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[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 803 Engrossed Amendment Senate (EAS)]

                  In the Senate of the United States,

                                                         June 25, 2014.
    Resolved, That the bill from the House of Representatives (H.R. 
803) entitled ``An Act to reform and strengthen the workforce 
investment system of the Nation to put Americans back to work and make 
the United States more competitive in the 21st century.'', do pass with 
the following

                              AMENDMENTS:

            Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the 
      following:

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

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

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Purposes.
Sec. 3. Definitions.

               TITLE I--WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES

                      Subtitle A--System Alignment

                      Chapter 1--State Provisions

Sec. 101. State workforce development boards.
Sec. 102. Unified State plan.
Sec. 103. Combined State plan.

                      Chapter 2--Local Provisions

Sec. 106. Workforce development areas.
Sec. 107. Local workforce development boards.
Sec. 108. Local plan.

                      Chapter 3--Board Provisions

Sec. 111. Funding of State and local boards.

                 Chapter 4--Performance Accountability

Sec. 116. Performance accountability system.

       Subtitle B--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 of training services.
Sec. 123. Eligible providers of youth workforce investment activities.

            Chapter 2--Youth Workforce Investment Activities

Sec. 126. General authorization.
Sec. 127. State allotments.
Sec. 128. Within State allocations.
Sec. 129. Use of funds for youth workforce investment activities.

    Chapter 3--Adult and Dislocated Worker Employment and Training 
                               Activities

Sec. 131. General authorization.
Sec. 132. State allotments.
Sec. 133. Within State allocations.
Sec. 134. Use of funds for employment and training activities.

           Chapter 4--General Workforce Investment Provisions

Sec. 136. Authorization of appropriations.

                         Subtitle C--Job Corps

Sec. 141. Purposes.
Sec. 142. Definitions.
Sec. 143. Establishment.
Sec. 144. Individuals eligible for the Job Corps.
Sec. 145. Recruitment, screening, selection, and assignment of 
                            enrollees.
Sec. 146. Enrollment.
Sec. 147. Job Corps centers.
Sec. 148. Program activities.
Sec. 149. Counseling and job placement.
Sec. 150. Support.
Sec. 151. Operations.
Sec. 152. Standards of conduct.
Sec. 153. Community participation.
Sec. 154. Workforce councils.
Sec. 155. Advisory committees.
Sec. 156. Experimental projects and technical assistance.
Sec. 157. Application of provisions of Federal law.
Sec. 158. Special provisions.
Sec. 159. Management information.
Sec. 160. General provisions.
Sec. 161. Job Corps oversight and reporting.
Sec. 162. Authorization of appropriations.

                     Subtitle D--National Programs

Sec. 166. Native American programs.
Sec. 167. Migrant and seasonal farmworker programs.
Sec. 168. Technical assistance.
Sec. 169. Evaluations and research.
Sec. 170. National dislocated worker grants.
Sec. 171. YouthBuild program.
Sec. 172. Authorization of appropriations.

                       Subtitle E--Administration

Sec. 181. Requirements and restrictions.
Sec. 182. Prompt allocation of funds.
Sec. 183. Monitoring.
Sec. 184. Fiscal controls; sanctions.
Sec. 185. Reports; recordkeeping; investigations.
Sec. 186. Administrative adjudication.
Sec. 187. Judicial review.
Sec. 188. Nondiscrimination.
Sec. 189. Secretarial administrative authorities and responsibilities.
Sec. 190. Workforce flexibility plans.
Sec. 191. State legislative authority.
Sec. 192. Transfer of Federal equity in State employment security 
                            agency real property to the States.
Sec. 193. Continuation of State activities and policies.
Sec. 194. General program requirements.
Sec. 195. Restrictions on lobbying activities.

                 TITLE II--ADULT EDUCATION AND LITERACY

Sec. 201. Short title.
Sec. 202. Purpose.
Sec. 203. Definitions.
Sec. 204. Home schools.
Sec. 205. Rule of construction regarding postsecondary transition and 
                            concurrent enrollment activities.
Sec. 206. Authorization of appropriations.

                     Subtitle A--Federal Provisions

Sec. 211. Reservation of funds; grants to eligible agencies; 
                            allotments.
Sec. 212. Performance accountability system.

                      Subtitle B--State Provisions

Sec. 221. State administration.
Sec. 222. State distribution of funds; matching requirement.
Sec. 223. State leadership activities.
Sec. 224. State plan.
Sec. 225. Programs for corrections education and other 
                            institutionalized individuals.

                      Subtitle C--Local Provisions

Sec. 231. Grants and contracts for eligible providers.
Sec. 232. Local application.
Sec. 233. Local administrative cost limits.

                     Subtitle D--General Provisions

Sec. 241. Administrative provisions.
Sec. 242. National leadership activities.
Sec. 243. Integrated English literacy and civics education.

             TITLE III--AMENDMENTS TO THE WAGNER-PEYSER ACT

Sec. 301. Employment service offices.
Sec. 302. Definitions.
Sec. 303. Federal and State employment service offices.
Sec. 304. Allotment of sums.
Sec. 305. Use of sums.
Sec. 306. State plan.
Sec. 307. Performance measures.
Sec. 308. Workforce and labor market information system.

         TITLE IV--AMENDMENTS TO THE REHABILITATION ACT OF 1973

                  Subtitle A--Introductory Provisions

Sec. 401. References.
Sec. 402. Findings, purpose, policy.
Sec. 403. Rehabilitation Services Administration.
Sec. 404. Definitions.
Sec. 405. Administration of the Act.
Sec. 406. Reports.
Sec. 407. Evaluation and information.
Sec. 408. Carryover.
Sec. 409. Traditionally underserved populations.

             Subtitle B--Vocational Rehabilitation Services

Sec. 411. Declaration of policy; authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 412. State plans.
Sec. 413. Eligibility and individualized plan for employment.
Sec. 414. Vocational rehabilitation services.
Sec. 415. State Rehabilitation Council.
Sec. 416. Evaluation standards and performance indicators.
Sec. 417. Monitoring and review.
Sec. 418. Training and services for employers.
Sec. 419. State allotments.
Sec. 420. Payments to States.
Sec. 421. Client assistance program.
Sec. 422. Pre-employment transition services.
Sec. 423. American Indian vocational rehabilitation services.
Sec. 424. Vocational rehabilitation services client information.

                   Subtitle C--Research and Training

Sec. 431. Purpose.
Sec. 432. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 433. National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and 
                            Rehabilitation Research.
Sec. 434. Interagency committee.
Sec. 435. Research and other covered activities.
Sec. 436. Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research 
                            Advisory Council.
Sec. 437. Definition of covered school.

     Subtitle D--Professional Development and Special Projects and 
                             Demonstration

Sec. 441. Purpose; training.
Sec. 442. Demonstration, training, and technical assistance programs.
Sec. 443. Migrant and seasonal farmworkers; recreational programs.

               Subtitle E--National Council on Disability

Sec. 451. Establishment.
Sec. 452. Report.
Sec. 453. Authorization of appropriations.

                    Subtitle F--Rights and Advocacy

Sec. 456. Interagency Committee, Board, and Council.
Sec. 457. Protection and advocacy of individual rights.
Sec. 458. Limitations on use of subminimum wage.

 Subtitle G--Employment Opportunities for Individuals With Disabilities

Sec. 461. Employment opportunities for individuals with disabilities.

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

          Chapter 1--Individuals With Significant Disabilities

                    subchapter a--general provisions

Sec. 471. Purpose.
Sec. 472. Administration of the independent living program.
Sec. 473. Definitions.
Sec. 474. State plan.
Sec. 475. Statewide Independent Living Council.
Sec. 475A. Responsibilities of the Administrator.

               subchapter b--independent living services

Sec. 476. Administration.

              subchapter c--centers for independent living

Sec. 481. Program authorization.
Sec. 482. Centers.
Sec. 483. Standards and assurances.
Sec. 484. Authorization of appropriations.

 Chapter 2--Independent Living Services for Older Individuals Who Are 
                                 Blind

Sec. 486. Independent living services for older individuals who are 
                            blind.
Sec. 487. Program of grants.
Sec. 488. Independent living services for older individuals who are 
                            blind authorization of appropriations.

                     Subtitle I--General Provisions

Sec. 491. Transfer of functions regarding independent living to 
                            Department of Health and Human Services, 
                            and savings provisions.
Sec. 492. Table of contents.

                      TITLE V--GENERAL PROVISIONS

                    Subtitle A--Workforce Investment

Sec. 501. Privacy.
Sec. 502. Buy-American requirements.
Sec. 503. Transition provisions.
Sec. 504. Reduction of reporting burdens and requirements.
Sec. 505. Report on data capability of Federal and State databases and 
                            data exchange agreements.
Sec. 506. Effective dates.

                  Subtitle B--Amendments to Other Laws

Sec. 511. Repeal of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998.
Sec. 512. Conforming amendments.
Sec. 513. References.

SEC. 2. PURPOSES.

    The purposes of this Act are the following:
            (1) To increase, for individuals in the United States, 
        particularly those individuals with barriers to employment, 
        access to and opportunities for the employment, education, 
        training, and support services they need to succeed in the 
        labor market.
            (2) To support the alignment of workforce investment, 
        education, and economic development systems in support of a 
        comprehensive, accessible, and high-quality workforce 
        development system in the United States.
            (3) To improve the quality and labor market relevance of 
        workforce investment, education, and economic development 
        efforts to provide America's workers with the skills and 
        credentials necessary to secure and advance in employment with 
        family-sustaining wages and to provide America's employers with 
        the skilled workers the employers need to succeed in a global 
        economy.
            (4) To promote improvement in the structure of and delivery 
        of services through the United States workforce development 
        system to better address the employment and skill needs of 
        workers, jobseekers, and employers.
            (5) To increase the prosperity of workers and employers in 
        the United States, the economic growth of communities, regions, 
        and States, and the global competitiveness of the United 
        States.
            (6) For purposes of subtitle A and B of title I, to provide 
        workforce investment activities, through statewide and local 
        workforce development systems, that increase the employment, 
        retention, and earnings of participants, and increase 
        attainment of recognized postsecondary credentials by 
        participants, and as a result, improve the quality of the 
        workforce, reduce welfare dependency, increase economic self-
        sufficiency, meet the skill requirements of employers, and 
        enhance the productivity and competitiveness of the Nation.

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act, and the core program provisions that are not in this 
Act, except as otherwise expressly provided:
            (1) Administrative costs.--The term ``administrative 
        costs'' means expenditures incurred by State boards and local 
        boards, direct recipients (including State grant recipients 
        under subtitle B of title I and recipients of awards under 
        subtitles C and D of title I), local grant recipients, local 
        fiscal agents or local grant subrecipients, and one-stop 
        operators in the performance of administrative functions and in 
        carrying out activities under title I that are not related to 
        the direct provision of workforce investment services 
        (including services to participants and employers). Such costs 
        include both personnel and nonpersonnel costs and both direct 
        and indirect costs.
            (2) Adult.--Except as otherwise specified in section 132, 
        the term ``adult'' means an individual who is age 18 or older.
            (3) Adult education; adult education and literacy 
        activities.--The terms ``adult education'' and ``adult 
        education and literacy activities'' have the meanings given the 
        terms in section 203.
            (4) Area career and technical education school.--The term 
        ``area career and technical education school'' has the meaning 
        given the term in section 3 of the Carl D. Perkins Career and 
        Technical Education Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2302).
            (5) Basic skills deficient.--The term ``basic skills 
        deficient'' means, with respect to an individual--
                    (A) who is a youth, that the individual has English 
                reading, writing, or computing skills at or below the 
                8th grade level on a generally accepted standardized 
                test; or
                    (B) who is a youth or adult, that the individual is 
                unable to compute or solve problems, or read, write, or 
                speak English, at a level necessary to function on the 
                job, in the individual's family, or in society.
            (6) Career and technical education.--The term ``career and 
        technical education'' has the meaning given the term in section 
        3 of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 
        2006 (20 U.S.C. 2302).
            (7) Career pathway.--The term ``career pathway'' means a 
        combination of rigorous and high-quality education, training, 
        and other services that--
                    (A) aligns with the skill needs of industries in 
                the economy of the State or regional economy involved;
                    (B) prepares an individual to be successful in any 
                of a full range of secondary or postsecondary education 
                options, including apprenticeships registered under the 
                Act of August 16, 1937 (commonly known as the 
                ``National Apprenticeship Act''; 50 Stat. 664, chapter 
                663; 29 U.S.C. 50 et seq.) (referred to individually in 
                this Act as an ``apprenticeship'', except in section 
                171);
                    (C) includes counseling to support an individual in 
                achieving the individual's education and career goals;
                    (D) includes, as appropriate, education offered 
                concurrently with and in the same context as workforce 
                preparation activities and training for a specific 
                occupation or occupational cluster;
                    (E) organizes education, training, and other 
                services to meet the particular needs of an individual 
                in a manner that accelerates the educational and career 
                advancement of the individual to the extent 
                practicable;
                    (F) enables an individual to attain a secondary 
                school diploma or its recognized equivalent, and at 
                least 1 recognized postsecondary credential; and
                    (G) helps an individual enter or advance within a 
                specific occupation or occupational cluster.
            (8) Career planning.--The term ``career planning'' means 
        the provision of a client-centered approach in the delivery of 
        services, designed--
                    (A) to prepare and coordinate comprehensive 
                employment plans, such as service strategies, for 
                participants to ensure access to necessary workforce 
                investment activities and supportive services, using, 
                where feasible, computer-based technologies; and
                    (B) to provide job, education, and career 
                counseling, as appropriate during program participation 
                and after job placement.
            (9) Chief elected official.--The term ``chief elected 
        official'' means--
                    (A) the chief elected executive officer of a unit 
                of general local government in a local area; and
                    (B) in a case in which a local area includes more 
                than 1 unit of general local government, the 
                individuals designated under the agreement described in 
                section 107(c)(1)(B).
            (10) Community-based organization.--The term ``community-
        based organization'' means a private nonprofit organization 
        (which may include a faith-based organization), that is 
        representative of a community or a significant segment of a 
        community and that has demonstrated expertise and effectiveness 
        in the field of workforce development.
            (11) Competitive integrated employment.--The term 
        ``competitive integrated employment'' has the meaning given the 
        term in section 7 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 
        705), for individuals with disabilities.
            (12) Core program.--The term ``core programs'' means a 
        program authorized under a core program provision.
            (13) Core program provision.--The term ``core program 
        provision'' means--
                    (A) chapters 2 and 3 of subtitle B of title I 
                (relating to youth workforce investment activities and 
                adult and dislocated worker employment and training 
                activities);
                    (B) title II (relating to adult education and 
                literacy activities);
                    (C) sections 1 through 13 of the Wagner-Peyser Act 
                (29 U.S.C. 49 et seq.) (relating to employment 
                services); and
                    (D) title I of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 
                U.S.C. 720 et seq.), other than section 112 or part C 
                of that title (29 U.S.C. 732, 741) (relating to 
                vocational rehabilitation services).
            (14) Customized training.--The term ``customized training'' 
        means training--
                    (A) that is designed to meet the specific 
                requirements of an employer (including a group of 
                employers);
                    (B) that is conducted with a commitment by the 
                employer to employ an individual upon successful 
                completion of the training; and
                    (C) for which the employer pays--
                            (i) a significant portion of the cost of 
                        training, as determined by the local board 
                        involved, taking into account the size of the 
                        employer and such other factors as the local 
                        board determines to be appropriate, which may 
                        include the number of employees participating 
                        in training, wage and benefit levels of those 
                        employees (at present and anticipated upon 
                        completion of the training), relation of the 
                        training to the competitiveness of a 
                        participant, and other employer-provided 
                        training and advancement opportunities; and
                            (ii) in the case of customized training (as 
                        defined in subparagraphs (A) and (B)) involving 
                        an employer located in multiple local areas in 
                        the State, a significant portion of the cost of 
                        the training, as determined by the Governor of 
                        the State, taking into account the size of the 
                        employer and such other factors as the Governor 
                        determines to be appropriate.
            (15) Dislocated worker.--The term ``dislocated worker'' 
        means an individual who--
                    (A)(i) has been terminated or laid off, or who has 
                received a notice of termination or layoff, from 
                employment;
                    (ii)(I) is eligible for or has exhausted 
                entitlement to unemployment compensation; or
                    (II) has been employed for a duration sufficient to 
                demonstrate, to the appropriate entity at a one-stop 
                center referred to in section 121(e), attachment to the 
                workforce, but is not eligible for unemployment 
                compensation due to insufficient earnings or having 
                performed services for an employer that were not 
                covered under a State unemployment compensation law; 
                and
                    (iii) is unlikely to return to a previous industry 
                or occupation;
                    (B)(i) has been terminated or laid off, or has 
                received a notice of termination or layoff, from 
                employment as a result of any permanent closure of, or 
                any substantial layoff at, a plant, facility, or 
                enterprise;
                    (ii) is employed at a facility at which the 
                employer has made a general announcement that such 
                facility will close within 180 days; or
                    (iii) for purposes of eligibility to receive 
                services other than training services described in 
                section 134(c)(3), career services described in section 
                134(c)(2)(A)(xii), or supportive services, is employed 
                at a facility at which the employer has made a general 
                announcement that such facility will close;
                    (C) was self-employed (including employment as a 
                farmer, a rancher, or a fisherman) but is unemployed as 
                a result of general economic conditions in the 
                community in which the individual resides or because of 
                natural disasters;
                    (D) is a displaced homemaker; or
                    (E)(i) is the spouse of a member of the Armed 
                Forces on active duty (as defined in section 101(d)(1) 
                of title 10, United States Code), and who has 
                experienced a loss of employment as a direct result of 
                relocation to accommodate a permanent change in duty 
                station of such member; or
                    (ii) is the spouse of a member of the Armed Forces 
                on active duty and who meets the criteria described in 
                paragraph (16)(B).
            (16) Displaced homemaker.--The term ``displaced homemaker'' 
        means an individual who has been providing unpaid services to 
        family members in the home and who--
                    (A)(i) has been dependent on the income of another 
                family member but is no longer supported by that 
                income; or
                    (ii) is the dependent spouse of a member of the 
                Armed Forces on active duty (as defined in section 
                101(d)(1) of title 10, United States Code) and whose 
                family income is significantly reduced because of a 
                deployment (as defined in section 991(b) of title 10, 
                United States Code, or pursuant to paragraph (4) of 
                such section), a call or order to active duty pursuant 
                to a provision of law referred to in section 
                101(a)(13)(B) of title 10, United States Code, a 
                permanent change of station, or the service-connected 
                (as defined in section 101(16) of title 38, United 
                States Code) death or disability of the member; and
                    (B) is unemployed or underemployed and is 
                experiencing difficulty in obtaining or upgrading 
                employment.
            (17) Economic development agency.--The term ``economic 
        development agency'' includes a local planning or zoning 
        commission or board, a community development agency, or another 
        local agency or institution responsible for regulating, 
        promoting, or assisting in local economic development.
            (18) Eligible youth.--Except as provided in subtitles C and 
        D of title I, the term ``eligible youth'' means an in-school 
        youth or out-of-school youth.
            (19) Employment and training activity.--The term 
        ``employment and training activity'' means an activity 
        described in section 134 that is carried out for an adult or 
        dislocated worker.
            (20) English language acquisition program.--The term 
        ``English language acquisition program'' has the meaning given 
        the term in section 203.
            (21) English language learner.--The term ``English language 
        learner'' has the meaning given the term in section 203.
            (22) Governor.--The term ``Governor'' means the chief 
        executive of a State or an outlying area.
            (23) In-demand industry sector or occupation.--
                    (A) In general.--The term ``in-demand industry 
                sector or occupation'' means--
                            (i) an industry sector that has a 
                        substantial current or potential impact 
                        (including through jobs that lead to economic 
                        self-sufficiency and opportunities for 
                        advancement) on the State, regional, or local 
                        economy, as appropriate, and that contributes 
                        to the growth or stability of other supporting 
                        businesses, or the growth of other industry 
                        sectors; or
                            (ii) an occupation that currently has or is 
                        projected to have a number of positions 
                        (including positions that lead to economic 
                        self-sufficiency and opportunities for 
                        advancement) in an industry sector so as to 
                        have a significant impact on the State, 
                        regional, or local economy, as appropriate.
                    (B) Determination.--The determination of whether an 
                industry sector or occupation is in-demand under this 
                paragraph shall be made by the State board or local 
                board, as appropriate, using State and regional 
                business and labor market projections, including the 
                use of labor market information.
            (24) Individual with a barrier to employment.--The term 
        ``individual with a barrier to employment'' means a member of 1 
        or more of the following populations:
                    (A) Displaced homemakers.
                    (B) Low-income individuals.
                    (C) Indians, Alaska Natives, and Native Hawaiians, 
                as such terms are defined in section 166.
                    (D) Individuals with disabilities, including youth 
                who are individuals with disabilities.
                    (E) Older individuals.
                    (F) Ex-offenders.
                    (G) Homeless individuals (as defined in section 
                41403(6) of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (42 
                U.S.C. 14043e-2(6))), or homeless children and youths 
                (as defined in section 725(2) of the McKinney-Vento 
                Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11434a(2))).
                    (H) Youth who are in or have aged out of the foster 
                care system.
                    (I) Individuals who are English language learners, 
                individuals who have low levels of literacy, and 
                individuals facing substantial cultural barriers.
                    (J) Eligible migrant and seasonal farmworkers, as 
                defined in section 167(i).
                    (K) Individuals within 2 years of exhausting 
                lifetime eligibility under part A of title IV of the 
                Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 601 et seq.).
                    (L) Single parents (including single pregnant 
                women).
                    (M) Long-term unemployed individuals.
                    (N) Such other groups as the Governor involved 
                determines to have barriers to employment.
            (25) Individual with a disability.--
                    (A) In general.--The term ``individual with a 
                disability'' means an individual with a disability as 
                defined in section 3 of the Americans with Disabilities 
                Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12102).
                    (B) Individuals with disabilities.--The term 
                ``individuals with disabilities'' means more than 1 
                individual with a disability.
            (26) Industry or sector partnership.--The term ``industry 
        or sector partnership'' means a workforce collaborative, 
        convened by or acting in partnership with a State board or 
        local board, that--
                    (A) organizes key stakeholders in an industry 
                cluster into a working group that focuses on the shared 
                goals and human resources needs of the industry cluster 
                and that includes, at the appropriate stage of 
                development of the partnership--
                            (i) representatives of multiple businesses 
                        or other employers in the industry cluster, 
                        including small and medium-sized employers when 
                        practicable;
                            (ii) 1 or more representatives of a 
                        recognized State labor organization or central 
                        labor council, or another labor representative, 
                        as appropriate; and
                            (iii) 1 or more representatives of an 
                        institution of higher education with, or 
                        another provider of, education or training 
                        programs that support the industry cluster; and
                    (B) may include representatives of--
                            (i) State or local government;
                            (ii) State or local economic development 
                        agencies;
                            (iii) State boards or local boards, as 
                        appropriate;
                            (iv) a State workforce agency or other 
                        entity providing employment services;
                            (v) other State or local agencies;
                            (vi) business or trade associations;
                            (vii) economic development organizations;
                            (viii) nonprofit organizations, community-
                        based organizations, or intermediaries;
                            (ix) philanthropic organizations;
                            (x) industry associations; and
                            (xi) other organizations, as determined to 
                        be necessary by the members comprising the 
                        industry or sector partnership.
            (27) In-school youth.--The term ``in-school youth'' means a 
        youth described in section 129(a)(1)(C).
            (28) Institution of higher education.--The term 
        ``institution of higher education'' has the meaning given the 
        term in section 101, and subparagraphs (A) and (B) of section 
        102(a)(1), of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001, 
        1002(a)(1)).
            (29) Integrated education and training.--The term 
        ``integrated education and training'' has the meaning given the 
        term in section 203.
            (30) Labor market area.--The term ``labor market area'' 
        means an economically integrated geographic area within which 
        individuals can reside and find employment within a reasonable 
        distance or can readily change employment without changing 
        their place of residence. Such an area shall be identified in 
        accordance with criteria used by the Bureau of Labor Statistics 
        of the Department of Labor in defining such areas or similar 
        criteria established by a Governor.
            (31) Literacy.--The term ``literacy'' has the meaning given 
        the term in section 203.
            (32) Local area.--The term ``local area'' means a local 
        workforce investment area designated under section 106, subject 
        to sections 106(c)(3)(A), 107(c)(4)(B)(i), and 189(i).
            (33) Local board.--The term ``local board'' means a local 
        workforce development board established under section 107, 
        subject to section 107(c)(4)(B)(i).
            (34) Local educational agency.--The term ``local 
        educational agency'' has the meaning given the term in section 
        9101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 
        U.S.C. 7801).
            (35) Local plan.--The term ``local plan'' means a plan 
        submitted under section 108, subject to section 106(c)(3)(B).
            (36) Low-income individual.--
                    (A) In general.--The term ``low-income individual'' 
                means an individual who--
                            (i) receives, or in the past 6 months has 
                        received, or is a member of a family that is 
                        receiving or in the past 6 months has received, 
                        assistance through the supplemental nutrition 
                        assistance program established under the Food 
                        and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2011 et 
                        seq.), the program of block grants to States 
                        for temporary assistance for needy families 
                        program under part A of title IV of the Social 
                        Security Act (42 U.S.C. 601 et seq.), or the 
                        supplemental security income program 
                        established under title XVI of the Social 
                        Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1381 et seq.), or State 
                        or local income-based public assistance;
                            (ii) is in a family with total family 
                        income that does not exceed the higher of--
                                    (I) the poverty line; or
                                    (II) 70 percent of the lower living 
                                standard income level;
                            (iii) is a homeless individual (as defined 
                        in section 41403(6) of the Violence Against 
                        Women Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 14043e-2(6))), or 
                        a homeless child or youth (as defined under 
                        section 725(2) of the McKinney-Vento Homeless 
                        Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11434a(2)));
                            (iv) receives or is eligible to receive a 
                        free or reduced price lunch under the Richard 
                        B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 
                        1751 et seq.);
                            (v) is a foster child on behalf of whom 
                        State or local government payments are made; or
                            (vi) is an individual with a disability 
                        whose own income meets the income requirement 
                        of clause (ii), but who is a member of a family 
                        whose income does not meet this requirement.
                    (B) Lower living standard income level.--The term 
                ``lower living standard income level'' means that 
                income level (adjusted for regional, metropolitan, 
                urban, and rural differences and family size) 
                determined annually by the Secretary of Labor based on 
                the most recent lower living family budget issued by 
                the Secretary.
            (37) Nontraditional employment.--The term ``nontraditional 
        employment'' refers to occupations or fields of work, for which 
        individuals from the gender involved comprise less than 25 
        percent of the individuals employed in each such occupation or 
        field of work.
            (38) Offender.--The term ``offender'' means an adult or 
        juvenile--
                    (A) who is or has been subject to any stage of the 
                criminal justice process, and for whom services under 
                this Act may be beneficial; or
                    (B) who requires assistance in overcoming 
                artificial barriers to employment resulting from a 
                record of arrest or conviction.
            (39) Older individual.--The term ``older individual'' means 
        an individual age 55 or older.
            (40) One-stop center.--The term ``one-stop center'' means a 
        site described in section 121(e)(2).
            (41) One-stop operator.--The term ``one-stop operator'' 
        means 1 or more entities designated or certified under section 
        121(d).
            (42) One-stop partner.--The term ``one-stop partner'' 
        means--
                    (A) an entity described in section 121(b)(1); and
                    (B) an entity described in section 121(b)(2) that 
                is participating, with the approval of the local board 
                and chief elected official, in the operation of a one-
                stop delivery system.
            (43) One-stop partner program.--The term ``one-stop partner 
        program'' means a program or activities described in section 
        121(b) of a one-stop partner.
            (44) On-the-job training.--The term ``on-the-job training'' 
        means training by an employer that is provided to a paid 
        participant while engaged in productive work in a job that--
                    (A) provides knowledge or skills essential to the 
                full and adequate performance of the job;
                    (B) is made available through a program that 
                provides reimbursement to the employer of up to 50 
                percent of the wage rate of the participant, except as 
                provided in section 134(c)(3)(H), for the extraordinary 
                costs of providing the training and additional 
                supervision related to the training; and
                    (C) is limited in duration as appropriate to the 
                occupation for which the participant is being trained, 
                taking into account the content of the training, the 
                prior work experience of the participant, and the 
                service strategy of the participant, as appropriate.
            (45) Outlying area.--The term ``outlying area'' means--
                    (A) American Samoa, Guam, the Commonwealth of the 
                Northern Mariana Islands, and the United States Virgin 
                Islands; and
                    (B) the Republic of Palau, except during any period 
                for which the Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of 
                Education determine that a Compact of Free Association 
                is in effect and contains provisions for training and 
                education assistance prohibiting the assistance 
                provided under this Act.
            (46) Out-of-school youth.--The term ``out-of-school youth'' 
        means a youth described in section 129(a)(1)(B).
            (47) Pay-for-performance contract strategy.--The term 
        ``pay-for-performance contract strategy'' means a procurement 
        strategy that uses pay-for-performance contracts in the 
        provision of training services described in section 134(c)(3) 
        or activities described in section 129(c)(2), and includes--
                    (A) contracts, each of which shall specify a fixed 
                amount that will be paid to an eligible service 
                provider (which may include a local or national 
                community-based organization or intermediary, community 
                college, or other training provider, that is eligible 
                under section 122 or 123, as appropriate) based on the 
                achievement of specified levels of performance on the 
                primary indicators of performance described in section 
                116(b)(2)(A) for target populations as identified by 
                the local board (including individuals with barriers to 
                employment), within a defined timetable, and which may 
                provide for bonus payments to such service provider to 
                expand capacity to provide effective training;
                    (B) a strategy for independently validating the 
                achievement of the performance described in 
                subparagraph (A); and
                    (C) a description of how the State or local area 
                will reallocate funds not paid to a provider because 
                the achievement of the performance described in 
                subparagraph (A) did not occur, for further activities 
                related to such a procurement strategy, subject to 
                section 189(g)(4).
            (48) Planning region.--The term ``planning region'' means a 
        region described in subparagraph (B) or (C) of section 
        106(a)(2), subject to section 107(c)(4)(B)(i).
            (49) Poverty line.--The term ``poverty line'' means the 
        poverty line (as defined by the Office of Management and 
        Budget, and revised annually in accordance with section 673(2) 
        of the Community Services Block Grant Act (42 U.S.C. 9902(2))) 
        applicable to a family of the size involved.
            (50) Public assistance.--The term ``public assistance'' 
        means Federal, State, or local government cash payments for 
        which eligibility is determined by a needs or income test.
            (51) Rapid response activity.--The term ``rapid response 
        activity'' means an activity provided by a State, or by an 
        entity designated by a State, with funds provided by the State 
        under section 134(a)(1)(A), in the case of a permanent closure 
        or mass layoff at a plant, facility, or enterprise, or a 
        natural or other disaster, that results in mass job 
        dislocation, in order to assist dislocated workers in obtaining 
        reemployment as soon as possible, with services including--
                    (A) the establishment of onsite contact with 
                employers and employee representatives--
                            (i) immediately after the State is notified 
                        of a current or projected permanent closure or 
                        mass layoff; or
                            (ii) in the case of a disaster, immediately 
                        after the State is made aware of mass job 
                        dislocation as a result of such disaster;
                    (B) the provision of information on and access to 
                available employment and training activities;
                    (C) assistance in establishing a labor-management 
                committee, voluntarily agreed to by labor and 
                management, with the ability to devise and implement a 
                strategy for assessing the employment and training 
                needs of dislocated workers and obtaining services to 
                meet such needs;
                    (D) the provision of emergency assistance adapted 
                to the particular closure, layoff, or disaster; and
                    (E) the provision of assistance to the local 
                community in developing a coordinated response and in 
                obtaining access to State economic development 
                assistance.
            (52) Recognized postsecondary credential.--The term 
        ``recognized postsecondary credential'' means a credential 
        consisting of an industry-recognized certificate or 
        certification, a certificate of completion of an 
        apprenticeship, a license recognized by the State involved or 
        Federal Government, or an associate or baccalaureate degree.
            (53) Region.--The term ``region'', used without further 
        description, means a region identified under section 106(a), 
        subject to section 107(c)(4)(B)(i) and except as provided in 
        section 106(b)(1)(B)(ii).
            (54) School dropout.--The term ``school dropout'' means an 
        individual who is no longer attending any school and who has 
        not received a secondary school diploma or its recognized 
        equivalent.
            (55) Secondary school.--The term ``secondary school'' has 
        the meaning given the term in section 9101 of the Elementary 
        and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801).
            (56) State.--The term ``State'' means each of the several 
        States of the United States, the District of Columbia, and the 
        Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.
            (57) State board.--The term ``State board'' means a State 
        workforce development board established under section 101.
            (58) State plan.--The term ``State plan'', used without 
        further description, means a unified State plan under section 
        102 or a combined State plan under section 103.
            (59) Supportive services.--The term ``supportive services'' 
        means services such as transportation, child care, dependent 
        care, housing, and needs-related payments, that are necessary 
        to enable an individual to participate in activities authorized 
        under this Act.
            (60) Training services.--The term ``training services'' 
        means services described in section 134(c)(3).
            (61) Unemployed individual.--The term ``unemployed 
        individual'' means an individual who is without a job and who 
        wants and is available for work. The determination of whether 
        an individual is without a job, for purposes of this paragraph, 
        shall be made in accordance with the criteria used by the 
        Bureau of Labor Statistics of the Department of Labor in 
        defining individuals as unemployed.
            (62) Unit of general local government.--The term ``unit of 
        general local government'' means any general purpose political 
        subdivision of a State that has the power to levy taxes and 
        spend funds, as well as general corporate and police powers.
            (63) Veteran; related definition.--
                    (A) Veteran.--The term ``veteran'' has the meaning 
                given the term in section 101 of title 38, United 
                States Code.
                    (B) Recently separated veteran.--The term 
                ``recently separated veteran'' means any veteran who 
                applies for participation under this Act within 48 
                months after the discharge or release from active 
                military, naval, or air service.
            (64) Vocational rehabilitation program.--The term 
        ``vocational rehabilitation program'' means a program 
        authorized under a provision covered under paragraph (13)(D).
            (65) Workforce development activity.--The term ``workforce 
        development activity'' means an activity carried out through a 
        workforce development program.
            (66) Workforce development program.--The term ``workforce 
        development program'' means a program made available through a 
        workforce development system.
            (67) Workforce development system.--The term ``workforce 
        development system'' means a system that makes available the 
        core programs, the other one-stop partner programs, and any 
        other programs providing employment and training services as 
        identified by a State board or local board.
            (68) Workforce investment activity.--The term ``workforce 
        investment activity'' means an employment and training 
        activity, and a youth workforce investment activity.
            (69) Workforce preparation activities.--The term 
        ``workforce preparation activities'' has the meaning given the 
        term in section 203.
            (70) Workplace learning advisor.--The term ``workplace 
        learning advisor'' means an individual employed by an 
        organization who has the knowledge and skills necessary to 
        advise other employees of that organization about the 
        education, skill development, job training, career counseling 
        services, and credentials, including services provided through 
        the workforce development system, required to progress toward 
        career goals of such employees in order to meet employer 
        requirements related to job openings and career advancements 
        that support economic self-sufficiency.
            (71) Youth workforce investment activity.--The term ``youth 
        workforce investment activity'' means an activity described in 
        section 129 that is carried out for eligible youth (or as 
        described in section 129(a)(3)(A)).

               TITLE I--WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES

                      Subtitle A--System Alignment

                      CHAPTER 1--STATE PROVISIONS

SEC. 101. STATE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BOARDS.

    (a) In General.--The Governor of a State shall establish a State 
workforce development board to carry out the functions described in 
subsection (d).
    (b) Membership.--
            (1) In general.--The State board shall include--
                    (A) the Governor;
                    (B) a member of each chamber of the State 
                legislature (to the extent consistent with State law), 
                appointed by the appropriate presiding officers of such 
                chamber; and
                    (C) members appointed by the Governor, of which--
                            (i) a majority shall be representatives of 
                        businesses in the State, who--
                                    (I) are owners of businesses, chief 
                                executives or operating officers of 
                                businesses, or other business 
                                executives or employers with optimum 
                                policymaking or hiring authority, and 
                                who, in addition, may be members of a 
                                local board described in section 
                                107(b)(2)(A)(i);
                                    (II) represent businesses 
                                (including small businesses), or 
                                organizations representing businesses 
                                described in this subclause, that 
                                provide employment opportunities that, 
                                at a minimum, include high-quality, 
                                work-relevant training and development 
                                in in-demand industry sectors or 
                                occupations in the State; and
                                    (III) are appointed from among 
                                individuals nominated by State business 
                                organizations and business trade 
                                associations;
                            (ii) not less than 20 percent shall be 
                        representatives of the workforce within the 
                        State, who--
                                    (I) shall include representatives 
                                of labor organizations, who have been 
                                nominated by State labor federations;
                                    (II) shall include a 
                                representative, who shall be a member 
                                of a labor organization or a training 
                                director, from a joint labor-management 
                                apprenticeship program, or if no such 
                                joint program exists in the State, such 
                                a representative of an apprenticeship 
                                program in the State;
                                    (III) may include representatives 
                                of community-based organizations that 
                                have demonstrated experience and 
                                expertise in addressing the employment, 
                                training, or education needs of 
                                individuals with barriers to 
                                employment, including organizations 
                                that serve veterans or that provide or 
                                support competitive, integrated 
                                employment for individuals with 
                                disabilities; and
                                    (IV) may include representatives of 
                                organizations that have demonstrated 
                                experience and expertise in addressing 
                                the employment, training, or education 
                                needs of eligible youth, including 
                                representatives of organizations that 
                                serve out-of-school youth; and
                            (iii) the balance--
                                    (I) shall include representatives 
                                of government, who--
                                            (aa) shall include the lead 
                                        State officials with primary 
                                        responsibility for the core 
                                        programs; and
                                            (bb) shall include chief 
                                        elected officials (collectively 
                                        representing both cities and 
                                        counties, where appropriate); 
                                        and
                                    (II) may include such other 
                                representatives and officials as the 
                                Governor may designate, such as--
                                            (aa) the State agency 
                                        officials from agencies that 
                                        are one-stop partners not 
                                        specified in subclause (I) 
                                        (including additional one-stop 
                                        partners whose programs are 
                                        covered by the State plan, if 
                                        any);
                                            (bb) State agency officials 
                                        responsible for economic 
                                        development or juvenile justice 
                                        programs in the State;
                                            (cc) individuals who 
                                        represent an Indian tribe or 
                                        tribal organization, as such 
                                        terms are defined in section 
                                        166(b); and
                                            (dd) State agency officials 
                                        responsible for education 
                                        programs in the State, 
                                        including chief executive 
                                        officers of community colleges 
                                        and other institutions of 
                                        higher education.
            (2) Diverse and distinct representation.--The members of 
        the State board shall represent diverse geographic areas of the 
        State, including urban, rural, and suburban areas.
            (3) No representation of multiple categories.--No person 
        shall serve as a member for more than 1 of--
                    (A) the category described in paragraph (1)(C)(i); 
                or
                    (B) 1 category described in a subclause of clause 
                (ii) or (iii) of paragraph (1)(C).
    (c) Chairperson.--The Governor shall select a chairperson for the 
State board from among the representatives described in subsection 
(b)(1)(C)(i).
    (d) Functions.--The State board shall assist the Governor in--
            (1) the development, implementation, and modification of 
        the State plan;
            (2) consistent with paragraph (1), the review of statewide 
        policies, of statewide programs, and of recommendations on 
        actions that should be taken by the State to align workforce 
        development programs in the State in a manner that supports a 
        comprehensive and streamlined workforce development system in 
        the State, including the review and provision of comments on 
        the State plans, if any, for programs and activities of one-
        stop partners that are not core programs;
            (3) the development and continuous improvement of the 
        workforce development system in the State, including--
                    (A) the identification of barriers and means for 
                removing barriers to better coordinate, align, and 
                avoid duplication among the programs and activities 
                carried out through the system;
                    (B) the development of strategies to support the 
                use of career pathways for the purpose of providing 
                individuals, including low-skilled adults, youth, and 
                individuals with barriers to employment (including 
                individuals with disabilities), with workforce 
                investment activities, education, and supportive 
                services to enter or retain employment;
                    (C) the development of strategies for providing 
                effective outreach to and improved access for 
                individuals and employers who could benefit from 
                services provided through the workforce development 
                system;
                    (D) the development and expansion of strategies for 
                meeting the needs of employers, workers, and 
                jobseekers, particularly through industry or sector 
                partnerships related to in-demand industry sectors and 
                occupations;
                    (E) the identification of regions, including 
                planning regions, for the purposes of section 106(a), 
                and the designation of local areas under section 106, 
                after consultation with local boards and chief elected 
                officials;
                    (F) the development and continuous improvement of 
                the one-stop delivery system in local areas, including 
                providing assistance to local boards, one-stop 
                operators, one-stop partners, and providers with 
                planning and delivering services, including training 
                services and supportive services, to support effective 
                delivery of services to workers, jobseekers, and 
                employers; and
                    (G) the development of strategies to support staff 
                training and awareness across programs supported under 
                the workforce development system;
            (4) the development and updating of comprehensive State 
        performance accountability measures, including State adjusted 
        levels of performance, to assess the effectiveness of the core 
        programs in the State as required under section 116(b);
            (5) the identification and dissemination of information on 
        best practices, including best practices for--
                    (A) the effective operation of one-stop centers, 
                relating to the use of business outreach, partnerships, 
                and service delivery strategies, including strategies 
                for serving individuals with barriers to employment;
                    (B) the development of effective local boards, 
                which may include information on factors that 
                contribute to enabling local boards to exceed 
                negotiated local levels of performance, sustain fiscal 
                integrity, and achieve other measures of effectiveness; 
                and
                    (C) effective training programs that respond to 
                real-time labor market analysis, that effectively use 
                direct assessment and prior learning assessment to 
                measure an individual's prior knowledge, skills, 
                competencies, and experiences, and that evaluate such 
                skills, and competencies for adaptability, to support 
                efficient placement into employment or career pathways;
            (6) the development and review of statewide policies 
        affecting the coordinated provision of services through the 
        State's one-stop delivery system described in section 121(e), 
        including the development of--
                    (A) objective criteria and procedures for use by 
                local boards in assessing the effectiveness and 
                continuous improvement of one-stop centers described in 
                such section;
                    (B) guidance for the allocation of one-stop center 
                infrastructure funds under section 121(h); and
                    (C) policies relating to the appropriate roles and 
                contributions of entities carrying out one-stop partner 
                programs within the one-stop delivery system, including 
                approaches to facilitating equitable and efficient cost 
                allocation in such system;
            (7) the development of strategies for technological 
        improvements to facilitate access to, and improve the quality 
        of, services and activities provided through the one-stop 
        delivery system, including such improvements to--
                    (A) enhance digital literacy skills (as defined in 
                section 202 of the Museum and Library Services Act (20 
                U.S.C. 9101); referred to in this Act as ``digital 
                literacy skills'');
                    (B) accelerate the acquisition of skills and 
                recognized postsecondary credentials by participants;
                    (C) strengthen the professional development of 
                providers and workforce professionals; and
                    (D) ensure such technology is accessible to 
                individuals with disabilities and individuals residing 
                in remote areas;
            (8) the development of strategies for aligning technology 
        and data systems across one-stop partner programs to enhance 
        service delivery and improve efficiencies in reporting on 
        performance accountability measures (including the design and 
        implementation of common intake, data collection, case 
        management information, and performance accountability 
        measurement and reporting processes and the incorporation of 
        local input into such design and implementation, to improve 
        coordination of services across one-stop partner programs);
            (9) the development of allocation formulas for the 
        distribution of funds for employment and training activities 
        for adults, and youth workforce investment activities, to local 
        areas as permitted under sections 128(b)(3) and 133(b)(3);
            (10) the preparation of the annual reports described in 
        paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 116(d);
            (11) the development of the statewide workforce and labor 
        market information system described in section 15(e) of the 
        Wagner-Peyser Act (29 U.S.C. 49l-2(e)); and
            (12) the development of such other policies as may promote 
        statewide objectives for, and enhance the performance of, the 
        workforce development system in the State.
    (e) Alternative Entity.--
            (1) In general.--For the purposes of complying with 
        subsections (a), (b), and (c), a State may use any State entity 
        (including a State council, State workforce development board 
        (within the meaning of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998, as 
        in effect on the day before the date of enactment of this Act), 
        combination of regional workforce development boards, or 
        similar entity) that--
                    (A) was in existence on the day before the date of 
                enactment of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998;
                    (B) is substantially similar to the State board 
                described in subsections (a) through (c); and
                    (C) includes representatives of business in the 
                State and representatives of labor organizations in the 
                State.
            (2) References.--A reference in this Act, or a core program 
        provision that is not in this Act, to a State board shall be 
        considered to include such an entity.
    (f) Conflict of Interest.--A member of a State board may not--
            (1) vote on a matter under consideration by the State 
        board--
                    (A) regarding the provision of services by such 
                member (or by an entity that such member represents); 
                or
                    (B) that would provide direct financial benefit to 
                such member or the immediate family of such member; or
            (2) engage in any other activity determined by the Governor 
        to constitute a conflict of interest as specified in the State 
        plan.
    (g) Sunshine Provision.--The State board shall make available to 
the public, on a regular basis through electronic means and open 
meetings, information regarding the activities of the State board, 
including information regarding the State plan, or a modification to 
the State plan, prior to submission of the plan or modification of the 
plan, respectively, information regarding membership, and, on request, 
minutes of formal meetings of the State board.
    (h) Authority To Hire Staff.--
            (1) In general.--The State board may hire a director and 
        other staff to assist in carrying out the functions described 
        in subsection (d) using funds available as described in section 
        129(b)(3) or 134(a)(3)(B)(i).
            (2) Qualifications.--The State board shall establish and 
        apply a set of objective qualifications for the position of 
        director, that ensures that the individual selected has the 
        requisite knowledge, skills, and abilities, to meet identified 
        benchmarks and to assist in effectively carrying out the 
        functions of the State board.
            (3) Limitation on rate.--The director and staff described 
        in paragraph (1) shall be subject to the limitations on the 
        payment of salary and bonuses described in section 194(15).

SEC. 102. UNIFIED STATE PLAN.

    (a) Plan.--For a State to be eligible to receive allotments for the 
core programs, the Governor shall submit to the Secretary of Labor for 
the approval process described under subsection (c)(2), a unified State 
plan. The unified State plan shall outline a 4-year strategy for the 
core programs of the State and meet the requirements of this section.
    (b) Contents.--
            (1) Strategic planning elements.--The unified State plan 
        shall include strategic planning elements consisting of a 
        strategic vision and goals for preparing an educated and 
        skilled workforce, that include--
                    (A) an analysis of the economic conditions in the 
                State, including--
                            (i) existing and emerging in-demand 
                        industry sectors and occupations; and
                            (ii) the employment needs of employers, 
                        including a description of the knowledge, 
                        skills, and abilities, needed in those 
                        industries and occupations;
                    (B) an analysis of the current workforce, 
                employment and unemployment data, labor market trends, 
                and the educational and skill levels of the workforce, 
                including individuals with barriers to employment 
                (including individuals with disabilities), in the 
                State;
                    (C) an analysis of the workforce development 
                activities (including education and training) in the 
                State, including an analysis of the strengths and 
                weaknesses of such activities, and the capacity of 
                State entities to provide such activities, in order to 
                address the identified education and skill needs of the 
                workforce and the employment needs of employers in the 
                State;
                    (D) a description of the State's strategic vision 
                and goals for preparing an educated and skilled 
                workforce (including preparing youth and individuals 
                with barriers to employment) and for meeting the 
                skilled workforce needs of employers, including goals 
                relating to performance accountability measures based 
                on primary indicators of performance described in 
                section 116(b)(2)(A), in order to support economic 
                growth and economic self-sufficiency, and of how the 
                State will assess the overall effectiveness of the 
                workforce investment system in the State; and
                    (E) taking into account analyses described in 
                subparagraphs (A) through (C), a strategy for aligning 
                the core programs, as well as other resources available 
                to the State, to achieve the strategic vision and goals 
                described in subparagraph (D).
            (2) Operational planning elements.--
                    (A) In general.--The unified State plan shall 
                include the operational planning elements contained in 
                this paragraph, which shall support the strategy 
                described in paragraph (1)(E), including a description 
                of how the State board will implement the functions 
                under section 101(d).
                    (B) Implementation of state strategy.--The unified 
                State plan shall describe how the lead State agency 
                with responsibility for the administration of a core 
                program will implement the strategy described in 
                paragraph (1)(E), including a description of--
                            (i) the activities that will be funded by 
                        the entities carrying out the respective core 
                        programs to implement the strategy and how such 
                        activities will be aligned across the programs 
                        and among the entities administering the 
                        programs, including using co-enrollment and 
                        other strategies;
                            (ii) how the activities described in clause 
                        (i) will be aligned with activities provided 
                        under employment, training, education, 
                        including career and technical education, and 
                        human services programs not covered by the 
                        plan, as appropriate, assuring coordination of, 
                        and avoiding duplication among, the activities 
                        referred to in this clause;
                            (iii) how the entities carrying out the 
                        respective core programs will coordinate 
                        activities and provide comprehensive, high-
                        quality services including supportive services, 
                        to individuals;
                            (iv) how the State's strategy will engage 
                        the State's community colleges and area career 
                        and technical education schools as partners in 
                        the workforce development system and enable the 
                        State to leverage other Federal, State, and 
                        local investments that have enhanced access to 
                        workforce development programs at those 
                        institutions;
                            (v) how the activities described in clause 
                        (i) will be coordinated with economic 
                        development strategies and activities in the 
                        State; and
                            (vi) how the State's strategy will improve 
                        access to activities leading to a recognized 
                        postsecondary credential (including a 
                        credential that is an industry-recognized 
                        certificate or certification, portable, and 
                        stackable).
                    (C) State operating systems and policies.--The 
                unified State plan shall describe the State operating 
                systems and policies that will support the 
                implementation of the strategy described in paragraph 
                (1)(E), including a description of--
                            (i) the State board, including the 
                        activities to assist members of the State board 
                        and the staff of such board in carrying out the 
                        functions of the State board effectively (but 
                        funds for such activities may not be used for 
                        long-distance travel expenses for training or 
                        development activities available locally or 
                        regionally);
                            (ii)(I) how the respective core programs 
                        will be assessed each year, including an 
                        assessment of the quality, effectiveness, and 
                        improvement of programs (analyzed by local 
                        area, or by provider), based on State 
                        performance accountability measures described 
                        in section 116(b); and
                            (II) how other one-stop partner programs 
                        will be assessed each year;
                            (iii) the results of an assessment of the 
                        effectiveness of the core programs and other 
                        one-stop partner programs during the preceding 
                        2-year period;
                            (iv) the methods and factors the State will 
                        use in distributing funds under the core 
                        programs, in accordance with the provisions 
                        authorizing such distributions;
                            (v)(I) how the lead State agencies with 
                        responsibility for the administration of the 
                        core programs will align and integrate 
                        available workforce and education data on core 
                        programs, unemployment insurance programs, and 
                        education through postsecondary education;
                            (II) how such agencies will use the 
                        workforce development system to assess the 
                        progress of participants that are exiting from 
                        core programs in entering, persisting in, and 
                        completing postsecondary education, or entering 
                        or remaining in employment; and
                            (III) the privacy safeguards incorporated 
                        in such system, including safeguards required 
                        by section 444 of the General Education 
                        Provisions Act (20 U.S.C. 1232g) and other 
                        applicable Federal laws;
                            (vi) how the State will implement the 
                        priority of service provisions for veterans in 
                        accordance with the requirements of section 
                        4215 of title 38, United States Code;
                            (vii) how the one-stop delivery system, 
                        including one-stop operators and the one-stop 
                        partners, will comply with section 188, if 
                        applicable, and applicable provisions of the 
                        Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 
                        U.S.C. 12101 et seq.), regarding the physical 
                        and programmatic accessibility of facilities, 
                        programs, services, technology, and materials, 
                        for individuals with disabilities, including 
                        complying through providing staff training and 
                        support for addressing the needs of individuals 
                        with disabilities; and
                            (viii) such other operational planning 
                        elements as the Secretary of Labor or the 
                        Secretary of Education, as appropriate, 
                        determines to be necessary for effective State 
                        operating systems and policies.
                    (D) Program-specific requirements.--The unified 
                State plan shall include--
                            (i) with respect to activities carried out 
                        under subtitle B, a description of--
                                    (I) State policies or guidance, for 
                                the statewide workforce development 
                                system and for use of State funds for 
                                workforce investment activities;
                                    (II) the local areas designated in 
                                the State, including the process used 
                                for designating local areas, and the 
                                process used for identifying any 
                                planning regions under section 106(a), 
                                including a description of how the 
                                State consulted with the local boards 
                                and chief elected officials in 
                                determining the planning regions;
                                    (III) the appeals process referred 
                                to in section 106(b)(5), relating to 
                                designation of local areas;
                                    (IV) the appeals process referred 
                                to in section 121(h)(2)(E), relating to 
                                determinations for infrastructure 
                                funding; and
                                    (V) with respect to youth workforce 
                                investment activities authorized in 
                                section 129, information identifying 
                                the criteria to be used by local boards 
                                in awarding grants for youth workforce 
                                investment activities and describing 
                                how the local boards will take into 
                                consideration the ability of the 
                                providers to meet performance 
                                accountability measures based on 
                                primary indicators of performance for 
                                the youth program as described in 
                                section 116(b)(2)(A)(ii) in awarding 
                                such grants;
                            (ii) with respect to activities carried out 
                        under title II, a description of--
                                    (I) how the eligible agency will, 
                                if applicable, align content standards 
                                for adult education with State-adopted 
                                challenging academic content standards, 
                                as adopted under section 1111(b)(1) of 
                                the Elementary and Secondary Education 
                                Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6311(b)(1));
                                    (II) how the State will fund local 
                                activities using considerations 
                                specified in section 231(e) for--
                                            (aa) activities under 
                                        section 231(b);
                                            (bb) programs for 
                                        corrections education under 
                                        section 225;
                                            (cc) programs for 
                                        integrated English literacy and 
                                        civics education under section 
                                        243; and
                                            (dd) integrated education 
                                        and training;
                                    (III) how the State will use the 
                                funds to carry out activities under 
                                section 223;
                                    (IV) how the State will use the 
                                funds to carry out activities under 
                                section 243;
                                    (V) how the eligible agency will 
                                assess the quality of providers of 
                                adult education and literacy activities 
                                under title II and take actions to 
                                improve such quality, including 
                                providing the activities described in 
                                section 223(a)(1)(B);
                            (iii) with respect to programs carried out 
                        under title I of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 
                        (29 U.S.C. 720 et seq.), other than section 112 
                        or part C of that title (29 U.S.C. 732, 741), 
                        the information described in section 101(a) of 
                        that Act (29 U.S.C. 721(a)); and
                            (iv) information on such additional 
                        specific requirements for a program referenced 
                        in any of clauses (i) through (iii) or the 
                        Wagner-Peyser Act (29 U.S.C. 49 et seq.) as the 
                        Secretary of Labor determines to be necessary 
                        to administer that program but cannot 
                        reasonably be applied across all such programs.
                    (E) Assurances.--The unified State plan shall 
                include assurances--
                            (i) that the State has established a policy 
                        identifying circumstances that may present a 
                        conflict of interest for a State board or local 
                        board member, or the entity or class of 
                        officials that the member represents, and 
                        procedures to resolve such conflicts;
                            (ii) that the State has established a 
                        policy to provide to the public (including 
                        individuals with disabilities) access to 
                        meetings of State boards and local boards, and 
                        information regarding activities of State 
                        boards and local boards, such as data on board 
                        membership and minutes;
                            (iii)(I) that the lead State agencies with 
                        responsibility for the administration of core 
                        programs reviewed and commented on the 
                        appropriate operational planning elements of 
                        the unified State plan, and approved the 
                        elements as serving the needs of the 
                        populations served by such programs; and
                            (II) that the State obtained input into the 
                        development of the unified State plan and 
                        provided an opportunity for comment on the plan 
                        by representatives of local boards and chief 
                        elected officials, businesses, labor 
                        organizations, institutions of higher 
                        education, other primary stakeholders, and the 
                        general public and that the unified State plan 
                        is available and accessible to the general 
                        public;
                            (iv) that the State has established, in 
                        accordance with section 116(i), fiscal control 
                        and fund accounting procedures that may be 
                        necessary to ensure the proper disbursement of, 
                        and accounting for, funds paid to the State 
                        through allotments made for adult, dislocated 
                        worker, and youth programs to carry out 
                        workforce investment activities under chapters 
                        2 and 3 of subtitle B;
                            (v) that the State has taken appropriate 
                        action to secure compliance with uniform 
                        administrative requirements in this Act, 
                        including that the State will annually monitor 
                        local areas to ensure compliance and otherwise 
                        take appropriate action to secure compliance 
                        with the uniform administrative requirements 
                        under section 184(a)(3);
                            (vi) that the State has taken the 
                        appropriate action to be in compliance with 
                        section 188, if applicable;
                            (vii) that the Federal funds received to 
                        carry out a core program will not be expended 
                        for any purpose other than for activities 
                        authorized with respect to such funds under 
                        that core program;
                            (viii) that the eligible agency under title 
                        II will--
                                    (I) expend the funds appropriated 
                                to carry out that title only in a 
                                manner consistent with fiscal 
                                requirements under section 241(a) 
                                (regarding supplement and not supplant 
                                provisions); and
                                    (II) ensure that there is at least 
                                1 eligible provider serving each local 
                                area;
                            (ix) that the State will pay an appropriate 
                        share (as defined by the State board) of the 
                        costs of carrying out section 116, from funds 
                        made available through each of the core 
                        programs; and
                            (x) regarding such other matters as the 
                        Secretary of Labor or the Secretary of 
                        Education, as appropriate, determines to be 
                        necessary for the administration of the core 
                        programs.
            (3) Existing analysis.--As appropriate, a State may use an 
        existing analysis in order to carry out the requirements of 
        paragraph (1) concerning an analysis.
    (c) Plan Submission and Approval.--
            (1) Submission.--
                    (A) Initial plan.--The initial unified State plan 
                under this section (after the date of enactment of the 
                Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act) shall be 
                submitted to the Secretary of Labor not later than 120 
                days prior to the commencement of the second full 
                program year after the date of enactment of this Act.
                    (B) Subsequent plans.--Except as provided in 
                subparagraph (A), a unified State plan shall be 
                submitted to the Secretary of Labor not later than 120 
                days prior to the end of the 4-year period covered by 
                the preceding unified State plan.
            (2) Submission and approval.--
                    (A) Submission.--In approving a unified State plan 
                under this section, the Secretary shall submit the 
                portion of the unified State plan covering a program or 
                activity to the head of the Federal agency that 
                administers the program or activity for the approval of 
                such portion by such head.
                    (B) Approval.--A unified State plan shall be 
                subject to the approval of both the Secretary of Labor 
                and the Secretary of Education, after approval of the 
                Commissioner of the Rehabilitation Services 
                Administration for the portion of the plan described in 
                subsection (b)(2)(D)(iii). The plan shall be considered 
                to be approved at the end of the 90-day period 
                beginning on the day the plan is submitted, unless the 
                Secretary of Labor or the Secretary of Education makes 
                a written determination, during the 90-day period, that 
                the plan is inconsistent with the provisions of this 
                section or the provisions authorizing the core 
                programs, as appropriate.
            (3) Modifications.--
                    (A) Modifications.--At the end of the first 2-year 
                period of any 4-year unified State plan, the State 
                board shall review the unified State plan, and the 
                Governor shall submit modifications to the plan to 
                reflect changes in labor market and economic conditions 
                or in other factors affecting the implementation of the 
                unified State plan.
                    (B) Approval.--A modified unified State plan 
                submitted for the review required under subparagraph 
                (A) shall be subject to the approval requirements 
                described in paragraph (2). A Governor may submit a 
                modified unified State plan at such other times as the 
                Governor determines to be appropriate, and such 
                modified unified State plan shall also be subject to 
                the approval requirements described in paragraph (2).
            (4) Early implementers.--The Secretary of Labor, in 
        conjunction with the Secretary of Education, shall establish a 
        process for approving and may approve unified State plans that 
        meet the requirements of this section and are submitted to 
        cover periods commencing prior to the second full program year 
        described in paragraph (1)(A).

