a State that are not covered 
                        by paragraph (1)(A)(i)(I), an entity 
                        administering a program funded with direct 
                        spending as defined in section 250(c)(8) of the 
                        Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control 
                        Act of 1985, as in effect on August 2, 2011 (2 
                        U.S.C. 900(c)(8)) shall not be required to 
                        provide, for purposes of this paragraph, an 
                        amount in excess of the amount determined under 
                        subparagraph (C)(i) to be equivalent to the 
                        cost of the proportionate use of the one-stop 
                        centers for the one-stop partner for such 
                        program in the State.
                            (iv) Native american programs.--One-stop 
                        partners for Native American programs 
                        established under section 266 shall not be 
                        subject to the provisions of this subsection 
                        (other than this clause) or subsection (i). For 
                        purposes of subsection (c)(2)(A)(ii)(II), the 
                        method for determining the appropriate portion 
                        of funds to be provided by such partners to pay 
                        for the costs of infrastructure of a one-stop 
                        center shall be determined as part of the 
                        development of the memorandum of understanding 
                        under subsection (c) for the one-stop center 
                        and shall be stated in the memorandum.
                    (E) Appeal by one-stop partners.--The Governor 
                shall establish a process, described under section 
                112(b)(2)(D)(i)(V), for a one-stop partner 
                administering a program described in subsection (b)(1) 
                to appeal a determination regarding the portion of 
                funds to be provided under this paragraph. Such a 
                determination may be appealed under the process on the 
                basis that such determination is inconsistent with the 
                requirements of this paragraph. Such process shall 
                ensure prompt resolution of the appeal in order to 
                ensure the funds are distributed in a timely manner, 
                consistent with the requirements of section 282(e).
            (3) Allocation by governor.--
                    (A) In general.--From the funds provided under 
                paragraph (1), the Governor shall allocate the funds to 
                local areas described in subparagraph (B) in accordance 
                with the formula established under subparagraph (B) for 
                the purposes of assisting in paying the costs of 
                infrastructure of one-stop centers.
                    (B) Allocation formula.--The State board shall 
                develop a formula to be used by the Governor to 
                allocate the funds provided under paragraph (1) to 
                local areas not funding costs of infrastructure under 
                the option described in paragraph (1)(A)(i)(I). The 
                formula shall be based on factors including the number 
                of one-stop centers in a local area, the population 
                served by such centers, the services provided by such 
                centers, and other factors relating to the performance 
                of such centers that the State board determines are 
                appropriate.
            (4) Costs of infrastructure.--In this subsection, the term 
        ``costs of infrastructure'', used with respect to a one-stop 
        center, means the nonpersonnel costs that are necessary for the 
        general operation of the one-stop center, including the rental 
        costs of the facilities, the costs of utilities and 
        maintenance, equipment (including assessment-related products 
        and assistive technology for individuals with disabilities), 
        and technology to facilitate access to the one-stop center, 
        including the center's planning and outreach activities.
    (i) Other Funds.--
            (1) In general.--Subject to the memorandum of understanding 
        described in subsection (c) for the one-stop delivery system 
        involved, in addition to the funds provided to carry out 
        subsection (h), a portion of funds made available under Federal 
        law authorizing the programs described in subsection (b) and 
        administered by one-stop partners, or the noncash resources 
        available under such programs, shall be used to pay the 
        additional costs relating to the operation of the one-stop 
        delivery system that are not paid from the funds provided under 
        subsection (h), as determined in accordance with paragraph (3), 
        to the extent not inconsistent with the Federal law involved. 
        Such costs shall include the costs of the provision of core 
        services described in section 234(c)(2) applicable to each 
        program and may include common costs that are not paid from the 
        funds provided under subsection (h).
            (2) Shared services.--The costs described under paragraph 
        (1) may include costs of services that are authorized for and 
        may be commonly provided through the one-stop partner programs 
        to any individual, such as initial intake, assessment of needs, 
        appraisal of basic skills, identification of appropriate 
        services to meet such needs, referrals to other one-stop 
        partners, and other similar services.
            (3) Determination and guidance.--The method for determining 
        the appropriate portion of funds and noncash resources to be 
        provided by the one-stop partner for each program under 
        paragraph (1) for a one-stop center shall be determined as part 
        of the development of the memorandum of understanding under 
        subsection (c) for the one-stop center and shall be stated in 
        the memorandum. The State board shall provide guidance to 
        facilitate the determination, for purposes of the memorandum of 
        understanding, of an appropriate allocation of the funds and 
        noncash resources in local areas, consistent with the 
        requirements of section 111(d)(7)(C)(i).

SEC. 222. IDENTIFICATION OF ELIGIBLE PROVIDERS OF TRAINING SERVICES.

    (a) Eligibility.--
            (1) In general.--Except as provided in subsection (h), the 
        Governor, after consultation with the State board, shall 
        establish criteria, information requirements, and procedures 
        regarding the eligibility of providers of training services to 
        receive funds provided under section 233(b) for the provision 
        of training services in local areas in the State.
            (2) Providers.--Subject to the provisions of this section, 
        to be eligible to receive those funds for the provision of 
        training services, the provider shall be--
                    (A) an institution of higher education that 
                provides a program that leads to a recognized 
                postsecondary credential;
                    (B) an entity that carries out programs registered 
                under the Act of August 16, 1937 (commonly known as the 
                ``National Apprenticeship Act''; 50 Stat. 664, chapter 
                663; 29 U.S.C. 50 et seq.); or
                    (C) another public or private provider of a program 
                of training services, which may include joint labor-
                management organizations, and eligible providers of 
                adult education and literacy activities under title III 
                if such activities are provided in combination with 
                occupational skills training.
            (3) Inclusion in list of eligible providers.--A provider 
        described in subparagraph (A) or (C) of paragraph (2) shall 
        comply with the criteria, information requirements, and 
        procedures established under this section to be included on the 
        list of eligible providers of training services described in 
        subsection (d). A provider described in paragraph (2)(B) shall 
        be included and maintained on the list of eligible providers of 
        training services described in subsection (d) for so long as 
        the corresponding program of the provider remains registered as 
        described in paragraph (2)(B).
    (b) Criteria and Information Requirements.--
            (1) State criteria.--In establishing criteria pursuant to 
        subsection (a), the Governor shall take into account each of 
        the following:
                    (A) The performance of providers of training 
                services with respect to--
                            (i) the performance accountability measures 
                        and other matters for which information is 
                        required under paragraph (2); and
                            (ii) other appropriate measures of 
                        performance outcomes determined by the Governor 
                        for those participants receiving training 
                        services under this subtitle (taking into 
                        consideration the characteristics of the 
                        population served and relevant economic 
                        conditions), and the outcomes of the program 
                        through which those training services were 
                        provided for students in general with respect 
                        to employment and earnings as defined under 
                        section 131(b)(2).
                    (B) The need to ensure access to training services 
                throughout the State, including through the use of 
                technology.
                    (C) Information reported to State agencies with 
                respect to Federal and State programs involving 
                training services (other than the program carried out 
                under this subtitle), including one-stop partner 
                programs.
                    (D) The requirements for State licensing of 
                providers of training services, and the licensing 
                status of providers of training services if applicable.
                    (E) Ways in which the criteria can encourage, to 
                the extent practicable, the providers to use industry-
                recognized certificates or certifications.
                    (F) The ability of the providers to offer programs 
                that lead to recognized postsecondary credentials.
                    (G) The quality of a program of training services, 
                including a program of training services that leads to 
                a recognized postsecondary credential.
                    (H) The ability of the providers to provide 
                training services to individuals who are employed and 
                individuals with barriers to employment.
                    (I) Such other factors as the Governor determines 
                are appropriate to ensure--
                            (i) the accountability of the providers;
                            (ii) that the one-stop centers in the State 
                        will ensure that such providers meet the needs 
                        of local employers and participants;
                            (iii) the informed choice of participants 
                        among training services providers; and
                            (iv) that the collection of information 
                        required to demonstrate compliance with the 
                        criteria is not unduly burdensome or costly to 
                        providers.
            (2) State information requirements.--The information 
        requirements established by the Governor shall require that a 
        provider of training services submit appropriate, accurate, and 
        timely information to the State, to enable the State to carry 
        out subsection (d), with respect to participants receiving 
        training services under this subtitle in the applicable 
        program, including--
                    (A) information on the performance of the provider 
                with respect to the performance accountability measures 
                described in section 131 for such participants (taking 
                into consideration the characteristics of the 
                population served and relevant economic conditions), 
                and information specifying the percentage of such 
                participants who entered unsubsidized employment in an 
                occupation related to the program, to the extent 
                practicable;
                    (B) information on recognized postsecondary 
                credentials received by such participants;
                    (C) information on program costs (such as costs of 
                tuition and fees) for participants in the program;
                    (D) information on the program completion rate for 
                such participants; and
                    (E) information on the criteria described in 
                paragraph (1).
            (3) Local criteria and information requirements.--A local 
        board in the State may establish criteria and information 
        requirements in addition to the criteria and information 
        requirements established by the Governor, or may require higher 
        levels of performance than required for the criteria 
        established by the Governor, for purposes of determining the 
        eligibility of providers of training services to receive funds 
        described in subsection (a) for the provision of training 
        services in the local area involved.
            (4) Criteria and information requirements to establish 
        initial eligibility.--
                    (A) Purpose.--The purpose of this paragraph is to 
                enable the providers of programs carried out under 
                chapter 3 to offer the highest quality training 
                services and be responsive to in-demand and emerging 
                industries by providing training services for those 
                industries.
                    (B) Initial eligibility.--Providers may seek 
                initial eligibility under this paragraph as providers 
                of training services. The criteria and information 
                requirements established by the Governor under this 
                paragraph shall require that a provider who has not 
                previously been an eligible provider of training 
                services under this section (or section 122 of the 
                Workforce Investment Act of 1998, as in effect on the 
                day before the date of enactment of this Act) provide 
                the information described in subparagraph (C).
                    (C) Information.--The provider shall provide 
                verifiable program-specific performance information 
                based on criteria established by the State as described 
                in subparagraph (D) that supports the provider's 
                ability to serve participants under this subtitle.
                    (D) Criteria.--The criteria described in 
                subparagraph (C) shall include at least--
                            (i) a factor related to indicators 
                        described in section 131;
                            (ii) a factor concerning whether the 
                        provider is in a partnership with business;
                            (iii) other factors that indicate high-
                        quality training services; and
                            (iv) a factor concerning alignment of the 
                        training services with industries projected to 
                        have potential for employment opportunities, to 
                        the extent practicable.
                    (E) Provision.--The provider shall provide the 
                information described in subparagraph (C) to the 
                Governor and the local board in a manner that will 
                permit the Governor and the local board to make a 
                decision on inclusion of the provider on the list of 
                eligible providers described in subsection (d).
    (c) Procedures.--
            (1) Application procedures.--The procedures established 
        under subsection (a) shall identify the application process for 
        a provider of training services to become eligible to receive 
        funds provided under section 233(b) for the provision of 
        training services. The procedures shall identify the respective 
        roles of the State and local areas in receiving and reviewing 
        the applications and in making determinations of such 
        eligibility based on the criteria, information, and procedures 
        established under this section. The procedures shall also 
        establish a process for a provider of training services to 
        appeal a denial or termination of eligibility under this 
        section that includes an opportunity for a hearing and 
        prescribes appropriate time limits to ensure prompt resolution 
        of the appeal.
            (2) Renewal procedures.--The procedures established by the 
        Governor shall also provide for biennial review and renewal of 
        eligibility under this section for providers of training 
        services.
    (d) List and Information To Assist Participants in Choosing 
Providers.--
            (1) In general.--In order to facilitate and assist 
        participants in choosing employment and training activities and 
        in choosing providers of training services, the Governor shall 
        ensure that an appropriate list of providers determined to be 
        eligible under this section to offer a program in the State 
        (and, as appropriate, in a local area), accompanied by 
        information identifying the recognized postsecondary credential 
        offered by the provider and other appropriate information, is 
        provided to the one-stop delivery system in the State.
            (2) Accompanying information.--The accompanying information 
        shall--
                    (A) with respect to providers described in 
                subparagraphs (A) and (C) of subsection (a)(2), consist 
                of information provided by such providers, 
                disaggregated by local areas served, as applicable, in 
                accordance with subsection (b);
                    (B) with respect to providers described in 
                subsection (b)(4), consist of information provided by 
                such providers in accordance with subsection (b)(4); 
                and
                    (C) such other information as the Governor 
                determines to be appropriate.
            (3) Availability.--The list and the accompanying 
        information shall be made available to such participants and to 
        members of the public through the one-stop delivery system in 
        the State, in a manner that does not reveal personally 
        identifiable information about an individual participant.
    (e) Opportunity To Submit Comments.--In establishing, under this 
section, criteria, information requirements, procedures, and the list 
of eligible providers described in subsection (d), the Governor shall 
provide an opportunity for interested members of the public to make 
recommendations and submit comments regarding such criteria, 
information requirements, procedures, and list.
    (f) Enforcement.--
            (1) In general.--The procedures established under this 
        section shall provide the following:
                    (A) Intentionally supplying inaccurate 
                information.--Upon a determination, by an individual or 
                entity specified in the procedures, that a provider of 
                training services, or individual providing information 
                on behalf of the provider, violated this section (or 
                section 122 of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998, as 
                in effect on the day before the date of enactment of 
                this Act) by intentionally supplying inaccurate 
                information under this section, the eligibility of such 
                provider to receive funds under chapter 3 shall be 
                terminated for a period of time that is not less than 2 
                years.
                    (B) Substantial violations.--Upon a determination, 
                by an individual or entity specified in the procedures, 
                that a provider of training services substantially 
                violated any requirement under this title (or title I 
                of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998, as in effect 
                on the day before such date of enactment), the 
                eligibility of such provider to receive funds under 
                chapter 3 for the program involved may be terminated, 
                or other appropriate action may be taken.
                    (C) Repayment.--A provider of training services 
                whose eligibility is terminated under subparagraph (A) 
                or (B) shall be liable for the repayment of funds 
                received under chapter 5 of subtitle B of title I of 
                the Workforce Investment Act of 1998, as in effect on 
                the day before such date of enactment, or chapter 3 of 
                this subtitle during a period of violation described in 
                such subparagraph.
            (2) Construction.--Paragraph (1) shall be construed to 
        provide remedies and penalties that supplement, but shall not 
        supplant, civil and criminal remedies and penalties specified 
        in other provisions of law.
    (g) Agreements With Other States.--States may enter into 
agreements, on a reciprocal basis, to permit eligible providers of 
training services to accept individual training accounts provided in 
another State.
    (h) On-the-Job Training, Customized Training, Incumbent Worker 
Training, and Other Training Exceptions.--
            (1) In general.--Providers of on-the-job training, 
        customized training, incumbent worker training, internships, 
        and paid or unpaid work experience opportunities, or 
        transitional employment shall not be subject to the 
        requirements of subsections (a) through (g).
            (2) Collection and dissemination of information.--A one-
        stop operator in a local area shall collect such performance 
        information from providers of on-the-job training, customized 
        training, incumbent worker training, internships, paid or 
        unpaid work experience opportunities, and transitional 
        employment as the Governor may require, and use the information 
        to determine whether the providers meet such performance 
        criteria as the Governor may require. The one-stop operator 
        shall disseminate information identifying such providers that 
        meet the criteria as eligible providers, and the performance 
        information, through the one-stop delivery system. Providers 
        determined to meet the criteria shall be considered to be 
        identified as eligible providers of training services.
    (i) Transition Period for Implementation.--The Governor and local 
boards shall implement the requirements of this section not later than 
12 months after the date of enactment of this Act. In order to 
facilitate early implementation of this section, the Governor may 
establish transition procedures under which providers eligible to 
provide training services under chapter 5 of subtitle B of title I of 
the Workforce Investment Act of 1998, as such chapter was in effect on 
the day before the date of enactment of this Act, may continue to be 
eligible to provide such services until December 31, 2015, or until 
such earlier date as the Governor determines to be appropriate.

SEC. 223. ELIGIBLE PROVIDERS OF YOUTH WORKFORCE INVESTMENT ACTIVITIES.

    (a) In General.--From the funds allocated under section 228(b) to a 
local area, the local board for such area shall award grants or 
contracts on a competitive basis to providers of youth workforce 
investment activities identified based on the criteria in the State 
plan, as described in section 112(b)(2)(D)(i)(VI) and shall conduct 
oversight with respect to such providers.
    (b) Exceptions.--A local board may award grants or contracts on a 
sole-source basis if such board determines there is an insufficient 
number of eligible providers of youth workforce investment activities 
in the local area involved (such as a rural area) for grants and 
contracts to be awarded on a competitive basis under subsection (a).

            CHAPTER 2--YOUTH WORKFORCE INVESTMENT ACTIVITIES

SEC. 226. GENERAL AUTHORIZATION.

    The Secretary shall make an allotment under section 227(b)(1)(C) to 
each State that meets the requirements of section 112 or 113 and a 
grant under section 227(b)(1)(B) to each outlying area that complies 
with the requirements of this title, to assist the State or outlying 
area, and to enable the State or outlying area to assist local areas, 
for the purpose of providing workforce investment activities for 
eligible youth in the State or outlying area and in the local areas.

SEC. 227. STATE ALLOTMENTS.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary shall--
            (1) for each fiscal year for which the amount appropriated 
        under section 236(a) exceeds $1,000,000,000, reserve a portion 
        (but not more than $10,000,000) of the amount appropriated 
        under section 236(a) to provide youth workforce investment 
        activities under section 267 (relating to migrant and seasonal 
        farmworkers); and
            (2) use the remainder of the amount appropriated under 
        section 236(a) for a fiscal year to make allotments and grants 
        in accordance with subsection (b).
    (b) Allotment Among States.--
            (1) Youth workforce investment activities.--
                    (A) Native americans.--From the amount appropriated 
                under section 236(a) for a fiscal year that is not 
                reserved under subsection (a)(1), the Secretary shall 
                reserve not more than 1\1/2\ percent of such amount to 
                provide youth workforce investment activities under 
                section 266 (relating to Native Americans).
                    (B) Outlying areas.--
                            (i) In general.--From the amount 
                        appropriated under section 236(a) for each 
                        fiscal year that is not reserved under 
                        subsection (a)(1) and subparagraph (A), the 
                        Secretary shall reserve not more than \1/4\ of 
                        1 percent of such amount to provide assistance 
                        to the outlying areas to carry out youth 
                        workforce investment activities and statewide 
                        workforce investment activities.
                            (ii) Limitation for outlying areas.--
                                    (I) Competitive grants.--The 
                                Secretary shall use funds reserved 
                                under clause (i) to award grants to 
                                outlying areas to carry out youth 
                                workforce investment activities and 
                                statewide workforce investment 
                                activities.
                                    (II) Award basis.--The Secretary 
                                shall award grants pursuant to 
                                subclause (I) on a competitive basis 
                                and pursuant to the recommendations of 
                                experts in the field of employment and 
                                training, working through the Pacific 
                                Region Educational Laboratory in 
                                Honolulu, Hawaii.
                                    (III) Administrative costs.--The 
                                Secretary may provide not more than 5 
                                percent of the funds made available for 
                                grants under subclause (I) to pay the 
                                administrative costs of the Pacific 
                                Region Educational Laboratory in 
                                Honolulu, Hawaii, regarding activities 
                                assisted under this clause.
                            (iii) Additional requirement.--The 
                        provisions of section 501 of Public Law 95-134 
                        (48 U.S.C. 1469a), permitting the consolidation 
                        of grants by the outlying areas, shall not 
                        apply to assistance provided to those areas, 
                        including Palau, under this subparagraph.
                    (C) States.--
                            (i) In general.--From the remainder of the 
                        amount appropriated under section 236(a) for a 
                        fiscal year that exists after the Secretary 
                        determines the amounts to be reserved under 
                        subsection (a)(1) and subparagraphs (A) and 
                        (B), the Secretary shall make allotments to the 
                        States in accordance with clause (ii).
                            (ii) Formula.--Subject to clauses (iii) and 
                        (iv), of the amount described in clause (i), 
                        the Secretary shall allot--
                                    (I) 33\1/3\ percent on the basis of 
                                the relative number of individuals in 
                                the civilian labor force who are ages 
                                16 through 21 in each State, compared 
                                to the total number of individuals in 
                                the civilian labor force who are ages 
                                16 through 21 in all States;
                                    (II) 33\1/3\ percent on the basis 
                                of the relative number of unemployed 
                                individuals in each State, compared to 
                                the total number of unemployed 
                                individuals in all States; and
                                    (III) 33\1/3\ percent on the basis 
                                of the relative number of disadvantaged 
                                youth who are ages 16 through 21 in 
                                each State, compared to the total 
                                number of disadvantaged youth who are 
                                ages 16 through 21 in all States.
                            (iii) Minimum and maximum percentages.--
                                    (I) Minimum percentage.--The 
                                Secretary shall ensure that no State 
                                shall receive an allotment percentage 
                                under this subparagraph for a fiscal 
                                year that is less than 90 percent of 
                                the allotment percentage of the State 
                                for the preceding fiscal year.
                                    (II) Maximum percentage.--Subject 
                                to subclause (I), the Secretary shall 
                                ensure that no State shall receive an 
                                allotment percentage under this 
                                subparagraph for a fiscal year that is 
                                more than 130 percent of the allotment 
                                percentage of the State for the 
                                preceding fiscal year.
                            (iv) Small state minimum allotment.--
                        Subject to clause (iii), the Secretary shall 
                        ensure that no State shall receive an allotment 
                        under this subparagraph that is less than the 
                        total of--
                                    (I) \3/10\ of 1 percent of 
                                $1,000,000,000, from the remainder 
                                described in clause (i) for the fiscal 
                                year; and
                                    (II) if the remainder described in 
                                clause (i) for the fiscal year exceeds 
                                $1,000,000,000, \2/5\ of 1 percent of 
                                the excess.
            (2) Definitions.--In paragraph (1):
                    (A) Allotment percentage.--The term ``allotment 
                percentage'', used with respect to fiscal year 2014 or 
                a subsequent fiscal year, means a percentage of the 
                remainder described in paragraph (1)(C)(i) that is 
                received by the State involved through an allotment 
                made under this subsection for the fiscal year. The 
                term, used with respect to fiscal year 2013, means the 
                percentage of the amount allotted to States under 
                chapter 4 of subtitle B of title I of the Workforce 
                Investment Act of 1998 (as in effect on the day before 
                the date of enactment of this Act) that is received by 
                the State involved for fiscal year 2013.
                    (B) Disadvantaged youth.--Subject to paragraph (3), 
                the term ``disadvantaged youth'' means an individual 
                who--
                            (i) is age 16 through 21; and
                            (ii) received an income, or is a member of 
                        a family that received a total family income, 
                        that, in relation to family size, does not 
                        exceed 150 percent of the poverty line.
            (3) Special rule.--For purposes of the formula specified in 
        paragraph (1)(C)(ii), the Secretary shall, as appropriate and 
        to the extent practicable, exclude college students and members 
        of the Armed Forces from the determination of the number of 
        disadvantaged youth.
    (c) Reallotment.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary shall, in accordance with 
        this subsection, reallot to eligible States amounts that are 
        made available to States from allotments made under this 
        section or a corresponding provision of the Workforce 
        Investment Act of 1998 for youth workforce investment 
        activities and statewide workforce investment activities 
        (referred to individually in this subsection as a ``State 
        allotment'') and that are available for reallotment.
            (2) Amount.--The amount available for reallotment for a 
        program year is equal to the amount by which the unobligated 
        balance from State allotments to the State at the end of the 
        program year prior to the program year for which the 
        determination is made, exceeds 10 percent of the total amount 
        of funds available to the State for that prior program year, 
        consisting of the State allotment to the State for such prior 
        program year (and amounts from State allotments to the State, 
        for all program years before that prior program year, that 
        remained available).
            (3) Reallotment.--In making reallotments to eligible States 
        of amounts available pursuant to paragraph (2) for a program 
        year, the Secretary shall allot to each eligible State an 
        amount based on the relative amount of the State allotment for 
        the program year for which the determination is made, as 
        compared to the total amount of the State allotments for all 
        eligible States for such program year.
            (4) Eligibility.--For purposes of this subsection, an 
        eligible State means a State that does not have an amount 
        available for reallotment under paragraph (2) for the program 
        year for which the determination under paragraph (2) is made.
            (5) Procedures.--The Governor shall prescribe uniform 
        procedures for the obligation of funds by local areas within 
        the State in order to avoid the requirement that funds be made 
        available for reallotment under this subsection. The Governor 
        shall further prescribe equitable procedures for making funds 
        available from the State and local areas in the event that a 
        State is required to make funds available for reallotment under 
        this subsection.

SEC. 228. WITHIN STATE ALLOCATIONS.

    (a) Reservations for Statewide Activities.--
            (1) In general.--The Governor shall reserve not more than 
        15 percent of each of the amounts allotted to the State under 
        section 227(b)(1)(C) and paragraphs (1)(B) and (2)(B) of 
        section 232(b) for a fiscal year for statewide workforce 
        investment activities.
            (2) Use of funds.--Regardless of whether the reserved 
        amounts were allotted under section 227(b)(1)(C), or under 
        paragraph (1)(B) or (2)(B) of section 232(b), the Governor may 
        use the reserved amounts to carry out statewide activities 
        under section 229(b) or statewide employment and training 
        activities, for adults or dislocated workers, under section 
        234(a).
    (b) Within State Allocations.--
            (1) In general.--Of the amount allotted to the State under 
        section 227(b)(1)(C) and not reserved under subsection (a)(1)--
                    (A) a portion equal to not less than 80 percent of 
                such amount shall be allocated by the Governor to local 
                areas in accordance with paragraph (2); and
                    (B) a portion equal to not more than 20 percent of 
                such amount may be allocated by the Governor to local 
                areas in accordance with paragraph (3).
            (2) Established formula.--
                    (A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (B), of 
                the portion described in paragraph (1)(A), the Governor 
                shall allocate--
                            (i) 33\1/3\ percent on the basis of the 
                        relative number of individuals in the civilian 
                        labor force who are ages 16 through 21 in each 
                        local area, compared to the total number of 
                        individuals in the civilian labor force who are 
                        ages 16 through 21 in all local areas in the 
                        State;
                            (ii) 33\1/3\ percent on the basis of the 
                        relative number of unemployed individuals in 
                        each local area, compared to the total number 
                        of unemployed individuals in all local areas in 
                        the State; and
                            (iii) 33\1/3\ percent on the basis of the 
                        relative number of disadvantaged youth who are 
                        ages 16 through 21 in each local area, compared 
                        to the total number of disadvantaged youth who 
                        are ages 16 through 21 in all local areas in 
                        the State.
                    (B) Minimum and maximum percentages.--
                            (i) Minimum percentage.--The Governor shall 
                        ensure that no local area shall receive an 
                        allocation percentage under this paragraph for 
                        a fiscal year that is less than 90 percent of 
                        the allocation percentage of the local area for 
                        the preceding fiscal year.
                            (ii) Maximum percentage.--Subject to clause 
                        (i), the Governor shall ensure that no local 
                        area shall receive an allocation percentage 
                        under this paragraph for a fiscal year that is 
                        more than 130 percent of the allocation 
                        percentage of the local area for the preceding 
                        fiscal year.
                    (C) Definitions.--In this paragraph:
                            (i) Allocation percentage.--The term 
                        ``allocation percentage'', used with respect to 
                        fiscal year 2014 or a subsequent fiscal year, 
                        means a percentage of the portion described in 
                        paragraph (1)(A) that is received by the local 
                        area involved through an allocation made under 
                        this paragraph for the fiscal year. The term, 
                        used with respect to fiscal year 2013, means 
                        the percentage of the amount allocated to local 
                        areas under chapter 4 of subtitle B of title I 
                        of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (as in 
                        effect on the day before the date of enactment 
                        of this Act) that is received by the local area 
                        involved for fiscal year 2013.
                            (ii) Disadvantaged youth.--Subject to 
                        subparagraph (D), the term ``disadvantaged 
                        youth'' means an individual who--
                                    (I) is age 16 through 21; and
                                    (II) received an income, or is a 
                                member of a family that received a 
                                total family income, that, in relation 
                                to family size, does not exceed 150 
                                percent of the poverty line.
                    (D) Special rule.--For purposes of the formula 
                specified in subparagraph (A), the Governor shall, as 
                appropriate and to the extent practicable, exclude 
                college students and members of the Armed Forces from 
                the determination of the number of disadvantaged youth.
            (3) Youth discretionary allocation.--The Governor may 
        allocate the portion described in paragraph (1)(B) to local 
        areas where there are a significant number of eligible youth, 
        after consultation with the State board and local boards.
            (4) Local administrative cost limit.--
                    (A) In general.--Of the amount allocated to a local 
                area under this subsection and section 233(b) for a 
                fiscal year, not more than 10 percent of the amount may 
                be used by the local board involved for the 
                administrative costs of carrying out local workforce 
                investment activities under this chapter or chapter 3.
                    (B) Use of funds.--Funds made available for 
                administrative costs under subparagraph (A) may be used 
                for the administrative costs of any of the local 
                workforce investment activities described in this 
                chapter or chapter 3, regardless of whether the funds 
                were allocated under this subsection or section 233(b).
    (c) Reallocation Among Local Areas.--
            (1) In general.--The Governor may, in accordance with this 
        subsection and after consultation with the State Board, 
        reallocate to eligible local areas within the State amounts 
        that are made available to local areas from allocations made 
        under this section or a corresponding provision of the 
        Workforce Investment Act of 1998 for youth workforce investment 
        activities (referred to individually in this subsection as a 
        ``local allocation'') and that are available for reallocation.
            (2) Amount.--
                    (A) In general.--The amount available for 
                reallocation for a program year is equal to the amount 
                by which the balance that is unobligated and 
                unencumbered for training services at the end of the 
                program year prior to the program year for which the 
                determination is made, exceeds 10 percent of the total 
                amount of funds available to the local area for that 
                prior program year, consisting of the local allocation 
                to the local area for such prior program year (and 
                amounts from local allocations to the local area, for 
                all program years before that prior program year, that 
                remained available).
                    (B) Balance of funds.--For purposes of this 
                paragraph, the balance that is unobligated and 
                unencumbered for training services is the amount that 
                is the difference between--
                            (i) the total amount of funds available to 
                        the local area under this section for that 
                        prior program year, consisting of the local 
                        allocation to the local area for such prior 
                        program year (and amounts from local 
                        allocations to the local area, for all program 
                        years before that prior program year, that 
                        remained available); and
                            (ii) the amount, from that total amount of 
                        available funds, that is obligated or 
                        encumbered (in accordance with generally 
                        accepted accounting principles) for training 
                        services during such prior program year, except 
                        that for purposes of this paragraph the amount 
                        included as encumbered for training services 
                        shall not exceed 10 percent of the total amount 
                        of available funds described in clause (i).
            (3) Reallocation.--In making reallocations to eligible 
        local areas of amounts available pursuant to paragraph (2) for 
        a program year, the Governor shall allocate to each eligible 
        local area within the State an amount based on the relative 
        amount of the local allocation for the program year for which 
        the determination is made, as compared to the total amount of 
        the local allocations for all eligible local areas for such 
        program year.
            (4) Eligibility.--For purposes of this subsection, an 
        eligible local area means a local area that does not have an 
        amount available for reallocation under paragraph (2) for the 
        program year for which the determination under paragraph (2) is 
        made.
            (5) Guidance and technical assistance.--Not later than 90 
        days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
        shall issue guidance for implementing this subsection, and 
        guidance for implementing section 233(c), including for 
        calculating the amount of funds that are unobligated and the 
        amount of funds that are unencumbered for training services. 
        The Secretary shall also provide technical assistance to local 
        areas regarding the implementation of this subsection.

SEC. 229. USE OF FUNDS FOR YOUTH WORKFORCE INVESTMENT ACTIVITIES.

    (a) Youth Participant Eligibility.--
            (1) Eligibility.--
                    (A) In general.--To be eligible to participate in 
                activities carried out under this chapter during any 
                program year an individual shall, at the time the 
                eligibility determination is made, be an out-of-school 
                youth or an in-school youth.
                    (B) Out-of-school youth.--In this title, the term 
                ``out-of-school youth'' means an individual who is--
                            (i) not attending any school (as defined 
                        under State law);
                            (ii) not younger than age 16 or older than 
                        age 24; and
                            (iii) one or more of the following:
                                    (I) A school dropout.
                                    (II) A youth who is within the age 
                                of compulsory school attendance, but 
                                has not attended school for at least 
                                the most recent complete school year 
                                calendar quarter.
                                    (III) A recipient of a secondary 
                                school diploma or its recognized 
                                equivalent who is a low-income 
                                individual and is--
                                            (aa) basic skills 
                                        deficient; or
                                            (bb) an English language 
                                        learner.
                                    (IV) An individual who is subject 
                                to the juvenile or adult justice 
                                system.
                                    (V) A homeless individual (as 
                                defined in section 41403(6) of the 
                                Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (42 
                                U.S.C. 14043e-2(6)), except that 
                                clauses (i)(IV) and (iii) of 
                                subparagraph (B) of such section shall 
                                not apply), a homeless child or youth 
                                (as defined in section 725(2) of the 
                                McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act 
                                (42 U.S.C. 11434a(2)), except that 
                                subparagraph (B)(iv) of such section 
                                shall not apply), a runaway, in foster 
                                care or has aged out of the foster care 
                                system, a child eligible for assistance 
                                under section 477 of the Social 
                                Security Act (42 U.S.C. 677), or in an 
                                out-of-home placement.
                                    (VI) An individual who is pregnant 
                                or parenting.
                                    (VII) A youth who is an individual 
                                with a disability.
                                    (VIII) A low-income individual who 
                                requires additional assistance to enter 
                                or complete an educational program or 
                                to secure or hold employment.
                    (C) In-school youth.--In this section, the term 
                ``in-school youth'' means an individual who is--
                            (i) attending school (as defined by State 
                        law);
                            (ii) not younger than age 14 or (unless an 
                        individual with a disability who is attending 
                        school under State law) older than age 21;
                            (iii) a low-income individual; and
                            (iv) one or more of the following:
                                    (I) Basic skills deficient.
                                    (II) An English language learner.
                                    (III) An offender.
                                    (IV) A homeless individual (as 
                                defined in section 41403(6) of the 
                                Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (42 
                                U.S.C. 14043e-2(6)), except that 
                                clauses (i)(IV) and (iii) of 
                                subparagraph (B) of such section shall 
                                not apply), a homeless child or youth 
                                (as defined in section 725(2) of the 
                                McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act 
                                (42 U.S.C. 11434a(2)), except that 
                                subparagraph (B)(iv) of such section 
                                shall not apply), a runaway, in foster 
                                care or has aged out of the foster care 
                                system, a child eligible for assistance 
                                under section 477 of the Social 
                                Security Act (42 U.S.C. 677), or in an 
                                out-of-home placement.
                                    (V) Pregnant or parenting.
                                    (VI) A youth who is an individual 
                                with a disability.
                                    (VII) An individual who requires 
                                additional assistance to complete an 
                                educational program or to secure or 
                                hold employment.
            (2) Special rule.--For the purpose of this subsection, the 
        term ``low-income'', used with respect to an individual, also 
        includes a youth living in a high-poverty area.
            (3) Exception and limitation.--
                    (A) Exception for persons who are not low-income 
                individuals.--
                            (i) Definition.--In this subparagraph, the 
                        term ``covered individual'' means an in-school 
                        youth, or an out-of-school youth who is 
                        described in subclause (III) or (VIII) of 
                        paragraph (1)(B)(iii).
                            (ii) Exception.--In each local area, not 
                        more than 5 percent of the individuals assisted 
                        under this section may be persons who would be 
                        covered individuals, except that the persons 
                        are not low-income individuals.
                    (B) Limitation.--In each local area, not more than 
                5 percent of the in-school youth assisted under this 
                section may be eligible under paragraph (1) because the 
                youth are in-school youth described in paragraph 
                (1)(C)(iv)(VII).
            (4) Out-of-school priority.--
                    (A) In general.--For any program year, not less 
                than 75 percent of the funds available for statewide 
                activities under subsection (b), and not less than 75 
                percent of funds available to local areas under 
                subsection (c), shall be used to provide youth 
                workforce investment activities for out-of-school 
                youth.
                    (B) Exception.--A State that receives a minimum 
                allotment under section 227(b)(1) in accordance with 
                section 227(b)(1)(C)(iv) or under section 232(b)(1) in 
                accordance with section 232(b)(1)(B)(v) may decrease 
                the percentage described in subparagraph (A) for a 
                local area in the State, if--
                            (i) after an analysis of the in-school 
                        youth and out-of-school youth populations in 
                        the local area, the State determines that the 
                        local area will be unable to use at least 75 
                        percent of the funds available for activities 
                        under subsection (c) to serve out-of-school 
                        youth due to a low number of out-of-school 
                        youth; and
                            (ii)(I) the State submits to the Secretary, 
                        for the local area, a request including a 
                        proposed decreased percentage for purposes of 
                        subparagraph (A), and a summary of the analysis 
                        described in clause (i); and
                            (II) the request is approved by the 
                        Secretary.
            (5) Consistency with compulsory school attendance laws.--In 
        providing assistance under this section to an individual who is 
        required to attend school under applicable State compulsory 
        school attendance laws, the priority in providing such 
        assistance shall be for the individual to attend school 
        regularly.
    (b) Statewide Activities.--
            (1) In general.--Funds reserved by a Governor as described 
        in sections 228(a) and 233(a)(1) shall be used, regardless of 
        whether the funds were allotted to the State under section 
        227(b)(1)(C) or under paragraph (1)(B) or (2)(B) of section 
        232(b) for statewide activities, which may include--
                    (A) conducting--
                            (i) evaluations under section 131(e) of 
                        activities authorized under this chapter and 
                        chapter 3 in coordination with evaluations 
                        carried out by the Secretary under section 
                        270(a);
                            (ii) research related to meeting the 
                        education and employment needs of youth; and
                            (iii) demonstration projects related to 
                        meeting the education and employment needs of 
                        youth;
                    (B) providing assistance to local areas as 
                described in clauses (i) and (ii) of section 
                116(c)(1)(B), for local coordination of activities 
                carried out under this title;
                    (C) in order to build capacity, providing technical 
                assistance to, as appropriate, local boards, chief 
                elected officials, one-stop operators, one-stop 
                partners, and eligible providers, in local areas, which 
                provision of technical assistance shall include the 
                development and training of staff, the development of 
                exemplary program activities, the provision of 
                technical assistance to local areas that fail to meet 
                local performance accountability measures described in 
                section 131(c), and the provision of technology to 
                facilitate remote access to services provided through 
                the one-stop delivery system in the State;
                    (D) operating a fiscal and management 
                accountability information system under section 131(i);
                    (E) carrying out monitoring and oversight of 
                activities carried out under this chapter and chapter 
                3, which may include a review comparing the services 
                provided to male and female youth;
                    (F) providing additional assistance to local areas 
                that have high concentrations of eligible youth;
                    (G) supporting the development of alternative 
                programs and other activities that enhance the choices 
                available to eligible youth and encourage such youth to 
                reenter and complete secondary education, enroll in 
                postsecondary education and advanced training, progress 
                through a career pathway, and enter employment that 
                leads to economic self-sufficiency;
                    (H) supporting the provision of core services 
                described in section 234(c)(2) in the one-stop delivery 
                system in the State; and
                    (I) supporting financial literacy, including--
                            (i) supporting the ability of participants 
                        to create household budgets, initiate savings 
                        plans, and make informed financial decisions 
                        about education, retirement, home ownership, 
                        wealth building, or other savings goals;
                            (ii) supporting the ability to manage 
                        spending, credit, and debt, including credit 
                        card debt, effectively;
                            (iii) increasing awareness of the 
                        availability and significance of credit reports 
                        and credit scores in obtaining credit, 
                        including determining their accuracy (and how 
                        to correct inaccuracies in the reports and 
                        scores), and their effect on credit terms;
                            (iv) supporting the ability to understand, 
                        evaluate, and compare financial products, 
                        services, and opportunities; and
                            (v) supporting activities that address the 
                        particular financial literacy needs of non-
                        English speakers, including providing the 
                        support through the development and 
                        distribution of multilingual financial literacy 
                        and education materials.
            (2) Limitation.--Not more than 5 percent of the funds 
        allotted to a State under section 227(b)(1)(C) shall be used by 
        the State for administrative activities carried out under this 
        subsection or section 234(a).
    (c) Local Elements and Requirements.--
            (1) Program design.--Funds allocated to a local area for 
        eligible youth under section 228(b) shall be used to carry out, 
        for eligible youth, programs that--
                    (A) provide an objective assessment of the academic 
                levels, skill levels, and service needs of each 
                participant, which assessment shall include a review of 
                basic skills, occupational skills, prior work 
                experience, employability, interests, aptitudes 
                (including interests and aptitudes for nontraditional 
                jobs), supportive service needs, and developmental 
                needs of such participant, for the purpose of 
                identifying appropriate services and career pathways 
                for participants, except that a new assessment of a 
                participant is not required if the provider carrying 
                out such a program determines it is appropriate to use 
                a recent assessment of the participant conducted 
                pursuant to another education or training program;
                    (B) develop service strategies for each participant 
                that are directly linked to 1 or more of the indicators 
                of performance described in section 131(b)(2)(A)(ii), 
                and that shall identify career pathways that include 
                education and employment goals (including, in 
                appropriate circumstances, nontraditional employment), 
                appropriate achievement objectives, and appropriate 
                services for the participant taking into account the 
                assessment conducted pursuant to subparagraph (A), 
                except that a new service strategy for a participant is 
                not required if the provider carrying out such a 
                program determines it is appropriate to use a recent 
                service strategy developed for the participant under 
                another education or training program; and
                    (C) provide--
                            (i) activities leading to the attainment of 
                        a secondary school diploma or its recognized 
                        equivalent, or a recognized postsecondary 
                        credential;
                            (ii) preparation for postsecondary 
                        educational and training opportunities;
                            (iii) strong linkages between academic 
                        instruction (based on State academic content 
                        and student academic achievement standards 
                        established under section 1111 of the 
                        Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 
                        (20 U.S.C. 6311)) and occupational education 
                        that lead to the attainment of recognized 
                        postsecondary credentials;
                            (iv) preparation for unsubsidized 
                        employment opportunities, in appropriate cases; 
                        and
                            (v) effective connections to employers, 
                        including small employers, in in-demand 
                        industry sectors and occupations of the local 
                        and regional labor markets.
            (2) Program elements.--In order to support the attainment 
        of a secondary school diploma or its recognized equivalent, 
        entry into postsecondary education, and career readiness for 
        participants, the programs described in paragraph (1) shall 
        provide elements consisting of--
                    (A) tutoring, study skills training, instruction, 
                and dropout prevention strategies that lead to 
                completion of the requirements for a secondary school 
                diploma or its recognized equivalent (including a 
                recognized certificate of attendance or similar 
                document for individuals with disabilities) or for a 
                recognized postsecondary credential;
                    (B) alternative secondary school services, as 
                appropriate;
                    (C) paid and unpaid work experiences that have as a 
                component academic and occupational education, which 
                may include--
                            (i) summer employment opportunities and 
                        other employment opportunities available 
                        throughout the school year;
                            (ii) pre-apprenticeship programs;
                            (iii) internships and job shadowing; and
                            (iv) on-the-job training opportunities;
                    (D) occupational skill training;
                    (E) education offered concurrently with and in the 
                same context as workforce preparation activities and 
                training for a specific occupation or occupational 
                cluster;
                    (F) leadership development opportunities, which may 
                include community service and peer-centered activities 
                encouraging responsibility and other positive social 
                and civic behaviors, as appropriate;
                    (G) supportive services;
                    (H) adult mentoring for the period of participation 
                and a subsequent period, for a total of not less than 
                12 months;
                    (I) followup services for not less than 12 months 
                after the completion of participation, as appropriate;
                    (J) comprehensive guidance and counseling, which 
                may include drug and alcohol abuse counseling and 
                referral, as appropriate;
                    (K) financial literacy education;
                    (L) entrepreneurial skills training;
                    (M) services that provide labor market and 
                employment information about in-demand industry sectors 
                or occupations available in the local area, such as 
                career awareness, career counseling, and career 
                exploration services; and
                    (N) activities that help youth prepare for and 
                transition to postsecondary education and training.
            (3) Additional requirements.--
                    (A) Information and referrals.--Each local board 
                shall ensure that each participant shall be provided--
                            (i) information on the full array of 
                        applicable or appropriate services that are 
                        available through the local board or other 
                        eligible providers or one-stop partners, 
                        including those providers or partners receiving 
                        funds under this subtitle; and
                            (ii) referral to appropriate training and 
                        educational programs that have the capacity to 
                        serve the participant either on a sequential or 
                        concurrent basis.
                    (B) Applicants not meeting enrollment 
                requirements.--Each eligible provider of a program of 
                youth workforce investment activities shall ensure that 
                an eligible applicant who does not meet the enrollment 
                requirements of the particular program or who cannot be 
                served shall be referred for further assessment, as 
                necessary, and referred to appropriate programs in 
                accordance with subparagraph (A) to meet the basic 
                skills and training needs of the applicant.
                    (C) Involvement in design and implementation.--The 
                local board shall ensure that parents, participants, 
                and other members of the community with experience 
                relating to programs for youth are involved in the 
                design and implementation of the programs described in 
                paragraph (1).
            (4) Priority.--Not less than 20 percent of the funds 
        allocated to the local area as described in paragraph (1) shall 
        be used to provide in-school youth and out-of-school youth with 
        activities under paragraph (2)(C).
            (5) Rule of construction.--Nothing in this chapter shall be 
        construed to require that each of the elements described in 
        subparagraphs of paragraph (2) be offered by each provider of 
        youth services.
            (6) Prohibitions.--
                    (A) Prohibition against federal control of 
                education.--No provision of this Act shall be construed 
                to authorize any department, agency, officer, or 
                employee of the United States to exercise any 
                direction, supervision, or control over the curriculum, 
                program of instruction, administration, or personnel of 
                any educational institution, school, or school system, 
                or over the selection of library resources, textbooks, 
                or other printed or published instructional materials 
                by any educational institution, school, or school 
                system.
                    (B) Noninterference and nonreplacement of regular 
                academic requirements.--No funds described in paragraph 
                (1) shall be used to provide an activity for eligible 
                youth who are not school dropouts if participation in 
                the activity would interfere with or replace the 
                regular academic requirements of the youth.
            (7) Linkages.--In coordinating the programs authorized 
        under this section, local boards shall establish linkages with 
        local educational agencies responsible for services to 
        participants as appropriate.
            (8) Volunteers.--The local board shall make opportunities 
        available for individuals who have successfully participated in 
        programs carried out under this section to volunteer assistance 
        to participants in the form of mentoring, tutoring, and other 
        activities.

    CHAPTER 3--ADULT AND DISLOCATED WORKER EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING 
                               ACTIVITIES

SEC. 231. GENERAL AUTHORIZATION.

    The Secretary shall make allotments under paragraphs (1)(B) and 
(2)(B) of section 232(b) to each State that meets the requirements of 
section 112 or 113 and grants under paragraphs (1)(A) and (2)(A) of 
section 232(b) to each outlying area that complies with the 
requirements of this title, to assist the State or outlying area, and 
to enable the State or outlying area to assist local areas, for the 
purpose of providing workforce investment activities for adults, and 
dislocated workers, in the State or outlying area and in the local 
areas.

SEC. 232. STATE ALLOTMENTS.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary shall--
            (1) make allotments and grants from the amount appropriated 
        under section 236(b) for a fiscal year in accordance with 
        subsection (b)(1); and
            (2)(A) reserve 20 percent of the amount appropriated under 
        section 236(c) for the fiscal year for use under subsection 
        (b)(2)(A), and under sections 269(b) (relating to dislocated 
        worker technical assistance), 270(c) (relating to dislocated 
        worker projects), and 271 (relating to national dislocated 
        worker grants) other than subsections (b)(1)(E), (e), and (f) 
        of that section; and
            (B) make allotments from 80 percent of the amount 
        appropriated under section 236(c) for the fiscal year in 
        accordance with subsection (b)(2)(B).
    (b) Allotment Among States.--
            (1) Adult employment and training activities.--
                    (A) Reservation for outlying areas.--
                            (i) In general.--From the amount made 
                        available under subsection (a)(1) for a fiscal 
                        year, the Secretary shall reserve not more than 
                        \1/4\ of 1 percent of such amount to provide 
                        assistance to the outlying areas.
                            (ii) Applicability of additional 
                        requirements.--From the amount reserved under 
                        clause (i), the Secretary shall provide 
                        assistance to the outlying areas for adult 
                        employment and training activities and 
                        statewide workforce investment activities in 
                        accordance with the requirements of section 
                        227(b)(1)(B).
                    (B) States.--
                            (i) In general.--After determining the 
                        amount to be reserved under subparagraph (A), 
                        the Secretary shall allot the amount made 
                        available under subsection (a)(1) for that 
                        fiscal year to the States pursuant to clause 
                        (ii) for adult employment and training 
                        activities and statewide workforce investment 
                        activities.
                            (ii) Formula.--Subject to clauses (iii), 
                        (iv), and (v), of the remainder, the Secretary 
                        shall allot--
                                    (I) 40 percent on the basis of the 
                                relative number of unemployed 
                                individuals in areas of substantial 
                                unemployment in each State, compared to 
                                the total number of unemployed 
                                individuals in areas of substantial 
                                unemployment in all States;
                                    (II) 25 percent on the basis of the 
                                relative number of individuals in the 
                                civilian labor force in each State, 
                                compared to the total number of such 
                                individuals in all States; and
                                    (III) 35 percent on the basis of 
                                the relative number of disadvantaged 
                                adults in each State, compared to the 
                                total number of disadvantaged adults in 
                                all States, except as described in 
                                clause (iii).
                            (iii) Calculation.--In determining an 
                        allotment under clause (ii)(III) for any State 
                        in which there is a local area whose governing 
                        body is the governing body of a concentrated 
                        employment program described in section 
                        117(c)(1)(C), the allotment shall be calculated 
                        by counting, for that local area, the higher 
                        of--
                                    (I) the number of adults in 
                                families with an income below 150 
                                percent of the poverty line in such 
                                area; or
                                    (II) the number of disadvantaged 
                                adults in such area.
                            (iv) Minimum and maximum percentages and 
                        minimum allotments.--In making allotments under 
                        this subparagraph, the Secretary shall ensure 
                        the following:
                                    (I) Minimum percentage and 
                                allotment.--The Secretary shall ensure 
                                that no State shall receive an 
                                allotment for a fiscal year that is 
                                less than an amount based on 90 percent 
                                of the allotment percentage of the 
                                State for the preceding fiscal year.
                                    (II) Maximum percentage.--Subject 
                                to subclause (I), the Secretary shall 
                                ensure that no State shall receive an 
                                allotment percentage for a fiscal year 
                                that is more than 130 percent of the 
                                allotment percentage of the State for 
                                the preceding fiscal year.
                            (v) Small state minimum allotment.--Subject 
                        to clause (iii), the Secretary shall ensure 
                        that no State shall receive an allotment under 
                        this subparagraph that is less than the total 
                        of--
                                    (I) \3/10\ of 1 percent of 
                                $960,000,000, from the remainder 
                                described in clause (i) for the fiscal 
                                year; and
                                    (II) if the remainder described in 
                                clause (i) for the fiscal year exceeds 
                                $960,000,000, \2/5\ of 1 percent of the 
                                excess.
                    (C) Definitions.--In this paragraph:
                            (i) Adult.--The term ``adult'' means an 
                        individual who is not less than age 22 and not 
                        more than age 72.
                            (ii) Allotment percentage.--The term 
                        ``allotment percentage'', used with respect to 
                        fiscal year 2014 or a subsequent fiscal year, 
                        means a percentage of the remainder described 
                        in subparagraph (B)(i) that is received by the 
                        State involved through an allotment made under 
                        this paragraph for the fiscal year. The term, 
                        used with respect to fiscal year 2013, means 
                        the percentage of the amount allotted to States 
                        under section 132(b)(1)(B) of the Workforce 
                        Investment Act of 1998 (as in effect on the day 
                        before the date of enactment of this Act) that 
                        is received by the State involved for fiscal 
                        year 2013.
                            (iii) Area of substantial unemployment.--
                        The term ``area of substantial unemployment'' 
                        means any area that is of sufficient size and 
                        scope to sustain a program of workforce 
                        investment activities carried out under this 
                        subtitle and that has an average rate of 
                        unemployment of at least 6.5 percent for the 
                        most recent 12 months, as determined by the 
                        Secretary. For purposes of this clause, 
                        determinations of areas of substantial 
                        unemployment shall be made once each fiscal 
                        year.
                            (iv) Disadvantaged adult.--Subject to 
                        subparagraph (D), the term ``disadvantaged 
                        adult'' means an adult who received an income, 
                        or is a member of a family that received a 
                        total family income, that, in relation to 
                        family size, does not exceed 150 percent of the 
                        poverty line.
                    (D) Disadvantaged adult special rule.--For purposes 
                of the formula specified in clauses (ii) and (iii) of 
                subparagraph (B), the Secretary shall, as appropriate 
                and to the extent practicable, exclude college students 
                and members of the Armed Forces from the determination 
                of the number of disadvantaged adults.
            (2) Dislocated worker employment and training.--
                    (A) Reservation for outlying areas.--
                            (i) In general.--From the amount made 
                        available under subsection (a)(2)(A) for a 
                        fiscal year, the Secretary shall reserve not 
                        more than \1/4\ of 1 percent of the amount 
                        appropriated under section 236(c) for the 
                        fiscal year to provide assistance to the 
                        outlying areas.
                            (ii) Applicability of additional 
                        requirements.--From the amount reserved under 
                        clause (i), the Secretary shall provide 
                        assistance to the outlying areas for dislocated 
                        worker employment and training activities and 
                        statewide workforce investment activities in 
                        accordance with the requirements of section 
                        227(b)(1)(B).
                    (B) States.--
                            (i) In general.--The Secretary shall allot 
                        the amount made available under subsection 
                        (a)(2)(B) for that fiscal year to the States 
                        pursuant to clause (ii) for dislocated worker 
                        employment and training activities and 
                        statewide workforce investment activities.
                            (ii) Formula.--Subject to clause (iii), of 
                        such amount, the Secretary shall allot--
                                    (I) 33\1/3\ percent on the basis of 
                                the relative number of unemployed 
                                individuals in each State, compared to 
                                the total number of unemployed 
                                individuals in all States;
                                    (II) 33\1/3\ percent on the basis 
                                of the relative excess number of 
                                unemployed individuals in each State, 
                                compared to the total excess number of 
                                unemployed individuals in all States; 
                                and
                                    (III) 33\1/3\ percent on the basis 
                                of the relative number of individuals 
                                in each State who have been unemployed 
                                for 15 weeks or more, compared to the 
                                total number of individuals in all 
                                States who have been unemployed for 15 
                                weeks or more.
                            (iii) Minimum and maximum percentages and 
                        minimum allotments.--In making allotments under 
                        this subparagraph, the Secretary shall ensure 
                        the following:
                                    (I) Minimum percentage and 
                                allotment.--The Secretary shall ensure 
                                that no State shall receive an 
                                allotment for a fiscal year that is 
                                less than an amount based on 90 percent 
                                of the allotment percentage of the 
                                State for the preceding fiscal year.
                                    (II) Maximum percentage.--Subject 
                                to subclause (I), the Secretary shall 
                                ensure that no State shall receive an 
                                allotment percentage for a fiscal year 
                                that is more than 130 percent of the 
                                allotment percentage of the State for 
                                the preceding fiscal year.
                    (C) Definitions.--In this paragraph:
                            (i) Excess number.--The term ``excess 
                        number'' means, used with respect to the excess 
                        number of unemployed individuals within a 
                        State, the number that represents the number of 
                        unemployed individuals in excess of 4.5 percent 
                        of the civilian labor force in the State.
                            (ii) Allotment percentage.--The term 
                        ``allotment percentage'', used with respect to 
                        fiscal year 2014 or a subsequent fiscal year, 
                        means a percentage of the amount described in 
                        subparagraph (B)(i) that is received by the 
                        State involved through an allotment made under 
                        this paragraph for the fiscal year. The term, 
                        used with respect to fiscal year 2013, means 
                        the percentage of the amount allotted to States 
                        under section 132(b)(2)(B) of the Workforce 
                        Investment Act of 1998 (as in effect on the day 
                        before the date of enactment of this Act) that 
                        is received by the State involved for fiscal 
                        year 2013.
    (c) Reallotment.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary shall, in accordance with 
        this subsection, reallot to eligible States amounts that are 
        made available to States from allotments made under this 
        section or a corresponding provision of the Workforce 
        Investment Act of 1998 for employment and training activities 
        and statewide workforce investment activities (referred to 
        individually in this subsection as a ``State allotment'') and 
        that are available for reallotment.
            (2) Amount.--The amount available for reallotment for a 
        program year for programs funded under subsection (b)(1)(B) 
        (relating to adult employment and training) or for programs 
        funded under subsection (b)(2)(B) (relating to dislocated 
        worker employment and training) is equal to the amount by which 
        the unobligated balance from State allotments to the State for 
        adult employment and training activities or dislocated worker 
        employment and training activities, respectively, at the end of 
        the program year prior to the program year for which the 
        determination is made, exceeds 10 percent of the total amount 
        of funds available to the State for that prior program year, 
        consisting of the State allotment to the State for such prior 
        program year (and amounts from State allotments to the State, 
        for all program years before that prior program year, for adult 
        employment and training activities or dislocated worker 
        employment and training activities, respectively, that remained 
        available).
            (3) Reallotment.--In making reallotments to eligible States 
        of amounts available pursuant to paragraph (2) for a program 
        year, the Secretary shall allot to each eligible State an 
        amount based on the relative amount of the State allotment 
        under paragraph (1)(B) or (2)(B), respectively, of subsection 
        (b) for the program year for which the determination is made, 
        as compared to the total amount of the State allotments under 
        paragraph (1)(B) or (2)(B), respectively, of subsection (b) for 
        such program year.
            (4) Eligibility.--For purposes of this subsection, an 
        eligible State means--
                    (A) with respect to funds allotted through a State 
                allotment for adult employment and training activities, 
                a State that does not have an amount of such funds 
                available for reallotment under paragraph (2) for the 
                program year for which the determination under 
                paragraph (2) is made; and
                    (B) with respect to funds allotted through a State 
                allotment for dislocated worker employment and training 
                activities, a State that does not have an amount of 
                such funds available for reallotment under paragraph 
                (2) for the program year for which the determination 
                under paragraph (2) is made.
            (5) Procedures.--The Governor shall prescribe uniform 
        procedures for the obligation of funds by local areas within 
        the State in order to avoid the requirement that funds be made 
        available for reallotment under this subsection. The Governor 
        shall further prescribe equitable procedures for making funds 
        available from the State and local areas in the event that a 
        State is required to make funds available for reallotment under 
        this subsection.

SEC. 233. WITHIN STATE ALLOCATIONS.

    (a) Reservations for State Activities.--
            (1) Statewide workforce investment activities.--The 
        Governor shall make the reservation required under section 
        228(a).
            (2) Statewide rapid response activities.--The Governor 
        shall reserve not more than 25 percent of the total amount 
        allotted to the State under section 232(b)(2)(B) for a fiscal 
        year for statewide rapid response activities described in 
        section 234(a)(2)(A).
    (b) Within State Allocation.--
            (1) Methods.--The Governor, acting in accordance with the 
        State plan, and after consulting with chief elected officials 
        and local boards in the local areas, shall allocate--
                    (A) the funds that are allotted to the State for 
                adult employment and training activities and statewide 
                workforce investment activities under section 
                232(b)(1)(B) and are not reserved under subsection 
                (a)(1), in accordance with paragraph (2) or (3); and
                    (B) the funds that are allotted to the State for 
                dislocated worker employment and training activities 
                and statewide workforce investment activities under 
                section 232(b)(2)(B) and are not reserved under 
                paragraph (1) or (2) of subsection (a), in accordance 
                with paragraph (2).
            (2) Formula allocations.--
                    (A) Adult employment and training activities.--
                            (i) Allocation.--In allocating the funds 
                        described in paragraph (1)(A) to local areas, a 
                        State may allocate--
                                    (I) 40 percent of the funds on the 
                                basis described in section 
                                232(b)(1)(B)(ii)(I);
                                    (II) 25 percent of the funds on the 
                                basis described in section 
                                232(b)(1)(B)(ii)(II); and
                                    (III) 35 percent of the funds on 
                                the basis described in clauses 
                                (ii)(III) and (iii) of section 
                                232(b)(1)(B).
                            (ii) Minimum percentage.--Effective at the 
                        end of the second full fiscal year after the 
                        date on which a local area is designated under 
                        section 116, the local area shall not receive 
                        an allocation percentage for a fiscal year that 
                        is less than 90 percent of the average 
                        allocation percentage of the local area for the 
                        2 preceding fiscal years. Amounts necessary for 
                        increasing such allocations to local areas to 
                        comply with the preceding sentence shall be 
                        obtained by ratably reducing the allocations to 
                        be made to other local areas under this 
                        subparagraph.
                            (iii) Definition.--In this subparagraph, 
                        the term ``allocation percentage''--
                                    (I) used with respect to fiscal 
                                year 2012 or 2013, means a percentage 
                                of the amount allocated to local areas 
                                under paragraphs (2)(A) and (3) of 
                                section 133(b) of the Workforce 
                                Investment Act of 1998 (as in effect on 
                                the day before the date of enactment of 
                                this Act) that is received by the local 
                                area involved for fiscal year 2012 or 
                                2013, respectively; and
                                    (II) used with respect to fiscal 
                                year 2014 or a subsequent fiscal year, 
                                means a percentage of the funds 
                                referred to in clause (i) that is 
                                received by the local area involved 
                                through an allocation made under this 
                                subparagraph for the fiscal year.
                    (B) Dislocated worker employment and training 
                activities.--
                            (i) Formula.--In allocating the funds 
                        described in paragraph (1)(B) to local areas, a 
                        State shall allocate the funds based on an 
                        allocation formula prescribed by the Governor 
                        of the State. Such formula may be amended by 
                        the Governor not more than once for each 
                        program year. Such formula shall utilize the 
                        most appropriate information available to the 
                        Governor to distribute amounts to address the 
                        State's worker readjustment assistance needs.
                            (ii) Information.--The information 
                        described in clause (i) shall include insured 
                        unemployment data, unemployment concentrations, 
                        plant closing and mass layoff data, declining 
                        industries data, farmer-rancher economic 
                        hardship data, and long-term unemployment data.
                            (iii) Minimum percentage.--Effective at the 
                        end of the second full fiscal year after the 
                        date on which a local area is designated under 
                        section 116, the local area shall not receive 
                        an allocation percentage for a fiscal year that 
                        is less than 90 percent of the average 
                        allocation percentage of the local area for the 
                        2 preceding fiscal years. Amounts necessary for 
                        increasing such allocations to local areas to 
                        comply with the preceding sentence shall be 
                        obtained by ratably reducing the allocations to 
                        be made to other local areas under this 
                        subparagraph.
                            (iv) Definition.--In this subparagraph, the 
                        term ``allocation percentage''--
                                    (I) used with respect to fiscal 
                                year 2012 or 2013, means a percentage 
                                of the amount allocated to local areas 
                                under section 133(b)(2)(B) of the 
                                Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (as in 
                                effect on the day before the date of 
                                enactment of this Act) that is received 
                                by the local area involved for fiscal 
                                year 2012 or 2013, respectively; and
                                    (II) used with respect to fiscal 
                                year 2014 or a subsequent fiscal year, 
                                means a percentage of the funds 
                                referred to in clause (i), received 
                                through an allocation made under this 
                                subparagraph, for the fiscal year.
                    (C) Application.--For purposes of carrying out 
                subparagraph (A)--
                            (i) references in clauses (ii) and (iii) of 
                        section 232(b)(1)(B) to a State shall be deemed 
                        to be references to a local area; and
                            (ii) references in clauses (ii) and (iii) 
                        of section 232(b)(1)(B) to all States shall be 
                        deemed to be references to all local areas in 
                        the State involved.
            (3) Adult employment and training discretionary 
        allocations.--In lieu of making the allocation described in 
        paragraph (2)(A), in allocating the funds described in 
        paragraph (1)(A) to local areas, a State may distribute--
                    (A) a portion equal to not less than 70 percent of 
                the funds in accordance with paragraph (2)(A); and
                    (B) the remaining portion of the funds on the basis 
                of a formula that--
                            (i) incorporates additional factors (other 
                        than the factors described in paragraph (2)(A)) 
                        relating to--
                                    (I) excess poverty in urban, rural, 
                                and suburban local areas; and
                                    (II) excess unemployment above the 
                                State average in urban, rural, and 
                                suburban local areas; and
                            (ii) was developed by the State board and 
                        approved by the Secretary as part of the State 
                        plan.
            (4) Transfer authority.--A local board may transfer, if 
        such a transfer is approved by the Governor, up to and 
        including 100 percent of the funds allocated to the local area 
        under paragraph (2)(A) or (3), and up to and including 100 
        percent of the funds allocated to the local area under 
        paragraph (2)(B), for a fiscal year between--
                    (A) adult employment and training activities; and
                    (B) dislocated worker employment and training 
                activities.
            (5) Allocation.--
                    (A) In general.--The Governor shall allocate the 
                funds described in paragraph (1) to local areas under 
                paragraphs (2) and (3) for the purpose of providing a 
                single system of employment and training activities for 
                adults and dislocated workers in accordance with 
                subsections (c) and (d) of section 234.
                    (B) Additional requirements.--
                            (i) Adults.--Funds allocated under 
                        paragraph (2)(A) or (3) shall be used by a 
                        local area to contribute to the costs of the 
                        one-stop delivery system described in section 
                        221(e) as determined under subsections (h) and 
                        (i) of section 221 and to pay for employment 
                        and training activities provided to adults in 
                        the local area, consistent with section 234.
                            (ii) Dislocated workers.--Funds allocated 
                        under paragraph (2)(B) shall be used by a local 
                        area to contribute to the costs of the one-stop 
                        delivery system described in section 221(e) as 
                        determined under subsections (h) and (i) of 
                        section 221 and to pay for employment and 
                        training activities provided to dislocated 
                        workers in the local area, consistent with 
                        section 234.
    (c) Reallocation Among Local Areas.--
            (1) In general.--The Governor may, in accordance with this 
        subsection, reallocate to eligible local areas within the State 
        amounts that are made available to local areas from allocations 
        made under paragraph (2)(A) or (3) of subsection (b) or a 
        corresponding provision of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 
        for adult employment and training activities, or under 
        subsection (b)(2)(B) or a corresponding provision of the 
        Workforce Investment Act of 1998 for dislocated worker 
        employment and training activities (referred to individually in 
        this subsection as a ``local allocation'') and that are 
        available for reallocation.
            (2) Amount.--
                    (A) In general.--The amount available for 
                reallocation for a program year for programs funded 
                under paragraphs (2)(A) and (3) of subsection (b) 
                (relating to adult employment and training) or for 
                programs funded under subsection (b)(2)(B) (relating to 
                dislocated worker employment and training) is equal to 
                the amount by which the balance that is unobligated and 
                unencumbered for training services at the end of the 
                program year prior to the program year for which the 
                determination is made, exceeds 10 percent of the total 
                amount of funds available to the local area for that 
                prior program year, consisting of the local allocation 
                to the local area for such prior program year (and 
                amounts from local allocations to the local area, for 
                all program years before that prior program year, for 
                adult employment and training activities or dislocated 
                worker employment and training services, respectively, 
                that remained available).
                    (B) Balance of funds.--For purposes of this 
                paragraph, the balance that is unobligated and 
                unencumbered for training services is the amount that 
                is the difference between--
                            (i) the total amount of funds available to 
                        the local area under paragraphs (2)(A) and (3) 
                        of subsection (b), or subsection (b)(2)(B), 
                        respectively, for that prior program year, 
                        consisting of the local allocation to the local 
                        area for such prior program year (and amounts 
                        from local allocations to the local area, for 
                        all program years before that prior program 
                        year, for adult employment and training 
                        activities or dislocated worker employment and 
                        training activities, respectively, that 
                        remained available); and
                            (ii) the amount, from that total amount of 
                        available funds, that is obligated or 
                        encumbered (in accordance with generally 
                        accepted accounting principles) for training 
                        services for adults or dislocated workers, 
                        respectively, during such prior program year, 
                        except that for purposes of this paragraph the 
                        amount included as encumbered for training 
                        services shall not exceed 10 percent of the 
                        total amount of available funds described in 
                        subparagraph (A) for adult employment and 
                        training activities or dislocated worker 
                        employment and training activities, 
                        respectively.
            (3) Reallocation.--In making reallocations to eligible 
        local areas of amounts available pursuant to paragraph (2) for 
        a program year, the Governor shall allocate to each eligible 
        local area within the State--
                    (A) with respect to such available amounts that 
                were allocated under paragraph (2)(A) or (3) of 
                subsection (b), an amount based on the relative amount 
                of the local allocation under paragraph (2)(A) or (3) 
                of subsection (b), as appropriate, for the program year 
                for which the determination is made, as compared to the 
                total amount of the local allocations under paragraph 
                (2)(A) or (3) of subsection (b), as appropriate, for 
                such program year; and
                    (B) with respect to such available amounts that 
                were allocated under subsection (b)(2)(B), an amount 
                based on the relative amount of the local allocation 
                under subsection (b)(2)(B) for the program year for 
                which the determination is made, as compared to the 
                total amount of the local allocations under subsection 
                (b)(2)(B) for such program year.
            (4) Eligibility.--For purposes of this subsection, an 
        eligible local area means--
                    (A) with respect to funds allocated through a local 
                allocation for adult employment and training 
                activities, a local area that does not have an amount 
                of such funds available for reallocation under 
                paragraph (2) for the program year for which the 
                determination under paragraph (2) is made; and
                    (B) with respect to funds allocated through a local 
                allocation for dislocated worker employment and 
                training activities, a local area that does not have an 
                amount of such funds available for reallocation under 
                paragraph (2) for the program year for which the 
                determination under paragraph (2) is made.

SEC. 234. USE OF FUNDS FOR EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ACTIVITIES.

