118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 6655 

AN ACT 

To amend and reauthorize the Workforce Innovation and 

Opportunity 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; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

2 (a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the ‘‘A 

3 Stronger Workforce for America Act’’. 

4 (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 

5 this Act is as follows: 

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 

Sec. 2. Effective date; transition authority. 

TITLE I—WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES 

Subtitle A—General Provisions 

Sec. 101. Definitions. 

Sec. 102. Table of contents amendments. 

Subtitle B—System Alignment 

CHAPTER 1—STATE PROVISIONS

Sec. 111. State workforce development board. 

Sec. 112. Unified State plan. 

CHAPTER 2—LOCAL PROVISIONS

Sec. 115. Workforce development areas. 

Sec. 116. Local workforce development boards. 

Sec. 117. Local plan. 

CHAPTER 3—PERFORMANCE ACCOUNTABILITY

Sec. 119. Performance accountability system. 

Subtitle C—Workforce Investment Activities and Providers 

CHAPTER 1—WORKFORCE INVESTMENT ACTIVITIES AND PROVIDERS

Sec. 121. Establishment of one-stop delivery systems. 

Sec. 122. Identification of eligible providers and programs of training services. 

CHAPTER 2—YOUTH WORKFORCE INVESTMENT ACTIVITIES

Sec. 131. Reservations; Reallocation. 

Sec. 132. Use of funds for youth workforce investment activities. 

CHAPTER 3—ADULT AND DISLOCATED WORKER EMPLOYMENT AND

TRAINING ACTIVITIES

Sec. 141. State allotments. 

Sec. 142. Reservations for State activities; within State allocations; Reallocation. 

Sec. 143. Use of funds for employment and training activities. 

CHAPTER 4—AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS
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Sec. 145. Authorization of appropriations. 

Subtitle D—Job Corps 

Sec. 151. Purposes. 

Sec. 152. Definitions. 

Sec. 153. Individuals eligible for the Job Corps. 

Sec. 154. Recruitment, screening, selection, and assignment of enrollees. 

Sec. 155. Job Corps Campuses. 

Sec. 156. Program activities. 

Sec. 157. Support. 

Sec. 158. Operations. 

Sec. 159. Standards of conduct. 

Sec. 160. Community participation. 

Sec. 161. Workforce councils. 

Sec. 162. Advisory committees. 

Sec. 163. Experimental projects and technical assistance. 

Sec. 164. Special provisions. 

Sec. 165. Management information. 

Sec. 166. Job Corps oversight and reporting. 

Sec. 167. Authorization of appropriations. 

Subtitle E—National Programs 

Sec. 171. Native American programs. 

Sec. 172. Migrant and seasonal farmworker programs. 

Sec. 173. Technical assistance. 

Sec. 174. Evaluations and research. 

Sec. 175. National dislocated worker grants. 

Sec. 176. YouthBuild Program. 

Sec. 178. Reentry employment opportunities. 

Sec. 179. Strengthening community colleges grant program. 

Sec. 180. Authorization of appropriations. 

Subtitle F—Administration 

Sec. 191. Requirements and restrictions. 

Sec. 192. General waivers of statutory or regulatory requirements. 

Sec. 193. State innovation demonstration authority. 

TITLE II—ADULT EDUCATION AND LITERACY 

Sec. 201. Purpose. 

Sec. 202. Definitions. 

Sec. 203. Authorization of appropriations. 

Sec. 204. Special rule. 

Sec. 205. Performance accountability system. 

Sec. 206. Matching requirement. 

Sec. 207. State leadership activities. 

Sec. 208. Programs for corrections education and other institutionalized individuals. 

Sec. 209. Grants and contracts for eligible providers. 

Sec. 210. Local application. 

Sec. 211. Local administrative cost limits. 

Sec. 212. National leadership activities. 

Sec. 213. Integrated English literacy and civics education. 
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TITLE III—AMENDMENTS TO OTHER LAWS 

Sec. 301. Amendments to the Wagner-Peyser Act. 

Sec. 302. Job training grants. 

Sec. 303. Access to National Directory of New Hires. 

1 SEC. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE; TRANSITION AUTHORITY. 

2 (a) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This Act, and the amend3 ments made by this Act, shall take effect on the first date 

4 of the first program year (as determined under the Work5 force Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3101 et 

6 seq.)) that begins after the date of enactment of this Act. 

7 (b) TRANSITION AUTHORITY.— 

8 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Labor and 

9 the Secretary of Education shall have the authority 

10 to take such steps as are necessary before the effec11 tive date of this Act to provide for the orderly imple12 mentation on such date of the amendments to the 

13 Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 

14 U.S.C. 3101 et seq.) made by this Act. 

15 (2) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 503 

16 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act 

17 (29 U.S.C. 3343) is repealed (and by striking the 

18 item relating to such section in the table of contents 

19 of such Act). 
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1 TITLE I—WORKFORCE 

2 DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES 

3 Subtitle A—General Provisions 

4 SEC. 101. DEFINITIONS. 

5 (a) FOUNDATIONAL SKILL NEEDS.—Section 3(5) of 

6 the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 

7 3102(5)) is amended to read as follows: 

8 ‘‘(5) FOUNDATIONAL SKILL NEEDS.—The term 

9 ‘foundational skill needs’ means, with respect to an 

10 individual who is a youth or adult, that the indi11 vidual— 

12 ‘‘(A) has English reading, writing, or com13 puting skills at or below the 8th-grade level on 

14 a generally accepted standardized test; or 

15 ‘‘(B) is unable to compute or solve prob16 lems, or read, write, or speak English, or does 

17 not possess digital literacy skills, at a level nec18 essary to function on the job, in the individual’s 

19 family, or in society.’’. 

20 (b) EMPLOYER-DIRECTED SKILLS DEVELOPMENT.— 

21 Section 3(14) of the Workforce Innovation and Oppor22 tunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3102(14)) is amended to read as 

23 follows: 
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1 ‘‘(14) EMPLOYER-DIRECTED SKILLS DEVELOP2 MENT.—The term ‘employer-directed skills develop3 ment’ means a program— 

4 ‘‘(A) that is selected or designed to meet 

5 the specific skill demands of an employer (in6 cluding a group of employers); 

7 ‘‘(B) that is conducted pursuant to the 

8 terms and conditions established under an em9 ployer-directed skills agreement described in 

10 section 134(c)(3)(I), including a commitment 

11 by the employer to employ an individual upon 

12 successful completion of the program; and 

13 ‘‘(C) for which the employer pays a portion 

14 of the cost of the program, as determined by 

15 the local board involved, which shall not be less 

16 than— 

17 ‘‘(i) 10 percent of the cost, in the case 

18 of an employer with 50 or fewer employees; 

19 ‘‘(ii) 25 percent of the cost, in the 

20 case of an employer with more than 50, 

21 but fewer than 100 employees; and 

22 ‘‘(iii) 50 percent of the cost, in the 

23 case of an employer with 100 or more em24 ployees.’’. 
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1 (c) DISLOCATED WORKER.—Section 3(15)(E)(ii) of 

2 the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 

3 3102(15)(E)(ii)) is amended by striking ‘‘who meets the 

4 criteria described in paragraph (16)(B)’’ and inserting 

5 ‘‘who meets the criteria described in subparagraph (B) of 

6 the definition of the term ‘displaced homemaker’ in this 

7 section’’. 

8 (d) DISPLACED HOMEMAKER.—Section 3(16) of the 

9 Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 

10 3102(16)) is amended, in the matter preceding subpara11 graph (A), by striking ‘‘family members’’ and inserting ‘‘a 

12 family member’’. 

13 (e) ELIGIBLE YOUTH.—Section 3(18) of the Work14 force Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 

15 3102(18)) is amended by striking ‘‘out-of-school’’ and in16 serting ‘‘opportunity’’. 

17 (f) ENGLISH LEARNER.—Section 3 of the Workforce 

18 Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3102) is fur19 ther amended— 

20 (1) in paragraph (21)— 

21 (A) in the heading, by striking ‘‘LAN22 GUAGE’’; and 

23 (B) by striking ‘‘language’’; and 

24 (2) in paragraph (24)(I), by striking ‘‘lan25 guage’’. 
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1 (g) JUSTICE-INVOLVED INDIVIDUAL.—Section 3 of 

2 the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 

3 3102) is further amended— 

4 (1) in paragraph (24), by amending subpara5 graph (F) to read as follows: 

6 ‘‘(F) Justice-involved individuals.’’; and 

7 (2) in paragraph (38)— 

8 (A) in the heading, by striking ‘‘OF9 FENDER’’ and inserting ‘‘JUSTICE-INVOLVED

10 INDIVIDUAL’’; and 

11 (B) in the matter preceding subparagraph 

12 (A), by striking ‘‘offender’’ and inserting ‘‘jus13 tice-involved individual’’. 

14 (h) OPPORTUNITY YOUTH.—Section 3(46) of the 

15 Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 

16 3102(46)) is amended— 

17 (1) in the heading, by striking ‘‘OUT-OF18 SCHOOL’’ and inserting ‘‘OPPORTUNITY’’; and 

19 (2) by striking ‘‘out-of-school’’ and inserting 

20 ‘‘opportunity’’. 

21 (i) PAY-FOR-PERFORMANCE CONTRACT STRAT22 EGY.—Section 3(47) of the Workforce Innovation and Op23 portunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3102(47)) is amended to read 

24 as follows: 
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1 ‘‘(47) PAY-FOR-PERFORMANCE CONTRACT

2 STRATEGY.—The term ‘pay-for-performance contract 

3 strategy’ means a specific type of performance-based 

4 acquisition that uses pay-for-performance contracts 

5 in the provision of services described in paragraph 

6 (2) or (3) of section 134(c) or activities described in 

7 section 129(c)(2), and includes— 

8 ‘‘(A) contracts, each of which— 

9 ‘‘(i) shall specify a fixed amount that 

10 will be paid to an eligible service provider 

11 (which may include a local or national 

12 community-based organization or inter13 mediary, community college, or other pro14 vider) based on the achievement of speci15 fied levels of performance on the primary 

16 indicators of performance described in sec17 tion 116(b)(2)(A) for target populations as 

18 identified by the local board (including in19 dividuals with barriers to employment), 

20 within a defined timetable; 

21 ‘‘(ii) may not be required by the Sec22 retary to be informed by a feasibility 

23 study; and 
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1 ‘‘(iii) may provide for bonus payments 

2 to such service provider to expand capacity 

3 to provide effective services and training; 

4 ‘‘(B) a strategy for validating the achieve5 ment of the performance described in subpara6 graph (A); and 

7 ‘‘(C) a description of how the State or 

8 local area will reallocate funds not paid to a 

9 provider because the achievement of the per10 formance described in subparagraph (A) did not 

11 occur, for further activities related to such a 

12 procurement strategy, subject to section 

13 189(g)(4).’’. 

14 (j) RAPID RESPONSE ACTIVITY.—Section 3(51) of 

15 the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 

16 3102(51)) is amended— 

17 (1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), 

18 by inserting ‘‘, through a rapid response unit’’ after 

19 ‘‘designated by a State’’; 

20 (2) in subparagraph (B), by inserting before 

21 the semicolon at the end the following: ‘‘, including 

22 individual training accounts for eligible dislocated 

23 workers under section 414(c) of the American Com24 petitiveness and Workforce Improvement Act of 

25 1998 (29 U.S.C. 3224a)’’; 
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1 (3) in subparagraph (D), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 

2 the end; 

3 (4) by redesignating subparagraph (E) as sub4 paragraph (F); 

5 (5) by inserting after subparagraph (D) the fol6 lowing new subparagraph: 

7 ‘‘(E) assistance in identifying employees el8 igible for assistance, including workers who 

9 work a majority of their time off-site or re10 motely;’’; 

11 (6) in subparagraph (F), as so redesignated, by 

12 striking the period at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; 

13 and 

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

15 ‘‘(G) business engagement or layoff aver16 sion strategies and other activities designed to 

17 prevent or minimize the duration of unemploy18 ment, such as— 

19 ‘‘(i) connecting employers to short20 term compensation or other programs de21 signed to prevent layoffs; 

22 ‘‘(ii) conducting employee skill assess23 ment and matching programs to different 

24 occupations; 
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1 ‘‘(iii) establishing incumbent worker 

2 training or other upskilling approaches, in3 cluding incumbent worker upskilling ac4 counts described in section 134(d)(4)(E); 

5 ‘‘(iv) facilitating business support ac6 tivities, such as connecting employers to 

7 programs that offer access to credit, finan8 cial support, and business consulting; and 

9 ‘‘(v) partnering or contracting with 

10 business-focused organizations to assess 

11 risks to companies, and to propose, imple12 ment, and measure the impact of strategies 

13 and services to address such risks.’’. 

14 (k) VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION PROGRAM.—Sec15 tion 3(64) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity 

16 Act (20 U.S.C. 3102(64)) is amended by striking ‘‘under 

17 a provision covered under paragraph (13)(D)’’ and insert18 ing ‘‘under a provision covered under subparagraph (D) 

19 of the definition of the term ‘core program provision’ 

20 under this section’’. 

21 (l) NEW DEFINITIONS.—Section 3 of the Workforce 

22 Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3102) is fur23 ther amended— 

24 (1) by adding at the end the following: 
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1 ‘‘(72) CO-ENROLLMENT.—The term ‘co-enroll2 ment’ means simultaneous enrollment in more than 

3 one of the programs or activities carried out by a 

4 one-stop partner in section 121(b)(1)(B). 

5 ‘‘(73) DIGITAL LITERACY SKILLS.—The term 

6 ‘digital literacy skills’ has the meaning given the 

7 term in section 203. 

8 ‘‘(74) EVIDENCE-BASED.—The term ‘evidence9 based’, when used with respect to an activity, serv10 ice, strategy, or intervention, means an activity, 

11 service, strategy, or intervention that— 

12 ‘‘(A) demonstrates a statistically signifi13 cant effect on improving participant outcomes 

14 or other relevant outcomes based on— 

15 ‘‘(i) strong evidence from at least 1 

16 well-designed and well-implemented experi17 mental study; 

18 ‘‘(ii) moderate evidence from at least 

19 1 well-designed and well-implemented 

20 quasi-experimental study; or 

21 ‘‘(iii) promising evidence from at least 

22 1 well-designed and well-implemented cor23 relational study with statistical controls for 

24 selection bias; or 
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1 ‘‘(B)(i) demonstrates a rationale based on 

2 high-quality research findings or positive eval3 uation that such activity, strategy, or interven4 tion is likely to improve student outcomes or 

5 other relevant outcomes; and 

6 ‘‘(ii) includes ongoing efforts to examine 

7 the effects of such activity, service, strategy, or 

8 intervention. 

9 ‘‘(75) LABOR ORGANIZATION.—The term ‘labor 

10 organization’ has the meaning given the term in sec11 tion 2(5) of the National Labor Relations Act (29 

12 U.S.C. 152(5)). 

13 ‘‘(76) WORK-BASED LEARNING.—The term 

14 ‘work-based learning’ has the meaning given the 

15 term in section 3 of the Carl D. Perkins Career and 

16 Technical Education Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 

17 2302).’’; and 

18 (2) by reordering paragraphs (1) through (71), 

19 as amended by this section, and the paragraphs 

20 added by paragraph (1) of this subsection in alpha21 betical order, and renumbering such paragraphs as 

22 so reordered. 

23 SEC. 102. TABLE OF CONTENTS AMENDMENTS. 

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

25 Innovation and Opportunity Act is amended— 
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1 (1) by redesignating the item relating to section 

2 172 as section 174; 

3 (2) by inserting after the item relating to sec4 tion 171, the following: 

‘‘Sec. 172. Reentry employment opportunities. 

‘‘Sec. 173. Strengthening community colleges workforce development grants 

program.’’; and 

5 (3) by striking the item relating to section 190 

6 and inserting the following: 

‘‘Sec. 190. State innovation demonstration authority.’’. 

7 Subtitle B—System Alignment 

8 CHAPTER 1—STATE PROVISIONS 

9 SEC. 111. STATE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BOARD. 

10 Section 101(b)(1)(C)(ii)(IV) of the Workforce Inno11 vation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 

12 3112(b)(1)(C)(ii)(IV)) is amended by striking ‘‘out-of13 school youth’’ and inserting ‘‘opportunity youth’’. 

14 SEC. 112. UNIFIED STATE PLAN. 

15 Section 102 of the Workforce Innovation and Oppor16 tunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3112) is amended— 

17 (1) in subsection (b)— 

18 (A) in paragraph (1)— 

19 (i) by redesignating subparagraphs 

20 (C) through (E) as subparagraphs (D) 

21 through (F), respectively; 

22 (ii) by inserting the following after 

23 subparagraph (B): 
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1 ‘‘(C) a description of— 

2 ‘‘(i) how the State will use real-time 

3 labor market information to continually as4 sess the economic conditions and workforce 

5 trends described in subparagraphs (A) and 

6 (B); and 

7 ‘‘(ii) how the State will communicate 

8 changes in such conditions or trends to the 

9 workforce system in the State;’’; 

10 (iii) in subparagraph (D), as so redes11 ignated, by inserting ‘‘the extent to which 

12 such activities are evidence-based,’’ after 

13 ‘‘of such activities,’’; 

14 (iv) in subparagraph (E), as so redes15 ignated, by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 

16 (v) in subparagraph (F), as so redes17 ignated, by striking the period at the end 

18 and inserting a semicolon; and 

19 (vi) by adding at the end the fol20 lowing: 

21 ‘‘(G) a description of any activities the 

22 State is conducting to expand economic oppor23 tunity for individuals and reduce barriers to 

24 labor market entry by— 
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1 ‘‘(i) developing, in cooperation with 

2 employers, education and training pro3 viders, and other stakeholders, statewide 

4 skills-based initiatives that promote the use 

5 of demonstrated skills and competencies as 

6 an alternative to the exclusive use of de7 gree attainment as a requirement for em8 ployment or advancement in a career; and 

9 ‘‘(ii) evaluating the existing occupa10 tional licensing policies in the State and 

11 identifying potential changes to recommend 

12 to the appropriate State entity to— 

13 ‘‘(I) remove or streamline licens14 ing requirements, as appropriate; and 

15 ‘‘(II) improve the reciprocity of 

16 licensing, including through partici17 pating in interstate licensing com18 pacts; and 

19 ‘‘(H) an analysis of the opportunity youth 

20 population in the State, including the estimated 

21 number of opportunity youth and any gaps in 

22 services provided to such population by other 

23 existing workforce development activities, as 

24 identified under subparagraph (D).’’; and 

25 (B) in paragraph (2)— 
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1 (i) in subparagraph (B), by striking 

2 ‘‘including a description’’ and inserting 

3 ‘‘which may include a description’’; 

4 (ii) in subparagraph (C)— 

5 (I) in clause (ii)(I), by inserting 

6 ‘‘utilizing a continuous quality im7 provement approach,’’ after ‘‘year,’’ 

8 (II) in clause (vi), by inserting 

9 ‘‘and’’ at the end; 

10 (III) in clause (vii), by striking ‘‘; 

11 and’’ and inserting a period; and 

12 (IV) by striking clause (viii); 

13 (iii) in subparagraph (D)(i)(II), by 

14 striking ‘‘any’’; and 

15 (iv) in subparagraph (E)— 

16 (I) in clause (viii)(II), by insert17 ing ‘‘and’’ at the end; 

18 (II) in clause (ix), by striking ‘‘; 

19 and’’ at the end and inserting a pe20 riod; and 

21 (III) by striking clause (x); and 

22 (2) in subsection (c)(3)— 

23 (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking 

24 ‘‘shall’’ the second place it appears and insert25 ing ‘‘may’’; and 
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1 (B) in subparagraph (B)— 

2 (i) by striking ‘‘required’’; and 

3 (ii) by inserting ‘‘, except that com4 municating changes in economic conditions 

5 and workforce trends to the workforce sys6 tem in the State as described in subsection 

7 (b)(1)(C) shall not be considered modifica8 tions subject to approval under this para9 graph’’ before the period at the end. 

10 CHAPTER 2—LOCAL PROVISIONS 

11 SEC. 115. WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AREAS. 

12 (a) REGIONS.—Section 106(a) of the Workforce In13 novation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3121(a)) is 

14 amended by adding at the end the following: 

15 ‘‘(3) REVIEW.—Before the second full program 

16 year after the date of enactment of the A Stronger 

17 Workforce for America Act, in order for a State to 

18 receive an allotment under section 127(b) or 132(b) 

19 and as part of the process for developing the State 

20 plan, a State shall— 

21 ‘‘(A) review each region in the State iden22 tified under this subsection (as such subsection 

23 was in effect on the day before the date of en24 actment of the A Stronger Workforce for Amer25 ica Act); and 
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1 ‘‘(B) after consultation with the local 

2 boards and chief elected officials in the local 

3 areas and consistent with the considerations de4 scribed in subsection (b)(1)(B)— 

5 ‘‘(i) revise such region and any other 

6 region impacted by such revision; or 

7 ‘‘(ii) make a determination to main8 tain such region with no revision.’’. 

9 (b) LOCAL AREAS.—Section 106(b) of the Workforce 

10 Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3121(b)) is 

11 amended— 

12 (1) in paragraph (1)— 

13 (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘and 

14 consistent with paragraphs (2) and (3),’’; and 

15 (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘(ex16 cept for those local areas described in para17 graphs (2) and (3))’’; and 

18 (2) by striking paragraphs (2) through (7), and 

19 inserting the following: 

20 ‘‘(2) CONTINUATION PERIOD.—Subject to para21 graph (5), in order to receive an allotment under 

22 section 127(b) or 132(b), the Governor shall main23 tain the designations of local areas in the State 

24 under this subsection (as in effect on the day before 

25 the date of enactment of the A Stronger Workforce 
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1 for America Act) until the end of the third full pro2 gram year after the date of enactment of the A 

3 Stronger Workforce for America Act. 

4 ‘‘(3) INITIAL ALIGNMENT REVIEW.— 

5 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Prior to the third full 

6 program year after the date of enactment of the 

7 A Stronger Workforce for America Act, the 

8 Governor shall— 

9 ‘‘(i) review the designations of local 

10 areas in the State (as in effect on the day 

11 before the date of enactment of the A 

12 Stronger Workforce for America Act); and 

13 ‘‘(ii) based on the considerations de14 scribed in paragraph (1)(B), issue pro15 posed redesignations of local areas in the 

16 State through the process described in 

17 paragraph (1)(A), which shall— 

18 ‘‘(I) include an explanation of the 

19 strategic goals and objectives that the 

20 State intends to achieve through such 

21 redesignations; and 

22 ‘‘(II) be subject to the approval 

23 of the local boards in the State in ac24 cordance with the process described in 

25 subparagraph (C). 
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1 ‘‘(B) DESIGNATION OF LOCAL AREAS.—A 

2 redesignation of local areas in a State that is 

3 approved by a majority of the local boards in 

4 the State through the process described in sub5 paragraph (C) shall take effect on the first day 

6 of the 4th full program year after the date of 

7 enactment of the A Stronger Workforce for 

8 America Act. 

9 ‘‘(C) PROCESS TO REACH MAJORITY AP10 PROVAL.—To approve a designation of local 

11 areas in the State, the local boards in the State 

12 shall comply with the following: 

13 ‘‘(i) INITIAL VOTE.—Not later than 

14 60 days after the Governor issues proposed 

15 redesignations under subparagraph (A), 

16 the chairperson of each local board shall 

17 review the proposed redesignations and 

18 submit a vote on behalf of such local board 

19 to the Governor either approving or reject20 ing the proposed redesignations. 

21 ‘‘(ii) RESULTS OF INITIAL VOTE.—If 

22 a majority of the local boards in the State 

23 vote under clause (i)— 

24 ‘‘(I) to approve such proposed re25 designations, such redesignations shall 
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1 take effect in accordance with sub2 paragraph (B); or 

3 ‘‘(II) to disapprove such proposed 

4 redesignations, the chairpersons of the 

5 local boards in the State shall comply 

6 with the requirements of clause (iii). 

7 ‘‘(iii) ALTERNATE REDESIGNA8 TIONS.—In the case of the disapproval de9 scribed in clause (ii)(II), not later than 60 

10 days after initial votes were submitted 

11 under clause (i), the chairpersons of the 

12 local boards in the State shall— 

13 ‘‘(I) select 2 alternate redesigna14 tions of local areas— 

15 ‘‘(aa) one of which aligns 

16 with the regional economic devel17 opment areas in the State; and 

18 ‘‘(bb) one of which aligns 

19 with the regions described in sub20 paragraph (A) or (B) of sub21 section (a)(2); and 

22 ‘‘(II) conduct a vote to approve, 

23 by majority vote, 1 of the 2 alternate 

24 redesignations described in subclause 

25 (I). 
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1 ‘‘(iv) EFFECTIVE DATE OF ALTER2 NATE DESIGNATIONS.—The alternate re3 designations approved pursuant to clause 

4 (iii)(II) shall take effect in accordance with 

5 subparagraph (B). 

6 ‘‘(4) SUBSEQUENT ALIGNMENT REVIEWS.—On 

7 the date that is the first day of the 12th full pro8 gram year after the date of enactment of the A 

9 Stronger Workforce for America Act, and every 8 

10 years thereafter, the Governor shall review the des11 ignation of local areas based on the considerations 

12 described in paragraph (1)(B) and conduct a process 

13 in accordance with paragraph (3). 

14 ‘‘(5) INTERIM REVISIONS.— 

15 ‘‘(A) AUTOMATIC APPROVAL OF CERTAIN

16 REDESIGNATION REQUESTS.— 

17 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—At any time, and 

18 notwithstanding the requirements of para19 graphs (2), (3), and (4), the Governor, 

20 upon receipt of a request for a redesigna21 tion of a local area described in clause (ii), 

22 shall approve such request. 

23 ‘‘(ii) REQUESTS.—The following re24 quests shall be approved pursuant to 

25 clause (i) upon request: 
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1 ‘‘(I) A request from multiple 

2 local areas to be redesignated as a 

3 single local area. 

4 ‘‘(II) A request from multiple 

5 local areas for a revision to the des6 ignations of such local areas, which 

7 would not impact the designations of 

8 local areas that have not made such 

9 request. 

10 ‘‘(III) A request for designation 

11 as a local area from an area described 

12 in section 107(c)(1)(C). 

13 ‘‘(B) OTHER REDESIGNATIONS.—Other 

14 than the redesignations described in subpara15 graph (A), the Governor may only redesignate 

16 a local area outside of the process described in 

17 paragraphs (3) and (4), if the local area that 

18 will be subject to such redesignation has not— 

19 ‘‘(i) performed successfully; 

20 ‘‘(ii) sustained fiscal integrity; or 

21 ‘‘(iii) in the case of a local area in a 

22 planning region, met the requirements de23 scribed in subsection (c)(1). 

24 ‘‘(C) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Any redesigna25 tion of a local area approved by the Governor 
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1 under subparagraph (A) or (B) shall take effect 

2 on the first date of the first full program year 

3 after such date of approval. 

4 ‘‘(6) APPEALS.— 

5 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The local board of a 

6 local area that is subject to a redesignation of 

7 such local area under paragraph (3), (4), or (5) 

8 may submit an appeal to maintain its existing 

9 designation to the State board under an appeal 

10 process established in the State plan as speci11 fied in section 102(b)(2)(D)(i)(III). 

12 ‘‘(B) STATE BOARD REQUIREMENTS.—The 

13 State board shall only grant an appeal to main14 tain an existing designation of a local area de15 scribed in subparagraph (A) if the local area 

16 can demonstrate that the process for redesigna17 tion of such local area under paragraph (3), 

18 (4), or (5), as applicable, has not been followed. 

19 ‘‘(C) SECRETARIAL REQUIREMENTS.—If a 

20 request to maintain an existing designation as 

21 a local area is not granted as a result of such 

22 appeal, the Secretary, after receiving a request 

23 for review from such local area and determining 

24 that the local area was not accorded procedural 
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1 rights under the appeals process referred to in 

2 subparagraph (A), shall— 

3 ‘‘(i) review the process for the redesig4 nation of the local area under paragraph 

5 (3), (4), or (5), as applicable; and 

6 ‘‘(ii) upon determining that the appli7 cable process has not been followed, re8 quire that the local area’s existing designa9 tion be maintained. 

10 ‘‘(7) REDESIGNATION INCENTIVE.—The State 

11 may provide funding from funds made available 

12 under sections 128(a)(1) and 133(a)(1) to provide 

13 payments to incentivize— 

14 ‘‘(A) groups of local areas to request to be 

15 redesignated as a single local area under para16 graph (5)(A); or 

17 ‘‘(B) multiple local boards in a planning 

18 region to develop an agreement to operate as a 

19 regional consortium under subsection (c)(3).’’. 

20 (c) REGIONAL COORDINATION.—Section 106(c) of 

21 the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 

22 3121(c)) is amended— 

23 (1) in paragraph (1)— 
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1 (A) by redesignating subparagraphs (F) 

2 through (H) as subparagraphs (G) through (I), 

3 respectively; and 

4 (B) by inserting the following after sub5 paragraph (E): 

6 ‘‘(F) the establishment of cost arrange7 ments for services described in subsections (c) 

8 and (d) of section 134, including the pooling of 

9 funds for such services, as appropriate, for the 

10 region;’’; 

11 (2) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘, including 

12 to assist with establishing administrative costs ar13 rangements or cost arrangements for services under 

14 subparagraphs (F) and (G) of such paragraph’’ 

15 after ‘‘delivery efforts’’; 

16 (3) by redesignating paragraph (3) as para17 graph (4); and 

18 (4) by inserting after paragraph (2), as so 

19 amended, the following: 

20 ‘‘(3) REGIONAL CONSORTIUMS.— 

21 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The local boards and 

22 chief elected officials in any planning region de23 scribed in subparagraph (B) or (C) of sub24 section (a)(2) may develop an agreement to re25 ceive funding under section 128(b) and section 
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1 133(b) as a single consortium for the planning 

2 region. 

3 ‘‘(B) FISCAL AGENT.—If the local boards 

4 and chief elected officials develop such an 

5 agreement— 

6 ‘‘(i) one of the chief elected officials in 

7 the planning region shall be responsible for 

8 designating the fiscal agent for the consor9 tium; 

10 ‘‘(ii) the local boards shall develop a 

11 memorandum of understanding to jointly 

12 administer the activities for the consor13 tium; and 

14 ‘‘(iii) the required activities for local 

15 areas under this Act, (including the re16 quired functions of the local boards de17 scribed in section 107(d)) shall apply to 

18 such a consortium as a whole and may not 

19 be applied separately or differently to the 

20 local areas or local boards within such con21 sortium.’’. 

22 (d) SINGLE STATE LOCAL AREAS.—Section 106(d) 

23 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 

24 U.S.C. 3121(d)) is amended— 
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1 (1) by redesignating paragraph (2) as para2 graph (3); and 

3 (2) by inserting after paragraph (1), the fol4 lowing: 

5 ‘‘(2) NEW DESIGNATION.— 

6 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Consistent with the 

7 process described in subsection (b)(1)(A) and 

8 during a review of designations described in 

9 paragraph (3) or (4) of subsection (b), the Gov10 ernor may propose to designate a State as a 

11 single State local area for the purposes of this 

12 title. 

13 ‘‘(B) PROCESS FOR APPROVAL.—If the 

14 Governor proposes a single State local area, the 

15 chairpersons of the existing local boards shall 

16 vote to approve or reject such designation 

17 through the process described in subsection 

18 (b)(3)(C). 

19 ‘‘(C) DESIGNATION AS A SINGLE STATE

20 LOCAL AREA.—If the majority of the chair21 persons of the local boards in the State vote to 

22 approve such proposed designation, the State 

23 shall be designated as a single State local area 

24 and the Governor shall identify the State as a 

25 local area in the State plan.’’. 
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1 (e) DEFINITION OF ‘‘PERFORMED SUCCESS2 FULLY’’.—Section 106(e)(1) of the Workforce Innovation 

3 and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3121(e)) is amended by 

4 striking ‘‘adjusted levels of performance’’ and inserting 

5 ‘‘adjusted levels of performance described in section 

6 116(g)(1)’’. 

7 SEC. 116. LOCAL WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BOARDS. 

8 (a) MEMBERSHIP.—Section 107(b)(2)(B)(iv) of the 

9 Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 

10 3122(b)(2)(B)(iv)) is amended by striking ‘‘out-of-school 

11 youth’’ and inserting ‘‘opportunity youth’’. 

12 (b) FUNCTIONS OF LOCAL BOARD.—Section 107(d) 

13 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 

14 U.S.C. 3122(d)) is amended— 

15 (1) in paragraph (3), by inserting ‘‘, including, 

16 to the extent practicable, local representatives of the 

17 core programs and the programs described in section 

18 121(b)(1)(B),’’ after ‘‘system stakeholders’’; 

19 (2) in paragraph (4)(D)— 

20 (A) by striking ‘‘proven’’ and inserting 

21 ‘‘evidence-based’’; 

22 (B) by inserting ‘‘individual’’ after ‘‘needs 

23 of’’; and 

24 (C) by inserting ‘‘from a variety of indus25 tries and occupations’’ after ‘‘and employers’’; 
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1 (3) in paragraph (5), by inserting ‘‘and which, 

2 to the extent practicable, shall be aligned with career 

3 and technical education programs of study (as de4 fined in section 3 of the Carl D. Perkins Career and 

5 Technical Education Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 

6 2302(3)) offered within the local area’’ before the 

7 period at the end; 

8 (4) in paragraph (6)— 

9 (A) in the heading, by striking ‘‘PROVEN’’ 

10 and inserting ‘‘EVIDENCE-BASED’’; 

11 (B) in subparagraph (A)— 

12 (i) by striking ‘‘proven’’ and inserting 

13 ‘‘evidence-based’’; 

14 (ii) by inserting ‘‘and covered veterans 

15 (as defined in section 4212(a)(3)(A) of 

16 title 38, United States Code)’’ after ‘‘em17 ployment’’; 

18 (iii) by inserting ‘‘, and give priority 

19 to covered persons in accordance with sec20 tion 4215 of title 38, United States Code’’ 

21 after ‘‘delivery system’’; and 

22 (C) in subparagraph (B), by striking 

23 ‘‘proven’’ and inserting ‘‘evidence-based’’; 

24 (5) in paragraph (10)(C)— 
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1 (A) by inserting ‘‘, on the State eligible 

2 training provider list,’’ after ‘‘identify’’; and 

3 (B) by inserting ‘‘that operate in or are ac4 cessible to individuals’’ after ‘‘training serv5 ices’’; and 

6 (6) in paragraph (12)(A), by striking ‘‘activi7 ties’’ and inserting ‘‘funds allocated to the local area 

8 under section 128(b) and section 133(b) for the 

9 youth workforce development activities described in 

10 section 129 and local employment and training ac11 tivities described in section 134(b), and the activi12 ties’’. 

13 SEC. 117. LOCAL PLAN. 

14 Section 108 of the Workforce Innovation and Oppor15 tunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3123) is amended— 

16 (1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘shall pre17 pare’’ and inserting ‘‘may prepare’’; and 

18 (2) in subsection (b)— 

19 (A) in paragraph (1)— 

20 (i) by redesignating subparagraphs 

21 (D), (E), and (F) as subparagraphs (E), 

22 (F), and (H), respectively; 

23 (ii) by inserting the following after 

24 subparagraph (C): 

25 ‘‘(D) a description of— 
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1 ‘‘(i) how the local area will use real2 time labor market information to contin3 ually assess the economic conditions and 

4 workforce trends described in subpara5 graphs (A), (B), and (C); and 

6 ‘‘(ii) how changes in such conditions 

7 or trends will be communicated to job8 seekers, education and training providers, 

9 and employers in the local area;’’; 

10 (iii) in subparagraph (F), as so redes11 ignated, by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; and 

12 (iv) by inserting after subparagraph 

13 (F), as so redesignated, the following: 

14 ‘‘(G) an analysis of the opportunity youth 

15 population in the local area, including the esti16 mated number of such youth and any gaps in 

17 services for such population from other existing 

18 workforce development activities, as identified 

19 under paragraph (9), and a description of how 

20 the local board will address any such gaps in 

21 services identified in such analysis; and’’; 

22 (B) in paragraph (4)— 

23 (i) in subparagraph (A)— 

24 (I) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end 

25 of clause (iii); and 
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1 (II) by adding at the end the fol2 lowing: 

3 ‘‘(v) carry out any statewide skills4 based initiatives identified in the State 

5 plan that promote the use of demonstrated 

6 skills and competencies as an alternative to 

7 the exclusive use of degree attainment as a 

8 requirement for employment or advance9 ment in a career; and’’; and 

10 (ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking 

11 ‘‘customized training’’ and inserting ‘‘em12 ployer-directed skills development’’; 

13 (C) in paragraph (6)(B), by inserting ‘‘, 

14 such as the use of affiliated sites’’ after 

15 ‘‘means’’; 

16 (D) in paragraph (9)— 

17 (i) by striking ‘‘including activities’’ 

18 and inserting the following: ‘‘including— 

19 ‘‘(A) the availability of community based 

20 organizations that serve youth primarily during 

21 nonschool time hours to carry out activities 

22 under section 129; and 

23 ‘‘(B) activities’’; and 

24 (ii) by inserting ‘‘or evidence-based’’ 

25 after ‘‘successful’’; and 
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1 (E) in paragraph (12), by inserting ‘‘in2 cluding as described in section 134(c)(2),’’ after 

3 ‘‘system,’’. 

4 CHAPTER 3—PERFORMANCE 

5 ACCOUNTABILITY 

6 SEC. 119. PERFORMANCE ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM. 

7 (a) STATE PERFORMANCE ACCOUNTABILITY MEAS8 URES.— 

9 (1) PRIMARY INDICATORS OF PERFORMANCE.— 

10 Section 116(b)(2)(A) of the Workforce Innovation 

11 and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3141(b)(2)(A)) is 

12 amended— 

13 (A) in clause (i)— 

14 (i) in subclause (II)— 

15 (I) by striking ‘‘fourth’’ and in16 serting ‘‘second’’; and 

17 (II) by inserting ‘‘and remain in 

18 unsubsidized employment during the 

19 fourth quarter after exit from the pro20 gram’’ after ‘‘the program’’; 

21 (ii) in subclause (V)— 

22 (I) by striking ‘‘, during a pro23 gram year,’’; 

24 (II) by striking ‘‘are in’’ and in25 serting ‘‘enter into’’; and 
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1 (III) by inserting before the 

2 semicolon at the end the following: 

3 ‘‘within 6 months after the quarter in 

4 which the participant enters into the 

5 education and training program’’; and 

6 (iii) by amending subclause (VI) to 

7 read as follows: 

8 ‘‘(VI) of the program partici9 pants who received training services 

10 and who exited the program during a 

11 program year, the percentage of such 

12 program participants who completed, 

13 prior to such exit, on-the-job training, 

14 employer-directed skills development, 

15 incumbent worker training, or an ap16 prenticeship.’’; 

17 (B) in clause (ii)— 

18 (i) in subclause (II)— 

19 (I) by striking ‘‘fourth’’ and in20 serting ‘‘second’’; 

21 (II) by inserting ‘‘, and who re22 main in such activities or unsub23 sidized employment during the fourth 

24 quarter after exit from the program’’ 

25 after ‘‘the program’’; and 
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1 (III) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 

2 end; 

3 (ii) in subclause (III)— 

4 (I) by striking ‘‘(VI)’’ and insert5 ing ‘‘(V)’’; and 

6 (II) by striking the period at the 

7 end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

8 (iii) by adding at the end the fol9 lowing: 

10 ‘‘(IV) of the program partici11 pants who exited a program during a 

12 program year, the percentage of such 

13 program participants who completed, 

14 prior to such exit, paid or unpaid 

15 work experiences as described in sec16 tion 129(c)(2)(C).’’; and 

17 (C) by striking clause (iv). 

18 (2) LEVELS OF PERFORMANCE.—Section 

19 116(b)(3)(A) of the Workforce Innovation and Op20 portunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3141(b)(3)(A)) is amend21 ed— 

22 (A) by amending clause (iii) to read as fol23 lows: 

24 ‘‘(iii) IDENTIFICATION IN STATE

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1 ‘‘(I) SECRETARIES.—For each 

2 State submitting a State plan, the 

3 Secretaries of Labor and Education 

4 shall, not later than December 1 of 

5 the year prior to the year in which 

6 such State plan is submitted, for the 

7 first 2 program years covered by the 

8 State plan, and not later than Decem9 ber 1 of the year prior to the third 

10 program year covered by the State 

11 plan, for the third and fourth pro12 gram years covered by the State 

13 plan— 

14 ‘‘(aa) propose to the State 

15 expected levels of performance 

16 for each of the corresponding pri17 mary indicators of performance 

18 for each of the programs de19 scribed in clause (ii) for such 

20 State, which shall— 

21 ‘‘(AA) be consistent 

22 with the factors listed in 

23 clause (v); and 

24 ‘‘(BB) be proposed in a 

25 manner that ensures suffi-
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1 cient time is provided for 

2 the State to evaluate and re3 spond to such proposals; and 

4 ‘‘(bb) publish, on a public 

5 website of the Department of 

6 Labor, the statistical model de7 veloped under clause (viii) and 

8 the methodology used to develop 

9 each such expected level of per10 formance. 