SEC. 103. COMBINED STATE PLAN.

    (a) In General.--
            (1) Authority to submit plan.--A State may develop and 
        submit to the appropriate Secretaries a combined State plan for 
        the core programs and 1 or more of the programs and activities 
        described in paragraph (2) in lieu of submitting 2 or more 
        plans, for the programs and activities and the core programs.
            (2) Programs.--The programs and activities referred to in 
        paragraph (1) are as follows:
                    (A) Career and technical education programs 
                authorized under the Carl D. Perkins Career and 
                Technical Education Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2301 et 
                seq.).
                    (B) Programs authorized under part A of title IV of 
                the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 601 et seq.).
                    (C) Programs authorized under section 6(d)(4) of 
                the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 
                2015(d)(4)).
                    (D) Work programs authorized under section 6(o) of 
                the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2015(o)).
                    (E) Activities authorized under chapter 2 of title 
                II of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2271 et seq.).
                    (F) Activities authorized under chapter 41 of title 
                38, United States Code.
                    (G) Programs authorized under State unemployment 
                compensation laws (in accordance with applicable 
                Federal law).
                    (H) Programs authorized under title V of the Older 
                Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3056 et seq.).
                    (I) Employment and training activities carried out 
                by the Department of Housing and Urban Development.
                    (J) Employment and training activities carried out 
                under the Community Services Block Grant Act (42 U.S.C. 
                9901 et seq.).
                    (K) Programs authorized under section 212 of the 
                Second Chance Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17532).
    (b) Requirements.--
            (1) In general.--The portion of a combined plan covering 
        the core programs shall be subject to the requirements of 
        section 102 (including section 102(c)(3)). The portion of such 
        plan covering a program or activity described in subsection 
        (a)(2) shall be subject to the requirements, if any, applicable 
        to a plan or application for assistance for that program or 
        activity, under the Federal law authorizing the program or 
        activity. At the election of the State, section 102(c)(3) may 
        apply to that portion.
            (2) Additional submission not required.--A State that 
        submits a combined plan that is approved under subsection (c) 
        shall not be required to submit any other plan or application 
        in order to receive Federal funds to carry out the core 
        programs or the program or activities described in subsection 
        (a)(2) that are covered by the combined plan.
            (3) Coordination.--A combined plan shall include--
                    (A) a description of the methods used for joint 
                planning and coordination of the core programs and the 
                other programs and activities covered by the combined 
                plan; and
                    (B) an assurance that the methods included an 
                opportunity for the entities responsible for planning 
                or administering the core programs and the other 
                programs and activities to review and comment on all 
                portions of the combined plan.
    (c) Approval by the Appropriate Secretaries.--
            (1) Jurisdiction.--The appropriate Secretary shall have the 
        authority to approve the corresponding portion of a combined 
        plan as described in subsection (d). On the approval of the 
        appropriate Secretary, that portion of the combined plan, 
        covering a program or activity, shall be implemented by the 
        State pursuant to that portion of the combined plan, and the 
        Federal law authorizing the program or activity.
            (2) Approval of core programs.--No portion of the plan 
        relating to a core program shall be implemented until the 
        appropriate Secretary approves the corresponding portions of 
        the plan for all core programs.
            (3) Timing of approval.--
                    (A) In general.--Except as provided in 
                subparagraphs (B) and (C), a portion of the combined 
                State plan covering the core programs or a program or 
                activity described in subsection (a)(2) shall be 
                considered to be approved by the appropriate Secretary 
                at the end of the 90-day period beginning on the day 
                the plan is submitted.
                    (B) Plan approved by 3 or more appropriate 
                secretaries.--If an appropriate Secretary other than 
                the Secretary of Labor or the Secretary of Education 
                has authority to approve a portion of a combined plan, 
                that portion of the combined plan shall be considered 
                to be approved by the appropriate Secretary at the end 
                of the 120-day period beginning on the day the plan is 
                submitted.
                    (C) Disapproval.--The portion shall not be 
                considered to be approved if the appropriate Secretary 
                makes a written determination, during the 90-day period 
                (or the 120-day period, for an appropriate Secretary 
                covered by subparagraph (B)), that the portion is not 
                consistent with the requirements of the Federal law 
                authorizing or applicable to the program or activity 
                involved, including the criteria for approval of a plan 
                or application, if any, under such law, or the plan is 
                not consistent with the requirements of this section.
            (4) Special rule.--In paragraph (3), the term ``criteria 
        for approval of a plan or application'', with respect to a 
        State and a core program or a program under the Carl D. Perkins 
        Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2301 et 
        seq.), includes a requirement for agreement between the State 
        and the appropriate Secretaries regarding State performance 
        measures or State performance accountability measures, as the 
        case may be, including levels of performance.
    (d) Appropriate Secretary.--In this section, the term ``appropriate 
Secretary'' means--
            (1) with respect to the portion of a combined plan relating 
        to any of the core programs (including a description, and an 
        assurance concerning that program, specified in subsection 
        (b)(3)), the Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of Education; 
        and
            (2) with respect to the portion of a combined plan relating 
        to a program or activity described in subsection (a)(2) 
        (including a description, and an assurance concerning that 
        program or activity, specified in subsection (b)(3)), the head 
        of the Federal agency who exercises plan or application 
        approval authority for the program or activity under the 
        Federal law authorizing the program or activity, or, if there 
        are no planning or application requirements for such program or 
        activity, exercises administrative authority over the program 
        or activity under that Federal law.

                      CHAPTER 2--LOCAL PROVISIONS

SEC. 106. WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AREAS.

    (a) Regions.--
            (1) Identification.--Before the second full program year 
        after the date of enactment of this Act, in order for a State 
        to receive an allotment under section 127(b) or 132(b) and as 
        part of the process for developing the State plan, a State 
        shall identify regions in the State after consultation with the 
        local boards and chief elected officials in the local areas and 
        consistent with the considerations described in subsection 
        (b)(1)(B).
            (2) Types of regions.--For purposes of this Act, the State 
        shall identify--
                    (A) which regions are comprised of 1 local area 
                that is aligned with the region;
                    (B) which regions are comprised of 2 or more local 
                areas that are (collectively) aligned with the region 
                (referred to as planning regions, consistent with 
                section 3); and
                    (C) which, of the regions described in subparagraph 
                (B), are interstate areas contained within 2 or more 
                States, and consist of labor market areas, economic 
                development areas, or other appropriate contiguous 
                subareas of those States.
    (b) Local Areas.--
            (1) In general.--
                    (A) Process.--Except as provided in subsection (d), 
                and consistent with paragraphs (2) and (3), in order 
                for a State to receive an allotment under section 
                127(b) or 132(b), the Governor of the State shall 
                designate local workforce development areas within the 
                State--
                            (i) through consultation with the State 
                        board; and
                            (ii) after consultation with chief elected 
                        officials and local boards, and after 
                        consideration of comments received through the 
                        public comment process as described in section 
                        102(b)(2)(E)(iii)(II).
                    (B) Considerations.--The Governor shall designate 
                local areas (except for those local areas described in 
                paragraphs (2) and (3)) based on considerations 
                consisting of the extent to which the areas--
                            (i) are consistent with labor market areas 
                        in the State;
                            (ii) are consistent with regional economic 
                        development areas in the State; and
                            (iii) have available the Federal and non-
                        Federal resources necessary to effectively 
                        administer activities under subtitle B and 
                        other applicable provisions of this Act, 
                        including whether the areas have the 
                        appropriate education and training providers, 
                        such as institutions of higher education and 
                        area career and technical education schools.
            (2) Initial designation.--During the first 2 full program 
        years following the date of enactment of this Act, the Governor 
        shall approve a request for initial designation as a local area 
        from any area that was designated as a local area for purposes 
        of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 for the 2-year period 
        preceding the date of enactment of this Act, performed 
        successfully, and sustained fiscal integrity.
            (3) Subsequent designation.--After the period for which a 
        local area is initially designated under paragraph (2), the 
        Governor shall approve a request for subsequent designation as 
        a local area from such local area, if such area--
                    (A) performed successfully;
                    (B) sustained fiscal integrity; and
                    (C) in the case of a local area in a planning 
                region, met the requirements described in subsection 
                (c)(1).
            (4) Designation on recommendation of state board.--The 
        Governor may approve a request from any unit of general local 
        government (including a combination of such units) for 
        designation of an area as a local area if the State board 
        determines, based on the considerations described in paragraph 
        (1)(B), and recommends to the Governor, that such area should 
        be so designated.
            (5) Appeals.--A unit of general local government (including 
        a combination of such units) or grant recipient that requests 
        but is not granted designation of an area as a local area under 
        paragraph (2) or (3) may submit an appeal to the State board 
        under an appeal process established in the State plan. If the 
        appeal does not result in such a designation, the Secretary of 
        Labor, after receiving a request for review from the unit or 
        grant recipient and on determining that the unit or grant 
        recipient was not accorded procedural rights under the appeals 
        process described in the State plan, as specified in section 
        102(b)(2)(D)(i)(III), or that the area meets the requirements 
        of paragraph (2) or (3), may require that the area be 
        designated as a local area under such paragraph.
            (6) Redesignation assistance.--On the request of all of the 
        local areas in a planning region, the State shall provide 
        funding from funds made available under sections 128(a) and 
        133(a)(1) to assist the local areas in carrying out activities 
        to facilitate the redesignation of the local areas to a single 
        local area.
    (c) Regional Coordination.--
            (1) Regional planning.--The local boards and chief elected 
        officials in each planning region described in subparagraph (B) 
        or (C) of subsection (a)(2) shall engage in a regional planning 
        process that results in--
                    (A) the preparation of a regional plan, as 
                described in paragraph (2);
                    (B) the establishment of regional service 
                strategies, including use of cooperative service 
                delivery agreements;
                    (C) the development and implementation of sector 
                initiatives for in-demand industry sectors or 
                occupations for the region;
                    (D) the collection and analysis of regional labor 
                market data (in conjunction with the State);
                    (E) the establishment of administrative cost 
                arrangements, including the pooling of funds for 
                administrative costs, as appropriate, for the region;
                    (F) the coordination of transportation and other 
                supportive services, as appropriate, for the region;
                    (G) the coordination of services with regional 
                economic development services and providers; and
                    (H) the establishment of an agreement concerning 
                how the planning region will collectively negotiate and 
                reach agreement with Governor on local levels of 
                performance for, and report on, the performance 
                accountability measures described in section 116(c), 
                for local areas or the planning region.
            (2) Regional plans.--The State, after consultation with 
        local boards and chief elected officials for the planning 
        regions, shall require the local boards and chief elected 
        officials within a planning region to prepare, submit, and 
        obtain approval of a single regional plan that includes a 
        description of the activities described in paragraph (1) and 
        that incorporates local plans for each of the local areas in 
        the planning region. The State shall provide technical 
        assistance and labor market data, as requested by local areas, 
        to assist with such regional planning and subsequent service 
        delivery efforts.
            (3) References.--In this Act, and the core program 
        provisions that are not in this Act:
                    (A) Local area.--Except as provided in section 
                101(d)(9), this section, paragraph (1)(B) or (4) of 
                section 107(c), or section 107(d)(12)(B), or in any 
                text that provides an accompanying provision 
                specifically for a planning region, the term ``local 
                area'' in a provision includes a reference to a 
                planning region for purposes of implementation of that 
                provision by the corresponding local areas in the 
                region.
                    (B) Local plan.--Except as provided in this 
                subsection, the term ``local plan'' includes a 
                reference to the portion of a regional plan developed 
                with respect to the corresponding local area within the 
                region, and any regionwide provision of that plan that 
                impacts or relates to the local area.
    (d) Single State Local Areas.--
            (1) Continuation of previous designation.--The Governor of 
        any State that was a single State local area for purposes of 
        title I of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998, as in effect 
        on July 1, 2013, may designate the State as a single State 
        local area for purposes of this title. In the case of such 
        designation, the Governor shall identify the State as a local 
        area in the State plan.
            (2) Effect on local plan and local functions.--In any case 
        in which a State is designated as a local area pursuant to this 
        subsection, the local plan prepared under section 108 for the 
        area shall be submitted for approval as part of the State plan. 
        In such a State, the State board shall carry out the functions 
        of a local board, as specified in this Act or the provisions 
        authorizing a core program, but the State shall not be required 
        to meet and report on a set of local performance accountability 
        measures.
    (e) Definitions.--For purposes of this section:
            (1) Performed successfully.--The term ``performed 
        successfully'', used with respect to a local area, means the 
        local area met or exceeded the adjusted levels of performance 
        for primary indicators of performance described in section 
        116(b)(2)(A) (or, if applicable, core indicators of performance 
        described in section 136(b)(2)(A) of the Workforce Investment 
        Act of 1998, as in effect the day before the date of enactment 
        of this Act) for each of the last 2 consecutive years for which 
        data are available preceding the determination of performance 
        under this paragraph.
            (2) Sustained fiscal integrity.--The term ``sustained 
        fiscal integrity'', used with respect to a local area, means 
        that the Secretary has not made a formal determination, during 
        either of the last 2 consecutive years preceding the 
        determination regarding such integrity, that either the grant 
        recipient or the administrative entity of the area misexpended 
        funds provided under subtitle B (or, if applicable, title I of 
        the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 as in effect prior to the 
        effective date of such subtitle B) due to willful disregard of 
        the requirements of the provision involved, gross negligence, 
        or failure to comply with accepted standards of administration.

SEC. 107. LOCAL WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BOARDS.

    (a) Establishment.--Except as provided in subsection (c)(2)(A), 
there shall be established, and certified by the Governor of the State, 
a local workforce development board in each local area of a State to 
carry out the functions described in subsection (d) (and any functions 
specified for the local board under this Act or the provisions 
establishing a core program) for such area.
    (b) Membership.--
            (1) State criteria.--The Governor, in partnership with the 
        State board, shall establish criteria for use by chief elected 
        officials in the local areas for appointment of members of the 
        local boards in such local areas in accordance with the 
        requirements of paragraph (2).
            (2) Composition.--Such criteria shall require that, at a 
        minimum--
                    (A) a majority of the members of each local board 
                shall be representatives of business in the local area, 
                who--
                            (i) are owners of businesses, chief 
                        executives or operating officers of businesses, 
                        or other business executives or employers with 
                        optimum policymaking or hiring authority;
                            (ii) represent businesses, including small 
                        businesses, or organizations representing 
                        businesses described in this clause, that 
                        provide employment opportunities that, at a 
                        minimum, include high-quality, work-relevant 
                        training and development in in-demand industry 
                        sectors or occupations in the local area; and
                            (iii) are appointed from among individuals 
                        nominated by local business organizations and 
                        business trade associations;
                    (B) not less than 20 percent of the members of each 
                local board shall be representatives of the workforce 
                within the local area, who--
                            (i) shall include representatives of labor 
                        organizations (for a local area in which 
                        employees are represented by labor 
                        organizations), who have been nominated by 
                        local labor federations, or (for a local area 
                        in which no employees are represented by such 
                        organizations) other representatives of 
                        employees;
                            (ii) shall include a representative, who 
                        shall be a member of a labor organization or a 
                        training director, from a joint labor-
                        management apprenticeship program, or if no 
                        such joint program exists in the area, such a 
                        representative of an apprenticeship program in 
                        the area, if such a program exists;
                            (iii) may include representatives of 
                        community-based organizations that have 
                        demonstrated experience and expertise in 
                        addressing the employment needs of individuals 
                        with barriers to employment, including 
                        organizations that serve veterans or that 
                        provide or support competitive integrated 
                        employment for individuals with disabilities; 
                        and
                            (iv) may include representatives of 
                        organizations that have demonstrated experience 
                        and expertise in addressing the employment, 
                        training, or education needs of eligible youth, 
                        including representatives of organizations that 
                        serve out-of-school youth;
                    (C) each local board shall include representatives 
                of entities administering education and training 
                activities in the local area, who--
                            (i) shall include a representative of 
                        eligible providers administering adult 
                        education and literacy activities under title 
                        II;
                            (ii) shall include a representative of 
                        institutions of higher education providing 
                        workforce investment activities (including 
                        community colleges);
                            (iii) may include representatives of local 
                        educational agencies, and of community-based 
                        organizations with demonstrated experience and 
                        expertise in addressing the education or 
                        training needs of individuals with barriers to 
                        employment;
                    (D) each local board shall include representatives 
                of governmental and economic and community development 
                entities serving the local area, who--
                            (i) shall include a representative of 
                        economic and community development entities;
                            (ii) shall include an appropriate 
                        representative from the State employment 
                        service office under the Wagner-Peyser Act (29 
                        U.S.C. 49 et seq.) serving the local area;
                            (iii) shall include an appropriate 
                        representative of the programs carried out 
                        under title I of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 
                        (29 U.S.C. 720 et seq.), other than section 112 
                        or part C of that title (29 U.S.C. 732, 741), 
                        serving the local area;
                            (iv) may include representatives of 
                        agencies or entities administering programs 
                        serving the local area relating to 
                        transportation, housing, and public assistance; 
                        and
                            (v) may include representatives of 
                        philanthropic organizations serving the local 
                        area; and
                    (E) each local board may include such other 
                individuals or representatives of entities as the chief 
                elected official in the local area may determine to be 
                appropriate.
            (3) Chairperson.--The members of the local board shall 
        elect a chairperson for the local board from among the 
        representatives described in paragraph (2)(A).
            (4) Standing committees.--
                    (A) In general.--The local board may designate and 
                direct the activities of standing committees to provide 
                information and to assist the local board in carrying 
                out activities under this section. Such standing 
                committees shall be chaired by a member of the local 
                board, may include other members of the local board, 
                and shall include other individuals appointed by the 
                local board who are not members of the local board and 
                who the local board determines have appropriate 
                experience and expertise. At a minimum, the local board 
                may designate each of the following:
                            (i) A standing committee to provide 
                        information and assist with operational and 
                        other issues relating to the one-stop delivery 
                        system, which may include as members 
                        representatives of the one-stop partners.
                            (ii) A standing committee to provide 
                        information and to assist with planning, 
                        operational, and other issues relating to the 
                        provision of services to youth, which shall 
                        include community-based organizations with a 
                        demonstrated record of success in serving 
                        eligible youth.
                            (iii) A standing committee to provide 
                        information and to assist with operational and 
                        other issues relating to the provision of 
                        services to individuals with disabilities, 
                        including issues relating to compliance with 
                        section 188, if applicable, and applicable 
                        provisions of the Americans with Disabilities 
                        Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.) regarding 
                        providing programmatic and physical access to 
                        the services, programs, and activities of the 
                        one-stop delivery system, as well as 
                        appropriate training for staff on providing 
                        supports for or accommodations to, and finding 
                        employment opportunities for, individuals with 
                        disabilities.
                    (B) Additional committees.--The local board may 
                designate standing committees in addition to the 
                standing committees specified in subparagraph (A).
                    (C) Designation of entity.--Nothing in this 
                paragraph shall be construed to prohibit the 
                designation of an existing (as of the date of enactment 
                of this Act) entity, such as an effective youth 
                council, to fulfill the requirements of this paragraph 
                as long as the entity meets the requirements of this 
                paragraph.
            (5) Authority of board members.--Members of the board that 
        represent organizations, agencies, or other entities shall be 
        individuals with optimum policymaking authority within the 
        organizations, agencies, or entities. The members of the board 
        shall represent diverse geographic areas within the local area.
            (6) Special rule.--If there are multiple eligible providers 
        serving the local area by administering adult education and 
        literacy activities under title II, or multiple institutions of 
        higher education serving the local area by providing workforce 
        investment activities, each representative on the local board 
        described in clause (i) or (ii) of paragraph (2)(C), 
        respectively, shall be appointed from among individuals 
        nominated by local providers representing such providers or 
        institutions, respectively.
    (c) Appointment and Certification of Board.--
            (1) Appointment of board members and assignment of 
        responsibilities.--
                    (A) In general.--The chief elected official in a 
                local area is authorized to appoint the members of the 
                local board for such area, in accordance with the State 
                criteria established under subsection (b).
                    (B) Multiple units of local government in area.--
                            (i) In general.--In a case in which a local 
                        area includes more than 1 unit of general local 
                        government, the chief elected officials of such 
                        units may execute an agreement that specifies 
                        the respective roles of the individual chief 
                        elected officials--
                                    (I) in the appointment of the 
                                members of the local board from the 
                                individuals nominated or recommended to 
                                be such members in accordance with the 
                                criteria established under subsection 
                                (b); and
                                    (II) in carrying out any other 
                                responsibilities assigned to such 
                                officials under this title.
                            (ii) Lack of agreement.--If, after a 
                        reasonable effort, the chief elected officials 
                        are unable to reach agreement as provided under 
                        clause (i), the Governor may appoint the 
                        members of the local board from individuals so 
                        nominated or recommended.
                    (C) Concentrated employment programs.--In the case 
                of an area that was designated as a local area in 
                accordance with section 116(a)(2)(B) of the Workforce 
                Investment Act of 1998 (as in effect on the day before 
                the date of enactment of this Act), and that remains a 
                local area on that date, the governing body of the 
                concentrated employment program involved shall act in 
                consultation with the chief elected official in the 
                local area to appoint members of the local board, in 
                accordance with the State criteria established under 
                subsection (b), and to carry out any other 
                responsibility relating to workforce investment 
                activities assigned to such official under this Act.
            (2) Certification.--
                    (A) In general.--The Governor shall, once every 2 
                years, certify 1 local board for each local area in the 
                State.
                    (B) Criteria.--Such certification shall be based on 
                criteria established under subsection (b), and for a 
                second or subsequent certification, the extent to which 
                the local board has ensured that workforce investment 
                activities carried out in the local area have enabled 
                the local area to meet the corresponding performance 
                accountability measures and achieve sustained fiscal 
                integrity, as defined in section 106(e)(2).
                    (C) Failure to achieve certification.--Failure of a 
                local board to achieve certification shall result in 
                appointment and certification of a new local board for 
                the local area pursuant to the process described in 
                paragraph (1) and this paragraph.
            (3) Decertification.--
                    (A) Fraud, abuse, failure to carry out functions.--
                Notwithstanding paragraph (2), the Governor shall have 
                the authority to decertify a local board at any time 
                after providing notice and an opportunity for comment, 
                for--
                            (i) fraud or abuse; or
                            (ii) failure to carry out the functions 
                        specified for the local board in subsection 
                        (d).
                    (B) Nonperformance.--Notwithstanding paragraph (2), 
                the Governor may decertify a local board if a local 
                area fails to meet the local performance accountability 
                measures for such local area in accordance with section 
                116(c) for 2 consecutive program years.
                    (C) Reorganization plan.--If the Governor 
                decertifies a local board for a local area under 
                subparagraph (A) or (B), the Governor may require that 
                a new local board be appointed and certified for the 
                local area pursuant to a reorganization plan developed 
                by the Governor, in consultation with the chief elected 
                official in the local area and in accordance with the 
                criteria established under subsection (b).
            (4) Single state local area.--
                    (A) State board.--Notwithstanding subsection (b) 
                and paragraphs (1) and (2), if a State described in 
                section 106(d) indicates in the State plan that the 
                State will be treated as a single State local area, for 
                purposes of the application of this Act or the 
                provisions authorizing a core program, the State board 
                shall carry out any of the functions of a local board 
                under this Act or the provisions authorizing a core 
                program, including the functions described in 
                subsection (d).
                    (B) References.--
                            (i) In general.--Except as provided in 
                        clauses (ii) and (iii), with respect to such a 
                        State, a reference in this Act or a core 
                        program provision to a local board shall be 
                        considered to be a reference to the State 
                        board, and a reference in the Act or provision 
                        to a local area or region shall be considered 
                        to be a reference to the State.
                            (ii) Plans.--The State board shall prepare 
                        a local plan under section 108 for the State, 
                        and submit the plan for approval as part of the 
                        State plan.
                            (iii) Performance accountability 
                        measures.--The State shall not be required to 
                        meet and report on a set of local performance 
                        accountability measures.
    (d) Functions of Local Board.--Consistent with section 108, the 
functions of the local board shall include the following:
            (1) Local plan.--The local board, in partnership with the 
        chief elected official for the local area involved, shall 
        develop and submit a local plan to the Governor that meets the 
        requirements in section 108. If the local area is part of a 
        planning region that includes other local areas, the local 
        board shall collaborate with the other local boards and chief 
        elected officials from such other local areas in the 
        preparation and submission of a regional plan as described in 
        section 106(c)(2).
            (2) Workforce research and regional labor market 
        analysis.--In order to assist in the development and 
        implementation of the local plan, the local board shall--
                    (A) carry out analyses of the economic conditions 
                in the region, the needed knowledge and skills for the 
                region, the workforce in the region, and workforce 
                development activities (including education and 
                training) in the region described in section 
                108(b)(1)(D), and regularly update such information;
                    (B) assist the Governor in developing the statewide 
                workforce and labor market information system described 
                in section 15(e) of the Wagner-Peyser Act (29 U.S.C. 
                49l-2(e)), specifically in the collection, analysis, 
                and utilization of workforce and labor market 
                information for the region; and
                    (C) conduct such other research, data collection, 
                and analysis related to the workforce needs of the 
                regional economy as the board, after receiving input 
                from a wide array of stakeholders, determines to be 
                necessary to carry out its functions.
            (3) Convening, brokering, leveraging.--The local board 
        shall convene local workforce development system stakeholders 
        to assist in the development of the local plan under section 
        108 and in identifying non-Federal expertise and resources to 
        leverage support for workforce development activities. The 
        local board, including standing committees, may engage such 
        stakeholders in carrying out the functions described in this 
        subsection.
            (4) Employer engagement.--The local board shall lead 
        efforts to engage with a diverse range of employers and with 
        entities in the region involved--
                    (A) to promote business representation 
                (particularly representatives with optimal policymaking 
                or hiring authority from employers whose employment 
                opportunities reflect existing and emerging employment 
                opportunities in the region) on the local board;
                    (B) to develop effective linkages (including the 
                use of intermediaries) with employers in the region to 
                support employer utilization of the local workforce 
                development system and to support local workforce 
                investment activities;
                    (C) to ensure that workforce investment activities 
                meet the needs of employers and support economic growth 
                in the region, by enhancing communication, 
                coordination, and collaboration among employers, 
                economic development entities, and service providers; 
                and
                    (D) to develop and implement proven or promising 
                strategies for meeting the employment and skill needs 
                of workers and employers (such as the establishment of 
                industry and sector partnerships), that provide the 
                skilled workforce needed by employers in the region, 
                and that expand employment and career advancement 
                opportunities for workforce development system 
                participants in in-demand industry sectors or 
                occupations.
            (5) Career pathways development.--The local board, with 
        representatives of secondary and postsecondary education 
        programs, shall lead efforts in the local area to develop and 
        implement career pathways within the local area by aligning the 
        employment, training, education, and supportive services that 
        are needed by adults and youth, particularly individuals with 
        barriers to employment.
            (6) Proven and promising practices.--The local board shall 
        lead efforts in the local area to--
                    (A) identify and promote proven and promising 
                strategies and initiatives for meeting the needs of 
                employers, and workers and jobseekers (including 
                individuals with barriers to employment) in the local 
                workforce development system, including providing 
                physical and programmatic accessibility, in accordance 
                with section 188, if applicable, and applicable 
                provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 
                1990 (42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.), to the one-stop 
                delivery system; and
                    (B) identify and disseminate information on proven 
                and promising practices carried out in other local 
                areas for meeting such needs.
            (7) Technology.--The local board shall develop strategies 
        for using technology to maximize the accessibility and 
        effectiveness of the local workforce development system for 
        employers, and workers and jobseekers, by--
                    (A) facilitating connections among the intake and 
                case management information systems of the one-stop 
                partner programs to support a comprehensive workforce 
                development system in the local area;
                    (B) facilitating access to services provided 
                through the one-stop delivery system involved, 
                including facilitating the access in remote areas;
                    (C) identifying strategies for better meeting the 
                needs of individuals with barriers to employment, 
                including strategies that augment traditional service 
                delivery, and increase access to services and programs 
                of the one-stop delivery system, such as improving 
                digital literacy skills; and
                    (D) leveraging resources and capacity within the 
                local workforce development system, including resources 
                and capacity for services for individuals with barriers 
                to employment.
            (8) Program oversight.--The local board, in partnership 
        with the chief elected official for the local area, shall--
                    (A)(i) conduct oversight for local youth workforce 
                investment activities authorized under section 129(c), 
                local employment and training activities authorized 
                under subsections (c) and (d) of section 134, and the 
                one-stop delivery system in the local area; and
                    (ii) ensure the appropriate use and management of 
                the funds provided under subtitle B for the activities 
                and system described in clause (i); and
                    (B) for workforce development activities, ensure 
                the appropriate use, management, and investment of 
                funds to maximize performance outcomes under section 
                116.
            (9) Negotiation of local performance accountability 
        measures.--The local board, the chief elected official, and the 
        Governor shall negotiate and reach agreement on local 
        performance accountability measures as described in section 
        116(c).
            (10) Selection of operators and providers.--
                    (A) Selection of one-stop operators.--Consistent 
                with section 121(d), the local board, with the 
                agreement of the chief elected official for the local 
                area--
                            (i) shall designate or certify one-stop 
                        operators as described in section 121(d)(2)(A); 
                        and
                            (ii) may terminate for cause the 
                        eligibility of such operators.
                    (B) Selection of youth providers.--Consistent with 
                section 123, the local board--
                            (i) shall identify eligible providers of 
                        youth workforce investment activities in the 
                        local area by awarding grants or contracts on a 
                        competitive basis (except as provided in 
                        section 123(b)), based on the recommendations 
                        of the youth standing committee, if such a 
                        committee is established for the local area 
                        under subsection (b)(4); and
                            (ii) may terminate for cause the 
                        eligibility of such providers.
                    (C) Identification of eligible providers of 
                training services.--Consistent with section 122, the 
                local board shall identify eligible providers of 
                training services in the local area.
                    (D) Identification of eligible providers of career 
                services.--If the one-stop operator does not provide 
                career services described in section 134(c)(2) in a 
                local area, the local board shall identify eligible 
                providers of those career services in the local area by 
                awarding contracts.
                    (E) Consumer choice requirements.--Consistent with 
                section 122 and paragraphs (2) and (3) of section 
                134(c), the local board shall work with the State to 
                ensure there are sufficient numbers and types of 
                providers of career services and training services 
                (including eligible providers with expertise in 
                assisting individuals with disabilities and eligible 
                providers with expertise in assisting adults in need of 
                adult education and literacy activities) serving the 
                local area and providing the services involved in a 
                manner that maximizes consumer choice, as well as 
                providing opportunities that lead to competitive 
                integrated employment for individuals with 
                disabilities.
            (11) Coordination with education providers.--
                    (A) In general.--The local board shall coordinate 
                activities with education and training providers in the 
                local area, including providers of workforce investment 
                activities, providers of adult education and literacy 
                activities under title II, providers of career and 
                technical education (as defined in section 3 of the 
                Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 
                2006 (20 U.S.C. 2302)) and local agencies administering 
                plans under title I of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 
                (29 U.S.C. 720 et seq.), other than section 112 or part 
                C of that title (29 U.S.C. 732, 741).
                    (B) Applications and agreements.--The coordination 
                described in subparagraph (A) shall include--
                            (i) consistent with section 232--
                                    (I) reviewing the applications to 
                                provide adult education and literacy 
                                activities under title II for the local 
                                area, submitted under such section to 
                                the eligible agency by eligible 
                                providers, to determine whether such 
                                applications are consistent with the 
                                local plan; and
                                    (II) making recommendations to the 
                                eligible agency to promote alignment 
                                with such plan; and
                            (ii) replicating cooperative agreements in 
                        accordance with subparagraph (B) of section 
                        101(a)(11) of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 
                        (29 U.S.C. 721(a)(11)), and implementing 
                        cooperative agreements in accordance with that 
                        section with the local agencies administering 
                        plans under title I of that Act (29 U.S.C. 720 
                        et seq.) (other than section 112 or part C of 
                        that title (29 U.S.C. 732, 741) and subject to 
                        section 121(f)), with respect to efforts that 
                        will enhance the provision of services to 
                        individuals with disabilities and other 
                        individuals, such as cross training of staff, 
                        technical assistance, use and sharing of 
                        information, cooperative efforts with 
                        employers, and other efforts at cooperation, 
                        collaboration, and coordination.
                    (C) Cooperative agreement.--In this paragraph, the 
                term ``cooperative agreement'' means an agreement 
                entered into by a State designated agency or State 
                designated unit under subparagraph (A) of section 
                101(a)(11) of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.
            (12) Budget and administration.--
                    (A) Budget.--The local board shall develop a budget 
                for the activities of the local board in the local 
                area, consistent with the local plan and the duties of 
                the local board under this section, subject to the 
                approval of the chief elected official.
                    (B) Administration.--
                            (i) Grant recipient.--
                                    (I) In general.--The chief elected 
                                official in a local area shall serve as 
                                the local grant recipient for, and 
                                shall be liable for any misuse of, the 
                                grant funds allocated to the local area 
                                under sections 128 and 133, unless the 
                                chief elected official reaches an 
                                agreement with the Governor for the 
                                Governor to act as the local grant 
                                recipient and bear such liability.
                                    (II) Designation.--In order to 
                                assist in administration of the grant 
                                funds, the chief elected official or 
                                the Governor, where the Governor serves 
                                as the local grant recipient for a 
                                local area, may designate an entity to 
                                serve as a local grant subrecipient for 
                                such funds or as a local fiscal agent. 
                                Such designation shall not relieve the 
                                chief elected official or the Governor 
                                of the liability for any misuse of 
                                grant funds as described in subclause 
                                (I).
                                    (III) Disbursal.--The local grant 
                                recipient or an entity designated under 
                                subclause (II) shall disburse the grant 
                                funds for workforce investment 
                                activities at the direction of the 
                                local board, pursuant to the 
                                requirements of this title. The local 
                                grant recipient or entity designated 
                                under subclause (II) shall disburse the 
                                funds immediately on receiving such 
                                direction from the local board.
                            (ii) Grants and donations.--The local board 
                        may solicit and accept grants and donations 
                        from sources other than Federal funds made 
                        available under this Act.
                            (iii) Tax-exempt status.--For purposes of 
                        carrying out duties under this Act, local 
                        boards may incorporate, and may operate as 
                        entities described in section 501(c)(3) of the 
                        Internal Revenue Code of 1986 that are exempt 
                        from taxation under section 501(a) of such 
                        Code.
            (13) Accessibility for individuals with disabilities.--The 
        local board shall annually assess the physical and programmatic 
        accessibility, in accordance with section 188, if applicable, 
        and applicable provisions of the Americans with Disabilities 
        Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.), of all one-stop centers 
        in the local area.
    (e) Sunshine Provision.--The local board shall make available to 
the public, on a regular basis through electronic means and open 
meetings, information regarding the activities of the local board, 
including information regarding the local plan prior to submission of 
the plan, and regarding membership, the designation and certification 
of one-stop operators, and the award of grants or contracts to eligible 
providers of youth workforce investment activities, and on request, 
minutes of formal meetings of the local board.
    (f) Staff.--
            (1) In general.--The local board may hire a director and 
        other staff to assist in carrying out the functions described 
        in subsection (d) using funds available under sections 128(b) 
        and 133(b) as described in section 128(b)(4).
            (2) Qualifications.--The local board shall establish and 
        apply a set of objective qualifications for the position of 
        director, that ensures that the individual selected has the 
        requisite knowledge, skills, and abilities, to meet identified 
        benchmarks and to assist in effectively carrying out the 
        functions of the local board.
            (3) Limitation on rate.--The director and staff described 
        in paragraph (1) shall be subject to the limitations on the 
        payment of salaries and bonuses described in section 194(15).
    (g) Limitations.--
            (1) Training services.--
                    (A) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraph 
                (B), no local board may provide training services.
                    (B) Waivers of training prohibition.--The Governor 
                of the State in which a local board is located may, 
                pursuant to a request from the local board, grant a 
                written waiver of the prohibition set forth in 
                subparagraph (A) (relating to the provision of training 
                services) for a program of training services, if the 
                local board--
                            (i) submits to the Governor a proposed 
                        request for the waiver that includes--
                                    (I) satisfactory evidence that 
                                there is an insufficient number of 
                                eligible providers of such a program of 
                                training services to meet local demand 
                                in the local area;
                                    (II) information demonstrating that 
                                the board meets the requirements for an 
                                eligible provider of training services 
                                under section 122; and
                                    (III) information demonstrating 
                                that the program of training services 
                                prepares participants for an in-demand 
                                industry sector or occupation in the 
                                local area;
                            (ii) makes the proposed request available 
                        to eligible providers of training services and 
                        other interested members of the public for a 
                        public comment period of not less than 30 days; 
                        and
                            (iii) includes, in the final request for 
                        the waiver, the evidence and information 
                        described in clause (i) and the comments 
                        received pursuant to clause (ii).
                    (C) Duration.--A waiver granted to a local board 
                under subparagraph (B) shall apply for a period that 
                shall not exceed the duration of the local plan. The 
                waiver may be renewed for additional periods under 
                subsequent local plans, not to exceed the durations of 
                such subsequent plans, pursuant to requests from the 
                local board, if the board meets the requirements of 
                subparagraph (B) in making the requests.
                    (D) Revocation.--The Governor shall have the 
                authority to revoke the waiver during the appropriate 
                period described in subparagraph (C) if the Governor 
                determines the waiver is no longer needed or that the 
                local board involved has engaged in a pattern of 
                inappropriate referrals to training services operated 
                by the local board.
            (2) Career services; designation or certification as one-
        stop operators.--A local board may provide career services 
        described in section 134(c)(2) through a one-stop delivery 
        system or be designated or certified as a one-stop operator 
        only with the agreement of the chief elected official in the 
        local area and the Governor.
            (3) Limitation on authority.--Nothing in this Act shall be 
        construed to provide a local board with the authority to 
        mandate curricula for schools.
    (h) Conflict of Interest.--A member of a local board, or a member 
of a standing committee, may not--
            (1) vote on a matter under consideration by the local 
        board--
                    (A) regarding the provision of services by such 
                member (or by an entity that such member represents); 
                or
                    (B) that would provide direct financial benefit to 
                such member or the immediate family of such member; or
            (2) engage in any other activity determined by the Governor 
        to constitute a conflict of interest as specified in the State 
        plan.
    (i) Alternative Entity.--
            (1) In general.--For purposes of complying with subsections 
        (a), (b), and (c), a State may use any local entity (including 
        a local council, regional workforce development board, or 
        similar entity) that--
                    (A) is established to serve the local area (or the 
                service delivery area that most closely corresponds to 
                the local area);
                    (B) was in existence on the day before the date of 
                enactment of this Act, pursuant to State law; and
                    (C) includes--
                            (i) representatives of business in the 
                        local area; and
                            (ii)(I) representatives of labor 
                        organizations (for a local area in which 
                        employees are represented by labor 
                        organizations), nominated by local labor 
                        federations; or
                            (II) other representatives of employees in 
                        the local area (for a local area in which no 
                        employees are represented by such 
                        organizations).
            (2) References.--A reference in this Act or a core program 
        provision to a local board, shall include a reference to such 
        an entity.

SEC. 108. LOCAL PLAN.

    (a) In General.--Each local board shall develop and submit to the 
Governor a comprehensive 4-year local plan, in partnership with the 
chief elected official. The local plan shall support the strategy 
described in the State plan in accordance with section 102(b)(1)(E), 
and otherwise be consistent with the State plan. If the local area is 
part of a planning region, the local board shall comply with section 
106(c) in the preparation and submission of a regional plan. At the end 
of the first 2-year period of the 4-year local plan, each local board 
shall review the local plan and the local board, in partnership with 
the chief elected official, shall prepare and submit modifications to 
the local plan to reflect changes in labor market and economic 
conditions or in other factors affecting the implementation of the 
local plan.
    (b) Contents.--The local plan shall include--
            (1) a description of the strategic planning elements 
        consisting of--
                    (A) an analysis of the regional economic conditions 
                including--
                            (i) existing and emerging in-demand 
                        industry sectors and occupations; and
                            (ii) the employment needs of employers in 
                        those industry sectors and occupations;
                    (B) an analysis of the knowledge and skills needed 
                to meet the employment needs of the employers in the 
                region, including employment needs in in-demand 
                industry sectors and occupations;
                    (C) an analysis of the workforce in the region, 
                including current labor force employment (and 
                unemployment) data, and information on labor market 
                trends, and the educational and skill levels of the 
                workforce in the region, including individuals with 
                barriers to employment;
                    (D) an analysis of the workforce development 
                activities (including education and training) in the 
                region, including an analysis of the strengths and 
                weaknesses of such services, and the capacity to 
                provide such services, to address the identified 
                education and skill needs of the workforce and the 
                employment needs of employers in the region;
                    (E) a description of the local board's strategic 
                vision and goals for preparing an educated and skilled 
                workforce (including youth and individuals with 
                barriers to employment), including goals relating to 
                the performance accountability measures based on 
                primary indicators of performance described in section 
                116(b)(2)(A) in order to support regional economic 
                growth and economic self-sufficiency; and
                    (F) taking into account analyses described in 
                subparagraphs (A) through (D), a strategy to work with 
                the entities that carry out the core programs to align 
                resources available to the local area, to achieve the 
                strategic vision and goals described in subparagraph 
                (E);
            (2) a description of the workforce development system in 
        the local area that identifies the programs that are included 
        in that system and how the local board will work with the 
        entities carrying out core programs and other workforce 
        development programs to support alignment to provide services, 
        including programs of study authorized under the Carl D. 
        Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 
        2301 et seq.), that support the strategy identified in the 
        State plan under section 102(b)(1)(E);
            (3) a description of how the local board, working with the 
        entities carrying out core programs, will expand access to 
        employment, training, education, and supportive services for 
        eligible individuals, particularly eligible individuals with 
        barriers to employment, including how the local board will 
        facilitate the development of career pathways and co-
        enrollment, as appropriate, in core programs, and improve 
        access to activities leading to a recognized postsecondary 
        credential (including a credential that is an industry-
        recognized certificate or certification, portable, and 
        stackable);
            (4) a description of the strategies and services that will 
        be used in the local area--
                    (A) in order to--
                            (i) facilitate engagement of employers, 
                        including small employers and employers in in-
                        demand industry sectors and occupations, in 
                        workforce development programs;
                            (ii) support a local workforce development 
                        system that meets the needs of businesses in 
                        the local area;
                            (iii) better coordinate workforce 
                        development programs and economic development; 
                        and
                            (iv) strengthen linkages between the one-
                        stop delivery system and unemployment insurance 
                        programs; and
                    (B) that may include the implementation of 
                initiatives such as incumbent worker training programs, 
                on-the-job training programs, customized training 
                programs, industry and sector strategies, career 
                pathways initiatives, utilization of effective business 
                intermediaries, and other business services and 
                strategies, designed to meet the needs of employers in 
                the corresponding region in support of the strategy 
                described in paragraph (1)(F);
            (5) a description of how the local board will coordinate 
        workforce investment activities carried out in the local area 
        with economic development activities carried out in the region 
        in which the local area is located (or planning region), and 
        promote entrepreneurial skills training and microenterprise 
        services;
            (6) a description of the one-stop delivery system in the 
        local area, including--
                    (A) a description of how the local board will 
                ensure the continuous improvement of eligible providers 
                of services through the system and ensure that such 
                providers meet the employment needs of local employers, 
                and workers and jobseekers;
                    (B) a description of how the local board will 
                facilitate access to services provided through the one-
                stop delivery system, including in remote areas, 
                through the use of technology and through other means;
                    (C) a description of how entities within the one-
                stop delivery system, including one-stop operators and 
                the one-stop partners, will comply with section 188, if 
                applicable, and applicable provisions of the Americans 
                with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.) 
                regarding the physical and programmatic accessibility 
                of facilities, programs and services, technology, and 
                materials for individuals with disabilities, including 
                providing staff training and support for addressing the 
                needs of individuals with disabilities; and
                    (D) a description of the roles and resource 
                contributions of the one-stop partners;
            (7) a description and assessment of the type and 
        availability of adult and dislocated worker employment and 
        training activities in the local area;
            (8) a description of how the local board will coordinate 
        workforce investment activities carried out in the local area 
        with statewide rapid response activities, as described in 
        section 134(a)(2)(A);
            (9) a description and assessment of the type and 
        availability of youth workforce investment activities in the 
        local area, including activities for youth who are individuals 
        with disabilities, which description and assessment shall 
        include an identification of successful models of such youth 
        workforce investment activities;
            (10) a description of how the local board will coordinate 
        education and workforce investment activities carried out in 
        the local area with relevant secondary and postsecondary 
        education programs and activities to coordinate strategies, 
        enhance services, and avoid duplication of services;
            (11) a description of how the local board will coordinate 
        workforce investment activities carried out under this title in 
        the local area with the provision of transportation, including 
        public transportation, and other appropriate supportive 
        services in the local area;
            (12) a description of plans and strategies for, and 
        assurances concerning, maximizing coordination of services 
        provided by the State employment service under the Wagner-
        Peyser Act (29 U.S.C. 49 et seq.) and services provided in the 
        local area through the one-stop delivery system, to improve 
        service delivery and avoid duplication of services;
            (13) a description of how the local board will coordinate 
        workforce investment activities carried out under this title in 
        the local area with the provision of adult education and 
        literacy activities under title II in the local area, including 
        a description of how the local board will carry out, consistent 
        with subparagraphs (A) and (B)(i) of section 107(d)(11) and 
        section 232, the review of local applications submitted under 
        title II;
            (14) a description of the replicated cooperative agreements 
        (as defined in section 107(d)(11)) between the local board or 
        other local entities described in section 101(a)(11)(B) of the 
        Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 721(a)(11)(B)) and the 
        local office of a designated State agency or designated State 
        unit administering programs carried out under title I of such 
        Act (29 U.S.C. 720 et seq.) (other than section 112 or part C 
        of that title (29 U.S.C. 732, 741) and subject to section 
        121(f)) in accordance with section 101(a)(11) of such Act (29 
        U.S.C. 721(a)(11)) with respect to efforts that will enhance 
        the provision of services to individuals with disabilities and 
        to other individuals, such as cross training of staff, 
        technical assistance, use and sharing of information, 
        cooperative efforts with employers, and other efforts at 
        cooperation, collaboration, and coordination;
            (15) an identification of the entity responsible for the 
        disbursal of grant funds described in section 
        107(d)(12)(B)(i)(III), as determined by the chief elected 
        official or the Governor under section 107(d)(12)(B)(i);
            (16) a description of the competitive process to be used to 
        award the subgrants and contracts in the local area for 
        activities carried out under this title;
            (17) a description of the local levels of performance 
        negotiated with the Governor and chief elected official 
        pursuant to section 116(c), to be used to measure the 
        performance of the local area and to be used by the local board 
        for measuring the performance of the local fiscal agent (where 
        appropriate), eligible providers under subtitle B, and the one-
        stop delivery system, in the local area;
            (18) a description of the actions the local board will take 
        toward becoming or remaining a high-performing board, 
        consistent with the factors developed by the State board 
        pursuant to section 101(d)(6);
            (19) a description of how training services under chapter 3 
        of subtitle B will be provided in accordance with section 
        134(c)(3)(G), including, if contracts for the training services 
        will be used, how the use of such contracts will be coordinated 
        with the use of individual training accounts under that chapter 
        and how the local board will ensure informed customer choice in 
        the selection of training programs regardless of how the 
        training services are to be provided;
            (20) a description of the process used by the local board, 
        consistent with subsection (d), to provide an opportunity for 
        public comment, including comment by representatives of 
        businesses and comment by representatives of labor 
        organizations, and input into the development of the local 
        plan, prior to submission of the plan;
            (21) a description of how one-stop centers are implementing 
        and transitioning to an integrated, technology-enabled intake 
        and case management information system for programs carried out 
        under this Act and programs carried out by one-stop partners; 
        and
            (22) such other information as the Governor may require.
    (c) Existing Analysis.--As appropriate, a local area may use an 
existing analysis in order to carry out the requirements of subsection 
(b)(1) concerning an analysis.
    (d) Process.--Prior to the date on which the local board submits a 
local plan under this section, the local board shall--
            (1) make available copies of a proposed local plan to the 
        public through electronic and other means, such as public 
        hearings and local news media;
            (2) allow members of the public, including representatives 
        of business, representatives of labor organizations, and 
        representatives of education to submit to the local board 
        comments on the proposed local plan, not later than the end of 
        the 30-day period beginning on the date on which the proposed 
        local plan is made available; and
            (3) include with the local plan submitted to the Governor 
        under this section any such comments that represent 
        disagreement with the plan.
    (e) Plan Submission and Approval.--A local plan submitted to the 
Governor under this section (including a modification to such a local 
plan) shall be considered to be approved by the Governor at the end of 
the 90-day period beginning on the day the Governor receives the plan 
(including such a modification), unless the Governor makes a written 
determination during the 90-day period that--
            (1) deficiencies in activities carried out under this 
        subtitle or subtitle B have been identified, through audits 
        conducted under section 184 or otherwise, and the local area 
        has not made acceptable progress in implementing corrective 
        measures to address the deficiencies;
            (2) the plan does not comply with the applicable provisions 
        of this Act; or
            (3) the plan does not align with the State plan, including 
        failing to provide for alignment of the core programs to 
        support the strategy identified in the State plan in accordance 
        with section 102(b)(1)(E).

                      CHAPTER 3--BOARD PROVISIONS

SEC. 111. FUNDING OF STATE AND LOCAL BOARDS.

    (a) State Boards.--In funding a State board under this subtitle, a 
State--
            (1) shall use funds available as described in section 
        129(b)(3) or 134(a)(3)(B); and
            (2) may use non-Federal funds available to the State that 
        the State determines are appropriate and available for that 
        use.
    (b) Local Boards.--In funding a local board under this subtitle, 
the chief elected official and local board for the local area--
            (1) shall use funds available as described in section 
        128(b)(4); and
            (2) may use non-Federal funds available to the local area 
        that the chief elected official and local board determine are 
        appropriate and available for that use.

                 CHAPTER 4--PERFORMANCE ACCOUNTABILITY

SEC. 116. PERFORMANCE ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM.