    (a) Statewide Employment and Training Activities.--
            (1) In general.--Funds reserved by a Governor--
                    (A) as described in section 233(a)(2) shall be used 
                to carry out the statewide rapid response activities 
                described in paragraph (2)(A); and
                    (B) as described in sections 228(a) and 233(a)(1)--
                            (i) shall be used to carry out the 
                        statewide employment and training activities 
                        described in paragraph (2)(B); and
                            (ii) may be used to carry out any of the 
                        statewide employment and training activities 
                        described in paragraph (3),
                regardless of whether the funds were allotted to the 
                State under section 227(b)(1) or under paragraph (1) or 
                (2) of section 232(b).
            (2) Required statewide employment and training 
        activities.--
                    (A) Statewide rapid response activities.--
                            (i) In general.--A State shall carry out 
                        statewide rapid response activities using funds 
                        reserved by the Governor for the State under 
                        section 233(a)(2), which activities shall 
                        include--
                                    (I) provision of rapid response 
                                activities, carried out in local areas 
                                by the State or by an entity designated 
                                by the State, working in conjunction 
                                with the local boards and the chief 
                                elected officials for the local areas; 
                                and
                                    (II) provision of additional 
                                assistance to local areas that 
                                experience disasters, mass layoffs, or 
                                plant closings, or other events that 
                                precipitate substantial increases in 
                                the number of unemployed individuals, 
                                carried out in local areas by the 
                                State, working in conjunction with the 
                                local boards and the chief elected 
                                officials for the local areas.
                            (ii) Use of unobligated funds.--Funds 
                        reserved by a Governor under section 233(a)(2), 
                        and section 133(a)(2) of the Workforce 
                        Investment Act of 1998 (as in effect on the day 
                        before the date of enactment of this Act), to 
                        carry out this subparagraph that remain 
                        unobligated after the first program year for 
                        which such funds were allotted may be used by 
                        the Governor to carry out statewide activities 
                        authorized under subparagraph (B) or paragraph 
                        (3)(A), in addition to activities under this 
                        subparagraph.
                    (B) Statewide employment and training activities.--
                Funds reserved by a Governor under sections 228(a)(1) 
                and 233(a)(1) and not used under paragraph (1)(A) 
                (regardless of whether the funds were allotted to the 
                States under section 227(b)(1)(C) or paragraph (1)(B) 
                or (2)(B) of section 232(b)) shall be used for 
                statewide employment and training activities, 
                including--
                            (i) building capacity by providing 
                        assistance to--
                                    (I) State entities and agencies, 
                                local areas, and one-stop partners in 
                                carrying out the activities described 
                                in the State plan, including the 
                                coordination and alignment of data 
                                systems used to carry out the 
                                requirements of this Act;
                                    (II) local areas for carrying out 
                                the regional planning and service 
                                delivery activities required under 
                                section 116(c); and
                                    (III) local areas, one-stop 
                                operators, one-stop partners, and 
                                eligible providers, including the 
                                development and training of staff, 
                                which may include the development and 
                                training of staff to provide 
                                opportunities for individuals with 
                                barriers to employment to enter in-
                                demand industry sectors or occupations 
                                and nontraditional occupations, the 
                                development of exemplary program 
                                activities, and the provision of 
                                technical assistance to local areas 
                                that fail to meet local performance 
                                accountability measures described in 
                                section 131(c);
                            (ii) providing assistance to local areas, 
                        in accordance with section 116(c)(1)(B);
                            (iii) operating a fiscal and management 
                        accountability information system in accordance 
                        with section 131(i);
                            (iv) carrying out monitoring and oversight 
                        of activities carried out under this chapter 
                        and chapter 2;
                            (v) disseminating--
                                    (I) the State list of eligible 
                                providers of training services, 
                                including eligible providers of 
                                nontraditional training services and 
                                eligible providers of apprenticeship 
                                programs described in section 
                                222(a)(2)(B);
                                    (II) information identifying 
                                eligible providers of on-the-job 
                                training, customized training, 
                                incumbent worker training, internships, 
                                paid or unpaid work experience 
                                opportunities, or transitional jobs;
                                    (III) information on effective 
                                outreach to, partnerships with, and 
                                services for, business;
                                    (IV) information on effective 
                                service delivery strategies to serve 
                                workers and job seekers;
                                    (V) performance information and 
                                information on program costs (such as 
                                tuition and fees) for participants in 
                                applicable programs, as described in 
                                subsections (d) and (h) of section 222; 
                                and
                                    (VI) information on physical and 
                                programmatic accessibility, in 
                                accordance with section 288 and the 
                                Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 
                                (42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.), for 
                                individuals with disabilities;
                            (vi) conducting evaluations under section 
                        131(e) of activities authorized under this 
                        chapter and chapter 2 in coordination with 
                        evaluations carried out by the Secretary under 
                        section 270(a); and
                            (vii) developing strategies for ensuring 
                        that activities carried out under this section 
                        are placing men and women in jobs, education, 
                        and training that lead to comparable pay for 
                        men and women, including strategies to increase 
                        women's participation in high-wage, high-demand 
                        occupations in which women are underrepresented 
                        in the State's workforce.
            (3) Allowable statewide employment and training 
        activities.--
                    (A) In general.--Funds reserved by a Governor under 
                sections 228(a)(1) and 233(a)(1) and not used under 
                paragraph (1)(A) or (2)(B) (regardless of whether the 
                funds were allotted to the State under section 
                227(b)(1)(C) or paragraph (1)(B) or (2)(B) of section 
                232(b)) may be used to carry out additional statewide 
                employment and training activities, which may include--
                            (i) implementing innovative programs and 
                        strategies designed to meet the needs of 
                        businesses in the State, including small 
                        businesses, which may include--
                                    (I) providing incumbent worker 
                                training;
                                    (II) providing customized training;
                                    (III) developing and implementing 
                                industry sector strategies (including 
                                strategies involving industry 
                                partnerships, regional skills 
                                alliances, industry skill panels, and 
                                sectoral skills partnerships) in which 
                                representatives of multiple employers 
                                for a specific industry sector or group 
                                of related occupations--
                                            (aa) collaborate to address 
                                        common workforce needs with 
                                        suppliers, labor organizations, 
                                        economic development agencies, 
                                        eligible providers of training 
                                        services described in section 
                                        222, and other entities that 
                                        can provide needed supportive 
                                        services tailored to the needs 
                                        of workers in that sector or 
                                        group for a local area or 
                                        region;
                                            (bb) identify current and 
                                        expected gaps between the 
                                        demand for and supply of labor 
                                        and skills in that sector or 
                                        group for that area or region; 
                                        and
                                            (cc) develop a strategic 
                                        plan and training efforts to 
                                        address skill gaps, advance 
                                        industry growth and 
                                        competitiveness, and improve 
                                        worker productivity, retention, 
                                        advancement, and 
                                        competitiveness;
                                    (IV) providing career ladder and 
                                career pathway programs;
                                    (V) providing microenterprise and 
                                entrepreneurial training and support 
                                programs;
                                    (VI) utilizing effective business 
                                intermediaries;
                                    (VII) using layoff aversion 
                                strategies in collaboration with 
                                appropriate economic development 
                                entities, which strategies may include 
                                early identification of firms at risk 
                                of layoffs, use of feasibility studies 
                                to assess the needs of and options for 
                                at-risk firms, and the delivery of 
                                employment and training activities to 
                                address risk factors;
                                    (VIII) providing activities to 
                                improve linkages between the one-stop 
                                delivery systems in the State and 
                                employers (including small employers) 
                                in the State; and
                                    (IX) providing other business 
                                services and strategies that better 
                                engage employers in workforce 
                                investment activities and make the 
                                workforce development system more 
                                relevant to meeting the needs of State 
                                and local businesses, consistent with 
                                the objectives of this title;
                            (ii) developing strategies for effectively 
                        serving individuals with barriers to employment 
                        and for coordinating programs and services 
                        among one-stop partners;
                            (iii) implementing programs for displaced 
                        homemakers, which for purposes of this clause 
                        may include an individual who is receiving 
                        public assistance and is within 2 years of 
                        exhausting lifetime eligibility under part A of 
                        title IV of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
                        601 et seq.);
                            (iv) implementing programs to increase the 
                        number of individuals training for and placed 
                        in nontraditional employment;
                            (v) carrying out activities to facilitate 
                        remote access to services, including training 
                        services described in subsection (c)(4), 
                        provided through a one-stop delivery system, 
                        including facilitating access through the use 
                        of technology;
                            (vi) supporting the provision of core 
                        services described in subsection (c)(2) in the 
                        one-stop delivery systems in the State;
                            (vii) coordinating activities with the 
                        child welfare system to facilitate provision of 
                        services for children in foster care and 
                        children who are eligible for assistance under 
                        section 477 of the Social Security Act (42 
                        U.S.C. 677);
                            (viii) activities--
                                    (I) to improve coordination of 
                                workforce investment activities, and 
                                economic development activities, 
                                carried out within the State involved 
                                and to promote entrepreneurial skills 
                                training and microenterprise services;
                                    (II) to improve coordination of 
                                employment and training activities, 
                                child support services, and assistance 
                                provided by State and local agencies 
                                carrying out part D of title IV of the 
                                Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 651 et 
                                seq.);
                                    (III) to improve coordination of 
                                employment and training activities and 
                                cooperative extension programs carried 
                                out by the Department of Agriculture;
                                    (IV) to improve coordination of 
                                employment and training activities and 
                                programs carried out in local areas for 
                                individuals with disabilities, 
                                including programs carried out by State 
                                agencies relating to intellectual 
                                disabilities and developmental 
                                disabilities, activities carried out by 
                                Statewide Independent Living Councils 
                                established under section 705 of the 
                                Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 
                                796d), programs funded under part B of 
                                chapter 1 of title VII of such Act (29 
                                U.S.C. 796e et seq.), and activities 
                                carried out by centers for independent 
                                living, as defined in section 702 of 
                                such Act (29 U.S.C. 796a);
                                    (V) to develop and disseminate 
                                workforce and labor market information;
                                    (VI) to improve coordination of 
                                employment and training activities, and 
                                adult education and literacy 
                                activities, provided by public 
                                libraries;
                                    (VII) to improve coordination of 
                                activities with the corrections system 
                                to facilitate provision of training 
                                services and employment opportunities 
                                that will assist ex-offenders in 
                                reentering the workforce; and
                                    (VIII) to promote financial 
                                literacy, including carrying out 
                                activities described in section 
                                229(b)(1)(I);
                            (ix) conducting--
                                    (I) research related to meeting the 
                                employment and education needs of adult 
                                and dislocated workers; and
                                    (II) demonstration projects related 
                                to meeting the employment and education 
                                needs of adult and dislocated workers;
                            (x) implementing promising services for 
                        workers and businesses, which may include 
                        providing support for education, training, 
                        skill upgrading, and statewide networking for 
                        employees to become workplace learning advisors 
                        and maintain proficiency in carrying out the 
                        activities associated with such advising;
                            (xi) providing incentive grants to local 
                        areas for performance by the local areas on 
                        local performance accountability measures 
                        described in section 131(b);
                            (xii) adopting, calculating, or 
                        commissioning for approval an economic self-
                        sufficiency standard for the State that 
                        specifies the income needs of families, by 
                        family size, the number and ages of children in 
                        the family, and substate geographical 
                        considerations; and
                            (xiii) developing and disseminating common 
                        intake procedures and related items, including 
                        registration processes, materials, or software.
                    (B) Limitation.--
                            (i) In general.--Of the funds allotted to a 
                        State under sections 227(b) and 232(b) and 
                        reserved as described in sections 228(a) and 
                        233(a)(1) for a fiscal year--
                                    (I) not more than 5 percent of the 
                                amount allotted under section 
                                227(b)(1);
                                    (II) not more than 5 percent of the 
                                amount allotted under section 
                                232(b)(1); and
                                    (III) not more than 5 percent of 
                                the amount allotted under section 
                                232(b)(2),
                        may be used by the State for the administration 
                        of statewide youth workforce investment 
                        activities carried out under section 229 and 
                        statewide employment and training activities 
                        carried out under this section.
                            (ii) Use of funds.--Funds made available 
                        for administrative costs under clause (i) may 
                        be used for the administrative cost of any of 
                        the statewide youth workforce investment 
                        activities or statewide employment and training 
                        activities, regardless of whether the funds 
                        were allotted to the State under section 
                        227(b)(1) or paragraph (1) or (2) of section 
                        232(b).
    (b) Local Employment and Training Activities.--Funds allocated to a 
local area for adults under paragraph (2)(A) or (3), as appropriate, of 
section 233(b), and funds allocated to a local area for dislocated 
workers under section 233(b)(2)(B)--
            (1) shall be used to carry out employment and training 
        activities described in subsection (c) for adults or dislocated 
        workers, respectively; and
            (2) may be used to carry out employment and training 
        activities described in subsection (d) for adults or dislocated 
        workers, respectively.
    (c) Required Local Employment and Training Activities.--
            (1) In general.--
                    (A) Allocated funds.--Funds allocated to a local 
                area for adults under paragraph (2)(A) or (3), as 
                appropriate, of section 233(b), and funds allocated to 
                the local area for dislocated workers under section 
                233(b)(2)(B), shall be used--
                            (i) to establish a one-stop delivery system 
                        described in section 221(e);
                            (ii) to provide the core services described 
                        in paragraph (2) to adults and dislocated 
                        workers, respectively, through the one-stop 
                        delivery system in accordance with such 
                        paragraph;
                            (iii) to provide the intensive services 
                        described in paragraph (3) to adults and 
                        dislocated workers, respectively, described in 
                        such paragraph;
                            (iv) to provide training services described 
                        in paragraph (4) to adults and dislocated 
                        workers, respectively, described in such 
                        paragraph; and
                            (v) to designate a dedicated business 
                        liaison in the local area (whose activities may 
                        be funded with funds provided under this title 
                        or from other sources) to establish and develop 
                        relationships and networks with large and small 
                        employers and their intermediaries.
                    (B) Other funds.--Consistent with subsections (h) 
                and (i) of section 221, a portion of the funds made 
                available under Federal law authorizing the programs 
                and activities described in section 221(b)(1)(B), 
                including the Wagner-Peyser Act (29 U.S.C. 49 et seq.), 
                shall be used as described in clauses (i) and (ii) of 
                subparagraph (A), to the extent not inconsistent with 
                the Federal law involved.
            (2) Core services.--Funds described in paragraph (1) shall 
        be used to provide core services, which shall be available to 
        individuals who are adults or dislocated workers through the 
        one-stop delivery system and shall, at a minimum, include--
                    (A) determinations of whether the individuals are 
                eligible to receive assistance under this subtitle;
                    (B) outreach, intake (which may include worker 
                profiling), and orientation to the information and 
                other services available through the one-stop delivery 
                system;
                    (C) initial assessment of skill levels (including 
                literacy, numeracy, and English language proficiency), 
                aptitudes, abilities (including skills gaps), and 
                supportive service needs;
                    (D) labor exchange services, including--
                            (i) job search and placement assistance 
                        and, in appropriate cases, career counseling, 
                        including--
                                    (I) provision of information on in-
                                demand industry sectors and 
                                occupations; and
                                    (II) provision of information on 
                                nontraditional employment; and
                            (ii) appropriate recruitment and other 
                        business services on behalf of employers, 
                        including small employers, in the local area, 
                        which services may include services described 
                        in this subsection, such as providing 
                        information and referral to specialized 
                        business services not traditionally offered 
                        through the one-stop delivery system;
                    (E) provision of referrals to and coordination of 
                activities with other programs and services, including 
                programs and services within the one-stop delivery 
                system and, in appropriate cases, other workforce 
                development programs;
                    (F) provision of workforce and labor market 
                employment statistics information, including the 
                provision of accurate information relating to local, 
                regional, and national labor market areas, including--
                            (i) job vacancy listings in such labor 
                        market areas;
                            (ii) information on job skills necessary to 
                        obtain the jobs described in clause (i); and
                            (iii) information relating to local 
                        occupations in demand and the earnings, skill 
                        requirements, and opportunities for advancement 
                        for such occupations;
                    (G) provision of performance information and 
                program cost information on eligible providers of 
                training services as described in section 222, provided 
                by program, and eligible providers of youth workforce 
                investment activities described in section 223, 
                providers of adult education described in title III, 
                providers of career and technical education activities 
                at the postsecondary level, and career and technical 
                education activities available to school dropouts, 
                under the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical 
                Education Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2301 et seq.), and 
                providers of vocational rehabilitation services 
                described in title I of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 
                (29 U.S.C. 720 et seq.);
                    (H) provision of information, in formats that are 
                usable by and understandable to one-stop center 
                customers, regarding how the local area is performing 
                on the local performance accountability measures 
                described in section 131(c) and any additional 
                performance information with respect to the one-stop 
                delivery system in the local area;
                    (I)(i) provision of information, in formats that 
                are usable by and understandable to one-stop center 
                customers, relating to the availability of supportive 
                services or assistance, including child care, child 
                support, medical or child health assistance under title 
                XIX or XXI of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396 
                et seq. and 1397aa et seq.), benefits under the 
                supplemental nutrition assistance program established 
                under the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2011 
                et seq.), assistance through the earned income tax 
                credit under section 32 of the Internal Revenue Code of 
                1986, and assistance under a State program for 
                temporary assistance for needy families funded under 
                part A of title IV of the Social Security Act (42 
                U.S.C. 601 et seq.) and other supportive services and 
                transportation provided through funds made available 
                under such part, available in the local area; and
                    (ii) referral to the services or assistance 
                described in clause (i), as appropriate;
                    (J) provision of information and assistance 
                regarding filing claims for unemployment compensation;
                    (K) assistance in establishing eligibility for 
                programs of financial aid assistance for training and 
                education programs that are not funded under this Act; 
                and
                    (L) followup services, including counseling 
                regarding the workplace, for participants in workforce 
                investment activities authorized under this subtitle 
                who are placed in unsubsidized employment, for not less 
                than 12 months after the first day of the employment, 
                as appropriate.
            (3) Intensive services.--
                    (A) In general.--
                            (i) Eligibility.--Except as provided in 
                        clause (ii), funds allocated to a local area 
                        for adults under paragraph (2)(A) or (3), as 
                        appropriate, of section 233(b), and funds 
                        allocated to the local area for dislocated 
                        workers under section 233(b)(2)(B), shall be 
                        used to provide intensive services to adults 
                        and dislocated workers, respectively--
                                    (I) who are unemployed and who, 
                                after an interview, evaluation, or 
                                assessment, have been determined by a 
                                one-stop operator or one-stop partner 
                                as appropriate, to be--
                                            (aa) unlikely or unable to 
                                        obtain employment, that leads 
                                        to economic self-sufficiency or 
                                        wages comparable to or higher 
                                        than wages from previous 
                                        employment, through core 
                                        services described in paragraph 
                                        (2); and
                                            (bb) in need of intensive 
                                        services to obtain employment 
                                        that leads to economic self-
                                        sufficiency or wages comparable 
                                        to or higher than wages from 
                                        previous employment; or
                                    (II) who are employed, but who, 
                                after an interview, evaluation, or 
                                assessment are determined by a one-stop 
                                operator or one-stop partner to be in 
                                need of such intensive services to 
                                obtain or retain employment that leads 
                                to economic self-sufficiency.
                            (ii) Use of previous assessments.--A one-
                        stop operator or one-stop partner shall not be 
                        required to conduct a new interview, 
                        evaluation, or assessment of a participant 
                        under clause (i) if the one-stop operator or 
                        one-stop partner determines that it is 
                        appropriate to use a recent interview, 
                        evaluation, or assessment of the participant 
                        conducted pursuant to another education or 
                        training program.
                            (iii) Rule of construction.--Nothing in 
                        this subparagraph shall be construed to mean 
                        that an individual is required to receive core 
                        services prior to receiving intensive services.
                    (B) Delivery of services.--Such intensive services 
                shall be provided through the one-stop delivery 
                system--
                            (i) directly through one-stop operators 
                        identified pursuant to section 221(d); or
                            (ii) through contracts with service 
                        providers, which may include contracts with 
                        public, private for-profit, and private 
                        nonprofit service providers, approved by the 
                        local board.
                    (C) Types of services.--Such intensive services may 
                include the following:
                            (i) Comprehensive and specialized 
                        assessments of the skill levels and service 
                        needs of adults and dislocated workers, which 
                        may include--
                                    (I) diagnostic testing and use of 
                                other assessment tools; and
                                    (II) in-depth interviewing and 
                                evaluation to identify employment 
                                barriers and appropriate employment 
                                goals.
                            (ii) Development of an individual 
                        employment plan, to identify the employment 
                        goals, appropriate achievement objectives, and 
                        appropriate combination of services for the 
                        participant to achieve the employment goals, 
                        including providing information on eligible 
                        providers of training services pursuant to 
                        paragraph (4)(F)(ii), and career pathways to 
                        attain career objectives.
                            (iii) Group counseling.
                            (iv) Individual counseling.
                            (v) Career planning.
                            (vi) Short-term prevocational services, 
                        including development of learning skills, 
                        communication skills, interviewing skills, 
                        punctuality, personal maintenance skills, and 
                        professional conduct, to prepare individuals 
                        for unsubsidized employment or training.
                            (vii) Internships and work experiences that 
                        are linked to careers.
                            (viii) Workforce preparation activities.
                            (ix) Financial literacy services, such as 
                        activities described in section 229(b)(1)(I).
                            (x) Out-of-area job search assistance and 
                        relocation assistance.
                            (xi) English language acquisition and 
                        integrated education and training programs.
            (4) Training services.--
                    (A) In general.--
                            (i) Eligibility.--Except as provided in 
                        clause (ii), funds allocated to a local area 
                        for adults under paragraph (2)(A) or (3), as 
                        appropriate, of section 233(b), and funds 
                        allocated to the local area for dislocated 
                        workers under section 233(b)(2)(B), shall be 
                        used to provide training services to adults and 
                        dislocated workers, respectively--
                                    (I) who, after an interview, 
                                evaluation, or assessment, and career 
                                planning, have been determined by a 
                                one-stop operator or one-stop partner, 
                                as appropriate, to--
                                            (aa) be unlikely or unable 
                                        to obtain or retain employment, 
                                        that leads to economic self-
                                        sufficiency or wages comparable 
                                        to or higher than wages from 
                                        previous employment, through 
                                        the intensive services 
                                        described in paragraph (3);
                                            (bb) be in need of training 
                                        services to obtain or retain 
                                        employment that leads to 
                                        economic self-sufficiency or 
                                        wages comparable to or higher 
                                        than wages from previous 
                                        employment; and
                                            (cc) have the skills and 
                                        qualifications to successfully 
                                        participate in the selected 
                                        program of training services;
                                    (II) who select programs of 
                                training services that are directly 
                                linked to the employment opportunities 
                                in the local area or region involved or 
                                in another area to which the adults or 
                                dislocated workers are willing to 
                                commute or relocate;
                                    (III) who meet the requirements of 
                                subparagraph (B); and
                                    (IV) who are determined to be 
                                eligible in accordance with the 
                                priority system in effect under 
                                subparagraph (E).
                            (ii) Use of previous assessments.--A one-
                        stop operator or one-stop partner shall not be 
                        required to conduct a new interview, 
                        evaluation, or assessment of a participant 
                        under clause (i) if the one-stop operator or 
                        one-stop partner determines that it is 
                        appropriate to use a recent interview, 
                        evaluation, or assessment of the participant 
                        conducted pursuant to another education or 
                        training program.
                            (iii) Rule of construction.--Nothing in 
                        this subparagraph shall be construed to mean an 
                        individual is required to receive core or 
                        intensive services prior to receiving training 
                        services.
                    (B) Qualification.--
                            (i) Requirement.--Notwithstanding section 
                        479B of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
                        U.S.C. 1087uu) and except as provided in clause 
                        (ii), provision of such training services shall 
                        be limited to individuals who--
                                    (I) are unable to obtain other 
                                grant assistance for such services, 
                                including Federal Pell Grants 
                                established under subpart 1 of part A 
                                of title IV of the Higher Education Act 
                                of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070a et seq.); or
                                    (II) require assistance beyond the 
                                assistance made available under other 
                                grant assistance programs, including 
                                Federal Pell Grants.
                            (ii) Reimbursements.--Training services may 
                        be provided under this paragraph to an 
                        individual who otherwise meets the requirements 
                        of this paragraph while an application for a 
                        Federal Pell Grant is pending, except that if 
                        such individual is subsequently awarded a 
                        Federal Pell Grant, appropriate reimbursement 
                        shall be made to the local area from such 
                        Federal Pell Grant.
                            (iii) Consideration.--In determining 
                        whether an individual requires assistance under 
                        clause (i)(II), a one-stop operator (or one-
                        stop partner, where appropriate) may take into 
                        consideration the full cost of participating in 
                        training services, including the costs of 
                        dependent care and transportation, and other 
                        appropriate costs.
                    (C) Provider qualification.--Training services 
                shall be provided through providers identified in 
                accordance with section 222.
                    (D) Training services.--Training services may 
                include--
                            (i) occupational skills training, including 
                        training for nontraditional employment;
                            (ii) on-the-job training;
                            (iii) incumbent worker training in 
                        accordance with subsection (d)(4);
                            (iv) programs that combine workplace 
                        training with related instruction, which may 
                        include cooperative education programs;
                            (v) training programs operated by the 
                        private sector;
                            (vi) skill upgrading and retraining;
                            (vii) entrepreneurial training;
                            (viii) transitional jobs in accordance with 
                        subsection (d)(5);
                            (ix) job readiness training provided in 
                        combination with services described in any of 
                        clauses (i) through (viii);
                            (x) adult education and literacy 
                        activities, including activities of English 
                        language acquisition and integrated education 
                        and training programs, provided concurrently or 
                        in combination with services described in any 
                        of clauses (i) through (vii); and
                            (xi) customized training conducted with a 
                        commitment by an employer or group of employers 
                        to employ an individual upon successful 
                        completion of the training.
                    (E) Priority.--With respect to funds allocated to a 
                local area for adult employment and training activities 
                under paragraph (2)(A) or (3) of section 233(b), 
                priority shall be given to recipients of public 
                assistance, other low-income individuals, and 
                individuals who are basic skills deficient for receipt 
                of intensive services and training services. The 
                appropriate local board and the Governor shall direct 
                the one-stop operators in the local area with regard to 
                making determinations related to such priority.
                    (F) Consumer choice requirements.--
                            (i) In general.--Training services provided 
                        under this paragraph shall be provided in a 
                        manner that maximizes consumer choice in the 
                        selection of an eligible provider of such 
                        services.
                            (ii) Eligible providers.--Each local board, 
                        through one-stop centers, shall make available 
                        the list of eligible providers of training 
                        services described in section 222(d), and 
                        accompanying information, in accordance with 
                        section 222(d).
                            (iii) Individual training accounts.--An 
                        individual who seeks training services and who 
                        is eligible pursuant to subparagraph (A), may, 
                        in consultation with a career planner, select 
                        an eligible provider of training services from 
                        the list of providers described in clause (ii). 
                        Upon such selection, the one-stop operator 
                        involved shall, to the extent practicable, 
                        refer such individual to the eligible provider 
                        of training services, and arrange for payment 
                        for such services through an individual 
                        training account.
                            (iv) Coordination.--Each local board may, 
                        through one-stop centers, coordinate funding 
                        for individual training accounts with funding 
                        from other Federal, State, local, or private 
                        job training programs or sources to assist the 
                        individual in obtaining training services.
                    (G) Use of individual training accounts.--
                            (i) In general.--Except as provided in 
                        clause (ii), training services provided under 
                        this paragraph shall be provided through the 
                        use of individual training accounts in 
                        accordance with this paragraph, and shall be 
                        provided to eligible individuals through the 
                        one-stop delivery system.
                            (ii) Training contracts.--Training services 
                        authorized under this paragraph may be provided 
                        pursuant to a contract for services in lieu of 
                        an individual training account if--
                                    (I) the requirements of 
                                subparagraph (F) are met;
                                    (II) such services are on-the-job 
                                training, customized training, 
                                incumbent worker training, or 
                                transitional employment;
                                    (III) the local board determines 
                                there are an insufficient number of 
                                eligible providers of training services 
                                in the local area involved (such as in 
                                a rural area) to accomplish the 
                                purposes of a system of individual 
                                training accounts;
                                    (IV) the local board determines 
                                that there is a training services 
                                program of demonstrated effectiveness 
                                offered in the local area by a 
                                community-based organization or another 
                                private organization to serve 
                                individuals with barriers to 
                                employment; or
                                    (V) the local board determines 
                                that--
                                            (aa) it would be most 
                                        appropriate to award a contract 
                                        to an institution of higher 
                                        education or other eligible 
                                        provider of training services 
                                        in order to facilitate the 
                                        training of multiple 
                                        individuals in in-demand 
                                        industry sectors or 
                                        occupations; and
                                            (bb) such contract does not 
                                        limit customer choice.
                            (iii) Linkage to occupations in demand.--
                        Training services provided under this paragraph 
                        shall be directly linked to an in-demand 
                        industry sector or occupation in the local area 
                        or region, or in another area to which an adult 
                        or dislocated worker receiving such services is 
                        willing to relocate, except that a local board 
                        may approve training services for occupations 
                        determined by the local board to be in sectors 
                        of the economy that have a high potential for 
                        sustained demand or growth in the local area.
                            (iv) Rule of construction.--Nothing in this 
                        paragraph shall be construed to preclude the 
                        combined use of individual training accounts 
                        and contracts in the provision of training 
                        services, including arrangements that allow 
                        individuals receiving individual training 
                        accounts to obtain training services that are 
                        contracted for under clause (ii).
                    (H) Reimbursement for on-the-job training.--
                            (i) Reimbursement level.--For purposes of 
                        the provision of on-the-job training under this 
                        paragraph, the Governor or local board involved 
                        may increase the amount of the reimbursement 
                        described in section 101(44) to an amount of up 
                        to 75 percent of the wage rate of a participant 
                        for a program carried out under chapter 2 or 
                        this chapter, if, respectively--
                                    (I) the Governor approves the 
                                increase with respect to a program 
                                carried out with funds reserved by the 
                                State under that chapter, taking into 
                                account the factors described in clause 
                                (ii); or
                                    (II) the local board approves the 
                                increase with respect to a program 
                                carried out with funds allocated to a 
                                local area under such chapter, taking 
                                into account those factors.
                            (ii) Factors.--For purposes of clause (i), 
                        the Governor or local board, respectively, 
                        shall take into account factors consisting of--
                                    (I) the characteristics of the 
                                participants;
                                    (II) the size of the employer;
                                    (III) the quality of employer-
                                provided training and advancement 
                                opportunities; and
                                    (IV) such other factors as the 
                                Governor or local board, respectively, 
                                may determine to be appropriate, which 
                                may include the number of employees 
                                participating in the training, wage and 
                                benefit levels of those employees (at 
                                present and anticipated upon completion 
                                of the training), and relation of the 
                                training to the competitiveness of a 
                                participant.
    (d) Permissible Local Employment and Training Activities.--
            (1) In general.--
                    (A) Activities.--Funds allocated to a local area 
                for adults under paragraph (2)(A) or (3), as 
                appropriate, of section 233(b), and funds allocated to 
                the local area for dislocated workers under section 
                233(b)(2)(B), may be used to provide, through the one-
                stop delivery system involved (and through 
                collaboration with the local board, for the purpose of 
                the activities described in clauses (ix) and (xi))--
                            (i) customized screening and referral of 
                        qualified participants in training services 
                        described in subsection (c)(4) to employers;
                            (ii) customized employment-related services 
                        to employers, employer associations, or other 
                        such organizations on a fee-for-service basis;
                            (iii) customer support to enable 
                        individuals with barriers to employment 
                        (including individuals with disabilities) and 
                        veterans, to navigate among multiple services 
                        and activities for such populations;
                            (iv) technical assistance and capacity 
                        building for one-stop operators, one-stop 
                        partners, and eligible providers of training 
                        services, regarding the provision of services 
                        to individuals with disabilities in local 
                        areas, including the development and training 
                        of staff, the provision of outreach, intake, 
                        assessments, and service delivery, the 
                        coordination of services across providers and 
                        programs, and the development of performance 
                        accountability measures;
                            (v) employment and training activities 
                        provided in coordination with child support 
                        enforcement activities of the State and local 
                        agencies carrying out part D of title IV of the 
                        Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 651 et seq.);
                            (vi) activities to improve coordination of 
                        employment and training activities, child 
                        support services, and assistance, provided by 
                        State and local agencies carrying out part D of 
                        title IV of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
                        651 et seq.);
                            (vii) activities to improve coordination 
                        between employment and training activities and 
                        cooperative extension programs carried out by 
                        the Department of Agriculture;
                            (viii) activities to facilitate remote 
                        access to services provided through a one-stop 
                        delivery system, including facilitating access 
                        through the use of technology;
                            (ix) activities--
                                    (I) to improve coordination between 
                                workforce investment activities and 
                                economic development activities carried 
                                out within the local area involved, and 
                                to promote entrepreneurial skills 
                                training and microenterprise services;
                                    (II) to improve services and 
                                linkages between the local workforce 
                                investment system (including the local 
                                one-stop delivery system) and 
                                employers, including small employers, 
                                in the local area, through services 
                                described in this section; and
                                    (III) to strengthen linkages 
                                between the one-stop delivery system 
                                and unemployment insurance programs;
                            (x) training programs for displaced 
                        homemakers and for individuals training for 
                        nontraditional occupations, in conjunction with 
                        programs operated in the local area;
                            (xi) activities to provide business 
                        services and strategies that meet the workforce 
                        investment needs of area employers, as 
                        determined by the local board, consistent with 
                        the local plan under section 118, which 
                        services--
                                    (I) may be provided through 
                                effective business intermediaries 
                                working in conjunction with the local 
                                board, and may also be provided on a 
                                fee-for-service basis or through the 
                                leveraging of economic development, 
                                philanthropic, and other public and 
                                private resources in a manner 
                                determined appropriate by the local 
                                board; and
                                    (II) may include--
                                            (aa) identifying and 
                                        disseminating to business, 
                                        educators, and job seekers, 
                                        information related to the 
                                        workforce, economic and 
                                        community development needs, 
                                        and opportunities presented by 
                                        the local economy;
                                            (bb) developing and 
                                        implementing industry sector 
                                        strategies (including 
                                        strategies involving industry 
                                        partnerships, regional skills 
                                        alliances, industry skill 
                                        panels, and sectoral skills 
                                        partnerships) in which 
                                        representatives of multiple 
                                        employers for a specific 
                                        industry sector or group of 
                                        related occupations--

                                                    (AA) collaborate to 
                                                address common 
                                                workforce needs with 
                                                suppliers, labor 
                                                organizations, economic 
                                                development agencies, 
                                                eligible providers of 
                                                training services 
                                                described in section 
                                                222, and other entities 
                                                that can provide needed 
                                                supportive services 
                                                tailored to the needs 
                                                of workers in that 
                                                sector or group for a 
                                                local area or region;

                                                    (BB) identify 
                                                current and expected 
                                                gaps between the demand 
                                                for and supply of labor 
                                                and skills in that 
                                                sector or group for 
                                                that area or region; 
                                                and

                                                    (CC) develop a 
                                                strategic plan and 
                                                training efforts to 
                                                address skill gaps, 
                                                advance industry growth 
                                                and competitiveness, 
                                                and improve worker 
                                                productivity, 
                                                retention, advancement, 
                                                and competitiveness;

                                            (cc) developing and 
                                        delivering innovative workforce 
                                        investment services and 
                                        strategies for area employers, 
                                        which may include career 
                                        ladder, skills upgrading, skill 
                                        standard development and 
                                        certification for recognized 
                                        postsecondary credential or 
                                        other employer use, 
                                        apprenticeship, and other 
                                        effective initiatives for 
                                        meeting the workforce 
                                        investment needs of area 
                                        employers and workers;
                                            (dd) participation, of 
                                        appropriate personnel of area 
                                        employers, in seminars and 
                                        classes offered in partnership 
                                        with relevant organizations 
                                        focusing on the workforce-
                                        related needs of area employers 
                                        and job seekers;
                                            (ee) training, consulting, 
                                        needs analysis, and brokering 
                                        services for area employers, 
                                        including the organization and 
                                        aggregation of training for 
                                        individual employers and 
                                        coalitions of employers with 
                                        similar interests, products, or 
                                        workforce needs, except that 
                                        services described in this item 
                                        may be paid for with funds 
                                        other than those provided under 
                                        this title;
                                            (ff) assistance to area 
                                        employers in managing 
                                        reductions in force in 
                                        coordination with rapid 
                                        response activities provided 
                                        under subsection (a)(2)(A) and 
                                        with strategies for the 
                                        aversion of layoffs, which 
                                        strategies may include early 
                                        identification of firms at risk 
                                        of layoffs, use of feasibility 
                                        studies to assess the needs of 
                                        and options for at-risk firms, 
                                        and the delivery of employment 
                                        and training activities to 
                                        address risk factors;
                                            (gg) the marketing of 
                                        business services offered under 
                                        this title, to appropriate area 
                                        employers, including small and 
                                        mid-sized employers;
                                            (hh) information referral 
                                        on concerns affecting local 
                                        employers; and
                                            (ii) other business 
                                        services and strategies that 
                                        better engage employers in 
                                        workforce investment activities 
                                        and make the workforce 
                                        investment system more relevant 
                                        to meeting the needs of local 
                                        businesses, as determined by 
                                        the local board to be 
                                        consistent with the objectives 
                                        of this title;
                            (xii) activities to adjust the economic 
                        self-sufficiency standards referred to in 
                        subsection (a)(3)(A)(xii) for local factors, or 
                        activities to adopt, calculate, or commission 
                        for approval, economic self-sufficiency 
                        standards for the local areas that specify the 
                        income needs of families, by family size, the 
                        number and ages of children in the family, and 
                        substate geographical considerations;
                            (xiii) improved coordination between 
                        employment and training activities and programs 
                        carried out in the local area for individuals 
                        with disabilities, including programs carried 
                        out by State agencies relating to intellectual 
                        disabilities and developmental disabilities, 
                        activities carried out by Statewide Independent 
                        Living Councils established under section 705 
                        of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 
                        796d), programs funded under part B of chapter 
                        1 of title VII of such Act (29 U.S.C. 796e et 
                        seq.), and activities carried out by centers 
                        for independent living, as defined in section 
                        702 of such Act (29 U.S.C. 796a); and
                            (xiv) implementation of promising services 
                        to workers and businesses, which may include 
                        support for education, training, skill 
                        upgrading, and statewide networking for 
                        employees to become workplace learning advisors 
                        and maintain proficiency in carrying out the 
                        activities associated with such advising.
                    (B) Work support activities for low-wage workers.--
                            (i) In general.--Funds allocated to a local 
                        area for adults under paragraph (2)(A) or (3), 
                        as appropriate, of section 233(b), and funds 
                        allocated to the local area for dislocated 
                        workers under section 233(b)(2)(B), may be used 
                        to provide, through the one-stop delivery 
                        system involved, work support activities 
                        designed to assist low-wage workers in 
                        retaining and enhancing employment. The one-
                        stop partners of the system shall coordinate 
                        the appropriate programs and resources of the 
                        partners with the activities and resources 
                        provided under this subparagraph.
                            (ii) Activities.--The work support 
                        activities described in clause (i) may include 
                        the provision of activities described in this 
                        section through the one-stop delivery system in 
                        a manner that enhances the opportunities of 
                        such workers to participate in the activities, 
                        such as the provision of activities described 
                        in this section during nontraditional hours and 
                        the provision of onsite child care while such 
                        activities are being provided.
            (2) Supportive services.--Funds allocated to a local area 
        for adults under paragraph (2)(A) or (3), as appropriate, of 
        section 233(b), and funds allocated to the local area for 
        dislocated workers under section 233(b)(2)(B), may be used to 
        provide supportive services to adults and dislocated workers, 
        respectively--
                    (A) who are participating in programs with 
                activities authorized in any of paragraphs (2), (3), or 
                (4) of subsection (c); and
                    (B) who are unable to obtain such supportive 
                services through other programs providing such 
                services.
            (3) Needs-related payments.--
                    (A) In general.--Funds allocated to a local area 
                for adults under paragraph (2)(A) or (3), as 
                appropriate, of section 233(b), and funds allocated to 
                the local area for dislocated workers under section 
                233(b)(2)(B), may be used to provide needs-related 
                payments to adults and dislocated workers, 
                respectively, who are unemployed and do not qualify for 
                (or have ceased to qualify for) unemployment 
                compensation for the purpose of enabling such 
                individuals to participate in programs of training 
                services under subsection (c)(4).
                    (B) Additional eligibility requirements.--In 
                addition to the requirements contained in subparagraph 
                (A), a dislocated worker who has ceased to qualify for 
                unemployment compensation may be eligible to receive 
                needs-related payments under this paragraph only if 
                such worker was enrolled in the training services--
                            (i) by the end of the 13th week after the 
                        most recent layoff that resulted in a 
                        determination of the worker's eligibility for 
                        employment and training activities for 
                        dislocated workers under this subtitle; or
                            (ii) if later, by the end of the 8th week 
                        after the worker is informed that a short-term 
                        layoff will exceed 6 months.
                    (C) Level of payments.--The level of a needs-
                related payment made to a dislocated worker under this 
                paragraph shall not exceed the greater of--
                            (i) the applicable level of unemployment 
                        compensation; or
                            (ii) if such worker did not qualify for 
                        unemployment compensation, an amount equal to 
                        the poverty line, for an equivalent period, 
                        which amount shall be adjusted to reflect 
                        changes in total family income.
            (4) Incumbent worker training programs.--
                    (A) In general.--
                            (i) Standard reservation of funds.--Except 
                        as provided in clause (ii), the local board may 
                        reserve and use not more than 15 percent of the 
                        funds allocated to the local area involved 
                        under section 233(b) to pay for the Federal 
                        share of the cost of providing training through 
                        a training program for incumbent workers, 
                        carried out in accordance with this paragraph.
                            (ii) Increased reservation of funds.--If 
                        the local board determines that there is 
                        sufficient evidence that use of the funds 
                        reserved under clause (i) led to employee 
                        retention by and contributed to creation of new 
                        jobs with employers that participated in 
                        incumbent worker training programs, the local 
                        board may reserve and use not more than a total 
                        of 20 percent of such funds to pay for the 
                        Federal share of such cost.
                            (iii) Determination of eligibility.--For 
                        the purpose of determining the eligibility of 
                        an employer to receive funding under clause 
                        (i), the local board shall take into account 
                        factors consisting of--
                                    (I) the characteristics of the 
                                participants in the program;
                                    (II) the relationship of the 
                                training to the competitiveness of a 
                                participant and the employer; and
                                    (III) such other factors as the 
                                local board may determine to be 
                                appropriate, which may include the 
                                number of employees participating in 
                                the training, the wage and benefit 
                                levels of those employees (at present 
                                and anticipated upon completion of the 
                                training), and the existence of other 
                                training and advancement opportunities 
                                provided by the employer.
                            (iv) Statewide impact.--The Governor or 
                        State board involved may make recommendations 
                        to the local board for providing incumbent 
                        worker training that has statewide impact.
                    (B) Training activities.--The training program for 
                incumbent workers carried out under this paragraph 
                shall be carried out by the local board in conjunction 
                with the employers or groups of employers of such 
                workers (which may include employers in partnership 
                with other entities for the purposes of delivering 
                training) for the purpose of assisting such workers in 
                obtaining the skills necessary to retain employment or 
                avert layoffs.
                    (C) Employer payment of non-federal share.--
                Employers participating in the program carried out 
                under this paragraph shall be required to pay for the 
                non-Federal share of the cost of providing the training 
                to incumbent workers of the employers.
                    (D) Non-federal share.--
                            (i) Factors.--Subject to clause (ii), the 
                        local board shall establish the non-Federal 
                        share of such cost (taking into consideration 
                        such other factors as the number of employees 
                        participating in the training), the wage and 
                        benefit levels of the employees (at the 
                        beginning and anticipated upon completion of 
                        the training), the relationship of the training 
                        to the competitiveness of the employer and 
                        employees, and the availability of other 
                        employer-provided training and advancement 
                        opportunities.
                            (ii) Limits.--The non-Federal share shall 
                        not be less than--
                                    (I) 10 percent of the cost, for 
                                employers with not more than 50 
                                employees;
                                    (II) 25 percent of the cost, for 
                                employers with more than 50 employees 
                                but not more than 100 employees; and
                                    (III) 50 percent of the cost, for 
                                employers with more than 100 employees.
                            (iii) Calculation of employer share.--The 
                        non-Federal share provided by an employer 
                        participating in the program may include the 
                        amount of the wages paid by the employer to a 
                        worker while the worker is attending a training 
                        program under this paragraph. The employer may 
                        provide the share in cash or in kind, fairly 
                        evaluated.
            (5) Transitional jobs.--The local board may use not more 
        than 10 percent of the funds allocated to the local area 
        involved under section 233(b) to provide transitional jobs 
        under subsection (c)(4) that--
                    (A) are time-limited work experiences that are 
                subsidized and are in the public, private, or nonprofit 
                sectors for individuals with barriers to employment who 
                are chronically unemployed or have an inconsistent work 
                history;
                    (B) are combined with comprehensive employment and 
                supportive services; and
                    (C) are designed to assist the individuals 
                described in subparagraph (A) to establish a work 
                history, demonstrate success in the workplace, and 
                develop the skills that lead to entry into and 
                retention in unsubsidized employment.

           CHAPTER 4--GENERAL WORKFORCE INVESTMENT PROVISIONS

SEC. 236. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    (a) Youth Workforce Investment Activities.--There are authorized to 
be appropriated to carry out the activities described in section 
227(a), such sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal years 2014 
through 2018.
    (b) Adult Employment and Training Activities.--There are authorized 
to be appropriated to carry out the activities described in section 
232(a)(1), such sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal years 2014 
through 2018.
    (c) Dislocated Worker Employment and Training Activities.--There 
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out the activities described 
in section 232(a)(2), such sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal 
years 2014 through 2018.

                         Subtitle C--Job Corps

SEC. 241. PURPOSES.

    The purposes of this subtitle are--
            (1) to maintain a national Job Corps program, carried out 
        in partnership with States and communities, to--
                    (A) assist eligible youth to connect to the labor 
                force by providing them with intensive social, 
                academic, career and technical education, and service-
                learning opportunities, in primarily residential 
                centers, in order for such youth to obtain secondary 
                school diplomas or recognized postsecondary credentials 
                leading to--
                            (i) successful careers, in in-demand 
                        industry sectors or occupations or the Armed 
                        Forces, that will result in economic self-
                        sufficiency and opportunities for advancement; 
                        or
                            (ii) enrollment in postsecondary education, 
                        including an apprenticeship program; and
                    (B) support responsible citizenship;
            (2) to set forth standards and procedures for selecting 
        individuals as enrollees in the Job Corps;
            (3) to authorize the establishment of Job Corps centers in 
        which enrollees will participate in intensive programs of 
        activities described in this subtitle; and
            (4) to prescribe various other powers, duties, and 
        responsibilities incident to the operation and continuing 
        development of the Job Corps.

SEC. 242. DEFINITIONS.

    In this subtitle:
            (1) Applicable local board.--The term ``applicable local 
        board'' means a local board--
                    (A) that provides information for a Job Corps 
                center on local employment opportunities and the job 
                skills needed to obtain the opportunities; and
                    (B) that serves communities in which the graduates 
                of the Job Corps center seek employment.
            (2) Applicable one-stop center.--The term ``applicable one-
        stop center'' means a one-stop center that provides services, 
        such as referral, assessment, recruitment, and placement, to 
        support the purposes of the Job Corps.
            (3) Enrollee.--The term ``enrollee'' means an individual 
        who has voluntarily applied for, been selected for, and 
        enrolled in the Job Corps program, and remains with the 
        program, but has not yet become a graduate.
            (4) Former enrollee.--The term ``former enrollee'' means an 
        individual who has voluntarily applied for, been selected for, 
        and enrolled in the Job Corps program, but left the program 
        prior to becoming a graduate.
            (5) Graduate.--The term ``graduate'' means an individual 
        who has voluntarily applied for, been selected for, and 
        enrolled in the Job Corps program and who, as a result of 
        participation in the Job Corps program, has received a 
        secondary school diploma or recognized equivalent, or completed 
        the requirements of a career and technical education and 
        training program that prepares individuals for employment 
        leading to economic self-sufficiency or entrance into 
        postsecondary education or training.
            (6) Job corps.--The term ``Job Corps'' means the Job Corps 
        described in section 243.
            (7) Job corps center.--The term ``Job Corps center'' means 
        a center described in section 247.
            (8) Operator.--The term ``operator'' means an entity 
        selected under this subtitle to operate a Job Corps center.
            (9) Region.--The term ``region'' means an area defined by 
        the Secretary.
            (10) Service provider.--The term ``service provider'' means 
        an entity selected under this subtitle to provide services 
        described in this subtitle to a Job Corps center.

SEC. 243. ESTABLISHMENT.

    There shall be within the Department of Labor a ``Job Corps''.

SEC. 244. INDIVIDUALS ELIGIBLE FOR THE JOB CORPS.

    (a) In General.--To be eligible to become an enrollee, an 
individual shall be--
            (1) not less than age 16 and not more than age 21 on the 
        date of enrollment, except that--
                    (A) not more than 20 percent of the individuals 
                enrolled in the Job Corps may be not less than age 22 
                and not more than age 24 on the date of enrollment; and
                    (B) either such maximum age limitation may be 
                waived by the Secretary, in accordance with regulations 
                of the Secretary, in the case of an individual with a 
                disability;
            (2) a low-income individual; and
            (3) an individual who is one or more of the following:
                    (A) Basic skills deficient.
                    (B) A school dropout.
                    (C) A homeless individual (as defined in section 
                41403(6) of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (42 
                U.S.C. 14043e-2(6)), except that clauses (i)(IV) and 
                (iii) of subparagraph (B) of such section shall not 
                apply), a homeless child or youth (as defined in 
                section 725(2) of the McKinney-Vento Homeless 
                Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11434a(2)), except that 
                subparagraph (B)(iv) of such section shall not apply), 
                a runaway, an individual in foster care, or an 
                individual who was in foster care and has aged out of 
                the foster care system.
                    (D) A parent.
                    (E) An individual who requires additional 
                education, career and technical education or training, 
                or workforce preparation skills to be able to obtain 
                and retain employment that leads to economic self-
                sufficiency.
    (b) Special Rule for Veterans.--Notwithstanding the requirement of 
subsection (a)(2), a veteran of the Armed Forces shall be eligible to 
become an enrollee under subsection (a) if the individual--
            (1) meets the requirements of paragraphs (1) and (3) of 
        such subsection; and
            (2) does not meet the requirement of subsection (a)(2) 
        because the military income earned by such individual within 
        the 6-month period prior to the individual's application for 
        Job Corps prevents the individual from meeting such 
        requirement.

SEC. 245. RECRUITMENT, SCREENING, SELECTION, AND ASSIGNMENT OF 
              ENROLLEES.

    (a) Standards and Procedures.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary shall prescribe specific 
        standards and procedures for the recruitment, screening, and 
        selection of eligible applicants for the Job Corps, after 
        considering recommendations from Governors of States, local 
        boards, and other interested parties.
            (2) Methods.--In prescribing standards and procedures under 
        paragraph (1), the Secretary, at a minimum, shall--
                    (A) prescribe procedures for informing enrollees 
                that drug tests will be administered to the enrollees 
                and the results received within 45 days after the 
                enrollees enroll in the Job Corps;
                    (B) establish standards for recruitment of Job 
                Corps applicants;
                    (C) establish standards and procedures for--
                            (i) determining, for each applicant, 
                        whether the educational and career and 
                        technical education and training needs of the 
                        applicant can best be met through the Job Corps 
                        program or an alternative program in the 
                        community in which the applicant resides; and
                            (ii) obtaining from each applicant 
                        pertinent data relating to background, needs, 
                        and interests for determining eligibility and 
                        potential assignment;
                    (D) where appropriate, take measures to improve the 
                professional capability of the individuals conducting 
                screening of the applicants; and
                    (E) assure appropriate representation of enrollees 
                from urban areas and from rural areas.
            (3) Implementation.--To the extent practicable, the 
        standards and procedures shall be implemented through 
        arrangements with--
                    (A) applicable one-stop centers;
                    (B) community action agencies, business 
                organizations, and labor organizations;
                    (C) agencies and individuals that have contact with 
                youth over substantial periods of time and are able to 
                offer reliable information about the needs and problems 
                of youth; and
                    (D) child welfare agencies that are responsible for 
                children in foster care and children eligible for 
                assistance under section 477 of the Social Security Act 
                (42 U.S.C. 677).
            (4) Consultation.--The standards and procedures shall 
        provide for necessary consultation with individuals and 
        organizations, including court, probation, parole, law 
        enforcement, education, welfare, and medical authorities and 
        advisers.
            (5) Reimbursement.--The Secretary is authorized to enter 
        into contracts with and make payments to individuals and 
        organizations for the cost of conducting recruitment, 
        screening, and selection of eligible applicants for the Job 
        Corps, as provided for in this section. The Secretary shall 
        make no payment to any individual or organization solely as 
        compensation for referring the names of applicants for the Job 
        Corps.
    (b) Special Limitations on Selection.--
            (1) In general.--No individual shall be selected as an 
        enrollee unless the individual or organization implementing the 
        standards and procedures described in subsection (a) determines 
        that--
                    (A) there is a reasonable expectation that the 
                individual considered for selection can participate 
                successfully in group situations and activities, and is 
                not likely to engage in behavior that would prevent 
                other enrollees from receiving the benefit of the Job 
                Corps program or be incompatible with the maintenance 
                of sound discipline and satisfactory relationships 
                between the Job Corps center to which the individual 
                might be assigned and communities surrounding the Job 
                Corps center;
                    (B) the individual manifests a basic understanding 
                of both the rules to which the individual will be 
                subject and of the consequences of failure to observe 
                the rules, and agrees to comply with such rules; and
                    (C) the individual has passed a background check 
                conducted in accordance with procedures established by 
                the Secretary.
            (2) Individuals on probation, parole, or supervised 
        release.--An individual on probation, parole, or supervised 
        release may be selected as an enrollee only if release from the 
        supervision of the probation or parole official involved is 
        satisfactory to the official and the Secretary and does not 
        violate applicable laws (including regulations). No individual 
        shall be denied a position in the Job Corps solely on the basis 
        of individual contact with the criminal justice system.
    (c) Assignment Plan.--
            (1) In general.--Every 2 years, the Secretary shall develop 
        and implement a plan for assigning enrollees to Job Corps 
        centers. In developing the plan, the Secretary shall, based on 
        the analysis described in paragraph (2), establish targets, 
        applicable to each Job Corps center, for--
                    (A) the maximum attainable percentage of enrollees 
                at the Job Corps center that reside in the State in 
                which the center is located; and
                    (B) the maximum attainable percentage of enrollees 
                at the Job Corps center that reside in the region in 
                which the center is located, and in surrounding 
                regions.
            (2) Analysis.--In order to develop the plan described in 
        paragraph (1), every 2 years the Secretary, in consultation 
        with operators of Job Corps centers, shall analyze relevant 
        factors relating to each Job Corps center, including--
                    (A) the size of the population of individuals 
                eligible to participate in Job Corps in the State and 
                region in which the Job Corps center is located, and in 
                surrounding regions;
                    (B) the relative demand for participation in the 
                Job Corps in the State and region, and in surrounding 
                regions;
                    (C) the capacity and utilization of the Job Corps 
                center, including the education, training, and 
                supportive services provided through the center; and
                    (D) the performance of the Job Corps center 
                relating to the expected levels of performance for the 
                indicators described in section 259(c)(1), and whether 
                any actions have been taken with respect to such center 
                pursuant to paragraphs (2) and (3) of section 259(f).
    (d) Assignment of Individual Enrollees.--
            (1) In general.--After an individual has been selected for 
        the Job Corps in accordance with the standards and procedures 
        of the Secretary under subsection (a), the enrollee shall be 
        assigned to the Job Corps center that offers the type of career 
        and technical education and training selected by the individual 
        and, among the centers that offer such education and training, 
        is closest to the home of the individual. The Secretary may 
        waive this requirement if--
                    (A) the enrollee would be unduly delayed in 
                participating in the Job Corps program because the 
                closest center is operating at full capacity; or
                    (B) the parent or guardian of the enrollee requests 
                assignment of the enrollee to another Job Corps center 
                due to circumstances in the community of the enrollee 
                that would impair prospects for successful 
                participation in the Job Corps program.
            (2) Enrollees who are younger than 18.--An enrollee who is 
        younger than 18 shall not be assigned to a Job Corps center 
        other than the center closest to the home that offers the 
        career and technical education and training desired by the 
        enrollee pursuant to paragraph (1) if the parent or guardian of 
        the enrollee objects to the assignment.

SEC. 246. ENROLLMENT.

    (a) Relationship Between Enrollment and Military Obligations.--
Enrollment in the Job Corps shall not relieve any individual of 
obligations under the Military Selective Service Act (50 U.S.C. App. 
451 et seq.).
    (b) Period of Enrollment.--No individual may be enrolled in the Job 
Corps for more than 2 years, except--
            (1) in a case in which completion of an advanced career 
        training program under section 248(c) would require an 
        individual to participate in the Job Corps for not more than 
        one additional year;
            (2) in the case of an individual with a disability who 
        would reasonably be expected to meet the standards for a Job 
        Corps graduate, as defined under section 242(5), if allowed to 
        participate in the Job Corps for not more than 1 additional 
        year;
            (3) in the case of an individual who participates in 
        national service, as authorized by a Civilian Conservation 
        Center program, who would be granted an enrollment extension in 
        the Job Corps for the amount of time equal to the period of 
        national service; or
            (4) as the Secretary may authorize in a special case.

SEC. 247. JOB CORPS CENTERS.

    (a) Operators and Service Providers.--
            (1) Eligible entities.--
                    (A) Operators.--The Secretary shall enter into an 
                agreement with a Federal, State, or local agency, an 
                area career and technical education school, a 
                residential career and technical education school, or a 
                private organization, for the operation of each Job 
                Corps center.
                    (B) Providers.--The Secretary may enter into an 
                agreement with a local entity, or other entity with the 
                necessary capacity, to provide activities described in 
                this subtitle to a Job Corps center.
            (2) Selection process.--
                    (A) Competitive basis.--Except as provided in 
                subsections (a) and (b) of section 3304 of title 41, 
                United States Code, the Secretary shall select on a 
                competitive basis an entity to operate a Job Corps 
                center and entities to provide activities described in 
                this subtitle to the Job Corps center. In developing a 
                solicitation for an operator or service provider, the 
                Secretary shall consult with the Governor of the State 
                in which the center is located, the industry council 
                for the Job Corps center (if established), and the 
                applicable local board regarding the contents of such 
                solicitation, including elements that will promote the 
                consistency of the activities carried out through the 
                center with the objectives set forth in the State plan 
                or in a local plan.
                    (B) Recommendations and considerations.--
                            (i) Operators.--In selecting an entity to 
                        operate a Job Corps center, the Secretary shall 
                        consider--
                                    (I) the ability of the entity to 
                                coordinate the activities carried out 
                                through the Job Corps center with 
                                activities carried out under the 
                                appropriate State plan and local plans;
                                    (II) the degree to which the career 
                                and technical education and training 
                                that the entity proposes for the center 
                                reflects employment opportunities in 
                                the local areas in which enrollees at 
                                the center intend to seek employment;
                                    (III) the degree to which the 
                                entity demonstrates relationships with 
                                the surrounding communities, employers, 
                                labor organizations, workforce boards, 
                                applicable one-stop centers, and State 
                                and region in which the center is 
                                located; and
                                    (IV) the performance of the entity, 
                                if any, relating to operating or 
                                providing activities described in this 
                                subtitle to a Job Corps center, 
                                including the entity's demonstrated 
                                effectiveness in assisting individuals 
                                in achieving the primary indicators of 
                                performance for eligible youth 
                                described in section 131(b)(2)(A)(ii).
                            (ii) Providers.--In selecting a service 
                        provider for a Job Corps center, the Secretary 
                        shall consider the factors described in 
                        subclauses (I) through (IV) of clause (i), as 
                        appropriate.
    (b) Character and Activities.--Job Corps centers may be residential 
or nonresidential in character, and shall be designed and operated so 
as to provide enrollees, in a well-supervised setting, with access to 
activities described in this subtitle. In any year, no more than 20 
percent of the individuals enrolled in the Job Corps may be 
nonresidential participants in the Job Corps.
    (c) Civilian Conservation Centers.--
            (1) In general.--The Job Corps centers may include Civilian 
        Conservation Centers, operated under an agreement between the 
        Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of Agriculture, that are 
        located primarily in rural areas. Such centers shall provide, 
        in addition to academics, career and technical education and 
        training, and workforce preparation skills training, programs 
        of work experience to conserve, develop, or manage public 
        natural resources or public recreational areas or to develop 
        community projects in the public interest.
            (2) Assistance during disasters.--Enrollees in Civilian 
        Conservation Centers may provide assistance in addressing 
        national, State, and local disasters, consistent with current 
        child labor laws and regulations. The Secretary of Agriculture 
        shall ensure that with respect to the provision of such 
        assistance the enrollees are properly trained, equipped, 
        supervised, and dispatched consistent with standards for the 
        conservation and rehabilitation of wildlife established under 
        the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act (16 U.S.C. 661 et seq.).
            (3) National liaison.--The Secretary of Agriculture shall 
        designate a Job Corps National Liaison to support the agreement 
        under this section between the Departments of Labor and 
        Agriculture.
    (d) Indian Tribes.--
            (1) General authority.--The Secretary may enter into 
        agreements with Indian tribes to operate Job Corps centers for 
        Indians.
            (2) Definitions.--In this subsection, the terms ``Indian'' 
        and ``Indian tribe'' have the meanings given such terms in 
        subsections (d) and (e), respectively, of section 4 of the 
        Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 
        U.S.C. 450b).

SEC. 248. PROGRAM ACTIVITIES.

    (a) Activities Provided by Job Corps Centers.--
            (1) In general.--Each Job Corps center shall provide 
        enrollees with an intensive, well organized, and fully 
        supervised program of education, including English language 
        acquisition programs, career and technical education and 
        training, work experience, work-based learning, recreational 
        activities, physical rehabilitation and development, driver's 
        education, and counseling, which may include information about 
        financial literacy. Each Job Corps center shall provide 
        enrollees assigned to the center with access to core services 
        described in section 234(c)(2) and the intensive services 
        described in section 234(c)(3).
            (2) Relationship to opportunities.--The activities provided 
        under this subsection shall be targeted to helping enrollees, 
        on completion of their enrollment--
                    (A) secure and maintain meaningful unsubsidized 
                employment;
                    (B) enroll in and complete secondary education or 
                postsecondary education or training programs, including 
                other suitable career and technical education and 
                training, and apprenticeship programs; or
                    (C) satisfy Armed Forces requirements.
            (3) Link to employment opportunities.--The career and 
        technical education and training provided shall be linked to 
        the employment opportunities in the local area in which the 
        enrollee intends to seek employment after graduation.
    (b) Academic and Career and Technical Education and Training.--The 
Secretary may arrange for career and technical education and training 
of enrollees through local public or private educational agencies, 
career and technical educational institutions, technical institutes, or 
national service providers, whenever such entities provide education 
and training substantially equivalent in cost and quality to that which 
the Secretary could provide through other means.
    (c) Advanced Career Training Programs.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary may arrange for programs of 
        advanced career training for selected enrollees in which the 
        enrollees may continue to participate for a period of not to 
        exceed 1 year in addition to the period of participation to 
        which the enrollees would otherwise be limited. The advanced 
        career training may be provided through the eligible providers 
        of training services identified under section 222.
            (2) Benefits.--During the period of participation in an 
        advanced career training program, an enrollee shall be eligible 
        for full Job Corps benefits, or a monthly stipend equal to the 
        average value of the residential support, food, allowances, and 
        other benefits provided to enrollees assigned to residential 
        Job Corps centers.
            (3) Demonstration.--The Secretary shall develop standards 
        by which any operator seeking to enroll additional enrollees in 
        an advanced career training program shall demonstrate that 
        participants in such program have achieved a satisfactory rate 
        of completion and placement in training-related jobs before the 
        operator may carry out such additional enrollment.
    (d) Graduate Services.--In order to promote the retention of 
graduates in employment or postsecondary education, the Secretary shall 
arrange for the provision of job placement and support services to 
graduates for up to 12 months after the date of graduation. Multiple 
resources, including one-stop partners, may support the provision of 
these services, including services from the State vocational 
rehabilitation agency to supplement job placement and job development 
efforts for Job Corps graduates who are individuals with disabilities.
    (e) Child Care.--The Secretary shall, to the extent practicable, 
provide child care at or near Job Corps centers, for individuals who 
require child care for their children in order to participate in the 
Job Corps.

SEC. 249. COUNSELING AND JOB PLACEMENT.

    (a) Assessment and Counseling.--The Secretary shall arrange for 
assessment and counseling for each enrollee at regular intervals to 
measure progress in the academic and career and technical education and 
training programs carried out through the Job Corps.
    (b) Placement.--The Secretary shall arrange for assessment and 
counseling for enrollees prior to their scheduled graduations to 
determine their capabilities and, based on their capabilities, shall 
make every effort to arrange to place the enrollees in employment 
leading to economic self-sufficiency for which the enrollees are 
trained or to assist the enrollees in participating in further 
activities described in this subtitle. In arranging for the placement 
of graduates in jobs, the Secretary shall utilize the one-stop delivery 
system to the maximum extent practicable.
    (c) Status and Progress.--The Secretary shall determine the status 
and progress of enrollees scheduled for graduation and make every 
effort to assure that their needs for further activities described in 
this subtitle are met.
    (d) Services to Former Enrollees.--The Secretary may provide such 
services as the Secretary determines to be appropriate under this 
subtitle to former enrollees.

SEC. 250. SUPPORT.

    (a) Personal Allowances.--The Secretary may provide enrollees 
assigned to Job Corps centers with such personal allowances as the 
Secretary may determine to be necessary or appropriate to meet the 
needs of the enrollees.
    (b) Transition Allowances.--The Secretary shall arrange for a 
transition allowance to be paid to graduates. The transition allowance 
shall be incentive-based to reflect a graduate's completion of 
academic, career and technical education or training, and attainment of 
recognized postsecondary credentials.
    (c) Transition Support.--The Secretary may arrange for the 
provision of 3 months of employment services for former enrollees.

SEC. 251. OPERATING PLAN.

    (a) In General.--The provisions of the contract between the 
Secretary and an entity selected to operate a Job Corps center shall, 
at a minimum, serve as an operating plan for the Job Corps center.
    (b) Additional Information.--The Secretary may require the 
operator, in order to remain eligible to operate the Job Corps center, 
to submit such additional information as the Secretary may require, 
which shall be considered part of the operating plan.
    (c) Availability.--The Secretary shall make the operating plan 
described in subsections (a) and (b), excluding any proprietary 
information, available to the public.

SEC. 252. STANDARDS OF CONDUCT.

    (a) Provision and Enforcement.--The Secretary shall provide, and 
directors of Job Corps centers shall stringently enforce, standards of 
conduct within the centers. Such standards of conduct shall include 
provisions forbidding the actions described in subsection (b)(2)(A).
    (b) Disciplinary Measures.--
            (1) In general.--To promote the proper behavioral standards 
        in the Job Corps, the directors of Job Corps centers shall have 
        the authority to take appropriate disciplinary measures against 
        enrollees if such a director determines that an enrollee has 
        committed a violation of the standards of conduct. The director 
        shall dismiss the enrollee from the Job Corps if the director 
        determines that the retention of the enrollee in the Job Corps 
        will jeopardize the enforcement of such standards, threaten the 
        safety of staff, students, or the local community, or diminish 
        the opportunities of other enrollees.
            (2) Zero tolerance policy and drug testing.--
                    (A) Guidelines.--The Secretary shall adopt 
                guidelines establishing a zero tolerance policy for an 
                act of violence, for use, sale, or possession of a 
                controlled substance, for abuse of alcohol, or for 
                other illegal or disruptive activity.
                    (B) Drug testing.--The Secretary shall require drug 
                testing of all enrollees for controlled substances in 
                accordance with procedures prescribed by the Secretary 
                under section 245(a).
                    (C) Definitions.--In this paragraph:
                            (i) Controlled substance.--The term 
                        ``controlled substance'' has the meaning given 
                        the term in section 102 of the Controlled 
                        Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 802).
                            (ii) Zero tolerance policy.--The term 
                        ``zero tolerance policy'' means a policy under 
                        which an enrollee shall be automatically 
                        dismissed from the Job Corps after a 
                        determination by the director that the enrollee 
                        has carried out an action described in 
                        subparagraph (A).
    (c) Appeal.--A disciplinary measure taken by a director under this 
section shall be subject to expeditious appeal in accordance with 
procedures established by the Secretary.

SEC. 253. COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION.

    (a) Business and Community Participation.--The director of each Job 
Corps center shall ensure the establishment and development of the 
business and community networks described in subsection (b) in order to 
enhance the effectiveness of such centers.
    (b) Networks.--The activities carried out by each Job Corps center 
under this section shall include--
            (1) establishing and developing relationships and networks 
        with--
                    (A) local and distant employers, to the extent 
                practicable, in coordination with other Federal and 
                non-Federal programs that conduct similar outreach to 
                employers;
                    (B) applicable one-stop centers and applicable 
                local boards, for the purpose of providing--
                            (i) information to, and referral of, 
                        potential enrollees; and
                            (ii) job opportunities for Job Corps 
                        graduates; and
                    (C)(i) relevant apprenticeship programs and youth 
                programs;
                    (ii) labor-management organizations and local labor 
                organizations;
                    (iii) employers and contractors that support 
                national training contractor programs; and
                    (iv) community-based organizations, non-profit 
                organizations, and intermediaries providing workforce 
                development-related services; and
            (2) establishing and developing relationships with members 
        of the community in which the Job Corps center is located, 
        informing members of the community about the projects of the 
        Job Corps center and changes in the rules, procedures, or 
        activities of the center that may affect the community, and 
        planning events of mutual interest to the community and the Job 
        Corps center.
    (c) New Centers.--The director of a Job Corps center that is not 
yet operating shall ensure the establishment and development of the 
relationships and networks described in subsection (b) at least 3 
months prior to the date on which the center accepts the first enrollee 
at the center.

SEC. 254. INDUSTRY COUNCILS.

    (a) In General.--Each Job Corps center shall have an industry 
council, appointed by the director of the center, in accordance with 
procedures established by the Secretary.
    (b) Industry Council Composition.--
            (1) In general.--An industry council shall be comprised 
        of--
                    (A) a majority of members who shall be owners of 
                business concerns, chief executives or chief operating 
                officers of nongovernmental employers, or other private 
                sector employers, who--
                            (i) have substantial management, hiring, or 
                        policy responsibility; and
                            (ii) represent businesses with employment 
                        opportunities that reflect the employment 
                        opportunities of the applicable local areas in 
                        which enrollees will be seeking employment;
                    (B) representatives of labor organizations (where 
                present) and representatives of employees; and
                    (C) enrollees and graduates of the Job Corps.
            (2) Local board.--The industry council may include members 
        of the applicable local boards who meet the requirements 
        described in paragraph (1).
            (3) Employers outside of local area.--The industry council 
        for a Job Corps center may include, or otherwise provide for 
        consultation with, employers from outside the local area who 
        are likely to hire a significant number of enrollees from the 
        Job Corps center.
            (4) Special rule for single state local areas.--In the case 
        of a single State local area designated under section 116(b), 
        the industry council shall include a representative of the 
        State Board.
    (c) Responsibilities.--The responsibilities of the industry council 
shall be--
            (1) to work closely with all applicable local boards in 
        order to determine, and recommend to the Secretary, appropriate 
        career and technical education and training for the center;
            (2) to review all the relevant labor market information 
        to--
                    (A) determine the employment opportunities in the 
                local areas in which the enrollees intend to seek 
                employment after graduation;
                    (B) determine the skills and education that are 
                necessary to obtain the employment opportunities; and
                    (C) recommend to the Secretary the type of career 
                and technical education and training that should be 
                implemented at the center to enable the enrollees to 
                obtain the employment opportunities; and
            (3) to meet at least once every 6 months to reevaluate the 
        labor market information, and other relevant information, to 
        determine, and recommend to the Secretary, any necessary 
        changes in the career and technical education and training 
        provided at the center.
    (d) New Centers.--The industry council for a Job Corps center that 
is not yet operating shall carry out the responsibilities described in 
subsection (c) at least 3 months prior to the date on which the center 
accepts the first enrollee at the center.

SEC. 255. ADVISORY COMMITTEES.

    The Secretary may establish and use advisory committees in 
connection with the operation of the Job Corps program, and the 
operation of Job Corps centers, whenever the Secretary determines that 
the availability of outside advice and counsel on a regular basis would 
be of substantial benefit in identifying and overcoming problems, in 
planning program or center development, or in strengthening 
relationships between the Job Corps and agencies, institutions, or 
groups engaged in related activities.

SEC. 256. EXPERIMENTAL, RESEARCH, AND DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS.

    The Secretary may carry out experimental, research, or 
demonstration projects relating to carrying out the Job Corps program. 
The Secretary may waive any provisions of this subtitle that the 
Secretary finds would prevent the Secretary from carrying out the 
projects if the Secretary informs the Committee on Health, Education, 
Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and the Committee on Education and 
the Workforce of the House of Representatives, in writing, not less 
than 90 days in advance of issuing such waiver.

SEC. 257. APPLICATION OF PROVISIONS OF FEDERAL LAW.

    (a) Enrollees Not Considered To Be Federal Employees.--
            (1) In general.--Except as otherwise provided in this 
        subsection and in section 8143(a) of title 5, United States 
        Code, enrollees shall not be considered to be Federal employees 
        and shall not be subject to the provisions of law relating to 
        Federal employment, including such provisions regarding hours 
        of work, rates of compensation, leave, unemployment 
        compensation, and Federal employee benefits.
            (2) Provisions relating to taxes and social security 
        benefits.--For purposes of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
        and title II of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 401 et 
        seq.), enrollees shall be deemed to be employees of the United 
        States and any service performed by an individual as an 
        enrollee shall be deemed to be performed in the employ of the 
        United States.
            (3) Provisions relating to compensation to federal 
        employees for work injuries.--For purposes of subchapter I of 
        chapter 81 of title 5, United States Code (relating to 
        compensation to Federal employees for work injuries), enrollees 
        shall be deemed to be civil employees of the Government of the 
        United States within the meaning of the term ``employee'' as 
        defined in section 8101 of title 5, United States Code, and the 
        provisions of such subchapter shall apply as specified in 
        section 8143(a) of title 5, United States Code.
            (4) Federal tort claims provisions.--For purposes of the 
        Federal tort claims provisions in title 28, United States Code, 
        enrollees shall be considered to be employees of the 
        Government.
    (b) Adjustments and Settlements.--Whenever the Secretary finds a 
claim for damages to a person or property resulting from the operation 
of the Job Corps to be a proper charge against the United States, and 
the claim is not cognizable under section 2672 of title 28, United 
States Code, the Secretary may adjust and settle the claim in an amount 
not exceeding $1,500.
    (c) Personnel of the Uniformed Services.--Personnel of the 
uniformed services who are detailed or assigned to duty in the 
performance of agreements made by the Secretary for the support of the 
Job Corps shall not be counted in computing strength under any law 
limiting the strength of such services or in computing the percentage 
authorized by law for any grade in such services.

SEC. 258. SPECIAL PROVISIONS.

    (a) Enrollment.--The Secretary shall ensure that women and men have 
an equal opportunity to participate in the Job Corps program, 
consistent with section 245.
    (b) Studies, Evaluations, Proposals, and Data.--The Secretary shall 
assure that all studies, evaluations, proposals, and data produced or 
developed with Federal funds in the course of carrying out the Job 
Corps program shall become the property of the United States.
    (c) Transfer of Property.--
            (1) In general.--Notwithstanding chapter 5 of title 40, 
        United States Code, and any other provision of law, the 
        Secretary and the Secretary of Education shall receive priority 
        by the Secretary of Defense for the direct transfer, on a 
        nonreimbursable basis, of the property described in paragraph 
        (2) for use in carrying out programs under this Act or under 
        any other Act.
            (2) Property.--The property described in this paragraph is 
        real and personal property under the control of the Department 
        of Defense that is not used by such Department, including 
        property that the Secretary of Defense determines is in excess 
        of current and projected requirements of such Department.
    (d) Gross Receipts.--Transactions conducted by a private for-profit 
or nonprofit entity that is an operator or service provider for a Job 
Corps center shall not be considered to be generating gross receipts. 
Such an operator or service provider shall not be liable, directly or 
indirectly, to any State or subdivision of a State (nor to any person 
acting on behalf of such a State or subdivision) for any gross receipts 
taxes, business privilege taxes measured by gross receipts, or any 
similar taxes imposed on, or measured by, gross receipts in connection 
with any payments made to or by such entity for operating or providing 
services to a Job Corps center. Such an operator or service provider 
shall not be liable to any State or subdivision of a State to collect 
or pay any sales, excise, use, or similar tax imposed on the sale to or 
use by such operator or service provider of any property, service, or 
other item in connection with the operation of or provision of services 
to a Job Corps center.
    (e) Management Fee.--The Secretary shall provide each operator and 
(in an appropriate case, as determined by the Secretary) service 
provider with an equitable and negotiated management fee of not less 
than 1 percent of the amount of the funding provided under the 
appropriate agreement specified in section 247.
    (f) Donations.--The Secretary may accept on behalf of the Job Corps 
or individual Job Corps centers charitable donations of cash or other 
assistance, including equipment and materials, if such donations are 
available for appropriate use for the purposes set forth in this 
subtitle.
    (g) Sale of Property.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
if the Administrator of General Services sells a Job Corps center 
facility, the Administrator shall transfer the proceeds from the sale 
to the Secretary, who shall use the proceeds to carry out the Job Corps 
program.

SEC. 259. MANAGEMENT INFORMATION.

    (a) Financial Management Information System.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary shall establish procedures 
        to ensure that each operator, and each service provider, 
        maintains a financial management information system that will 
        provide--
                    (A) accurate, complete, and current disclosures of 
                the costs of Job Corps operations; and
                    (B) sufficient data for the effective evaluation of 
                activities carried out through the Job Corps program.
            (2) Accounts.--Each operator and service provider shall 
        maintain funds received under this subtitle in accounts in a 
        manner that ensures timely and accurate reporting as required 
        by the Secretary.
            (3) Fiscal responsibility.--Operators shall remain fiscally 
        responsible and control costs, regardless of whether the funds 
        made available for Job Corps centers are incrementally 
        increased or decreased between fiscal years.
    (b) Audit.--
            (1) Access.--The Secretary, the Inspector General of the 
        Department of Labor, the Comptroller General of the United 
        States, and any of their duly authorized representatives, shall 
        have access to any books, documents, papers, and records of the 
        operators and service providers described in subsection (a) 
        that are pertinent to the Job Corps program, for purposes of 
        conducting surveys, audits, and evaluations of the operators 
        and service providers.
            (2) Surveys, audits, and evaluations.--The Secretary shall 
        survey, audit, or evaluate, or arrange for the survey, audit, 
        or evaluation of, the operators and service providers, using 
        Federal auditors or independent public accountants. The 
        Secretary shall conduct such surveys, audits, or evaluations 
        not less often than once every 3 years.
    (c) Information on Indicators of Performance.--
            (1) Levels of performance and indicators.--The Secretary 
        shall annually establish expected levels of performance for Job 
        Corps centers and the Job Corps program relating to each of the 
        primary indicators of performance for eligible youth activities 
        described in section 131(b)(2)(A)(ii).
            (2) Performance of recruiters.--The Secretary shall also 
        establish performance indicators, and expected performance 
        levels on the performance indicators, for recruitment service 
        providers serving the Job Corps program. The performance 
        indicators shall relate to the number of enrollees recruited, 
        compared to the established goals for such recruitment, and the 
        number of enrollees who remain committed to the program for 90 
        days after enrollment.
            (3) Report.--The Secretary shall collect, and annually 
        submit to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
        Pensions of the Senate and the Committee on Education and the 
        Workforce of the House of Representatives, a report 
        containing--
                    (A) information on the performance of each Job 
                Corps center, and the Job Corps program, on the 
                performance indicators described in paragraph (1), as 
                compared to the expected level of performance 
                established under such paragraph for each performance 
                accountability measure; and
                    (B) information on the performance of the service 
                providers described in paragraph (2) on the performance 
                indicators established under such paragraph, as 
                compared to the expected performance levels for the 
                performance indicators.
    (d) Additional Information.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary shall also collect, and 
        submit in the report described in subsection (c), information 
        on the performance of each Job Corps center, and the Job Corps 
        program, regarding--
                    (A) the number of enrollees served;
                    (B) demographic information on the enrollees 
                served, including age, race, gender, and education and 
                income level;
                    (C) the number of graduates who entered the Armed 
                Forces;
                    (D) the number of graduates who entered 
                apprenticeship programs;
                    (E) the number of graduates who entered 
                unsubsidized employment related to the career and 
                technical education and training received through the 
                Job Corps program and the number who entered 
                unsubsidized employment not related to the education 
                and training received;
                    (F) the number and percentage of former enrollees, 
                including the number dismissed under the zero tolerance 
                policy described in section 252(b); and
                    (G) any additional information required by the 
                Secretary.
            (2) Rules for reporting of data.--The disaggregation of 
        data under this subsection shall not be required when the 
        number of individuals in a category is insufficient to yield 
        statistically reliable information or when the results would 
        reveal personally identifiable information about an individual.
    (e) Methods.--The Secretary shall collect the information described 
in subsections (c) and (d), using methods described in section 
131(i)(2) and consistent with State law, by entering into agreements 
with the States to access such data for Job Corps enrollees, former 
enrollees, and graduates.
    (f) Performance Assessments and Improvements.--
            (1) Assessments.--The Secretary shall conduct an annual 
        assessment of the performance of each Job Corps center. Based 
        on the assessment, the Secretary shall take measures to 
        continuously improve the performance of the Job Corps program.
            (2) Performance improvement.--With respect to a Job Corps 
        center that fails to meet the expected levels of performance 
        relating to the primary indicators of performance specified in 
        subsection (c)(1), the Secretary shall develop and implement a 
        performance improvement plan. Such a plan shall require action 
        to be taken during a one-year period, including--
                    (A) providing technical assistance to the center;
                    (B) changing the career and technical education and 
                training offered at the center;
                    (C) changing the management staff of the center;
                    (D) replacing the operator of the center;
                    (E) reducing the capacity of the center;
                    (F) relocating the center; or
                    (G) closing the center.
            (3) Additional performance improvement.--In addition to the 
        performance improvement plans required under paragraph (2), the 
        Secretary may develop and implement additional performance 
        improvement plans. Such a plan shall require improvements, 
        including the actions described in such paragraph, for a Job 
        Corps center that fails to meet criteria established by the 
        Secretary other than the expected levels of performance 
        described in such paragraph.
            (4) Civilian conservation centers.--With respect to a 
        Civilian Conservation Center that fails to meet the expected 
        levels of performance relating to the primary indicators of 
        performance specified in subsection (c)(1), or fails to improve 
        performance as described in paragraph (2), the Secretary, in 
        consultation with the Secretary of Agriculture, may select an 
        entity to operate a Civilian Conservation Center on a 
        competitive basis, in accordance with the requirements of 
        section 247(a)(2)(B).
    (g) Participant Health and Safety.--The Secretary shall require 
that an entity that has entered into a contract with a Job Corps 
operator to provide work-based learning activities for any Job Corps 
enrollee under this subtitle shall comply with the Occupational Safety 
and Health Act of 1970 (29 U.S.C. 651 et seq.) or, as appropriate, 
under the corresponding State Occupational Safety and Health Act of 
1970 requirements in the State in which such activities occur.
    (h) Buildings and Facilities.--The Secretary shall collect, and 
submit in the report described in subsection (c), information regarding 
the state of Job Corps buildings and facilities. Such report shall 
include--
            (1) a review of requested construction, rehabilitation, and 
        acquisition projects, by each Job Corps center; and
            (2) a review of new facilities under construction.
    (i) National and Community Service.--The Secretary shall include in 
the report described in subsection (c) available information regarding 
the national and community service activities of enrollees, 
particularly those enrollees at Civilian Conservation Centers.
    (j) Closure of Job Corps Center.--Prior to the closure of any Job 
Corps center, the Secretary shall ensure--
            (1) that the proposed decision to close the center is 
        announced in advance to the general public through publication 
        in the Federal Register or other appropriate means;
            (2) the establishment of a reasonable comment period, not 
        to exceed 30 days, for interested individuals to submit written 
        comments to the Secretary; and
            (3) that the Member of Congress who represents the district 
        in which such center is located is notified within a reasonable 
        period of time in advance of any final decision to close the 
        center.