11 ‘‘(II) STATES.—Each State 

12 shall— 

13 ‘‘(aa) evaluate each of the 

14 expected levels of performance 

15 proposed under subclause (I) 

16 with respect to such State; 

17 ‘‘(bb) based on such evalua18 tion of each such expected level 

19 of performance— 

20 ‘‘(AA) accept the ex21 pected level of performance 

22 as so proposed; or 

23 ‘‘(BB) provide a coun24 terproposal for such pro25 posed expected level of per-
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1 formance, including an anal2 ysis of how the counter3 proposal addresses factors or 

4 circumstances unique to the 

5 State that may not have 

6 been accounted for in the 

7 expected level of perform8 ance; and 

9 ‘‘(cc) include in the State 

10 plan, with respect to each of the 

11 corresponding primary indicators 

12 of performance for each of the 

13 programs described in clause (ii) 

14 for such State— 

15 ‘‘(AA) the expected 

16 level of performance pro17 posed under subclause (I); 

18 ‘‘(BB) the counter19 proposal for such proposed 

20 level, if any; and 

21 ‘‘(CC) the expected 

22 level of performance that is 

23 agreed to under clause 

24 (iv).’’; and 

25 (B) in clause (v)(II)— 
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1 (i) in the matter preceding item (aa), 

2 by striking ‘‘based on’’ and inserting 

3 ‘‘based on each of the following consider4 ations that are found to be predictive of 

5 performance on an indicator for a pro6 gram’’; and 

7 (ii) in item (bb), by striking ‘‘ex-of8 fender status’’ and inserting ‘‘justice-in9 volved individual status, foster care status, 

10 school status, education level, highest 

11 grade level completed, low-income status’’. 

12 (b) PERFORMANCE REPORTS.—Section 116(d) of the 

13 Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 

14 3141(d)) is amended— 

15 (1) by amending paragraph (1) to read as fol16 lows: 

17 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.— 

18 ‘‘(A) TEMPLATE FOR PERFORMANCE RE19 PORTS.—Not later than 12 months after the 

20 date of enactment of the A Stronger Workforce 

21 for America Act, the Secretary of Labor, in 

22 conjunction with the Secretary of Education, 

23 shall develop, or review and modify, as appro24 priate, to comply with the requirements of this 

25 subsection, the template for performance re-
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1 ports that shall be used by States (including by 

2 States on behalf of eligible providers of training 

3 services under section 122) and local boards to 

4 produce a report on outcomes achieved by the 

5 core programs. In developing, or reviewing and 

6 modifying, such templates, the Secretary of 

7 Labor, in conjunction with the Secretary of 

8 Education, shall take into account the need to 

9 maximize the value of the templates for work10 ers, jobseekers, employers, local elected officials, 

11 State officials, Federal policymakers, and other 

12 key stakeholders. 

13 ‘‘(B) STANDARDIZED REPORTING.—In de14 veloping, or reviewing and modifying, the tem15 plate under subparagraph (A), the Secretary of 

16 Labor, in conjunction with the Secretary of 

17 Education, shall ensure that performance re18 ports produced by States and local areas for 

19 core programs and eligible training providers 

20 collect and report, in a comparable and uniform 

21 format, common data elements, which use 

22 terms that are assigned identical meanings 

23 across all such reports. 
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1 ‘‘(C) ADDITIONAL REPORTING.—The Sec2 retary of Labor, in conjunction with the Sec3 retary of Education— 

4 ‘‘(i) in addition to the common data 

5 elements described under subparagraph 

6 (B), may require a core program to pro7 vide additional information as necessary 

8 for effective reporting; and 

9 ‘‘(ii) shall periodically review any re10 quirement for additional information to en11 sure the requirement is necessary and does 

12 not impose an undue reporting burden.’’. 

13 (2) in paragraph (2)— 

14 (A) by redesignating subparagraphs (J) 

15 through (L) as subparagraphs (K) through (M), 

16 respectively and inserting after subparagraph 

17 (I) the following: 

18 ‘‘(J) the median earnings gain of partici19 pants who received training services, calculated 

20 as the difference between— 

21 ‘‘(i) median participant earnings in 

22 unsubsidized employment during the sec23 ond quarter after program exit; and 
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1 ‘‘(ii) median participant earnings in 

2 the second quarter prior to entering the 

3 program;’’. 

4 (B) in subparagraph (L), as so redesig5 nated, by striking clause (ii); and 

6 (C) by striking ‘‘strategies for programs’’ 

7 and all that follows through ‘‘the performance’’, 

8 and inserting ‘‘strategies for programs, the per9 formance’’; 

10 (3) in paragraph (3)— 

11 (A) in subparagraph (B), by striking 

12 ‘‘and’’ at the end; 

13 (B) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as 

14 subparagraph (E); and 

15 (C) by inserting after subparagraph (B) 

16 the following: 

17 ‘‘(C) the percentage of a local area’s allo18 cation under section 133(b) that the local area 

19 spent on services paid for through an individual 

20 training account described in section 

21 134(c)(3)(F)(iii) or a training contract de22 scribed in section 134(c)(3)(G)(ii); 

23 ‘‘(D) the percentage of a local area’s allo24 cation under section 133(b) that the local area 

25 spent on supportive services; and’’; 
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1 (4) by amending paragraph (4) to read as fol2 lows: 

3 ‘‘(4) CONTENTS OF ELIGIBLE TRAINING PRO4 VIDERS PERFORMANCE REPORT.— 

5 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The State shall use 

6 the information submitted by the eligible pro7 viders of training services under section 122 

8 and administrative records, including quarterly 

9 wage records, of the participants of the pro10 grams offered by the providers to produce a 

11 performance report on the eligible providers of 

12 training services in the State, which shall in13 clude, subject to paragraph (6)(C)— 

14 ‘‘(i) with respect to each program of 

15 study (or the equivalent) of such a pro16 vider— 

17 ‘‘(I) information specifying the 

18 levels of performance achieved with 

19 respect to the primary indicators of 

20 performance described in subclauses 

21 (I) through (IV) of subsection 

22 (b)(2)(A)(i) with respect to all individ23 uals engaging in the program of study 

24 (or the equivalent); and 
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1 ‘‘(II) the total number of individ2 uals exiting from the program of 

3 study (or the equivalent); and 

4 ‘‘(ii) with respect to all such pro5 viders— 

6 ‘‘(I) the total number of partici7 pants who received training services 

8 through each adult and dislocated 

9 worker program authorized under 

10 chapter 3 of subtitle B, disaggregated 

11 by the type of entity that provided the 

12 training, during the most recent pro13 gram year and the 3 preceding pro14 gram years; 

15 ‘‘(II) the total number of partici16 pants who exited from training serv17 ices, disaggregated by the type of en18 tity that provided the training, during 

19 the most recent program year and the 

20 3 preceding program years; 

21 ‘‘(III) the average cost per par22 ticipant for the participants who re23 ceived training services, disaggregated 

24 by the type of entity that provided the 

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1 gram year and the 3 preceding pro2 gram years; and 

3 ‘‘(IV) the number of individuals 

4 with barriers to employment served by 

5 each adult and dislocated worker pro6 gram authorized under chapter 3 of 

7 subtitle B, disaggregated by each sub8 population of such individuals, and by 

9 race, ethnicity, sex, and age. 

10 ‘‘(iii) with respect to each recognized 

11 postsecondary credential on the list of cre12 dentials awarded by eligible providers in 

13 the State described in section 122(d)(2)— 

14 ‘‘(I) information specifying the 

15 levels of performance achieved with 

16 respect to the primary indicators of 

17 performance described in subclauses 

18 (I) through (IV) of subsection 

19 (b)(2)(A)(i) for all participants in the 

20 State receiving such credential; and 

21 ‘‘(II) information specifying the 

22 levels of performance achieved with 

23 respect to the primary indicators of 

24 performance described in subclauses 

25 (I) through (IV) of subsection 
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1 (b)(2)(A)(i) for participants in the 

2 State receiving such credential with 

3 respect to individuals with barriers to 

4 employment, disaggregated by each 

5 subpopulation of such individuals, and 

6 by race, ethnicity, sex, and age.’’; and 

7 (5) in paragraph (6)— 

8 (A) by amending subparagraph (A) to read 

9 as follows: 

10 ‘‘(A) STATE PERFORMANCE REPORTS.— 

11 The Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of 

12 Education shall annually make available the 

13 performance reports for States containing the 

14 information described in paragraph (2), which 

15 shall include making such reports available— 

16 ‘‘(i) digitally using transparent, 

17 linked, open, and interoperable data for18 mats that are human readable and ma19 chine actionable such that the data from 

20 these reports— 

21 ‘‘(I) are easily understandable; 

22 and 

23 ‘‘(II) can be easily included in 

24 web-based tools and services sup25 porting search, discovery, comparison, 
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1 analysis, navigation, and guidance; 

2 and 

3 ‘‘(ii) in a printable format.’’; and 

4 (B) in subparagraph (B)— 

5 (i) by striking ‘‘(including by elec6 tronic means), in an easily understandable 

7 format,’’; and 

8 (ii) by adding at the end the fol9 lowing: ‘‘The Secretary of Labor and the 

10 Secretary of Education shall include, on 

11 the website where the State performance 

12 reports required under subparagraph (A) 

13 are made available, a link to local area per14 formance reports and the eligible training 

15 provider report for each State. Such re16 ports shall be made available in each of the 

17 formats described in subparagraph (A).’’. 

18 (c) EVALUATION OF STATE PROGRAMS.—Section 

19 116(e) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity 

20 Act(29 U.S.C. 3141(e)) is amended— 

21 (1) in paragraph (1)— 

22 (A) by striking ‘‘shall conduct ongoing’’ 

23 and inserting ‘‘shall use data to conduct anal24 yses and ongoing’’; and 
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1 (B) by striking ‘‘conduct the’’ and insert2 ing ‘‘conduct such analyses and’’; and 

3 (2) in paragraph (2), by adding ‘‘A State may 

4 use other forms of analysis, such as machine learn5 ing or other advanced analytics, to improve program 

6 operations and outcomes and to identify areas for 

7 further evaluation.’’ at the end. 

8 (d) SANCTIONS FOR STATE FAILURE TO MEET

9 STATE PERFORMANCE ACCOUNTABILITY MEASURES.— 

10 Section 116(f) of the Workforce Innovation and Oppor11 tunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3141(f)) is amended to read as fol12 lows: 

13 ‘‘(f) SANCTIONS FOR STATE FAILURE TO MEET

14 STATE PERFORMANCE ACCOUNTABILITY MEASURES.— 

15 ‘‘(1) TARGETED SUPPORT AND ASSISTANCE.— 

16 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—If a State fails to 

17 meet 80 percent of the State adjusted level of 

18 performance for an indicator described in sub19 section (b)(2)(A) for a program for any pro20 gram year, the Secretary of Labor and the Sec21 retary of Education shall provide technical as22 sistance. 

23 ‘‘(B) SANCTIONS.— 

24 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—If the State fails 

25 in the manner described in subclause (I) or 
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1 (II) of clause (ii) with respect to a pro2 gram year, the percentage of each amount 

3 that would (in the absence of this subpara4 graph) be reserved by the Governor under 

5 section 128(a)(1) for the immediately suc6 ceeding program year shall be reduced by 

7 5 percentage points until such date as the 

8 Secretary of Labor or the Secretary of 

9 Education, as appropriate, determines that 

10 the State meets the State adjusted level of 

11 performance, in the case of a failure de12 scribed in clause (ii)(I), or has submitted 

13 the reports for the appropriate program 

14 years, in the case of a failure described in 

15 clause (ii)(II). 

16 ‘‘(ii) FAILURES.—A State shall be 

17 subject to clause (i)— 

18 ‘‘(I) if (except in the case of ex19 ceptional circumstances as determined 

20 by the Secretary of Labor or the Sec21 retary of Education, as appropriate), 

22 such State fails to submit a report 

23 under subsection (d) for any program 

24 year; or 
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1 ‘‘(II) for a failure under subpara2 graph (A) that continues for a second 

3 consecutive year. 

4 ‘‘(2) COMPREHENSIVE SUPPORT AND ASSIST5 ANCE.— 

6 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—If a State fails to 

7 meet an average of 90 percent of the State ad8 justed levels of performance for a program 

9 across all performance indicators for any pro10 gram year, or if a State fails to meet an aver11 age of 90 percent of the State adjusted levels 

12 of performance for a single performance indi13 cator across all programs for any program year, 

14 the Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of 

15 Education shall provide technical assistance, as 

16 described and authorized under section 168(b), 

17 including assistance in the development of a 

18 comprehensive performance improvement plan. 

19 ‘‘(B) SECOND CONSECUTIVE YEAR FAIL20 URE.—If such failure under subparagraph (A) 

21 continues for a second consecutive year, the 

22 percentage of each amount that would (in the 

23 absence of this subsection) be reserved by the 

24 Governor under section 128(a)(1) for the imme25 diately succeeding program year shall be re-
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1 duced by 10 percentage points until such date 

2 as the Secretary of Labor or the Secretary of 

3 Education, as appropriate, determines that the 

4 State meets such State adjusted levels of per5 formance. 

6 ‘‘(3) LIMITATION.—The total reduction under 

7 this subsection to the percentage of each amount 

8 that would (in the absence of this subsection) be re9 served by the Governor under section 128(a)(1) may 

10 not exceed 10 percentage points for a program year. 

11 ‘‘(4) REALLOTMENT OF REDUCTIONS.— 

12 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The amounts available 

13 for reallotment for a program year shall be re14 allotted to the States that were not subject to 

15 a reduction of funds under paragraph (1)(B) or 

16 paragraph (2)(B) of this subsection for such 

17 program year (in this paragraph referred to in18 dividually as an ‘eligible State’). 

19 ‘‘(B) AMOUNTS AVAILABLE FOR REALLOT20 MENT.—In this paragraph, the amounts avail21 able for reallotment for a program year means 

22 the amounts available under section 

23 127(b)(1)(C) and paragraph (1)(B) or (2)(B), 

24 respectively, of section 132(b) for such program 

25 year which would (in the absence of paragraph 
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1 (1)(B) or paragraph (2)(B) of this subsection) 

2 have otherwise been reserved under section 

3 128(a)(1) by a Governor of a State for such 

4 program year. 

5 ‘‘(C) REALLOTMENT AMOUNTS.—In mak6 ing reallotments under subparagraph (A) for a 

7 program year to eligible States, the Secretary 

8 shall allot to each eligible State— 

9 ‘‘(i) in the case of amounts available 

10 under section 127(b)(1)(C), an amount 

11 based on the relative amount of the allot12 ment made (before the allotments under 

13 this clause are made) to such eligible State 

14 under section 127(b)(1)(C) for such pro15 gram year, compared to the total allot16 ments made (before the allotments under 

17 this clause are made) to all eligible States 

18 under section 127(b)(1)(C) for such pro19 gram year; and 

20 ‘‘(ii) in the case of amounts available 

21 under paragraph (1)(B) or (2)(B), respec22 tively, of section 132(b), an amount based 

23 on the relative amount of the allotment 

24 made (before the allotments under this 

25 clause are made) to such eligible State 
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1 under paragraph (1)(B) or (2)(B), respec2 tively, of section 132(b) for such program 

3 year, compared to the total allotments 

4 made (before the allotments under this 

5 clause are made) to all eligible States 

6 under paragraph (1)(B) or (2)(B), respec7 tively, of section 132(b) for such program 

8 year.’’. 

9 (e) SANCTIONS FOR LOCAL AREA FAILURE TO MEET

10 LOCAL PERFORMANCE ACCOUNTABILITY MEASURES.— 

11 Section 116(g) of the Workforce Innovation and Oppor12 tunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3141(g)) is amended— 

13 (1) in paragraph (1)— 

14 (A) by inserting ‘‘80 percent of the’’ before 

15 ‘‘local performance’’; and 

16 (B) by striking ‘‘accountability measures’’ 

17 and inserting ‘‘accountability levels of perform18 ance on an indicator of performance, an aver19 age of 90 percent of the local levels of perform20 ance across indicators for a single program, or 

21 an average of 90 percent for a single perform22 ance indicator across all programs’’; and 

23 (2) in paragraph (2)— 

24 (A) by amending subparagraph (A) to read 

25 as follows: 
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1 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—If such failure con2 tinues, the Governor shall take corrective ac3 tions, which shall include— 

4 ‘‘(i) in the case of a failure, for a sec5 ond consecutive year, on any individual in6 dicator, across indicators for a single pro7 gram, or on a single indicator across pro8 grams, a 5-percent reduction in the 

9 amount that would have otherwise been al10 located (in the absence of this clause) to 

11 the local area for the immediately suc12 ceeding program year under chapter 2 or 

13 3 of subtitle B for the program subject to 

14 the performance failure; 

15 ‘‘(ii) in the case of a failure, as de16 scribed in paragraph (1), for a third con17 secutive year, the development of a reorga18 nization plan through which the Governor 

19 shall— 

20 ‘‘(I) require the appointment and 

21 certification of a new local board, con22 sistent with the criteria established 

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1 ‘‘(II) prohibit the use of one-stop 

2 partners identified as achieving a poor 

3 level of performance; and 

4 ‘‘(III) revise or redesignate a 

5 local area, which may include merging 

6 a local area with another local area if 

7 the Governor determines that the like8 ly cause of such continued perform9 ance failure of a local area is due to 

10 such local area’s designation being 

11 granted without the appropriate con12 sideration of parameters described 

13 under section 106(b)(1)(B); or 

14 ‘‘(iii) other significant actions deter15 mined appropriate by the Governor.’’; 

16 (B) in subparagraph (B)(i), by inserting 

17 ‘‘(ii)’’ after ‘‘subparagraph (A)’’; and 

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

19 ‘‘(D) REALLOCATION OF REDUCTIONS.— 

20 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—With respect to 

21 any amounts available under section 

22 128(b), paragraph (2)(A) or (3) of section 

23 133(b), and section 133(b)(2)(B) to a Gov24 ernor for a program year which would (in 

25 the absence of subparagraph (A)(i)) have 
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1 otherwise been allocated by such Governor 

2 to a local area for such program year— 

3 ‘‘(I) not more than 10 percent of 

4 the amounts available under each 

5 such section may be reserved by the 

6 Governor to provide technical assist7 ance to local areas within the State 

8 that were subject to a reduction of al9 location amounts pursuant to sub10 paragraph (A)(i) for such program 

11 year; and 

12 ‘‘(II) the amounts remaining 

13 after the reservations under subclause 

14 (I) shall be reallocated by the Gov15 ernor to the local areas within the 

16 State that were not subject to a re17 duction of allocation amounts pursu18 ant to subparagraph (A)(i) for such 

19 program year (in this subparagraph 

20 referred to individually as an ‘eligible 

21 local area’). 

22 ‘‘(ii) REALLOCATION AMOUNTS.—In 

23 making reallocations under clause (i)(II) 

24 for a program year to eligible local areas 

25 within a State, the Governor of the State 
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1 shall allocate to each such eligible local 

2 area— 

3 ‘‘(I) in the case of amounts re4 maining under section 128(b), an 

5 amount based on the relative amount 

6 of the allocation made (before the al7 locations under this subclause are 

8 made) to such eligible local area under 

9 section 128(b) for such program year, 

10 compared to the total allocations 

11 made (before the allocations under 

12 this subclause are made) to all eligible 

13 local areas within the State under sec14 tion 128(b) for such program year; 

15 ‘‘(II) in the case of amounts re16 maining under paragraph (2)(A) or 

17 (3) of section 133(b), an amount 

18 based on the relative amount of the 

19 allocation made (before the allocations 

20 under this subclause are made) to 

21 such eligible local area under para22 graph (2)(A) or (3) of section 133(b), 

23 as appropriate, for such program 

24 year, compared to the total allocations 

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1 this subclause are made) under para2 graph (2)(A) or (3) of section 133(b), 

3 as appropriate, to all eligible local 

4 areas within the State for such pro5 gram year; and 

6 ‘‘(III) in the case of amounts re7 maining under section 133(b)(2)(B), 

8 an amount based on the relative 

9 amount of the allocation made (before 

10 the allocations under this subclause 

11 are made) to such eligible local area 

12 under section 133(b)(2)(B) for such 

13 program year, compared to the total 

14 allocations made (before the alloca15 tions under this subclause are made) 

16 under section 133(b)(2)(B) to all eli17 gible local areas within the State for 

18 such program year.’’. 

19 (f) ESTABLISHING PAY-FOR-PERFORMANCE CON20 TRACT STRATEGY INCENTIVES.—Section 116(h) of the 

21 Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 

22 3141(h)) is amended by striking ‘‘non-Federal funds’’ and 

23 inserting ‘‘the funds reserved under section 128(a)(1)’’. 

24 (g) FISCAL AND MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTABILITY IN25 FORMATION SYSTEMS.—Section 116(i) of the Workforce 
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1 Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3141(i)) is 

2 amended— 

3 (1) in the first sentence of paragraph (2), by 

4 inserting ‘‘, and may use information provided from 

5 the National Directory of New Hires in accordance 

6 with section 453(j)(8) of the Social Security Act (42 

7 U.S.C. 653(j)(8))’’ after ‘‘State law’’; 

8 (2) by redesignating paragraph (3) as para9 graph (4); and 

10 (3) by inserting after paragraph (2) the fol11 lowing: 

12 ‘‘(3) DESIGNATED ENTITY.—The Governor 

13 shall designate a State agency (or appropriate State 

14 entity) to assist in carrying out the performance re15 porting requirements for core programs and eligible 

16 training providers. The designated State agency (or 

17 appropriate State entity) shall be responsible for— 

18 ‘‘(A) facilitating data matches using quar19 terly wage record information, including wage 

20 record information made available by other 

21 States, to measure employment and earnings 

22 outcomes; 

23 ‘‘(B) data validation and reliability, as de24 scribed in subsection (d)(5); and 
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1 ‘‘(C) protection against disaggregation that 

2 would violate applicable privacy standards, as 

3 described in subsection (d)(6)(C).’’. 

4 Subtitle C—Workforce Investment 

5 Activities and Providers 

6 CHAPTER 1—WORKFORCE INVESTMENT 

7 ACTIVITIES AND PROVIDERS 

8 SEC. 121. ESTABLISHMENT OF ONE-STOP DELIVERY SYS9 TEMS. 

10 (a) ONE-STOP PARTNERS.—Section 121(b) of the 

11 Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 

12 3151(b)) is amended— 

13 (1) in paragraph (1)(B)— 

14 (A) in clause (xi), by inserting ‘‘and’’ at 

15 the end; and 

16 (B) by striking clause (xii); 

17 (2) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking ‘‘With’’ 

18 and inserting ‘‘At the direction of the Governor or 

19 with’’; and 

20 (3) in paragraph (2)(B)— 

21 (A) in clause (vi), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 

22 end; 

23 (B) by redesignating clause (vii) as clause 

24 (viii); and 
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1 (C) by inserting after clause (vi) the fol2 lowing: 

3 ‘‘(vii) workforce and economic devel4 opment programs carried out by the Eco5 nomic Development Administration; and’’. 

6 (b) ONE-STOP OPERATORS.—Section 121(d) of the 

7 Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 

8 3151(d)) is amended— 

9 (1) in paragraph (2)(B)— 

10 (A) in clause (i), by inserting after ‘‘edu11 cation’’ the following: ‘‘or an area career and 

12 technical education school’’; 

13 (B) in clause (v), by striking ‘‘and’’; 

14 (C) by redesignating clause (vi) as clause 

15 (viii); 

16 (D) by inserting after clause (v) the fol17 lowing: 

18 ‘‘(vi) a public library; 

19 ‘‘(vii) a local board that meets the re20 quirements of paragraph (4); and’’; 

21 (E) in clause (viii), as so redesignated, by 

22 inserting after ‘‘labor organization’’ the fol23 lowing: ‘‘joint labor-management organization’’; 

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1 (2) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) as 

2 paragraphs (5) and (6), respectively; and 

3 (3) by inserting after paragraph (2) the fol4 lowing: 

5 ‘‘(3) RESPONSIBILITIES.— 

6 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—In operating a one7 stop system referred to in subsection (e), a one8 stop operator— 

9 ‘‘(i) shall— 

10 ‘‘(I) manage the physical and vir11 tual infrastructure and operations of 

12 the one-stop system in the local area; 

13 and 

14 ‘‘(II) facilitate coordination 

15 among the partners in such one-stop 

16 system; and 

17 ‘‘(ii) may, subject to the requirements 

18 under subparagraph (B), directly provide 

19 services to job seekers and employers. 

20 ‘‘(B) INTERNAL CONTROLS.—In a case in 

21 which a one-stop operator seeks to operate as a 

22 service provider pursuant to subparagraph 

23 (A)(ii), the local board shall establish internal 

24 controls (which shall include written policies 

25 and procedures)— 
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1 ‘‘(i) with respect to the competition in 

2 which the one-stop operator will compete to 

3 be selected as such service provider, and 

4 the subsequent oversight, monitoring, and 

5 evaluation of the performance of such one6 stop operator as such service provider; and 

7 ‘‘(ii) which— 

8 ‘‘(I) require compliance with— 

9 ‘‘(aa) relevant Office of 

10 Management and Budget circu11 lars relating to conflicts of inter12 est; and 

13 ‘‘(bb) any applicable State 

14 conflict of interest policy; and 

15 ‘‘(II) prohibit a one-stop operator 

16 from developing, managing, or con17 ducting the competition in which the 

18 operator intends to compete to be se19 lected as a service provider. 

20 ‘‘(4) LOCAL BOARDS AS ONE-STOP OPERA21 TORS.—Subject to approval from the chief elected 

22 official and Governor and in accordance with any 

23 other eligibility criteria established by the State, a 

24 local board may serve as a one-stop operator, if the 

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1 ‘‘(A) enters into a written agreement with 

2 the chief elected official that clarifies how the 

3 local board will carry out the functions and re4 sponsibilities as a one-stop operator in a man5 ner that complies with the appropriate internal 

6 controls to prevent any conflicts of interest, 

7 which shall include how the local board, while 

8 serving as a one-stop operator, will— 

9 ‘‘(i) comply with the relevant Office of 

10 Management and Budget circulars relating 

11 to conflicts of interest; and 

12 ‘‘(ii) any applicable State conflict of 

13 interest policy; and 

14 ‘‘(B) complies with the other applicable re15 quirements of this subsection.’’. 

16 (c) ONE-STOP DELIVERY.—Section 121(e)(2) of the 

17 Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 

18 3151(e)(2)) is amended— 

19 (1) in subparagraph (A), to read as follows: 

20 ‘‘(A) shall make each of the programs, 

21 services, and activities described in paragraph 

22 (1) available— 

23 ‘‘(i) to individuals through electronic 

24 means, in a single, virtually accessible loca25 tion, and in a manner that improves effi-
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1 ciency, coordination, and quality, as deter2 mined by the State, in the delivery of such 

3 programs, services, and activities; or 

4 ‘‘(ii) at not less than 1 physical center 

5 in each local area of the State; and’’; 

6 (2) in subparagraph (B)(i), by inserting after 

7 ‘‘affiliated sites’’ the following: ‘‘(such as any of the 

8 entities described in subsection (d)(2)(B))’’; 

9 (3) in subparagraph (C), by inserting after 

10 ‘‘centers’’ the following: ‘‘(which may be virtual or 

11 physical centers)’’; 

12 (4) in subparagraph (D)— 

13 (A) by striking ‘‘as applicable and prac14 ticable, shall’’ and inserting ‘‘in the case of a 

15 one-stop delivery system that is making each of 

16 the programs, services, and activities described 

17 in paragraph (1) accessible at not less than 1 

18 physical center, as described in subparagraph 

19 (A)(ii), the one-stop delivery system shall, as 

20 applicable and practicable,’’; and 

21 (B) by striking the period at the end and 

22 inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

23 (5) by inserting after subparagraph (D) the fol24 lowing: 
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1 ‘‘(E) in the case of a one-stop delivery sys2 tem that is making each of the programs, serv3 ices, and activities accessible through electronic 

4 means, as described in subparagraph (A)(i), the 

5 one-stop delivery system shall have not less 

6 than two affiliated sites with a physical location 

7 where individuals can access, virtually, each of 

8 the programs, services, and activities described 

9 in paragraph (1) that are virtually accessible.’’. 

10 (d) CERTIFICATION AND IMPROVEMENT CRITERIA.— 

11 Section 121(g)(2)(A) of the Workforce Innovation and 

12 Opportunity Act is amended by striking ‘‘under sub13 sections (h)(1)’’ and inserting ‘‘under subsections 

14 (h)(1)(C)’’. 

15 (e) FUNDING OF ONE-STOP INFRASTRUCTURE.— 

16 Section 121(h) of the Workforce Innovation and Oppor17 tunity Act is amended— 

18 (1) by striking paragraph (1); 

19 (2) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as 

20 paragraphs (1) and (2), respectively; 

21 (3) in paragraph (1), as so redesignated— 

22 (A) by amending subparagraph (B) to read 

23 as follows: 

24 ‘‘(B) PARTNER CONTRIBUTIONS.—Subject 

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1 funding for a fiscal year shall be provided to 

2 the Governor from the programs described in 

3 subsection (b)(1) to pay the costs of infrastruc4 ture of one-stop centers in local areas of the 

5 State.’’; and 

6 (B) in subparagraph (C)— 

7 (i) in clause (i)— 

8 (I) by striking ‘‘for funding pur9 suant to clause (i)(II) or (ii) of para10 graph (1)(A) by each partner,’’; and 

11 (II) by striking the third sen12 tence; and 

13 (ii) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘under a 

14 provision covered by section 3(13)(D)’’ and 

15 inserting ‘‘under a provision covered by 

16 subparagraph (D) of the definition of the 

17 term ‘core program provision’ in section 

18 3’’; 

19 (C) in subparagraph (D)— 

20 (i) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘For 

21 local areas in a State that are not covered 

22 by paragraph (1)(A)(i)(I), the’’ and insert23 ing ‘‘The’’; 

24 (ii) in clause (ii)— 

25 (I) in subclause (I)— 
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1 (aa) by striking ‘‘WIA’’ in 

2 the header and inserting 

3 ‘‘WIOA’’; and 

4 (bb) by striking ‘‘3 percent’’ 

5 and inserting ‘‘5 percent’’; and 

6 (II) by striking subclause (III); 

7 and 

8 (iii) in clause (iii), by striking ‘‘For 

9 local areas in a State that are not covered 

10 by paragraph (1)(A)(i)(I), an’’ and insert11 ing ‘‘An’’; 

12 (4) in paragraph (2), as so redesignated— 

13 (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘pur14 poses of assisting in’’ and inserting ‘‘purpose 

15 of’’; and 

16 (B) in subparagraph (B)— 

17 (i) in the first sentence, by striking 

18 ‘‘not funding costs of infrastructure under 

19 the option described in paragraph 

20 (1)(A)(i)(I)’’; and 

21 (ii) in the second sentence, by insert22 ing after ‘‘local area,’’ the following: ‘‘the 

23 intensity of services provided by such cen24 ters,’’; 
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1 (5) by inserting after paragraph (2), as so re2 designated, the following: 

3 ‘‘(3) SUPPLEMENTAL INFRASTRUCTURE FUND4 ING.—For any fiscal year in which the allocation re5 ceived by a local area under paragraph (2) is insuffi6 cient to cover the total costs of infrastructure of 

7 one-stop centers in such local area, the local board, 

8 the chief elected official, and the one-stop partners 

9 that have entered into the local memorandum of un10 derstanding with the local board under subsection 

11 (c) may agree to fund any such remaining costs 

12 using a method described in such memorandum.’’; 

13 and 

14 (6) in paragraph (4), by inserting after ‘‘oper15 ation of the one-stop center’’ the following: ‘‘(wheth16 er for in-person or virtual service delivery)’’. 

17 SEC. 122. IDENTIFICATION OF ELIGIBLE PROVIDERS AND 

18 PROGRAMS OF TRAINING SERVICES. 

19 (a) ELIGIBILITY.—Section 122(a) of the Workforce 

20 Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3152(a)) is 

21 amended— 

22 (1) by amending paragraph (1) to read as fol23 lows: 

24 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in sub25 section (i), the Governor, after consultation with the 
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1 State board and considering the State’s adjusted lev2 els of performance described in section 

3 116(b)(3)(A)(iv), shall establish— 

4 ‘‘(A) procedures regarding the eligibility of 

5 providers of training services to receive funds 

6 provided under section 133(b) for the provision 

7 of training services by programs with standard 

8 eligibility or conditional eligibility under this 

9 section (in this section referred to as ‘eligible 

10 programs’) in local areas in the State; and 

11 ‘‘(B) the minimum levels of performance 

12 on the criteria for a program to receive such 

13 standard or conditional eligibility.’’; 

14 (2) in paragraph (2)— 

15 (A) in subparagraph (A), by inserting be16 fore the semicolon at the end the following: 

17 ‘‘(other than an institution of higher education 

18 described in subparagraph (C))’’; 

19 (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘or’’ 

20 at the end; 

21 (C) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as 

22 subparagraph (D); 

23 (D) by inserting after subparagraph (B) 

24 the following: 
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1 ‘‘(C) an institution of higher education 

2 that offers a program that— 

3 ‘‘(i) is of at least 150 clock hours of 

4 instruction, but less than 600 clock hours 

5 of instruction, or an equivalent number of 

6 credit hours; 

7 ‘‘(ii) is offered during a minimum of 

8 8 weeks, but less than 15 weeks; and 

9 ‘‘(iii) is an eligible program for pur10 poses of the Federal Pell Grant program; 

11 or’’; and 

12 (E) in subparagraph (D), as so redesig13 nated— 

14 (i) by inserting ‘‘(including providers 

15 of such a program that is conducted (in 

16 whole or in part) online)’’ before ‘‘, which 

17 may’’; and 

18 (ii) by inserting ‘‘providers of entre19 preneurial skills development programs, in20 dustry or sector partnerships, groups of 

21 employers, trade or professional associa22 tions,’’ after ‘‘organizations,’’; and 

23 (3) in paragraph (3)— 

24 (A) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘(C)’’ 

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1 (B) in the second sentence, by striking 

2 ‘‘paragraph (2)(B)’’ the first place it appears 

3 and inserting ‘‘subparagraph (B) or (C) of 

4 paragraph (2)’’; and 

5 (C) by inserting before the period at the 

6 end the following: ‘‘or remains eligible for the 

7 Federal Pell Grant program as described in 

8 paragraph (2)(C)’’. 

9 (b) CRITERIA AND INFORMATION REQUIREMENTS.— 

10 Section 122(b) of the Workforce Innovation and Oppor11 tunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3152(b)) is amended to read as fol12 lows: 

13 ‘‘(b) CRITERIA AND INFORMATION REQUIRE14 MENTS.— 

15 ‘‘(1) GENERAL REQUIREMENTS.— 

16 ‘‘(A) GENERAL CRITERIA FOR PRO17 GRAMS.—Each provider shall demonstrate that 

18 the program for which the provider is seeking 

19 eligibility under this section— 

20 ‘‘(i) prepares participants to meet the 

21 hiring requirements of potential employers 

22 in the State or a local area within the 

23 State for employment that— 

24 ‘‘(I) is high skill and high wage; 

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1 ‘‘(II) is in in-demand industry 

2 sectors or occupations; 

3 ‘‘(ii) leads to a recognized postsec4 ondary credential; 

5 ‘‘(iii) has been offered by the provider 

6 for not less than 1 year; and 

7 ‘‘(iv)(I) meets the performance re8 quirements for standard eligibility de9 scribed in paragraph (2); or 

10 ‘‘(II) has received conditional eligi11 bility described in paragraph (3). 

12 ‘‘(B) PROVIDER ELIGIBILITY ELECTION.— 

13 Any provider may elect to seek standard eligi14 bility under paragraph (2) or conditional eligi15 bility under paragraph (3). 

16 ‘‘(2) PERFORMANCE CRITERIA FOR STANDARD

17 ELIGIBILITY.— 

18 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Governor shall— 

19 ‘‘(i) establish and publicize minimum 

20 levels of performance for each of the cri21 teria listed in subparagraph (B) that a 

22 program offered by a provider of training 

23 services shall achieve to receive and main24 tain standard eligibility under this section; 

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1 ‘‘(ii) verify the performance achieved 

2 by such a program with respect to each 

3 such criteria to determine whether the pro4 gram meets the corresponding minimum 

5 level of performance established under 

6 clause (i)— 

7 ‘‘(I) in the case of the criteria de8 scribed in (ii) through (iv) of subpara9 graph (B), using State administrative 

10 data (such as quarterly wage records); 

11 and 

12 ‘‘(II) in the case of the criteria 

13 described in subparagraph (B)(i), 

14 using any applicable method for such 

15 verification; and 

16 ‘‘(iii) in verifying the performance 

17 achievement of a program, verify that such 

18 program included a sufficient number of 

19 program participants to protect participant 

20 personally identifiable information, and to 

21 be a reliable indicator of performance 

22 achievement. 

23 ‘‘(B) PERFORMANCE CRITERIA.—The per24 formance criteria to receive and maintain stand-
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1 ard eligibility for a program under this section 

2 are as follows: 

3 ‘‘(i) The credential attainment rate of 

4 program participants calculated as the per5 centage of program participants who ob6 tain the recognized postsecondary creden7 tial for which the program prepares par8 ticipants to earn within 6 months of exit 

9 from the program. 

10 ‘‘(ii) The job placement rate of pro11 gram participants calculated as the per12 centage of program participants in unsub13 sidized employment during the second 

14 quarter after exit from the program. 

15 ‘‘(iii) The median earnings of program 

16 participants who are in unsubsidized em17 ployment during the second quarter after 

18 exit from the program. 

19 ‘‘(iv) The ratio of median earnings in20 crease to the total cost of program, cal21 culated as follows: 

22 ‘‘(I) The median value of the dif23 ference between— 

24 ‘‘(aa) participant wages 

25 from unsubsidized employment 
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1 during the second quarter after 

2 program exit; and 

3 ‘‘(bb) participant wages dur4 ing the quarter prior to entering 

5 the program, to 

6 ‘‘(II) The total cost of the pro7 gram (as described in paragraph 

8 (5)(B)(iii)). 

9 ‘‘(C) LOCAL CRITERIA.—With respect to 

10 any program receiving standard eligibility under 

11 this section from a Governor, a local board in 

12 the State may require higher levels of perform13 ance than the minimum performance levels es14 tablished by the Governor under this para15 graph, but may not— 

16 ‘‘(i) require any information or appli17 cation from the provider that is not re18 quired for such standard eligibility; or 

19 ‘‘(ii) establish a performance require20 ment with respect to any criteria not listed 

21 in subparagraph (B). 

22 ‘‘(3) CONDITIONAL ELIGIBILITY.— 

23 ‘‘(A) REQUIREMENTS.— 

24 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The Governor 

25 shall establish procedures and criteria for 
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1 conditional eligibility for a program of a 

2 provider of training services that does not 

3 meet the requirements under subparagraph 

4 (2). 

5 ‘‘(ii) PROCEDURES AND CRITERIA.— 

6 In establishing the procedures and criteria 

7 under this subparagraph for conditional 

8 eligibility under this paragraph, the Gov9 ernor— 

10 ‘‘(I) shall establish the maximum 

11 period, not to exceed a 4-year period, 

12 that a program may receive and main13 tain such conditional eligibility; 

14 ‘‘(II) with respect to a program 

15 that has received conditional eligibility 

16 for the maximum period established 

17 under subclause (I) and that is seek18 ing approval for an additional period 

19 of conditional eligibility, may not con20 sider such program for such condi21 tional eligibility during the 3-year pe22 riod that begins on the day after the 

23 end of most recent period for which 

24 the program received conditional eligi25 bility; and 
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1 ‘‘(III) may establish other re2 quirements related to program per3 formance, including setting separate 

4 minimum levels of performance on the 

5 criteria described in paragraph (2) for 

6 a program to maintain such condi7 tional eligibility. 

8 ‘‘(B) PAYMENTS.—Payments under this 

9 Act for the provision of training services by a 

10 program with conditional eligibility shall be 

11 made to the provider of such program, on the 

12 basis of the achievement of successful outcomes 

13 by a participant of such training services, in ac14 cordance with the following: 

15 ‘‘(i) Upon participant enrollment, the 

16 provider shall receive not less than 25 per17 cent of the total funds to be provided 

18 under section 133(b) for the provision of 

19 training services by such program to such 

20 participant. 

21 ‘‘(ii) Upon participant completion and 

22 credential attainment, the provider shall 

23 receive not less than 25 percent of such 

24 total funds. 
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1 ‘‘(iii) Upon verification of the partici2 pant’s employment during the second quar3 ter after program completion, the provider 

4 shall receive not less than 25 percent of 

5 such total funds. 

6 ‘‘(iv) The remainder of such total 

7 funds may be awarded at any of the inter8 vals described in clauses (i) through (iii) as 

9 determined by the Governor in accordance 

10 with the procedures established under sub11 paragraph (A). 

12 ‘‘(C) LIMITATION ON BILLING PARTICI13 PANTS.—With respect to a program participant 

14 for whom a provider expects to be paid pursu15 ant to subparagraph (B), the provider may 

16 not— 

17 ‘‘(i) charge such participant tuition 

18 and refund such charges after receiving 

19 such payments; or 

20 ‘‘(ii) if such program participant does 

21 not achieve the outcomes necessary for the 

22 provider to receive the provider’s full pay23 ment pursuant to subparagraph (B) for 

24 such participant, bill a participant for any 
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1 of the amounts described in subparagraph 

2 (B). 