    (a) Purpose.--The purpose of this section is to establish 
performance accountability measures that apply across the core programs 
to assess the effectiveness of States and local areas (for core 
programs described in subtitle B) in achieving positive outcomes for 
individuals served by those programs.
    (b) State Performance Accountability Measures.--
            (1) In general.--For each State, the performance 
        accountability measures for the core programs shall consist 
        of--
                    (A)(i) the primary indicators of performance 
                described in paragraph (2)(A); and
                    (ii) the additional indicators of performance (if 
                any) identified by the State under paragraph (2)(B); 
                and
                    (B) a State adjusted level of performance for each 
                indicator described in subparagraph (A).
            (2) Indicators of performance.--
                    (A) Primary indicators of performance.--
                            (i) In general.--The State primary 
                        indicators of performance for activities 
                        provided under the adult and dislocated worker 
                        programs authorized under chapter 3 of subtitle 
                        B, the program of adult education and literacy 
                        activities authorized under title II, the 
                        employment services program authorized under 
                        sections 1 through 13 of the Wagner-Peyser Act 
                        (29 U.S.C. 49 et seq.) (except that subclauses 
                        (IV) and (V) shall not apply to such program), 
                        and the program authorized under title I of the 
                        Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 720 et 
                        seq.), other than section 112 or part C of that 
                        title (29 U.S.C. 732, 741), shall consist of--
                                    (I) the percentage of program 
                                participants who are in unsubsidized 
                                employment during the second quarter 
                                after exit from the program;
                                    (II) the percentage of program 
                                participants who are in unsubsidized 
                                employment during the fourth quarter 
                                after exit from the program;
                                    (III) the median earnings of 
                                program participants who are in 
                                unsubsidized employment during the 
                                second quarter after exit from the 
                                program;
                                    (IV) the percentage of program 
                                participants who obtain a recognized 
                                postsecondary credential, or a 
                                secondary school diploma or its 
                                recognized equivalent (subject to 
                                clause (iii)), during participation in 
                                or within 1 year after exit from the 
                                program;
                                    (V) the percentage of program 
                                participants who, during a program 
                                year, are in an education or training 
                                program that leads to a recognized 
                                postsecondary credential or employment 
                                and who are achieving measurable skill 
                                gains toward such a credential or 
                                employment; and
                                    (VI) the indicators of 
                                effectiveness in serving employers 
                                established pursuant to clause (iv).
                            (ii) Primary indicators for eligible 
                        youth.--The primary indicators of performance 
                        for the youth program authorized under chapter 
                        2 of subtitle B shall consist of--
                                    (I) the percentage of program 
                                participants who are in education or 
                                training activities, or in unsubsidized 
                                employment, during the second quarter 
                                after exit from the program;
                                    (II) the percentage of program 
                                participants who are in education or 
                                training activities, or in unsubsidized 
                                employment, during the fourth quarter 
                                after exit from the program; and
                                    (III) the primary indicators of 
                                performance described in subclauses 
                                (III) through (VI) of subparagraph 
                                (A)(i).
                            (iii) Indicator relating to credential.--
                        For purposes of clause (i)(IV), or clause 
                        (ii)(III) with respect to clause (i)(IV), 
                        program participants who obtain a secondary 
                        school diploma or its recognized equivalent 
                        shall be included in the percentage counted as 
                        meeting the criterion under such clause only if 
                        such participants, in addition to obtaining 
                        such diploma or its recognized equivalent, have 
                        obtained or retained employment or are in an 
                        education or training program leading to a 
                        recognized postsecondary credential within 1 
                        year after exit from the program.
                            (iv) Indicator for services to employers.--
                        Prior to the commencement of the second full 
                        program year after the date of enactment of 
                        this Act, for purposes of clauses (i)(VI), or 
                        clause (ii)(III) with respect to clause 
                        (i)(IV), the Secretary of Labor and the 
                        Secretary of Education, after consultation with 
                        the representatives described in paragraph 
                        (4)(B), shall jointly develop and establish, 
                        for purposes of this subparagraph, 1 or more 
                        primary indicators of performance that indicate 
                        the effectiveness of the core programs in 
                        serving employers.
                    (B) Additional indicators.--A State may identify in 
                the State plan additional performance accountability 
                indicators.
            (3) Levels of performance.--
                    (A) State adjusted levels of performance for 
                primary indicators.--
                            (i) In general.--For each State submitting 
                        a State plan, there shall be established, in 
                        accordance with this subparagraph, levels of 
                        performance for each of the corresponding 
                        primary indicators of performance described in 
                        paragraph (2) for each of the programs 
                        described in clause (ii).
                            (ii) Included programs.--The programs 
                        included under clause (i) are--
                                    (I) the youth program authorized 
                                under chapter 2 of subtitle B;
                                    (II) the adult program authorized 
                                under chapter 3 of subtitle B;
                                    (III) the dislocated worker program 
                                authorized under chapter 3 of subtitle 
                                B;
                                    (IV) the program of adult education 
                                and literacy activities authorized 
                                under title II;
                                    (V) the employment services program 
                                authorized under sections 1 through 13 
                                of the Wagner-Peyser Act (29 U.S.C. 49 
                                et seq.); and
                                    (VI) the program authorized under 
                                title I of the Rehabilitation Act of 
                                1973 (29 U.S.C. 720 et seq.), other 
                                than section 112 or part C of that 
                                title (29 U.S.C. 732, 741).
                            (iii) Identification in state plan.--Each 
                        State shall identify, in the State plan, 
                        expected levels of performance for each of the 
                        corresponding primary indicators of performance 
                        for each of the programs described in clause 
                        (ii) for the first 2 program years covered by 
                        the State plan.
                            (iv) Agreement on state adjusted levels of 
                        performance.--
                                    (I) First 2 years.--The State shall 
                                reach agreement with the Secretary of 
                                Labor, in conjunction with the 
                                Secretary of Education on levels of 
                                performance for each indicator 
                                described in clause (iii) for each of 
                                the programs described in clause (ii) 
                                for each of the first 2 program years 
                                covered by the State plan. In reaching 
                                the agreement, the State and the 
                                Secretary of Labor in conjunction with 
                                the Secretary of Education shall take 
                                into account the levels identified in 
                                the State plan under clause (iii) and 
                                the factors described in clause (v). 
                                The levels agreed to shall be 
                                considered to be the State adjusted 
                                levels of performance for the State for 
                                such program years and shall be 
                                incorporated into the State plan prior 
                                to the approval of such plan.
                                    (II) Third and fourth year.--The 
                                State and the Secretary of Labor, in 
                                conjunction with the Secretary of 
                                Education, shall reach agreement, prior 
                                to the third program year covered by 
                                the State plan, on levels of 
                                performance for each indicator 
                                described in clause (iii) for each of 
                                the programs described in clause (ii) 
                                for each of the third and fourth 
                                program years covered by the State 
                                plan. In reaching the agreement, the 
                                State and Secretary of Labor, in 
                                conjunction with the Secretary of 
                                Education, shall take into account the 
                                factors described in clause (v). The 
                                levels agreed to shall be considered to 
                                be the State adjusted levels of 
                                performance for the State for such 
                                program years and shall be incorporated 
                                into the State plan as a modification 
                                to the plan.
                            (v) Factors.--In reaching the agreements 
                        described in clause (iv), the State and 
                        Secretaries shall--
                                    (I) take into account how the 
                                levels involved compare with the State 
                                adjusted levels of performance 
                                established for other States;
                                    (II) ensure that the levels 
                                involved are adjusted, using the 
                                objective statistical model established 
                                by the Secretaries pursuant to clause 
                                (viii), based on--
                                            (aa) the differences among 
                                        States in actual economic 
                                        conditions (including 
                                        differences in unemployment 
                                        rates and job losses or gains 
                                        in particular industries); and
                                            (bb) the characteristics of 
                                        participants when the 
                                        participants entered the 
                                        program involved, including 
                                        indicators of poor work 
                                        history, lack of work 
                                        experience, lack of educational 
                                        or occupational skills 
                                        attainment, dislocation from 
                                        high-wage and high-benefit 
                                        employment, low levels of 
                                        literacy or English 
                                        proficiency, disability status, 
                                        homelessness, ex-offender 
                                        status, and welfare dependency;
                                    (III) take into account the extent 
                                to which the levels involved promote 
                                continuous improvement in performance 
                                accountability on the performance 
                                accountability measures by such State 
                                and ensure optimal return on the 
                                investment of Federal funds; and
                                    (IV) take into account the extent 
                                to which the levels involved will 
                                assist the State in meeting the goals 
                                described in clause (vi).
                            (vi) Goals.--In order to promote enhanced 
                        performance outcomes and to facilitate the 
                        process of reaching agreements with the States 
                        under clause (iv), the Secretary of Labor, in 
                        conjunction with the Secretary of Education, 
                        shall establish performance goals for the core 
                        programs, in accordance with the Government 
                        Performance and Results Act of 1993 (Public Law 
                        103-62; 107 Stat. 285) and the amendments made 
                        by that Act, and in consultation with States 
                        and other appropriate parties. Such goals shall 
                        be long-term goals for the adjusted levels of 
                        performance to be achieved by each of the 
                        programs described in clause (ii) regarding the 
                        corresponding primary indicators of performance 
                        described in paragraph (2)(A).
                            (vii) Revisions based on economic 
                        conditions and individuals served during the 
                        program year.--The Secretary of Labor, in 
                        conjunction with the Secretary of Education, 
                        shall, in accordance with the objective 
                        statistical model developed pursuant to clause 
                        (viii), revise the State adjusted levels of 
                        performance applicable for each of the programs 
                        described in clause (ii), for a program year 
                        and a State, to reflect the actual economic 
                        conditions and characteristics of participants 
                        (as described in clause (v)(II)) in that 
                        program during such program year in such State.
                            (viii) Statistical adjustment model.--The 
                        Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of 
                        Education, after consultation with the 
                        representatives described in paragraph (4)(B), 
                        shall develop and disseminate an objective 
                        statistical model that will be used to make the 
                        adjustments in the State adjusted levels of 
                        performance for actual economic conditions and 
                        characteristics of participants under clauses 
                        (v) and (vii).
                    (B) Levels of performance for additional 
                indicators.--The State may identify, in the State plan, 
                State levels of performance for each of the additional 
                indicators identified under paragraph (2)(B). Such 
                levels shall be considered to be State adjusted levels 
                of performance for purposes of this section.
            (4) Definitions of indicators of performance.--
                    (A) In general.--In order to ensure nationwide 
                comparability of performance data, the Secretary of 
                Labor and the Secretary of Education, after 
                consultation with representatives described in 
                subparagraph (B), shall issue definitions for the 
                indicators described in paragraph (2).
                    (B) Representatives.--The representatives referred 
                to in subparagraph (A) are representatives of States 
                and political subdivisions, business and industry, 
                employees, eligible providers of activities carried out 
                through the core programs, educators, researchers, 
                participants, the lead State agency officials with 
                responsibility for the programs carried out through the 
                core programs, individuals with expertise in serving 
                individuals with barriers to employment, and other 
                interested parties.
    (c) Local Performance Accountability Measures for Subtitle B.--
            (1) In general.--For each local area in a State designated 
        under section 106, the local performance accountability 
        measures for each of the programs described in subclauses (I) 
        through (III) of subsection (b)(3)(A)(ii) shall consist of--
                    (A)(i) the primary indicators of performance 
                described in subsection (b)(2)(A) that are applicable 
                to such programs; and
                    (ii) additional indicators of performance, if any, 
                identified by the State for such programs under 
                subsection (b)(2)(B); and
                    (B) the local level of performance for each 
                indicator described in subparagraph (A).
            (2) Local level of performance.--The local board, the chief 
        elected official, and the Governor shall negotiate and reach 
        agreement on local levels of performance based on the State 
        adjusted levels of performance established under subsection 
        (b)(3)(A).
            (3) Adjustment factors.--In negotiating the local levels of 
        performance, the local board, the chief elected official, and 
        the Governor shall make adjustments for the expected economic 
        conditions and the expected characteristics of participants to 
        be served in the local area, using the statistical adjustment 
        model developed pursuant to subsection (b)(3)(A)(viii). In 
        addition, the negotiated local levels of performance applicable 
        to a program year shall be revised to reflect the actual 
        economic conditions experienced and the characteristics of the 
        populations served in the local area during such program year 
        using the statistical adjustment model.
    (d) Performance Reports.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 12 months after the date of 
        enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Labor, in conjunction 
        with the Secretary of Education, shall develop a template for 
        performance reports that shall be used by States, local boards, 
        and eligible providers of training services under section 122 
        to report on outcomes achieved by the core programs. In 
        developing such templates, the Secretary of Labor, in 
        conjunction with the Secretary of Education, will take into 
        account the need to maximize the value of the templates for 
        workers, jobseekers, employers, local elected officials, State 
        officials, Federal policymakers, and other key stakeholders.
            (2) Contents of state performance reports.--The performance 
        report for a State shall include, subject to paragraph (5)(C)--
                    (A) information specifying the levels of 
                performance achieved with respect to the primary 
                indicators of performance described in subsection 
                (b)(2)(A) for each of the programs described in 
                subsection (b)(3)(A)(ii) and the State adjusted levels 
                of performance with respect to such indicators for each 
                program;
                    (B) information specifying the levels of 
                performance achieved with respect to the primary 
                indicators of performance described in subsection 
                (b)(2)(A) for each of the programs described in 
                subsection (b)(3)(A)(ii) with respect to individuals 
                with barriers to employment, disaggregated by each 
                subpopulation of such individuals, and by race, 
                ethnicity, sex, and age;
                    (C) the total number of participants served by each 
                of the programs described in subsection (b)(3)(A)(ii);
                    (D) the number of participants who received career 
                and training services, respectively, during the most 
                recent program year and the 3 preceding program years, 
                and the amount of funds spent on each type of service;
                    (E) the number of participants who exited from 
                career and training services, respectively, during the 
                most recent program year and the 3 preceding program 
                years;
                    (F) the average cost per participant of those 
                participants who received career and training services, 
                respectively, during the most recent program year and 
                the 3 preceding program years;
                    (G) the percentage of participants in a program 
                authorized under this subtitle who received training 
                services and obtained unsubsidized employment in a 
                field related to the training received;
                    (H) the number of individuals with barriers to 
                employment served by each of the programs described in 
                subsection (b)(3)(A)(ii), disaggregated by each 
                subpopulation of such individuals;
                    (I) the number of participants who are enrolled in 
                more than 1 of the programs described in subsection 
                (b)(3)(A)(ii);
                    (J) the percentage of the State's annual allotment 
                under section 132(b) that the State spent on 
                administrative costs;
                    (K) in the case of a State in which local areas are 
                implementing pay-for-performance contract strategies 
                for programs--
                            (i) the performance of service providers 
                        entering into contracts for such strategies, 
                        measured against the levels of performance 
                        specified in the contracts for such strategies; 
                        and
                            (ii) an evaluation of the design of the 
                        programs and performance of the strategies, 
                        and, where possible, the level of satisfaction 
                        with the strategies among employers and 
                        participants benefitting from the strategies; 
                        and
                    (L) other information that facilitates comparisons 
                of programs with programs in other States.
            (3) Contents of local area performance reports.--The 
        performance reports for a local area shall include, subject to 
        paragraph (6)(C)--
                    (A) the information specified in subparagraphs (A) 
                through (L) of paragraph (2), for each of the programs 
                described in subclauses (I) through (III) of subsection 
                (b)(3)(A)(ii);
                    (B) the percentage of the local area's allocation 
                under sections 128(b) and 133(b) that the local area 
                spent on administrative costs; and
                    (C) other information that facilitates comparisons 
                of programs with programs in other local areas (or 
                planning regions, as appropriate).
            (4) Contents of eligible training providers performance 
        reports.--The performance report for an eligible provider of 
        training services under section 122 shall include, subject to 
        paragraph (6)(C), with respect to each program of study (or the 
        equivalent) of such provider--
                    (A) information specifying the levels of 
                performance achieved with respect to the primary 
                indicators of performance described in subclauses (I) 
                through (IV) of subsection (b)(2)(A)(i) with respect to 
                all individuals engaging in the program of study (or 
                the equivalent);
                    (B) the total number of individuals exiting from 
                the program of study (or the equivalent);
                    (C) the total number of participants who received 
                training services through each of the adult program and 
                the dislocated worker program authorized under chapter 
                3 of subtitle B, disaggregated by the type of entity 
                that provided the training, during the most recent 
                program year and the 3 preceding program years;
                    (D) the total number of participants who exited 
                from training services, disaggregated by the type of 
                entity that provided the training, during the most 
                recent program year and the 3 preceding program years;
                    (E) the average cost per participant for the 
                participants who received training services, 
                disaggregated by the type of entity that provided the 
                training, during the most recent program year and the 3 
                preceding program years; and
                    (F) the number of individuals with barriers to 
                employment served by each of the adult program and the 
                dislocated worker program authorized under chapter 3 of 
                subtitle B, disaggregated by each subpopulation of such 
                individuals, and by race, ethnicity, sex, and age.
            (5) Data validation.--In preparing the State reports 
        described in this subsection, each State shall establish 
        procedures, consistent with guidelines issued by the Secretary, 
        in conjunction with the Secretary of Education, to ensure the 
        information contained in the reports is valid and reliable.
            (6) Publication.--
                    (A) State performance reports.--The Secretary of 
                Labor and the Secretary of Education shall annually 
                make available (including by electronic means), in an 
                easily understandable format, the performance reports 
                for States containing the information described in 
                paragraph (2).
                    (B) Local area and eligible training provider 
                performance reports.--The State shall make available 
                (including by electronic means), in an easily 
                understandable format, the performance reports for the 
                local areas containing the information described in 
                paragraph (3) and the performance reports for eligible 
                providers of training services containing the 
                information described in paragraph (4).
                    (C) Rules for reporting of data.--The 
                disaggregation of data under this subsection shall not 
                be required when the number of participants in a 
                category is insufficient to yield statistically 
                reliable information or when the results would reveal 
                personally identifiable information about an individual 
                participant.
                    (D) Dissemination to congress.--The Secretary of 
                Labor and the Secretary of Education shall make 
                available (including by electronic means) a summary of 
                the reports, and the reports, required under this 
                subsection to the Committee on Education and the 
                Workforce of the House of Representatives and the 
                Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of 
                the Senate. The Secretaries shall prepare and make 
                available with the reports a set of recommendations for 
                improvements in and adjustments to pay-for-performance 
                contract strategies used under subtitle B.
    (e) Evaluation of State Programs.--
            (1) In general.--Using funds authorized under a core 
        program and made available to carry out this section, the 
        State, in coordination with local boards in the State and the 
        State agencies responsible for the administration of the core 
        programs, shall conduct ongoing evaluations of activities 
        carried out in the State under such programs. The State, local 
        boards, and State agencies shall conduct the evaluations in 
        order to promote, establish, implement, and utilize methods for 
        continuously improving core program activities in order to 
        achieve high-level performance within, and high-level outcomes 
        from, the workforce development system. The State shall 
        coordinate the evaluations with the evaluations provided for by 
        the Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of Education under 
        section 169, section 242(c)(2)(D), and sections 12(a)(5), 14, 
        and 107 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 709(a)(5), 
        711, 727) (applied with respect to programs carried out under 
        title I of that Act (29 U.S.C. 720 et seq.)) and the 
        investigations provided for by the Secretary of Labor under 
        section 10(b) of the Wagner-Peyser Act (29 U.S.C. 49i(b)).
            (2) Design.--The evaluations conducted under this 
        subsection shall be designed in conjunction with the State 
        board, State agencies responsible for the administration of the 
        core programs, and local boards and shall include analysis of 
        customer feedback and outcome and process measures in the 
        statewide workforce development system. The evaluations shall 
        use designs that employ the most rigorous analytical and 
        statistical methods that are reasonably feasible, such as the 
        use of control groups.
            (3) Results.--The State shall annually prepare, submit to 
        the State board and local boards in the State, and make 
        available to the public (including by electronic means), 
        reports containing the results of evaluations conducted under 
        this subsection, to promote the efficiency and effectiveness of 
        the workforce development system.
            (4) Cooperation with federal evaluations.--The State shall, 
        to the extent practicable, cooperate in the conduct of 
        evaluations (including related research projects) provided for 
        by the Secretary of Labor or the Secretary of Education under 
        the provisions of Federal law identified in paragraph (1). Such 
        cooperation shall include the provision of data (in accordance 
        with appropriate privacy protections established by the 
        Secretary of Labor), the provision of responses to surveys, and 
        allowing site visits in a timely manner, for the Secretaries or 
        their agents.
    (f) Sanctions for State Failure To Meet State Performance 
Accountability Measures.--
            (1) States.--
                    (A) Technical assistance.--If a State fails to meet 
                the State adjusted levels of performance relating to 
                indicators described in subsection (b)(2)(A) for a 
                program for any program year, the Secretary of Labor 
                and the Secretary of Education shall provide technical 
                assistance, including assistance in the development of 
                a performance improvement plan.
                    (B) Reduction in amount of grant.--If such failure 
                continues for a second consecutive year, or (except in 
                the case of exceptional circumstances as determined by 
                the Secretary of Labor or the Secretary of Education, 
                as appropriate) a State fails to submit a report under 
                subsection (d) for any program year, the percentage of 
                each amount that would (in the absence of this 
                paragraph) be reserved by the Governor under section 
                128(a) for the immediately succeeding program year 
                shall be reduced by 5 percentage points until such date 
                as the Secretary of Labor or the Secretary of 
                Education, as appropriate, determines that the State 
                meets such State adjusted levels of performance and has 
                submitted such reports for the appropriate program 
                years.
    (g) Sanctions for Local Area Failure To Meet Local Performance 
Accountability Measures.--
            (1) Technical assistance.--If a local area fails to meet 
        local performance accountability measures established under 
        subsection (c) for the youth, adult, or dislocated worker 
        program authorized under chapter 2 or 3 of subtitle B for a 
        program described in subsection (d)(2)(A) for any program year, 
        the Governor, or upon request by the Governor, the Secretary of 
        Labor, shall provide technical assistance, which may include 
        assistance in the development of a performance improvement plan 
        or the development of a modified local plan (or regional plan).
            (2) Corrective actions.--
                    (A) In general.--If such failure continues for a 
                third consecutive year, the Governor shall take 
                corrective actions, which shall include development of 
                a reorganization plan through which the Governor 
                shall--
                            (i) require the appointment and 
                        certification of a new local board, consistent 
                        with the criteria established under section 
                        107(b);
                            (ii) prohibit the use of eligible providers 
                        and one-stop partners identified as achieving a 
                        poor level of performance; or
                            (iii) take such other significant actions 
                        as the Governor determines are appropriate.
                    (B) Appeal by local area.--
                            (i) Appeal to governor.--The local board 
                        and chief elected official for a local area 
                        that is subject to a reorganization plan under 
                        subparagraph (A) may, not later than 30 days 
                        after receiving notice of the reorganization 
                        plan, appeal to the Governor to rescind or 
                        revise such plan. In such case, the Governor 
                        shall make a final decision not later than 30 
                        days after the receipt of the appeal.
                            (ii) Subsequent action.--The local board 
                        and chief elected official for a local area 
                        may, not later than 30 days after receiving a 
                        decision from the Governor pursuant to clause 
                        (i), appeal such decision to the Secretary of 
                        Labor. In such case, the Secretary shall make a 
                        final decision not later than 30 days after the 
                        receipt of the appeal.
                    (C) Effective date.--The decision made by the 
                Governor under subparagraph (B)(i) shall become 
                effective at the time the Governor issues the decision 
                pursuant to such clause. Such decision shall remain 
                effective unless the Secretary of Labor rescinds or 
                revises such plan pursuant to subparagraph (B)(ii).
    (h) Establishing Pay-for-Performance Contract Strategy 
Incentives.--Using non-Federal funds, the Governor may establish 
incentives for local boards to implement pay-for-performance contract 
strategies for the delivery of training services described in section 
134(c)(3) or activities described in section 129(c)(2) in the local 
areas served by the local boards.
    (i) Fiscal and Management Accountability Information Systems.--
            (1) In general.--Using funds authorized under a core 
        program and made available to carry out this chapter, the 
        Governor, in coordination with the State board, the State 
        agencies administering the core programs, local boards, and 
        chief elected officials in the State, shall establish and 
        operate a fiscal and management accountability information 
        system based on guidelines established by the Secretary of 
        Labor and the Secretary of Education after consultation with 
        the Governors of States, chief elected officials, and one-stop 
        partners. Such guidelines shall promote efficient collection 
        and use of fiscal and management information for reporting and 
        monitoring the use of funds authorized under the core programs 
        and for preparing the annual report described in subsection 
        (d).
            (2) Wage records.--In measuring the progress of the State 
        on State and local performance accountability measures, a State 
        shall utilize quarterly wage records, consistent with State 
        law. The Secretary of Labor shall make arrangements, consistent 
        with State law, to ensure that the wage records of any State 
        are available to any other State to the extent that such wage 
        records are required by the State in carrying out the State 
        plan of the State or completing the annual report described in 
        subsection (d).
            (3) Confidentiality.--In carrying out the requirements of 
        this Act, the State shall comply with section 444 of the 
        General Education Provisions Act (20 U.S.C. 1232g).

       Subtitle B--Workforce Investment Activities and Providers

        CHAPTER 1--WORKFORCE INVESTMENT ACTIVITIES AND PROVIDERS

SEC. 121. ESTABLISHMENT OF ONE-STOP DELIVERY SYSTEMS.

    (a) In General.--Consistent with an approved State plan, the local 
board for a local area, with the agreement of the chief elected 
official for the local area, shall--
            (1) develop and enter into the memorandum of understanding 
        described in subsection (c) with one-stop partners;
            (2) designate or certify one-stop operators under 
        subsection (d); and
            (3) conduct oversight with respect to the one-stop delivery 
        system in the local area.
    (b) One-stop Partners.--
            (1) Required partners.--
                    (A) Roles and responsibilities of one-stop 
                partners.--Each entity that carries out a program or 
                activities described in subparagraph (B) in a local 
                area shall--
                            (i) provide access through the one-stop 
                        delivery system to such program or activities 
                        carried out by the entity, including making the 
                        career services described in section 134(c)(2) 
                        that are applicable to the program or 
                        activities available at the one-stop centers 
                        (in addition to any other appropriate 
                        locations);
                            (ii) use a portion of the funds available 
                        for the program and activities to maintain the 
                        one-stop delivery system, including payment of 
                        the infrastructure costs of one-stop centers in 
                        accordance with subsection (h);
                            (iii) enter into a local memorandum of 
                        understanding with the local board, relating to 
                        the operation of the one-stop system, that 
                        meets the requirements of subsection (c);
                            (iv) participate in the operation of the 
                        one-stop system consistent with the terms of 
                        the memorandum of understanding, the 
                        requirements of this title, and the 
                        requirements of the Federal laws authorizing 
                        the program or activities; and
                            (v) provide representation on the State 
                        board to the extent provided under section 101.
                    (B) Programs and activities.--The programs and 
                activities referred to in subparagraph (A) consist of--
                            (i) programs authorized under this title;
                            (ii) programs authorized under the Wagner-
                        Peyser Act (29 U.S.C. 49 et seq.);
                            (iii) adult education and literacy 
                        activities authorized under title II;
                            (iv) programs authorized under title I of 
                        the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 720 
                        et seq.) (other than section 112 or part C of 
                        title I of such Act (29 U.S.C. 732, 741);
                            (v) activities authorized under title V of 
                        the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3056 
                        et seq.);
                            (vi) career and technical education 
                        programs at the postsecondary level authorized 
                        under the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical 
                        Education Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2301 et seq.);
                            (vii) activities authorized under chapter 2 
                        of title II of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 
                        2271 et seq.);
                            (viii) activities authorized under chapter 
                        41 of title 38, United States Code;
                            (ix) employment and training activities 
                        carried out under the Community Services Block 
                        Grant Act (42 U.S.C. 9901 et seq.);
                            (x) employment and training activities 
                        carried out by the Department of Housing and 
                        Urban Development;
                            (xi) programs authorized under State 
                        unemployment compensation laws (in accordance 
                        with applicable Federal law);
                            (xii) programs authorized under section 212 
                        of the Second Chance Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 
                        17532); and
                            (xiii) programs authorized under part A of 
                        title IV of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
                        601 et seq.), subject to subparagraph (C).
                    (C) Determination by the governor.--
                            (i) In general.--An entity that carries out 
                        a program referred to in subparagraph (B)(xiii) 
                        shall be included in the one-stop partners for 
                        the local area, as a required partner, for 
                        purposes of this Act and the other core program 
                        provisions that are not part of this Act, 
                        unless the Governor provides the notification 
                        described in clause (ii).
                            (ii) Notification.--The notification 
                        referred to in clause (i) is a notification 
                        that--
                                    (I) is made in writing of a 
                                determination by the Governor not to 
                                include such entity in the one-stop 
                                partners described in clause (i); and
                                    (II) is provided to the Secretary 
                                of Labor (referred to in this subtitle, 
                                and subtitles C through E, as the 
                                ``Secretary'') and the Secretary of 
                                Health and Human Services.
            (2) Additional partners.--
                    (A) In general.--With the approval of the local 
                board and chief elected official, in addition to the 
                entities described in paragraph (1), other entities 
                that carry out workforce development programs described 
                in subparagraph (B) may be one-stop partners for the 
                local area and carry out the responsibilities described 
                in paragraph (1)(A).
                    (B) Programs.--The programs referred to in 
                subparagraph (A) may include--
                            (i) employment and training programs 
                        administered by the Social Security 
                        Administration, including the Ticket to Work 
                        and Self-Sufficiency Program established under 
                        section 1148 of the Social Security Act (42 
                        U.S.C. 1320b-19);
                            (ii) employment and training programs 
                        carried out by the Small Business 
                        Administration;
                            (iii) programs authorized under section 
                        6(d)(4) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 
                        (7 U.S.C. 2015(d)(4));
                            (iv) work programs authorized under section 
                        6(o) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 
                        U.S.C. 2015(o));
                            (v) programs carried out under section 112 
                        of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 
                        732);
                            (vi) programs authorized under the National 
                        and Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 
                        12501 et seq.); and
                            (vii) other appropriate Federal, State, or 
                        local programs, including employment, 
                        education, and training programs provided by 
                        public libraries or in the private sector.
    (c) Memorandum of Understanding.--
            (1) Development.--The local board, with the agreement of 
        the chief elected official, shall develop and enter into a 
        memorandum of understanding (between the local board and the 
        one-stop partners), consistent with paragraph (2), concerning 
        the operation of the one-stop delivery system in the local 
        area.
            (2) Contents.--Each memorandum of understanding shall 
        contain--
                    (A) provisions describing--
                            (i) the services to be provided through the 
                        one-stop delivery system consistent with the 
                        requirements of this section, including the 
                        manner in which the services will be 
                        coordinated and delivered through such system;
                            (ii) how the costs of such services and the 
                        operating costs of such system will be funded, 
                        including--
                                    (I) funding through cash and in-
                                kind contributions (fairly evaluated), 
                                which contributions may include funding 
                                from philanthropic organizations or 
                                other private entities, or through 
                                other alternative financing options, to 
                                provide a stable and equitable funding 
                                stream for ongoing one-stop delivery 
                                system operations; and
                                    (II) funding of the infrastructure 
                                costs of one-stop centers in accordance 
                                with subsection (h);
                            (iii) methods of referral of individuals 
                        between the one-stop operator and the one-stop 
                        partners for appropriate services and 
                        activities;
                            (iv) methods to ensure the needs of workers 
                        and youth, and individuals with barriers to 
                        employment, including individuals with 
                        disabilities, are addressed in the provision of 
                        necessary and appropriate access to services, 
                        including access to technology and materials, 
                        made available through the one-stop delivery 
                        system; and
                            (v) the duration of the memorandum of 
                        understanding and the procedures for amending 
                        the memorandum during the duration of the 
                        memorandum, and assurances that such memorandum 
                        shall be reviewed not less than once every 3-
                        year period to ensure appropriate funding and 
                        delivery of services; and
                    (B) such other provisions, consistent with the 
                requirements of this title, as the parties to the 
                agreement determine to be appropriate.
    (d) One-stop Operators.--
            (1) Local designation and certification.--Consistent with 
        paragraphs (2) and (3), the local board, with the agreement of 
        the chief elected official, is authorized to designate or 
        certify one-stop operators and to terminate for cause the 
        eligibility of such operators.
            (2) Eligibility.--To be eligible to receive funds made 
        available under this subtitle to operate a one-stop center 
        referred to in subsection (e), an entity (which may be a 
        consortium of entities)--
                    (A) shall be designated or certified as a one-stop 
                operator through a competitive process; and
                    (B) shall be an entity (public, private, or 
                nonprofit), or consortium of entities (including a 
                consortium of entities that, at a minimum, includes 3 
                or more of the one-stop partners described in 
                subsection (b)(1)), of demonstrated effectiveness, 
                located in the local area, which may include--
                            (i) an institution of higher education;
                            (ii) an employment service State agency 
                        established under the Wagner-Peyser Act (29 
                        U.S.C. 49 et seq.), on behalf of the local 
                        office of the agency;
                            (iii) a community-based organization, 
                        nonprofit organization, or intermediary;
                            (iv) a private for-profit entity;
                            (v) a government agency; and
                            (vi) another interested organization or 
                        entity, which may include a local chamber of 
                        commerce or other business organization, or a 
                        labor organization.
            (3) Exception.--Elementary schools and secondary schools 
        shall not be eligible for designation or certification as one-
        stop operators, except that nontraditional public secondary 
        schools and area career and technical education schools may be 
        eligible for such designation or certification.
            (4) Additional requirements.--The State and local boards 
        shall ensure that in carrying out activities under this title, 
        one-stop operators--
                    (A) disclose any potential conflicts of interest 
                arising from the relationships of the operators with 
                particular training service providers or other service 
                providers;
                    (B) do not establish practices that create 
                disincentives to providing services to individuals with 
                barriers to employment who may require longer-term 
                services, such as intensive employment, training, and 
                education services; and
                    (C) comply with Federal regulations, and 
                procurement policies, relating to the calculation and 
                use of profits.
    (e) Establishment of One-stop Delivery System.--
            (1) In general.--There shall be established in each local 
        area in a State that receives an allotment under section 132(b) 
        a one-stop delivery system, which shall--
                    (A) provide the career services described in 
                section 134(c)(2);
                    (B) provide access to training services as 
                described in section 134(c)(3), including serving as 
                the point of access to training services for 
                participants in accordance with section 134(c)(3)(G);
                    (C) provide access to the employment and training 
                activities carried out under section 134(d), if any;
                    (D) provide access to programs and activities 
                carried out by one-stop partners described in 
                subsection (b); and
                    (E) provide access to the data, information, and 
                analysis described in section 15(a) of the Wagner-
                Peyser Act (29 U.S.C. 49l-2(a)) and all job search, 
                placement, recruitment, and other labor exchange 
                services authorized under the Wagner-Peyser Act (29 
                U.S.C. 49 et seq.).
            (2) One-stop delivery.--The one-stop delivery system--
                    (A) at a minimum, shall make each of the programs, 
                services, and activities described in paragraph (1) 
                accessible at not less than 1 physical center in each 
                local area of the State; and
                    (B) may also make programs, services, and 
                activities described in paragraph (1) available--
                            (i) through a network of affiliated sites 
                        that can provide 1 or more of the programs, 
                        services, and activities to individuals; and
                            (ii) through a network of eligible one-stop 
                        partners--
                                    (I) in which each partner provides 
                                1 or more of the programs, services, 
                                and activities to such individuals and 
                                is accessible at an affiliated site 
                                that consists of a physical location or 
                                an electronically or technologically 
                                linked access point; and
                                    (II) that assures individuals that 
                                information on the availability of the 
                                career services will be available 
                                regardless of where the individuals 
                                initially enter the statewide workforce 
                                development system, including 
                                information made available through an 
                                access point described in subclause 
                                (I);
                    (C) may have specialized centers to address special 
                needs, such as the needs of dislocated workers, youth, 
                or key industry sectors or clusters; and
                    (D) as applicable and practicable, shall make 
                programs, services, and activities accessible to 
                individuals through electronic means in a manner that 
                improves efficiency, coordination, and quality in the 
                delivery of one-stop partner services.
            (3) Colocation of wagner-peyser services.--Consistent with 
        section 3(d) of the Wagner-Peyser Act (29 U.S.C. 49b(d)), and 
        in order to improve service delivery, avoid duplication of 
        services, and enhance coordination of services, including 
        location of staff to ensure access to services in underserved 
        areas, the employment service offices in each State shall be 
        colocated with one-stop centers established under this title.
            (4) Use of common one-stop delivery system identifier.--In 
        addition to using any State or locally developed identifier, 
        each one-stop delivery system shall include in the 
        identification of products, programs, activities, services, 
        facilities, and related property and materials, a common one-
        stop delivery system identifier. The identifier shall be 
        developed by the Secretary, in consultation with heads of other 
        appropriate departments and agencies, and representatives of 
        State boards and local boards and of other stakeholders in the 
        one-stop delivery system, not later than the beginning of the 
        second full program year after the date of enactment of this 
        Act. Such common identifier may consist of a logo, phrase, or 
        other identifier that informs users of the one-stop delivery 
        system that such products, programs, activities, services, 
        facilities, property, or materials are being provided through 
        such system. Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to 
        prohibit one-stop partners, States, or local areas from having 
        additional identifiers.
    (f) Application to Certain Vocational Rehabilitation Programs.--
            (1) Limitation.--Nothing in this section shall be construed 
        to apply to part C of title I of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 
        (29 U.S.C. 741).
            (2) Client assistance.--Nothing in this Act shall be 
        construed to require that any entity carrying out a client 
        assistance program authorized under section 112 of the 
        Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 732)--
                    (A) be included as a mandatory one-stop partner 
                under subsection (b)(1); or
                    (B) if the entity is included as an additional one-
                stop partner under subsection (b)(2)--
                            (i) violate the requirement of section 
                        112(c)(1)(A) of that Act (29 U.S.C. 
                        732(c)(1)(A)) that the entity be independent of 
                        any agency that provides treatment, services, 
                        or rehabilitation to individuals under that 
                        Act; or
                            (ii) carry out any activity not authorized 
                        under section 112 of that Act (including 
                        appropriate Federal regulations).
    (g) Certification and Continuous Improvement of One-stop Centers.--
            (1) In general.--In order to be eligible to receive 
        infrastructure funding described in subsection (h), the State 
        board, in consultation with chief elected officials and local 
        boards, shall establish objective criteria and procedures for 
        use by local boards in assessing at least once every 3 years 
        the effectiveness, physical and programmatic accessibility in 
        accordance with section 188, if applicable, and the Americans 
        with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq), and 
        continuous improvement of one-stop centers and the one-stop 
        delivery system, consistent with the requirements of section 
        101(d)(6).
            (2) Criteria.--The criteria and procedures developed under 
        this subsection shall include standards relating to service 
        coordination achieved by the one-stop delivery system with 
        respect to the programs administered by the one-stop partners 
        at the one-stop centers. Such criteria and procedures shall--
                    (A) be developed in a manner that is consistent 
                with the guidelines, guidance, and policies provided by 
                the Governor and by the State board, in consultation 
                with the chief elected officials and local boards, for 
                such partners' participation under subsections (h)(1) 
                and (i); and
                    (B) include such factors relating to the 
                effectiveness, accessibility, and improvement of the 
                one-stop delivery system as the State board determines 
                to be appropriate, including at a minimum how well the 
                one-stop center--
                            (i) supports the achievement of the 
                        negotiated local levels of performance for the 
                        indicators of performance described in section 
                        116(b)(2) for the local area;
                            (ii) integrates available services; and
                            (iii) meets the workforce development and 
                        employment needs of local employers and 
                        participants.
            (3) Local criteria.--Consistent with the criteria developed 
        under paragraph (1) by the State, a local board in the State 
        may develop additional criteria (or higher levels of service 
        coordination than required for the State-developed criteria) 
        relating to service coordination achieved by the one-stop 
        delivery system, for purposes of assessments described in 
        paragraph (1), in order to respond to labor market, economic, 
        and demographic, conditions and trends in the local area.
            (4) Effect of certification.--One-stop centers certified 
        under this subsection shall be eligible to receive the 
        infrastructure funding described in subsection (h).
            (5) Review and update.--The criteria and procedures 
        established under this subsection shall be reviewed and updated 
        by the State board or the local board, as the case may be, as 
        part of the biennial process for review and modification of 
        State and local plans described in sections 102(c)(2) and 
        108(a).
    (h) Funding of One-stop Infrastructure.--
            (1) In general.--
                    (A) Options for infrastructure funding.--
                            (i) Local options.--The local board, chief 
                        elected officials, and one-stop partners 
                        described in subsection (b)(1) in a local area 
                        may fund the costs of infrastructure of one-
                        stop centers in the local area through--
                                    (I) methods agreed on by the local 
                                board, chief elected officials, and 
                                one-stop partners (and described in the 
                                memorandum of understanding described 
                                in subsection (c)); or
                                    (II) if no consensus agreement on 
                                methods is reached under subclause (I), 
                                the State infrastructure funding 
                                mechanism described in paragraph (2).
                            (ii) Failure to reach consensus agreement 
                        on funding methods.--Beginning July 1, 2016, if 
                        the local board, chief elected officials, and 
                        one-stop partners described in subsection 
                        (b)(1) in a local area fail to reach consensus 
                        agreement on methods of sufficiently funding 
                        the costs of infrastructure of one-stop centers 
                        for a program year, the State infrastructure 
                        funding mechanism described in paragraph (2) 
                        shall be applicable to such local area for that 
                        program year and for each subsequent program 
                        year for which those entities and individuals 
                        fail to reach such agreement.
                    (B) Guidance for infrastructure funding.--In 
                addition to carrying out the requirements relating to 
                the State infrastructure funding mechanism described in 
                paragraph (2), the Governor, after consultation with 
                chief elected officials, local boards, and the State 
                board, and consistent with the guidance and policies 
                provided by the State board under subparagraphs (B) and 
                (C)(i) of section 101(d)(7), shall provide, for the use 
                of local areas under subparagraph (A)(i)(I)--
                            (i) guidelines for State-administered one-
                        stop partner programs, for determining such 
                        programs' contributions to a one-stop delivery 
                        system, based on such programs' proportionate 
                        use of such system consistent with chapter II 
                        of title 2, Code of Federal Regulations (or any 
                        corresponding similar regulation or ruling), 
                        including determining funding for the costs of 
                        infrastructure, which contributions shall be 
                        negotiated pursuant to the memorandum of 
                        understanding under subsection (c); and
                            (ii) guidance to assist local boards, chief 
                        elected officials, and one-stop partners in 
                        local areas in determining equitable and stable 
                        methods of funding the costs of infrastructure 
                        of one-stop centers in such areas.
            (2) State one-stop infrastructure funding.--
                    (A) Definition.--In this paragraph, the term 
                ``covered portion'', used with respect to funding for a 
                fiscal year for a program described in subsection 
                (b)(1), means a portion determined under subparagraph 
                (C) of the Federal funds provided to a State (including 
                local areas within the State) under the Federal law 
                authorizing that program described in subsection (b)(1) 
                for the fiscal year (taking into account the 
                availability of funding for purposes related to 
                infrastructure from philanthropic organizations, 
                private entities, or other alternative financing 
                options).
                    (B) Partner contributions.--Subject to subparagraph 
                (D), for local areas in a State that are not covered by 
                paragraph (1)(A)(i)(I), the covered portions of funding 
                for a fiscal year shall be provided to the Governor 
                from the programs described in subsection (b)(1), to 
                assist in paying the costs of infrastructure of one-
                stop centers in those local areas of the State not 
                adequately funded under the option described in 
                paragraph (1)(A)(i)(I).
                    (C) Determination of governor.--
                            (i) In general.--Subject to clause (ii) and 
                        subparagraph (D), the Governor, after 
                        consultation with chief elected officials, 
                        local boards, and the State board, shall 
                        determine the portion of funds to be provided 
                        under subparagraph (B) by each one-stop partner 
                        from each program described in subparagraph 
                        (B). In making such determination for the 
                        purpose of determining funding contributions, 
                        for funding pursuant to clause (i)(II) or (ii) 
                        of paragraph (1)(A) by each partner, the 
                        Governor shall calculate amounts for the 
                        proportionate use of the one-stop centers in 
                        the State, consistent with chapter II of title 
                        2, Code of Federal Regulations (or any 
                        corresponding similar regulation or ruling), 
                        taking into account the costs of administration 
                        of the one-stop delivery system for purposes 
                        not related to one-stop centers, for each 
                        partner. The Governor shall exclude from such 
                        determination of funds the amounts for 
                        proportionate use of one-stop centers 
                        attributable to the programs of one-stop 
                        partners for those local areas of the State 
                        where the costs of infrastructure of one-stop 
                        centers are funded under the option described 
                        in paragraph (1)(A)(i)(I). The Governor shall 
                        also take into account the statutory 
                        requirements for each partner program and the 
                        partner program's ability to fulfill such 
                        requirements.
                            (ii) Special rule.--In a State in which the 
                        State constitution or a State statute places 
                        policymaking authority that is independent of 
                        the authority of the Governor in an entity or 
                        official with respect to the funds provided for 
                        adult education and literacy activities 
                        authorized under title II, postsecondary career 
                        and technical education activities authorized 
                        under the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical 
                        Education Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2301 et seq.), 
                        or vocational rehabilitation services offered 
                        under a provision covered by section 3(13)(D), 
                        the determination described in clause (i) with 
                        respect to the programs authorized under that 
                        title, Act, or provision shall be made by the 
                        chief officer of the entity, or the official, 
                        with such authority in consultation with the 
                        Governor.
                    (D) Limitations.--
                            (i) Provision from administrative funds.--
                                    (I) In general.--Subject to 
                                subclause (II), the funds provided 
                                under this paragraph by each one-stop 
                                partner shall be provided only from 
                                funds available for the costs of 
                                administration under the program 
                                administered by such partner, and shall 
                                be subject to the program's limitations 
                                with respect to the portion of funds 
                                under such program that may be used for 
                                administration.
                                    (II) Exceptions.--Nothing in this 
                                clause shall be construed to apply to 
                                the programs carried out under this 
                                title, or under title V of the Older 
                                Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3056 
                                et seq.).
                            (ii) Cap on required contributions.--For 
                        local areas in a State that are not covered by 
                        paragraph (1)(A)(i)(I), the following rules 
                        shall apply:
                                    (I) Wia formula programs and 
                                employment service.--The portion of 
                                funds required to be contributed under 
                                this paragraph from a program 
                                authorized under chapter 2 or 3, or the 
                                Wagner-Peyser Act (29 U.S.C. 49 et 
                                seq.) shall not exceed 3 percent of the 
                                amount of Federal funds provided to 
                                carry out that program in the State for 
                                a fiscal year.
                                    (II) Other one-stop partners.--The 
                                portion of funds required to be 
                                contributed under this paragraph from a 
                                program described in subsection (b)(1) 
                                other than the programs described in 
                                subclause (I) shall not exceed 1.5 
                                percent of the amount of Federal funds 
                                provided to carry out that program in 
                                the State for a fiscal year.
                                    (III) Vocational rehabilitation.--
                                Notwithstanding subclauses (I) and 
                                (II), an entity administering a program 
                                described in subsection (b)(1)(B)(iv) 
                                shall not be required to provide from 
                                that program, under this paragraph, a 
                                portion that exceeds--
                                            (aa) 0.75 percent of the 
                                        amount of Federal funds 
                                        provided to carry out such 
                                        program in the State for the 
                                        second full program year that 
                                        begins after the date of 
                                        enactment of this Act;
                                            (bb) 1.0 percent of the 
                                        amount provided to carry out 
                                        such program in the State for 
                                        the third full program year 
                                        that begins after such date;
                                            (cc) 1.25 percent of the 
                                        amount provided to carry out 
                                        such program in the State for 
                                        the fourth full program year 
                                        that begins after such date; 
                                        and
                                            (dd) 1.5 percent of the 
                                        amount provided to carry out 
                                        such program in the State for 
                                        the fifth and each succeeding 
                                        full program year that begins 
                                        after such date.
                            (iii) Federal direct spending programs.--
                        For local areas in a State that are not covered 
                        by paragraph (1)(A)(i)(I), an entity 
                        administering a program funded with direct 
                        spending as defined in section 250(c)(8) of the 
                        Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control 
                        Act of 1985, as in effect on February 15, 2014 
                        (2 U.S.C. 900(c)(8)) shall not be required to 
                        provide, for purposes of this paragraph, an 
                        amount in excess of the amount determined under 
                        subparagraph (C)(i) to be equivalent to the 
                        cost of the proportionate use of the one-stop 
                        centers for the one-stop partner for such 
                        program in the State.
                            (iv) Native american programs.--One-stop 
                        partners for Native American programs 
                        established under section 166 shall not be 
                        subject to the provisions of this subsection 
                        (other than this clause) or subsection (i). For 
                        purposes of subsection (c)(2)(A)(ii)(II), the 
                        method for determining the appropriate portion 
                        of funds to be provided by such partners to pay 
                        for the costs of infrastructure of a one-stop 
                        center shall be determined as part of the 
                        development of the memorandum of understanding 
                        under subsection (c) for the one-stop center 
                        and shall be stated in the memorandum.
                    (E) Appeal by one-stop partners.--The Governor 
                shall establish a process, described under section 
                102(b)(2)(D)(i)(IV), for a one-stop partner 
                administering a program described in subsection (b)(1) 
                to appeal a determination regarding the portion of 
                funds to be provided under this paragraph. Such a 
                determination may be appealed under the process on the 
                basis that such determination is inconsistent with the 
                requirements of this paragraph. Such process shall 
                ensure prompt resolution of the appeal in order to 
                ensure the funds are distributed in a timely manner, 
                consistent with the requirements of section 182(e).
            (3) Allocation by governor.--
                    (A) In general.--From the funds provided under 
                paragraph (1), the Governor shall allocate the funds to 
                local areas described in subparagraph (B) in accordance 
                with the formula established under subparagraph (B) for 
                the purposes of assisting in paying the costs of 
                infrastructure of one-stop centers.
                    (B) Allocation formula.--The State board shall 
                develop a formula to be used by the Governor to 
                allocate the funds provided under paragraph (1) to 
                local areas not funding costs of infrastructure under 
                the option described in paragraph (1)(A)(i)(I). The 
                formula shall be based on factors including the number 
                of one-stop centers in a local area, the population 
                served by such centers, the services provided by such 
                centers, and other factors relating to the performance 
                of such centers that the State board determines are 
                appropriate.
            (4) Costs of infrastructure.--In this subsection, the term 
        ``costs of infrastructure'', used with respect to a one-stop 
        center, means the nonpersonnel costs that are necessary for the 
        general operation of the one-stop center, including the rental 
        costs of the facilities, the costs of utilities and 
        maintenance, equipment (including assessment-related products 
        and assistive technology for individuals with disabilities), 
        and technology to facilitate access to the one-stop center, 
        including the center's planning and outreach activities.
    (i) Other Funds.--
            (1) In general.--Subject to the memorandum of understanding 
        described in subsection (c) for the one-stop delivery system 
        involved, in addition to the funds provided to carry out 
        subsection (h), a portion of funds made available under Federal 
        law authorizing the programs described in subsection (b) and 
        administered by one-stop partners, or the noncash resources 
        available under such programs, shall be used to pay the 
        additional costs relating to the operation of the one-stop 
        delivery system that are not paid from the funds provided under 
        subsection (h), as determined in accordance with paragraph (3), 
        to the extent not inconsistent with the Federal law involved. 
        Such costs shall include the costs of the provision of career 
        services described in section 134(c)(2) applicable to each 
        program and may include common costs that are not paid from the 
        funds provided under subsection (h).
            (2) Shared services.--The costs described under paragraph 
        (1) may include costs of services that are authorized for and 
        may be commonly provided through the one-stop partner programs 
        to any individual, such as initial intake, assessment of needs, 
        appraisal of basic skills, identification of appropriate 
        services to meet such needs, referrals to other one-stop 
        partners, and other similar services.
            (3) Determination and guidance.--The method for determining 
        the appropriate portion of funds and noncash resources to be 
        provided by the one-stop partner for each program under 
        paragraph (1) for a one-stop center shall be determined as part 
        of the development of the memorandum of understanding under 
        subsection (c) for the one-stop center and shall be stated in 
        the memorandum. The State board shall provide guidance to 
        facilitate the determination, for purposes of the memorandum of 
        understanding, of an appropriate allocation of the funds and 
        noncash resources in local areas, consistent with the 
        requirements of section 101(d)(6)(C).

SEC. 122. IDENTIFICATION OF ELIGIBLE PROVIDERS OF TRAINING SERVICES.

    (a) Eligibility.--
            (1) In general.--Except as provided in subsection (h), the 
        Governor, after consultation with the State board, shall 
        establish criteria, information requirements, and procedures 
        regarding the eligibility of providers of training services to 
        receive funds provided under section 133(b) for the provision 
        of training services in local areas in the State.
            (2) Providers.--Subject to the provisions of this section, 
        to be eligible to receive those funds for the provision of 
        training services, the provider shall be--
                    (A) an institution of higher education that 
                provides a program that leads to a recognized 
                postsecondary credential;
                    (B) an entity that carries out programs registered 
                under the Act of August 16, 1937 (commonly known as the 
                ``National Apprenticeship Act''; 50 Stat. 664, chapter 
                663; 29 U.S.C. 50 et seq.); or
                    (C) another public or private provider of a program 
                of training services, which may include joint labor-
                management organizations, and eligible providers of 
                adult education and literacy activities under title II 
                if such activities are provided in combination with 
                occupational skills training.
            (3) Inclusion in list of eligible providers.--A provider 
        described in subparagraph (A) or (C) of paragraph (2) shall 
        comply with the criteria, information requirements, and 
        procedures established under this section to be included on the 
        list of eligible providers of training services described in 
        subsection (d). A provider described in paragraph (2)(B) shall 
        be included and maintained on the list of eligible providers of 
        training services described in subsection (d) for so long as 
        the corresponding program of the provider remains registered as 
        described in paragraph (2)(B).
    (b) Criteria and Information Requirements.--
            (1) State criteria.--In establishing criteria pursuant to 
        subsection (a), the Governor shall take into account each of 
        the following:
                    (A) The performance of providers of training 
                services with respect to--
                            (i) the performance accountability measures 
                        and other matters for which information is 
                        required under paragraph (2); and
                            (ii) other appropriate measures of 
                        performance outcomes determined by the Governor 
                        for those participants receiving training 
                        services under this subtitle (taking into 
                        consideration the characteristics of the 
                        population served and relevant economic 
                        conditions), and the outcomes of the program 
                        through which those training services were 
                        provided for students in general with respect 
                        to employment and earnings as defined under 
                        section 116(b)(2).
                    (B) The need to ensure access to training services 
                throughout the State, including in rural areas, and 
                through the use of technology.
                    (C) Information reported to State agencies with 
                respect to Federal and State programs involving 
                training services (other than the program carried out 
                under this subtitle), including one-stop partner 
                programs.
                    (D) The degree to which the training programs of 
                such providers relate to in-demand industry sectors and 
                occupations in the State.
                    (E) The requirements for State licensing of 
                providers of training services, and the licensing 
                status of providers of training services if applicable.
                    (F) Ways in which the criteria can encourage, to 
                the extent practicable, the providers to use industry-
                recognized certificates or certifications.
                    (G) The ability of the providers to offer programs 
                that lead to recognized postsecondary credentials.
                    (H) The quality of a program of training services, 
                including a program of training services that leads to 
                a recognized postsecondary credential.
                    (I) The ability of the providers to provide 
                training services to individuals who are employed and 
                individuals with barriers to employment.
                    (J) Such other factors as the Governor determines 
                are appropriate to ensure--
                            (i) the accountability of the providers;
                            (ii) that the one-stop centers in the State 
                        will ensure that such providers meet the needs 
                        of local employers and participants;
                            (iii) the informed choice of participants 
                        among training services providers; and
                            (iv) that the collection of information 
                        required to demonstrate compliance with the 
                        criteria is not unduly burdensome or costly to 
                        providers.
            (2) State information requirements.--The information 
        requirements established by the Governor shall require that a 
        provider of training services submit appropriate, accurate, and 
        timely information to the State, to enable the State to carry 
        out subsection (d), with respect to participants receiving 
        training services under this subtitle in the applicable 
        program, including--
                    (A) information on the performance of the provider 
                with respect to the performance accountability measures 
                described in section 116 for such participants (taking 
                into consideration the characteristics of the 
                population served and relevant economic conditions), 
                and information specifying the percentage of such 
                participants who entered unsubsidized employment in an 
                occupation related to the program, to the extent 
                practicable;
                    (B) information on recognized postsecondary 
                credentials received by such participants;
                    (C) information on cost of attendance, including 
                costs of tuition and fees, for participants in the 
                program;
                    (D) information on the program completion rate for 
                such participants; and
                    (E) information on the criteria described in 
                paragraph (1).
            (3) Local criteria and information requirements.--A local 
        board in the State may establish criteria and information 
        requirements in addition to the criteria and information 
        requirements established by the Governor, or may require higher 
        levels of performance than required for the criteria 
        established by the Governor, for purposes of determining the 
        eligibility of providers of training services to receive funds 
        described in subsection (a) for the provision of training 
        services in the local area involved.
            (4) Criteria and information requirements to establish 
        initial eligibility.--
                    (A) Purpose.--The purpose of this paragraph is to 
                enable the providers of programs carried out under 
                chapter 3 to offer the highest quality training 
                services and be responsive to in-demand and emerging 
                industries by providing training services for those 
                industries.
                    (B) Initial eligibility.--Providers may seek 
                initial eligibility under this paragraph as providers 
                of training services and may receive that initial 
                eligibility for only 1 fiscal year for a particular 
                program. The criteria and information requirements 
                established by the Governor under this paragraph shall 
                require that a provider who has not previously been an 
                eligible provider of training services under this 
                section (or section 122 of the Workforce Investment Act 
                of 1998, as in effect on the day before the date of 
                enactment of this Act) provide the information 
                described in subparagraph (C).
                    (C) Information.--The provider shall provide 
                verifiable program-specific performance information 
                based on criteria established by the State as described 
                in subparagraph (D) that supports the provider's 
                ability to serve participants under this subtitle.
                    (D) Criteria.--The criteria described in 
                subparagraph (C) shall include at least--
                            (i) a factor related to indicators 
                        described in section 116;
                            (ii) a factor concerning whether the 
                        provider is in a partnership with business;
                            (iii) other factors that indicate high-
                        quality training services, including the factor 
                        described in paragraph (1)(H); and
                            (iv) a factor concerning alignment of the 
                        training services with in-demand industry 
                        sectors and occupations, to the extent 
                        practicable.
                    (E) Provision.--The provider shall provide the 
                information described in subparagraph (C) to the 
                Governor and the local board in a manner that will 
                permit the Governor and the local board to make a 
                decision on inclusion of the provider on the list of 
                eligible providers described in subsection (d).
                    (F) Limitation.--A provider that receives initial 
                eligibility under this paragraph for a program shall be 
                subject to the requirements under subsection (c) for 
                that program after such initial eligibility expires.
    (c) Procedures.--
            (1) Application procedures.--The procedures established 
        under subsection (a) shall identify the application process for 
        a provider of training services to become eligible to receive 
        funds provided under section 133(b) for the provision of 
        training services. The procedures shall identify the respective 
        roles of the State and local areas in receiving and reviewing 
        the applications and in making determinations of such 
        eligibility based on the criteria, information, and procedures 
        established under this section. The procedures shall also 
        establish a process for a provider of training services to 
        appeal a denial or termination of eligibility under this 
        section that includes an opportunity for a hearing and 
        prescribes appropriate time limits to ensure prompt resolution 
        of the appeal.
            (2) Renewal procedures.--The procedures established by the 
        Governor shall also provide for biennial review and renewal of 
        eligibility under this section for providers of training 
        services.
    (d) List and Information to Assist Participants in Choosing 
Providers.--
            (1) In general.--In order to facilitate and assist 
        participants in choosing employment and training activities and 
        in choosing providers of training services, the Governor shall 
        ensure that an appropriate list of providers determined to be 
        eligible under this section to offer a program in the State 
        (and, as appropriate, in a local area), accompanied by 
        information identifying the recognized postsecondary credential 
        offered by the provider and other appropriate information, is 
        prepared. The list shall be provided to the local boards in the 
        State, and made available to such participants and to members 
        of the public through the one-stop delivery system in the 
        State.
            (2) Accompanying information.--The accompanying information 
        shall--
                    (A) with respect to providers described in 
                subparagraphs (A) and (C) of subsection (a)(2), consist 
                of information provided by such providers, 
                disaggregated by local areas served, as applicable, in 
                accordance with subsection (b);
                    (B) with respect to providers described in 
                subsection (b)(4), consist of information provided by 
                such providers in accordance with subsection (b)(4); 
                and
                    (C) such other information as the Governor 
                determines to be appropriate.
            (3) Availability.--The list and the accompanying 
        information shall be made available to such participants and to 
        members of the public through the one-stop delivery system in 
        the State, in a manner that does not reveal personally 
        identifiable information about an individual participant.
            (4) Limitation.--In carrying out the requirements of this 
        subsection, no personally identifiable information regarding a 
        student, including a Social Security number, student 
        identification number, or other identifier, may be disclosed 
        without the prior written consent of the parent or student in 
        compliance with section 444 of the General Education Provisions 
        Act (20 U.S.C. 1232g).
    (e) Opportunity to Submit Comments.--In establishing, under this 
section, criteria, information requirements, procedures, and the list 
of eligible providers described in subsection (d), the Governor shall 
provide an opportunity for interested members of the public to make 
recommendations and submit comments regarding such criteria, 
information requirements, procedures, and list.
    (f) Enforcement.--
            (1) In general.--The procedures established under this 
        section shall provide the following:
                    (A) Intentionally supplying inaccurate 
                information.--Upon a determination, by an individual or 
                entity specified in the procedures, that a provider of 
                training services, or individual providing information 
                on behalf of the provider, violated this section (or 
                section 122 of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998, as 
                in effect on the day before the date of enactment of 
                this Act) by intentionally supplying inaccurate 
                information under this section, the eligibility of such 
                provider to receive funds under chapter 3 shall be 
                terminated for a period of time that is not less than 2 
                years.
                    (B) Substantial violations.--Upon a determination, 
                by an individual or entity specified in the procedures, 
                that a provider of training services substantially 
                violated any requirement under this title (or title I 
                of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998, as in effect 
                on the day before such date of enactment), the 
                eligibility of such provider to receive funds under 
                chapter 3 for the program involved shall be terminated 
                for a period of not less than 2 years.
                    (C) Repayment.--A provider of training services 
                whose eligibility is terminated under subparagraph (A) 
                or (B) shall be liable for the repayment of funds 
                received under chapter 5 of subtitle B of title I of 
                the Workforce Investment Act of 1998, as in effect on 
                the day before such date of enactment, or chapter 3 of 
                this subtitle during a period of violation described in 
                such subparagraph.
            (2) Construction.--Paragraph (1) shall be construed to 
        provide remedies and penalties that supplement, but shall not 
        supplant, civil and criminal remedies and penalties specified 
        in other provisions of law.
    (g) Agreements With Other States.--States may enter into 
agreements, on a reciprocal basis, to permit eligible providers of 
training services to accept individual training accounts provided in 
another State.
    (h) On-the-job Training, Customized Training, Incumbent Worker 
Training, and Other Training Exceptions.--
            (1) In general.--Providers of on-the-job training, 
        customized training, incumbent worker training, internships, 
        and paid or unpaid work experience opportunities, or 
        transitional employment shall not be subject to the 
        requirements of subsections (a) through (f).
            (2) Collection and dissemination of information.--A one-
        stop operator in a local area shall collect such performance 
        information from providers of on-the-job training, customized 
        training, incumbent worker training, internships, paid or 
        unpaid work experience opportunities, and transitional 
        employment as the Governor may require, and use the information 
        to determine whether the providers meet such performance 
        criteria as the Governor may require. The one-stop operator 
        shall disseminate information identifying such providers that 
        meet the criteria as eligible providers, and the performance 
        information, through the one-stop delivery system. Providers 
        determined to meet the criteria shall be considered to be 
        identified as eligible providers of training services.
    (i) Transition Period for Implementation.--The Governor and local 
boards shall implement the requirements of this section not later than 
12 months after the date of enactment of this Act. In order to 
facilitate early implementation of this section, the Governor may 
establish transition procedures under which providers eligible to 
provide training services under chapter 5 of subtitle B of title I of 
the Workforce Investment Act of 1998, as such chapter was in effect on 
the day before the date of enactment of this Act, may continue to be 
eligible to provide such services until December 31, 2015, or until 
such earlier date as the Governor determines to be appropriate.

