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118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 6631 

To amend the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act to recognize digital 

skills and digital literacy as critical adult education and literacy objectives, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

DECEMBER 6, 2023 

Mr. KILMER (for himself, Mrs. CHAVEZ-DEREMER, Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania, and Ms. MANNING) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce 

A BILL 

To amend the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act 

to recognize digital skills and digital literacy as critical 

adult education and literacy objectives, and for other 

purposes. 

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

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Investing in Digital 

5 Skills Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

7 Section 3 of the Workforce Innovation and Oppor8 tunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3102) is amended— 


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1 (1) by redesignating paragraphs (14) through 

2 (71) as paragraphs (15) through (72), respectively; 

3 and 

4 (2) by inserting after paragraph (13) the fol5 lowing: 

6 ‘‘(14) DIGITAL LITERACY SKILLS.—The term 

7 ‘digital literacy skills’ has the meaning given the 

8 term in section 202 of the Museum and Library 

9 Services Act (20 U.S.C. 9101).’’. 

10 SEC. 3. ADULT DIGITAL LITERACY SKILLS. 

11 (a) PURPOSE.—Section 202 of the Workforce Innova12 tion and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3271) is amended— 

13 (1) by amending paragraph (1) to read as fol14 lows: 

15 ‘‘(1) assist adults to become literate and obtain 

16 the knowledge and skills (including digital literacy 

17 skills) necessary for employment, economic self-suffi18 ciency, and full participation in all aspects of adult 

19 life;’’; and 

20 (2) in paragraph (4)(A)— 

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

22 end; and 

23 (B) by inserting after clause (ii) the fol24 lowing: 

25 ‘‘(iii) digital literacy skills; and’’. 


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1 (b) DEFINITIONS.—Section 203 of the Workforce In2 novation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3272) is amend3 ed— 

4 (1) in paragraph (1)— 

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

6 ‘‘and’’ at the end; 

7 (B) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as 

8 subparagraph (D); and 

9 (C) by inserting after subparagraph (B) 

10 the following: 

11 ‘‘(C) develop and use digital technology 

12 skills; and’’; 

13 (2) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘, digital 

14 skills activities offered in conjunction with other 

15 adult education and literacy activities’’ after ‘‘family 

16 literacy activities’’; 

17 (3) in paragraph (9), by adding at the end the 

18 following: 

19 ‘‘(E) Digital literacy activities to enable 

20 parents or family members to develop and use 

21 digital literacy skills to support their children’s 

22 learning.’’; and 

23 (4) in paragraph (13), by striking ‘‘and solve 

24 problems,’’ and all that follows through the period at 

25 the end and inserting ‘‘solve problems and use digVerDate Sep 11 2014 02:56 Dec 20, 2023 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H6631.IH H6631

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1 ital technology at levels of proficiency necessary to 

2 function effectively as an employee, a parent or a 

3 family member, and a member of society.’’. 

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