SEC. 260. GENERAL PROVISIONS.

    The Secretary is authorized to--
            (1) disseminate, with regard to the provisions of section 
        3204 of title 39, United States Code, data and information in 
        such forms as the Secretary shall determine to be appropriate, 
        to public agencies, private organizations, and the general 
        public;
            (2) subject to section 257(b), collect or compromise all 
        obligations to or held by the Secretary and exercise all legal 
        or equitable rights accruing to the Secretary in connection 
        with the payment of obligations until such time as such 
        obligations may be referred to the Attorney General for suit or 
        collection; and
            (3) expend funds made available for purposes of this 
        subtitle--
                    (A) for printing and binding, in accordance with 
                applicable law (including regulation); and
                    (B) without regard to any other law (including 
                regulation), for rent of buildings and space in 
                buildings and for repair, alteration, and improvement 
                of buildings and space in buildings rented by the 
                Secretary, except that the Secretary shall not expend 
                funds under the authority of this subparagraph--
                            (i) except when necessary to obtain an 
                        item, service, or facility, that is required in 
                        the proper administration of this subtitle, and 
                        that otherwise could not be obtained, or could 
                        not be obtained in the quantity or quality 
                        needed, or at the time, in the form, or under 
                        the conditions in which the item, service, or 
                        facility is needed; and
                            (ii) prior to having given written 
                        notification to the Administrator of General 
                        Services (if the expenditure would affect an 
                        activity that otherwise would be under the 
                        jurisdiction of the General Services 
                        Administration) of the intention of the 
                        Secretary to make the expenditure, and the 
                        reasons and justifications for the expenditure.

SEC. 261. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this subtitle 
such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 2014 through 
2018.

                     Subtitle D--National Programs

SEC. 266. NATIVE AMERICAN PROGRAMS.

    (a) Purpose.--
            (1) In general.--The purpose of this section is to support 
        employment and training activities for Indian, Alaska Native, 
        and Native Hawaiian individuals in order--
                    (A) to develop more fully the academic, 
                occupational, and literacy skills of such individuals;
                    (B) to make such individuals more competitive in 
                the workforce and to equip them with the 
                entrepreneurial skills necessary for successful self-
                employment; and
                    (C) to promote the economic and social development 
                of Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian 
                communities in accordance with the goals and values of 
                such communities.
            (2) Indian policy.--All programs assisted under this 
        section shall be administered in a manner consistent with the 
        principles of the Indian Self-Determination and Education 
        Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450 et seq.) and the government-to-
        government relationship between the Federal Government and 
        Indian tribal governments.
    (b) Definitions.--As used in this section:
            (1) Alaska native.--The term ``Alaska Native'' means a 
        Native as such term is defined in section 3(b) of the Alaska 
        Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1602(b)).
            (2) Indian, indian tribe, and tribal organization.--The 
        terms ``Indian'', ``Indian tribe'', and ``tribal organization'' 
        have the meanings given such terms in subsections (d), (e), and 
        (l), respectively, of section 4 of the Indian Self-
        Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450b).
            (3) Native hawaiian and native hawaiian organization.--The 
        terms ``Native Hawaiian'' and ``Native Hawaiian organization'' 
        have the meanings given such terms in section 7207 of the 
        Native Hawaiian Education Act (20 U.S.C. 7517).
    (c) Program Authorized.--Every 4 years, the Secretary shall, on a 
competitive basis, make grants to, or enter into contracts or 
cooperative agreements with, Indian tribes, tribal organizations, 
Alaska Native entities, Indian-controlled organizations serving 
Indians, or Native Hawaiian organizations to carry out the authorized 
activities described in subsection (d).
    (d) Authorized Activities.--
            (1) In general.--Funds made available under subsection (c) 
        shall be used to carry out the activities described in 
        paragraph (2) that--
                    (A) are consistent with this section; and
                    (B) are necessary to meet the needs of Indians, 
                Alaska Natives, or Native Hawaiians preparing to enter, 
                reenter, or retain employment leading to self-
                sufficiency.
            (2) Workforce investment activities and supplemental 
        services.--
                    (A) In general.--Funds made available under 
                subsection (c) shall be used for--
                            (i) comprehensive workforce development 
                        activities for Indians, Alaska Natives, or 
                        Native Hawaiians, including training on 
                        entrepreneurial skills; or
                            (ii) supplemental services for Indian, 
                        Alaska Native, or Native Hawaiian youth on or 
                        near Indian reservations and in Oklahoma, 
                        Alaska, or Hawaii.
                    (B) Special rule.--Notwithstanding any other 
                provision of this section, individuals who were 
                eligible to participate in programs under section 401 
                of the Job Training Partnership Act (as such section 
                was in effect on the day before the date of enactment 
                of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998) shall be 
                eligible to participate in an activity assisted under 
                this section.
    (e) Program Plan.--In order to receive a grant or enter into a 
contract or cooperative agreement under this section, an entity 
described in subsection (c) shall submit to the Secretary a program 
plan that describes a 4-year strategy for meeting the needs of Indian, 
Alaska Native, or Native Hawaiian individuals, as appropriate, in the 
area served by such entity. Such plan shall--
            (1) be consistent with the purpose of this section;
            (2) identify the population to be served;
            (3) identify the education and employment needs of the 
        population to be served and the manner in which the activities 
        to be provided will strengthen the ability of the individuals 
        served to obtain or retain employment leading to self-
        sufficiency;
            (4) describe the activities to be provided and the manner 
        in which such activities are to be integrated with other 
        appropriate activities; and
            (5) describe, after the entity submitting the plan consults 
        with the Secretary, the performance accountability measures to 
        be used to assess the performance of entities in carrying out 
        the activities assisted under this section, which shall include 
        the primary indicators of performance described in section 
        131(b)(2)(A) and expected levels of performance for such 
        indicators, in accordance with subsection (h).
    (f) Consolidation of Funds.--Each entity receiving assistance under 
subsection (c) may consolidate such assistance with assistance received 
from related programs in accordance with the provisions of the Indian 
Employment, Training and Related Services Demonstration Act of 1992 (25 
U.S.C. 3401 et seq.).
    (g) Nonduplicative and Nonexclusive Services.--Nothing in this 
section shall be construed--
            (1) to limit the eligibility of any entity described in 
        subsection (c) to participate in any activity offered by a 
        State or local entity under this Act; or
            (2) to preclude or discourage any agreement, between any 
        entity described in subsection (c) and any State or local 
        entity, to facilitate the provision of services by such entity 
        or to the population served by such entity.
    (h) Performance Accountability Measures.--
            (1) Additional performance indicators and standards.--
                    (A) Development of indicators and standards.--The 
                Secretary, in consultation with the Native American 
                Employment and Training Council, shall develop a set of 
                performance indicators and standards that is in 
                addition to the primary indicators of performance 
                described in section 131(b)(2)(A) and that shall be 
                applicable to programs under this section.
                    (B) Special considerations.--Such performance 
                indicators and standards shall take into account--
                            (i) the purpose of this section as 
                        described in subsection (a)(1);
                            (ii) the needs of the groups served by this 
                        section, including the differences in needs 
                        among such groups in various geographic service 
                        areas; and
                            (iii) the economic circumstances of the 
                        communities served, including differences in 
                        circumstances among various geographic service 
                        areas.
            (2) Agreement on adjusted levels of performance.--The 
        Secretary and the entity described in subsection (c) shall 
        reach agreement on the levels of performance for each of the 
        primary indicators of performance described in section 
        131(b)(2)(A), taking into account economic conditions, 
        characteristics of the individuals served, and other 
        appropriate factors and using, to the extent practicable, the 
        statistical adjustment model under section 131(b)(3)(A)(viii). 
        The levels agreed to shall be the adjusted levels of 
        performance and shall be incorporated in the program plan.
    (i) Administrative Provisions.--
            (1) Organizational unit established.--The Secretary shall 
        designate a single organizational unit within the Department of 
        Labor that shall have primary responsibility for the 
        administration of the activities authorized under this section.
            (2) Regulations.--The Secretary shall consult with the 
        entities described in subsection (c) in--
                    (A) establishing regulations to carry out this 
                section, including regulations relating to the 
                performance accountability measures for entities 
                receiving assistance under this section; and
                    (B) developing a funding distribution plan that 
                takes into consideration previous levels of funding 
                (prior to the date of enactment of this Act) to such 
                entities.
            (3) Waivers.--
                    (A) In general.--With respect to an entity 
                described in subsection (c), the Secretary, 
                notwithstanding any other provision of law, may, 
                pursuant to a request submitted by such entity that 
                meets the requirements established under subparagraph 
                (B), waive any of the statutory or regulatory 
                requirements of this title or title I that are 
                inconsistent with the specific needs of the entities 
                described in such subsection, except that the Secretary 
                may not waive requirements relating to wage and labor 
                standards, worker rights, participation and protection 
                of workers and participants, grievance procedures, and 
                judicial review.
                    (B) Request and approval.--An entity described in 
                subsection (c) that requests a waiver under 
                subparagraph (A) shall submit a plan to the Secretary 
                to improve the program of workforce investment 
                activities carried out by the entity, which plan shall 
                meet the requirements established by the Secretary and 
                shall be generally consistent with the requirements of 
                section 289(i)(2).
            (4) Advisory council.--
                    (A) In general.--Using funds made available to 
                carry out this section, the Secretary shall establish a 
                Native American Employment and Training Council to 
                facilitate the consultation described in paragraph (2) 
                and to provide the advice described in subparagraph 
                (C).
                    (B) Composition.--The Council shall be composed of 
                individuals, appointed by the Secretary, who are 
                representatives of the entities described in subsection 
                (c).
                    (C) Duties.--The Council shall advise the Secretary 
                on the operation and administration of the programs 
                assisted under this section, including the selection of 
                the individual appointed as head of the unit 
                established under paragraph (1).
                    (D) Personnel matters.--
                            (i) Compensation of members.--Members of 
                        the Council shall serve without compensation.
                            (ii) Travel expenses.--The members of the 
                        Council shall be allowed travel expenses, 
                        including per diem in lieu of subsistence, at 
                        rates authorized for employees of agencies 
                        under subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5, 
                        United States Code, while away from their homes 
                        or regular places of business in the 
                        performance of services for the Council.
                            (iii) Administrative support.--The 
                        Secretary shall provide the Council with such 
                        administrative support as may be necessary to 
                        perform the functions of the Council.
                    (E) Chairperson.--The Council shall select a 
                chairperson from among its members.
                    (F) Meetings.--The Council shall meet not less than 
                twice each year.
                    (G) Application.--Section 14 of the Federal 
                Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall not apply 
                to the Council.
            (5) Technical assistance.--The Secretary, acting through 
        the unit established under paragraph (1), is authorized to 
        provide technical assistance to entities described in 
        subsection (c) that receive assistance under such subsection to 
        enable such entities to improve the activities authorized under 
        this section that are provided by such entities.
            (6) Agreement for certain federally recognized indian 
        tribes to transfer funds to the program.--A federally 
        recognized Indian tribe that administers funds provided under 
        this section and funds provided by more than one State under 
        other sections of this title may enter into an agreement with 
        the Secretary and the Governors of the affected States to 
        transfer the funds provided by the States to the program 
        administered by the tribe under this section.
    (j) Compliance With Single Audit Requirements; Related 
Requirement.--Grants, contracts, and cooperative agreements entered 
into under this section shall be subject to the requirements of chapter 
75 of subtitle V of title 31, United States Code, and charging of costs 
under this section shall be subject to appropriate circulars issued by 
the Office of Management and Budget.
    (k) Assistance to Unique Populations in Alaska and Hawaii.--
            (1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
        law, the Secretary is authorized to provide assistance to the 
        Cook Inlet Tribal Council, Incorporated, and the University of 
        Hawaii at Maui, for the unique populations who reside in Alaska 
        or Hawaii, respectively, to improve job training and workforce 
        investment activities.
            (2) Authorization of appropriations.--There are authorized 
        to be appropriated to carry out this subsection such sums as 
        may be necessary for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018.

SEC. 267. MIGRANT AND SEASONAL FARMWORKER PROGRAMS.

    (a) In General.--Every 4 years, the Secretary shall, on a 
competitive basis, make grants to, or enter into contracts with, 
eligible entities to carry out the activities described in subsection 
(d).
    (b) Eligible Entities.--To be eligible to receive a grant or enter 
into a contract under this section, an entity shall have an 
understanding of the problems of eligible migrant and seasonal 
farmworkers (including dependents), a familiarity with the area to be 
served, and the ability to demonstrate a capacity to administer and 
deliver effectively a diversified program of workforce investment 
activities (including youth workforce investment activities) and 
related assistance for eligible migrant and seasonal farmworkers.
    (c) Program Plan.--
            (1) In general.--To be eligible to receive a grant or enter 
        into a contract under this section, an entity described in 
        subsection (b) shall submit to the Secretary a plan that 
        describes a 4-year strategy for meeting the needs of eligible 
        migrant and seasonal farmworkers in the area to be served by 
        such entity.
            (2) Contents.--Such plan shall--
                    (A) describe the population to be served and 
                identify the education and employment needs of the 
                population to be served and the manner in which the 
                services to be provided will strengthen the ability of 
                the eligible migrant and seasonal farmworkers and 
                dependents to obtain or retain unsubsidized employment, 
                or stabilize their unsubsidized employment, including 
                upgraded employment in agriculture;
                    (B) describe the related assistance and supportive 
                services to be provided and the manner in which such 
                assistance and services are to be integrated and 
                coordinated with other appropriate services;
                    (C) describe the performance accountability 
                measures to be used to assess the performance of such 
                entity in carrying out the activities assisted under 
                this section, which shall include the expected levels 
                of performance for the primary indicators of 
                performance described in section 131(b)(2)(A);
                    (D) describe the availability and accessibility of 
                local resources such as supportive services, services 
                provided through one-stop delivery systems, and 
                education and training services, and how the resources 
                can be made available to the population to be served; 
                and
                    (E) describe the plan for providing services under 
                this section, including strategies and systems for 
                outreach, career planning, assessment, and delivery 
                through one-stop delivery systems.
            (3) Agreement on adjusted levels of performance.--The 
        Secretary and the entity described in subsection (b) shall 
        reach agreement on the levels of performance for each of the 
        primary indicators of performance described in section 
        131(b)(2)(A), taking into account economic conditions, 
        characteristics of the individuals served, and other 
        appropriate factors, and using, to the extent practicable the 
        statistical adjustment model under section 131(b)(3)(A)(viii). 
        The levels agreed to shall be the adjusted levels of 
        performance and shall be incorporated in the program plan.
            (4) Administration.--Grants and contracts awarded under 
        this section shall be centrally administered by the Department 
        of Labor and competitively awarded by the Secretary using 
        procedures consistent with standard Federal Government 
        competitive procurement policies.
    (d) Authorized Activities.--Funds made available under this section 
and section 227 shall be used to carry out workforce investment 
activities (including youth workforce investment activities) and 
provide related assistance for eligible migrant and seasonal 
farmworkers, which may include--
            (1) outreach, employment, training, educational assistance, 
        literacy assistance, English language and literacy instruction, 
        pesticide and worker safety training, housing (including 
        permanent housing), supportive services, and school dropout 
        prevention activities;
            (2) followup services for those individuals placed in 
        employment;
            (3) self-employment and related business or micro-
        enterprise development or education as needed by eligible 
        individuals as identified pursuant to the plan required by 
        subsection (c);
            (4) customized career and technical education in 
        occupations that will lead to higher wages, enhanced benefits, 
        and long-term employment in agriculture or another area; and
            (5) technical assistance to improve coordination of 
        services and implement best practices relating to service 
        delivery through one-stop delivery systems.
    (e) Consultation With Governors and Local Boards.--In making grants 
and entering into contracts under this section, the Secretary shall 
consult with the Governors and local boards of the States in which the 
eligible entities will carry out the activities described in subsection 
(d).
    (f) Regulations.--The Secretary shall consult with eligible migrant 
and seasonal farmworkers groups and States in establishing regulations 
to carry out this section, including regulations relating to how 
economic and demographic barriers to employment of eligible migrant and 
seasonal farmworkers should be considered and included in the 
negotiations leading to the adjusted levels of performance described in 
subsection (c).
    (g) Compliance With Single Audit Requirements; Related 
Requirement.--Grants and contracts entered into under this section 
shall be subject to the requirements of chapter 75 of subtitle V of 
title 31, United States Code and charging of costs under this section 
shall be subject to appropriate circulars issued by the Office of 
Management and Budget.
    (h) Funding Allocation.--From the funds appropriated and made 
available to carry out this section, the Secretary shall reserve not 
more than 1 percent for discretionary purposes, such as providing 
technical assistance to eligible entities.
    (i) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Dependent.--The term ``dependent'', used with respect 
        to an eligible migrant or seasonal farmworker, means an 
        individual who--
                    (A) was claimed as a dependent on the farmworker's 
                Federal income tax return for the previous year;
                    (B) is the spouse of the farmworker; or
                    (C) is able to establish--
                            (i) a relationship as the farmworker's--
                                    (I) biological or legally adopted 
                                child, grandchild, or great-grandchild;
                                    (II) foster child;
                                    (III) stepchild;
                                    (IV) brother, sister, half-brother, 
                                half-sister, stepbrother, or 
                                stepsister;
                                    (V) parent, grandparent, or other 
                                direct ancestor (but not foster 
                                parent);
                                    (VI) stepfather or stepmother;
                                    (VII) uncle or aunt;
                                    (VIII) niece or nephew; or
                                    (IX) father-in-law, mother-in-law, 
                                son-in-law, daughter-in-law, brother-
                                in-law, or sister-in-law; and
                            (ii) the receipt of over half of the 
                        individual's total support from the 
                        farmworker's family during the eligibility 
                        determination period described in paragraph 
                        (4)(A) for the farmworker.
            (2) Eligible migrant and seasonal farmworkers.--The term 
        ``eligible migrant and seasonal farmworkers'' means individuals 
        who are eligible migrant farmworkers or are eligible seasonal 
        farmworkers.
            (3) Eligible migrant farmworker.--The term ``eligible 
        migrant farmworker'' means--
                    (A) an eligible seasonal farmworker described in 
                paragraph (4)(A) whose agricultural labor requires 
                travel to a job site such that the farmworker is unable 
                to return to a permanent place of residence within the 
                same day; and
                    (B) a dependent of the farmworker described in 
                subparagraph (A).
            (4) Eligible seasonal farmworker.--The term ``eligible 
        seasonal farmworker'' means--
                    (A) a low-income individual who--
                            (i) for 12 consecutive months out of the 24 
                        months prior to application for the program 
                        involved, has been primarily employed in 
                        agricultural or fish farming labor that is 
                        characterized by chronic unemployment or 
                        underemployment; and
                            (ii) faces multiple barriers to economic 
                        self-sufficiency; and
                    (B) a dependent of the person described in 
                subparagraph (A).

SEC. 268. VETERANS' WORKFORCE INVESTMENT PROGRAMS.

    (a) Authorization.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary shall conduct, directly or 
        through grants or contracts, programs to meet the needs for 
        workforce investment activities of veterans with service-
        connected disabilities, veterans who have significant barriers 
        to employment, veterans who served on active duty in the armed 
        forces during a war or in a campaign or expedition for which a 
        campaign badge has been authorized, and recently separated 
        veterans.
            (2) Conduct of programs.--Programs supported under this 
        section may be conducted through grants and contracts with 
        public agencies and private nonprofit organizations, including 
        recipients of Federal assistance under other provisions of this 
        title, that the Secretary determines have an understanding of 
        the unemployment problems of veterans described in paragraph 
        (1), familiarity with the area to be served, and the capability 
        to administer effectively a program of workforce investment 
        activities for such veterans.
            (3) Required activities.--Programs supported under this 
        section shall include--
                    (A) activities to enhance services provided to 
                veterans by other providers of workforce investment 
                activities funded by Federal, State, or local 
                government, including services provided by one-stop 
                operators and one-stop partners;
                    (B) activities to provide workforce investment 
                activities to such veterans that are not adequately 
                provided by other public providers of workforce 
                investment activities; and
                    (C) outreach and public information activities to 
                develop and promote maximum job and job training 
                opportunities for such veterans and to inform such 
                veterans about employment, job training, on-the-job 
                training, and educational opportunities under this 
                title, under title 38, United States Code, and under 
                other provisions of law, which activities shall be 
                coordinated with activities provided through the one-
                stop centers described in section 221(e).
    (b) Administration of Programs.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary shall administer programs 
        supported under this section through the Assistant Secretary 
        for Veterans' Employment and Training.
            (2) Additional responsibilities.--In carrying out 
        responsibilities under this section, the Assistant Secretary 
        for Veterans' Employment and Training shall--
                    (A) be responsible for the awarding of grants and 
                contracts and the distribution of funds under this 
                section and for the establishment of appropriate fiscal 
                controls, accountability, and program performance 
                accountability measures for recipients of grants and 
                contracts under this section; and
                    (B) consult with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
                and take steps to ensure that programs supported under 
                this section are coordinated, to the maximum extent 
                feasible, with related programs and activities 
                conducted under title 38, United States Code, including 
                programs and activities conducted under chapter 63 of 
                such title, any of chapters 30 through 34 of such 
                title, and sections 1712A, 1720A, 3687, and 4103A of 
                such title.
            (3) Performance accountability measures.--In carrying out 
        the responsibilities relating to performance accountability 
        measures described in paragraph (2)(A), the Assistant Secretary 
        for Veterans' Employment and Training shall, for each grant or 
        contract under this section providing education, training, or 
        employment services to veterans, include among such measures 
        the primary indicators of performance described in section 
        131(b)(2)(A)(i) and adjusted levels of performance for each 
        such indicator that are agreed to by the Assistant Secretary 
        and the recipient of the grant or contract.

SEC. 269. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.

    (a) General Technical Assistance.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary shall provide, coordinate, 
        and support the development of, appropriate training, technical 
        assistance, staff development, and other activities, 
        including--
                    (A) assistance in replicating programs of 
                demonstrated effectiveness, to States and localities;
                    (B) the training of staff providing rapid response 
                services;
                    (C) the training of other staff of recipients of 
                funds under this title, including the staff of local 
                boards and State boards;
                    (D) the training of members of State boards and 
                local boards;
                    (E) assistance in the development and 
                implementation of integrated, technology-enabled intake 
                and case management information systems for programs 
                carried out under this Act and programs carried out by 
                one-stop partners, such as standard sets of technical 
                requirements for the systems, offering interfaces that 
                States could use in conjunction with their current (as 
                of the first date of implementation of the systems) 
                intake and case management information systems that 
                would facilitate shared registration across programs;
                    (F) peer review activities under this title; and
                    (G) in particular, assistance to States in making 
                transitions to implement the provisions of this Act.
            (2) Sufficient capacity.--The Secretary shall ensure that 
        the Department has sufficient capacity to carry out, and 
        carries out, directly or in accordance with paragraph (3), the 
        activities described in paragraph (1) for all States and 
        recipients of financial assistance under any of sections 266 
        through 268.
            (3) Form of assistance.--
                    (A) In general.--In order to carry out paragraph 
                (1) on behalf of a State or recipient of financial 
                assistance under any of sections 266 through 268, the 
                Secretary, after consultation with the State or grant 
                recipient, may award grants or enter into contracts or 
                cooperative agreements.
                    (B) Limitation.--Grants or contracts awarded under 
                paragraph (1) to entities other than States or local 
                units of government that are for amounts in excess of 
                $100,000 shall only be awarded on a competitive basis.
    (b) Dislocated Worker Technical Assistance.--
            (1) Authority.--Of the amounts available pursuant to 
        section 232(a)(2)(A), the Secretary shall reserve not more than 
        5 percent of such amounts to provide technical assistance to 
        States that do not meet the State performance accountability 
        measures described in section 131(b)(2)(A)(i) with respect to 
        employment and training activities for dislocated workers. 
        Using such reserved funds, the Secretary may provide such 
        assistance to other States, local areas, and other entities 
        involved in providing assistance to dislocated workers, to 
        promote the continuous improvement of assistance provided to 
        dislocated workers, under this title.
            (2) Training.--Amounts reserved under this subsection may 
        be used to provide for the training of staff, including 
        specialists, who provide rapid response services. Such training 
        shall include instruction in proven methods of promoting, 
        establishing, and assisting labor-management committees. Such 
        projects shall be administered through the Employment and 
        Training Administration of the Department.
    (c) Promising and Proven Practices Coordination.--Consistent with 
the identification and dissemination of promising and proven practices 
under subtitle C of title I, the Secretary shall--
            (1) establish a system through which States may share 
        information regarding promising and proven practices with 
        regard to the operation of workforce investment activities 
        under this Act;
            (2) evaluate and disseminate information regarding such 
        promising and proven practices and identify knowledge gaps; and
            (3) commission research under section 270(b) to address 
        knowledge gaps identified under paragraph (2).

SEC. 270. EVALUATIONS AND RESEARCH.

    (a) Evaluations.--
            (1) Evaluations of programs and activities carried out 
        under this title and title i.--For the purpose of improving the 
        management and effectiveness of programs and activities carried 
        out under this title and title I, the Secretary shall provide 
        for the continuing evaluation of the programs and activities, 
        including those programs and activities carried out under this 
        section. Each such evaluation shall address--
                    (A) the general effectiveness of such programs and 
                activities in relation to their cost, including the 
                extent to which the programs and activities--
                            (i) improve the employment competencies of 
                        participants in comparison to comparably 
                        situated individuals who did not participate in 
                        such programs and activities; and
                            (ii) to the extent feasible, increase the 
                        level of total employment over the level that 
                        would have existed in the absence of such 
                        programs and activities;
                    (B) the effectiveness of the performance 
                accountability measures relating to such programs and 
                activities;
                    (C) the effectiveness of the structure and 
                mechanisms for delivery of services through such 
                programs and activities, including the coordination and 
                integration of services through such programs and 
                activities;
                    (D) the impact of such programs and activities on 
                the community and participants involved;
                    (E) the impact of such programs and activities on 
                related programs and activities;
                    (F) the extent to which such programs and 
                activities meet the needs of various demographic 
                groups; and
                    (G) such other factors as may be appropriate.
            (2) Evaluations of other programs and activities.--The 
        Secretary may conduct evaluations of other federally funded 
        employment-related programs and activities under other 
        provisions of law.
            (3) Techniques.--Evaluations conducted under this 
        subsection shall utilize appropriate methodology and research 
        designs, including the use of control groups chosen by 
        scientific random assignment methodologies. The Secretary shall 
        conduct at least 1 multisite control group evaluation under 
        this subsection by the end of fiscal year 2018.
            (4) Reports.--The entity carrying out an evaluation 
        described in paragraph (1) or (2) shall prepare and submit to 
        the Secretary a draft report and a final report containing the 
        results of the evaluation.
            (5) Reports to congress.--Not later than 30 days after the 
        completion of a draft report under paragraph (4), the Secretary 
        shall transmit the draft report to the Committee on Education 
        and the Workforce of the House of Representatives and the 
        Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the 
        Senate. Not later than 60 days after the completion of a final 
        report under such paragraph, the Secretary shall transmit the 
        final report to such committees of the Congress.
            (6) Publication of reports.--If an entity that enters into 
        a contract or other arrangement with the Secretary to conduct 
        an evaluation of a program or activity under this subsection 
        requests permission from the Secretary to publish a report 
        resulting from the evaluation, such entity may publish the 
        report unless the Secretary denies the request during the 90-
        day period beginning on the date the Secretary receives such 
        request.
            (7) Coordination.--The Secretary shall ensure the 
        coordination of evaluations carried out by States pursuant to 
        section 131(e) with the evaluations carried out under this 
        subsection.
    (b) Research, Studies, and Multistate Projects.--
            (1) In general.--After consultation with States, 
        localities, and other interested parties, the Secretary shall, 
        every 2 years, publish in the Federal Register, a plan that 
        describes the research, studies, and multistate project 
        priorities of the Department of Labor concerning employment and 
        training for the 5-year period following the submission of the 
        plan. The plan shall be consistent with the purposes of this 
        title and title I, including the purpose of aligning and 
        coordinating core programs with other one-stop partner 
        programs. Copies of the plan shall be transmitted to the 
        Committee on Education and the Workforce of the House of 
        Representatives, the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
        Pensions of the Senate, the Department of Education, and other 
        relevant Federal agencies.
            (2) Factors.--The plan published under paragraph (1) shall 
        contain strategies to address national employment and training 
        problems and take into account factors such as--
                    (A) the availability of existing research (as of 
                the date of the publication);
                    (B) the need to ensure results that have interstate 
                validity;
                    (C) the benefits of economies of scale and the 
                efficiency of proposed projects; and
                    (D) the likelihood that the results of the projects 
                will be useful to policymakers and stakeholders in 
                addressing employment and training problems.
            (3) Research projects.--The Secretary shall, through grants 
        or contracts, carry out research projects that will contribute 
        to the solution of employment and training problems in the 
        United States and that are consistent with the priorities 
        specified in the plan published under subsection (a).
            (4) Studies and reports.--
                    (A) Net impact studies and reports.--
                            (i) In general.--The Secretary of Labor, in 
                        coordination with the Secretary of Education 
                        and other relevant Federal agencies, may 
                        conduct studies to determine the net impact and 
                        best practices of programs, services, and 
                        activities carried out under this Act.
                            (ii) Reports.--The Secretary shall prepare 
                        and disseminate to the public, including 
                        through electronic means, reports containing 
                        the results of the studies conducted under 
                        clause (i).
                    (B) Study on resources available to assist 
                disconnected youth.--The Secretary of Labor, in 
                coordination with the Secretary of Education, may 
                conduct a study examining--
                            (i) the characteristics of eligible youth 
                        that result in such youth being significantly 
                        disconnected from education and workforce 
                        participation;
                            (ii) the ways in which such youth could 
                        have greater opportunities for education 
                        attainment and obtaining employment; and
                            (iii) the resources available at the 
                        Federal, State, and local levels to assist such 
                        youth in obtaining the skills (including skills 
                        acquired through workforce preparation 
                        activities), credentials, and work experience 
                        necessary to become economically self-
                        sufficient.
                    (C) Study of effectiveness of workforce development 
                system in meeting business needs.--
                            (i) In general.--Using funds available to 
                        carry out this subsection jointly with funds 
                        available to the Secretary of Commerce, the 
                        Administrator of the Small Business 
                        Administration, and the Secretary of Education, 
                        the Secretary of Labor, in coordination with 
                        the Secretary of Commerce, the Administrator of 
                        the Small Business Administration, and the 
                        Secretary of Education, may conduct a study of 
                        the effectiveness of the workforce development 
                        system in meeting the needs of business, with 
                        particular attention to the needs of small 
                        business, including in assisting workers to 
                        obtain the skills needed to utilize emerging 
                        technologies. The study may examine issues such 
                        as--
                                    (I) methods for identifying the 
                                workforce needs of businesses and how 
                                the requirements of small businesses 
                                may differ from larger establishments;
                                    (II) business satisfaction with the 
                                workforce development system, with 
                                particular emphasis on the satisfaction 
                                of small businesses;
                                    (III) the extent to which business 
                                is engaged as a collaborative partner 
                                in the workforce development system, 
                                including--
                                            (aa) the number and 
                                        percentage of members of State 
                                        boards and local boards who are 
                                        representatives of businesses; 
                                        and
                                            (bb) the extent to which 
                                        State boards, local boards, and 
                                        one-stop centers established 
                                        under section 221(e) 
                                        effectively collaborate with 
                                        business and industry leaders 
                                        in developing workforce 
                                        development strategies, 
                                        including strategies to 
                                        identify high-growth employment 
                                        opportunities;
                                    (IV) ways in which the workforce 
                                development system addresses the 
                                changing skill needs of business that 
                                result from changes in technology and 
                                work processes;
                                    (V) promising practices for serving 
                                small businesses;
                                    (VI) the extent and manner in which 
                                the workforce development system uses 
                                technology to serve business and 
                                individual needs, and how uses of 
                                technology could enhance the efficiency 
                                and effectiveness of the system in 
                                providing services; and
                                    (VII) the extent to which various 
                                segments of the labor force have access 
                                to and utilize technology to locate job 
                                openings and apply for jobs, and 
                                characteristics of individuals 
                                utilizing such technology (such as age, 
                                gender, race or ethnicity, industry 
                                sector, and occupational group).
                            (ii) Report to congress.--If the Secretary 
                        conducts a study under clause (i), the 
                        Secretary shall prepare and submit to the 
                        Committee on Education and the Workforce of the 
                        House of Representatives and the Committee on 
                        Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the 
                        Senate a report containing the results of the 
                        study. Such report shall include any 
                        recommendations the Secretary determines are 
                        appropriate to include in such report, 
                        including ways to enhance the effectiveness of 
                        the workforce development system in meeting the 
                        needs of business for skilled workers.
                    (D) Study on participants entering nontraditional 
                occupations.--The Secretary of Labor, in coordination 
                with the Secretary of Education, may conduct a study 
                examining--
                            (i) the number and percentage of 
                        individuals who receive employment and training 
                        activities and who enter nontraditional 
                        occupations;
                            (ii) successful strategies through which 
                        State boards and local boards can place and 
                        support the retention of individuals in 
                        nontraditional employment, such as by providing 
                        post-placement assistance to participants in 
                        the form of exit interviews, mentoring, 
                        networking, and leadership development; and
                            (iii) the degree to which recipients of 
                        employment and training activities are informed 
                        of the possibility of, or directed to begin, 
                        training or education needed for entrance into 
                        nontraditional occupations.
                    (E) Study on performance indicators.--
                            (i) In general.--The Secretary of Labor, in 
                        coordination with the Secretary of Education, 
                        may conduct studies to determine the 
                        feasibility of, and potential means to 
                        replicate, measuring the compensation, 
                        including the wages, benefits, and other 
                        incentives provided by an employer, received by 
                        program participants by using data other than 
                        or in addition to data available through wage 
                        records, for potential use as a performance 
                        indicator.
                            (ii) Report.--The Secretary shall prepare 
                        and disseminate to the public, including 
                        through electronic means, a report containing 
                        the results of any study conducted under this 
                        subparagraph.
                    (F) Study on job training for recipients of public 
                housing assistance.--
                            (i) In general.--The Secretary of Labor, in 
                        coordination with the Secretary of Housing and 
                        Urban Development, may conduct studies to 
                        assist public housing authorities to provide, 
                        to recipients of public housing assistance, job 
                        training programs that successfully upgrade job 
                        skills and employment in, and access to, jobs 
                        with opportunity for advancement and economic 
                        self-sufficiency for such recipients.
                            (ii) Report.--The Secretary shall prepare 
                        and disseminate to the public, including 
                        through electronic means, a report containing 
                        the results of any study conducted under this 
                        subparagraph.
                    (G) Study on improving employment prospects for 
                older individuals.--
                            (i) In general.--The Secretary of Labor, in 
                        coordination with the Secretary of Education 
                        and the Secretary of Health and Human Services, 
                        may conduct studies that lead to better design 
                        and implementation of, in conjunction with 
                        employers, local boards or State boards, 
                        community colleges or area career and technical 
                        education schools, and other organizations, 
                        effective evidence-based strategies to provide 
                        services to workers who are low-income, low-
                        skilled older individuals that increase the 
                        workers' skills and employment prospects.
                            (ii) Report.--The Secretary shall prepare 
                        and disseminate to the public, including 
                        through electronic means, a report containing 
                        the results of any study conducted under this 
                        subparagraph.
                    (H) Study on prior learning.--
                            (i) In general.--The Secretary of Labor, in 
                        coordination with other Secretaries, as 
                        appropriate, may conduct studies that, through 
                        the convening stakeholders from the fields of 
                        education, workforce, business, labor, defense, 
                        and veterans services, and experts in such 
                        fields, develop guidelines for assessing, 
                        accounting for, and utilizing the prior 
                        learning of individuals, including dislocated 
                        workers and veterans, in order to provide the 
                        individuals with postsecondary educational 
                        credit for such prior learning that leads to 
                        the attainment of a recognized postsecondary 
                        credential and employment.
                            (ii) Report.--The Secretary shall prepare 
                        and disseminate to the public, including 
                        through electronic means, reports containing 
                        the results of the studies conducted.
            (5) Multistate projects.--
                    (A) Authority.--The Secretary may, through grants 
                or contracts, carry out multistate projects that 
                require demonstrated expertise that is available at the 
                national level to effectively disseminate best 
                practices and models for implementing employment and 
                training services, address the specialized employment 
                and training needs of particular service populations, 
                or address industry-wide skill shortages, to the extent 
                such projects are consistent with the priorities 
                specified in the plan published under paragraph (1).
                    (B) Design of grants.--Grants or contracts awarded 
                under this paragraph shall be designed to obtain 
                information relating to the provision of services under 
                different economic conditions or to various demographic 
                groups in order to provide guidance at the national and 
                State levels about how best to administer specific 
                employment and training services.
            (6) Limitations.--
                    (A) Competitive awards.--A grant or contract 
                awarded for carrying out projects under this subsection 
                in an amount that exceeds $100,000 shall be awarded 
                only on a competitive basis, except that a 
                noncompetitive award may be made in the case of a 
                project that is funded jointly with other public or 
                private sector entities that provide a substantial 
                portion of assistance under the grant or contract for 
                the project.
                    (B) Time limits.--A grant or contract shall not be 
                awarded under this subsection to the same organization 
                for more than 3 consecutive years unless such grant or 
                contract is competitively reevaluated within such 
                period.
                    (C) Peer review.--
                            (i) In general.--The Secretary shall 
                        utilize a peer review process--
                                    (I) to review and evaluate all 
                                applications for grants in amounts that 
                                exceed $500,000 that are submitted 
                                under this section; and
                                    (II) to review and designate 
                                exemplary and promising programs under 
                                this section.
                            (ii) Availability of funds.--The Secretary 
                        is authorized to use funds provided under this 
                        section to carry out peer review activities 
                        under this subparagraph.
                    (D) Priority.--In awarding grants or contracts 
                under this subsection, priority shall be provided to 
                entities with recognized expertise in the methods, 
                techniques, and knowledge of workforce investment 
                activities and shall include appropriate time limits, 
                established by the Secretary, for the duration of such 
                projects.
    (c) Dislocated Worker Projects.--Of the amount made available 
pursuant to section 232(a)(2)(A) for any program year, the Secretary 
shall use not more than 10 percent of such amount to carry out 
demonstration and pilot projects, multiservice projects, and multistate 
projects relating to the employment and training needs of dislocated 
workers. Of the requirements of this section, such projects shall be 
subject only to the provisions relating to review and evaluation of 
applications under subsection (c)(6)(C). Such projects may include 
demonstration and pilot projects relating to promoting self-employment, 
promoting job creation, averting dislocations, assisting dislocated 
farmers, assisting dislocated fishermen, and promoting public works. 
Such projects shall be administered by the Secretary, acting through 
the Assistant Secretary of Employment and Training Administration.
    (d) Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Worker Training 
Program.--
            (1) Grant program.--
                    (A) In general.--Not later than 6 months after the 
                date of enactment of the Green Jobs Act of 2007, the 
                Secretary of Labor, in consultation with the Secretary 
                of Energy, shall establish an energy efficiency and 
                renewable energy worker training program under which 
                the Secretary of Labor shall carry out the activities 
                described in paragraph (2) to achieve the purposes of 
                this subsection.
                    (B) Eligibility.--For purposes of providing 
                assistance and services under the program established 
                under this subsection--
                            (i) target populations of eligible 
                        individuals to be given priority for training 
                        and other services shall include--
                                    (I) workers impacted by national 
                                energy and environmental policy;
                                    (II) individuals in need of updated 
                                training related to the energy 
                                efficiency and renewable energy 
                                industries;
                                    (III) veterans, or past and present 
                                members of reserve components of the 
                                Armed Forces;
                                    (IV) unemployed individuals;
                                    (V) individuals, including at-risk 
                                youth, seeking employment pathways out 
                                of poverty and into economic self-
                                sufficiency; and
                                    (VI) formerly incarcerated, 
                                adjudicated, nonviolent offenders; and
                            (ii) energy efficiency and renewable energy 
                        industries eligible to participate in a program 
                        under this subsection include--
                                    (I) the energy-efficient building, 
                                construction, and retrofits industries;
                                    (II) the renewable electric power 
                                industry;
                                    (III) the energy efficient and 
                                advanced drive train vehicle industry;
                                    (IV) the biofuels industry;
                                    (V) the materials use industry;
                                    (VI) the energy efficiency 
                                assessment industry serving the 
                                residential, commercial, or industrial 
                                sectors; and
                                    (VII) manufacturers that produce 
                                sustainable products using 
                                environmentally sustainable processes 
                                and materials.
            (2) Activities.--
                    (A) National research program.--Under the program 
                established under paragraph (1), the Secretary, acting 
                through the Bureau of Labor Statistics, where 
                appropriate, shall collect and analyze labor market 
                data to track workforce trends resulting from energy-
                related initiatives carried out under this subsection. 
                Activities carried out under this subparagraph shall 
                include--
                            (i) tracking and documentation of academic 
                        and occupational competencies as well as future 
                        skill needs with respect to renewable energy 
                        and energy efficiency technology;
                            (ii) tracking and documentation of 
                        occupational information and workforce training 
                        data with respect to renewable energy and 
                        energy efficiency technology;
                            (iii) collaborating with State agencies, 
                        workforce investment boards, industry, 
                        organized labor, and community and nonprofit 
                        organizations to disseminate information on 
                        successful strategies for labor market services 
                        and worker training with respect to renewable 
                        energy and energy efficiency technology;
                            (iv) serving as a clearinghouse for best 
                        practices in workforce development, job 
                        placement, and collaborative training 
                        partnerships;
                            (v) encouraging the establishment of 
                        workforce training initiatives with respect to 
                        renewable energy and energy efficiency 
                        technologies;
                            (vi) linking research and development in 
                        renewable energy and energy efficiency 
                        technology with the development of standards 
                        and curricula for current and future jobs;
                            (vii) assessing new employment and work 
                        practices including career ladder and upgrade 
                        training as well as high performance work 
                        systems; and
                            (viii) providing technical assistance and 
                        capacity building to national and State energy 
                        partnerships, including industry and labor 
                        representatives.
                    (B) National energy training partnership grants.--
                            (i) In general.--Under the program 
                        established under paragraph (1), the Secretary 
                        shall award National Energy Training 
                        Partnerships Grants on a competitive basis to 
                        eligible entities to enable such entities to 
                        carry out training that leads to economic self-
                        sufficiency and to develop an energy efficiency 
                        and renewable energy industries workforce. 
                        Grants shall be awarded under this subparagraph 
                        so as to ensure geographic diversity with at 
                        least 2 grants awarded to entities located in 
                        each of the Petroleum Administration for 
                        Defense Districts with no subdistricts, and at 
                        least 1 grant awarded to an entity located in 
                        each of the subdistricts of the Petroleum 
                        Administration for Defense District with 
                        subdistricts.
                            (ii) Eligibility.--To be eligible to 
                        receive a grant under clause (i), an entity 
                        shall be a nonprofit partnership that--
                                    (I) includes the equal 
                                participation of industry, including 
                                public or private employers, and labor 
                                organizations, including joint labor-
                                management training programs, and may 
                                include workforce investment boards, 
                                community-based organizations, 
                                qualified service and conservation 
                                corps, educational institutions, small 
                                businesses, cooperatives, State and 
                                local veterans agencies, and veterans 
                                service organizations; and
                                    (II) demonstrates--
                                            (aa) experience in 
                                        implementing and operating 
                                        worker skills training and 
                                        education programs;
                                            (bb) the ability to 
                                        identify and involve in 
                                        training programs carried out 
                                        under this grant, target 
                                        populations of individuals who 
                                        would benefit from training and 
                                        be actively involved in 
                                        activities related to energy 
                                        efficiency and renewable energy 
                                        industries; and
                                            (cc) the ability to help 
                                        individuals achieve economic 
                                        self-sufficiency.
                            (iii) Priority.--Priority shall be given to 
                        partnerships which leverage additional public 
                        and private resources to fund training 
                        programs, including cash or in-kind matches 
                        from participating employers.
                    (C) State labor market research, information, and 
                labor exchange research program.--
                            (i) In general.--Under the program 
                        established under paragraph (1), the Secretary 
                        shall award competitive grants to States to 
                        enable such States to administer labor market 
                        and labor exchange information programs that 
                        include the implementation of the activities 
                        described in clause (ii), in coordination with 
                        the one-stop delivery system.
                            (ii) Activities.--A State shall use amounts 
                        awarded under a grant under this subparagraph 
                        to provide funding to the State agency that 
                        administers the Wagner-Peyser Act (29 U.S.C. 49 
                        et seq.) and State unemployment compensation 
                        programs to carry out the following activities 
                        using State agency merit staff:
                                    (I) The identification of job 
                                openings in the renewable energy and 
                                energy efficiency sector.
                                    (II) The administration of skill 
                                and aptitude testing and assessment for 
                                workers.
                                    (III) The counseling, career 
                                planning, and referral of qualified job 
                                seekers to openings and training 
                                programs, including energy efficiency 
                                and renewable energy training programs.
                    (D) State energy training partnership program.--
                            (i) In general.--Under the program 
                        established under paragraph (1), the Secretary 
                        shall award competitive grants to States to 
                        enable such States to administer renewable 
                        energy and energy efficiency workforce 
                        development programs that include the 
                        implementation of the activities described in 
                        clause (ii).
                            (ii) Partnerships.--A State shall use 
                        amounts awarded under a grant under this 
                        subparagraph to award competitive grants to 
                        eligible State Energy Sector Partnerships to 
                        enable such Partnerships to coordinate with 
                        existing apprenticeship and labor management 
                        training programs and implement training 
                        programs that lead to the economic self-
                        sufficiency of trainees.
                            (iii) Eligibility.--To be eligible to 
                        receive a grant under this subparagraph, a 
                        State Energy Sector Partnership shall--
                                    (I) consist of nonprofit 
                                organizations that include equal 
                                participation from industry, including 
                                public or private nonprofit employers, 
                                and labor organizations, including 
                                joint labor-management training 
                                programs, and may include 
                                representatives from local governments, 
                                the workforce development system 
                                (including one-stop centers), 
                                community-based organizations, 
                                qualified service and conservation 
                                corps, community colleges and other 
                                institutions of higher education, small 
                                businesses, cooperatives, State and 
                                local veterans agencies, and veterans 
                                service organizations;
                                    (II) demonstrate experience in 
                                implementing and operating worker 
                                skills training and education programs; 
                                and
                                    (III) demonstrate the ability to 
                                identify and involve in training 
                                programs, target populations of workers 
                                who would benefit from training and be 
                                actively involved in activities related 
                                to energy efficiency and renewable 
                                energy industries.
                            (iv) Priority.--In awarding grants under 
                        this subparagraph, the Secretary shall give 
                        priority to States that demonstrate that 
                        activities under the grant--
                                    (I) meet national energy policies 
                                associated with energy efficiency, 
                                renewable energy, and the reduction of 
                                emissions of greenhouse gases;
                                    (II) meet State energy policies 
                                associated with energy efficiency, 
                                renewable energy, and the reduction of 
                                emissions of greenhouse gases; and
                                    (III) leverage additional public 
                                and private resources to fund training 
                                programs, including cash or in-kind 
                                matches from participating employers.
                            (v) Coordination.--A grantee under this 
                        subparagraph shall coordinate activities 
                        carried out under the grant with existing other 
                        appropriate training programs, including 
                        apprenticeship and labor management training 
                        programs and activities (including such 
                        activities referenced in paragraph (3)(A)), and 
                        implement training programs that lead to the 
                        economic self-sufficiency of trainees.
                    (E) Pathways out of poverty demonstration 
                program.--
                            (i) In general.--Under the program 
                        established under paragraph (1), the Secretary 
                        shall award competitive grants of sufficient 
                        size to eligible entities to enable such 
                        entities to carry out training that leads to 
                        economic self-sufficiency. The Secretary shall 
                        give priority to entities that serve 
                        individuals in families with income of less 
                        than 200 percent of the economic self-
                        sufficiency standard for the local areas where 
                        the training is conducted that specifies, as 
                        defined by the State, or where such standard is 
                        not established, the income needs of families, 
                        by family size, the number and ages of children 
                        in the family, and sub-State geographical 
                        considerations. Grants shall be awarded to 
                        ensure geographic diversity.
                            (ii) Eligible entities.--To be eligible to 
                        receive a grant under this subparagraph, an 
                        entity shall be a partnership that--
                                    (I) includes--
                                            (aa) a State board or local 
                                        board;
                                            (bb) community-based 
                                        nonprofit organizations;
                                            (cc) educational 
                                        institutions with expertise in 
                                        serving low-income adults or 
                                        youth;
                                            (dd) public or private 
                                        employers from the industry 
                                        sectors described in paragraph 
                                        (1)(B)(ii); and
                                            (ee) labor organizations 
                                        representing workers in such 
                                        industry sectors;
                                    (II) demonstrates a record of 
                                successful experience in implementing 
                                and operating worker skills training 
                                and education programs;
                                    (III) coordinates activities, where 
                                appropriate, with the workforce 
                                development system; and
                                    (IV) demonstrates the ability to 
                                recruit individuals for training and to 
                                support such individuals to successful 
                                completion in training programs carried 
                                out under this grant, targeting 
                                populations of workers who are or will 
                                be engaged in activities related to 
                                energy efficiency and renewable energy 
                                industries.
                            (iii) Priorities.--In awarding grants under 
                        this subparagraph, the Secretary shall give 
                        priority to applicants that--
                                    (I) target programs to benefit low-
                                income workers, unemployed youth and 
                                adults, school dropouts, or other 
                                underserved sectors of the workforce 
                                within areas of high poverty;
                                    (II) ensure that supportive 
                                services are integrated with education 
                                and training, and delivered by 
                                organizations with direct access to and 
                                experience with targeted populations;
                                    (III) leverage additional public 
                                and private resources to fund training 
                                programs, including cash or in-kind 
                                matches from participating employers;
                                    (IV) involve employers and labor 
                                organizations in the determination of 
                                relevant skills and competencies and 
                                ensure that the certificates or 
                                credentials that result from the 
                                training are recognized postsecondary 
                                credentials;
                                    (V) deliver courses at alternative 
                                times (such as evening and weekend 
                                programs) and locations most convenient 
                                and accessible to participants and link 
                                adult remedial education with 
                                occupational skills training; and
                                    (VI) demonstrate substantial 
                                experience in administering Federal, 
                                State, local, municipal, foundation, or 
                                private entity grants.
                            (iv) Data collection.--A grantee under this 
                        subparagraph shall collect and report the 
                        following information with respect to the 
                        program carried out under the grant:
                                    (I) The number of participants.
                                    (II) The demographic 
                                characteristics of participants, 
                                including race, gender, age, parenting 
                                status, participation in other Federal 
                                programs, education and literacy level 
                                at entry, and other characteristics 
                                that are significant barriers to 
                                employment (such as being an English 
                                language learner or having a criminal 
                                record, addiction or mental health 
                                problem requiring treatment, or 
                                intellectual disability).
                                    (III) The services received by 
                                participants, including training, 
                                education, and supportive services.
                                    (IV) The amount of program spending 
                                per participant.
                                    (V) Program completion rates.
                                    (VI) Factors determined as 
                                significantly interfering with program 
                                participation or completion.
                                    (VII) The rate of job placement and 
                                the rate of employment retention after 
                                1 year.
                                    (VIII) The average wage at 
                                placement, including any benefits, and 
                                the rate of average wage increase after 
                                1 year.
                                    (IX) Any post-employment supportive 
                                services provided.
                        The Secretary shall assist grantees in the 
                        collection of data under this clause by making 
                        available, where practicable, low-cost means of 
                        tracking the labor market outcomes of 
                        participants, and by providing standardized 
                        reporting forms, where appropriate.
            (3) Activities.--
                    (A) In general.--Activities to be carried out under 
                a program authorized by subparagraph (B), (D), or (E) 
                of paragraph (2) shall be coordinated with existing 
                systems or providers, as appropriate. Such activities 
                may include--
                            (i) occupational skills training, including 
                        curriculum development, on-the-job training, 
                        and classroom training;
                            (ii) safety and health training;
                            (iii) the provision of--
                                    (I) adult education and literary 
                                activities, English as a second 
                                language instruction, or job readiness 
                                training; or
                                    (II) training leading to the 
                                attainment of the recognized equivalent 
                                of a secondary school diploma;
                            (iv) individual referral and tuition 
                        assistance for a community college training 
                        program, or any training program leading to an 
                        industry-recognized certificate;
                            (v) internship programs in fields related 
                        to energy efficiency and renewable energy;
                            (vi) customized training in conjunction 
                        with an existing apprenticeship program or 
                        labor-management partnership;
                            (vii) incumbent worker and career ladder 
                        training and skill upgrading and retraining;
                            (viii) the implementation of transitional 
                        jobs strategies; and
                            (ix) the provision of supportive services.
                    (B) Outreach activities.--In addition to the 
                activities authorized under subparagraph (A), 
                activities authorized for programs under subparagraph 
                (E) of paragraph (2) may include the provision of 
                outreach, recruitment, career guidance, and career 
                planning services.
            (4) Worker protections and nondiscrimination 
        requirements.--
                    (A) Application of wia.--The provisions of sections 
                281 and 288 shall apply to all programs carried out 
                with assistance under this subsection.
                    (B) Consultation with labor organizations.--If a 
                labor organization represents a substantial number of 
                workers who are engaged in similar work or training in 
                an area that is the same as the area that is proposed 
                to be funded under this subsection the labor 
                organization shall be provided an opportunity to be 
                consulted and to submit comments in regard to such a 
                proposal.
            (5) Performance accountability measures.--
                    (A) In general.--The Secretary shall negotiate and 
                reach agreement with the eligible entities that receive 
                grants and assistance under this subsection on 
                performance accountability measures that will be used 
                to evaluate the performance of the eligible entity in 
                carrying out the activities described in paragraph (2). 
                Such performance accountability measures shall consist 
                of indicators of performance (including the primary 
                indicators of performance described in section 
                131(b)(2)(A)), and an expected level of performance 
                described in subparagraph (B) for each indicator of 
                performance.
                    (B) Levels of performance.--The Secretary shall 
                negotiate and reach agreement with the eligible entity 
                regarding the levels of performance expected to be 
                achieved by the eligible entity on the indicators of 
                performance.
            (6) Report.--
                    (A) Status report.--Not later than 18 months after 
                the date of enactment of the Green Jobs Act of 2007, 
                the Secretary shall transmit a report to the Committee 
                on Education and the Workforce and the Committee on 
                Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives, 
                and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources and 
                the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions 
                of the Senate, on the training program established 
                under this subsection. The report shall include a 
                description of the entities receiving funding and the 
                activities carried out by such entities.
                    (B) Evaluation.--Not later than 3 years after the 
                date of enactment of such Act, the Secretary shall 
                transmit to the Committee on Education and the 
                Workforce and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of 
                the House of Representatives, and the Committee on 
                Energy and Natural Resources and the Committee on 
                Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate, 
                an assessment of such program and an evaluation of the 
                activities carried out by entities receiving funding 
                from such program.
            (7) Definition.--As used in this subsection, the term 
        ``renewable energy'' has the meaning given such term in section 
        203(b)(2) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 15852).
            (8) Authorization of appropriations.--There is authorized 
        to be appropriated to carry out this subsection, $125,000,000 
        for each fiscal year, of which--
                    (A) not to exceed 20 percent of the amount 
                appropriated in each such fiscal year shall be made 
                available for, and shall be equally divided between, 
                national labor market research and information under 
                paragraph (2)(A) and State labor market information and 
                labor exchange research under paragraph (2)(C), and not 
                more than 2 percent of such amount shall be for the 
                evaluation and report required under paragraph (6);
                    (B) 20 percent shall be dedicated to Pathways Out 
                of Poverty Demonstration Programs under paragraph 
                (2)(E); and
                    (C) the remainder shall be divided equally between 
                National Energy Partnership Training Grants under 
                paragraph (2)(B) and State energy training partnership 
                grants under paragraph (2)(D).
    (e) Integrated Workforce Training Programs for Adults Who Are 
English Language Learners.--
            (1) Definitions.--In this subsection:
                    (A) Integrated workforce training.--The term 
                ``integrated workforce training'' means training that 
                integrates occupational skills training with English 
                language acquisition.
                    (B) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the 
                Secretary of Labor, in consultation with the Secretary 
                of Education.
            (2) Demonstration project.--From funds appropriated 
        pursuant to paragraph (11), the Secretary shall establish and 
        implement a national demonstration project that is designed to 
        both analyze and provide data on workforce training programs 
        that integrate English language acquisition and occupational 
        training.
            (3) Grants.--
                    (A) In general.--In carrying out the demonstration 
                project under this subsection, the Secretary shall make 
                not less than 10 grants, on a competitive basis, to 
                eligible entities to provide the integrated workforce 
                training programs. In awarding grants under this 
                subsection, the Secretary shall take into consideration 
                awarding grants to eligible entities from diverse 
                geographic areas, including rural areas.
                    (B) Periods.--The Secretary shall award a grant 
                under this subsection for a period of not less than 24 
                months and not more than 48 months.
            (4) Eligible entities.--
                    (A) In general.--To be eligible to receive a grant 
                under this subsection, an eligible entity shall work in 
                partnership with a local board and shall include as a 
                principal participant 1 or more of the following:
                            (i) An employer or employer association.
                            (ii) A nonprofit provider of English 
                        language instruction.
                            (iii) A provider of occupational or skills 
                        training.
                            (iv) A community-based organization.
                            (v) An institution of higher education, 
                        including a 2-year or 4-year degree-granting 
                        institution of higher education, or a 
                        postsecondary vocational institution, as 
                        defined in section 102(c) of the Higher 
                        Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1002(c)).
                            (vi) A labor organization.
                    (B) Expertise.--To be eligible to receive a grant 
                under this subsection, an eligible entity shall have 
                proven expertise in--
                            (i) serving individuals who are English 
                        language learners, including individuals with 
                        lower levels of oral and written English; and
                            (ii) providing workforce programs with 
                        training and English language instruction.
            (5) Applications.--
                    (A) In general.--To be eligible to receive a grant 
                under this subsection, an eligible entity shall submit 
                an application to the Secretary at such time, in such 
                manner, and containing such information as the 
                Secretary may require.
                    (B) Contents.--Each application submitted under 
                subparagraph (A) shall--
                            (i) contain information, including 
                        capability statements, that demonstrates that 
                        the eligible entity has the expertise described 
                        in paragraph (4)(B); and
                            (ii) include an assurance that the program 
                        to be assisted will--
                                    (I) establish a generalized adult 
                                bilingual workforce training and 
                                education model that integrates English 
                                language acquisition and occupational 
                                training, and incorporates the unique 
                                linguistic and cultural factors of the 
                                participants;
                                    (II) establish a framework by which 
                                the employer, employee, and relevant 
                                members of the eligible entity can 
                                create a career development and 
                                training plan that assists both the 
                                employer and the employee to meet their 
                                long-term needs;
                                    (III) ensure that the framework 
                                established under subclause (II) takes 
                                into consideration the knowledge, 
                                skills, and abilities of the employee 
                                with respect to both the current 
                                economic conditions of the employer and 
                                the future labor market conditions 
                                relevant to the local area; and
                                    (IV) establish identifiable 
                                performance accountability measures 
                                that include the primary indicators of 
                                performance described in section 
                                131(b)(2)(A)(i), so that the progress 
                                of the employee and employer and the 
                                relative efficacy of the program can be 
                                evaluated and best practices 
                                identified.
            (6) Criteria.--The Secretary shall establish criteria for 
        awarding grants under this subsection.
            (7) Integrated workforce training programs.--
                    (A) Program components.--
                            (i) Required components.--Each program that 
                        receives funding under this subsection shall--
                                    (I) test an individual's English 
                                language proficiency levels to assess 
                                oral and literacy gains from entry into 
                                the program and throughout program 
                                enrollment;
                                    (II) combine training specific to a 
                                particular occupation or occupational 
                                cluster with--
                                            (aa) English language 
                                        instruction, such as 
                                        instruction through an English 
                                        as a Second Language program or 
                                        an English for Speakers of 
                                        Other Languages program;
                                            (bb) basic skills 
                                        instruction; and
                                            (cc) supportive services;
                                    (III) effectively integrate public 
                                and private sector entities, including 
                                the local workforce development system 
                                and its functions, to achieve the goals 
                                of the program; and
                                    (IV) provide from private or 
                                nonprofit sources a matching amount, in 
                                cash or in-kind, to carry out the 
                                activities supported by the grant.
                            (ii) Permissible components.--The program 
                        may offer other services as necessary to 
                        promote successful participation and completion 
                        of the program, including work-based learning, 
                        substance abuse treatment, and mental health 
                        services.
                    (B) Goal.--Each program that receives funding under 
                this subsection shall be designed to prepare adults who 
                are English language learners for, and place such 
                adults in, employment in growing industries with 
                identifiable career pathways that lead to economic 
                self-sufficiency.
                    (C) Program types.--In selecting programs to 
                receive funding under this subsection, the Secretary 
                shall select programs that meet the requirements of 1 
                or more of the following clauses:
                            (i) A program--
                                    (I) that serves unemployed English 
                                language learners with significant work 
                                experience or substantial education 
                                whose previous employment provided 
                                persistently low wages; and
                                    (II) that aims to prepare such 
                                individuals for, and place such 
                                individuals in, higher-paying 
                                employment defined for purposes of this 
                                subparagraph as employment that 
                                provides at least 75 percent of the 
                                median wage in the local area.
                            (ii) A program--
                                    (I) that serves English language 
                                learners with lower levels of oral and 
                                written fluency, who are working at 
                                persistently low wages; and
                                    (II) that aims to prepare such 
                                individuals for, and place such 
                                individuals in, higher paying 
                                employment through services provided at 
                                the worksite, or at a location central 
                                to several worksites, during work 
                                hours.
                            (iii) A program--
                                    (I) that serves unemployed English 
                                language learners with lower levels of 
                                oral and written fluency, who have 
                                little or no work experience; and
                                    (II) that aims to prepare such 
                                individuals for, and place such 
                                individuals in, employment through 
                                services that include subsidized 
                                employment, in addition to the 
                                components required under subparagraph 
                                (A)(i).
                    (D) Program approaches.--
                            (i) In general.--In selecting programs to 
                        receive funding under this subsection, the 
                        Secretary shall select programs with different 
                        approaches to integrated workforce training and 
                        that are provided in different contexts, in 
                        order to--
                                    (I) obtain comparative data on 
                                multiple approaches to integrated 
                                workforce training and English language 
                                instruction;
                                    (II) ensure programs are tailored 
                                to characteristics of individuals with 
                                varying skill levels; and
                                    (III) assess how different 
                                curricula work for English language 
                                learner populations.
                            (ii) Types of approaches.--The different 
                        types of approaches described in clause (i) may 
                        include--
                                    (I) bilingual programs in which the 
                                workplace language component and the 
                                training are conducted in a combination 
                                of an individual's native language and 
                                English;
                                    (II) integrated workforce training 
                                programs that combine basic skills, 
                                language instruction, and job specific 
                                skills training; or
                                    (III) sequential programs that 
                                provide a progression of skills, 
                                language, and training to ensure 
                                success upon an individual's completion 
                                of the program.
            (8) Evaluation by eligible entity.--Each eligible entity 
        that receives a grant under this subsection shall carry out a 
        continuous evaluation of the program funded under the grant and 
        an evaluation specific to the last phase of the program 
        operations.
            (9) Evaluation by secretary.--
                    (A) In general.--The Secretary shall conduct an 
                evaluation of program impacts of the programs funded 
                under the demonstration project, using an impact study 
                with a random assignment experimental design at each 
                worksite at which such a program is carried out.
                    (B) Data collection and analysis.--The Secretary 
                shall collect and analyze the data from the 
                demonstration project under this subsection to 
                determine the effectiveness of the project, including 
                project participants' gains in language proficiency, 
                acquisition of skills, and job advancement.
                    (C) Report.--The Secretary shall prepare and submit 
                to the Committee on Education and the Workforce of the 
                House of Representatives, and the Committee on Health, 
                Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and make 
                available to the public, a report on the demonstration 
                projects supported under this subsection, including the 
                results of the evaluation.
            (10) Technical assistance.--The Secretary shall provide 
        technical assistance to recipients of grants under this 
        subsection throughout the grant period.
    (f) Community-Based Job Training.--
            (1) Definitions.--In this subsection:
                    (A) Community college.--The term ``community 
                college'' means--
                            (i) an institution of higher education, as 
                        defined in section 101 of the Higher Education 
                        Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001), that provides a 
                        2-year degree that is acceptable for full 
                        credit toward a baccalaureate degree; or
                            (ii) a tribally controlled college or 
                        university, as defined in section 2 of the 
                        Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities 
                        Assistance Act of 1978 (25 U.S.C. 1801).
                    (B) Eligible entity.--The term ``eligible entity'' 
                means a partnership between a local board and a 
                community college, a consortium of community colleges, 
                or a consortium composed of a community college and 1 
                or more institutions of higher education, that is 
                working with--
                            (i) a business or consortium of businesses 
                        in the in-demand industry sector, as identified 
                        in the application of the entity, or an 
                        industry association in the in-demand industry 
                        sector; and
                            (ii) an economic development entity with 
                        expertise relevant to the qualified industry.
                    (C) Institution of higher education.--Except as 
                otherwise provided in subparagraph (A)(i), the term 
                ``institution of higher education'' has the meaning 
                given the term in section 101 of the Higher Education 
                Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001) and the meaning given the 
                term ``postsecondary vocational institution'' in 
                section 102(c) of such Act (20 U.S.C. 1002(c)).
            (2) Demonstration project.--In addition to the 
        demonstration projects authorized under subsection (c), the 
        Secretary, in collaboration with the Secretary of Education, 
        may establish and implement a national demonstration project 
        designed--
                    (A) to develop local innovative solutions to the 
                workforce challenges facing in-demand industry sectors 
                with labor shortages; and
                    (B) to increase employment opportunities for 
                workers by establishing partnerships among education 
                entities, State workforce development systems, and 
                businesses in in-demand industry sectors.
            (3) Grants.--
                    (A) Grants authorized.--In carrying out the 
                national demonstration project authorized under this 
                subsection, the Secretary shall award grants, on a 
                competitive basis, to eligible entities to enable the 
                eligible entities to carry out activities described in 
                paragraph (6).
                    (B) Requirements.--Grants awarded under this 
                subsection shall be for a period of 2, 3, or 4 years 
                and shall be awarded in accordance with generally 
                applicable Federal requirements.
            (4) Applications.--To be eligible to receive a grant under 
        this subsection, an eligible entity shall submit an application 
        to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and containing 
        such information as the Secretary may require, including--
                    (A) a description of the entity that will offer 
                training under the grant;
                    (B) a justification of the need for funding under 
                the grant to create a program to carry out the 
                activities described in paragraph (6);
                    (C) an economic analysis of the local labor market 
                to identify--
                            (i) in-demand industry sectors and 
                        occupations;
                            (ii) the workforce issues faced by such 
                        industries; and
                            (iii) potential participants in programs 
                        funded under this subsection;
                    (D) a description of the in-demand industry sector 
                for which the training will occur, the availability of 
                competencies on which the training will be based, and 
                how the grant will help workers acquire the 
                competencies and skills necessary for employment in the 
                industry;
                    (E) a description of the involvement of the local 
                board and businesses (including small businesses) in 
                the geographic area where the proposed activities under 
                the grant will be implemented;
                    (F) performance accountability measures for the 
                activities funded under the grant that include the 
                primary indicators of performance described in section 
                131(b)(2)(A)(i), and other appropriate indicators, 
                including indicators relating to the impact of business 
                partners;
                    (G) a description of how the activities funded by 
                the grant will be coordinated with activities provided 
                through the one-stop center in the local area; and
                    (H) a description of the local or private resources 
                that will--
                            (i) support the activities carried out 
                        under this subsection; and
                            (ii) enable the entity to carry out and 
                        expand such activities after the end of the 
                        grant.
            (5) Factors for award of grant.--
                    (A) In general.--In awarding grants under this 
                subsection, the Secretary shall consider--
                            (i) the extent to which the activities to 
                        be carried out under the grant and the grant 
                        application align with the local plan for the 
                        area to be served;
                            (ii) the extent of public and private 
                        collaboration evidenced in the application, 
                        including existing partnerships as of the time 
                        of the application among the in-demand industry 
                        sectors, the eligible entity, and the public 
                        workforce development system;
                            (iii) the extent to which the grant will 
                        provide job seekers with high-quality training 
                        for employment in in-demand occupations;
                            (iv) the extent to which the grant will 
                        expand the eligible entity and the capacity of 
                        the local one-stop center established under 
                        section 221(e) to be demand-driven and 
                        responsive to local economic needs;
                            (v) the extent to which local businesses 
                        commit to hire, retain, or advance individuals 
                        who receive training through the grant; and
                            (vi) the extent to which the eligible 
                        entity commits to make any newly developed 
                        products, such as skill standards, assessments, 
                        or industry-recognized training curricula, 
                        available for dissemination nationally.
                    (B) Leveraging of resources.--In awarding grants 
                under this subsection, the Secretary shall also 
                consider--
                            (i) the extent to which local or private 
                        resources will be made available to support the 
                        activities carried out under this subsection, 
                        taking into account the resources of the 
                        eligible entity and the entity's partners; and
                            (ii) the ability of an eligible entity to 
                        continue to carry out and expand such 
                        activities after the end of the grant.
                    (C) Distribution of grants.--In awarding grants 
                under this subsection, the Secretary shall ensure an 
                equitable distribution of such grants across diverse 
                industries and geographic areas.
            (6) Use of funds.--
                    (A) Mandatory uses of funds.--An eligible entity 
                that receives a grant under this subsection shall use 
                the grant funds for all of the following:
                            (i) The development of rigorous training 
                        and education programs leading to a recognized 
                        postsecondary credential and employment in the 
                        in-demand industry sector, including programs 
                        that are work-based and incorporate other earn-
                        and-learn strategies. The community college 
                        that is a part of the eligible entity shall 
                        develop such programs, in collaboration with 
                        other partners identified in the application, 
                        and if applicable, other representatives of 
                        qualified industries.
                            (ii) Training adults, incumbent workers, 
                        dislocated workers, or out-of-school youth in 
                        the skills and competencies needed to obtain or 
                        upgrade employment in an in-demand industry 
                        sector identified in the eligible entity's 
                        application.
                    (B) Optional uses of funds.--An eligible entity 
                that receives a grant under this subsection may use the 
                grant funds for--
                            (i) disseminating information on training 
                        available for in-demand occupations in in-
                        demand industry sectors, including training 
                        available through the grant through the one-
                        stop delivery system to prospective 
                        participants, businesses, business 
                        intermediaries, and community-based 
                        organizations in the region;
                            (ii) referring individuals trained under 
                        the grant for employment in in-demand industry 
                        sectors;
                            (iii) enhancing the integration of 
                        community colleges, training and education with 
                        businesses, and the one-stop delivery system in 
                        the local area to meet the training needs of 
                        in-demand industry sectors for new and 
                        incumbent workers;
                            (iv) providing training and relevant job 
                        skills to small business owners or operators to 
                        facilitate small business development in in-
                        demand industry sectors; or
                            (v) expanding or creating programs for 
                        distance, evening, weekend, modular, or 
                        compressed learning opportunities that provide 
                        training and relevant job skills for high-
                        growth, in-demand occupations.
            (7) Authority to require non-federal share.--The Secretary 
        may require that recipients of grants under this subsection 
        provide a non-Federal share, from either cash or in-kind 
        resources (fairly evaluated), of the costs of activities 
        carried out under the grant.
            (8) Performance accountability and evaluation.--
                    (A) Performance accountability.--The Secretary 
                shall require an eligible entity that receives a grant 
                under this subsection to submit interim and final 
                reports to the Secretary on the performance outcomes 
                for the project, using the performance accountability 
                measures identified in the eligible entity's grant 
                application.
                    (B) Evaluation.--The Secretary shall require that 
                an eligible entity that receives a grant under this 
                subsection participate in an evaluation of activities 
                carried out under this subsection, including an 
                evaluation using the techniques described in subsection 
                (a)(3).
    (g) Career Pathways for Nursing Care Providers and Providers of 
Early Education and Child Care.--The Secretary of Labor, in 
coordination with the Secretary of Education and the Secretary of 
Health and Human Services, may conduct projects that focus on career 
advancement for nursing care providers or providers of early education 
and child care, including faculty education and distance education 
programs. The Secretary shall prepare and disseminate to the public, 
including through electronic means, reports containing the results of 
the projects conducted, and recommendations on how to replicate 
effective practices.