SEC. 123. ELIGIBLE PROVIDERS OF YOUTH WORKFORCE INVESTMENT ACTIVITIES.

    (a) In General.--From the funds allocated under section 128(b) to a 
local area, the local board for such area shall award grants or 
contracts on a competitive basis to providers of youth workforce 
investment activities identified based on the criteria in the State 
plan (including such quality criteria as the Governor shall establish 
for a training program that leads to a recognized postsecondary 
credential), and taking into consideration the ability of the providers 
to meet performance accountability measures based on primary indicators 
of performance for the youth program as described in section 
116(b)(2)(A)(ii)), as described in section 102(b)(2)(D)(i)(V), and 
shall conduct oversight with respect to such providers.
    (b) Exceptions.--A local board may award grants or contracts on a 
sole-source basis if such board determines there is an insufficient 
number of eligible providers of youth workforce investment activities 
in the local area involved (such as a rural area) for grants and 
contracts to be awarded on a competitive basis under subsection (a).

            CHAPTER 2--YOUTH WORKFORCE INVESTMENT ACTIVITIES

SEC. 126. GENERAL AUTHORIZATION.

    The Secretary shall make an allotment under section 127(b)(1)(C) to 
each State that meets the requirements of section 102 or 103 and a 
grant under section 127(b)(1)(B) to each outlying area that complies 
with the requirements of this title, to assist the State or outlying 
area, and to enable the State or outlying area to assist local areas, 
for the purpose of providing workforce investment activities for 
eligible youth in the State or outlying area and in the local areas.

SEC. 127. STATE ALLOTMENTS.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary shall--
            (1) for each fiscal year for which the amount appropriated 
        under section 136(a) exceeds $925,000,000, reserve 4 percent of 
        the excess amount to provide youth workforce investment 
        activities under section 167 (relating to migrant and seasonal 
        farmworkers); and
            (2) use the remainder of the amount appropriated under 
        section 136(a) for a fiscal year to make allotments and grants 
        in accordance with subsection (b).
    (b) Allotment Among States.--
            (1) Youth workforce investment activities.--
                    (A) Native americans.--From the amount appropriated 
                under section 136(a) for a fiscal year that is not 
                reserved under subsection (a)(1), the Secretary shall 
                reserve not more than 1\1/2\ percent of such amount to 
                provide youth workforce investment activities under 
                section 166 (relating to Native Americans).
                    (B) Outlying areas.--
                            (i) In general.--From the amount 
                        appropriated under section 136(a) for each 
                        fiscal year that is not reserved under 
                        subsection (a)(1) and subparagraph (A), the 
                        Secretary shall reserve not more than \1/4\ of 
                        1 percent of such amount to provide assistance 
                        to the outlying areas to carry out youth 
                        workforce investment activities and statewide 
                        workforce investment activities.
                            (ii) Limitation for outlying areas.--
                                    (I) Competitive grants.--The 
                                Secretary shall use funds reserved 
                                under clause (i) to award grants to 
                                outlying areas to carry out youth 
                                workforce investment activities and 
                                statewide workforce investment 
                                activities.
                                    (II) Award basis.--The Secretary 
                                shall award grants pursuant to 
                                subclause (I) on a competitive basis 
                                and pursuant to the recommendations of 
                                experts in the field of employment and 
                                training, working through the Pacific 
                                Region Educational Laboratory in 
                                Honolulu, Hawaii.
                                    (III) Administrative costs.--The 
                                Secretary may provide not more than 5 
                                percent of the funds made available for 
                                grants under subclause (I) to pay the 
                                administrative costs of the Pacific 
                                Region Educational Laboratory in 
                                Honolulu, Hawaii, regarding activities 
                                assisted under this clause.
                            (iii) Additional requirement.--The 
                        provisions of section 501 of Public Law 95-134 
                        (48 U.S.C. 1469a), permitting the consolidation 
                        of grants by the outlying areas, shall not 
                        apply to assistance provided to those areas, 
                        including Palau, under this subparagraph.
                    (C) States.--
                            (i) In general.--From the remainder of the 
                        amount appropriated under section 136(a) for a 
                        fiscal year that exists after the Secretary 
                        determines the amounts to be reserved under 
                        subsection (a)(1) and subparagraphs (A) and 
                        (B), the Secretary shall make allotments to the 
                        States in accordance with clause (ii) for youth 
                        workforce investment activities and statewide 
                        workforce investment activities.
                            (ii) Formula.--Subject to clauses (iii) and 
                        (iv), of the remainder--
                                    (I) 33\1/3\ percent shall be 
                                allotted on the basis of the relative 
                                number of unemployed individuals in 
                                areas of substantial unemployment in 
                                each State, compared to the total 
                                number of unemployed individuals in 
                                areas of substantial unemployment in 
                                all States;
                                    (II) 33\1/3\ percent shall be 
                                allotted on the basis of the relative 
                                excess number of unemployed individuals 
                                in each State, compared to the total 
                                excess number of unemployed individuals 
                                in all States; and
                                    (III) 33\1/3\ percent shall be 
                                allotted on the basis of the relative 
                                number of disadvantaged youth in each 
                                State, compared to the total number of 
                                disadvantaged youth in all States, 
                                except as described in clause (iii).
                            (iii) Calculation.--In determining an 
                        allotment under clause (ii)(III) for any State 
                        in which there is an area that was designated 
                        as a local area as described in section 
                        107(c)(1)(C), the allotment shall be based on 
                        the higher of--
                                    (I) the number of individuals who 
                                are age 16 through 21 in families with 
                                an income below the low-income level in 
                                such area; or
                                    (II) the number of disadvantaged 
                                youth in such area.
                            (iv) Minimum and maximum percentages and 
                        minimum allotments.--In making allotments under 
                        this subparagraph, the Secretary shall ensure 
                        the following:
                                    (I) Minimum percentage and 
                                allotment.--Subject to subclause (IV), 
                                the Secretary shall ensure that no 
                                State shall receive an allotment for a 
                                fiscal year that is less than the 
                                greater of--
                                            (aa) an amount based on 90 
                                        percent of the allotment 
                                        percentage of the State for the 
                                        preceding fiscal year; or
                                            (bb) 100 percent of the 
                                        allotments of the State under 
                                        section 127(b)(1)(C) of the 
                                        Workforce Investment Act of 
                                        1998 (as in effect on the day 
                                        before the date of enactment of 
                                        this Act) for fiscal year 2014.
                                    (II) Small state minimum 
                                allotment.--Subject to subclauses (I), 
                                (III), and (IV), the Secretary shall 
                                ensure that no State shall receive an 
                                allotment under this subparagraph that 
                                is less than the total of--
                                            (aa) \3/10\ of 1 percent of 
                                        $1,000,000,000 of the remainder 
                                        described in clause (i) for the 
                                        fiscal year; and
                                            (bb) if the remainder 
                                        described in clause (i) for the 
                                        fiscal year exceeds 
                                        $1,000,000,000, \2/5\ of 1 
                                        percent of the excess.
                                    (III) Maximum percentage.--Subject 
                                to subclause (I), the Secretary shall 
                                ensure that no State shall receive an 
                                allotment percentage for a fiscal year 
                                that is more than 130 percent of the 
                                allotment percentage of the State for 
                                the preceding fiscal year.
                                    (IV) Minimum funding.--In any 
                                fiscal year in which the remainder 
                                described in clause (i) does not exceed 
                                $1,000,000,000, the minimum allotments 
                                under subclauses (I) and (II) shall be 
                                calculated by the methodology specified 
                                in section 127(b)(1)(C)(iv)(IV) of the 
                                Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (as in 
                                effect on the day before the date of 
                                enactment of this Act).
            (2) Definitions.--For the purpose of the formula specified 
        in paragraph (1)(C):
                    (A) Allotment percentage.--The term ``allotment 
                percentage'', used with respect to fiscal year 2015 or 
                a subsequent fiscal year, means a percentage of the 
                remainder described in paragraph (1)(C)(i) that is 
                received through an allotment made under paragraph 
                (1)(C) for the fiscal year. The term, used with respect 
                to fiscal year 2014, means the percentage of the amount 
                allotted to States under section 127(b)(1)(C) of the 
                Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (as in effect on the 
                day before the date of enactment of this Act) that is 
                received under such section by the State involved for 
                fiscal year 2014.
                    (B) Area of substantial unemployment.--The term 
                ``area of substantial unemployment'' means any area 
                that is of sufficient size and scope to sustain a 
                program of workforce investment activities carried out 
                under this subtitle and that has an average rate of 
                unemployment of at least 6.5 percent for the most 
                recent 12 months, as determined by the Secretary. For 
                purposes of this subparagraph, determinations of areas 
                of substantial unemployment shall be made once each 
                fiscal year.
                    (C) Disadvantaged youth.--Subject to paragraph (3), 
                the term ``disadvantaged youth'' means an individual 
                who is age 16 through 21 who received an income, or is 
                a member of a family that received a total family 
                income, that, in relation to family size, does not 
                exceed the higher of--
                            (i) the poverty line; or
                            (ii) 70 percent of the lower living 
                        standard income level.
                    (D) Excess number.--The term ``excess number'' 
                means, used with respect to the excess number of 
                unemployed individuals within a State, the higher of--
                            (i) the number that represents the number 
                        of unemployed individuals in excess of 4.5 
                        percent of the civilian labor force in the 
                        State; or
                            (ii) the number that represents the number 
                        of unemployed individuals in excess of 4.5 
                        percent of the civilian labor force in areas of 
                        substantial unemployment in such State.
                    (E) Low-income level.--The term ``low-income 
                level'' means $7,000 with respect to income in 1969, 
                and for any later year means that amount that bears the 
                same relationship to $7,000 as the Consumer Price Index 
                for that year bears to the Consumer Price Index for 
                1969, rounded to the nearest $1,000.
            (3) Special rule.--For the purpose of the formula specified 
        in paragraph (1)(C), the Secretary shall, as appropriate and to 
        the extent practicable, exclude college students and members of 
        the Armed Forces from the determination of the number of 
        disadvantaged youth.
    (c) Reallotment.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary shall, in accordance with 
        this subsection, reallot to eligible States amounts that are 
        made available to States from allotments made under this 
        section or a corresponding provision of the Workforce 
        Investment Act of 1998 for youth workforce investment 
        activities and statewide workforce investment activities 
        (referred to individually in this subsection as a ``State 
        allotment'') and that are available for reallotment.
            (2) Amount.--The amount available for reallotment for a 
        program year is equal to the amount by which the unobligated 
        balance of the State allotment, at the end of the program year 
        prior to the program year for which the determination under 
        this paragraph is made, exceeds 20 percent of such allotment 
        for the prior program year.
            (3) Reallotment.--In making reallotments to eligible States 
        of amounts available pursuant to paragraph (2) for a program 
        year, the Secretary shall allot to each eligible State an 
        amount based on the relative amount of the State allotment for 
        the program year for which the determination is made, as 
        compared to the total amount of the State allotments for all 
        eligible States for such program year.
            (4) Eligibility.--For purposes of this subsection, an 
        eligible State means a State that does not have an amount 
        available for reallotment under paragraph (2) for the program 
        year for which the determination under paragraph (2) is made.
            (5) Procedures.--The Governor shall prescribe uniform 
        procedures for the obligation of funds by local areas within 
        the State in order to avoid the requirement that funds be made 
        available for reallotment under this subsection. The Governor 
        shall further prescribe equitable procedures for making funds 
        available from the State and local areas in the event that a 
        State is required to make funds available for reallotment under 
        this subsection.

SEC. 128. WITHIN STATE ALLOCATIONS.

    (a) Reservations for Statewide Activities.--
            (1) In general.--The Governor shall reserve not more than 
        15 percent of each of the amounts allotted to the State under 
        section 127(b)(1)(C) and paragraphs (1)(B) and (2)(B) of 
        section 132(b) for a fiscal year for statewide workforce 
        investment activities.
            (2) Use of funds.--Regardless of whether the reserved 
        amounts were allotted under section 127(b)(1)(C), or under 
        paragraph (1)(B) or (2)(B) of section 132(b), the Governor may 
        use the reserved amounts to carry out statewide activities 
        under section 129(b) or statewide employment and training 
        activities, for adults or dislocated workers, under section 
        134(a).
    (b) Within State Allocations.--
            (1) Methods.--The Governor, acting in accordance with the 
        State plan, and after consulting with chief elected officials 
        and local boards in the local areas, shall allocate the funds 
        that are allotted to the State for youth activities and 
        statewide workforce investment activities under section 
        127(b)(1)(C) and are not reserved under subsection (a), in 
        accordance with paragraph (2) or (3).
            (2) Formula allocation.--
                    (A) Youth activities.--
                            (i) Allocation.--In allocating the funds 
                        described in paragraph (1) to local areas, a 
                        State may allocate--
                                    (I) 33\1/3\ percent of the funds on 
                                the basis described in section 
                                127(b)(1)(C)(ii)(I);
                                    (II) 33\1/3\ percent of the funds 
                                on the basis described in section 
                                127(b)(1)(C)(ii)(II); and
                                    (III) 33\1/3\ percent of the funds 
                                on the basis described in clauses 
                                (ii)(III) and (iii) of section 
                                127(b)(1)(C).
                            (ii) Minimum percentage.--The local area 
                        shall not receive an allocation percentage for 
                        a fiscal year that is less than 90 percent of 
                        the average allocation percentage of the local 
                        area for the 2 preceding fiscal years. Amounts 
                        necessary for increasing such allocations to 
                        local areas to comply with the preceding 
                        sentence shall be obtained by ratably reducing 
                        the allocations to be made to other local areas 
                        under this subparagraph.
                            (iii) Definition.--In this subparagraph, 
                        the term ``allocation percentage'', used with 
                        respect to fiscal year 2015 or a subsequent 
                        fiscal year, means a percentage of the funds 
                        referred to in clause (i), received through an 
                        allocation made under this subparagraph, for 
                        the fiscal year. The term, used with respect to 
                        fiscal year 2013 or 2014, means a percentage of 
                        the funds referred to in section 128(b)(1) of 
                        the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (as in 
                        effect on the day before the date of enactment 
                        of this Act), received through an allocation 
                        made under paragraph (2) or (3) of section 
                        128(b) of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 
                        (as so in effect), for the fiscal year 2013 or 
                        2014, respectively.
                    (B) Application.--For purposes of carrying out 
                subparagraph (A)--
                            (i) references in section 127(b) to a State 
                        shall be deemed to be references to a local 
                        area;
                            (ii) references in section 127(b) to all 
                        States shall be deemed to be references to all 
                        local areas in the State involved; and
                            (iii) except as described in clause (i), 
                        references in section 127(b)(1) to the term 
                        ``excess number'' shall be considered to be 
                        references to the term as defined in section 
                        127(b)(2).
            (3) Youth discretionary allocation.--In lieu of making the 
        allocation described in paragraph (2), in allocating the funds 
        described in paragraph (1) to local areas, a State may 
        distribute--
                    (A) a portion equal to not less than 70 percent of 
                the funds in accordance with paragraph (2)(A); and
                    (B) the remaining portion of the funds on the basis 
                of a formula that--
                            (i) incorporates additional factors (other 
                        than the factors described in paragraph (2)(A)) 
                        relating to--
                                    (I) excess youth poverty in urban, 
                                rural, and suburban local areas; and
                                    (II) excess unemployment above the 
                                State average in urban, rural, and 
                                suburban local areas; and
                            (ii) was developed by the State board and 
                        approved by the Secretary as part of the State 
                        plan.
            (4) Local administrative cost limit.--
                    (A) In general.--Of the amount allocated to a local 
                area under this subsection and section 133(b) for a 
                fiscal year, not more than 10 percent of the amount may 
                be used by the local board involved for the 
                administrative costs of carrying out local workforce 
                investment activities under this chapter or chapter 3.
                    (B) Use of funds.--Funds made available for 
                administrative costs under subparagraph (A) may be used 
                for the administrative costs of any of the local 
                workforce investment activities described in this 
                chapter or chapter 3, regardless of whether the funds 
                were allocated under this subsection or section 133(b).
    (c) Reallocation Among Local Areas.--
            (1) In general.--The Governor may, in accordance with this 
        subsection and after consultation with the State board, 
        reallocate to eligible local areas within the State amounts 
        that are made available to local areas from allocations made 
        under this section or a corresponding provision of the 
        Workforce Investment Act of 1998 for youth workforce investment 
        activities (referred to individually in this subsection as a 
        ``local allocation'') and that are available for reallocation.
            (2) Amount.--The amount available for reallocation for a 
        program year is equal to the amount by which the unobligated 
        balance of the local allocation, at the end of the program year 
        prior to the program year for which the determination under 
        this paragraph is made, exceeds 20 percent of such allocation 
        for the prior program year.
            (3) Reallocation.--In making reallocations to eligible 
        local areas of amounts available pursuant to paragraph (2) for 
        a program year, the Governor shall allocate to each eligible 
        local area within the State an amount based on the relative 
        amount of the local allocation for the program year for which 
        the determination is made, as compared to the total amount of 
        the local allocations for all eligible local areas in the State 
        for such program year.
            (4) Eligibility.--For purposes of this subsection, an 
        eligible local area means a local area that does not have an 
        amount available for reallocation under paragraph (2) for the 
        program year for which the determination under paragraph (2) is 
        made.

SEC. 129. USE OF FUNDS FOR YOUTH WORKFORCE INVESTMENT ACTIVITIES.

    (a) Youth Participant Eligibility.--
            (1) Eligibility.--
                    (A) In general.--To be eligible to participate in 
                activities carried out under this chapter during any 
                program year an individual shall, at the time the 
                eligibility determination is made, be an out-of-school 
                youth or an in-school youth.
                    (B) Out-of-school youth.--In this title, the term 
                ``out-of-school youth'' means an individual who is--
                            (i) not attending any school (as defined 
                        under State law);
                            (ii) not younger than age 16 or older than 
                        age 24; and
                            (iii) one or more of the following:
                                    (I) A school dropout.
                                    (II) A youth who is within the age 
                                of compulsory school attendance, but 
                                has not attended school for at least 
                                the most recent complete school year 
                                calendar quarter.
                                    (III) A recipient of a secondary 
                                school diploma or its recognized 
                                equivalent who is a low-income 
                                individual and is--
                                            (aa) basic skills 
                                        deficient; or
                                            (bb) an English language 
                                        learner.
                                    (IV) An individual who is subject 
                                to the juvenile or adult justice 
                                system.
                                    (V) A homeless individual (as 
                                defined in section 41403(6) of the 
                                Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (42 
                                U.S.C. 14043e-2(6))), a homeless child 
                                or youth (as defined in section 725(2) 
                                of the McKinney-Vento Homeless 
                                Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11434a(2))), 
                                a runaway, in foster care or has aged 
                                out of the foster care system, a child 
                                eligible for assistance under section 
                                477 of the Social Security Act (42 
                                U.S.C. 677), or in an out-of-home 
                                placement.
                                    (VI) An individual who is pregnant 
                                or parenting.
                                    (VII) A youth who is an individual 
                                with a disability.
                                    (VIII) A low-income individual who 
                                requires additional assistance to enter 
                                or complete an educational program or 
                                to secure or hold employment.
                    (C) In-school youth.--In this section, the term 
                ``in-school youth'' means an individual who is--
                            (i) attending school (as defined by State 
                        law);
                            (ii) not younger than age 14 or (unless an 
                        individual with a disability who is attending 
                        school under State law) older than age 21;
                            (iii) a low-income individual; and
                            (iv) one or more of the following:
                                    (I) Basic skills deficient.
                                    (II) An English language learner.
                                    (III) An offender.
                                    (IV) A homeless individual (as 
                                defined in section 41403(6) of the 
                                Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (42 
                                U.S.C. 14043e-2(6))), a homeless child 
                                or youth (as defined in section 725(2) 
                                of the McKinney-Vento Homeless 
                                Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11434a(2))), 
                                a runaway, in foster care or has aged 
                                out of the foster care system, a child 
                                eligible for assistance under section 
                                477 of the Social Security Act (42 
                                U.S.C. 677), or in an out-of-home 
                                placement.
                                    (V) Pregnant or parenting.
                                    (VI) A youth who is an individual 
                                with a disability.
                                    (VII) An individual who requires 
                                additional assistance to complete an 
                                educational program or to secure or 
                                hold employment.
            (2) Special rule.--For the purpose of this subsection, the 
        term ``low-income'', used with respect to an individual, also 
        includes a youth living in a high-poverty area.
            (3) Exception and limitation.--
                    (A) Exception for persons who are not low-income 
                individuals.--
                            (i) Definition.--In this subparagraph, the 
                        term ``covered individual'' means an in-school 
                        youth, or an out-of-school youth who is 
                        described in subclause (III) or (VIII) of 
                        paragraph (1)(B)(iii).
                            (ii) Exception.--In each local area, not 
                        more than 5 percent of the individuals assisted 
                        under this section may be persons who would be 
                        covered individuals, except that the persons 
                        are not low-income individuals.
                    (B) Limitation.--In each local area, not more than 
                5 percent of the in-school youth assisted under this 
                section may be eligible under paragraph (1) because the 
                youth are in-school youth described in paragraph 
                (1)(C)(iv)(VII).
            (4) Out-of-school priority.--
                    (A) In general.--For any program year, not less 
                than 75 percent of the funds allotted under section 
                127(b)(1)(C), reserved under section 128(a), and 
                available for statewide activities under subsection 
                (b), and not less than 75 percent of funds available to 
                local areas under subsection (c), shall be used to 
                provide youth workforce investment activities for out-
                of-school youth.
                    (B) Exception.--A State that receives a minimum 
                allotment under section 127(b)(1) in accordance with 
                section 127(b)(1)(C)(iv) or under section 132(b)(1) in 
                accordance with section 132(b)(1)(B)(iv) may decrease 
                the percentage described in subparagraph (A) to not 
                less than 50 percent for a local area in the State, 
                if--
                            (i) after an analysis of the in-school 
                        youth and out-of-school youth populations in 
                        the local area, the State determines that the 
                        local area will be unable to use at least 75 
                        percent of the funds available for activities 
                        under subsection (c) to serve out-of-school 
                        youth due to a low number of out-of-school 
                        youth; and
                            (ii)(I) the State submits to the Secretary, 
                        for the local area, a request including a 
                        proposed percentage decreased to not less than 
                        50 percent for purposes of subparagraph (A), 
                        and a summary of the analysis described in 
                        clause (i); and
                            (II) the request is approved by the 
                        Secretary.
            (5) Consistency with compulsory school attendance laws.--In 
        providing assistance under this section to an individual who is 
        required to attend school under applicable State compulsory 
        school attendance laws, the priority in providing such 
        assistance shall be for the individual to attend school 
        regularly.
    (b) Statewide Activities.--
            (1) Required statewide youth activities.--Funds reserved by 
        a Governor as described in sections 128(a) and 133(a)(1) shall 
        be used, regardless of whether the funds were allotted to the 
        State under section 127(b)(1)(C) or under paragraph (1)(B) or 
        (2)(B) of section 132(b) for statewide activities, which shall 
        include--
                    (A) conducting evaluations under section 116(e) of 
                activities authorized under this chapter and chapter 3 
                in coordination with evaluations carried out by the 
                Secretary under section 169(a);
                    (B) disseminating a list of eligible providers of 
                youth workforce investment activities, as determined 
                under section 123;
                    (C) providing assistance to local areas as 
                described in subsections (b)(6) and (c)(2) of section 
                106, for local coordination of activities carried out 
                under this title;
                    (D) operating a fiscal and management 
                accountability information system under section 116(i);
                    (E) carrying out monitoring and oversight of 
                activities carried out under this chapter and chapter 
                3, which may include a review comparing the services 
                provided to male and female youth; and
                    (F) providing additional assistance to local areas 
                that have high concentrations of eligible youth.
            (2) Allowable statewide youth activities.--Funds reserved 
        by a Governor as described in sections 128(a) and 133(a)(1) may 
        be used, regardless of whether the funds were allotted to the 
        State under section 127(b)(1)(C) or under paragraph (1)(B) or 
        (2)(B) of section 132(b), for statewide activities, which may 
        include--
                    (A) conducting--
                            (i) research related to meeting the 
                        education and employment needs of eligible 
                        youth; and
                            (ii) demonstration projects related to 
                        meeting the education and employment needs of 
                        eligible youth;
                    (B) supporting the development of alternative, 
                evidence-based programs and other activities that 
                enhance the choices available to eligible youth and 
                encourage such youth to reenter and complete secondary 
                education, enroll in postsecondary education and 
                advanced training, progress through a career pathway, 
                and enter into unsubsidized employment that leads to 
                economic self-sufficiency;
                    (C) supporting the provision of career services 
                described in section 134(c)(2) in the one-stop delivery 
                system in the State;
                    (D) supporting financial literacy, including--
                            (i) supporting the ability of participants 
                        to create household budgets, initiate savings 
                        plans, and make informed financial decisions 
                        about education, retirement, home ownership, 
                        wealth building, or other savings goals;
                            (ii) supporting the ability to manage 
                        spending, credit, and debt, including credit 
                        card debt, effectively;
                            (iii) increasing awareness of the 
                        availability and significance of credit reports 
                        and credit scores in obtaining credit, 
                        including determining their accuracy (and how 
                        to correct inaccuracies in the reports and 
                        scores), and their effect on credit terms;
                            (iv) supporting the ability to understand, 
                        evaluate, and compare financial products, 
                        services, and opportunities; and
                            (v) supporting activities that address the 
                        particular financial literacy needs of non-
                        English speakers, including providing the 
                        support through the development and 
                        distribution of multilingual financial literacy 
                        and education materials; and
                    (E) providing technical assistance to, as 
                appropriate, local boards, chief elected officials, 
                one-stop operators, one-stop partners, and eligible 
                providers, in local areas, which provision of technical 
                assistance shall include the development and training 
                of staff, the development of exemplary program 
                activities, the provision of technical assistance to 
                local areas that fail to meet local performance 
                accountability measures described in section 116(c), 
                and the provision of technology to facilitate remote 
                access to services provided through the one-stop 
                delivery system in the State.
            (3) Limitation.--Not more than 5 percent of the funds 
        allotted to a State under section 127(b)(1)(C) shall be used by 
        the State for administrative activities carried out under this 
        subsection or section 134(a).
    (c) Local Elements and Requirements.--
            (1) Program design.--Funds allocated to a local area for 
        eligible youth under section 128(b) shall be used to carry out, 
        for eligible youth, programs that--
                    (A) provide an objective assessment of the academic 
                levels, skill levels, and service needs of each 
                participant, which assessment shall include a review of 
                basic skills, occupational skills, prior work 
                experience, employability, interests, aptitudes 
                (including interests and aptitudes for nontraditional 
                jobs), supportive service needs, and developmental 
                needs of such participant, for the purpose of 
                identifying appropriate services and career pathways 
                for participants, except that a new assessment of a 
                participant is not required if the provider carrying 
                out such a program determines it is appropriate to use 
                a recent assessment of the participant conducted 
                pursuant to another education or training program;
                    (B) develop service strategies for each participant 
                that are directly linked to 1 or more of the indicators 
                of performance described in section 116(b)(2)(A)(ii), 
                and that shall identify career pathways that include 
                education and employment goals (including, in 
                appropriate circumstances, nontraditional employment), 
                appropriate achievement objectives, and appropriate 
                services for the participant taking into account the 
                assessment conducted pursuant to subparagraph (A), 
                except that a new service strategy for a participant is 
                not required if the provider carrying out such a 
                program determines it is appropriate to use a recent 
                service strategy developed for the participant under 
                another education or training program;
                    (C) provide--
                            (i) activities leading to the attainment of 
                        a secondary school diploma or its recognized 
                        equivalent, or a recognized postsecondary 
                        credential;
                            (ii) preparation for postsecondary 
                        educational and training opportunities;
                            (iii) strong linkages between academic 
                        instruction (based on State academic content 
                        and student academic achievement standards 
                        established under section 1111 of the 
                        Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 
                        (20 U.S.C. 6311)) and occupational education 
                        that lead to the attainment of recognized 
                        postsecondary credentials;
                            (iv) preparation for unsubsidized 
                        employment opportunities, in appropriate cases; 
                        and
                            (v) effective connections to employers, 
                        including small employers, in in-demand 
                        industry sectors and occupations of the local 
                        and regional labor markets; and
                    (D) at the discretion of the local board, implement 
                a pay-for-performance contract strategy for elements 
                described in paragraph (2), for which the local board 
                may reserve and use not more than 10 percent of the 
                total funds allocated to the local area under section 
                128(b).
            (2) Program elements.--In order to support the attainment 
        of a secondary school diploma or its recognized equivalent, 
        entry into postsecondary education, and career readiness for 
        participants, the programs described in paragraph (1) shall 
        provide elements consisting of--
                    (A) tutoring, study skills training, instruction, 
                and evidence-based dropout prevention and recovery 
                strategies that lead to completion of the requirements 
                for a secondary school diploma or its recognized 
                equivalent (including a recognized certificate of 
                attendance or similar document for individuals with 
                disabilities) or for a recognized postsecondary 
                credential;
                    (B) alternative secondary school services, or 
                dropout recovery services, as appropriate;
                    (C) paid and unpaid work experiences that have as a 
                component academic and occupational education, which 
                may include--
                            (i) summer employment opportunities and 
                        other employment opportunities available 
                        throughout the school year;
                            (ii) pre-apprenticeship programs;
                            (iii) internships and job shadowing; and
                            (iv) on-the-job training opportunities;
                    (D) occupational skill training, which shall 
                include priority consideration for training programs 
                that lead to recognized postsecondary credentials that 
                are aligned with in-demand industry sectors or 
                occupations in the local area involved, if the local 
                board determines that the programs meet the quality 
                criteria described in section 123;
                    (E) education offered concurrently with and in the 
                same context as workforce preparation activities and 
                training for a specific occupation or occupational 
                cluster;
                    (F) leadership development opportunities, which may 
                include community service and peer-centered activities 
                encouraging responsibility and other positive social 
                and civic behaviors, as appropriate;
                    (G) supportive services;
                    (H) adult mentoring for the period of participation 
                and a subsequent period, for a total of not less than 
                12 months;
                    (I) followup services for not less than 12 months 
                after the completion of participation, as appropriate;
                    (J) comprehensive guidance and counseling, which 
                may include drug and alcohol abuse counseling and 
                referral, as appropriate;
                    (K) financial literacy education;
                    (L) entrepreneurial skills training;
                    (M) services that provide labor market and 
                employment information about in-demand industry sectors 
                or occupations available in the local area, such as 
                career awareness, career counseling, and career 
                exploration services; and
                    (N) activities that help youth prepare for and 
                transition to postsecondary education and training.
            (3) Additional requirements.--
                    (A) Information and referrals.--Each local board 
                shall ensure that each participant shall be provided--
                            (i) information on the full array of 
                        applicable or appropriate services that are 
                        available through the local board or other 
                        eligible providers or one-stop partners, 
                        including those providers or partners receiving 
                        funds under this subtitle; and
                            (ii) referral to appropriate training and 
                        educational programs that have the capacity to 
                        serve the participant either on a sequential or 
                        concurrent basis.
                    (B) Applicants not meeting enrollment 
                requirements.--Each eligible provider of a program of 
                youth workforce investment activities shall ensure that 
                an eligible applicant who does not meet the enrollment 
                requirements of the particular program or who cannot be 
                served shall be referred for further assessment, as 
                necessary, and referred to appropriate programs in 
                accordance with subparagraph (A) to meet the basic 
                skills and training needs of the applicant.
                    (C) Involvement in design and implementation.--The 
                local board shall ensure that parents, participants, 
                and other members of the community with experience 
                relating to programs for youth are involved in the 
                design and implementation of the programs described in 
                paragraph (1).
            (4) Priority.--Not less than 20 percent of the funds 
        allocated to the local area as described in paragraph (1) shall 
        be used to provide in-school youth and out-of-school youth with 
        activities under paragraph (2)(C).
            (5) Rule of construction.--Nothing in this chapter shall be 
        construed to require that each of the elements described in 
        subparagraphs of paragraph (2) be offered by each provider of 
        youth services.
            (6) Prohibitions.--
                    (A) Prohibition against federal control of 
                education.--No provision of this Act shall be construed 
                to authorize any department, agency, officer, or 
                employee of the United States to exercise any 
                direction, supervision, or control over the curriculum, 
                program of instruction, administration, or personnel of 
                any educational institution, school, or school system, 
                or over the selection of library resources, textbooks, 
                or other printed or published instructional materials 
                by any educational institution, school, or school 
                system.
                    (B) Noninterference and nonreplacement of regular 
                academic requirements.--No funds described in paragraph 
                (1) shall be used to provide an activity for eligible 
                youth who are not school dropouts if participation in 
                the activity would interfere with or replace the 
                regular academic requirements of the youth.
            (7) Linkages.--In coordinating the programs authorized 
        under this section, local boards shall establish linkages with 
        local educational agencies responsible for services to 
        participants as appropriate.
            (8) Volunteers.--The local board shall make opportunities 
        available for individuals who have successfully participated in 
        programs carried out under this section to volunteer assistance 
        to participants in the form of mentoring, tutoring, and other 
        activities.

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

SEC. 131. GENERAL AUTHORIZATION.

    The Secretary shall make allotments under paragraphs (1)(B) and 
(2)(B) of section 132(b) to each State that meets the requirements of 
section 102 or 103 and grants under paragraphs (1)(A) and (2)(A) of 
section 132(b) to each outlying area that complies with the 
requirements of this title, to assist the State or outlying area, and 
to enable the State or outlying area to assist local areas, for the 
purpose of providing workforce investment activities for adults, and 
dislocated workers, in the State or outlying area and in the local 
areas.

SEC. 132. STATE ALLOTMENTS.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary shall--
            (1) make allotments and grants from the amount appropriated 
        under section 136(b) for a fiscal year in accordance with 
        subsection (b)(1); and
            (2)(A) reserve 20 percent of the amount appropriated under 
        section 136(c) for the fiscal year for use under subsection 
        (b)(2)(A), and under sections 168(b) (relating to dislocated 
        worker technical assistance), 169(c) (relating to dislocated 
        worker projects), and 170 (relating to national dislocated 
        worker grants); and
            (B) make allotments from 80 percent of the amount 
        appropriated under section 136(c) for the fiscal year in 
        accordance with subsection (b)(2)(B).
    (b) Allotment Among States.--
            (1) Adult employment and training activities.--
                    (A) Reservation for outlying areas.--
                            (i) In general.--From the amount made 
                        available under subsection (a)(1) for a fiscal 
                        year, the Secretary shall reserve not more than 
                        \1/4\ of 1 percent of such amount to provide 
                        assistance to the outlying areas.
                            (ii) Applicability of additional 
                        requirements.--From the amount reserved under 
                        clause (i), the Secretary shall provide 
                        assistance to the outlying areas for adult 
                        employment and training activities and 
                        statewide workforce investment activities in 
                        accordance with the requirements of section 
                        127(b)(1)(B).
                    (B) States.--
                            (i) In general.--After determining the 
                        amount to be reserved under subparagraph (A), 
                        the Secretary shall allot the remainder of the 
                        amount made available under subsection (a)(1) 
                        for that fiscal year to the States pursuant to 
                        clause (ii) for adult employment and training 
                        activities and statewide workforce investment 
                        activities.
                            (ii) Formula.--Subject to clauses (iii) and 
                        (iv), of the remainder--
                                    (I) 33\1/3\ percent shall be 
                                allotted on the basis of the relative 
                                number of unemployed individuals in 
                                areas of substantial unemployment in 
                                each State, compared to the total 
                                number of unemployed individuals in 
                                areas of substantial unemployment in 
                                all States;
                                    (II) 33\1/3\ percent shall be 
                                allotted on the basis of the relative 
                                excess number of unemployed individuals 
                                in each State, compared to the total 
                                excess number of unemployed individuals 
                                in all States; and
                                    (III) 33\1/3\ percent shall be 
                                allotted on the basis of the relative 
                                number of disadvantaged adults in each 
                                State, compared to the total number of 
                                disadvantaged adults in all States, 
                                except as described in clause (iii).
                            (iii) Calculation.--In determining an 
                        allotment under clause (ii)(III) for any State 
                        in which there is an area that was designated 
                        as a local area as described in section 
                        107(c)(1)(C), the allotment shall be based on 
                        the higher of--
                                    (I) the number of adults in 
                                families with an income below the low-
                                income level in such area; or
                                    (II) the number of disadvantaged 
                                adults in such area.
                            (iv) Minimum and maximum percentages and 
                        minimum allotments.--In making allotments under 
                        this subparagraph, the Secretary shall ensure 
                        the following:
                                    (I) Minimum percentage and 
                                allotment.--Subject to subclause (IV), 
                                the Secretary shall ensure that no 
                                State shall receive an allotment for a 
                                fiscal year that is an amount based on 
                                90 percent of the allotment percentage 
                                of the State for the preceding fiscal 
                                year.
                                    (II) Small state minimum 
                                allotment.--Subject to subclauses (I), 
                                (III), and (IV), the Secretary shall 
                                ensure that no State shall receive an 
                                allotment under this subparagraph that 
                                is less than the total of--
                                            (aa) \3/10\ of 1 percent of 
                                        $960,000,000 of the remainder 
                                        described in clause (i) for the 
                                        fiscal year; and
                                            (bb) if the remainder 
                                        described in clause (i) for the 
                                        fiscal year exceeds 
                                        $960,000,000, \2/5\ of 1 
                                        percent of the excess.
                                    (III) Maximum percentage.--Subject 
                                to subclause (I), the Secretary shall 
                                ensure that no State shall receive an 
                                allotment percentage for a fiscal year 
                                that is more than 130 percent of the 
                                allotment percentage of the State for 
                                the preceding fiscal year.
                                    (IV) Minimum funding.--In any 
                                fiscal year in which the remainder 
                                described in clause (i) does not exceed 
                                $960,000,000, the minimum allotments 
                                under subclauses (I) and (II) shall be 
                                calculated by the methodology specified 
                                in section 132(b)(1)(B)(iv)(IV) of the 
                                Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (as in 
                                effect on the day before the date of 
                                enactment of this Act).
                            (v) Definitions.--For the purpose of the 
                        formula specified in this subparagraph:
                                    (I) Adult.--The term ``adult'' 
                                means an individual who is not less 
                                than age 22 and not more than age 72.
                                    (II) Allotment percentage.--The 
                                term ``allotment percentage'', used 
                                with respect to fiscal year 2015 or a 
                                subsequent fiscal year, means a 
                                percentage of the remainder described 
                                in clause (i) that is received through 
                                an allotment made under this 
                                subparagraph for the fiscal year. The 
                                term, used with respect to fiscal year 
                                2014, means the percentage of the 
                                amount allotted to States under section 
                                132(b)(1)(B) of the Workforce 
                                Investment Act of 1998 (as in effect on 
                                the day before the date of enactment of 
                                this Act) that is received under such 
                                section by the State involved for 
                                fiscal year 2014.
                                    (III) Area of substantial 
                                unemployment.--The term ``area of 
                                substantial unemployment'' means any 
                                area that is of sufficient size and 
                                scope to sustain a program of workforce 
                                investment activities carried out under 
                                this subtitle and that has an average 
                                rate of unemployment of at least 6.5 
                                percent for the most recent 12 months, 
                                as determined by the Secretary. For 
                                purposes of this subclause, 
                                determinations of areas of substantial 
                                unemployment shall be made once each 
                                fiscal year.
                                    (IV) Disadvantaged adult.--Subject 
                                to subclause (V), the term 
                                ``disadvantaged adult'' means an adult 
                                who received an income, or is a member 
                                of a family that received a total 
                                family income, that, in relation to 
                                family size, does not exceed the higher 
                                of--
                                            (aa) the poverty line; or
                                            (bb) 70 percent of the 
                                        lower living standard income 
                                        level.
                                    (V) Disadvantaged adult special 
                                rule.--The Secretary shall, as 
                                appropriate and to the extent 
                                practicable, exclude college students 
                                and members of the Armed Forces from 
                                the determination of the number of 
                                disadvantaged adults.
                                    (VI) Excess number.--The term 
                                ``excess number'' means, used with 
                                respect to the excess number of 
                                unemployed individuals within a State, 
                                the higher of--
                                            (aa) the number that 
                                        represents the number of 
                                        unemployed individuals in 
                                        excess of 4.5 percent of the 
                                        civilian labor force in the 
                                        State; or
                                            (bb) the number that 
                                        represents the number of 
                                        unemployed individuals in 
                                        excess of 4.5 percent of the 
                                        civilian labor force in areas 
                                        of substantial unemployment in 
                                        such State.
                                    (VII) Low-income level.--The term 
                                ``low-income level'' means $7,000 with 
                                respect to income in 1969, and for any 
                                later year means that amount that bears 
                                the same relationship to $7,000 as the 
                                Consumer Price Index for that year 
                                bears to the Consumer Price Index for 
                                1969, rounded to the nearest $1,000.
            (2) Dislocated worker employment and training activities.--
                    (A) Reservation for outlying areas.--
                            (i) In general.--From the amount made 
                        available under subsection (a)(2)(A) for a 
                        fiscal year, the Secretary shall reserve not 
                        more than \1/4\ of 1 percent of the amount 
                        appropriated under section 136(c) for the 
                        fiscal year to provide assistance to the 
                        outlying areas.
                            (ii) Applicability of additional 
                        requirements.--From the amount reserved under 
                        clause (i), the Secretary shall provide 
                        assistance to the outlying areas for dislocated 
                        worker employment and training activities and 
                        statewide workforce investment activities in 
                        accordance with the requirements of section 
                        127(b)(1)(B).
                    (B) States.--
                            (i) In general.--The Secretary shall allot 
                        the amount referred to in subsection (a)(2)(B) 
                        for a fiscal year to the States pursuant to 
                        clause (ii) for dislocated worker employment 
                        and training activities and statewide workforce 
                        investment activities.
                            (ii) Formula.--Subject to clause (iii), of 
                        the amount--
                                    (I) 33\1/3\ percent shall be 
                                allotted on the basis of the relative 
                                number of unemployed individuals in 
                                each State, compared to the total 
                                number of unemployed individuals in all 
                                States;
                                    (II) 33\1/3\ percent shall be 
                                allotted on the basis of the relative 
                                excess number of unemployed individuals 
                                in each State, compared to the total 
                                excess number of unemployed individuals 
                                in all States; and
                                    (III) 33\1/3\ percent shall be 
                                allotted on the basis of the relative 
                                number of individuals in each State who 
                                have been unemployed for 15 weeks or 
                                more, compared to the total number of 
                                individuals in all States who have been 
                                unemployed for 15 weeks or more.
                            (iii) Minimum and maximum percentages and 
                        minimum allotments.--In making allotments under 
                        this subparagraph, for fiscal year 2016 and 
                        each subsequent fiscal year, the Secretary 
                        shall ensure the following:
                                    (I) Minimum percentage and 
                                allotment.--The Secretary shall ensure 
                                that no State shall receive an 
                                allotment for a fiscal year that is an 
                                amount based on 90 percent of the 
                                allotment percentage of the State for 
                                the preceding fiscal year.
                                    (II) Maximum percentage.--Subject 
                                to subclause (I), the Secretary shall 
                                ensure that no State shall receive an 
                                allotment percentage for a fiscal year 
                                that is more than 130 percent of the 
                                allotment percentage of the State for 
                                the preceding fiscal year.
                            (iv) Definitions.--For the purpose of the 
                        formula specified in this subparagraph:
                                    (I) Allotment percentage.--The term 
                                ``allotment percentage'', used with 
                                respect to fiscal year 2015 or a 
                                subsequent fiscal year, means a 
                                percentage of the amount described in 
                                clause (i) that is received through an 
                                allotment made under this subparagraph 
                                for the fiscal year.
                                    (II) Excess number.--The term 
                                ``excess number'' means, used with 
                                respect to the excess number of 
                                unemployed individuals within a State, 
                                the number that represents the number 
                                of unemployed individuals in excess of 
                                4.5 percent of the civilian labor force 
                                in the State.
    (c) Reallotment.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary shall, in accordance with 
        this subsection, reallot to eligible States amounts that are 
        made available to States from allotments made under this 
        section or a corresponding provision of the Workforce 
        Investment Act of 1998 for employment and training activities 
        and statewide workforce investment activities (referred to 
        individually in this subsection as a ``State allotment'') and 
        that are available for reallotment.
            (2) Amount.--The amount available for reallotment for a 
        program year for programs funded under subsection (b)(1)(B) 
        (relating to adult employment and training) or for programs 
        funded under subsection (b)(2)(B) (relating to dislocated 
        worker employment and training) is equal to the amount by which 
        the unobligated balance of the State allotments for adult 
        employment and training activities or dislocated worker 
        employment and training activities, respectively, at the end of 
        the program year prior to the program year for which the 
        determination under this paragraph is made, exceeds 20 percent 
        of such allotments for the prior program year.
            (3) Reallotment.--In making reallotments to eligible States 
        of amounts available pursuant to paragraph (2) for a program 
        year, the Secretary shall allot to each eligible State an 
        amount based on the relative amount of the State allotment 
        under paragraph (1)(B) or (2)(B), respectively, of subsection 
        (b) for the program year for which the determination is made, 
        as compared to the total amount of the State allotments under 
        paragraph (1)(B) or (2)(B), respectively, of subsection (b) for 
        all eligible States for such program year.
            (4) Eligibility.--For purposes of this subsection, an 
        eligible State means--
                    (A) with respect to funds allotted through a State 
                allotment for adult employment and training activities, 
                a State that does not have an amount of such funds 
                available for reallotment under paragraph (2) for the 
                program year for which the determination under 
                paragraph (2) is made; and
                    (B) with respect to funds allotted through a State 
                allotment for dislocated worker employment and training 
                activities, a State that does not have an amount of 
                such funds available for reallotment under paragraph 
                (2) for the program year for which the determination 
                under paragraph (2) is made.
            (5) Procedures.--The Governor shall prescribe uniform 
        procedures for the obligation of funds by local areas within 
        the State in order to avoid the requirement that funds be made 
        available for reallotment under this subsection. The Governor 
        shall further prescribe equitable procedures for making funds 
        available from the State and local areas in the event that a 
        State is required to make funds available for reallotment under 
        this subsection.

SEC. 133. WITHIN STATE ALLOCATIONS.

    (a) Reservations for State Activities.--
            (1) Statewide workforce investment activities.--The 
        Governor shall make the reservation required under section 
        128(a).
            (2) Statewide rapid response activities.--The Governor 
        shall reserve not more than 25 percent of the total amount 
        allotted to the State under section 132(b)(2)(B) for a fiscal 
        year for statewide rapid response activities described in 
        section 134(a)(2)(A).
    (b) Within State Allocation.--
            (1) Methods.--The Governor, acting in accordance with the 
        State plan, and after consulting with chief elected officials 
        and local boards in the local areas, shall allocate--
                    (A) the funds that are allotted to the State for 
                adult employment and training activities and statewide 
                workforce investment activities under section 
                132(b)(1)(B) and are not reserved under subsection 
                (a)(1), in accordance with paragraph (2) or (3); and
                    (B) the funds that are allotted to the State for 
                dislocated worker employment and training activities 
                and statewide workforce investment activities under 
                section 132(b)(2)(B) and are not reserved under 
                paragraph (1) or (2) of subsection (a), in accordance 
                with paragraph (2).
            (2) Formula allocations.--
                    (A) Adult employment and training activities.--
                            (i) Allocation.--In allocating the funds 
                        described in paragraph (1)(A) to local areas, a 
                        State may allocate--
                                    (I) 33\1/3\ percent of the funds on 
                                the basis described in section 
                                132(b)(1)(B)(ii)(I);
                                    (II) 33\1/3\ percent of the funds 
                                on the basis described in section 
                                132(b)(1)(B)(ii)(II); and
                                    (III) 33\1/3\ percent of the funds 
                                on the basis described in clauses 
                                (ii)(III) and (iii) of section 
                                132(b)(1)(B).
                            (ii) Minimum percentage.--The local area 
                        shall not receive an allocation percentage for 
                        a fiscal year that is less than 90 percent of 
                        the average allocation percentage of the local 
                        area for the 2 preceding fiscal years. Amounts 
                        necessary for increasing such allocations to 
                        local areas to comply with the preceding 
                        sentence shall be obtained by ratably reducing 
                        the allocations to be made to other local areas 
                        under this subparagraph.
                            (iii) Definition.--In this subparagraph, 
                        the term ``allocation percentage'', used with 
                        respect to fiscal year 2015 or a subsequent 
                        fiscal year, means a percentage of the funds 
                        referred to in clause (i), received through an 
                        allocation made under this subparagraph, for 
                        the fiscal year. The term, used with respect to 
                        fiscal year 2013 or 2014, means a percentage of 
                        the amount allocated to local areas under 
                        paragraphs (2)(A) and (3) of section 133(b) of 
                        the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (as in 
                        effect on the day before the date of enactment 
                        of this Act), received through an allocation 
                        made under paragraph (2)(A) or (3) of that 
                        section for fiscal year 2013 or 2014, 
                        respectively.
                    (B) Dislocated worker employment and training 
                activities.--
                            (i) Allocation.--In allocating the funds 
                        described in paragraph (1)(B) to local areas, a 
                        State shall allocate the funds based on an 
                        allocation formula prescribed by the Governor 
                        of the State. Such formula may be amended by 
                        the Governor not more than once for each 
                        program year. Such formula shall utilize the 
                        most appropriate information available to the 
                        Governor to distribute amounts to address the 
                        State's worker readjustment assistance needs.
                            (ii) Information.--The information 
                        described in clause (i) shall include insured 
                        unemployment data, unemployment concentrations, 
                        plant closing and mass layoff data, declining 
                        industries data, farmer-rancher economic 
                        hardship data, and long-term unemployment data.
                            (iii) Minimum percentage.--The local area 
                        shall not receive an allocation percentage for 
                        fiscal year 2016 or a subsequent fiscal year 
                        that is less than 90 percent of the average 
                        allocation percentage of the local area for the 
                        2 preceding fiscal years. Amounts necessary for 
                        increasing such allocations to local areas to 
                        comply with the preceding sentence shall be 
                        obtained by ratably reducing the allocations to 
                        be made to other local areas under this 
                        subparagraph.
                            (iv) Definition.--In this subparagraph, the 
                        term ``allocation percentage'', used with 
                        respect to fiscal year 2015 or a subsequent 
                        fiscal year, means a percentage of the funds 
                        referred to in clause (i), received through an 
                        allocation made under this subparagraph for the 
                        fiscal year. The term, used with respect to 
                        fiscal year 2014, means a percentage of the 
                        amount allocated to local areas under section 
                        133(b)(2)(B) of the Workforce Investment Act of 
                        1998 (as in effect on the day before the date 
                        of enactment of this Act), received through an 
                        allocation made under that section for fiscal 
                        year 2014.
                    (C) Application.--For purposes of carrying out 
                subparagraph (A)--
                            (i) references in section 132(b) to a State 
                        shall be deemed to be references to a local 
                        area;
                            (ii) references in section 132(b) to all 
                        States shall be deemed to be references to all 
                        local areas in the State involved; and
                            (iii) except as described in clause (i), 
                        references in section 132(b)(1) to the term 
                        ``excess number'' shall be considered to be 
                        references to the term as defined in section 
                        132(b)(1).
            (3) Adult employment and training discretionary 
        allocations.--In lieu of making the allocation described in 
        paragraph (2)(A), in allocating the funds described in 
        paragraph (1)(A) to local areas, a State may distribute--
                    (A) a portion equal to not less than 70 percent of 
                the funds in accordance with paragraph (2)(A); and
                    (B) the remaining portion of the funds on the basis 
                of a formula that--
                            (i) incorporates additional factors (other 
                        than the factors described in paragraph (2)(A)) 
                        relating to--
                                    (I) excess poverty in urban, rural, 
                                and suburban local areas; and
                                    (II) excess unemployment above the 
                                State average in urban, rural, and 
                                suburban local areas; and
                            (ii) was developed by the State board and 
                        approved by the Secretary as part of the State 
                        plan.
            (4) Transfer authority.--A local board may transfer, if 
        such a transfer is approved by the Governor, up to and 
        including 100 percent of the funds allocated to the local area 
        under paragraph (2)(A) or (3), and up to and including 100 
        percent of the funds allocated to the local area under 
        paragraph (2)(B), for a fiscal year between--
                    (A) adult employment and training activities; and
                    (B) dislocated worker employment and training 
                activities.
            (5) Allocation.--
                    (A) In general.--The Governor shall allocate the 
                funds described in paragraph (1) to local areas under 
                paragraphs (2) and (3) for the purpose of providing a 
                single system of employment and training activities for 
                adults and dislocated workers in accordance with 
                subsections (c) and (d) of section 134.
                    (B) Additional requirements.--
                            (i) Adults.--Funds allocated under 
                        paragraph (2)(A) or (3) shall be used by a 
                        local area to contribute to the costs of the 
                        one-stop delivery system described in section 
                        121(e) as determined under section 121(h) and 
                        to pay for employment and training activities 
                        provided to adults in the local area, 
                        consistent with section 134.
                            (ii) Dislocated workers.--Funds allocated 
                        under paragraph (2)(B) shall be used by a local 
                        area to contribute to the costs of the one-stop 
                        delivery system described in section 121(e) as 
                        determined under section 121(h) and to pay for 
                        employment and training activities provided to 
                        dislocated workers in the local area, 
                        consistent with section 134.
    (c) Reallocation Among Local Areas.--
            (1) In general.--The Governor may, in accordance with this 
        subsection and after consultation with the State board, 
        reallocate to eligible local areas within the State amounts 
        that are made available to local areas from allocations made 
        under paragraph (2)(A) or (3) of subsection (b) or a 
        corresponding provision of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 
        for adult employment and training activities, or under 
        subsection (b)(2)(B) or a corresponding provision of the 
        Workforce Investment Act of 1998 for dislocated worker 
        employment and training activities (referred to individually in 
        this subsection as a ``local allocation'') and that are 
        available for reallocation.
            (2) Amount.--The amount available for reallocation for a 
        program year--
                    (A) for adult employment and training activities is 
                equal to the amount by which the unobligated balance of 
                the local allocation under paragraph (2)(A) or (3) of 
                subsection (b) for such activities, at the end of the 
                program year prior to the program year for which the 
                determination under this subparagraph is made, exceeds 
                20 percent of such allocation for the prior program 
                year; and
                    (B) for dislocated worker employment and training 
                activities is equal to the amount by which the 
                unobligated balance of the local allocation under 
                subsection (b)(2)(B) for such activities, at the end of 
                the program year prior to the program year for which 
                the determination under this subparagraph is made, 
                exceeds 20 percent of such allocation for the prior 
                program year.
            (3) Reallocation.--In making reallocations to eligible 
        local areas of amounts available pursuant to paragraph (2) for 
        a program year, the Governor shall allocate to each eligible 
        local area within the State--
                    (A) with respect to such available amounts that 
                were allocated under paragraph (2)(A) or (3) of 
                subsection (b), an amount based on the relative amount 
                of the local allocation under paragraph (2)(A) or (3) 
                of subsection (b), as appropriate, for the program year 
                for which the determination is made, as compared to the 
                total amount of the local allocations under paragraph 
                (2)(A) or (3) of subsection (b), as appropriate, for 
                all eligible local areas in the State for such program 
                year; and
                    (B) with respect to such available amounts that 
                were allocated under subsection (b)(2)(B), an amount 
                based on the relative amount of the local allocation 
                under subsection (b)(2)(B) for the program year for 
                which the determination is made, as compared to the 
                total amount of the local allocations under subsection 
                (b)(2)(B) for all eligible local areas in the State for 
                such program year.
            (4) Eligibility.--For purposes of this subsection, an 
        eligible local area means--
                    (A) with respect to funds allocated through a local 
                allocation for adult employment and training 
                activities, a local area that does not have an amount 
                of such funds available for reallocation under 
                paragraph (2) for the program year for which the 
                determination under paragraph (2) is made; and
                    (B) with respect to funds allocated through a local 
                allocation for dislocated worker employment and 
                training activities, a local area that does not have an 
                amount of such funds available for reallocation under 
                paragraph (2) for the program year for which the 
                determination under paragraph (2) is made.

SEC. 134. USE OF FUNDS FOR EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ACTIVITIES.