3 ‘‘(4) EMPLOYER-SPONSORED OR INDUSTRY OR

4 SECTORAL PARTNERSHIP DESIGNATION.— 

5 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Governor shall 

6 establish procedures and criteria for providers 

7 to apply for an employer-sponsored designation 

8 for a program that has received standard or 

9 conditional eligibility under this paragraph, 

10 which shall include a commitment from an em11 ployer or an industry or sectoral partnership 

12 to— 

13 ‘‘(i) pay to the provider, on behalf of 

14 each participant enrolled in such program 

15 under this Act, not less than 25 percent of 

16 the cost of the program (as described in 

17 paragraph (5)(B)(iii)), which shall be pro18 vided in lieu of 25 percent of the amount 

19 that the provider would have otherwise re20 ceived under section 133(b) for the provi21 sion of training services by such program 

22 to such participant; and 

23 ‘‘(ii) guarantee an interview and con24 sideration for a job with the employer, or 

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1 nership, an employer within such partner2 ship, for each such participant that suc3 cessfully completes the program. 

4 ‘‘(B) RESTRICTION ON FINANCIAL AR5 RANGEMENT.—A provider receiving an em6 ployer-sponsored designation under this para7 graph may not— 

8 ‘‘(i) have an ownership stake in the 

9 employer or industry or sectoral partner10 ship making a commitment described in 

11 subparagraph (A); or 

12 ‘‘(ii) enter into an arrangement to re13 imburse an employer or partnership for the 

14 costs of a participant paid by such em15 ployer or partnership. 

16 ‘‘(5) INFORMATION REQUIREMENTS.—An eligi17 ble provider shall submit appropriate, accurate, and 

18 timely information to the Governor, to enable the 

19 Governor to carry out subsection (d), with respect to 

20 all participants of each eligible program (including 

21 participants for whom the provider receives pay22 ments under this title) offered by the provider, 

23 which shall— 
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1 ‘‘(A) be made available by the State in a 

2 common, linked, open, and interoperable data 

3 format; 

4 ‘‘(B) include information on— 

5 ‘‘(i) the performance of the program 

6 with respect to the performance account7 ability measures described in section 116 

8 for such participants; 

9 ‘‘(ii) the recognized postsecondary cre10 dentials received by such participants, in11 cluding, in relation to each such credential, 

12 the issuing entity, any third-party endorse13 ments, the occupations for which the cre14 dential prepares individuals, the com15 petencies achieved, the level of mastery of 

16 such competencies (including how mastery 

17 is assessed), and any transfer value or 

18 stackability; 

19 ‘‘(iii) the total cost of the program, in20 cluding the costs of the published tuition 

21 and fees, supplies, books, and any other 

22 costs required by the provider for partici23 pants in the program; 
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1 ‘‘(iv) the percentage of such partici2 pants that complete the program within 

3 the expected time to completion; and 

4 ‘‘(v) in the case of a provider offering 

5 programs seeking or maintaining standard 

6 eligibility, the criteria described in para7 graph (2) and not otherwise included in 

8 clause (i) of this subparagraph; and 

9 ‘‘(C) with respect to employment and earn10 ings measures described in subclauses (I) 

11 through (III) of section 116(b)(2)(A)(i) for 

12 such participants— 

13 ‘‘(i) the necessary information for the 

14 State to develop program performance data 

15 using State administrative data (such as 

16 wage records); and 

17 ‘‘(ii) the necessary information to de18 termine the percentage of such partici19 pants who entered unsubsidized employ20 ment in an occupation related to the pro21 gram, to the extent practicable.’’. 

22 (c) PROCEDURES.—Section 122(c) of the Workforce 

23 Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3152(c)) is 

24 amended— 
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1 (1) in the first sentence of paragraph (1), by 

2 inserting ‘‘, which shall be implemented in a manner 

3 that minimizes the financial and administrative bur4 den on the provider and shall not require the sub5 mission of information in excess of the information 

6 required to determine a program’s eligibility under 

7 subsection (b)’’ after ‘‘provision of training serv8 ices’’; 

9 (2) by redesignating paragraph (2) as para10 graph (3), and inserting the following after para11 graph (1): 

12 ‘‘(2) APPROVAL.—A Governor shall make an 

13 eligibility determination with respect to a provider of 

14 training services and the program for which the pro15 vider is seeking eligibility under this section not 

16 later than 30 days after receipt of an application 

17 submitted by such provider consistent with the pro18 cedures in paragraph (1).’’; 

19 (3) in paragraph (3), as so redesignated— 

20 (A) by striking ‘‘biennial’’ and inserting 

21 ‘‘annual’’; and 

22 (B) by inserting before the period at the 

23 end the following: ‘‘that continue to meet the 

24 requirements under subsection (b)’’; and 
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1 (C) by adding at the end the following: 

2 ‘‘Any program with standard or conditional eli3 gibility that, upon such review, does not meet 

4 the eligibility criteria established under sub5 section (b) for standard or conditional eligi6 bility, respectively, shall, except as otherwise 

7 provided in subsection (g)(1)(E), no longer be 

8 an eligible program and shall be removed from 

9 the list described in subsection (d).’’; and 

10 (4) by inserting at the end the following: 

11 ‘‘(4) MULTISTATE PROVIDERS.—The proce12 dures established under subsection (a) shall specify 

13 the process for any provider of training services of14 fering a program in multiple States to establish eli15 gibility in such States, which shall, to the extent 

16 practicable, minimize financial and administrative 

17 burdens on any such provider by authorizing the 

18 provider to submit the same application materials 

19 and information to the Governor of each State in 

20 which such program will be providing services, as 

21 long as the program meets the applicable State re22 quirements established under subsection (b) for each 

23 such State. 

24 ‘‘(5) ONLINE PROVIDERS.—If a participant 

25 chooses a provider that delivers training services ex-
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1 clusively online and is not located in the State of the 

2 local area that approved such training services for 

3 the participant in accordance with section 

4 133(c)(3)(A)(i), such provider shall be ineligible to 

5 receive payment for such participant from funds al6 located to such State unless such provider is on the 

7 list of eligible providers of training services described 

8 in subsection (d) for such State.’’. 

9 (d) LIST AND INFORMATION TO ASSIST PARTICI10 PANTS IN CHOOSING PROVIDERS.—Section 122(d) of the 

11 Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 

12 3152(d)) is amended— 

13 (1) by redesignating paragraphs (2), (3), and 

14 (4) as paragraphs (3), (4), and (6), respectively; 

15 (2) by inserting after paragraph (1) the fol16 lowing: 

17 ‘‘(2) CREDENTIAL NAVIGATION FEATURE.—In 

18 order to enhance the ability of participants and em19 ployers to understand and compare the value of the 

20 recognized postsecondary credentials awarded by eli21 gible programs offered by providers of training serv22 ices in a State, the Governor shall establish (or de23 velop in partnership with other States), a credential 

24 navigation feature that allows participants and the 

25 public to search a list of such recognized postsec-
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1 ondary credentials, and the providers and programs 

2 awarding such a credential, which shall include, with 

3 respect to each such credential (aggregated for all 

4 participants in the State that have received such cre5 dential)— 

6 ‘‘(A) the information required under sub7 section (b)(5)(B)(ii); and 

8 ‘‘(B) the employment and earnings out9 comes described in subclause (I) through (III) 

10 of section 116(b)(2)(i).’’; 

11 (3) in paragraph (3) (as redesignated by para12 graph (1))— 

13 (A) by amending subparagraph (A), by 

14 striking ‘‘(C) of subsection (a)(2)’’ and insert15 ing ‘‘(D) of subsection (a)(2)’’; 

16 (B) by amending subparagraph (B) to read 

17 as follows: 

18 ‘‘(B) with respect to a program described 

19 in subsection (b)(3) that is offered by a pro20 vider, consist of information designating the 

21 program as having conditional eligibility;’’; and 

22 (C) by amending subparagraph (C) to read 

23 as follows: 

24 ‘‘(C) with respect to a program described 

25 in subsection (b)(4) that is offered by a pro-
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1 vider, consist of the information promoting the 

2 program as having an employer-sponsored des3 ignation and identifying the employer or part4 nership sponsoring the program.’’. 

5 (4) by amending paragraph (4) (as so redesig6 nated) to read as follows: 

7 ‘‘(4) AVAILABILITY.—The list (including the 

8 credential navigation feature described in paragraph 

9 (2)), and the accompanying information shall be 

10 made available to such participants and to members 

11 of the public through the one-stop delivery system in 

12 the State— 

13 ‘‘(A) on a publicly accessible website 

14 that— 

15 ‘‘(i) is consumer-tested; and 

16 ‘‘(ii) is searchable, easily understand17 able, and navigable, and allows for the 

18 comparison of eligible programs through 

19 the use of common, linked, open-data de20 scriptive language; and 

21 ‘‘(B) in a manner that does not reveal per22 sonally identifiable information about an indi23 vidual participant.’’; and 

24 (5) by inserting before paragraph (6) (as so re25 designated), the following: 
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1 ‘‘(5) WEBSITE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—The 

2 Secretary shall— 

3 ‘‘(A) upon request, provide technical assist4 ance to a State on establishing a website that 

5 meets the requirements of paragraph (4); and 

6 ‘‘(B) disseminate to each State effective 

7 practices or resources from States and private 

8 sector entities related to establishing a website 

9 that is consumer-tested to ensure that the 

10 website is easily understood, searchable, and 

11 navigable.’’. 

12 (e) PROVIDER PERFORMANCE INCENTIVES.—Section 

13 122 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 

14 U.S.C. 3152), as amended by this section, is further 

15 amended— 

16 (1) in subsection (e), by striking ‘‘information 

17 requirements,’’ in each place it appears; 

18 (2) by redesignating subsections (f) through (i) 

19 as subsection (g) through (j), respectively; 

20 (3) by inserting after subsection (e), as so 

21 amended, the following: 

22 ‘‘(f) PROVIDER PERFORMANCE INCENTIVES.— 

23 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Governor or a local 

24 board may establish a system of performance incen25 tive payments to be awarded to providers in addition 
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1 to the amount paid under section 133(b) to such 

2 providers for the provision of training services to 

3 participants of eligible programs. Such system of 

4 performance incentives may be established to award 

5 eligible programs that— 

6 ‘‘(A) achieve performance levels above the 

7 minimum levels established by the Governor 

8 under subsection (b)(2); 

9 ‘‘(B) serve a significantly higher number of 

10 individuals with barriers to employment com11 pared to training providers offering similar 

12 training services; or 

13 ‘‘(C) achieve other performance successes, 

14 including those related to jobs that provide eco15 nomic stability and upward mobility (such as 

16 leading to jobs with high wages and family sus17 tainable benefits) as determined by the State or 

18 the local board. 

19 ‘‘(2) INCENTIVE PAYMENTS.—Incentive pay20 ments to providers established under paragraph (1) 

21 shall be awarded to providers from the following al22 lotments: 

23 ‘‘(A) In the case of a system of perform24 ance incentive payments established by the Gov-
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1 ernor, from funds reserved by the Governor 

2 under section 128(a). 

3 ‘‘(B) In the case of a system of perform4 ance incentive payments established by a local 

5 board, from the allocations made to the local 

6 area for youth under section 128(b), for adults 

7 under paragraph (2)(A) or (3) of section 

8 133(b), or for dislocated workers under section 

9 133(b)(2)(B), as appropriate.’’; 

10 (f) ENFORCEMENT.—Section 122(g)(1) of the Work11 force Innovation and Opportunity Act (as redesignated by 

12 subsection (e)(2)), is amended by adding at the end the 

13 following: 

14 ‘‘(D) FAILURE TO PROVIDE REQUIRED IN15 FORMATION.—With respect to a provider of 

16 training services that is eligible under this sec17 tion for a program year with respect to an eligi18 ble program, but that does not provide the in19 formation described in subsection (b)(5) with 

20 respect to such program for such program year 

21 (including information on performance nec22 essary to determine if the program meets the 

23 minimum levels on the criteria to maintain eli24 gibility), the provider shall be ineligible under 

25 this section with respect to such program for 
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1 the program year after the program year for 

2 which the provider fails to provide such infor3 mation. 

4 ‘‘(E) FAILURE TO MEET PERFORMANCE

5 CRITERIA.— 

6 ‘‘(i) FIRST YEAR.—An eligible pro7 gram that has received standard eligibility 

8 under subsection (c)(2) for a program year 

9 but fails to meet the minimum levels of 

10 performance on the criteria described in 

11 subsection (b)(2) during the most recent 

12 program year for which performance data 

13 on such criteria are available shall be noti14 fied of such failure by the Governor. 

15 ‘‘(ii) SECOND CONSECUTIVE YEAR.—A 

16 program that fails to meet the minimum 

17 levels of performance for a second consecu18 tive program year shall lose standard eligi19 bility for such program for at least the 

20 program year following such second con21 secutive program year. 

22 ‘‘(iii) REAPPLICATION.— 

23 ‘‘(I) STANDARD ELIGIBILITY.—A 

24 provider may reapply to receive stand25 ard eligibility for the program accord-
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1 ing to the criteria described in sub2 section (c) if the program perform3 ance for the most recent program year 

4 for which performance data is avail5 able meets the minimum levels of per6 formance required to receive such 

7 standard eligibility. 

8 ‘‘(II) CONDITIONAL ELIGI9 BILITY.—A program that loses stand10 ard eligibility may apply to receive 

11 conditional eligibility under the proc12 ess and criteria established by the 

13 Governor under subsection (b)(3).’’. 

14 (g) ON-THE-JOB TRAINING, EMPLOYER-DIRECTED

15 SKILLS DEVELOPMENT, INCUMBENT WORKER TRAINING, 

16 AND OTHER TRAINING EXCEPTIONS.—Subsection (i) (as 

17 redesignated by subsection (e)(2)) of section 122 of the 

18 Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 

19 3152) is amended— 

20 (1) in paragraph (1)— 

21 (A) by striking ‘‘customized training’’ and 

22 inserting ‘‘employer-directed skills develop23 ment’’; and 
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1 (B) by striking ‘‘subsections (a) through 

2 (f)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsections (a) through 

3 (g)’’; and 

4 (2) in paragraph (2), by amending the first sen5 tence to read as follows: ‘‘A one-stop operator in a 

6 local area shall collect the minimum amount of in7 formation from providers of on-the-job training, em8 ployer-directed skills development, incumbent worker 

9 training, internships, paid or unpaid work experience 

10 opportunities, and transitional employment as nec11 essary to enable the use of State administrative data 

12 to generate such performance information as the 

13 Governor may require.’’. 

14 (h) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—Section 122 of the 

15 Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 

16 3152) is further amended by adding at the end the fol17 lowing: 

18 ‘‘(k) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—The Governor may 

19 apply to the Secretary for technical assistance, as de20 scribed in section 168(c), for purposes of carrying out the 

21 requirements of subsection (c)(4), or paragraph (2) or (5) 

22 of subsection (d), or any other amendments made by the 

23 A Stronger Workforce for America Act to this section, and 

24 the Secretary shall provide such technical assistance in a 

25 timely manner.’’. 
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1 (i) TRANSITION.—A Governor and local boards shall 

2 implement the requirements of section 122 of the Work3 force Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3152), 

4 as amended by this Act, not later than the first day of 

5 the second full program year after the date of enactment 

6 of this Act. In order to facilitate early implementation of 

7 this section, the Governor may establish transition proce8 dures under which providers eligible to provide training 

9 services under chapter 1 of subtitle B of title I of the 

10 Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 

11 3151 et seq.), as such chapter was in effect on the day 

12 before the date of enactment of this Act, may continue 

13 to be eligible to provide such services until December 31, 

14 2024, or until such earlier date as the Governor deter15 mines to be appropriate. 

16 CHAPTER 2—YOUTH WORKFORCE 

17 INVESTMENT ACTIVITIES 

18 SEC. 131. RESERVATIONS; REALLOCATION. 

19 (a) RESERVATIONS FOR STATEWIDE ACTIVITIES.— 

20 Section 128(a) of the Workforce Innovation and Oppor21 tunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3173(a)) is amended— 

22 (1) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘reserved 

23 amounts’’ in each place and inserting ‘‘reserved 

24 amounts under paragraph (1)’’; and 

25 (2) by adding at the end the following: 
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1 ‘‘(3) STATEWIDE CRITICAL INDUSTRY SKILLS

2 FUND.— 

3 ‘‘(A) AUTHORIZED RESERVATION.—In ad4 dition to the reservations required under para5 graph (1) and section 133(a)(2), and subject to 

6 subparagraph (B), the Governor may reserve 

7 not more than 10 percent of each of the 

8 amounts allotted to the State under section 

9 127(b)(1)(C) and paragraphs (1)(B) and (2)(B) 

10 of section 132(b) for a fiscal year to establish 

11 and administer a critical industry skills fund 

12 described in section 134(a)(4). 

13 ‘‘(B) MATCHING FUNDS.— 

14 ‘‘(i) REQUIREMENT.—The amount of 

15 funds reserved by a Governor under sub16 paragraph (A) for a fiscal year may not ex17 ceed the amount of funds that such Gov18 ernor commits to using from any of the 

19 funds listed in clause (ii) for such fiscal 

20 year for the purposes of establishing and 

21 administering the critical industry skills 

22 fund for which funds are reserved under 

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1 ‘‘(ii) SOURCES OF MATCHING

2 FUNDS.—The funds listed in this clause 

3 are as follows: 

4 ‘‘(I) Funds reserved by the Gov5 ernor under paragraph (1) of this 

6 subsection. 

7 ‘‘(II) Other Federal funds not 

8 described in subclause (I). 

9 ‘‘(III) State funds.’’. 

10 (b) REALLOCATION AMONG LOCAL AREAS.—Section 

11 128(c) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act 

12 (29 U.S.C. 3173(c)) is amended— 

13 (1) in paragraph (1), by inserting the following 

14 before the period at the end: ‘‘as performance-based 

15 incentive payments’’; and 

16 (2) in paragraph (4)— 

17 (A) by striking ‘‘that does not’’ and insert18 ing the following: ‘‘that— 

19 ‘‘(A) does not’’; 

20 (B) by striking the period at the end and 

21 inserting a semicolon; and 

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

23 ‘‘(B) has met or exceeded an average of 

24 100 percent of the local level of performance 

25 described in section 116(c)(1)(B) for the local 
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1 area across all indicators for the youth program 

2 authorized under this chapter for the most re3 cent program year for which performance data 

4 is available; and 

5 ‘‘(C) was not subject to corrective action 

6 by the Governor under section 184(a)(5)(A) for 

7 a determination of non-compliance with the uni8 form administrative requirements described in 

9 section 184(a)(3) for the program year for 

10 which the determination under paragraph (2) is 

11 made.’’. 

12 SEC. 132. USE OF FUNDS FOR YOUTH WORKFORCE INVEST13 MENT ACTIVITIES. 

14 (a) OPPORTUNITY YOUTH.—Section 129 of the 

15 Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 

16 3164) is amended by striking ‘‘out-of-school’’ each place 

17 it appears and inserting ‘‘opportunity’’. 

18 (b) YOUTH PARTICIPANT ELIGIBILITY.— 

19 (1) ELIGIBILITY DETERMINATION.— 

20 (A) ELIGIBILITY.—Subparagraph (A) of 

21 section 129(a)(1) of the Workforce Innovation 

22 and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3164(a)(1) is 

23 amended to read as follows: 

24 ‘‘(A) ELIGIBILITY DETERMINATION.— 
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1 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—To be eligible to 

2 participate in activities carried out under 

3 this chapter during any program year, an 

4 individual shall, at the time the eligibility 

5 determination is made, be an opportunity 

6 youth or an in-school youth. 

7 ‘‘(ii) ENROLLMENT.—If a one-stop 

8 operator or eligible provider of youth work9 force activities carrying out activities under 

10 this chapter reasonably believes that an in11 dividual is eligible to participate in such 

12 activities, the operator or provider may 

13 allow such individual to participate in such 

14 activities for not more than a 30-day pe15 riod during which the operator or provider 

16 shall obtain the necessary information to 

17 make an eligibility determination with re18 spect to such individual (which may involve 

19 working with such individual, other entities 

20 in the local area, and available sources of 

21 administrative data to obtain the necessary 

22 information). 

23 ‘‘(iii) DETERMINATION OF INELIGI24 BILITY.—With respect to an individual who 

25 is determined to be ineligible for activities 
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1 under this chapter by a one-stop operator 

2 or a service provider during the period de3 scribed in clause (ii) and who does not 

4 qualify for an exception under paragraph 

5 (3)(A)(ii) applicable to the local area in6 volved, such operator or service provider— 

7 ‘‘(I) may— 

8 ‘‘(aa) continue serving such 

9 individual using non-Federal 

10 funds; or 

11 ‘‘(bb) end the participation 

12 of such individual in activities 

13 under this chapter and refer the 

14 individual to other services that 

15 may be available in the local area 

16 for which the individual may be 

17 eligible; and 

18 ‘‘(II) shall be paid for any serv19 ices provided to such individual under 

20 this chapter during the period de21 scribed in clause (ii) by the local area 

22 involved using funds allocated to such 

23 area under section 128(b). 

24 ‘‘(iv) DETERMINATION PROCESS FOR

25 HOMELESS AND FOSTER YOUTH.—In de-
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1 termining whether an individual is eligible 

2 to participate in activities carried out 

3 under this chapter on the basis of being an 

4 individual who is a homeless child or 

5 youth, or a youth in foster care, as de6 scribed in subparagraph (B)(iii)(V), the 

7 one-stop operator or service provider in8 volved shall— 

9 ‘‘(I) if determining whether the 

10 individual is a homeless child or 

11 youth, use a process that is in compli12 ance with the requirements of sub13 section (a) of section 479D of the 

14 Higher Education Act of 1965, as 

15 added by section 702(l) of the FAFSA 

16 Simplification Act (Public Law 116– 

17 260), for financial aid administrators; 

18 and 

19 ‘‘(II) if determining whether the 

20 individual is a youth in foster care, 

21 use a process that is in compliance 

22 with the requirements of subsection 

23 (b) of section 479D of the Higher 

24 Education Act of 1965, as added by 

25 section 702(l) of the FAFSA Sim-
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1 plification Act (Public Law 116–260), 

2 for financial aid administrators.’’. 

3 (B) DEFINITION OF OPPORTUNITY

4 YOUTH.—Subparagraph (B) of section 

5 129(a)(1) of the Workforce Innovation and Op6 portunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3164(a)(1) is amend7 ed— 

8 (i) in the subparagraph heading, by 

9 striking ‘‘OUT-OF-SCHOOL’’ and inserting 

10 ‘‘OPPORTUNITY’’; 

11 (ii) in clause (i), by inserting ‘‘, except 

12 that an individual described in subpara13 graph (IV) or (V) of clause (iii) may be at14 tending school’’ after ‘‘(as defined under 

15 State law)’’; 

16 (iii) in clause (ii), by inserting before 

17 the semicolon at the end, the following : ‘‘, 

18 except that an individual described in sub19 paragraph (IV) or (V) of clause (iii) may 

20 be not younger than age 14 or older than 

21 age 24’’; and 

22 (iv) in clause (iii)(III)— 

23 (I) in the matter preceding item 

24 (aa), by striking ‘‘and is’’ and insert25 ing ‘‘and’’; 
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1 (II) in item (aa), by striking 

2 ‘‘basic skills deficient;’’ and inserting 

3 ‘‘has foundational skills needs;’’; and 

4 (III) in item (bb), by striking 

5 ‘‘an English language learner’’ and in6 serting ‘‘is an English learner’’. 

7 (C) DEFINITION OF IN-SCHOOL YOUTH.— 

8 Subparagraph (C)(iv) of section 129(a)(1) of 

9 the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act 

10 (29 U.S.C. 3164(a)(1)) is amended— 

11 (i) in subclause (I), by striking ‘‘Basic 

12 skills deficient.’’ and inserting ‘‘An indi13 vidual who has foundational skills needs.’’; 

14 (ii) in subclause (II), by striking ‘‘lan15 guage’’; 

16 (iii) by striking subclauses (III) and 

17 (IV); and 

18 (iv) by redesignating subclauses (V), 

19 (VI), and (VII) as subclauses (III), (IV), 

20 and (V), respectively. 

21 (2) EXCEPTION AND LIMITATION.—Section 

22 129(a)(3) of the Workforce Innovation and Oppor23 tunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3164(a)(1)) is amended— 

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

25 ‘‘5’’ and inserting ‘‘10’’; and 
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1 (B) in subparagraph (B)— 

2 (i) by striking ‘‘5’’ inserting ‘‘10’’; 

3 and 

4 (ii) by striking ‘‘paragraph 

5 (1)(C)(iv)(VII)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph 

6 (1)(C)(iv)(V)’’. 

7 (3) OPPORTUNITY YOUTH PRIORITY.—Section 

8 129(a)(4) of the Workforce Innovation and Oppor9 tunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3164(a)(1)) is amended— 

10 (A) in the paragraph heading, by striking 

11 ‘‘OUT-OF-SCHOOL’’ and inserting ‘‘OPPOR12 TUNITY’’; 

13 (B) in subparagraph (A)— 

14 (i) by striking ‘‘75’’ each place it ap15 pears and inserting ‘‘65’’; 

16 (ii) by inserting ‘‘the total amount of’’ 

17 before ‘‘funds available’’; and 

18 (iii) by inserting ‘‘in the State’’ after 

19 ‘‘subsection (c)’’; 

20 (C) in subparagraph (B)(i), by striking 

21 ‘‘75’’ and inserting ‘‘65’’; 

22 (D) by redesignating subparagraph (B), as 

23 so amended, as subparagraph (C); and 

24 (E) by inserting after subparagraph (A) 

25 the following: 
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1 ‘‘(B) LOCAL AREA TARGETS.—The local 

2 board, the chief elected official, and the Gov3 ernor shall negotiate and reach agreement on 

4 the minimum amount of funds provided to a 

5 local area under subsection (c) that shall be 

6 used to provide youth workforce investment ac7 tivities for opportunity youth based on the 

8 needs of youth in the local area, as necessary 

9 for the State to meet the percentage described 

10 in subparagraph (A).’’. 

11 (c) REQUIRED STATEWIDE YOUTH ACTIVITIES.— 

12 Section 129(b)(1) of the Workforce Innovation and Oppor13 tunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3164(b)(1))— 

14 (1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), 

15 by striking ‘‘sections 128(a)’’ and inserting ‘‘sections 

16 128(a)(1)’’; and 

17 (2) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ‘‘through 

18 a website that is consumer-tested to ensure that the 

19 website is easily understood, searchable, and navi20 gable and allows for comparison of eligible providers 

21 based on the program elements offered by such pro22 viders and the performance of such providers on the 

23 primary indicators of performance for the youth pro24 gram as described in section 116(b)(2)(A)(ii)’’ after 

25 ‘‘under section 123’’. 
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1 (d) ALLOWABLE STATEWIDE YOUTH ACTIVITIES.— 

2 Section 129(b)(2) of the Workforce Innovation and Oppor3 tunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3164(b)(2)) is amended— 

4 (1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), 

5 by striking ‘‘sections 128(a)’’ and inserting ‘‘sections 

6 128(a)(1)’’; 

7 (2) in subparagraph (C), by inserting ‘‘, which 

8 may include providing guidance on career options in 

9 in-demand industry sectors or occupations’’ after ‘‘in 

10 the State’’; 

11 (3) in subparagraph (D)— 

12 (A) in clause (iv), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 

13 end; and 

14 (B) by inserting after clause (v) the fol15 lowing: 

16 ‘‘(vi) supporting the ability to under17 stand relevant tax information and obliga18 tions;’’; 

19 (4) in subparagraph (E), by striking the period 

20 at the end and inserting a semicolon; and 

21 (5) by adding at the end the following: 

22 ‘‘(F) establishing, supporting, and expand23 ing work-based learning opportunities, including 

24 transitional jobs, that are aligned with career 

25 pathways; 
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1 ‘‘(G) raising public awareness (including 

2 through public service announcements, such as 

3 social media campaigns and elementary and 

4 secondary school showcases and school visits) 

5 about career and technical education programs 

6 and community-based and youth services orga7 nizations, and other endeavors focused on pro8 grams that prepare students for in-demand in9 dustry sectors or occupations; and 

10 ‘‘(H) developing partnerships between edu11 cational institutions (including area career and 

12 technical schools and institutions of higher edu13 cation) and employers to create or improve 

14 workforce development programs to address the 

15 identified education and skill needs of the work16 force and the employment needs of employers in 

17 the regions or local areas of the State, as deter18 mined based on the most recent analysis con19 ducted under subparagraphs (B) and (C) of 

20 section 102(b)(1).’’. 

21 (e) LOCAL ELEMENTS AND REQUIREMENTS.— 

22 (1) PROGRAM DESIGN.—Section 129(c)(1) of 

23 the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 

24 U.S.C. 3164(c)(1)) is amended— 
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1 (A) in subparagraph (B), by inserting 

2 ‘‘(which, in the case of a participant 18 years 

3 or older, may include co-enrollment in any em4 ployment or training activity provided under 

5 section 134 for adults)’’ after ‘‘services for the 

6 participant’’; 

7 (B) in subparagraph (C)(v), by inserting 

8 ‘‘high-skill, high-wage, or’’ after ‘‘small employ9 ers, in’’; and 

10 (C) in subparagraph (D)— 

11 (i) by striking ‘‘10’’ and inserting 

12 ‘‘40’’; and 

13 (ii) by inserting before the period the 

14 following: ‘‘, except that after 2 consecutive 

15 years of the local board implementing such 

16 a pay-for-performance contract strategy, 

17 the local board may reserve and use not 

18 more than 60 percent of such total funds 

19 allocated to the local area for such strategy 

20 if— 

21 ‘‘(i) the local board demonstrates to 

22 the Governor that such strategy resulted in 

23 performance improvements; and 

24 ‘‘(ii) the Governor approves a request 

25 to use such percentage of total funds’’. 
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1 (2) PROGRAM ELEMENTS.—Section 129(c)(2) 

2 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act 

3 (29 U.S.C. 3164(c)(2)) is amended— 

4 (A) in subparagraph (C)— 

5 (i) in clause (i)— 

6 (I) by striking ‘‘other’’ and in7 serting ‘‘year-round’’; and 

8 (II) by inserting ‘‘that meet the 

9 requirements of paragraph (10)’’ after 

10 ‘‘school year’’; 

11 (ii) in clause (iii), by striking ‘‘and job 

12 shadowing; and’’ and inserting the fol13 lowing: ‘‘that, to the extent practicable, are 

14 aligned with in-demand industry sectors or 

15 occupations in the State or local area and 

16 for which participants shall be paid (by the 

17 entity providing the internship, through 

18 funds allocated to the local area pursuant 

19 to paragraph (1) for the program, or by 

20 another entity) if such internships are 

21 longer than— 

22 ‘‘(I) 4 weeks in the summer or 8 

23 weeks during the school year for in24 school youth and opportunity youth 

25 who are enrolled in school; or 
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1 ‘‘(II) 8 weeks for opportunity 

2 youth who are not enrolled in 

3 school;’’; 

4 (iii) by redesignating clause (iv) as 

5 clause (v); and 

6 (iv) by inserting after clause (iii), as 

7 so amended, the following: 

8 ‘‘(iv) job shadowing; and’’; 

9 (B) in subparagraph (H), by striking 

10 ‘‘adult mentoring’’ and inserting ‘‘coaching and 

11 adult mentoring services’’; 

12 (C) in subparagraph (M)— 

13 (i) by inserting ‘‘high-skill, high-wage, 

14 or’’ before ‘‘in-demand industry’’; and 

15 (ii) by striking the ‘‘and’’ at the end; 

16 (D) in subparagraph (N), by striking the 

17 period at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

18 (E) by adding at the end the following: 

19 ‘‘(O) activities to develop fundamental 

20 workforce readiness, which may include cre21 ativity, collaboration, critical thinking, digital 

22 literacy, persistence, and other relevant skills.’’. 

23 (3) PRIORITY.—Section 129(c)(4) of the Work24 force Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 
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1 3164(c)(2)) is amended, by striking ‘‘20’’ and in2 serting ‘‘40’’. 

3 (4) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Section 

4 129(c)(5) of the Workforce Innovation and Oppor5 tunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3164(c)(2)) is amended by in6 serting ‘‘or local area’’ after ‘‘youth services’’. 

7 (5) INDIVIDUAL TRAINING ACCOUNTS.—Section 

8 129(c) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity 

9 Act (29 U.S.C. 3164(c)(2)) is further amended by 

10 adding at the end the following: 

11 ‘‘(9) INDIVIDUAL TRAINING ACCOUNTS.—Funds 

12 allocated pursuant to paragraph (1) to a local area 

13 may be used to pay, through an individual training 

14 account, an eligible provider of training services de15 scribed in section 122(d) for training services de16 scribed in section 134(c)(3) provided to in-school 

17 youth who are not younger than age 16 and not 

18 older than age 21 and opportunity youth, in the 

19 same manner that an individual training account is 

20 used to pay an eligible provider of training services 

21 under section 134(c)(3)(F)(iii) for training services 

22 provided to an adult or dislocated worker.’’. 

23 (6) SUMMER AND YEAR-ROUND EMPLOYMENT

24 OPPORTUNITIES REQUIREMENTS.—Section 129(c) of 

25 the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 
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1 U.S.C. 3164(c)(2)) is further amended by adding at 

2 the end the following: 

3 ‘‘(10) SUMMER AND YEAR-ROUND EMPLOYMENT

4 OPPORTUNITIES REQUIREMENTS.— 

5 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—A summer employ6 ment opportunity or a year-round employment 

7 opportunity referred to in paragraph (2)(C)(i) 

8 shall be a program that matches eligible youth 

9 participating in such program with an appro10 priate employer (based on factors including the 

11 needs of the employer and the age, skill, and in12 formed aspirations of the eligible youth) that— 

13 ‘‘(i) shall include— 

14 ‘‘(I) a component of occupational 

15 skills education; and 

16 ‘‘(II) not less than 2 of the ac17 tivities described in subparagraphs 

18 (G), (H), (I), (K), (M), and (O) of 

19 paragraph (2); 

20 ‘‘(ii) may not use funds allocated 

21 under this chapter to subsidize more than 

22 50 percent of the wages of each eligible 

23 youth participant in such program; 
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1 ‘‘(iii) in the case of a summer employ2 ment opportunity, complies with the re3 quirements of subparagraph (B); and 

4 ‘‘(iv) in the case of a year-round em5 ployment opportunity, complies with the 

6 requirements of subparagraph (C). 

7 ‘‘(B) SUMMER EMPLOYMENT OPPOR8 TUNITY.—In addition to the applicable require9 ments described in subparagraph (A), a sum10 mer employment opportunity— 

11 ‘‘(i) may not be less than 4 weeks; 

12 and 

13 ‘‘(ii) may not pay less than the great14 er of the applicable Federal, State, or local 

15 minimum wage. 

16 ‘‘(C) YEAR-ROUND EMPLOYMENT OPPOR17 TUNITY.—In addition to the applicable require18 ments described in subparagraph (B), a year19 round employment opportunity— 

20 ‘‘(i) may not be shorter than 180 days 

21 or longer than 1 year; 

22 ‘‘(ii) may not pay less than the great23 er of the applicable Federal, State, or local 

24 minimum wage; and 
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1 ‘‘(iii) may not employ the eligible 

2 youth for less than 20 hours per week, ex3 cept in instances when the eligible youth 

4 are under the age of 18 or enrolled in 

5 school. 

6 ‘‘(D) PRIORITY.—In selecting summer em7 ployment opportunities or year-round employ8 ment opportunities for purposes of paragraph 

9 (2)(C)(i), a local area shall give priority to pro10 grams that meet the requirements of this para11 graph, which are in existing or emerging high12 skill, high-wage, or in-demand industry sectors 

13 or occupations.’’. 

14 CHAPTER 3—ADULT AND DISLOCATED 

15 WORKER EMPLOYMENT AND TRAIN16 ING ACTIVITIES 

17 SEC. 141. STATE ALLOTMENTS. 

18 Section 132(a)(2)(A) of the Workforce Innovation 

19 and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3172(a)(2)(A)) is amend20 ed by— 

21 (1) striking ‘‘, 169(c) (relating to dislocated 

22 worker projects),’’; and 

23 (2) by inserting ‘‘, and under subsections (c) 

24 (related to dislocated worker projects) and (d) (re-
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1 lated to workforce data quality initiatives) of section 

2 169’’ before ‘‘; and’’ 

3 SEC. 142. RESERVATIONS FOR STATE ACTIVITIES; WITHIN 

4 STATE ALLOCATIONS; REALLOCATION. 

5 (a) RESERVATIONS FOR STATE ACTIVITIES.—Section 

6 133(a) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act 

7 (29 U.S.C. 3173(a)) is amended— 

8 (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘section 

9 128(a)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 128(a)(1)’’; 

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

11 ‘‘(3) STATEWIDE CRITICAL INDUSTRY SKILLS

12 FUND.—In addition to the reservations required 

13 under paragraphs (1) and (2) of this subsection, the 

14 Governor may make the reservation authorized 

15 under section 128(a)(3).’’. 

16 (b) WITHIN STATE ALLOCATIONS.—Section 

17 133(b)(1) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity 

18 Act (29 U.S.C. 3173(b)) is amended— 

19 (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘sub20 section (a)(1)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph (1) or (3) 

21 of subsection (a)’’; and 

22 (2) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘para23 graph (1) or (2) of subsection (a)’’ and inserting 

24 ‘‘paragraph (1), (2), or (3) of subsection (a)’’. 
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1 (c) REALLOCATION AMONG LOCAL AREAS.—Section 

2 133(c) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act 

3 (29 U.S.C. 3173(c)) is amended— 

4 (1) in paragraph (1), by inserting before the pe5 riod at the end, the following: ‘‘as performance6 based incentive payments’’; 

7 (2) in paragraph (4)— 

8 (A) in subparagraph (A)— 

9 (i) by striking ‘‘that does not’’ and in10 serting the following: ‘‘that— 

11 ‘‘(i) does not’’; 

12 (ii) by striking ‘‘; and’’ and inserting 

13 a semicolon; and 

14 (iii) by adding at the end the fol15 lowing: 

16 ‘‘(ii) has met or exceeded an average 

17 of 100 percent of the local level of per18 formance described in section 116(c)(1)(B) 

19 for the local area across all indicators for 

20 the adult program authorized under this 

21 chapter for the most recent program year 

22 for which performance data is available; 

23 and 

24 ‘‘(iii) was not subject to corrective ac25 tion by the Governor under section 
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1 184(a)(5)(A) for a determination of non2 compliance with the uniform administrative 

3 requirements described in section 

4 184(a)(3) for the program year for which 

5 the determination under paragraph (2) is 

6 made; and’’; and 

7 (B) in subparagraph (B)— 

8 (i) by striking ‘‘that does not’’ and in9 serting the following: ‘‘that— 

10 ‘‘(i) does not’’; 

11 (ii) by striking the period at the end 

12 and inserting a semicolon; and 

13 (iii) by adding at the end the fol14 lowing: 

15 ‘‘(ii) has met or exceeded an average 

16 of 100 percent of the local level of per17 formance described in section 116(c)(1)(B) 

18 for the local area across all indicators for 

19 the dislocated worker program authorized 

20 under this chapter for the most recent pro21 gram year for which performance data is 

22 available; and 

23 ‘‘(iii) was not subject to corrective ac24 tion by the Governor under section 

25 184(a)(5)(A) for a determination of non- 
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1 compliance with the uniform administrative 

2 requirements described in section 

3 184(a)(3) for the program year for which 

4 the determination under paragraph (2) is 

5 made; and’’; and 

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

7 ‘‘(5) USE OF INCENTIVE FUNDS.—Any amounts 

8 provided to a local area as a performance incentive 

9 payment under this subsection shall not be subject 

10 to the requirements described in section 

11 134(c)(1)(B).’’. 

12 SEC. 143. USE OF FUNDS FOR EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING 

13 ACTIVITIES. 

14 (a) STATEWIDE EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING AC15 TIVITIES.— 

16 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 134(a)(1) of the 

17 Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 

18 U.S.C. 3174(a)(1))— 

19 (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking 

20 ‘‘and’’ at the end; 

21 (B) in subparagraph (B)— 

22 (i) in the matter preceding clause (i), 

23 by striking ‘‘128(a)’’ and inserting 

24 ‘‘128(a)(1)’’; and 

25 (ii) in clause (ii)— 
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1 (I) by striking the comma at the 

2 end and inserting ‘‘or to establish and 

3 administer a critical industry skills 

4 fund under paragraph (4); and’’ ; and 

5 (C) by inserting before the flush left text 

6 at the end the following: 

7 ‘‘(C) as described in section 128(a)(3), 

8 shall be used to establish and administer a crit9 ical industry skills fund described in paragraph 

10 (4).’’. 

11 (2) REQUIRED STATEWIDE EMPLOYMENT AND

12 TRAINING ACTIVITIES.— 

13 (A) STATEWIDE RAPID RESPONSE ACTIVI14 TIES.—Section 134(a)(2)(A) of the Workforce 

15 Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 

16 3174(a)(2)(A)) is amended— 

17 (i) in clause (i)— 

18 (I) in subclause (I)— 

19 (aa) by striking ‘‘working’’ 

20 and inserting ‘‘as a rapid re21 sponse unit working’’; and 

22 (bb) by striking ‘‘and’’ at 

23 the end; 
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1 (II) in subclause (II), by striking 

2 the period at the end and inserting ‘‘; 

3 and’’; and 

4 (III) by adding at the end the 

5 following: 

6 ‘‘(III) provision of additional as7 sistance to a local area that has ex8 cess demand for individual training 

9 accounts for dislocated workers in 

10 such local area and requests such as11 sistance under paragraph (5) of sec12 tion 414(c) of the American Competi13 tiveness and Workforce Improvement 

14 Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 3224a(5)), 

15 upon a determination by the State 

16 that, in using funds allocated to such 

17 local area pursuant to paragraph (1) 

18 of such section 414(c) and subsection 

19 (c)(1)(B) of this section for the pur20 pose described in paragraph (2)(A) of 

21 such section 414(c), the local area 

22 was in compliance with the require23 ments of such section 414(c).’’; and 

24 (ii) by adding at the end the fol25 lowing: 
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1 ‘‘(iii) INSUFFICIENT FUNDS TO MEET

2 EXCESS DEMAND.—If a State determines 

3 that a local area with excess demand as 

4 described in clause (i)(III) met the compli5 ance requirements described in such 

6 clause, but the State does not have suffi7 cient funds reserved under section 

8 133(a)(2) to meet such excess demand, the 

9 State— 

10 ‘‘(I) shall notify the Secretary of 

11 such excess demand; and 

12 ‘‘(II) if eligible, may apply for a 

13 national dislocated worker grant 

14 under section 170 of this Act.’’. 