SEC. 271. NATIONAL DISLOCATED WORKER GRANTS.

    (a) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Emergency or disaster.--The term ``emergency or 
        disaster'' means--
                    (A) an emergency or a major disaster, as defined in 
                paragraphs (1) and (2), respectively, of section 102 of 
                the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 
                Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5122 (1) and (2)); or
                    (B) an emergency or disaster situation of national 
                significance that could result in a potentially large 
                loss of employment, as declared or otherwise recognized 
                by the chief official of a Federal agency with 
                authority for or jurisdiction over the Federal response 
                to the emergency or disaster situation.
            (2) Disaster area.--In this subsection, the term ``disaster 
        area'' means an area that has suffered or in which has occurred 
        an emergency or disaster.
    (b) In General.--
            (1) Grants.--The Secretary is authorized to award national 
        dislocated worker grants--
                    (A) to an entity described in subsection (c)(1)(B) 
                to provide employment and training assistance to 
                workers affected by major economic dislocations, such 
                as plant closures, mass layoffs, or closures and 
                realignments of military installations;
                    (B) to provide assistance to--
                            (i) the Governor of any State within the 
                        boundaries of which is a disaster area, to 
                        provide disaster relief employment in the 
                        disaster area; or
                            (ii) the Governor of any State to which a 
                        substantial number of workers from an area in 
                        which an emergency or disaster has been 
                        declared or otherwise recognized have 
                        relocated;
                    (C) to provide additional assistance to a State 
                board or local board for eligible dislocated workers in 
                a case in which the State board or local board has 
                expended the funds provided under this section to carry 
                out activities described in subparagraphs (A) and (B) 
                and can demonstrate the need for additional funds to 
                provide appropriate services for such workers, in 
                accordance with requirements prescribed by the 
                Secretary; and
                    (D) to provide additional assistance to a State 
                board or local board serving an area where--
                            (i) a higher-than-average demand for 
                        employment and training activities for 
                        dislocated members of the Armed Forces, spouses 
                        described in section 101(14)(E), or members of 
                        the Armed Forces described in subsection 
                        (c)(2)(A)(iv), exceeds State and local 
                        resources for providing such activities; and
                            (ii) such activities are to be carried out 
                        in partnership with the Department of Defense 
                        and Department of Veterans Affairs transition 
                        assistance programs.
            (2) Decisions and obligations.--The Secretary shall issue a 
        final decision on an application for a national dislocated 
        worker grant under this subsection not later than 45 calendar 
        days after receipt of the application. The Secretary shall 
        issue a notice of obligation for such grant not later than 10 
        days after the award of such grant.
    (c) Employment and Training Assistance Requirements.--
            (1) Grant recipient eligibility.--
                    (A) Application.--To be eligible to receive a grant 
                under subsection (b)(1)(A), an entity shall submit an 
                application to the Secretary at such time, in such 
                manner, and containing such information as the 
                Secretary may require.
                    (B) Eligible entity.--In this paragraph, the term 
                ``entity'' means a State, a local board, an entity 
                described in section 266(c), an entity determined to be 
                eligible by the Governor of the State involved, and any 
                other entity that demonstrates to the Secretary the 
                capability to effectively respond to the circumstances 
                relating to particular dislocations.
            (2) Participant eligibility.--
                    (A) In general.--In order to be eligible to receive 
                employment and training assistance under a national 
                dislocated worker grant awarded pursuant to subsection 
                (b)(1)(A), an individual shall be--
                            (i) a dislocated worker;
                            (ii) a civilian employee of the Department 
                        of Defense or the Department of Energy employed 
                        at a military installation that is being 
                        closed, or that will undergo realignment, 
                        within the next 24 months after the date of the 
                        determination of eligibility;
                            (iii) an individual who is employed in a 
                        nonmanagerial position with a Department of 
                        Defense contractor, who is determined by the 
                        Secretary of Defense to be at risk of 
                        termination from employment as a result of 
                        reductions in defense expenditures, and whose 
                        employer is converting operations from defense 
                        to nondefense applications in order to prevent 
                        worker layoffs; or
                            (iv) a member of the Armed Forces who--
                                    (I) was on active duty or full-time 
                                National Guard duty;
                                    (II)(aa) is involuntarily separated 
                                (as defined in section 1141 of title 
                                10, United States Code) from active 
                                duty or full-time National Guard duty; 
                                or
                                    (bb) is separated from active duty 
                                or full-time National Guard duty 
                                pursuant to a special separation 
                                benefits program under section 1174a of 
                                title 10, United States Code, or the 
                                voluntary separation incentive program 
                                under section 1175 of that title;
                                    (III) is not entitled to retired or 
                                retained pay incident to the separation 
                                described in subclause (II); and
                                    (IV) applies for such employment 
                                and training assistance before the end 
                                of the 180-day period beginning on the 
                                date of that separation.
                    (B) Retraining assistance.--The individuals 
                described in subparagraph (A)(iii) shall be eligible 
                for retraining assistance to upgrade skills by 
                obtaining marketable skills needed to support the 
                conversion described in subparagraph (A)(iii).
                    (C) Additional requirements.--The Secretary shall 
                establish and publish additional requirements related 
                to eligibility for employment and training assistance 
                under the national dislocated worker grants to ensure 
                effective use of the funds available for this purpose.
                    (D) Definitions.--In this paragraph, the terms 
                ``military installation'' and ``realignment'' have the 
                meanings given the terms in section 2910 of the Defense 
                Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 (Public Law 
                101-510; 10 U.S.C. 2687 note).
    (d) Disaster Relief Employment Assistance Requirements.--
            (1) In general.--Funds made available under subsection 
        (b)(1)(B)--
                    (A) shall be used, in coordination with the 
                Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management 
                Agency, as applicable, to provide disaster relief 
                employment on projects that provide food, clothing, 
                shelter, and other humanitarian assistance for disaster 
                victims, and projects regarding demolition, cleaning, 
                repair, renovation, and reconstruction of damaged and 
                destroyed structures, facilities, and lands located 
                within the disaster area and in offshore areas related 
                to the emergency or disaster;
                    (B) may be expended through public and private 
                agencies and organizations engaged in such projects; 
                and
                    (C) may be expended to provide employment and 
                training activities.
            (2) Eligibility.--An individual shall be eligible to be 
        offered disaster relief employment under subsection (b)(1)(B) 
        if such individual--
                    (A) is a dislocated worker;
                    (B) is a long-term unemployed individual;
                    (C) is temporarily or permanently laid off as a 
                consequence of the emergency or disaster; or
                    (D) in the case of an individual who is self-
                employed, becomes unemployed or significantly 
                underemployed as a result of the emergency or disaster.
            (3) Limitations on disaster relief employment.--
                    (A) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraph 
                (B), no individual shall be employed under subsection 
                (b)(1)(B) for more than 12 months for work related to 
                recovery from a single emergency or disaster.
                    (B) Extension.--At the request of a State, the 
                Secretary may extend such employment, related to 
                recovery from a single emergency or disaster involving 
                the State, for not more than an additional 12 months.
            (4) Use of available funds.--Funds made available under 
        subsection (b)(1)(B) shall be available to assist workers 
        described in paragraph (2) who are affected by an emergency or 
        disaster, including workers who have relocated from an area in 
        which an emergency or disaster has been declared or otherwise 
        recognized, as appropriate. Under conditions determined by the 
        Secretary and following notification to the Secretary, a State 
        may use such funds, that are appropriated for any fiscal year 
        and available for expenditure under any grant awarded to the 
        State under this section, to provide any assistance authorized 
        under this subsection. Funds used pursuant to the authority 
        provided under this paragraph shall be subject to the liability 
        and reimbursement requirements described in paragraph (5).
            (5) Liability and reimbursement.--Nothing in this Act shall 
        be construed to relieve liability, by a responsible party that 
        is liable under Federal law, for any costs incurred by the 
        United States under subsection (b)(1)(B) or this subsection, 
        including the responsibility to provide reimbursement for such 
        costs to the United States.

SEC. 272. YOUTHBUILD PROGRAM.

    (a) Statement of Purpose.--The purposes of this section are--
            (1) to enable disadvantaged youth to obtain the education 
        and employment skills necessary to achieve economic self-
        sufficiency in occupations in demand and postsecondary 
        education and training opportunities;
            (2) to provide disadvantaged youth with opportunities for 
        meaningful work and service to their communities;
            (3) to foster the development of employment and leadership 
        skills and commitment to community development among youth in 
        low-income communities;
            (4) to expand the supply of permanent affordable housing 
        for homeless individuals and low-income families by utilizing 
        the energies and talents of disadvantaged youth; and
            (5) to improve the quality and energy efficiency of 
        community and other nonprofit and public facilities, including 
        those facilities that are used to serve homeless and low-income 
        families.
    (b) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Adjusted income.--The term ``adjusted income'' has the 
        meaning given the term in section 3(b) of the United States 
        Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437a(b)).
            (2) Applicant.--The term ``applicant'' means an eligible 
        entity that has submitted an application under subsection (c).
            (3) Eligible entity.--The term ``eligible entity'' means a 
        public or private nonprofit agency or organization (including a 
        consortium of such agencies or organizations), including--
                    (A) a community-based organization;
                    (B) a faith-based organization;
                    (C) an entity carrying out activities under this 
                title, such as a local board;
                    (D) a community action agency;
                    (E) a State or local housing development agency;
                    (F) an Indian tribe or other agency primarily 
                serving Indians;
                    (G) a community development corporation;
                    (H) a State or local youth service or conservation 
                corps; and
                    (I) any other entity eligible to provide education 
                or employment training under a Federal program (other 
                than the program carried out under this section).
            (4) Homeless individual.--The term ``homeless individual'' 
        means a homeless individual (as defined in section 41403(6) of 
        the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 14043e-2(6)), 
        except that clauses (i)(IV) and (iii) of subparagraph (B) of 
        such section shall not apply) or a homeless child or youth (as 
        defined in section 725(2) of the McKinney-Vento Homeless 
        Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11434a(2)), except that subparagraph 
        (B)(iv) of such section shall not apply).
            (5) Housing development agency.--The term ``housing 
        development agency'' means any agency of a State or local 
        government, or any private nonprofit organization, that is 
        engaged in providing housing for homeless individuals or low-
        income families.
            (6) Income.--The term ``income'' has the meaning given the 
        term in section 3(b) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 
        (42 U.S.C. 1437a(b)).
            (7) Indian; indian tribe.--The terms ``Indian'' and 
        ``Indian tribe'' have the meanings given such terms in section 
        4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act 
        (25 U.S.C. 450b).
            (8) Low-income family.--The term ``low-income family'' 
        means a family described in section 3(b)(2) of the United 
        States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437a(b)(2)).
            (9) Qualified national nonprofit agency.--The term 
        ``qualified national nonprofit agency'' means a nonprofit 
        agency that--
                    (A) has significant national experience providing 
                services consisting of training, information, technical 
                assistance, and data management to YouthBuild programs 
                or similar projects; and
                    (B) has the capacity to provide those services.
            (10) Registered apprenticeship program.--The term 
        ``registered apprenticeship program'' means an apprenticeship 
        program--
                    (A) registered under the Act of August 16, 1937 
                (commonly known as the ``National Apprenticeship Act''; 
                50 Stat. 664, chapter 663; 29 U.S.C. 50 et seq.); and
                    (B) that meets such other criteria as may be 
                established by the Secretary under this section.
            (11) Transitional housing.--The term ``transitional 
        housing'' has the meaning given the term in section 401(29) of 
        the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 
        11360(29)).
            (12) Youthbuild program.--The term ``YouthBuild program'' 
        means any program that receives assistance under this section 
        and provides disadvantaged youth with opportunities for 
        employment, education, leadership development, and training 
        through the rehabilitation, construction, or energy efficiency 
        enhancement of housing for homeless individuals and low-income 
        families, and of public facilities.
    (c) YouthBuild Grants.--
            (1) Amounts of grants.--The Secretary is authorized to make 
        grants to applicants for the purpose of carrying out YouthBuild 
        programs approved under this section.
            (2) Eligible activities.--An entity that receives a grant 
        under this subsection shall use the funds made available 
        through the grant to carry out a YouthBuild program, which may 
        include the following activities:
                    (A) Education and workforce investment activities 
                including--
                            (i) work experience and skills training 
                        (coordinated, to the maximum extent feasible, 
                        with preapprenticeship and registered 
                        apprenticeship programs) in the rehabilitation, 
                        construction, or energy efficiency enhancement 
                        activities described in subparagraphs (B) and 
                        (C);
                            (ii) occupational skills training;
                            (iii) other paid and unpaid work 
                        experiences, including internships and job 
                        shadowing;
                            (iv) services and activities designed to 
                        meet the educational needs of participants, 
                        including--
                                    (I) basic skills instruction and 
                                remedial education;
                                    (II) language instruction 
                                educational programs for participants 
                                who are English language learners;
                                    (III) secondary education services 
                                and activities, including tutoring, 
                                study skills training, and dropout 
                                prevention activities, designed to lead 
                                to the attainment of a secondary school 
                                diploma or its recognized equivalent 
                                (including recognized certificates of 
                                attendance or similar documents for 
                                individuals with disabilities);
                                    (IV) counseling and assistance in 
                                obtaining postsecondary education and 
                                required financial aid; and
                                    (V) alternative secondary school 
                                services;
                            (v) counseling services and related 
                        activities, such as comprehensive guidance and 
                        counseling on drug and alcohol abuse and 
                        referral;
                            (vi) activities designed to develop 
                        employment and leadership skills, which may 
                        include community service and peer-centered 
                        activities encouraging responsibility and other 
                        positive social behaviors, and activities 
                        related to youth policy committees that 
                        participate in decision-making related to the 
                        program;
                            (vii) supportive services and provision of 
                        need-based stipends necessary to enable 
                        individuals to participate in the program and 
                        to assist individuals, for a period not to 
                        exceed 12 months after the completion of 
                        training, in obtaining or retaining employment, 
                        or applying for and transitioning to 
                        postsecondary education or training; and
                            (viii) job search and assistance.
                    (B) Supervision and training for participants in 
                the rehabilitation, construction, or energy efficiency 
                enhancement of housing, including residential housing 
                for homeless individuals or low-income families, or 
                transitional housing for homeless individuals.
                    (C) Supervision and training for participants in 
                the rehabilitation, construction, or energy efficiency 
                enhancement of community and other public facilities, 
                except that not more than 15 percent of funds 
                appropriated to carry out this section may be used for 
                such supervision and training.
                    (D) Payment of administrative costs of the 
                applicant, including recruitment and selection of 
                participants, except that not more than 15 percent of 
                the amount of assistance provided under this subsection 
                to the grant recipient may be used for such costs.
                    (E) Adult mentoring.
                    (F) Provision of wages, stipends, or benefits to 
                participants in the program.
                    (G) Ongoing training and technical assistance that 
                are related to developing and carrying out the program.
                    (H) Follow-up services.
            (3) Application.--
                    (A) Form and procedure.--To be qualified to receive 
                a grant under this subsection, an eligible entity shall 
                submit an application at such time, in such manner, and 
                containing such information as the Secretary may 
                require.
                    (B) Minimum requirements.--The Secretary shall 
                require that the application contain, at a minimum--
                            (i) labor market information for the labor 
                        market area where the proposed program will be 
                        implemented, including both current data (as of 
                        the date of submission of the application) and 
                        projections on career opportunities in 
                        construction and growing industries;
                            (ii) a request for the grant, specifying 
                        the amount of the grant requested and its 
                        proposed uses;
                            (iii) a description of the applicant and a 
                        statement of its qualifications, including a 
                        description of the applicant's relationship 
                        with local boards, one-stop operators, local 
                        unions, entities carrying out registered 
                        apprenticeship programs, other community 
                        groups, and employers, and the applicant's past 
                        experience, if any, with rehabilitation, 
                        construction, or energy efficiency enhancement 
                        of housing or public facilities, and with youth 
                        education and employment training programs;
                            (iv) a description of the proposed site for 
                        the proposed program;
                            (v) a description of the educational and 
                        job training activities, work opportunities, 
                        postsecondary education and training 
                        opportunities, and other services that will be 
                        provided to participants, and how those 
                        activities, opportunities, and services will 
                        prepare youth for employment in occupations in 
                        demand in the labor market area described in 
                        clause (i);
                            (vi) a description of the proposed 
                        rehabilitation, construction, or energy 
                        efficiency enhancement activities to be 
                        undertaken under the grant and the anticipated 
                        schedule for carrying out such activities;
                            (vii) a description of the manner in which 
                        eligible youth will be recruited and selected 
                        as participants, including a description of 
                        arrangements that will be made with local 
                        boards, one-stop operators, community- and 
                        faith-based organizations, State educational 
                        agencies or local educational agencies 
                        (including agencies of Indian tribes), public 
                        assistance agencies, the courts of 
                        jurisdiction, agencies operating shelters for 
                        homeless individuals and other agencies that 
                        serve youth who are homeless individuals, 
                        foster care agencies, and other appropriate 
                        public and private agencies;
                            (viii) a description of the special 
                        outreach efforts that will be undertaken to 
                        recruit eligible young women (including young 
                        women with dependent children) as participants;
                            (ix) a description of the specific role of 
                        employers in the proposed program, such as 
                        their role in developing the proposed program 
                        and assisting in service provision and in 
                        placement activities;
                            (x) a description of how the proposed 
                        program will be coordinated with other Federal, 
                        State, and local activities and activities 
                        conducted by Indian tribes, such as local 
                        workforce investment activities, career and 
                        technical education and training programs, 
                        adult and language instruction educational 
                        programs, activities conducted by public 
                        schools, activities conducted by community 
                        colleges, national service programs, and other 
                        job training provided with funds available 
                        under this title;
                            (xi) assurances that there will be a 
                        sufficient number of adequately trained 
                        supervisory personnel in the proposed program;
                            (xii) a description of levels to be 
                        achieved with respect to the primary indicators 
                        of performance for eligible youth described in 
                        section 131(b)(2)(A)(ii);
                            (xiii) a description of the applicant's 
                        relationship with local building trade unions 
                        regarding their involvement in training to be 
                        provided through the proposed program, the 
                        relationship of the proposed program to 
                        established registered apprenticeship programs 
                        and employers, the ability of the applicant to 
                        grant an industry-recognized certificate or 
                        certification through the program, and the 
                        quality of the program leading to the 
                        certificate or certification;
                            (xiv) a description of activities that will 
                        be undertaken to develop the leadership skills 
                        of participants;
                            (xv) a detailed budget and a description of 
                        the system of fiscal controls, and auditing and 
                        accountability procedures, that will be used to 
                        ensure fiscal soundness for the proposed 
                        program;
                            (xvi) a description of the commitments for 
                        any additional resources (in addition to the 
                        funds made available through the grant) to be 
                        made available to the proposed program from--
                                    (I) the applicant;
                                    (II) recipients of other Federal, 
                                State or local housing and community 
                                development assistance that will 
                                sponsor any part of the rehabilitation, 
                                construction, energy efficiency 
                                enhancement, operation and maintenance, 
                                or other housing and community 
                                development activities undertaken as 
                                part of the proposed program; or
                                    (III) entities carrying out other 
                                Federal, State, or local activities or 
                                activities conducted by Indian tribes, 
                                including career and technical 
                                education and training programs, adult 
                                and language instruction educational 
                                programs, and job training provided 
                                with funds available under this title;
                            (xvii) information identifying, and a 
                        description of, the financing proposed for 
                        any--
                                    (I) rehabilitation or energy 
                                efficient enhancement of the property 
                                involved;
                                    (II) acquisition of the property; 
                                or
                                    (III) construction of the property;
                            (xviii) information identifying, and a 
                        description of, the entity that will operate 
                        and manage the property;
                            (xix) information identifying, and a 
                        description of, the data collection systems to 
                        be used;
                            (xx) a certification, by a public official 
                        responsible for the housing strategy for the 
                        State or unit of general local government 
                        within which the proposed program is located, 
                        that the proposed program is consistent with 
                        the housing strategy; and
                            (xxi) a certification that the applicant 
                        will comply with the requirements of the Fair 
                        Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 3601 et seq.) and will 
                        affirmatively further fair housing.
            (4) Selection criteria.--For an applicant to be eligible to 
        receive a grant under this subsection, the applicant and the 
        applicant's proposed program shall meet such selection criteria 
        as the Secretary shall establish under this section, which 
        shall include criteria relating to--
                    (A) the qualifications or potential capabilities of 
                an applicant;
                    (B) an applicant's potential for developing a 
                successful YouthBuild program;
                    (C) the need for an applicant's proposed program, 
                as determined by the degree of economic distress of the 
                community from which participants would be recruited 
                (measured by indicators such as poverty, youth 
                unemployment, and the number of individuals who have 
                dropped out of secondary school) and of the community 
                in which the housing and community and public 
                facilities proposed to be rehabilitated, constructed, 
                or provided energy efficiency enhancements is located 
                (measured by indicators such as incidence of 
                homelessness, shortage of affordable housing, and 
                poverty);
                    (D) the commitment of an applicant to providing 
                skills training, leadership development, and education 
                to participants;
                    (E) the focus of a proposed program on preparing 
                youth for occupations in demand or postsecondary 
                education and training opportunities;
                    (F) the extent of an applicant's coordination of 
                activities to be carried out through the proposed 
                program with local boards, one-stop operators, and one-
                stop partners participating in the operation of the 
                one-stop delivery system involved, or the extent of the 
                applicant's good faith efforts in achieving such 
                coordination;
                    (G) the extent of the applicant's coordination of 
                activities with public education, criminal justice, 
                housing and community development, national service, or 
                postsecondary education or other systems that relate to 
                the goals of the proposed program;
                    (H) the extent of an applicant's coordination of 
                activities with employers in the local area involved;
                    (I) the extent to which a proposed program provides 
                for inclusion of tenants who were previously homeless 
                individuals in the rental housing provided through the 
                program;
                    (J) the commitment of additional resources (in 
                addition to the funds made available through the grant) 
                to a proposed program by--
                            (i) an applicant;
                            (ii) recipients of other Federal, State, or 
                        local housing and community development 
                        assistance who will sponsor any part of the 
                        rehabilitation, construction, energy efficiency 
                        enhancement, operation and maintenance, or 
                        other housing and community development 
                        activities undertaken as part of the proposed 
                        program; or
                            (iii) entities carrying out other Federal, 
                        State, or local activities or activities 
                        conducted by Indian tribes, including career 
                        and technical education and training programs, 
                        adult and language instruction educational 
                        programs, and job training provided with funds 
                        available under this title;
                    (K) the applicant's potential to serve different 
                regions, including rural areas and States that have not 
                previously received grants for YouthBuild programs; and
                    (L) such other factors as the Secretary determines 
                to be appropriate for purposes of carrying out the 
                proposed program in an effective and efficient manner.
            (5) Approval.--To the extent practicable, the Secretary 
        shall notify each applicant, not later than 5 months after the 
        date of receipt of the application by the Secretary, whether 
        the application is approved or not approved.
    (d) Use of Housing Units.--Residential housing units rehabilitated, 
constructed, or provided energy efficiency improvements using funds 
made available under subsection (c), shall be available solely--
            (1) for rental by, or sale to, homeless individuals or low-
        income families; or
            (2) for use as transitional or permanent housing, for the 
        purpose of assisting in the movement of homeless individuals to 
        independent living.
    (e) Additional Program Requirements.--
            (1) Eligible participants.--
                    (A) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraph 
                (B), an individual may participate in a YouthBuild 
                program only if such individual is--
                            (i) not less than age 16 and not more than 
                        age 24, on the date of enrollment;
                            (ii) a member of a low-income family, a 
                        youth in foster care (including youth aging out 
                        of foster care), a youth offender, a youth who 
                        is an individual with a disability, a child of 
                        incarcerated parents, or a migrant youth; and
                            (iii) a school dropout, or an individual 
                        who was a school dropout and has subsequently 
                        reenrolled.
                    (B) Exception for individuals not meeting income or 
                educational need requirements.--Not more than 25 
                percent of the participants in such program may be 
                individuals who do not meet the requirements of clause 
                (ii) or (iii) of subparagraph (A), but who--
                            (i) are basic skills deficient, despite 
                        attainment of a secondary school diploma or its 
                        recognized equivalent (including recognized 
                        certificates of attendance or similar documents 
                        for individuals with disabilities); or
                            (ii) have been referred by a local 
                        secondary school for participation in a 
                        YouthBuild program leading to the attainment of 
                        a secondary school diploma.
            (2) Participation limitation.--An eligible individual 
        selected for participation in a YouthBuild program shall be 
        offered full-time participation in the program for a period of 
        not less than 6 months and not more than 24 months.
            (3) Minimum time devoted to educational services and 
        activities.--A YouthBuild program receiving assistance under 
        subsection (c) shall be structured so that participants in the 
        program are offered--
                    (A) education and related services and activities 
                designed to meet educational needs, such as those 
                specified in clauses (iv) through (vii) of subsection 
                (c)(2)(A), during at least 50 percent of the time 
                during which the participants participate in the 
                program; and
                    (B) work and skill development activities such as 
                those specified in clauses (i), (ii), (iii), and (viii) 
                of subsection (c)(2)(A), during at least 40 percent of 
                the time during which the participants participate in 
                the program.
            (4) Authority restriction.--No provision of this section 
        may be construed to authorize any agency, officer, or employee 
        of the United States to exercise any direction, supervision, or 
        control over the curriculum, program of instruction, 
        administration, or personnel of any educational institution 
        (including a school) or school system, or over the selection of 
        library resources, textbooks, or other printed or published 
        instructional materials by any educational institution or 
        school system.
            (5) State and local standards.--All educational programs 
        and activities supported with funds provided under subsection 
        (c) shall be consistent with applicable State and local 
        educational standards. Standards and procedures for the 
        programs and activities that relate to awarding academic credit 
        for and certifying educational attainment in such programs and 
        activities shall be consistent with applicable State and local 
        educational standards.
    (f) Levels of Performance and Indicators.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary shall annually establish 
        expected levels of performance for YouthBuild programs relating 
        to each of the primary indicators of performance for eligible 
        youth activities described in section 131(b)(2)(A)(ii).
            (2) Additional indicators.--The Secretary may establish 
        expected levels of performance for additional indicators for 
        YouthBuild programs, as the Secretary determines appropriate.
    (g) Management and Technical Assistance.--
            (1) Secretary assistance.--The Secretary may enter into 
        contracts with 1 or more entities to provide assistance to the 
        Secretary in the management, supervision, and coordination of 
        the program carried out under this section.
            (2) Technical assistance.--
                    (A) Contracts and grants.--The Secretary shall 
                enter into contracts with or make grants to 1 or more 
                qualified national nonprofit agencies, in order to 
                provide training, information, technical assistance, 
                and data management to recipients of grants under 
                subsection (c) or to support pilot and demonstration 
                projects or program evaluations with recipients of 
                grants under subsection (c) as directed by the 
                Secretary.
                    (B) Reservation of funds.--Of the amounts available 
                under subsection (i) to carry out this section for a 
                fiscal year, the Secretary shall reserve 5 percent to 
                carry out subparagraph (A).
            (3) Capacity building grants.--
                    (A) In general.--In each fiscal year, the Secretary 
                may use not more than 3 percent of the amounts 
                available under subsection (i) to award grants to 1 or 
                more qualified national nonprofit agencies to pay for 
                the Federal share of the cost of capacity building 
                activities.
                    (B) Federal share.--The Federal share of the cost 
                described in subparagraph (A) shall be 25 percent. The 
                non-Federal share shall be provided from private 
                sources.
    (h) Subgrants and Contracts.--Each recipient of a grant under 
subsection (c) to carry out a YouthBuild program shall provide the 
services and activities described in this section directly or through 
subgrants, contracts, or other arrangements with local educational 
agencies, institutions of higher education, State or local housing 
development agencies, other public agencies, including agencies of 
Indian tribes, or private organizations.
    (i) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018 such sums as 
may be necessary to carry out this section.

SEC. 274. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    (a) Native American Programs; Migrant and Seasonal Farmworker 
Programs; Veterans' Workforce Investment Programs.--
            (1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), there are 
        authorized to be appropriated to carry out sections 266 through 
        268 such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 
        2014 through 2018.
            (2) Reservations.--Of the amount appropriated pursuant to 
        the authorization of appropriations under paragraph (1) for a 
        fiscal year, the Secretary shall--
                    (A) reserve not less than $55,000,000 for carrying 
                out section 266;
                    (B) reserve not less than $70,000,000 for carrying 
                out section 267; and
                    (C) reserve not less than $7,300,000 for carrying 
                out section 268.
    (b) Technical Assistance; Evaluations and Research.--There are 
authorized to be appropriated to carry out sections 269 and 270 such 
sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 2014 through 
2018.
    (c) Assistance for Eligible Workers.--If, as of the date of 
enactment of this Act, any unobligated funds appropriated to carry out 
subsections (f) and (g) of section 173 of the Workforce Investment Act 
of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2918), as in effect on the day before the date of 
enactment of this Act, remain available, the Secretary of Labor shall 
continue to use such funds to carry out such subsections until all of 
such funds are expended.

                       Subtitle E--Administration

SEC. 281. REQUIREMENTS AND RESTRICTIONS.

    (a) Benefits.--
            (1) Wages.--
                    (A) In general.--Individuals in on-the-job training 
                or individuals employed in activities under this title 
                or subtitle C of title I shall be compensated at the 
                same rates, including periodic increases, as trainees 
                or employees who are similarly situated in similar 
                occupations by the same employer and who have similar 
                training, experience, and skills, and such rates shall 
                be in accordance with applicable law, but in no event 
                less than the higher of the rate specified in section 
                6(a)(1) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 
                U.S.C. 206(a)(1)) or the applicable State or local 
                minimum wage law.
                    (B) Rule of construction.--The reference in 
                subparagraph (A) to section 6(a)(1) of the Fair Labor 
                Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 206(a)(1)) shall not 
                be applicable for individuals in territorial 
                jurisdictions in which section 6 of the Fair Labor 
                Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 206) does not apply.
            (2) Treatment of allowances, earnings, and payments.--
        Allowances, earnings, and payments to individuals participating 
        in programs under this title or subtitle C of title I shall not 
        be considered as income for the purposes of determining 
        eligibility for and the amount of income transfer and in-kind 
        aid furnished under any Federal or federally assisted program 
        based on need, other than as provided under the Social Security 
        Act (42 U.S.C. 301 et seq.).
    (b) Labor Standards.--
            (1) Limitations on activities that impact wages of 
        employees.--No funds provided under this title or subtitle C of 
        title I shall be used to pay the wages of incumbent employees 
        during their participation in economic development activities 
        provided through a statewide workforce development system.
            (2) Displacement.--
                    (A) Prohibition.--A participant in a program or 
                activity authorized under this title or subtitle C of 
                title I (referred to in this section as a ``specified 
                activity'') shall not displace (including a partial 
                displacement, such as a reduction in the hours of 
                nonovertime work, wages, or employment benefits) any 
                currently employed employee (as of the date of the 
                participation).
                    (B) Prohibition on impairment of contracts.--A 
                specified activity shall not impair an existing 
                contract for services or collective bargaining 
                agreement, and no such activity that would be 
                inconsistent with the terms of a collective bargaining 
                agreement shall be undertaken without the written 
                concurrence of the labor organization and employer 
                concerned.
            (3) Other prohibitions.--A participant in a specified 
        activity shall not be employed in a job if--
                    (A) any other individual is on layoff from the same 
                or any substantially equivalent job;
                    (B) the employer has terminated the employment of 
                any regular employee or otherwise reduced the workforce 
                of the employer with the intention of filling the 
                vacancy so created with the participant; or
                    (C) the job is created in a promotional line that 
                will infringe in any way upon the promotional 
                opportunities of currently employed individuals (as of 
                the date of the participation).
            (4) Health and safety.--Health and safety standards 
        established under Federal and State law otherwise applicable to 
        working conditions of employees shall be equally applicable to 
        working conditions of participants engaged in specified 
        activities. To the extent that a State workers' compensation 
        law applies, workers' compensation shall be provided to 
        participants on the same basis as the compensation is provided 
        to other individuals in the State in similar employment.
            (5) Employment conditions.--Individuals in on-the-job 
        training or individuals employed in programs and activities 
        under this title or subtitle C of title I shall be provided 
        benefits and working conditions at the same level and to the 
        same extent as other trainees or employees working a similar 
        length of time and doing the same type of work.
            (6) Opportunity to submit comments.--Interested members of 
        the public, including representatives of businesses and of 
        labor organizations, shall be provided an opportunity to submit 
        comments to the Secretary with respect to programs and 
        activities proposed to be funded under subtitle B.
            (7) No impact on union organizing.--Each recipient of funds 
        under this title or subtitle C of title I shall provide to the 
        Secretary assurances that none of such funds will be used to 
        assist, promote, or deter union organizing.
    (c) Grievance Procedure.--
            (1) In general.--Each State and local area receiving an 
        allotment or allocation under this title or a grant under 
        subtitle C of title I shall establish and maintain a procedure 
        for grievances or complaints alleging violations of the 
        requirements of this title or subtitle C of title I from 
        participants and other interested or affected parties. Such 
        procedure shall include an opportunity for a hearing and be 
        completed within 60 days after the filing of the grievance or 
        complaint.
            (2) Investigation.--
                    (A) In general.--The Secretary shall investigate an 
                allegation of a violation described in paragraph (1) 
                if--
                            (i) a decision relating to such violation 
                        has not been reached within 60 days after the 
                        date of the filing of the grievance or 
                        complaint and either party appeals to the 
                        Secretary; or
                            (ii) a decision relating to such violation 
                        has been reached within such 60 days and the 
                        party to which such decision is adverse appeals 
                        such decision to the Secretary.
                    (B) Additional requirement.--The Secretary shall 
                make a final determination relating to an appeal made 
                under subparagraph (A) no later than 120 days after 
                receiving such appeal.
            (3) Remedies.--Remedies that may be imposed under this 
        section for a violation of any requirement of this title or 
        subtitle C of title I shall be limited--
                    (A) to suspension or termination of payments under 
                this title or subtitle C of title I;
                    (B) to prohibition of placement of a participant 
                with an employer that has violated any requirement 
                under this title or subtitle C of title I;
                    (C) where applicable, to reinstatement of an 
                employee, payment of lost wages and benefits, and 
                reestablishment of other relevant terms, conditions, 
                and privileges of employment; and
                    (D) where appropriate, to other equitable relief.
            (4) Rule of construction.--Nothing in paragraph (3) shall 
        be construed to prohibit a grievant or complainant from 
        pursuing a remedy authorized under another Federal, State, or 
        local law for a violation of this title or subtitle C of title 
        I.
    (d) Relocation.--
            (1) Prohibition on use of funds to encourage or induce 
        relocation.--No funds provided under this title or subtitle C 
        of title I shall be used, or proposed for use, to encourage or 
        induce the relocation of a business or part of a business if 
        such relocation would result in a loss of employment for any 
        employee of such business at the original location and such 
        original location is within the United States.
            (2) Prohibition on use of funds after relocation.--No funds 
        provided under this title or subtitle C of title I for an 
        employment or training activity shall be used for customized or 
        skill training, on-the-job training, incumbent worker training, 
        transitional employment, or company-specific assessments of job 
        applicants or employees, for any business or part of a business 
        that has relocated, until the date that is 120 days after the 
        date on which such business commences operations at the new 
        location, if the relocation of such business or part of a 
        business results in a loss of employment for any employee of 
        such business at the original location and such original 
        location is within the United States.
            (3) Repayment.--If the Secretary determines that a 
        violation of paragraph (1) or (2) has occurred, the Secretary 
        shall require the State that has violated such paragraph (or 
        that has provided funding to an entity that has violated such 
        paragraph) to repay to the United States an amount equal to the 
        amount expended in violation of such paragraph.
    (e) Limitation on Use of Funds.--No funds available to carry out an 
activity under this title or subtitle C of title I shall be used for 
employment generating activities, investment in revolving loan funds, 
capitalization of businesses, investment in contract bidding resource 
centers, economic development activities, or similar activities, that 
are not directly related to training for eligible individuals under 
this title or subtitle C of title I. No funds received to carry out an 
activity under subtitle B of this title or under subtitle C of title I 
shall be used for foreign travel.
    (f) Testing and Sanctioning for Use of Controlled Substances.--
            (1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
        law, a State shall not be prohibited by the Federal Government 
        from--
                    (A) testing participants in programs under subtitle 
                B of this title or under subtitle C of title I for the 
                use of controlled substances; and
                    (B) sanctioning such participants who test positive 
                for the use of such controlled substances.
            (2) Additional requirements.--
                    (A) Period of sanction.--In sanctioning 
                participants in a program under subtitle B of this 
                title or under subtitle C of title I who test positive 
                for the use of controlled substances--
                            (i) with respect to the first occurrence 
                        for which a participant tests positive, a State 
                        may exclude the participant from the program 
                        for a period not to exceed 6 months; and
                            (ii) with respect to the second occurrence 
                        and each subsequent occurrence for which a 
                        participant tests positive, a State may exclude 
                        the participant from the program for a period 
                        not to exceed 2 years.
                    (B) Appeal.--The testing of participants and the 
                imposition of sanctions under this subsection shall be 
                subject to expeditious appeal in accordance with due 
                process procedures established by the State.
                    (C) Privacy.--A State shall establish procedures 
                for testing participants for the use of controlled 
                substances that ensure a maximum degree of privacy for 
                the participants.
            (3) Funding requirement.--In testing and sanctioning of 
        participants for the use of controlled substances in accordance 
        with this subsection, the only Federal funds that a State may 
        use are the amounts made available for the administration of 
        statewide workforce investment activities under section 
        234(a)(3)(B).
    (g) Subgrant Authority.--A recipient of grant funds under this 
title shall have the authority to enter into subgrants in order to 
carry out the grant, subject to such conditions as the Secretary may 
establish.

SEC. 282. PROMPT ALLOCATION OF FUNDS.

    (a) Allotments Based on Latest Available Data.--All allotments to 
States and grants to outlying areas under this title shall be based on 
the latest available data and estimates satisfactory to the Secretary. 
All data relating to disadvantaged adults and disadvantaged youth shall 
be based on the most recent satisfactory data from the Bureau of the 
Census.
    (b) Publication in Federal Register Relating to Formula Funds.--
Whenever the Secretary allots funds required to be allotted under this 
title, the Secretary shall publish in a timely fashion in the Federal 
Register the amount proposed to be distributed to each recipient of the 
funds.
    (c) Requirement for Funds Distributed by Formula.--All funds 
required to be allotted under section 227 or 232 shall be allotted 
within 45 days after the date of enactment of the Act appropriating the 
funds, except that, if such funds are appropriated in advance as 
authorized by section 289(g), such funds shall be allotted or allocated 
not later than the March 31 preceding the program year for which such 
funds are to be available for obligation.
    (d) Publication in Federal Register Relating to Discretionary 
Funds.--Whenever the Secretary utilizes a formula to allot or allocate 
funds made available for distribution at the Secretary's discretion 
under this title, the Secretary shall, not later than 30 days prior to 
such allotment or allocation, publish for comment in the Federal 
Register the formula, the rationale for the formula, and the proposed 
amounts to be distributed to each State and local area. After 
consideration of any comments received, the Secretary shall publish 
final allotments and allocations in the Federal Register.
    (e) Availability of Funds.--Funds shall be made available under 
section 228, and funds shall be made available under section 233, for a 
local area not later than 30 days after the date the funds are made 
available to the Governor involved, under section 227 or 232 (as the 
case may be), or 7 days after the date the local plan for the area is 
approved, whichever is later.

SEC. 283. MONITORING.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary is authorized to monitor all 
recipients of financial assistance under this title to determine 
whether the recipients are complying with the provisions of this title 
and subtitles A and B of title I, including the regulations issued 
under this title and such subtitles.
    (b) Investigations.--The Secretary may investigate any matter the 
Secretary determines to be necessary to determine the compliance of the 
recipients with this title and subtitles A and B of title I, including 
the regulations issued under this title and such subtitles. The 
investigations authorized by this subsection may include examining 
records (including making certified copies of the records), questioning 
employees, and entering any premises or onto any site in which any part 
of a program or activity of such a recipient is conducted or in which 
any of the records of the recipient are kept.
    (c) Additional Requirement.--For the purpose of any investigation 
or hearing conducted under this title by the Secretary, the provisions 
of section 9 of the Federal Trade Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 49) 
(relating to the attendance of witnesses and the production of 
documents) apply to the Secretary, in the same manner and to the same 
extent as the provisions apply to the Federal Trade Commission.

SEC. 284. FISCAL CONTROLS; SANCTIONS.

    (a) Establishment of Fiscal Controls by States.--
            (1) In general.--Each State shall establish such fiscal 
        control and fund accounting procedures as may be necessary to 
        assure the proper disbursal of, and accounting for, Federal 
        funds allocated to local areas under subtitle B. Such 
        procedures shall ensure that all financial transactions carried 
        out under subtitle B are conducted and records maintained in 
        accordance with generally accepted accounting principles 
        applicable in each State.
            (2) Cost principles.--
                    (A) In general.--Each State (including the Governor 
                of the State), local area (including the chief elected 
                official for the area), and provider receiving funds 
                under this title shall comply with the applicable 
                uniform cost principles included in appropriate 
                circulars or rules of the Office of Management and 
                Budget for the type of entity receiving the funds.
                    (B) Exception.--The funds made available to a State 
                for administration of statewide workforce investment 
                activities in accordance with section 234(a)(3)(B) 
                shall be allocable to the overall administration of 
                workforce investment activities, but need not be 
                specifically allocable to--
                            (i) the administration of adult employment 
                        and training activities;
                            (ii) the administration of dislocated 
                        worker employment and training activities; or
                            (iii) administration of youth workforce 
                        investment activities.
            (3) Uniform administrative requirements.--
                    (A) In general.--Each State (including the Governor 
                of the State), local area (including the chief elected 
                official for the area), and provider receiving funds 
                under this title shall comply with the appropriate 
                uniform administrative requirements for grants and 
                agreements applicable for the type of entity receiving 
                the funds, as promulgated in circulars or rules of the 
                Office of Management and Budget.
                    (B) Additional requirement.--Procurement 
                transactions under this title between local boards and 
                units of State or local governments shall be conducted 
                only on a cost-reimbursable basis.
            (4) Monitoring.--Each Governor of a State shall conduct on 
        an annual basis onsite monitoring of each local area within the 
        State to ensure compliance with the uniform administrative 
        requirements referred to in paragraph (3).
            (5) Action by governor.--If the Governor determines that a 
        local area is not in compliance with the uniform administrative 
        requirements referred to in paragraph (3), the Governor shall--
                    (A) require corrective action to secure prompt 
                compliance with the requirements; and
                    (B) impose the sanctions provided under subsection 
                (b) in the event of failure to take the required 
                corrective action.
            (6) Certification.--The Governor shall, every 2 years, 
        certify to the Secretary that--
                    (A) the State has implemented the uniform 
                administrative requirements referred to in paragraph 
                (3);
                    (B) the State has monitored local areas to ensure 
                compliance with the uniform administrative requirements 
                as required under paragraph (4); and
                    (C) the State has taken appropriate action to 
                secure compliance with the requirements pursuant to 
                paragraph (5).
            (7) Action by the secretary.--If the Secretary determines 
        that the Governor has not fulfilled the requirements of this 
        subsection, the Secretary shall--
                    (A) require corrective action to secure prompt 
                compliance with the requirements of this subsection; 
                and
                    (B) impose the sanctions provided under subsection 
                (e) in the event of failure of the Governor to take the 
                required appropriate action to secure compliance with 
                the requirements.
    (b) Substantial Violation.--
            (1) Action by governor.--If, as a result of financial and 
        compliance audits or otherwise, the Governor determines that 
        there is a substantial violation of a specific provision of 
        this title or subtitle A or B of title I that relates to the 
        administration of programs or activities funded under this 
        title or under the Wagner-Peyser Act (29 U.S.C. 49 et seq.), 
        and corrective action has not been taken, the Governor shall--
                    (A) issue a notice of intent to revoke approval of 
                all or part of the local plan affected; or
                    (B) impose a reorganization plan, which may 
                include--
                            (i) decertifying the local board involved;
                            (ii) prohibiting the use of eligible 
                        providers;
                            (iii) selecting an alternative entity to 
                        administer the program for the local area 
                        involved;
                            (iv) merging the local area into one or 
                        more other local areas; or
                            (v) making such other changes as the 
                        Secretary or Governor determines to be 
                        necessary to secure compliance with the 
                        provision.
            (2) Appeal.--
                    (A) In general.--The actions taken by the Governor 
                pursuant to subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (1) 
                may be appealed to the Secretary and shall not become 
                effective until--
                            (i) the time for appeal has expired; or
                            (ii) the Secretary has issued a decision.
                    (B) Additional requirement.--The Secretary shall 
                make a final decision under subparagraph (A) not later 
                than 45 days after the receipt of the appeal.
            (3) Action by the secretary.--If the Governor fails to take 
        promptly an action required under paragraph (1), the Secretary 
        shall take such action.
    (c) Repayment of Certain Amounts to the United States.--
            (1) In general.--Every recipient of funds under this title 
        shall repay to the United States amounts found not to have been 
        expended in accordance with this title and subtitles A and B of 
        title I.
            (2) Offset of repayment amount.--If the Secretary 
        determines that a State has expended funds received under this 
        title in a manner contrary to the requirements of this title or 
        subtitle A or B of title I, the Secretary may require repayment 
        by offsetting the amount of such expenditures against any other 
        amount to which the State is or may be entitled under this 
        title, except as provided under subsection (d)(1).
            (3) Repayment from deduction by state.--If the Secretary 
        requires a State to repay funds as a result of a determination 
        that a local area of the State has expended funds in a manner 
        contrary to the requirements of this title or subtitle A or B 
        of title I, the Governor of the State may use an amount 
        deducted under paragraph (4) to repay the funds, except as 
        provided under subsection (e).
            (4) Deduction by state.--The Governor may deduct an amount 
        equal to the misexpenditure described in paragraph (3) from 
        subsequent program year (subsequent to the program year for 
        which the determination was made) allocations to the local area 
        from funds reserved for the administrative costs of the local 
        programs involved, as appropriate.
            (5) Limitations.--A deduction made by a State as described 
        in paragraph (4) shall not be made until such time as the 
        Governor has taken appropriate corrective action to ensure full 
        compliance with this title and subtitles A and B of title I 
        within such local area with regard to appropriate expenditures 
        of funds under this title.
    (d) Repayment of Amounts.--
            (1) In general.--Each recipient of funds under this title 
        shall be liable to repay the amounts described in subsection 
        (c)(1), from funds other than funds received under this title, 
        upon a determination by the Secretary that the misexpenditure 
        of the amounts was due to willful disregard of the requirements 
        of this title or subtitle A or B of title I, gross negligence, 
        failure to observe accepted standards of administration, or a 
        pattern of misexpenditure described in subsection (c)(1). No 
        such determination shall be made under this subsection or 
        subsection (c) until notice and opportunity for a fair hearing 
        have been given to the recipient.
            (2) Factors in imposing sanctions.--In determining whether 
        to impose any sanction authorized by this section against a 
        recipient of funds under this title for violations of title I 
        or subtitle A or B or title I (including applicable 
        regulations) by a subgrantee or contractor of such recipient, 
        the Secretary shall first determine whether such recipient has 
        adequately demonstrated that the recipient has--
                    (A) established and adhered to an appropriate 
                system, for entering into and monitoring subgrant 
                agreements and contracts with subgrantees and 
                contractors, that contains acceptable standards for 
                ensuring accountability;
                    (B) entered into a written subgrant agreement or 
                contract with such a subgrantee or contractor that 
                established clear goals and obligations in unambiguous 
                terms;
                    (C) acted with due diligence to monitor the 
                implementation of the subgrant agreement or contract, 
                including carrying out the appropriate monitoring 
                activities (including audits) at reasonable intervals; 
                and
                    (D) taken prompt and appropriate corrective action 
                upon becoming aware of any evidence of a violation of 
                this title or subtitle A or B of title I, including 
                regulations issued under this title or such subtitle, 
                by such subgrantee or contractor.
            (3) Waiver.--If the Secretary determines that the recipient 
        has demonstrated substantial compliance with the requirements 
        of paragraph (2), the Secretary may waive the imposition of 
        sanctions authorized by this section upon such recipient. The 
        Secretary is authorized to impose any sanction consistent with 
        the provisions of this title and subtitles A and B of title I 
        and with any applicable Federal or State law directly against 
        any subgrantee or contractor for violation of this title or 
        subtitle A or B of title I, including regulations issued under 
        this title or such subtitle.
    (e) Immediate Termination or Suspension of Assistance in Emergency 
Situations.--In emergency situations, if the Secretary determines it is 
necessary to protect the integrity of the funds or ensure the proper 
operation of the program or activity involved, the Secretary may 
immediately terminate or suspend financial assistance, in whole or in 
part, to the recipient if the recipient is given prompt notice and the 
opportunity for a subsequent hearing within 30 days after such 
termination or suspension. The Secretary shall not delegate any of the 
functions or authority specified in this subsection, other than to an 
officer whose appointment is required to be made by and with the advice 
and consent of the Senate.
    (f) Discrimination Against Participants.--If the Secretary 
determines that any recipient under this title has discharged or in any 
other manner discriminated against a participant or against any 
individual in connection with the administration of the program 
involved, or against any individual because such individual has filed 
any complaint or instituted or caused to be instituted any proceeding 
under or related to this title, or has testified or is about to testify 
in any such proceeding or an investigation under or related to this 
title, or otherwise unlawfully denied to any individual a benefit to 
which that individual is entitled under the provisions of this title, 
including regulations issued under this title, the Secretary shall, 
within 30 days, take such action or order such corrective measures, as 
necessary, with respect to the recipient or the aggrieved individual, 
or both.
    (g) Remedies.--The remedies described in this section shall not be 
considered to be the exclusive remedies available for violations 
described in this section.

SEC. 285. REPORTS; RECORDKEEPING; INVESTIGATIONS.

    (a) Recipient Recordkeeping and Reports.--
            (1) In general.--Recipients of funds under this title shall 
        keep records that are sufficient to permit the preparation of 
        reports required by this title or subtitle A or B of title I 
        and to permit the tracing of funds to a level of expenditure 
        adequate to ensure that the funds have not been spent 
        unlawfully.
            (2) Records and reports regarding general performance.--
        Every such recipient shall maintain such records and submit 
        such reports, in such form and containing such information, as 
        the Secretary may require regarding the performance of programs 
        and activities carried out under this title. Such records and 
        reports shall be submitted to the Secretary but shall not be 
        required to be submitted more than once each quarter unless 
        specifically requested by Congress or a committee of Congress, 
        in which case an estimate regarding such information may be 
        provided.
            (3) Maintenance of standardized records.--In order to allow 
        for the preparation of the reports required under subsection 
        (c), such recipients shall maintain standardized records for 
        all individual participants and provide to the Secretary a 
        sufficient number of such records to provide for an adequate 
        analysis of the records.
            (4) Availability to the public.--
                    (A) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraph 
                (B), records maintained by such recipients pursuant to 
                this subsection shall be made available to the public 
                upon request.
                    (B) Exception.--Subparagraph (A) shall not apply 
                to--
                            (i) information, the disclosure of which 
                        would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion 
                        of personal privacy; and
                            (ii) trade secrets, or commercial or 
                        financial information, that is--
                                    (I) obtained from a person; and
                                    (II) privileged or confidential.
                    (C) Fees to recover costs.--Such recipients may 
                charge fees sufficient to recover costs applicable to 
                the processing of requests for records under 
                subparagraph (A).
    (b) Investigations of Use of Funds.--
            (1) In general.--
                    (A) Secretary.--In order to evaluate compliance 
                with the provisions of this title and subtitles A and B 
                of title I, the Secretary shall conduct, in several 
                States, in each fiscal year, investigations of the use 
                of funds received by recipients under this title.
                    (B) Comptroller general of the united states.--In 
                order to ensure compliance with the provisions of this 
                title and subtitles A and B of title I, the Comptroller 
                General of the United States may conduct investigations 
                of the use of funds received under this title by any 
                recipient.
            (2) Prohibition.--In conducting any investigation under 
        this title, the Secretary or the Comptroller General of the 
        United States may not request the compilation of any 
        information that the recipient is not otherwise required to 
        compile and that is not readily available to such recipient.
            (3) Audits.--
                    (A) In general.--In carrying out any audit under 
                this title (other than any initial audit survey or any 
                audit investigating possible criminal or fraudulent 
                conduct), either directly or through grant or contract, 
                the Secretary, the Inspector General of the Department 
                of Labor, or the Comptroller General of the United 
                States shall furnish to the State, recipient, or other 
                entity to be audited, advance notification of the 
                overall objectives and purposes of the audit, and any 
                extensive recordkeeping or data requirements to be met, 
                not later than 14 days (or as soon as practicable), 
                prior to the commencement of the audit.
                    (B) Notification requirement.--If the scope, 
                objectives, or purposes of the audit change 
                substantially during the course of the audit, the 
                entity being audited shall be notified of the change as 
                soon as practicable.
                    (C) Additional requirement.--The reports on the 
                results of such audits shall cite the law, regulation, 
                policy, or other criteria applicable to any finding 
                contained in the reports.
                    (D) Rule of construction.--Nothing contained in 
                this title shall be construed so as to be inconsistent 
                with the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) 
                or government auditing standards issued by the 
                Comptroller General of the United States.
    (c) Grantee Information Responsibilities.--Each State, each local 
board, and each recipient (other than a subrecipient, subgrantee, or 
contractor of a recipient) receiving funds under this title--
            (1) shall make readily accessible such reports concerning 
        its operations and expenditures as shall be prescribed by the 
        Secretary;
            (2) shall prescribe and maintain comparable management 
        information systems, in accordance with guidelines that shall 
        be prescribed by the Secretary, designed to facilitate the 
        uniform compilation, cross tabulation, and analysis of 
        programmatic, participant, and financial data, on statewide, 
        local area, and other appropriate bases, necessary for 
        reporting, monitoring, and evaluating purposes, including data 
        necessary to comply with section 288;
            (3) shall monitor the performance of providers in complying 
        with the terms of grants, contracts, or other agreements made 
        pursuant to this title; and
            (4) shall, to the extent practicable, submit or make 
        available (including through electronic means) any reports, 
        records, plans, or any other data that are required to be 
        submitted or made available, respectively, under this title or 
        subtitle A or B of title I.
    (d) Information To Be Included in Reports.--
            (1) In general.--The reports required in subsection (c) 
        shall include information regarding programs and activities 
        carried out under this title pertaining to--
                    (A) the relevant demographic characteristics 
                (including race, ethnicity, sex, and age) and other 
                related information regarding participants;
                    (B) the programs and activities in which 
                participants are enrolled, and the length of time that 
                participants are engaged in such programs and 
                activities;
                    (C) outcomes of the programs and activities for 
                participants, including the occupations of 
                participants, and placement for participants in 
                nontraditional employment;
                    (D) specified costs of the programs and activities; 
                and
                    (E) information necessary to prepare reports to 
                comply with section 288.
            (2) Additional requirement.--The Secretary shall ensure 
        that all elements of the information required for the reports 
        described in paragraph (1) are defined and that the information 
        is reported uniformly.
    (e) Quarterly Financial Reports.--
            (1) In general.--Each local board in a State shall submit 
        quarterly financial reports to the Governor with respect to 
        programs and activities carried out under this title. Such 
        reports shall include information identifying all program and 
        activity costs by cost category in accordance with generally 
        accepted accounting principles and by year of the appropriation 
        involved.
            (2) Additional requirement.--Each State shall submit to the 
        Secretary, on a quarterly basis, a summary of the reports 
        submitted to the Governor pursuant to paragraph (1).
    (f) Maintenance of Additional Records.--Each State and local board 
shall maintain records with respect to programs and activities carried 
out under this title that identify--
            (1) any income or profits earned, including such income or 
        profits earned by subrecipients; and
            (2) any costs incurred (such as stand-in costs) that are 
        otherwise allowable except for funding limitations.
    (g) Cost Categories.--In requiring entities to maintain records of 
costs by cost category under this title, the Secretary shall require 
only that the costs be categorized as administrative or programmatic 
costs.

SEC. 286. ADMINISTRATIVE ADJUDICATION.

    (a) In General.--Whenever any applicant for financial assistance 
under this title is dissatisfied because the Secretary has made a 
determination not to award financial assistance in whole or in part to 
such applicant, the applicant may request a hearing before an 
administrative law judge of the Department of Labor. A similar hearing 
may also be requested by any recipient for whom a corrective action has 
been required or a sanction has been imposed by the Secretary under 
section 284.
    (b) Appeal.--The decision of the administrative law judge shall 
constitute final action by the Secretary unless, within 20 days after 
receipt of the decision of the administrative law judge, a party 
dissatisfied with the decision or any part of the decision has filed 
exceptions with the Secretary specifically identifying the procedure, 
fact, law, or policy to which exception is taken. Any exception not 
specifically urged during the 20-day period shall be deemed to have 
been waived. After the 20-day period the decision of the administrative 
law judge shall become the final decision of the Secretary unless the 
Secretary, within 30 days after such filing, notifies the parties that 
the case involved has been accepted for review.
    (c) Time Limit.--Any case accepted for review by the Secretary 
under subsection (b) shall be decided within 180 days after such 
acceptance. If the case is not decided within the 180-day period, the 
decision of the administrative law judge shall become the final 
decision of the Secretary at the end of the 180-day period.
    (d) Additional Requirement.--The provisions of section 287 shall 
apply to any final action of the Secretary under this section.

SEC. 287. JUDICIAL REVIEW.

    (a) Review.--
            (1) Petition.--With respect to any final order by the 
        Secretary under section 286 by which the Secretary awards, 
        declines to award, or only conditionally awards, financial 
        assistance under this title, or any final order of the 
        Secretary under section 286 with respect to a corrective action 
        or sanction imposed under section 284, any party to a 
        proceeding that resulted in such final order may obtain review 
        of such final order in the United States Court of Appeals 
        having jurisdiction over the applicant for or recipient of the 
        funds involved, by filing a review petition within 30 days 
        after the date of issuance of such final order.
            (2) Action on petition.--The clerk of the court shall 
        transmit a copy of the review petition to the Secretary, who 
        shall file the record on which the final order was entered as 
        provided in section 2112 of title 28, United States Code. The 
        filing of a review petition shall not stay the order of the 
        Secretary, unless the court orders a stay. Petitions filed 
        under this subsection shall be heard expeditiously, if possible 
        within 10 days after the date of filing of a reply to the 
        petition.
            (3) Standard and scope of review.--No objection to the 
        order of the Secretary shall be considered by the court unless 
        the objection was specifically urged, in a timely manner, 
        before the Secretary. The review shall be limited to questions 
        of law and the findings of fact of the Secretary shall be 
        conclusive if supported by substantial evidence.
    (b) Judgment.--The court shall have jurisdiction to make and enter 
a decree affirming, modifying, or setting aside the order of the 
Secretary in whole or in part. The judgment of the court regarding the 
order shall be final, subject to certiorari review by the Supreme Court 
as provided in section 1254(1) of title 28, United States Code.

SEC. 288. NONDISCRIMINATION.

    (a) In General.--
            (1) Federal financial assistance.--For the purpose of 
        applying the prohibitions against discrimination on the basis 
        of age under the Age Discrimination Act of 1975 (42 U.S.C. 6101 
        et seq.), on the basis of disability under section 504 of the 
        Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 794), on the basis of sex 
        under title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (20 U.S.C. 
        1681 et seq.), or on the basis of race, color, or national 
        origin under title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 
        U.S.C. 2000d et seq.), programs and activities funded or 
        otherwise financially assisted in whole or in part under this 
        Act are considered to be programs and activities receiving 
        Federal financial assistance.
            (2) Prohibition of discrimination regarding participation, 
        benefits, and employment.--No individual shall be excluded from 
        participation in, denied the benefits of, subjected to 
        discrimination under, or denied employment in the 
        administration of or in connection with, any such program or 
        activity because of race, color, religion, sex (except as 
        otherwise permitted under title IX of the Education Amendments 
        of 1972), national origin, age, disability, or political 
        affiliation or belief.
            (3) Prohibition on assistance for facilities for sectarian 
        instruction or religious worship.--Participants shall not be 
        employed under this title or subtitle C of title I to carry out 
        the construction, operation, or maintenance of any part of any 
        facility that is used or to be used for sectarian instruction 
        or as a place for religious worship (except with respect to the 
        maintenance of a facility that is not primarily or inherently 
        devoted to sectarian instruction or religious worship, in a 
        case in which the organization operating the facility is part 
        of a program or activity providing services to participants).
            (4) Prohibition on discrimination on basis of participant 
        status.--No person may discriminate against an individual who 
        is a participant in a program or activity that receives funds 
        under this title or subtitle C of title I, with respect to the 
        terms and conditions affecting, or rights provided to, the 
        individual, solely because of the status of the individual as a 
        participant.
            (5) Prohibition on discrimination against certain 
        noncitizens.--Participation in programs and activities or 
        receiving funds under this title shall be available to citizens 
        and nationals of the United States, lawfully admitted permanent 
        resident aliens, refugees, asylees, and parolees, and other 
        immigrants authorized by the Attorney General to work in the 
        United States.
    (b) Action of Secretary.--Whenever the Secretary finds that a State 
or other recipient of funds under this title has failed to comply with 
a provision of law referred to in subsection (a)(1), or with paragraph 
(2), (3), (4), or (5) of subsection (a), including an applicable 
regulation prescribed to carry out such provision or paragraph, the 
Secretary shall notify such State or recipient and shall request that 
the State or recipient comply. If within a reasonable period of time, 
not to exceed 60 days, the State or recipient fails or refuses to 
comply, the Secretary may--
            (1) refer the matter to the Attorney General with a 
        recommendation that an appropriate civil action be instituted; 
        or
            (2) take such other action as may be provided by law.
    (c) Action of Attorney General.--When a matter is referred to the 
Attorney General pursuant to subsection (b)(1), or whenever the 
Attorney General has reason to believe that a State or other recipient 
of funds under this title is engaged in a pattern or practice of 
discrimination in violation of a provision of law referred to in 
subsection (a)(1) or in violation of paragraph (2), (3), (4), or (5) of 
subsection (a), the Attorney General may bring a civil action in any 
appropriate district court of the United States for such relief as may 
be appropriate, including injunctive relief.
    (d) Job Corps.--For the purposes of this section, Job Corps members 
shall be considered to be the ultimate beneficiaries of Federal 
financial assistance.
    (e) Regulations.--The Secretary shall issue regulations necessary 
to implement this section not later than 1 year after the date of 
enactment of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998. Such regulations 
shall adopt standards for determining discrimination and procedures for 
enforcement that are consistent with the Acts referred to in subsection 
(a)(1), as well as procedures to ensure that complaints filed under 
this section and such Acts are processed in a manner that avoids 
duplication of effort.

SEC. 289. SECRETARIAL ADMINISTRATIVE AUTHORITIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES.

    (a) In General.--In accordance with chapter 5 of title 5, United 
States Code, the Secretary may prescribe rules and regulations to carry 
out this title and appropriate provisions of subtitles A and B of title 
I, only to the extent necessary to administer and ensure compliance 
with the requirements of this title and such subtitles. Such rules and 
regulations may include provisions making adjustments authorized by 
section 6504 of title 31, United States Code. All such rules and 
regulations shall be published in the Federal Register at least 30 days 
prior to their effective dates. Copies of each such rule or regulation 
shall be transmitted to the appropriate committees of Congress on the 
date of such publication and shall contain, with respect to each 
material provision of such rule or regulation, a citation to the 
particular substantive section of law that is the basis for the 
provision.
    (b) Acquisition of Certain Property and Services.--The Secretary is 
authorized, in carrying out this title, to accept, purchase, or lease 
in the name of the Department of Labor, and employ or dispose of in 
furtherance of the purposes of this title, any money or property, real, 
personal, or mixed, tangible or intangible, received by gift, devise, 
bequest, or otherwise, and to accept voluntary and uncompensated 
services notwithstanding the provisions of section 1342 of title 31, 
United States Code.
    (c) Authority To Enter Into Certain Agreements and To Make Certain 
Expenditures.--The Secretary may make such grants, enter into such 
contracts or agreements, establish such procedures, and make such 
payments, in installments and in advance or by way of reimbursement, or 
otherwise allocate or expend such funds under this title, as may be 
necessary to carry out this title, including making expenditures for 
construction, repairs, and capital improvements, and including making 
necessary adjustments in payments on account of over-payments or 
underpayments.
    (d) Annual Report.--The Secretary shall prepare and submit to the 
Committee on Education and the Workforce of the House of 
Representatives and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
Pensions of the Senate an annual report regarding the programs and 
activities funded under this title. The Secretary shall include in such 
report--
            (1) a summary of the achievements, failures, and challenges 
        of the programs and activities in meeting the objectives of 
        this title and title I;
            (2) a summary of major findings from research, evaluations, 
        pilot projects, and experiments conducted under this title in 
        the fiscal year prior to the submission of the report;
            (3) recommendations for modifications in the programs and 
        activities based on analysis of such findings; and
            (4) such other recommendations for legislative or 
        administrative action as the Secretary determines to be 
        appropriate.
    (e) Utilization of Services and Facilities.--The Secretary is 
authorized, in carrying out this title and subtitles A and B of title 
I, under the same procedures as are applicable under subsection (c) or 
to the extent permitted by law other than this title and such 
subtitles, to accept and use the services and facilities of 
departments, agencies, and establishments of the United States. The 
Secretary is also authorized, in carrying out this title and such 
subtitles, to accept and use the services and facilities of the 
agencies of any State or political subdivision of a State, with the 
consent of the State or political subdivision.
    (f) Obligational Authority.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
this title, the Secretary shall have no authority to enter into 
contracts, grant agreements, or other financial assistance agreements 
under this title, except to such extent and in such amounts as are 
provided in advance in appropriations Acts.
    (g) Program Year.--
            (1) In general.--
                    (A) Program year.--Except as provided in 
                subparagraph (B) and section 272, appropriations for 
                any fiscal year for programs and activities funded 
                under this title shall be available for obligation only 
                on the basis of a program year. The program year shall 
                begin on July 1 in the fiscal year for which the 
                appropriation is made.
                    (B) Youth workforce investment activities.--The 
                Secretary may make available for obligation, beginning 
                April 1 of any fiscal year, funds appropriated for such 
                fiscal year to carry out youth workforce investment 
                activities under subtitle B.
            (2) Availability.--
                    (A) In general.--Funds obligated for any program 
                year for a program or activity funded under subtitle B 
                may be expended by each State receiving such funds 
                during that program year and the 2 succeeding program 
                years. Funds received by local areas from States under 
                subtitle B during a program year may be expended during 
                that program year and the succeeding program year.
                    (B) Certain national activities.--
                            (i) In general.--Funds obligated for any 
                        program year for any program or activity 
                        carried out under section 270 shall remain 
                        available until expended.
                            (ii) Incremental funding basis.--A contract 
                        or arrangement entered into under the authority 
                        of subsection (a) or (b) of section 270 
                        (relating to evaluations, research projects, 
                        studies and reports, and multistate projects), 
                        including a long-term, nonseverable services 
                        contract, may be funded on an incremental basis 
                        with annual appropriations or other available 
                        funds.
                    (C) Special rule.--No amount of the funds obligated 
                for a program year for a program or activity funded 
                under this title shall be deobligated on account of a 
                rate of expenditure that is consistent with a State 
                plan, an operating plan described in section 251, or a 
                plan, grant agreement, contract, application, or other 
                agreement described in subtitle D, as appropriate.
    (h) Enforcement of Military Selective Service Act.--The Secretary 
shall ensure that each individual participating in any program or 
activity established under this title, or receiving any assistance or 
benefit under this title, has not violated section 3 of the Military 
Selective Service Act (50 U.S.C. App. 453) by not presenting and 
submitting to registration as required pursuant to such section. The 
Director of the Selective Service System shall cooperate with the 
Secretary to enable the Secretary to carry out this subsection.
    (i) Waiver.--
            (1) Special rule regarding designated areas.--A State that 
        has enacted, not later than December 31, 1997, a State law 
        providing for the designation of service delivery areas for the 
        delivery of workforce investment activities, may use such areas 
        as local areas under this title and title I, notwithstanding 
        section 116.
            (2) Special rule regarding sanctions.--A State that enacts, 
        not later than December 31, 1997, a State law providing for the 
        sanctioning of such service delivery areas for failure to meet 
        performance measures for workforce investment activities, may 
        use the State law to sanction local areas for failure to meet 
        State performance accountability measures under title I.
            (3) General waivers of statutory or regulatory 
        requirements.--
                    (A) General authority.--Notwithstanding any other 
                provision of law, the Secretary may waive for a State, 
                or a local area in a State, pursuant to a request 
                submitted by the Governor of the State (in consultation 
                with appropriate local elected officials) with a plan 
                that meets the requirements of subparagraph (B)--
                            (i) any of the statutory or regulatory 
                        requirements of subtitle A or B of title I that 
                        relate to the administration of programs or 
                        activities funded under this title or the 
                        Wagner-Peyser Act (29 U.S.C. 49 et seq.), 
                        subtitle B of this title, section 272, or this 
                        subtitle (except for requirements relating to 
                        wage and labor standards, including 
                        nondisplacement protections, worker rights, 
                        participation and protection of workers and 
                        participants, grievance procedures and judicial 
                        review, nondiscrimination, allocation of funds 
                        to local areas, eligibility of providers or 
                        participants, the establishment and functions 
                        of local areas and local boards, the funding of 
                        infrastructure costs for one-stop centers, and 
                        procedures for review and approval of plans, 
                        and other requirements relating to the basic 
                        purposes of this title and title I); and
                            (ii) any of the statutory or regulatory 
                        requirements of sections 8 through 10 of the 
                        Wagner-Peyser Act (29 U.S.C. 49g through 49i) 
                        (excluding requirements relating to the 
                        provision of services to unemployment insurance 
                        claimants and veterans, and requirements 
                        relating to universal access to basic labor 
                        exchange services without cost to jobseekers).
                    (B) Requests.--A Governor requesting a waiver under 
                subparagraph (A) shall submit a plan to the Secretary 
                to improve the statewide workforce development system 
                that--
                            (i) identifies the statutory or regulatory 
                        requirements that are requested to be waived 
                        and the goals that the State or local area in 
                        the State, as appropriate, intends to achieve 
                        as a result of the waiver;
                            (ii) describes the actions that the State 
                        or local area, as appropriate, has undertaken 
                        to remove State or local statutory or 
                        regulatory barriers;
                            (iii) describes the goals of the waiver and 
                        the expected programmatic outcomes if the 
                        request is granted;
                            (iv) describes the individuals impacted by 
                        the waiver; and
                            (v) describes the process used to monitor 
                        the progress in implementing such a waiver, and 
                        the process by which notice and, in the case of 
                        a waiver for a local area, an opportunity to 
                        comment on such request has been provided to 
                        the local board for the local area for which 
                        the waiver is requested.
                    (C) Conditions.--Not later than 90 days after the 
                date of the original submission of a request for a 
                waiver under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall 
                provide a waiver under this subsection if and only to 
                the extent that--
                            (i) the Secretary determines that the 
                        requirements requested to be waived impede the 
                        ability of the State or local area, as 
                        appropriate, to implement the plan described in 
                        subparagraph (B); and
                            (ii) the State has executed a memorandum of 
                        understanding with the Secretary requiring such 
                        State to meet, or ensure that the local area 
                        for which the waiver is requested meets, 
                        agreed-upon outcomes and to implement other 
                        appropriate measures to ensure accountability.
                    (D) Expedited determination regarding provision of 
                waivers.--If the Secretary has approved a waiver of 
                statutory or regulatory requirements for a State or 
                local area pursuant to this subsection, the Secretary 
                shall expedite the determination regarding the 
                provision of that waiver, for another State or local 
                area if such waiver is in accordance with the approved 
                State or local plan, as appropriate.

SEC. 290. WORKFORCE FLEXIBILITY PLANS.

    (a) Plans.--A State may submit to the Secretary, and the Secretary 
may approve, a workforce flexibility plan under which the State is 
authorized to waive, in accordance with the plan--
            (1) any of the statutory or regulatory requirements 
        applicable under this title and subtitles A and B of title I to 
        local areas, pursuant to applications for such waivers from the 
        local areas, except for requirements relating to the basic 
        purposes of this title and title I, wage and labor standards, 
        grievance procedures and judicial review, nondiscrimination, 
        eligibility of participants, allocation of funds to local 
        areas, establishment and functions of local areas and local 
        boards, procedures for review and approval of local plans, and 
        worker rights, participation, and protection;
            (2) any of the statutory or regulatory requirements 
        applicable under sections 8 through 10 of the Wagner-Peyser Act 
        (29 U.S.C. 49g through 49i) to the State (excluding 
        requirements relating to the provision of services to 
        unemployment insurance claimants and veterans, and requirements 
        relating to universal access to basic labor exchange services 
        without cost to jobseekers); and
            (3) any of the statutory or regulatory requirements 
        applicable under the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 
        3001 et seq.) to State agencies on aging with respect to 
        activities carried out using funds allotted under section 
        506(b) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 3056d(b)), except for 
        requirements relating to the basic purposes of such Act, wage 
        and labor standards, eligibility of participants in the 
        activities, and standards for grant agreements.
    (b) Content of Plans.--A workforce flexibility plan implemented by 
a State under subsection (a) shall include descriptions of--
            (1)(A) the process by which local areas in the State may 
        submit and obtain approval by the State of applications for 
        waivers of requirements applicable under this title or subtitle 
        A or B of title I; and
            (B) the requirements described in subparagraph (A) that are 
        likely to be waived by the State under the plan;
            (2) the requirements applicable under sections 8 through 10 
        of the Wagner-Peyser Act that are proposed to be waived, if 
        any;
            (3) the requirements applicable under the Older Americans 
        Act of 1965 that are proposed to be waived, if any;
            (4) the outcomes to be achieved by the waivers described in 
        paragraphs (1) through (3); and
            (5) other measures to be taken to ensure appropriate 
        accountability for Federal funds in connection with the 
        waivers.
    (c) Periods.--The Secretary may approve a workforce flexibility 
plan for a period of not more than 5 years.
    (d) Opportunity for Public Comments.--Prior to submitting a 
workforce flexibility plan to the Secretary for approval, the State 
shall provide to all interested parties and to the general public 
adequate notice of and a reasonable opportunity for comment on the 
waiver requests proposed to be implemented pursuant to such plan.

SEC. 291. STATE LEGISLATIVE AUTHORITY.

    (a) Authority of State Legislature.--Nothing in this title or 
subtitle A or B of title I shall be interpreted to preclude the 
enactment of State legislation providing for the implementation, 
consistent with the provisions of this title and subtitles A and B of 
title I, of the activities assisted under this title or subtitle A or B 
of title I. Any funds received by a State under this title shall be 
subject to appropriation by the State legislature, consistent with the 
terms and conditions required under this title and such subtitles.
    (b) Interstate Compacts and Cooperative Agreements.--In the event 
that compliance with provisions of this title or title I would be 
enhanced by compacts and cooperative agreements between States, the 
consent of Congress is given to States to enter into such compacts and 
agreements to facilitate such compliance, subject to the approval of 
the Secretary.

SEC. 292. TRANSFER OF FEDERAL EQUITY IN STATE EMPLOYMENT SECURITY 
              AGENCY REAL PROPERTY TO THE STATES.