    (a) Statewide Employment and Training Activities.--
            (1) In general.--Funds reserved by a Governor--
                    (A) as described in section 133(a)(2) shall be used 
                to carry out the statewide rapid response activities 
                described in paragraph (2)(A); and
                    (B) as described in sections 128(a) and 133(a)(1)--
                            (i) shall be used to carry out the 
                        statewide employment and training activities 
                        described in paragraph (2)(B); and
                            (ii) may be used to carry out any of the 
                        statewide employment and training activities 
                        described in paragraph (3),
                regardless of whether the funds were allotted to the 
                State under section 127(b)(1) or under paragraph (1) or 
                (2) of section 132(b).
            (2) Required statewide employment and training 
        activities.--
                    (A) Statewide rapid response activities.--
                            (i) In general.--A State shall carry out 
                        statewide rapid response activities using funds 
                        reserved by the Governor for the State under 
                        section 133(a)(2), which activities shall 
                        include--
                                    (I) provision of rapid response 
                                activities, carried out in local areas 
                                by the State or by an entity designated 
                                by the State, working in conjunction 
                                with the local boards and the chief 
                                elected officials for the local areas; 
                                and
                                    (II) provision of additional 
                                assistance to local areas that 
                                experience disasters, mass layoffs, or 
                                plant closings, or other events that 
                                precipitate substantial increases in 
                                the number of unemployed individuals, 
                                carried out in local areas by the 
                                State, working in conjunction with the 
                                local boards and the chief elected 
                                officials for the local areas.
                            (ii) Use of unobligated funds.--Funds 
                        reserved by a Governor under section 133(a)(2), 
                        and section 133(a)(2) of the Workforce 
                        Investment Act of 1998 (as in effect on the day 
                        before the date of enactment of this Act), to 
                        carry out this subparagraph that remain 
                        unobligated after the first program year for 
                        which such funds were allotted may be used by 
                        the Governor to carry out statewide activities 
                        authorized under subparagraph (B) or paragraph 
                        (3)(A), in addition to activities under this 
                        subparagraph.
                    (B) Statewide employment and training activities.--
                Funds reserved by a Governor under sections 128(a)(1) 
                and 133(a)(1) and not used under paragraph (1)(A) 
                (regardless of whether the funds were allotted to the 
                States under section 127(b)(1)(C) or paragraph (1)(B) 
                or (2)(B) of section 132(b)) shall be used for 
                statewide employment and training activities, 
                including--
                            (i) providing assistance to--
                                    (I) State entities and agencies, 
                                local areas, and one-stop partners in 
                                carrying out the activities described 
                                in the State plan, including the 
                                coordination and alignment of data 
                                systems used to carry out the 
                                requirements of this Act;
                                    (II) local areas for carrying out 
                                the regional planning and service 
                                delivery efforts required under section 
                                106(c);
                                    (III) local areas by providing 
                                information on and support for the 
                                effective development, convening, and 
                                implementation of industry or sector 
                                partnerships; and
                                    (IV) local areas, one-stop 
                                operators, one-stop partners, and 
                                eligible providers, including the 
                                development and training of staff, 
                                which may include the development and 
                                training of staff to provide 
                                opportunities for individuals with 
                                barriers to employment to enter in-
                                demand industry sectors or occupations 
                                and nontraditional occupations, the 
                                development of exemplary program 
                                activities, and the provision of 
                                technical assistance to local areas 
                                that fail to meet local performance 
                                accountability measures described in 
                                section 116(c);
                            (ii) providing assistance to local areas as 
                        described in section 106(b)(6);
                            (iii) operating a fiscal and management 
                        accountability information system in accordance 
                        with section 116(i);
                            (iv) carrying out monitoring and oversight 
                        of activities carried out under this chapter 
                        and chapter 2;
                            (v) disseminating--
                                    (I) the State list of eligible 
                                providers of training services, 
                                including eligible providers of 
                                nontraditional training services and 
                                eligible providers of apprenticeship 
                                programs described in section 
                                122(a)(2)(B);
                                    (II) information identifying 
                                eligible providers of on-the-job 
                                training, customized training, 
                                incumbent worker training, internships, 
                                paid or unpaid work experience 
                                opportunities, or transitional jobs;
                                    (III) information on effective 
                                outreach to, partnerships with, and 
                                services for, business;
                                    (IV) information on effective 
                                service delivery strategies to serve 
                                workers and job seekers;
                                    (V) performance information and 
                                information on the cost of attendance 
                                (including tuition and fees) for 
                                participants in applicable programs, as 
                                described in subsections (d) and (h) of 
                                section 122; and
                                    (VI) information on physical and 
                                programmatic accessibility, in 
                                accordance with section 188, if 
                                applicable, and the Americans with 
                                Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 
                                12101 et seq.), for individuals with 
                                disabilities; and
                            (vi) conducting evaluations under section 
                        116(e) of activities authorized under this 
                        chapter and chapter 2 in coordination with 
                        evaluations carried out by the Secretary under 
                        section 169(a).
            (3) Allowable statewide employment and training 
        activities.--
                    (A) In general.--Funds reserved by a Governor under 
                sections 128(a)(1) and 133(a)(1) and not used under 
                paragraph (1)(A) or (2)(B) (regardless of whether the 
                funds were allotted to the State under section 
                127(b)(1)(C) or paragraph (1)(B) or (2)(B) of section 
                132(b)) may be used to carry out additional statewide 
                employment and training activities, which may include--
                            (i) implementing innovative programs and 
                        strategies designed to meet the needs of all 
                        employers (including small employers) in the 
                        State, which programs and strategies may 
                        include incumbent worker training programs, 
                        customized training, sectoral and industry 
                        cluster strategies and implementation of 
                        industry or sector partnerships, career pathway 
                        programs, microenterprise and entrepreneurial 
                        training and support programs, utilization of 
                        effective business intermediaries, layoff 
                        aversion strategies, activities to improve 
                        linkages between the one-stop delivery system 
                        in the State and all employers (including small 
                        employers) in the State, and other business 
                        services and strategies that better engage 
                        employers in workforce investment activities 
                        and make the workforce development system more 
                        relevant to the needs of State and local 
                        businesses, consistent with the objectives of 
                        this title;
                            (ii) developing strategies for effectively 
                        serving individuals with barriers to employment 
                        and for coordinating programs and services 
                        among one-stop partners;
                            (iii) the development or identification of 
                        education and training programs that respond to 
                        real-time labor market analysis, that utilize 
                        direct assessment and prior learning assessment 
                        to measure and provide credit for prior 
                        knowledge, skills, competencies, and 
                        experiences, that evaluate such skills and 
                        competencies for adaptability, that ensure 
                        credits are portable and stackable for more 
                        skilled employment, and that accelerate course 
                        or credential completion;
                            (iv) implementing programs to increase the 
                        number of individuals training for and placed 
                        in nontraditional employment;
                            (v) carrying out activities to facilitate 
                        remote access to services, including training 
                        services described in subsection (c)(3), 
                        provided through a one-stop delivery system, 
                        including facilitating access through the use 
                        of technology;
                            (vi) supporting the provision of career 
                        services described in subsection (c)(2) in the 
                        one-stop delivery systems in the State;
                            (vii) coordinating activities with the 
                        child welfare system to facilitate provision of 
                        services for children and youth who are 
                        eligible for assistance under section 477 of 
                        the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 677);
                            (viii) activities--
                                    (I) to improve coordination of 
                                workforce investment activities with 
                                economic development activities;
                                    (II) to improve coordination of 
                                employment and training activities 
                                with--
                                            (aa) child support 
                                        services, and assistance 
                                        provided by State and local 
                                        agencies carrying out part D of 
                                        title IV of the Social Security 
                                        Act (42 U.S.C. 651 et seq.);
                                            (bb) cooperative extension 
                                        programs carried out by the 
                                        Department of Agriculture;
                                            (cc) programs carried out 
                                        in local areas for individuals 
                                        with disabilities, including 
                                        programs carried out by State 
                                        agencies relating to 
                                        intellectual disabilities and 
                                        developmental disabilities, 
                                        activities carried out by 
                                        Statewide Independent Living 
                                        Councils established under 
                                        section 705 of the 
                                        Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 
                                        U.S.C. 796d), programs funded 
                                        under part B of chapter 1 of 
                                        title VII of such Act (29 
                                        U.S.C. 796e et seq.), and 
                                        activities carried out by 
                                        centers for independent living, 
                                        as defined in section 702 of 
                                        such Act (29 U.S.C. 796a);
                                            (dd) adult education and 
                                        literacy activities, including 
                                        those provided by public 
                                        libraries;
                                            (ee) activities in the 
                                        corrections system that assist 
                                        ex-offenders in reentering the 
                                        workforce; and
                                            (ff) financial literacy 
                                        activities including those 
                                        described in section 
                                        129(b)(2)(D); and
                                    (III) consisting of development and 
                                dissemination of workforce and labor 
                                market information;
                            (ix) conducting research and demonstration 
                        projects related to meeting the employment and 
                        education needs of adult and dislocated 
                        workers;
                            (x) implementing promising services for 
                        workers and businesses, which may include 
                        providing support for education, training, 
                        skill upgrading, and statewide networking for 
                        employees to become workplace learning advisors 
                        and maintain proficiency in carrying out the 
                        activities associated with such advising;
                            (xi) providing incentive grants to local 
                        areas for performance by the local areas on 
                        local performance accountability measures 
                        described in section 116(c);
                            (xii) adopting, calculating, or 
                        commissioning for approval an economic self-
                        sufficiency standard for the State that 
                        specifies the income needs of families, by 
                        family size, the number and ages of children in 
                        the family, and substate geographical 
                        considerations;
                            (xiii) developing and disseminating common 
                        intake procedures and related items, including 
                        registration processes, materials, or software; 
                        and
                            (xiv) providing technical assistance to 
                        local areas that are implementing pay-for-
                        performance contract strategies, which 
                        technical assistance may include providing 
                        assistance with data collection, meeting data 
                        entry requirements, identifying levels of 
                        performance, and conducting evaluations of such 
                        strategies.
                    (B) Limitation.--
                            (i) In general.--Of the funds allotted to a 
                        State under sections 127(b) and 132(b) and 
                        reserved as described in sections 128(a) and 
                        133(a)(1) for a fiscal year--
                                    (I) not more than 5 percent of the 
                                amount allotted under section 
                                127(b)(1);
                                    (II) not more than 5 percent of the 
                                amount allotted under section 
                                132(b)(1); and
                                    (III) not more than 5 percent of 
                                the amount allotted under section 
                                132(b)(2),
                        may be used by the State for the administration 
                        of statewide youth workforce investment 
                        activities carried out under section 129 and 
                        statewide employment and training activities 
                        carried out under this section.
                            (ii) Use of funds.--Funds made available 
                        for administrative costs under clause (i) may 
                        be used for the administrative cost of any of 
                        the statewide youth workforce investment 
                        activities or statewide employment and training 
                        activities, regardless of whether the funds 
                        were allotted to the State under section 
                        127(b)(1) or paragraph (1) or (2) of section 
                        132(b).
    (b) Local Employment and Training Activities.--Funds allocated to a 
local area for adults under paragraph (2)(A) or (3), as appropriate, of 
section 133(b), and funds allocated to a local area for dislocated 
workers under section 133(b)(2)(B)--
            (1) shall be used to carry out employment and training 
        activities described in subsection (c) for adults or dislocated 
        workers, respectively; and
            (2) may be used to carry out employment and training 
        activities described in subsection (d) for adults or dislocated 
        workers, respectively.
    (c) Required Local Employment and Training Activities.--
            (1) In general.--
                    (A) Allocated funds.--Funds allocated to a local 
                area for adults under paragraph (2)(A) or (3), as 
                appropriate, of section 133(b), and funds allocated to 
                the local area for dislocated workers under section 
                133(b)(2)(B), shall be used--
                            (i) to establish a one-stop delivery system 
                        described in section 121(e);
                            (ii) to provide the career services 
                        described in paragraph (2) to adults and 
                        dislocated workers, respectively, through the 
                        one-stop delivery system in accordance with 
                        such paragraph;
                            (iii) to provide training services 
                        described in paragraph (3) to adults and 
                        dislocated workers, respectively, described in 
                        such paragraph;
                            (iv) to establish and develop relationships 
                        and networks with large and small employers and 
                        their intermediaries; and
                            (v) to develop, convene, or implement 
                        industry or sector partnerships.
                    (B) Other funds.--Consistent with subsections (h) 
                and (i) of section 121, a portion of the funds made 
                available under Federal law authorizing the programs 
                and activities described in section 121(b)(1)(B), 
                including the Wagner-Peyser Act (29 U.S.C. 49 et seq.), 
                shall be used as described in clauses (i) and (ii) of 
                subparagraph (A), to the extent not inconsistent with 
                the Federal law involved.
            (2) Career services.--
                    (A) Services provided.--Funds described in 
                paragraph (1) shall be used to provide career services, 
                which shall be available to individuals who are adults 
                or dislocated workers through the one-stop delivery 
                system and shall, at a minimum, include--
                            (i) determinations of whether the 
                        individuals are eligible to receive assistance 
                        under this subtitle;
                            (ii) outreach, intake (which may include 
                        worker profiling), and orientation to the 
                        information and other services available 
                        through the one-stop delivery system;
                            (iii) initial assessment of skill levels 
                        (including literacy, numeracy, and English 
                        language proficiency), aptitudes, abilities 
                        (including skills gaps), and supportive service 
                        needs;
                            (iv) labor exchange services, including--
                                    (I) job search and placement 
                                assistance and, in appropriate cases, 
                                career counseling, including--
                                            (aa) provision of 
                                        information on in-demand 
                                        industry sectors and 
                                        occupations; and
                                            (bb) provision of 
                                        information on nontraditional 
                                        employment; and
                                    (II) appropriate recruitment and 
                                other business services on behalf of 
                                employers, including small employers, 
                                in the local area, which services may 
                                include services described in this 
                                subsection, such as providing 
                                information and referral to specialized 
                                business services not traditionally 
                                offered through the one-stop delivery 
                                system;
                            (v) provision of referrals to and 
                        coordination of activities with other programs 
                        and services, including programs and services 
                        within the one-stop delivery system and, in 
                        appropriate cases, other workforce development 
                        programs;
                            (vi) provision of workforce and labor 
                        market employment statistics information, 
                        including the provision of accurate information 
                        relating to local, regional, and national labor 
                        market areas, including--
                                    (I) job vacancy listings in such 
                                labor market areas;
                                    (II) information on job skills 
                                necessary to obtain the jobs described 
                                in subclause (I); and
                                    (III) information relating to local 
                                occupations in demand and the earnings, 
                                skill requirements, and opportunities 
                                for advancement for such occupations; 
                                and
                            (vii) provision of performance information 
                        and program cost information on eligible 
                        providers of training services as described in 
                        section 122, provided by program, and eligible 
                        providers of youth workforce investment 
                        activities described in section 123, providers 
                        of adult education described in title II, 
                        providers of career and technical education 
                        activities at the postsecondary level, and 
                        career and technical education activities 
                        available to school dropouts, under the Carl D. 
                        Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 
                        2006 (20 U.S.C. 2301 et seq.), and providers of 
                        vocational rehabilitation services described in 
                        title I of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 
                        U.S.C. 720 et seq.);
                            (viii) provision of information, in formats 
                        that are usable by and understandable to one-
                        stop center customers, regarding how the local 
                        area is performing on the local performance 
                        accountability measures described in section 
                        116(c) and any additional performance 
                        information with respect to the one-stop 
                        delivery system in the local area;
                            (ix)(I) provision of information, in 
                        formats that are usable by and understandable 
                        to one-stop center customers, relating to the 
                        availability of supportive services or 
                        assistance, including child care, child 
                        support, medical or child health assistance 
                        under title XIX or XXI of the Social Security 
                        Act (42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq. and 1397aa et 
                        seq.), benefits under the supplemental 
                        nutrition assistance program established under 
                        the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 
                        2011 et seq.), assistance through the earned 
                        income tax credit under section 32 of the 
                        Internal Revenue Code of 1986, and assistance 
                        under a State program for temporary assistance 
                        for needy families funded under part A of title 
                        IV of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 601 et 
                        seq.) and other supportive services and 
                        transportation provided through funds made 
                        available under such part, available in the 
                        local area; and
                            (II) referral to the services or assistance 
                        described in subclause (I), as appropriate;
                            (x) provision of information and assistance 
                        regarding filing claims for unemployment 
                        compensation;
                            (xi) assistance in establishing eligibility 
                        for programs of financial aid assistance for 
                        training and education programs that are not 
                        funded under this Act;
                            (xii) services, if determined to be 
                        appropriate in order for an individual to 
                        obtain or retain employment, that consist of--
                                    (I) comprehensive and specialized 
                                assessments of the skill levels and 
                                service needs of adults and dislocated 
                                workers, which may include--
                                            (aa) diagnostic testing and 
                                        use of other assessment tools; 
                                        and
                                            (bb) in-depth interviewing 
                                        and evaluation to identify 
                                        employment barriers and 
                                        appropriate employment goals;
                                    (II) development of an individual 
                                employment plan, to identify the 
                                employment goals, appropriate 
                                achievement objectives, and appropriate 
                                combination of services for the 
                                participant to achieve the employment 
                                goals, including providing information 
                                on eligible providers of training 
                                services pursuant to paragraph 
                                (3)(F)(ii), and career pathways to 
                                attain career objectives;
                                    (III) group counseling;
                                    (IV) individual counseling;
                                    (V) career planning;
                                    (VI) short-term prevocational 
                                services, including development of 
                                learning skills, communication skills, 
                                interviewing skills, punctuality, 
                                personal maintenance skills, and 
                                professional conduct, to prepare 
                                individuals for unsubsidized employment 
                                or training;
                                    (VII) internships and work 
                                experiences that are linked to careers;
                                    (VIII) workforce preparation 
                                activities;
                                    (IX) financial literacy services, 
                                such as the activities described in 
                                section 129(b)(2)(D);
                                    (X) out-of-area job search 
                                assistance and relocation assistance; 
                                or
                                    (XI) English language acquisition 
                                and integrated education and training 
                                programs; and
                            (xiii) followup services, including 
                        counseling regarding the workplace, for 
                        participants in workforce investment activities 
                        authorized under this subtitle who are placed 
                        in unsubsidized employment, for not less than 
                        12 months after the first day of the 
                        employment, as appropriate.
                    (B) Use of previous assessments.--A one-stop 
                operator or one-stop partner shall not be required to 
                conduct a new interview, evaluation, or assessment of a 
                participant under subparagraph (A)(xii) if the one-stop 
                operator or one-stop partner determines that it is 
                appropriate to use a recent interview, evaluation, or 
                assessment of the participant conducted pursuant to 
                another education or training program.
                    (C) Delivery of services.--The career services 
                described in subparagraph (A) shall be provided through 
                the one-stop delivery system--
                            (i) directly through one-stop operators 
                        identified pursuant to section 121(d); or
                            (ii) through contracts with service 
                        providers, which may include contracts with 
                        public, private for-profit, and private 
                        nonprofit service providers, approved by the 
                        local board.
            (3) Training services.--
                    (A) In general.--
                            (i) Eligibility.--Except as provided in 
                        clause (ii), funds allocated to a local area 
                        for adults under paragraph (2)(A) or (3), as 
                        appropriate, of section 133(b), and funds 
                        allocated to the local area for dislocated 
                        workers under section 133(b)(2)(B), shall be 
                        used to provide training services to adults and 
                        dislocated workers, respectively--
                                    (I) who, after an interview, 
                                evaluation, or assessment, and career 
                                planning, have been determined by a 
                                one-stop operator or one-stop partner, 
                                as appropriate, to--
                                            (aa) be unlikely or unable 
                                        to obtain or retain employment, 
                                        that leads to economic self-
                                        sufficiency or wages comparable 
                                        to or higher than wages from 
                                        previous employment, through 
                                        the career services described 
                                        in paragraph (2)(A)(xii);
                                            (bb) be in need of training 
                                        services to obtain or retain 
                                        employment that leads to 
                                        economic self-sufficiency or 
                                        wages comparable to or higher 
                                        than wages from previous 
                                        employment; and
                                            (cc) have the skills and 
                                        qualifications to successfully 
                                        participate in the selected 
                                        program of training services;
                                    (II) who select programs of 
                                training services that are directly 
                                linked to the employment opportunities 
                                in the local area or the planning 
                                region, or in another area to which the 
                                adults or dislocated workers are 
                                willing to commute or relocate;
                                    (III) who meet the requirements of 
                                subparagraph (B); and
                                    (IV) who are determined to be 
                                eligible in accordance with the 
                                priority system in effect under 
                                subparagraph (E).
                            (ii) Use of previous assessments.--A one-
                        stop operator or one-stop partner shall not be 
                        required to conduct a new interview, 
                        evaluation, or assessment of a participant 
                        under clause (i) if the one-stop operator or 
                        one-stop partner determines that it is 
                        appropriate to use a recent interview, 
                        evaluation, or assessment of the participant 
                        conducted pursuant to another education or 
                        training program.
                            (iii) Rule of construction.--Nothing in 
                        this subparagraph shall be construed to mean an 
                        individual is required to receive career 
                        services prior to receiving training services.
                    (B) Qualification.--
                            (i) Requirement.--Notwithstanding section 
                        479B of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
                        U.S.C. 1087uu) and except as provided in clause 
                        (ii), provision of such training services shall 
                        be limited to individuals who--
                                    (I) are unable to obtain other 
                                grant assistance for such services, 
                                including Federal Pell Grants 
                                established under subpart 1 of part A 
                                of title IV of the Higher Education Act 
                                of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070a et seq.); or
                                    (II) require assistance beyond the 
                                assistance made available under other 
                                grant assistance programs, including 
                                Federal Pell Grants.
                            (ii) Reimbursements.--Training services may 
                        be provided under this paragraph to an 
                        individual who otherwise meets the requirements 
                        of this paragraph while an application for a 
                        Federal Pell Grant is pending, except that if 
                        such individual is subsequently awarded a 
                        Federal Pell Grant, appropriate reimbursement 
                        shall be made to the local area from such 
                        Federal Pell Grant.
                            (iii) Consideration.--In determining 
                        whether an individual requires assistance under 
                        clause (i)(II), a one-stop operator (or one-
                        stop partner, where appropriate) may take into 
                        consideration the full cost of participating in 
                        training services, including the costs of 
                        dependent care and transportation, and other 
                        appropriate costs.
                    (C) Provider qualification.--Training services 
                shall be provided through providers identified in 
                accordance with section 122.
                    (D) Training services.--Training services may 
                include--
                            (i) occupational skills training, including 
                        training for nontraditional employment;
                            (ii) on-the-job training;
                            (iii) incumbent worker training in 
                        accordance with subsection (d)(4);
                            (iv) programs that combine workplace 
                        training with related instruction, which may 
                        include cooperative education programs;
                            (v) training programs operated by the 
                        private sector;
                            (vi) skill upgrading and retraining;
                            (vii) entrepreneurial training;
                            (viii) transitional jobs in accordance with 
                        subsection (d)(5);
                            (ix) job readiness training provided in 
                        combination with services described in any of 
                        clauses (i) through (viii);
                            (x) adult education and literacy 
                        activities, including activities of English 
                        language acquisition and integrated education 
                        and training programs, provided concurrently or 
                        in combination with services described in any 
                        of clauses (i) through (vii); and
                            (xi) customized training conducted with a 
                        commitment by an employer or group of employers 
                        to employ an individual upon successful 
                        completion of the training.
                    (E) Priority.--With respect to funds allocated to a 
                local area for adult employment and training activities 
                under paragraph (2)(A) or (3) of section 133(b), 
                priority shall be given to recipients of public 
                assistance, other low-income individuals, and 
                individuals who are basic skills deficient for receipt 
                of career services described in paragraph (2)(A)(xii) 
                and training services. The appropriate local board and 
                the Governor shall direct the one-stop operators in the 
                local area with regard to making determinations related 
                to such priority.
                    (F) Consumer choice requirements.--
                            (i) In general.--Training services provided 
                        under this paragraph shall be provided in a 
                        manner that maximizes consumer choice in the 
                        selection of an eligible provider of such 
                        services.
                            (ii) Eligible providers.--Each local board, 
                        through one-stop centers, shall make available 
                        the list of eligible providers of training 
                        services described in section 122(d), and 
                        accompanying information, in accordance with 
                        section 122(d).
                            (iii) Individual training accounts.--An 
                        individual who seeks training services and who 
                        is eligible pursuant to subparagraph (A), may, 
                        in consultation with a career planner, select 
                        an eligible provider of training services from 
                        the list of providers described in clause (ii). 
                        Upon such selection, the one-stop operator 
                        involved shall, to the extent practicable, 
                        refer such individual to the eligible provider 
                        of training services, and arrange for payment 
                        for such services through an individual 
                        training account.
                            (iv) Coordination.--Each local board may, 
                        through one-stop centers, coordinate funding 
                        for individual training accounts with funding 
                        from other Federal, State, local, or private 
                        job training programs or sources to assist the 
                        individual in obtaining training services.
                            (v) Additional information.--Priority 
                        consideration shall, consistent with clause 
                        (i), be given to programs that lead to 
                        recognized postsecondary credentials that are 
                        aligned with in-demand industry sectors or 
                        occupations in the local area involved.
                    (G) Use of individual training accounts.--
                            (i) In general.--Except as provided in 
                        clause (ii), training services provided under 
                        this paragraph shall be provided through the 
                        use of individual training accounts in 
                        accordance with this paragraph, and shall be 
                        provided to eligible individuals through the 
                        one-stop delivery system.
                            (ii) Training contracts.--Training services 
                        authorized under this paragraph may be provided 
                        pursuant to a contract for services in lieu of 
                        an individual training account if--
                                    (I) the requirements of 
                                subparagraph (F) are met;
                                    (II) such services are on-the-job 
                                training, customized training, 
                                incumbent worker training, or 
                                transitional employment;
                                    (III) the local board determines 
                                there are an insufficient number of 
                                eligible providers of training services 
                                in the local area involved (such as in 
                                a rural area) to accomplish the 
                                purposes of a system of individual 
                                training accounts;
                                    (IV) the local board determines 
                                that there is a training services 
                                program of demonstrated effectiveness 
                                offered in the local area by a 
                                community-based organization or another 
                                private organization to serve 
                                individuals with barriers to 
                                employment;
                                    (V) the local board determines 
                                that--
                                            (aa) it would be most 
                                        appropriate to award a contract 
                                        to an institution of higher 
                                        education or other eligible 
                                        provider of training services 
                                        in order to facilitate the 
                                        training of multiple 
                                        individuals in in-demand 
                                        industry sectors or 
                                        occupations; and
                                            (bb) such contract does not 
                                        limit customer choice; or
                                    (VI) the contract is a pay-for-
                                performance contract.
                            (iii) Linkage to occupations in demand.--
                        Training services provided under this paragraph 
                        shall be directly linked to an in-demand 
                        industry sector or occupation in the local area 
                        or the planning region, or in another area to 
                        which an adult or dislocated worker receiving 
                        such services is willing to relocate, except 
                        that a local board may approve training 
                        services for occupations determined by the 
                        local board to be in sectors of the economy 
                        that have a high potential for sustained demand 
                        or growth in the local area.
                            (iv) Rule of construction.--Nothing in this 
                        paragraph shall be construed to preclude the 
                        combined use of individual training accounts 
                        and contracts in the provision of training 
                        services, including arrangements that allow 
                        individuals receiving individual training 
                        accounts to obtain training services that are 
                        contracted for under clause (ii).
                    (H) Reimbursement for on-the-job training.--
                            (i) Reimbursement level.--For purposes of 
                        the provision of on-the-job training under this 
                        paragraph, the Governor or local board involved 
                        may increase the amount of the reimbursement 
                        described in section 3(44) to an amount of up 
                        to 75 percent of the wage rate of a participant 
                        for a program carried out under chapter 2 or 
                        this chapter, if, respectively--
                                    (I) the Governor approves the 
                                increase with respect to a program 
                                carried out with funds reserved by the 
                                State under that chapter, taking into 
                                account the factors described in clause 
                                (ii); or
                                    (II) the local board approves the 
                                increase with respect to a program 
                                carried out with funds allocated to a 
                                local area under such chapter, taking 
                                into account those factors.
                            (ii) Factors.--For purposes of clause (i), 
                        the Governor or local board, respectively, 
                        shall take into account factors consisting of--
                                    (I) the characteristics of the 
                                participants;
                                    (II) the size of the employer;
                                    (III) the quality of employer-
                                provided training and advancement 
                                opportunities; and
                                    (IV) such other factors as the 
                                Governor or local board, respectively, 
                                may determine to be appropriate, which 
                                may include the number of employees 
                                participating in the training, wage and 
                                benefit levels of those employees (at 
                                present and anticipated upon completion 
                                of the training), and relation of the 
                                training to the competitiveness of a 
                                participant.
    (d) Permissible Local Employment and Training Activities.--
            (1) In general.--
                    (A) Activities.--Funds allocated to a local area 
                for adults under paragraph (2)(A) or (3), as 
                appropriate, of section 133(b), and funds allocated to 
                the local area for dislocated workers under section 
                133(b)(2)(B), may be used to provide, through the one-
                stop delivery system involved (and through 
                collaboration with the local board, for the purpose of 
                the activities described in clauses (vii) and (ix))--
                            (i) customized screening and referral of 
                        qualified participants in training services 
                        described in subsection (c)(3) to employers;
                            (ii) customized employment-related services 
                        to employers, employer associations, or other 
                        such organizations on a fee-for-service basis;
                            (iii) implementation of a pay-for-
                        performance contract strategy for training 
                        services, for which the local board may reserve 
                        and use not more than 10 percent of the total 
                        funds allocated to the local area under 
                        paragraph (2) or (3) of section 133(b);
                            (iv) customer support to enable individuals 
                        with barriers to employment (including 
                        individuals with disabilities) and veterans, to 
                        navigate among multiple services and activities 
                        for such populations;
                            (v) technical assistance for one-stop 
                        operators, one-stop partners, and eligible 
                        providers of training services, regarding the 
                        provision of services to individuals with 
                        disabilities in local areas, including the 
                        development and training of staff, the 
                        provision of outreach, intake, assessments, and 
                        service delivery, the coordination of services 
                        across providers and programs, and the 
                        development of performance accountability 
                        measures;
                            (vi) employment and training activities 
                        provided in coordination with--
                                    (I) child support enforcement 
                                activities of the State and local 
                                agencies carrying out part D of title 
                                IV of the Social Security Act (42 
                                U.S.C. 651 et seq.);
                                    (II) child support services, and 
                                assistance, provided by State and local 
                                agencies carrying out part D of title 
                                IV of the Social Security Act (42 
                                U.S.C. 651 et seq.);
                                    (III) cooperative extension 
                                programs carried out by the Department 
                                of Agriculture; and
                                    (IV) activities to facilitate 
                                remote access to services provided 
                                through a one-stop delivery system, 
                                including facilitating access through 
                                the use of technology;
                            (vii) activities--
                                    (I) to improve coordination between 
                                workforce investment activities and 
                                economic development activities carried 
                                out within the local area involved, and 
                                to promote entrepreneurial skills 
                                training and microenterprise services;
                                    (II) to improve services and 
                                linkages between the local workforce 
                                investment system (including the local 
                                one-stop delivery system) and 
                                employers, including small employers, 
                                in the local area, through services 
                                described in this section; and
                                    (III) to strengthen linkages 
                                between the one-stop delivery system 
                                and unemployment insurance programs;
                            (viii) training programs for displaced 
                        homemakers and for individuals training for 
                        nontraditional occupations, in conjunction with 
                        programs operated in the local area;
                            (ix) activities to provide business 
                        services and strategies that meet the workforce 
                        investment needs of area employers, as 
                        determined by the local board, consistent with 
                        the local plan under section 108, which 
                        services--
                                    (I) may be provided through 
                                effective business intermediaries 
                                working in conjunction with the local 
                                board, and may also be provided on a 
                                fee-for-service basis or through the 
                                leveraging of economic development, 
                                philanthropic, and other public and 
                                private resources in a manner 
                                determined appropriate by the local 
                                board; and
                                    (II) may include--
                                            (aa) developing and 
                                        implementing industry sector 
                                        strategies (including 
                                        strategies involving industry 
                                        partnerships, regional skills 
                                        alliances, industry skill 
                                        panels, and sectoral skills 
                                        partnerships);
                                            (bb) developing and 
                                        delivering innovative workforce 
                                        investment services and 
                                        strategies for area employers, 
                                        which may include career 
                                        pathways, skills upgrading, 
                                        skill standard development and 
                                        certification for recognized 
                                        postsecondary credential or 
                                        other employer use, 
                                        apprenticeship, and other 
                                        effective initiatives for 
                                        meeting the workforce 
                                        investment needs of area 
                                        employers and workers;
                                            (cc) assistance to area 
                                        employers in managing 
                                        reductions in force in 
                                        coordination with rapid 
                                        response activities provided 
                                        under subsection (a)(2)(A) and 
                                        with strategies for the 
                                        aversion of layoffs, which 
                                        strategies may include early 
                                        identification of firms at risk 
                                        of layoffs, use of feasibility 
                                        studies to assess the needs of 
                                        and options for at-risk firms, 
                                        and the delivery of employment 
                                        and training activities to 
                                        address risk factors; and
                                            (dd) the marketing of 
                                        business services offered under 
                                        this title, to appropriate area 
                                        employers, including small and 
                                        mid-sized employers;
                            (x) activities to adjust the economic self-
                        sufficiency standards referred to in subsection 
                        (a)(3)(A)(xii) for local factors, or activities 
                        to adopt, calculate, or commission for 
                        approval, economic self-sufficiency standards 
                        for the local areas that specify the income 
                        needs of families, by family size, the number 
                        and ages of children in the family, and 
                        substate geographical considerations;
                            (xi) improved coordination between 
                        employment and training activities and programs 
                        carried out in the local area for individuals 
                        with disabilities, including programs carried 
                        out by State agencies relating to intellectual 
                        disabilities and developmental disabilities, 
                        activities carried out by Statewide Independent 
                        Living Councils established under section 705 
                        of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 
                        796d), programs funded under part B of chapter 
                        1 of title VII of such Act (29 U.S.C. 796e et 
                        seq.), and activities carried out by centers 
                        for independent living, as defined in section 
                        702 of such Act (29 U.S.C. 796a); and
                            (xii) implementation of promising services 
                        to workers and businesses, which may include 
                        support for education, training, skill 
                        upgrading, and statewide networking for 
                        employees to become workplace learning advisors 
                        and maintain proficiency in carrying out the 
                        activities associated with such advising.
                    (B) Work support activities for low-wage workers.--
                            (i) In general.--Funds allocated to a local 
                        area for adults under paragraph (2)(A) or (3), 
                        as appropriate, of section 133(b), and funds 
                        allocated to the local area for dislocated 
                        workers under section 133(b)(2)(B), may be used 
                        to provide, through the one-stop delivery 
                        system involved, work support activities 
                        designed to assist low-wage workers in 
                        retaining and enhancing employment. The one-
                        stop partners of the system shall coordinate 
                        the appropriate programs and resources of the 
                        partners with the activities and resources 
                        provided under this subparagraph.
                            (ii) Activities.--The work support 
                        activities described in clause (i) may include 
                        the provision of activities described in this 
                        section through the one-stop delivery system in 
                        a manner that enhances the opportunities of 
                        such workers to participate in the activities, 
                        such as the provision of activities described 
                        in this section during nontraditional hours and 
                        the provision of onsite child care while such 
                        activities are being provided.
            (2) Supportive services.--Funds allocated to a local area 
        for adults under paragraph (2)(A) or (3), as appropriate, of 
        section 133(b), and funds allocated to the local area for 
        dislocated workers under section 133(b)(2)(B), may be used to 
        provide supportive services to adults and dislocated workers, 
        respectively--
                    (A) who are participating in programs with 
                activities authorized in paragraph (2) or (3) of 
                subsection (c); and
                    (B) who are unable to obtain such supportive 
                services through other programs providing such 
                services.
            (3) Needs-related payments.--
                    (A) In general.--Funds allocated to a local area 
                for adults under paragraph (2)(A) or (3), as 
                appropriate, of section 133(b), and funds allocated to 
                the local area for dislocated workers under section 
                133(b)(2)(B), may be used to provide needs-related 
                payments to adults and dislocated workers, 
                respectively, who are unemployed and do not qualify for 
                (or have ceased to qualify for) unemployment 
                compensation for the purpose of enabling such 
                individuals to participate in programs of training 
                services under subsection (c)(3).
                    (B) Additional eligibility requirements.--In 
                addition to the requirements contained in subparagraph 
                (A), a dislocated worker who has ceased to qualify for 
                unemployment compensation may be eligible to receive 
                needs-related payments under this paragraph only if 
                such worker was enrolled in the training services--
                            (i) by the end of the 13th week after the 
                        most recent layoff that resulted in a 
                        determination of the worker's eligibility for 
                        employment and training activities for 
                        dislocated workers under this subtitle; or
                            (ii) if later, by the end of the 8th week 
                        after the worker is informed that a short-term 
                        layoff will exceed 6 months.
                    (C) Level of payments.--The level of a needs-
                related payment made to a dislocated worker under this 
                paragraph shall not exceed the greater of--
                            (i) the applicable level of unemployment 
                        compensation; or
                            (ii) if such worker did not qualify for 
                        unemployment compensation, an amount equal to 
                        the poverty line, for an equivalent period, 
                        which amount shall be adjusted to reflect 
                        changes in total family income.
            (4) Incumbent worker training programs.--
                    (A) In general.--
                            (i) Standard reservation of funds.--The 
                        local board may reserve and use not more than 
                        20 percent of the funds allocated to the local 
                        area involved under section 133(b) to pay for 
                        the Federal share of the cost of providing 
                        training through a training program for 
                        incumbent workers, carried out in accordance 
                        with this paragraph.
                            (ii) Determination of eligibility.--For the 
                        purpose of determining the eligibility of an 
                        employer to receive funding under clause (i), 
                        the local board shall take into account factors 
                        consisting of--
                                    (I) the characteristics of the 
                                participants in the program;
                                    (II) the relationship of the 
                                training to the competitiveness of a 
                                participant and the employer; and
                                    (III) such other factors as the 
                                local board may determine to be 
                                appropriate, which may include the 
                                number of employees participating in 
                                the training, the wage and benefit 
                                levels of those employees (at present 
                                and anticipated upon completion of the 
                                training), and the existence of other 
                                training and advancement opportunities 
                                provided by the employer.
                            (iii) Statewide impact.--The Governor or 
                        State board involved may make recommendations 
                        to the local board for providing incumbent 
                        worker training that has statewide impact.
                    (B) Training activities.--The training program for 
                incumbent workers carried out under this paragraph 
                shall be carried out by the local board in conjunction 
                with the employers or groups of employers of such 
                workers (which may include employers in partnership 
                with other entities for the purposes of delivering 
                training) for the purpose of assisting such workers in 
                obtaining the skills necessary to retain employment or 
                avert layoffs.
                    (C) Employer payment of non-federal share.--
                Employers participating in the program carried out 
                under this paragraph shall be required to pay for the 
                non-Federal share of the cost of providing the training 
                to incumbent workers of the employers.
                    (D) Non-federal share.--
                            (i) Factors.--Subject to clause (ii), the 
                        local board shall establish the non-Federal 
                        share of such cost (taking into consideration 
                        such other factors as the number of employees 
                        participating in the training, the wage and 
                        benefit levels of the employees (at the 
                        beginning and anticipated upon completion of 
                        the training), the relationship of the training 
                        to the competitiveness of the employer and 
                        employees, and the availability of other 
                        employer-provided training and advancement 
                        opportunities.
                            (ii) Limits.--The non-Federal share shall 
                        not be less than--
                                    (I) 10 percent of the cost, for 
                                employers with not more than 50 
                                employees;
                                    (II) 25 percent of the cost, for 
                                employers with more than 50 employees 
                                but not more than 100 employees; and
                                    (III) 50 percent of the cost, for 
                                employers with more than 100 employees.
                            (iii) Calculation of employer share.--The 
                        non-Federal share provided by an employer 
                        participating in the program may include the 
                        amount of the wages paid by the employer to a 
                        worker while the worker is attending a training 
                        program under this paragraph. The employer may 
                        provide the share in cash or in kind, fairly 
                        evaluated.
            (5) Transitional jobs.--The local board may use not more 
        than 10 percent of the funds allocated to the local area 
        involved under section 133(b) to provide transitional jobs 
        under subsection (c)(3) that--
                    (A) are time-limited work experiences that are 
                subsidized and are in the public, private, or nonprofit 
                sectors for individuals with barriers to employment who 
                are chronically unemployed or have an inconsistent work 
                history;
                    (B) are combined with comprehensive employment and 
                supportive services; and
                    (C) are designed to assist the individuals 
                described in subparagraph (A) to establish a work 
                history, demonstrate success in the workplace, and 
                develop the skills that lead to entry into and 
                retention in unsubsidized employment.

           CHAPTER 4--GENERAL WORKFORCE INVESTMENT PROVISIONS

SEC. 136. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    (a) Youth Workforce Investment Activities.--There are authorized to 
be appropriated to carry out the activities described in section 
127(a), $820,430,000 for fiscal year 2015, $883,800,000 for fiscal year 
2016, $902,139,000 for fiscal year 2017, $922,148,000 for fiscal year 
2018, $943,828,000 for fiscal year 2019, and $963,837,000 for fiscal 
year 2020.
    (b) Adult Employment and Training Activities.--There are authorized 
to be appropriated to carry out the activities described in section 
132(a)(1), $766,080,000 for fiscal year 2015, $825,252,000 for fiscal 
year 2016, $842,376,000 for fiscal year 2017, $861,060,000 for fiscal 
year 2018, $881,303,000 for fiscal year 2019, and $899,987,000 for 
fiscal year 2020.
    (c) Dislocated Worker Employment and Training Activities.--There 
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out the activities described 
in section 132(a)(2), $1,222,457,000 for fiscal year 2015, 
$1,316,880,000 for fiscal year 2016, $1,344,205,000 for fiscal year 
2017, $1,374,019,000 for fiscal year 2018, $1,406,322,000 for fiscal 
year 2019, and $1,436,137,000 for fiscal year 2020.

                         Subtitle C--Job Corps

SEC. 141. PURPOSES.

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

SEC. 142. DEFINITIONS.

    In this subtitle:
            (1) Applicable local board.--The term ``applicable local 
        board'' means a local board--
                    (A) that provides information for a Job Corps 
                center on local employment opportunities and the job 
                skills needed to obtain the opportunities; and
                    (B) that serves communities in which the graduates 
                of the Job Corps center seek employment.
            (2) Applicable one-stop center.--The term ``applicable one-
        stop center'' means a one-stop center that provides services, 
        such as referral, assessment, recruitment, and placement, to 
        support the purposes of the Job Corps.
            (3) Enrollee.--The term ``enrollee'' means an individual 
        who has voluntarily applied for, been selected for, and 
        enrolled in the Job Corps program, and remains with the 
        program, but has not yet become a graduate.
            (4) Former enrollee.--The term ``former enrollee'' means an 
        individual who has voluntarily applied for, been selected for, 
        and enrolled in the Job Corps program, but left the program 
        prior to becoming a graduate.
            (5) Graduate.--The term ``graduate'' means an individual 
        who has voluntarily applied for, been selected for, and 
        enrolled in the Job Corps program and who, as a result of 
        participation in the Job Corps program, has received a 
        secondary school diploma or recognized equivalent, or completed 
        the requirements of a career and technical education and 
        training program that prepares individuals for employment 
        leading to economic self-sufficiency or entrance into 
        postsecondary education or training.
            (6) Job corps.--The term ``Job Corps'' means the Job Corps 
        described in section 143.
            (7) Job corps center.--The term ``Job Corps center'' means 
        a center described in section 147.
            (8) Operator.--The term ``operator'' means an entity 
        selected under this subtitle to operate a Job Corps center.
            (9) Region.--The term ``region'' means an area defined by 
        the Secretary.
            (10) Service provider.--The term ``service provider'' means 
        an entity selected under this subtitle to provide services 
        described in this subtitle to a Job Corps center.

SEC. 143. ESTABLISHMENT.

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

SEC. 144. INDIVIDUALS ELIGIBLE FOR THE JOB CORPS.

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

SEC. 145. RECRUITMENT, SCREENING, SELECTION, AND ASSIGNMENT OF 
              ENROLLEES.

    (a) Standards and Procedures.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary shall prescribe specific 
        standards and procedures for the recruitment, screening, and 
        selection of eligible applicants for the Job Corps, after 
        considering recommendations from Governors of States, local 
        boards, and other interested parties.
            (2) Methods.--In prescribing standards and procedures under 
        paragraph (1), the Secretary, at a minimum, shall--
                    (A) prescribe procedures for informing enrollees 
                that drug tests will be administered to the enrollees 
                and the results received within 45 days after the 
                enrollees enroll in the Job Corps;
                    (B) establish standards for recruitment of Job 
                Corps applicants;
                    (C) establish standards and procedures for--
                            (i) determining, for each applicant, 
                        whether the educational and career and 
                        technical education and training needs of the 
                        applicant can best be met through the Job Corps 
                        program or an alternative program in the 
                        community in which the applicant resides; and
                            (ii) obtaining from each applicant 
                        pertinent data relating to background, needs, 
                        and interests for determining eligibility and 
                        potential assignment;
                    (D) where appropriate, take measures to improve the 
                professional capability of the individuals conducting 
                screening of the applicants; and
                    (E) assure appropriate representation of enrollees 
                from urban areas and from rural areas.
            (3) Implementation.--The standards and procedures shall be 
        implemented through arrangements with--
                    (A) applicable one-stop centers;
                    (B) organizations that have a demonstrated record 
                of effectiveness in serving at-risk youth and placing 
                such youth into employment, including community action 
                agencies, business organizations, or labor 
                organizations; and
                    (C) child welfare agencies that are responsible for 
                children and youth eligible for benefits and services 
                under section 477 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
                677).
            (4) Consultation.--The standards and procedures shall 
        provide for necessary consultation with individuals and 
        organizations, including court, probation, parole, law 
        enforcement, education, welfare, and medical authorities and 
        advisers.
            (5) Reimbursement.--The Secretary is authorized to enter 
        into contracts with and make payments to individuals and 
        organizations for the cost of conducting recruitment, 
        screening, and selection of eligible applicants for the Job 
        Corps, as provided for in this section. The Secretary shall 
        make no payment to any individual or organization solely as 
        compensation for referring the names of applicants for the Job 
        Corps.
    (b) Special Limitations on Selection.--
            (1) In general.--No individual shall be selected as an 
        enrollee unless the individual or organization implementing the 
        standards and procedures described in subsection (a) determines 
        that--
                    (A) there is a reasonable expectation that the 
                individual considered for selection can participate 
                successfully in group situations and activities, and is 
                not likely to engage in behavior that would prevent 
                other enrollees from receiving the benefit of the Job 
                Corps program or be incompatible with the maintenance 
                of sound discipline and satisfactory relationships 
                between the Job Corps center to which the individual 
                might be assigned and communities surrounding the Job 
                Corps center;
                    (B) the individual manifests a basic understanding 
                of both the rules to which the individual will be 
                subject and of the consequences of failure to observe 
                the rules, and agrees to comply with such rules; and
                    (C) the individual has passed a background check 
                conducted in accordance with procedures established by 
                the Secretary and with applicable State and local laws.
            (2) Individuals on probation, parole, or supervised 
        release.--An individual on probation, parole, or supervised 
        release may be selected as an enrollee only if release from the 
        supervision of the probation or parole official involved is 
        satisfactory to the official and the Secretary and does not 
        violate applicable laws (including regulations). No individual 
        shall be denied a position in the Job Corps solely on the basis 
        of individual contact with the criminal justice system except 
        for a disqualifying conviction as specified in paragraph (3).
            (3) Individuals convicted of certain crimes.--An individual 
        shall not be selected as an enrollee if the individual has been 
        convicted of a felony consisting of murder (as described in 
        section 1111 of title 18, United States Code), child abuse, or 
        a crime involving rape or sexual assault.
    (c) Assignment Plan.--
            (1) In general.--Every 2 years, the Secretary shall develop 
        and implement a plan for assigning enrollees to Job Corps 
        centers. In developing the plan, the Secretary shall, based on 
        the analysis described in paragraph (2), establish targets, 
        applicable to each Job Corps center, for--
                    (A) the maximum attainable percentage of enrollees 
                at the Job Corps center that reside in the State in 
                which the center is located; and
                    (B) the maximum attainable percentage of enrollees 
                at the Job Corps center that reside in the region in 
                which the center is located, and in surrounding 
                regions.
            (2) Analysis.--In order to develop the plan described in 
        paragraph (1), every 2 years the Secretary, in consultation 
        with operators of Job Corps centers, shall analyze relevant 
        factors relating to each Job Corps center, including--
                    (A) the size of the population of individuals 
                eligible to participate in Job Corps in the State and 
                region in which the Job Corps center is located, and in 
                surrounding regions;
                    (B) the relative demand for participation in the 
                Job Corps in the State and region, and in surrounding 
                regions;
                    (C) the capacity and utilization of the Job Corps 
                center, including the education, training, and 
                supportive services provided through the center; and
                    (D) the performance of the Job Corps center 
                relating to the expected levels of performance for the 
                indicators described in section 159(c)(1), and whether 
                any actions have been taken with respect to such center 
                pursuant to paragraphs (2) and (3) of section 159(f).
    (d) Assignment of Individual Enrollees.--
            (1) In general.--After an individual has been selected for 
        the Job Corps in accordance with the standards and procedures 
        of the Secretary under subsection (a), the enrollee shall be 
        assigned to the Job Corps center that offers the type of career 
        and technical education and training selected by the individual 
        and, among the centers that offer such education and training, 
        is closest to the home of the individual. The Secretary may 
        waive this requirement if--
                    (A) the enrollee would be unduly delayed in 
                participating in the Job Corps program because the 
                closest center is operating at full capacity; or
                    (B) the parent or guardian of the enrollee requests 
                assignment of the enrollee to another Job Corps center 
                due to circumstances in the community of the enrollee 
                that would impair prospects for successful 
                participation in the Job Corps program.
            (2) Enrollees who are younger than 18.--An enrollee who is 
        younger than 18 shall not be assigned to a Job Corps center 
        other than the center closest to the home that offers the 
        career and technical education and training desired by the 
        enrollee pursuant to paragraph (1) if the parent or guardian of 
        the enrollee objects to the assignment.

SEC. 146. ENROLLMENT.

    (a) Relationship Between Enrollment and Military Obligations.--
Enrollment in the Job Corps shall not relieve any individual of 
obligations under the Military Selective Service Act (50 U.S.C. App. 
451 et seq.).
    (b) Period of Enrollment.--No individual may be enrolled in the Job 
Corps for more than 2 years, except--
            (1) in a case in which completion of an advanced career 
        training program under section 148(c) would require an 
        individual to participate in the Job Corps for not more than 
        one additional year;
            (2) in the case of an individual with a disability who 
        would reasonably be expected to meet the standards for a Job 
        Corps graduate, as defined under section 142(5), if allowed to 
        participate in the Job Corps for not more than 1 additional 
        year;
            (3) in the case of an individual who participates in 
        national service, as authorized by a Civilian Conservation 
        Center program, who would be granted an enrollment extension in 
        the Job Corps for the amount of time equal to the period of 
        national service; or
            (4) as the Secretary may authorize in a special case.

SEC. 147. JOB CORPS CENTERS.

    (a) Operators and Service Providers.--
            (1) Eligible entities.--
                    (A) Operators.--The Secretary shall enter into an 
                agreement with a Federal, State, or local agency, an 
                area career and technical education school, a 
                residential career and technical education school, or a 
                private organization, for the operation of each Job 
                Corps center.
                    (B) Providers.--The Secretary may enter into an 
                agreement with a local entity, or other entity with the 
                necessary capacity, to provide activities described in 
                this subtitle to a Job Corps center.
            (2) Selection process.--
                    (A) Competitive basis.--Except as provided in 
                subsections (a) and (b) of section 3304 of title 41, 
                United States Code, the Secretary shall select on a 
                competitive basis an entity to operate a Job Corps 
                center and entities to provide activities described in 
                this subtitle to the Job Corps center. In developing a 
                solicitation for an operator or service provider, the 
                Secretary shall consult with the Governor of the State 
                in which the center is located, the workforce council 
                for the Job Corps center (if established), and the 
                applicable local board regarding the contents of such 
                solicitation, including elements that will promote the 
                consistency of the activities carried out through the 
                center with the objectives set forth in the State plan 
                or in a local plan.
                    (B) Recommendations and considerations.--
                            (i) Operators.--In selecting an entity to 
                        operate a Job Corps center, the Secretary shall 
                        consider--
                                    (I) the ability of the entity to 
                                coordinate the activities carried out 
                                through the Job Corps center with 
                                activities carried out under the 
                                appropriate State plan and local plans;
                                    (II) the ability of the entity to 
                                offer career and technical education 
                                and training that has been proposed by 
                                the workforce council under section 
                                154(c), and the degree to which such 
                                education and training reflects 
                                employment opportunities in the local 
                                areas in which enrollees at the center 
                                intend to seek employment;
                                    (III) the degree to which the 
                                entity demonstrates relationships with 
                                the surrounding communities, employers, 
                                labor organizations, State boards, 
                                local boards, applicable one-stop 
                                centers, and the State and region in 
                                which the center is located;
                                    (IV) the performance of the entity, 
                                if any, relating to operating or 
                                providing activities described in this 
                                subtitle to a Job Corps center, 
                                including information regarding the 
                                entity in any reports developed by the 
                                Office of Inspector General of the 
                                Department of Labor and the entity's 
                                demonstrated effectiveness in assisting 
                                individuals in achieving the primary 
                                indicators of performance for eligible 
                                youth described in section 
                                116(b)(2)(A)(ii); and
                                    (V) the ability of the entity to 
                                demonstrate a record of successfully 
                                assisting at-risk youth to connect to 
                                the workforce, including providing them 
                                with intensive academics and career and 
                                technical education and training.
                            (ii) Providers.--In selecting a service 
                        provider for a Job Corps center, the Secretary 
                        shall consider the factors described in clause 
                        (i).
            (3) Additional selection factors.--To be eligible to 
        operate a Job Corps center, an entity shall submit to the 
        Secretary, at such time and in such manner as the Secretary may 
        require, information related to additional selection factors, 
        which shall include the following:
                    (A) A description of the program activities that 
                will be offered at the center and how the academics and 
                career and technical education and training reflect 
                State and local employment opportunities, including 
                opportunities in in-demand industry sectors and 
                occupations recommended by the workforce council under 
                section 154(c)(2)(A).
                    (B) A description of the counseling, placement, and 
                support activities that will be offered at the center, 
                including a description of the strategies and 
                procedures the entity will use to place graduates into 
                unsubsidized employment or education leading to a 
                recognized postsecondary credential upon completion of 
                the program.
                    (C) A description of the demonstrated record of 
                effectiveness that the entity has in placing at-risk 
                youth into employment and postsecondary education, 
                including past performance of operating a Job Corps 
                center under this subtitle or subtitle C of title I of 
                the Workforce Investment Act of 1998, and as 
                appropriate, the entity's demonstrated effectiveness in 
                assisting individuals in achieving the indicators of 
                performance for eligible youth described in section 
                116(b)(2)(A)(ii).
                    (D) A description of the relationships that the 
                entity has developed with State boards, local boards, 
                applicable one-stop centers, employers, labor 
                organizations, State and local educational agencies, 
                and the surrounding communities in which the center is 
                located, in an effort to promote a comprehensive 
                statewide workforce development system.
                    (E) A description of the entity's ability to 
                coordinate the activities carried out through the Job 
                Corps center with activities carried out under the 
                appropriate State plan and local plans.
                    (F) A description of the strong fiscal controls the 
                entity has in place to ensure proper accounting of 
                Federal funds, and a description of how the entity will 
                meet the requirements of section 159(a).
                    (G) A description of the steps to be taken to 
                control costs in accordance with section 159(a)(3).
                    (H) A detailed budget of the activities that will 
                be supported using funds under this subtitle and non-
                Federal resources.
                    (I) An assurance the entity is licensed to operate 
                in the State in which the center is located.
                    (J) An assurance the entity will comply with basic 
                health and safety codes, which shall include the 
                disciplinary measures described in section 152(b).
                    (K) Any other information on additional selection 
                factors that the Secretary may require.
    (b) High-performing Centers.--
            (1) In general.--If an entity meets the requirements 
        described in paragraph (2) as applied to a particular Job Corps 
        center, such entity shall be allowed to compete in any 
        competitive selection process carried out for an award to 
        operate such center.
            (2) High performance.--An entity shall be considered to be 
        an operator of a high-performing center if the Job Corps center 
        operated by the entity--
                    (A) is ranked among the top 20 percent of Job Corps 
                centers for the most recent preceding program year; and
                    (B) meets the expected levels of performance 
                established under section 159(c)(1) and, with respect 
                to each of the primary indicators of performance for 
                eligible youth described in section 116(b)(2)(A)(ii)--
                            (i) for the period of the most recent 
                        preceding 3 program years for which information 
                        is available at the time the determination is 
                        made, achieved an average of 100 percent, or 
                        higher, of the expected level of performance 
                        established under section 159(c)(1) for the 
                        indicator; and
                            (ii) for the most recent preceding program 
                        year for which information is available at the 
                        time the determination is made, achieved 100 
                        percent, or higher, of the expected level of 
                        performance established under such section for 
                        the indicator.
            (3) Transition.--If any of the program years described in 
        paragraph (2)(B) precedes the implementation of the 
        establishment of expected levels of performance under section 
        159(c) and the application of the primary indicators of 
        performance for eligible youth described in section 
        116(b)(2)(A)(ii), an entity shall be considered an operator of 
        a high-performing center during that period if the Job Corps 
        center operated by the entity--
                    (A) meets the requirements of paragraph (2)(B) with 
                respect to such preceding program years using the 
                performance of the Job Corps center regarding the 
                national goals or targets established by the Office of 
                the Job Corps under the previous performance 
                accountability system for--
                            (i) the 6-month follow-up placement rate of 
                        graduates in employment, the military, 
                        education, or training;
                            (ii) the 12-month follow-up placement rate 
                        of graduates in employment, the military, 
                        education, or training;
                            (iii) the 6-month follow-up average weekly 
                        earnings of graduates;
                            (iv) the rate of attainment of secondary 
                        school diplomas or their recognized equivalent;
                            (v) the rate of attainment of completion 
                        certificates for career and technical training;
                            (vi) average literacy gains; and
                            (vii) average numeracy gains; or
                    (B) is ranked among the top 5 percent of Job Corps 
                centers for the most recent preceding program year.
    (c) Character and Activities.--Job Corps centers may be residential 
or nonresidential in character, and shall be designed and operated so 
as to provide enrollees, in a well-supervised setting, with access to 
activities described in this subtitle. In any year, no more than 20 
percent of the individuals enrolled in the Job Corps may be 
nonresidential participants in the Job Corps.
    (d) Civilian Conservation Centers.--
            (1) In general.--The Job Corps centers may include Civilian 
        Conservation Centers, operated under an agreement between the 
        Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of Agriculture, that are 
        located primarily in rural areas. Such centers shall provide, 
        in addition to academics, career and technical education and 
        training, and workforce preparation skills training, programs 
        of work experience to conserve, develop, or manage public 
        natural resources or public recreational areas or to develop 
        community projects in the public interest.
            (2) Assistance during disasters.--Enrollees in Civilian 
        Conservation Centers may provide assistance in addressing 
        national, State, and local disasters, consistent with current 
        child labor laws (including regulations). The Secretary of 
        Agriculture shall ensure that with respect to the provision of 
        such assistance the enrollees are properly trained, equipped, 
        supervised, and dispatched consistent with standards for the 
        conservation and rehabilitation of wildlife established under 
        the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act (16 U.S.C. 661 et seq.).
            (3) National liaison.--The Secretary of Agriculture shall 
        designate a Job Corps National Liaison to support the agreement 
        under this section between the Departments of Labor and 
        Agriculture.
    (e) Indian Tribes.--
            (1) General authority.--The Secretary may enter into 
        agreements with Indian tribes to operate Job Corps centers for 
        Indians.
            (2) Definitions.--In this subsection, the terms ``Indian'' 
        and ``Indian tribe'' have the meanings given such terms in 
        subsections (d) and (e), respectively, of section 4 of the 
        Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 
        U.S.C. 450b).
    (f) Length of Agreement.--The agreement described in subsection 
(a)(1)(A) shall be for not more than a 2-year period. The Secretary may 
exercise any contractual option to renew the agreement in 1-year 
increments for not more than 3 additional years, consistent with the 
requirements of subsection (g).
    (g) Renewal Conditions.--
            (1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), the Secretary 
        shall not renew the terms of an agreement for any 1-year 
        additional period described in subsection (f) for an entity to 
        operate a particular Job Corps center if, for both of the 2 
        most recent preceding program years for which information is 
        available at the time the determination is made, or if a second 
        program year is not available, the preceding year for which 
        information is available, such center--
                    (A) has been ranked in the lowest 10 percent of Job 
                Corps centers; and
                    (B) failed to achieve an average of 50 percent or 
                higher of the expected level of performance under 
                section 159(c)(1) with respect to each of the primary 
                indicators of performance for eligible youth described 
                in section 116(b)(2)(A)(ii).
            (2) Exception.--Notwithstanding paragraph (1), the 
        Secretary may exercise an option to renew the agreement for no 
        more than 2 additional years if the Secretary determines such 
        renewal would be in the best interest of the Job Corps program, 
        taking into account factors including--
                    (A) significant improvements in program performance 
                in carrying out a performance improvement plan under 
                section 159(f)(2);
                    (B) that the performance is due to circumstances 
                beyond the control of the entity, such as an emergency 
                or disaster, as defined in section 170(a)(1);
                    (C) a significant disruption in the operations of 
                the center, including in the ability to continue to 
                provide services to students, or significant increase 
                in the cost of such operations; or
                    (D) a significant disruption in the procurement 
                process with respect to carrying out a competition for 
                the selection of a center operator.
            (3) Detailed explanation.--If the Secretary exercises an 
        option under paragraph (2), the Secretary shall provide, to the 
        Committee on Education and the Workforce of the House of 
        Representatives and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, 
        and Pensions of the Senate, a detailed explanation of the 
        rationale for exercising such option.
            (4) Additional considerations.--The Secretary shall only 
        renew the agreement of an entity to operate a Job Corps center 
        if the entity--
                    (A) has a satisfactory record of integrity and 
                business ethics;
                    (B) has adequate financial resources to perform the 
                agreement;
                    (C) has the necessary organization, experience, 
                accounting and operational controls, and technical 
                skills; and
                    (D) is otherwise qualified and eligible under 
                applicable laws and regulations, including that the 
                contractor is not under suspension or debarred from 
                eligibility for Federal contracts.