15 (B) STATEWIDE EMPLOYMENT AND TRAIN16 ING ACTIVITIES.—Section 134(a)(2)(B) of the 

17 Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 

18 U.S.C. 3174(a)(2)(B) is amended— 

19 (i) in clause (i)— 

20 (I) in subclause (III), by striking 

21 ‘‘and’’ at the end; 

22 (II) in subclause (IV)— 

23 (aa) by inserting ‘‘the devel24 opment and education of staff to 

25 increase expertise in providing 
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1 opportunities for covered vet2 erans (as defined in section 

3 4212(a)(3)(A) of title 38, United 

4 States Code) to enter in-demand 

5 industry sectors or occupations 

6 and nontraditional occupations),’’ 

7 after ‘‘exemplary program activi8 ties,’’; and 

9 (bb) by adding ‘‘and’’ at the 

10 end; and 

11 (III) by adding at the end the 

12 following: 

13 ‘‘(V) local boards and eligible 

14 training providers in carrying out the 

15 performance reporting required under 

16 section 116(d), including facilitating 

17 data matches for program partici18 pants using quarterly wage record in19 formation (including the wage records 

20 made available by any other State and 

21 information provided from the Na22 tional Directory of New Hires in ac23 cordance with section 453(j)(8) of the 

24 Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 

25 653(j)(8))) and other sources of infor-
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1 mation, as necessary to measure the 

2 performance of programs and activi3 ties conducted under chapter 2 or 

4 chapter 3 of this subtitle;’’; 

5 (ii) in clause (v)— 

6 (I) in subclause (II), by striking 

7 ‘‘customized training’’ and inserting 

8 ‘‘employer-directed skills develop9 ment’’; and 

10 (II) in subclause (VI), by striking 

11 ‘‘and’’ at the end; 

12 (iii) in clause (vi), by striking the pe13 riod at the end and inserting a semicolon; 

14 and 

15 (iv) by adding at the end the fol16 lowing: 

17 ‘‘(vii) coordinating (which may be 

18 done in partnership with other States) with 

19 industry organizations, employers (includ20 ing small and mid-sized employers), indus21 try or sector partnerships, training pro22 viders, local boards, and institutions of 

23 higher education to identify or develop 

24 competency-based assessments that are a 

25 valid and reliable method of collecting in-
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1 formation with respect to, and measuring, 

2 the prior knowledge, skills, and abilities of 

3 individuals who are adults or dislocated 

4 workers for the purpose of— 

5 ‘‘(I) awarding, based on the 

6 knowledge, skills, and abilities of such 

7 an individual validated by such assess8 ments— 

9 ‘‘(aa) a recognized postsec10 ondary credential that is used by 

11 employers in the State for re12 cruitment, hiring, retention, or 

13 advancement purposes; 

14 ‘‘(bb) postsecondary credit 

15 toward a recognized postsec16 ondary credential aligned with in17 demand industry sectors and oc18 cupations in the State for the 

19 purpose of accelerating attain20 ment of such credential; and 

21 ‘‘(cc) postsecondary credit 

22 for progress along a career path23 way developed by the State or a 

24 local area within the State; 
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1 ‘‘(II) developing individual em2 ployment plans under subsection 

3 (c)(2)(B)(vii)(II) that incorporate the 

4 knowledge, skills, and abilities of such 

5 an individual to identify— 

6 ‘‘(aa) in-demand industry 

7 sectors or occupations that re8 quire similar knowledge, skills, 

9 and abilities; and 

10 ‘‘(bb) any upskilling needed 

11 for the individual to secure em12 ployment in such a sector or oc13 cupation; and 

14 ‘‘(III) helping such an individual 

15 communicate such knowledge, skills, 

16 and abilities to prospective employers 

17 through a skills-based resume, profile, 

18 or portfolio; and 

19 ‘‘(viii) disseminating to local areas 

20 and employers information relating to the 

21 competency-based assessments identified or 

22 developed pursuant to clause (vii), includ23 ing— 
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1 ‘‘(I) any credential or credit 

2 awarded pursuant to items (aa) 

3 through (cc) of clause (vii)(I); 

4 ‘‘(II) the industry organizations, 

5 employers, training providers, and in6 stitutions of higher education located 

7 within the State that recognize the 

8 knowledge, skills, and abilities of an 

9 individual validated by such assess10 ments; 

11 ‘‘(III) how such assessments may 

12 be provided to, and accessed by, indi13 viduals through the one-stop delivery 

14 system; and 

15 ‘‘(IV) information on the extent 

16 to which such assessments are being 

17 used by employers and local areas in 

18 the State.’’. 

19 (3) ALLOWABLE STATEWIDE EMPLOYMENT AND

20 TRAINING ACTIVITIES.—Section 134(a)(3)(A) of the 

21 Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 

22 U.S.C. 3174(a)(3)(A))— 

23 (A) in clause (i)— 

24 (i) by inserting ‘‘or evidence-based’’ 

25 after ‘‘innovative’’; and 
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1 (ii) by striking ‘‘customized training’’ 

2 and inserting ‘‘employer-directed skills de3 velopment’’; 

4 (B) in clause (ii), by inserting ‘‘, or bring5 ing evidence-based strategies to scale,’’ after 

6 ‘‘strategies’’; 

7 (C) in clause (iii), by striking ‘‘ and prior 

8 learning assessment to’’ and inserting ‘‘, prior 

9 learning assessment, or a competency-based as10 sessment identified or developed by the State 

11 under paragraph (2)(B)(vii), to’’; 

12 (D) in clause (viii)(II)— 

13 (i) in item (dd), by striking ‘‘and lit14 eracy’’ and inserting ‘‘, literacy, and digital 

15 literacy’’; 

16 (ii) in item (ee), by striking ‘‘ex-of17 fenders in reentering the workforce; and’’ 

18 and inserting ‘‘ justice-involved individuals 

19 in reentering the workforce;’’; and 

20 (iii) by adding at the end the fol21 lowing: 

22 ‘‘(gg) programs under the 

23 Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 

24 U.S.C. 3001 et seq.) that support 
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1 employment and economic secu2 rity; and’’; 

3 (E) in clause (xiii), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 

4 the end; 

5 (F) in clause (xiv), by striking the period 

6 at the end and inserting a semicolon; and 

7 (G) by adding at the end the following: 

8 ‘‘(xv) supporting employers seeking to 

9 implement skills-based hiring practices, 

10 which may include technical assistance on 

11 the use and validation of employment as12 sessments (including competency-based as13 sessments developed or identified by the 

14 State pursuant to paragraph (2)(B)(vii)), 

15 and support in the creation of skills-based 

16 job descriptions; 

17 ‘‘(xvi) developing partnerships be18 tween educational institutions (including 

19 area career and technical education 

20 schools, local educational agencies, and in21 stitutions of higher education) and employ22 ers to create or improve workforce develop23 ment programs to address the identified 

24 education and skill needs of the workforce 

25 and the employment needs of employers in 
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1 regions of the State, as determined by the 

2 most recent analysis conducted under sub3 paragraphs (A), (B), and (C) of section 

4 102(b)(1); 

5 ‘‘(xvii) identifying and making avail6 able to residents of the State, free or re7 duced cost access to online skills develop8 ment programs that are aligned with in-de9 mand industries or occupations in the 

10 State and lead to attainment of a recog11 nized postsecondary credential valued by 

12 employers in such industries or occupa13 tions; and 

14 ‘‘(xviii) establishing and administering 

15 a critical industry skills fund under para16 graph (4).’’. 

17 (4) CRITICAL INDUSTRY SKILLS FUND.—Sec18 tion 134(a) of the Workforce Innovation and Oppor19 tunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3174(a)), as amended, is fur20 ther amended by adding at the end the following: 

21 ‘‘(4) CRITICAL INDUSTRY SKILLS FUND.— 

22 ‘‘(A) PERFORMANCE-BASED PAYMENTS.— 

23 A State shall use funds reserved under para24 graph (3)(A) of section 128(a), and any funds 

25 reserved under paragraph (3)(B) of section 
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1 128(a), to establish and administer a critical in2 dustry skills fund to award performance-based 

3 payments on a per-worker basis to eligible enti4 ties that provide eligible skills development pro5 grams to prospective workers or incumbent 

6 workers (which may include youth age 18 

7 through age 24) in industries and occupations 

8 identified by the Governor under subparagraph 

9 (B) that will result in employment or retention 

10 with a participating employer. 

11 ‘‘(B) INDUSTRIES AND OCCUPATIONS.— 

12 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The Governor (in 

13 consultation with the State board)— 

14 ‘‘(I) shall identify the industries 

15 and occupations for which an eligible 

16 skills development program carried 

17 out by an eligible entity in the State 

18 may receive funds under this para19 graph; and 

20 ‘‘(II) may select the industries 

21 and occupations identified under sub22 clause (I) that will receive priority for 

23 funds under this paragraph. 

24 ‘‘(ii) HIGH GROWTH AND HIGH

25 WAGE.—In selecting industries or occupa-
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1 tions to prioritize pursuant to clause 

2 (i)(II), the Governor may consider— 

3 ‘‘(I) industries that have, or are 

4 expected to have, a high rate of 

5 growth and an unmet demand for 

6 skilled workers; and 

7 ‘‘(II) occupations— 

8 ‘‘(aa) with wages that are 

9 significantly higher than an occu10 pation of similar level of skill or 

11 needed skill development; or 

12 ‘‘(bb) that are aligned with 

13 career pathways into higher wage 

14 occupations. 

15 ‘‘(C) SUBMISSION OF PROPOSALS.— 

16 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—To be eligible to 

17 receive a payment under the critical indus18 try skills fund established under this para19 graph by a State, an eligible entity shall 

20 submit a proposal to the Governor in such 

21 form and at such time as the Governor 

22 may require (subject to the requirements 

23 of clause (ii)), which shall include— 

24 ‘‘(I) a description of the indus25 tries or occupations in which the par-
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1 ticipating employer is seeking to fill 

2 jobs, the specific skills or credentials 

3 necessary for an individual to obtain 

4 such a job, and the salary range of 

5 such a job; 

6 ‘‘(II) the expected number of in7 dividuals who will participate in the 

8 skills development program to be car9 ried out by the eligible entity; 

10 ‘‘(III) a description of the eligible 

11 skills development program, including 

12 the provider, the length of the pro13 gram, the skills to be gained, and any 

14 recognized postsecondary credentials 

15 that will be awarded; 

16 ‘‘(IV) the total cost of providing 

17 the program; 

18 ‘‘(V) for purposes of receiving a 

19 payment pursuant to subparagraph 

20 (D)(i)(II)(bb), a commitment from the 

21 participating employer in the eligible 

22 entity to employ each participant of 

23 the program for not less than a 6- 

24 month period (or a longer period as 

25 determined by the State) after suc-
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1 cessful completion of the program; 

2 and 

3 ‘‘(VI) an assurance that the enti4 ty will— 

5 ‘‘(aa) establish the written 

6 agreements described in subpara7 graph (D)(ii)(I); 

8 ‘‘(bb) maintain and submit 

9 the documentation described in 

10 subparagraph (D)(ii)(II); and 

11 ‘‘(cc) maintain and submit 

12 the necessary documentation for 

13 the State to verify participant 

14 outcomes and report such out15 comes as described in subpara16 graph (F). 

17 ‘‘(ii) ADMINISTRATIVE BURDEN.—The 

18 Governor shall ensure that the form and 

19 manner in which a proposal required to be 

20 submitted under clause (i) is designed to 

21 minimize paperwork and administrative 

22 burden for entities. 

23 ‘‘(iii) APPROVAL OF SUBSEQUENT

24 PROPOSALS.—With respect to an eligible 

25 entity that has had a proposal approved by 
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1 the Governor under this subparagraph and 

2 that submits a subsequent proposal under 

3 this subparagraph, the eligible entity may 

4 only receive approval from the Governor 

5 for the subsequent proposal if— 

6 ‘‘(I) with respect to the most re7 cent proposal approved under this 

8 subparagraph— 

9 ‘‘(aa) the skills development 

10 program has ended; 

11 ‘‘(bb) for any participants 

12 employed by the participating 

13 employer in accordance with sub14 paragraph (C)(i)(V), the min15 imum periods of such employ16 ment described in such subpara17 graph have ended; 

18 ‘‘(cc) all the payments under 

19 subparagraph (D) owed to the el20 igible entity have been made; and 

21 ‘‘(dd) not fewer than 70 per22 cent of the participants who en23 rolled in the skills development 

24 program— 
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1 ‘‘(AA) completed such 

2 program; and 

3 ‘‘(BB) after such com4 pletion, were employed by 

5 the participating employer 

6 for the minimum period de7 scribed in subparagraph 

8 (C)(i)(V); and 

9 ‘‘(II) the eligible entity meets any 

10 other requirements that the Governor 

11 may establish with respect to eligible 

12 entities submitting subsequent pro13 posals. 

14 ‘‘(D) REIMBURSEMENT FOR APPROVED

15 PROPOSALS.— 

16 ‘‘(i) STATE REQUIREMENTS.— 

17 ‘‘(I) IN GENERAL.—With respect 

18 to each eligible entity whose proposal 

19 under subparagraph (C) has been ap20 proved by the Governor, the Governor 

21 shall make payments (in an amount 

22 determined by the Governor and sub23 ject to the requirements of subclause 

24 (II) of this clause, subparagraphs (E) 

25 and (G), and any other limitations de-
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1 termined necessary by the State) from 

2 the critical industry skills fund estab3 lished under this paragraph to such 

4 eligible entity for each participant of 

5 the eligible skills development pro6 gram described in such proposal and 

7 with respect to whom the eligible enti8 ty meets the requirements of clause 

9 (ii). 

10 ‘‘(II) PAYMENTS.—In making 

11 payments to an eligible entity under 

12 subclause (I) with respect to a partici13 pant— 

14 ‘‘(aa) 50 percent of the total 

15 payment shall be made after the 

16 participant completes the eligible 

17 skills development program of18 fered by the eligible entity; and 

19 ‘‘(bb) the remaining 50 per20 cent of such total payment shall 

21 be made after the participant has 

22 been employed by the partici23 pating employer for the minimum 

24 period described in subparagraph 

25 (C)(i)(V). 
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1 ‘‘(ii) ELIGIBLE ENTITY REQUIRE2 MENTS.—To be eligible to receive the pay3 ments described in clause (i) with respect 

4 to a participant, an eligible entity de5 scribed in such clause shall— 

6 ‘‘(I) establish a written agree7 ment with the participant that in8 cludes the information described in 

9 subclauses (I) and (III) of subpara10 graph (C)(i); and 

11 ‘‘(II) submit documentation as 

12 the Governor determines necessary to 

13 verify that such participant has com14 pleted the skills development program 

15 offered by the eligible entity and has 

16 been employed by the participating 

17 employer for the minimum period de18 scribed in subparagraph (C)(i)(V). 

19 ‘‘(E) NON-FEDERAL COST SHARING.— 

20 ‘‘(i) LIMITS ON FEDERAL SHARE.—An 

21 eligible entity may not receive funds under 

22 subparagraph (D) with respect to a partici23 pant of the eligible skills development pro24 gram offered by the eligible entity in ex-
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1 cess of the following costs of such pro2 gram: 

3 ‘‘(I) In the case of a partici4 pating employer of such eligible entity 

5 with 25 or fewer employees, 90 per6 cent of the costs. 

7 ‘‘(II) In the case of a partici8 pating employer of such eligible entity 

9 with more than 25 employees, but 

10 fewer than 100 employees, 75 percent 

11 of the costs. 

12 ‘‘(III) In the case of a partici13 pating employer of such eligible entity 

14 with 100 or more employees, 50 per15 cent of the costs. 

16 ‘‘(ii) NON-FEDERAL SHARE.— 

17 ‘‘(I) IN GENERAL.—Any costs of 

18 the skills development program of19 fered to a participant by such eligible 

20 entity that are not covered by the 

21 funds received under subparagraph 

22 (D) shall be the non-Federal share 

23 provided by the eligible entity (in cash 

24 or in-kind). 
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1 ‘‘(II) EMPLOYER COST SHAR2 ING.—If the eligible skills develop3 ment program is being provided on4 the-job, the non-Federal share pro5 vided by an eligible entity may include 

6 the amount of the wages paid by the 

7 participating employer of the eligible 

8 entity to a participant while such par9 ticipant is receiving the training. 

10 ‘‘(F) PERFORMANCE REPORTING.— 

11 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The State shall 

12 use the participant information provided 

13 by eligible entities to submit to the Sec14 retary a report, on an annual basis, with 

15 respect to the participants of the eligible 

16 skills development programs for which the 

17 eligible entities received funds under this 

18 paragraph for the most recent program 

19 year, which shall— 

20 ‘‘(I) be made digitally available 

21 by the Secretary using linked, open, 

22 and interoperable data, which shall in23 clude; and 

24 ‘‘(II) include— 
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1 ‘‘(aa) the number of individ2 uals who participated in pro3 grams, unless such information 

4 would reveal personally identifi5 able information about an indi6 vidual); and 

7 ‘‘(bb) performance outcomes 

8 on the measures listed in clause 

9 (ii). 

10 ‘‘(ii) MEASURES.—The measures list11 ed below are as follows: 

12 ‘‘(I) The percentage of partici13 pants who completed the skills devel14 opment program. 

15 ‘‘(II) The percentage of partici16 pants who were employed by the par17 ticipating employer for a 6-month pe18 riod after program completion. 

19 ‘‘(III) The percentage of partici20 pants who were employed by the par21 ticipating employer as described in 

22 subclause (II), and who remained em23 ployed by the participating employer 1 

24 year after program completion. 
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1 ‘‘(IV) The median earnings of 

2 program participants who are in un3 subsidized employment during the sec4 ond quarter after program completion. 

5 ‘‘(V) The median earnings in6 crease of program participants, meas7 ured by comparing the earning of a 

8 participant in the second quarter prior 

9 to entry into the program to the earn10 ings of such participant in the second 

11 quarter following completion of the 

12 program. 

13 ‘‘(G) DEFINITIONS.—In this paragraph: 

14 ‘‘(i) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘el15 igible entity’ means an employer, a group 

16 of employers, an industry or sector part17 nership, or another entity serving as an 

18 intermediary (such as a local board) that is 

19 in a partnership with at least one employer 

20 in an industry or occupation identified by 

21 the Governor under subparagraph (B)(i) 

22 (referred to in this paragraph as the ‘par23 ticipating employer’). 

24 ‘‘(ii) ELIGIBLE SKILLS DEVELOPMENT

25 PROGRAM.—The term ‘eligible skills devel-
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1 opment program’, with respect to which a 

2 State may set a maximum and minimum 

3 length (in weeks)— 

4 ‘‘(I) includes work-based edu5 cation or related occupational skills 

6 instruction that— 

7 ‘‘(aa) develops the specific 

8 technical skills necessary for suc9 cessful performance of the occu10 pations in which participants are 

11 to be employed upon completion; 

12 and 

13 ‘‘(bb) may be provided by 

14 the eligible entity or by any 

15 training provider selected by the 

16 eligible entity and that is not re17 quired to be on a list of eligible 

18 providers of training services de19 scribed in section 122(d); and 

20 ‘‘(II) may not include employee 

21 onboarding, orientation, or profes22 sional development generally provided 

23 to employees.’’. 

24 (5) STATE-IMPOSED REQUIREMENTS.—Section 

25 134(a) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity 
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1 Act (29 U.S.C. 3174(a)), as amended, is further 

2 amended by adding at the end the following: 

3 ‘‘(5) STATE-IMPOSED REQUIREMENTS.—When4 ever a State or outlying area implements any rule or 

5 policy relating to the administration or operation of 

6 activities authorized under this title that has the ef7 fect of imposing a requirement that is not imposed 

8 under Federal law, or is not a requirement, process, 

9 or criteria that the Governor or State is directed to 

10 establish under Federal law, the State or outlying 

11 area shall identify to local areas and eligible pro12 viders the requirement as being imposed by the 

13 State or outlying area.’’. 

14 (b) REQUIRED LOCAL EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING

15 ACTIVITIES.— 

16 (1) MINIMUM AMOUNT FOR SKILLS DEVELOP17 MENT.—Section 134(c)(1) of the Workforce Innova18 tion and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3174(c)(1)) is 

19 amended— 

20 (A) in subparagraph (A)(iv), by striking 

21 ‘‘to’’ and inserting ‘‘to provide business services 

22 described in paragraph (4) and’’; 

23 (B) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as 

24 subparagraph (C); and 
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1 (C) by inserting after subparagraph (A), 

2 as so amended, the following: 

3 ‘‘(B) MINIMUM AMOUNT FOR SKILLS DE4 VELOPMENT.—Not less than 50 percent of the 

5 funds described in subparagraph (A) shall be 

6 used by the local area— 

7 ‘‘(i) for the payment of training serv8 ices— 

9 ‘‘(I) provided to adults under 

10 paragraph (3)(F)(iii); and 

11 ‘‘(II) provided to adults and dis12 located workers under paragraph 

13 (3)(G)(ii); and 

14 ‘‘(ii) for the payment of training serv15 ices under paragraph (2)(A) of section 

16 414(c) of the American Competitiveness 

17 and Workforce Improvement Act of 1998 

18 (29 U.S.C. 3224a(c)) after funds allocated 

19 to such local area under paragraph (1) of 

20 such section 414(c) have been exhausted.’’; 

21 and 

22 (D) in subparagraph (C), as so redesig23 nated, by striking ‘‘and (ii)’’ and inserting ‘‘, 

24 (ii), and (iv)’’. 
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1 (2) CAREER SERVICES.—Section 134(c)(2) of 

2 the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 

3 U.S.C. 3174(c)(2)) is amended— 

4 (A) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) 

5 through (C) as subparagraphs (B) through (D), 

6 respectively; 

7 (B) by inserting before subparagraph (B), 

8 as so redesignated, the following: 

9 ‘‘(A) BASIC CAREER SERVICES.— 

10 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The one-stop de11 livery system— 

12 ‘‘(I) shall coordinate with the 

13 Employment Service office colocated 

14 with the one-stop delivery system for 

15 such Employment Service office to 

16 provide, using the funds allotted to 

17 the State under section 6 of the Wag18 ner-Peyser Act (29 U.S.C. 49e), basic 

19 career services, which shall— 

20 ‘‘(aa) include, at a min21 imum, the services listed in 

22 clause (ii); and 

23 ‘‘(bb) be available to individ24 uals who are adults or dislocated 

25 workers in an integrated manner 
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1 to streamline access to assistance 

2 for such individuals, to avoid du3 plication of services, and to en4 hance coordination of services; 

5 and 

6 ‘‘(II) may use funds allocated 

7 under paragraph (1)(A), as necessary, 

8 to supplement the services that are 

9 provided pursuant to subclause (I) to 

10 individuals who are adults or dis11 located workers. 

12 ‘‘(ii) SERVICES.—The basic career 

13 services provided pursuant to clause (i) 

14 shall include— 

15 ‘‘(I) provision of workforce and 

16 labor market employment statistics in17 formation, including the provision of 

18 accurate (and, to the extent prac19 ticable, real-time) information relating 

20 to local, regional, and national labor 

21 market areas, including— 

22 ‘‘(aa) job vacancy listings in 

23 such labor market areas; 
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1 ‘‘(bb) information on job 

2 skills necessary to obtain the jobs 

3 described in item (aa); and 

4 ‘‘(cc) information relating to 

5 local occupations in demand 

6 (which may include entrepreneur7 ship opportunities), and the earn8 ings, skill requirements, and op9 portunities for advancement for 

10 such occupations; 

11 ‘‘(II) labor exchange services, in12 cluding job search and placement as13 sistance and, in appropriate cases, ca14 reer counseling, including— 

15 ‘‘(aa) provision of informa16 tion on in-demand industry sec17 tors and occupations; 

18 ‘‘(bb) provision of informa19 tion on nontraditional employ20 ment; and 

21 ‘‘(cc) provision of informa22 tion on entrepreneurship, as ap23 propriate; 

24 ‘‘(III)(aa) provision of informa25 tion, in formats that are usable by 
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1 and understandable to one-stop center 

2 customers, relating to the availability 

3 of supportive services or assistance, 

4 including child care, child support, 

5 medical or child health assistance 

6 under title XIX or XXI of the Social 

7 Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq. 

8 and 1397aa et seq.), benefits under 

9 the supplemental nutrition assistance 

10 program established under the Food 

11 and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 

12 2011 et seq.), assistance through the 

13 earned income tax credit under sec14 tion 32 of the Internal Revenue Code 

15 of 1986, and assistance under a State 

16 program for temporary assistance for 

17 needy families funded under part A of 

18 title IV of the Social Security Act (42 

19 U.S.C. 601 et seq.) and other sup20 portive services and transportation 

21 provided through funds made avail22 able under such part, available in the 

23 local area; and 
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1 ‘‘(bb) referral to the services or 

2 assistance described in item (aa), as 

3 appropriate; 

4 ‘‘(IV) provision of information 

5 and assistance regarding filing claims 

6 for unemployment compensation; and 

7 ‘‘(V) assistance in establishing 

8 eligibility for programs of financial aid 

9 assistance for training and education 

10 programs that are not funded under 

11 this Act.’’; 

12 (C) in subparagraph (B), as so redesig13 nated— 

14 (i) in the heading, by striking the 

15 heading and inserting ‘‘INDIVIDUALIZED

16 CAREER’’; 

17 (ii) by inserting ‘‘individualized’’ be18 fore ‘‘career services’’; 

19 (iii) by inserting ‘‘shall, to the extent 

20 practicable, be evidence-based,’’ before 

21 ‘‘and shall’’; 

22 (iv) in clause (iii), by inserting ‘‘, and 

23 a determination (considering factors in24 cluding prior work experience, military 

25 service, education, and in-demand industry 
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1 sectors and occupations in the local area) 

2 of whether such an individual would ben3 efit from a competency-based assessment 

4 developed or identified by the State pursu5 ant to subsection (a)(2)(B)(vii) to accel6 erate the time to obtaining employment 

7 that leads to economic self-sufficiency or 

8 career advancement’’ before the semi-colon 

9 at the end; 

10 (v) by striking clauses (iv), (vi), (ix), 

11 (x), and (xi); 

12 (vi) by redesignating clauses (v), (vii), 

13 (viii), (xii), and (xiii) as clauses (iv), (v), 

14 (vi), (vii), and (viii), respectively; 

15 (vii) in clause (v), as so redesignated, 

16 by inserting ‘‘and credential’’ after ‘‘by 

17 program’’; and 

18 (viii) in clause (vii)(I)(aa), as so re19 designated, by inserting ‘‘, including a 

20 competency-based assessment developed or 

21 identified by the State pursuant to sub22 section (a)(2)(B)(vii)’’ after ‘‘tools’’; 

23 (D) by amending subparagraph (C), as so 

24 redesignated, to read as follows: 
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1 ‘‘(C) USE OF PREVIOUS ASSESSMENTS.—A 

2 one-stop operator or one-stop partner shall not 

3 be required to conduct a new interview, evalua4 tion, or assessment of a participant under sub5 paragraph (B)(vii) if the one-stop operator or 

6 one-stop partner determines that— 

7 ‘‘(i) it is appropriate to use a recent 

8 interview, evaluation, or assessment of the 

9 participant conducted pursuant to another 

10 education or training program; and 

11 ‘‘(ii) using such recent interview, eval12 uation, or assessment will accelerate an eli13 gibility determination.’’; and 

14 (E) in subparagraph (D), as so redesig15 nated— 

16 (i) by inserting ‘‘individualized’’ be17 fore ‘‘career’’; and 

18 (ii) in clause (ii), by inserting ‘‘, li19 braries, and community-based organiza20 tions’’ after ‘‘nonprofit service providers’’. 

21 (3) TRAINING SERVICES.—Section 134(c)(3) of 

22 the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 

23 U.S.C. 3174(c)(3)) is amended— 

24 (A) in subparagraph (A)— 
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1 (i) in clause (i), in the matter pre2 ceding subclause (I), by striking ‘‘clause 

3 (ii)’’ and inserting ‘‘clause (ii) or (iii)’’ 

4 (ii) in clause (i)(II)— 

5 (I) by striking ‘‘or in’’ and in6 serting ‘‘in’’ and 

7 (II) by inserting ‘‘, or that may 

8 be performed remotely’’ after ‘‘relo9 cate’’; 

10 (iii) by redesignating clause (iii) as 

11 clause (iv); 

12 (iv) by inserting after clause (ii) the 

13 following: 

14 ‘‘(iii) EMPLOYER REFERRAL.— 

15 ‘‘(I) IN GENERAL.—A one-stop 

16 operator or one-stop partner shall not 

17 be required to conduct an interview, 

18 evaluation, or assessment of an indi19 vidual under clause (i)(I) if such indi20 vidual— 

21 ‘‘(aa) is referred by an em22 ployer to receive on-the-job train23 ing or employer-directed skills de24 velopment in connection with 

25 that employer; and 
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1 ‘‘(bb) has been certified by 

2 the employer as being in need of 

3 training services to obtain unsub4 sidized employment with such 

5 employer and having the skills 

6 and qualifications to successfully 

7 participate in the selected pro8 gram of training services. 

9 ‘‘(II) PRIORITY.—A one-stop op10 erator or one-stop partner shall follow 

11 the priority described in subparagraph 

12 (E) to determine whether an indi13 vidual that meets the requirements of 

14 subclause (I) of this clause is eligible 

15 to receive training services.’’; and 

16 (v) by adding at the end the following: 

17 ‘‘(v) ADULT EDUCATION AND FAMILY

18 LITERACY ACTIVITIES.—In the case of an 

19 individual who is determined to not have 

20 the skills and qualifications to successfully 

21 participate in the selected program of 

22 training services under clause (i)(I)(cc), 

23 the one-stop operator or one-stop partner 

24 shall refer such individual to adult edu25 cation and literacy activities under title II, 
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1 including for co-enrollment in such activi2 ties, as appropriate.’’; 

3 (B) in subparagraph (B)— 

4 (i) in clause (i)— 

5 (I) in subclause (I), by striking 

6 ‘‘other grant assistance for such serv7 ices, including’’ and inserting ‘‘assist8 ance for such services under’’; and 

9 (II) by striking ‘‘under other 

10 grant assistance programs, including’’ 

11 and inserting ‘‘under’’; and 

12 (ii) by adding at the end the fol13 lowing: 

14 ‘‘(iv) PARTICIPATION DURING ELIGI15 BILITY DETERMINATION.—An individual 

16 may participate in a program of training 

17 services during the period which such indi18 vidual’s eligibility for training services 

19 under clause (i) is being determined, ex20 cept that the provider of such a program 

21 shall only receive reimbursement under 

22 this Act for the individual’s participation 

23 during such period if such individual is de24 termined to be eligible under clause (i).’’; 
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1 (C) in subparagraph (D)(xi), by striking 

2 ‘‘customized training’’ and inserting ‘‘employer3 directed skills development’’; 

4 (D) in subparagraph (E)— 

5 (i) by striking ‘‘are basic skills defi6 cient’’ and inserting ‘‘have foundational 

7 skill needs’’; and 

8 (ii) by striking ‘‘paragraph 

9 (2)(A)(xii)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph 

10 (2)(B)(vii)’’; 

11 (E) in subparagraph (G)(ii)— 

12 (i) in subclause (II), by striking ‘‘cus13 tomized training’’ and inserting ‘‘employer14 directed skills development’’; and 

15 (ii) in subclause (IV), by striking ‘‘is 

16 a’’ and inserting ‘‘is an evidence-based’’; 

17 (F) in subparagraph (H)— 

18 (i) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘reim19 bursement described in section 3(44)’’ and 

20 inserting ‘‘reimbursement described in the 

21 definition of the term ‘‘on-the-job training’’ 

22 in section 3’’; and 

23 (ii) in clause (ii)— 

24 (I) in subclause (I), by inserting 

25 ‘‘, such as the extent to which partici-
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1 pants are individuals with barriers to 

2 employment’’ after ‘‘participants’’; 

3 and 

4 (II) in subclause (III), by insert5 ing ‘‘, including whether the skills a 

6 participant will obtain are transferable 

7 to other employers, occupations, or in8 dustries in the local area or the 

9 State’’ after ‘‘opportunities’’; and 

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

11 ‘‘(I) EMPLOYER-DIRECTED SKILLS DEVEL12 OPMENT.—An employer may receive a contract 

13 from a local board to provide employer-directed 

14 skills development to a participant or group of 

15 participants if the employer submits to the local 

16 board an agreement that establishes— 

17 ‘‘(i) the provider of the skills develop18 ment program, which may be the employer; 

19 ‘‘(ii) the length of the skills develop20 ment program; 

21 ‘‘(iii) the recognized postsecondary 

22 credentials that will be awarded to, or the 

23 occupational skills that will be gained by, 

24 program participants; 
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1 ‘‘(iv) the cost of the skills development 

2 program; 

3 ‘‘(v) the amount of such cost that will 

4 be paid by the employer, which shall not be 

5 less than the amount specified in subpara6 graph (C) of the definition of the term 

7 ‘employer-directed skills development’ in 

8 section 3; and 

9 ‘‘(vi) a commitment by the employer 

10 to employ the participating individual or 

11 individuals upon successful completion of 

12 the program.’’. 

13 (c) BUSINESS SERVICES.—Section 134(c) of the 

14 Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 

15 3174(c)) is further amended— 

16 (1) in paragraph (1)(A)(iv), by inserting ‘‘pro17 vide business services described in paragraph (4) 

18 and’’ before ‘‘establish’’; and 

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

20 ‘‘(4) BUSINESS SERVICES.—Funds described in 

21 paragraph (1) shall be used to provide appropriate 

22 recruitment and other business services and strate23 gies on behalf of employers, including small employ24 ers, that meet the workforce investment needs of 

25 area employers, as determined by the local board 
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1 and consistent with the local plan under section 108, 

2 which services— 

3 ‘‘(A) may be provided through effective 

4 business intermediaries working in conjunction 

5 with the local board, and may also be provided 

6 on a fee-for-service basis or through the 

7 leveraging of economic development, philan8 thropic, and other public and private resources 

9 in a manner determined appropriate by the 

10 local board; and 

11 ‘‘(B) may include one or more of the fol12 lowing: 

13 ‘‘(i) Developing and implementing in14 dustry sector strategies (including strate15 gies involving industry partnerships, re16 gional skills alliances, industry skill panels, 

17 and sectoral skills partnerships). 

18 ‘‘(ii) Developing and delivering inno19 vative workforce investment services and 

20 strategies for area employers, which may 

21 include career pathways, skills upgrading, 

22 skill standard development and certifi23 cation for recognized postsecondary creden24 tial or other employer use, apprenticeship, 

25 and other effective initiatives for meeting 
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1 the workforce investment needs of area 

2 employers and workers. 

3 ‘‘(iii) Assistance to area employers in 

4 managing reductions in force in coordina5 tion with rapid response activities provided 

6 under subsection (a)(2)(A) and developing 

7 strategies for the aversion of layoffs, which 

8 strategies may include early identification 

9 of firms at risk of layoffs, use of feasibility 

10 studies to assess the needs of and options 

11 for at-risk firms, and the delivery of em12 ployment and training activities to address 

13 risk factors. 

14 ‘‘(iv) The marketing of business serv15 ices offered under this title to appropriate 

16 area employers, including small and mid17 sized employers. 

18 ‘‘(v) Technical assistance or other 

19 support to employers seeking to implement 

20 skills-based hiring practices, which may in21 clude technical assistance on the use and 

22 validation of employment assessments, in23 cluding competency-based assessments de24 veloped or identified by the State pursuant 

25 to paragraph (2)(B)(vii), and support in 
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1 the creation of skills-based job descrip2 tions. 

3 ‘‘(vi) Other services described in this 

4 subsection, including providing information 

5 and referral to microenterprise services, as 

6 appropriate, and specialized business serv7 ices not traditionally offered through the 

8 one-stop delivery system.’’. 

9 (d) PERMISSIBLE LOCAL EMPLOYMENT AND TRAIN10 ING ACTIVITIES.— 

11 (1) ACTIVITIES.—Section 134(d)(1)(A) of the 

12 Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 

13 U.S.C. 3174(d)(1)(A)) is amended— 

14 (A) by amending clause (iii) to read as fol15 lows: 

16 ‘‘(iii) implementation of a pay-for-per17 formance contract strategy for training 

18 services, for which the local board may re19 serve and use not more than 40 percent of 

20 the total funds allocated to the local area 

21 under paragraph (2) or (3) of section 

22 133(b), except that after 2 fiscal years of 

23 a local board implementing such pay-for24 performance contract strategy, the local 

25 board may request approval from the Gov-
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1 ernor to reserve and use not more than 60 

2 percent of the total funds allocated to the 

3 local area under paragraph (2) or (3) of 

4 section 133(b) for such strategy for the 

5 following fiscal year if the local board can 

6 demonstrate to the Governor the perform7 ance improvements achieved through the 

8 use of such strategy;’’; 

9 (B) in clause (vii)— 

10 (i) in subclause (II), by striking 

11 ‘‘and’’ at the end; 

12 (ii) in subclause (III), by inserting 

13 ‘‘and’’ at the end; and 

14 (iii) by adding at the end the fol15 lowing: 

16 ‘‘(IV) to strengthen, through pro17 fessional development activities, the 

18 knowledge and capacity of staff to use 

19 the latest digital technologies, tools, 

20 and strategies to deliver high quality 

21 services and outcomes for jobseekers, 

22 workers, and employers;’’; 

23 (C) in clause (ix)(II)— 

24 (i) in item (cc), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 

25 the end; 
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1 (ii) in item (dd), by inserting ‘‘and’’ 

2 at the end; and 

3 (iii) by adding at the end the fol4 lowing: 

5 ‘‘(ee) technical assistance or 

6 other support to employers seek7 ing to implement skills-based hir8 ing practices, which may include 

9 technical assistance on the use 

10 and validation of employment as11 sessments, including competency12 based assessments developed or 

13 identified by the State pursuant 

14 to paragraph (2)(B)(vii), and 

15 support in the creation of skills16 based job descriptions;’’; 

17 (D) in clause (xi), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 

18 end; 

19 (E) in clause (xii), by striking the period 

20 at the end and inserting a semicolon; and 

21 (F) by adding at the end the following: 

22 ‘‘(xiii) the use of competency-based 

23 assessments for individuals upon initial as24 sessment of skills (pursuant to subsection 
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1 (c)(2)(A)(iii)) or completion of training 

2 services or other learning experiences; and 

3 ‘‘(xiv) the development of partnerships 

4 between educational institutions (including 

5 area career and technical education 

6 schools, local educational agencies, and in7 stitutions of higher education) and employ8 ers to create or improve workforce develop9 ment programs to address the identified 

10 education and skill needs of the workforce 

11 and the employment needs of employers in 

12 a region, as determined based on the most 

13 recent analysis conducted by the local 

14 board under section 107(d)(2).’’. 

15 (2) INCUMBENT WORKER TRAINING PRO16 GRAMS.— 

17 (A) IN GENERAL.—Section 134(d)(4)(A) of 

18 the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act 

19 (29 U.S.C. 3174(d)(4)(A)) is amended— 

20 (i) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘20’’ and 

21 inserting ‘‘30’ ’’ 

22 (ii) by redesignating clauses (ii) and 

23 (iii) as clauses (iii) and (iv), respectively; 

24 and 
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1 (iii) by inserting after clause (i) the 

2 following: 

3 ‘‘(ii) INCREASE IN RESERVATION OF

4 FUNDS.—Notwithstanding clause (i)— 

5 ‘‘(I) with respect to a local area 

6 that had a rate of unemployment of 

7 not more than 3 percent for not less 

8 than 6 months during the preceding 

9 program year, clause (i) shall be ap10 plied by substituting ‘40 percent’ for 

11 ‘30 percent’; or 

12 ‘‘(II) with respect to a local area 

13 that meets the requirement in sub14 clause (I) and is located in a State 

15 that had a labor force participation 

16 rate of not less than 68 percent for 

17 not less than 6 months during the 

18 preceding program year, clause (i) 

19 shall be applied by substituting ‘45 

20 percent’ for ‘30 percent’.’’. 

21 (B) INCUMBENT WORKER UPSKILLING AC22 COUNTS.—Section 134(d)(4) of the Workforce 

23 Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 

24 3174(d)(4)) is further amended by adding at 

25 the end the following: 
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1 ‘‘(E) INCUMBENT WORKER UPSKILLING

2 ACCOUNTS.— 

3 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—To establish in4 cumbent worker upskilling accounts 

5 through which an eligible provider of train6 ing services under section 122 may be paid 

7 for the program of training services pro8 vided to an incumbent worker, a local 

9 board— 

10 ‘‘(I) (aa) may use, from the 

11 funds reserved by the local area under 

12 subparagraph (A)(i), an amount that 

13 does not exceed 5 percent of the funds 

14 allocated to such local area under sec15 tion 133(b); or 

16 ‘‘(bb) if the local area reserved 

17 funds under subparagraph (A)(ii), 

18 may use, from the funds reserved by 

19 the local area under subparagraph 

20 (A)(ii), an amount that does not ex21 ceed 10 percent of the funds allocated 

22 to such local area under section 

23 133(b); and 

24 ‘‘(II) may use funds reserved 

25 under section 134(a)(2)(A) for state-
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1 wide rapid response activities and pro2 vided by the State to local area to es3 tablish such accounts. 