    (a) Transfer of Federal Equity.--Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, any Federal equity acquired in real property through 
grants to States awarded under title III of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 501 et seq.) or under the Wagner-Peyser Act (29 U.S.C. 49 et 
seq.) is transferred to the States that used the grants for the 
acquisition of such equity. The portion of any real property that is 
attributable to the Federal equity transferred under this section shall 
be used to carry out activities authorized under this Act, title III of 
the Social Security Act, or the Wagner-Peyser Act. Any disposition of 
such real property shall be carried out in accordance with the 
procedures prescribed by the Secretary and the portion of the proceeds 
from the disposition of such real property that is attributable to the 
Federal equity transferred under this section shall be used to carry 
out activities authorized under this Act, title III of the Social 
Security Act, or the Wagner-Peyser Act.
    (b) Limitation on Use.--A State shall not use funds awarded under 
this Act, title III of the Social Security Act, or the Wagner-Peyser 
Act to amortize the costs of real property that is purchased by any 
State on or after the date of enactment of the Revised Continuing 
Appropriations Resolution, 2007.

SEC. 293. CONTINUATION OF STATE ACTIVITIES AND POLICIES.

    (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of this title, 
or subtitle A of title I, the Secretary may not deny approval of a 
State plan for a covered State, or an application of a covered State 
for financial assistance, under this title or subtitle A of title I, or 
find a covered State (including a State board or Governor), or a local 
area (including a local board or chief elected official) in a covered 
State, in violation of a provision of this title or subtitle A of title 
I, on the basis that--
            (1)(A) the State proposes to allocate or disburse, 
        allocates, or disburses, within the State, funds made available 
        to the State under section 227 or 232 in accordance with the 
        allocation formula for the type of activities involved, or in 
        accordance with a disbursal procedure or process, used by the 
        State under prior consistent State laws; or
            (B) a local board in the State proposes to disburse, or 
        disburses, within the local area, funds made available to the 
        State under section 227 or 232 in accordance with a disbursal 
        procedure or process used by a private industry council under 
        prior consistent State law;
            (2) the State proposes to carry out or carries out a State 
        procedure through which local areas use, as fiscal agents for 
        funds made available to the State under section 227 or 232 and 
        allocated within the State, fiscal agents selected in 
        accordance with a process established under prior consistent 
        State laws;
            (3) the State proposes to carry out or carries out a State 
        procedure through which the local boards in the State (or the 
        local boards, the chief elected officials in the State, and the 
        Governor) designate or select the one-stop partners and one-
        stop operators of the statewide system in the State under prior 
        consistent State laws, in lieu of making the designation or 
        certification described in section 221 (regardless of the date 
        the one-stop delivery systems involved have been established);
            (4) the State proposes to carry out or carries out a State 
        procedure through which the persons responsible for selecting 
        eligible providers for purposes of subtitle B are permitted to 
        determine that a provider shall not be selected to provide both 
        intake services under section 234(c)(2) and training services 
        under section 234(c)(4), under prior consistent State laws;
            (5) the State proposes to designate or designates a State 
        board, or proposes to assign or assigns functions and roles of 
        the State board (including determining the time periods for 
        development and submission of a State plan required under 
        section 212 or 213), for purposes of subtitle A of title I in 
        accordance with prior consistent State laws; or
            (6) a local board in the State proposes to use or carry 
        out, uses, or carries out a local plan (including assigning 
        functions and roles of the local board) for purposes of 
        subtitle A of title I in accordance with the authorities and 
        requirements applicable to local plans and private industry 
        councils under prior consistent State laws.
    (b) Definition.--In this section:
            (1) Covered state.--The term ``covered State'' means a 
        State that enacted State laws described in paragraph (2).
            (2) Prior consistent state laws.--The term ``prior 
        consistent State laws'' means State laws, not inconsistent with 
        the Job Training Partnership Act or any other applicable 
        Federal law, that took effect on September 1, 1993, September 
        1, 1995, and September 1, 1997.

SEC. 294. GENERAL PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS.

    Except as otherwise provided in this title or title I, the 
following conditions apply to all programs under this title or title I, 
as applicable:
            (1) Each program under this title or title I shall provide 
        employment and training opportunities to those who can benefit 
        from, and who are most in need of, such opportunities. In 
        addition, the recipients of Federal funding for programs under 
        this title or title I shall make efforts to develop programs 
        that contribute to occupational development, upward mobility, 
        development of new careers, and opportunities for 
        nontraditional employment.
            (2) Funds provided under this title shall only be used for 
        activities that are in addition to activities that would 
        otherwise be available in the local area in the absence of such 
        funds.
            (3)(A) Any local area may enter into an agreement with 
        another local area (including a local area that is a city or 
        county within the same labor market) to pay or share the cost 
        of educating, training, or placing individuals participating in 
        programs assisted under this title, including the provision of 
        supportive services.
            (B) Such agreement shall be approved by each local board 
        for a local area entering into the agreement and shall be 
        described in the local plan under section 118.
            (4) On-the-job training contracts under this title or 
        subtitle C of title I, shall not be entered into with employers 
        who have received payments under previous contracts under this 
        Act or the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 and have exhibited 
        a pattern of failing to provide on-the-job training 
        participants with continued long-term employment as regular 
        employees with wages and employment benefits (including health 
        benefits) and working conditions at the same level and to the 
        same extent as other employees working a similar length of time 
        and doing the same type of work.
            (5) No person or organization may charge an individual a 
        fee for the placement or referral of the individual in or to a 
        workforce investment activity under this title.
            (6) The Secretary shall not provide financial assistance 
        for any program under this title or subtitle C of title I that 
        involves political activities.
            (7)(A) Income under any program administered by a public or 
        private nonprofit entity may be retained by such entity only if 
        such income is used to continue to carry out the program.
            (B) Income subject to the requirements of subparagraph (A) 
        shall include--
                    (i) receipts from goods or services (including 
                conferences) provided as a result of activities funded 
                under this title;
                    (ii) funds provided to a service provider under 
                this title that are in excess of the costs associated 
                with the services provided; and
                    (iii) interest income earned on funds received 
                under this title.
            (C) For purposes of this paragraph, each entity receiving 
        financial assistance under this title shall maintain records 
        sufficient to determine the amount of such income received and 
        the purposes for which such income is expended.
            (8)(A) The Secretary shall notify the Governor and the 
        appropriate local board and chief elected official of, and 
        consult with the Governor and such board and official 
        concerning, any activity to be funded by the Secretary under 
        this title within the corresponding State or local area.
            (B) The Governor shall notify the appropriate local board 
        and chief elected official of, and consult with such board and 
        official concerning, any activity to be funded by the Governor 
        under this title within the corresponding local area.
            (9)(A) All education programs for youth supported with 
        funds provided under chapter 2 of subtitle B shall be 
        consistent with applicable State and local educational 
        standards.
            (B) Standards and procedures with respect to awarding 
        academic credit and certifying educational attainment in 
        programs conducted under such chapter shall be consistent with 
        the requirements of applicable State and local law, including 
        regulation.
            (10) No funds available under this title or title I may be 
        used for public service employment except as specifically 
        authorized under this title or title I.
            (11) The Federal requirements governing the title, use, and 
        disposition of real property, equipment, and supplies purchased 
        with funds provided under this title or subtitle C of title I 
        shall be the corresponding Federal requirements generally 
        applicable to such items purchased through Federal grants to 
        States and local governments.
            (12) Nothing in this title or subtitle C of title I shall 
        be construed to provide an individual with an entitlement to a 
        service under this title or subtitle C of title I.
            (13) Services, facilities, or equipment funded under this 
        title may be used, as appropriate, on a fee-for-service basis, 
        by employers in a local area in order to provide employment and 
        training activities to incumbent workers--
                    (A) when such services, facilities, or equipment 
                are not in use for the provision of services for 
                eligible participants under this title;
                    (B) if such use for incumbent workers would not 
                have an adverse affect on the provision of services to 
                eligible participants under this title; and
                    (C) if the income derived from such fees is used to 
                carry out the programs authorized under this title.
            (14) Funds provided under this title shall not be used to 
        establish or operate a stand-alone fee-for-service enterprise 
        in a situation in which a private sector employment agency (as 
        defined in section 701 of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 
        U.S.C. 2000e)) is providing full access to similar or related 
        services in such a manner as to fully meet the identified need. 
        For purposes of this paragraph, such an enterprise does not 
        include a one-stop delivery system described in section 221(e).
            (15)(A) None of the funds available under this title shall 
        be used by a recipient or subrecipient of such funds to pay the 
        salary and bonuses of an individual, either as direct costs or 
        indirect costs, at a rate in excess of the annual rate of basic 
        pay prescribed for level II of the Executive Schedule under 
        section 5313 of title 5, United States Code.
            (B) The limitation described in subparagraph (A) shall not 
        apply to vendors providing goods and services as defined in 
        Office of Management and Budget Circular A-133. In a case in 
        which a State is a recipient of such funds, the State may 
        establish a lower limit than is provided in subparagraph (A) 
        for salaries and bonuses of those receiving salaries and 
        bonuses from a subrecipient of such funds, taking into account 
        factors including the relative cost of living in the State, the 
        compensation levels for comparable State or local government 
        employees, and the size of the organizations that administer 
        the Federal programs involved.

                TITLE III--ADULT EDUCATION AND LITERACY

SEC. 301. SHORT TITLE.

    This title may be cited as the ``Adult Education and Family 
Literacy Act''.

SEC. 302. PURPOSE.

    It is the purpose of this title to create a partnership among the 
Federal Government, States, and localities to provide, on a voluntary 
basis, adult education and literacy activities, in order to--
            (1) assist adults to become literate and obtain the 
        knowledge and skills necessary for employment and economic 
        self-sufficiency;
            (2) assist adults who are parents or family members to 
        obtain the education and skills that--
                    (A) are necessary to becoming full partners in the 
                educational development of their children; and
                    (B) lead to sustainable improvements in the 
                economic opportunities for their family;
            (3) assist adults in attaining a secondary school diploma 
        and in the transition to postsecondary education and training, 
        through career pathways; and
            (4) assist immigrants and other individuals who are English 
        language learners in--
                    (A) improving their--
                            (i) reading, writing, speaking, and 
                        comprehension skills in English; and
                            (ii) mathematics skills; and
                    (B) acquiring an understanding of the American 
                system of Government, individual freedom, and the 
                responsibilities of citizenship.

SEC. 303. DEFINITIONS.

    In this title:
            (1) Adult education.--The term ``adult education'' means 
        academic instruction and education services below the 
        postsecondary level that increase an individual's ability to--
                    (A) read, write, and speak in English and perform 
                mathematics or other activities necessary for the 
                attainment of a secondary school diploma or its 
                recognized equivalent;
                    (B) transition to postsecondary education and 
                training; and
                    (C) obtain employment.
            (2) Adult education and literacy activities.--The term 
        ``adult education and literacy activities'' means programs, 
        activities, and services that include adult education, 
        literacy, workplace adult education and literacy activities, 
        family literacy activities, English language acquisition 
        activities, integrated English literacy and civics education, 
        workforce preparation activities, or integrated education and 
        training.
            (3) Eligible agency.--The term ``eligible agency'' means 
        the sole entity or agency in a State or an outlying area 
        responsible for administering or supervising policy for adult 
        education and literacy activities in the State or outlying 
        area, respectively, consistent with the law of the State or 
        outlying area, respectively.
            (4) Eligible individual.--The term ``eligible individual'' 
        means an individual--
                    (A) who has attained 16 years of age;
                    (B) who is not enrolled or required to be enrolled 
                in secondary school under State law; and
                    (C) who--
                            (i) is basic skills deficient, as defined 
                        in section 101;
                            (ii) does not have a secondary school 
                        diploma or its recognized equivalent, and has 
                        not achieved an equivalent level of education; 
                        or
                            (iii) is an English language learner.
            (5) Eligible provider.--The term ``eligible provider'' 
        means an organization that has demonstrated effectiveness in 
        providing adult education and literacy activities that may 
        include--
                    (A) a local educational agency;
                    (B) a community-based organization;
                    (C) a volunteer literacy organization;
                    (D) an institution of higher education;
                    (E) a public or private nonprofit agency;
                    (F) a library;
                    (G) a public housing authority;
                    (H) a nonprofit institution that is not described 
                in any of subparagraphs (A) through (G) and has the 
                ability to provide adult education and literacy 
                activities to eligible individuals;
                    (I) a consortium or coalition of the agencies, 
                organizations, institutions, libraries, or authorities 
                described in any of subparagraphs (A) through (H); and
                    (J) a partnership between an employer and an entity 
                described in any of subparagraphs (A) through (I).
            (6) English language acquisition program.--The term 
        ``English language acquisition program'' means a program of 
        instruction--
                    (A) designed to help eligible individuals who are 
                English language learners achieve competence in 
                reading, writing, speaking, and comprehension of the 
                English language; and
                    (B) that leads to--
                            (i)(I) attainment of a secondary school 
                        diploma or its recognized equivalent; and
                            (II) transition to postsecondary education 
                        and training; or
                            (ii) employment.
            (7) English language learner.--The term ``English language 
        learner'' when used with respect to an eligible individual, 
        means an eligible individual who has limited ability in 
        reading, writing, speaking, or comprehending the English 
        language, and--
                    (A) whose native language is a language other than 
                English; or
                    (B) who lives in a family or community environment 
                where a language other than English is the dominant 
                language.
            (8) Essential components of reading instruction.--The term 
        ``essential components of reading instruction'' has the meaning 
        given the term in section 1208 of the Elementary and Secondary 
        Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6368).
            (9) Family literacy activities.--The term ``family literacy 
        activities'' means activities that are of sufficient intensity 
        and quality, to make sustainable improvements in the economic 
        prospects for a family and that better enable parents or family 
        members to support their children's learning needs, and that 
        integrate all of the following activities:
                    (A) Parent or family adult education and literacy 
                activities that lead to readiness for postsecondary 
                education or training, career advancement, and economic 
                self-sufficiency.
                    (B) Interactive literacy activities between parents 
                or family members and their children.
                    (C) Training for parents or family members 
                regarding how to be the primary teacher for their 
                children and full partners in the education of their 
                children.
                    (D) An age-appropriate education to prepare 
                children for success in school and life experiences.
            (10) Institution of higher education.--The term 
        ``institution of higher education'' has the meaning given the 
        term in section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
        U.S.C. 1001).
            (11) Integrated education and training.--The term 
        ``integrated education and training'' means a service approach 
        that provides adult education and literacy activities 
        concurrently and contextually with workforce preparation 
        activities and workforce training for a specific occupation or 
        occupational cluster for the purpose of educational and career 
        advancement.
            (12) Integrated english literacy and civics education.--The 
        term ``integrated English literacy and civics education'' means 
        education services provided to English language learners who 
        are adults, including professionals with degrees and 
        credentials in their native countries, that enables such adults 
        to achieve competency in the English language and acquire the 
        basic and more advanced skills needed to function effectively 
        as parents, workers, and citizens in the United States. Such 
        services shall include instruction in literacy and English 
        language acquisition and instruction on the rights and 
        responsibilities of citizenship and civic participation, and 
        may include workforce training.
            (13) Literacy.--The term ``literacy'' means an individual's 
        ability to read, write, and speak in English, compute, and 
        solve problems, at levels of proficiency necessary to function 
        on the job, in the family of the individual, and in society.
            (14) Postsecondary educational institution.--The term 
        ``postsecondary educational institution'' means--
                    (A) an institution of higher education that 
                provides not less than a 2-year program of instruction 
                that is acceptable for credit toward a bachelor's 
                degree;
                    (B) a tribally controlled community college; or
                    (C) a nonprofit educational institution offering 
                certificate or apprenticeship programs at the 
                postsecondary level.
            (15) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of Education.
            (16) Workplace adult education and literacy activities.--
        The term ``workplace adult education and literacy activities'' 
        means adult education and literacy activities offered by an 
        eligible provider in collaboration with an employer or employee 
        organization at a workplace or an off-site location that is 
        designed to improve the productivity of the workforce.
            (17) Workforce preparation activities.--The term 
        ``workforce preparation activities'' means activities, 
        programs, or services designed to help an individual acquire a 
        combination of basic academic skills, critical thinking skills, 
        digital literacy skills, and self-management skills, including 
        competencies in utilizing resources, using information, working 
        with others, understanding systems, and skills necessary for 
        successful transition into and completion of postsecondary 
        education or training, or employment.

SEC. 304. HOME SCHOOLS.

    Nothing in this title shall be construed to affect home schools, 
whether a home school is treated as a home school or a private school 
under State law, or to compel a parent or family member engaged in home 
schooling to participate in adult education and literacy activities.

SEC. 305. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION REGARDING POSTSECONDARY TRANSITION AND 
              CONCURRENT ENROLLMENT ACTIVITIES.

    Nothing in this title shall be construed to prohibit or discourage 
the use of funds provided under this title for adult education and 
literacy activities that help eligible individuals transition to 
postsecondary education and training or employment, or for concurrent 
enrollment activities.

SEC. 306. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this title 
such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 2014 through 
2018.

                     Subtitle A--Federal Provisions

SEC. 311. RESERVATION OF FUNDS; GRANTS TO ELIGIBLE AGENCIES; 
              ALLOTMENTS.

    (a) Reservation of Funds.--From the sum appropriated under section 
306 for a fiscal year, the Secretary--
            (1) shall reserve 2 percent to carry out section 342 and 
        subsection (g), except that the amount so reserved shall not 
        exceed $15,000,000; and
            (2) shall reserve 12 percent of the amount that remains 
        after reserving funds under paragraph (1) to carry out section 
        343.
    (b) Grants to Eligible Agencies.--
            (1) In general.--From the sum appropriated under section 
        306 and not reserved under subsection (a) for a fiscal year, 
        the Secretary shall award a grant to each eligible agency 
        having a unified State plan approved under section 112 or a 
        combined State plan approved under section 113 in an amount 
        equal to the sum of the initial allotment under subsection 
        (c)(1) and the additional allotment under subsection (c)(2) for 
        the eligible agency for the fiscal year, subject to subsections 
        (f) and (h), to enable the eligible agency to carry out the 
        activities assisted under this title.
            (2) Purpose of grants.--The Secretary may award a grant 
        under paragraph (1) only if the eligible entity involved agrees 
        to expend the grant for adult education and literacy activities 
        in accordance with the provisions of this title.
    (c) Allotments.--
            (1) Initial allotments.--From the sum appropriated under 
        section 306 and not reserved under subsection (a) for a fiscal 
        year, the Secretary shall allot to each eligible agency having 
        a unified State plan approved under section 112 or a combined 
        State plan approved under section 113--
                    (A) $100,000, in the case of an eligible agency 
                serving an outlying area, except as provided in 
                subsection (e); and
                    (B) $250,000, in the case of any other eligible 
                agency.
            (2) Additional allotments.--From the sum appropriated under 
        section 306, not reserved under subsection (a), and not 
        allotted under paragraph (1), for a fiscal year, the Secretary 
        shall allot to each eligible agency that receives an initial 
        allotment under paragraph (1) an additional amount that bears 
        the same relationship to such sum as the number of qualifying 
        adults in the State or outlying area served by the eligible 
        agency bears to the number of such adults in all States and 
        outlying areas.
    (d) Qualifying Adult.--For the purpose of subsection (c)(2), the 
term ``qualifying adult'' means an adult who--
            (1) is at least 16 years of age;
            (2) is beyond the age of compulsory school attendance under 
        the law of the State or outlying area;
            (3) does not have a secondary school diploma or its 
        recognized equivalent; and
            (4) is not enrolled in secondary school.
    (e) Special Rule for the Republic of Palau.--
            (1) In general.--Notwithstanding subsection (c)(1)(A), from 
        the sum appropriated under section 306 and not reserved under 
        subsection (a) for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall allot to 
        the Republic of Palau, except during the period described in 
        section 101(45), an amount based on the recommendations of the 
        Pacific Region Educational Laboratory under paragraph (2).
            (2) Award basis to palau.--For each fiscal year, the 
        Pacific Region Educational Laboratory in Honolulu, Hawaii shall 
        make recommendations to the Secretary concerning a grant amount 
        to the Republic of Palau based on the number of qualifying 
        adults (as defined in subsection (d)) in the population of the 
        Republic of Palau.
            (3) Administrative costs.--The Secretary may provide not 
        more than 5 percent of the funds made available for grants 
        under this subsection to pay the administrative costs of the 
        Pacific Region Educational Laboratory regarding activities 
        assisted under this subsection.
    (f) Hold-Harmless Provisions.--
            (1) In general.--Notwithstanding subsection (c) and subject 
        to paragraph (2), for fiscal year 2014 and each succeeding 
        fiscal year, no eligible agency shall receive an allotment 
        under this section that is less than 90 percent of the 
        allotment the eligible agency received for the preceding fiscal 
        year under this section.
            (2) 100 percent allotment.--Notwithstanding paragraphs (1) 
        and (2) of subsection (e), for a fiscal year for which an 
        eligible agency receives only an initial allotment under 
        subsection (c)(1) (and no additional allotment under subsection 
        (c)(2)) the eligible agency shall receive an allotment under 
        this section that is equal to 100 percent of the initial 
        allotment under subsection (c)(1).
            (3) Ratable reduction.--If for any fiscal year the amount 
        available for allotment under this title is insufficient to 
        satisfy the provisions of paragraphs (1) and (2), the Secretary 
        shall ratably reduce the payments to all eligible agencies, as 
        necessary.
    (g) Additional Assistance.--
            (1) In general.--From amounts reserved under subsection 
        (a)(1), the Secretary shall make grants to eligible agencies 
        described in paragraph (2) to enable such agencies to provide 
        activities authorized under subtitle B.
            (2) Eligibility.--An eligible agency is eligible to receive 
        a grant under this subsection for a fiscal year if the amount 
        of the allotment such agency receives under this section for 
        the fiscal year is less than the amount such agency would have 
        received for the fiscal year if the allotment formula under 
        this section as in effect on September 30, 2003, were in effect 
        for such year.
            (3) Amount of grant.--The amount of a grant made to an 
        eligible agency under this subsection for a fiscal year shall 
        be the difference between--
                    (A) the amount of the allotment such agency would 
                have received for the fiscal year if the allotment 
                formula under this section as in effect on September 
                30, 2003, were in effect for such year; and
                    (B) the amount of the allotment such agency 
                receives under this section for the fiscal year.
    (h) Reallotment.--The portion of any eligible agency's allotment 
under this title for a fiscal year that the Secretary determines will 
not be required for the period such allotment is available for carrying 
out activities under this title, shall be available for reallotment 
from time to time, on such dates during such period as the Secretary 
shall fix, to other eligible agencies in proportion to the original 
allotments to such agencies under this title for such year.
    (i) Study and Report.--
            (1) Study.--The Comptroller General of the United States 
        shall conduct a study concerning the formula described in this 
        section and, in conducting the study, shall, at a minimum--
                    (A) examine whether the formula results in a 
                distribution of funds that sufficiently serves the 
                entire population of individuals eligible for adult 
                education and literacy activities under this title;
                    (B) examine whether the data used to count 
                qualified adults, for purposes of the formula, 
                accurately measure the population of individuals 
                eligible for the activities; and
                    (C) develop recommendations for improving the 
                formula so that the formula results in a distribution 
                of funds that better serves that population and the 
                data used to count qualified adults accurately measure 
                that population.
            (2) Report.--Not later than 3 years after the date of 
        enactment of the Workforce Investment Act of 2013, the 
        Comptroller General shall submit to the Committee on Health, 
        Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and the Committee 
        on Education and the Workforce of the House of Representatives 
        a report containing the results of the study described in 
        paragraph (1).

SEC. 312. PERFORMANCE ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM.

    Programs and activities authorized in this title are subject to the 
performance accountability provisions described in section 131.

                      Subtitle B--State Provisions

SEC. 321. STATE ADMINISTRATION.

    Each eligible agency shall be responsible for the State or outlying 
area administration of activities under this title, including--
            (1) the development, implementation, and monitoring of the 
        relevant components of the unified State plan in section 112 or 
        the combined State plan in section 113;
            (2) consultation with other appropriate agencies, groups, 
        and individuals that are involved in, or interested in, the 
        development and implementation of activities assisted under 
        this title; and
            (3) coordination and nonduplication with other Federal and 
        State education, training, corrections, public housing, and 
        social service programs.

SEC. 322. STATE DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS; MATCHING REQUIREMENT.

    (a) State Distribution of Funds.--Each eligible agency receiving a 
grant under section 311(b) for a fiscal year--
            (1) shall use not less than 80 percent of the grant funds 
        to award grants and contracts under section 331 and to carry 
        out section 325, of which not more than 25 percent of such 
        amount shall be available to carry out section 325;
            (2) shall use not more than 15 percent of the grant funds 
        to carry out State leadership activities under section 323; and
            (3) shall use not more than 5 percent of the grant funds, 
        or $85,000, whichever is greater, for the administrative 
        expenses of the eligible agency.
    (b) Matching Requirement.--
            (1) In general.--In order to receive a grant from the 
        Secretary under section 311(b) each eligible agency shall 
        provide, for the costs to be incurred by the eligible agency in 
        carrying out the adult education and literacy activities for 
        which the grant is awarded, a non-Federal contribution in an 
        amount that is not less than--
                    (A) in the case of an eligible agency serving an 
                outlying area, 12 percent of the total amount of funds 
                expended for adult education and literacy activities in 
                the outlying area, except that the Secretary may 
                decrease the amount of funds required under this 
                subparagraph for an eligible agency; and
                    (B) in the case of an eligible agency serving a 
                State, 25 percent of the total amount of funds expended 
                for adult education and literacy activities in the 
                State.
            (2) Non-federal contribution.--An eligible agency's non-
        Federal contribution required under paragraph (1) may be 
        provided in cash or in kind, fairly evaluated, and shall 
        include only non-Federal funds that are used for adult 
        education and literacy activities in a manner that is 
        consistent with the purpose of this title.

SEC. 323. STATE LEADERSHIP ACTIVITIES.

    (a) Activities.--
            (1) Required.--Each eligible agency shall use funds made 
        available under section 322(a)(2) for the following adult 
        education and literacy activities to develop or enhance the 
        adult education system of the State or outlying area:
                    (A) The alignment of adult education and literacy 
                activities with other core programs and one-stop 
                partners, including eligible providers, to implement 
                the strategy identified in the unified State plan under 
                section 112 or the combined State plan under section 
                113, including the development of career pathways to 
                provide access to employment and training services for 
                individuals in adult education and literacy activities.
                    (B) The establishment or operation of high quality 
                professional development programs to improve the 
                instruction provided pursuant to local activities 
                required under section 331(b), including instruction 
                incorporating the essential components of reading 
                instruction as such components relate to adults, 
                instruction related to the specific needs of adult 
                learners, instruction provided by volunteers or by 
                personnel of a State or outlying area, and 
                dissemination of information about models and promising 
                practices related to such programs.
                    (C) The provision of technical assistance to 
                eligible providers of adult education and literacy 
                activities receiving funds under this title, 
                including--
                            (i) the development and dissemination of 
                        instructional and programmatic practices based 
                        on the most rigorous or scientifically valid 
                        research available and appropriate, in reading, 
                        writing, speaking, mathematics, English 
                        language acquisition programs, distance 
                        education, and staff training;
                            (ii) the role of eligible providers as a 
                        one-stop partner to provide access to 
                        employment, education, and training services; 
                        and
                            (iii) assistance in the use of technology, 
                        including for staff training, to eligible 
                        providers, especially the use of technology to 
                        improve system efficiencies.
                    (D) The monitoring and evaluation of the quality 
                of, and the improvement in, adult education and 
                literacy activities and the dissemination of 
                information about models and proven or promising 
                practices within the State.
            (2) Permissible activities.--Each eligible agency may use 
        funds made available under section 322(a)(2) for 1 or more of 
        the following adult education and literacy activities:
                    (A) The support of State or regional networks of 
                literacy resource centers.
                    (B) The development and implementation of 
                technology applications, translation technology, or 
                distance education, including professional development 
                to support the use of instructional technology.
                    (C) Developing and disseminating curricula, 
                including curricula incorporating the essential 
                components of reading instruction as such components 
                relate to adults.
                    (D) The provision of technical assistance to 
                eligible providers to support the purpose of this 
                title.
                    (E) Developing content and models for integrated 
                education and training and career pathways, including 
                the provision of technical assistance to eligible 
                providers in the State administering such programs.
                    (F) The provision of assistance to eligible 
                providers in developing and implementing programs that 
                achieve the objectives of this title and in measuring 
                the progress of those programs in achieving such 
                objectives, including meeting the State adjusted levels 
                of performance described in section 131(b)(3).
                    (G) The development and implementation of a system 
                to assist in the transition from adult education to 
                postsecondary education, including linkages with 
                postsecondary educational institutions or institutions 
                of higher education.
                    (H) Integration of literacy and English language 
                instruction with occupational skill training, including 
                promoting linkages with employers.
                    (I) Activities to promote workplace adult education 
                and literacy activities.
                    (J) Activities to promote and complement local 
                outreach initiatives described in section 342(b)(3)(G).
                    (K) Identifying curriculum frameworks and aligning 
                rigorous content standards that--
                            (i) specify what adult learners should know 
                        and be able to do in the areas of reading and 
                        language arts, mathematics, and English 
                        language acquisition; and
                            (ii) take into consideration the following:
                                    (I) State adopted academic 
                                standards.
                                    (II) The current adult skills and 
                                literacy assessments used in the State 
                                or outlying area.
                                    (III) The primary indicators of 
                                performance described in section 131.
                                    (IV) Standards and academic 
                                requirements for enrollment in 
                                nonremedial, for-credit courses in 
                                postsecondary educational institutions 
                                or institutions of higher education 
                                supported by the State or outlying 
                                area.
                                    (V) Where appropriate, the content 
                                of occupational and industry skill 
                                standards widely used by business and 
                                industry in the State or outlying area.
                    (L) In cooperation with efforts funded under 
                section 342, development and piloting of--
                            (i) new and promising assessment tools and 
                        strategies that--
                                    (I) are based on scientifically 
                                valid research, where available and 
                                appropriate; and
                                    (II) identify the needs and capture 
                                the gains of students at all levels, 
                                with particular emphasis on--
                                            (aa) students at the lowest 
                                        achievement level;
                                            (bb) students who are 
                                        English language learners; and
                                            (cc) adults with learning 
                                        disabilities;
                            (ii) options for improving teacher quality 
                        and retention; and
                            (iii) assistance in converting 
                        scientifically valid research into practice.
                    (M) The development and implementation of programs 
                and services to meet the needs of adult learners with 
                learning disabilities who are English language 
                learners.
                    (N) Support for recruitment and outreach for 
                instructors, students, and employers.
                    (O) Other activities of statewide significance that 
                promote the purpose of this title.
    (b) Collaboration.--In carrying out this section, eligible agencies 
shall collaborate where possible, and avoid duplicating efforts, in 
order to maximize the impact of the activities described in subsection 
(a).
    (c) State-Imposed Requirements.--Whenever a State or outlying area 
implements any rule or policy relating to the administration or 
operation of a program authorized under this title that has the effect 
of imposing a requirement that is not imposed under Federal law 
(including any rule or policy based on a State or outlying area 
interpretation of a Federal statute, regulation, or guideline), the 
State or outlying area shall identify, to eligible providers, the rule 
or policy as being imposed by the State or outlying area.

SEC. 324. STATE PLAN.

    Each State desiring to receive funds under this title for any 
fiscal year shall submit and have approved by the Secretary and the 
Secretary of Labor a unified State plan in accordance with section 112 
or a combined State plan in accordance with section 113.

SEC. 325. PROGRAMS FOR CORRECTIONS EDUCATION AND OTHER 
              INSTITUTIONALIZED INDIVIDUALS.

    (a) Program Authorized.--From funds made available under section 
322(a)(1) for a fiscal year, each eligible agency shall carry out 
corrections education and education for other institutionalized 
individuals.
    (b) Uses of Funds.--The funds described in subsection (a) shall be 
used for the cost of educational programs for criminal offenders in 
correctional institutions and for other institutionalized individuals, 
including academic programs for--
            (1) adult education and literacy activities;
            (2) special education, as determined by the eligible 
        agency;
            (3) secondary school credit;
            (4) integrated education and training;
            (5) career pathways;
            (6) concurrent enrollment;
            (7) peer tutoring; and
            (8) transition to re-entry initiatives and other 
        postrelease services with the goal of reducing recidivism.
    (c) Priority.--Each eligible agency that is using assistance 
provided under this section to carry out a program for criminal 
offenders within a correctional institution shall give priority to 
serving individuals who are likely to leave the correctional 
institution within 5 years of participation in the program.
    (d) Report.--In addition to any report required under section 131, 
each eligible agency that receives assistance provided under this 
section shall annually prepare and submit to the Secretary a report on 
the progress, as described in section 131, of the eligible agency with 
respect to the programs and activities carried out under this section, 
including the relative rate of recidivism for the criminal offenders 
served.
    (e) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Correctional institution.--The term ``correctional 
        institution'' means any--
                    (A) prison;
                    (B) jail;
                    (C) reformatory;
                    (D) work farm;
                    (E) detention center; or
                    (F) halfway house, community-based rehabilitation 
                center, or any other similar institution designed for 
                the confinement or rehabilitation of criminal 
                offenders.
            (2) Criminal offender.--The term ``criminal offender'' 
        means any individual who is charged with or convicted of any 
        criminal offense.

                      Subtitle C--Local Provisions

SEC. 331. GRANTS AND CONTRACTS FOR ELIGIBLE PROVIDERS.

    (a) Grants and Contracts.--From grant funds made available under 
section 322(a)(1), each eligible agency shall award multiyear grants or 
contracts, on a competitive basis, to eligible providers within the 
State or outlying area to enable the eligible providers to develop, 
implement, and improve adult education and literacy activities within 
the State.
    (b) Required Local Activities.--The eligible agency shall require 
that each eligible provider receiving a grant or contract under 
subsection (a) use the grant or contract to establish or operate 
programs that provide adult education and literacy activities, 
including programs that provide such activities concurrently.
    (c) Direct and Equitable Access; Same Process.--
            (1) In general.--Each eligible agency receiving funds under 
        this title shall ensure that--
                    (A) all eligible providers have direct and 
                equitable access to apply and compete for grants or 
                contracts under this section; and
                    (B) the same grant or contract announcement process 
                and application process is used for all eligible 
                providers in the State or outlying area.
            (2) GAO study.--Not later than the second program year 
        following the date of enactment of the Workforce Investment Act 
        of 2013, the Comptroller General shall conduct a study to 
        determine how the provisions of paragraph (1) have been 
        implemented and whether such provisions accomplished the 
        purposes of such paragraph.
    (d) Special Rule.--Each eligible agency awarding a grant or 
contract under this section shall not use any funds made available 
under this title for adult education and literacy activities for the 
purpose of supporting or providing programs, services, or activities 
for individuals who are not individuals described in subparagraphs (A) 
and (B) of section 303(4), except that such agency may use such funds 
for such purpose if such programs, services, or activities are related 
to family literacy activities. In providing family literacy activities 
under this title, an eligible provider shall attempt to coordinate with 
programs and services that are not assisted under this title prior to 
using funds for adult education and literacy activities under this 
title for activities other than activities for eligible individuals.
    (e) Considerations.--In awarding grants or contracts under this 
section, the eligible agency shall consider--
            (1) the degree to which the eligible provider would be 
        responsive to--
                    (A) regional needs as identified in the local plan 
                under section 118; and
                    (B) serving individuals in the community who were 
                identified in such plan as most in need of adult 
                education and literacy activities, including 
                individuals--
                            (i) who have low levels of literacy skills;
                            (ii) who have learning disabilities; or
                            (iii) who are English language learners;
            (2) capacity, including past effectiveness in improving the 
        literacy of eligible individuals of the eligible provider, to 
        meet State-adjusted levels of performance for the primary 
        indicators of performance described in section 131 for eligible 
        individuals, especially with respect to eligible individuals 
        who have low levels of literacy;
            (3) the extent to which the eligible provider demonstrates 
        alignment between proposed activities and services and the 
        strategy and goals of the local plan under section 118, as well 
        as the activities and services of the one-stop partners;
            (4) whether the eligible provider's program--
                    (A) is of sufficient intensity and quality, and 
                based on the most rigorous research available so that 
                participants achieve substantial learning gains; and
                    (B) uses instructional practices that include the 
                essential components of reading instruction;
            (5) whether the eligible provider's activities are built on 
        a strong foundation of the most rigorous research available, 
        including scientifically valid research, and effective 
        educational practice;
            (6) whether the eligible provider's activities effectively 
        employ advances in technology and delivery systems, including 
        distance education;
            (7) whether the eligible provider's activities provide 
        learning in context, including through integrated education and 
        training, so that an individual acquires the skills needed to 
        transition to and complete postsecondary education and training 
        programs, obtain and advance in employment leading to economic 
        self-sufficiency, and to exercise the rights and 
        responsibilities of citizenship;
            (8) whether the eligible provider's activities are 
        delivered by well-trained instructors, counselors, and 
        administrators who meet any minimum qualifications established 
        by the State, where applicable, and who have access to high 
        quality professional development, including through electronic 
        means;
            (9) whether the eligible provider's activities coordinate 
        with other available education, training, and social service 
        resources in the community, such as by establishing strong 
        links with elementary schools and secondary schools, 
        postsecondary educational institutions, institutions of higher 
        education, local workforce investment boards, one-stop centers, 
        job training programs, and social service agencies, business, 
        industry, labor organizations, community-based organizations, 
        nonprofit organizations, and intermediaries, for the 
        development of career pathways;
            (10) whether the eligible provider's activities offer 
        flexible schedules and coordination with Federal, State, and 
        local support services (such as child care, transportation, 
        mental health services, and career planning) that are necessary 
        to enable individuals, including individuals with disabilities 
        or other special needs, to attend and complete programs;
            (11) the capacity of the eligible provider to provide 
        integrated education and training;
            (12) whether the eligible provider maintains a high-quality 
        information management system that has the capacity to report 
        measurable participant outcomes (consistent with section 131) 
        and to monitor program performance;
            (13) whether the local areas in which the eligible provider 
        is located have a demonstrated need for additional English 
        language acquisition programs and civics education programs;
            (14) whether reading, writing, speaking, mathematics, and 
        English language acquisition instruction delivered by the 
        eligible provider is based on the best practices derived from 
        the most rigorous research available and appropriate, including 
        scientifically valid research that is available and 
        appropriate;
            (15) whether the eligible provider's applications of 
        technology and services to be provided are sufficient to 
        increase the amount and quality of learning and how such 
        technology and services lead to improved performance; and
            (16) the capacity of the eligible provider to serve 
        eligible individuals with disabilities, including individuals 
        with learning disabilities.

SEC. 332. LOCAL APPLICATION.

    Each eligible provider desiring a grant or contract from an 
eligible agency shall submit an application to the eligible agency 
containing such information and assurances as the eligible agency may 
require, including--
            (1) a description of how funds awarded under this title 
        will be spent consistent with the requirements of this title;
            (2) a description of any cooperative arrangements the 
        eligible provider has with other agencies, institutions, or 
        organizations for the delivery of adult education and literacy 
        activities;
            (3) a description of how the eligible provider will provide 
        services in alignment with the local plan under section 118, 
        including how such provider will promote concurrent enrollment 
        in programs and activities under title II, as appropriate, to 
        assist eligible individuals in accessing education and job 
        training services;
            (4) a description of how the eligible provider will meet 
        the State adjusted levels of performance described in section 
        131(b)(3), including how such provider will collect data to 
        report on such performance indicators;
            (5) a description of how the eligible provider will fulfill 
        one-stop partner responsibilities as described in section 
        221(b)(1)(A), as appropriate;
            (6) a description of how the eligible provider will provide 
        services in a manner that meets the needs of eligible 
        individuals; and
            (7) information that addresses the considerations described 
        under section 331(e), as applicable.

SEC. 333. LOCAL ADMINISTRATIVE COST LIMITS.

    (a) In General.--Subject to subsection (b), of the amount that is 
made available under this title to an eligible provider--
            (1) not less than 95 percent shall be expended for carrying 
        out adult education and literacy activities; and
            (2) the remaining amount, not to exceed 5 percent, shall be 
        used for planning, administration (including carrying out the 
        requirements of section 131), professional development, and the 
        activities described in paragraphs (3) and (5) of section 332.
    (b) Special Rule.--In cases where the cost limits described in 
subsection (a) are too restrictive to allow for the activities 
described in subsection (a)(2), the eligible provider shall negotiate 
with the eligible agency in order to determine an adequate level of 
funds to be used for noninstructional purposes.

                     Subtitle D--General Provisions

SEC. 341. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS.

    (a) Supplement Not Supplant.--Funds made available for adult 
education and literacy activities under this title shall supplement and 
not supplant other State or local public funds expended for adult 
education and literacy activities.
    (b) Maintenance of Effort.--
            (1) In general.--
                    (A) Determination.--An eligible agency may receive 
                funds under this title for any fiscal year if the 
                Secretary finds that the fiscal effort per student or 
                the aggregate expenditures of such eligible agency for 
                activities under this title, in the second preceding 
                fiscal year, were not less than 90 percent of the 
                fiscal effort per student or the aggregate expenditures 
                of such eligible agency for adult education and 
                literacy activities in the third preceding fiscal year.
                    (B) Proportionate reduction.--Subject to paragraphs 
                (2), (3), and (4), for any fiscal year with respect to 
                which the Secretary determines under subparagraph (A) 
                that the fiscal effort or the aggregate expenditures of 
                an eligible agency for the preceding program year were 
                less than such effort or expenditures for the second 
                preceding program year, the Secretary--
                            (i) shall determine the percentage 
                        decreases in such effort or in such 
                        expenditures; and
                            (ii) shall decrease the payment made under 
                        this title for such program year to the agency 
                        for adult education and literacy activities by 
                        the lesser of such percentages.
            (2) Computation.--In computing the fiscal effort and 
        aggregate expenditures under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall 
        exclude capital expenditures and special one-time project 
        costs.
            (3) Decrease in federal support.--If the amount made 
        available for adult education and literacy activities under 
        this title for a fiscal year is less than the amount made 
        available for adult education and literacy activities under 
        this title for the preceding fiscal year, then the fiscal 
        effort per student and the aggregate expenditures of an 
        eligible agency required in order to avoid a reduction under 
        paragraph (1)(B) shall be decreased by the same percentage as 
        the percentage decrease in the amount so made available.
            (4) Waiver.--The Secretary may waive the requirements of 
        this subsection for not more than 1 fiscal year, if the 
        Secretary determines that a waiver would be equitable due to 
        exceptional or uncontrollable circumstances, such as a natural 
        disaster or an unforeseen and precipitous decline in the 
        financial resources of the State or outlying area of the 
        eligible agency. If the Secretary grants a waiver under the 
        preceding sentence for a fiscal year, the level of effort 
        required under paragraph (1) shall not be reduced in the 
        subsequent fiscal year because of the waiver.

SEC. 342. NATIONAL LEADERSHIP ACTIVITIES.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary shall establish and carry out a 
program of national leadership activities to enhance the quality and 
outcomes of adult education and literacy activities and programs 
nationwide.
    (b) Required Activities.--The national leadership activities 
described in subsection (a) shall include technical assistance, 
including--
            (1) assistance to help States meet the requirements of 
        section 131;
            (2) upon request by a State, assistance provided to 
        eligible providers in using performance accountability measures 
        based on indicators described in section 131, and data systems 
        for the improvement of adult education and literacy activities; 
        and
            (3) carrying out rigorous research and evaluation on 
        effective adult education and literacy activities, as well as 
        estimating the number of adults functioning at the lowest 
        levels of literacy proficiency, which may be coordinated across 
        relevant Federal agencies.
    (c) Allowable Activities.--The national leadership activities 
described in subsection (a) may include the following:
            (1) Technical assistance, including--
                    (A) assistance related to professional development 
                activities, and assistance for the purposes of 
                developing, improving, identifying, and disseminating 
                the most successful methods and techniques for 
                providing adult education and literacy activities, 
                based on scientifically valid research where available;
                    (B) assistance in distance education and promoting 
                and improving the use of technology in the classroom, 
                including through the use of instructional models that 
                blend in-person and online instruction; and
                    (C) assistance in the development and dissemination 
                of proven models for addressing the digital literacy 
                needs of adults, including older adults.
            (2) A program of grants, contracts, or cooperative 
        agreements awarded on a competitive basis to national, 
        regional, or local networks of private nonprofit organizations, 
        public libraries, or institutions of higher education to build 
        the capacity of such networks' members to--
                    (A) meet the performance requirements, described in 
                section 131, of eligible providers under this title; 
                and
                    (B) involve eligible individuals in program 
                improvement.
            (3) Funding national leadership activities that are not 
        described in paragraph (1), either directly or through grants, 
        contracts, or cooperative agreements awarded on a competitive 
        basis to or with postsecondary educational institutions, 
        institutions of higher education, public or private 
        organizations or agencies, or consortia of such institutions, 
        organizations, or agencies, such as--
                    (A) developing, improving, and identifying the most 
                successful methods and techniques for addressing the 
                education needs of adults, including instructional 
                practices using the essential components of reading 
                instruction based on the work of the National Institute 
                of Child Health and Human Development;
                    (B) increasing the effectiveness of, and improving 
                the quality of, adult education and literacy 
                activities;
                    (C) carrying out rigorous research, including 
                scientifically valid research where appropriate, on 
                national literacy basic skill acquisition for adult 
                learning, including estimating the number of adults 
                functioning at the lowest levels of literacy 
                proficiency;
                    (D)(i) carrying out demonstration programs, which 
                may include programs that--
                            (I) accelerate learning outcomes for 
                        eligible individuals with the lowest literacy 
                        levels;
                            (II) develop and promote career pathways 
                        for eligible individuals;
                            (III) promote concurrent enrollment 
                        programs in adult education and credit bearing 
                        postsecondary coursework; and
                            (IV) develop high-quality professional 
                        development activities for eligible providers;
                    (ii) disseminating best practices information, 
                including information regarding promising practices 
                resulting from federally funded demonstration programs; 
                and
                    (iii) developing and replicating best practices and 
                innovative programs, such as--
                            (I) programs for skill certification;
                            (II) the identification of effective 
                        strategies for working with adults with 
                        learning disabilities and with adults who are 
                        English language learners;
                            (III) integrated education and training 
                        programs;
                            (IV) programs providing adult education and 
                        literacy activities coordinated with employment 
                        services; and
                            (V) postsecondary education and training 
                        transition programs;
                    (E) providing for the conduct of an independent 
                evaluation and assessment of adult education and 
                literacy activities through grants and contracts 
                awarded on a competitive basis, which evaluation and 
                assessment shall include descriptions of--
                            (i) the effect of performance 
                        accountability measures and other measures of 
                        accountability on the delivery of adult 
                        education and literacy activities;
                            (ii) the extent to which the adult 
                        education and literacy activities increase the 
                        literacy skills of eligible individuals, lead 
                        to involvement in education and training, 
                        enhance the employment and earnings of such 
                        participants, and, if applicable, lead to other 
                        positive outcomes, such as success in re-entry 
                        and reductions in recidivism in the case of 
                        prison-based adult education and literacy 
                        activities;
                            (iii) the extent to which the provision of 
                        support services to eligible individuals 
                        enrolled in adult education and literacy 
                        activities increase the rate of enrollment in, 
                        and successful completion of, such programs; 
                        and
                            (iv) the extent to which different types of 
                        providers measurably improve the skills of 
                        eligible individuals in adult education and 
                        literacy activities;
                    (F) carrying out rigorous research on the 
                relationship between instructional quality, including 
                education levels, certification status, and experience 
                of instructors, and the performance outcomes of 
                eligible providers consistent with section 131;
                    (G) supporting efforts aimed at capacity building 
                of programs at the State and local levels such as 
                technical assistance in program planning, assessment, 
                evaluation, and monitoring of activities carried out 
                under this title;
                    (H) collecting data, such as data regarding the 
                improvement of both local and State data systems, 
                through technical assistance and development of model 
                performance data collection systems;
                    (I) supporting the development of an entity that 
                would produce and distribute technology-based programs 
                and materials for adult education and literacy 
                activities using an interconnection system (as defined 
                in section 397 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 
                U.S.C. 397)) and expand the effective outreach and use 
                of such programs and materials to eligible providers;
                    (J) determining how participation in adult 
                education and literacy activities prepares eligible 
                individuals for entry into postsecondary education and 
                employment and, in the case of programs carried out in 
                correctional institutions, has an effect on recidivism; 
                and
                    (K) other activities designed to enhance the 
                quality of adult education and literacy activities 
                nationwide.

SEC. 343. INTEGRATED ENGLISH LITERACY AND CIVICS EDUCATION.

    (a) In General.--From funds made available under section 311(a)(2) 
for each fiscal year, the Secretary shall award grants to States, from 
allotments under subsection (b), for integrated English literacy and 
civics education.
    (b) Allotment.--
            (1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), from amounts 
        made available under section 311(a)(2) for a fiscal year, the 
        Secretary shall allocate--
                    (A) 65 percent to the States on the basis of a 
                State's need for integrated English literacy and civics 
                education, as determined by calculating each State's 
                share of a 10-year average of the data of the Office of 
                Immigration Statistics of the Department of Homeland 
                Security for immigrants admitted for legal permanent 
                residence for the 10 most recent years; and
                    (B) 35 percent to the States on the basis of 
                whether the State experienced growth, as measured by 
                the average of the 3 most recent years for which the 
                data of the Office of Immigration Statistics of the 
                Department of Homeland Security for immigrants admitted 
                for legal permanent residence are available.
            (2) Minimum.--No State shall receive an allotment under 
        paragraph (1) in an amount that is less than $60,000.

             TITLE IV--AMENDMENTS TO THE WAGNER-PEYSER ACT

SEC. 401. EMPLOYMENT SERVICE OFFICES.

    Section 1 of the Wagner-Peyser Act (29 U.S.C. 49) is amended by 
inserting ``service'' before ``offices''.

SEC. 402. DEFINITIONS.

    Section 2 of the Wagner-Peyser Act (29 U.S.C. 49a) is amended--
            (1) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following:
            ``(1) the terms `chief elected official', `institution of 
        higher education', `one-stop center', `one-stop partner', 
        `training services', `workforce development activity', and 
        `workplace learning advisor', have the meaning given the terms 
        in section 101 of the Workforce Investment Act of 2013;'';
            (2) in paragraph (2)--
                    (A) by striking ``investment board'' each place it 
                appears and inserting ``development board''; and
                    (B) by striking ``of 1998'' and inserting ``of 
                2013'';
            (3) in paragraph (3)--
                    (A) by striking ``134(c)'' and inserting 
                ``221(e)''; and
                    (B) by striking ``1998'' and inserting ``2013'';
            (4) in paragraph (4), by striking ``and'' at the end;
            (5) in paragraph (5), by striking the period and inserting 
        ``; and''; and
            (6) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(6) the term `employment service office' means a local 
        office of a State agency; and
            ``(7) except in section 15, the term `State agency', used 
        without further description, means an agency designated or 
        authorized under section 4.''.

SEC. 403. FEDERAL AND STATE EMPLOYMENT SERVICE OFFICES.

    (a) Coordination.--Section 3(a) of the Wagner-Peyser Act (29 U.S.C. 
49b(a)) is amended by striking ``services'' and inserting ``service 
offices''.
    (b) Public Labor Exchange Services System.--Section 3(c)(2) of the 
Wagner-Peyser Act (29 U.S.C. 49b(c)(2)) is amended by inserting ``, and 
identify and disseminate information on best practices for such 
system'' before the semicolon.
    (c) One-Stop Centers.--Section 3 of the Wagner-Peyser Act (29 
U.S.C. 49b) is amended by inserting after subsection (c) the following:
    ``(d) In order to improve service delivery, avoid duplication of 
services, and enhance coordination of services, including location of 
staff to ensure access to services under section 7(a) statewide in 
underserved areas, employment service offices in each State shall be 
colocated with one-stop centers.
    ``(e) The Secretary, in consultation with States, is authorized to 
assist the States in the development of national electronic tools that 
may be used to improve access to workforce information for individuals 
through--
            ``(1) the one-stop delivery systems established as 
        described in section 221(e) of the Workforce Investment Act of 
        2013; and
            ``(2) such other delivery systems as the Secretary 
        determines to be appropriate.''.

SEC. 404. ALLOTMENT OF SUMS.

    Section 6 of the Wagner-Peyser Act (29 U.S.C. 49e) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``amounts appropriated 
        pursuant to section 5'' and inserting ``funds appropriated and 
        (except for Guam) certified under section 5 and made available 
        for allotments under this section''; and
            (2) in subsection (b)(1)--
                    (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A)--
                            (i) by inserting before ``the Secretary'' 
                        the following ``after making the allotments 
                        required by subsection (a),''; and
                            (ii) by striking ``sums'' and all that 
                        follows through ``this Act'' and inserting 
                        ``funds described in subsection (a)'';
                    (B) in each of subparagraphs (A) and (B), by 
                striking ``sums'' and inserting ``remainder''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following: ``For 
                purposes of this paragraph, the term `State' does not 
                include Guam or the Virgin Islands.''.

SEC. 405. USE OF SUMS.

    (a) Improved Coordination.--Section 7(a)(1) of the Wagner-Peyser 
Act (29 U.S.C. 49f(a)(1)) is amended by inserting ``, including 
unemployment insurance claimants,'' after ``seekers''.
    (b) Resources for Unemployment Insurance Claimants.--Section 
7(a)(3) of the Wagner-Peyser Act (29 U.S.C. 49f(a)(3)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (E);
            (2) in subparagraph (F)--
                    (A) by inserting ``, including making eligibility 
                assessments,'' after ``system''; and
                    (B) by striking the period at the end and inserting 
                ``; and''; and
            (3) by inserting after subparagraph (F) the following:
                    ``(G) providing unemployment insurance claimants 
                with referrals to, and application assistance for, 
                training and education resources and programs, 
                including Federal Pell Grants under subpart 1 of part A 
                of title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
                U.S.C. 1070a et seq.), educational assistance under 
                chapter 30 of title 38, United States Code (commonly 
                referred to as the Montgomery GI Bill), and chapter 33 
                of that title (Post-9/11 Veterans Educational 
                Assistance), student assistance under title IV of the 
                Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070 et seq.), 
                State student higher education assistance, and training 
                and education programs provided under titles II and III 
                of the Workforce Investment Act of 2013, and title I of 
                the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 720 et 
                seq.).''.
    (c) State Activities.--Section 7(b) of the Wagner-Peyser Act (29 
U.S.C. 49f(b)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``performance standards 
        established by the Secretary'' and inserting ``the performance 
        accountability measures that are based on indicators described 
        in section 131(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Workforce Investment Act of 
        2013''; and
            (2) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``offices'' after 
        ``employment service''.
    (d) Providing Additional Funds.--Section 7(c)(2) of the Wagner-
Peyser Act (29 U.S.C. 49f(c)(2)) is amended by striking ``1998'' and 
inserting ``2013''.
    (e) Other Services and Activities.--Section 7(d) of the Wagner-
Peyser Act (29 U.S.C. 49f(d)) is amended by striking ``1998'' and 
inserting ``2013''.
    (f) Conforming Amendment.--Section 7(e) of the Wagner-Peyser Act 
(29 U.S.C. 49f(e)) is amended by striking ``labor employment 
statistics'' and inserting ``workforce and labor market information''.

SEC. 406. STATE PLAN.

    Section 8 of the Wagner-Peyser Act (29 U.S.C. 49g) is amended to 
read as follows:
    ``Sec. 8.  Any State desiring to receive assistance under section 6 
shall prepare and submit to, and have approved by, the Secretary and 
the Secretary of Education, a State plan in accordance with section 112 
or 113 of the Workforce Investment Act of 2013.''.

SEC. 407. PERFORMANCE MEASURES.

    Section 13(a) of the Wagner-Peyser Act (29 U.S.C. 49l(a)) is 
amended to read as follows:
    ``(a) The activities carried out pursuant to section 7 shall be 
subject to the performance accountability measures that are based on 
indicators described in section 131(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Workforce 
Investment Act of 2013.''.

SEC. 408. PILOT PROJECTS.

    The Wagner-Peyser Act is amended by inserting after section 13 (29 
U.S.C. 49l) the following:

``SEC. 13A. PILOT PROJECTS.

    ``(a) Grants.--From funds appropriated under subsection (f), the 
Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Education, shall 
establish and carry out a pilot program. In carrying out the program, 
the Secretary shall annually make not more than 5 grants, on a 
competitive basis, to State agencies to cooperate in the administration 
of this Act by carrying out pilot projects that enhance the 
professional development and provision of services by the staff of such 
State agencies.
    ``(b) Use of Funds.--Funds made available under this section may be 
used to enable a State agency to--
            ``(1) make available a broad range of career guidance 
        services, including career planning, aptitude and interest 
        assessments, and provision of workforce and labor market 
        information, and evaluate the outcomes for recipients of such 
        services;
            ``(2) strengthen the capacity of the State agency to 
        identify job openings through the use of technology, and 
        through intensive outreach to small and medium size employers 
        while using and enhancing the business and employer services 
        authorized under this Act;
            ``(3) provide professional development and career 
        advancement opportunities for staff of a State agency in order 
        to upgrade their skills and competencies in the provision of 
        career development activities, employer outreach, and other 
        services authorized under this Act, including upgrading those 
        skills and competencies through the training of such staff to 
        improve their knowledge of, and ability to effectively interact 
        with, staff and programs of one-stop partners and other 
        entities administering workforce development programs;
            ``(4) in cooperation with professional organizations and 
        institutions of higher education, demonstrate the efficacy and 
        value of professional credentialing for counselors of the State 
        agency to cooperate in the administration of this Act;
            ``(5) identify and implement strategies for State agency 
        staff to provide technical assistance and training to assist 
        other providers of workforce development activities, including 
        workplace learning advisors, in providing counseling and 
        employment-related services to workers and job seekers, and 
        employers; and
            ``(6) identify and implement new strategies for integrating 
        counseling and technology to enhance the provision of 
        employment-related services under this Act.
    ``(c) Applications.--A State agency that seeks a grant under this 
section shall submit an application to the Secretary at such time, in 
such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may 
require.
    ``(d) Priority.--In awarding grants under this section, the 
Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Education, shall--
            ``(1) give priority to a State agency that--
                    ``(A) demonstrates participation by employees of 
                the agency in the planning of the proposed pilot 
                project;
                    ``(B) demonstrates participation by the employees, 
                or provides an assurance that the employees will 
                participate, in the implementation of the pilot 
                project; and
                    ``(C) demonstrates that the State agency has 
                established a partnership, or provides an assurance 
                that the agency will establish a partnership, with a 
                relevant professional organization, or with an 
                institution of higher education; and
            ``(2) ensure geographic diversity and diversity with 
        respect to the population density of the States in which 
        projects under this section will be carried out.
    ``(e) Reports.--The Secretary shall annually prepare and submit to 
the Committee on Education and Labor of the House of Representatives 
and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the 
Senate, a report assessing the projects carried out under this section 
and containing such recommendations for improvements in the provision 
of counseling and other employment-related services under this Act as 
the Secretary determines to be appropriate.
    ``(f) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this section such sums as may be necessary 
for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018.''.

SEC. 409. WORKFORCE AND LABOR MARKET INFORMATION SYSTEM.

    (a) Heading.--The section heading for section 15 of the Wagner-
Peyser Act (29 U.S.C. 49l-2) is amended by striking ``employment 
statistics'' and inserting ``workforce and labor market information 
system''.
    (b) Name of System.--Section 15(a)(1) of the Wagner-Peyser Act (29 
U.S.C. 49l-2(a)(1)) is amended by striking ``employment statistics 
system of employment statistics'' and inserting ``workforce and labor 
market information system''.
    (c) System Responsibilities.--Section 15(b) of the Wagner-Peyser 
Act (29 U.S.C. 49l-2(b)) is amended--
            (1) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following:
            ``(1) In general.--
                    ``(A) Structure.--The workforce and labor market 
                information system described in subsection (a) shall be 
                evaluated and improved by the Secretary, in 
                consultation with the Workforce Information Advisory 
                Council established in subsection (d).
                    ``(B) Grants and responsibilities.--
                            ``(i) In general.--The Secretary shall 
                        carry out the provisions of this section in a 
                        timely manner, through grants to or agreements 
                        with States.
                            ``(ii) Distribution of funds.--Using 
                        amounts appropriated under subsection (g), the 
                        Secretary shall provide funds through those 
                        grants and agreements. In distributing the 
                        funds (relating to workforce and labor market 
                        information funding) for fiscal years 2014 
                        through 2018, the Secretary shall continue to 
                        distribute the funds to States in the manner in 
                        which the Secretary distributed funds to the 
                        States under this section for fiscal years 2004 
                        through 2008.''; and
            (2) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following:
            ``(2) Duties.--The Secretary, with respect to data 
        collection, analysis, and dissemination of workforce and labor 
        market information for the system, shall carry out the 
        following duties:
                    ``(A) Assign responsibilities within the Department 
                of Labor for elements of the workforce and labor market 
                information system described in subsection (a) to 
                ensure that the statistical and administrative data 
                collected is consistent with appropriate Bureau of 
                Labor Statistics standards and definitions, and that 
                the information is accessible and understandable to 
                users of such data.
                    ``(B) Actively seek the cooperation of heads of 
                other Federal agencies to establish and maintain 
                mechanisms for ensuring complementarity and 
                nonduplication in the development and operation of 
                statistical and administrative data collection 
                activities.
                    ``(C) Solicit, receive, and evaluate the 
                recommendations from the Workforce Information Advisory 
                Council established in subsection (d) concerning the 
                evaluation and improvement of the workforce and labor 
                market information system described in subsection (a) 
                and respond in writing to the Council regarding the 
                recommendations.
                    ``(D) Eliminate gaps and duplication in statistical 
                undertakings.
                    ``(E) Through the Bureau of Labor Statistics and 
                the Employment and Training Administration, and in 
                collaboration with States, develop and maintain the 
                elements of the workforce and labor market information 
                system described in subsection (a), including the 
                development of consistent procedures and definitions 
                for use by the States in collecting the data and 
                information described in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of 
                subsection (a)(1).
                    ``(F) Establish procedures for the system to ensure 
                that--
                            ``(i) such data and information are timely; 
                        and
                            ``(ii) paperwork and reporting for the 
                        system are reduced to a minimum.''.
    (d) Two-Year Plan.--Section 15 of the Wagner-Peyser Act (29 U.S.C. 
49l-2) is amended by striking subsection (c) and inserting the 
following:
    ``(c) Two-Year Plan.--The Secretary, acting through the 
Commissioner of Labor Statistics and the Assistant Secretary for 
Employment and Training, and in consultation with the Workforce 
Information Advisory Council described in subsection (d) and heads of 
other appropriate Federal agencies, shall prepare a 2-year plan for the 
workforce and labor market information system. The plan shall be 
developed and implemented in a manner that takes into account the 
activities described in State plans submitted by States under section 
112 or 113 of the Workforce Investment Act of 2013 and shall be 
submitted to the Committee on Education and the Workforce of the House 
of Representatives and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
Pensions of the Senate. The plan shall include--
            ``(1) a description of how the Secretary will work with the 
        States to manage the nationwide workforce and labor market 
        information system described in subsection (a) and the 
        statewide work-force and labor market information systems that 
        comprise the nationwide system;
            ``(2) a description of the steps to be taken in the 
        following 2 years to carry out the duties described in 
        subsection (b)(2);
            ``(3) an evaluation of the performance of the system, with 
        particular attention to the improvements needed at the State 
        and local levels;
            ``(4) a description of the involvement of States in the 
        development of the plan, through consultation by the Secretary 
        with the Workforce Information Advisory Council in accordance 
        with subsection (d); and
            ``(5) a description of the written recommendations received 
        from the Workforce Information Advisory Council established 
        under subsection (d), and the extent to which those 
        recommendations were incorporated into the plan.''.
    (e) Workforce Information Advisory Council.--Section 15 of the 
Wagner-Peyser Act (29 U.S.C. 49l-2) is amended by striking subsection 
(d) and inserting the following:
    ``(d) Workforce Information Advisory Council.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary, through the Commissioner 
        of Labor Statistics and the Assistant Secretary of Labor for 
        Employment and Training, shall formally consult at least twice 
        annually with the Workforce Information Advisory Council 
        established in accordance with paragraph (2). Such 
        consultations shall address the evaluation and improvement of 
        the nationwide workforce and labor market information system 
        described in subsection (a) and the statewide workforce and 
        labor market information systems that comprise the nationwide 
        system and how the Department of Labor and the States will 
        cooperate in the management of such systems. The Council shall 
        provide written recommendations to the Secretary concerning the 
        evaluation and improvement of the nationwide system, including 
        any recommendations regarding the 2-year plan described in 
        subsection (c).
            ``(2) Establishment of council.--
                    ``(A) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish 
                an advisory council that shall be known as the 
                Workforce Information Advisory Council (referred to in 
                this section as the `Council') to participate in the 
                consultations and provide the recommendations described 
                in paragraph (1).
                    ``(B) Membership.--The Secretary shall appoint the 
                members of the Council, which shall consist of--
                            ``(i) 4 members who are representatives of 
                        lead State agencies with responsibility for 
                        workforce investment activities, or State 
                        agencies described in section 4, who have been 
                        nominated by such agencies or by a national 
                        organization that represents such agencies;
                            ``(ii) 4 members who are representatives of 
                        the State workforce and labor market 
                        information directors affiliated with the State 
                        agencies that perform the duties described in 
                        subsection (e)(2), who have been nominated by 
                        the directors;
                            ``(iii) 1 member who is a representative of 
                        providers of training services under section 
                        222 of the Workforce Investment Act of 2013;
                            ``(iv) 1 member who is a representative of 
                        economic development entities;
                            ``(v) 1 member who is a representative of 
                        businesses, who has been nominated by national 
                        business organizations or trade associations;
                            ``(vi) 1 member who is a representative of 
                        labor organizations, who has been nominated by 
                        a national labor federation;
                            ``(vii) 1 member who is a representative of 
                        local workforce development boards, who has 
                        been nominated by a national organization 
                        representing such boards; and
                            ``(viii) 1 member who is a representative 
                        of research entities that utilize workforce and 
                        labor market information.
                    ``(C) Geographic diversity.--The Secretary shall 
                ensure that the membership of the Council is 
                geographically diverse and that no 2 of the members 
                appointed under clauses (i), (ii), and (vii) represent 
                the same State.
                    ``(D) Period of appointment; vacancies.--
                            ``(i) In general.--Each member of the 
                        Council shall be appointed for a term of 3 
                        years, except that the initial terms for 
                        members may be 1, 2, or 3 years in order to 
                        establish a rotation in which one-third of the 
                        members are selected each year. Any such member 
                        may be appointed for not more than 2 
                        consecutive terms.
                            ``(ii) Vacancies.--Any member appointed to 
                        fill a vacancy occurring before the expiration 
                        of the term for which the member's predecessor 
                        was appointed shall be appointed only for the 
                        remainder of that term. A member may serve 
                        after the expiration of that member's term 
                        until a successor has taken office.
                    ``(E) Travel expenses.--The members of the Council 
                shall not receive compensation for the performance of 
                services for the Council, but shall be allowed travel 
                expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, at 
                rates authorized for employees of agencies under 
                subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5, United States 
                Code, while away from their homes or regular places of 
                business in the performance of services for the 
                Council. Notwithstanding section 1342 of title 31, 
                United States Code, the Secretary may accept the 
                voluntary and uncompensated services of members of the 
                Council.
                    ``(F) Permanent council.--Section 14 of the Federal 
                Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall not apply 
                to the Council.''.
    (f) State Responsibilities.--Section 15(e) of the Wagner-Peyser Act 
(29 U.S.C. 49l-2(e)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``employment statistics'' each place it 
        appears and inserting ``workforce and labor market 
        information'';
            (2) in paragraph (1)(A) by striking ``annual plan'' and 
        inserting ``plan described in subsection (c)''; and
            (3) in paragraph (2)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (G), by inserting ``and'' at 
                the end;
                    (B) by striking subparagraph (H);
                    (C) in subparagraph (I), by striking ``section 
                136(f)(2) of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998'' and 
                inserting ``section 131(i)(2) of the Workforce 
                Investment Act of 2013''; and
                    (D) by redesignating subparagraph (I) as 
                subparagraph (H).
    (g) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 15(g) of the Wagner-
Peyser Act (29 U.S.C. 49l-2(g)) is amended by striking ``1999 through 
2004'' and inserting ``2014 through 2018''.

         TITLE V--AMENDMENTS TO THE REHABILITATION ACT OF 1973

                  Subtitle A--Introductory Provisions

SEC. 501. REFERENCES.

    Except as otherwise specifically provided, whenever in this title 
an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an amendment to, or 
repeal of, a provision, the amendment or repeal shall be considered to 
be made to a provision of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 701 
et seq.).

SEC. 502. FINDINGS, PURPOSE, POLICY.

    (a) Findings.--Section 2(a) (29 U.S.C. 701(a)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (4), by striking ``workforce investment 
        systems under title I of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998'' 
        and inserting ``workforce development systems defined in 
        section 101 of the Workforce Investment Act of 2013'';
            (2) in paragraph (5), by striking ``and'' at the end;
            (3) in paragraph (6), by striking the period and inserting 
        ``; and''; and
            (4) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(7)(A) a high proportion of students with disabilities is 
        leaving secondary education without being employed in 
        competitive integrated employment, or being enrolled in 
        postsecondary education; and
            ``(B) there is a substantial need to support such students 
        as they transition from school to postsecondary life.''.
    (b) Purpose.--Section 2(b) (29 U.S.C. 701(b)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``workforce 
                investment systems implemented in accordance with title 
                I of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998'' and 
                inserting ``workforce development systems defined in 
                section 101 of the Workforce Investment Act of 2013''; 
                and
                    (B) at the end of subparagraph (F), by striking 
                ``and'';
            (2) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3);
            (3) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:
            ``(2) to maximize opportunities for individuals with 
        disabilities, including individuals with significant 
        disabilities, for competitive integrated employment;'';
            (4) in paragraph (3), as redesignated by paragraph (2), by 
        striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and
            (5) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(4) to increase employment opportunities and employment 
        outcomes for individuals with disabilities, including through 
        encouraging meaningful input by employers and vocational 
        rehabilitation service providers on successful and prospective 
        employment and placement strategies; and
            ``(5) to ensure, to the greatest extent possible, that 
        youth with disabilities and students with disabilities who are 
        transitioning from receipt of special education services under 
        the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1400 
        et seq.) and receipt of services under section 504 of this Act 
        are either continuing their education or employed in 
        competitive integrated employment.''.

SEC. 503. DISABILITY EMPLOYMENT SERVICES AND SUPPORTS ADMINISTRATION.

    Section 3 (29 U.S.C. 702) is amended--
            (1) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the following:
    ``(a)(1) There is established in the Department of Labor, in the 
Office of Disability Employment Policy, Services, and Supports, a 
Disability Employment Services and Supports Administration. The 
Administration shall be headed by a Commissioner (referred to in this 
Act as the `Commissioner'), appointed by the President by and with the 
advice and consent of the Senate. Such Administration shall be the 
principal agency, and the Commissioner shall be the principal officer, 
of the Department of Labor for carrying out titles I, III, and VI.
    ``(2) The Commissioner shall be an individual with substantial 
experience in programs that increase employment opportunities for 
individuals with disabilities in competitive integrated employment, 
including through the provision of employment services, education, 
training, and supports.
    ``(3) In performing the functions of the office, the Commissioner 
shall be directly responsible to the Assistant Secretary of Disability 
Employment Policy, Services, and Supports. The functions of the 
Commissioner shall not be delegated to any other officer unless the 
officer is directly responsible to the Assistant Secretary of 
Disability Employment Policy, Services, and Supports.'';
            (2) by redesignating subsection (b) as subsection (c);
            (3) by inserting after subsection (a) the following:
    ``(b) The Secretary of Labor shall ensure that--
            ``(1) the Disability Employment Services and Supports 
        Administration provides effective oversight of, conducts 
        monitoring of, and provides technical assistance to, the 
        designated State agencies funded under this Act; and
            ``(2) the staff providing such oversight, monitoring, and 
        technical assistance includes individuals who have training in 
        and experience with the programs administered by the 
        Administration.''; and
            (4) in subsection (c), as redesignated by paragraph (2), by 
        inserting ``of Labor'' after ``Secretary''.

SEC. 504. DEFINITIONS.