SEC. 148. PROGRAM ACTIVITIES.

    (a) Activities Provided by Job Corps Centers.--
            (1) In general.--Each Job Corps center shall provide 
        enrollees with an intensive, well organized, and fully 
        supervised program of education, including English language 
        acquisition programs, career and technical education and 
        training, work experience, work-based learning, recreational 
        activities, physical rehabilitation and development, driver's 
        education, and counseling, which may include information about 
        financial literacy. Each Job Corps center shall provide 
        enrollees assigned to the center with access to career services 
        described in clauses (i) through (xi) of section 134(c)(2)(A).
            (2) Relationship to opportunities.--The activities provided 
        under this subsection shall be targeted to helping enrollees, 
        on completion of their enrollment--
                    (A) secure and maintain meaningful unsubsidized 
                employment;
                    (B) enroll in and complete secondary education or 
                postsecondary education or training programs, including 
                other suitable career and technical education and 
                training, and apprenticeship programs; or
                    (C) satisfy Armed Forces requirements.
            (3) Link to employment opportunities.--The career and 
        technical education and training provided shall be linked to 
        employment opportunities in in-demand industry sectors and 
        occupations in the State or local area in which the Job Corps 
        center is located and, to the extent practicable, in the State 
        or local area in which the enrollee intends to seek employment 
        after graduation.
    (b) Academic and Career and Technical Education and Training.--The 
Secretary may arrange for career and technical education and training 
of enrollees through local public or private educational agencies, 
career and technical educational institutions, technical institutes, or 
national service providers, whenever such entities provide education 
and training substantially equivalent in cost and quality to that which 
the Secretary could provide through other means.
    (c) Advanced Career Training Programs.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary may arrange for programs of 
        advanced career training for selected enrollees in which the 
        enrollees may continue to participate for a period of not to 
        exceed 1 year in addition to the period of participation to 
        which the enrollees would otherwise be limited. The advanced 
        career training may be provided through the eligible providers 
        of training services identified under section 122.
            (2) Benefits.--During the period of participation in an 
        advanced career training program, an enrollee shall be eligible 
        for full Job Corps benefits, or a monthly stipend equal to the 
        average value of the residential support, food, allowances, and 
        other benefits provided to enrollees assigned to residential 
        Job Corps centers.
            (3) Demonstration.--The Secretary shall develop standards 
        by which any operator seeking to enroll additional enrollees in 
        an advanced career training program shall demonstrate, before 
        the operator may carry out such additional enrollment, that--
                    (A) participants in such program have achieved a 
                satisfactory rate of completion and placement in 
                training-related jobs; and
                    (B) for the most recently preceding 2 program 
                years, such operator has, on average, met or exceeded 
                the expected levels of performance under section 
                159(c)(1) for each of the primary indicators of 
                performance for eligible youth described in section 
                116(b)(2)(A)(ii).
    (d) Graduate Services.--In order to promote the retention of 
graduates in employment or postsecondary education, the Secretary shall 
arrange for the provision of job placement and support services to 
graduates for up to 12 months after the date of graduation. Multiple 
resources, including one-stop partners, may support the provision of 
these services, including services from the State vocational 
rehabilitation agency, to supplement job placement and job development 
efforts for Job Corps graduates who are individuals with disabilities.
    (e) Child Care.--The Secretary shall, to the extent practicable, 
provide child care at or near Job Corps centers, for individuals who 
require child care for their children in order to participate in the 
Job Corps.

SEC. 149. COUNSELING AND JOB PLACEMENT.

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

SEC. 150. SUPPORT.

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

SEC. 151. OPERATIONS.

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

SEC. 152. STANDARDS OF CONDUCT.

    (a) Provision and Enforcement.--The Secretary shall provide, and 
directors of Job Corps centers shall stringently enforce, standards of 
conduct within the centers. Such standards of conduct shall include 
provisions forbidding the actions described in subsection (b)(2)(A).
    (b) Disciplinary Measures.--
            (1) In general.--To promote the proper behavioral standards 
        in the Job Corps, the directors of Job Corps centers shall have 
        the authority to take appropriate disciplinary measures against 
        enrollees if such a director determines that an enrollee has 
        committed a violation of the standards of conduct. The director 
        shall dismiss the enrollee from the Job Corps if the director 
        determines that the retention of the enrollee in the Job Corps 
        will jeopardize the enforcement of such standards, threaten the 
        safety of staff, students, or the local community, or diminish 
        the opportunities of other enrollees.
            (2) Zero tolerance policy and drug testing.--
                    (A) Guidelines.--The Secretary shall adopt 
                guidelines establishing a zero tolerance policy for an 
                act of violence, for use, sale, or possession of a 
                controlled substance, for abuse of alcohol, or for 
                other illegal or disruptive activity.
                    (B) Drug testing.--The Secretary shall require drug 
                testing of all enrollees for controlled substances in 
                accordance with procedures prescribed by the Secretary 
                under section 145(a).
                    (C) Definitions.--In this paragraph:
                            (i) Controlled substance.--The term 
                        ``controlled substance'' has the meaning given 
                        the term in section 102 of the Controlled 
                        Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 802).
                            (ii) Zero tolerance policy.--The term 
                        ``zero tolerance policy'' means a policy under 
                        which an enrollee shall be automatically 
                        dismissed from the Job Corps after a 
                        determination by the director that the enrollee 
                        has carried out an action described in 
                        subparagraph (A).
    (c) Appeal.--A disciplinary measure taken by a director under this 
section shall be subject to expeditious appeal in accordance with 
procedures established by the Secretary.

SEC. 153. COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION.

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

SEC. 154. WORKFORCE COUNCILS.

    (a) In General.--Each Job Corps center shall have a workforce 
council, appointed by the director of the center, in accordance with 
procedures established by the Secretary.
    (b) Workforce Council Composition.--
            (1) In general.--A workforce council shall be comprised 
        of--
                    (A) a majority of members who shall be owners of 
                business concerns, chief executives or chief operating 
                officers of nongovernmental employers, or other private 
                sector employers, who--
                            (i) have substantial management, hiring, or 
                        policy responsibility; and
                            (ii) represent businesses with employment 
                        opportunities that reflect the employment 
                        opportunities of the applicable local areas in 
                        which enrollees will be seeking employment;
                    (B) representatives of labor organizations (where 
                present) and representatives of employees; and
                    (C) enrollees and graduates of the Job Corps.
            (2) Local board.--The workforce council may include members 
        of the applicable local boards who meet the requirements 
        described in paragraph (1).
            (3) Employers outside of local area.--The workforce council 
        for a Job Corps center may include, or otherwise provide for 
        consultation with, employers from outside the local area who 
        are likely to hire a significant number of enrollees from the 
        Job Corps center.
            (4) Special rule for single state local areas.--In the case 
        of a single State local area designated under section 106(d), 
        the workforce council shall include a representative of the 
        State Board.
    (c) Responsibilities.--The responsibilities of the workforce 
council shall be--
            (1) to work closely with all applicable local boards in 
        order to determine, and recommend to the Secretary, appropriate 
        career and technical education and training for the center;
            (2) to review all the relevant labor market information, 
        including related information in the State plan or the local 
        plan, to--
                    (A) recommend the in-demand industry sectors or 
                occupations in the area in which the Job Corps center 
                operates;
                    (B) determine the employment opportunities in the 
                local areas in which the enrollees intend to seek 
                employment after graduation;
                    (C) determine the skills and education that are 
                necessary to obtain the employment opportunities; and
                    (D) recommend to the Secretary the type of career 
                and technical education and training that should be 
                implemented at the center to enable the enrollees to 
                obtain the employment opportunities; and
            (3) to meet at least once every 6 months to reevaluate the 
        labor market information, and other relevant information, to 
        determine, and recommend to the Secretary, any necessary 
        changes in the career and technical education and training 
        provided at the center.
    (d) New Centers.--The workforce council for a Job Corps center that 
is not yet operating shall carry out the responsibilities described in 
subsection (c) at least 3 months prior to the date on which the center 
accepts the first enrollee at the center.

SEC. 155. ADVISORY COMMITTEES.

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

SEC. 156. EXPERIMENTAL PROJECTS AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.

    (a) Projects.--The Secretary may carry out experimental, research, 
or demonstration projects relating to carrying out the Job Corps 
program. The Secretary may waive any provisions of this subtitle that 
the Secretary finds would prevent the Secretary from carrying out the 
projects if the Secretary informs the Committee on Education and the 
Workforce of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Health, 
Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate, in writing, not less than 
90 days in advance of issuing such waiver.
    (b) Technical Assistance.--From the funds provided under section 
162 (for the purposes of administration), the Secretary may reserve \1/
4\ of 1 percent to provide, directly or through grants, contracts, or 
other agreements or arrangements as the Secretary considers 
appropriate, technical assistance for the Job Corps program for the 
purpose of improving program quality. Such assistance shall include--
            (1) assisting Job Corps centers and programs--
                    (A) in correcting deficiencies under, and 
                violations of, this subtitle;
                    (B) in meeting or exceeding the expected levels of 
                performance under section 159(c)(1) for the indicators 
                of performance described in section 116(b)(2)(A);
                    (C) in the development of sound management 
                practices, including financial management procedures; 
                and
            (2) assisting entities, including entities not currently 
        operating a Job Corps center, in developing the additional 
        selection factors information described in section 147(a)(3).

SEC. 157. APPLICATION OF PROVISIONS OF FEDERAL LAW.

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

SEC. 158. SPECIAL PROVISIONS.

    (a) Enrollment.--The Secretary shall ensure that women and men have 
an equal opportunity to participate in the Job Corps program, 
consistent with section 145.
    (b) Studies, Evaluations, Proposals, and Data.--The Secretary shall 
assure that all studies, evaluations, proposals, and data produced or 
developed with Federal funds in the course of carrying out the Job 
Corps program shall become the property of the United States.
    (c) Transfer of Property.--
            (1) In general.--Notwithstanding chapter 5 of title 40, 
        United States Code, and any other provision of law, the 
        Secretary and the Secretary of Education shall receive priority 
        by the Secretary of Defense for the direct transfer, on a 
        nonreimbursable basis, of the property described in paragraph 
        (2) for use in carrying out programs under this Act or under 
        any other Act.
            (2) Property.--The property described in this paragraph is 
        real and personal property under the control of the Department 
        of Defense that is not used by such Department, including 
        property that the Secretary of Defense determines is in excess 
        of current and projected requirements of such Department.
    (d) Gross Receipts.--Transactions conducted by a private for-profit 
or nonprofit entity that is an operator or service provider for a Job 
Corps center shall not be considered to be generating gross receipts. 
Such an operator or service provider shall not be liable, directly or 
indirectly, to any State or subdivision of a State (nor to any person 
acting on behalf of such a State or subdivision) for any gross receipts 
taxes, business privilege taxes measured by gross receipts, or any 
similar taxes imposed on, or measured by, gross receipts in connection 
with any payments made to or by such entity for operating or providing 
services to a Job Corps center. Such an operator or service provider 
shall not be liable to any State or subdivision of a State to collect 
or pay any sales, excise, use, or similar tax imposed on the sale to or 
use by such operator or service provider of any property, service, or 
other item in connection with the operation of or provision of services 
to a Job Corps center.
    (e) Management Fee.--The Secretary shall provide each operator and 
(in an appropriate case, as determined by the Secretary) service 
provider with an equitable and negotiated management fee of not less 
than 1 percent of the amount of the funding provided under the 
appropriate agreement specified in section 147.
    (f) Donations.--The Secretary may accept on behalf of the Job Corps 
or individual Job Corps centers charitable donations of cash or other 
assistance, including equipment and materials, if such donations are 
available for appropriate use for the purposes set forth in this 
subtitle.
    (g) Sale of Property.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
if the Administrator of General Services sells a Job Corps center 
facility, the Administrator shall transfer the proceeds from the sale 
to the Secretary, who shall use the proceeds to carry out the Job Corps 
program.

SEC. 159. MANAGEMENT INFORMATION.

    (a) Financial Management Information System.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary shall establish procedures 
        to ensure that each operator, and each service provider, 
        maintains a financial management information system that will 
        provide--
                    (A) accurate, complete, and current disclosures of 
                the costs of Job Corps operations; and
                    (B) sufficient data for the effective evaluation of 
                activities carried out through the Job Corps program.
            (2) Accounts.--Each operator and service provider shall 
        maintain funds received under this subtitle in accounts in a 
        manner that ensures timely and accurate reporting as required 
        by the Secretary.
            (3) Fiscal responsibility.--Operators shall remain fiscally 
        responsible and control costs, regardless of whether the funds 
        made available for Job Corps centers are incrementally 
        increased or decreased between fiscal years.
    (b) Audit.--
            (1) Access.--The Secretary, the Inspector General of the 
        Department of Labor, the Comptroller General of the United 
        States, and any of their duly authorized representatives, shall 
        have access to any books, documents, papers, and records of the 
        operators and service providers described in subsection (a) 
        that are pertinent to the Job Corps program, for purposes of 
        conducting surveys, audits, and evaluations of the operators 
        and service providers.
            (2) Surveys, audits, and evaluations.--The Secretary shall 
        survey, audit, or evaluate, or arrange for the survey, audit, 
        or evaluation of, the operators and service providers, using 
        Federal auditors or independent public accountants. The 
        Secretary shall conduct such surveys, audits, or evaluations 
        not less often than once every 3 years.
    (c) Information on Indicators of Performance.--
            (1) Levels of performance and indicators.--The Secretary 
        shall annually establish expected levels of performance for a 
        Job Corps center and the Job Corps program relating to each of 
        the primary indicators of performance for eligible youth 
        described in section 116(b)(2)(A)(ii).
            (2) Performance of recruiters.--The Secretary shall also 
        establish performance indicators, and expected levels of 
        performance on the performance indicators, for recruitment 
        service providers serving the Job Corps program. The 
        performance indicators shall relate to--
                    (A) the number of enrollees recruited, compared to 
                the established goals for such recruitment, and the 
                number of enrollees who remain committed to the program 
                for 90 days after enrollment; and
                    (B) the measurements described in subparagraphs 
                (I), (L), and (M) of subsection (d)(1).
            (3) Performance of career transition service providers.--
        The Secretary shall also establish performance indicators, and 
        expected performance levels on the performance indicators, for 
        career transition service providers serving the Job Corps 
        program. The performance indicators shall relate to--
                    (A) the primary indicators of performance for 
                eligible youth described in section 116(b)(2)(A)(ii); 
                and
                    (B) the measurements described in subparagraphs 
                (D), (E), (H), (J), and (K) of subsection (d)(1).
            (4) Report.--The Secretary shall collect, and annually 
        submit to the Committee on Education and the Workforce of the 
        House of Representatives and the Committee on Health, 
        Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate, a report 
        including--
                    (A) information on the performance of each Job 
                Corps center, and the Job Corps program, based on the 
                performance indicators described in paragraph (1), as 
                compared to the expected level of performance 
                established under such paragraph for each performance 
                indicator; and
                    (B) information on the performance of the service 
                providers described in paragraphs (2) and (3) on the 
                performance indicators established under such 
                paragraphs, as compared to the expected level of 
                performance established for each performance indicator.
    (d) Additional Information.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary shall also collect, and 
        submit in the report described in subsection (c)(4), 
        information on the performance of each Job Corps center, and 
        the Job Corps program, regarding--
                    (A) the number of enrollees served;
                    (B) demographic information on the enrollees 
                served, including age, race, gender, and education and 
                income level;
                    (C) the number of graduates of a Job Corps center;
                    (D) the number of graduates who entered the Armed 
                Forces;
                    (E) the number of graduates who entered 
                apprenticeship programs;
                    (F) the number of graduates who received a regular 
                secondary school diploma;
                    (G) the number of graduates who received a State 
                recognized equivalent of a secondary school diploma;
                    (H) the number of graduates who entered 
                unsubsidized employment related to the career and 
                technical education and training received through the 
                Job Corps program and the number who entered 
                unsubsidized employment not related to the education 
                and training received;
                    (I) the percentage and number of former enrollees, 
                including the number dismissed under the zero tolerance 
                policy described in section 152(b);
                    (J) the percentage and number of graduates who 
                enter postsecondary education;
                    (K) the average wage of graduates who enter 
                unsubsidized employment--
                            (i) on the first day of such employment; 
                        and
                            (ii) on the day that is 6 months after such 
                        first day;
                    (L) the percentages of enrollees described in 
                subparagraphs (A) and (B) of section 145(c)(1), as 
                compared to the percentage targets established by the 
                Secretary under such section for the center;
                    (M) the cost per enrollee, which is calculated by 
                comparing the number of enrollees at the center in a 
                program year to the total budget for such center in the 
                same program year;
                    (N) the cost per graduate, which is calculated by 
                comparing the number of graduates of the center in a 
                program year compared to the total budget for such 
                center in the same program year; and
                    (O) any additional information required by the 
                Secretary.
            (2) Rules for reporting of data.--The disaggregation of 
        data under this subsection shall not be required when the 
        number of individuals in a category is insufficient to yield 
        statistically reliable information or when the results would 
        reveal personally identifiable information about an individual.
    (e) Methods.--The Secretary shall collect the information described 
in subsections (c) and (d), using methods described in section 
116(i)(2) and consistent with State law, by entering into agreements 
with the States to access such data for Job Corps enrollees, former 
enrollees, and graduates.
    (f) Performance Assessments and Improvements.--
            (1) Assessments.--The Secretary shall conduct an annual 
        assessment of the performance of each Job Corps center. Based 
        on the assessment, the Secretary shall take measures to 
        continuously improve the performance of the Job Corps program.
            (2) Performance improvement.--With respect to a Job Corps 
        center that fails to meet the expected levels of performance 
        relating to the primary indicators of performance specified in 
        subsection (c)(1), the Secretary shall develop and implement a 
        performance improvement plan. Such a plan shall require action 
        to be taken during a 1-year period, including--
                    (A) providing technical assistance to the center;
                    (B) changing the career and technical education and 
                training offered at the center;
                    (C) changing the management staff of the center;
                    (D) replacing the operator of the center;
                    (E) reducing the capacity of the center;
                    (F) relocating the center; or
                    (G) closing the center.
            (3) Additional performance improvement.--In addition to the 
        performance improvement plans required under paragraph (2), the 
        Secretary may develop and implement additional performance 
        improvement plans. Such a plan shall require improvements, 
        including the actions described in such paragraph, for a Job 
        Corps center that fails to meet criteria established by the 
        Secretary other than the expected levels of performance 
        described in such paragraph.
            (4) Civilian conservation centers.--With respect to a 
        Civilian Conservation Center that fails to meet the expected 
        levels of performance relating to the primary indicators of 
        performance specified in subsection (c)(1) or fails to improve 
        performance as described in paragraph (2) after 3 program 
        years, the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of 
        Agriculture, shall select an entity to operate the Civilian 
        Conservation Center on a competitive basis, in accordance with 
        the requirements of section 147.
    (g) Participant Health and Safety.--
            (1) Center.--The Secretary shall ensure that a review by an 
        appropriate Federal, State, or local entity of the physical 
        condition and health-related activities of each Job Corps 
        center occurs annually.
            (2) Work-based learning locations.--The Secretary shall 
        require that an entity that has entered into a contract to 
        provide work-based learning activities for any Job Corps 
        enrollee under this subtitle shall comply with the Occupational 
        Safety and Health Act of 1970 (29 U.S.C. 651 et seq.) or, as 
        appropriate, under the corresponding State Occupational Safety 
        and Health Act of 1970 requirements in the State in which such 
        activities occur.
    (h) Buildings and Facilities.--The Secretary shall collect, and 
submit in the report described in subsection (c)(4), information 
regarding the state of Job Corps buildings and facilities. Such report 
shall include--
            (1) a review of requested construction, rehabilitation, and 
        acquisition projects, by each Job Corps center; and
            (2) a review of new facilities under construction.
    (i) National and Community Service.--The Secretary shall include in 
the report described in subsection (c)(4) available information 
regarding the national and community service activities of enrollees, 
particularly those enrollees at Civilian Conservation Centers.
    (j) Closure of Job Corps Center.--Prior to the closure of any Job 
Corps center, the Secretary shall ensure--
            (1) that the proposed decision to close the center is 
        announced in advance to the general public through publication 
        in the Federal Register or other appropriate means;
            (2) the establishment of a reasonable comment period, not 
        to exceed 30 days, for interested individuals to submit written 
        comments to the Secretary; and
            (3) that the Member of Congress who represents the district 
        in which such center is located is notified within a reasonable 
        period of time in advance of any final decision to close the 
        center.

SEC. 160. GENERAL PROVISIONS.

    The Secretary is authorized to--
            (1) disseminate, with regard to the provisions of section 
        3204 of title 39, United States Code, data and information in 
        such forms as the Secretary shall determine to be appropriate, 
        to public agencies, private organizations, and the general 
        public;
            (2) subject to section 157(b), collect or compromise all 
        obligations to or held by the Secretary and exercise all legal 
        or equitable rights accruing to the Secretary in connection 
        with the payment of obligations until such time as such 
        obligations may be referred to the Attorney General for suit or 
        collection; and
            (3) expend funds made available for purposes of this 
        subtitle--
                    (A) for printing and binding, in accordance with 
                applicable law (including regulation); and
                    (B) without regard to any other law (including 
                regulation), for rent of buildings and space in 
                buildings and for repair, alteration, and improvement 
                of buildings and space in buildings rented by the 
                Secretary, except that the Secretary shall not expend 
                funds under the authority of this subparagraph--
                            (i) except when necessary to obtain an 
                        item, service, or facility, that is required in 
                        the proper administration of this subtitle, and 
                        that otherwise could not be obtained, or could 
                        not be obtained in the quantity or quality 
                        needed, or at the time, in the form, or under 
                        the conditions in which the item, service, or 
                        facility is needed; and
                            (ii) prior to having given written 
                        notification to the Administrator of General 
                        Services (if the expenditure would affect an 
                        activity that otherwise would be under the 
                        jurisdiction of the General Services 
                        Administration) of the intention of the 
                        Secretary to make the expenditure, and the 
                        reasons and justifications for the expenditure.

SEC. 161. JOB CORPS OVERSIGHT AND REPORTING.

    (a) Temporary Financial Reporting.--
            (1) In general.--During the periods described in paragraphs 
        (2) and (3)(B), the Secretary shall prepare and submit to the 
        applicable committees financial reports regarding the Job Corps 
        program under this subtitle. Each such financial report shall 
        include--
                    (A) information regarding the implementation of the 
                financial oversight measures suggested in the May 31, 
                2013, report of the Office of Inspector General of the 
                Department of Labor entitled ``The U.S. Department of 
                Labor's Employment and Training Administration Needs to 
                Strengthen Controls over Job Corps Funds'';
                    (B) a description of any budgetary shortfalls for 
                the program for the period covered by the financial 
                report, and the reasons for such shortfalls; and
                    (C) a description and explanation for any approval 
                for contract expenditures that are in excess of the 
                amounts provided for under the contract.
            (2) Timing of reports.--The Secretary shall submit a 
        financial report under paragraph (1) once every 6 months 
        beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, for a 3-year 
        period. After the completion of such 3-year period, the 
        Secretary shall submit a financial report under such paragraph 
        once a year for the next 2 years, unless additional reports are 
        required under paragraph (3)(B).
            (3) Reporting requirements in cases of budgetary 
        shortfalls.--If any financial report required under this 
        subsection finds that the Job Corps program under this subtitle 
        has a budgetary shortfall for the period covered by the report, 
        the Secretary shall--
                    (A) not later than 90 days after the budgetary 
                shortfall was identified, submit a report to the 
                applicable committees explaining how the budgetary 
                shortfall will be addressed; and
                    (B) submit an additional financial report under 
                paragraph (1) for each 6-month period subsequent to the 
                finding of the budgetary shortfall until the Secretary 
                demonstrates, through such report, that the Job Corps 
                program has no budgetary shortfall.
    (b) Third-party Review.--Every 5 years after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary shall provide for a third-party review of 
the Job Corps program under this subtitle that addresses all of the 
areas described in subparagraphs (A) through (G) of section 169(a)(2). 
The results of the review shall be submitted to the Committee on 
Education and the Workforce of the House of Representatives and the 
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate.
    (c) Criteria for Job Corps Center Closures.--By not later than 
December 1, 2014, the Secretary shall establish written criteria that 
the Secretary shall use to determine when a Job Corps center supported 
under this subtitle is to be closed and how to carry out such closure, 
and shall submit such criteria to the applicable committees.
    (d) Definition of Applicable Committees.--In this section, the term 
``applicable committees'' means--
            (1) the Committee on Education and the Workforce of the 
        House of Representatives;
            (2) the Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, 
        Education, and Related Agencies of the Committee of 
        Appropriations of the House of Representatives;
            (3) the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions 
        of the Senate; and
            (4) the Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, 
        Education, and Related Agencies of the Committee of 
        Appropriations of the Senate.

SEC. 162. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this 
subtitle--
            (1) $1,688,155,000 for fiscal year 2015;
            (2) $1,818,548,000 for fiscal year 2016;
            (3) $1,856,283,000 for fiscal year 2017;
            (4) $1,897,455,000 for fiscal year 2018;
            (5) $1,942,064,000 for fiscal year 2019; and
            (6) $1,983,236,000 for fiscal year 2020.

                     Subtitle D--National Programs

SEC. 166. NATIVE AMERICAN PROGRAMS.

    (a) Purpose.--
            (1) In general.--The purpose of this section is to support 
        employment and training activities for Indian, Alaska Native, 
        and Native Hawaiian individuals in order--
                    (A) to develop more fully the academic, 
                occupational, and literacy skills of such individuals;
                    (B) to make such individuals more competitive in 
                the workforce and to equip them with the 
                entrepreneurial skills necessary for successful self-
                employment; and
                    (C) to promote the economic and social development 
                of Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian 
                communities in accordance with the goals and values of 
                such communities.
            (2) Indian policy.--All programs assisted under this 
        section shall be administered in a manner consistent with the 
        principles of the Indian Self-Determination and Education 
        Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450 et seq.) and the government-to-
        government relationship between the Federal Government and 
        Indian tribal governments.
    (b) Definitions.--As used in this section:
            (1) Alaska native.--The term ``Alaska Native'' includes a 
        Native and a descendant of a Native, as such terms are defined 
        in subsections (b) and (r) of section 3 of the Alaska Native 
        Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1602(b), (r)).
            (2) Indian, indian tribe, and tribal organization.--The 
        terms ``Indian'', ``Indian tribe'', and ``tribal organization'' 
        have the meanings given such terms in subsections (d), (e), and 
        (l), respectively, of section 4 of the Indian Self-
        Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450b).
            (3) Native hawaiian and native hawaiian organization.--The 
        terms ``Native Hawaiian'' and ``Native Hawaiian organization'' 
        have the meanings given such terms in section 7207 of the 
        Native Hawaiian Education Act (20 U.S.C. 7517).
    (c) Program Authorized.--Every 4 years, the Secretary shall, on a 
competitive basis, make grants to, or enter into contracts or 
cooperative agreements with, Indian tribes, tribal organizations, 
Alaska Native entities, Indian-controlled organizations serving 
Indians, or Native Hawaiian organizations to carry out the authorized 
activities described in subsection (d).
    (d) Authorized Activities.--
            (1) In general.--Funds made available under subsection (c) 
        shall be used to carry out the activities described in 
        paragraph (2) that--
                    (A) are consistent with this section; and
                    (B) are necessary to meet the needs of Indians, 
                Alaska Natives, or Native Hawaiians preparing to enter, 
                reenter, or retain unsubsidized employment leading to 
                self-sufficiency.
            (2) Workforce development activities and supplemental 
        services.--
                    (A) In general.--Funds made available under 
                subsection (c) shall be used for--
                            (i) comprehensive workforce development 
                        activities for Indians, Alaska Natives, or 
                        Native Hawaiians, including training on 
                        entrepreneurial skills; or
                            (ii) supplemental services for Indian, 
                        Alaska Native, or Native Hawaiian youth on or 
                        near Indian reservations and in Oklahoma, 
                        Alaska, or Hawaii.
                    (B) Special rule.--Notwithstanding any other 
                provision of this section, individuals who were 
                eligible to participate in programs under section 401 
                of the Job Training Partnership Act (as such section 
                was in effect on the day before the date of enactment 
                of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998) shall be 
                eligible to participate in an activity assisted under 
                this section.
    (e) Program Plan.--In order to receive a grant or enter into a 
contract or cooperative agreement under this section, an entity 
described in subsection (c) shall submit to the Secretary a program 
plan that describes a 4-year strategy for meeting the needs of Indian, 
Alaska Native, or Native Hawaiian individuals, as appropriate, in the 
area served by such entity. Such plan shall--
            (1) be consistent with the purpose of this section;
            (2) identify the population to be served;
            (3) identify the education and employment needs of the 
        population to be served and the manner in which the activities 
        to be provided will strengthen the ability of the individuals 
        served to obtain or retain unsubsidized employment leading to 
        self-sufficiency;
            (4) describe the activities to be provided and the manner 
        in which such activities are to be integrated with other 
        appropriate activities; and
            (5) describe, after the entity submitting the plan consults 
        with the Secretary, the performance accountability measures to 
        be used to assess the performance of entities in carrying out 
        the activities assisted under this section, which shall include 
        the primary indicators of performance described in section 
        116(b)(2)(A) and expected levels of performance for such 
        indicators, in accordance with subsection (h).
    (f) Consolidation of Funds.--Each entity receiving assistance under 
subsection (c) may consolidate such assistance with assistance received 
from related programs in accordance with the provisions of the Indian 
Employment, Training and Related Services Demonstration Act of 1992 (25 
U.S.C. 3401 et seq.).
    (g) Nonduplicative and Nonexclusive Services.--Nothing in this 
section shall be construed--
            (1) to limit the eligibility of any entity described in 
        subsection (c) to participate in any activity offered by a 
        State or local entity under this Act; or
            (2) to preclude or discourage any agreement, between any 
        entity described in subsection (c) and any State or local 
        entity, to facilitate the provision of services by such entity 
        or to the population served by such entity.
    (h) Performance Accountability Measures.--
            (1) Additional performance indicators and standards.--
                    (A) Development of indicators and standards.--The 
                Secretary, in consultation with the Native American 
                Employment and Training Council, shall develop a set of 
                performance indicators and standards that is in 
                addition to the primary indicators of performance 
                described in section 116(b)(2)(A) and that shall be 
                applicable to programs under this section.
                    (B) Special considerations.--Such performance 
                indicators and standards shall take into account--
                            (i) the purpose of this section as 
                        described in subsection (a)(1);
                            (ii) the needs of the groups served by this 
                        section, including the differences in needs 
                        among such groups in various geographic service 
                        areas; and
                            (iii) the economic circumstances of the 
                        communities served, including differences in 
                        circumstances among various geographic service 
                        areas.
            (2) Agreement on adjusted levels of performance.--The 
        Secretary and the entity described in subsection (c) shall 
        reach agreement on the levels of performance for each of the 
        primary indicators of performance described in section 
        116(b)(2)(A), taking into account economic conditions, 
        characteristics of the individuals served, and other 
        appropriate factors and using, to the extent practicable, the 
        statistical adjustment model under section 116(b)(3)(A)(viii). 
        The levels agreed to shall be the adjusted levels of 
        performance and shall be incorporated in the program plan.
    (i) Administrative Provisions.--
            (1) Organizational unit established.--The Secretary shall 
        designate a single organizational unit within the Department of 
        Labor that shall have primary responsibility for the 
        administration of the activities authorized under this section.
            (2) Regulations.--The Secretary shall consult with the 
        entities described in subsection (c) in--
                    (A) establishing regulations to carry out this 
                section, including regulations relating to the 
                performance accountability measures for entities 
                receiving assistance under this section; and
                    (B) developing a funding distribution plan that 
                takes into consideration previous levels of funding 
                (prior to the date of enactment of this Act) to such 
                entities.
            (3) Waivers.--
                    (A) In general.--With respect to an entity 
                described in subsection (c), the Secretary, 
                notwithstanding any other provision of law, may, 
                pursuant to a request submitted by such entity that 
                meets the requirements established under subparagraph 
                (B), waive any of the statutory or regulatory 
                requirements of this title that are inconsistent with 
                the specific needs of the entity described in such 
                subsection, except that the Secretary may not waive 
                requirements relating to wage and labor standards, 
                worker rights, participation and protection of workers 
                and participants, grievance procedures, and judicial 
                review.
                    (B) Request and approval.--An entity described in 
                subsection (c) that requests a waiver under 
                subparagraph (A) shall submit a plan to the Secretary 
                to improve the program of workforce investment 
                activities carried out by the entity, which plan shall 
                meet the requirements established by the Secretary and 
                shall be generally consistent with the requirements of 
                section 189(i)(3)(B).
            (4) Advisory council.--
                    (A) In general.--Using funds made available to 
                carry out this section, the Secretary shall establish a 
                Native American Employment and Training Council to 
                facilitate the consultation described in paragraph (2) 
                and to provide the advice described in subparagraph 
                (C).
                    (B) Composition.--The Council shall be composed of 
                individuals, appointed by the Secretary, who are 
                representatives of the entities described in subsection 
                (c).
                    (C) Duties.--The Council shall advise the Secretary 
                on the operation and administration of the programs 
                assisted under this section, including the selection of 
                the individual appointed as head of the unit 
                established under paragraph (1).
                    (D) Personnel matters.--
                            (i) Compensation of members.--Members of 
                        the Council shall serve without compensation.
                            (ii) Travel expenses.--The members of the 
                        Council shall be allowed travel expenses, 
                        including per diem in lieu of subsistence, at 
                        rates authorized for employees of agencies 
                        under subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5, 
                        United States Code, while away from their homes 
                        or regular places of business in the 
                        performance of services for the Council.
                            (iii) Administrative support.--The 
                        Secretary shall provide the Council with such 
                        administrative support as may be necessary to 
                        perform the functions of the Council.
                    (E) Chairperson.--The Council shall select a 
                chairperson from among its members.
                    (F) Meetings.--The Council shall meet not less than 
                twice each year.
                    (G) Application.--Section 14 of the Federal 
                Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall not apply 
                to the Council.
            (5) Technical assistance.--The Secretary, acting through 
        the unit established under paragraph (1), is authorized to 
        provide technical assistance to entities described in 
        subsection (c) that receive assistance under such subsection to 
        enable such entities to improve the activities authorized under 
        this section that are provided by such entities.
            (6) Agreement for certain federally recognized indian 
        tribes to transfer funds to the program.--A federally 
        recognized Indian tribe that administers funds provided under 
        this section and funds provided by more than one State under 
        other sections of this title may enter into an agreement with 
        the Secretary and the Governors of the affected States to 
        transfer the funds provided by the States to the program 
        administered by the tribe under this section.
    (j) Compliance With Single Audit Requirements; Related 
Requirement.--Grants made and contracts and cooperative agreements 
entered into under this section shall be subject to the requirements of 
chapter 75 of subtitle V of title 31, United States Code, and charging 
of costs under this section shall be subject to appropriate circulars 
issued by the Office of Management and Budget.
    (k) Assistance to Unique Populations in Alaska and Hawaii.--
            (1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
        law, the Secretary is authorized to award grants, on a 
        competitive basis, to entities with demonstrated experience and 
        expertise in developing and implementing programs for the 
        unique populations who reside in Alaska or Hawaii, including 
        public and private nonprofit organizations, tribal 
        organizations, American Indian tribal colleges or universities, 
        institutions of higher education, or consortia of such 
        organizations or institutions, to improve job training and 
        workforce investment activities for such unique populations.
            (2) Authorization of appropriations.--There are authorized 
        to be appropriated to carry out this subsection--
                    (A) $461,000 for fiscal year 2015;
                    (B) $497,000 for fiscal year 2016;
                    (C) $507,000 for fiscal year 2017;
                    (D) $518,000 for fiscal year 2018;
                    (E) $530,000 for fiscal year 2019; and
                    (F) $542,000 for fiscal year 2020.

SEC. 167. MIGRANT AND SEASONAL FARMWORKER PROGRAMS.

    (a) In General.--Every 4 years, the Secretary shall, on a 
competitive basis, make grants to, or enter into contracts with, 
eligible entities to carry out the activities described in subsection 
(d).
    (b) Eligible Entities.--To be eligible to receive a grant or enter 
into a contract under this section, an entity shall have an 
understanding of the problems of eligible migrant and seasonal 
farmworkers (including dependents), a familiarity with the area to be 
served, and the ability to demonstrate a capacity to administer and 
deliver effectively a diversified program of workforce investment 
activities (including youth workforce investment activities) and 
related assistance for eligible migrant and seasonal farmworkers.
    (c) Program Plan.--
            (1) In general.--To be eligible to receive a grant or enter 
        into a contract under this section, an entity described in 
        subsection (b) shall submit to the Secretary a plan that 
        describes a 4-year strategy for meeting the needs of eligible 
        migrant and seasonal farmworkers in the area to be served by 
        such entity.
            (2) Contents.--Such plan shall--
                    (A) describe the population to be served and 
                identify the education and employment needs of the 
                population to be served and the manner in which the 
                services to be provided will strengthen the ability of 
                the eligible migrant and seasonal farmworkers and 
                dependents to obtain or retain unsubsidized employment, 
                or stabilize their unsubsidized employment, including 
                upgraded employment in agriculture;
                    (B) describe the related assistance and supportive 
                services to be provided and the manner in which such 
                assistance and services are to be integrated and 
                coordinated with other appropriate services;
                    (C) describe the performance accountability 
                measures to be used to assess the performance of such 
                entity in carrying out the activities assisted under 
                this section, which shall include the expected levels 
                of performance for the primary indicators of 
                performance described in section 116(b)(2)(A);
                    (D) describe the availability and accessibility of 
                local resources, such as supportive services, services 
                provided through one-stop delivery systems, and 
                education and training services, and how the resources 
                can be made available to the population to be served; 
                and
                    (E) describe the plan for providing services under 
                this section, including strategies and systems for 
                outreach, career planning, assessment, and delivery 
                through one-stop delivery systems.
            (3) Agreement on adjusted levels of performance.--The 
        Secretary and the entity described in subsection (b) shall 
        reach agreement on the levels of performance for each of the 
        primary indicators of performance described in section 
        116(b)(2)(A), taking into account economic conditions, 
        characteristics of the individuals served, and other 
        appropriate factors, and using, to the extent practicable, the 
        statistical adjustment model under section 116(b)(3)(A)(viii). 
        The levels agreed to shall be the adjusted levels of 
        performance and shall be incorporated in the program plan.
            (4) Administration.--Grants and contracts awarded under 
        this section shall be centrally administered by the Department 
        of Labor and competitively awarded by the Secretary using 
        procedures consistent with standard Federal Government 
        competitive procurement policies.
    (d) Authorized Activities.--Funds made available under this section 
and section 127(a)(1) shall be used to carry out workforce investment 
activities (including youth workforce investment activities) and 
provide related assistance for eligible migrant and seasonal 
farmworkers, which may include--
            (1) outreach, employment, training, educational assistance, 
        literacy assistance, English language and literacy instruction, 
        pesticide and worker safety training, housing (including 
        permanent housing), supportive services, and school dropout 
        prevention and recovery activities;
            (2) followup services for those individuals placed in 
        employment;
            (3) self-employment and related business or micro-
        enterprise development or education as needed by eligible 
        individuals as identified pursuant to the plan required by 
        subsection (c);
            (4) customized career and technical education in 
        occupations that will lead to higher wages, enhanced benefits, 
        and long-term employment in agriculture or another area; and
            (5) technical assistance to improve coordination of 
        services and implement best practices relating to service 
        delivery through one-stop delivery systems.
    (e) Consultation With Governors and Local Boards.--In making grants 
and entering into contracts under this section, the Secretary shall 
consult with the Governors and local boards of the States in which the 
eligible entities will carry out the activities described in subsection 
(d).
    (f) Regulations.--The Secretary shall consult with eligible migrant 
and seasonal farmworkers groups and States in establishing regulations 
to carry out this section, including regulations relating to how 
economic and demographic barriers to employment of eligible migrant and 
seasonal farmworkers should be considered and included in the 
negotiations leading to the adjusted levels of performance described in 
subsection (c)(3).
    (g) Compliance With Single Audit Requirements; Related 
Requirement.--Grants made and contracts entered into under this section 
shall be subject to the requirements of chapter 75 of subtitle V of 
title 31, United States Code and charging of costs under this section 
shall be subject to appropriate circulars issued by the Office of 
Management and Budget.
    (h) Funding Allocation.--From the funds appropriated and made 
available to carry out this section, the Secretary shall reserve not 
more than 1 percent for discretionary purposes, such as providing 
technical assistance to eligible entities.
    (i) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Eligible migrant and seasonal farmworkers.--The term 
        ``eligible migrant and seasonal farmworkers'' means individuals 
        who are eligible migrant farmworkers or are eligible seasonal 
        farmworkers.
            (2) Eligible migrant farmworker.--The term ``eligible 
        migrant farmworker'' means--
                    (A) an eligible seasonal farmworker described in 
                paragraph (3)(A) whose agricultural labor requires 
                travel to a job site such that the farmworker is unable 
                to return to a permanent place of residence within the 
                same day; and
                    (B) a dependent of the farmworker described in 
                subparagraph (A).
            (3) Eligible seasonal farmworker.--The term ``eligible 
        seasonal farmworker'' means--
                    (A) a low-income individual who--
                            (i) for 12 consecutive months out of the 24 
                        months prior to application for the program 
                        involved, has been primarily employed in 
                        agricultural or fish farming labor that is 
                        characterized by chronic unemployment or 
                        underemployment; and
                            (ii) faces multiple barriers to economic 
                        self-sufficiency; and
                    (B) a dependent of the person described in 
                subparagraph (A).

SEC. 168. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.

    (a) General Technical Assistance.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary shall ensure that the 
        Department has sufficient capacity to, and does, provide, 
        coordinate, and support the development of, appropriate 
        training, technical assistance, staff development, and other 
        activities, including--
                    (A) assistance in replicating programs of 
                demonstrated effectiveness, to States and localities;
                    (B) the training of staff providing rapid response 
                services;
                    (C) the training of other staff of recipients of 
                funds under this title, including the staff of local 
                boards and State boards;
                    (D) the training of members of State boards and 
                local boards;
                    (E) assistance in the development and 
                implementation of integrated, technology-enabled intake 
                and case management information systems for programs 
                carried out under this Act and programs carried out by 
                one-stop partners, such as standard sets of technical 
                requirements for the systems, offering interfaces that 
                States could use in conjunction with their current (as 
                of the first date of implementation of the systems) 
                intake and case management information systems that 
                would facilitate shared registration across programs;
                    (F) assistance regarding accounting and program 
                operations to States and localities (when such 
                assistance would not supplant assistance provided by 
                the State);
                    (G) peer review activities under this title; and
                    (H) in particular, assistance to States in making 
                transitions to implement the provisions of this Act.
            (2) Form of assistance.--
                    (A) In general.--In order to carry out paragraph 
                (1) on behalf of a State or recipient of financial 
                assistance under section 166 or 167, the Secretary, 
                after consultation with the State or grant recipient, 
                may award grants or enter into contracts or cooperative 
                agreements.
                    (B) Limitation.--Grants or contracts awarded under 
                paragraph (1) to entities other than States or local 
                units of government that are for amounts in excess of 
                $100,000 shall only be awarded on a competitive basis.
    (b) Dislocated Worker Technical Assistance.--
            (1) Authority.--Of the amounts available pursuant to 
        section 132(a)(2)(A), the Secretary shall reserve not more than 
        5 percent of such amounts to provide technical assistance to 
        States that do not meet the State performance accountability 
        measures for the primary indicators of performance described in 
        section 116(b)(2)(A)(i) with respect to employment and training 
        activities for dislocated workers. Using such reserved funds, 
        the Secretary may provide such assistance to other States, 
        local areas, and other entities involved in providing 
        assistance to dislocated workers, to promote the continuous 
        improvement of assistance provided to dislocated workers, under 
        this title.
            (2) Training.--Amounts reserved under this subsection may 
        be used to provide for the training of staff, including 
        specialists, who provide rapid response services. Such training 
        shall include instruction in proven methods of promoting, 
        establishing, and assisting labor-management committees. Such 
        projects shall be administered through the Employment and 
        Training Administration of the Department.
    (c) Promising and Proven Practices Coordination.--The Secretary 
shall--
            (1) establish a system through which States may share 
        information regarding promising and proven practices with 
        regard to the operation of workforce investment activities 
        under this Act;
            (2) evaluate and disseminate information regarding such 
        promising and proven practices and identify knowledge gaps; and
            (3) commission research under section 169(b) to address 
        knowledge gaps identified under paragraph (2).

SEC. 169. EVALUATIONS AND RESEARCH.

    (a) Evaluations.--
            (1) Evaluations of programs and activities carried out 
        under this title.--
                    (A) In general.--For the purpose of improving the 
                management and effectiveness of programs and activities 
                carried out under this title, the Secretary, through 
                grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements, shall 
                provide for the continuing evaluation of the programs 
                and activities under this title, including those 
                programs and activities carried out under this section.
                    (B) Periodic independent evaluation.--The 
                evaluations carried out under this paragraph shall 
                include an independent evaluation, at least once every 
                4 years, of the programs and activities carried out 
                under this title.
            (2) Evaluation subjects.--Each evaluation carried out under 
        paragraph (1) shall address--
                    (A) the general effectiveness of such programs and 
                activities in relation to their cost, including the 
                extent to which the programs and activities--
                            (i) improve the employment competencies of 
                        participants in comparison to comparably-
                        situated individuals who did not participate in 
                        such programs and activities; and
                            (ii) to the extent feasible, increase the 
                        level of total employment over the level that 
                        would have existed in the absence of such 
                        programs and activities;
                    (B) the effectiveness of the performance 
                accountability measures relating to such programs and 
                activities;
                    (C) the effectiveness of the structure and 
                mechanisms for delivery of services through such 
                programs and activities, including the coordination and 
                integration of services through such programs and 
                activities;
                    (D) the impact of such programs and activities on 
                the community, businesses, and participants involved;
                    (E) the impact of such programs and activities on 
                related programs and activities;
                    (F) the extent to which such programs and 
                activities meet the needs of various demographic 
                groups; and
                    (G) such other factors as may be appropriate.
            (3) Evaluations of other programs and activities.--The 
        Secretary may conduct evaluations of other federally funded 
        employment-related programs and activities under other 
        provisions of law.
            (4) Techniques.--Evaluations conducted under this 
        subsection shall utilize appropriate and rigorous methodology 
        and research designs, including the use of control groups 
        chosen by scientific random assignment methodologies. The 
        Secretary shall conduct at least 1 multisite control group 
        evaluation under this subsection by the end of fiscal year 
        2019, and thereafter shall ensure that such an analysis is 
        included in the independent evaluation described in paragraph 
        (1)(B) that is conducted at least once every 4 years.
            (5) Reports.--The entity carrying out an evaluation 
        described in paragraph (1) or (2) shall prepare and submit to 
        the Secretary a draft report and a final report containing the 
        results of the evaluation.
            (6) Reports to congress.--Not later than 30 days after the 
        completion of a draft report under paragraph (5), the Secretary 
        shall transmit the draft report to the Committee on Education 
        and the Workforce of the House of Representatives and the 
        Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions of the 
        Senate. Not later than 60 days after the completion of a final 
        report under such paragraph, the Secretary shall transmit the 
        final report to such committees.
            (7) Public availability.--Not later than 30 days after the 
        date the Secretary transmits the final report as described in 
        paragraph (6), the Secretary shall make that final report 
        available to the general public on the Internet, on the Web 
        site of the Department of Labor.
            (8) Publication of reports.--If an entity that enters into 
        a contract or other arrangement with the Secretary to conduct 
        an evaluation of a program or activity under this subsection 
        requests permission from the Secretary to publish a report 
        resulting from the evaluation, such entity may publish the 
        report unless the Secretary denies the request during the 90-
        day period beginning on the date the Secretary receives such 
        request.
            (9) Coordination.--The Secretary shall ensure the 
        coordination of evaluations carried out by States pursuant to 
        section 116(e) with the evaluations carried out under this 
        subsection.
    (b) Research, Studies, and Multistate Projects.--
            (1) In general.--After consultation with States, 
        localities, and other interested parties, the Secretary shall, 
        every 2 years, publish in the Federal Register, a plan that 
        describes the research, studies, and multistate project 
        priorities of the Department of Labor concerning employment and 
        training for the 5-year period following the submission of the 
        plan. The plan shall be consistent with the purposes of this 
        title, including the purpose of aligning and coordinating core 
        programs with other one-stop partner programs. Copies of the 
        plan shall be transmitted to the Committee on Education and the 
        Workforce of the House of Representatives, the Committee on 
        Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate, the 
        Department of Education, and other relevant Federal agencies.
            (2) Factors.--The plan published under paragraph (1) shall 
        contain strategies to address national employment and training 
        problems and take into account factors such as--
                    (A) the availability of existing research (as of 
                the date of the publication);
                    (B) the need to ensure results that have interstate 
                validity;
                    (C) the benefits of economies of scale and the 
                efficiency of proposed projects; and
                    (D) the likelihood that the results of the projects 
                will be useful to policymakers and stakeholders in 
                addressing employment and training problems.
            (3) Research projects.--The Secretary shall, through grants 
        or contracts, carry out research projects that will contribute 
        to the solution of employment and training problems in the 
        United States and that are consistent with the priorities 
        specified in the plan published under paragraph (1).
            (4) Studies and reports.--
                    (A) Net impact studies and reports.--The Secretary 
                of Labor, in coordination with the Secretary of 
                Education and other relevant Federal agencies, may 
                conduct studies to determine the net impact and best 
                practices of programs, services, and activities carried 
                out under this Act.
                    (B) Study on resources available to assist 
                disconnected youth.--The Secretary of Labor, in 
                coordination with the Secretary of Education, may 
                conduct a study examining the characteristics of 
                eligible youth that result in such youth being 
                significantly disconnected from education and workforce 
                participation, the ways in which such youth could have 
                greater opportunities for education attainment and 
                obtaining employment, and the resources available to 
                assist such youth in obtaining the skills, credentials, 
                and work experience necessary to become economically 
                self-sufficient.
                    (C) Study of effectiveness of workforce development 
                system in meeting business needs.--Using funds 
                available to carry out this subsection jointly with 
                funds available to the Secretary of Commerce, the 
                Administrator of the Small Business Administration, and 
                the Secretary of Education, the Secretary of Labor, in 
                coordination with the Secretary of Commerce, the 
                Administrator of the Small Business Administration, and 
                the Secretary of Education, may conduct a study of the 
                effectiveness of the workforce development system in 
                meeting the needs of business, such as through the use 
                of industry or sector partnerships, with particular 
                attention to the needs of small business, including in 
                assisting workers to obtain the skills needed to 
                utilize emerging technologies.
                    (D) Study on participants entering nontraditional 
                occupations.--The Secretary of Labor, in coordination 
                with the Secretary of Education, may conduct a study 
                examining the number and percentage of individuals who 
                receive employment and training activities and who 
                enter nontraditional occupations, successful strategies 
                to place and support the retention of individuals in 
                nontraditional employment (such as by providing post-
                placement assistance to participants in the form of 
                exit interviews, mentoring, networking, and leadership 
                development), and the degree to which recipients of 
                employment and training activities are informed of the 
                possibility of, or directed to begin, training or 
                education needed for entrance into nontraditional 
                occupations.
                    (E) Study on performance indicators.--The Secretary 
                of Labor, in coordination with the Secretary of 
                Education, may conduct studies to determine the 
                feasibility of, and potential means to replicate, 
                measuring the compensation, including the wages, 
                benefits, and other incentives provided by an employer, 
                received by program participants by using data other 
                than or in addition to data available through wage 
                records, for potential use as a performance indicator.
                    (F) Study on job training for recipients of public 
                housing assistance.--The Secretary of Labor, in 
                coordination with the Secretary of Housing and Urban 
                Development, may conduct studies to assist public 
                housing authorities to provide, to recipients of public 
                housing assistance, job training programs that 
                successfully upgrade job skills and employment in, and 
                access to, jobs with opportunity for advancement and 
                economic self-sufficiency for such recipients.
                    (G) Study on improving employment prospects for 
                older individuals.--The Secretary of Labor, in 
                coordination with the Secretary of Education and the 
                Secretary of Health and Human Services, may conduct 
                studies that lead to better design and implementation 
                of, in conjunction with employers, local boards or 
                State boards, community colleges or area career and 
                technical education schools, and other organizations, 
                effective evidence-based strategies to provide services 
                to workers who are low-income, low-skilled older 
                individuals that increase the workers' skills and 
                employment prospects.
                    (H) Study on prior learning.--The Secretary of 
                Labor, in coordination with other heads of Federal 
                agencies, as appropriate, may conduct studies that, 
                through convening stakeholders from the fields of 
                education, workforce, business, labor, defense, and 
                veterans services, and experts in such fields, develop 
                guidelines for assessing, accounting for, and utilizing 
                the prior learning of individuals, including dislocated 
                workers and veterans, in order to provide the 
                individuals with postsecondary educational credit for 
                such prior learning that leads to the attainment of a 
                recognized postsecondary credential identified under 
                section 122(d) and employment.
                    (I) Study on career pathways for health care 
                providers and providers of early education and child 
                care.--The Secretary of Labor, in coordination with the 
                Secretary of Education and the Secretary of Health and 
                Human Services, shall conduct a multistate study to 
                develop, implement, and build upon career advancement 
                models and practices for low-wage health care providers 
                or providers of early education and child care, 
                including faculty education and distance education 
                programs.
                    (J) Study on equivalent pay.--The Secretary shall 
                conduct a multistate study to develop and disseminate 
                strategies for ensuring that programs and activities 
                carried out under this Act are placing individuals in 
                jobs, education, and training that lead to equivalent 
                pay for men and women, including strategies to increase 
                the participation of women in high-wage, high-demand 
                occupations in which women are underrepresented.
                    (K) Reports.--The Secretary shall prepare and 
                disseminate to the Committee on Health, Education, 
                Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and the Committee on 
                Education and the Workforce of the House of 
                Representatives, and to the public, including through 
                electronic means, reports containing the results of the 
                studies conducted under this paragraph.
            (5) Multistate projects.--
                    (A) Authority.--The Secretary may, through grants 
                or contracts, carry out multistate projects that 
                require demonstrated expertise that is available at the 
                national level to effectively disseminate best 
                practices and models for implementing employment and 
                training services, address the specialized employment 
                and training needs of particular service populations, 
                or address industry-wide skill shortages, to the extent 
                such projects are consistent with the priorities 
                specified in the plan published under paragraph (1).
                    (B) Design of grants.--Agreements for grants or 
                contracts awarded under this paragraph shall be 
                designed to obtain information relating to the 
                provision of services under different economic 
                conditions or to various demographic groups in order to 
                provide guidance at the national and State levels about 
                how best to administer specific employment and training 
                services.
            (6) Limitations.--
                    (A) Competitive awards.--A grant or contract 
                awarded for carrying out a project under this 
                subsection in an amount that exceeds $100,000 shall be 
                awarded only on a competitive basis, except that a 
                noncompetitive award may be made in the case of a 
                project that is funded jointly with other public or 
                private sector entities that provide a substantial 
                portion of assistance under the grant or contract for 
                the project.
                    (B) Time limits.--A grant or contract shall not be 
                awarded under this subsection to the same organization 
                for more than 3 consecutive years unless such grant or 
                contract is competitively reevaluated within such 
                period.
                    (C) Peer review.--
                            (i) In general.--The Secretary shall 
                        utilize a peer review process--
                                    (I) to review and evaluate all 
                                applications for grants in amounts that 
                                exceed $500,000 that are submitted 
                                under this section; and
                                    (II) to review and designate 
                                exemplary and promising programs under 
                                this section.
                            (ii) Availability of funds.--The Secretary 
                        is authorized to use funds provided under this 
                        section to carry out peer review activities 
                        under this subparagraph.
                    (D) Priority.--In awarding grants or contracts 
                under this subsection, priority shall be provided to 
                entities with recognized expertise in the methods, 
                techniques, and knowledge of workforce investment 
                activities. The Secretary shall establish appropriate 
                time limits for the duration of such projects.
    (c) Dislocated Worker Projects.--Of the amount made available 
pursuant to section 132(a)(2)(A) for any program year, the Secretary 
shall use not more than 10 percent of such amount to carry out 
demonstration and pilot projects, multiservice projects, and multistate 
projects relating to the employment and training needs of dislocated 
workers. Of the requirements of this section, such projects shall be 
subject only to the provisions relating to review and evaluation of 
applications under subsection (b)(6)(C). Such projects may include 
demonstration and pilot projects relating to promoting self-employment, 
promoting job creation, averting dislocations, assisting dislocated 
farmers, assisting dislocated fishermen, and promoting public works. 
Such projects shall be administered by the Secretary, acting through 
the Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training.

