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118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 657 

To amend the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act to clarify the 

career services provided to adults and dislocated workers, and for other 

purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JANUARY 31, 2023 

Mr. CASTRO of Texas 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 clarify the career services provided to adults and dislocated workers, 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 ‘‘Navigating to Success 

5 Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. CAREER SERVICES. 

7 (a) SERVICES PROVIDED.—Subparagraph (A) of sec8 tion 134(c)(2) of the Workforce Innovation and Oppor9 tunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3174(c)(2)) is amended— 


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1 (1) by amending clause (iii) to read as follows: 

2 ‘‘(iii) initial assessment of skill levels 

3 (including literacy, digital literacy, 

4 numeracy, and English language pro5 ficiency), competencies, abilities, current 

6 applicable foreign academic and profes7 sional credentials, guidance and services on 

8 transferring high-skilled foreign certifi9 cations, and supportive service needs, 

10 which may include diagnostic testing and 

11 use of other assessment tools;’’; 

12 (2) by amending clause (vi) to read as follows: 

13 ‘‘(vi) provision of workforce and labor 

14 market employment statistics information 

15 and related skills development information, 

16 including the provision of accurate infor17 mation relating to local, regional, and na18 tional labor market areas, including— 

19 ‘‘(I) job vacancy listings in such 

20 labor market areas; 

21 ‘‘(II) information on job skills 

22 and credentials necessary to obtain 

23 the jobs described in subclause (I); 

24 ‘‘(III) information on education 

25 and skills development programs that 


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1 are available for attaining needed 

2 skills and credentials for the jobs de3 scribed in subclause (I), including in4 formation— 

5 ‘‘(aa) on the pathways to 

6 such skills and credentials (in7 cluding information on career 

8 pathway programs in the local 

9 area); 

10 ‘‘(bb) on the quality of such 

11 education and training programs, 

12 consistent with the performance 

13 information provided under 

14 clause (vii); and 

15 ‘‘(cc) on the comparability of 

16 current foreign academic and 

17 professional certifications to 

18 needed skills and credentials; and 

19 ‘‘(IV) information relating to 

20 local occupations in demand and the 

21 earnings, skill requirements, and op22 portunities for advancement for such 

23 occupations;’’; 

24 (3) by amending clause (xi) to read as follows: 


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1 ‘‘(xi) assistance in identifying and es2 tablishing eligibility for programs of finan3 cial aid assistance for training and edu4 cation programs that are not funded under 

5 this Act, including Federal financial aid 

6 under title IV of the Higher Education Act 

7 of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070 et seq.) and 

8 through State-funded education and train9 ing programs;’’; and 

10 (4) in clause (xii), by striking subclauses (IV) 

11 through (XI) and inserting the following: 

12 ‘‘(IV) individual counseling, in13 cluding career counseling; 

14 ‘‘(V) career planning; or 

15 ‘‘(VI) assessment and develop16 ment of employability skills, including 

17 development of learning skills, com18 munication skills, interviewing skills, 

19 punctuality, and professional conduct, 

20 to prepare individuals for unsub21 sidized employment or training; and’’. 

22 (b) DELIVERY OF SERVICES.—Subparagraph (C) of 

23 section 134(c)(2) of the Workforce Innovation and Oppor24 tunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3174(c)(2)) is amended by inserting 

25 ‘‘or community-based organizations to serve individuals 


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1 with barriers to employment,’’ after ‘‘nonprofit service 

2 providers,’’. 

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