    Section 7 (29 U.S.C. 705) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (2)--
                    (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by 
                inserting after ``means'' the following: ``an 
                assessment that presumes a goal of an employment 
                outcome for all individuals with disabilities 
                (including individuals with significant disabilities 
                and individuals with the most significant 
                disabilities), and that relies on''; and
                    (B) in subparagraph (B)--
                            (i) in clause (iii), by striking ``and'' at 
                        the end;
                            (ii) in clause (iv), by striking the 
                        semicolon and inserting ``; and''; and
                            (iii) by adding at the end the following--
                            ``(v) to the maximum extent possible, 
                        relies on information obtained from experiences 
                        in integrated employment settings in the 
                        community, and other integrated community 
                        settings;'';
            (2) by striking paragraphs (3) and (4) and inserting the 
        following:
            ``(3) Assistive technology terms.--
                    ``(A) Assistive technology.--The term `assistive 
                technology' has the meaning given such term in section 
                3 of the Assistive Technology Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 
                3002).
                    ``(B) Assistive technology device.--The term 
                `assistive technology device' has the meaning given 
                such term in section 3 of the Assistive Technology Act 
                of 1998, except that the reference in such section to 
                the term `individuals with disabilities' shall be 
                deemed to mean more than 1 individual with a disability 
                as defined in paragraph (20)(A)).
                    ``(C) Assistive technology service.--The term 
                `assistive technology service' has the meaning given 
                such term in section 3 of the Assistive Technology Act 
                of 1998, except that the reference in such section--
                            ``(i) to the term `individual with a 
                        disability' shall be deemed to mean an 
                        individual with a disability, as defined in 
                        paragraph (20)(A); and
                            ``(ii) to the term `individuals with 
                        disabilities' shall be deemed to mean more than 
                        1 such individual.'';
            (3) by redesignating paragraph (5) as paragraph (4);
            (4) in paragraph (4), as redesignated by paragraph (3)--
                    (A) by redesignating subparagraphs (O) through (Q) 
                as subparagraphs (P) through (R);
                    (B) by inserting after subparagraph (N) the 
                following:
                    ``(O) customized employment services;''; and
                    (C) in subparagraph (R), as redesignated by 
                subparagraph (A) of this paragraph, by striking ``(P)'' 
                and inserting ``(Q)'';
            (5) by inserting before paragraph (6) the following:
            ``(5) Competitive integrated employment.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The term `competitive integrated 
                employment' means work, including self-employment, 
                performed by an employee who is an individual with a 
                disability--
                            ``(i) that is compensated--
                                    ``(I) at a rate that--
                                            ``(aa) is the same rate as 
                                        the rate for other employees 
                                        who are not individuals with 
                                        disabilities, and who are 
                                        similarly situated in similar 
                                        occupations by the same 
                                        employer and who have similar 
                                        training, experience, and 
                                        skills; and
                                            ``(bb) shall be in 
                                        accordance with the applicable 
                                        law, but in no event less than 
                                        the higher of the rate 
                                        specified in section 6(a)(1) of 
                                        the Fair Labor Standards Act of 
                                        1938 (29 U.S.C. 206(a)(1)) or 
                                        the applicable State or local 
                                        minimum wage law; or
                                    ``(II) in the case of an individual 
                                who is self-employed, at an income that 
                                is comparable to the income received by 
                                other individuals who are not 
                                individuals with disabilities, and who 
                                are self-employed in similar 
                                occupations or on similar tasks and who 
                                have similar training, experience, and 
                                skills;
                            ``(ii) due to which the employee is 
                        eligible for the same employment benefits as 
                        are provided to other employees;
                            ``(iii) that is at a location where the 
                        employee has the opportunity to interact with 
                        other employees who are not individuals with 
                        disabilities (not including supervisory 
                        personnel); and
                            ``(iv) that presents opportunities for 
                        advancement that are equivalent to those for 
                        other employees who are not individuals with 
                        disabilities and who have comparable positions.
                    ``(B) Inclusion of customized or supported 
                employment.--The term `competitive integrated 
                employment' includes integrated employment resulting 
                from the provision of customized employment strategies 
                or supported employment services, as long as the work 
                involved satisfies the criteria described in 
                subparagraph (A).'';
            (6) in paragraph (6)(B), by striking ``includes'' and all 
        that follows through ``fees'' and inserting ``includes 
        architects' fees'';
            (7) by inserting after paragraph (6) the following:
            ``(7) Customized employment.--The term `customized 
        employment' means competitive integrated employment, for an 
        individual with a significant disability, that is based on an 
        individualized determination of the strengths, needs, and 
        interests of the individual with a significant disability, is 
        designed to meet the specific abilities of the individual with 
        a significant disability and the business needs of the 
        employer, and is carried out through flexible strategies, such 
        as--
                    ``(A) job exploration by the individual; and
                    ``(B) working with an employer to facilitate 
                placement, including--
                            ``(i) customizing a job description based 
                        on current employer needs or on previously 
                        unidentified and unmet employer needs;
                            ``(ii) developing a set of job duties, a 
                        work schedule and job arrangement, and 
                        specifics of supervision (including performance 
                        evaluation and review), and determining a job 
                        location;
                            ``(iii) representation by a professional 
                        chosen by the individual, or self-
                        representation of the individual, in working 
                        with an employer to facilitate placement; and
                            ``(iv) providing services and supports at 
                        the job location.'';
            (8) in paragraph (9)(B), by striking ``14,'' and inserting 
        ``14, 14A,'';
            (9) in paragraph (11)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
                ``competitive'' and all that follows and inserting 
                ``competitive integrated employment;''; and
                    (B) in subparagraph (C)--
                            (i) by inserting ``of Labor'' after 
                        ``Secretary''; and
                            (ii) by inserting ``customized 
                        employment,'' before ``self-employment,'';
            (10) in paragraph (12), by inserting ``of Labor'' after 
        ``Secretary'' each place it appears;
            (11) in paragraph (14)(C), by inserting ``of Labor'' after 
        ``Secretary'';
            (12) in paragraph (17)--
                    (A) by striking the ``and'' at the end of 
                subparagraph (C);
                    (B) in subparagraph (D), by striking the period at 
                the end and inserting a semicolon; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(E) services that--
                            ``(i) facilitate the transition of 
                        individuals with significant disabilities from 
                        nursing homes and other institutions to home 
                        and community-based residences, with the 
                        requisite supports and services;
                            ``(ii) provide assistance to individuals 
                        with significant disabilities who are at risk 
                        of entering institutions so that the 
                        individuals may remain in the community; and
                            ``(iii) facilitate the transition of youth 
                        (including students) who are individuals with 
                        significant disabilities, who were eligible for 
                        individualized education programs under section 
                        614(d) of the Individuals with Disabilities 
                        Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1414(d)), and who have 
                        completed their secondary education or 
                        otherwise left school, to postsecondary life, 
                        including employment; and
                    ``(F) services to promote full access to community 
                life.'';
            (13) in paragraph (18), by striking ``term'' and all that 
        follows through ``includes--'' and inserting ``term 
        `independent living services' includes--'';
            (14) in paragraph (20)(B)--
                    (A) by striking ``14,'' and inserting ``14, 14A,''; 
                and
                    (B) by striking ``and VII'' and inserting ``VII, 
                and VIII'';
            (15) in paragraph (23), by striking ``section 101'' and 
        inserting ``section 102'';
            (16) by striking paragraph (25) and inserting the 
        following:
            ``(25) Local workforce development board.--The term `local 
        workforce development board' means a local board, as defined in 
        section 101 of the Workforce Investment Act of 2013.'';
            (17) by striking paragraph (37);
            (18) by redesignating paragraphs (29) through (39) as 
        paragraphs (31) through (36), and (38) through (41), 
        respectively;
            (19) by inserting after paragraph (28) the following:
            ``(29) Postemployment service.--The term `postemployment 
        service' means a service identified under section 103(a) that 
        is--
                    ``(A) provided subsequent to the achievement of an 
                employment outcome; and
                    ``(B) necessary for an individual to maintain or 
                regain competitive integrated employment, consistent 
                with the individual's strengths, resources, priorities, 
                concerns, abilities, capabilities, interests, and 
                informed choice.
            ``(30) Pre-employment transition services.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The term `pre-employment 
                transition services' means a coordinated set of 
                activities for a student with a disability who is 
                eligible or potentially eligible for services under 
                title I, designed within an outcome-oriented process, 
                that promotes movement from school to postschool 
                activities, including postsecondary education, 
                vocational training, competitive integrated employment 
                (including supported employment), adult education, 
                adult services, independent living, or community 
                participation.
                    ``(B) Specific services.--The term `pre-employment 
                transition services' means a set of services, that is 
                available to students with disabilities who are 
                eligible or potentially eligible for services under 
                title I, and that makes available--
                            ``(i) job exploration counseling;
                            ``(ii) work-based learning experience, such 
                        as in-school or after school work experience, 
                        or work experience outside the traditional 
                        school setting (such as experience through job 
                        training or internships), that is provided in 
                        an integrated environment to the maximum extent 
                        possible;
                            ``(iii) counseling on opportunities for 
                        enrollment in a comprehensive transition or 
                        postsecondary educational program at an 
                        institution of higher education;
                            ``(iv) school-based preparatory employment 
                        experiences such as role playing, social skills 
                        development, and independent living training, 
                        coordinated with any transition services 
                        provided by the local educational agency under 
                        the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act 
                        (20 U.S.C. 1400 et seq.); and
                            ``(v) instruction in self-advocacy, 
                        individual rights, self-determination skills, 
                        and the informed consent process, as well as 
                        peer mentoring.
                    ``(C) Coordinated set of activities.--For purposes 
                of subparagraph (A), the coordinated set of activities 
                shall be provided in a manner that leverages 
                appropriate resources and services available outside 
                the vocational rehabilitation program described in 
                title I and shall be based on the individual needs of a 
                student with a disability, taking into account the 
                student's preferences and interests, and shall include 
                education and training, community experiences, the 
                development of employment and other adult living 
                objectives, and, when appropriate, acquisition of daily 
                living skills and functional vocational evaluation.'';
            (20) by striking paragraph (33), as redesignated by 
        paragraph (18), and inserting the following:
            ``(33) Secretary.--Unless where the context otherwise 
        requires, the term `Secretary'--
                    ``(A) used in title I, III, V, VI, or VIII, means 
                the Secretary of Labor; and
                    ``(B) used in title II or VII, means the Secretary 
                of Health and Human Services.'';
            (21) by striking paragraphs (35) and (36), as redesignated 
        by paragraph (18), and inserting the following:
            ``(35) State workforce development board.--The term `State 
        workforce development board' means a State board, as defined in 
        section 101 of the Workforce Investment Act of 2013.
            ``(36) Statewide workforce development system.--The term 
        `statewide workforce development system' means a workforce 
        development system, as defined in section 101 of the Workforce 
        Investment Act of 2013.'';
            (22) by inserting after that paragraph (36) the following:
            ``(37) Student with a disability.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The term `student with a 
                disability' means an individual with a disability who--
                            ``(i) attends an elementary school, 
                        secondary school, or institution of higher 
                        education;
                            ``(ii)(I)(aa) is not younger than the 
                        earliest age for the provision of transition 
                        services under section 614(d)(1)(A)(i)(VIII) of 
                        the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act 
                        (20 U.S.C. 1414(d)(1)(A)(i)(VIII)); or
                            ``(bb) if the State involved elects to use 
                        a lower minimum age for receipt of pre-
                        employment transition services under this Act, 
                        is not younger than that minimum age; and
                            ``(II)(aa) is not older than 21 years of 
                        age; or
                            ``(bb) if the State law for the State 
                        provides for a higher maximum age for receipt 
                        of services under the Individuals with 
                        Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1400 et 
                        seq.), is not older than that maximum age; and
                            ``(iii)(I) is eligible for, and receiving, 
                        special education or related services under 
                        part B of the Individuals with Disabilities 
                        Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1411 et seq.); or
                            ``(II) is an individual with a disability, 
                        for purposes of section 504.
                    ``(B) Students with disabilities.--The term 
                `students with disabilities' means more than 1 student 
                with a disability.'';
            (23) by striking paragraphs (38) and (39), as redesignated 
        by paragraph (18), and inserting the following:
            ``(38) Supported employment.--The term `supported 
        employment' means competitive integrated employment, including 
        customized employment, that is individualized and customized 
        consistent with the strengths, abilities, interests, and 
        informed choice of the individuals involved, for individuals 
        with the most significant disabilities--
                    ``(A)(i) for whom competitive integrated employment 
                has not historically occurred; or
                    ``(ii) for whom competitive integrated employment 
                has been interrupted or intermittent as a result of a 
                significant disability; and
                    ``(B) who, because of the nature and severity of 
                their disability, need intensive supported employment 
                services and may need extended services after the 
                transition described in paragraph (13)(C), in order to 
                perform the work involved.
            ``(39) Supported employment services.--The term `supported 
        employment services' means ongoing support services, including 
        customized employment, needed to support and maintain an 
        individual with a most significant disability in supported 
        employment, that--
                    ``(A) are provided singly or in combination and are 
                organized and made available in such a way as to assist 
                an eligible individual to achieve an employment outcome 
                in competitive integrated employment;
                    ``(B) are based on a determination of the needs of 
                an eligible individual, as specified in an 
                individualized plan for employment; and
                    ``(C) are provided by the designated State unit for 
                a period of not more than 24 months, except that that 
                period may be extended, if necessary, in order to 
                achieve the employment outcome identified in the 
                individualized plan for employment.'';
            (24) in paragraph (41), as redesignated by paragraph (18), 
        by striking ``1998'' and inserting ``2013''; and
            (25) by inserting after paragraph (41), as redesignated by 
        paragraph (18), the following:
            ``(42) Youth with a disability.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The term `youth with a 
                disability' means an individual with a disability who--
                            ``(i) is not younger than 14 years of age; 
                        and
                            ``(ii) is not older than 25 years of age.
                    ``(B) Youth with disabilities.--The term `youth 
                with disabilities' means more than 1 youth with a 
                disability.''.

SEC. 505. ADMINISTRATION OF THE ACT.

    (a)  Promulgation.--Section 8(a)(2) (29 U.S.C. 706(a)(2)) is 
amended by inserting ``of Labor'' after ``Secretary''.
    (b) Administration by the Secretary of Labor.--Section 12 (29 
U.S.C. 709) is amended--
            (1) in the section header, by striking ``of the act'' and 
        inserting ``by the secretary of labor'';
            (2) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1)--
                            (i) by striking ``(1)'' and inserting 
                        ``(1)(A)''; and
                            (ii) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(B) provide technical assistance to the designated State 
        units on developing successful partnerships with local and 
        multi-State businesses in an effort to increase the employment 
        of individuals with disabilities;
            ``(C) provide technical assistance to providers and 
        organizations on developing self-employment opportunities and 
        outcomes for individuals with disabilities; and
            ``(D) provide technical assistance to entities carrying out 
        community rehabilitation programs to build their internal 
        capacity to provide individualized services and supports 
        leading to competitive integrated employment, and to transition 
        individuals with disabilities away from nonintegrated 
        settings;''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``, centers for 
                independent living,'';
            (3) in subsections (d), (e), and (f), by inserting ``of 
        Labor'' after ``Secretary'' each place it appears;
            (4) in subsection (e), by striking ``Rehabilitation Act 
        Amendments of 1998'' each place it appears and inserting 
        ``Workforce Investment Act of 2013'';
            (5) by redesignating subsection (g) as subsection (h); and
            (6) by inserting after subsection (f) the following:
    ``(g) In this section, a reference to `this Act' means a provision 
of this Act that the Secretary of Labor has authority to carry out.''.
    (c) Administration by the Secretary of Health and Human Services.--
The Act is amended by inserting after section 12 (29 U.S.C. 709) the 
following:

``SEC. 12A. ADMINISTRATION BY THE SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN 
              SERVICES.

    ``(a) Authorities.--In carrying out the purposes of this Act, the 
ILA Director may--
            ``(1) provide consultative services and technical 
        assistance to public or nonprofit private agencies and 
        organizations, including assistance to enable such agencies and 
        organizations to facilitate meaningful and effective 
        collaboration with independent living programs, and promote a 
        philosophy of independent living for individuals with 
        disabilities in community activities;
            ``(2) provide short-term training and technical 
        instruction, including training for the personnel of centers 
        for independent living and Statewide Independent Living 
        Councils;
            ``(3) conduct special projects and demonstrations;
            ``(4) collect, prepare, publish, and disseminate 
        educational or informational materials, including reports of 
        the projects for which funds are provided under this Act; and
            ``(5) provide monitoring and conduct evaluations.
    ``(b) Authorities Concerning Other Agencies.--
            ``(1) Services and facilities.--In carrying out the duties 
        under this Act, the ILA Director may utilize the services and 
        facilities of any agency of the Federal Government and of any 
        other public or nonprofit agency or organization, in accordance 
        with agreements between the ILA Director and the head thereof, 
        and may pay therefor, in advance or by way of reimbursement, as 
        may be provided in the agreement.
            ``(2) Task forces.--In carrying out the provisions of this 
        Act, the ILA Director shall appoint such task forces as may be 
        necessary to collect and disseminate information in order to 
        improve the ability of the ILA Director to carry out the 
        provisions of this Act.
    ``(c) Regulations Generally.--The Secretary of Health and Human 
Services may promulgate such regulations as are considered appropriate 
to carry out the ILA Director's duties under this Act.
    ``(d) Regulations To Implement the Workforce Investment Act of 
2013.--Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of the 
Workforce Investment Act of 2013, the Secretary of Health and Human 
Services shall receive public comment and promulgate regulations to 
implement the amendments made by the Workforce Investment Act of 2013.
    ``(e) Necessity.--In promulgating regulations to carry out this 
Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall promulgate only 
regulations that are necessary to administer and ensure compliance with 
the specific requirements of this Act.
    ``(f) Application.--In this section, a reference to `this Act' 
means a provision of this Act that the Secretary of Health and Human 
Services has authority to carry out.
    ``(g) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this section such sums as may be 
necessary.''.

SEC. 506. REPORTS.

    Section 13 (29 U.S.C. 710) is amended--
            (1) in section (c)--
                    (A) by striking ``(c)'' and inserting ``(c)(1)'';
                    (B) in the second sentence, by striking ``section 
                136(d) of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998'' and 
                inserting ``section 131(d)(2) of the Workforce 
                Investment Act of 2013''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(2) The ILA Director described in section 701A shall include, in 
the annual report, information on the extent to which centers for 
independent living receiving funds under part C of title VII have 
complied with the standards and assurances set forth in section 725. 
The ILA Director may identify individual centers for independent living 
in the analysis contained in that information. The ILA Director shall 
include in the report the results of onsite compliance reviews, 
identifying individual centers for independent living and other 
recipients of assistance under part C of title VII.''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(d)(1)(A) The Commissioner shall ensure that the reports, 
information, and data described in subparagraph (B) are made publicly 
available in a timely manner, including through electronic means, in 
order to inform the public about the administration and performance of 
programs in each State under this Act.
    ``(B) The reports, information, and data referred to in 
subparagraph (A) shall consist of--
            ``(i) reports submitted by a designated State agency or 
        designated State unit under this Act;
            ``(ii) accountability information, including State 
        performance information relating to evaluation standards and 
        performance indicators, and additional performance 
        accountability indicators, under section 106, including 
        information on compliance with such standards, indicators, and 
        measures, relating to individuals with disabilities, submitted 
        by a designated State agency or designated State unit under 
        this Act, or submitted by a State to the Secretary of Labor or 
        the Secretary of Education under section 131 of the Workforce 
        Investment Act of 2013;
            ``(iii) data collected from each designated State unit 
        under this Act with the approval of the Office of Management 
        and Budget, which shall be made publicly available in the 
        aggregate, and in a manner that will not reveal personally 
        identifiable information; and
            ``(iv) reports from monitoring conducted under this Act, 
        including relevant reports required under section 131 of the 
        Workforce Investment Act of 2013 and other relevant reports, 
        information, and data required under title I of such Act.
    ``(C)(i) The Commissioner shall ensure that the information 
described in clause (ii) is made publicly available in a timely manner, 
including through electronic means.
    ``(ii) The information referred to in clause (i) is--
            ``(I) the reports, information, and data required to be 
        submitted by designated State units or designated State 
        agencies under this Act;
            ``(II) evaluations, studies, and audits conducted by 
        Federal agencies, concerning programs carried out under this 
        Act; and
            ``(III) a list that specifies the designated State unit or 
        designated State agency for each State, including a link to the 
        website maintained by each such unit or agency.
    ``(2) The Commissioner shall maintain public use read-only access 
to the State and aggregated reports, and analyzed data, concerning 
programs carried out under this Act, that are filed and maintained in 
the Disability Employment Services and Supports Administration 
management information system or a system maintained by the Department 
of Labor.''.

SEC. 507. EVALUATION AND INFORMATION.

    (a) Evaluation by the Secretary of Labor.--Section 14 (29 U.S.C. 
711)--
            (1) in the section header, by striking ``evaluation'' and 
        inserting ``evaluation by the secretary of labor'';
            (2) by inserting ``of Labor'' after ``Secretary'' each 
        place it appears;
            (3) in subsection (f)(2), by striking ``nonintegrated to 
        integrated employment'' and inserting ``nonintegrated to 
        competitive integrated employment'';
            (4) by redesignating subsection (g) as subsection (h); and
            (5) by inserting after subsection (f) the following:
    ``(g) In this section, a reference to `this Act' means a provision 
of this Act that the Secretary of Labor has authority to carry out.''.
    (b) Evaluation by the Secretary of Health and Human Services.--The 
Act is amended by inserting after section 14 (29 U.S.C. 711) the 
following:

``SEC. 14A. EVALUATION BY THE SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES.

    ``(a) In General.--For the purpose of improving program management 
and effectiveness, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, in 
consultation with the ILA Director, shall evaluate all the programs 
authorized by this Act, their general effectiveness in relation to 
their cost, their impact on related programs, and their structure and 
mechanisms for delivery of services, using appropriate methodology and 
evaluative research designs. The Secretary of Health and Human Services 
shall establish and use standards for the evaluations required by this 
subsection. Such an evaluation shall be conducted by a person not 
immediately involved in the administration of the program evaluated.
    ``(b) Participant Opinions.--In carrying out evaluations under this 
section, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall obtain the 
opinions of program and project participants about the strengths and 
weaknesses of the programs and projects.
    ``(c) Property.--The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall 
take the necessary action to assure that all studies, evaluations, 
proposals, and data produced or developed with Federal funds under this 
Act shall become the property of the United States.
    ``(d) Information.--Such information as the Secretary of Health and 
Human Services may determine to be necessary for purposes of the 
evaluations conducted under this section shall be made available upon 
request of the Secretary, by the departments and agencies of the 
executive branch.
    ``(e) Information on Independent Living.--The ILA Director shall 
identify and disseminate information on exemplary practices concerning 
independent living services and centers for independent living.
    ``(f) Application.--In this section, a reference to `this Act' 
means a provision of this Act that the Secretary of Health and Human 
Services has authority to carry out.
    ``(g) Authorization.--There are authorized to be appropriated to 
carry out this section such sums as may be necessary.''.
    (c) Information.--Section 15 (29 U.S.C. 712) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) by inserting ``of Labor'' after ``Secretary'' 
                each place it appears; and
                    (B) in paragraph (1), by striking ``State workforce 
                investment boards'' and inserting ``State workforce 
                development boards''; and
            (2) in subsection (b), by striking ``Secretary to develop 
        within the Department of Education'' and inserting ``Secretary 
        of Labor to develop, within the Department of Labor,''.

SEC. 508. CARRYOVER.

    Section 19 (29 U.S.C. 716) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ``part B of title I'' 
        and all that follows through ``including'' and inserting ``part 
        B of title I (except the client assistance program funded under 
        section 112), part B of title VI, chapter 1 of title VII, or 
        chapter 2 of title VII (except as provided in section 753(b)), 
        including''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(c) Client Assistance Program; Protection and Advocacy of 
Individual Rights.--
            ``(1) Appropriated amounts.--Notwithstanding any other 
        provision of law, any funds appropriated for a fiscal year to 
        carry out a grant program under section 112 or 509 (except as 
        provided in section 509(b)), including any funds reallotted 
        during that fiscal year under such grant program, that are not 
        obligated and expended by a recipient prior to the beginning of 
        the succeeding fiscal year, shall remain available for 
        obligation and expenditure by such recipient during such 
        succeeding fiscal year.
            ``(2) Program income.--Notwithstanding any other provision 
        of law, any amount of program income received by a recipient 
        under a grant program under section 112 or 509 in a fiscal year 
        that is not obligated and expended by the recipient prior to 
        the beginning of the succeeding fiscal year, shall remain 
        available until the end of the second fiscal year after the 
        fiscal year in which it was received.''.

SEC. 509. TRADITIONALLY UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS.

    Section 21 (29 U.S.C. 718) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by striking paragraphs (1) and (2) 
        and inserting the following:
            ``(1) Racial profile.--The demographic profile of the 
        United States is changing at an unprecedented rate, with the 
        population of the Nation becoming far more ethnically diverse 
        than in the past. Within the United States, while the 
        percentage increase from 2000 to 2010 for white Americans was 
        9.7 percent, the percentage increase during that period for 
        racial and ethnic minorities was much higher: 43.0 percent for 
        Latinos, 12.3 percent for African-Americans, and 43.2 percent 
        for Asian-Americans. By the year 2020, the Nation is projected 
        to have a population of 341,000,000, and the percentage of the 
        population that will be either Latino, African-American, or 
        Asian-American is projected to be over 40 percent.
            ``(2) Rate of disability.--Ethnic and racial minorities 
        tend to have disabling conditions at a disproportionately high 
        rate. In 2011--
                    ``(A) among Americans ages 16 through 64, the rate 
                of disability was 12.1 percent;
                    ``(B) among African-Americans in that age range, 
                the disability rate was more than twice as high, at 
                27.1 percent; and
                    ``(C) for American Indians and Native Alaskans in 
                the same age range, the disability rate was also more 
                than twice as high, at 27.0 percent.'';
            (2) in subsection (b)(1)--
                    (A) by striking ``National Institute on Disability 
                and Rehabilitation Research'' and inserting ``National 
                Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and 
                Rehabilitation Research''; and
                    (B) by striking ``1 percent'' and inserting ``2 
                percent''.

             Subtitle B--Vocational Rehabilitation Services

SEC. 511. DECLARATION OF POLICY; AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    (a) Findings; Purpose; Policy.--Section 100(a) (29 U.S.C. 720(a)) 
is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``gainful 
                employment in integrated settings'' and inserting 
                ``gainful employment in competitive integrated 
                employment settings'';
                    (B) in subparagraph (D)(iii), by striking 
                ``medicare and medicaid'' and inserting ``Medicare and 
                Medicaid''; and
                    (C) in subparagraph (G)--
                            (i) by striking ``workforce investment 
                        systems'' and inserting ``workforce development 
                        systems''; and
                            (ii) by striking ``workforce investment 
                        activities'' and inserting ``workforce 
                        development activities'';
            (2) in paragraph (2)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``workforce 
                investment system'' and inserting ``workforce 
                development system''; and
                    (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``gainful 
                employment'' and inserting ``high quality employment 
                that will increase opportunities for economic self-
                sufficiency''; and
            (3) in paragraph (3)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``gainful 
                employment in integrated settings'' and inserting 
                ``competitive integrated employment''; and
                    (B) in subparagraph (E), by inserting ``should'' 
                before ``facilitate''.
    (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 100(b)(1) (29 U.S.C. 
720(b)(1)) is amended by striking ``fiscal years 1999 through 2003'' 
and inserting ``fiscal years 2014 through 2018''.

SEC. 512. STATE PLANS.

    (a) Plan Requirements.--Section 101(a) (29 U.S.C. 721(a)) is 
amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``to 
                participate'' and all that follows and inserting ``to 
                receive funds under this title for a fiscal year, a 
                State shall submit, and have approved by the Secretary 
                and the Secretary of Education a unified State plan in 
                accordance with section 112, or a combined State plan 
                in accordance with section 113, of the Workforce 
                Investment Act of 2013. The unified or combined State 
                plan shall include, in the portion of the plan 
                described in section 112(b)(2)(D) of such Act (referred 
                to in this subsection as the `vocational rehabilitation 
                services portion'), the provisions of a State plan for 
                vocational rehabilitation services, described in this 
                subsection.'';
                    (B) in subparagraph (B)--
                            (i) by striking ``in the State plan for 
                        vocational rehabilitation services,'' and 
                        inserting ``as part of the vocational 
                        rehabilitation services portion of the unified 
                        or combined State plan submitted in accordance 
                        with subparagraph (A),''; and
                            (ii) by striking ``Rehabilitation Act 
                        Amendments of 1998'' and inserting ``Workforce 
                        Investment Act of 2013''; and
                    (C) in subparagraph (C)--
                            (i) by striking ``The State plan shall 
                        remain in effect subject to the submission of 
                        such modifications'' and inserting ``The 
                        vocational rehabilitation services portion of 
                        the unified or combined State plan submitted in 
                        accordance with subparagraph (A) shall remain 
                        in effect until the State is required to submit 
                        the plan in accordance with subparagraph (A) or 
                        until the submission of such modifications''; 
                        and
                            (ii) by striking ``, until the State 
                        submits and receives approval of a new State 
                        plan'';
            (2) in paragraph (2)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``The State 
                plan'' and inserting ``The State plan for vocational 
                rehabilitation services'';
                    (B) in subparagraph (B)(ii), by striking subclauses 
                (I) through (IV) and inserting the following:
                                    ``(I) is primarily concerned with 
                                vocational rehabilitation, or 
                                vocational and other rehabilitation, of 
                                individuals with disabilities, and is 
                                responsible for administering the 
                                vocational rehabilitation program of 
                                the designated State agency;
                                    ``(II) has a full-time director who 
                                is responsible for the day-to-day 
                                operation of the vocational 
                                rehabilitation program, including--
                                            ``(aa) making all decisions 
                                        affecting eligibility for 
                                        vocational rehabilitation 
                                        services, the nature and scope 
                                        of available services, and the 
                                        provision of the services;
                                            ``(bb) the determination to 
                                        close the record of services of 
                                        an individual who has achieved 
                                        an employment outcome;
                                            ``(cc) policy formulation 
                                        and implementation;
                                            ``(dd) the allocation and 
                                        expenditure of funds for 
                                        vocational rehabilitation 
                                        services;
                                            ``(ee) representation of 
                                        the organizational unit as a 
                                        one-stop partner in the one-
                                        stop delivery system under 
                                        title I of the Workforce 
                                        Investment Act of 2013; and
                                            ``(ff) representation of 
                                        the vocational rehabilitation 
                                        services core program for 
                                        purposes of section 
                                        111(b)(1)(C)(iii)(I) of the 
                                        Workforce Investment Act of 
                                        2013;
                                    ``(III) has a staff employed on the 
                                rehabilitation work of the 
                                organizational unit, all or 
                                substantially all of whom are employed 
                                full-time on the vocational 
                                rehabilitation or vocational and other 
                                rehabilitation work of the 
                                organizational unit;
                                    ``(IV) is located at an 
                                organizational level and has an 
                                organizational status within the 
                                designated State agency comparable to 
                                that of other major organizational 
                                units of the designated State agency 
                                for which the head of the designated 
                                State agency has a direct line of 
                                authority; and
                                    ``(V)(aa) has the sole authority 
                                and responsibility within the State to 
                                ensure that the funds appropriated 
                                under this title are expended only in a 
                                manner that is consistent with the 
                                purposes of this title; and
                                    ``(bb) may not delegate to another 
                                agency, including the designated State 
                                agency, the authority and 
                                responsibility described in item (aa) 
                                or allow an agency described in this 
                                item to perform that authority and 
                                responsibility.''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(D) State agency for reimbursement purposes.--A 
                governing body of an Indian tribe that receives a grant 
                under section 121 shall be considered, for purposes of 
                the cost reimbursement provisions--
                            ``(i) in section 222(d)(1) of the Social 
                        Security Act (42 U.S.C. 422(d)(1)), to be a 
                        State; and
                            ``(ii) in subsections (d) and (e) of 
                        section 1615 of the Social Security Act (42 
                        U.S.C. 1382d), to be a State agency described 
                        in subsection (d) of that section.'';
            (3) in paragraph (5)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``and'' at the 
                end;
                    (B) by redesignating subparagraph (D) as 
                subparagraph (E); and
                    (C) by inserting after subparagraph (C) the 
                following:
                    ``(D) notwithstanding subparagraph (C), permit the 
                State, in its discretion, to elect to serve eligible 
                individuals (whether or not receiving vocational 
                rehabilitation services) who require specific services 
                or equipment to maintain employment; and'';
            (4) in paragraph (6)(B), by striking ``to employ and 
        advance in employment'' and inserting ``to employ and advance 
        in competitive integrated employment'';
            (5) in paragraph (7)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (A)(v)--
                            (i) in subclause (I), after 
                        ``rehabilitation technology'' insert the 
                        following: ``, including training implemented 
                        in coordination with entities carrying out 
                        State programs under section 4 of the Assistive 
                        Technology Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 3003)''; and
                            (ii) in subclause (II), by striking 
                        ``Rehabilitation Act Amendments of 1998'' and 
                        inserting ``Workforce Investment Act of 2013''; 
                        and
                    (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking clause (ii) 
                and inserting the following:
                            ``(ii) the establishment and maintenance of 
                        education and experience requirements, to 
                        ensure that the personnel have a 21st century 
                        understanding of the evolving labor force and 
                        the needs of individuals with disabilities, 
                        including requirements for--
                                    ``(I)(aa) attainment of a 
                                baccalaureate degree in a field of 
                                study reasonably related to vocational 
                                rehabilitation, to indicate a level of 
                                competency and skill demonstrating 
                                basic preparation in a field of study 
                                such as vocational rehabilitation 
                                counseling, social work, psychology, 
                                disability studies, business 
                                administration, human resources, 
                                special education, supported 
                                employment, customized employment, job 
                                placement, economics, or another field 
                                that reasonably prepares individuals to 
                                work with consumers and employers; and
                                    ``(bb) demonstrated paid or unpaid 
                                experience, for not less than 1 year, 
                                consisting of--
                                            ``(AA) direct work with 
                                        individuals with disabilities 
                                        in a setting such as an 
                                        independent living center or 
                                        experience as a member of the 
                                        governing board of an 
                                        independent living center;
                                            ``(BB) advocacy experience 
                                        with a nonprofit disability 
                                        rights or disability membership 
                                        organization, a State Council 
                                        on Developmental Disabilities, 
                                        established under section 125 
                                        of the Developmental 
                                        Disabilities Assistance and 
                                        Bill of Rights Act of 2000 (42 
                                        U.S.C. 15025) or as a member of 
                                        the governing board for such a 
                                        council, or as a parent 
                                        advocate or member of the 
                                        governing board of a parent 
                                        information and training center 
                                        authorized under section 
                                        303(f);
                                            ``(CC) direct service or 
                                        advocacy activities that 
                                        provide such individual with 
                                        experience and skills in 
                                        working with individuals with 
                                        disabilities; or
                                            ``(DD) direct experience as 
                                        an employer, as a small 
                                        business owner or operator, or 
                                        in self-employment, or other 
                                        experience in human resources, 
                                        recruitment, or experience in 
                                        supervising employees, 
                                        training, or other activities 
                                        that provide experience in 
                                        competitive integrated 
                                        employment environments; or
                                    ``(II) attainment of a master's or 
                                doctoral degree in a field of study 
                                such as vocational rehabilitation 
                                counseling, law, social work, 
                                psychology, disability studies, 
                                business administration, human 
                                resources, special education, 
                                management, public administration, or 
                                another field that reasonably provides 
                                competence in the employment sector, in 
                                a disability field, or in both 
                                business-related and rehabilitation-
                                related fields; and'';
            (6) in paragraph (8)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``(5)(D)'' and 
                inserting ``(5)(E)'';
                    (B) in subparagraph (B)--
                            (i) in the matter preceding clause (i)--
                                    (I) by striking ``workforce 
                                investment system'' and inserting 
                                ``workforce development system''; and
                                    (II) by striking ``(5)(D)'' and 
                                inserting ``(5)(E)'';
                            (ii) in clause (iv), by striking ``(5)(D)'' 
                        and inserting ``(5)(E)''; and
                            (iii) by adding at the end the following:
                            ``(v) Provision of accommodations and 
                        auxiliary aids and services.--Information 
                        specifying policies and procedures for 
                        resolving issues of financial responsibility 
                        and reimbursement, as appropriate, for an 
                        accommodation or auxiliary aid or service for 
                        an individual with a disability, in the event 
                        that the designated State unit pays for that 
                        item or that aid or service, in order to avoid 
                        interruption of or delay in--
                                    ``(I) the progress of an individual 
                                in achieving an employment outcome;
                                    ``(II) an immediate job placement; 
                                or
                                    ``(III) the provision of services 
                                to an individual at extreme medical 
                                risk.''; and
                    (C) in subparagraph (C)(i), by striking ``(5)(D)'' 
                and inserting ``(5)(E)'';
            (7) in paragraph (10)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``annual'' and 
                all that follows through ``of 1998'' and inserting 
                ``annual reporting of information, on eligible 
                individuals receiving the services, that is necessary 
                to assess the State's performance on those primary 
                indicators of performance (described in section 
                131(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Workforce Investment Act of 
                2013)'';
                    (B) in subparagraph (C)--
                            (i) in the matter preceding clause (i), by 
                        inserting ``, from each individual State,'' 
                        after ``additional data'';
                            (ii) in clause (i)(II), by striking 
                        ``determined'' and all that follows and 
                        inserting ``determined to be ineligible for 
                        vocational rehabilitation services, and the 
                        reason for such determination of ineligibility 
                        (disaggregated by type of disability, and 
                        age);'';
                            (iii) in clause (ii)--
                                    (I) in subclause (I), by striking 
                                ``(5)(D)'' and inserting ``(5)(E)'';
                                    (II) in subclause (II), by striking 
                                ``and'' at the end; and
                                    (III) by adding at the end the 
                                following:
                                    ``(IV) a comparison, among 
                                individuals who obtained employment, 
                                of--
                                            ``(aa) the number of 
                                        individuals who continued to 
                                        use public benefits; and
                                            ``(bb) the number of 
                                        individuals who no longer used 
                                        public benefits;
                                    ``(V) the total number of 
                                individuals with ongoing open cases 
                                (disaggregated by individuals who are 
                                in training settings, and individuals 
                                who are in postsecondary education), 
                                and the services individuals described 
                                in this subclause are receiving;
                                    ``(VI) the total number of students 
                                with disabilities that are receiving 
                                pre-employment transition services, and 
                                the cost for providing those services 
                                for each full fiscal year after the 
                                date of enactment of the Workforce 
                                Investment Act of 2013;
                                    ``(VII) the total number of youth 
                                with disabilities that are receiving 
                                transition services, and the total cost 
                                for providing those services to such 
                                youth during the last full fiscal year 
                                prior to the date of enactment of the 
                                Workforce Investment Act of 2013 and 
                                during each fiscal year thereafter;
                                    ``(VIII) the number of youth with 
                                disabilities who entered postsecondary 
                                training or programs for 
                                apprenticeships registered under the 
                                Act of August 16, 1937 (commonly known 
                                as the `National Apprenticeship Act'; 
                                50 Stat. 664, chapter 663; 29 U.S.C. 50 
                                et seq.);
                                    ``(IX) the number of youth with 
                                disabilities who entered postsecondary 
                                education;
                                    ``(X) the number of youth with 
                                disabilities who attained academic 
                                levels and job skills needed for 
                                employment;
                                    ``(XI) the number of youth with 
                                disabilities who entered employment;
                                    ``(XII) the number of individuals 
                                referred to one-stop centers, as 
                                defined in section 101 of the Workforce 
                                Investment Act of 2013; and
                                    ``(XIII) the number of individuals 
                                referred from such one-stop centers to 
                                designated State units and the outcomes 
                                of such referrals;'';
                            (iv) in clause (iii), by striking ``and'' 
                        at the end;
                            (v) in clause (iv)--
                                    (I) in subclause (I), by inserting 
                                before the semicolon the following: 
                                ``and, for those who achieved 
                                employment outcomes, the average length 
                                of time to obtain employment''; and
                                    (II) in subclause (II), by striking 
                                the period and inserting ``; and''; and
                            (vi) by adding at the end the following:
                            ``(v)(I) the transition from school to 
                        postsecondary life, including employment, and 
                        achievement of the postsecondary vocational 
                        goals, of students with disabilities served 
                        under the program carried out under this title; 
                        and
                            ``(II) the provision of supported 
                        employment services.'';
                    (C) in subparagraph (D)(i), by striking ``title I 
                of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998'' and inserting 
                ``title II of the Workforce Investment Act of 2013'';
                    (D) in subparagraph (E)(ii), by striking ``of the 
                State'' and all that follows and inserting ``of the 
                State in meeting the standards and indicators 
                established pursuant to section 106.''; and
                    (E) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(G) Rules for reporting of data.--The 
                disaggregation of data under this section shall not be 
                required within a category if the number of 
                participants in a category is insufficient to yield 
                statistically reliable information, or required if the 
                results would reveal personally identifiable 
                information about an individual participant.
                    ``(H) Comprehensive report.--The State plan shall 
                specify that the Commissioner will provide an annual 
                comprehensive report that includes the reports and data 
                required under this section, as well as a summary of 
                the reports and data, for each fiscal year. The 
                Commissioner shall submit the report to the Committee 
                on Education and the Workforce of the House of 
                Representatives, the Committee on Appropriations of the 
                House of Representatives, the Committee on Health, 
                Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate, and the 
                Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, not later 
                than 90 days after the end of the fiscal year 
                involved.'';
            (8) in paragraph (11)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (A)--
                            (i) in the subparagraph header, by striking 
                        ``workforce investment systems'' and inserting 
                        ``workforce development systems'';
                            (ii) in the matter preceding clause (i), by 
                        striking ``workforce investment system'' and 
                        inserting ``workforce development system'';
                            (iii) in clause (i)(II), by inserting 
                        ``(including programmatic accessibility and 
                        physical accessibility)'' after ``program 
                        accessibility'';
                            (iv) in clause (ii), by striking 
                        ``workforce investment system'' and inserting 
                        ``workforce development system''; and
                            (v) in clause (v), by striking ``workforce 
                        investment system'' and inserting ``workforce 
                        development system'';
                    (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``workforce 
                investment system'' and inserting ``workforce 
                development system'';
                    (C) in subparagraph (C)--
                            (i) by inserting ``the State programs 
                        carried out under section 4 of the Assistive 
                        Technology Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 3003),'' 
                        after ``including'';
                            (ii) by inserting ``, noneducational 
                        agencies serving out-of-school youth,'' after 
                        ``Agriculture'';
                            (iii) by striking ``such agencies and 
                        programs'' and inserting ``such Federal, State, 
                        and local agencies and programs''; and
                            (iv) by striking ``workforce investment 
                        system'' and inserting ``workforce development 
                        system'';
                    (D) in subparagraph (D)--
                            (i) in clause (ii), by striking 
                        ``completion'' and inserting 
                        ``implementation'';
                            (ii) by redesignating clauses (iii) and 
                        (iv) as clauses (iv) and (v), respectively; and
                            (iii) by inserting after clause (ii) the 
                        following:
                            ``(iii) identifying options for additional 
                        education and training, in order to facilitate 
                        the provision of transition services for youth 
                        with disabilities and students with 
                        disabilities, such as services provided under 
                        section 114;'';
                    (E) by redesignating subparagraphs (E) and (F) as 
                subparagraphs (F) and (H), respectively;
                    (F) by inserting after subparagraph (D) the 
                following:
                    ``(E) Coordination with employers.--The State plan 
                shall contain plans, policies, and procedures for 
                coordination between the designated State unit and 
                employers that provide for building relationships with 
                employers and identifying community-based competitive 
                integrated employment opportunities and career 
                exploration opportunities, in order to facilitate the 
                provision of transition services for youth with 
                disabilities and students with disabilities, such as 
                services provided under section 114;'';
                    (G) in subparagraph (F), as redesignated by 
                subparagraph (E) of this paragraph--
                            (i) by inserting ``chapter 1 of'' after 
                        ``part C of''; and
                            (ii) by inserting ``, as appropriate'' 
                        before the period;
                    (H) by inserting after subparagraph (F), as 
                redesignated by subparagraph (E) of this paragraph, the 
                following:
                    ``(G) Cooperative agreement regarding individuals 
                eligible for home and community-based waiver 
                programs.--The State plan shall include an assurance 
                that the designated State unit has entered into a 
                formal cooperative agreement with the State agency 
                responsible for administering the State Medicaid plan 
                under title XIX of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
                1396 et seq.) and the State agency with primary 
                responsibility for providing services and supports for 
                individuals with intellectual disabilities and 
                individuals with developmental disabilities, with 
                respect to the delivery of vocational rehabilitation 
                services, including extended services, for individuals 
                with the most significant disabilities who have been 
                determined to be eligible for home and community-based 
                services under a Medicaid waiver, Medicaid State plan 
                amendment, or other authority related to a State 
                Medicaid program.'';
                    (I) in subparagraph (H), as redesignated by 
                subparagraph (E) of this paragraph--
                            (i) in clause (ii)--
                                    (I) by inserting ``on or'' before 
                                ``near''; and
                                    (II) by striking ``and'' at the 
                                end;
                            (ii) by redesignating clause (iii) as 
                        clause (iv); and
                            (iii) by inserting after clause (ii) the 
                        following:
                            ``(iii) strategies for the provision of 
                        transition planning, by personnel of the 
                        designated State unit, the State educational 
                        agency, and the recipient of funds under part 
                        C, that will facilitate the development and 
                        implementation of the individualized education 
                        programs under section 614(d) of the 
                        Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 
                        U.S.C. 1414(d)) and, as appropriate, the 
                        development and completion of the 
                        individualized plans for employment under 
                        section 102, in order to enable students with 
                        disabilities to achieve postschool employment 
                        outcomes; and''; and
                    (J) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(I) Coordination with assistive technology 
                programs.--The State plan shall include an assurance 
                that the designated State unit, and the lead agency and 
                implementing entity (if any) designated by the Governor 
                of the State under section 4 of the Assistive 
                Technology Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 3003), have developed 
                working relationships and will enter into agreements 
                for the coordination of their activities, including the 
                referral of individuals with disabilities to programs 
                and activities described in that section.
                    ``(J) Coordination with ticket to work and self-
                sufficiency program.--The State plan shall include an 
                assurance that the designated State unit will 
                coordinate activities with any other State agency that 
                is functioning as an employment network under the 
                Ticket to Work and Self-Sufficiency Program established 
                under section 1148 of the Social Security Act (42 
                U.S.C. 1320b-19).'';
            (9) in paragraph (14)--
                    (A) in the paragraph header, by striking ``Annual'' 
                and inserting ``Semiannual'';
                    (B) in subparagraph (A)--
                            (i) by striking ``annual'' and inserting 
                        ``semiannual'';
                            (ii) by striking ``(and thereafter'' and 
                        all that follows through ``representative)'' 
                        and inserting ``, and annually thereafter''; 
                        and
                            (iii) by striking ``to competitive'' and 
                        all that follows and inserting the following: 
                        ``to competitive integrated employment or 
                        training for competitive integrated 
                        employment;'';
                    (C) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``and'' at the 
                end;
                    (D) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``the 
                individuals described'' and all that follows and 
                inserting ``individuals in attaining competitive 
                integrated employment; and''; and
                    (E) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(D) an assurance that the State will report the 
                information generated under subparagraphs (A), (B), and 
                (C), for each of the individuals, to the Administrator 
                of the Wage and Hour Division of the Department of 
                Labor for each fiscal year, not later than 60 days 
                after the end of the fiscal year.'';
            (10) in paragraph (15)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (A)--
                            (i) in clause (i)--
                                    (I) in subclause (II), by striking 
                                ``and'' at the end;
                                    (II) in subclause (III)--
                                            (aa) by striking 
                                        ``workforce investment system'' 
                                        and inserting ``workforce 
                                        development system''; and
                                            (bb) by adding ``and'' at 
                                        the end; and
                                    (III) by adding at the end the 
                                following:
                                    ``(IV) youth with disabilities, and 
                                students with disabilities, including 
                                their need for pre-employment 
                                transition services described in 
                                section 114 or other transition 
                                services; and''; and
                            (ii) by striking clauses (ii) and (iii) and 
                        inserting the following:
                            ``(ii) include an assessment of the needs 
                        of individuals with disabilities for transition 
                        services and pre-employment transition services 
                        provided under this Act, and coordinated with 
                        transition services provided under the 
                        Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 
                        U.S.C. 1400 et seq.), and an assessment as to 
                        whether the transition and pre-employment 
                        transition services provided under those Acts 
                        meet the needs of individuals with 
                        disabilities.'';
                    (B) in subparagraph (B)--
                            (i) in clause (ii), by striking ``and'' at 
                        the end;
                            (ii) by redesignating clause (iii) as 
                        clause (iv); and
                            (iii) by inserting after clause (ii) the 
                        following:
                            ``(iii) the number of individuals who are 
                        eligible for services under this title, but are 
                        not receiving such services due to an order of 
                        selection; and''; and
                    (C) in subparagraph (D)--
                            (i) by redesignating clauses (iii) through 
                        (v) as clauses (iv) through (vi);
                            (ii) by inserting after clause (ii) the 
                        following:
                            ``(iii) the methods to be used to improve 
                        and expand vocational rehabilitation services 
                        for students with disabilities, including the 
                        coordination of services designed to facilitate 
                        the transition of such students from the 
                        receipt of educational services in school to 
                        postsecondary life (including the receipt of 
                        vocational rehabilitation services under this 
                        title, postsecondary education, employment, and 
                        pre-employment transition services under 
                        section 114);''; and
                            (iii) in clause (vi), as redesignated by 
                        clause (i) of this subparagraph, by striking 
                        ``workforce investment system'' and inserting 
                        ``workforce development system'';
            (11) in paragraph (20)--
                    (A) in subparagraphs (A) and (B)(i), by striking 
                ``workforce investment system'' and inserting 
                ``workforce development system'';
                    (B) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as 
                subparagraph (C); and
                    (C) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the 
                following:
                    ``(B) Information on assistance for beneficiaries 
                of assistance under title ii or xvi of the social 
                security act.--The State plan shall include an 
                assurance that the designated State unit will make 
                available, to individuals entitled to benefits under 
                title II or XVI of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
                401 et seq., 1381 et seq.) on the basis of a disability 
                or blindness--
                            ``(i) information on the availability of 
                        benefits and medical assistance authorized 
                        under the State Medicaid program under title 
                        XIX of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396 
                        et seq.) or under the Medicare program under 
                        title XVIII of the Social Security Act (42 
                        U.S.C. 1395 et seq.), and medical assistance 
                        authorized under other federally funded 
                        programs;
                            ``(ii) information on the availability of 
                        assistance through benefits planning and 
                        assistance programs authorized under section 
                        1149 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
                        1320b-20) and services provided by the State 
                        protection and advocacy system and authorized 
                        under section 1150 of the Social Security Act 
                        (42 U.S.C. 1320b-21); and
                            ``(iii) in the case of individuals who are 
                        also eligible for a ticket under the Ticket to 
                        Work and Self-Sufficiency Program established 
                        under section 1148 of the Social Security Act 
                        (42 U.S.C. 1320b-19), general information 
                        regarding the options for using the ticket and 
                        information on how to contact a program manager 
                        of the Ticket to Work and Self-Sufficiency 
                        Program to obtain information on approved 
                        employment networks, on providers for the 
                        benefits planning and assistance programs 
                        described in clause (ii) in the State, and on 
                        the services provided by the State protection 
                        and advocacy system and described in clause 
                        (ii).''; and
            (12) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(25) Services for students with disabilities.--The State 
        plan shall provide an assurance that, with respect to students 
        with disabilities, the State--
                    ``(A) has developed and will implement--
                            ``(i) strategies to address the needs 
                        identified in the assessments described in 
                        paragraph (15); and
                            ``(ii) strategies to achieve the goals and 
                        priorities identified by the State, in 
                        accordance with paragraph (15), to improve and 
                        expand vocational rehabilitation services for 
                        students with disabilities on a statewide 
                        basis; and
                    ``(B) has developed and will implement strategies 
                to carry out the provision of pre-employment transition 
                services in accordance with section 114.
            ``(26) Job growth and development.--The State plan shall 
        provide an assurance describing how the State will utilize 
        initiatives involving in-demand industry sectors or occupations 
        under sections 116(c) and 118 of the Workforce Investment Act 
        of 2013 to increase competitive integrated employment 
        opportunities for individuals with disabilities.''.
    (b) Approval.--Section 101(b) (29 U.S.C. 721(b)) is amended to read 
as follows:
    ``(b) Submission; Approval; Modification.--The State plan for 
vocational rehabilitation services shall be subject to--
            ``(1) subsection (c) of section 112 of the Workforce 
        Investment Act of 2013, in a case in which that plan is a 
        portion of the unified State plan described in that section 
        112; and
            ``(2) subsection (b), and paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) of 
        subsection (c), of section 113 of such Act in a case in which 
        that State plan for vocational rehabilitation services is a 
        portion of the combined State plan described in that section 
        113.''.
    (c) Construction.--Section 101 (29 U.S.C. 721) is amended by adding 
at the end the following:
    ``(c) Construction.--Nothing in this part shall be construed to 
reduce the obligation of a local educational agency or any other agency 
to provide or pay for any transition services that are also considered 
special education or related services and that are necessary for 
ensuring a free appropriate public education to children with 
disabilities within the State involved.''.

SEC. 513. ELIGIBILITY AND INDIVIDUALIZED PLAN FOR EMPLOYMENT.

    (a) Eligibility.--Section 102(a) (29 U.S.C. 722(a)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking ``regain employment'' 
        and inserting ``regain employment, including accomplishing 
        career advancement, in employment that is consistent with the 
        individual's strengths, resources, priorities, concerns, 
        abilities, capabilities, and informed choice'';
            (2) in paragraph (2)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (A)--
                            (i) in the subparagraph header, by striking 
                        ``Demonstration'' and inserting ``Applicants''; 
                        and
                            (ii) by striking ``, unless'' and all that 
                        follows and inserting a period; and
                    (B) in subparagraph (B)--
                            (i) in the subparagraph header, by striking 
                        ``Methods'' and inserting ``Responsibilities'';
                            (ii) in the first sentence--
                                    (I) by striking ``In making the 
                                demonstration required under 
                                subparagraph (A),'' and inserting 
                                ``Prior to determining under this 
                                subsection that an applicant described 
                                in subparagraph (A) is unable to 
                                benefit due to the severity of the 
                                individual's disability or that the 
                                individual is ineligible for vocational 
                                rehabilitation services,''; and
                                    (II) by striking ``, except under'' 
                                and all that follows and inserting a 
                                period; and
                            (iii) in the second sentence, by striking 
                        ``individual or to determine'' and all that 
                        follows and inserting ``individual. In 
                        providing the trial experiences, the designated 
                        State unit shall provide the individual with 
                        the opportunity to try different employment 
                        experiences, including supported employment, 
                        and the opportunity to become employed in 
                        competitive integrated employment.'';
            (3) in paragraph (3)(A)(ii), by striking ``outcome from'' 
        and all that follows and inserting ``outcome, including 
        supported employment, from vocational rehabilitation services 
        due to the current (as of the date of the determination) 
        severity of the disability of the individual.''; and
            (4) in paragraph (5)--
                    (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A)--
                            (i) by striking ``If an individual'' and 
                        inserting ``If, after the designated State unit 
                        carries out the activities described in 
                        paragraph (2)(B), a review of existing data, 
                        and, to the extent necessary, the assessment 
                        activities described in section 7(2)(A)(ii), an 
                        individual''; and
                            (ii) by striking ``is determined'' and all 
                        that follows through ``not to be'' and 
                        inserting ``is determined not to be'';
                    (B) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) through (D) 
                as subparagraphs (B) through (E), respectively;
                    (C) by inserting before subparagraph (B) the 
                following:
                    ``(A) the ineligibility determination shall be an 
                individualized one, based on the available data, and 
                shall not be based on assumptions about broad 
                categories of disabilities;''; and
                    (D) in clause (i) of subparagraph (C), as 
                redesignated by subparagraph (B) of this paragraph, by 
                inserting after ``determination'' the following: ``, 
                including clear and convincing evidence that forms the 
                basis for the determination of ineligibility''.
    (b) Development of an Individualized Plan for Employment, and 
Related Information.--Section 102(b) (29 U.S.C. 722(b)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``, to the 
                extent determined to be appropriate by the eligible 
                individual,'';
                    (B) by redesignating subparagraphs (B), (C), and 
                (D) as subparagraphs (C), and (D), and (E), 
                respectively; and
                    (C) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the 
                following:
                    ``(B) information on the availability of assistance 
                from consumer organizations, as defined in section 
                106(a)(4) (including a listing of such organizations) 
                that can assist an individual in the development of an 
                individualized plan for employment, in order to ensure 
                that the plan reflects the informed and effective 
                choices of the individual;'';
            (2) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as paragraphs 
        (3) and (4), respectively;
            (3) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:
            ``(2) Individuals entitled to benefits under the social 
        security act.--For an individual entitled to benefits under 
        title II or XVI of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 401 et 
        seq., 1381 et seq.) on the basis of a disability or blindness, 
        the designated State unit shall provide to the individual--
                    ``(A) general information on the availability of 
                benefits and medical assistance authorized under the 
                State Medicaid program under title XIX of the Social 
                Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq.) or under the 
                Medicare program under title XVIII of the Social 
                Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395 et seq.), and medical 
                assistance authorized under other federally funded 
                programs;
                    ``(B) general information on the availability of 
                assistance through benefits planning and assistance 
                programs authorized under section 1149 of the Social 
                Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1320b-20) and services provided 
                by the State protection and advocacy system and 
                authorized under section 1150 of the Social Security 
                Act (42 U.S.C. 1320b-21); and
                    ``(C) in the case of individuals who are also 
                eligible for a ticket under the Ticket to Work and 
                Self-Sufficiency Program established under section 1148 
                of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1320b-19), 
                general information regarding the options for using the 
                ticket and information on how to contact a program 
                manager of the Ticket to Work and Self-Sufficiency 
                Program to obtain information on approved employment 
                networks, on providers for the benefits planning and 
                assistance programs described in subparagraph (B) in 
                the State, and on the services provided by the State 
                protection and advocacy system and described in 
                subparagraph (B).'';
            (4) in paragraph (3), as redesignated by paragraph (2) of 
        this subsection--
                    (A) in subparagraph (E)--
                            (i) in clause (i), by striking ``and'' at 
                        the end;
                            (ii) in clause (ii), by striking the period 
                        and inserting ``; and''; and
                            (iii) by adding at the end the following:
                            ``(iii) amended, as necessary, to include 
                        the postemployment services and service 
                        providers that are necessary for the individual 
                        to maintain or regain employment, consistent 
                        with the individual's strengths, resources, 
                        priorities, concerns, abilities, capabilities, 
                        interests, and informed choice.''; and
                    (B) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(F) Timeframe for completing the individualized 
                plan for employment.--The individualized plan for 
                employment shall be developed as soon as possible, but 
                not later than a deadline of 90 days after the date of 
                the determination of eligibility described in paragraph 
                (1), unless the designated State unit and the eligible 
                individual agree to an extension of that deadline to a 
                specific date by which the individualized plan for 
                employment shall be completed.
                    ``(G) Failure to develop the individualized plan 
                for employment within the specified timeframe.--In the 
                event the individualized plan for employment is not 
                completed by the deadline or extended deadline, as 
                appropriate, under subparagraph (F), the eligible 
                individual shall have the right to request the 
                procedures described in subsection (c). If the eligible 
                individual requests a hearing, the hearing officer 
                shall have the authority to order the designated State 
                unit to complete the individualized plan for employment 
                within a reasonable period of time.''; and
            (5) in paragraph (4), as redesignated by paragraph (2) of 
        this subsection--
                    (A) in subparagraph (A)--
                            (i) by inserting ``in competitive 
                        integrated employment'' after ``outcome''; and
                            (ii) by striking ``choice of the'' and all 
                        that follows and inserting ``choice of the 
                        eligible individual, consistent with the 
                        general goal of competitive integrated 
                        employment (except that in the case of an 
                        eligible individual who is a student, the 
                        description may be a description of the 
                        student's projected postschool employment 
                        outcome);'';
                    (B) in subparagraph (B)(i)--
                            (i) by redesignating subclause (II) as 
                        subclause (III); and
                            (ii) by striking subclause (I) and 
                        inserting the following:
                            ``(I) needed to achieve the employment 
                        outcome, including, as appropriate--
                                    ``(aa) the provision of assistive 
                                technology devices and assistive 
                                technology services (including 
                                referrals described in section 
                                103(a)(3) to the device reutilization 
                                programs and demonstrations described 
                                in subparagraphs (B) and (D) of section 
                                4(e)(2) of the Assistive Technology Act 
                                of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 3003(e)(2)) through 
                                agreements developed under section 
                                101(a)(11)(H);
                                    ``(bb) mentoring services; and
                                    ``(cc) personal assistance services 
                                (including training in the management 
                                of such services);
                            ``(II) in the case of a plan for an 
                        eligible individual that is a student, the 
                        specific transition services and supports 
                        (including work experience, mentoring 
                        activities, and supported employment) needed to 
                        achieve the student's employment outcome or 
                        projected postschool employment outcome; and'';
                    (C) in subparagraph (F), by striking ``and'' at the 
                end;
                    (D) in subparagraph (G), by striking the period and 
                inserting ``; and''; and
                    (E) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(H) for an individual who also is receiving 
                assistance from an employment network under the Ticket 
                to Work and Self-Sufficiency Program established under 
                section 1148 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
                1320b-19), a list of the services that are listed in 
                the individual work plan that the individual developed 
                with the employment network under subsection (g) of 
                that section, and a description of how responsibility 
                for service delivery will be divided between the 
                employment network and the designated State unit.''.
    (c) Procedures.--Section 102(c) (29 U.S.C. 722(c)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1), by adding at the end the following: 
        ``The procedures shall allow an applicant or an eligible 
        individual or, as appropriate, the applicant's representative 
        or individual's representative, the opportunity to request 
        mediation, an impartial due process hearing, or both 
        procedures.'';
            (2) in paragraph (2)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (A)--
                            (i) in clause (ii), by striking ``and'' at 
                        the end;
                            (ii) in clause (iii), by striking the 
                        period and inserting ``; and''; and
                            (iii) by adding at the end the following:
                            ``(iv) any applicable State limit on the 
                        time by which a request for mediation under 
                        paragraph (4) or a hearing under paragraph (5) 
                        shall be made, and any required procedure by 
                        which the request shall be made.''; and
                    (B) in subparagraph (B)(iii), by inserting ``the 
                denial,'' before ``reduction,''; and
            (3) in paragraph (5)--
                    (A) by striking subparagraph (A) and inserting the 
                following:
                    ``(A) Officer.--A due process hearing described in 
                paragraph (2) shall be conducted by an impartial 
                hearing officer who, on reviewing the evidence 
                presented, shall issue a written decision based on the 
                provisions of the approved State plan, requirements 
                specified in this Act (including regulations 
                implementing this Act), and State regulations and 
                policies that are consistent with the Federal 
                requirements specified in this title. The officer shall 
                provide the written decision to the applicant or 
                eligible individual, or, as appropriate, the 
                applicant's representative or individual's 
                representative, and to the designated State unit. The 
                impartial hearing officer shall have the authority to 
                render a decision and require actions, consistent with 
                the requirements specified in this title (including 
                regulations implementing this title), regarding all 
                aspects of the applicant's or eligible individual's 
                vocational rehabilitation services under this title.''; 
                and
                    (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``in laws 
                (including regulations)'' and inserting ``about Federal 
                and State laws (including regulations) and the approved 
                State plan''.

SEC. 514. VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION SERVICES.

    Section 103 (29 U.S.C. 723) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) in paragraph (13), by striking ``workforce 
                investment system'' and inserting ``workforce 
                development system'';
                    (B) by striking paragraph (15) and inserting the 
                following:
            ``(15) transition services for students with disabilities, 
        that facilitate the transition from school to postsecondary 
        life, such as achievement of an employment outcome in 
        competitive integrated employment, or pre-employment transition 
        services described in section 114;'';
                    (C) by redesignating paragraphs (17) and (18) as 
                paragraphs (18) and (19), respectively;
                    (D) by inserting after paragraph (16) the 
                following:
            ``(17) customized employment;'';
                    (E) in paragraph (18), as redesignated by 
                subparagraph (C) of this paragraph, by striking the 
                ``and'' at the end;
                    (F) in paragraph (19), as redesignated by 
                subparagraph (C) of this paragraph, by striking the 
                period and inserting ``; and''; and
                    (G) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(20) mentoring services.''; and
            (2) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking the second 
                sentence and inserting ``Such programs shall be used to 
                provide services described in this section that promote 
                integration into the community and that result in 
                competitive integrated employment, including supported 
                employment and customized employment, for applicants or 
                eligible individuals with disabilities.'';
                    (B) by striking paragraph (2)(B) and inserting the 
                following:
                    ``(B) The establishment, development, or 
                improvement of a facility for a community 
                rehabilitation program, or the construction of such a 
                facility, which shall be limited to that necessary for 
                the expansion or improvement of services described in 
                this section for applicants or eligible individuals 
                with disabilities.'';
                    (C) by striking paragraph (5) and inserting the 
                following:
            ``(5) Technical assistance to businesses that are seeking 
        to employ individuals with disabilities.''; and
                    (D) by striking paragraph (6) and inserting the 
                following:
            ``(6) Consultation and technical assistance services to 
        assist State educational agencies and local educational 
        agencies in planning for the transition of students with 
        disabilities from school to postsecondary life, including 
        employment.''.

SEC. 515. STATE REHABILITATION COUNCIL.

    Section 105 (29 U.S.C. 725) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (b)(1)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (A)--
                            (i) by striking clause (ix) and inserting 
                        the following:
                            ``(ix) in a State in which one or more 
                        projects are funded under section 121 and in 
                        which such services are provided through those 
                        projects, at least one representative of the 
                        directors of the projects located in such 
                        State;'';
                            (ii) in clause (x), by striking ``and'' at 
                        the end;
                            (iii) in clause (xi)--
                                    (I) by striking ``State workforce 
                                investment board'' and inserting 
                                ``State workforce development board''; 
                                and
                                    (II) by striking the period and 
                                inserting ``; and''; and
                            (iv) by adding at the end the following:
                            ``(xii) the director of the State's 
                        comprehensive statewide program of technology-
                        related assistance funded under section 4 of 
                        the Assistive Technology Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 
                        3003).''; and
                    (B) in subparagraph (B)--
                            (i) in clause (xi), by striking ``and'' at 
                        the end;
                            (ii) in clause (xii), by striking the 
                        period and inserting ``; and''; and
                            (iii) by adding at the end the following:
                            ``(xiii) the director of the State's 
                        comprehensive statewide program of technology-
                        related assistance funded under section 4 of 
                        the Assistive Technology Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 
                        3003).''; and
            (2) in subsection (c)--
                    (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 
                striking ``State workforce investment board'' and 
                inserting ``State workforce development board''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (6), by striking ``Service Act'' 
                and all that follows and inserting ``Service Act (42 
                U.S.C. 300x-3(a)) and the State workforce development 
                board, and with the activities of entities carrying out 
                programs under the Assistive Technology Act of 1998 (29 
                U.S.C. 3001 et seq.);''.

SEC. 516. EVALUATION STANDARDS AND PERFORMANCE INDICATORS.

    Section 106 (29 U.S.C. 726) is amended by striking subsection (a) 
and inserting the following:
    ``(a) In General.--
            ``(1) Standards and indicators.--The evaluation standards 
        and performance indicators for the vocational rehabilitation 
        program carried out under this title shall be subject to the 
        performance accountability provisions described in section 
        131(b) of the Workforce Investment Act of 2013.
            ``(2) Additional performance accountability indicators.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (B), the 
                Commissioner may establish additional performance 
                accountability indicators, which may include outcome 
                and related measures of program performance.
                    ``(B) Comment.--Such additional performance 
                accountability indicators shall be developed with input 
                from State vocational rehabilitation agencies, related 
                professional and consumer organizations, recipients of 
                vocational rehabilitation services, and other 
                interested parties. The Commissioner shall publish in 
                the Federal Register a notice of intent to regulate 
                regarding the development of proposed additional 
                performance accountability indicators. Proposed 
                additional performance accountability indicators shall 
                be published in the Federal Register for review and 
                comment. Final additional performance accountability 
                indicators shall be published in the Federal Register.
            ``(3) Reports.--Each State that receives funds under this 
        title shall submit a report to the Commissioner containing 
        information on any additional performance accountability 
        indicators established under paragraph (2).
            ``(4) Consumer organization.--In this subsection, the term 
        `consumer organization' means a membership organization, or 
        disability advocacy group, for which a majority of the members 
        of the board of directors of the organization or group are 
        individuals with disabilities or family members of individuals 
        with disabilities.''.

SEC. 517. MONITORING AND REVIEW.

    (a) In General.--Section 107(a) (29 U.S.C. 727(a)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (3)(E), by inserting before the period the 
        following: ``, including personnel of a client assistance 
        program under section 112, and past or current recipients of 
        vocational rehabilitation services''; and
            (2) in paragraph (4)--
                    (A) by striking subparagraphs (A) and (B) and 
                inserting the following:
                    ``(A) the eligibility process, including the 
                process related to the determination of ineligibility 
                under section 102(a)(5);
                    ``(B) the provision of services, including 
                supported employment services, and pre-employment 
                transition services for students with disabilities and, 
                if applicable, the order of selection;'';
                    (B) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``and'' at the 
                end;
                    (C) by redesignating subparagraph (D) as 
                subparagraph (E); and
                    (D) by inserting after subparagraph (C) the 
                following:
                    ``(D) data on individuals determined to be 
                ineligible for services due to severity of their 
                disability, to determine if systematic changes could 
                result in increased capacity to meet the needs of such 
                individuals; and''.
    (b) Review.--Section 107(d) (29 U.S.C. 727(d)) is amended, in 
paragraphs (1) and (2), by striking ``a final determination of the 
Commissioner under section 101(b) or subsection (c)'' and inserting ``a 
final determination on a State plan for vocational rehabilitation 
services under the procedures referenced in section 101(b), or a final 
determination by the Commissioner under subsection (c)''.

SEC. 518. TRAINING AND SERVICES FOR EMPLOYERS.

    Section 109 (29 U.S.C. 728a) is amended to read as follows:

``SEC. 109. TRAINING AND SERVICES FOR EMPLOYERS.

    ``A State may expend payments received under section 111 to educate 
and provide services to employers who have hired or are interested in 
hiring individuals with disabilities under programs carried out under 
this title, including--
            ``(1) providing training and technical assistance to 
        employers regarding the employment of individuals with 
        disabilities, including disability awareness, and the 
        requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 
        U.S.C. 12101 et seq.) and other employment-related laws;
            ``(2) working with employers to--
                    ``(A) provide opportunities for work-based learning 
                experience (including internships, short-term 
                employment, apprenticeships, and fellowships), such as 
                opportunities in conjunction with pre-employment 
                transition services;
                    ``(B) recruit qualified applicants with 
                disabilities;
                    ``(C) train employees with disabilities; and
                    ``(D) promote retention of employees who are at 
                risk of losing a job due to disability-related 
                barriers;
            ``(3) providing consultations, technical assistance, and 
        support to employers on workplace accommodations, assistive 
        technology, and facilities and workplace access;
            ``(4) assisting employers with utilizing available 
        financial support, including tax credits and deductions 
        available for hiring or accommodating individuals with 
        disabilities; and
            ``(5) supporting the development of working relationships 
        between State vocational rehabilitation agencies, their 
        community partners, and employers on multi-State and national 
        levels, including--
                    ``(A) encouraging employers to recruit qualified 
                individuals with disabilities for available employment 
                opportunities;
                    ``(B) facilitating such recruitment by 
                disseminating information about specific available 
                employment opportunities to qualified individuals who 
                are recipients of vocational rehabilitation services 
                under this subtitle, or who are applicants for such 
                services;
                    ``(C) matching qualified individuals who are 
                recipients of vocational rehabilitation services under 
                this subtitle, or who are applicants for such services, 
                with employers that have available employment 
                opportunities on the local, regional, or national 
                level; and
                    ``(D) providing support services, as appropriate, 
                to employers to facilitate the hiring of qualified 
                individuals who are recipients of vocational 
                rehabilitation services under this subtitle, or who are 
                applicants for such services.''.

SEC. 519. STATE ALLOTMENTS.

    (a) In General.--Section 110 (29 U.S.C. 730) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ``Subject to the 
        provisions of subsection (c)'' and inserting ``Subject to the 
        provisions of subsections (c), (d), and (e),''; and
            (2) by striking subsections (b) and (c) and inserting the 
        following:
    ``(b)(1) Not later than 45 days prior to the end of the fiscal 
year, the Commissioner shall determine, after reasonable opportunity 
for the submission to the Commissioner of comments by the State agency 
administering or supervising the program established under this title, 
whether any amount from the payment of an allotment to a State under 
section 111(a) for any fiscal year will not be utilized by such State 
in carrying out the purposes of this title.
    ``(2)(A) As soon as practicable but not later than the end of the 
fiscal year, the Commissioner shall reallot the amount available under 
paragraph (1) to other States, consistent with subparagraphs (B) and 
(C), for carrying out the purposes of this title to the extent the 
Commissioner determines such an other State will be able to use an 
additional amount, during that fiscal year or the subsequent fiscal 
year for carrying out such purposes.
    ``(B)(i) The Commissioner shall reallot a portion of the amount 
available under paragraph (1) for a fiscal year to each State whose 
allotment under subsection (a) for such fiscal year is less than such 
State's allotment under subsection (a) for the immediately preceding 
fiscal year, adjusted by the percentage change in the funds available 
for subsection (a) from the immediately preceding fiscal year.
    ``(ii)(I) Subject to subclause (II), a State that is eligible to 
receive a reallotment under clause (i) shall receive a portion for a 
fiscal year from the amount available for reallotment under paragraph 
(1) that is equal to the difference between--
            ``(aa) the amount such State was allotted under subsection 
        (a) for such fiscal year; and
            ``(bb) the amount such State was allotted under subsection 
        (a) for the immediately preceding fiscal year, adjusted by the 
        percentage change in the funds available for subsection (a) 
        from the immediately preceding fiscal year.
    ``(II) If the amount available for reallotment under paragraph (1) 
is insufficient to provide each State eligible to receive a reallotment 
under clause (i) with the portion described in subclause (I), the 
amount reallotted to each eligible State shall be determined by the 
Commissioner.
    ``(C) If there are funds remaining after each State eligible to 
receive a reallotment under subparagraph (B)(i) receives the portion 
described in subparagraph (B)(ii), the Commissioner shall reallot the 
remaining funds among the States requesting a reallotment.
    ``(3) The Commissioner shall reallot an amount to a State under 
this subsection only if the State will be able to make sufficient 
payments from non-Federal sources to pay for the non-Federal share of 
the cost of vocational rehabilitation services under the State plan for 
the fiscal year for which the amount was appropriated.
    ``(4) For the purposes of this part, any portion made available to 
a State for any fiscal year pursuant to this subsection shall be 
regarded as an increase of such State's allotment (as determined under 
the preceding provisions of this section) for such year.
    ``(c)(1) For fiscal year 2014 and each fiscal year thereafter, the 
Commissioner shall reserve, from the funds appropriated under section 
100(b)(1) for the fiscal year involved, an amount that is not less than 
1.23 percent and not more than 1.5 percent of those funds in order to 
carry out section 121, except that the minimum percentage that may be 
so reserved shall increase by 0.01 percentage points for each 
succeeding fiscal year after fiscal year 2014.
    ``(2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), there shall be no increase in 
the minimum percentage of funds reserved under paragraph (1) unless 
there is an equivalent increase in the funds appropriated under section 
100(b)(1).''.
    (b) Reservation for Pre-Employment Transition Services.--Section 
110 (29 U.S.C. 730) is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(d)(1) From any State allotment under subsection (a) for a fiscal 
year, the State shall reserve not less than 15 percent of the allotted 
funds for the provision of transition services to assist students with 
disabilities and youth with disabilities in transitioning from 
education or training to employment, which includes pre-employment 
transition services under section 114.
    ``(2) From the funds reserved under paragraph (1), the designated 
State unit shall not expend more than 5 percent of the funds to pay for 
the administrative costs of providing the transition services.
    ``(e)(1) For fiscal year 2014 and each fiscal year thereafter, the 
Commissioner shall reserve, from the funds appropriated under section 
100(b) for each fiscal year, an amount that is equal to 0.25 percent of 
those funds to support the transition of students with disabilities and 
youth with disabilities from education, or training, to competitive 
integrated employment.
    ``(2) Such reserved funds may be used for--
            ``(A) the development of innovative policies, practices, 
        and programs;
            ``(B) the provision of technical assistance to designated 
        State units, employers, and individuals with disabilities;
            ``(C) the development of regional partnerships and 
        technical assistance centers;
            ``(D) the provision of support and technical assistance for 
        the provision of services and coordination of activities under 
        section 114; and
            ``(E) the dissemination of best practices regarding the 
        transition of students with disabilities and youth with 
        disabilities from education, or training, to competitive 
        integrated employment.''.

SEC. 520. PAYMENTS TO STATES.

    Section 111(a)(2) (29 U.S.C. 731(a)(2)) is amended by striking 
subparagraph (B) and inserting the following:
    ``(B) The amount otherwise payable to a State for a fiscal year 
under this section shall be reduced by the amount by which expenditures 
from non-Federal sources under the State plan under this title for any 
previous fiscal year are less than the total of such expenditures for 
the second fiscal year preceding that previous fiscal year.''.

SEC. 521. CLIENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.