SEC. 170. NATIONAL DISLOCATED WORKER GRANTS.

    (a) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Emergency or disaster.--The term ``emergency or 
        disaster'' means--
                    (A) an emergency or a major disaster, as defined in 
                paragraphs (1) and (2), respectively, of section 102 of 
                the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 
                Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5122 (1) and (2)); or
                    (B) an emergency or disaster situation of national 
                significance that could result in a potentially large 
                loss of employment, as declared or otherwise recognized 
                by the chief official of a Federal agency with 
                authority for or jurisdiction over the Federal response 
                to the emergency or disaster situation.
            (2) Disaster area.--The term ``disaster area'' means an 
        area that has suffered or in which has occurred an emergency or 
        disaster.
    (b) In General.--
            (1) Grants.--The Secretary is authorized to award national 
        dislocated worker grants--
                    (A) to an entity described in subsection (c)(1)(B) 
                to provide employment and training assistance to 
                workers affected by major economic dislocations, such 
                as plant closures, mass layoffs, or closures and 
                realignments of military installations;
                    (B) to provide assistance to--
                            (i) the Governor of any State within the 
                        boundaries of which is a disaster area, to 
                        provide disaster relief employment in the 
                        disaster area; or
                            (ii) the Governor of any State to which a 
                        substantial number of workers from an area in 
                        which an emergency or disaster has been 
                        declared or otherwise recognized have 
                        relocated;
                    (C) to provide additional assistance to a State 
                board or local board for eligible dislocated workers in 
                a case in which the State board or local board has 
                expended the funds provided under this section to carry 
                out activities described in subparagraphs (A) and (B) 
                and can demonstrate the need for additional funds to 
                provide appropriate services for such workers, in 
                accordance with requirements prescribed by the 
                Secretary; and
                    (D) to provide additional assistance to a State 
                board or local board serving an area where--
                            (i) a higher-than-average demand for 
                        employment and training activities for 
                        dislocated members of the Armed Forces, spouses 
                        described in section 3(15)(E), or members of 
                        the Armed Forces described in subsection 
                        (c)(2)(A)(iv), exceeds State and local 
                        resources for providing such activities; and
                            (ii) such activities are to be carried out 
                        in partnership with the Department of Defense 
                        and Department of Veterans Affairs transition 
                        assistance programs.
            (2) Decisions and obligations.--The Secretary shall issue a 
        final decision on an application for a national dislocated 
        worker grant under this subsection not later than 45 calendar 
        days after receipt of the application. The Secretary shall 
        issue a notice of obligation for such grant not later than 10 
        days after the award of such grant.
    (c) Employment and Training Assistance Requirements.--
            (1) Grant recipient eligibility.--
                    (A) Application.--To be eligible to receive a grant 
                under subsection (b)(1)(A), an entity shall submit an 
                application to the Secretary at such time, in such 
                manner, and containing such information as the 
                Secretary may require.
                    (B) Eligible entity.--In this paragraph, the term 
                ``entity'' means a State, a local board, an entity 
                described in section 166(c), an entity determined to be 
                eligible by the Governor of the State involved, and any 
                other entity that demonstrates to the Secretary the 
                capability to effectively respond to the circumstances 
                relating to particular dislocations.
            (2) Participant eligibility.--
                    (A) In general.--In order to be eligible to receive 
                employment and training assistance under a national 
                dislocated worker grant awarded pursuant to subsection 
                (b)(1)(A), an individual shall be--
                            (i) a dislocated worker;
                            (ii) a civilian employee of the Department 
                        of Defense or the Department of Energy employed 
                        at a military installation that is being 
                        closed, or that will undergo realignment, 
                        within the next 24 months after the date of the 
                        determination of eligibility;
                            (iii) an individual who is employed in a 
                        nonmanagerial position with a Department of 
                        Defense contractor, who is determined by the 
                        Secretary of Defense to be at risk of 
                        termination from employment as a result of 
                        reductions in defense expenditures, and whose 
                        employer is converting operations from defense 
                        to nondefense applications in order to prevent 
                        worker layoffs; or
                            (iv) a member of the Armed Forces who--
                                    (I) was on active duty or full-time 
                                National Guard duty;
                                    (II)(aa) is involuntarily separated 
                                (as defined in section 1141 of title 
                                10, United States Code) from active 
                                duty or full-time National Guard duty; 
                                or
                                    (bb) is separated from active duty 
                                or full-time National Guard duty 
                                pursuant to a special separation 
                                benefits program under section 1174a of 
                                title 10, United States Code, or the 
                                voluntary separation incentive program 
                                under section 1175 of that title;
                                    (III) is not entitled to retired or 
                                retained pay incident to the separation 
                                described in subclause (II); and
                                    (IV) applies for such employment 
                                and training assistance before the end 
                                of the 180-day period beginning on the 
                                date of that separation.
                    (B) Retraining assistance.--The individuals 
                described in subparagraph (A)(iii) shall be eligible 
                for retraining assistance to upgrade skills by 
                obtaining marketable skills needed to support the 
                conversion described in subparagraph (A)(iii).
                    (C) Additional requirements.--The Secretary shall 
                establish and publish additional requirements related 
                to eligibility for employment and training assistance 
                under the national dislocated worker grants to ensure 
                effective use of the funds available for this purpose.
                    (D) Definitions.--In this paragraph, the terms 
                ``military installation'' and ``realignment'' have the 
                meanings given the terms in section 2910 of the Defense 
                Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 (Public Law 
                101-510; 10 U.S.C. 2687 note).
    (d) Disaster Relief Employment Assistance Requirements.--
            (1) In general.--Funds made available under subsection 
        (b)(1)(B)--
                    (A) shall be used, in coordination with the 
                Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management 
                Agency, as applicable, to provide disaster relief 
                employment on projects that provide food, clothing, 
                shelter, and other humanitarian assistance for 
                emergency and disaster victims, and projects regarding 
                demolition, cleaning, repair, renovation, and 
                reconstruction of damaged and destroyed structures, 
                facilities, and lands located within the disaster area 
                and in offshore areas related to the emergency or 
                disaster;
                    (B) may be expended through public and private 
                agencies and organizations engaged in such projects; 
                and
                    (C) may be expended to provide employment and 
                training activities.
            (2) Eligibility.--An individual shall be eligible to be 
        offered disaster relief employment under subsection (b)(1)(B) 
        if such individual--
                    (A) is a dislocated worker;
                    (B) is a long-term unemployed individual;
                    (C) is temporarily or permanently laid off as a 
                consequence of the emergency or disaster; or
                    (D) in the case of an individual who is self-
                employed, becomes unemployed or significantly 
                underemployed as a result of the emergency or disaster.
            (3) Limitations on disaster relief employment.--
                    (A) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraph 
                (B), no individual shall be employed under subsection 
                (b)(1)(B) for more than 12 months for work related to 
                recovery from a single emergency or disaster.
                    (B) Extension.--At the request of a State, the 
                Secretary may extend such employment, related to 
                recovery from a single emergency or disaster involving 
                the State, for not more than an additional 12 months.
            (4) Use of available funds.--Funds made available under 
        subsection (b)(1)(B) shall be available to assist workers 
        described in paragraph (2) who are affected by an emergency or 
        disaster, including workers who have relocated from an area in 
        which an emergency or disaster has been declared or otherwise 
        recognized, as appropriate. Under conditions determined by the 
        Secretary and following notification to the Secretary, a State 
        may use such funds, that are appropriated for any fiscal year 
        and available for expenditure under any grant awarded to the 
        State under this section, to provide any assistance authorized 
        under this subsection. Funds used pursuant to the authority 
        provided under this paragraph shall be subject to the liability 
        and reimbursement requirements described in paragraph (5).
            (5) Liability and reimbursement.--Nothing in this Act shall 
        be construed to relieve liability, by a responsible party that 
        is liable under Federal law, for any costs incurred by the 
        United States under subsection (b)(1)(B) or this subsection, 
        including the responsibility to provide reimbursement for such 
        costs to the United States.

SEC. 171. YOUTHBUILD PROGRAM.

    (a) Statement of Purpose.--The purposes of this section are--
            (1) to enable disadvantaged youth to obtain the education 
        and employment skills necessary to achieve economic self-
        sufficiency in occupations in demand and postsecondary 
        education and training opportunities;
            (2) to provide disadvantaged youth with opportunities for 
        meaningful work and service to their communities;
            (3) to foster the development of employment and leadership 
        skills and commitment to community development among youth in 
        low-income communities;
            (4) to expand the supply of permanent affordable housing 
        for homeless individuals and low-income families by utilizing 
        the energies and talents of disadvantaged youth; and
            (5) to improve the quality and energy efficiency of 
        community and other nonprofit and public facilities, including 
        those facilities that are used to serve homeless and low-income 
        families.
    (b) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Adjusted income.--The term ``adjusted income'' has the 
        meaning given the term in section 3(b) of the United States 
        Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437a(b)).
            (2) Applicant.--The term ``applicant'' means an eligible 
        entity that has submitted an application under subsection (c).
            (3) Eligible entity.--The term ``eligible entity'' means a 
        public or private nonprofit agency or organization (including a 
        consortium of such agencies or organizations), including--
                    (A) a community-based organization;
                    (B) a faith-based organization;
                    (C) an entity carrying out activities under this 
                title, such as a local board;
                    (D) a community action agency;
                    (E) a State or local housing development agency;
                    (F) an Indian tribe or other agency primarily 
                serving Indians;
                    (G) a community development corporation;
                    (H) a State or local youth service or conservation 
                corps; and
                    (I) any other entity eligible to provide education 
                or employment training under a Federal program (other 
                than the program carried out under this section).
            (4) Homeless individual.--The term ``homeless individual'' 
        means a homeless individual (as defined in section 41403(6) of 
        the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 14043e-2(6))) 
        or a homeless child or youth (as defined in section 725(2) of 
        the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 
        11434a(2))).
            (5) Housing development agency.--The term ``housing 
        development agency'' means any agency of a State or local 
        government, or any private nonprofit organization, that is 
        engaged in providing housing for homeless individuals or low-
        income families.
            (6) Income.--The term ``income'' has the meaning given the 
        term in section 3(b) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 
        (42 U.S.C. 1437a(b)).
            (7) Indian; indian tribe.--The terms ``Indian'' and 
        ``Indian tribe'' have the meanings given such terms in section 
        4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act 
        (25 U.S.C. 450b).
            (8) Low-income family.--The term ``low-income family'' 
        means a family described in section 3(b)(2) of the United 
        States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437a(b)(2)).
            (9) Qualified national nonprofit agency.--The term 
        ``qualified national nonprofit agency'' means a nonprofit 
        agency that--
                    (A) has significant national experience providing 
                services consisting of training, information, technical 
                assistance, and data management to YouthBuild programs 
                or similar projects; and
                    (B) has the capacity to provide those services.
            (10) Registered apprenticeship program.--The term 
        ``registered apprenticeship program'' means an apprenticeship 
        program--
                    (A) registered under the Act of August 16, 1937 
                (commonly known as the ``National Apprenticeship Act''; 
                50 Stat. 664, chapter 663; 29 U.S.C. 50 et seq.); and
                    (B) that meets such other criteria as may be 
                established by the Secretary under this section.
            (11) Transitional housing.--The term ``transitional 
        housing'' has the meaning given the term in section 401(29) of 
        the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 
        11360(29)).
            (12) Youthbuild program.--The term ``YouthBuild program'' 
        means any program that receives assistance under this section 
        and provides disadvantaged youth with opportunities for 
        employment, education, leadership development, and training 
        through the rehabilitation (which, for purposes of this 
        section, shall include energy efficiency enhancements) or 
        construction of housing for homeless individuals and low-income 
        families, and of public facilities.
    (c) YouthBuild Grants.--
            (1) Amounts of grants.--The Secretary is authorized to make 
        grants to applicants for the purpose of carrying out YouthBuild 
        programs approved under this section.
            (2) Eligible activities.--An entity that receives a grant 
        under this subsection shall use the funds made available 
        through the grant to carry out a YouthBuild program, which may 
        include the following activities:
                    (A) Education and workforce investment activities 
                including--
                            (i) work experience and skills training 
                        (coordinated, to the maximum extent feasible, 
                        with preapprenticeship and registered 
                        apprenticeship programs) in the activities 
                        described in subparagraphs (B) and (C) related 
                        to rehabilitation or construction, and, if 
                        approved by the Secretary, in additional in-
                        demand industry sectors or occupations in the 
                        region in which the program operates;
                            (ii) occupational skills training;
                            (iii) other paid and unpaid work 
                        experiences, including internships and job 
                        shadowing;
                            (iv) services and activities designed to 
                        meet the educational needs of participants, 
                        including--
                                    (I) basic skills instruction and 
                                remedial education;
                                    (II) language instruction 
                                educational programs for participants 
                                who are English language learners;
                                    (III) secondary education services 
                                and activities, including tutoring, 
                                study skills training, and school 
                                dropout prevention and recovery 
                                activities, designed to lead to the 
                                attainment of a secondary school 
                                diploma or its recognized equivalent 
                                (including recognized certificates of 
                                attendance or similar documents for 
                                individuals with disabilities);
                                    (IV) counseling and assistance in 
                                obtaining postsecondary education and 
                                required financial aid; and
                                    (V) alternative secondary school 
                                services;
                            (v) counseling services and related 
                        activities, such as comprehensive guidance and 
                        counseling on drug and alcohol abuse and 
                        referral;
                            (vi) activities designed to develop 
                        employment and leadership skills, which may 
                        include community service and peer-centered 
                        activities encouraging responsibility and other 
                        positive social behaviors, and activities 
                        related to youth policy committees that 
                        participate in decision-making related to the 
                        program;
                            (vii) supportive services and provision of 
                        need-based stipends necessary to enable 
                        individuals to participate in the program and 
                        to assist individuals, for a period not to 
                        exceed 12 months after the completion of 
                        training, in obtaining or retaining employment, 
                        or applying for and transitioning to 
                        postsecondary education or training; and
                            (viii) job search and assistance.
                    (B) Supervision and training for participants in 
                the rehabilitation or construction of housing, 
                including residential housing for homeless individuals 
                or low-income families, or transitional housing for 
                homeless individuals, and, if approved by the 
                Secretary, in additional in-demand industry sectors or 
                occupations in the region in which the program 
                operates.
                    (C) Supervision and training for participants--
                            (i) in the rehabilitation or construction 
                        of community and other public facilities, 
                        except that not more than 15 percent of funds 
                        appropriated to carry out this section may be 
                        used for such supervision and training; and
                            (ii) if approved by the Secretary, in 
                        additional in-demand industry sectors or 
                        occupations in the region in which the program 
                        operates.
                    (D) Payment of administrative costs of the 
                applicant, including recruitment and selection of 
                participants, except that not more than 10 percent of 
                the amount of assistance provided under this subsection 
                to the grant recipient may be used for such costs.
                    (E) Adult mentoring.
                    (F) Provision of wages, stipends, or benefits to 
                participants in the program.
                    (G) Ongoing training and technical assistance that 
                are related to developing and carrying out the program.
                    (H) Follow-up services.
            (3) Application.--
                    (A) Form and procedure.--To be qualified to receive 
                a grant under this subsection, an eligible entity shall 
                submit an application at such time, in such manner, and 
                containing such information as the Secretary may 
                require.
                    (B) Minimum requirements.--The Secretary shall 
                require that the application contain, at a minimum--
                            (i) labor market information for the labor 
                        market area where the proposed program will be 
                        implemented, including both current data (as of 
                        the date of submission of the application) and 
                        projections on career opportunities in 
                        construction and in-demand industry sectors or 
                        occupations;
                            (ii) a request for the grant, specifying 
                        the amount of the grant requested and its 
                        proposed uses;
                            (iii) a description of the applicant and a 
                        statement of its qualifications, including a 
                        description of the applicant's relationship 
                        with local boards, one-stop operators, local 
                        unions, entities carrying out registered 
                        apprenticeship programs, other community 
                        groups, and employers, and the applicant's past 
                        experience, if any, with rehabilitation or 
                        construction of housing or public facilities, 
                        and with youth education and employment 
                        training programs;
                            (iv) a description of the proposed site for 
                        the proposed program;
                            (v) a description of the educational and 
                        job training activities, work opportunities, 
                        postsecondary education and training 
                        opportunities, and other services that will be 
                        provided to participants, and how those 
                        activities, opportunities, and services will 
                        prepare youth for employment in in-demand 
                        industry sectors or occupations in the labor 
                        market area described in clause (i);
                            (vi)(I) a description of the proposed 
                        activities to be undertaken under the grant 
                        related to rehabilitation or construction, and, 
                        in the case of an applicant requesting approval 
                        from the Secretary to also carry out additional 
                        activities related to in-demand industry 
                        sectors or occupations, a description of such 
                        additional proposed activities; and
                            (II) the anticipated schedule for carrying 
                        out all activities proposed under subclause 
                        (I);
                            (vii) a description of the manner in which 
                        eligible youth will be recruited and selected 
                        as participants, including a description of 
                        arrangements that will be made with local 
                        boards, one-stop operators, faith- and 
                        community-based organizations, State 
                        educational agencies or local educational 
                        agencies (including agencies of Indian tribes), 
                        public assistance agencies, the courts of 
                        jurisdiction, agencies operating shelters for 
                        homeless individuals and other agencies that 
                        serve youth who are homeless individuals, 
                        foster care agencies, and other appropriate 
                        public and private agencies;
                            (viii) a description of the special 
                        outreach efforts that will be undertaken to 
                        recruit eligible young women (including young 
                        women with dependent children) as participants;
                            (ix) a description of the specific role of 
                        employers in the proposed program, such as 
                        their role in developing the proposed program 
                        and assisting in service provision and in 
                        placement activities;
                            (x) a description of how the proposed 
                        program will be coordinated with other Federal, 
                        State, and local activities and activities 
                        conducted by Indian tribes, such as local 
                        workforce investment activities, career and 
                        technical education and training programs, 
                        adult and language instruction educational 
                        programs, activities conducted by public 
                        schools, activities conducted by community 
                        colleges, national service programs, and other 
                        job training provided with funds available 
                        under this title;
                            (xi) assurances that there will be a 
                        sufficient number of adequately trained 
                        supervisory personnel in the proposed program;
                            (xii) a description of the levels of 
                        performance to be achieved with respect to the 
                        primary indicators of performance for eligible 
                        youth described in section 116(b)(2)(A)(ii);
                            (xiii) a description of the applicant's 
                        relationship with local building trade unions 
                        regarding their involvement in training to be 
                        provided through the proposed program, the 
                        relationship of the proposed program to 
                        established registered apprenticeship programs 
                        and employers, the ability of the applicant to 
                        grant an industry-recognized certificate or 
                        certification through the program, and the 
                        quality of the program leading to the 
                        certificate or certification;
                            (xiv) a description of activities that will 
                        be undertaken to develop the leadership skills 
                        of participants;
                            (xv) a detailed budget and a description of 
                        the system of fiscal controls, and auditing and 
                        accountability procedures, that will be used to 
                        ensure fiscal soundness for the proposed 
                        program;
                            (xvi) a description of the commitments for 
                        any additional resources (in addition to the 
                        funds made available through the grant) to be 
                        made available to the proposed program from--
                                    (I) the applicant;
                                    (II) recipients of other Federal, 
                                State, or local housing and community 
                                development assistance that will 
                                sponsor any part of the rehabilitation 
                                or construction, operation and 
                                maintenance, or other housing and 
                                community development activities 
                                undertaken as part of the proposed 
                                program; or
                                    (III) entities carrying out other 
                                Federal, State, or local activities or 
                                activities conducted by Indian tribes, 
                                including career and technical 
                                education and training programs, adult 
                                and language instruction educational 
                                programs, and job training provided 
                                with funds available under this title;
                            (xvii) information identifying, and a 
                        description of, the financing proposed for 
                        any--
                                    (I) rehabilitation of the property 
                                involved;
                                    (II) acquisition of the property; 
                                or
                                    (III) construction of the property;
                            (xviii) information identifying, and a 
                        description of, the entity that will operate 
                        and manage the property;
                            (xix) information identifying, and a 
                        description of, the data collection systems to 
                        be used;
                            (xx) a certification, by a public official 
                        responsible for the housing strategy for the 
                        State or unit of general local government 
                        within which the proposed program is located, 
                        that the proposed program is consistent with 
                        the housing strategy; and
                            (xxi) a certification that the applicant 
                        will comply with the requirements of the Fair 
                        Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 3601 et seq.) and will 
                        affirmatively further fair housing.
            (4) Selection criteria.--For an applicant to be eligible to 
        receive a grant under this subsection, the applicant and the 
        applicant's proposed program shall meet such selection criteria 
        as the Secretary shall establish under this section, which 
        shall include criteria relating to--
                    (A) the qualifications or potential capabilities of 
                an applicant;
                    (B) an applicant's potential for developing a 
                successful YouthBuild program;
                    (C) the need for an applicant's proposed program, 
                as determined by the degree of economic distress of the 
                community from which participants would be recruited 
                (measured by indicators such as poverty, youth 
                unemployment, and the number of individuals who have 
                dropped out of secondary school) and of the community 
                in which the housing and community and public 
                facilities proposed to be rehabilitated or constructed 
                is located (measured by indicators such as incidence of 
                homelessness, shortage of affordable housing, and 
                poverty);
                    (D) the commitment of an applicant to providing 
                skills training, leadership development, and education 
                to participants;
                    (E) the focus of a proposed program on preparing 
                youth for in-demand industry sectors or occupations, or 
                postsecondary education and training opportunities;
                    (F) the extent of an applicant's coordination of 
                activities to be carried out through the proposed 
                program with local boards, one-stop operators, and one-
                stop partners participating in the operation of the 
                one-stop delivery system involved, or the extent of the 
                applicant's good faith efforts in achieving such 
                coordination;
                    (G) the extent of the applicant's coordination of 
                activities with public education, criminal justice, 
                housing and community development, national service, or 
                postsecondary education or other systems that relate to 
                the goals of the proposed program;
                    (H) the extent of an applicant's coordination of 
                activities with employers in the local area involved;
                    (I) the extent to which a proposed program provides 
                for inclusion of tenants who were previously homeless 
                individuals in the rental housing provided through the 
                program;
                    (J) the commitment of additional resources (in 
                addition to the funds made available through the grant) 
                to a proposed program by--
                            (i) an applicant;
                            (ii) recipients of other Federal, State, or 
                        local housing and community development 
                        assistance who will sponsor any part of the 
                        rehabilitation or construction, operation and 
                        maintenance, or other housing and community 
                        development activities undertaken as part of 
                        the proposed program; or
                            (iii) entities carrying out other Federal, 
                        State, or local activities or activities 
                        conducted by Indian tribes, including career 
                        and technical education and training programs, 
                        adult and language instruction educational 
                        programs, and job training provided with funds 
                        available under this title;
                    (K) the applicant's potential to serve different 
                regions, including rural areas and States that have not 
                previously received grants for YouthBuild programs; and
                    (L) such other factors as the Secretary determines 
                to be appropriate for purposes of carrying out the 
                proposed program in an effective and efficient manner.
            (5) Approval.--To the extent practicable, the Secretary 
        shall notify each applicant, not later than 5 months after the 
        date of receipt of the application by the Secretary, whether 
        the application is approved or not approved.
    (d) Use of Housing Units.--Residential housing units rehabilitated 
or constructed using funds made available under subsection (c), shall 
be available solely--
            (1) for rental by, or sale to, homeless individuals or low-
        income families; or
            (2) for use as transitional or permanent housing, for the 
        purpose of assisting in the movement of homeless individuals to 
        independent living.
    (e) Additional Program Requirements.--
            (1) Eligible participants.--
                    (A) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraph 
                (B), an individual may participate in a YouthBuild 
                program only if such individual is--
                            (i) not less than age 16 and not more than 
                        age 24, on the date of enrollment;
                            (ii) a member of a low-income family, a 
                        youth in foster care (including youth aging out 
                        of foster care), a youth offender, a youth who 
                        is an individual with a disability, a child of 
                        incarcerated parents, or a migrant youth; and
                            (iii) a school dropout, or an individual 
                        who was a school dropout and has subsequently 
                        reenrolled.
                    (B) Exception for individuals not meeting income or 
                educational need requirements.--Not more than 25 
                percent of the participants in such program may be 
                individuals who do not meet the requirements of clause 
                (ii) or (iii) of subparagraph (A), but who--
                            (i) are basic skills deficient, despite 
                        attainment of a secondary school diploma or its 
                        recognized equivalent (including recognized 
                        certificates of attendance or similar documents 
                        for individuals with disabilities); or
                            (ii) have been referred by a local 
                        secondary school for participation in a 
                        YouthBuild program leading to the attainment of 
                        a secondary school diploma.
            (2) Participation limitation.--An eligible individual 
        selected for participation in a YouthBuild program shall be 
        offered full-time participation in the program for a period of 
        not less than 6 months and not more than 24 months.
            (3) Minimum time devoted to educational services and 
        activities.--A YouthBuild program receiving assistance under 
        subsection (c) shall be structured so that participants in the 
        program are offered--
                    (A) education and related services and activities 
                designed to meet educational needs, such as those 
                specified in clauses (iv) through (vii) of subsection 
                (c)(2)(A), during at least 50 percent of the time 
                during which the participants participate in the 
                program; and
                    (B) work and skill development activities, such as 
                those specified in clauses (i), (ii), (iii), and (viii) 
                of subsection (c)(2)(A), during at least 40 percent of 
                the time during which the participants participate in 
                the program.
            (4) Authority restriction.--No provision of this section 
        may be construed to authorize any agency, officer, or employee 
        of the United States to exercise any direction, supervision, or 
        control over the curriculum, program of instruction, 
        administration, or personnel of any educational institution 
        (including a school) or school system, or over the selection of 
        library resources, textbooks, or other printed or published 
        instructional materials by any educational institution or 
        school system.
            (5) State and local standards.--All educational programs 
        and activities supported with funds provided under subsection 
        (c) shall be consistent with applicable State and local 
        educational standards. Standards and procedures for the 
        programs and activities that relate to awarding academic credit 
        for and certifying educational attainment in such programs and 
        activities shall be consistent with applicable State and local 
        educational standards.
    (f) Levels of Performance and Indicators.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary shall annually establish 
        expected levels of performance for YouthBuild programs relating 
        to each of the primary indicators of performance for eligible 
        youth activities described in section 116(b)(2)(A)(ii).
            (2) Additional indicators.--The Secretary may establish 
        expected levels of performance for additional indicators for 
        YouthBuild programs, as the Secretary determines appropriate.
    (g) Management and Technical Assistance.--
            (1) Secretary assistance.--The Secretary may enter into 
        contracts with 1 or more entities to provide assistance to the 
        Secretary in the management, supervision, and coordination of 
        the program carried out under this section.
            (2) Technical assistance.--
                    (A) Contracts and grants.--The Secretary shall 
                enter into contracts with or make grants to 1 or more 
                qualified national nonprofit agencies, in order to 
                provide training, information, technical assistance, 
                program evaluation, and data management to recipients 
                of grants under subsection (c).
                    (B) Reservation of funds.--Of the amounts available 
                under subsection (i) to carry out this section for a 
                fiscal year, the Secretary shall reserve 5 percent to 
                carry out subparagraph (A).
            (3) Capacity building grants.--
                    (A) In general.--In each fiscal year, the Secretary 
                may use not more than 3 percent of the amounts 
                available under subsection (i) to award grants to 1 or 
                more qualified national nonprofit agencies to pay for 
                the Federal share of the cost of capacity building 
                activities.
                    (B) Federal share.--The Federal share of the cost 
                described in subparagraph (A) shall be 25 percent. The 
                non-Federal share shall be provided from private 
                sources.
    (h) Subgrants and Contracts.--Each recipient of a grant under 
subsection (c) to carry out a YouthBuild program shall provide the 
services and activities described in this section directly or through 
subgrants, contracts, or other arrangements with local educational 
agencies, institutions of higher education, State or local housing 
development agencies, other public agencies, including agencies of 
Indian tribes, or private organizations.
    (i) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this section--
            (1) $77,534,000 for fiscal year 2015;
            (2) $83,523,000 for fiscal year 2016;
            (3) $85,256,000 for fiscal year 2017;
            (4) $87,147,000 for fiscal year 2018;
            (5) $89,196,000 for fiscal year 2019; and
            (6) $91,087,000 for fiscal year 2020.

SEC. 172. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    (a) Native American Programs.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out section 166 (not including subsection (k) of 
such section)--
            (1) $46,082,000 for fiscal year 2015;
            (2) $49,641,000 for fiscal year 2016;
            (3) $50,671,000 for fiscal year 2017;
            (4) $51,795,000 for fiscal year 2018;
            (5) $53,013,000 for fiscal year 2019; and
            (6) $54,137,000 for fiscal year 2020.
    (b) Migrant and Seasonal Farmworker Programs.--There are authorized 
to be appropriated to carry out section 167--
            (1) $81,896,000 for fiscal year 2015;
            (2) $88,222,000 for fiscal year 2016;
            (3) $90,052,000 for fiscal year 2017;
            (4) $92,050,000 for fiscal year 2018;
            (5) $94,214,000 for fiscal year 2019; and
            (6) $96,211,000 for fiscal year 2020.
    (c) Technical Assistance.--There are authorized to be appropriated 
to carry out section 168--
            (1) $3,000,000 for fiscal year 2015;
            (2) $3,232,000 for fiscal year 2016;
            (3) $3,299,000 for fiscal year 2017;
            (4) $3,372,000 for fiscal year 2018;
            (5) $3,451,000 for fiscal year 2019; and
            (6) $3,524,000 for fiscal year 2020.
    (d) Evaluations and Research.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out section 169--
            (1) $91,000,000 for fiscal year 2015;
            (2) $98,029,000 for fiscal year 2016;
            (3) $100,063,000 for fiscal year 2017;
            (4) $102,282,000 for fiscal year 2018;
            (5) $104,687,000 for fiscal year 2019; and
            (6) $106,906,000 for fiscal year 2020.
    (e) Assistance for Veterans.--If, as of the date of enactment of 
this Act, any unobligated funds appropriated to carry out section 168 
of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998, as in effect on the day before 
the date of enactment of this Act, remain available, the Secretary of 
Labor shall continue to use such funds to carry out such section, as in 
effect on such day, until all of such funds are expended.
    (f) Assistance for Eligible Workers.--If, as of the date of 
enactment of this Act, any unobligated funds appropriated to carry out 
subsections (f) and (g) of section 173 of the Workforce Investment Act 
of 1998, as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of this 
Act, remain available, the Secretary of Labor shall continue to use 
such funds to carry out such subsections, as in effect on such day, 
until all of such funds are expended.

                       Subtitle E--Administration

SEC. 181. REQUIREMENTS AND RESTRICTIONS.

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

SEC. 182. PROMPT ALLOCATION OF FUNDS.

    (a) Allotments Based on Latest Available Data.--All allotments to 
States and grants to outlying areas under this title shall be based on 
the latest available data and estimates satisfactory to the Secretary. 
All data relating to disadvantaged adults and disadvantaged youth shall 
be based on the most recent satisfactory data from the Bureau of the 
Census.
    (b) Publication in Federal Register Relating to Formula Funds.--
Whenever the Secretary allots funds required to be allotted under this 
title, the Secretary shall publish in a timely fashion in the Federal 
Register the amount proposed to be distributed to each recipient of the 
funds.
    (c) Requirement for Funds Distributed by Formula.--All funds 
required to be allotted under section 127 or 132 shall be allotted 
within 45 days after the date of enactment of the Act appropriating the 
funds, except that, if such funds are appropriated in advance as 
authorized by section 189(g), such funds shall be allotted or allocated 
not later than the March 31 preceding the program year for which such 
funds are to be available for obligation.
    (d) Publication in Federal Register Relating to Discretionary 
Funds.--Whenever the Secretary utilizes a formula to allot or allocate 
funds made available for distribution at the Secretary's discretion 
under this title, the Secretary shall, not later than 30 days prior to 
such allotment or allocation, publish for comment in the Federal 
Register the formula, the rationale for the formula, and the proposed 
amounts to be distributed to each State and local area. After 
consideration of any comments received, the Secretary shall publish 
final allotments and allocations in the Federal Register.
    (e) Availability of Funds.--Funds shall be made available under 
section 128, and funds shall be made available under section 133, for a 
local area not later than 30 days after the date the funds are made 
available to the Governor involved, under section 127 or 132 (as the 
case may be), or 7 days after the date the local plan for the area is 
approved, whichever is later.

SEC. 183. MONITORING.

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

SEC. 184. FISCAL CONTROLS; SANCTIONS.

    (a) Establishment of Fiscal Controls by States.--
            (1) In general.--Each State shall establish such fiscal 
        control and fund accounting procedures as may be necessary to 
        assure the proper disbursal of, and accounting for, Federal 
        funds allocated to local areas under subtitle B. Such 
        procedures shall ensure that all financial transactions carried 
        out under subtitle B are conducted and records maintained in 
        accordance with generally accepted accounting principles 
        applicable in each State.
            (2) Cost principles.--
                    (A) In general.--Each State (including the Governor 
                of the State), local area (including the chief elected 
                official for the area), and provider receiving funds 
                under this title shall comply with the applicable 
                uniform cost principles included in appropriate 
                circulars or rules of the Office of Management and 
                Budget for the type of entity receiving the funds.
                    (B) Exception.--The funds made available to a State 
                for administration of statewide workforce investment 
                activities in accordance with section 134(a)(3)(B) 
                shall be allocable to the overall administration of 
                workforce investment activities, but need not be 
                specifically allocable to--
                            (i) the administration of adult employment 
                        and training activities;
                            (ii) the administration of dislocated 
                        worker employment and training activities; or
                            (iii) the administration of youth workforce 
                        investment activities.
            (3) Uniform administrative requirements.--
                    (A) In general.--Each State (including the Governor 
                of the State), local area (including the chief elected 
                official for the area), and provider receiving funds 
                under this title shall comply with the appropriate 
                uniform administrative requirements for grants and 
                agreements applicable for the type of entity receiving 
                the funds, as promulgated in circulars or rules of the 
                Office of Management and Budget.
                    (B) Additional requirement.--Procurement 
                transactions under this title between local boards and 
                units of State or local governments shall be conducted 
                only on a cost-reimbursable basis.
            (4) Monitoring.--Each Governor of a State shall conduct on 
        an annual basis onsite monitoring of each local area within the 
        State to ensure compliance with the uniform administrative 
        requirements referred to in paragraph (3).
            (5) Action by governor.--If the Governor determines that a 
        local area is not in compliance with the uniform administrative 
        requirements referred to in paragraph (3), the Governor shall--
                    (A) require corrective action to secure prompt 
                compliance with the requirements; and
                    (B) impose the sanctions provided under subsection 
                (b) in the event of failure to take the required 
                corrective action.
            (6) Certification.--The Governor shall, every 2 years, 
        certify to the Secretary that--
                    (A) the State has implemented the uniform 
                administrative requirements referred to in paragraph 
                (3);
                    (B) the State has monitored local areas to ensure 
                compliance with the uniform administrative requirements 
                as required under paragraph (4); and
                    (C) the State has taken appropriate action to 
                secure compliance with the requirements pursuant to 
                paragraph (5).
            (7) Action by the secretary.--If the Secretary determines 
        that the Governor has not fulfilled the requirements of this 
        subsection, the Secretary shall--
                    (A) require corrective action to secure prompt 
                compliance with the requirements of this subsection; 
                and
                    (B) impose the sanctions provided under subsection 
                (e) in the event of failure of the Governor to take the 
                required appropriate action to secure compliance with 
                the requirements.
    (b) Substantial Violation.--
            (1) Action by governor.--If, as a result of financial and 
        compliance audits or otherwise, the Governor determines that 
        there is a substantial violation of a specific provision of 
        this title, and corrective action has not been taken, the 
        Governor shall--
                    (A) issue a notice of intent to revoke approval of 
                all or part of the local plan affected; or
                    (B) impose a reorganization plan, which may 
                include--
                            (i) decertifying the local board involved;
                            (ii) prohibiting the use of eligible 
                        providers;
                            (iii) selecting an alternative entity to 
                        administer the program for the local area 
                        involved;
                            (iv) merging the local area into one or 
                        more other local areas; or
                            (v) making such other changes as the 
                        Secretary or Governor determines to be 
                        necessary to secure compliance with the 
                        provision.
            (2) Appeal.--
                    (A) In general.--The actions taken by the Governor 
                pursuant to subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (1) 
                may be appealed to the Secretary and shall not become 
                effective until--
                            (i) the time for appeal has expired; or
                            (ii) the Secretary has issued a decision.
                    (B) Additional requirement.--The Secretary shall 
                make a final decision under subparagraph (A) not later 
                than 45 days after the receipt of the appeal.
            (3) Action by the secretary.--If the Governor fails to take 
        promptly an action required under paragraph (1), the Secretary 
        shall take such action.
    (c) Repayment of Certain Amounts to the United States.--
            (1) In general.--Every recipient of funds under this title 
        shall repay to the United States amounts found not to have been 
        expended in accordance with this title.
            (2) Offset of repayment amount.--If the Secretary 
        determines that a State has expended funds received under this 
        title in a manner contrary to the requirements of this title, 
        the Secretary may require repayment by offsetting the amount of 
        such expenditures against any other amount to which the State 
        is or may be entitled under this title, except as provided 
        under subsection (d)(1).
            (3) Repayment from deduction by state.--If the Secretary 
        requires a State to repay funds as a result of a determination 
        that a local area of the State has expended funds in a manner 
        contrary to the requirements of this title, the Governor of the 
        State may use an amount deducted under paragraph (4) to repay 
        the funds, except as provided under subsection (e).
            (4) Deduction by state.--The Governor may deduct an amount 
        equal to the misexpenditure described in paragraph (3) from 
        subsequent program year (subsequent to the program year for 
        which the determination was made) allocations to the local area 
        from funds reserved for the administrative costs of the local 
        programs involved, as appropriate.
            (5) Limitations.--A deduction made by a State as described 
        in paragraph (4) shall not be made until such time as the 
        Governor has taken appropriate corrective action to ensure full 
        compliance with this title within such local area with regard 
        to appropriate expenditures of funds under this title.
    (d) Repayment of Amounts.--
            (1) In general.--Each recipient of funds under this title 
        shall be liable to repay the amounts described in subsection 
        (c)(1), from funds other than funds received under this title, 
        upon a determination by the Secretary that the misexpenditure 
        of the amounts was due to willful disregard of the requirements 
        of this title, gross negligence, failure to observe accepted 
        standards of administration, or a pattern of misexpenditure 
        described in subsection (c)(1). No such determination shall be 
        made under this subsection or subsection (c) until notice and 
        opportunity for a fair hearing have been given to the 
        recipient.
            (2) Factors in imposing sanctions.--In determining whether 
        to impose any sanction authorized by this section against a 
        recipient of funds under this title for violations of this 
        title (including applicable regulations) by a subgrantee or 
        contractor of such recipient, the Secretary shall first 
        determine whether such recipient has adequately demonstrated 
        that the recipient has--
                    (A) established and adhered to an appropriate 
                system, for entering into and monitoring subgrant 
                agreements and contracts with subgrantees and 
                contractors, that contains acceptable standards for 
                ensuring accountability;
                    (B) entered into a written subgrant agreement or 
                contract with such a subgrantee or contractor that 
                established clear goals and obligations in unambiguous 
                terms;
                    (C) acted with due diligence to monitor the 
                implementation of the subgrant agreement or contract, 
                including carrying out the appropriate monitoring 
                activities (including audits) at reasonable intervals; 
                and
                    (D) taken prompt and appropriate corrective action 
                upon becoming aware of any evidence of a violation of 
                this title, including regulations issued under this 
                title, by such subgrantee or contractor.
            (3) Waiver.--If the Secretary determines that the recipient 
        has demonstrated substantial compliance with the requirements 
        of paragraph (2), the Secretary may waive the imposition of 
        sanctions authorized by this section upon such recipient. The 
        Secretary is authorized to impose any sanction consistent with 
        the provisions of this title and with any applicable Federal or 
        State law directly against any subgrantee or contractor for 
        violation of this title, including regulations issued under 
        this title.
    (e) Immediate Termination or Suspension of Assistance in Emergency 
Situations.--In emergency situations, if the Secretary determines it is 
necessary to protect the integrity of the funds or ensure the proper 
operation of the program or activity involved, the Secretary may 
immediately terminate or suspend financial assistance, in whole or in 
part, to the recipient if the recipient is given prompt notice and the 
opportunity for a subsequent hearing within 30 days after such 
termination or suspension. The Secretary shall not delegate any of the 
functions or authority specified in this subsection, other than to an 
officer whose appointment is required to be made by and with the advice 
and consent of the Senate.
    (f) Discrimination Against Participants.--If the Secretary 
determines that any recipient under this title has discharged or in any 
other manner discriminated against a participant or against any 
individual in connection with the administration of the program 
involved, or against any individual because such individual has filed 
any complaint or instituted or caused to be instituted any proceeding 
under or related to this title, or has testified or is about to testify 
in any such proceeding or an investigation under or related to this 
title, or otherwise unlawfully denied to any individual a benefit to 
which that individual is entitled under the provisions of this title, 
including regulations issued under this title, the Secretary shall, 
within 30 days, take such action or order such corrective measures, as 
necessary, with respect to the recipient or the aggrieved individual, 
or both.
    (g) Remedies.--The remedies described in this section shall not be 
considered to be the exclusive remedies available for violations 
described in this section.

SEC. 185. REPORTS; RECORDKEEPING; INVESTIGATIONS.

    (a) Recipient Recordkeeping and Reports.--
            (1) In general.--Recipients of funds under this title shall 
        keep records that are sufficient to permit the preparation of 
        reports required by this title and to permit the tracing of 
        funds to a level of expenditure adequate to ensure that the 
        funds have not been spent unlawfully.
            (2) Records and reports regarding general performance.--
        Every such recipient shall maintain such records and submit 
        such reports, in such form and containing such information, as 
        the Secretary may require regarding the performance of programs 
        and activities carried out under this title. Such records and 
        reports shall be submitted to the Secretary but shall not be 
        required to be submitted more than once each quarter unless 
        specifically requested by Congress or a committee of Congress, 
        in which case an estimate regarding such information may be 
        provided.
            (3) Maintenance of standardized records.--In order to allow 
        for the preparation of the reports required under subsection 
        (c), such recipients shall maintain standardized records for 
        all individual participants and provide to the Secretary a 
        sufficient number of such records to provide for an adequate 
        analysis of the records.
            (4) Availability to the public.--
                    (A) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraph 
                (B), records maintained by such recipients pursuant to 
                this subsection shall be made available to the public 
                upon request.
                    (B) Exception.--Subparagraph (A) shall not apply 
                to--
                            (i) information, the disclosure of which 
                        would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion 
                        of personal privacy; and
                            (ii) trade secrets, or commercial or 
                        financial information, that is--
                                    (I) obtained from a person; and
                                    (II) privileged or confidential.
                    (C) Fees to recover costs.--Such recipients may 
                charge fees sufficient to recover costs applicable to 
                the processing of requests for records under 
                subparagraph (A).
    (b) Investigations of Use of Funds.--
            (1) In general.--
                    (A) Secretary.--In order to evaluate compliance 
                with the provisions of this title, the Secretary shall 
                conduct, in several States, in each fiscal year, 
                investigations of the use of funds received by 
                recipients under this title.
                    (B) Comptroller general of the united states.--In 
                order to ensure compliance with the provisions of this 
                title, the Comptroller General of the United States may 
                conduct investigations of the use of funds received 
                under this title by any recipient.
            (2) Prohibition.--In conducting any investigation under 
        this title, the Secretary or the Comptroller General of the 
        United States may not request the compilation of any 
        information that the recipient is not otherwise required to 
        compile and that is not readily available to such recipient.
            (3) Audits.--
                    (A) In general.--In carrying out any audit under 
                this title (other than any initial audit survey or any 
                audit investigating possible criminal or fraudulent 
                conduct), either directly or through grant or contract, 
                the Secretary, the Inspector General of the Department 
                of Labor, or the Comptroller General of the United 
                States shall furnish to the State, recipient, or other 
                entity to be audited, advance notification of the 
                overall objectives and purposes of the audit, and any 
                extensive recordkeeping or data requirements to be met, 
                not later than 14 days (or as soon as practicable) 
                prior to the commencement of the audit.
                    (B) Notification requirement.--If the scope, 
                objectives, or purposes of the audit change 
                substantially during the course of the audit, the 
                entity being audited shall be notified of the change as 
                soon as practicable.
                    (C) Additional requirement.--The reports on the 
                results of such audits shall cite the law, regulation, 
                policy, or other criteria applicable to any finding 
                contained in the reports.
                    (D) Rule of construction.--Nothing contained in 
                this title shall be construed so as to be inconsistent 
                with the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) 
                or government auditing standards issued by the 
                Comptroller General of the United States.
    (c) Grantee Information Responsibilities.--Each State, each local 
board, and each recipient (other than a subrecipient, subgrantee, or 
contractor of a recipient) receiving funds under this title--
            (1) shall make readily accessible such reports concerning 
        its operations and expenditures as shall be prescribed by the 
        Secretary;
            (2) shall prescribe and maintain comparable management 
        information systems, in accordance with guidelines that shall 
        be prescribed by the Secretary, designed to facilitate the 
        uniform compilation, cross tabulation, and analysis of 
        programmatic, participant, and financial data, on statewide, 
        local area, and other appropriate bases, necessary for 
        reporting, monitoring, and evaluating purposes, including data 
        necessary to comply with section 188;
            (3) shall monitor the performance of providers in complying 
        with the terms of grants, contracts, or other agreements made 
        pursuant to this title; and
            (4) shall, to the extent practicable, submit or make 
        available (including through electronic means) any reports, 
        records, plans, or any other data that are required to be 
        submitted or made available, respectively, under this title.
    (d) Information To Be Included in Reports.--
            (1) In general.--The reports required in subsection (c) 
        shall include information regarding programs and activities 
        carried out under this title pertaining to--
                    (A) the relevant demographic characteristics 
                (including race, ethnicity, sex, and age) and other 
                related information regarding participants;
                    (B) the programs and activities in which 
                participants are enrolled, and the length of time that 
                participants are engaged in such programs and 
                activities;
                    (C) outcomes of the programs and activities for 
                participants, including the occupations of 
                participants, and placement for participants in 
                nontraditional employment;
                    (D) specified costs of the programs and activities; 
                and
                    (E) information necessary to prepare reports to 
                comply with section 188.
            (2) Additional requirement.--The Secretary shall ensure 
        that all elements of the information required for the reports 
        described in paragraph (1) are defined and that the information 
        is reported uniformly.
    (e) Quarterly Financial Reports.--
            (1) In general.--Each local board in a State shall submit 
        quarterly financial reports to the Governor with respect to 
        programs and activities carried out under this title. Such 
        reports shall include information identifying all program and 
        activity costs by cost category in accordance with generally 
        accepted accounting principles and by year of the appropriation 
        involved.
            (2) Additional requirement.--Each State shall submit to the 
        Secretary, and the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on 
        Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and the 
        Committee on Education and the Workforce of the House of 
        Representatives, on a quarterly basis, a summary of the reports 
        submitted to the Governor pursuant to paragraph (1).
    (f) Maintenance of Additional Records.--Each State and local board 
shall maintain records with respect to programs and activities carried 
out under this title that identify--
            (1) any income or profits earned, including such income or 
        profits earned by subrecipients; and
            (2) any costs incurred (such as stand-in costs) that are 
        otherwise allowable except for funding limitations.
    (g) Cost Categories.--In requiring entities to maintain records of 
costs by cost category under this title, the Secretary shall require 
only that the costs be categorized as administrative or programmatic 
costs.

SEC. 186. ADMINISTRATIVE ADJUDICATION.

    (a) In General.--Whenever any applicant for financial assistance 
under this title is dissatisfied because the Secretary has made a 
determination not to award financial assistance in whole or in part to 
such applicant, the applicant may request a hearing before an 
administrative law judge of the Department of Labor. A similar hearing 
may also be requested by any recipient for whom a corrective action has 
been required or a sanction has been imposed by the Secretary under 
section 184.
    (b) Appeal.--The decision of the administrative law judge shall 
constitute final action by the Secretary unless, within 20 days after 
receipt of the decision of the administrative law judge, a party 
dissatisfied with the decision or any part of the decision has filed 
exceptions with the Secretary specifically identifying the procedure, 
fact, law, or policy to which exception is taken. Any exception not 
specifically urged during the 20-day period shall be deemed to have 
been waived. After the 20-day period the decision of the administrative 
law judge shall become the final decision of the Secretary unless the 
Secretary, within 30 days after such filing, notifies the parties that 
the case involved has been accepted for review.
    (c) Time Limit.--Any case accepted for review by the Secretary 
under subsection (b) shall be decided within 180 days after such 
acceptance. If the case is not decided within the 180-day period, the 
decision of the administrative law judge shall become the final 
decision of the Secretary at the end of the 180-day period.
    (d) Additional Requirement.--The provisions of section 187 shall 
apply to any final action of the Secretary under this section.

SEC. 187. JUDICIAL REVIEW.

    (a) Review.--
            (1) Petition.--With respect to any final order by the 
        Secretary under section 186 by which the Secretary awards, 
        declines to award, or only conditionally awards, financial 
        assistance under this title, or any final order of the 
        Secretary under section 186 with respect to a corrective action 
        or sanction imposed under section 184, any party to a 
        proceeding that resulted in such final order may obtain review 
        of such final order in the United States Court of Appeals 
        having jurisdiction over the applicant for or recipient of the 
        funds involved, by filing a review petition within 30 days 
        after the date of issuance of such final order.
            (2) Action on petition.--The clerk of the court shall 
        transmit a copy of the review petition to the Secretary, who 
        shall file the record on which the final order was entered as 
        provided in section 2112 of title 28, United States Code. The 
        filing of a review petition shall not stay the order of the 
        Secretary, unless the court orders a stay. Petitions filed 
        under this subsection shall be heard expeditiously, if possible 
        within 10 days after the date of filing of a reply to the 
        petition.
            (3) Standard and scope of review.--No objection to the 
        order of the Secretary shall be considered by the court unless 
        the objection was specifically urged, in a timely manner, 
        before the Secretary. The review shall be limited to questions 
        of law and the findings of fact of the Secretary shall be 
        conclusive if supported by substantial evidence.
    (b) Judgment.--The court shall have jurisdiction to make and enter 
a decree affirming, modifying, or setting aside the order of the 
Secretary in whole or in part. The judgment of the court regarding the 
order shall be final, subject to certiorari review by the Supreme Court 
as provided in section 1254(1) of title 28, United States Code.

SEC. 188. NONDISCRIMINATION.

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

SEC. 189. SECRETARIAL ADMINISTRATIVE AUTHORITIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES.

    (a) In General.--In accordance with chapter 5 of title 5, United 
States Code, the Secretary may prescribe rules and regulations to carry 
out this title, only to the extent necessary to administer and ensure 
compliance with the requirements of this title. Such rules and 
regulations may include provisions making adjustments authorized by 
section 6504 of title 31, United States Code. All such rules and 
regulations shall be published in the Federal Register at least 30 days 
prior to their effective dates. Copies of each such rule or regulation 
shall be transmitted to the appropriate committees of Congress on the 
date of such publication and shall contain, with respect to each 
material provision of such rule or regulation, a citation to the 
particular substantive section of law that is the basis for the 
provision.
    (b) Acquisition of Certain Property and Services.--The Secretary is 
authorized, in carrying out this title, to accept, purchase, or lease 
in the name of the Department of Labor, and employ or dispose of in 
furtherance of the purposes of this title, any money or property, real, 
personal, or mixed, tangible or intangible, received by gift, devise, 
bequest, or otherwise, and to accept voluntary and uncompensated 
services notwithstanding the provisions of section 1342 of title 31, 
United States Code.
    (c) Authority To Enter Into Certain Agreements and To Make Certain 
Expenditures.--The Secretary may make such grants, enter into such 
contracts or agreements, establish such procedures, and make such 
payments, in installments and in advance or by way of reimbursement, or 
otherwise allocate or expend such funds under this title, as may be 
necessary to carry out this title, including making expenditures for 
construction, repairs, and capital improvements, and including making 
necessary adjustments in payments on account of over-payments or 
underpayments.
    (d) Annual Report.--The Secretary shall prepare and submit to the 
Committee on Education and the Workforce of the House of 
Representatives and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
Pensions of the Senate an annual report regarding the programs and 
activities funded under this title. The Secretary shall include in such 
report--
            (1) a summary of the achievements, failures, and challenges 
        of the programs and activities in meeting the objectives of 
        this title;
            (2) a summary of major findings from research, evaluations, 
        pilot projects, and experiments conducted under this title in 
        the fiscal year prior to the submission of the report;
            (3) recommendations for modifications in the programs and 
        activities based on analysis of such findings; and
            (4) such other recommendations for legislative or 
        administrative action as the Secretary determines to be 
        appropriate.
    (e) Utilization of Services and Facilities.--The Secretary is 
authorized, in carrying out this title, under the same procedures as 
are applicable under subsection (c) or to the extent permitted by law 
other than this title, to accept and use the services and facilities of 
departments, agencies, and establishments of the United States. The 
Secretary is also authorized, in carrying out this title, to accept and 
use the services and facilities of the agencies of any State or 
political subdivision of a State, with the consent of the State or 
political subdivision.
    (f) Obligational Authority.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
this title, the Secretary shall have no authority to enter into 
contracts, grant agreements, or other financial assistance agreements 
under this title, except to such extent and in such amounts as are 
provided in advance in appropriations Acts.
    (g) Program Year.--
            (1) In general.--
                    (A) Program year.--Except as provided in 
                subparagraph (B), appropriations for any fiscal year 
                for programs and activities funded under this title 
                shall be available for obligation only on the basis of 
                a program year. The program year shall begin on July 1 
                in the fiscal year for which the appropriation is made.
                    (B) Youth workforce investment activities.--The 
                Secretary may make available for obligation, beginning 
                April 1 of any fiscal year, funds appropriated for such 
                fiscal year to carry out youth workforce investment 
                activities under subtitle B and activities under 
                section 171.
            (2) Availability.--
                    (A) In general.--Funds obligated for any program 
                year for a program or activity funded under subtitle B 
                may be expended by each State receiving such funds 
                during that program year and the 2 succeeding program 
                years. Funds received by local areas from States under 
                subtitle B during a program year may be expended during 
                that program year and the succeeding program year.
                    (B) Certain national activities.--
                            (i) In general.--Funds obligated for any 
                        program year for any program or activity 
                        carried out under section 169 shall remain 
                        available until expended.
                            (ii) Incremental funding basis.--A contract 
                        or arrangement entered into under the authority 
                        of subsection (a) or (b) of section 169 
                        (relating to evaluations, research projects, 
                        studies and reports, and multistate projects), 
                        including a long-term, nonseverable services 
                        contract, may be funded on an incremental basis 
                        with annual appropriations or other available 
                        funds.
                    (C) Special rule.--No amount of the funds obligated 
                for a program year for a program or activity funded 
                under this title shall be deobligated on account of a 
                rate of expenditure that is consistent with a State 
                plan, an operating plan described in section 151, or a 
                plan, grant agreement, contract, application, or other 
                agreement described in subtitle D, as appropriate.
                    (D) Funds for pay-for-performance contract 
                strategies.--Funds used to carry out pay-for-
                performance contract strategies by local areas shall 
                remain available until expended.
    (h) Enforcement of Military Selective Service Act.--The Secretary 
shall ensure that each individual participating in any program or 
activity established under this title, or receiving any assistance or 
benefit under this title, has not violated section 3 of the Military 
Selective Service Act (50 U.S.C. App. 453) by not presenting and 
submitting to registration as required pursuant to such section. The 
Director of the Selective Service System shall cooperate with the 
Secretary to enable the Secretary to carry out this subsection.
    (i) Waivers.--
            (1) Special rule regarding designated areas.--A State that 
        has enacted, not later than December 31, 1997, a State law 
        providing for the designation of service delivery areas for the 
        delivery of workforce investment activities, may use such areas 
        as local areas under this title, notwithstanding section 106.
            (2) Special rule regarding sanctions.--A State that has 
        enacted, not later than December 31, 1997, a State law 
        providing for the sanctioning of such service delivery areas 
        for failure to meet performance accountability measures for 
        workforce investment activities, may use the State law to 
        sanction local areas for failure to meet State performance 
        accountability measures under this title.
            (3) General waivers of statutory or regulatory 
        requirements.--
                    (A) General authority.--Notwithstanding any other 
                provision of law, the Secretary may waive for a State, 
                or a local area in a State, pursuant to a request 
                submitted by the Governor of the State (in consultation 
                with appropriate local elected officials) with a plan 
                that meets the requirements of subparagraph (B)--
                            (i) any of the statutory or regulatory 
                        requirements of subtitle A, subtitle B, or this 
                        subtitle (except for requirements relating to 
                        wage and labor standards, including 
                        nondisplacement protections, worker rights, 
                        participation and protection of workers and 
                        participants, grievance procedures and judicial 
                        review, nondiscrimination, allocation of funds 
                        to local areas, eligibility of providers or 
                        participants, the establishment and functions 
                        of local areas and local boards, the funding of 
                        infrastructure costs for one-stop centers, and 
                        procedures for review and approval of plans, 
                        and other requirements relating to the basic 
                        purposes of this title); and
                            (ii) any of the statutory or regulatory 
                        requirements of sections 8 through 10 of the 
                        Wagner-Peyser Act (29 U.S.C. 49g through 49i) 
                        (excluding requirements relating to the 
                        provision of services to unemployment insurance 
                        claimants and veterans, and requirements 
                        relating to universal access to basic labor 
                        exchange services without cost to jobseekers).
                    (B) Requests.--A Governor requesting a waiver under 
                subparagraph (A) shall submit a plan to the Secretary 
                to improve the statewide workforce development system 
                that--
                            (i) identifies the statutory or regulatory 
                        requirements that are requested to be waived 
                        and the goals that the State or local area in 
                        the State, as appropriate, intends to achieve 
                        as a result of the waiver;
                            (ii) describes the actions that the State 
                        or local area, as appropriate, has undertaken 
                        to remove State or local statutory or 
                        regulatory barriers;
                            (iii) describes the goals of the waiver and 
                        the expected programmatic outcomes if the 
                        request is granted;
                            (iv) describes the individuals impacted by 
                        the waiver; and
                            (v) describes the process used to monitor 
                        the progress in implementing such a waiver, and 
                        the process by which notice and, in the case of 
                        a waiver for a local area, an opportunity to 
                        comment on such request has been provided to 
                        the local board for the local area for which 
                        the waiver is requested.
                    (C) Conditions.--Not later than 90 days after the 
                date of the original submission of a request for a 
                waiver under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall 
                provide a waiver under this subsection if and only to 
                the extent that--
                            (i) the Secretary determines that the 
                        requirements requested to be waived impede the 
                        ability of the State or local area, as 
                        appropriate, to implement the plan described in 
                        subparagraph (B); and
                            (ii) the State has executed a memorandum of 
                        understanding with the Secretary requiring such 
                        State to meet, or ensure that the local area 
                        for which the waiver is requested meets, 
                        agreed-upon outcomes and to implement other 
                        appropriate measures to ensure accountability.
                    (D) Expedited determination regarding provision of 
                waivers.--If the Secretary has approved a waiver of 
                statutory or regulatory requirements for a State or 
                local area pursuant to this subsection, the Secretary 
                shall expedite the determination regarding the 
                provision of that waiver, for another State or local 
                area if such waiver is in accordance with the approved 
                State or local plan, as appropriate.