4 ‘‘(ii) ELIGIBILITY.— 

5 ‘‘(I) IN GENERAL.—Subject to 

6 subclause (II), a local board that 

7 seeks to establish incumbent worker 

8 upskilling accounts under clause (i) 

9 shall establish criteria for determining 

10 the eligibility of an incumbent worker 

11 to receive such an account, which 

12 shall take into account factors of— 

13 ‘‘(aa) the wages of the in14 cumbent worker as of the date of 

15 determining such worker’s eligi16 bility under this clause; 

17 ‘‘(bb) the career advance18 ment opportunities for the in19 cumbent worker in the occupa20 tion of such worker as of such 

21 date; and 

22 ‘‘(cc) the ability of the in23 cumbent worker to, upon comple24 tion of the program of training 

25 services selected by such worker, 
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1 secure employment in an in-de2 mand industry or occupation in 

3 the local area that will lead to 

4 economic self-sufficiency and 

5 wages higher than the current 

6 wages of the incumbent worker. 

7 ‘‘(II) LIMITATION.— 

8 ‘‘(aa) IN GENERAL.—An in9 cumbent worker described in item 

10 (bb) shall be ineligible to receive 

11 an incumbent worker upskilling 

12 account under this subparagraph. 

13 ‘‘(bb) INELIGIBILITY.—Item 

14 (aa) shall apply to an incumbent 

15 worker— 

16 ‘‘(AA) whose total an17 nual wages for the most re18 cent year are greater than 

19 the median household in20 come of the State; or 

21 ‘‘(BB) who has earned 

22 a baccalaureate or profes23 sional degree. 

24 ‘‘(iii) COST SHARING FOR CERTAIN IN25 CUMBENT WORKERS.—With respect to an 
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1 incumbent worker determined to be eligible 

2 to receive an incumbent worker upskilling 

3 account who is not a low-income indi4 vidual— 

5 ‘‘(I) such incumbent worker shall 

6 pay not less than 25 percent of the 

7 cost of the program of training serv8 ices selected by such worker; and 

9 ‘‘(II) funds provided through the 

10 incumbent worker upskilling account 

11 established for such worker shall cover 

12 the remaining 75 percent of the cost 

13 of the program.’’. 

14 CHAPTER 4—AUTHORIZATION OF 

15 APPROPRIATIONS 

16 SEC. 145. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

17 Section 136 of the Workforce Innovation and Oppor18 tunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3181) is amended to read as follows: 

19 ‘‘SEC. 136. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

20 ‘‘(a) YOUTH WORKFORCE INVESTMENT ACTIVI21 TIES.—There are authorized to be appropriated to carry 

22 out the activities described in section 127(a) 

23 $976,573,900 for each of the fiscal years 2025 through 

24 2030. 
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1 ‘‘(b) ADULT EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ACTIVI2 TIES.—There are authorized to be appropriated to carry 

3 out the activities described in section 132(a)(1) 

4 $912,218,500 for each of the fiscal years 2025 through 

5 2030. 

6 ‘‘(c) DISLOCATED WORKER EMPLOYMENT AND

7 TRAINING ACTIVITIES.—There are authorized to be ap8 propriated to carry out the activities described in section 

9 132(a)(2) $1,451,859,000 for each of the fiscal years 

10 2025 through 2030.’’. 

11 Subtitle D—Job Corps 

12 SEC. 151. PURPOSES. 

13 Section 141 of the Workforce Innovation and Oppor14 tunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3191) is amended by striking ‘‘cen15 ters’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘campuses’’. 

16 SEC. 152. DEFINITIONS. 

17 Section 142 of the Workforce Innovation and Oppor18 tunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3192) is amended— 

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

20 striking ‘‘center’’ each place it appears and inserting 

21 ‘‘campus’’; and 

22 (2) in paragraph (7), by striking ‘‘CENTER’’ in 

23 the header and inserting ‘‘CAMPUS’’. 
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1 SEC. 153. INDIVIDUALS ELIGIBLE FOR THE JOB CORPS. 

2 Section 144 of the Workforce Innovation and Oppor3 tunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3194) is amended— 

4 (1) in subsection (a)— 

5 (A) in paragraph (1)— 

6 (i) by striking ‘‘21’’ and inserting 

7 ‘‘24’’; 

8 (ii) by amending subparagraph (A) to 

9 read as follows: 

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

11 shall be eligible only upon an individual deter12 mination by the director of a Job Corps campus 

13 that such individual meets the criteria described 

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

15 145(b)(1); and’’; and 

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

17 ‘‘either’’; 

18 (B) in paragraph (2), by inserting after 

19 ‘‘individual’’ the following: ‘‘or a resident of a 

20 qualified opportunity zone as defined in section 

21 1400Z–1(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 

22 1986’’; and 

23 (C) in paragraph (3), by amending sub24 paragraph (A) to read as follows: 

25 ‘‘(A) Has foundational skill needs.’’; 
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1 (2) in subsection (b), by inserting after ‘‘a vet2 eran’’ the following: ‘‘or a member of the Armed 

3 Forces eligible for preseparation counseling of the 

4 Transition Assistance Program under section 1142 

5 of title 10, United States Code’’; and 

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

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

8 YOUTH.—In determining whether an individual is eligible 

9 to enroll for services under this subtitle on the basis of 

10 being an individual who is a homeless child or youth, or 

11 a youth in foster care, as described in subsection 

12 (a)(3)(C), staff shall— 

13 ‘‘(1) if determining whether the individual is a 

14 homeless child or youth, use a process that is in 

15 compliance with the requirements of subsection (a) 

16 of section 479D of the Higher Education Act of 

17 1965, as added by section 702(l) of the FAFSA 

18 Simplification Act (Public Law 116–260), for finan19 cial aid administrators; and 

20 ‘‘(2) if determining whether the individual is a 

21 youth in foster care, use a process that is in compli22 ance with the requirements of subsection (b) of such 

23 section 479D of the Higher Education Act of 1965, 

24 as added by section 702(l) of the FAFSA Simplifica-
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1 tion Act (Public Law 116–260), for financial aid ad2 ministrators.’’. 

3 SEC. 154. RECRUITMENT, SCREENING, SELECTION, AND AS4 SIGNMENT OF ENROLLEES. 

5 Section 145 of the Workforce Innovation and Oppor6 tunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3195) is amended— 

7 (1) in subsection (a)— 

8 (A) in paragraph (2)— 

9 (i) by amending subparagraph (A) to 

10 read as follows: 

11 ‘‘(A) prescribe procedures for— 

12 ‘‘(i) administering drug tests to en13 rollees; and 

14 ‘‘(ii) informing such enrollees that 

15 drug tests will be administered;’’; 

16 (ii) in subparagraph (D), by striking 

17 ‘‘and’’; 

18 (iii) in subparagraph (E), by striking 

19 the period and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

20 (iv) by adding at the end the fol21 lowing: 

22 ‘‘(F) assist applicable one-stop centers and 

23 other entities identified in paragraph (3) in de24 veloping joint applications for Job Corps, 
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1 YouthBuild, and the youth activities described 

2 in section 129.’’; and 

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

4 ‘‘(6) DRUG TEST PROCEDURES.—The proce5 dures prescribed under paragraph (2)(A)(i) shall re6 quire that— 

7 ‘‘(A) each enrollee take a drug test not 

8 more than 48 hours after such enrollee arrives 

9 on campus; 

10 ‘‘(B) if the result of the drug test taken by 

11 an enrollee pursuant to subparagraph (A) is 

12 positive, the enrollee take a subsequent drug 

13 test at the earliest appropriate time (consid14 ering the substance and potency levels identified 

15 in the initial test) to determine if the enrollee 

16 has continued to use drugs since arriving on 

17 campus, the results of which must be received 

18 not later than 50 days after the enrollee arrived 

19 on campus; and 

20 ‘‘(C) if the result of the subsequent test 

21 administered under subparagraph (B) is posi22 tive, the enrollee be terminated from the pro23 gram and referred to a substance use disorder 

24 treatment program.’’; and 

25 (2) in subsections (b), (c), and (d)— 
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1 (A) by striking ‘‘center’’ each place it ap2 pears and inserting ‘‘campus’’; and 

3 (B) by striking ‘‘centers’’ each place it ap4 pears and inserting ‘‘campus’’. 

5 SEC. 155. JOB CORPS CAMPUSES. 

6 Section 147 of the Workforce Innovation and Oppor7 tunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3197) is amended— 

8 (1) in the header, by striking ‘‘CENTERS’’ and 

9 inserting ‘‘CAMPUSES’’; 

10 (2) in subsection (a)— 

11 (A) in paragraph (1)— 

12 (i) by striking ‘‘center’’ each place it 

13 appears and inserting ‘‘campus’’; and 

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

15 after ‘‘area career and technical education 

16 school,’’ the following: ‘‘an institution of 

17 higher education,’’; 

18 (B) in paragraph (2)— 

19 (i) in subparagraph (A)— 

20 (I) by striking ‘‘center’’ each 

21 place it appears and inserting ‘‘cam22 pus’’; and 

23 (II) by inserting after ‘‘United 

24 States Code,’’ the following: ‘‘and 
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1 paragraph (2)(C)(iii) of section 

2 159(f),’’; and 

3 (ii) in subparagraph (B)— 

4 (I) in clause (i)— 

5 (aa) by striking ‘‘operate a 

6 Job Corps center’’ and inserting 

7 ‘‘operate a Job Corps campus’’; 

8 (bb) by striking subclause 

9 (IV); 

10 (cc) by redesignating sub11 clauses (I), (II), (III), and (V), 

12 as subclauses (III), (IV), (V), 

13 and (VI), respectively; 

14 (dd) by inserting before sub15 clause (III), as so redesignated, 

16 the following: 

17 ‘‘(I) (aa) in the case of an entity 

18 that has previously operated a Job 

19 Corps campus, a numeric metric of 

20 the past achievement on the primary 

21 indicators of performance for eligible 

22 youth described in section 

23 116(b)(2)(A)(ii); or 

24 ‘‘(bb) in the case of an entity 

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1 Corps campus, an alternative numeric 

2 metric on the past effectiveness of the 

3 entity in successfully assisting at-risk 

4 youth to connect to the labor force, 

5 based on such primary indicators of 

6 performance for eligible youth; 

7 ‘‘(II) in the case of an entity that 

8 has previously operated a Job Corps 

9 campus, any information regarding 

10 the entity included in any report de11 veloped by the Office of Inspector 

12 General of the Department of 

13 Labor;’’; 

14 (ee) in subclauses (III) and 

15 (IV), as so redesignated, by strik16 ing ‘‘center’’ each place it ap17 pears and inserting ‘‘campus’’; 

18 (ff) in subclause (V), as so 

19 redesignated, by striking ‘‘center 

20 is located’’ and inserting ‘‘cam21 pus is located, including agree22 ments to provide off-campus 

23 work-based learning opportunities 

24 aligned with the career and tech-
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1 nical education provided to en2 rollees’’; and 

3 (gg) by amending subclause 

4 (VI), as so redesignated, to read 

5 as follows: 

6 ‘‘(VI) the ability of the entity to 

7 implement an effective behavior man8 agement plan, as described in section 

9 152(a), and maintain a safe and se10 cure learning environment for enroll11 ees.’’; and 

12 (II) in clause (ii), by striking 

13 ‘‘center’’ and inserting ‘‘campus’’; 

14 (C) in paragraph (3)— 

15 (i) by striking ‘‘center’’ each place it 

16 appears and inserting ‘‘campus’’; 

17 (ii) in subparagraph (D), by inserting 

18 after ‘‘is located’’ the following: ‘‘, includ19 ing agreements to provide off-campus 

20 work-based learning opportunities aligned 

21 with the career and technical education 

22 provided to enrollees’’; 

23 (iii) by redesignating subparagraphs 

24 (E), (F), (G), (H), (I), (J), and (K) as 
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1 subparagraphs (F), (G), (H), (I), (J), (K), 

2 and (L), respectively; and 

3 (iv) by inserting after subparagraph 

4 (D) the following: 

5 ‘‘(E) A description of the policies that will 

6 be implemented at the campus regarding secu7 rity and access to campus facilities, including 

8 procedures to report on and respond to criminal 

9 actions and other emergencies occurring on 

10 campus.’’; 

11 (3) in subsection (b)— 

12 (A) in the header, by striking ‘‘CENTERS’’ 

13 and inserting ‘‘CAMPUSES’’; 

14 (B) by striking ‘‘center’’ each place it ap15 pears and inserting ‘‘campus’’; 

16 (C) by striking ‘‘centers’’ each place it ap17 pears and inserting ‘‘campuses’’; 

18 (D) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking ‘‘20 

19 percent’’ and inserting ‘‘25 percent’’; and 

20 (E) by striking paragraph (3); 

21 (4) in subsection (c)— 

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

23 ‘‘campuses’’; and 

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

25 ‘‘30 percent’’; 
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1 (5) in subsection (d) by striking ‘‘centers’’ each 

2 place it appears and inserting ‘‘campuses’’; 

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

4 and inserting ‘‘campuses’’; 

5 (7) in subsection (f), by striking ‘‘2-year pe6 riod’’ and inserting ‘‘3-year period’’; and 

7 (8) in subsection (g)— 

8 (A) by striking ‘‘center’’ each place it ap9 pears and inserting ‘‘campus’’; 

10 (B) in paragraph (1)— 

11 (i) by striking subparagraph (A); 

12 (ii) by redesignating subparagraph 

13 (B) as subparagraph (A); 

14 (iii) by amending subparagraph (A), 

15 as so redesignated— 

16 (I) by striking ‘‘50 percent’’ and 

17 inserting ‘‘80 percent’’; and 

18 (II) by striking the period at the 

19 end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 

20 (iv) by inserting after subparagraph 

21 (A), as so redesignated and amended, the 

22 following: 

23 ‘‘(B) failed to achieve an average of 80 

24 percent of the level of enrollment that was 
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1 agreed to in the agreement described in sub2 section (a)(1)(A).’’; 

3 (C) in paragraph (3) by striking ‘‘shall 

4 provide’’ and inserting ‘‘shall provide, at least 

5 30 days prior to renewing the agreement’’; and 

6 (D) in paragraph (4)— 

7 (i) in subparagraph (C), by striking 

8 ‘‘and’’ after the semicolon; 

9 (ii) by redesignating subparagraph 

10 (D) as subparagraph (E); and 

11 (iii) by inserting after subparagraph 

12 (C) the following: 

13 ‘‘(D) has maintained a safe and secure 

14 campus environment; and’’. 

15 SEC. 156. PROGRAM ACTIVITIES. 

16 Section 148 of the Workforce Innovation and Oppor17 tunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3198) is amended— 

18 (1) in subsection (a)— 

19 (A) by striking ‘‘center’’ and inserting 

20 ‘‘campus’’; 

21 (B) in paragraph (1), by inserting before 

22 the period at the end the following: ‘‘, and pro23 ductive activities, such as tutoring or other 

24 skills development opportunities, for enrollees to 

25 participate in outside of regular class time and 
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1 work hours in order to increase supervision of 

2 enrollees and reduce behavior infractions’’; and 

3 (2) in subsection (c)— 

4 (A) by striking ‘‘centers’’ each place it ap5 pears and inserting ‘‘campuses’’; and 

6 (B) in paragraph (1)— 

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

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

9 (ii) by inserting after ‘‘under section 

10 122’’ the following: ‘‘that is aligned with 

11 the career and technical education an en12 rollee has completed’’. 

13 SEC. 157. SUPPORT. 

14 Section 150 of the Workforce Innovation and Oppor15 tunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3200) is amended— 

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

17 inserting ‘‘campuses’’; and 

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

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

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

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

22 for not more than one month after graduation as such 

23 graduate transitions into independent living and employ24 ment if such graduate— 
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1 ‘‘(1) has not had a behavioral infraction in the 

2 90 days prior to graduation; and 

3 ‘‘(2) receives written approval from the director 

4 of the Job Corps campus to remain such a resi5 dent.’’. 

6 SEC. 158. OPERATIONS. 

7 Section 151 of the Workforce Innovation and Oppor8 tunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3201) is amended— 

9 (1) by striking ‘‘center’’ each place it appears 

10 and inserting ‘‘campus’’; and 

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

12 ‘‘(d) LOCAL AUTHORITY.— 

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

14 of the budget approved by the Secretary for a Job 

15 Corps campus, the operator of a Job Corps campus 

16 shall have the authority, without prior approval from 

17 the Secretary, to— 

18 ‘‘(A) hire staff and provide staff profes19 sional development; 

20 ‘‘(B) set terms and enter into agreements 

21 with Federal, State, or local educational part22 ners, such as secondary schools, institutions of 

23 higher education, child development centers, 

24 units of Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps 
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1 programs established under section 2031 of 

2 title 10, United States Code, or employers; and 

3 ‘‘(C) engage with and educate stakeholders 

4 about Job Corps operations and activities. 

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

6 an agreement described in paragraph (1)(B) that 

7 does not involve the Job Corps operator providing 

8 monetary compensation to the entity involved in 

9 such agreement from the funds made available 

10 under this subtitle, such agreement shall not be con11 sidered a subcontract (as defined in section 8701 of 

12 title 41, United States Code). 

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

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

15 plan described in this section, the Secretary shall solicit 

16 from the operators of the Job Corps campuses information 

17 on any operational costs the operators expect to result 

18 from such change.’’. 

19 SEC. 159. STANDARDS OF CONDUCT. 

20 Section 152 of the Workforce Innovation and Oppor21 tunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3202) is amended— 

22 (1) by striking ‘‘centers’’ each place it appears 

23 and inserting ‘‘campuses’’; 

24 (2) in subsection (a), by inserting ‘‘As part of 

25 the operating plan required under section 151(a), 
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1 the director of each Job Corps campus shall develop 

2 and implement a behavior management plan con3 sistent with the standards of conduct and subject to 

4 the approval of the Secretary.’’ at the end; and 

5 (3) in subsection (b)(2)(A), by striking ‘‘or dis6 ruptive’’; 

7 (4) by amending subsection (c) to read as fol8 lows: 

9 ‘‘(c) APPEAL PROCESS.— 

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

11 measure taken by a director under this section shall 

12 be subject to expeditious appeal in accordance with 

13 procedures established by the Secretary. 

14 ‘‘(2) DIRECTOR APPEALS.— 

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

16 establish an appeals process under which the di17 rector of a Job Corps campus may submit a re18 quest that an enrollee who has engaged in an 

19 activity which is a violation of the guidelines es20 tablished pursuant to subsection (b)(2)(A) re21 main enrolled in the program, but be subject to 

22 other disciplinary actions. 

23 ‘‘(B) CONTENTS.—An request under para24 graph (A) shall include— 
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1 ‘‘(i) a signed certification from the di2 rector attesting that, to the belief of the di3 rector, the continued enrollment of such 

4 enrollee would not impact the safety or 

5 learning environment of the campus; and 

6 ‘‘(ii) the behavioral records of such 

7 enrollee. 

8 ‘‘(C) TIMELINE.—The Secretary shall re9 view such appeal and either approve or deny the 

10 appeal within 30 days of receiving such appeal. 

11 ‘‘(D) INELIGIBILITY FOR APPEAL.—The 

12 Secretary shall reject an appeal made by a di13 rector of a Job Corps campus if such campus 

14 has been found out of compliance with the re15 quirements under subsection (d) at any time 

16 during the previous 5 years.’’; and 

17 (5) by adding at the end the following: 

18 ‘‘(d) INCIDENT REPORTING.— 

19 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall require 

20 that the director of a Job Corps campus report to 

21 the appropriate regional office— 

22 ‘‘(A) not later than 2 hours after the cam23 pus management becomes aware of the occur24 rence of— 

25 ‘‘(i) an enrollee or on-duty staff death; 
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1 ‘‘(ii) any incident— 

2 ‘‘(I) requiring law enforcement 

3 involvement; 

4 ‘‘(II) involving a missing minor 

5 student; or 

6 ‘‘(III) where substantial property 

7 damage has occurred; or 

8 ‘‘(iii) a level 1 infraction; 

9 ‘‘(B) in the case of a level 2 infraction, on 

10 a quarterly basis, including the number and 

11 type of such infractions that occurred during 

12 such time period; and 

13 ‘‘(C) in the case of a minor infraction, as 

14 determined necessary by the Secretary. 

15 ‘‘(2) INFRACTIONS DEFINED.—In this sub16 section: 

17 ‘‘(A) LEVEL 1 INFRACTION.—The term 

18 ‘level 1 infraction’ means an activity described 

19 in subsection (b)(2)(A). 

20 ‘‘(B) LEVEL 2 INFRACTION.—The term 

21 ‘level 2 infraction’ means an activity, other than 

22 a level 1 infraction, determined by the Sec23 retary to be a serious infraction. 

24 ‘‘(C) MINOR INFRACTION.—The term 

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1 a level 1 or 2 infraction, determined by the Sec2 retary to be an infraction. 

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

4 director of each Job Corps campus shall enter into 

5 an agreement with the local law enforcement agency 

6 with jurisdiction regarding procedures for the 

7 prompt reporting and investigation of potentially il8 legal activity on Job Corps campuses.’’. 

9 SEC. 160. COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION. 

10 Section 153 of the Workforce Innovation and Oppor11 tunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3203) is amended— 

12 (1) by striking ‘‘center’’ each place it appears 

13 and inserting ‘‘campus’’; 

14 (2) by striking ‘‘centers’’ each place it appears 

15 and inserting ‘‘campuses’’; and 

16 (3) in subsection (c), in the heading, by striking 

17 ‘‘CENTERS’’ and inserting ‘‘CAMPUSES’’. 

18 SEC. 161. WORKFORCE COUNCILS. 

19 Section 154 of the Workforce Innovation and Oppor20 tunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3204) is amended— 

21 (1) by striking ‘‘center’’ each place it appears 

22 and inserting ‘‘campus’’; 

23 (2) in subsection (d), in the heading, by strik24 ing ‘‘NEW CENTERS’’ and inserting ‘‘NEW CAM25 PUSES’’. 
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1 SEC. 162. ADVISORY COMMITTEES. 

2 Section 155 of the Workforce Innovation and Oppor3 tunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3205) is amended— 

4 (1) by striking ‘‘The Secretary’’ and inserting 

5 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary’’; 

6 (2) by striking ‘‘centers’’ and inserting ‘‘cam7 puses’’ 

8 (3) by striking ‘‘center’’ and inserting ‘‘cam9 pus’’; and 

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

11 ‘‘(b) ADVISORY COMMITTEE TO IMPROVE JOB CORPS

12 SAFETY.—Not later than 6 months after the date of en13 actment of the A Stronger Workforce for America Act, 

14 the Secretary shall establish an advisory committee to pro15 vide recommendations on effective or evidence-based strat16 egies to improve— 

17 ‘‘(1) safety, security, and learning conditions on 

18 Job Corps campuses; and 

19 ‘‘(2) the standards for campus safety estab20 lished under section 159(c)(4).’’. 

21 SEC. 163. EXPERIMENTAL PROJECTS AND TECHNICAL AS22 SISTANCE. 

23 Section 156 of the Workforce Innovation and Oppor24 tunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3206) is amended— 

25 (1) by striking ‘‘center’’ and inserting ‘‘cam26 pus’’; 
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1 (2) by striking ‘‘centers’’ and inserting ‘‘cam2 puses’’; 

3 (3) by redesignating subsection (b) as sub4 section (c); 

5 (4) by inserting the following after subsection 

6 (a): 

7 ‘‘(b) JOB CORPS SCHOLARS.— 

8 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may award 

9 grants, on a competitive basis, to institutions of 

10 higher education to enroll cohorts of Job Corps eligi11 ble youth in Job Corps Scholars activities for a 24- 

12 month period and pay the tuition and necessary 

13 costs for enrollees for such period. 

14 ‘‘(2) ACTIVITIES.—Job Corps Scholar activities 

15 shall include— 

16 ‘‘(A) intensive counseling services and sup17 portive services; 

18 ‘‘(B) a 12-month career and technical edu19 cation component aligned with in-demand in20 dustries and occupations in the State where the 

21 institution of higher education that is receiving 

22 the grant is located; and 

23 ‘‘(C) a 12-month employment placement 

24 period that follows the component described in 

25 subparagraph (B). 
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1 ‘‘(3) PERFORMANCE DATA.—The Secretary 

2 shall collect performance information from institu3 tions of higher education receiving grants under this 

4 subsection on the primary indicators of performance 

5 for eligible youth described in section 

6 116(b)(2)(A)(ii), the cost per participant and cost 

7 per graduate, and other information as necessary to 

8 evaluate the success of Job Corps Scholars grantees 

9 in improving outcomes for at-risk youth. 

10 ‘‘(4) EVALUATION.—At the end of each 2-year 

11 period for which the Secretary awards grants under 

12 this subsection, the Secretary shall provide for an 

13 independent, robust evaluation that compares— 

14 ‘‘(A) the outcomes achieved by Job Corps 

15 Scholars participants with the outcomes 

16 achieved by other participants in the Job Corps 

17 program during such 2-year period; and 

18 ‘‘(B) the costs of the Job Corps Scholars 

19 programs with the costs of other Job Corps 

20 programs during such 2-year period.’’; and 

21 (5) in subsection (c)(1), as so redesignated, is 

22 amended by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of subpara23 graph (C) and by adding at the end the following: 
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1 ‘‘(D) in the development and implementa2 tion of a behavior management plan under sec3 tion 152(a); and 

4 ‘‘(E) maintaining a safe and secure learn5 ing environment; and’’. 

6 SEC. 164. SPECIAL PROVISIONS. 

7 Section 158 of the Workforce Innovation and Oppor8 tunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3208) is amended— 

9 (1) by striking ‘‘center’’ each place it appears 

10 and inserting ‘‘campus’’; and 

11 (2) in subsection (f)— 

12 (A) by striking ‘‘may accept on behalf of 

13 the Job Corps or individual Job Corps centers 

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

15 on behalf of the Job Corps, or a Job Corps 

16 campus operator, on behalf of such campus, 

17 may accept grants, charitable donations of 

18 cash,’’; and 

19 (B) by inserting at the end the following: 

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

21 title 40, United States Code, any property ac22 quired by a Job Corps campus shall be directly 

23 transferred, on a nonreimbursable basis, to the 

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1 SEC. 165. MANAGEMENT INFORMATION. 

2 (a) LEVELS OF PERFORMANCE.—Section 159 of the 

3 Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 

4 3209) is amended— 

5 (1) by striking ‘‘center’’ each place it appears 

6 and inserting ‘‘campus’’; 

7 (2) in subsection (c)— 

8 (A) in paragraph (1)— 

9 (i) by striking ‘‘The Secretary’’ and 

10 inserting the following: 

11 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary’’. 

12 (ii) by inserting ‘‘that are ambitious 

13 yet achievable and’’ after ‘‘program’’; and 

14 (iii) by adding at the end the fol15 lowing new subparagraphs: 

16 ‘‘(B) LEVELS OF PERFORMANCE.—In es17 tablishing the expected performance levels 

18 under subparagraph (A) for a Job Corps cam19 pus, the Secretary shall take into account— 

20 ‘‘(i) how the levels involved compare 

21 with the recent performance of such cam22 pus and the performance of other cam23 puses within the same State or geographic 

24 region; 

25 ‘‘(ii) the levels of performance set for 

26 the primary indicators of performance for 
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1 eligible youth described in section 

2 116(b)(2)(A)(ii) for the State in which the 

3 campus is located; 

4 ‘‘(iii) the differences in actual eco5 nomic conditions (including differences in 

6 unemployment rates and job losses or 

7 gains in particular industries) between the 

8 local area of such campus and other local 

9 areas with a campus; and 

10 ‘‘(iv) the extent to which the levels in11 volved promote continuous improvement in 

12 performance on the primary indicators of 

13 performance by such campus and ensure 

14 optimal return on the use of Federal 

15 funds. 

16 ‘‘(C) PERFORMANCE PER CONTRACT.—The 

17 Secretary shall ensure the expected levels of 

18 performance are established in the relevant con19 tract or agreement. 

20 ‘‘(D) REVISIONS BASED ON ECONOMIC

21 CONDITIONS AND INDIVIDUALS SERVED DURING

22 THE PROGRAM YEAR.— 

23 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—In the event of a 

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1 levels of performance for each of the cam2 puses for a program year to reflect the ac3 tual economic conditions during such pro4 gram year. 

5 ‘‘(ii) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Prior 

6 to implementing the revisions described in 

7 clause (i), the Secretary shall submit to the 

8 Committee on Education and the Work9 force of the House of Representatives and 

10 the Committee on Health, Education, 

11 Labor, and Pensions of the Senate a re12 port explaining the reason for such revi13 sions. 

14 ‘‘(E) REVIEW OF PERFORMANCE LEV15 ELS.—The Office of Inspector General of the 

16 Department of Labor shall, every 5 years, sub17 mit to the Committee on Education and the 

18 Workforce of the House of Representatives and 

19 the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, 

20 and Pensions of the Senate, and publish in the 

21 Federal Register and on a publicly available 

22 website of the Department, a report con23 taining— 

24 ‘‘(i) a quadrennial review of the ex25 pected levels of performance; and 
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1 ‘‘(ii) an evaluation of whether— 

2 ‘‘(I) the Secretary is establishing 

3 such expected levels of performance in 

4 good faith; and 

5 ‘‘(II) such expected levels have 

6 led to continued improvement of the 

7 Job Corps program.’’; 

8 (B) by redesignating paragraph (4) as 

9 paragraph (5); 

10 (C) by inserting after paragraph (3) the 

11 following: 

12 ‘‘(4) CAMPUS SAFETY.— 

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

14 establish campus and student safety standards. 

15 A Job Corps campus failing to achieve such 

16 standards shall be required to take the perform17 ance improvement actions described in sub18 section (f). 

19 ‘‘(B) CONSIDERATIONS.—In establishing 

20 the campus and student safety standards under 

21 subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall take into 

22 account— 

23 ‘‘(i) incidents reported under section 

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1 ‘‘(ii) survey data from enrollees, fac2 ulty, staff, and community members; and 

3 ‘‘(iii) any other considerations identi4 fied by the Secretary after reviewing the 

5 recommendations of the advisory group de6 scribed in section 155(b).’’; 

7 (D) in paragraph (5), as so redesignated— 

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

9 ‘‘and’’ at the end; 

10 (ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking 

11 the period at the end and inserting a semi12 colon; and 

13 (iii) by adding at the end the fol14 lowing: 

15 ‘‘(C) the number of contracts that were 

16 awarded a renewal compared to those eligible 

17 for a renewal; 

18 ‘‘(D) the number of campuses where the 

19 contract was awarded to a new operator; and 

20 ‘‘(E) the number of campuses that were 

21 required to receive performance improvement, 

22 as described under subsection (f)(2), including 

23 whether any actions were taken as described in 

24 subparagraphs (B) and (C) of such sub25 section.’’; and 
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1 (E) by adding at the end the following: 

2 ‘‘(6) WAGE RECORDS.—The Secretary shall 

3 make arrangements with a State or other appro4 priate entity to facilitate the use of State wage 

5 records to evaluate the performance of Job Corps 

6 campuses on the employment and earnings indica7 tors described in clause (i)(III) of subparagraph (A) 

8 of section 116(b)(2)(A) and subclauses (I) and (II) 

9 of clause (ii) of such subparagraph for the purposes 

10 of the report required under paragraph (5).’’; 

11 (3) in subsection (d)(1)— 

12 (A) by inserting ‘‘and make available on 

13 the website of the Department pertaining to the 

14 Job Corps program in a manner that is con15 sumer-tested to ensure it is easily understood, 

16 searchable, and navigable,’’ after ‘‘subsection 

17 (c)(4),’’; 

18 (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘gen19 der’’ and inserting ‘‘sex’’; 

20 (C) by redesignating subparagraphs (J) 

21 through (O) as subparagraphs (K) through (P), 

22 respectively; and 

23 (D) by inserting the following after sub24 paragraph (I): 
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1 ‘‘(J) the number of appeals under section 

2 152(c) and a description of each appeal that 

3 was approved;’’; and 

4 (4) in subsection (g)(2), by striking ‘‘comply’’ 

5 and inserting ‘‘attest to compliance’’. 

6 (b) PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENTS AND IMPROVE7 MENTS.—Section 159(f) of the Workforce Innovation and 

8 Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3209) is amended to read as 

9 follows: 

10 ‘‘(f) PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENTS AND IMPROVE11 MENTS.— 

12 ‘‘(1) ASSESSMENTS.—The Secretary shall con13 duct an annual assessment of the performance of 

14 each Job Corps campus on the primary indicators of 

15 performance described in section 116(b)(2)(A)(ii), 

16 where each indicator shall be given equal weight in 

17 determining the overall performance of the campus. 

18 Based on the assessment, the Secretary shall take 

19 measures to continuously improve the performance 

20 of the Job Corps program. 

21 ‘‘(2) PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT.— 

22 ‘‘(A) INITIAL FAILURE.—With respect to a 

23 Job Corps campus that fails to meet an average 

24 of 90 percent on the expected levels of perform25 ance across all the primary indicators of per-
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1 formance specified in subsection (c)(1) or is 

2 ranked among the lowest 10 percent of Job 

3 Corps campuses, the Secretary shall, after each 

4 program year of such performance failure, de5 velop and implement a performance improve6 ment plan for such campus. Such a plan shall 

7 require action to be taken during a 1-year pro8 gram year period, which shall include providing 

9 technical assistance to the campus. 

10 ‘‘(B) REPEAT FAILURE.—With respect to 

11 a Job Corps campus that, for two consecutive 

12 program years, fails to meet an average of 85 

13 percent on the expected levels of performance 

14 across all the primary indicators of performance 

15 or is ranked among the lowest 10 percent of 

16 Job Corps campuses, the Secretary shall take 

17 substantial action to improve the performance 

18 of such campus, which shall include— 

19 ‘‘(i) changing the management staff of 

20 the campus; 

21 ‘‘(ii) changing the career and tech22 nical education and training offered at the 

23 campus; 

24 ‘‘(iii) replacing the operator of the 

25 campus; or 
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1 ‘‘(iv) reducing the capacity of the 

2 campus. 

3 ‘‘(C) CHRONIC FAILURE.—With respect to 

4 a Job Corps campus that, for the two consecu5 tive program years immediately following the 

6 Secretary taking substantial performance action 

7 under subparagraph (B), fails to meet an aver8 age of 85 percent on the expected levels of per9 formance across all the primary indicators or is 

10 ranked among the lowest 10 percent of Job 

11 Corps campuses, the Secretary shall take fur12 ther substantial action to improve the perform13 ance of such campus, which shall include— 

14 ‘‘(i) relocating the campus; 

15 ‘‘(ii) closing the campus; or 

16 ‘‘(iii) awarding funding directly to the 

17 State in which the campus is located for 

18 operation of the campus, and for which the 

19 Secretary shall enter into a memorandum 

20 of understanding with such State for pur21 poses of operating the campus in its cur22 rent location and may encourage innova23 tion in such memorandum of under24 standing by waiving any statutory or regu25 latory requirement of this subtitle except 
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1 for those related to participant eligibility 

2 under section 144, standards of conduct 

3 under section 152, and performance re4 porting and accountability under this sec5 tion. 

6 ‘‘(3) ADDITIONAL PERFORMANCE IMPROVE7 MENT.—In addition to the performance improvement 

8 plans required under paragraph (2), the Secretary 

9 may develop and implement additional performance 

10 improvement plans for a Job Corps campus that 

11 fails to meet criteria established by the Secretary 

12 other than the expected levels of performance de13 scribed in subsection (c)(1). 

14 ‘‘(4) CIVILIAN CONSERVATION CENTERS.—With 

15 respect to a Civilian Conservation Center that, for 3 

16 consecutive program years, fails to meet an average 

17 of 90 percent of the expected levels of performance 

18 across all the primary indicators of performance 

19 specified in subsection (c)(1), the Secretary of Labor 

20 or, if appropriate, the Secretary of Agriculture shall 

21 select, on a competitive basis, an entity to operate 

22 part or all of the Civilian Conservation Center in ac23 cordance with the requirements of section 147.’’. 
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1 (c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 159 of the 

2 Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 

3 3209) is further amended— 

4 (1) by striking ‘‘centers’’ each place it appears 

5 and inserting ‘‘campuses’’; and 

6 (2) in subsection (g)(1), in the header, by strik7 ing ‘‘CENTER’’ and inserting ‘‘CAMPUS’’. 

8 SEC. 166. JOB CORPS OVERSIGHT AND REPORTING. 

9 Section 161 of the Workforce Innovation and Oppor10 tunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3211) is amended— 

11 (1) by redesignating subsection (d) as sub12 section (e); and 

13 (2) by inserting after subsection (c) the fol14 lowing new subsection: 

15 ‘‘(d) REPORT ON IMPLEMENTATION OF REC16 OMMENDATIONS.—The Secretary shall, on an annual 

17 basis, prepare and submit to the appropriate committees 

18 a report regarding the implementation of all outstanding 

19 recommendations from the Office of Inspector General of 

20 the Department of Labor or the Government Account21 ability Office.’’. 

22 SEC. 167. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

23 Section 162 of the Workforce Innovation and Oppor24 tunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3212) is amended to read as follows: 
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1 ‘‘SEC. 162. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

2 ‘‘There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 

3 this subtitle $1,760,155,000 for each of the fiscal years 

4 2025 through 2030.’’. 

5 Subtitle E—National Programs 

6 SEC. 171. NATIVE AMERICAN PROGRAMS. 

7 Section 166 of the Workforce Innovation and Oppor8 tunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3221) is amended— 

9 (1) in subsection (d)(1)— 

10 (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking 

11 ‘‘and’’; 

12 (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking the 

13 period at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

14 (C) by inserting at the end the following: 

15 ‘‘(C) are evidence-based, to the extent 

16 practicable.’’; 

17 (2) in subsection (d)(2)— 

18 (A) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as 

19 subparagraph (C); and 

20 (B) by inserting after subparagraph (A) 

21 the following: 

22 ‘‘(B) ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.—Not more 

23 than 10 percent of the funds provided to an en24 tity under this section may be used for the ad25 ministrative costs of the activities and services 

26 carried out under subparagraph (A).’’; 
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1 (3) in subsection (h), by inserting after para2 graph (2) the following: 

3 ‘‘(3) WAGE RECORDS.—The Secretary shall 

4 make arrangements with a State or other appro5 priate entity to facilitate the use of State wage 

6 records to evaluate the performance of entities fund7 ed under this section on the employment and earn8 ings indicators described in subclauses (I) through 

9 (III) of section 116(b)(2)(A)(i) for the purposes of 

10 the report required under paragraph (4). 

11 ‘‘(4) PERFORMANCE RESULTS.—For each pro12 gram year, the Secretary shall make available on a 

13 publicly accessible website of the Department a re14 port on the performance, during such program year, 

15 of entities funded under this section on— 

16 ‘‘(A) the primary indicators of performance 

17 described in section 116(b)(2)(A); 

18 ‘‘(B) any additional indicators established 

19 under paragraph (1)(A); and 

20 ‘‘(C) the adjusted levels of performance for 

21 such entities as described in paragraph (2).’’; 

22 (4) in subsection (i)— 

23 (A) in paragraph (3)(A), by striking ‘‘and 

24 judicial review.’’ and inserting ‘‘judicial review, 

25 and performance accountability pertaining to 
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1 the primary indicators of performance described 

2 in section 116(b)(2)(A).’’; and 

3 (B) in paragraph (4)(B)— 

4 (i) by striking ‘‘The Council’’ and in5 serting the following: 

6 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The Council’’; and 

7 (ii) by inserting at the end the fol8 lowing: 

9 ‘‘(ii) VACANCIES.—An individual ap10 pointed to fill a vacancy on the Council oc11 curring before the expiration of the term 

12 for which the predecessor of such indi13 vidual was appointed shall be appointed 

14 only for the remainder of that term. Such 

15 an individual may serve on the Council 

16 after the expiration of such term until a 

17 successor is appointed.’’; and 

18 (5) by amending subsection (k)(2) to read as 

19 follows: 

20 ‘‘(2) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

21 There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 

22 this subsection $542,000 for each of the fiscal years 

23 2025 through 2030.’’. 
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1 SEC. 172. MIGRANT AND SEASONAL FARMWORKER PRO2 GRAMS. 

3 Section 167 of the Workforce Innovation and Oppor4 tunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3222) is amended— 

5 (1) in subsection (c), by adding at the end the 

6 following: 

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

8 make arrangements with a State or other appro9 priate entity to facilitate the use of State wage 

10 records to evaluate the performance of entities fund11 ed under this section on the employment and earn12 ings indicators described in subclauses (I) through 

13 (III) of section 116(b)(2)(A)(i) for the purposes of 

14 the report required under paragraph (4). 