    Section 112 (29 U.S.C. 732) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) in the first sentence--
                            (i) by striking ``grants to States'' and 
                        inserting ``grants to agencies designated under 
                        subsection (c) (referred to individually in 
                        this section as a `designated CAP agency')'';
                            (ii) by inserting ``including under 
                        sections 114 and 511,'' after ``all available 
                        benefits under this Act,''; and
                            (iii) by inserting ``and eligibility'' 
                        after ``to ensure the protection of the 
                        rights''; and
                    (B) in the second sentence, by striking 
                ``disabilities in the State'' and inserting 
                ``disabilities in the State in which the program is 
                located'';
            (2) in subsection (b), by striking the matter preceding 
        paragraph (1) and inserting ``Neither an agency within the 
        State, nor the State, may receive payments from an allotment 
        under subsection (e) in any fiscal year unless the State has 
        designated under subsection (c) an agency that--'';
            (3) in subsection (c)--
                    (A) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``(as defined in 
                section 106(a)(4))'' after ``consumer organizations''; 
                and
                    (B) in paragraph (3), by striking ``agency 
                designated under this subsection'' and inserting 
                ``designated CAP agency'';
            (4) in subsection (d), by striking ``agency designated 
        under subsection (c) of this section'' and inserting 
        ``designated CAP agency'';
            (5) in subsection (e)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1)--
                            (i) by striking subparagraph (A) and 
                        inserting the following:
    ``(A) After reserving funds under subparagraphs (E) and (F), the 
Secretary shall allot the remainder of the sums appropriated for each 
fiscal year under this section among the designated CAP agencies within 
the States on the basis of relative population of each State, except 
that no such agency shall receive less than $50,000.'';
                            (ii) in subparagraph (B), by inserting 
                        ``the designated CAP agencies located in'' 
                        before ``American Samoa''; and
                            (iii) by striking subparagraph (D) and 
                        inserting the following:
    ``(D)(i) For any fiscal year for which the funds appropriated for 
such fiscal year under subsection (h) exceed $7,500,000, the minimum 
allotment under this subsection shall be $100,000 for the designated 
CAP agencies located in States and $45,000 for the designated CAP 
agencies located in territories.
    ``(ii) For any fiscal year for which the total amount appropriated 
under subsection (h) exceeds the total amount appropriated under such 
subsection (or the corresponding provision) for the preceding fiscal 
year, the Secretary shall increase each of the minimum allotments under 
clause (i) by a percentage that shall not exceed the percentage 
increase, calculated by dividing such total amount for the fiscal year 
involved by such total amount for the preceding fiscal year.
    ``(E)(i) For any fiscal year for which the amount appropriated 
under subsection (h) equals or exceeds $13,000,000, and for each 
subsequent fiscal year, the Secretary shall reserve funds appropriated 
under subsection (h) to make a grant to the protection and advocacy 
system serving the American Indian Consortium, to provide designated 
CAP agency services in accordance with the requirements of this 
section. The amount of such a grant shall be the same amount as is 
provided to a territory under subparagraph (B), as increased under 
clauses (i) and, if applicable, (ii) of subparagraph (D).
    ``(ii) In this subparagraph:
            ``(I) The term `American Indian Consortium' has the meaning 
        given the term in section 102 of the Developmental Disabilities 
        Assistance and Bill of Rights Act of 2000 (42 U.S.C. 15002).
            ``(II) The term `protection and advocacy system' means a 
        protection and advocacy system established under subtitle C of 
        title I of the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill 
        of Rights Act of 2000 (42 U.S.C. 15041 et seq.).
    ``(F) For any fiscal year for which the amount appropriated under 
subsection (h) equals or exceeds $14,000,000, the Secretary shall 
reserve not less than 1.8 percent and not more than 2.2 percent of such 
amount to provide a grant for training and technical assistance for the 
programs established under this section. Such training and technical 
assistance shall be coordinated with activities provided under section 
509(c)(1)(A).'';
                    (B) in paragraph (2)--
                            (i) except as provided in clause (ii), by 
                        striking ``State'' each place it appears and 
                        inserting ``designated CAP agency''; and
                            (ii) by striking ``States'' each place it 
                        appears and inserting ``designated CAP 
                        agencies''; and
                    (C) in paragraph (3), by striking ``agency 
                designated'' and all that follows and inserting 
                ``designated CAP agency the amount specified in the 
                application approved under subsection (f).'';
            (6) in subsection (f), by striking ``State'' and inserting 
        ``designated CAP agency'';
            (7) in paragraph (1) of subsection (g), by striking ``such 
        programs'' and inserting ``the designated CAP agency of a 
        State''; and
            (8) in subsection (h), by striking ``1999 through 2003'' 
        and inserting ``2014 through 2018''.

SEC. 522. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR QUALITY SERVICES.

    Part B of title I (29 U.S.C. 730 et seq.), is amended by adding at 
the end the following:

``SEC. 113. ADDITIONAL TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.

    ``The Commissioner shall provide technical assistance for programs 
provided under this title regarding improving the quality of vocational 
rehabilitation services provided through the programs, including--
            ``(1) consulting with the Department of Education, the 
        Small Business Administration, other appropriate Federal 
        agencies, State and local workforce development boards, and 
        businesses or business-led intermediaries;
            ``(2) based on information obtained through the 
        consultations, providing--
                    ``(A) technical assistance that improves that 
                quality by enabling designated State units to develop 
                successful partnerships with local and multi-State 
                businesses in an effort to employ individuals with 
                disabilities; and
                    ``(B) technical assistance on developing self-
                employment opportunities and improving employment 
                outcomes for individuals with disabilities; and
            ``(3) providing technical assistance to improve the quality 
        of vocational rehabilitation services programs carried out 
        under section 121.''.

SEC. 523. PRE-EMPLOYMENT TRANSITION SERVICES.

    Part B of title I (29 U.S.C. 730 et seq.), as amended by section 
522, is further amended by adding at the end the following:

``SEC. 114. PROVISION OF PRE-EMPLOYMENT TRANSITION SERVICES.

    ``(a) In General.--From the funds reserved under section 110(d), 
and funds made available through other funding sources, each State 
shall ensure that the designated State unit, in collaboration with the 
local educational agencies involved and other appropriate entities, 
shall provide, or arrange for the provision of, pre-employment 
transition services.
    ``(b) Local Pre-Employment Transition Coordinator.--
            ``(1) Coordinator.--Each local office of a designated State 
        unit shall designate staff to carry out the responsibilities of 
        Local Pre-Employment Transition Coordinators for the local 
        office, as well as appropriate staff to support the 
        Coordinators in carrying out the responsibilities described in 
        paragraph (2).
            ``(2) Responsibilities.--It shall be the responsibility of 
        a Local Pre-Employment Transition Coordinator to--
                    ``(A) attend individualized education program 
                meetings for students with disabilities, when invited;
                    ``(B) work with the local workforce development 
                boards, one-stop centers, and employers to develop job 
                opportunities for students with disabilities, including 
                internships, summer employment opportunities and other 
                employment opportunities available throughout the 
                school year, and apprenticeships; and
                    ``(C) work with schools, including those carrying 
                out activities under section 614(d)(1)(A)(i)(VIII) of 
                the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 
                U.S.C. 1414(d)(1)(A)(i)(VIII)), to coordinate and 
                ensure the provision of pre-employment transition 
                services for students with disabilities, including 
                services described in clauses (i) through (v) of 
                section 7(30)(B).
    ``(c) National Pre-Employment Transition Coordination.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary of Education and the 
        Secretary of Labor shall each designate a lead staff person to 
        fulfill the responsibilities of a National Pre-Employment 
        Transition Coordinator for Students with Disabilities. The 
        National Pre-Employment Transition Coordinators shall work 
        cooperatively, and with other Federal agencies including the 
        Corporation for National and Community Service, to develop and 
        coordinate--
                    ``(A) agency policies related to pre-employment 
                transition services; and
                    ``(B) resources to increase job opportunities for 
                students with disabilities, including internships, 
                summer employment opportunities and other employment 
                opportunities available throughout the school year, and 
                apprenticeships.
            ``(2) Construction.--Nothing in this subsection shall be 
        construed to prohibit either Secretary from assigning 
        additional responsibilities, other than the responsibilities 
        described in this subsection, to a staff person designated 
        under this subsection.''.

SEC. 524. AMERICAN INDIAN VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION SERVICES.

    Section 121 (29 U.S.C. 741) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), in the first sentence, by inserting 
        before the period the following: ``(referred to in this section 
        as `eligible individuals'), consistent with such eligible 
        individuals' strengths, resources, priorities, concerns, 
        abilities, capabilities, interests, and informed choice, so 
        that such individuals may prepare for, and engage in, high 
        quality employment that will increase opportunities for 
        economic self-sufficiency'';
            (2) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1)--
                            (i) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
                        ``and'' at the end;
                            (ii) in subparagraph (C), by striking the 
                        period and inserting ``; and''; and
                            (iii) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(D) contains assurances that--
                            ``(i) all decisions affecting eligibility 
                        for vocational rehabilitation services, the 
                        nature and scope of available vocational 
                        rehabilitation services, and the provision of 
                        such services, will be made by a representative 
                        of the tribal vocational rehabilitation program 
                        funded through the grant; and
                            ``(ii) such decisions will not be delegated 
                        to another agency or individual.''; and
                    (B) by striking paragraphs (3) and (4) and 
                inserting the following:
    ``(3) If an application is approved under this part for a grant, 
the resulting grant shall be for 5 years, if the grant recipient 
complies with the program requirements for the program carried out 
under this part (including the regulations promulgated for the 
program). The grant shall be renewed for additional 5-year periods if 
the Commissioner determines that the grant recipient demonstrated 
acceptable past performance and the grant recipient submits, and 
obtains approval by the Commissioner, for a plan, including a proposed 
budget, that identifies future performance criteria, goals, and 
objectives. The State shall continue to provide vocational 
rehabilitation services under the State plan to American Indians 
residing on or near a reservation whenever such State includes any such 
American Indians in its State population under section 110(a)(1).
    ``(4) In allocating funds for grants under this part, the Secretary 
shall give priority to paying the continuation costs of projects in 
existence on the date of the allocation and may provide for increases 
in funding for such projects that the Secretary determines to be 
necessary.'';
            (3) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d); and
            (4) by inserting after subsection (b) the following:
    ``(c)(1) From the funds appropriated and made available to carry 
out this part for any fiscal year, beginning with fiscal year 2014, the 
Commissioner shall first reserve not less than 1.8 percent and not more 
than 2 percent of the funds to provide training and technical 
assistance to governing bodies described in subsection (a) for such 
fiscal year.
    ``(2) From the funds reserved under paragraph (1), the Commissioner 
shall make grants to, and enter into contracts and other arrangements 
with, entities that have experience in the operation of vocational 
rehabilitation services programs under this section to provide such 
training and technical assistance with respect to developing, 
conducting, administering, and evaluating such programs.
    ``(3) The Commissioner shall conduct a survey of the governing 
bodies regarding training and technical assistance needs in order to 
determine funding priorities for such grants, contracts, or other 
arrangements.
    ``(4) To be eligible to receive a grant or enter into a contract or 
other arrangement under this section, such an entity shall submit an 
application to the Commissioner at such time, in such manner, and 
containing a proposal to provide such training and technical 
assistance, and containing such additional information as the 
Commissioner may require. The Commissioner shall provide for peer 
review of grant applications by panels that include persons who are not 
government employees and who have experience in the operation of 
vocational rehabilitation services programs under this section.''.

SEC. 525. VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION SERVICES CLIENT INFORMATION.

    Section 131 (29 U.S.C. 751) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1)--
                            (i) in the matter preceding subparagraph 
                        (A), by striking ``Education'' and inserting 
                        ``Labor''; and
                            (ii) in subparagraph (B)(i), by striking 
                        ``Rehabilitation Services Administration'' and 
                        inserting ``Disability Employment Services and 
                        Supports Administration''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``title I of the 
                Workforce Investment Act of 1998'' and inserting 
                ``title II of the Workforce Investment Act of 2013''; 
                and
            (2) in subsection (b), by striking ``Rehabilitation 
        Services Administration'' and inserting ``Disability Employment 
        Services and Supports Administration''.

SEC. 526. GAO STUDY ON INTERACTION WITH THE TICKET TO WORK AND SELF-
              SUFFICIENCY PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--The Comptroller General of the United States shall 
conduct a study on the interaction of programs carried out under title 
I of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 720 et seq.) with the 
Ticket to Work and Self-Sufficiency Program established under section 
1148 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1320b-19), including the 
impact of the interaction on beneficiaries, community rehabilitation 
programs (as defined in section 7 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 
U.S.C. 705)), and designated State agencies (as so defined).
    (b) Conduct of Study.--In conducting the study under paragraph (1), 
the Comptroller General of the United States shall consult with all 
types of participants in the Ticket to Work and Self-Sufficiency 
Program, including the Social Security Administration, the Disability 
Employment Services and Supports Administration, ticketholders, such 
designated State agencies, entities carrying out such community 
rehabilitation programs (including employment networks), protection and 
advocacy systems, relevant contractors, and organizations representing 
the interests of ticketholders.
    (c) Report to Congress.--Not later than 18 months after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States 
shall submit a report, based on the findings of the study conducted 
pursuant to this section, to the Committee on Education and the 
Workforce of the House of Representatives, the Committee on Ways and 
Means of the House of Representatives, the Committee on Health, 
Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate, and the Committee on 
Finance of the Senate.

                   Subtitle C--Research and Training

SEC. 531. PURPOSE.

    Section 200 (29 U.S.C. 760) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``technical 
        assistance,'' after ``training,'';
            (2) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``technical 
        assistance,'' after ``training,'';
            (3) in paragraph (3)--
                    (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A)--
                            (i) by inserting ``, use, and adoption'' 
                        after ``transfer''; and
                            (ii) by inserting ``in a timely and 
                        efficient manner,'' after ``disabilities''; and
                    (B) in subparagraph (D), by inserting ``and 
                dissemination of research findings to individuals with 
                disabilities and other interested entities'' after 
                ``technology'';
            (4) in paragraph (5), by striking ``and'' after the 
        semicolon;
            (5) in paragraph (6), by striking the period and inserting 
        ``; and''; and
            (6) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(7) identify effective strategies for supporting the 
        employment of individuals with disabilities in competitive 
        integrated employment.''.

SEC. 532. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    Section 201(a) (29 U.S.C. 761(a)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1)--
                    (A) by striking ``1999 through 2003'' and inserting 
                ``2014 through 2018'';
                    (B) by striking ``National Institute on Disability 
                and Rehabilitation Research'' and inserting ``National 
                Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and 
                Rehabilitation Research''; and
                    (C) by striking ``Rehabilitation Research Advisory 
                Council'' and inserting ``Disability, Independent 
                Living, and Rehabilitation Research Advisory Council''; 
                and
            (2) in paragraph (2), by striking ``1999 through 2003'' and 
        inserting ``2014 through 2018''.

SEC. 533. NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DISABILITY, INDEPENDENT LIVING, AND 
              REHABILITATION RESEARCH.

    Section 202 (29 U.S.C. 762) is amended--
            (1) in the section heading, by inserting ``, independent 
        living,'' after ``disability'';
            (2) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1)--
                            (i) in the matter preceding subparagraph 
                        (A), by striking ``Department of Education'' 
                        and all that follows through ``which'' and 
                        inserting ``Administration for Community Living 
                        of the Department of Health and Human Services 
                        a National Institute on Disability, Independent 
                        Living, and Rehabilitation Research (referred 
                        to in this title as the `Institute'), which''; 
                        and
                            (ii) in subparagraph (A)--
                                    (I) in clause (i), by inserting ``, 
                                as appropriate'' after ``research'';
                                    (II) in clause (ii), by striking 
                                ``and training; and'' and inserting ``, 
                                training, and technical assistance;'';
                                    (III) by redesignating clause (iii) 
                                as clause (iv); and
                                    (IV) by inserting after clause (ii) 
                                the following:
                            ``(iii) outreach and information that 
                        clarifies research implications for policy and 
                        practice; and''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``directly'' and 
                all that follows through the period and inserting 
                ``directly responsible to the Administrator for the 
                Administration for Community Living of the Department 
                of Health and Human Services.'';
            (3) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) in paragraph (2), by striking subparagraphs (A) 
                through (D) and inserting the following:
                    ``(A) individuals with disabilities and the 
                individuals' representatives;
                    ``(B) other Federal, State, tribal, and local 
                public agencies;
                    ``(C) private organizations engaged in research 
                relating to independent living, rehabilitation, or 
                providing rehabilitation or independent living 
                services;
                    ``(D) rehabilitation practitioners; and
                    ``(E) international organizations and other 
                organizations, as appropriate;'';
                    (B) in paragraph (3), by striking ``in 
                rehabilitation'' and inserting ``on disability, 
                independent living, and rehabilitation'';
                    (C) in paragraph (4)--
                            (i) in the matter preceding subparagraph 
                        (A), by inserting ``education, health care,'' 
                        after ``independent living,''; and
                            (ii) by striking subparagraphs (A) through 
                        (D) and inserting the following:
                    ``(A) public and private entities, including--
                            ``(i) elementary schools and secondary 
                        schools (as defined in section 9101 of the 
                        Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 
                        (20 U.S.C. 7801));
                            ``(ii) institutions of higher education; 
                        and
                            ``(iii) nongovernmental agencies and 
                        organizations;
                    ``(B) rehabilitation practitioners;
                    ``(C) employers and organizations representing 
                employers with respect to employment-based educational 
                materials or research;
                    ``(D) individuals with disabilities (especially 
                such individuals who are members of minority groups or 
                of populations that are unserved or underserved by 
                programs under this Act);
                    ``(E) the individuals' representatives for the 
                individuals described in subparagraph (D); and
                    ``(F) the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, 
                and Pensions of the Senate, the Committee on 
                Appropriations of the Senate, the Committee on 
                Education and the Workforce of the House of 
                Representatives, and the Committee on Appropriations of 
                the House of Representatives;'';
                    (D) in paragraph (6)--
                            (i) by striking ``advances in 
                        rehabilitation'' and inserting ``advances in 
                        disability, independent living, and 
                        rehabilitation''; and
                            (ii) by inserting ``education, health 
                        care,'' after ``independent living,'';
                    (E) in paragraph (7), by striking ``taking whatever 
                action is necessary to keep the Congress fully and 
                currently informed'' and inserting ``reporting to 
                Congress annually'';
                    (F) in paragraph (8)--
                            (i) by striking ``health, income,'' and 
                        inserting ``health care, income, education,''; 
                        and
                            (ii) by striking ``and evaluation of 
                        vocational and other'' and inserting ``and 
                        evaluation of independent living, vocational, 
                        and'';
                    (G) in paragraph (9), by striking ``with vocational 
                rehabilitation services for the purpose of identifying 
                effective rehabilitation programs and policies that 
                promote the independence of individuals with 
                disabilities and achievement of long-term vocational 
                goals'' and inserting ``with independent living and 
                vocational rehabilitation services for the purpose of 
                identifying effective independent living and 
                rehabilitation programs and policies that promote the 
                independence of individuals with disabilities and 
                achievement of long-term independent living and 
                employment goals'';
                    (H) in paragraph (10), by striking ``and 
                telecommuting; and'' and inserting ``, supported 
                employment (including customized employment), and 
                telecommuting;'';
                    (I) in paragraph (11), by striking the period and 
                inserting ``; and''; and
                    (J) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(12) ensuring that the research activities and findings, 
        demonstration projects, reports, evaluations, studies, 
        information described in this section, as well as information 
        about any reports in progress, will be made publicly available 
        in a timely manner, including through electronic means (such as 
        the website of the Department of Health and Human Services and 
        other relevant government agency websites) in order to inform 
        the public about the research and activities performed under 
        this title.'';
            (4) in subsection (d)(1), by striking the second sentence 
        and inserting the following: ``The Director shall be an 
        individual with substantial knowledge and experience in 
        independent living, rehabilitation, and research 
        administration.'';
            (5) in subsection (f)(1)--
                    (A) in the first sentence, by striking ``financial 
                assistance'' and inserting ``funding''; and
                    (B) by striking the second sentence and inserting 
                the following: ``The scientific peer review shall be 
                conducted by individuals who are not Department of 
                Health and Human Services employees. The Secretary 
                shall consider for peer review individuals who are 
                scientists or other experts in disability, independent 
                living, and rehabilitation, including individuals with 
                disabilities and the individuals' representatives, and 
                who have sufficient expertise for the research 
                funding.'';
            (6) in subsection (h)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1)(A)--
                            (i) by striking ``priorities for 
                        rehabilitation research,'' and inserting 
                        ``priorities for disability, independent 
                        living, and rehabilitation research,''; and
                            (ii) by inserting ``dissemination,'' after 
                        ``training,''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (2)--
                            (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
                        ``especially in the area of employment'' and 
                        inserting ``especially in the areas of 
                        employment and independent living'';
                            (ii) in subparagraph (D)--
                                    (I) in clause (i), by striking 
                                ``Rehabilitation'' and inserting 
                                ``Disability, Independent Living, and 
                                Rehabilitation''; and
                                    (II) in clause (iv), by striking 
                                ``researchers in the rehabilitation 
                                field'' and inserting ``researchers in 
                                the independent living and 
                                rehabilitation fields'';
                            (iii) in subparagraph (E), by striking 
                        ``widespread dissemination of the results of'' 
                        and inserting ``widespread dissemination of the 
                        information that clarifies implications of the 
                        results for policy and practice of''; and
                            (iv) in subparagraph (F), by inserting ``of 
                        information that clarifies implications of the 
                        results for policy and practice and'' after 
                        ``widespread dissemination'';
            (7) in subsection (j), by striking paragraph (3); and
            (8) by striking subsection (k) and inserting the following:
    ``(k) The Director shall make grants to institutions of higher 
education for the training of independent living and rehabilitation 
researchers, including individuals with disabilities and traditionally 
underserved populations of individuals with disabilities, as described 
in section 21, with particular attention to research areas that--
            ``(1) support the implementation and objectives of this 
        Act; and
            ``(2) improve the effectiveness of services authorized 
        under this Act.
    ``(l)(1) Not later than December 31 of each year, the Director 
shall prepare, and submit to the Secretary, the Committee on Health, 
Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate, and the Committee on 
Education and the Workforce of the House of Representatives, a report 
on the activities funded under this title.
    ``(2) The report under paragraph (1) shall include--
            ``(A) a compilation and summary of the information provided 
        by recipients of funding for such activities under this title;
            ``(B) a summary of recipients funding received under this 
        title and the progress of the recipients of funding in 
        achieving the measurable goals described in section 204(d)(2); 
        and
            ``(C) a summary of practical implications of research 
        outcomes and anticipated next steps.
    ``(m)(1) If the Director determines that an entity that receives 
funding under this title fails to comply with the applicable 
requirements of this Act, or to make progress toward achieving the 
measurable goals described in section 204(d)(2), with respect to the 
covered activities involved, the Director shall utilize available 
monitoring and enforcement measures.
    ``(2) As part of the annual report required under subsection (l), 
the Secretary shall describe each action taken by the Secretary under 
paragraph (1) and the outcomes of such action.''.

SEC. 534. INTERAGENCY COMMITTEE.

    Section 203 (29 U.S.C. 763) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)(1)--
                    (A) by striking ``and cooperation'' and inserting 
                ``, cooperation, and collaboration'';
                    (B) by striking ``conducting rehabilitation 
                research'' and inserting ``conducting disability, 
                independent living, and rehabilitation research'';
                    (C) by striking ``chaired by the Director'' and 
                inserting ``chaired by the Secretary of Health and 
                Human Services, or the Secretary's designee,'';
                    (D) by inserting ``the Chairman of the National 
                Council on Disability, the Assistant Secretary on 
                Disability Employment Policy, Services, and Supports, 
                the Secretary of Defense, the Administrator of the 
                Administration for Community Living,'' after 
                ``Assistant Secretary for Special Education and 
                Rehabilitative Services,''; and
                    (E) by striking ``and the Director of the National 
                Science Foundation.'' and inserting ``the Director of 
                the National Science Foundation, the Secretary of 
                Commerce, and the Administrator of the Small Business 
                Administration. Each member of the Committee shall 
                participate in 1 or more of the standing committees 
                based on the responsibilities of the agency or office 
                the member represents.'';
            (2) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1)--
                            (i) by striking ``from targeted 
                        individuals'' and inserting ``individuals with 
                        disabilities and their representatives''; and
                            (ii) by inserting ``independent living 
                        and'' before ``rehabilitation''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (2)--
                            (i) by striking subparagraphs (A) and (B) 
                        and inserting the following:
                    ``(A) share information regarding the range of 
                assistive technology research, independent living 
                research, and research that incorporates the principles 
                of universal design, that is being carried out by 
                members of the Committee and other Federal departments 
                and organizations;
                    ``(B) identify and make efforts to address, gaps in 
                assistive technology research, independent living 
                research, and research that incorporates the principles 
                of universal design, that are not being adequately 
                addressed;'';
                            (ii) in subparagraph (D), by striking ``and 
                        research that incorporates the principles of 
                        universal design'' and inserting ``, 
                        independent living research, and research that 
                        incorporates the principles of universal 
                        design''; and
                            (iii) in subparagraph (E), by striking 
                        ``and research that incorporates the principles 
                        of universal design.'' and inserting ``, 
                        independent living research, and research that 
                        incorporates the principles of universal 
                        design.'';
            (3) by striking subsection (d);
            (4) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d);
            (5) by inserting after subsection (b) the following:
    ``(c)(1) Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of the 
Workforce Investment Act of 2013, and not later than every 3 years 
thereafter, the Committee shall host a disability, independent living, 
and rehabilitation research summit bringing together policymakers, 
representatives from Federal agencies conducting disability, 
independent living, and rehabilitation research, and organizations 
representing individuals with disabilities, researchers, and providers.
    ``(2) Based on the proceedings of the summit described in paragraph 
(1), the Committee shall develop a comprehensive governmentwide 
strategic plan for disability, independent living, and rehabilitation 
research. The strategic plan shall include measurable goals and 
objectives, action-oriented measures, timetables, budgets, and 
assignment of responsible individuals and agencies for carrying out 
research activities. At a minimum, the strategic plan shall include--
            ``(A) research priorities and recommendations;
            ``(B) the development of a searchable governmentwide 
        inventory of disability, independent living, and rehabilitation 
        research for trend and data analysis across Federal agencies;
            ``(C) a set of guiding principles and policies and 
        procedures for conducting and administering disability, 
        independent living, and rehabilitation research across Federal 
        agencies; and
            ``(D) a summary of underemphasized and of duplicative areas 
        of research.
    ``(3) Not later than 90 days after the conclusion of the summit 
described in paragraph (1), the strategic plan described in paragraph 
(2) shall be submitted to the President and the Committee on Health, 
Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and the Committee on 
Education and the Workforce of the House of Representatives.
    ``(4) The annual report prepared by the Committee under subsection 
(d) shall include an annual accounting of the progress made in 
implementing the strategic plan described in paragraph (2), including 
achievement of measurable goals and objectives, timetables, budgets, 
and the assignment of responsible individuals and agencies.
    ``(5) The Committee shall have the authority to facilitate 
collaborative projects among Federal agencies by receiving the transfer 
of funds from such agencies.'';
            (6) in subsection (d), as redesignated by paragraph (4)--
                    (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 
                striking ``Committee on Labor and Human Resources of 
                the Senate'' and inserting ``Committee on Health, 
                Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate''; and
                    (B) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the 
                following:
            ``(1) describes the progress of the Committee in fulfilling 
        the duties described in subsections (b) and (c), and including 
        specifically for subsection (c)--
                    ``(A) a report of the progress made in implementing 
                the strategic plan;
                    ``(B) a description of the achievement of 
                measurable goals, objectives, and timetables;
                    ``(C) detailed budgetary information; and
                    ``(D) the assignment of responsible individuals and 
                agencies.''; and
            (7) in subsection (e)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``and'' after the 
                semicolon;
                    (B) in paragraph (2), by striking the period at the 
                end and inserting ``; and''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(3) the term `independent living research' means research 
        on issues and topics related to attaining maximum self 
        sufficiency and function by individuals with disabilities, 
        including research on assistive technology and universal 
        design, employment, education, health and function, and 
        community integration and participation.''.

SEC. 535. RESEARCH AND OTHER COVERED ACTIVITIES.

    Section 204 (29 U.S.C. 764) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1)--
                            (i) by striking ``pay part of'' and 
                        inserting ``fund'';
                            (ii) by inserting ``have practical real 
                        life applications and'' before ``maximize''; 
                        and
                            (iii) by striking ``employment, independent 
                        living,'' and inserting ``employment, 
                        education, independent living, health care,'';
                    (B) in paragraph (2)--
                            (i) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ``and 
                        from which the research findings can be 
                        transferred to practice'' after ``State 
                        agencies''; and
                            (ii) in subparagraph (B)--
                                    (I) by striking clause (ii) and 
                                inserting the following:
            ``(ii) studies and analysis of factors related to 
        industrial, vocational, educational, employment, social, 
        recreational, psychiatric, psychological, economic, and health 
        and health care variables for individuals with disabilities, 
        including traditionally underserved populations as described in 
        section 21, and how those variables affect such individuals' 
        ability to live independently and their participation in the 
        labor force;'';
                                    (II) in clause (iii), by striking 
                                ``are homebound'' and inserting ``have 
                                significant challenges attempting to 
                                engage with community life outside of 
                                their homes'';
                                    (III) in clause (iv), by inserting 
                                ``, including the principles of 
                                universal design and the 
                                interoperability of products and 
                                services'' after ``disabilities'';
                                    (IV) in clause (v), by inserting 
                                ``, and to promote employment 
                                opportunities in competitive integrated 
                                employment'' after ``employment'';
                                    (V) in clause (vi), by striking 
                                ``and'' after the semicolon;
                                    (VI) in clause (vii), by striking 
                                ``and assistive technology.'' and 
                                inserting ``, assistive technology, and 
                                communications technology; and''; and
                                    (VII) by adding at the end the 
                                following:
            ``(viii) studies, analyses, and other activities affecting 
        employment outcomes as defined in section 7(11), including 
        self-employment and telecommuting, of individuals with 
        disabilities.''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(3) In carrying out this section, the Director shall emphasize 
covered activities that include plans for--
            ``(A) dissemination of high quality materials, 
        scientifically valid research results, or findings, 
        conclusions, and recommendations resulting from covered 
        activities, including through electronic means (such as the 
        website of the Department of Health and Human Services), so 
        that such information is available in a timely manner to the 
        general public; or
            ``(B) the commercialization of marketable products, 
        research results, or findings, resulting from the covered 
        activities.'';
            (2) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``(18)'' both 
                places the term appears and inserting ``(17)'';
                    (B) in paragraph (2)--
                            (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
                        clauses (i) and (ii) and inserting the 
                        following:
            ``(i) be operated in collaboration with institutions of 
        higher education or providers of rehabilitation services, 
        developers or providers of assistive technology devices, 
        assistive technology services, or information technology 
        devices or services, as appropriate, or providers of other 
        appropriate services; and
            ``(ii) serve as centers of national excellence and national 
        or regional resources for individuals with disabilities, as 
        well as providers, educators, and researchers.'';
                            (ii) in subparagraph (B)--
                                    (I) by striking clause (i) and 
                                inserting the following:
                            ``(i) conducting coordinated and advanced 
                        programs of research in independent living and 
                        rehabilitation targeted toward the production 
                        of new knowledge that will improve independent 
                        living and rehabilitation methodology and 
                        service delivery systems, maximize health and 
                        function (including alleviating or stabilizing 
                        conditions, or preventing secondary 
                        conditions), and promote maximum social and 
                        economic independence of individuals with 
                        disabilities, including promoting the ability 
                        of the individuals to prepare for, secure, 
                        retain, regain, or advance in employment;'';
                                    (II) by redesignating clauses (ii), 
                                (iii), and (iv), as clauses (iii), 
                                (iv), and (v), respectively;
                                    (III) by inserting after clause (i) 
                                the following:
            ``(ii) conducting coordinated and advanced programs in 
        research in employer practices targeted toward production of 
        new knowledge that will facilitate the ability of employers to 
        identify, recruit, accommodate, advance, and retain qualified 
        individuals with disabilities;'';
                                    (IV) in clause (iii), as 
                                redesignated by subclause (II), by 
                                inserting ``independent living and'' 
                                before ``rehabilitation services'';
                                    (V) in clause (iv), as redesignated 
                                by subclause (II)--
                                            (aa) by inserting 
                                        ``independent living and'' 
                                        before ``rehabilitation'' each 
                                        place the term appears; and
                                            (bb) by striking ``and'' 
                                        after the semicolon; and
                                    (VI) by striking clause (v), as 
                                redesignated by subclause (II), and 
                                inserting the following:
            ``(v) serving as an informational and technical assistance 
        resource to individuals with disabilities, as well as to 
        providers, educators, and researchers, through conferences, 
        workshops, public education programs, in-service training 
        programs, and similar activities and providing outreach and 
        information that clarifies research implications for policy and 
        practice to promote the use of research findings through 
        training, technical assistance, and dissemination, including 
        identifying potential new areas of research; and
            ``(vi) developing practical applications for the findings 
        of the research of the Centers.'';
                            (iii) in subparagraph (C)--
                                    (I) in clause (i), by inserting ``, 
                                including research on assistive 
                                technology devices, assistive 
                                technology services, and accessible 
                                electronic and information technology 
                                devices'' after ``research'';
                                    (II) in clause (ii)--
                                            (aa) by striking ``and 
                                        social'' and inserting ``, 
                                        social, and economic''; and
                                            (bb) by inserting 
                                        ``independent living and'' 
                                        before ``rehabilitation''; and
                                    (III) by striking clauses (iii) 
                                through (vi) and inserting the 
                                following:
            ``(iii) improving the evaluation process for determining 
        the assistive technology needs of individuals with 
        disabilities;
            ``(iv) research related to vocational rehabilitation, 
        including the use of assistive technology devices and 
        accessible electronic and information technology devices in 
        employment;
            ``(v) continuation of research that promotes the emotional, 
        social, educational, and functional growth of children who are 
        individuals with disabilities, as well as their integration in 
        school, employment, and community activities;
            ``(vi) continuation of research to develop and evaluate 
        interventions, policies, and services that support families of 
        those children and adults who are individuals with 
        disabilities;
            ``(vii) continuation of research that will improve services 
        and policies that foster the independence and social 
        integration of individuals with disabilities, and enable 
        individuals with disabilities, including individuals with 
        intellectual disabilities and other developmental disabilities, 
        to live in their communities; and
            ``(viii) research, dissemination, and technical assistance 
        on best practices in supported employment and other strategies 
        to promote competitive integrated employment for persons with 
        the most significant disabilities.'';
                            (iv) by striking subparagraph (D) and 
                        inserting the following:
    ``(D) Training of students preparing to be independent living or 
rehabilitation personnel or to provide independent living, 
rehabilitative, assistive, or supportive services (such as 
rehabilitation counseling, personal care services, direct care, job 
coaching, aides in school based settings, or advice or assistance in 
utilizing assistive technology devices, assistive technology services, 
and accessible electronic and information technology devices and 
services) shall be an important priority for each such Center.'';
                            (v) in subparagraph (E), by striking 
                        ``comprehensive'';
                            (vi) in subparagraph (G)(i), by inserting 
                        ``independent living and'' before 
                        ``rehabilitation-related'';
                            (vii) by striking subparagraph (I); and
                            (viii) by redesignating subparagraphs (J) 
                        through (O) as subparagraphs (I) through (N), 
                        respectively;
                    (C) in paragraph (3)--
                            (i) in subparagraph (A), by inserting 
                        ``independent living strategies and'' before 
                        ``rehabilitation technology'';
                            (ii) in subparagraph (B)--
                                    (I) in clause (i)(I), by inserting 
                                ``independent living and'' before 
                                ``rehabilitation problems'';
                                    (II) in clause (ii)(II), by 
                                striking ``employment'' and inserting 
                                ``educational, employment,''; and
                                    (III) in clause (iii)(II), by 
                                striking ``employment'' and inserting 
                                ``educational, employment,'';
                            (iii) in subparagraph (D)(i)(II), by 
                        striking ``postschool'' and inserting 
                        ``postsecondary education, competitive 
                        integrated employment, and other age-
                        appropriate''; and
                            (iv) in subparagraph (G)(ii), by inserting 
                        ``the success of any commercialized product 
                        researched or developed through the Center,'' 
                        after ``individuals with disabilities,'';
                    (D) in paragraph (4)(B)--
                            (i) in clause (i)--
                                    (I) by striking ``vocational'' and 
                                inserting ``independent living, 
                                employment'';
                                    (II) by striking ``special'' and 
                                inserting ``unique''; and
                                    (III) by inserting ``social and 
                                functional needs, and'' before ``acute 
                                care''; and
                            (ii) in clause (iv), by inserting 
                        ``education, health care,'' after 
                        ``employment,'';
                    (E) by striking paragraph (8) and inserting the 
                following:
            ``(8) Grants may be used to conduct a program of joint 
        projects with the National Institutes of Health, the National 
        Institute of Mental Health, the Health Services Administration, 
        the Administration on Aging, the Administration for Community 
        Living, the National Science Foundation, the Department of 
        Veterans Affairs, the Department of Defense, the Substance 
        Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, the Federal 
        Communications Commission, the Department of Health and Human 
        Services, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 
        the Department of Commerce, the Small Business Administration, 
        the Department of Labor, other Federal agencies, and private 
        industry in areas of joint interest involving 
        rehabilitation.'';
                    (F) by striking paragraphs (9) and (11);
                    (G) by redesignating paragraphs (10), (12), (13), 
                (14), (15), (16), (17), and (18), as paragraphs (9), 
                (10), (11), (12), (13), (14), (15), and (16), 
                respectively;
                    (H) in paragraph (11), as redesignated by 
                subparagraph (G)--
                            (i) in the matter preceding subparagraph 
                        (A), by striking ``employment needs of 
                        individuals with disabilities, including'' and 
                        inserting ``employment needs, opportunities, 
                        and outcomes (including those relating to self-
                        employment, supported employment, and 
                        telecommuting) of individuals with 
                        disabilities, including'';
                            (ii) in subparagraph (B), by inserting 
                        ``and employment related'' after ``the 
                        employment'';
                            (iii) in subparagraph (E), by striking 
                        ``and'' after the semicolon;
                            (iv) in subparagraph (F), by striking the 
                        period at the end and inserting ``; and''; and
                            (v) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(G) develop models and alternatives to help 
                transition sheltered workshops for individuals with 
                disabilities to competitive integrated employment for 
                such individuals, and develop recommendations for 
                decreasing reliance on the special minimum wage 
                certificate program under section 14(c) of the Fair 
                Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 214(c)).'';
                    (I) in paragraph (12), as redesignated by 
                subparagraph (G)--
                            (i) in the matter preceding subparagraph 
                        (A), by inserting ``an independent living or'' 
                        after ``conduct'';
                            (ii) in subparagraph (D), by inserting 
                        ``independent living or'' before 
                        ``rehabilitation''; and
                            (iii) in the matter following subparagraph 
                        (E), by striking ``National Institute on 
                        Disability and Rehabilitation Research'' and 
                        inserting ``National Institute on Disability, 
                        Independent Living, and Rehabilitation 
                        Research'';
                    (J) in paragraph (13), as redesignated by 
                subparagraph (G), by inserting ``independent living 
                and'' before ``rehabilitation needs''; and
                    (K) in paragraph (14), as redesignated by 
                subparagraph (G), by striking ``and access to gainful 
                employment.'' and inserting ``, full participation, 
                equal opportunity, and economic self-sufficiency.''; 
                and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(d)(1) In awarding grants, contracts, or other funding under this 
title, the Director shall award the funding on a competitive basis.
    ``(2)(A) To be eligible to receive funds under this section for a 
covered activity, an entity shall submit an application to the Director 
at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the 
Director may require.
    ``(B) The application shall include information describing--
            ``(i) measurable goals, as established through section 1115 
        of title 31, United States Code, and a timeline and specific 
        plan for meeting the goals, that the applicant has set for 
        addressing priorities related to--
                    ``(I) commercialization of a marketable product 
                (including a marketable curriculum or research) 
                resulting from the covered activity;
                    ``(II) in the case of a covered activity relating 
                to technology, technology transfer;
                    ``(III) in the case of research, dissemination of 
                research results to, as applicable, Government 
                entities, individuals with disabilities, covered 
                schools, the independent living community, the business 
                community, the assistive technology community, and the 
                accessible electronic and information technology 
                community; and
                    ``(IV) other priorities as required by the 
                Director; and
            ``(ii) how the applicant will quantifiably measure the 
        goals to determine whether the goals have been accomplished.
    ``(3)(A) In the case of an application for funding under this 
section to carry out a covered activity that results in the development 
of a marketable product, the application shall also include a 
commercialization and dissemination plan, as appropriate, containing 
commercialization and marketing strategies for the product involved, 
and strategies for disseminating information about the product. The 
funding shall not be used to carry out the commercialization and 
marketing strategies.
    ``(B) In the case of any other application for funding to carry out 
a covered activity under this section, the application shall also 
include a dissemination plan, containing strategies for disseminating 
educational materials, research results, or findings, conclusions, and 
recommendations, resulting from the covered activity.''.

SEC. 536. DISABILITY, INDEPENDENT LIVING, AND REHABILITATION RESEARCH 
              ADVISORY COUNCIL.

    Section 205 (29 U.S.C. 765) is amended--
            (1) in the section heading, by inserting ``disability, 
        independent living, and'' before ``rehabilitation'';
            (2) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) by striking ``Department of Education a 
                Rehabilitation Research Advisory Council'' and 
                inserting ``Department of Health and Human Services a 
                Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation 
                Research Advisory Council''; and
                    (B) by inserting ``not less than'' after ``composed 
                of'';
            (3) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the following:
    ``(c) Qualifications.--Members of the Council shall be generally 
representative of the community of disability, independent living, and 
rehabilitation professionals, the community of disability, independent 
living, and rehabilitation researchers, the directors of independent 
living centers and community rehabilitation programs, the business 
community (including a representative of the small business community) 
that has experience with the system of vocational rehabilitation 
services and independent living services carried out under this Act and 
with hiring individuals with disabilities, the community of 
stakeholders involved in assistive technology, the community of covered 
school professionals, the community of individuals with disabilities, 
and the individuals' representatives. At least one-half of the members 
shall be individuals with disabilities or the individuals' 
representatives.''; and
            (4) in subsection (g), by striking ``Department of 
        Education'' and inserting ``Department of Health and Human 
        Services''.

SEC. 537. DEFINITION OF COVERED SCHOOL.

    Title II (29 U.S.C. 760) is amended by adding at the end the 
following:

``SEC. 206. DEFINITION OF COVERED SCHOOL.

    ``In this title, the term `covered school' means an elementary 
school or secondary school (as such terms are defined in section 9101 
of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801)) 
or an institution of higher education.''.

     Subtitle D--Professional Development and Special Projects and 
                             Demonstration

SEC. 541. PURPOSE; TRAINING.

    (a) Purpose.--Section 301(a)(5) (29 U.S.C. 771(a)(5)) is amended by 
striking ``workforce investment systems'' and inserting ``workforce 
development systems''.
    (b) Training.--Section 302 (29 U.S.C. 772) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1)--
                            (i) in subparagraph (E)--
                                    (I) by striking all after 
                                ``deliver'' and inserting ``supported 
                                employment services and customized 
                                employment services to individuals with 
                                the most significant disabilities''; 
                                and
                                    (II) by striking ``and'' after the 
                                semicolon;
                            (ii) in subparagraph (F), by striking 
                        ``and'' after the semicolon;
                            (iii) in subparagraph (G), by striking the 
                        period at the end and inserting ``; and''; and
                            (iv) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(H) personnel trained in providing assistive 
                technology services.'';
                    (B) in paragraph (4)--
                            (i) in the matter preceding subparagraph 
                        (A), by striking ``title I of the Workforce 
                        Investment Act of 1998'' and inserting ``title 
                        II of the Workforce Investment Act of 2013'';
                            (ii) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
                        ``workforce investment system'' and inserting 
                        ``workforce development system''; and
                            (iii) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
                        ``section 134(c) of the Workforce Investment 
                        Act of 1998.'' and inserting ``section 221(e) 
                        of the Workforce Investment Act of 2013.''; and
                    (C) in paragraph (5)--
                            (i) by striking ``title I of the Workforce 
                        Investment Act of 1998'' and inserting ``title 
                        II of the Workforce Investment Act of 2013''; 
                        and
                            (ii) by striking ``Department of Labor'' 
                        and inserting ``Department of Education'';
            (2) in subsection (b)(1)(B)(i), by striking ``or 
        prosthetics and orthotics'' and inserting ``prosthetics and 
        orthotics, vision rehabilitation therapy, orientation and 
        mobility instruction, or low vision therapy'';
            (3) in subsection (g)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1), by adding after the period 
                the following: ``Any technical assistance provided to 
                community rehabilitation programs shall be focused on 
                the employment outcome of competitive integrated 
                employment for individuals with disabilities.''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (3)--
                            (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking clause 
                        (iv) and inserting the following:
                            ``(iv) for the 2 years following the date 
                        of enactment of the Workforce Investment Act of 
                        2013, to provide training regarding the 
                        amendments made to this Act under title V of 
                        the Workforce Investment Act of 2013.''; and
                            (ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``on 
                        the date of enactment of the Rehabilitation Act 
                        Amendments of 1998'' and inserting ``on the 
                        date of enactment of the Workforce Investment 
                        Act of 2013''; and
            (4) in subsection (i), by striking ``fiscal years 1999 
        through 2003'' and inserting ``fiscal years 2014 through 
        2018''.

SEC. 542. DEMONSTRATION AND TRAINING PROGRAMS.

    Section 303 (29 U.S.C. 773) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) in paragraph (3)(A), by striking ``National 
                Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research'' 
                and inserting ``National Institute on Disability, 
                Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research'';
                    (B) in paragraph (5)--
                            (i) in subparagraph (A)--
                                    (I) by striking clause (i) and 
                                inserting the following:
                            ``(i) an initiative focused on improving 
                        transition from education to employment for 
                        youth who are individuals with significant 
                        disabilities, particularly in competitive 
                        integrated employment, as described in 
                        subsection (c);''; and
                                    (II) by striking clause (iii) and 
                                inserting the following:
                            ``(iii) increasing competitive integrated 
                        employment for individuals with significant 
                        disabilities.''; and
                            (ii) in subparagraph (B)(viii), by striking 
                        ``under title I of the Workforce Investment Act 
                        of 1998'' and inserting ``under title II of the 
                        Workforce Investment Act of 2013''; and
                    (C) by striking paragraph (6);
            (2) by redesignating subsections (c), (d), and (e), as 
        subsections (f), (g), and (h), respectively;
            (3) by inserting after subsection (b) the following:
    ``(c) National Transition Initiative for Youth With Significant 
Disabilities.--
            ``(1) Purpose.--The purpose of this subsection is to 
        demonstrate and increase systemic reforms necessary for 
        promoting the effective transition of covered students from 
        secondary school to competitive integrated employment settings 
        and opportunities, and ultimately to create enduring systems of 
        service delivery and training within States that facilitate the 
        transition of covered students from school to postsecondary 
        life with the emphasis on achieving the outcome of competitive 
        integrated employment.
            ``(2) Covered students.--
                    ``(A) In general.--In this subsection, the term 
                `covered student' means an individual who is not 
                younger than 14 years of age and has not yet attained 
                22 years of age, who is within 3 years of leaving 
                secondary school and for whom, without an alternative 
                intervention, the anticipated outcome would likely be 
                placement in a facility-based day habilitation program, 
                or in a vocational or employment program where the 
                individual is paid less than minimum wage, or a lack of 
                further training and assistance and who--
                            ``(i) is an individual with an intellectual 
                        disability;
                            ``(ii) is an individual with a 
                        developmental disability, as the term is 
                        defined in section 102 of the Developmental 
                        Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act 
                        of 2000 (42 U.S.C. 15002); or
                            ``(iii) is an individual with mental 
                        illness.
                    ``(B) Individual with an intellectual disability.--
                In this paragraph, the term `individual with an 
                intellectual disability' means an individual with a 
                cognitive impairment, characterized by significant 
                limitations in--
                            ``(i) intellectual and cognitive 
                        functioning; and
                            ``(ii) adaptive behavior as expressed in 
                        conceptual, social, and practical adaptive 
                        skills.
            ``(3) Awards authorized.--
                    ``(A) Competitive awards authorized.--The 
                Commissioner may award grants, contracts, and 
                cooperative agreements, on a competitive basis, to 
                eligible entities described in paragraph (4), to enable 
                such entities to carry out activities aimed at creating 
                systemic reform focused on the improvement of 
                employment outcomes in integrated settings at minimum 
                wage or higher with commensurate benefits for covered 
                students.
                    ``(B) Duration.--The Commissioner shall award 
                grants, contracts, and cooperative agreements under 
                this subsection for 5 years.
            ``(4) Eligible entities.--To be eligible to receive a 
        grant, contract, or cooperative agreement under this 
        subsection, an applicant shall establish a consortium that--
                    ``(A) is managed by a multidisciplinary team to 
                include the State Department of Labor, the State 
                educational agency, the State vocational rehabilitation 
                agency, and either the State Agency on Developmental 
                Disabilities Services or the State Department of Mental 
                Health Services, or both if individuals with 
                intellectual disabilities, developmental disabilities, 
                and mental illness are targeted populations of the 
                applicant;
                    ``(B) includes representatives from the 
                developmental disability and mental health services 
                community (including statewide provider agencies such 
                as the Developmental Disabilities Planning Councils and 
                the University Centers for Excellence in Developmental 
                Disabilities), as well as individuals with disabilities 
                and their advocates; and
                    ``(C) includes additional public and private 
                entities, with demonstrated expertise in providing 
                supported employment services in integrated settings at 
                minimum wage or higher with commensurate benefits for 
                covered students and with expertise in the provision of 
                employment supports, and that--
                            ``(i) have a proven track record in 
                        successfully running supported employment 
                        programs;
                            ``(ii) provide employment services that are 
                        integrated community-based supported employment 
                        services resulting in jobs at minimum wage or 
                        higher with commensurate benefits;
                            ``(iii) have expertise in creating natural 
                        supports for employment;
                            ``(iv) have expertise in providing computer 
                        training for the targeted population for the 
                        project involved; or
                            ``(v) have experience operating mentoring 
                        programs for the target population in middle 
                        schools and high schools for not less than the 
                        previous 10 years in diverse communities 
                        throughout the Nation.
            ``(5) Applications.--Each eligible entity desiring to 
        receive a grant, contract, or cooperative agreement under this 
        subsection shall submit an application to the Commissioner at 
        such time, in such manner, and including such information as 
        the Commissioner may require. Each application shall include--
                    ``(A) a comprehensive implementation plan 
                describing the actions the consortium intends to take 
                to carry out the activities authorized in this 
                subsection;
                    ``(B) a description of the means and mechanisms by 
                which participating State agencies will coordinate 
                efforts to evaluate and reform existing State policies, 
                regulations, guidelines, operational procedures, and 
                funding structures to institute systemic change focused 
                on improving employment outcomes in integrated settings 
                at minimum wage or higher with commensurate benefits;
                    ``(C) an evaluation plan detailing the strategy the 
                consortium will deploy to evaluate the project, with a 
                specific focus on the collection of data on 
                participants, including the following information:
                            ``(i) The number of covered students who 
                        directly enter competitive integrated 
                        employment upon exiting the school system.
                            ``(ii) The wages and number of hours worked 
                        of such covered students per pay period.
                            ``(iii) The impact of employment on any 
                        Federal and State benefits received.
                            ``(iv) Indicators of improved economic 
                        status and self-sufficiency.
                            ``(v) Data on those covered students who 
                        have not yet been placed in competitive 
                        integrated employment, including the reasons 
                        that the covered students were not placed in 
                        competitive integrated employment, as well as 
                        the progress made to date in the acquisition of 
                        skills, training, and development necessary to 
                        attain competitive integrated employment;
                    ``(D) a description of the ways in which the 
                consortium will disseminate information about the 
                activities and the impact of the activities on the 
                lives of covered students served by the project;
                    ``(E) a description of the approaches the 
                consortium intends to use to coordinate activities with 
                other relevant service providers in the localities in 
                which the effort will be focused, including Centers for 
                Independent Living under title VII; and
                    ``(F) a description of the policies and procedures, 
                including specific program strategies and financial 
                responsibilities, that the partners in the consortium 
                (including the State agency responsible for the 
                education of students with disabilities under the 
                Individuals with Disabilities Education Act) will 
                implement in order to develop and maintain a 
                collaborative and coordinated network of services and 
                providers.
            ``(6) Authorized activities.--An eligible entity that 
        receives a grant, contract, or cooperative agreement under this 
        subsection shall use the funds made available through the 
        grant, contract, or cooperative agreement to carry out the 
        following activities for covered students:
                    ``(A) Providing supported competitive integrated 
                employment experiences.--The development of innovative 
                and effective strategies for attaining competitive 
                integrated employment experiences after school, on 
                weekends, and in the summer, utilizing natural supports 
                that lead to competitive high-paying jobs.
                    ``(B) Providing support activities for the 
                successful transition of youth with disabilities.--The 
                development of school-based preparatory experiences, 
                career preparation and work-based learning experiences 
                (including in-school, after school, and work 
                experiences outside the traditional school setting), 
                youth development and leadership, connecting 
                activities, and family involvement and supports 
                directly linked to the successful attainment of 
                competitive integrated employment.
                    ``(C) Providing training to school and transition 
                personnel.--The development of appropriate and 
                effective curricula and the deployment of professionals 
                with expertise to provide training to school and 
                transition personnel to enable them to develop the 
                skills needed to train covered students to be 
                successful in attaining competitive integrated 
                employment in a range of settings, including office 
                settings. The training shall include providing 
                instruction to covered students in computer skills, 
                office skills, etiquette, and appropriate social 
                behavior required for successful long-term employment 
                in professional environments.
                    ``(D) Providing assistance to students and families 
                in the appropriate navigation of various supports, 
                services, benefits, and programs.--The provision of 
                formal assistance to covered students and their 
                families in navigating the complex system of supports 
                and services across the array of relevant Federal and 
                State programs, including the following:
                            ``(i) An informed decision process leading 
                        to an employment outcome and the securing of 
                        funding supports for attaining the outcome.
                            ``(ii) A benefits planning process in order 
                        to educate covered students and their families 
                        regarding strategies for identifying, 
                        optimizing, and managing available benefits and 
                        resources.
                            ``(iii) Individualized economic advancement 
                        strategies to increase a covered student's 
                        economic self-sufficiency, with specific asset 
                        goals, including the use of favorable tax 
                        benefits, work incentives, matched savings 
                        plans, and financial education.
            ``(7) Contingency on receipt of funding.--An eligible 
        entity that receives a grant, contract, or cooperative 
        agreement under this subsection shall develop a draft 
        memorandum of understanding among State government agencies 
        participating in the consortium outlining key steps to be taken 
        to collaborate and coordinate efforts to institute systemic 
        change (including braided funding across agencies as a 
        methodology for streamlining multiple funding streams, sharing 
        of expertise among agencies, and collaboration among key 
        personnel) focused on increasing opportunities for competitive 
        integrated employment for covered students.
            ``(8) Outcomes and evaluation.--An eligible entity that 
        receives a grant, contract, or cooperative agreement under this 
        subsection shall collect data and report annually on, at a 
        minimum, progress in achieving specific outcomes outlined by 
        the Commissioner, including--
                    ``(A) the number of covered students who directly 
                enter competitive integrated employment upon exiting 
                the school system;
                    ``(B) the wages and number of hours worked of such 
                covered students per pay period;
                    ``(C) the impact of employment on any Federal and 
                State benefits received;
                    ``(D) indicators of improved economic status and 
                self-sufficiency; and
                    ``(E) data on those covered students who have not 
                yet been placed in competitive integrated employment, 
                including the reasons that the covered students were 
                not placed in competitive integrated employment, as 
                well as the progress made to date in the acquisition of 
                skills, training, and development necessary to attain 
                competitive integrated employment.
    ``(d) Commissioner's Scholar Program.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Commissioner shall annually 
        recognize, in a highly visible manner, eligible individuals 
        with significant disabilities who are successfully completing a 
        postgraduate degree in law, business, science, technology, 
        engineering, mathematics, or medicine (including completing any 
        residency program).
            ``(2) Student applications to states.--Not later than May 
        of 2014 and each subsequent year, each designated State unit 
        shall solicit and consider the applications of individuals with 
        significant disabilities who are receiving, or eligible to 
        receive, vocational rehabilitation services under this title 
        and who have the potential to complete rigorous professional 
        training in law, medicine, science, technology, engineering, 
        mathematics, or business. The designated State unit shall 
        select not more than 2 individuals, who are otherwise eligible 
        for vocational rehabilitation services under title I (but 
        without regard to any order of selection established under 
        section 101(a)(5) in the State), for recognition as a 
        Commissioner's Scholar.
            ``(3) Eligibility of students.--In order to be eligible to 
        receive assistance through the program, an applicant--
                    ``(A) shall be receiving, or eligible to receive, 
                vocational rehabilitation services under this title 
                pursuant to an individualized plan for employment that 
                specifies an employment outcome in competitive 
                integrated employment that would require graduate 
                studies in the relevant field;
                    ``(B) shall have previously completed a bachelor's 
                degree program at an institution of higher education or 
                to be scheduled to complete the degree not later than 
                the July preceding the first school year for which the 
                applicant proposes to use the assistance; and
                    ``(C) shall have applied to, and been accepted by, 
                a program at an accredited institution of higher 
                education in the United States that confers a juris 
                doctor degree, a master's of business administration 
                degree, a doctor of medicine degree, a doctor of 
                osteopathic medicine degree, or a doctoral degree in a 
                field of science, technology, engineering, or 
                mathematics.
            ``(4) Determination by the commissioner.--Each eligible 
        individual selected to be a Commissioner's Scholar shall--
                    ``(A) be recognized in a manner determined by the 
                Commissioner; and
                    ``(B) participate in Commissioner's Scholar 
                activities, as determined by the Commissioner.
            ``(5) Services and supports.--An individual selected to be 
        a Commissioner's Scholar in the State shall be eligible for the 
        services and supports (including tuition) needed in order to 
        successfully complete the individual's degree program. Such 
        services and supports (including tuition) shall be paid for 
        from the funds appropriated under title I for the vocational 
        rehabilitation State grants program.
            ``(6) Efforts to secure assistance from other sources.--The 
        limitations of section 103(a)(5) that apply to training 
        services shall apply to services and supports described in 
        paragraph (5).
            ``(7) Rule of construction.--Nothing in this subsection 
        shall prevent any designated State unit from providing 
        educational supports and services, similar to the supports and 
        services described in paragraph (5), to eligible individuals 
        with disabilities within the State who are not served under 
        this subsection.
    ``(e) Training and Technical Assistance Center To Promote High-
Quality Employment Outcomes for Individuals Receiving Services From 
Designated State Agencies and AIVRS Grantees.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Commissioner shall award a grant, 
        contract, or cooperative agreement to an eligible entity to 
        support a training and technical assistance program that--
                    ``(A) responds to agency specific information 
                requests concerning high-quality employment outcomes, 
                from designated States agencies and recipients of 
                American Indian vocational rehabilitation service 
                grants funded under part C of title I (referred to in 
                this subsection as `AIVRS grantees'), including--
                            ``(i) requests for information on the 
                        expansion of self-employment, business 
                        ownership, business development opportunities, 
                        and other types of entrepreneurial employment 
                        opportunities for individuals with 
                        disabilities;
                            ``(ii) requests for information on the 
                        expansion and improvement of services to 
                        facilitate the transition of students with 
                        disabilities from school to postsecondary life, 
                        including competitive integrated employment;
                            ``(iii) requests for examples of policies, 
                        practices, procedures, or regulations that have 
                        enhanced or may enhance access to funding for 
                        assistive technology devices and assistive 
                        technology services for individuals with 
                        disabilities;
                            ``(iv) requests for information on 
                        effective approaches to enhance informed choice 
                        and a consumer-directed State vocational 
                        rehabilitation system;
                            ``(v) requests for assistance developing 
                        corrective action plans;
                            ``(vi) requests for assistance in 
                        developing and implementing effective data 
                        collection and reporting systems that measure 
                        the outcomes of the vocational rehabilitation 
                        services, and preparing reports for the 
                        Commissioner as described in section 106(b)(1); 
                        and
                            ``(vii) requests for information on 
                        effective approaches that enhance employment 
                        outcomes for individuals with disabilities, 
                        including conducting outreach and forming 
                        partnerships with business and industry; and
                    ``(B) provides agency specific, regional, and 
                national training and technical assistance concerning 
                vocational rehabilitation services and related 
                information to designated State agencies and AIVRS 
                grantees, including--
                            ``(i) facilitating on-site and electronic 
                        information sharing using state-of-the-art 
                        technologies, such as real-time on-line 
                        discussions, multipoint video conferencing, and 
                        web-based audio/video broadcasts, on emerging 
                        topics that affect vocational rehabilitation 
                        programs authorized under title I;
                            ``(ii) enabling the designated State 
                        agencies and AIVRS grantees to coordinate 
                        training and data collection efforts with one-
                        stop centers established under section 221(e) 
                        of the Workforce Investment Act of 2013;
                            ``(iii) enabling the designated State 
                        agencies and AIVRS grantees to provide 
                        information on how the vocational 
                        rehabilitation programs authorized under title 
                        I can provide technical assistance to the one-
                        stop centers on making programs offered through 
                        the centers physically and programmatically 
                        accessible to individuals with disabilities;
                            ``(iv) sharing evidence-based and promising 
                        practices among the vocational rehabilitation 
                        programs;
                            ``(v) maintaining an accessible website 
                        that includes links to--
                                    ``(I) the vocational rehabilitation 
                                programs;
                                    ``(II) appropriate Federal 
                                departments and agencies, and private 
                                associations;
                                    ``(III) State assistive technology 
                                device and assistive technology service 
                                demonstration programs, device loan 
                                programs, device reutilization 
                                programs, alternative financing 
                                systems, or State financing activities, 
                                operated through, or independently of, 
                                comprehensive statewide programs of 
                                technology-related assistance carried 
                                out under section 4 of the Assistive 
                                Technology Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 
                                3003), telework programs, and other 
                                programs that provide sources of 
                                funding for assistive technology 
                                devices; and
                                    ``(IV) various programs, including 
                                programs with tax credits, available to 
                                employers for hiring or accommodating 
                                employees who are individuals with 
                                disabilities;
                            ``(vi) enhancing employment outcomes for 
                        individuals with mental illness and individuals 
                        with cognitive disabilities, particularly in 
                        competitive integrated employment;
                            ``(vii) convening experts from the 
                        vocational rehabilitation programs to discuss 
                        and make recommendations with regard to the 
                        employment of individuals with disabilities and 
                        national emerging issues of importance to 
                        individuals with vocational rehabilitation 
                        needs;
                            ``(viii) enabling the designated State 
                        agencies and AIVRS grantees to provide 
                        practical information on effective approaches 
                        for business and industry to use in employing 
                        individuals with disabilities, including 
                        provision of reasonable accommodations;
                            ``(ix) providing information on other 
                        emerging issues concerning the delivery of 
                        publicly funded employment and training 
                        services and supports to assist individuals 
                        with disabilities to enter the workforce, 
                        achieve improved employment outcomes, and 
                        become economically self-sufficient; and
                            ``(x) carrying out such other activities as 
                        the Commissioner may require.
            ``(2) Eligible entities.--In this subsection, the term 
        `eligible entity' means an entity that has--
                    ``(A) experience and expertise in administering 
                vocational rehabilitation services;
                    ``(B) documented experience with and knowledge 
                about self-employment, business ownership, business 
                development, and other types of entrepreneurial 
                employment opportunities and outcomes for individuals 
                with disabilities, providing transition services for 
                students with disabilities, and assistive technology;
                    ``(C) the expertise necessary to identify the 
                additional data elements needed to provide 
                comprehensive reporting of activities and outcomes of 
                the vocational rehabilitation programs authorized under 
                title I, and experience in utilizing data to provide 
                annual reports; and
                    ``(D) personnel with the skill and background 
                necessary to provide guidance or training to entities 
                carrying out programs authorized under section 121.
            ``(3) Collaboration.--In developing and providing training 
        and technical assistance under this subsection, a recipient of 
        a grant, contract, or cooperative agreement under this 
        subsection shall collaborate with other entities or 
        individuals, in particular--
                    ``(A) agencies carrying out vocational 
                rehabilitation programs under title I (including the 
                programs authorized under section 121) and national 
                organizations representing such programs;
                    ``(B) organizations representing individuals with 
                disabilities;
                    ``(C) organizations representing State officials 
                and agencies engaged in the delivery of assistive 
                technology;
                    ``(D) relevant employees from Federal departments 
                and agencies other than the Department of Labor;
                    ``(E) representatives of businesses;
                    ``(F) individuals with disabilities, including 
                individuals who use assistive technology and understand 
                the barriers to the acquisition of such technology and 
                related services; and
                    ``(G) family members, guardians, advocates, and 
                authorized representatives of such individuals.
            ``(4) Rule of construction.--The training and technical 
        assistance provided under this subsection may be delivered 
        through the technical assistance and continuing education 
        centers funded under this title.'';
            (4) in subsection (f)(2), as redesignated by paragraph 
        (2)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (E), by striking ``and'' after 
                the semicolon;
                    (B) by redesignating subparagraph (F) as 
                subparagraph (G); and
                    (C) by inserting after subparagraph (E) the 
                following:
                    ``(F) to provide support and guidance in helping 
                individuals with significant disabilities, including 
                students with disabilities, transition to competitive 
                integrated employment; and''; and
            (5) by striking subsection (h), as redesignated by 
        paragraph (2), and inserting the following:
    ``(h) Authorization of Appropriations.--
            ``(1) In general.--For the purpose of carrying out this 
        section there are authorized to be appropriated such sums as 
        may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 2014 through 
        2018.
            ``(2) Reservations.--Of the sums appropriated under 
        paragraph (1) for a fiscal year, the Secretary may reserve not 
        more than $500,000 to carry out subsection (e).''.

SEC. 543. MIGRANT AND SEASONAL FARMWORKERS.

    Section 304 (29 U.S.C. 774) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ``of Labor''; and
            (2) in subsection (b), by striking ``fiscal years 1999 
        through 2003'' and inserting ``fiscal years 2014 through 
        2018''.

SEC. 544. RECREATIONAL PROGRAMS.

    Section 305 (29 U.S.C. 776) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)(1)(B), by striking ``construction of 
        facilities for aquatic rehabilitation therapy,''; and
            (2) in subsection (b), by striking ``fiscal years 1999 
        through 2003'' and inserting ``fiscal years 2014 through 
        2018''.

               Subtitle E--National Council on Disability

SEC. 551. ESTABLISHMENT.

    (a) In General.--Section 400 (29 U.S.C. 780) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)(1)(A), by striking ``fifteen'' and 
        inserting ``9''; and
            (2) in subsection (d), by striking ``Eight'' and inserting 
        ``Five''.
    (b) Effective Date.--This section takes effect 3 years after the 
date of enactment of this Act.

SEC. 552. REPORT.

    Section 401 (29 U.S.C. 781) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``National 
                Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research'' 
                and inserting ``National Institute on Disability, 
                Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research'' each 
                place the term appears;
                    (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``Rehabilitation 
                Services Administration'' and inserting ``Disability 
                Employment Services and Supports Administration'';
                    (C) by inserting ``the appropriate Assistant 
                Secretary of the Department of Labor,'' after ``the 
                appropriate Assistant Secretary of the Department of 
                Education,''; and
                    (D) in paragraph (8), by inserting ``of Labor'' 
                after ``Secretary''; and
            (2) by striking subsection (c).

SEC. 553. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    Section 405 (29 U.S.C. 785) is amended by striking ``fiscal years 
1999 through 2003'' and inserting ``fiscal years 2014 through 2018''.

                    Subtitle F--Rights and Advocacy

SEC. 556. INTERAGENCY COMMITTEE, BOARD, AND COUNCIL.

    (a) Interagency Committee.--Section 501 (29 U.S.C. 791) is 
amended--
            (1) by striking subsection (f); and
            (2) by redesignating subsection (g) as subsection (f).
    (b) Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board.--
Section 502(j) (29 U.S.C. 792(j)) is amended by striking ``1999 through 
2003'' and inserting ``2014 through 2018''.
    (c) Program or Activity.--Section 504(b)(2)(B) (29 U.S.C. 
794(b)(2)(B)) is amended by striking ``vocational education'' and 
inserting ``career and technical education''.
    (d) Interagency Disability Coordinating Council.--Section 507(a) 
(29 U.S.C. 794c(a)) is amended by inserting ``the Chairperson of the 
National Council on Disability,'' before ``and such other''.

SEC. 557. PROTECTION AND ADVOCACY OF INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS.

    Section 509 (29 U.S.C. 794e) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (c)(1)(A), by inserting ``a grant or 
        contract for'' before ``training'';
            (2) in subsection (f)--
                    (A) in paragraph (2),--
                            (i) by striking ``general'' and all that 
                        follows through ``records'' and inserting 
                        ``general authorities (including rights and 
                        remedies), including the authority to access 
                        records''; and
                            (ii) by inserting ``of title I'' after 
                        ``subtitle C''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (3), by striking ``authority'' and 
                inserting ``authority (including the right)'';
            (3) in subsection (g)(2), by striking ``was paid'' and all 
        that follows and inserting ``was paid, except that program 
        income generated from the amount paid to an eligible system for 
        a fiscal year shall remain available to such system for the 
        following 2 fiscal years.'';
            (4) in subsection (l), by striking ``1999 through 2003'' 
        and inserting ``2014 through 2018'';
            (5) by redesignating subsections (l) and (m) as subsections 
        (m) and (n), respectively; and
            (6) by inserting after subsection (k) the following:
    ``(l) System Authority.--For purposes of serving persons eligible 
for services under this section, an eligible system shall have the same 
general authorities, including access to records, as the system is 
afforded under subtitle C of title I of the Developmental Disabilities 
Assistance and Bill of Rights Act of 2000 (42 U.S.C. 15041 et seq.), as 
determined by the Commissioner of the Administration on Developmental 
Disabilities.''.

SEC. 558. EMPLOYMENT OF INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES AT WAGES BELOW 
              MINIMUM WAGE.

    (a) In General.--Title V (29 U.S.C. 791 et seq.) is amended by 
adding at the end the following:

``SEC. 511. EMPLOYMENT OF INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES AT A SUBMINIMUM 
              WAGE.

    ``(a) In General.--An entity, including a contractor or 
subcontractor of the entity, may not employ an individual with a 
disability at a wage (referred to in this section as a `subminimum 
wage') that is less than the Federal minimum wage, unless the entity 
has complied with the requirements of section 14(c) of the Fair Labor 
Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 214(c)), and any of the following 
additional conditions is met:
            ``(1) The individual is currently employed, as of the 
        effective date of this section, by an entity that holds a valid 
        certificate pursuant to section 14(c) of the Fair Labor 
        Standards Act of 1938 (referred to in this section as a 
        `certificate holder').
            ``(2) The individual is older than age 24 on the date when 
        the individual begins employment at a subminimum wage.
            ``(3) The individual is age 24 or younger and, before 
        beginning work at a subminimum wage, has completed, and 
        produces documentation indicating completion of, each of the 
        following 3 actions:
                    ``(A) The individual has received pre-employment 
                transition services that are available to the 
                individual under section 114, or transition services 
                under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act 
                (20 U.S.C. 1400 et seq.) such as transition services 
                available to the individual under section 614(d) of 
                that Act (20 U.S.C. 1414(d)).
                    ``(B) The individual has applied for vocational 
                rehabilitation services under title I, with the result 
                that--
                            ``(i) the individual has been found 
                        ineligible for the services pursuant to that 
                        title; or
                            ``(ii)(I) the individual has been 
                        determined to be eligible for vocational 
                        rehabilitation services;
                            ``(II) the individual has an individualized 
                        plan for employment under section 102;
                            ``(III) the individual has been working 
                        toward an employment outcome specified in such 
                        individualized plan for employment, with 
                        appropriate supports and services, for a 
                        reasonable period of time without success; and
                            ``(IV) the individual's vocational 
                        rehabilitation case is closed after the 
                        individual's qualified vocational 
                        rehabilitation counselor and the individual 
                        both agree that continued efforts by the 
                        individual to work toward an employment 
                        outcome, as defined in section 7, at the 
                        present time will likely not be successful.
                    ``(C) The individual (with, in an appropriate case, 
                the individual's parent or guardian)--
                            ``(i) has been provided career counseling, 
                        and information and referrals to Federal and 
                        State programs and other resources in the 
                        individual's geographic area that offer 
                        employment-related services and supports 
                        designed to enable the individual to explore, 
                        discover, experience, and attain competitive 
                        integrated employment;
                            ``(ii) understands the conditions under 
                        which a subminimum wage may be paid; and
                            ``(iii) consents to work for the employer 
                        and be paid a subminimum wage.
            ``(4) The individual, regardless of age, is receiving work 
        readiness or job training services provided by a certificate 
        holder, as part of the individual's preparation for competitive 
        integrated employment, for--
                    ``(A) a period of not more than 6 months; or
                    ``(B) a longer period, if the individual wishes to 
                continue to receive such services after an initial 6-
                month period and is reassessed by the agency referring 
                the individual for such services, or an appropriate 
                entity, not less often than every 6 months, to 
                determine the individual's ability to transition to 
                competitive integrated employment.
    ``(b) Construction.--
            ``(1) Services.--Nothing in subsection (a)(3)(B) shall be 
        construed to prohibit a designated State unit from allowing an 
        individual to receive work readiness or job training services 
        provided by a certificate holder, for a period of not more than 
        6 months.
            ``(2) Rule.--Nothing in this section shall be construed as 
        changing the purpose of this Act described in section 2(b)(1), 
        to empower individuals with disabilities to maximize 
        opportunities for competitive integrated employment.
    ``(c) During Employment.--
            ``(1) In general.--The entity described in subsection (a) 
        may not continue to employ an individual at a subminimum wage 
        unless, after the individual begins work at that wage, at the 
        intervals described in paragraph (2), the individual (with, in 
        an appropriate case, the individual's parent or guardian)--
                    ``(A) is provided career counseling, and 
                information and referrals described in subsection 
                (a)(3)(C)(i), delivered in a manner that facilitates 
                independent decisionmaking and informed choice, as the 
                individual makes decisions regarding employment and 
                career advancement; and
                    ``(B) is informed by the employer of self-advocacy, 
                self-determination, and peer mentoring training 
                opportunities available in the individual's geographic 
                area, provided by an entity that does not have any 
                financial interest in the individual's employment 
                outcome, under applicable Federal and State programs or 
                other sources.
            ``(2) Timing.--The actions required under subparagraphs (A) 
        and (B) of paragraph (1) shall be carried out once every 6 
        months for the first year of the individual's employment at a 
        subminimum wage, and annually thereafter for the duration of 
        such employment.
            ``(3) Small business exception.--In the event that the 
        entity described in subsection (a) is a business with fewer 
        than 15 employees, such entity can satisfy the requirements of 
        subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (1) by referring the 
        individual, at the intervals described in paragraph (2), to the 
        designated State unit for the counseling, information, and 
        referrals described in subparagraph (A) and the information 
        described in subparagraph (B).
    ``(d) Documentation.--
            ``(1) In general.--The designated State unit, in 
        consultation with the State educational agency, shall develop a 
        new process or utilize an existing process, consistent with 
        guidelines developed by the Secretary, to document the 
        completion of the actions described in subparagraphs (A), (B), 
        and (C) of subsection (a)(3) by a youth with a disability who 
        is an individual with a disability.
            ``(2) Documentation process.--Such process shall require 
        that--
                    ``(A) in the case of a student with a disability, 
                for documentation of actions described in subsection 
                (a)(3)(A)--
                            ``(i) if such a student with a disability 
                        receives and completes each category described 
                        in clauses (i) through (v) of section 7(30)(B) 
                        of available pre-employment transition 
                        services, such completion of services shall be 
                        documented by the designated State unit in a 
                        manner consistent with this section;
                            ``(ii) if such a student with a disability 
                        receives and completes any transition services 
                        available for students with disabilities under 
                        the Individuals with Disabilities Education 
                        Act, including those provided under section 
                        614(d)(1)(A)(i)(VIII) (20 U.S.C. 
                        1414(d)(1)(A)(i)(VIII)), such completion of 
                        services shall be documented by the appropriate 
                        school official responsible for the provision 
                        of such transition services for students with 
                        disabilities in the school or school district, 
                        in a manner consistent with this section; and
                            ``(iii) a Local Pre-Employment Transition 
                        Coordinator shall provide the final 
                        documentation, in a form and manner consistent 
                        with this section, of the completion of pre-
                        employment transition services as described in 
                        clause (i), or transition services under the 
                        Individuals with Disabilities Education Act as 
                        described in clause (ii), to the student with a 
                        disability within a reasonable period of time 
                        following the completion; and
                    ``(B) when an individual has completed the actions 
                described in subsection (a)(3)(C), following the 
                completion of the actions described in subparagraphs 
                (A) and (B) of subsection (a)(3), the designated State 
                unit shall provide the individual a document indicating 
                such completion, in a manner consistent with this 
                section, within a reasonable time period following the 
                completion of the actions described in this 
                subparagraph.
    ``(e) Verification.--
            ``(1) Before employment.--Before an individual covered by 
        subsection (a)(3) begins work for an employer at a subminimum 
        wage, the employer shall review the documentation received by 
        the individual under subsection (d), and provided by the 
        individual to the employer, that indicates that the individual 
        has completed the actions described in subparagraphs (A), (B), 
        and (C) of subsection (a)(3) and the employer shall maintain 
        copies of the documentation.
            ``(2) During employment.--In order to continue to employ an 
        individual at a subminimum wage, the employer shall verify 
        completion of the requirements of subsection (c), including 
        reviewing any relevant documents provided by the individual, 
        and shall maintain copies of the documentation.
    ``(f) Federal Minimum Wage.--In this section, the term `Federal 
minimum wage' means the rate applicable under section 6(a)(1) of the 
Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 206(a)(1)).''.
    (b) Effective Date.--This section takes effect 2 years after the 
date of enactment of the Workforce Investment Act of 2013.

