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114TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 1124 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MAY 8, 2015 

Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce 

AN ACT 

To amend the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act 

to improve the Act. 

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

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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘WIOA Technical 

3 Amendments Act’’. 

4 SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO WORKFORCE INNOVATION AND 

5 OPPORTUNITY ACT. 

6 (a) DESIGNATION OF AREAS SERVED BY RURAL

7 CONCENTRATED EMPLOYMENT PROGRAMS AS LOCAL

8 AREAS.— 

9 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 106(b) of the Work10 force Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 

11 3121(b)) is amended— 

12 (A) by redesignating paragraphs (5) and 

13 (6) as paragraphs (6) and (7), respectively; and 

14 (B) by inserting after paragraph (4) the 

15 following: 

16 ‘‘(5) AREAS SERVED BY RURAL CONCENTRATED

17 EMPLOYMENT PROGRAMS.—The Governor may ap18 prove, under paragraph (2) or (3), a request for des19 ignation as a local area from an area described in 

20 section 107(c)(1)(C).’’. 

21 (b) LOCAL WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BOARDS.— 

22 Section 107(i)(1)(B) of such Act (29 U.S.C. 

23 3122(i)(1)(B)) is amended by striking ‘‘the day before the 

24 date of enactment of this Act’’ and inserting ‘‘the day be25 fore the date of enactment of the Workforce Investment 

26 Act of 1998’’. 

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1 (c) PERFORMANCE ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM.—Sec2 tion 116 of such Act (29 U.S.C. 3141) is amended— 

3 (1) in subsection (b)(2)(A)(iv), by striking 

4 ‘‘clause (i)(IV)’’ and inserting ‘‘clause (i)(VI)’’; and 

5 (2) in subsection (g), by striking ‘‘for a pro6 gram described in subsection (d)(2)(A)’’. 

7 (d) STATE ALLOTMENTS.—Section 132(b) of such 

8 Act (29 U.S.C. 3172(b)) is amended, in paragraphs 

9 (1)(B)(iv)(I) and (2)(B)(iii)(I), by inserting ‘‘less than’’ 

10 after ‘‘fiscal year that is’’. 

11 (e) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 

12 (1) Section 102(b)(2)(D)(i)(III) of such Act (29 

13 U.S.C. 3112(b)(2)(D)(i)(III)) is amended by striking 

14 ‘‘section 106(b)(5)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 

15 106(b)(6)’’. 

16 (2) Section 129(b)(1)(C) of such Act (29 

17 U.S.C. 3164(b)(1)(C)) is amended by striking ‘‘sub18 sections (b)(6) and (c)(2) of section 106’’ and in19 serting ‘‘subsections (b)(7) and (c)(2) of section 

20 106’’. 

21 (3) Section 134(a)(2)(B)(ii) of such Act (29 

22 U.S.C. 3174(a)(2)(B)(ii)) is amended by striking 

23 ‘‘section 106(b)(6)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 

24 106(b)(7)’’. 

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1 (f) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 

2 this section shall take effect as if included in the Work3 force Innovation and Opportunity Act. 

4 SEC. 3. ESTABLISHMENT OF NATIONAL COUNCIL ON DIS5 ABILITY. 

6 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 400(b) of the Rehabilita7 tion Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 780(b)) is amended to read 

8 as follows: 

9 ‘‘(b)(1) Each member of the National Council shall 

10 serve for a term of 3 years. 

11 ‘‘(2)(A) No member of the National Council may 

12 serve more than two consecutive full terms beginning on 

13 the date of commencement of the first full term on the 

14 Council. Members may serve after the expiration of their 

15 terms until their successors have taken office. 

16 ‘‘(B) As used in this paragraph, the term ‘full term’ 

17 means a term of 3 years. 

18 ‘‘(3) Any member appointed to fill a vacancy occur19 ring before the expiration of the term for which such mem20 ber’s predecessor was appointed shall be appointed only 

21 for the remainder of such term.’’. 

22 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 

23 this section shall take effect as if enacted 1 day after the 

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1 date of enactment of the Workforce Innovation and Op2 portunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3101 et seq.). 

Passed the Senate May 6, 2015. 

Attest: JULIE E. ADAMS, 

Secretary. 

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