15 ‘‘(6) PERFORMANCE RESULTS.—For each pro16 gram year, the Secretary shall make available on a 

17 publicly accessible website of the Department a re18 port on the performance, during such program year, 

19 of entities funded under this section on— 

20 ‘‘(A) the primary indicators of performance 

21 described in section 116(b)(2)(A); and 

22 ‘‘(B) the adjusted levels of performance for 

23 such entities as described in paragraph (3).’’; 

24 (2) by redesignating subsections (e), (f), (g), 

25 (h), and (i) as subsections (f), (g), (h), (i), and (j), 

26 respectively; 
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1 (3) by inserting after subsection (d) the fol2 lowing: 

3 ‘‘(e) ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.—Not more than 10 

4 percent of the funds provided to an entity under this sec5 tion may be used for the administrative costs of the activi6 ties and services carried out under subsection (d).’’; and 

7 (4) in subsection (i), as so redesignated, to read 

8 as follows: 

9 ‘‘(i) FUNDING ALLOCATION; FUNDING OBLIGA10 TION.— 

11 ‘‘(1) FUNDING ALLOCATION.—From the funds 

12 appropriated and made available to carry out this 

13 section, the Secretary shall reserve not more than 1 

14 percent for discretionary purposes, such as providing 

15 technical assistance to eligible entities. 

16 ‘‘(2) FUNDING OBLIGATION.— 

17 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Funds appropriated 

18 and made available to carry out this section for 

19 any fiscal year may be obligated by the Sec20 retary during the period beginning on April 1 

21 of the calendar year that begins during such 

22 fiscal year and ending on June 30 of the fol23 lowing calendar year to be made available to an 

24 entity described in subsection (b) for the period 

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1 ‘‘(B) OBLIGATED AMOUNT.—Funds made 

2 available under this section for a fiscal year to 

3 any entity described in subsection (b) may be 

4 spent or reserved for spending by such entity 

5 during the period beginning on July 1 of the 

6 calendar year that begins during such fiscal 

7 year, and ending on June 30 of the following 

8 calendar year.’’. 

9 SEC. 173. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE. 

10 (a) GENERAL TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—Section 

11 168(a)(1) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity 

12 Act (29 U.S.C. 3223(a)(1)) is amended— 

13 (1) by striking ‘‘appropriate training, technical 

14 assistance, staff development’’ and inserting ‘‘appro15 priate education, technical assistance, professional 

16 development for staff’’; 

17 (2) in subparagraphs (B), (C), and (D), by 

18 striking ‘‘training’’ each place it appears and insert19 ing ‘‘professional development’’; 

20 (3) by redesignating subparagraphs (G) and 

21 (H) as subparagraphs (J) and (K), respectively; and 

22 (4) by inserting after subparagraph (F) the fol23 lowing: 

24 ‘‘(G) assistance to the one-stop delivery 

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1 under the Wagner-Peyser Act for the integra2 tion of basic career service activities pursuant 

3 to section 134(c)(2)(A); 

4 ‘‘(I) assistance to States with maintaining, 

5 and making accessible to jobseekers and em6 ployers, the lists of eligible providers of training 

7 services required under section 122; 

8 ‘‘(H) assistance to States that apply for 

9 such assistance under section 122(k) for the 

10 purposes described in such subsection;’’. 

11 (b) PERFORMANCE ACCOUNTABILITY TECHNICAL

12 ASSISTANCE.—Section 168(b) of the Workforce Innova13 tion and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3223(b)) is amend14 ed— 

15 (1) in the header, by striking ‘‘DISLOCATED

16 WORKER’’ and inserting ‘‘PERFORMANCE ACCOUNT17 ABILITY’’; and 

18 (2) in paragraph (1), in the first sentence— 

19 (A) by inserting ‘‘, pursuant to paragraphs 

20 (1) and (2) of section 116(f),’’ after ‘‘technical 

21 assistance’’; and 

22 (B) by striking ‘‘with respect to employ23 ment and training activities for dislocated work24 ers’’ and inserting ‘‘with respect to the core 

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1 (c) COMMUNITIES IMPACTED BY OPIOID USE DIS2 ORDERS.—Section 168 of the Workforce Innovation and 

3 Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3223) is further amended by 

4 adding at the end the following: 

5 ‘‘(d) COMMUNITIES IMPACTED BY OPIOID USE DIS6 ORDERS.—The Secretary shall, as part of the activities de7 scribed in subsection (c)(2), evaluate and disseminate to 

8 States and local areas information regarding evidence9 based and promising practices for addressing the economic 

10 workforce impacts associated with high rates of opioid use 

11 disorders, which information shall— 

12 ‘‘(1) be updated annually to reflect the most re13 cent and available research; and 

14 ‘‘(2) include information— 

15 ‘‘(A) shared by States and local areas re16 garding effective practices for addressing such 

17 impacts; and 

18 ‘‘(B) on how to apply for any funding that 

19 may be available under section 170(b)(1)(E).’’. 

20 SEC. 174. EVALUATIONS AND RESEARCH. 

21 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 169 of the Workforce In22 novation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3224) is amend23 ed— 

24 (1) in subsection (a)— 

25 (A) in paragraph (2)— 
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1 (i) in subparagraph (E), by inserting 

2 ‘‘and’’ at the end; 

3 (ii) in subparagraph (F), by striking 

4 ‘‘; and’’ at the end and inserting a period; 

5 and 

6 (iii) by striking subparagraph (G); 

7 (B) in paragraph (3)— 

8 (i) by striking ‘‘The Secretary’’ and 

9 inserting the following: 

10 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary’’; and 

11 (ii) by adding at the end the following 

12 new subparagraph: 

13 ‘‘(B) LIMITATION.—The Secretary may 

14 not use the authority described in subparagraph 

15 (A) if the evaluations required under paragraph 

16 (1) have not been initiated or completed in the 

17 time period required.’’; and 

18 (C) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘2019’’ 

19 and inserting ‘‘2028’’; and 

20 (2) in subsection (b)— 

21 (A) by amending paragraph (4) to read as 

22 follows: 

23 ‘‘(4) STUDIES AND REPORTS.— 

24 ‘‘(A) STUDY ON EMPLOYMENT CONDI25 TIONS.—The Secretary, in coordination with 
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1 other heads of Federal agencies, as appropriate, 

2 may conduct a study examining the nature of 

3 participants’ unsubsidized employment after 

4 exit from programs carried out under this Act, 

5 including factors such as availability of paid 

6 time off, health and retirement benefits, work7 place safety standards, predictable and stable 

8 work schedule, stackable credentials, and ad9 vancement opportunities. 

10 ‘‘(B) STUDY ON IMPROVING WORKFORCE

11 SERVICES FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABIL12 ITIES.—The Secretary of Labor, in coordination 

13 with the Secretary of Education and the Sec14 retary of Health and Human Services, may con15 duct studies that analyze the access to services 

16 by individuals with disabilities, including wheth17 er an individual who is unable to receive serv18 ices under title IV due to a wait list for such 

19 services is able to receive services under titles I 

20 through III. 

21 ‘‘(C) STUDY ON THE EFFECTIVENESS OF

22 PAY FOR PERFORMANCE.—The Secretary shall, 

23 not more than 4 years after the date of enact24 ment of A Stronger Workforce for America Act, 

25 conduct a study that compares the effectiveness 
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1 of the pay-for-performance strategies used 

2 under sections 129, 134, and 172 after such 

3 date of enactment to the awarding of grants 

4 and contracts under such sections as in effect 

5 on the day before the date of enactment of such 

6 Act. 

7 ‘‘(D) STUDY ON INDIVIDUAL TRAINING AC8 COUNTS FOR DISLOCATED WORKERS.—The Sec9 retary shall, not more than 4 years after the 

10 date of enactment of the A Stronger Workforce 

11 for America Act, conduct a study that compares 

12 the usage of Individual Training Accounts for 

13 dislocated workers after such date of enactment 

14 to the usage of such accounts prior to such date 

15 of enactment, including— 

16 ‘‘(i) the types of training services and 

17 occupations targeted by dislocated workers 

18 when using their Individual Training Ac19 counts; and 

20 ‘‘(ii) the effectiveness of such skills 

21 development. 

22 ‘‘(E) STUDY ON STATEWIDE CRITICAL IN23 DUSTRY SKILLS FUNDS.—The Secretary shall, 

24 not more than 4 years after the date of enact25 ment of the A Stronger Workforce for America 
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1 Act, conduct a study that will review the usage 

2 of statewide critical industry skills funds estab3 lished by States under section 134(a)(4) and 

4 identify, for purposes of measuring the overall 

5 effectiveness of the program— 

6 ‘‘(i) the industries targeted by such 

7 Funds; 

8 ‘‘(ii) the occupations workers are 

9 being upskilled for; 

10 ‘‘(iii) how frequently skills develop11 ment is provided to prospective workers 

12 and incumbent workers, and 

13 ‘‘(iv) the reported performance out14 comes. 

15 ‘‘(F) STUDY ON THE EFFECTIVENESS OF

16 EMPLOYER-BASED TRAINING.—The Secretary 

17 shall, not more than 4 years after the date of 

18 enactment of the A Stronger Workforce for 

19 America Act, conduct a study that measures 

20 the effectiveness of on-the-job training, em21 ployer-directed skills training, apprenticeship, 

22 and incumbent worker training under this title 

23 in preparing jobseekers and workers, including 

24 those with barriers to employment, for unsub25 sidized employment. Such study shall include 
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1 the cost per participant and wage and employ2 ment outcomes, as compared to other methods 

3 of training. 

4 ‘‘(G) REPORTS.—The Secretary shall pre5 pare and disseminate to the Committee on 

6 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the 

7 Senate and the Committee on Education and 

8 the Workforce of the House of Representatives, 

9 and on the publicly available website of the De10 partment, reports containing the results of the 

11 studies conducted under this paragraph.’’; and 

12 (B) in paragraph (5), by adding at the end 

13 the following: 

14 ‘‘(C) EVALUATION OF GRANTS.— 

15 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—For each grant or 

16 contract awarded under this paragraph, 

17 the Secretary shall conduct a rigorous eval18 uation of the multistate project to deter19 mine the impact of the activities supported 

20 by the project, including the impact on the 

21 employment and earnings of program par22 ticipants. 

23 ‘‘(ii) REPORT.—The Secretary shall 

24 prepare and disseminate to the Committee 

25 on Health, Education, Labor, and Pen-
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1 sions of the Senate and the Committee on 

2 Education and the Workforce of the House 

3 of Representatives, and to the public, in4 cluding through electronic means, reports 

5 containing the results of evaluations con6 ducted under this subparagraph.’’. 

7 (b) WORKFORCE DATA QUALITY INITIATIVE.—Sec8 tion 169 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act 

9 (29 U.S.C. 3224) is further amended by adding at the 

10 end the following: 

11 ‘‘(d) WORKFORCE DATA QUALITY INITIATIVE.— 

12 ‘‘(1) GRANT PROGRAM.—Of amount made avail13 able pursuant to section 132(a)(2)(A) for any pro14 gram year, the Secretary shall use 5 percent of such 

15 amount, and may also use funds authorized for pur16 poses of carrying out this section, to award grants 

17 to eligible entities to create workforce longitudinal 

18 data systems and associated resources for the pur19 poses of strengthening program quality, building 

20 State capacity to produce evidence for decision21 making, meeting performance reporting require22 ments, protecting privacy, and improving trans23 parency. 

24 ‘‘(2) APPLICATION.—To be eligible to receive a 

25 grant under this subsection, an eligible entity shall 
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1 submit an application to the Secretary at such time 

2 and in such manner as the Secretary may require, 

3 which shall include— 

4 ‘‘(A) a description of the proposed activi5 ties that will be conducted by the eligible entity, 

6 including a description of the need for such ac7 tivities and a detailed budget for such activities; 

8 ‘‘(B) a description of the expected out9 comes and outputs (such as systems or prod10 ucts) that will result from the proposed activi11 ties and the proposed uses of such outputs; 

12 ‘‘(C) a description of how the proposed ac13 tivities will support the reporting of perform14 ance data, including employment and earnings 

15 outcomes, for the performance accountability 

16 requirements under section 116, including out17 comes for eligible training providers; 

18 ‘‘(D) a description of the methods and pro19 cedures the eligible entity will use to ensure the 

20 security and privacy of the collection, storage, 

21 and use of all data involved in the systems and 

22 resources supported through the grant, includ23 ing compliance with State and Federal privacy 

24 and confidentiality statutes and regulations; 

25 and 
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1 ‘‘(E) a plan for how the eligible entity will 

2 continue the activities or sustain the use of the 

3 outputs created with the grant funds after the 

4 grant period ends. 

5 ‘‘(3) PRIORITY.—In awarding grants under the 

6 subsection, the Secretary shall give priority to— 

7 ‘‘(A) eligible entities that are— 

8 ‘‘(i) a State agency of a State that 

9 has not previously received a grant from 

10 the Secretary for the purposes of this sub11 section and demonstrates a substantial 

12 need to improve its data infrastructure; or 

13 ‘‘(ii) a consortium of State agencies 

14 that is comprised of State agencies from 

15 multiple States and includes at least one 

16 State agency described in clause (i) and 

17 has the capacity to make significant con18 tributions toward building interoperable, 

19 cross-State data infrastructure; and 

20 ‘‘(B) eligible entities that will use grant 

21 funds to— 

22 ‘‘(i) expand the adoption and use of 

23 linked, open, and interoperable data on 

24 credentials, including through the develop25 ment of a credential registry or other tools 
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1 and services designed to help learners and 

2 workers make informed decisions, such as 

3 the credential navigation feature described 

4 in section 122(d)(2); 

5 ‘‘(ii) participate in and contribute 

6 data to a multistate data collaborative, in7 cluding data that provide participating 

8 States the ability to better understand— 

9 ‘‘(I) earnings and employment 

10 outcomes of individuals who work out11 of-State; and 

12 ‘‘(II) cross-State earnings and 

13 employment trends; 

14 ‘‘(iii) enhance collaboration with pri15 vate sector workforce and labor market 

16 data entities and the end-users of work17 force and labor market data, including in18 dividuals, employers, economic development 

19 agencies, and workforce development pro20 viders; or 

21 ‘‘(iv) leverage the use of non-Federal 

22 contributions to improve workforce data in23 frastructure, including staff capacity build24 ing. 
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1 ‘‘(4) USE OF FUNDS.—In addition to the activi2 ties described in paragraph (3)(B), an eligible entity 

3 awarded a grant under this subsection may use 

4 funds to carry out any of the following activities: 

5 ‘‘(A) Developing or enhancing a State’s 

6 workforce longitudinal data system, including 

7 by participating and contributing data to the 

8 State’s data system, if applicable, that links 

9 with elementary and secondary school and post10 secondary data. 

11 ‘‘(B) Accelerating the replication and 

12 adoption of data systems, projects, products, or 

13 practices already in use in one or more States 

14 to other States. 

15 ‘‘(C) Research and labor market data im16 provement activities to improve the timeliness, 

17 relevance, and accessibility of such data 

18 through pilot projects that are developed locally 

19 but designed to scale to other regions or States. 

20 ‘‘(D) Establishing, enhancing, or con21 necting to a system of interoperable learning 

22 and employment records that provides individ23 uals who choose to participate in such system 

24 ownership of a verified and secure record of 

25 their skills and achievements and the ability to 
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1 share such record with employers and education 

2 providers. 

3 ‘‘(E) Developing policies, guidelines, and 

4 security measures for data collection, storing, 

5 and sharing to ensure compliance with relevant 

6 Federal and State privacy laws and regulations. 

7 ‘‘(F) Increasing local board access to and 

8 integration with the State’s workforce longitu9 dinal data system in a secure manner. 

10 ‘‘(G) Creating or participating in a data 

11 exchange for collecting and using standards12 based jobs and employment data including, at a 

13 minimum, job titles or occupation codes. 

14 ‘‘(H) Improving State and local staff ca15 pacity to understand, use, and analyze data to 

16 improve decisionmaking and improve partici17 pant outcomes. 

18 ‘‘(5) ADMINISTRATION.— 

19 ‘‘(A) DURATION.—A grant awarded under 

20 this subsection may be for a period of up to 3 

21 years. 

22 ‘‘(B) SUPPLEMENT, NOT SUPPLANT.— 

23 Funds made available under this subsection 

24 shall be used to supplement, and not supplant, 
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1 other Federal, State, or local funds used for de2 velopment of State data systems. 

3 ‘‘(C) REPORT.—Each eligible entity that 

4 receives a grant under this subsection shall sub5 mit a report to the Secretary not later than 180 

6 days after the conclusion of the grant period on 

7 the activities supported through the grant and 

8 improvements in the use of workforce and labor 

9 market information that have resulted from 

10 such activities. 

11 ‘‘(6) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection, the 

12 term ‘eligible entity’ means a State agency or con13 sortium of State agencies, including a multistate 

14 data collaborative, that is or includes the State agen15 cies responsible for— 

16 ‘‘(A) State employer wage records used by 

17 the State’s unemployment insurance programs 

18 in labor market information reporting and anal19 ysis and for fulfilling the reporting require20 ments of this Act; 

21 ‘‘(B) the production of labor market infor22 mation; and 

23 ‘‘(C) the direct administration of one or 

24 more of the core programs.’’. 
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1 SEC. 175. NATIONAL DISLOCATED WORKER GRANTS. 

2 Section 170 of the Workforce Innovation and Oppor3 tunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3225) is amended— 

4 (1) by amending subsection (a)(1) to read as 

5 follows: 

6 ‘‘(1) EMERGENCY OR DISASTER.—The term 

7 ‘emergency or disaster’ means an emergency or a 

8 major disaster, as defined in paragraphs (1) and (2), 

9 respectively, of section 102 of the Robert T. Stafford 

10 Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 

11 U.S.C. 5122 (1) and (2)).’’; 

12 (2) in subsection (b)— 

13 (A) in paragraph (1)— 

14 (i) in subparagraph (C), by striking 

15 ‘‘and’’ at the end; 

16 (ii) in subparagraph (D)— 

17 (I) in clause (i), by striking 

18 ‘‘spouses described in section 

19 3(15)(E)’’ and inserting ‘‘spouses de20 scribed in subparagraph (E) of the 

21 definition of the term ‘dislocated 

22 worker’ in section 3’’; and 

23 (II) in clause (ii), by striking the 

24 period at the end and inserting ‘‘; 

25 and’’; and 
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1 (iii) by adding at the end the fol2 lowing: 

3 ‘‘(E) to an entity described in subsection 

4 (c)(1)(B) to provide employment and training 

5 activities related to the prevention and treat6 ment of opioid use disorders, including addic7 tion treatment, mental health treatment, and 

8 pain management, in an area that, as a result 

9 of widespread opioid use, addiction, and 

10 overdoses, has higher-than-average demand for 

11 such activities that exceeds the availability of 

12 State and local resources to provide such activi13 ties.’’; and 

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

15 ‘‘(3) PERFORMANCE RESULTS.—The Secretary 

16 shall collect the necessary information from each en17 tity receiving a grant under this section to determine 

18 the performance of such entity on the primary indi19 cators of performance described in section 

20 116(b)(2)(A)(i) and make such information available 

21 on the publicly accessible website of the Department 

22 in a format that does not reveal personally identifi23 able information.’’; and 

24 (3) in subsection (c)— 

25 (A) in paragraph (1)(A)— 
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1 (i) by striking ‘‘subsection (b)(1)(A)’’ 

2 and inserting ‘‘subparagraph (A) or (E) of 

3 subsection (b)(1)’’; and 

4 (ii) by striking ‘‘, in such manner, and 

5 containing such information’’ and inserting 

6 ‘‘and in such manner’’; and 

7 (B) in paragraph (2)— 

8 (i) in subparagraph (B)— 

9 (I) in the heading, by striking 

10 ‘‘RETRAINING’’ and inserting 

11 ‘‘RESKILLING’’; and 

12 (II) by striking ‘‘retraining’’ and 

13 inserting ‘‘reskilling’’; 

14 (ii) by redesignating subparagraphs 

15 (C) and (D) as subparagraphs (D) and 

16 (E), respectively; and 

17 (iii) by inserting after subparagraph 

18 (B) the following: 

19 ‘‘(C) OPIOID-RELATED GRANTS.—In order 

20 to be eligible to receive employment and train21 ing assistance under a national dislocated work22 er grant awarded pursuant to subsection 

23 (b)(1)(E), an individual shall be— 

24 ‘‘(i) a dislocated worker; 
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1 ‘‘(ii) a long-term unemployed indi2 vidual; 

3 ‘‘(iii) an individual who is unemployed 

4 or significantly underemployed as a result 

5 of widespread opioid use in the area; or 

6 ‘‘(iv) an individual who is employed or 

7 seeking employment in a health care pro8 fession involved in the prevention and 

9 treatment of opioid use disorders, includ10 ing such professions that provide addiction 

11 treatment, mental health treatment, or 

12 pain management.’’. 

13 SEC. 176. YOUTHBUILD PROGRAM. 

14 Section 171 of the Workforce Innovation and Oppor15 tunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3226) is amended— 

16 (1) in subsection (c)— 

17 (A) in paragraph (1), to read as follows: 

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

19 ‘‘(A) AMOUNT OF GRANTS.—Subject to 

20 subparagraph (B), the Secretary is authorized 

21 to make grants to applicants for the purpose of 

22 carrying out YouthBuild programs approved 

23 under this section. 

24 ‘‘(B) RESERVATION FOR RURAL AREAS

25 AND INDIAN TRIBES.— 
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1 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—In any fiscal year 

2 in which the amount appropriated to carry 

3 out this section is greater than 

4 $90,000,000, the Secretary shall reserve 

5 not less than 20 percent of the amount ap6 propriated that is in excess of $90,000,000 

7 and use such reserved amount to make 

8 grants to covered applicants (in addition to 

9 any other grants that may be awarded 

10 under this subsection for such fiscal year 

11 to covered applicants) for the purpose of 

12 carrying out YouthBuild programs ap13 proved under this section. 

14 ‘‘(ii) COVERED APPLICANT DE15 FINED.—In this subparagraph, the term 

16 ‘covered applicant’ means an applicant 

17 that— 

18 ‘‘(I) is located in a rural area; or 

19 ‘‘(II) is an Indian Tribe or is car20 rying out a YouthBuild program ap21 proved under this section for the ben22 efit of members of an Indian Tribe.’’; 

23 (B) in paragraph (2)— 

24 (i) in subparagraph (A)— 
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1 (I) in clause (iv)(II), by striking 

2 ‘‘language learners’’ and inserting 

3 ‘‘learners’’; and 

4 (II) in clause (vii), by inserting 

5 after ‘‘enable individuals’’ the fol6 lowing: ‘‘, including those with disabil7 ities,’’; and 

8 (ii) by adding at the end the fol9 lowing: 

10 ‘‘(I) Provision of meals and other food as11 sistance to participants in conjunction with an12 other activity described in this paragraph.’’; 

13 (C) in paragraph (3)— 

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

15 ‘‘such time, in such manner, and con16 taining such information’’ and inserting 

17 ‘‘such time and in such manner’’; and 

18 (ii) in subparagraph (B)— 

19 (I) in the header, by striking 

20 ‘‘MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS’’ and in21 serting ‘‘REQUIREMENTS’’; 

22 (II) by striking ‘‘, at a min23 imum’’; 

24 (III) in clause (xx), by striking 

25 ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
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1 (IV) in clause (xxi) by striking 

2 the period at the end and inserting ‘‘; 

3 and’’; and 

4 (V) by adding at the end the fol5 lowing: 

6 ‘‘(xxii) a description of the levels of 

7 performance the applicant expects to 

8 achieve on the primary indicators of per9 formance described in section 

10 116(b)(2)(A)(ii).’’; and 

11 (D) in paragraph (4)— 

12 (i) by striking ‘‘such selection criteria 

13 as the Secretary shall establish under this 

14 section, which shall include criteria’’ and 

15 inserting ‘‘selection criteria’’; 

16 (ii) in subparagraph (J)(iii), by add17 ing ‘‘and’’ after the semicolon; 

18 (iii) in subparagraph (K), by striking 

19 ‘‘; and’’ and inserting a period; and 

20 (iv) by striking subparagraph (L); 

21 (2) in subsection (e)(1)— 

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

23 ‘‘offender’’ and inserting ‘‘who is a justice-in24 volved individual’’; and 
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1 (B) in subparagraph (B)(i), by striking 

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

3 foundational skill needs’’; 

4 (3) in subsection (f), by striking paragraph (2) 

5 and inserting the following: 

6 ‘‘(2) USE OF WAGE RECORDS.—The Secretary 

7 shall make arrangements with a State or other ap8 propriate entity to facilitate the use of State wage 

9 records to evaluate the performance of YouthBuild 

10 programs funded under this section on the employ11 ment and earnings indicators described in section 

12 116(b)(2)(A)(ii) for the purposes of the report re13 quired under paragraph (3). 

14 ‘‘(3) PERFORMANCE RESULTS.—For each pro15 gram year, the Secretary shall make available, on a 

16 publicly accessible website of the Department, a re17 port on the performance of YouthBuild programs, 

18 during such program year, funded under this section 

19 on— 

20 ‘‘(A) the primary indicators of performance 

21 described in section 116(b)(2)(A)(ii); and 

22 ‘‘(B) the expected levels of performance for 

23 such programs as described in paragraph (1).’’; 

24 (4) in subsection (g), by inserting at the end 

25 the following: 
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1 ‘‘(4) ANNUAL RELEASE OF FUNDING OPPOR2 TUNITY ANNOUNCEMENT.—The Secretary shall, to 

3 the greatest extent practicable, announce new fund4 ing opportunities for grants under this section dur5 ing the same time period each year for which such 

6 grants are available.’’; and 

7 (5) by amending subsection (i) to read as fol8 lows: 

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

10 are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 

11 $108,150,000 for each of the fiscal years 2025 through 

12 2030.’’. 

13 SEC. 178. REENTRY EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES. 

14 Subtitle D of title I of the Workforce Innovation and 

15 Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3221 et seq.), is further 

16 amended— 

17 (1) by redesignating section 172 as section 174; 

18 and 

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

20 ‘‘SEC. 172. REENTRY EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES. 

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

22 ‘‘(1) to improve the employment, earnings, and 

23 skill attainment, and reduce recidivism, of adults 

24 and youth who have been involved with the justice 

25 system; 
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1 ‘‘(2) to prompt innovation and improvement in 

2 the reentry of justice-involved individuals into the 

3 workforce so that successful initiatives can be estab4 lished or continued and replicated; and 

5 ‘‘(3) to further develop the evidence on how to 

6 improve employment, earnings, and skill attainment, 

7 and reduce recidivism, of justice-involved individuals, 

8 through rigorous evaluations of specific services pro9 vided, including how they affect different popu10 lations and how they are best combined and 

11 sequenced, and disseminate such evidence to entities 

12 supporting the reentry of justice-involved individuals 

13 into the workforce. 

14 ‘‘(b) REENTRY EMPLOYMENT COMPETITIVE GRANTS, 

15 CONTRACTS, AND COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS AUTHOR16 IZED.— 

17 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—From the amounts appro18 priated under section 174(e) and not reserved under 

19 subsection (h), the Secretary— 

20 ‘‘(A) shall, on a competitive basis, make 

21 grants to, or enter into contracts or cooperative 

22 agreements with, eligible entities to implement 

23 reentry projects that serve eligible adults or eli24 gible youth; 
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1 ‘‘(B) may use not more than 30 percent of 

2 such amounts to award funds under subpara3 graph (A) to eligible entities to serve as na4 tional or regional intermediaries to provide such 

5 funds to other eligible entities to— 

6 ‘‘(i) implement reentry projects de7 scribed in subparagraph (A); and 

8 ‘‘(ii) monitor and support such enti9 ties; 

10 ‘‘(C) shall use 30 percent of such amounts 

11 to award funds under subparagraph (A) to eli12 gible entities using pay-for-performance con13 tracts— 

14 ‘‘(i) that specify a fixed amount that 

15 will be paid to the entity based on the 

16 achievement of specified levels of perform17 ance on the indicators of performance de18 scribed in subsections (e)(1)(A)(i) and 

19 (e)(2)(A) within a defined timetable; and 

20 ‘‘(ii) which may provide for bonus 

21 payments to such entity to expand capacity 

22 to provide effective services; and 

23 ‘‘(D) shall ensure grants awarded under 

24 this section are awarded to eligible entities from 
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1 geographically diverse areas, in addition to the 

2 priorities described in paragraph (4). 

3 ‘‘(2) AWARD PERIODS.—The Secretary shall 

4 award funds under this section for an initial period 

5 of not more than 4 years. 

6 ‘‘(3) ADDITIONAL AWARDS.—The Secretary 

7 may award, for a period of not more than 4 years, 

8 one or more additional grants to an eligible entity 

9 that received a grant under this section if the eligi10 ble entity achieved the performance levels agreed 

11 upon with the Secretary (as described in subsection 

12 (e)(3)) for the most recent award period. 

13 ‘‘(4) PRIORITY.—In awarding funds under this 

14 section, the Secretary shall give priority to eligible 

15 entities whose applications submitted under sub16 section (c) demonstrate a commitment to use such 

17 funds to implement reentry projects— 

18 ‘‘(A) that will serve high-poverty areas; 

19 ‘‘(B) that will enroll eligible youth or eligi20 ble adults— 

21 ‘‘(i) prior to the release of such indi22 viduals from incarceration in a correctional 

23 institution; or 

24 ‘‘(ii) not later than 90 days after such 

25 release; 
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1 ‘‘(C) whose strategy and design are evi2 dence-based; 

3 ‘‘(D) that establish partnerships with— 

4 ‘‘(i) businesses; or 

5 ‘‘(ii) institutions of higher education 

6 or providers under section 122 (as deter7 mined by the State where services are 

8 being provided) to provide project partici9 pants with programs of study leading to 

10 recognized postsecondary credentials in in11 demand occupations; or 

12 ‘‘(E) that provide training services, includ13 ing customized training and on-the-job training, 

14 that are designed to meet the specific require15 ments of an employer (including a group of em16 ployers), industry, or sector, and are conducted 

17 with a commitment by the employer to employ 

18 individuals upon successful completion of the 

19 preparation. 

20 ‘‘(c) APPLICATION.— 

21 ‘‘(1) FORM AND PROCEDURE.—To be qualified 

22 to receive funds under this section, an eligible entity 

23 shall submit an application at such time, and in 

24 such manner, as determined by the Secretary, and 
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1 containing the information described in paragraph 

2 (2). 

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

4 an eligible entity under paragraph (1) shall contain 

5 the following: 

6 ‘‘(A) A description of the eligible entity, in7 cluding the experience of the eligible entity in 

8 providing employment and training services for 

9 justice-involved individuals. 

10 ‘‘(B) A description of the needs that will 

11 be addressed by the reentry project supported 

12 by the funds received under this section, and 

13 the target participant population and the geo14 graphic area to be served. 

15 ‘‘(C) A description of the proposed employ16 ment and training activities and supportive 

17 services, if applicable, to be provided under 

18 such reentry project, and how such activities 

19 and services will prepare participants for em20 ployment in in-demand industry sectors and oc21 cupations within the geographic area to be 

22 served by such reentry project. 

23 ‘‘(D) The anticipated schedule for carrying 

24 out the activities proposed under the reentry 

25 project. 
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1 ‘‘(E) A description of— 

2 ‘‘(i) the partnerships the eligible enti3 ty will establish with agencies and entities 

4 within the criminal justice system, local 

5 boards and one-stops, community-based or6 ganizations, and employers (including local 

7 businesses) to provide participants of the 

8 reentry project with work-based learning, 

9 job placement, and recruitment (if applica10 ble); and 

11 ‘‘(ii) how the eligible entity will co12 ordinate its activities with other services 

13 and benefits available to justice-involved 

14 individuals in the geographic area to be 

15 served by the reentry project. 

16 ‘‘(F) A description of the manner in which 

17 individuals will be recruited and selected for 

18 participation for the reentry project. 

19 ‘‘(G) A detailed budget and a description 

20 of the system of fiscal controls, and auditing 

21 and accountability procedures, that will be used 

22 to ensure fiscal soundness for the reentry 

23 project. 

24 ‘‘(H) A description of the expected levels of 

25 performance to be achieved with respect to the 
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1 performance measures described in subsection 

2 (e). 

3 ‘‘(I) A description of the evidence-based 

4 practices the eligible entity will use in adminis5 tration of the reentry project. 

6 ‘‘(J) An assurance that the eligible entity 

7 will collect, disaggregate by each subpopulation 

8 of individuals with barriers to employment, and 

9 by race, ethnicity, sex, and age, and report to 

10 the Secretary the data required with respect to 

11 the reentry project carried out by the eligible 

12 entity for purposes of determining levels of per13 formance achieved and conducting the evalua14 tion under this section. 

15 ‘‘(K) An assurance that the eligible entity 

16 will provide matching funds, as described in 

17 subsection (d)(4). 

18 ‘‘(L) A description of how the eligible enti19 ty plans to continue the reentry project after 

20 the award period. 

21 ‘‘(3) ADDITIONAL CONTENT FOR INTER22 MEDIARY APPLICANTS.—An application submitted by 

23 an eligible entity seeking to serve as a national or 

24 regional intermediary as described in subsection 

25 (b)(1)(B) shall also contain the following: 
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1 ‘‘(A) An identification and description of 

2 the eligible entities that will be subgrantees of 

3 such intermediary and implement the reentry 

4 projects, which shall include subgrantees in— 

5 ‘‘(i) three or more noncontiguous met6 ropolitan areas or rural areas; and 

7 ‘‘(ii) not less than 2 States. 

8 ‘‘(B) A description of the services and sup9 ports the intermediary will provide to the sub10 grantees, including administrative and fiscal 

11 support to ensure the subgrantees comply with 

12 all grant requirements. 

13 ‘‘(C) A description of how the intermediary 

14 will facilitate the replication of evidence-based 

15 practices or other best practices identified by 

16 the intermediary across all subgrantees. 

17 ‘‘(D) If such intermediary is currently re18 ceiving, or has previously received, funds under 

19 this section as an intermediary to implement a 

20 reentry project, an assurance that none of the 

21 subgrantees identified under subparagraph (A) 

22 were previous subgrantees of the intermediary 

23 for such reentry project and failed to meet the 

24 levels of performance established for such re25 entry project. 
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1 ‘‘(d) USES OF FUNDS.— 

2 ‘‘(1) REQUIRED ACTIVITIES.—An eligible entity 

3 that receives funds under this section shall use such 

4 funds to implement a reentry project for eligible 

5 adults, eligible youth, or both that provides each of 

6 the following: 

7 ‘‘(A) One or more of the individualized ca8 reer services listed in subclauses (I) through 

9 (IX) of section 134(c)(2)(A)(xii). 

10 ‘‘(B) One or more of the training services 

11 listed in clauses (i) through (x)(i) in section 

12 134(c)(3)(D), including subsidized employment 

13 opportunities through transitional jobs. 

14 ‘‘(C) For participants who are eligible 

15 youth, one or more of the program elements 

16 listed in subparagraphs (A) through (N) of sec17 tion 129(c)(2). 

18 ‘‘(2) ALLOWABLE ACTIVITIES.—An eligible enti19 ty that receives funds under this section may use 

20 such funds to provide to eligible adults or eligible 

21 youth the following: 

22 ‘‘(A) Followup services after placement in 

23 unsubsidized employment as described in sec24 tion 134(c)(2)(A)(xiii). 

25 ‘‘(B) Apprenticeship programs. 
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1 ‘‘(C) Education in digital literacy skills. 

2 ‘‘(D) Mentoring. 

3 ‘‘(E) Assistance in obtaining employment, 

4 including as a result of the eligible entity— 

5 ‘‘(i) establishing and developing rela6 tionships and networks with large and 

7 small employers; and 

8 ‘‘(ii) coordinating with employers to 

9 develop customized training programs and 

10 on-the-job training. 

11 ‘‘(F) Assistance with driver’s license rein12 statement and fees for driver’s licenses and 

13 other necessary documents for employment. 

14 ‘‘(G) Provision of or referral to evidence15 based mental health treatment by licensed prac16 titioners. 

17 ‘‘(H) Provision of or referral to substance 

18 use disorder treatment services, provided that 

19 funds awarded under this section are only used 

20 to provide such services to participants who are 

21 unable to obtain such services through other 

22 programs providing such services. 

23 ‘‘(I) Provisions of or referral to supportive 

24 services, provided that no more than 5 percent 

25 of funds awarded to an eligible entity under 
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1 this section may be used to provide such serv2 ices to participants who are able to obtain such 

3 services through other programs providing such 

4 services. 

5 ‘‘(3) ADMINISTRATIVE COST LIMIT.—An eligible 

6 entity may not use more than 7 percent of the funds 

7 received under this section for administrative costs, 

8 including for costs related to collecting information, 

9 analysis, and coordination for purposes of subsection 

10 (e) or (f). 

11 ‘‘(4) MATCHING FUNDS.—An eligible entity 

12 shall provide a non-Federal contribution, which may 

13 be provided in cash or in-kind, for the costs of the 

14 project in an amount that is not less than 25 per15 cent of the total amount of funds awarded to the en16 tity for such period, except that the Secretary may 

17 waive the matching funds requirement, on a case-by18 case basis and for not more than 20 percent of all 

19 grants awarded, if the eligible entity demonstrates 

20 significant financial hardship. 

21 ‘‘(e) LEVELS OF PERFORMANCE.— 

22 ‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT OF LEVELS.— 

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

24 establish expected levels of performance for re25 entry projects funded under this section for— 
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1 ‘‘(i) each of the primary indicators of 

2 performance for adults and youth de3 scribed in section 116(b); and 

4 ‘‘(ii) an indicator of performance es5 tablished by the Secretary with respect to 

6 participant recidivism. 

7 ‘‘(B) UPDATES.—The levels established 

8 under subparagraph (A) shall be updated for 

9 each 4-year-award period. 

10 ‘‘(2) AGREEMENT ON PERFORMANCE LEVELS.— 

11 In establishing and updating performance levels 

12 under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall reach 

13 agreement on such levels with the eligible entities re14 ceiving awards under this section that will be subject 

15 to such levels, based on, as the Secretary determines 

16 relevant for each indicator of performance, the fol17 lowing factors: 

18 ‘‘(A) The expected performance levels of 

19 each such eligible entity described in the appli20 cation submitted under subsection (c)(2)(H). 

21 ‘‘(B) The local economic conditions of the 

22 geographic area to be served by each such eligi23 ble entity, including differences in unemploy24 ment rates and job losses or gains in particular 

25 industries. 
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1 ‘‘(C) The characteristics of project partici2 pants when entering the project involved, in3 cluding— 

4 ‘‘(i) criminal records; 

5 ‘‘(ii) indicators of poor work history; 

6 ‘‘(iii) lack of work experience; 

7 ‘‘(iv) lack of educational or occupa8 tional skills attainment; 

9 ‘‘(v) low levels of literacy or English 

10 proficiency; 

11 ‘‘(vi) disability status; 

12 ‘‘(vii) homelessness; and 

13 ‘‘(viii) receipt of public assistance. 

14 ‘‘(3) FAILURE TO MEET PERFORMANCE LEV15 ELS.—In the case of an eligible entity that fails to 

16 meet the performance levels established under para17 graph (1) and updated to reflect the actual economic 

18 conditions and characteristics of participants (as de19 scribed in paragraph (2)(C)) served by the reentry 

20 project involved for any award year, the Secretary 

21 shall provide technical assistance to the eligible enti22 ty, including the development of a performance im23 provement plan. 

24 ‘‘(f) EVALUATION OF REENTRY PROJECTS.— 
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1 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 5 years 

2 after the first award of funds under this section is 

3 made, the Secretary (acting through the Chief Eval4 uation Officer) shall meet each of the following re5 quirements: 

6 ‘‘(A) DESIGN AND CONDUCT OF EVALUA7 TION.—Design and conduct an evaluation to 

8 evaluate the effectiveness of the reentry projects 

9 funded under this section, which meets the re10 quirements of paragraph (2), and includes an 

11 evaluation of each of the following: 

12 ‘‘(i) The effectiveness of such projects 

13 in assisting individuals with finding em14 ployment and maintaining employment at 

15 the second quarter and fourth quarter 

16 after unsubsidized employment is obtained. 

17 ‘‘(ii) The effectiveness of such projects 

18 in assisting individuals with earning recog19 nized postsecondary credentials. 

20 ‘‘(iii) The effectiveness of such 

21 projects in relation to their cost, including 

22 the extent to which the projects improve 

23 reentry outcomes, including in employ24 ment, compensation (which may include 

25 wages earned and benefits), career ad-
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1 vancement, measurable skills gains, creden2 tials earned, and recidivism of participants 

3 in comparison to comparably situated indi4 viduals who did not participate in such 

5 projects. 

6 ‘‘(iv) The effectiveness of specific 

7 services and interventions provided and of 

8 the overall project design. 

9 ‘‘(v) If applicable, the extent to which 

10 such projects effectively serve various de11 mographic groups, including people of dif12 ferent geographic locations, ages, races, 

13 national origins, sex, and criminal records, 

14 and individuals with disabilities. 

15 ‘‘(vi) If applicable, the appropriate se16 quencing, combination, or concurrent 

17 structure, of services for each subpopula18 tion of individuals who are participants of 

19 such projects, such as the order, combina20 tion, or concurrent structure and services 

21 in which transitional jobs and occupational 

22 skills development are provided, to ensure 

23 that such participants are prepared to fully 

24 benefit from employment and training 

25 services provided under the project. 
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1 ‘‘(vii) Limitations or barriers to edu2 cation and employment as a result of occu3 pational or educational licensing restric4 tions. 

5 ‘‘(B) DATA ACCESSIBILITY.—Make avail6 able, on the publicly accessible website of the 

7 Department of Labor, data collected during the 

8 course of evaluation under this subsection, in 

9 an aggregated format that does not disclose 

10 personally identifiable information. 