 Subtitle G--Employment Opportunities for Individuals With Disabilities

SEC. 561. PROJECTS WITH INDUSTRY.

    Section 611 (29 U.S.C. 795) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1)--
                            (i) by striking ``in the competitive'' and 
                        inserting ``in competitive integrated 
                        employment in the''; and
                            (ii) by inserting ``locally'' after 
                        ``career advancement''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (2)--
                            (i) in the matter preceding subparagraph 
                        (A)--
                                    (I) by inserting ``local and 
                                national'' after ``jointly financed'';
                                    (II) by inserting ``in competitive 
                                integrated employment'' after ``career 
                                opportunities''; and
                                    (III) by striking ``Secretary of 
                                Labor'' and inserting ``Secretary of 
                                Education'';
                            (ii) in subparagraph (A)--
                                    (I) by striking clause (ii) and 
                                inserting the following:
                    ``(ii) identify job and career availability within 
                the community, consistent with the existing and 
                emerging in-demand industry sectors and occupations, 
                and the employment needs of employers in those industry 
                sectors and occupations, identified by the local 
                workforce development board for the corresponding local 
                area under section 118(b)(1)(A) of the Workforce 
                Investment Act of 2013;'';
                                    (II) in clause (iii), by striking 
                                ``and'' after the semicolon;
                                    (III) in clause (iv), by inserting 
                                ``and'' after the semicolon; and
                                    (IV) by adding at the end the 
                                following:
                    ``(v) coordinate such training and job placement 
                activities with the local workforce development boards 
                described in clause (ii) as appropriate, and with the 
                Job Corps center industry councils established under 
                section 254 of the Workforce Investment Act of 2013.''; 
                and
                            (iii) in subparagraph (C)--
                                    (I) in clause (i), by striking 
                                ``and'' after the semicolon;
                                    (II) by redesignating clause (ii) 
                                as clause (iii); and
                                    (III) by inserting after clause (i) 
                                the following:
                    ``(ii) internship programs for individuals with 
                disabilities who seek employment; and'';
            (2) in subsection (e)(2), by striking ``in States, portions 
        of States, Indian tribes, or tribal organizations'' and 
        inserting ``nationally or in States, in portions of States, 
        across multiple States, or in Indian tribes or tribal 
        organizations''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(i) Prohibited Use of Funds.--Grant funds awarded under this 
section shall not be used to support services in sheltered workshops or 
segregated settings.''.

SEC. 562. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    Section 612 (29 U.S.C. 795a) is amended by striking ``fiscal years 
1999 through 2003'' and inserting ``fiscal years 2014 through 2018''.

SEC. 563. SUPPORTED EMPLOYMENT SERVICES.

    Part B of title VI (29 U.S.C. 795g) is amended to read as follows:

 ``PART B--SUPPORTED EMPLOYMENT SERVICES FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH THE MOST 
                        SIGNIFICANT DISABILITIES

``SEC. 621. PURPOSE.

    ``It is the purpose of this part to authorize allotments, in 
addition to grants for vocational rehabilitation services under title 
I, to assist States in developing collaborative programs with 
appropriate entities to provide supported employment services for 
individuals with the most significant disabilities, including youth 
with the most significant disabilities, to enable such individuals to 
achieve an employment outcome of supported employment in competitive 
integrated employment.

``SEC. 622. ALLOTMENTS.

    ``(a) In General.--
            ``(1) States.--The Secretary shall allot the sums 
        appropriated for each fiscal year to carry out this part among 
        the States on the basis of relative population of each State, 
        except that--
                    ``(A) no State shall receive less than $250,000, or 
                \1/3\ of 1 percent of the sums appropriated for the 
                fiscal year for which the allotment is made, whichever 
                amount is greater; and
                    ``(B) if the sums appropriated to carry out this 
                part for the fiscal year exceed the sums appropriated 
                to carry out this part for fiscal year 1992 by 
                $1,000,000 or more, no State shall receive less than 
                $300,000, or \1/3\ of 1 percent of the sums 
                appropriated for the fiscal year for which the 
                allotment is made, whichever amount is greater.
            ``(2) Certain territories.--
                    ``(A) In general.--For the purposes of this 
                subsection, Guam, American Samoa, the United States 
                Virgin Islands, and the Commonwealth of the Northern 
                Mariana Islands shall not be considered to be States.
                    ``(B) Allotment.--Each jurisdiction described in 
                subparagraph (A) shall be allotted not less than \1/8\ 
                of 1 percent of the amounts appropriated for the fiscal 
                year for which the allotment is made.
    ``(b) Reallotment.--Whenever the Commissioner determines that any 
amount of an allotment to a State for any fiscal year will not be 
expended by such State for carrying out the provisions of this part, 
the Commissioner shall make such amount available for carrying out the 
provisions of this part to 1 or more of the States that the 
Commissioner determines will be able to use additional amounts during 
such year for carrying out such provisions. Any amount made available 
to a State for any fiscal year pursuant to the preceding sentence 
shall, for the purposes of this section, be regarded as an increase in 
the allotment of the State (as determined under the preceding 
provisions of this section) for such year.
    ``(c) Limitations on Administrative Costs.--A State that receives 
an allotment under this part shall not use more than 5 percent of the 
funds made available through the allotment to pay for administrative 
costs.
    ``(d) Services for Youth With the Most Significant Disabilities.--A 
State that receives an allotment under this part shall expend half of 
the allotment for the provision of supported employment services, 
including extended services, to youth with the most significant 
disabilities in order to assist those youth to achieve an employment 
outcome in supported employment.

``SEC. 623. AVAILABILITY OF SERVICES.

    ``(a) Supported Employment Services.--Funds provided under this 
part may be used to provide supported employment services to 
individuals who are eligible under this part.
    ``(b) Extended Services.--
            ``(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), 
        funds provided under this part, or title I, may not be used to 
        provide extended services to individuals who are eligible under 
        this part or title I.
            ``(2) Extended services for youth with the most significant 
        disabilities.--Funds allotted under this part, or title I, and 
        used for the provision of services under this part to youth 
        with the most significant disabilities pursuant to section 
        622(d), may be used to provide extended services to youth with 
        the most significant disabilities. Such extended services shall 
        be available for a period not to exceed 4 years.

``SEC. 624. ELIGIBILITY.

    ``An individual, including a youth with a disability, shall be 
eligible under this part to receive supported employment services 
authorized under this part if--
            ``(1) the individual is eligible for vocational 
        rehabilitation services under title I;
            ``(2) the individual is determined to be an individual with 
        a most significant disability;
            ``(3) for purposes of activities carried out with funds 
        described in section 622(d), the individual is a youth with a 
        disability, as defined in section (7)(42); and
            ``(4) a comprehensive assessment of rehabilitation needs of 
        the individual described in section 7(2)(B), including an 
        evaluation of rehabilitation, career, and job needs, identifies 
        supported employment as the appropriate employment outcome for 
        the individual.

``SEC. 625. STATE PLAN.

    ``(a) State Plan Supplements.--To be eligible for an allotment 
under this part, a State shall submit to the Commissioner, as part of 
the State plan under section 101, a State plan supplement for providing 
supported employment services authorized under this Act to individuals, 
including youth with the most significant disabilities, who are 
eligible under this Act to receive the services. Each State shall make 
such annual revisions in the plan supplement as may be necessary.
    ``(b) Contents.--Each such plan supplement shall--
            ``(1) designate each designated State agency as the agency 
        to administer the program assisted under this part;
            ``(2) summarize the results of the comprehensive, statewide 
        assessment conducted under section 101(a)(15)(A)(i), with 
        respect to the rehabilitation needs of individuals, including 
        youth, with significant disabilities and the need for supported 
        employment services, including needs related to coordination;
            ``(3) describe the quality, scope, and extent of supported 
        employment services authorized under this Act to be provided to 
        individuals, including youth with the most significant 
        disabilities, who are eligible under this Act to receive the 
        services and specify the goals and plans of the State with 
        respect to the distribution of funds received under section 
        622;
            ``(4) demonstrate evidence of the efforts of the designated 
        State agency to identify and make arrangements (including 
        entering into cooperative agreements) with other State agencies 
        and other appropriate entities to assist in the provision of 
        supported employment services;
            ``(5) demonstrate evidence of the efforts of the designated 
        State agency to identify and make arrangements (including 
        entering into cooperative agreements) with other public or 
        nonprofit agencies or organizations within the State, 
        employers, natural supports, and other entities with respect to 
        the provision of extended services;
            ``(6) describe the activities to be conducted pursuant to 
        section 622(d) for youth with the most significant 
        disabilities, including--
                    ``(A) the provision of extended services for a 
                period not to exceed 4 years; and
                    ``(B) how the State will use the funds specified in 
                section 622(d) to leverage other public and private 
                funds to increase resources for extended services and 
                expand supported employment opportunities for youth 
                with the most significant disabilities;
            ``(7) provide assurances that--
                    ``(A) funds made available under this part will 
                only be used to provide supported employment services 
                authorized under this Act to individuals who are 
                eligible under this part to receive the services;
                    ``(B) the comprehensive assessments of individuals 
                with significant disabilities, including youth with the 
                most significant disabilities, conducted under section 
                102(b)(1) and funded under title I will include 
                consideration of supported employment as an appropriate 
                employment outcome;
                    ``(C) an individualized plan for employment, as 
                required by section 102, will be developed and updated 
                using funds under title I in order to--
                            ``(i) specify the supported employment 
                        services to be provided, including, as 
                        appropriate, for youth with the most 
                        significant disabilities, transition services, 
                        and pre-employment transition services provided 
                        in accordance with sections 101(a)(25) and 114;
                            ``(ii) specify the expected extended 
                        services needed, including the extended 
                        services that may be provided to youth with the 
                        most significant disabilities under this part, 
                        in accordance with an approved individualized 
                        plan for employment, for a period not to exceed 
                        4 years; and
                            ``(iii) identify, as appropriate, the 
                        source of extended services, which may include 
                        natural supports, or that it is not possible to 
                        identify the source of extended services at the 
                        time the individualized plan for employment is 
                        developed;
                    ``(D) the State will use funds provided under this 
                part only to supplement, and not supplant, the funds 
                provided under title I, in providing supported 
                employment services specified in the individualized 
                plan for employment;
                    ``(E) services provided under an individualized 
                plan for employment will be coordinated with services 
                provided under other individualized plans established 
                under other Federal or State programs;
                    ``(F) to the extent jobs skills training is 
                provided, the training will be provided onsite;
                    ``(G) supported employment services will include 
                placement in an integrated setting based on the unique 
                strengths, resources, priorities, concerns, abilities, 
                capabilities, interests, and informed choice of 
                individuals with the most significant disabilities;
                    ``(H) the State agencies designated under paragraph 
                (1) will expend not more than 5 percent of the 
                allotment of the State under this part for 
                administrative costs of carrying out this part; and
                    ``(I) with respect to supported employment services 
                provided to youth with the most significant 
                disabilities pursuant to section 622(d), the designated 
                State agency will provide, directly or indirectly 
                through public or private entities, non-Federal 
                contributions towards the grant award in an amount that 
                is not less than 10 percent of the costs of carrying 
                out such services; and
            ``(8) contain such other information and be submitted in 
        such manner as the Commissioner may require.

``SEC. 626. RESTRICTION.

    ``Each State agency designated under section 625(b)(1) shall 
collect the information required by section 101(a)(10) separately for--
            ``(1) eligible individuals receiving supported employment 
        services under this part;
            ``(2) eligible individuals receiving supported employment 
        services under title I;
            ``(3) eligible youth receiving supported employment 
        services under this part; and
            ``(4) eligible youth receiving supported employment 
        services under title I.

``SEC. 627. SAVINGS PROVISION.

    ``(a) Supported Employment Services.--Nothing in this Act shall be 
construed to prohibit a State from providing supported employment 
services in accordance with the State plan submitted under section 101 
by using funds made available through a State allotment under section 
110.
    ``(b) Postemployment Services.--Nothing in this part shall be 
construed to prohibit a State from providing discrete postemployment 
services in accordance with the State plan submitted under section 101 
by using funds made available through a State allotment under section 
110 to an individual who is eligible under this part.

``SEC. 628. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    ``There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this part, 
including for technical assistance, such sums as may be necessary for 
each of the fiscal years 2014 through 2018.''.

  Subtitle H--Independent Living Services and Centers for Independent 
                                 Living

                     CHAPTER 1--GENERAL PROVISIONS

SEC. 571. PURPOSE.

    Section 701 (29 U.S.C. 796) is amended, in paragraph (3), by 
inserting before the period the following: ``, with the goal of 
improving the independence of and equal opportunity for individuals 
with disabilities''.

SEC. 572. INDEPENDENT LIVING ADMINISTRATION.

    Title VII (29 U.S.C. 796 et seq.) is amended by inserting after 
section 701 the following:

``SEC. 701A. INDEPENDENT LIVING ADMINISTRATION.

    ``(a) Establishment.--In order to promote the philosophy and 
purpose of section 701, there is established within the Administration 
for Community Living of the Department of Health and Human Services, an 
Independent Living Administration.
    ``(b) Director.--
            ``(1) Appointment.--The Independent Living Administration 
        shall be headed by a Director (referred to in this title as the 
        `ILA Director') appointed by the Secretary of Health and Human 
        Services.
            ``(2) Qualifications.--The ILA Director shall have 
        substantial knowledge of independent living services.
            ``(3) Authorities.--The Independent Living Administration 
        shall be the principal agency, and the ILA Director shall be 
        the principal officer, to carry out this title. In performing 
        the functions of the office, the ILA Director shall be directly 
        responsible to the Administrator for the Administration for 
        Community Living of the Department of Health and Human 
        Services.
    ``(c) General Counsel.--The Office of the General Counsel of the 
Department of Health and Human Services shall designate 1 or more 
individuals, with substantial background and experience in, and 
knowledge of, independent living services, centers for independent 
living, and Statewide Independent Living Councils, under this title, to 
provide advice, support, and technical assistance to the ILA Director.
    ``(d) Input.--The ILA Director shall have the authority to seek 
such input and advice, including convening meetings, as the ILA 
Director determines to be appropriate with respect to the policies and 
conduct of the Independent Living Administration.
    ``(e) Staff.--The Secretary shall ensure that--
            ``(1) the Independent Living Administration has sufficient 
        staff to provide oversight of, conduct auditing of, and provide 
        technical assistance to, the centers for independent living and 
        Statewide Independent Living Councils funded under this Act; 
        and
            ``(2) such staff includes qualified individuals who have 
        significant experience with centers for independent living or 
        Statewide Independent Living Councils described in section 
        705.''.

SEC. 573. DEFINITIONS.

    Section 702 (29 U.S.C. 796a) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1)--
                    (A) in the matter before subparagraph (A), by 
                inserting ``for individuals with significant 
                disabilities (regardless of age or income)'' before 
                ``that--'';
                    (B) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``and'' at the 
                end;
                    (C) in subparagraph (B), by striking the period and 
                inserting ``, including, at a minimum, independent 
                living core services as defined in section 7(17); 
                and''; and
                    (D) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(C) has sufficient staff to provide the services 
                described in subparagraph (B).''; and
            (2) in paragraph (2), by striking the period and inserting 
        the following: ``, both in terms of--
                    ``(A) the management, staffing, decisionmaking, and 
                operation of the center; and
                    ``(B) the center's establishment of policies, 
                direction, and provision of services.''.

SEC. 574. STATE PLAN.

    Section 704 (29 U.S.C. 796c) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1)--
                            (i) by inserting after ``State plan'' the 
                        following: ``developed and signed in accordance 
                        with paragraph (2),''; and
                            (ii) by striking ``Commissioner'' each 
                        place it appears and inserting ``ILA 
                        Director'';
                    (B) in paragraph (2)--
                            (i) in the matter preceding subparagraph 
                        (A), by striking ``developed and signed by''; 
                        and
                            (ii) by striking subparagraphs (A) and (B) 
                        and inserting the following:
                    ``(A) developed by the chairperson of the Statewide 
                Independent Living Council, and the directors of the 
                centers for independent living in the State, after 
                receiving public input from individuals with 
                disabilities and other stakeholders throughout the 
                State; and
                    ``(B) signed by--
                            ``(i) the chairperson of the Statewide 
                        Independent Living Council, acting on behalf of 
                        and at the direction of the Council;
                            ``(ii) the director of the designated State 
                        entity described in subsection (c); and
                            ``(iii) not less than 51 percent of the 
                        directors of the centers for independent living 
                        in the State.'';
                    (C) in paragraph (3)--
                            (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
                        ``State independent living services'' and 
                        inserting ``independent living services in the 
                        State'';
                            (ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
                        ``and'' at the end; and
                            (iii) by striking subparagraph (C) and 
                        inserting the following:
                    ``(C) working relationships and collaboration 
                between--
                            ``(i) centers for independent living; and
                            ``(ii)(I) entities carrying out programs 
                        that provide independent living services, 
                        including those serving older individuals;
                            ``(II) other community-based organizations 
                        that provide or coordinate the provision of 
                        housing, transportation, employment, 
                        information and referral assistance, services, 
                        and supports for individuals with significant 
                        disabilities; and
                            ``(III) entities carrying out other 
                        programs providing services for individuals 
                        with disabilities; and
                    ``(D) cooperative agreements and partnerships to 
                provide a seamless model for provision of services to 
                individuals with disabilities and to avoid duplication 
                of services.'';
                    (D) in paragraph (4), by striking ``Commissioner'' 
                each place it appears and inserting ``ILA Director''; 
                and
                    (E) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(5) Statewideness.--The State plan shall provide for the 
        provision of independent living services on a statewide basis, 
        to the greatest extent possible, including through the 
        establishment of additional centers for independent living, 
        expanded catchment areas, or focused outreach to serve 
        underserved populations.'';
            (2) in subsection (b), by striking the period and inserting 
        the following: ``, as well as a plan for funding the 
        administrative costs of the Council.'';
            (3) in subsection (c)--
                    (A) in the subsection heading, by striking ``Unit'' 
                and inserting ``Entity'';
                    (B) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 
                striking ``the designated State unit of such State'' 
                and inserting ``a State entity of such State (referred 
                to in this title as the `designated State entity')'';
                    (C) in paragraphs (3) and (4), by striking 
                ``Commissioner'' each place it appears and inserting 
                ``ILA Director'';
                    (D) in paragraph (3), by striking ``and'' at the 
                end;
                    (E) in paragraph (4), by striking the period and 
                inserting ``; and''; and
                    (F) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(5) retain not more than 15 percent of the funds received 
        by the State for any fiscal year under part B, for the 
        performance of the services outlined in paragraphs (1) through 
        (4).'';
            (4) in subsection (i), by striking paragraphs (1) and (2) 
        and inserting the following:
            ``(1) the Statewide Independent Living Council;
            ``(2) centers for independent living;
            ``(3) the designated State entity; and
            ``(4) other State agencies or entities represented on the 
        Council, other councils that address the needs and issues of 
        specific disability populations, and other public and private 
        entities determined to be appropriate by the Council.'';
            (5) in subsection (m)--
                    (A) in paragraph (4), by striking ``Commissioner'' 
                each place it appears and inserting ``ILA Director''; 
                and
                    (B) in paragraph (5), by striking ``Commissioner'' 
                each place it appears and inserting ``ILA Director''; 
                and
            (6) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(o) Promoting Full Access to Community Life.--
            ``(1) In general.--The plan shall describe how the State 
        will provide independent living services that promote full 
        access to community life for individuals with significant 
        disabilities.
            ``(2) Services.--The services shall include--
                    ``(A) facilitating transitions of individuals with 
                significant disabilities from nursing homes and other 
                institutions, to home and community-based residences, 
                with the requisite supports and services;
                    ``(B) providing assistance to individuals with 
                significant disabilities that are at risk of entering 
                institutions so that the individuals may remain in the 
                community; and
                    ``(C) facilitating transitions of youth (including 
                students) who are individuals with significant 
                disabilities, who were eligible for individualized 
                education programs under section 614(d) of the 
                Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 
                1414(d)), and who have completed their secondary 
                education or otherwise left school, to postsecondary 
                life, including employment.''.

SEC. 575. STATEWIDE INDEPENDENT LIVING COUNCIL.

    Section 705 (29 U.S.C. 796d) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the 
                following:
            ``(2) Composition.--The Council shall include--
                    ``(A) among its voting members, at least 1 director 
                of a center for independent living chosen by the 
                directors of centers for independent living within the 
                State;
                    ``(B) among its voting members, for a State in 
                which 1 or more centers for independent living are run 
                by, or in conjunction with, the governing bodies of 
                American Indian tribes located on Federal or State 
                reservations, at least 1 representative of the 
                directors of the centers; and
                    ``(C) as ex officio, nonvoting members, a 
                representative of the designated State entity, and 
                representatives from State agencies that provide 
                services for individuals with disabilities.'';
                    (B) in paragraph (3)--
                            (i) by redesignating subparagraphs (C) 
                        through (F) as subparagraphs (D) through (G), 
                        respectively;
                            (ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
                        ``parents and guardians of''; and
                            (iii) by inserting after paragraph (B) the 
                        following:
                    ``(C) parents and guardians of individuals with 
                disabilities;'';
                    (C) in paragraph (5)(B), by striking ``paragraph 
                (3)'' and inserting ``paragraph (1)''; and
                    (D) in paragraph (6), by striking subparagraph (B) 
                and inserting the following:
                    ``(B) Number of terms.--No member of the Council, 
                other than a representative described in paragraph 
                (2)(A) if there is only one center for independent 
                living within the State, may serve more than 2 
                consecutive full terms.'';
            (2) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the following:
    ``(c) Functions.--
            ``(1) Duties.--The Council shall--
                    ``(A) in conjunction with the directors of the 
                centers for independent living in the State, jointly 
                develop the State plan as provided in section 
                704(a)(2), and sign the State plan;
                    ``(B) monitor, review, and evaluate the 
                implementation of the State plan;
                    ``(C) have at least 4 regularly scheduled meetings 
                per year, and ensure that such meetings of the Council 
                are open to the public and sufficient advance notice of 
                such meetings is provided;
                    ``(D) submit to the ILA Director such periodic 
                reports as the ILA Director may reasonably request, and 
                keep such records, and afford such access to such 
                records, as the ILA Director finds necessary to verify 
                the information in such reports; and
                    ``(E) as appropriate, coordinate activities with 
                other entities in the State that provide services 
                similar to or complementary to independent living 
                services, such as entities that facilitate the 
                provision of or provide long-term community-based 
                services and supports.
            ``(2) Authorities.--The Council may, consistent with the 
        State plan described in section 704, unless prohibited by State 
        law--
                    ``(A) facilitate the improvement and coordination 
                of services provided to individuals with disabilities 
                by centers for independent living, government agencies, 
                and community organizations;
                    ``(B) conduct resource development activities to 
                obtain funding from public and private resources to 
                support the activities described in this subsection or 
                to support the provision of independent living services 
                by centers for independent living; and
                    ``(C) perform such other functions, consistent with 
                the purpose of this chapter and comparable to other 
                functions described in this subsection, as the Council 
                determines to be appropriate.
            ``(3) Limitation.--The Council shall not provide 
        independent living services directly to individuals with 
        significant disabilities or manage such services.'';
            (3) in subsection (e)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1), in the first sentence, by 
                striking ``prepare'' and all that follows through ``a 
                plan'' and inserting ``prepare, in conjunction with the 
                designated State entity (as necessary), a plan''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (3), by striking ``State agency'' 
                and inserting ``State entity''; and
            (4) in subsection (f)--
                    (A) by striking ``such resources'' and inserting 
                ``available resources''; and
                    (B) by striking ``(including'' and all that follows 
                through ``compensation'' and inserting ``(such as 
                personal assistance services), and to pay reasonable 
                compensation''.

SEC. 575A. RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE ILA DIRECTOR.

    Section 706 (29 U.S.C. 796d-1) is amended--
            (1) by striking the title of the section and inserting the 
        following:

``SEC. 706. RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE ILA DIRECTOR.'';

            (2) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``Commissioner'' 
                each place it appears and inserting ``ILA Director''; 
                and
                    (B) in paragraph (2)--
                            (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
                        ``Commissioner'' each place it appears and 
                        inserting ``ILA Director''; and
                            (ii) in subparagraph (B)--
                                    (I) in clause (i)--
                                            (aa) by striking 
                                        ``Secretary'' and inserting 
                                        ``Secretary or the 
                                        Commissioner''; and
                                            (bb) by striking ``to the 
                                        Commissioner; and'' and 
                                        inserting ``to the ILA 
                                        Director;'';
                                    (II) by redesignating clause (ii) 
                                as clause (iii); and
                                    (III) by inserting after clause (i) 
                                the following:
                            ``(ii) to the State agency shall be deemed 
                        to be references to the designated State 
                        entity; and'';
            (3) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the following:
    ``(b) Indicators.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
enactment of the Workforce Investment Act of 2013, the ILA Director 
shall develop and publish in the Federal Register indicators of minimum 
compliance for centers for independent living (consistent with the 
standards set forth in section 725), and indicators of minimum 
compliance for Statewide Independent Living Councils.'';
            (4) in subsection (c)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1)--
                            (i) by striking ``Commissioner'' each place 
                        it appears and inserting ``ILA Director''; and
                            (ii) by striking the last sentence; and
                    (B) in paragraph (2)--
                            (i) in the matter preceding subparagraph 
                        (A), by striking ``Commissioner'' and inserting 
                        ``ILA Director'';
                            (ii) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
                        ``such a review'' and inserting ``a review 
                        described in paragraph (1)''; and
                            (iii) in subparagraphs (A) and (B), by 
                        striking ``Department'' each place it appears 
                        and inserting ``Independent Living 
                        Administration''; and
            (5) by striking subsection (d).

                 CHAPTER 2--INDEPENDENT LIVING SERVICES

SEC. 576. ADMINISTRATION.

    (a) Allotments.--Section 711 (29 U.S.C. 796e) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1)(A)--
                            (i) by striking ``Except'' and inserting 
                        ``After the reservation required by section 
                        711A is made, and except''; and
                            (ii) by inserting ``the remainder of the'' 
                        before ``sums appropriated''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking ``amounts made 
                available for purposes of this part'' and inserting 
                ``remainder described in paragraph (1)(A)'';
            (2) in subsections (a), (b), and (c), by striking 
        ``Commissioner'' each place it appears and inserting ``ILA 
        Director''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(d) Administration.--Funds allotted or made available to a State 
under this section shall be administered by the designated State 
entity, in accordance with the approved State plan.''.
    (b) Training and Technical Assistance.--Part B of title VII is 
amended by inserting after section 711 (29 U.S.C. 796e) the following:

``SEC. 711A. TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.

    ``(a) In General.--From the funds appropriated to carry out this 
part for any fiscal year, beginning with fiscal year 2014, the ILA 
Director shall first reserve not less than 1.8 percent and not more 
than 2 percent of the funds to provide training and technical 
assistance to Statewide Independent Living Councils for such fiscal 
year.
    ``(b) Allocation.--From the funds reserved under subsection (a), 
the ILA Director shall make grants to, and enter into contracts and 
other arrangements with, entities that have experience in the operation 
of Statewide Independent Living Councils to provide such training and 
technical assistance with respect to developing, conducting, 
administering, and evaluating Statewide Independent Living Councils.
    ``(c) Funding Priorities.--The ILA Director shall conduct a survey 
of Statewide Independent Living Councils regarding training and 
technical assistance needs in order to determine funding priorities for 
such grants, contracts, or other arrangements.
    ``(d) Review.--To be eligible to receive a grant or enter into a 
contract or other arrangement under this section, such an entity shall 
submit an application to the ILA Director at such time, in such manner, 
and containing a proposal to provide such training and technical 
assistance, and containing such additional information as the ILA 
Director may require. The ILA Director shall provide for peer review of 
grant applications by panels that include persons who are not 
government employees and who have experience in the operation of 
Statewide Independent Living Councils.''.
    (c) Payments.--Section 712(a) (29 U.S.C. 796e-1(a)) is amended by 
striking ``Commissioner'' and inserting ``ILA Director''.
    (d) Authorized Uses of Funds.--Section 713 (29 U.S.C. 796e-2) is 
amended--
            (1) by striking the matter preceding paragraph (1) and 
        inserting the following:
    ``(a) In General.--The State may use funds received under this part 
to provide the resources described in section 705(e) (but may not use 
more than 30 percent of the funds paid to the State under section 712 
for such resources unless the State specifies that a greater percentage 
of the funds is needed for such resources in a State plan approved 
under section 706), relating to the Statewide Independent Living 
Council, may retain funds under section 704(c)(5), and shall distribute 
the remainder of the funds received under this part in a manner 
consistent with the approved State plan for the activities described in 
subsection (b).
    ``(b) Activities.--The State may use the remainder of the funds 
described in subsection (a)--''; and
            (2) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``, particularly those 
        in unserved areas of the State'' after ``disabilities''.
    (e) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 714 (29 U.S.C. 796e-
3) is amended by striking ``1999 through 2003'' and inserting ``2014 
through 2018''.

               CHAPTER 3--CENTERS FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING

SEC. 581. PROGRAM AUTHORIZATION.

    Section 721 (29 U.S.C. 796f) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) by striking ``1999'' and inserting ``2014'';
                    (B) by striking ``Commissioner shall allot'' and 
                inserting ``ILA Director shall make available''; and
                    (C) by inserting ``, centers for independent 
                living,'' after ``States'';
            (2) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1)--
                            (i) by striking ``For'' and all that 
                        follows through ``Commissioner'' and inserting 
                        ``From the funds appropriated to carry out this 
                        part for any fiscal year, beginning with fiscal 
                        year 2014, the ILA Director'';
                            (ii) by striking ``reserve from such 
                        excess'' and inserting ``reserve not less than 
                        1.8 percent and not more than 2 percent of the 
                        funds''; and
                            (iii) by striking ``eligible agencies'' and 
                        all that follows and inserting ``centers for 
                        independent living and eligible agencies for 
                        such fiscal year.'';
                    (B) in paragraph (2)--
                            (i) by striking ``Commissioner'' and 
                        inserting ``ILA Director''; and
                            (ii) by inserting ``fiscal management of,'' 
                        before ``planning,'';
                    (C) in paragraphs (3), (4), and (5), by striking 
                ``Commissioner'' each place it appears and inserting 
                ``ILA Director''; and
                    (D) in paragraph (3), by striking ``Statewide 
                Independent Living Councils and'';
            (3) in subsection (c), by striking ``Commissioner'' each 
        place it appears and inserting ``ILA Director'';
            (4) in subsection (d), by striking ``Commissioner'' each 
        place it appears and inserting ``ILA Director''; and
            (5) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(e) Carryover Authority.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law--
            ``(1) any funds appropriated for a fiscal year to carry out 
        a grant program under section 722 or 723, that are not 
        obligated and expended by the recipients prior to the beginning 
        of the succeeding fiscal year shall remain available for 
        obligation and expenditure by such recipients during that 
        succeeding fiscal year and the subsequent fiscal year; and
            ``(2) any amounts of program income received by recipients 
        under a grant program under section 722 or 723 in a fiscal 
        year, that are not obligated and expended by the recipients 
        prior to the beginning of the succeeding fiscal year, shall 
        remain available for obligation and expenditure by such 
        recipients during that succeeding fiscal year and the 
        subsequent fiscal year.''.

SEC. 582. CENTERS.

    (a) Centers in States in Which Federal Funding Exceeds State 
Funding.--Section 722 (29 U.S.C. 796f-1) is amended--
            (1) in subsections (a), (b), and (c), by striking 
        ``Commissioner'' each place it appears and inserting ``ILA 
        Director'';
            (2) in subsection (c)--
                    (A) by striking ``grants'' and inserting ``grants 
                for a fiscal year''; and
                    (B) by striking ``by September 30, 1997'' and 
                inserting ``for the preceding fiscal year'';
            (3) in subsection (d)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1)--
                            (i) by striking ``Commissioner'' and 
                        inserting ``ILA Director''; and
                            (ii) by striking ``region, consistent'' and 
                        all that follows and inserting ``region. The 
                        ILA Director's determination of the most 
                        qualified applicant shall be consistent with 
                        the provisions in the State plan setting forth 
                        the design of the State for establishing a 
                        statewide network of centers for independent 
                        living.''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (2)--
                            (i) in the matter preceding subparagraph 
                        (A), by striking ``Commissioner'' and inserting 
                        ``ILA Director''; and
                            (ii) by striking subparagraph (A) and 
                        inserting the following:
                    ``(A) shall consider comments regarding the 
                application--
                            ``(i) by individuals with disabilities and 
                        other interested parties within the new region 
                        proposed to be served; and
                            ``(ii) if any, by the Statewide Independent 
                        Living Council in the State in which the 
                        applicant is located;''; and
                            (iii) in subparagraph (C), by inserting ``, 
                        and consistent with the other objectives of 
                        this title'' before the period; and
            (4) in subsections (e) and (g) by striking ``Commissioner'' 
        each place it appears and inserting ``ILA Director''.
    (b) Centers in States in Which State Funding Exceeds Federal 
Funding.--Section 723 (29 U.S.C. 796f-2) is amended--
            (1) in subsections (a), (b), (g), (h), and (i), by striking 
        ``Commissioner'' each place it appears and inserting ``ILA 
        Director'';
            (2) in subsection (a), in the header of paragraph (3), by 
        striking ``commissioner'' and inserting ``ila director''; and
            (3) in subsection (c)--
                    (A) by striking ``grants'' and inserting ``grants 
                for a fiscal year''; and
                    (B) by striking ``by September 30, 1997'' and 
                inserting ``for the preceding fiscal year''.
    (c) Centers Operated by State Agencies.--Section 724 (29 U.S.C. 
796f-3) is amended--
            (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1)--
                    (A) by striking ``1993'' and inserting ``2013'';
                    (B) by striking ``Rehabilitation Act Amendments of 
                1998'' and inserting ``Workforce Investment Act of 
                2013''; and
                    (C) by striking ``1994'' and inserting ``2014''; 
                and
            (2) by striking ``Commissioner'' each place it appears and 
        inserting ``ILA Director''.

SEC. 583. STANDARDS AND ASSURANCES.

    Section 725 (29 U.S.C. 796f-4) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1)(D), by striking ``to society'' 
                and inserting ``, both within the community and 
                throughout the United States,''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (5), by inserting ``(as defined in 
                section 7(17))'' after ``core services''; and
            (2) in subsection (c), by striking ``Commissioner'' each 
        place it appears and inserting ``ILA Director''.

SEC. 584. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    Section 727 (29 U.S.C. 796f-6) is amended by striking ``fiscal 
years 1999 through 2003'' and inserting ``fiscal years 2014 through 
2018''.

 CHAPTER 4--INDEPENDENT LIVING SERVICES FOR OLDER INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE 
                                 BLIND

SEC. 586. INDEPENDENT LIVING SERVICES FOR OLDER INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE 
              BLIND.

    Chapter 2 of title VII (29 U.S.C. 796j et seq.) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating sections 752 and 753 as sections 753 
        and 754, respectively; and
            (2) by inserting after section 751 the following:

``SEC. 752. TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.

    ``(a) Grants; Contracts; Other Arrangements.--For any fiscal year 
for which the funds appropriated to carry out this chapter exceed the 
funds appropriated to carry out this chapter for fiscal year 2008, the 
Commissioner shall first reserve from such excess, to provide training 
and technical assistance to designated State agencies, or other 
providers of independent living services for older individuals who are 
blind, that are funded under this chapter for such fiscal year, not 
less than 1.8 percent, and not more than 2 percent, of the funds 
appropriated to carry out this chapter for the fiscal year involved.
    ``(b) Allocation.--From the funds reserved under subsection (a), 
the Commissioner shall make grants to, and enter into contracts and 
other arrangements with, entities that demonstrate expertise in the 
provision of services to older individuals who are blind, to provide 
training and technical assistance with respect to planning, developing, 
conducting, administering, and evaluating independent living programs 
for older individuals who are blind.
    ``(c) Funding Priorities.--The Commissioner shall conduct a survey 
of designated State agencies that receive grants under section 753 
regarding training and technical assistance needs in order to determine 
funding priorities for grants, contracts, and other arrangements under 
this section.
    ``(d) Application.--To be eligible to receive a grant or enter into 
a contract or other arrangement under this section, an entity shall 
submit an application to the Commissioner at such time, in such manner, 
containing a proposal to provide such training and technical 
assistance, and containing such additional information as the 
Commissioner may require.''.

SEC. 587. PROGRAM OF GRANTS.

    Section 753 (29 U.S.C. 796k), as redesignated by section 586, is 
amended--
            (1) by striking subsection (h);
            (2) by redesignating subsections (i) and (j) as subsections 
        (h) and (i), respectively;
            (3) in subsection (b), by striking ``section 753'' and 
        inserting ``section 754'';
            (4) in subsection (c)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``section 753'' 
                and inserting ``section 754''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (2)--
                            (i) by striking ``subsection (j)'' and 
                        inserting ``subsection (i)''; and
                            (ii) by striking ``subsection (i)'' and 
                        inserting ``subsection (h)'';
            (5) in subsection (g), by inserting ``, or contracts 
        with,'' after ``grants to'';
            (6) in subsection (h), as redesignated by paragraph (2)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``subsection 
                (j)(4)'' and inserting ``subsection (i)(4)''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (2)--
                            (i) in subparagraph (A)(vi), by adding 
                        ``and'' after the semicolon;
                            (ii) in subparagraph (B)(ii)(III), by 
                        striking ``; and'' and inserting a period; and
                            (iii) by striking subparagraph (C); and
            (7) in subsection (i), as redesignated by paragraph (2)--
                    (A) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the 
                following:
            ``(2) Minimum allotment.--
                    ``(A) States.--In the case of any of the several 
                States, the District of Columbia, or the Commonwealth 
                of Puerto Rico, the amount referred to in paragraph 
                (1)(A) for a fiscal year is the greater of--
                            ``(i) $350,000;
                            ``(ii) an amount equal to the amount the 
                        State, the District of Columbia, or the 
                        Commonwealth of Puerto Rico received to carry 
                        out this chapter for fiscal year 2008; or
                            ``(iii) an amount equal to \1/3\ of 1 
                        percent of the amount appropriated under 
                        section 754, and not reserved under section 
                        752, for the fiscal year and available for 
                        allotments under subsection (a).
                    ``(B) Certain territories.--In the case of Guam, 
                American Samoa, the United States Virgin Islands, or 
                the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the 
                amount referred to in paragraph (1)(A) for a fiscal 
                year is $60,000.'';
                    (B) in paragraph (3)(A), by striking ``section 
                753'' and inserting ``section 754, and not reserved 
                under section 752,''; and
                    (C) in paragraph (4)(B)(i), by striking 
                ``subsection (i)'' and inserting ``subsection (h)''.

SEC. 588. INDEPENDENT LIVING SERVICES FOR OLDER INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE 
              BLIND AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    Section 754 (29 U.S.C. 796l), as redesignated by section 586, is 
amended by striking ``fiscal years 1999 through 2003'' and inserting 
``fiscal years 2014 through 2018''.

 Subtitle I--Increasing Employment Opportunities for Individuals With 
                              Disabilities

SEC. 591. DISABILITY EMPLOYMENT.

    (a) In General.--The Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 701 et 
seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:

``TITLE VIII--INCREASING EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH 
                              DISABILITIES

``SEC. 801. OFFICE OF DISABILITY EMPLOYMENT POLICY, SERVICES, AND 
              SUPPORTS.

    ``(a) Purpose.--The purpose of this section is to establish an 
Office of Disability Employment Policy, Services, and Supports--
            ``(1) to help develop and support national policies and 
        practices that will increase employment and economic 
        advancement opportunities for all individuals with 
        disabilities;
            ``(2) to ensure that such individuals are fully integrated 
        into the 21st century workforce; and
            ``(3) to help advance the purposes specified in section 
        2(b).
    ``(b) Office.--There is established within the Department of Labor 
an Office of Disability Employment Policy, Services, and Supports 
(referred to in this section as the `Office'). Except as otherwise 
specifically provided in this Act, such Office shall be the principal 
entity carrying out the functions described in this section.
    ``(c) Assistant Secretary.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Office shall be headed by an 
        Assistant Secretary of Disability Employment Policy, Services, 
        and Supports (referred to in this title as the `Assistant 
        Secretary') appointed by the President by and with the advice 
        and consent of the Senate. Except as otherwise specifically 
        provided in this Act, the Assistant Secretary shall be the 
        principal officer carrying out the functions described in this 
        section.
            ``(2) Experience.--The Assistant Secretary shall be an 
        individual with experience in, and a thorough knowledge of, 
        disability employment policy, training and educational 
        opportunities for individuals with disabilities (including 
        youth with disabilities), public benefit programs for 
        individuals with disabilities, job development, and the 
        barriers that may limit employment and economic advancement 
        opportunities of individuals with disabilities.
            ``(3) Goals and direction.--In carrying out the functions 
        of the Office, the Assistant Secretary shall be guided by the 
        goals of achieving equal opportunity, full participation, 
        economic self-sufficiency, and independent living for all 
        individuals with disabilities, to the greatest extent possible. 
        In the performance of the functions of the Office, the 
        Assistant Secretary shall be directly responsible to the 
        Secretary of Labor.
    ``(d) Functions.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Assistant Secretary shall provide 
        national leadership, and encourage interagency collaboration, 
        on increasing employment and training opportunities for 
        individuals with disabilities through the development of 
        policies and initiatives (taking into account relevant 
        information from other Federal agencies and including the 
        awarding of grants as appropriate) that--
                    ``(A) eliminate barriers to the employment and 
                training of individuals with disabilities;
                    ``(B) advance opportunities for employment, and 
                identify strategies that increase employment 
                opportunities in the private sector, for individuals 
                with disabilities, including recruitment, retention, 
                and promotion of such individuals;
                    ``(C) identify and remove disincentives that limit 
                or prevent the full employment of individuals with 
                disabilities who are receiving benefits through Federal 
                or State programs such as medical assistance under a 
                State Medicaid program under title XIX of the Social 
                Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq.), disability 
                insurance benefits under title II of the Social 
                Security Act (42 U.S.C. 401 et seq.), or supplemental 
                security income benefits under title XVI of the Social 
                Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1381 et seq.);
                    ``(D) advise and assist the Department of Labor and 
                other Federal agencies in the development of policies 
                and practices that increase employment opportunities in 
                the Federal Government for individuals with 
                disabilities, including outreach to and recruitment, 
                retention, and promotion of such individuals;
                    ``(E) assist youth with disabilities, including 
                such youth who are out-of-school youth, in successfully 
                transitioning into competitive integrated employment;
                    ``(F) increase access for individuals with 
                disabilities seeking employment, education, and 
                training services from a one-stop delivery system 
                described in section 221(e) of the Workforce Investment 
                Act of 2013, and other public and private providers of 
                such services and supports;
                    ``(G) increase coordination of activities between 
                State vocational rehabilitation programs and the 
                workforce development systems (as defined in section 
                101 of such Act), including the one-stop centers (as 
                defined in such section 101), including assisting 
                individuals with disabilities in maximizing the 
                services available through such programs, systems, and 
                centers;
                    ``(H) leverage available public and system 
                resources to address individual and systematic 
                employment barriers for individuals with disabilities, 
                and assist such individuals in navigating the process 
                of coordinating their public benefits, including health 
                care;
                    ``(I) increase employment opportunities for 
                individuals with significant disabilities; and
                    ``(J) meet other objectives, as specified by the 
                Secretary of Labor, that will increase employment and 
                training opportunities for individuals with 
                disabilities.
            ``(2) Limited enforcement authority.--The Assistant 
        Secretary does not have enforcement authority, under Federal 
        laws other than this Act, to carry out the functions described 
        in paragraph (1).
    ``(e) Report.--For each fiscal year, beginning with the first full 
fiscal year following the date of enactment of the Workforce Investment 
Act of 2013, the Secretary of Labor shall prepare a report and submit 
the report to the Committee on Education and the Workforce of the House 
of Representatives and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
Pensions of the Senate, not later than 90 days after the end of that 
fiscal year. The report shall summarize the Office's progress in--
            ``(1) meeting the general objectives specified in 
        paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (a);
            ``(2) meeting each of the 4 goals specified in subsection 
        (c)(3); and
            ``(3) developing the specific policies and initiatives 
        specified in subsection (d).
    ``(f) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this section such sums as may be necessary 
for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018.

``SEC. 802. ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON INCREASING COMPETITIVE INTEGRATED 
              EMPLOYMENT FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES.

    ``(a) Establishment.--Not later than 60 days after the date of 
enactment of the Workforce Investment Act of 2013, the Secretary of 
Labor shall establish an Advisory Committee on Increasing Competitive 
Integrated Employment for Individuals with Disabilities (referred to in 
this section as the `Committee').
    ``(b) Appointment and Vacancies.--
            ``(1) Appointment.--The Secretary of Labor shall appoint 
        the members of the Committee described in subsection (c)(6), in 
        accordance with subsection (c). Each member so appointed shall 
        be appointed for a 2-year term.
            ``(2) Vacancies.--Any vacancy in the Committee shall not 
        affect its powers, but shall be filled in the same manner, in 
        accordance with the same paragraph of subsection (c), as the 
        original appointment or designation was made.
    ``(c) Composition.--The Committee shall be composed of--
            ``(1) the Assistant Secretary of Disability Employment 
        Policy, Services, and Supports, the Assistant Secretary for 
        Employment and Training, and the Administrator of the Wage and 
        Hour Division, of the Department of Labor;
            ``(2) the Commissioner of the Administration on 
        Developmental Disabilities, or the Commissioner's designee;
            ``(3) the Director of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid 
        Services of the Department of Health and Human Services, or the 
        Director's designee;
            ``(4) the Commissioner of Social Security, or the 
        Commissioner's designee;
            ``(5) the Commissioner of the Disability Employment 
        Services and Supports Administration, or the Commissioner's 
        designee; and
            ``(6) representatives from constituencies consisting of--
                    ``(A) self-advocates for individuals with 
                intellectual or developmental disabilities;
                    ``(B) providers of employment services, including 
                those that employ individuals with intellectual or 
                developmental disabilities in competitive integrated 
                employment;
                    ``(C) representatives of national disability 
                advocacy organizations for adults with intellectual or 
                developmental disabilities;
                    ``(D) experts with a background in academia or 
                research and expertise in employment and wage policy 
                issues for individuals with intellectual or 
                developmental disabilities;
                    ``(E) representatives from the employer community 
                or a national employer organization; and
                    ``(F) other individuals or representatives of 
                organizations with expertise on the issue of increasing 
                opportunities for competitive integrated employment for 
                individuals with disabilities.
    ``(d) Chairperson.--The Secretary of Labor shall designate a 
Chairperson of the Committee from among the appointed members of the 
Committee.
    ``(e) Meetings.--The Committee shall meet at the call of the 
Chairperson, but not less often than 4 times per year.
    ``(f) Duties.--The Committee shall study, and prepare findings, 
conclusions, and recommendations for the Secretary of Labor on, ways 
to--
            ``(1) reduce reliance on the use of the certificate program 
        carried out under section 14(c) of the Fair Labor Standards Act 
        of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 214(c)) for the employment of individuals 
        with intellectual or developmental disabilities, or other 
        individuals with significant disabilities, except in limited 
        circumstances or for training purposes;
            ``(2) increase the employment opportunities for individuals 
        described in paragraph (1) in competitive integrated 
        employment; and
            ``(3) increase oversight of and accountability for the use 
        of such certificates.
    ``(g) Committee Personnel Matters.--
            ``(1) Travel expenses.--The members of the Committee shall 
        not receive compensation for the performance of services for 
        the Committee, but shall be allowed travel expenses, including 
        per diem in lieu of subsistence, at rates authorized for 
        employees of agencies under subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 
        5, United States Code, while away from their homes or regular 
        places of business in the performance of services for the 
        Committee. Notwithstanding section 1342 of title 31, United 
        States Code, the Secretary may accept the voluntary and 
        uncompensated services of members of the Committee.
            ``(2) Staff.--The Secretary of Labor may designate such 
        personnel as may be necessary to enable the Committee to 
        perform its duties.
            ``(3) Detail of government employees.--Any Federal 
        Government employee, with the approval of the head of the 
        appropriate Federal agency, may be detailed to the Committee 
        without reimbursement, and such detail shall be without 
        interruption or loss of civil service status or privilege.
            ``(4) Facilities, equipment, and services.--The Secretary 
        of Labor shall make available to the Committee necessary office 
        space and furnish the Committee, under such arrangements 
        respecting financing as may be appropriate, with necessary 
        equipment, supplies, and services.
    ``(h) Reports.--
            ``(1) Interim and final reports.--The Committee shall 
        prepare and submit to the Secretary of Labor, as well as the 
        Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the 
        Senate and other appropriate committees of Congress--
                    ``(A) an interim report that summarizes the 
                progress of the Committee, along with any interim 
                findings, conclusions, and recommendations described in 
                subsection (f); and
                    ``(B) a final report that summarizes that progress 
                and states final findings, conclusions, and 
                recommendations described in subsection (f).
            ``(2) Preparation and submission.--The reports shall be 
        prepared and submitted--
                    ``(A) in the case of the interim report, not later 
                than 1 year after the date on which the Committee first 
                meets; and
                    ``(B) in the case of the final report, not later 
                than 2 years after the date on which the Committee 
                first meets.
    ``(i) Termination.--The Committee shall terminate on the day after 
the date on which the Committee submits the final report.

``SEC. 803. PUBLIC EDUCATION CAMPAIGNS ABOUT HIRING INDIVIDUALS WITH 
              DISABILITIES.

    ``(a) In General.--Not later than 120 days after the date of 
enactment of the Workforce Investment Act of 2013, the Secretary of 
Labor, acting through the Assistant Secretary and in coordination with 
the Commissioner of the Disability Employment Services and Supports 
Administration, the Commissioner of Social Security, and the heads of 
other relevant Federal agencies and divisions of Federal agencies, 
shall develop and carry out public education campaigns that educate 
employers (including small businesses), employees (including 
individuals with disabilities), and members of the general public 
(including young adults) on the benefits of hiring individuals with 
disabilities. The public education campaign for employers (including 
small businesses) shall include information on--
            ``(1) the work opportunity credit under section 51 of the 
        Internal Revenue Code of 1986; and
            ``(2) tax incentives available to businesses to help cover 
        the cost of improving accessibility, including--
                    ``(A) the disabled access credit under section 44 
                of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986; and
                    ``(B) the tax deduction available under section 190 
                of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, for expenses for 
                architectural barrier removal.
    ``(b) Educational Materials.--The public education campaigns 
described in subsection (a) shall include, as necessary, different 
educational materials in order to adequately target and educate, small 
businesses, employers generally, employees, and members of the general 
public, including educational materials on work incentives that may 
assist individuals with disabilities in leaving programs of public 
benefits, entering the workforce, advancing their economic status, and 
contributing to and participating more fully in their communities.''.
    (b) Elimination of Text Establishing Existing Office.--Title I of 
the Department of Labor Appropriations Act, 2001, as enacted into law 
by section 1(a)(1) of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2001 is 
amended, in the matter under the header ``salaries and expenses'' in 
the matter under the header ``Departmental Management'', by striking 
``: Provided further, That beginning'' and all that follows through 
``this purpose''.
    (c) References.--A reference in any other Federal law, Executive 
order, rule, regulation, or delegation of authority, or any document of 
or relating to--
            (1) the Assistant Secretary for Disability Employment 
        Policy, shall be deemed to refer to the Assistant Secretary of 
        Disability Employment Policy, Services, and Supports; and
            (2) the Office of Disability Employment Policy, shall be 
        deemed to refer to the Office of Disability Employment Policy, 
        Services, and Supports.

                     Subtitle J--General Provisions

SEC. 596. TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS TO DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, AND SAVINGS 
              PROVISIONS.

    (a) Definitions.--For purposes of this section, unless otherwise 
provided or indicated by the context--
            (1) the term ``Disability Employment Services and Supports 
        Administration'' means the Disability Employment Services and 
        Supports Administration of the Office of Disability Employment 
        Policy, Services, and Supports of the Department of Labor;
            (2) the term ``Federal agency'' has the meaning given to 
        the term ``agency'' by section 551(1) of title 5, United States 
        Code;
            (3) the term ``function'' means any duty, obligation, 
        power, authority, responsibility, right, privilege, activity, 
        or program;
            (4) the term ``office'' includes any office, 
        administration, agency, institute, unit, organizational entity, 
        or component thereof; and
            (5) the term ``Rehabilitation Services Administration'' 
        means the Rehabilitation Services Administration of the Office 
        of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services of the 
        Department of Education.
    (b) Transfer of Functions.--There are transferred to the Disability 
Employment Services and Supports Administration, all functions which 
the Commissioner of the Rehabilitation Services Administration 
exercised before the effective date of this section (including all 
related functions of any officer or employee of that Administration) 
under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 701 et seq.), other 
than title VII of that Act (29 U.S.C. 796 et seq.).
    (c) Determinations of Certain Functions by the Office of Management 
and Budget.--If necessary, the Office of Management and Budget shall 
make any determination of the functions that are transferred under this 
section.
    (d) Personnel Provisions.--
            (1) Appointments.--The Commissioner of the Disability 
        Employment Services and Supports Administration may appoint and 
        fix the compensation of such officers and employees, including 
        investigators, attorneys, and administrative law judges, as may 
        be necessary to carry out the respective functions transferred 
        under this section. Except as otherwise provided by law, such 
        officers and employees shall be appointed in accordance with 
        the civil service laws and their compensation fixed in 
        accordance with title 5, United States Code.
            (2) Experts and consultants.--The Commissioner of the 
        Disability Employment Services and Supports Administration may 
        obtain the services of experts and consultants in accordance 
        with section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, and 
        compensate such experts and consultants for each day (including 
        travel time) at rates not in excess of the rate of pay for 
        level IV of the Executive Schedule under section 5315 of such 
        title. The Commissioner of the Disability Employment Services 
        and Supports Administration may pay experts and consultants who 
        are serving away from their homes or regular place of business 
        travel expenses and per diem in lieu of subsistence at rates 
        authorized by sections 5702 and 5703 of such title for persons 
        in Government service employed intermittently.
    (e) Delegation and Assignment.--Except where otherwise expressly 
prohibited by law or otherwise provided by this section, the 
Commissioner of the Disability Employment Services and Supports 
Administration may delegate any of the functions transferred to the 
Commissioner of such Administration by this section and any function 
transferred or granted to such Commissioner after the effective date of 
this section to such officers and employees of such Administration as 
the Commissioner may designate, and may authorize successive 
redelegations of such functions as may be necessary or appropriate. No 
delegation of functions by the Commissioner of the Disability 
Employment Services and Supports Administration under this subsection 
or under any other provision of this section shall relieve such 
Commissioner of responsibility for the administration of such 
functions.
    (f) Reorganization.--The Commissioner of the Disability Employment 
Services and Supports Administration is authorized to allocate or 
reallocate any function transferred under this section among the 
officers of such Administration, and to establish, consolidate, alter, 
or discontinue such organizational entities in such Administration as 
may be necessary or appropriate.
    (g) Rules.--The Commissioner of the Disability Employment Services 
and Supports Administration is authorized to prescribe, in accordance 
with the provisions of chapters 5 and 6 of title 5, United States Code, 
such rules and regulations as that Commissioner determines necessary or 
appropriate to administer and manage the functions of that 
Administration.
    (h) Transfer and Allocations of Appropriations and Personnel.--
Except as otherwise provided in this section, the personnel employed in 
connection with, and the assets, liabilities, contracts, property, 
records, and unexpended balances of appropriations, authorizations, 
allocations, and other funds employed, used, held, arising from, 
available to, or to be made available in connection with the functions 
transferred by this section, subject to section 1531 of title 31, 
United States Code, shall be transferred to the Disability Employment 
Services and Supports Administration. Unexpended funds transferred 
pursuant to this subsection shall be used only for the purposes for 
which the funds were originally authorized and appropriated.
    (i) Incidental Transfers.--The Director of the Office of Management 
and Budget, at such time or times as the Director shall provide, is 
authorized to make such determinations as may be necessary with regard 
to the functions transferred by this section, and to make such 
additional incidental dispositions of personnel, assets, liabilities, 
grants, contracts, property, records, and unexpended balances of 
appropriations, authorizations, allocations, and other funds held, 
used, arising from, available to, or to be made available in connection 
with such functions, as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of 
this section. The Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall 
provide for the termination of the affairs of all entities terminated 
by this section and for such further measures and dispositions as may 
be necessary to effectuate the purposes of this section.
    (j) Effect on Personnel.--
            (1) In general.--Except as otherwise provided by this 
        section, the transfer pursuant to this section of full-time 
        personnel (except special Government employees) and part-time 
        personnel holding permanent positions shall not cause any such 
        employee to be separated or reduced in grade or compensation 
        for 1 year after the date of transfer of such employee under 
        this section.
            (2) Executive schedule positions.--Except as otherwise 
        provided in this section, any person who, on the day preceding 
        the effective date of this section, held a position compensated 
        in accordance with the Executive Schedule prescribed in chapter 
        53 of title 5, United States Code, and who, without a break in 
        service, is appointed in the Disability Employment Services and 
        Supports Administration to a position having duties comparable 
        to the duties performed immediately preceding such appointment 
        shall continue to be compensated in such new position at not 
        less than the rate provided for such previous position, for the 
        duration of the service of such person in such new position.
            (3) Termination of certain positions.--Positions whose 
        incumbents are appointed by the President, by and with the 
        advice and consent of the Senate, the functions of which are 
        transferred by this section, shall terminate on the effective 
        date of this section.
    (k) Savings Provisions.--
            (1) Continuing effect of legal documents.--All orders, 
        determinations, rules, regulations, permits, agreements, 
        grants, contracts, certificates, licenses, registrations, 
        privileges, and other administrative actions--
                    (A) which have been issued, made, granted, or 
                allowed to become effective by the President, any 
                Federal agency or official thereof, or by a court of 
                competent jurisdiction, in the performance of functions 
                which are transferred under this section; and
                    (B) which are in effect at the time this section 
                takes effect, or were final before the effective date 
                of this section and are to become effective on or after 
                the effective date of this section,
        shall continue in effect according to their terms until 
        modified, terminated, superseded, set aside, or revoked in 
        accordance with law by the President, the Commissioner of the 
        Disability Employment Services and Supports Administration or 
        other authorized official, a court of competent jurisdiction, 
        or by operation of law.
            (2) Proceedings not affected.--The provisions of this 
        section shall not affect any proceedings, including notices of 
        proposed rulemaking, or any application for any license, 
        permit, certificate, or financial assistance pending before the 
        Rehabilitation Services Administration at the time this section 
        takes effect, with respect to functions transferred by this 
        section but such proceedings and applications shall be 
        continued. Orders shall be issued in such proceedings, appeals 
        shall be taken therefrom, and payments shall be made pursuant 
        to such orders, as if this section had not been enacted, and 
        orders issued in any such proceedings shall continue in effect 
        until modified, terminated, superseded, or revoked by a duly 
        authorized official, by a court of competent jurisdiction, or 
        by operation of law. Nothing in this paragraph shall be deemed 
        to prohibit the discontinuance or modification of any such 
        proceeding under the same terms and conditions and to the same 
        extent that such proceeding could have been discontinued or 
        modified if this section had not been enacted.
            (3) Suits not affected.--The provisions of this section 
        shall not affect suits commenced (with respect to functions 
        transferred under this section) before the effective date of 
        this section, and in all such suits, proceedings shall be had, 
        appeals taken, and judgments rendered in the same manner and 
        with the same effect as if this section had not been enacted.
            (4) Nonabatement of actions.--No suit, action, or other 
        proceeding commenced by or against the Rehabilitation Services 
        Administration (with regard to functions transferred under this 
        section), or by or against any individual in the official 
        capacity of such individual as an officer of the Rehabilitation 
        Services Administration (with regard to functions transferred 
        under this section), shall abate by reason of the enactment of 
        this section.
            (5) Administrative actions relating to promulgation of 
        regulations.--Any administrative action relating to the 
        preparation or promulgation of a regulation by the 
        Rehabilitation Services Administration (with regard to 
        functions transferred under this section) may be continued by 
        the Disability Employment Services and Supports Administration 
        with the same effect as if this section had not been enacted.
    (l) Separability.--If a provision of this section or its 
application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, neither the 
remainder of this section nor the application of the provision to other 
persons or circumstances shall be affected.
    (m) References.--A reference in any other Federal law, Executive 
order, rule, regulation, or delegation of authority, or any document of 
or relating to--
            (1) the Commissioner of the Rehabilitation Services 
        Administration (with regard to functions transferred under this 
        section), shall be deemed to refer to the Commissioner of the 
        Disability Employment Services and Supports Administration; and
            (2) the Rehabilitation Services Administration (with regard 
        to functions transferred under this section), shall be deemed 
        to refer to the Disability Employment Services and Supports 
        Administration.
    (n) Additional Conforming Amendments.--
            (1) Recommended legislation.--After consultation with the 
        appropriate committees of Congress and the Director of the 
        Office of Management and Budget, the Commissioner of the 
        Disability Employment Services and Supports Administration 
        shall prepare and submit to Congress recommended legislation 
        containing technical and conforming amendments to reflect the 
        changes made by this section.
            (2) Submission to congress.--Not later than 180 days after 
        the effective date of this section, the Commissioner of the 
        Disability Employment Services and Supports Administration 
        shall submit the recommended legislation referred to under 
        paragraph (1).
    (o) Transition.--The Commissioner of the Disability Employment 
Services and Supports Administration is authorized to utilize--
            (1) the services of such officers, employees, and other 
        personnel of the Rehabilitation Services Administration with 
        regard to functions transferred under this section; and
            (2) funds appropriated to such functions,
for such period of time as may reasonably be needed to facilitate the 
orderly implementation of this section.
    (p) Interim Leadership.--Until the date on which the Commissioner 
of the Disability Employment Services and Supports Administration takes 
office, the Secretary of Labor may exercise any authority of that 
Administration.

SEC. 597. TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS TO DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN 
              SERVICES, AND SAVINGS PROVISIONS.

    (a) Independent Living Administration.--
            (1) Definitions.--For purposes of this subsection, unless 
        otherwise provided or indicated by the context--
                    (A) the terms ``Disability Employment Services and 
                Supports Administration'', ``function'', and 
                ``Rehabilitation Services Administration'' have the 
                meanings given the terms in section 596; and
                    (B) the term ``Independent Living Administration'' 
                means the Independent Living Administration of the 
                Administration for Community Living of the Department 
                of Health and Human Services.
            (2) Transfer of functions.--There are transferred to the 
        Independent Living Administration, all functions which the 
        Commissioner of the Rehabilitation Services Administration 
        exercised before the effective date of this section (including 
        all related functions of any officer or employee of that 
        Administration) under title VII of the Rehabilitation Act of 
        1973 (29 U.S.C. 796 et seq.).
            (3) Determinations of certain functions by the office of 
        management and budget.--If necessary, the Office of Management 
        and Budget shall make any determination of the functions that 
        are transferred under paragraph (2).
            (4) Administrative matters.--
                    (A) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraph 
                (B), subsections (d) through (o) of section 596--
                            (i) shall apply to the Rehabilitation 
                        Services Administration; and
                            (ii) shall apply to the Independent Living 
                        Administration and the Director of that 
                        Administration in the same manner and to the 
                        same extent as those subsections apply to the 
                        Disability Employment Services and Supports 
                        Administration and the Commissioner of that 
                        Administration.
                    (B) References to transfers.--For purposes of 
                applying those subsections under subparagraph (A), 
                references in those subsections to a transfer shall be 
                considered to refer to a transfer under paragraph (2) 
                or a corresponding provision of this subsection.
            (5) Interim leadership.--Until the date on which the 
        Director of the Independent Living Administration takes office, 
        the Secretary of Health and Human Services may exercise any 
        authority of that Administration.
    (b) National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and 
Rehabilitation Research.--
            (1) Definitions.--For purposes of this subsection, unless 
        otherwise provided or indicated by the context--
                    (A) the terms ``Disability Employment Services and 
                Supports Administration'', ``function'', and 
                ``Rehabilitation Services Administration'' have the 
                meanings given the terms in section 596;
                    (B) the term ``NIDILRR'' means the National 
                Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and 
                Rehabilitation Research of the Administration for 
                Community Living of the Department of Health and Human 
                Services; and
                    (C) the term ``NIDRR'' means the National Institute 
                on Disability and Rehabilitation Research of the Office 
                of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services of the 
                Department of Education.
            (2) Transfer of functions.--There are transferred to the 
        NIDILRR, all functions which the Director of the NIDRR 
        exercised before the effective date of this section (including 
        all related functions of any officer or employee of the NIDRR).
            (3) Determinations of certain functions by the office of 
        management and budget.--If necessary, the Office of Management 
        and Budget shall make any determination of the functions that 
        are transferred under paragraph (2).
            (4) Administrative matters.--
                    (A) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraph 
                (B), subsections (d) through (o) of section 596--
                            (i) shall apply to the NIDRR and the 
                        Director of the NIDRR in the same manner and to 
                        the same extent as those subsections apply to 
                        the Rehabilitation Services Administration and 
                        the Commissioner of that Administration; and
                            (ii) shall apply to the NIDILRR and the 
                        Director of the NIDILRR in the same manner and 
                        to the same extent as those subsections apply 
                        to the Disability Employment Services and 
                        Supports Administration and the Commissioner of 
                        that Administration.
                    (B) References to transfers.--For purposes of 
                applying those subsections under subparagraph (A), 
                references in those subsections to a transfer shall be 
                considered to refer to a transfer under paragraph (2) 
                or a corresponding provision of this subsection.

SEC. 598. TABLE OF CONTENTS.

    The table of contents in section 1(b) is amended--
            (1) by striking the item relating to section 12 and 
        inserting the following:

``Sec. 12. Administration by the Secretary of Labor.
``Sec. 12A. Administration by the Secretary of Health and Human 
                            Services.'';
            (2) by striking the item relating to section 14 and 
        inserting the following:

``Sec. 14. Evaluation by the Secretary of Labor.
``Sec. 14A. Evaluation by the Secretary of Health and Human 
                            Services.'';
            (3) by striking the item relating to section 109 and 
        inserting the following:

``Sec. 109. Training and services for employers.'';
            (4) by inserting after the item relating to section 112 the 
        following:

``Sec. 113. Additional technical assistance.
``Sec. 114. Pre-employment transition services.'';
            (5) by striking the item relating to section 202 and 
        inserting the following:

``Sec. 202. National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and 
                            Rehabilitation Research.'';
            (6) by striking the item relating to section 205 and 
        inserting the following:

``Sec. 205. Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research 
                            Advisory Council.
``Sec. 206. Definition of covered school.'';
            (7) by inserting after the item relating to section 509 the 
        following:

``Sec. 510. Establishment of standards for accessible medical 
                            diagnostic equipment.
``Sec. 511. Employment of individuals with significant disabilities at 
                            a subminimum wage.'';
            (8) by striking the items relating to part B of title VI 
        and inserting the following:

                ``Part B--Supported Employment Services

``Sec. 621. Purpose.
``Sec. 622. Allotments.
``Sec. 623. Availability of services.
``Sec. 624. Eligibility.
``Sec. 625. State plan.
``Sec. 626. Restriction.
``Sec. 627. Savings provision.
``Sec. 628. Authorization of appropriations.'';
            (9) in the items relating to title VII--
                    (A)(i) by inserting after the item relating to 
                section 701 the following:

``Sec. 701A. Independent Living Administration.'';
                and
                    (ii) by striking the item relating to section 706 
                and inserting the following:

``Sec. 706. Responsibilities of the ILA Director.'';
                    (B) by inserting after the item relating to section 
                711 the following:

``Sec. 711A. Training and technical assistance.'';
                and
                    (C) by striking the items relating to sections 752 
                and 753 and inserting the following:

``Sec. 752. Training and technical assistance.
``Sec. 753. Program of grants.
``Sec. 754. Authorization of appropriations.'';
                and
            (10) by adding at the end the following:

``TITLE VIII--INCREASING EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH 
                              DISABILITIES

``Sec. 801. Office of Disability Employment Policy, Services, and 
                            Supports.
``Sec. 802. Advisory Committee on Increasing Competitive Integrated 
                            Employment for Individuals with 
                            Disabilities.
``Sec. 803. Public education campaigns about hiring individuals with 
                            disabilities.''.

                      TITLE VI--GENERAL PROVISIONS

                    Subtitle A--Workforce Investment

SEC. 601. PRIVACY.

    (a) Section 444 of the General Education Provisions Act.--Nothing 
in this Act shall be construed to supersede the privacy protections 
afforded parents and students under section 444 of the General 
Education Provisions Act (20 U.S.C. 1232g).
    (b) Prohibition on Development of National Database.--
            (1) In general.--Nothing in this Act shall be construed to 
        permit the development of a national database of personally 
        identifiable information on individuals receiving services 
        under title II.
            (2) Limitation.--Nothing in paragraph (1) shall be 
        construed to prevent the proper administration of national 
        programs under subtitles C and D of title II or to carry out 
        program management activities consistent with title II.

SEC. 602. BUY-AMERICAN REQUIREMENTS.

    (a) Compliance With Buy American Act.--None of the funds made 
available under title II or III or under the Wagner-Peyser Act (29 
U.S.C. 49 et seq.) may be expended by an entity unless the entity 
agrees that in expending the funds the entity will comply with sections 
8301 through 8303 of title 41, United States Code (commonly known as 
the ``Buy American Act'').
    (b) Sense of the Congress; Requirement Regarding Notice.--
            (1) Purchase of american-made equipment and products.--In 
        the case of any equipment or product that may be authorized to 
        be purchased with financial assistance provided using funds 
        made available under title II or III or under the Wagner-Peyser 
        Act (29 U.S.C. 49 et seq.), it is the sense of Congress that 
        entities receiving the assistance should, in expending the 
        assistance, purchase only American-made equipment and products.
            (2) Notice to recipients of assistance.--In providing 
        financial assistance using funds made available under title II 
        or III or under the Wagner-Peyser Act, the head of each Federal 
        agency shall provide to each recipient of the assistance a 
        notice describing the statement made in paragraph (1) by 
        Congress.
    (c) Prohibition of Contracts With Persons Falsely Labeling Products 
as Made in America.--If it has been finally determined by a court or 
Federal agency that any person intentionally affixed a label bearing a 
``Made in America'' inscription, or any inscription with the same 
meaning, to any product sold in or shipped to the United States that is 
not made in the United States, the person shall be ineligible to 
receive any contract or subcontract made with funds made available 
under title II or III or under the Wagner-Peyser Act (29 U.S.C. 49 et 
seq.), pursuant to the debarment, suspension, and ineligibility 
procedures described in sections 9.400 through 9.409 of title 48, Code 
of Federal Regulations, as such sections were in effect on August 7, 
1998, or pursuant to any successor regulations.

SEC. 603. TRANSITION PROVISIONS.

    (a) Workforce Development Systems.--The Secretary of Labor and the 
Secretary of Education shall take such actions as the Secretaries 
determine to be appropriate to provide for the orderly transition from 
any authority under the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 
2801 et seq.) to any authority under title I. Such actions shall 
include the provision of guidance related to unified state planning and 
the performance accountability system described under such title.
    (b) Workforce Investment Activities.--The Secretary of Labor shall 
take such actions as the Secretary determines to be appropriate to 
provide for the orderly transition from any authority under the 
Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to any authority under title II.
    (c) Adult Education and Literacy Programs.--The Secretary of 
Education shall take such actions as the Secretary determines to be 
appropriate to provide for the orderly transition from any authority 
under the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act (20 U.S.C. 9201 et 
seq.), as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of this 
Act, to any authority under the Adult Education and Family Literacy 
Act, as amended by this Act.
    (d) Employment Services Activities.--The Secretary of Labor shall 
take such actions as the Secretary determines to be appropriate to 
provide for the orderly transition from any authority under the Wagner-
Peyser Act (29 U.S.C. 49 et seq.), as in effect on the day before the 
date of enactment of this Act, to any authority under the Wagner-Peyser 
Act, as amended by this Act.
    (e) Vocational Rehabilitation Programs.--The Secretary of Education 
shall take such actions as the Secretary determines to be appropriate 
to provide for the orderly transition from any authority under the 
Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 701 et seq.), as in effect on the 
day before the date of enactment of this Act, to any authority under 
the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended by this Act.
    (f) Regulations.--
            (1) Proposed regulations.--Not later than 180 days after 
        the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Labor and 
        the Secretary of Education, as appropriate, shall develop and 
        publish in the Federal Register proposed regulations relating 
        to the transition to, and implementation of, this Act.
            (2) Final regulations.--Not later than 18 months after the 
        date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Labor and the 
        Secretary of Education, as appropriate, shall develop and 
        publish in the Federal Register final regulations relating to 
        the transition to, and implementation of, this Act.
    (g) Expenditure of Funds During Transition.--
            (1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2) and in accordance 
        with regulations developed under subsection (f), States, grant 
        recipients, administrative entities, and other recipients of 
        financial assistance under the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 
        may expend funds received under such Act, prior to July 1, 
        2015, in order to plan and implement programs and activities 
        authorized under this Act.
            (2) Additional requirements.--Not more than 2 percent of 
        any allotment to any State from amounts appropriated under the 
        Workforce Investment Act of 1998 for fiscal year 2014 may be 
        made available to carry out activities authorized under 
        paragraph (1) and not less than 50 percent of any amount used 
        to carry out activities authorized under paragraph (1) shall be 
        made available to local entities for the purposes of the 
        activities described in such paragraph.

SEC. 604. EFFECTIVE DATES.

    (a) In General.--Except as otherwise provided in this Act, this 
Act, and the amendments made by this Act, take effect on the date of 
enactment of this Act.
    (b) Effective Date for Workforce Development Performance 
Accountability System.--The requirements of section 131 shall apply 
beginning on the first day of the second full program year after the 
date of enactment of this Act.

                  Subtitle B--Amendments to Other Laws

SEC. 611. REPEAL OF THE WORKFORCE INVESTMENT ACT OF 1998.

    (a) Youth Opportunity Grants.--Section 169 of the Workforce 
Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2914) is repealed.
    (b) Twenty-First Century Workforce Commission.--Subtitle C of title 
III of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2701 note) is 
repealed.
    (c) Workforce Investment Act of 1998.--The Workforce Investment Act 
of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2801 et seq.) is repealed.

SEC. 612. PREPARATION AND SUBMISSION OF CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.

    (a) Preparation.--After consultation with the appropriate 
committees of Congress and the Director of the Office of Management and 
Budget, the Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of Education, as 
appropriate, shall prepare recommended legislation containing technical 
and conforming amendments to reflect the changes made by titles I 
through V.
    (b) Submission to Congress.--Not later than 6 months after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of 
Education, as appropriate, shall submit to Congress the recommended 
legislation referred to in subsection (a).

SEC. 613. WORKFORCE INVESTMENT REFERENCES AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.

    (a) Workforce Investment Act of 1998 References.--Except as 
otherwise specified, a reference in a Federal law to a provision of the 
Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2801 et seq.) shall be 
deemed to refer to the corresponding provision of this Act.
    (b) Wagner-Peyser Act References.--Except as otherwise specified, a 
reference in a Federal law to a provision of the Wagner-Peyser Act (29 
U.S.C. 49 et seq.) shall be deemed to refer to the corresponding 
provision of such Act, as amended by this Act.

SEC. 614. DISABILITY-RELATED REFERENCES AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.

    Except as otherwise specified, a reference in a Federal law to a 
provision of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 701 et seq.) 
shall be deemed to refer to the corresponding provision of such Act, as 
amended by this Act.
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