11 ‘‘(2) DESIGN REQUIREMENTS.—An evaluation 

12 under this subsection— 

13 ‘‘(A) shall— 

14 ‘‘(i) be designed by the Secretary (act15 ing through the Chief Evaluation Officer) 

16 in conjunction with the eligible entities car17 rying out the reentry projects being evalu18 ated; 

19 ‘‘(ii) include analysis of participant 

20 feedback and outcome and process meas21 ures; and 

22 ‘‘(iii) use designs that employ the 

23 most rigorous analytical and statistical 

24 methods that are reasonably feasible, such 

25 as the use of control groups; and 
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1 ‘‘(B) may not— 

2 ‘‘(i) collect personally identifiable in3 formation, except to the extent such infor4 mation is necessary to conduct the evalua5 tion; or 

6 ‘‘(ii) reveal or share personally identi7 fiable information. 

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

10 the Chief Evaluation Officer) shall— 

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

14 evaluation; 

15 ‘‘(B) not later than 90 days after the date 

16 on which any evaluation is completed under this 

17 subsection, publish and make publicly available 

18 such evaluation; and 

19 ‘‘(C) not later than 60 days after the com20 pletion date described in subparagraph (B), 

21 submit to the Committee on Education and the 

22 Workforce of the House of Representatives and 

23 the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, 

24 and Pensions of the Senate a report on such 

25 evaluation. 
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1 ‘‘(g) ANNUAL REPORT.— 

2 ‘‘(1) CONTENTS.—Subject to paragraph (2), 

3 the Secretary shall post, using transparent, linked, 

4 open, and interoperable data formats, on its publicly 

5 accessible website, an annual report on— 

6 ‘‘(A) the number of individuals who par7 ticipated in projects assisted under this section 

8 for the preceding year; 

9 ‘‘(B) the percentage of such individuals 

10 who successfully completed the requirements of 

11 such projects; 

12 ‘‘(C) the performance of eligible entities on 

13 such projects as measured by the performance 

14 indicators set forth in subsection (e); and 

15 ‘‘(D) an explanation of any waivers grant16 ed by the Secretary of the matching require17 ment under subsection (d)(4) . 

18 ‘‘(2) DISAGGREGATION.—The information pro19 vided under subparagraphs (A) through (C) of para20 graph (1) with respect to a year shall be 

21 disaggregated by each project assisted under this 

22 section for such year. 

23 ‘‘(h) RESERVATION OF FUNDS.—Of the funds appro24 priated under section 174(e) for a fiscal year, the Sec25 retary— 
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1 ‘‘(1) may reserve not more than 5 percent for 

2 the administration of grants, contracts, and coopera3 tive agreements awarded under this section, of which 

4 not more than 2 percent may be reserved for the 

5 provision of— 

6 ‘‘(A) technical assistance to eligible entities 

7 that receive funds under this section; and 

8 ‘‘(B) outreach and technical assistance to 

9 eligible entities desiring to receive such funds, 

10 including assistance with application develop11 ment and submission; and 

12 ‘‘(2) shall reserve not less than 1 percent and 

13 not more than 2.5 percent for the evaluation activi14 ties under subsection (f) or to support eligible enti15 ties with any required data collection, analysis, and 

16 coordination related to such evaluation activities. 

17 ‘‘(i) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

18 ‘‘(1) CHIEF EVALUATION OFFICER.—The term 

19 ‘Chief Evaluation Officer’ means the head of the 

20 independent evaluation office located in the Office of 

21 the Assistant Secretary for Policy of the Department 

22 of Labor. 

23 ‘‘(2) COMMUNITY SUPERVISION.—The term 

24 ‘community supervision’ means mandatory oversight 
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1 (including probation and parole) of a formerly incar2 cerated person— 

3 ‘‘(A) who was convicted of a crime by a 

4 judge or parole board; and 

5 ‘‘(B) who is living outside a secure facility. 

6 ‘‘(3) CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION.—The term 

7 ‘correctional institution’ has the meaning given the 

8 term in section 225(e). 

9 ‘‘(4) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘eligible en10 tity’ means— 

11 ‘‘(A) a private nonprofit organization 

12 under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue 

13 Code of 1986, including a community-based or 

14 faith-based organization; 

15 ‘‘(B) a local board; 

16 ‘‘(C) a State or local government; 

17 ‘‘(D) an Indian or Native American entity 

18 eligible for grants under section 166; 

19 ‘‘(E) a labor organization or joint labor20 management organization; 

21 ‘‘(F) an industry or sector partnership; 

22 ‘‘(G) an institution of higher education; or 

23 ‘‘(H) a consortium of the entities described 

24 in subparagraphs (A) through (H). 
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1 ‘‘(5) ELIGIBLE ADULT.—The term ‘eligible 

2 adult’ means a justice-involved individual who is age 

3 25 or older. 

4 ‘‘(6) ELIGIBLE YOUTH.—The term ‘eligible 

5 youth’ means a justice-involved individual who is not 

6 younger than age 14 or older than age 24. 

7 ‘‘(7) HIGH-POVERTY.—The term ‘high-poverty’, 

8 when used with respect to a geographic area, means 

9 an area with a poverty rate of at least 20 percent 

10 as determined based on the most recently available 

11 data from the American Community Survey con12 ducted by the Bureau of the Census. 

13 ‘‘(8) JUSTICE-INVOLVED INDIVIDUAL.—The 

14 term ‘justice-involved individual’ means— 

15 ‘‘(A) an individual of any age who— 

16 ‘‘(i) has been convicted and impris17 oned under Federal or State law; and 

18 ‘‘(ii) was released from imprisonment 

19 not more than 3 years prior to enrollment 

20 in a project funded under this section; or 

21 ‘‘(B) an individual who— 

22 ‘‘(i) is not younger than age 14 or 

23 older than age 24; and 

24 ‘‘(ii) has been— 
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1 ‘‘(I) charged with, or convicted 

2 of, any criminal offense in an adult 

3 court; or 

4 ‘‘(II) charged with, or adju5 dicated of, a delinquent act in a juve6 nile court.’’. 

7 SEC. 179. STRENGTHENING COMMUNITY COLLEGES GRANT 

8 PROGRAM. 

9 Subtitle D of title I of the Workforce Innovation and 

10 Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3221 et seq.), is further 

11 amended by inserting after section 172, as added by the 

12 preceding section, the following: 

13 ‘‘SEC. 173. STRENGTHENING COMMUNITY COLLEGES WORK14 FORCE DEVELOPMENT GRANTS PROGRAM. 

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

16 ‘‘(1) to establish, improve, or expand high-qual17 ity workforce development programs at community 

18 colleges; and 

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

20 obtain recognized postsecondary credentials that are 

21 nationally or regionally portable and stackable for 

22 high-skill, high-wage, or in-demand industry sectors 

23 or occupations. 

24 ‘‘(b) STRENGTHENING COMMUNITY COLLEGES

25 WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT GRANTS PROGRAM.— 
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1 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—From the amounts appro2 priated to carry out this section under section 174(f) 

3 and not reserved under paragraph (2), the Secretary 

4 shall, on a competitive basis, make grants to eligible 

5 institutions to carry out the activities described in 

6 subsection (e). 

7 ‘‘(2) RESERVATION.—Of the amounts appro8 priated to carry out this section under section 

9 174(f), the Secretary may reserve not more than two 

10 percent for the administration of grants awarded 

11 under this section, including— 

12 ‘‘(A) providing technical assistance and 

13 targeted outreach to support eligible institu14 tions serving a high number or high percentage 

15 of low-income individuals or individuals with 

16 barriers to employment, and rural-serving eligi17 ble institutions, to provide guidance and assist18 ance in the process of applying for grants under 

19 this section; and 

20 ‘‘(B) evaluating and reporting on the per21 formance and impact of programs funded under 

22 this section in accordance with subsections (f) 

23 through (h). 

24 ‘‘(c) AWARD PERIOD.— 
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1 ‘‘(1) INITIAL GRANT PERIOD.—Each grant 

2 under this section shall be awarded for an initial pe3 riod of not more than 4 years. 

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

7 under this section for additional periods of not more 

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

10 grant period for a grant received under this section, 

11 such eligible institution achieved the levels of per12 formance agreed to by the eligible institution with 

13 respect to the performance indicators specified in 

14 subsection (f). 

15 ‘‘(d) APPLICATION.— 

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

17 grant under this section, an eligible institution shall 

18 submit an application to the Secretary at such time 

19 and in such manner as the Secretary may require. 

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

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

23 ‘‘(A) The extent to which the eligible insti24 tution has demonstrated success building part25 nerships with employers in in-demand industry 
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1 sectors or occupations to provide students with 

2 the skills needed for occupations in such indus3 tries and an explanation of the results of any 

4 such partnerships. 

5 ‘‘(B) The methods and strategies the eligi6 ble institution will use to engage with employers 

7 in in-demand industry sectors or occupations, 

8 including any arrangements to place individuals 

9 who complete the workforce development pro10 grams supported by the grant into employment 

11 with such employers. 

12 ‘‘(C) The proposed eligible institution and 

13 industry partnership that the eligible institution 

14 will establish or maintain to comply with sub15 section (e)(1), including— 

16 ‘‘(i) the roles and responsibilities of 

17 each employer, organization, agency, or in18 stitution of higher education that the eligi19 ble institution will partner with to carry 

20 out the activities under this section; and 

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

22 by such eligible institution and industry 

23 partnership. 

24 ‘‘(D) One or more industries that such 

25 partnership will target and real-time labor mar-
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1 ket data demonstrating that those industries 

2 are aligned with employer demand in the geo3 graphic area to be served by the eligible institu4 tion. 

5 ‘‘(E) The extent to which the eligible insti6 tution can— 

7 ‘‘(i) leverage additional resources to 

8 support the programs to be funded with 

9 the grant, which shall include written com10 mitments of any leveraged or matching 

11 funds for the proposed programs; and 

12 ‘‘(ii) demonstrate the future sustain13 ability of each such program. 

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

15 ensure the high quality of each program to be 

16 funded with the grant, including the career 

17 pathways within such programs. 

18 ‘‘(G) The population and geographic area 

19 to be served by the eligible institution, including 

20 the number of individuals the eligible institution 

21 intends to serve during the grant period. 

22 ‘‘(H) The workforce development programs 

23 to be supported by the grant. 

24 ‘‘(I) The recognized postsecondary creden25 tials that are expected to be earned by partici-
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1 pants in such workforce development programs 

2 and the related high-wage, high skill, or in-de3 mand industry sectors or occupations for which 

4 such programs will prepare participants. 

5 ‘‘(J) The evidence upon which the edu6 cation and skills development strategies to be 

7 used in such workforce development programs 

8 are based and an explanation of how such evi9 dence influenced the design of the programs to 

10 improve education and employment outcomes. 

11 ‘‘(K) How activities of the eligible institu12 tion are expected to align with the workforce 

13 strategies identified in— 

14 ‘‘(i) any State plan or local plan sub15 mitted under this Act by the State, out16 lying area, or locality in which the eligible 

17 institution is expected to operate; 

18 ‘‘(ii) any State plan submitted under 

19 section 122 of the Carl D. Perkins Career 

20 and Technical Education Act of 2006 (20 

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

22 area; and 

23 ‘‘(iii) any economic development plan 

24 of the chief executive of such State or out25 lying area. 
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1 ‘‘(L) The goals of the eligible institution 

2 with respect to— 

3 ‘‘(i) capacity building (as described in 

4 subsection (f)(1)(B)); and 

5 ‘‘(ii) the expected performance of indi6 viduals participating in the programs to be 

7 offered by the eligible institution, including 

8 with respect to any performance indicators 

9 applicable under section 116 or subsection 

10 (f) of this section. 

11 ‘‘(3) CONSIDERATION OF PREVIOUS EXPERI12 ENCE.—The Secretary may not disqualify an eligible 

13 institution from receiving a grant under this section 

14 solely because such institution lacks previous experi15 ence in building partnerships, as described in para16 graph (2)(A). 

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

18 section, the Secretary shall give priority to eligible 

19 institutions that— 

20 ‘‘(A) will use the grant to serve— 

21 ‘‘(i) individuals with barriers to em22 ployment; or 

23 ‘‘(ii) incumbent workers who need to 

24 gain or improve foundational skills to en25 hance their employability; 
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1 ‘‘(B) use competency-based assessments, 

2 such as the competency-based assessment iden3 tified by the State in which the eligible institu4 tion is located under section 134(a)(2)(B)(vii), 

5 to award academic credit for prior learning for 

6 programs supported by the grant; or 

7 ‘‘(C) have, or will seek to have, the career 

8 education programs supported by the grant in9 cluded on the list of eligible providers of train10 ing services under section 122 for the State in 

11 which the eligible institution is located. 

12 ‘‘(e) USES OF FUNDS.— 

13 ‘‘(1) ELIGIBLE INSTITUTION AND INDUSTRY

14 PARTNERSHIP.—For the purpose of carrying out the 

15 activities specified in paragraphs (2) and (3), an eli16 gible institution that receives a grant under this sec17 tion shall establish a partnership (or continue an ex18 isting partnership) with one or more employers in an 

19 in-demand industry sector or occupation (in this sec20 tion referred to as an ‘eligible institution and indus21 try partnership’) and shall maintain such partner22 ship for the duration of the grant period. The eligi23 ble institution shall ensure that the partnership— 

24 ‘‘(A) targets one or more specific high25 skill, high-wage, or in-demand industries; 
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1 ‘‘(B) includes collaboration with the work2 force development system; 

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

4 incumbent workers, and new entrants to the 

5 workforce; 

6 ‘‘(D) uses an evidence-based program de7 sign that is appropriate for the activities carried 

8 out by the partnership; 

9 ‘‘(E) incorporates work-based learning op10 portunities, as defined in section 3 of the Carl 

11 D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act 

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

13 ‘‘(F) incorporates, to the extent appro14 priate, virtual service delivery to facilitate tech15 nology-enabled learning. 

16 ‘‘(2) REQUIRED ACTIVITIES.—An eligible insti17 tution that receives a grant under this section shall, 

18 in consultation with the employers in the eligible in19 stitution and industry partnership described in para20 graph (1)— 

21 ‘‘(A) establish, improve, or expand high 

22 quality, evidence-based workforce development 

23 programs, career pathway programs, or work24 based learning programs (including apprentice25 ship programs or preapprenticeships); 
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1 ‘‘(B) provide career services to individuals 

2 participating in the programs funded with the 

3 grant to facilitate retention and program com4 pletion, which may include— 

5 ‘‘(i) career navigation, coaching, 

6 mentorship, and case management serv7 ices, including providing information and 

8 outreach to individuals with barriers to 

9 employment to encourage such individuals 

10 to participate in programs funded with the 

11 grant; and 

12 ‘‘(ii) providing access to course mate13 rials, technological devices, required equip14 ment, and other supports necessary for 

15 participation in and successful completion 

16 of such programs; and 

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

18 open, searchable, and easily comparable, infor19 mation on— 

20 ‘‘(i) curricula and recognized postsec21 ondary credentials offered through pro22 grams funded with the grant, including 

23 any curricula or credentials created or fur24 ther developed using such grant, which for 
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1 each recognized postsecondary credential, 

2 shall include— 

3 ‘‘(I) the issuing entity of such 

4 credential; 

5 ‘‘(II) any third-party endorse6 ments of such credential; 

7 ‘‘(III) the occupations for which 

8 the credential prepares individuals; 

9 ‘‘(IV) the skills and competencies 

10 necessary to achieve to earn such cre11 dential; 

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

13 skills and competencies (including how 

14 mastery is assessed); and 

15 ‘‘(VI) any transfer value or 

16 stackability of the credential; 

17 ‘‘(ii) any skills or competencies devel18 oped by individuals who participate in such 

19 programs beyond the skills and com20 petencies identified as part of the recog21 nized postsecondary credential awarded; 

22 and 

23 ‘‘(iii) related employment and earn24 ings outcomes on the primary indicators of 
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1 performance described in subclauses (I) 

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

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

4 the activities required under paragraph (2), an eligi5 ble institution that receives a grant under this sec6 tion shall, in consultation with the employers in the 

7 eligible institution and industry partnership de8 scribed in paragraph (1), carry out one or more of 

9 the following activities: 

10 ‘‘(A) Establish, improve, or expand— 

11 ‘‘(i) articulation agreements (as de12 fined in section 486A(a) of the Higher 

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

14 1093a(a))); 

15 ‘‘(ii) credit transfer agreements; 

16 ‘‘(iii) corequisite remediation pro17 grams that enable a student to receive re18 medial education services while enrolled in 

19 a postsecondary course rather than requir20 ing the student to receive remedial edu21 cation before enrolling in a such a course; 

22 ‘‘(iv) dual or concurrent enrollment 

23 programs; 

24 ‘‘(v) competency-based education and 

25 assessment; or 
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1 ‘‘(vi) policies and processes to award 

2 academic credit for prior learning or for 

3 the programs described in paragraph 

4 (2)(A). 

5 ‘‘(B) Establish or implement plans for pro6 viders of the programs described in paragraph 

7 (2)(A) to meet the criteria and carry out the 

8 procedures necessary to be included on the eli9 gible training services provider list described in 

10 section 122(d). 

11 ‘‘(C) Purchase, lease, or refurbish special12 ized equipment as necessary to carry out such 

13 programs, provided that not more than 15 per14 cent of the funds awarded to the eligible insti15 tution under this section may be used for activi16 ties described in this subparagraph. 

17 ‘‘(D) Reduce or eliminate unmet financial 

18 need relating to the cost of attendance (as de19 fined under section 472 of the Higher Edu20 cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087ll)) of par21 ticipants in such programs. 

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

23 institution may use not more than 7 percent of the 

24 funds awarded under this section for administrative 

25 costs, including costs related to collecting informa-
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1 tion, analysis, and coordination for purposes of sub2 section (f). 

3 ‘‘(f) PERFORMANCE LEVELS AND PERFORMANCE

4 REVIEWS.— 

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

6 and implement guidance that establishes the levels 

7 of performance that are expected to be achieved by 

8 each eligible institution receiving a grant under this 

9 section. Such performance levels shall be established 

10 on the following indicators: 

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

12 performance for adults described in section 

13 116(b), which shall be applied for all individuals 

14 who participated in a program that received 

15 funding from a grant under this section. 

16 ‘‘(B) The extent to which the eligible insti17 tution built capacity by— 

18 ‘‘(i) increasing the breadth and depth 

19 of employer engagement and investment in 

20 workforce development programs in the in21 demand industry sectors and occupations 

22 targeted by the eligible institution and in23 dustry partnership established or main24 tained by the eligible institution under sub25 section (e)(1); 
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1 ‘‘(ii) designing or implementing new 

2 and accelerated instructional techniques or 

3 technologies, including the use of advanced 

4 online and technology-enabled learning 

5 (such as immersive technology); and 

6 ‘‘(iii) increasing program and policy 

7 alignment across systems and decreasing 

8 duplicative services or service gaps. 

9 ‘‘(C) With respect to individuals who par10 ticipated in a workforce development program 

11 funded with the grant— 

12 ‘‘(i) the percentage of participants 

13 who successfully completed the program; 

14 and 

15 ‘‘(ii) of the participants who were in16 cumbent workers at the time of enrollment 

17 in the program, the percentage who ad18 vanced into higher level positions during or 

19 after completing the program. 

20 ‘‘(2) CONSULTATION AND DETERMINATION OF

21 PERFORMANCE LEVELS.— 

22 ‘‘(A) CONSIDERATION.—In developing per23 formance levels in accordance with paragraph 

24 (1), the Secretary shall take into consideration 
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1 the goals of the eligible institution pursuant to 

2 subsection (d)(2)(L). 

3 ‘‘(B) DETERMINATION.—After completing 

4 the consideration required under subparagraph 

5 (A), the Secretary shall separately determine 

6 the performance levels that will apply to each 

7 eligible institution, taking into account— 

8 ‘‘(i) the expected performance levels of 

9 each eligible institution with respect to the 

10 goals described by the eligible institution 

11 pursuant to subsection (d)(2)(L); and 

12 ‘‘(ii) local economic conditions in the 

13 geographic area to be served by the eligible 

14 institution, including differences in unem15 ployment rates and job losses or gains in 

16 particular industries. 

17 ‘‘(C) NOTICE AND ACKNOWLEDGMENT.— 

18 ‘‘(i) NOTICE.—The Secretary shall 

19 provide each eligible institution with a 

20 written notification that sets forth the per21 formance levels that will apply to the eligi22 ble institution, as determined under sub23 paragraph (B). 

24 ‘‘(ii) ACKNOWLEDGMENT.—After re25 ceiving the notification described in clause 
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1 (i), each eligible institution shall submit to 

2 the Secretary written confirmation that the 

3 eligible institution— 

4 ‘‘(I) received the notification; and 

5 ‘‘(II) agrees to be evaluated in 

6 accordance with the performance lev7 els determined by the Secretary. 

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

9 basis during each year of the grant period, the Sec10 retary shall evaluate the performance during such 

11 year of each eligible institution receiving a grant 

12 under this section in a manner consistent with the 

13 performance levels determined for such institution 

14 pursuant to paragraph (2). 

15 ‘‘(4) FAILURE TO MEET PERFORMANCE LEV16 ELS.—After conducting an evaluation under para17 graph (3), if the Secretary determines that an eligi18 ble institution did not achieve the performance levels 

19 applicable to the eligible institution under paragraph 

20 (2), the Secretary shall— 

21 ‘‘(A) provide technical assistance to the eli22 gible institution; and 

23 ‘‘(B) develop a performance improvement 

24 plan for the eligible institution. 

25 ‘‘(g) EVALUATIONS AND REPORTS.— 
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1 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 4 years 

2 after the date on which the first grant is made 

3 under this section, the Secretary shall design and 

4 conduct an evaluation to determine the overall effec5 tiveness of the eligible institutions receiving a grant 

6 under this section. 

7 ‘‘(2) ELEMENTS.—The evaluation of the effec8 tiveness of eligible institutions conducted under 

9 paragraph (1) shall include an assessment of the 

10 general effectiveness of programs and activities sup11 ported by the grants awarded to such eligible insti12 tutions under this section, including the extent to 

13 which the programs and activities— 

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

15 successful industry sector strategies, including 

16 the extent to which such eligible institutions 

17 deepened employer engagement and developed 

18 workforce development programs that met in19 dustry skill needs; 

20 ‘‘(B) created, expanded, or enhanced ca21 reer pathways, including the extent to which the 

22 eligible institutions developed or improved com23 petency-based education and assessment, credit 

24 for prior learning, modularized and self-paced 

25 curricula, integrated education and workforce 
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1 development, dual enrollment in secondary and 

2 postsecondary career pathways, stacked and 

3 latticed credentials, and online and distance 

4 learning; 

5 ‘‘(C) created alignment between eligible in6 stitutions and the workforce development sys7 tem; 

8 ‘‘(D) assisted individuals with finding, re9 taining, or advancing in employment; 

10 ‘‘(E) assisted individuals with earning rec11 ognized postsecondary credentials; and 

12 ‘‘(F) provided equal access to various de13 mographic groups, including people of different 

14 geographic locations, ages, races, national ori15 gins, and sexes. 

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

17 under this subsection shall— 

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

19 through the Chief Evaluation Officer) in con20 junction with the eligible institutions being eval21 uated; 

22 ‘‘(B) include analysis of program partici23 pant feedback and outcome and process meas24 ures; and 
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1 ‘‘(C) use designs that employ the most rig2 orous analytical and statistical methods that 

3 are reasonably feasible, such as the use of con4 trol groups. 

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

6 shall make available on a publicly accessible website 

7 of the Department of Labor any data collected as 

8 part of the evaluation under this subsection. Such 

9 data shall be made available in an aggregated for10 mat that does not reveal personally identifiable in11 formation and that ensures compliance with relevant 

12 Federal laws, including section 444 of the General 

13 Education Provisions Act (commonly known as the 

14 ‘Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 

15 1974’) (20 U.S.C. 1232g). 

16 ‘‘(5) PUBLICATION AND REPORTING OF EVAL17 UATION FINDINGS.—The Secretary (acting through 

18 the Chief Evaluation Officer) shall— 

19 ‘‘(A) in accordance with the timeline deter20 mined to be appropriate by the Chief Evalua21 tion Officer, publish an interim report on the 

22 preliminary results of the evaluation conducted 

23 under this subsection; 

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

25 on which the evaluation is completed under this 
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1 subsection, submit to the Committee on Edu2 cation and the Workforce of the House of Rep3 resentatives and the Committee on Health, 

4 Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate 

5 a report on such evaluation; and 

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

7 completion date, publish and make the results 

8 of such evaluation available on a publicly acces9 sible website of the Department of Labor. 

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

11 available on a publicly accessible website of the Depart12 ment of Labor, in transparent, linked, open, and inter13 operable data formats, the following information: 

14 ‘‘(1) The performance of eligible institutions on 

15 the capacity-building performance indicator set forth 

16 under subsection (f)(1)(B). 

17 ‘‘(2) The performance of eligible institutions on 

18 the workforce development participant outcome per19 formance indicators set forth under subsection 

20 (f)(1)(C). 

21 ‘‘(3) The number of individuals enrolled in 

22 workforce development programs funded with a 

23 grant under this section. 

24 ‘‘(i) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
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1 ‘‘(1) COMMUNITY COLLEGE.—The term ‘com2 munity college’ means— 

3 ‘‘(A) a public institution of higher edu4 cation (as defined in section 101(a) of the 

5 Higher Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1001(a)), at 

6 which— 

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

8 associate degree; or 

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

10 frequently awarded degree; 

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

12 institution of higher education (as defined in 

13 section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 

14 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001)), if, at such branch 

15 campus— 

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

17 associate degree; or 

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

19 frequently awarded degree; 

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

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

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

23 1059c(b)(3))); or 

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

25 University (as defined in section 316(b)(3) of 
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1 the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 

2 1059c(b)(3))) at which— 

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

4 associate degree; or 

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

6 frequently awarded degree. 

7 ‘‘(2) ELIGIBLE INSTITUTION.—The term ‘eligi8 ble institution’ means— 

9 ‘‘(A) a community college; 

10 ‘‘(B) a postsecondary vocational institution 

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

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

13 ‘‘(C) a consortium of such colleges or insti14 tutions. 

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

16 available under this section shall be used to supplement, 

17 and not supplant, other Federal, State, and local public 

18 funds made available for carrying out the activities de19 scribed in this section.’’. 

20 SEC. 180. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

21 Section 174 of the Workforce Innovation and Oppor22 tunity Act, as so redesignated, is amended— 

23 (1) by redesignating subsections (e) and (f) as 

24 subsections (g) and (h), respectively; and 
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1 (2) by striking subsections (a) through (d) and 

2 inserting the following: 

3 ‘‘(a) NATIVE AMERICAN PROGRAMS.—There are au4 thorized to be appropriated to carry out section 166 (not 

5 including subsection (k) of such section) $61,800,000 for 

6 each of the fiscal years 2025 through 2030. 

7 ‘‘(b) MIGRANT AND SEASONAL FARMWORKER PRO8 GRAMS.—There are authorized to be appropriated to carry 

9 out section 167 $100,317,900 for each of the fiscal years 

10 2025 through 2030. 

11 ‘‘(c) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—There are authorized 

12 to be appropriated to carry out section 168 $5,000,000 

13 for each of the fiscal years 2025 through 2030. 

14 ‘‘(d) EVALUATIONS AND RESEARCH.—There are au15 thorized to be appropriated to carry out section 169 

16 $12,720,000 for each of the fiscal years 2025 through 

17 2030. 

18 ‘‘(e) REENTRY PROGRAM.—There are authorized to 

19 be appropriated to carry out section 172 $115,000,000 for 

20 each of the fiscal years 2025 through 2030. 

21 ‘‘(f) STRENGTHENING COMMUNITY COLLEGES PRO22 GRAM.—There are authorized to be appropriated to carry 

23 out section 173 $65,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 

24 2025 through 2030.’’. 
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1 Subtitle F—Administration 

2 SEC. 191. REQUIREMENTS AND RESTRICTIONS. 

3 (a) LABOR STANDARDS.—Section 181(b) of the 

4 Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 

5 3241(b)) is amended by adding at the end the following: 

6 ‘‘(8) CONSULTATION.—If an employer provides 

7 on-the-job training, incumbent worker training, or 

8 employer-directed skills development with funds 

9 made available under this title directly to employees 

10 of such employer that are subject to a collective bar11 gaining agreement with the employer, the employer 

12 shall consult with the labor organization that rep13 resents such employees on the planning and design 

14 of such training or development.’’. 

15 (b) RELOCATION.—Section 181(d) of the Workforce 

16 Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3241(d)) is 

17 amended by striking ‘‘incumbent worker training,’’ and in18 serting ‘‘incumbent worker training, employer-directed 

19 skills development,’’. 

20 SEC. 192. GENERAL WAIVERS OF STATUTORY OR REGU21 LATORY REQUIREMENTS. 

22 Section 189(i)(3)(A)(i) of the Workforce Innovation 

23 and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3249(i)(3)(A)(i)) is 

24 amended by striking ‘‘procedures for review and approval 

25 of plans’’ and inserting ‘‘the procedures for review and 
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1 approval of plans, the performance reports described in 

2 section 116(d), and the requirement described in section 

3 134(c)(1)(B)’’. 

4 SEC. 193. STATE INNOVATION DEMONSTRATION AUTHOR5 ITY. 

6 Section 190 of the Workforce Innovation and Oppor7 tunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3250) is amended to read as follows: 

8 ‘‘SEC. 190. STATE INNOVATION DEMONSTRATION AUTHOR9 ITY. 

10 ‘‘(a) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this section is to— 

11 ‘‘(1) authorize States to apply under this sec12 tion, in the case of an eligible State, on behalf of the 

13 entire State, or for any State, on behalf of a local 

14 area or a consortium of local areas in the State, to 

15 receive the allotments or allocations of the State or 

16 the local areas, respectively, for youth workforce in17 vestment activities and adult and dislocated worker 

18 employment and training activities under this Act, 

19 as a consolidated grant for 5 years for the purpose 

20 of carrying out a demonstration project to pursue in21 novative reforms to achieve better outcomes for job22 seekers, employers, and taxpayers; and 

23 ‘‘(2) require that rigorous evaluations be con24 ducted to demonstrate if better outcomes and associ-
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1 ated innovative reforms were achieved as a result of 

2 such demonstration projects. 

3 ‘‘(b) GENERAL AUTHORITY.— 

4 ‘‘(1) WAIVERS AND DEMONSTRATION GRANT

5 AMOUNTS.—Notwithstanding any other provision of 

6 law, during the demonstration period applicable to a 

7 demonstration project approved for a State pursuant 

8 to subsection (d)(3), the Secretary shall comply with 

9 each of the following: 

10 ‘‘(A) WAIVERS.—Subject to paragraph (2), 

11 waive for the State as a whole, or for the local 

12 area or the consortium of local areas in such 

13 State selected by the State to carry out such 

14 demonstration project, all the statutory and 

15 regulatory requirements of subtitle A and sub16 title B. 

17 ‘‘(B) DEMONSTRATION GRANT

18 AMOUNTS.—For each fiscal year applicable to 

19 such demonstration period: 

20 ‘‘(i) STATE AS A WHOLE.—In a case 

21 of a State approved to carry out a dem22 onstration project under this section on be23 half of the State as a whole, distribute as 

24 a consolidated sum to the State, for pur25 poses of carrying out the project, the 
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1 State’s total allotment for such fiscal year 

2 under— 

3 ‘‘(I) subsections (b)(1)(C) and 

4 subsection (c) of section 127; and 

5 ‘‘(II) paragraphs (1)(B) and 

6 (2)(B) of section 132(b); and 

7 ‘‘(III) section 132(c). 

8 ‘‘(ii) LOCAL AREA.—In a case of a 

9 local area selected by a State to carry out 

10 a demonstration project under this section, 

11 require the State to— 

12 ‘‘(I) distribute as a consolidated 

13 sum to the local board for such local 

14 area, for purposes of carrying out the 

15 project, the local area’s allocation for 

16 such fiscal year under— 

17 ‘‘(aa) subsections (b) and (c) 

18 of section 128; and 

19 ‘‘(bb) subsections (b) and 

20 (c) of section 133; or 

21 ‘‘(II) if the local board of the 

22 local area enters into a written agree23 ment with the State for the State to 

24 serve as the fiscal agent for the local 

25 board during the demonstration 
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1 project, use the funds described in 

2 subclause (I) for purposes of carrying 

3 out the project on behalf of the local 

4 board. 

5 ‘‘(iii) CONSORTIUM OF LOCAL

6 AREAS.—In a case of a consortium of local 

7 areas selected by a State to carry out a 

8 demonstration project under this section, 

9 require the State to— 

10 ‘‘(I) distribute as a consolidated 

11 sum to the consortium, for purposes 

12 of carrying out the project, the total 

13 amount of the allocations for the local 

14 areas in such consortium for such fis15 cal year under— 

16 ‘‘(aa) subsections (b) and (c) 

17 of section 128; and 

18 ‘‘(bb) subsections (b) and 

19 (c) of section 133; or 

20 ‘‘(II) if the consortium enters 

21 into a written agreement with the 

22 State for the State to serve as the fis23 cal agent for the consortium during 

24 the demonstration project, use the 

25 funds described in subclause (I) for 
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1 purposes of carrying out the project 

2 on behalf of such consortium. 

3 ‘‘(2) EXCEPTIONS.— 

4 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—A State, local area, or 

5 consortium of local areas carrying out a dem6 onstration project under this section shall com7 ply with statutory or regulatory requirements of 

8 this Act relating to— 

9 ‘‘(i) performance accountability and 

10 reporting, except as otherwise provided in 

11 this section; 

12 ‘‘(ii) the membership of local or State 

13 boards in instances where a State carrying 

14 out a demonstration project will maintain 

15 the use of such boards during the dem16 onstration period; and 

17 ‘‘(iii) the priority of service described 

18 in section 134(c)(3)(E). 

19 ‘‘(B) APPLICABILITY OF DEFINED

20 TERMS.—In carrying out a demonstration 

21 project under this section, a State, local area, 

22 or consortium of local areas may only use a 

23 term defined in section 3 to describe an activity 

24 carried out under such demonstration project if 

25 the State, local area, or consortium of local 
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1 areas gives such term the same meaning as 

2 such term is given under such section. 

3 ‘‘(3) AUTHORITY FOR THIRD-PARTY EVALUA4 TION.— 

5 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 

6 days after the first demonstration project is ap7 proved under this section, the Secretary shall 

8 contract with a third-party evaluator to conduct 

9 a rigorous evaluation of each demonstration 

10 project approved under this section. The evalua11 tion shall— 

12 ‘‘(i) cover the 5-year period of each 

13 demonstration project; 

14 ‘‘(ii) compare the employment and 

15 earnings outcomes of participants in activi16 ties carried out under the demonstration 

17 project to— 

18 ‘‘(I) the outcomes of similarly sit19 uated individuals that do not partici20 pate in such activities who are located 

21 in such State, local area, or a local 

22 area in such consortium; and 

23 ‘‘(II) the outcomes of partici24 pants in activities under this chapter 

25 in the State, local area, or a local area 
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1 in the consortium that was awarded a 

2 waiver prior to the award of such 

3 waiver; 

4 ‘‘(iii) conduct a qualitative analysis 

5 that identifies any promising practices or 

6 innovate strategies that— 

7 ‘‘(I) would not have been con8 ducted without the waiving of statu9 tory or regulatory provisions through 

10 the demonstration project; and 

11 ‘‘(II) lead to positive employment 

12 and earnings outcomes for the partici13 pants; and 

14 ‘‘(iv) compare the outcomes for sub15 clauses (I) and (II) of clause (i) with re16 spect to the subpopulations described in 

17 section 116(d)(2)(B). 

18 ‘‘(B) REPORT.—Not later than 2 years 

19 after the fifth year of each demonstration 

20 project approved under this section, the Sec21 retary shall submit to the Committee on Edu22 cation and the Workforce of the House of Rep23 resentatives and the Committee on Health, 

24 Education, Labor, and Pensions, the results of 
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1 the evaluation of such conducted under this 

2 paragraph. 

3 ‘‘(c) DEMONSTRATION PERIOD; LIMITATIONS.— 

4 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—A demonstration project 

5 approved under this section for a State, local area, 

6 or consortium— 

7 ‘‘(A) shall be carried out for a 5-year dem8 onstration period; and 

9 ‘‘(B) may be renewed for an additional 5- 

10 year demonstration period, if the State, local 

11 area, or consortium— 

12 ‘‘(i) for each of the final 3 years of 

13 the preceding 5-year demonstration period, 

14 meets its expected levels of performance 

15 established under subsection (f)(1)(C); and 

16 ‘‘(ii) on the final year of the preceding 

17 5-year demonstration period, achieves a 

18 performance improvement of not less than 

19 an average of a 5-percent increase across 

20 all of the indicators of performance de21 scribed in clauses (i) and (ii) of subsection 

22 (f)(1)(A), compared with— 

23 ‘‘(I) the highest level of perform24 ance for the corresponding indicators 

25 of performance, as described in sub-
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1 section (f)(1)(B)(i) with respect to 

2 such State, for the most recent pro3 gram year that ended prior to the be4 ginning of the first year of the pre5 ceding 5-year demonstration period; 

6 or 

7 ‘‘(II) the alternate baseline level 

8 of performance for the corresponding 

9 indicators of performance that is 

10 agreed upon between the State and 

11 the Secretary under subsection 

12 (f)(1)(B)(ii). 

13 ‘‘(2) LIMITATIONS.— 

14 ‘‘(A) DEMONSTRATION PERIOD LIMITA15 TIONS.—For each 5-year demonstration period 

16 (including renewals of such period) the Sec17 retary may not approve— 

18 ‘‘(i) more than 4 demonstration 

19 projects for States described in paragraph 

20 (3) to carry out a demonstration project 

21 described in subsection (b)(1)(B)(i); and 

22 ‘‘(ii) more than 6 demonstration 

23 projects for local areas (or consortia of 

24 local areas) to carry out a demonstration 
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1 project described in clause (ii) or (iii) of 

2 subsection (b)(1)(B). 

3 ‘‘(B) STATE LIMITATIONS.—No more than 

4 1 demonstration project may be approved under 

5 this section per State. For purposes of this sub6 paragraph, a demonstration project described in 

7 clause (ii) or (iii) of subsection (b)(1)(B) ap8 proved for a local area or a consortium of local 

9 areas, respectively, in a State shall be consid10 ered a demonstration project approved under 

11 this section for the State. 

12 ‘‘(3) ELIGIBLE STATES.—The Secretary may 

13 not approve a demonstration project for a State as 

14 a whole described in subsection (b)(1)(B)(i) unless, 

15 at the time of submission of the application, such 

16 State is— 

17 ‘‘(A) a State designated as a single State 

18 local area; or 

19 ‘‘(B) a State with— 

20 ‘‘(i) a labor force participation rate 

21 that is less than 60 percent for the most 

22 recent program year; and 

23 ‘‘(ii) a population of less than 

24 6,000,000, as determined by the most re25 cent data released by the Census Bureau. 
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1 ‘‘(d) APPLICATION.— 

2 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—To be eligible to carry out 

3 a demonstration project under this section, a State 

4 shall submit to the Secretary an application at such 

5 time and in such manner as the Secretary may rea6 sonably require, and containing the information de7 scribed in paragraph (2). 

8 ‘‘(2) CONTENT.—Each application submitted by 

9 a State under this subsection shall include the fol10 lowing: 

11 ‘‘(A) A description of the demonstration 

12 project to be carried out under this section, in13 cluding— 

14 ‘‘(i) whether the project will be car15 ried out— 

16 ‘‘(I) by the State as a whole; 

17 ‘‘(II) by a local area, and if so— 

18 ‘‘(aa) an identification of— 

19 ‘‘(AA) such local area; 

20 ‘‘(BB) whether the 

21 local board for such local 

22 area is the fiscal agent for 

23 the project, or whether the 

24 local board has entered into 

25 a written agreement with 
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1 the State for the State to 

2 serve as the fiscal agent dur3 ing the project; and 

4 ‘‘(bb) written verification 

5 from the local board for such 

6 local area that such local board 

7 agrees— 

8 ‘‘(AA) to carry out such 

9 project; and 

10 ‘‘(BB) to the fiscal 

11 agent identified in item 

12 (aa)(BB); and 

13 ‘‘(III) by a consortium of local 

14 areas in the State, and if so— 

15 ‘‘(aa) an identification of— 

16 ‘‘(AA) each local area 

17 that comprises the consor18 tium; and 

19 ‘‘(BB) the local area 

20 that will serve as the fiscal 

21 agent for the consortium 

22 during the project, or wheth23 er the consortium has en24 tered into a written agree25 ment with the State for the 
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1 State to serve as the fiscal 

2 agent; and 

3 ‘‘(bb) written verification 

4 from each local board of each 

5 local area identified in item 

6 (aa)(AA) that such local board 

7 agrees— 

8 ‘‘(AA) to carry out such 

9 project as a consortium; and 

10 ‘‘(BB) to the fiscal 

11 agent for the consortium 

12 identified in item (aa)(BB); 

13 ‘‘(ii) a description of the activities to 

14 be carried out under the project; and 

15 ‘‘(iii) the goals the State, local area, 

16 or consortium intends to achieve through 

17 such activities, which shall be aligned with 

18 purpose described in subsection (a). 

19 ‘‘(B) A description of the performance out20 comes the State, the local area, or consortium 

21 expects to achieve for such activities for each 

22 year of the demonstration period as described 

23 in subsection (f)(1). 

24 ‘‘(C) A description of how the State, local 

25 area, or consortium consulted with employers, 
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1 the State board, and the local boards in the 

2 State in determining the activities to carry out 

3 under the demonstration project. 

4 ‘‘(D) A description of how the State will 

5 make such activities available to jobseekers and 

6 employers in each of the local areas in the State 

7 or, in a case of a project that will be carried out 

8 by a local area or a consortium, a description 

9 of how such services will be made available to 

10 jobseekers and employers in such local area or 

11 each of the local areas in the consortium. 

12 ‘‘(E) A description, if appropriate, of how 

13 the State, local area, or consortium will inte14 grate the funds received, and the activities car15 ried out, under the demonstration project under 

16 this section with State workforce development 

17 programs and other Federal, State, or local 

18 workforce, education, or social service programs 

19 (including the programs and activities listed in 

20 section 103(a)(2), the program of adult edu21 cation and literacy activities authorized under 

22 title II, and the program authorized under title 

23 I of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 

24 720 et seq.)). 
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1 ‘‘(F) An assurance that the State, local 

2 area, or consortium will meet the requirements 

3 of this section. 

4 ‘‘(3) SECRETARIAL APPROVAL.— 

5 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 60 

6 days after the date on which a State submits an 

7 application under this subsection, the Secretary 

8 shall— 

9 ‘‘(i) in a case in which the application 

10 meets the requirements of this section and 

11 is not subject to the limitations described 

12 in subsection (c)(2), approve such applica13 tion and the demonstration project de14 scribed in such application; or 

15 ‘‘(ii) provide to the State a written ex16 planation of initial disapproval that meets 

17 the requirements of subparagraph (C). 

18 ‘‘(B) DEFAULT APPROVAL.—With respect 

19 to an application submitted by a State under 

20 this subsection that is not subject to the limita21 tions described in subsection (c), if the Sec22 retary fails to approve such application or pro23 vide an explanation of initial disapproval for 

24 such application as required under subpara25 graph (A), the application and the demonstra-
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1 tion project described in such application shall 

2 be deemed approved by the Secretary. 

3 ‘‘(C) INITIAL DISAPPROVAL.—An expla4 nation of initial disapproval provided by the 

5 Secretary to a State under subparagraph (A)(ii) 

6 shall provide the State— 

7 ‘‘(i) a detailed explanation of why the 

8 application does not meet the requirements 

9 of this section; and 

10 ‘‘(ii) if the State is not subject to the 

11 limitations described in subsection (c), an 

12 opportunity to revise and resubmit the 

13 State’s application under this section. 

14 ‘‘(e) STATE DEMONSTRATION PROJECT REQUIRE15 MENTS.—A State, local area, or consortium that has been 

16 approved to carry out a demonstration project under this 

17 section shall meet each of the following requirements: 

18 ‘‘(1) USE OF FUNDS.—Use the funds received 

19 pursuant to subsection (b)(1)(B) solely to carry out 

20 the activities of the demonstration project to achieve 

21 the goals described in subsection (d)(2)(A). 

22 ‘‘(2) ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS LIMITATION.— 

23 Use not more than 10 percent of the funds received 

24 pursuant to subsection (b)(1)(B) for a fiscal year for 
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1 the administrative costs of carrying out the dem2 onstration project. 

3 ‘‘(3) PRIORITY FOR SERVICES.—Give priority 

4 for services under the project to veterans and their 

5 eligible spouses in accordance with the requirements 

6 of section 4215 of title 38, United States Code, re7 cipients of public assistance, low-income individuals, 

8 and individuals who have foundational skills needs. 

9 ‘‘(4) NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS.—Serve a 

10 number of participants under the activities of the 

11 demonstration project for each year of the dem12 onstration period that— 

13 ‘‘(A) is greater than the number of partici14 pants served by such State, local area, or con15 sortium under the programs described in sub16 paragraph (A) of the definition of the term 

17 ‘core program provision’ under section 3 for the 

18 most recent program year that ended prior to 

19 the beginning of the first year of the dem20 onstration period; or 

21 ‘‘(B) is not less than the number of par22 ticipants to be served under the activities of the 

23 demonstration project that is agreed upon be24 tween the State, local area, or consortium, and 

25 the Secretary— 
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1 ‘‘(i) prior to the Secretary’s approval 

2 of the application submitted under sub3 section (d); and 

4 ‘‘(ii) after the Secretary takes into ac5 count— 

6 ‘‘(I) the goals the State, local 

7 area, or consortium intends to achieve 

8 through the demonstration project; 

9 and 

10 ‘‘(II) the participants the State, 

11 local area, or consortium intends to 

12 serve under such project; and 

13 ‘‘(iii) prior to approval of the applica14 tion submitted under subsection (d). 

15 ‘‘(5) REPORTING OUTCOMES.—Submit, on an 

16 annual basis, to the Secretary a report, with respect 

17 to such State, local area, or consortium, on— 

18 ‘‘(A) participant outcomes for each indi19 cator of performance described in subsection 

20 (f)(1)(A) for the activities carried out under the 

21 project; and 

22 ‘‘(B) the applicable requirements of section 

23 116(d)(2), including subparagraphs (B) 

24 through (G) and subparagraph (J), as such 
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1 subparagraphs are applicable to activities under 

2 the demonstration project. 

3 ‘‘(6) COMPLIANCE WITH CERTAIN EXISTING RE4 QUIREMENTS.—Comply with the statutory or regu5 latory requirements listed in subsection (b)(2). 

6 ‘‘(f) PERFORMANCE ACCOUNTABILITY.— 

7 ‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT OF BASELINE LEVEL

8 FOR PERFORMANCE.— 

9 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Each State shall de10 scribe in the application submitted under sub11 section (d), for each year of the demonstration 

12 period— 

13 ‘‘(i) with respect to participants who 

14 are at least 25 years old, the expected lev15 els of performance for each of the indica16 tors of performance under section 

17 116(b)(2)(A)(i) for the activities carried 

18 out under the project under this section, 

19 which shall meet the requirements of sub20 paragraph (B); and 

21 ‘‘(ii) with respect to participants who 

22 are at least 16 years old and no older than 

23 24 years old, the expected levels of per24 formance for each of the indicators of per25 formance under section 116(b)(2)(A)(ii) 
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1 for the activities carried out under the 

2 project under this section, which shall meet 

3 the requirements of subparagraph (B). 

4 ‘‘(B) 5TH YEAR.—Each of the expected 

5 levels of performance established pursuant to 

6 subparagraph (A) for each of the indicators of 

7 performance for the 5th year of the demonstra8 tion period shall be higher than— 

9 ‘‘(i) the highest level of performance 

10 for the corresponding indicator of perform11 ance for the programs described in sub12 paragraph (A) of the definition of the term 

13 ‘core program provisions’ under section 3 

14 for the most recent program year for such 

15 State that ended prior to the beginning of 

16 the first year of the demonstration period; 

17 or 

18 ‘‘(ii) an alternate baseline level of per19 formance that is agreed upon between the 

20 State and the Secretary— 

21 ‘‘(I) prior to the Secretary’s ap22 proval of the application submitted 

23 under subsection (d); and 

24 ‘‘(II) after the Secretary takes 

25 into account— 
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1 ‘‘(aa) the goals the State in2 tends to achieve through the 

3 demonstration project; and 

4 ‘‘(bb) the participants the 

5 State intends to serve under such 

6 project. 

7 ‘‘(C) AGREED LEVEL FOR PERFORMANCE

8 ON EXPECTED LEVELS OF PERFORMANCE.— 

9 Prior to approving an application for a dem10 onstration project submitted by a State, and 

11 using the expected levels of performance de12 scribed in such application, the Secretary shall 

13 reach an agreement with such State on the ex14 pected levels of performance for each of the in15 dicators of performance. In reaching an agree16 ment on such expected levels of performance, 

17 the Secretary and the State may consider the 

18 factors described in section 116(b)(3)(A)(v). 

19 ‘‘(2) SANCTIONS.— 

20 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The sanctions de21 scribed in section 116(f)(1)(B) shall apply to a 

22 State, local area, or consortium beginning on 

23 the 3rd year of the demonstration period for 

24 such State, local area, or consortium, except 
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1 that the levels of performance established under 

2 subsection (f)(1)(C) of this section shall be— 

3 ‘‘(i) deemed to be the State negotiated 

4 levels of performance for purposes of this 

5 paragraph; and 

6 ‘‘(ii) adjusted at the end of each pro7 gram year to reflect the actual characteris8 tics of participants served and the actual 

9 economic conditions experienced using a 

10 statistical adjustment model similar to the 

11 model described in section 

12 116(b)(3)(A)(viii). 

13 ‘‘(B) INELIGIBILITY FOR RENEWAL.—A 

14 State, local area, or consortium that is subject 

15 to such sanctions shall be ineligible to renew its 

16 demonstration period under subsection (c). 

17 ‘‘(3) IMPACT OF LOCAL OR CONSORTIUM DEM18 ONSTRATIONS ON STATEWIDE ACCOUNTABILITY.— 

19 With respect to a State with an approved dem20 onstration project for a local area or consortium of 

21 local areas in the State— 

22 ‘‘(A) the performance of such local area or 

23 consortium for the programs described in sub24 paragraph (A) of the definition of the term 

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1 not be included in the levels of performance for 

2 such State for any of such programs for pur3 poses of section 116 for any program year that 

4 is applicable to any year of the demonstration 

5 period; and 

6 ‘‘(B) with respect to any local areas of the 

7 State that are not part of the demonstration 

8 project, the State shall reach a new agreement 

9 with the Secretary, for purposes of section 

10 116(b)(3)(A), on levels of performance for such 

11 programs for such program years. 

12 ‘‘(g) TERMINATION.—Except as provided under sub13 section (c)(1)(B), the Secretary may not approve a dem14 onstration project after December 31, 2030.’’. 

15 TITLE II—ADULT EDUCATION 

16 AND LITERACY 

17 SEC. 201. PURPOSE. 

18 Section 202 of the Workforce Innovation and Oppor19 tunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3271) is amended— 

20 (1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘(including 

21 digital literacy skills)’’ before ‘‘necessary’’; and 

22 (2) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘English lan23 guage learners’’ and inserting ‘‘English learners’’. 
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1 SEC. 202. DEFINITIONS. 

2 Section 203 of the Workforce Innovation and Oppor3 tunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3272) is amended— 

4 (1) in paragraph (1)— 

5 (A) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ‘‘lis6 ten,’’ after ‘‘write,’’; 

7 (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking 

8 ‘‘and’’ at the end; 

9 (C) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as 

10 subparagraph (D); and 

11 (D) by inserting after subparagraph (B) 

12 the following: 

13 ‘‘(C) develop and use digital literacy skills; 

14 and’’; 

15 (2) by redesignating paragraphs (3) through 

16 (17) as paragraphs (4) through (18), respectively; 

17 (3) by inserting after paragraph (2) the fol18 lowing: 

19 ‘‘(3) DIGITAL LITERACY SKILLS.—The term 

20 ‘digital literacy skills’ means the skills associated 

21 with using existing and emerging technologies to 

22 find, evaluate, organize, create, communicate infor23 mation, and to complete tasks.’’; 

24 (4) in paragraph (5)(C) (as so redesignated)— 

25 (A) by striking clause (i) and inserting the 

26 following: 
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1 ‘‘(i) has foundational skills needs;’’; 

2 and 

3 (B) in clause (iii), by striking ‘‘English 

4 language learner’’ and inserting ‘‘English learn5 er’’; 

6 (5) in paragraph (7)(A) (as so redesignated), by 

7 striking ‘‘English language learners’’ and inserting 

8 ‘‘English learners’’; 

9 (6) in paragraph (8) (as so redesignated)— 

10 (A) in the paragraph header, by striking 

11 ‘‘LANGUAGE’’; and 

12 (B) in the matter preceding subparagraph 

13 (A), by striking ‘‘English language learner’’ and 

14 inserting ‘‘English learner’’; 

15 (7) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) 

16 in paragraph (10) (as so redesignated), by inserting 

17 ‘‘and educational’’ after ‘‘the economic’’; 

18 (8) in paragraph (13) (as so redesignated)— 

19 (A) by striking ‘‘English language learn20 ers’’ and inserting ‘‘English learners’’; and 

21 (B) by striking ‘‘workforce training’’ and 

22 inserting ‘‘skills development, preparation for 

23 postsecondary education or employment, and fi24 nancial literacy instruction’’; and 

25 (9) in paragraph (14) (as so redesignated)— 
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1 (A) by striking ‘‘and solve’’ and inserting 

2 ‘‘solve’’; and 

3 (B) by inserting ‘‘and use digital tech4 nology,’’ after ‘‘problems,’’. 

5 SEC. 203. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

6 Section 206 of the Workforce Innovation and Oppor7 tunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3275) is amended to read as follows: 

8 ‘‘SEC. 206. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

9 ‘‘There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 

10 this title $751,042,100 for each of the fiscal years 2025 

11 through 2030.’’. 

12 SEC. 204. SPECIAL RULE. 

13 Section 211(e)(3) of the Workforce Innovation and 

14 Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3291(e)(3)) is amended by 

15 striking ‘‘period described in section 3(45)’’ and inserting 

16 ‘‘period described in subparagraph (B) of the definition 

17 of the term ‘outlying area’ in section 3’’. 

18 SEC. 205. PERFORMANCE ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM. 

19 Section 212 of the Workforce Innovation and Oppor20 tunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3292) is amended by striking ‘‘sec21 tion 116.’’ and inserting ‘‘section 116, except that the in22 dicator described in subsection (b)(2)(A)(i)(VI) of such 

23 section shall be applied as if it were the percentage of pro24 gram participants who exited the program during the pro-
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1 gram year and completed an integrated education and 

2 training program.’’. 

3 SEC. 206. MATCHING REQUIREMENT. 

4 Section 222(b) of the Workforce Innovation and Op5 portunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3302(b)) is amended by adding 

6 at the end the following: 

7 ‘‘(3) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY OF INFORMATION

8 ON MATCHING FUNDS.—Each eligible agency shall 

9 maintain, on a publicly accessible website of such 

10 agency and in an easily accessible format, informa11 tion documenting the non-Federal contributions 

12 made available to adult education and family literacy 

13 programs pursuant to this subsection, including— 

14 ‘‘(A) the sources of such contributions, ex15 cept that in the case of private contributions, 

16 names of the individuals or entities providing 

17 such contributions may not be disclosed; and 

18 ‘‘(B) in the case of funds made available 

19 by a State or outlying area, an explanation of 

20 how such funds are distributed to eligible pro21 viders.’’. 

22 SEC. 207. STATE LEADERSHIP ACTIVITIES. 

23 Section 223(a) of the Workforce Innovation and Op24 portunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3303(a)) is amended— 

25 (1) in paragraph (1)— 
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1 (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘ac2 tivities.’’ and inserting ‘‘activities and the iden3 tification of opportunities to coordinate with ac4 tivities supported under the Carl D. Perkins 

5 Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 

6 (20 U.S.C. 2301 et seq.) to expand integrated 

7 education and training programs.’’; 

8 (B) in subparagraph (C)— 

9 (i) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 

10 the end; 

11 (ii) in clause (iii), by striking the pe12 riod at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

13 (iii) by adding at the end the fol14 lowing: 

15 ‘‘(iv) assistance in reporting partici16 pant outcomes for the performance ac17 countability system described in section 

18 212, including facilitating partnerships 

19 with the appropriate State entities to con20 duct matches with State administrative 

21 data (such as wage records) to determine 

22 program performance on the indicators of 

23 performance described in subclauses (I) 

24 through (III) of section 116(b)(2)(A)(i).’’; 
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1 (C) by redesignating subparagraph (D) as 

2 subparagraph (F); and 

3 (D) by inserting after subparagraph (C) 

4 the following: 

5 ‘‘(D) The development or identification 

6 (which may be done in coordination with other 

7 States) of instructional materials that— 

8 ‘‘(i) are designed to meet the needs of 

9 adult learners and English learners; 

10 ‘‘(ii) to the extent practicable, are evi11 dence-based; and 

12 ‘‘(iii) will improve the instruction pro13 vided pursuant to the local activities re14 quired under section 231(b). 

15 ‘‘(E) The dissemination of instructional 

16 materials described in subparagraph (D) to eli17 gible providers to improve the instruction pro18 vided pursuant to the local activities required 

19 under section 231(b), including instructional 

20 materials that— 

21 ‘‘(i) were developed for integrated 

22 education and training in an in-demand in23 dustry or occupation within the State; and 
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1 ‘‘(ii) lead to English language acquisi2 tion, a recognized postsecondary credential, 

3 or both.’’; and 

4 (2) in paragraph (2)— 

5 (A) in subparagraph (I)(i)— 

6 (i) by striking ‘‘mathematics, and 

7 English’’ and inserting ‘‘mathematics, 

8 English’’; and 

9 (ii) by striking ‘‘acquisition;’’ and in10 serting ‘‘acquisition, and digital literacy 

11 skills;’’; 

12 (B) in subparagraph (J), by striking ‘‘re13 tention.’’ and inserting ‘‘retention, such as the 

14 development and maintenance of policies for 

15 awarding recognized postsecondary credentials 

16 to adult educators who demonstrate effective17 ness at improving the achievement of adult stu18 dents.’’; 

19 (C) in subparagraph (K), by striking 

20 ‘‘English language learners,’’ and inserting 

21 ‘‘English learners,’’; 

22 (D) by redesignating subparagraph (M) as 

23 subparagraph (P); and 

24 (E) by inserting after subparagraph (L) 

25 the following: 
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1 ‘‘(M) Performance incentive payments to 

2 eligible providers, including incentive payments 

3 linked to increased use of integrated employ4 ment and training or other forms of instruction 

5 linking adult education with the development of 

6 occupational skills for an in-demand occupation 

7 in the State. 

8 ‘‘(N) Strengthening the quality and effec9 tiveness of adult education and family literacy 

10 programs in the State through support for pro11 gram quality standards and accreditation re12 quirements. 

13 ‘‘(O) Raising public awareness (including 

14 through public service announcements, such as 

15 social media campaigns) about career and tech16 nical education programs and community-based 

17 organizations, and other endeavors focused on 

18 programs that prepare individuals for in-de19 mand industry sectors or occupations.’’. 

20 SEC. 208. PROGRAMS FOR CORRECTIONS EDUCATION AND 

21 OTHER INSTITUTIONALIZED INDIVIDUALS. 

22 Section 225 of the Workforce Innovation and Oppor23 tunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3305)) is amended— 

24 (1) by redesignating subsections (d) and (e) as 

25 subsections (e) and (f), respectively; and 
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1 (2) by inserting after subsection (c) the fol2 lowing: 

3 ‘‘(d) COORDINATION.—Each eligible agency that is 

4 using assistance provided under this section to carry out 

5 a program for criminal offenders within a correctional in6 stitution shall— 

7 ‘‘(1) coordinate such educational programs with 

8 career and technical education activities provided to 

9 individuals in State institutions from funds reserved 

10 under section 112(a)(2)(A) of the Carl D. Perkins 

11 Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 (20 

12 U.S.C. 2322(a)(2)(A)); and 

13 ‘‘(2) identify opportunities to develop integrated 

14 education and training opportunities for such indi15 viduals.’’. 

16 SEC. 209. GRANTS AND CONTRACTS FOR ELIGIBLE PRO17 VIDERS. 

18 Section 231 of the Workforce Innovation and Oppor19 tunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3321) is amended— 

20 (1) in subsection (e)— 

21 (A) in paragraph (1)(B)(ii), by striking 

22 ‘‘English language learners’’ and inserting 

23 ‘‘English learners’’; 

24 (B) in paragraph (5)— 
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1 (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking 

2 ‘‘and’’ at the end; 

3 (ii) in subparagraph (B), by adding 

4 ‘‘and’’ at the end; and 

5 (iii) by adding at the end the fol6 lowing: 

7 ‘‘(C) uses instructional materials that are 

8 designed to meet the needs of adult learners 

9 and English learners and are evidence-based (to 

10 the extent practicable), which may include, but 

11 shall not be required to include, the instruc12 tional materials disseminated by the State 

13 under section 223(a)(1)(D);’’; and 

14 (C) in paragraph (6)— 

15 (i) by striking ‘‘speaking,’’ and insert16 ing ‘‘speaking and listening,’’; and 

17 (ii) by inserting before the semicolon 

18 at the end the following: ‘‘, which may in19 clude the application of the principles of 

20 universal design for learning’’; and 

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

22 ‘‘(f) COST ANALYSIS.—In determining the amount of 

23 funds to be awarded in grants or contracts under this sec24 tion, the eligible agency may consider the costs of pro25 viding learning in context, including integrated education 
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1 and training and workplace adult education and literacy 

2 activities, and the extent to which the eligible provider in3 tends to serve individuals using such activities, in order 

4 to align the amount of funds awarded with such costs.’’. 

5 SEC. 210. LOCAL APPLICATION. 

6 Section 232 of the Workforce Innovation and Oppor7 tunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3322) is amended— 

8 (1) in paragraph (4), by inserting ‘‘and coordi9 nate with the appropriate State entity’’ after ‘‘data’’; 

10 (2) in paragraph (6), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 

11 end; 

12 (3) by redesignating paragraph (7) as para13 graph (8); and 

14 (4) by inserting after paragraph (6) the fol15 lowing: 

16 ‘‘(7) a description of how the eligible provider 

17 will provide learning in context, including through 

18 partnerships with employers to offer workplace adult 

19 education and literacy activities and integrated edu20 cation and training; and’’. 

21 SEC. 211. LOCAL ADMINISTRATIVE COST LIMITS. 

22 Section 233(a) of the Workforce Innovation and Op23 portunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3323(a)) is amended— 

24 (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘95’’ and in25 serting ‘‘85’’; and 
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1 (2) by amending paragraph (2) to read as fol2 lows: 

3 ‘‘(2) of the remaining amount— 

4 ‘‘(A) not more than 10 percent may be 

5 used for professional development for adult edu6 cators; and 

7 ‘‘(B) not more than 5 percent shall be 

8 used for planning, administration (including 

9 carrying out the requirements of section 116), 

10 professional development of administrative 

11 staff, and the activities described in paragraphs 

12 (3) and (5) of section 232.’’. 

13 SEC. 212. NATIONAL LEADERSHIP ACTIVITIES. 

14 Section 242 of the Workforce Innovation and Oppor15 tunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3332) is amended— 

16 (1) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ‘‘116;’’ and 

17 inserting ‘‘116, including the dissemination of effec18 tive practices used by States to use administrative 

19 data to determine program performance and reduce 

20 the data collection and reporting burden on eligible 

21 providers;’’; 

22 (2) in paragraphs (1)(B) and (2)(C)(vii)(I) of 

23 subsection (c), by striking ‘‘English language learn24 ers’’ and inserting ‘‘English learners’’; and 

25 (3) in subsection (c)(2)— 
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1 (A) in subparagraph (F), by striking 

2 ‘‘and’’ at the end; 

3 (B) by redesignating subparagraph (G) as 

4 subparagraph (I); and 

5 (C) by inserting after subparagraph (F) 

6 the following: 

7 ‘‘(G) developing and rigorously evaluating 

8 programs for the preparation of effective adult 

9 educators and disseminating the results of such 

10 evaluations; 

11 ‘‘(H) carrying out initiatives to support the 

12 effectiveness and impact of adult education, 

13 that States may adopt on a voluntary basis, 

14 through— 

15 ‘‘(i) the development and dissemina16 tion of staffing models that prioritize dem17 onstrated effectiveness and continuous im18 provement in supporting the learning of 

19 adult students; and 

20 ‘‘(ii) the evaluation and improvement 

21 of program quality standards and accredi22 tation requirements; and’’. 
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1 SEC. 213. INTEGRATED ENGLISH LITERACY AND CIVICS 

2 EDUCATION. 

3 Section 243(c)(1) of the Workforce Innovation and 

4 Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3333(c)(1)) is amended by 

5 striking ‘‘English language learners’’ and inserting 

6 ‘‘English learners’’. 

7 TITLE III—AMENDMENTS TO 

8 OTHER LAWS 

9 SEC. 301. AMENDMENTS TO THE WAGNER-PEYSER ACT. 

10 (a) DEFINITIONS.—Section 2(5) of the Wagner11 Peyser Act (29 U.S.C. 49a(5)) is amended by inserting 

12 ‘‘the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, 

13 American Samoa,’’ after ‘‘Guam,’’. 

14 (b) UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION LAW REQUIRE15 MENT.—Section 5(b)(1) of such Act is amended by insert16 ing ‘‘the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, 

17 American Samoa,’’ after ‘‘Guam,’’. 

18 (c) ALLOTMENTS.—Section 6 of such Act (29 U.S.C. 

19 49e) is amended— 

20 (1) in subsection (a)— 

21 (A) by striking ‘‘except for Guam’’ and in22 serting ‘‘except for Guam, the Commonwealth 

23 of the Northern Mariana Islands, and American 

24 Samoa’’; 
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1 (B) by striking ‘‘first allot to Guam and 

2 the Virgin Islands’’ and inserting the following: 

3 ‘‘first allot— 

4 ‘‘(1) to Guam and the Virgin Islands’’; 

5 (C) by striking the period at the end and 

6 inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

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

8 ‘‘(2) beginning with the first fiscal year for 

9 which the total amount available for allotments 

10 under this section is greater than the total amount 

11 available for allotments under this section for fiscal 

12 year 2024, and for each succeeding fiscal year, to 

13 each of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana 

14 Islands and American Samoa, an amount which is 

15 equal to one-half of the amount allotted to Guam 

16 under paragraph (1) for such fiscal year.’’; and 

17 (2) in subsection (b)(1), in the matter following 

18 subparagraph (B), by inserting ‘‘, the Common19 wealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, American 

20 Samoa,’’ after ‘‘Guam’’. 

21 (d) USE OF FUNDS.—Section 7 of such Act (29 

22 U.S.C. 49f) is amended— 

23 (1) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ‘‘and refer24 ral to employers’’ and inserting ‘‘referral to employ25 ers, and the services described in section 
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1 134(c)(2)(A)(ii) of the Workforce Innovation and 

2 Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3174(c)(2)(A)(ii)) when 

3 provided by the employment service office colocated 

4 with the one-stop delivery system’’; and 

5 (2) in subsection (e), by inserting before the pe6 riod at the end the following: ‘‘and in accordance 

7 with the requirements of section 134(c)(2)(A)(i)(I) 

8 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act 

9 (29 U.S.C. 3174(c)(2)(A)(i)(I))’’. 

10 (e) WORKFORCE AND LABOR MARKET INFORMATION

11 SYSTEM.—Section 15 of such Act (29 U.S.C. 49l–2) is 

12 amended— 

13 (1) in subsection (a)(1)— 

14 (A) in subparagraph (A)— 

15 (i) in the matter preceding clause (i), 

16 by striking ‘‘timely manner’’ and inserting 

17 ‘‘manner that is as close to real-time as 

18 practicable’’; 

19 (ii) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘part20 time, and seasonal workers’’ and inserting 

21 ‘‘part-time, contingent, and seasonal work22 ers, and workers engaged in alternative 

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1 (iii) by redesignating clauses (iii) and 

2 (iv) as clauses (iv) and (v), respectively; 

3 and 

4 (iv) by inserting after clause (ii), the 

5 following: 

6 ‘‘(iii) real-time trends in new and 

7 emerging occupational roles, and in new 

8 and emerging skills by occupation and in9 dustry, with particular attention paid to 

10 State and local conditions;’’; 

11 (B) in subparagraph (B)(i), by inserting 

12 ‘‘(including, to the extent practicable, real13 time)’’ after ‘‘current’’; and 

14 (C) in subparagraph (G), by striking 

15 ‘‘user-friendly manner and’’ and inserting 

16 ‘‘manner that is available on-demand and is 

17 user-friendly,’’; 

18 (2) in subsection (b)(2)(F)— 

19 (A) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘; and’’ and 

20 inserting ‘‘(including, to the extent practicable, 

21 provided in real time);’’; 

22 (B) by redesignating clause (ii) as clause 

23 (iii); and 

24 (C) by inserting after clause (i), as so 

25 amended, the following: 
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1 ‘‘(ii) the capabilities of digital tech2 nology and modern data collection ap3 proaches are effectively utilized; and’’; and 

4 (3) by amending subsection (g) to read as fol5 lows: 

6 ‘‘(g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

7 are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 

8 $64,532,600 for each of the fiscal years 2025 through 

9 2030.’’. 

10 SEC. 302. JOB TRAINING GRANTS. 

11 Section 414(c) of the American Competitiveness and 

12 Workforce Improvement Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 3224a) 

13 is amended to read as follows: 

14 ‘‘(c) JOB TRAINING GRANTS.— 

15 ‘‘(1) ALLOTMENT.— 

16 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Of the funds available 

17 under section 286(s)(2) of the Immigration and 

18 Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1356(s)(2)), the Sec19 retary of Labor shall— 

20 ‘‘(i) return permanently 12 percent of 

21 such amounts in each fiscal year to the 

22 general fund of the Treasury; and 

23 ‘‘(ii) of the remainder, make allot24 ments to each State that receives an allot25 ment under section 132(b) of the Work-
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1 force Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 

2 U.S.C. 3172) for the purpose of providing 

3 training services through individual train4 ing accounts for eligible dislocated workers 

5 as described in paragraph (2)(A). 

6 ‘‘(B) RESERVATION; ALLOTMENT AMONG

7 STATES.— 

8 ‘‘(i) RESERVATION.—From the 

9 amount made available under subpara10 graph (A)(ii) for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall reserve not more than 1 11 ⁄4 of 1 

12 percent of such amount to provide assist13 ance to the outlying areas for the purpose 

14 described in paragraph (2)(A). 

15 ‘‘(ii) ALLOTMENT AMONG STATES.— 

16 The Secretary shall use the remainder of 

17 the amount made available under subpara18 graph (A)(ii) for a fiscal year to make al19 lotments to States described in such sub20 paragraph on the following basis: 

‘‘(I) 33 and 1 21 ⁄3 percent shall be 

22 allotted on the basis of the relative 

23 number of unemployed individuals in 

24 each such State, compared to the total 
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1 number of unemployed individuals in 

2 all such States. 

‘‘(II) 33 and 1 3 ⁄3 percent shall be 

4 allotted based on the relative number 

5 of disadvantaged adults in each such 

6 State, compared to the total number 

7 of disadvantaged adults in all such 

8 States. 

‘‘(III) 33 and 1 9 ⁄3 percent shall be 

10 allotted on the basis of the relative 

11 number of individuals in the civilian 

12 labor force in each such State, com13 pared to the total number in the civil14 ian labor force in all such States. 

15 ‘‘(iii) DISADVANTAGED ADULT DE16 FINED.—For purposes of this subpara17 graph and subparagraph (C), the term 

18 ‘disadvantaged adult’ has the meaning 

19 given such term in section 

20 132(b)(1)(B)(v)(IV) of the Workforce In21 novation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 

22 3172(b)(1)(B)(v)(IV)). 

23 ‘‘(iv) REALLOTMENT.— 

24 ‘‘(I) IN GENERAL.—The Sec25 retary of Labor shall, in accordance 
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1 with this clause, reallot to eligible 

2 States amounts that are made avail3 able to States from allotments made 

4 under this subparagraph (referred to 

5 individually in this subsection as a 

6 ‘State allotment’) and that are avail7 able for reallotment. 

8 ‘‘(II) AMOUNT.—The amount 

9 available for reallotment for a pro10 gram year is equal to the amount by 

11 which the unobligated balance of the 

12 State allotment, at the end of the pro13 gram year prior to the program year 

14 for which the determination under 

15 this subclause is made, exceeds 20 

16 percent of such allotment for the prior 

17 program year. 

18 ‘‘(III) REALLOTMENT.—In mak19 ing reallotments to eligible States of 

20 amounts available pursuant to sub21 clause (II) for a program year, the 

22 Secretary shall allot to each eligible 

23 State an amount based on the relative 

24 amount of the State allotment for the 

25 program year for which the deter-
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1 mination is made, as compared to the 

2 total amount of the State allotments 

3 for all eligible States for such pro4 gram year. 

5 ‘‘(IV) ELIGIBILITY.—For pur6 poses of this subsection, an eligible 

7 State means a State that does not 

8 have an amount available for reallot9 ment under subclause (II) for the pro10 gram year for which the determina11 tion under subclause (II) is made. 

12 ‘‘(C) WITHIN STATE ALLOCATIONS.— 

13 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The Governor 

14 shall allocate the funds allotted to the 

15 State under subparagraph (B)(ii) for a fis16 cal year to the local areas in the State on 

17 the following basis: 

‘‘(I) 33 and 1 18 ⁄3 percent of the 

19 funds on the basis described in sub20 paragraph (B)(ii)(I). 

‘‘(II) 33 and 1 21 ⁄3 percent of the 

22 funds on the basis described in sub23 paragraph (B)(ii)(II). 
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‘‘(III) 33 and 1 1 ⁄3 percent of the 

2 funds on the basis described in sub3 paragraph (B)(ii)(III). 

4 ‘‘(ii) APPLICATION.—For purposes of 

5 carrying out clause (i)— 

6 ‘‘(I) references in subparagraph 

7 (B)(ii) to a State shall be deemed to 

8 be references to a local area; and 

9 ‘‘(II) references in subparagraph 

10 (B)(ii) to all States shall be deemed to 

11 be references to all local areas in the 

12 State involved. 

13 ‘‘(iii) REALLOCATION AMONG LOCAL

14 AREAS.— 

15 ‘‘(I) IN GENERAL.—The Gov16 ernor may, in accordance with this 

17 clause and after consultation with the 

18 State board, reallocate to eligible local 

19 areas within the State amounts that 

20 are made available to local areas from 

21 allocations made under this subpara22 graph (referred to individually in this 

23 subsection as a ‘local allocation’) and 

24 that are available for reallocation. 
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1 ‘‘(II) AMOUNT.—The amount 

2 available for reallocation for a pro3 gram year is equal to the amount by 

4 which the unobligated balance of the 

5 local allocation, at the end of the pro6 gram year prior to the program year 

7 for which the determination under 

8 this subclause is made, exceeds 20 

9 percent of such allocation for the 

10 prior program year. 

11 ‘‘(III) REALLOCATION.—In mak12 ing reallocations to eligible local areas 

13 of amounts available pursuant to sub14 clause (II) for a program year, the 

15 Governor shall allocate to each eligible 

16 local area within the State an amount 

17 based on the relative amount of the 

18 local allocation for the program year 

19 for which the determination is made, 

20 as compared to the total amount of 

21 the local allocations for all eligible 

22 local areas in the State for such pro23 gram year. 

24 ‘‘(IV) ELIGIBILITY.—For pur25 poses of this subsection, an eligible 
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1 local area means a local area that 

2 does not have an amount available for 

3 reallotment under subclause (II) for 

4 the program year for which the deter5 mination under subclause (II) is 

6 made. 

7 ‘‘(2) USE OF FUNDS.— 

8 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Funds allocated pur9 suant to paragraph (1) to a local area shall be 

10 used to pay, through the use of an individual 

11 training account in the accordance with section 

12 134(c)(3)(F)(iii) of the Workforce Innovation 

13 and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 

14 3174(c)(3)(F)(iii)), an eligible provider of train15 ing services from the list of eligible providers of 

16 training services described in section 122(d) of 

17 such Act (29 U.S.C. 3152(d)) for training serv18 ices provided to eligible dislocated workers in 

19 the local area. 

20 ‘‘(B) REQUIREMENTS FOR LOCAL

21 AREAS.—As a condition of receipt of funds 

22 under paragraph (1), a local area shall agree to 

23 each of the following: 

24 ‘‘(i) REQUIRED NOTICE TO WORK25 ERS.—Prior to an eligible dislocated work-
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1 er selecting a program of training services 

2 from the list of eligible providers of train3 ing services under section 122(d) of the 

4 Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act 

5 (29 U.S.C. 3152(d)), the local area shall 

6 inform such dislocated worker of any op7 portunities the dislocated worker may have 

8 to participate in on-the-job training or em9 ployer-directed skills development funded 

10 through such local area. 

11 ‘‘(ii) AMOUNTS AVAILABLE.—Except 

12 as provided in clause (iv)(II), a local 

13 area— 

14 ‘‘(I) may not limit the maximum 

15 amount available for an individual 

16 training account for an eligible dis17 located worker under subparagraph 

18 (A) to an amount that is less than 

19 $5,000; and 

20 ‘‘(II) may not pay an amount, 

21 through the use of an individual train22 ing account under subparagraph (A), 

23 for training services provided to an el24 igible dislocated worker that exceeds 

25 the costs of such services. 
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1 ‘‘(iii) WIOA FUNDS.—A local area 

2 may not use funds made available to the 

3 local area for a fiscal year pursuant to sec4 tion 134(c)(1)(B) of the Workforce Innova5 tion and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 

6 3174(c)(1)(B)) to make payments under 

7 subparagraph (A) until the funds allocated 

8 to the local area pursuant to paragraph (1) 

9 of this subsection for such fiscal year have 

10 been exhausted. 

11 ‘‘(iv) EXHAUSTION OF ALLOCA12 TIONS.—Upon the exhaustion of the funds 

13 allocated to the local area pursuant to 

14 paragraph (1) of this subsection, for the 

15 purpose of paying, through the use of indi16 vidual training accounts under subpara17 graph (A), the costs of training services for 

18 eligible dislocated workers in the local area 

19 seeking such services, the local area— 

20 ‘‘(I) shall use any funds made 

21 available to the local area pursuant to 

22 section 134(c)(1)(B) of the Workforce 

23 Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 

24 U.S.C. 3174(c)(1)(B)) to pay for such 

25 costs under subparagraph (A) (other 
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1 than any costs that exceed the limit 

2 set by the local area pursuant to sub3 clause (II)); and 

4 ‘‘(II) for any eligible dislocated 

5 worker who is not a low-income indi6 vidual, may limit the maximum 

7 amount available for the individual 

8 training account under subparagraph 

9 (A) for such worker to an amount 

10 that is less than $5,000. 

11 ‘‘(3) ELIGIBLE DISLOCATED WORKER.—A dis12 located worker shall be an eligible dislocated worker 

13 for purposes of this subsection if the dislocated 

14 worker— 

15 ‘‘(A) meets the requirements under section 

16 134(c)(3)(A)(i) of the Workforce Innovation 

17 and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 

18 3174(c)(3)(A)(i)) to be eligible for training 

19 services; 

20 ‘‘(B) has not received training services 

21 through an individual training account under 

22 this subsection or under section 

23 134(c)(3)(F)(iii) of the Workforce Innovation 

24 and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 

25 3174(c)(3)(F)(iii)) during the preceding 5-year 
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1 period or, if such a worker has received such 

2 training services during such period, the worker 

3 has been granted an exception by the local area 

4 due to an exceptional circumstance, as deter5 mined by the local area; and 

6 ‘‘(C) is not subject to any limitations es7 tablished by the local area or State involved 

8 pursuant to paragraph (4), which would dis9 qualify such dislocated worker from being an el10 igible dislocated worker under this subsection. 

11 ‘‘(4) STATE OR LOCAL AREA LIMITATIONS.—A 

12 State or local area may establish limitations on the 

13 eligibility of an otherwise eligible dislocated worker 

14 who has previously received training services through 

15 an individual training account under this subsection 

16 or under section 134(c)(3)(F)(iii) of the Workforce 

17 Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 

18 3174(c)(3)(F)(iii)) to receive a subsequent individual 

19 training account under this subsection. 

20 ‘‘(5) EXCESS DEMAND.—Upon the exhaustion 

21 of the funds allocated to a local area pursuant to 

22 paragraph (1) of this subsection and any funds that 

23 may be available to such local area pursuant to sec24 tion 134(c)(1)(B) of the Workforce Innovation and 

25 Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3174(c)(1)(B)) for the 
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1 purpose described in paragraph (2)(A) of this sub2 section, the local area— 

3 ‘‘(A) may request additional funds for such 

4 purpose from the Governor under section 

5 134(a)(2)(A)(i)(III) of the Workforce Innova6 tion and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 

7 3174(a)(2)(A)(i)(III)); and 

8 ‘‘(B) shall not be required to pay for train9 ing services or establish an individual training 

10 account for an eligible dislocated worker. 

11 ‘‘(6) DEFINITIONS.—Except as otherwise speci12 fied, a term used in this subsection shall have the 

13 meaning given such term in section 3 of the Work14 force Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 

15 3102). 

16 ‘‘(7) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in 

17 this subsection shall be construed to provide an indi18 vidual with an entitlement to a service under this 

19 subsection or under title I of the Workforce Innova20 tion and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3111 et seq.) 

21 or to mandate a State or local area to provide a 

22 service if Federal funds are not available for such 

23 service.’’. 
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1 SEC. 303. ACCESS TO NATIONAL DIRECTORY OF NEW 

2 HIRES. 

3 Section 453(j)(8) of the Social Security Act (42 

4 U.S.C. 653(j)(8)) is amended— 

5 (1) in subparagraph (A)— 

6 (A) by inserting ‘‘or conducting the report7 ing and evaluation activities required under sec8 tion 116 of the Workforce Innovation and Op9 portunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3141)’’ after ‘‘State 

10 law’’; and 

11 (B) by striking ‘‘such program’’ and in12 serting ‘‘such programs’’ ; and 

13 (2) in subparagraph (C)(i), by striking ‘‘pur14 poses of administering a program referred to’’ and 

15 inserting ‘‘the purposes specified’’. 

Passed the House of Representatives April 9, 2024. 

Attest: 

Clerk. 

118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 6655 

AN ACT 

To amend and reauthorize the Workforce 

Innovation and Opportunity Act.