SEC. 190. WORKFORCE FLEXIBILITY PLANS.

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

SEC. 191. STATE LEGISLATIVE AUTHORITY.

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

SEC. 192. TRANSFER OF FEDERAL EQUITY IN STATE EMPLOYMENT SECURITY 
              AGENCY REAL PROPERTY TO THE STATES.

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

SEC. 193. CONTINUATION OF STATE ACTIVITIES AND POLICIES.

    (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of this title, 
the Secretary may not deny approval of a State plan for a covered 
State, or an application of a covered State for financial assistance, 
under this title, or find a covered State (including a State board or 
Governor), or a local area (including a local board or chief elected 
official) in a covered State, in violation of a provision of this 
title, on the basis that--
            (1)(A) the State proposes to allocate or disburse, 
        allocates, or disburses, within the State, funds made available 
        to the State under section 127 or 132 in accordance with the 
        allocation formula for the type of activities involved, or in 
        accordance with a disbursal procedure or process, used by the 
        State under prior consistent State laws; or
            (B) a local board in the State proposes to disburse, or 
        disburses, within the local area, funds made available to the 
        State under section 127 or 132 in accordance with a disbursal 
        procedure or process used by a private industry council under 
        prior consistent State law;
            (2) the State proposes to carry out or carries out a State 
        procedure through which local areas use, as fiscal agents for 
        funds made available to the State under section 127 or 132 and 
        allocated within the State, fiscal agents selected in 
        accordance with a process established under prior consistent 
        State laws;
            (3) the State proposes to carry out or carries out a State 
        procedure through which the local boards in the State (or the 
        local boards, the chief elected officials in the State, and the 
        Governor) designate or select the one-stop partners and one-
        stop operators of the statewide system in the State under prior 
        consistent State laws, in lieu of making the designation or 
        certification described in section 121 (regardless of the date 
        the one-stop delivery systems involved have been established);
            (4) the State proposes to carry out or carries out a State 
        procedure through which the persons responsible for selecting 
        eligible providers for purposes of subtitle B are permitted to 
        determine that a provider shall not be selected to provide both 
        intake services under section 134(c)(2) and training services 
        under section 134(c)(3), under prior consistent State laws;
            (5) the State proposes to designate or designates a State 
        board, or proposes to assign or assigns functions and roles of 
        the State board (including determining the time periods for 
        development and submission of a State plan required under 
        section 102 or 103), for purposes of subtitle A in accordance 
        with prior consistent State laws; or
            (6) a local board in the State proposes to use or carry 
        out, uses, or carries out a local plan (including assigning 
        functions and roles of the local board) for purposes of 
        subtitle A in accordance with the authorities and requirements 
        applicable to local plans and private industry councils under 
        prior consistent State laws.
    (b) Definition.--In this section:
            (1) Covered state.--The term ``covered State'' means a 
        State that enacted State laws described in paragraph (2).
            (2) Prior consistent state laws.--The term ``prior 
        consistent State laws'' means State laws, not inconsistent with 
        the Job Training Partnership Act or any other applicable 
        Federal law, that took effect on September 1, 1993, September 
        1, 1995, and September 1, 1997.

SEC. 194. GENERAL PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS.

    Except as otherwise provided in this title, the following 
conditions apply to all programs under this title:
            (1) Each program under this title shall provide employment 
        and training opportunities to those who can benefit from, and 
        who are most in need of, such opportunities. In addition, the 
        recipients of Federal funding for programs under this title 
        shall make efforts to develop programs that contribute to 
        occupational development, upward mobility, development of new 
        careers, and opportunities for nontraditional employment.
            (2) Funds provided under this title shall only be used for 
        activities that are in addition to activities that would 
        otherwise be available in the local area in the absence of such 
        funds.
            (3)(A) Any local area may enter into an agreement with 
        another local area (including a local area that is a city or 
        county within the same labor market) to pay or share the cost 
        of educating, training, or placing individuals participating in 
        programs assisted under this title, including the provision of 
        supportive services.
            (B) Such agreement shall be approved by each local board 
        for a local area entering into the agreement and shall be 
        described in the local plan under section 108.
            (4) On-the-job training contracts under this title, shall 
        not be entered into with employers who have received payments 
        under previous contracts under this Act or the Workforce 
        Investment Act of 1998 and have exhibited a pattern of failing 
        to provide on-the-job training participants with continued 
        long-term employment as regular employees with wages and 
        employment benefits (including health benefits) and working 
        conditions at the same level and to the same extent as other 
        employees working a similar length of time and doing the same 
        type of work.
            (5) No person or organization may charge an individual a 
        fee for the placement or referral of the individual in or to a 
        workforce investment activity under this title.
            (6) The Secretary shall not provide financial assistance 
        for any program under this title that involves political 
        activities.
            (7)(A) Income under any program administered by a public or 
        private nonprofit entity may be retained by such entity only if 
        such income is used to continue to carry out the program.
            (B) Income subject to the requirements of subparagraph (A) 
        shall include--
                    (i) receipts from goods or services (including 
                conferences) provided as a result of activities funded 
                under this title;
                    (ii) funds provided to a service provider under 
                this title that are in excess of the costs associated 
                with the services provided; and
                    (iii) interest income earned on funds received 
                under this title.
            (C) For purposes of this paragraph, each entity receiving 
        financial assistance under this title shall maintain records 
        sufficient to determine the amount of such income received and 
        the purposes for which such income is expended.
            (8)(A) The Secretary shall notify the Governor and the 
        appropriate local board and chief elected official of, and 
        consult with the Governor and such board and official 
        concerning, any activity to be funded by the Secretary under 
        this title within the corresponding State or local area.
            (B) The Governor shall notify the appropriate local board 
        and chief elected official of, and consult with such board and 
        official concerning, any activity to be funded by the Governor 
        under this title within the corresponding local area.
            (9)(A) All education programs for youth supported with 
        funds provided under chapter 2 of subtitle B shall be 
        consistent with applicable State and local educational 
        standards.
            (B) Standards and procedures with respect to awarding 
        academic credit and certifying educational attainment in 
        programs conducted under such chapter shall be consistent with 
        the requirements of applicable State and local law, including 
        regulation.
            (10) No funds available under this title may be used for 
        public service employment except as specifically authorized 
        under this title.
            (11) The Federal requirements governing the title, use, and 
        disposition of real property, equipment, and supplies purchased 
        with funds provided under this title shall be the corresponding 
        Federal requirements generally applicable to such items 
        purchased through Federal grants to States and local 
        governments.
            (12) Nothing in this title shall be construed to provide an 
        individual with an entitlement to a service under this title.
            (13) Services, facilities, or equipment funded under this 
        title may be used, as appropriate, on a fee-for-service basis, 
        by employers in a local area in order to provide employment and 
        training activities to incumbent workers--
                    (A) when such services, facilities, or equipment 
                are not in use for the provision of services for 
                eligible participants under this title;
                    (B) if such use for incumbent workers would not 
                have an adverse effect on the provision of services to 
                eligible participants under this title; and
                    (C) if the income derived from such fees is used to 
                carry out the programs authorized under this title.
            (14) Funds provided under this title shall not be used to 
        establish or operate a stand-alone fee-for-service enterprise 
        in a situation in which a private sector employment agency (as 
        defined in section 701 of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 
        U.S.C. 2000e)) is providing full access to similar or related 
        services in such a manner as to fully meet the identified need. 
        For purposes of this paragraph, such an enterprise does not 
        include a one-stop delivery system described in section 121(e).
            (15)(A) None of the funds available under this title shall 
        be used by a recipient or subrecipient of such funds to pay the 
        salary and bonuses of an individual, either as direct costs or 
        indirect costs, at a rate in excess of the annual rate of basic 
        pay prescribed for level II of the Executive Schedule under 
        section 5313 of title 5, United States Code.
            (B) The limitation described in subparagraph (A) shall not 
        apply to vendors providing goods and services as defined in 
        Office of Management and Budget Circular A-133. In a case in 
        which a State is a recipient of such funds, the State may 
        establish a lower limit than is provided in subparagraph (A) 
        for salaries and bonuses of those receiving salaries and 
        bonuses from a subrecipient of such funds, taking into account 
        factors including the relative cost of living in the State, the 
        compensation levels for comparable State or local government 
        employees, and the size of the organizations that administer 
        the Federal programs involved.

SEC. 195. RESTRICTIONS ON LOBBYING ACTIVITIES.

    (a) Publicity Restrictions.--
            (1) In general.--No funds provided under this Act shall be 
        used for--
                    (A) publicity or propaganda purposes; or
                    (B) the preparation, distribution, or use of any 
                kit, pamphlet, booklet, publication, electronic 
                communication, radio, television, or video presentation 
                designed to support or defeat--
                            (i) the enactment of legislation before 
                        Congress or any State or local legislature or 
                        legislative body; or
                            (ii) any proposed or pending regulation, 
                        administrative action, or order issued by the 
                        executive branch of any State or local 
                        government.
            (2) Exception.--Paragraph (1) shall not apply to--
                    (A) normal and recognized executive-legislative 
                relationships;
                    (B) the preparation, distribution, or use of the 
                materials described in paragraph (1)(B) in presentation 
                to Congress or any State or local legislature or 
                legislative body; or
                    (C) such preparation, distribution, or use of such 
                materials in presentation to the executive branch of 
                any State or local government.
    (b) Salary Restrictions.--
            (1) In general.--No funds provided under this Act shall be 
        used to pay the salary or expenses of any grant or contract 
        recipient, or agent acting for such recipient, related to any 
        activity designed to influence the enactment or issuance of 
        legislation, appropriations, regulations, administrative 
        action, or an Executive order proposed or pending before 
        Congress or any State government, or a State or local 
        legislature or legislative body.
            (2) Exception.--Paragraph (1) shall not apply to--
                    (A) normal and recognized executive-legislative 
                relationships; or
                    (B) participation by an agency or officer of a 
                State, local, or tribal government in policymaking and 
                administrative processes within the executive branch of 
                that government.

                 TITLE II--ADULT EDUCATION AND LITERACY

SEC. 201. SHORT TITLE.

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

SEC. 202. PURPOSE.

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

SEC. 203. DEFINITIONS.

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

SEC. 204. HOME SCHOOLS.

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

SEC. 205. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION REGARDING POSTSECONDARY TRANSITION AND 
              CONCURRENT ENROLLMENT ACTIVITIES.

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

SEC. 206. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this title 
$577,667,000 for fiscal year 2015, $622,286,000 for fiscal year 2016, 
$635,198,000 for fiscal year 2017, $649,287,000 for fiscal year 2018, 
$664,552,000 for fiscal year 2019, and $678,640,000 for fiscal year 
2020.

                     Subtitle A--Federal Provisions

SEC. 211. RESERVATION OF FUNDS; GRANTS TO ELIGIBLE AGENCIES; 
              ALLOTMENTS.

    (a) Reservation of Funds.--From the sum appropriated under section 
206 for a fiscal year, the Secretary--
            (1) shall reserve 2 percent to carry out section 242, 
        except that the amount so reserved shall not exceed 
        $15,000,000; and
            (2) shall reserve 12 percent of the amount that remains 
        after reserving funds under paragraph (1) to carry out section 
        243.
    (b) Grants to Eligible Agencies.--
            (1) In general.--From the sum appropriated under section 
        206 and not reserved under subsection (a) for a fiscal year, 
        the Secretary shall award a grant to each eligible agency 
        having a unified State plan approved under section 102 or a 
        combined State plan approved under section 103 in an amount 
        equal to the sum of the initial allotment under subsection 
        (c)(1) and the additional allotment under subsection (c)(2) for 
        the eligible agency for the fiscal year, subject to subsections 
        (f) and (g), to enable the eligible agency to carry out the 
        activities assisted under this title.
            (2) Purpose of grants.--The Secretary may award a grant 
        under paragraph (1) only if the eligible entity involved agrees 
        to expend the grant for adult education and literacy activities 
        in accordance with the provisions of this title.
    (c) Allotments.--
            (1) Initial allotments.--From the sum appropriated under 
        section 206 and not reserved under subsection (a) for a fiscal 
        year, the Secretary shall allot to each eligible agency having 
        a unified State plan approved under section 102 or a combined 
        State plan approved under section 103--
                    (A) $100,000, in the case of an eligible agency 
                serving an outlying area; and
                    (B) $250,000, in the case of any other eligible 
                agency.
            (2) Additional allotments.--From the sum appropriated under 
        section 206, not reserved under subsection (a), and not 
        allotted under paragraph (1), for a fiscal year, the Secretary 
        shall allot to each eligible agency that receives an initial 
        allotment under paragraph (1) an additional amount that bears 
        the same relationship to such sum as the number of qualifying 
        adults in the State or outlying area served by the eligible 
        agency bears to the number of such adults in all States and 
        outlying areas.
    (d) Qualifying Adult.--For the purpose of subsection (c)(2), the 
term ``qualifying adult'' means an adult who--
            (1) is at least 16 years of age;
            (2) is beyond the age of compulsory school attendance under 
        the law of the State or outlying area;
            (3) does not have a secondary school diploma or its 
        recognized equivalent; and
            (4) is not enrolled in secondary school.
    (e) Special Rule.--
            (1) In general.--From amounts made available under 
        subsection (c) for the Republic of Palau, the Secretary shall 
        award grants to Guam, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the 
        Northern Mariana Islands, or the Republic of Palau to carry out 
        activities described in this title in accordance with the 
        provisions of this title, as determined by the Secretary.
            (2) Award basis.--The Secretary shall award grants pursuant 
        to paragraph (1) on a competitive basis and pursuant to the 
        recommendations from the Pacific Region Educational Laboratory 
        in Honolulu, Hawaii.
            (3) Termination of eligibility.--Notwithstanding any other 
        provision of law, the Republic of Palau shall be eligible to 
        receive a grant under this title except during the period 
        described in section 3(45).
            (4) Administrative costs.--The Secretary may provide not 
        more than 5 percent of the funds made available for grants 
        under this subsection to pay the administrative costs of the 
        Pacific Region Educational Laboratory regarding activities 
        assisted under this subsection.
    (f) Hold-harmless Provisions.--
            (1) In general.--Notwithstanding subsection (c), for fiscal 
        year 2015 and each succeeding fiscal year, no eligible agency 
        shall receive an allotment under this section that is less than 
        90 percent of the allotment the eligible agency received for 
        the preceding fiscal year under this section.
            (2) Ratable reduction.--If for any fiscal year the amount 
        available for allotment under this title is insufficient to 
        satisfy the provisions of paragraph (1) the Secretary shall 
        ratably reduce the payments to all eligible agencies, as 
        necessary.
    (g) Reallotment.--The portion of any eligible agency's allotment 
under this title for a fiscal year that the Secretary determines will 
not be required for the period such allotment is available for carrying 
out activities under this title, shall be available for reallotment 
from time to time, on such dates during such period as the Secretary 
shall fix, to other eligible agencies in proportion to the original 
allotments to such agencies under this title for such year.

SEC. 212. PERFORMANCE ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM.

    Programs and activities authorized in this title are subject to the 
performance accountability provisions described in section 116.

                      Subtitle B--State Provisions

SEC. 221. STATE ADMINISTRATION.

    Each eligible agency shall be responsible for the State or outlying 
area administration of activities under this title, including--
            (1) the development, implementation, and monitoring of the 
        relevant components of the unified State plan in section 102 or 
        the combined State plan in section 103;
            (2) consultation with other appropriate agencies, groups, 
        and individuals that are involved in, or interested in, the 
        development and implementation of activities assisted under 
        this title; and
            (3) coordination and nonduplication with other Federal and 
        State education, training, corrections, public housing, and 
        social service programs.

SEC. 222. STATE DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS; MATCHING REQUIREMENT.

    (a) State Distribution of Funds.--Each eligible agency receiving a 
grant under section 211(b) for a fiscal year--
            (1) shall use not less than 82.5 percent of the grant funds 
        to award grants and contracts under section 231 and to carry 
        out section 225, of which not more than 20 percent of such 
        amount shall be available to carry out section 225;
            (2) shall use not more than 12.5 percent of the grant funds 
        to carry out State leadership activities under section 223; and
            (3) shall use not more than 5 percent of the grant funds, 
        or $85,000, whichever is greater, for the administrative 
        expenses of the eligible agency.
    (b) Matching Requirement.--
            (1) In general.--In order to receive a grant from the 
        Secretary under section 211(b) each eligible agency shall 
        provide, for the costs to be incurred by the eligible agency in 
        carrying out the adult education and literacy activities for 
        which the grant is awarded, a non-Federal contribution in an 
        amount that is not less than--
                    (A) in the case of an eligible agency serving an 
                outlying area, 12 percent of the total amount of funds 
                expended for adult education and literacy activities in 
                the outlying area, except that the Secretary may 
                decrease the amount of funds required under this 
                subparagraph for an eligible agency; and
                    (B) in the case of an eligible agency serving a 
                State, 25 percent of the total amount of funds expended 
                for adult education and literacy activities in the 
                State.
            (2) Non-federal contribution.--An eligible agency's non-
        Federal contribution required under paragraph (1) may be 
        provided in cash or in kind, fairly evaluated, and shall 
        include only non-Federal funds that are used for adult 
        education and literacy activities in a manner that is 
        consistent with the purpose of this title.

SEC. 223. STATE LEADERSHIP ACTIVITIES.

    (a) Activities.--
            (1) Required.--Each eligible agency shall use funds made 
        available under section 222(a)(2) for the following adult 
        education and literacy activities to develop or enhance the 
        adult education system of the State or outlying area:
                    (A) The alignment of adult education and literacy 
                activities with other core programs and one-stop 
                partners, including eligible providers, to implement 
                the strategy identified in the unified State plan under 
                section 102 or the combined State plan under section 
                103, including the development of career pathways to 
                provide access to employment and training services for 
                individuals in adult education and literacy activities.
                    (B) The establishment or operation of high quality 
                professional development programs to improve the 
                instruction provided pursuant to local activities 
                required under section 231(b), including instruction 
                incorporating the essential components of reading 
                instruction as such components relate to adults, 
                instruction related to the specific needs of adult 
                learners, instruction provided by volunteers or by 
                personnel of a State or outlying area, and 
                dissemination of information about models and promising 
                practices related to such programs.
                    (C) The provision of technical assistance to 
                eligible providers of adult education and literacy 
                activities receiving funds under this title, 
                including--
                            (i) the development and dissemination of 
                        instructional and programmatic practices based 
                        on the most rigorous or scientifically valid 
                        research available and appropriate, in reading, 
                        writing, speaking, mathematics, English 
                        language acquisition programs, distance 
                        education, and staff training;
                            (ii) the role of eligible providers as a 
                        one-stop partner to provide access to 
                        employment, education, and training services; 
                        and
                            (iii) assistance in the use of technology, 
                        including for staff training, to eligible 
                        providers, especially the use of technology to 
                        improve system efficiencies.
                    (D) The monitoring and evaluation of the quality 
                of, and the improvement in, adult education and 
                literacy activities and the dissemination of 
                information about models and proven or promising 
                practices within the State.
            (2) Permissible activities.--Each eligible agency may use 
        funds made available under section 222(a)(2) for 1 or more of 
        the following adult education and literacy activities:
                    (A) The support of State or regional networks of 
                literacy resource centers.
                    (B) The development and implementation of 
                technology applications, translation technology, or 
                distance education, including professional development 
                to support the use of instructional technology.
                    (C) Developing and disseminating curricula, 
                including curricula incorporating the essential 
                components of reading instruction as such components 
                relate to adults.
                    (D) Developing content and models for integrated 
                education and training and career pathways.
                    (E) The provision of assistance to eligible 
                providers in developing and implementing programs that 
                achieve the objectives of this title and in measuring 
                the progress of those programs in achieving such 
                objectives, including meeting the State adjusted levels 
                of performance described in section 116(b)(3).
                    (F) The development and implementation of a system 
                to assist in the transition from adult education to 
                postsecondary education, including linkages with 
                postsecondary educational institutions or institutions 
                of higher education.
                    (G) Integration of literacy and English language 
                instruction with occupational skill training, including 
                promoting linkages with employers.
                    (H) Activities to promote workplace adult education 
                and literacy activities.
                    (I) Identifying curriculum frameworks and aligning 
                rigorous content standards that--
                            (i) specify what adult learners should know 
                        and be able to do in the areas of reading and 
                        language arts, mathematics, and English 
                        language acquisition; and
                            (ii) take into consideration the following:
                                    (I) State adopted academic 
                                standards.
                                    (II) The current adult skills and 
                                literacy assessments used in the State 
                                or outlying area.
                                    (III) The primary indicators of 
                                performance described in section 116.
                                    (IV) Standards and academic 
                                requirements for enrollment in 
                                nonremedial, for-credit courses in 
                                postsecondary educational institutions 
                                or institutions of higher education 
                                supported by the State or outlying 
                                area.
                                    (V) Where appropriate, the content 
                                of occupational and industry skill 
                                standards widely used by business and 
                                industry in the State or outlying area.
                    (J) Developing and piloting of strategies for 
                improving teacher quality and retention.
                    (K) The development and implementation of programs 
                and services to meet the needs of adult learners with 
                learning disabilities or English language learners, 
                which may include new and promising assessment tools 
                and strategies that are based on scientifically valid 
                research, where appropriate, and identify the needs and 
                capture the gains of such students at the lowest 
                achievement levels.
                    (L) Outreach to instructors, students, and 
                employers.
                    (M) Other activities of statewide significance that 
                promote the purpose of this title.
    (b) Collaboration.--In carrying out this section, eligible agencies 
shall collaborate where possible, and avoid duplicating efforts, in 
order to maximize the impact of the activities described in subsection 
(a).
    (c) State-imposed Requirements.--Whenever a State or outlying area 
implements any rule or policy relating to the administration or 
operation of a program authorized under this title that has the effect 
of imposing a requirement that is not imposed under Federal law 
(including any rule or policy based on a State or outlying area 
interpretation of a Federal statute, regulation, or guideline), the 
State or outlying area shall identify, to eligible providers, the rule 
or policy as being imposed by the State or outlying area.

SEC. 224. STATE PLAN.

    Each State desiring to receive funds under this title for any 
fiscal year shall submit and have approved a unified State plan in 
accordance with section 102 or a combined State plan in accordance with 
section 103.

SEC. 225. PROGRAMS FOR CORRECTIONS EDUCATION AND OTHER 
              INSTITUTIONALIZED INDIVIDUALS.

    (a) Program Authorized.--From funds made available under section 
222(a)(1) for a fiscal year, each eligible agency shall carry out 
corrections education and education for other institutionalized 
individuals.
    (b) Uses of Funds.--The funds described in subsection (a) shall be 
used for the cost of educational programs for criminal offenders in 
correctional institutions and for other institutionalized individuals, 
including academic programs for--
            (1) adult education and literacy activities;
            (2) special education, as determined by the eligible 
        agency;
            (3) secondary school credit;
            (4) integrated education and training;
            (5) career pathways;
            (6) concurrent enrollment;
            (7) peer tutoring; and
            (8) transition to re-entry initiatives and other 
        postrelease services with the goal of reducing recidivism.
    (c) Priority.--Each eligible agency that is using assistance 
provided under this section to carry out a program for criminal 
offenders within a correctional institution shall give priority to 
serving individuals who are likely to leave the correctional 
institution within 5 years of participation in the program.
    (d) Report.--In addition to any report required under section 116, 
each eligible agency that receives assistance provided under this 
section shall annually prepare and submit to the Secretary a report on 
the progress, as described in section 116, of the eligible agency with 
respect to the programs and activities carried out under this section, 
including the relative rate of recidivism for the criminal offenders 
served.
    (e) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Correctional institution.--The term ``correctional 
        institution'' means any--
                    (A) prison;
                    (B) jail;
                    (C) reformatory;
                    (D) work farm;
                    (E) detention center; or
                    (F) halfway house, community-based rehabilitation 
                center, or any other similar institution designed for 
                the confinement or rehabilitation of criminal 
                offenders.
            (2) Criminal offender.--The term ``criminal offender'' 
        means any individual who is charged with or convicted of any 
        criminal offense.

                      Subtitle C--Local Provisions

SEC. 231. GRANTS AND CONTRACTS FOR ELIGIBLE PROVIDERS.

    (a) Grants and Contracts.--From grant funds made available under 
section 222(a)(1), each eligible agency shall award multiyear grants or 
contracts, on a competitive basis, to eligible providers within the 
State or outlying area to enable the eligible providers to develop, 
implement, and improve adult education and literacy activities within 
the State.
    (b) Required Local Activities.--The eligible agency shall require 
that each eligible provider receiving a grant or contract under 
subsection (a) use the grant or contract to establish or operate 
programs that provide adult education and literacy activities, 
including programs that provide such activities concurrently.
    (c) Direct and Equitable Access; Same Process.--Each eligible 
agency receiving funds under this title shall ensure that--
            (1) all eligible providers have direct and equitable access 
        to apply and compete for grants or contracts under this 
        section; and
            (2) the same grant or contract announcement process and 
        application process is used for all eligible providers in the 
        State or outlying area.
    (d) Special Rule.--Each eligible agency awarding a grant or 
contract under this section shall not use any funds made available 
under this title for adult education and literacy activities for the 
purpose of supporting or providing programs, services, or activities 
for individuals who are not individuals described in subparagraphs (A) 
and (B) of section 203(4), except that such agency may use such funds 
for such purpose if such programs, services, or activities are related 
to family literacy activities. In providing family literacy activities 
under this title, an eligible provider shall attempt to coordinate with 
programs and services that are not assisted under this title prior to 
using funds for adult education and literacy activities under this 
title for activities other than activities for eligible individuals.
    (e) Considerations.--In awarding grants or contracts under this 
section, the eligible agency shall consider--
            (1) the degree to which the eligible provider would be 
        responsive to--
                    (A) regional needs as identified in the local plan 
                under section 108; and
                    (B) serving individuals in the community who were 
                identified in such plan as most in need of adult 
                education and literacy activities, including 
                individuals--
                            (i) who have low levels of literacy skills; 
                        or
                            (ii) who are English language learners;
            (2) the ability of the eligible provider to serve eligible 
        individuals with disabilities, including eligible individuals 
        with learning disabilities;
            (3) past effectiveness of the eligible provider in 
        improving the literacy of eligible individuals, to meet State-
        adjusted levels of performance for the primary indicators of 
        performance described in section 116, especially with respect 
        to eligible individuals who have low levels of literacy;
            (4) the extent to which the eligible provider demonstrates 
        alignment between proposed activities and services and the 
        strategy and goals of the local plan under section 108, as well 
        as the activities and services of the one-stop partners;
            (5) whether the eligible provider's program--
                    (A) is of sufficient intensity and quality, and 
                based on the most rigorous research available so that 
                participants achieve substantial learning gains; and
                    (B) uses instructional practices that include the 
                essential components of reading instruction;
            (6) whether the eligible provider's activities, including 
        whether reading, writing, speaking, mathematics, and English 
        language acquisition instruction delivered by the eligible 
        provider, are based on the best practices derived from the most 
        rigorous research available and appropriate, including 
        scientifically valid research and effective educational 
        practice;
            (7) whether the eligible provider's activities effectively 
        use technology, services, and delivery systems, including 
        distance education in a manner sufficient to increase the 
        amount and quality of learning and how such technology, 
        services, and systems lead to improved performance;
            (8) whether the eligible provider's activities provide 
        learning in context, including through integrated education and 
        training, so that an individual acquires the skills needed to 
        transition to and complete postsecondary education and training 
        programs, obtain and advance in employment leading to economic 
        self-sufficiency, and to exercise the rights and 
        responsibilities of citizenship;
            (9) whether the eligible provider's activities are 
        delivered by well-trained instructors, counselors, and 
        administrators who meet any minimum qualifications established 
        by the State, where applicable, and who have access to high 
        quality professional development, including through electronic 
        means;
            (10) whether the eligible provider's activities coordinate 
        with other available education, training, and social service 
        resources in the community, such as by establishing strong 
        links with elementary schools and secondary schools, 
        postsecondary educational institutions, institutions of higher 
        education, local workforce investment boards, one-stop centers, 
        job training programs, and social service agencies, business, 
        industry, labor organizations, community-based organizations, 
        nonprofit organizations, and intermediaries, for the 
        development of career pathways;
            (11) whether the eligible provider's activities offer 
        flexible schedules and coordination with Federal, State, and 
        local support services (such as child care, transportation, 
        mental health services, and career planning) that are necessary 
        to enable individuals, including individuals with disabilities 
        or other special needs, to attend and complete programs;
            (12) whether the eligible provider maintains a high-quality 
        information management system that has the capacity to report 
        measurable participant outcomes (consistent with section 116) 
        and to monitor program performance; and
            (13) whether the local areas in which the eligible provider 
        is located have a demonstrated need for additional English 
        language acquisition programs and civics education programs.

SEC. 232. LOCAL APPLICATION.

    Each eligible provider desiring a grant or contract from an 
eligible agency shall submit an application to the eligible agency 
containing such information and assurances as the eligible agency may 
require, including--
            (1) a description of how funds awarded under this title 
        will be spent consistent with the requirements of this title;
            (2) a description of any cooperative arrangements the 
        eligible provider has with other agencies, institutions, or 
        organizations for the delivery of adult education and literacy 
        activities;
            (3) a description of how the eligible provider will provide 
        services in alignment with the local plan under section 108, 
        including how such provider will promote concurrent enrollment 
        in programs and activities under title I, as appropriate;
            (4) a description of how the eligible provider will meet 
        the State adjusted levels of performance described in section 
        116(b)(3), including how such provider will collect data to 
        report on such performance indicators;
            (5) a description of how the eligible provider will fulfill 
        one-stop partner responsibilities as described in section 
        121(b)(1)(A), as appropriate;
            (6) a description of how the eligible provider will provide 
        services in a manner that meets the needs of eligible 
        individuals; and
            (7) information that addresses the considerations described 
        under section 231(e), as applicable.

SEC. 233. LOCAL ADMINISTRATIVE COST LIMITS.

    (a) In General.--Subject to subsection (b), of the amount that is 
made available under this title to an eligible provider--
            (1) not less than 95 percent shall be expended for carrying 
        out adult education and literacy activities; and
            (2) the remaining amount, not to exceed 5 percent, shall be 
        used for planning, administration (including carrying out the 
        requirements of section 116), professional development, and the 
        activities described in paragraphs (3) and (5) of section 232.
    (b) Special Rule.--In cases where the cost limits described in 
subsection (a) are too restrictive to allow for the activities 
described in subsection (a)(2), the eligible provider shall negotiate 
with the eligible agency in order to determine an adequate level of 
funds to be used for noninstructional purposes.

                     Subtitle D--General Provisions

SEC. 241. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS.

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

SEC. 242. NATIONAL LEADERSHIP ACTIVITIES.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary shall establish and carry out a 
program of national leadership activities to enhance the quality and 
outcomes of adult education and literacy activities and programs 
nationwide.
    (b) Required Activities.--The national leadership activities 
described in subsection (a) shall include technical assistance, 
including--
            (1) assistance to help States meet the requirements of 
        section 116;
            (2) upon request by a State, assistance provided to 
        eligible providers in using performance accountability measures 
        based on indicators described in section 116, and data systems 
        for the improvement of adult education and literacy activities;
            (3) carrying out rigorous research and evaluation on 
        effective adult education and literacy activities, as well as 
        estimating the number of adults functioning at the lowest 
        levels of literacy proficiency, which shall be coordinated 
        across relevant Federal agencies, including the Institute of 
        Education Sciences; and
            (4) carrying out an independent evaluation at least once 
        every 4 years of the programs and activities under this title, 
        taking into consideration the evaluation subjects referred to 
        in section 169(a)(2).
    (c) Allowable Activities.--The national leadership activities 
described in subsection (a) may include the following:
            (1) Technical assistance, including--
                    (A) assistance related to professional development 
                activities, and assistance for the purposes of 
                developing, improving, identifying, and disseminating 
                the most successful methods and techniques for 
                providing adult education and literacy activities, 
                based on scientifically valid research where available;
                    (B) assistance in distance education and promoting 
                and improving the use of technology in the classroom, 
                including instruction in English language acquisition 
                for English language learners;
                    (C) assistance in the development and dissemination 
                of proven models for addressing the digital literacy 
                needs of adults, including older adults; and
                    (D) supporting efforts aimed at strengthening 
                programs at the State and local levels, such as 
                technical assistance in program planning, assessment, 
                evaluation, and monitoring of activities carried out 
                under this title.
            (2) Funding national leadership activities either directly 
        or through grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements awarded 
        on a competitive basis to or with postsecondary educational 
        institutions, institutions of higher education, public or 
        private organizations or agencies (including public libraries), 
        or consortia of such institutions, organizations, or agencies, 
        which may include--
                    (A) developing, improving, and identifying the most 
                successful methods and techniques for addressing the 
                education needs of adults, including instructional 
                practices using the essential components of reading 
                instruction based on the work of the National Institute 
                of Child Health and Human Development;
                    (B) supporting national, regional, or local 
                networks of private nonprofit organizations, public 
                libraries, or institutions of higher education to 
                strengthen the ability of such networks' members to 
                meet the performance requirements described in section 
                116 of eligible providers;
                    (C) increasing the effectiveness, and improving the 
                quality, of adult education and literacy activities, 
                which may include--
                            (i) carrying out rigorous research;
                            (ii) carrying out demonstration programs;
                            (iii) accelerating learning outcomes for 
                        eligible individuals with the lowest literacy 
                        levels;
                            (iv) developing and promoting career 
                        pathways for eligible individuals;
                            (v) promoting concurrent enrollment 
                        programs in adult education and credit bearing 
                        postsecondary coursework;
                            (vi) developing high-quality professional 
                        development activities for eligible providers; 
                        and
                            (vii) developing, replicating, and 
                        disseminating information on best practices and 
                        innovative programs, such as--
                                    (I) the identification of effective 
                                strategies for working with adults with 
                                learning disabilities and with adults 
                                who are English language learners;
                                    (II) integrated education and 
                                training programs;
                                    (III) workplace adult education and 
                                literacy activities; and
                                    (IV) postsecondary education and 
                                training transition programs;
                    (D) providing for the conduct of an independent 
                evaluation and assessment of adult education and 
                literacy activities through grants and contracts 
                awarded on a competitive basis, which shall include 
                descriptions of--
                            (i) the effect of performance 
                        accountability measures and other measures of 
                        accountability on the delivery of adult 
                        education and literacy activities;
                            (ii) the extent to which the adult 
                        education and literacy activities increase the 
                        literacy skills of eligible individuals, lead 
                        to involvement in education and training, 
                        enhance the employment and earnings of such 
                        participants, and, if applicable, lead to other 
                        positive outcomes, such as success in re-entry 
                        and reductions in recidivism in the case of 
                        prison-based adult education and literacy 
                        activities;
                            (iii) the extent to which the provision of 
                        support services to eligible individuals 
                        enrolled in adult education and literacy 
                        activities increase the rate of enrollment in, 
                        and successful completion of, such programs; 
                        and
                            (iv) the extent to which different types of 
                        providers measurably improve the skills of 
                        eligible individuals in adult education and 
                        literacy activities;
                    (E) collecting data, such as data regarding the 
                improvement of both local and State data systems, 
                through technical assistance and development of model 
                performance data collection systems;
                    (F) determining how participation in adult 
                education and literacy activities prepares eligible 
                individuals for entry into postsecondary education and 
                employment and, in the case of programs carried out in 
                correctional institutions, has an effect on recidivism; 
                and
                    (G) other activities designed to enhance the 
                quality of adult education and literacy activities 
                nationwide.

SEC. 243. INTEGRATED ENGLISH LITERACY AND CIVICS EDUCATION.

    (a) In General.--From funds made available under section 211(a)(2) 
for each fiscal year, the Secretary shall award grants to States, from 
allotments under subsection (b), for integrated English literacy and 
civics education, in combination with integrated education and training 
activities.
    (b) Allotment.--
            (1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), from amounts 
        made available under section 211(a)(2) for a fiscal year, the 
        Secretary shall allocate--
                    (A) 65 percent to the States on the basis of a 
                State's need for integrated English literacy and civics 
                education, as determined by calculating each State's 
                share of a 10-year average of the data of the Office of 
                Immigration Statistics of the Department of Homeland 
                Security for immigrants admitted for legal permanent 
                residence for the 10 most recent years; and
                    (B) 35 percent to the States on the basis of 
                whether the State experienced growth, as measured by 
                the average of the 3 most recent years for which the 
                data of the Office of Immigration Statistics of the 
                Department of Homeland Security for immigrants admitted 
                for legal permanent residence are available.
            (2) Minimum.--No State shall receive an allotment under 
        paragraph (1) in an amount that is less than $60,000.
    (c) Goal.--Each program that receives funding under this section 
shall be designed to--
            (1) prepare adults who are English language learners for, 
        and place such adults in, unsubsidized employment in in-demand 
        industries and occupations that lead to economic self-
        sufficiency; and
            (2) integrate with the local workforce development system 
        and its functions to carry out the activities of the program.
    (d) Report.--The Secretary shall prepare and submit to the 
Committee on Education and the Workforce of the House of 
Representatives, and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
Pensions of the Senate and make available to the public, a report on 
the activities carried out under this section.

             TITLE III--AMENDMENTS TO THE WAGNER-PEYSER ACT

SEC. 301. EMPLOYMENT SERVICE OFFICES.

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

SEC. 302. DEFINITIONS.

    Section 2 of the Wagner-Peyser Act (29 U.S.C. 49a) is amended--
            (1) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following:
            ``(1) the terms `chief elected official', `institution of 
        higher education', `one-stop center', `one-stop partner', 
        `training services', `workforce development activity', and 
        `workplace learning advisor', have the meaning given the terms 
        in section 3 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity 
        Act;'';
            (2) in paragraph (2)--
                    (A) by striking ``investment board'' each place it 
                appears and inserting ``development board''; and
                    (B) by striking ``section 117 of the Workforce 
                Investment Act of 1998'' and inserting ``section 107 of 
                the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act'';
            (3) in paragraph (3)--
                    (A) by striking ``134(c)'' and inserting 
                ``121(e)''; and
                    (B) by striking ``Workforce Investment Act of 
                1998'' and inserting ``Workforce Innovation and 
                Opportunity Act''; and
            (4) in paragraph (4), by striking ``and'' at the end;
            (5) in paragraph (5), by striking the period and inserting 
        ``; and''; and
            (6) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(6) the term `employment service office' means a local 
        office of a State agency; and
            ``(7) except in section 15, the term `State agency', used 
        without further description, means an agency designated or 
        authorized under section 4.''.

SEC. 303. FEDERAL AND STATE EMPLOYMENT SERVICE OFFICES.

    (a) Coordination.--Section 3(a) of the Wagner-Peyser Act (29 U.S.C. 
49b(a)) is amended by striking ``services'' and inserting ``service 
offices''.
    (b) Public Labor Exchange Services System.--Section 3(c) of the 
Wagner-Peyser Act (29 U.S.C. 49b(c)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (2), by striking the semicolon and 
        inserting ``, and identify and disseminate information on best 
        practices for such system; and''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(4) in coordination with the State agencies and the staff 
        of such agencies, assist in the planning and implementation of 
        activities to enhance the professional development and career 
        advancement opportunities of such staff, in order to strengthen 
        the provision of a broad range of career guidance services, the 
        identification of job openings (including providing intensive 
        outreach to small and medium-sized employers and enhanced 
        employer services), the provision of technical assistance and 
        training to other providers of workforce development activities 
        (including workplace learning advisors) relating to counseling 
        and employment-related services, and the development of new 
        strategies for coordinating counseling and technology.''.
    (c) One-stop Centers.--Section 3 of the Wagner-Peyser Act (29 
U.S.C. 49b) is amended by inserting after subsection (c) the following:
    ``(d) In order to improve service delivery, avoid duplication of 
services, and enhance coordination of services, including location of 
staff to ensure access to services under section 7(a) statewide in 
underserved areas, employment service offices in each State shall be 
colocated with one-stop centers.
    ``(e) The Secretary, in consultation with States, is authorized to 
assist the States in the development of national electronic tools that 
may be used to improve access to workforce information for individuals 
through--
            ``(1) the one-stop delivery systems established as 
        described in section 121(e) of the Workforce Innovation and 
        Opportunity Act; and
            ``(2) such other delivery systems as the Secretary 
        determines to be appropriate.''.

SEC. 304. ALLOTMENT OF SUMS.

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

SEC. 305. USE OF SUMS.

    (a) Improved Coordination.--Section 7(a)(1) of the Wagner-Peyser 
Act (29 U.S.C. 49f(a)(1)) is amended by inserting ``, including 
unemployment insurance claimants,'' after ``seekers''.
    (b) Resources for Unemployment Insurance Claimants.--Section 
7(a)(3) of the Wagner-Peyser Act (29 U.S.C. 49f(a)(3)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (E);
            (2) in subparagraph (F)--
                    (A) by inserting ``, including making eligibility 
                assessments,'' after ``system''; and
                    (B) by striking the period at the end and inserting 
                ``; and''; and
            (3) by inserting after subparagraph (F) the following:
                    ``(G) providing unemployment insurance claimants 
                with referrals to, and application assistance for, 
                training and education resources and programs, 
                including Federal Pell Grants under subpart 1 of part A 
                of title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
                U.S.C. 1070a et seq.), educational assistance under 
                chapter 30 of title 38, United States Code (commonly 
                referred to as the Montgomery GI Bill), and chapter 33 
                of that title (Post-9/11 Veterans Educational 
                Assistance), student assistance under title IV of the 
                Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070 et seq.), 
                State student higher education assistance, and training 
                and education programs provided under titles I and II 
                of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, and 
                title I of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 
                720 et seq.).''.
    (c) State Activities.--Section 7(b) of the Wagner-Peyser Act (29 
U.S.C. 49f(b)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``performance standards 
        established by the Secretary'' and inserting ``the performance 
        accountability measures that are based on indicators described 
        in section 116(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Workforce Innovation and 
        Opportunity Act'';
            (2) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``offices'' after 
        ``employment service''; and
            (3) in paragraph (3), by inserting ``, and models for 
        enhancing professional development and career advancement 
        opportunities of State agency staff, as described in section 
        3(c)(4)'' after ``subsection (a)''.
    (d) Providing Additional Funds.--Subsections (c)(2) and (d) of 
section 7 of the Wagner-Peyser Act (29 U.S.C. 49f) are amended by 
striking ``the Workforce Investment Act of 1998'' and inserting ``the 
Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act''.
    (e) Conforming Amendment.--Section 7(e) of the Wagner-Peyser Act 
(29 U.S.C. 49f(e)) is amended by striking ``labor employment 
statistics'' and inserting ``workforce and labor market information''.

SEC. 306. STATE PLAN.

    Section 8 of the Wagner-Peyser Act (29 U.S.C. 49g) is amended to 
read as follows:
    ``Sec. 8.  Any State desiring to receive assistance under section 6 
shall prepare and submit to, and have approved by, the Secretary and 
the Secretary of Education, a State plan in accordance with section 102 
or 103 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act.''.

SEC. 307. PERFORMANCE MEASURES.

    Section 13(a) of the Wagner-Peyser Act (29 U.S.C. 49l(a)) is 
amended to read as follows:
    ``(a) The activities carried out pursuant to section 7 shall be 
subject to the performance accountability measures that are based on 
indicators described in section 116(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Workforce 
Innovation and Opportunity Act.''.

SEC. 308. WORKFORCE AND LABOR MARKET INFORMATION SYSTEM.

    (a) Heading.--The section heading for section 15 of the Wagner-
Peyser Act (29 U.S.C. 49l-2) is amended by striking ``employment 
statistics'' and inserting ``workforce and labor market information 
system''.
    (b) Name of System.--Section 15(a)(1) of the Wagner-Peyser Act (29 
U.S.C. 49l-2(a)(1)) is amended by striking ``employment statistics 
system of employment statistics'' and inserting ``workforce and labor 
market information system''.
    (c) System Responsibilities.--Section 15(b) of the Wagner-Peyser 
Act (29 U.S.C. 49l-2(b)) is amended--
            (1) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following:
            ``(1) In general.--
                    ``(A) Structure.--The workforce and labor market 
                information system described in subsection (a) shall be 
                evaluated and improved by the Secretary, in 
                consultation with the Workforce Information Advisory 
                Council established in subsection (d).
                    ``(B) Grants and responsibilities.--
                            ``(i) In general.--The Secretary shall 
                        carry out the provisions of this section in a 
                        timely manner, through grants to or agreements 
                        with States.
                            ``(ii) Distribution of funds.--Using 
                        amounts appropriated under subsection (g), the 
                        Secretary shall provide funds through those 
                        grants and agreements. In distributing the 
                        funds (relating to workforce and labor market 
                        information funding) for fiscal years 2015 
                        through 2020, the Secretary shall continue to 
                        distribute the funds to States in the manner in 
                        which the Secretary distributed funds to the 
                        States under this section for fiscal years 2004 
                        through 2008.''; and
            (2) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following:
            ``(2) Duties.--The Secretary, with respect to data 
        collection, analysis, and dissemination of workforce and labor 
        market information for the system, shall carry out the 
        following duties:
                    ``(A) Assign responsibilities within the Department 
                of Labor for elements of the workforce and labor market 
                information system described in subsection (a) to 
                ensure that the statistical and administrative data 
                collected is consistent with appropriate Bureau of 
                Labor Statistics standards and definitions, and that 
                the information is accessible and understandable to 
                users of such data.
                    ``(B) Actively seek the cooperation of heads of 
                other Federal agencies to establish and maintain 
                mechanisms for ensuring complementarity and 
                nonduplication in the development and operation of 
                statistical and administrative data collection 
                activities.
                    ``(C) Solicit, receive, and evaluate the 
                recommendations from the Workforce Information Advisory 
                Council established in subsection (d) concerning the 
                evaluation and improvement of the workforce and labor 
                market information system described in subsection (a) 
                and respond in writing to the Council regarding the 
                recommendations.
                    ``(D) Eliminate gaps and duplication in statistical 
                undertakings.
                    ``(E) Through the Bureau of Labor Statistics and 
                the Employment and Training Administration, and in 
                collaboration with States, develop and maintain the 
                elements of the workforce and labor market information 
                system described in subsection (a), including the 
                development of consistent procedures and definitions 
                for use by the States in collecting the data and 
                information described in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of 
                subsection (a)(1).
                    ``(F) Establish procedures for the system to ensure 
                that--
                            ``(i) such data and information are timely; 
                        and
                            ``(ii) paperwork and reporting for the 
                        system are reduced to a minimum.''.
    (d) Two-year Plan.--Section 15 of the Wagner-Peyser Act (29 U.S.C. 
49l-2) is amended by striking subsection (c) and inserting the 
following:
    ``(c) Two-year Plan.--The Secretary, acting through the 
Commissioner of Labor Statistics and the Assistant Secretary for 
Employment and Training, and in consultation with the Workforce 
Information Advisory Council described in subsection (d) and heads of 
other appropriate Federal agencies, shall prepare a 2-year plan for the 
workforce and labor market information system. The plan shall be 
developed and implemented in a manner that takes into account the 
activities described in State plans submitted by States under section 
102 or 103 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act and shall be 
submitted to the Committee on Education and the Workforce of the House 
of Representatives and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
Pensions of the Senate. The plan shall include--
            ``(1) a description of how the Secretary will work with the 
        States to manage the nationwide workforce and labor market 
        information system described in subsection (a) and the 
        statewide workforce and labor market information systems that 
        comprise the nationwide system;
            ``(2) a description of the steps to be taken in the 
        following 2 years to carry out the duties described in 
        subsection (b)(2);
            ``(3) an evaluation of the performance of the system, with 
        particular attention to the improvements needed at the State 
        and local levels;
            ``(4) a description of the involvement of States in the 
        development of the plan, through consultation by the Secretary 
        with the Workforce Information Advisory Council in accordance 
        with subsection (d); and
            ``(5) a description of the written recommendations received 
        from the Workforce Information Advisory Council established 
        under subsection (d), and the extent to which those 
        recommendations were incorporated into the plan.''.
    (e) Workforce Information Advisory Council.--Section 15 of the 
Wagner-Peyser Act (29 U.S.C. 49l-2) is amended by striking subsection 
(d) and inserting the following:
    ``(d) Workforce Information Advisory Council.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary, through the Commissioner 
        of Labor Statistics and the Assistant Secretary for Employment 
        and Training, shall formally consult at least twice annually 
        with the Workforce Information Advisory Council established in 
        accordance with paragraph (2). Such consultations shall address 
        the evaluation and improvement of the nationwide workforce and 
        labor market information system described in subsection (a) and 
        the statewide workforce and labor market information systems 
        that comprise the nationwide system and how the Department of 
        Labor and the States will cooperate in the management of such 
        systems. The Council shall provide written recommendations to 
        the Secretary concerning the evaluation and improvement of the 
        nationwide system, including any recommendations regarding the 
        2-year plan described in subsection (c).
            ``(2) Establishment of council.--
                    ``(A) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish 
                an advisory council that shall be known as the 
                Workforce Information Advisory Council (referred to in 
                this section as the `Council') to participate in the 
                consultations and provide the recommendations described 
                in paragraph (1).
                    ``(B) Membership.--The Secretary shall appoint the 
                members of the Council, which shall consist of--
                            ``(i) 4 members who are representatives of 
                        lead State agencies with responsibility for 
                        workforce investment activities, or State 
                        agencies described in section 4, who have been 
                        nominated by such agencies or by a national 
                        organization that represents such agencies;
                            ``(ii) 4 members who are representatives of 
                        the State workforce and labor market 
                        information directors affiliated with the State 
                        agencies that perform the duties described in 
                        subsection (e)(2), who have been nominated by 
                        the directors;
                            ``(iii) 1 member who is a representative of 
                        providers of training services under section 
                        122 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity 
                        Act;
                            ``(iv) 1 member who is a representative of 
                        economic development entities;
                            ``(v) 1 member who is a representative of 
                        businesses, who has been nominated by national 
                        business organizations or trade associations;
                            ``(vi) 1 member who is a representative of 
                        labor organizations, who has been nominated by 
                        a national labor federation;
                            ``(vii) 1 member who is a representative of 
                        local workforce development boards, who has 
                        been nominated by a national organization 
                        representing such boards; and
                            ``(viii) 1 member who is a representative 
                        of research entities that utilize workforce and 
                        labor market information.
                    ``(C) Geographic diversity.--The Secretary shall 
                ensure that the membership of the Council is 
                geographically diverse and that no 2 of the members 
                appointed under clauses (i), (ii), and (vii) represent 
                the same State.
                    ``(D) Period of appointment; vacancies.--
                            ``(i) In general.--Each member of the 
                        Council shall be appointed for a term of 3 
                        years, except that the initial terms for 
                        members may be 1, 2, or 3 years in order to 
                        establish a rotation in which one-third of the 
                        members are selected each year. Any such member 
                        may be appointed for not more than 2 
                        consecutive terms.
                            ``(ii) Vacancies.--Any member appointed to 
                        fill a vacancy occurring before the expiration 
                        of the term for which the member's predecessor 
                        was appointed shall be appointed only for the 
                        remainder of that term. A member may serve 
                        after the expiration of that member's term 
                        until a successor has taken office.
                    ``(E) Travel expenses.--The members of the Council 
                shall not receive compensation for the performance of 
                services for the Council, but shall be allowed travel 
                expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, at 
                rates authorized for employees of agencies under 
                subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5, United States 
                Code, while away from their homes or regular places of 
                business in the performance of services for the 
                Council. Notwithstanding section 1342 of title 31, 
                United States Code, the Secretary may accept the 
                voluntary and uncompensated services of members of the 
                Council.
                    ``(F) Permanent council.--Section 14 of the Federal 
                Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall not apply 
                to the Council.''.
    (f) State Responsibilities.--Section 15(e) of the Wagner-Peyser Act 
(29 U.S.C. 49l-2(e)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``employment statistics'' each place it 
        appears and inserting ``workforce and labor market 
        information'';
            (2) in paragraph (1)(A) by striking ``annual plan'' and 
        inserting ``plan described in subsection (c)'';
            (3) in paragraph (2)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (G), by inserting ``and'' at 
                the end;
                    (B) by striking subparagraph (H);
                    (C) in subparagraph (I), by striking ``section 
                136(f)(2) of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998'' and 
                inserting ``section 116(i)(2) of the Workforce 
                Innovation and Opportunity Act''; and
                    (D) by redesignating subparagraph (I) as 
                subparagraph (H).
    (g) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 15(g) of the Wagner-
Peyser Act (29 U.S.C. 49l-2(g)) is amended by striking ``such sums as 
may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 1999 through 2004'' and 
inserting ``$60,153,000 for fiscal year 2015, $64,799,000 for fiscal 
year 2016, $66,144,000 for fiscal year 2017, $67,611,000 for fiscal 
year 2018, $69,200,000 for fiscal year 2019, and $70,667,000 for fiscal 
year 2020''.

         TITLE IV--AMENDMENTS TO THE REHABILITATION ACT OF 1973

                  Subtitle A--Introductory Provisions

SEC. 401. REFERENCES.

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

SEC. 402. FINDINGS, PURPOSE, POLICY.

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

SEC. 403. REHABILITATION SERVICES ADMINISTRATION.

    Section 3 (29 U.S.C. 702) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) in the first sentence, by inserting ``in the 
                Department of Education'' after ``Secretary'';
                    (B) by striking the second sentence and inserting 
                ``Such Administration shall be the principal agency, 
                and the Commissioner shall be the principal officer, of 
                the Department for purposes of carrying out titles I, 
                III, VI, and chapter 2 of title VII.''; and
                    (C) in the fourth and sixth sentences, by inserting 
                ``of Education'' after ``Secretary'' the first place it 
                appears; and
            (2) in subsection (b), by inserting ``of Education'' after 
        ``Secretary''.

SEC. 404. DEFINITIONS.

    Section 7 (29 U.S.C. 705) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (2)(B)--
                    (A) in clause (iii), by striking ``and'' at the 
                end;
                    (B) in clause (iv), by striking the semicolon and 
                inserting ``; and''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following:
                            ``(v) to the maximum extent possible, 
                        relies on information obtained from experiences 
                        in integrated employment settings in the 
                        community, and other integrated community 
                        settings;'';
            (2) by striking paragraphs (3) and (4) and inserting the 
        following:
            ``(3) Assistive technology terms.--
                    ``(A) Assistive technology.--The term `assistive 
                technology' has the meaning given such term in section 
                3 of the Assistive Technology Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 
                3002).
                    ``(B) Assistive technology device.--The term 
                `assistive technology device' has the meaning given 
                such term in section 3 of the Assistive Technology Act 
                of 1998, except that the reference in such section to 
                the term `individuals with disabilities' shall be 
                deemed to mean more than 1 individual with a disability 
                as defined in paragraph (20)(A)).
                    ``(C) Assistive technology service.--The term 
                `assistive technology service' has the meaning given 
                such term in section 3 of the Assistive Technology Act 
                of 1998, except that the reference in such section--
                            ``(i) to the term `individual with a 
                        disability' shall be deemed to mean an 
                        individual with a disability, as defined in 
                        paragraph (20)(A); and
                            ``(ii) to the term `individuals with 
                        disabilities' shall be deemed to mean more than 
                        1 such individual.'';
            (3) by redesignating paragraph (5) as paragraph (4);
            (4) in paragraph (4), as redesignated by paragraph (3)--
                    (A) by redesignating subparagraphs (O) through (Q) 
                as subparagraphs (P) through (R), respectively;
                    (B) by inserting after subparagraph (N) the 
                following:
                    ``(O) customized employment;''; and
                    (C) in subparagraph (R), as redesignated by 
                subparagraph (A) of this paragraph, by striking ``(P)'' 
                and inserting ``(Q)'';
            (5) by inserting before paragraph (6) the following:
            ``(5) Competitive integrated employment.--The term 
        `competitive integrated employment' means work that is 
        performed on a full-time or part-time basis (including self-
        employment)--
                    ``(A) for which an individual--
                            ``(i) is compensated at a rate that--
                                    ``(I)(aa) shall be not less than 
                                the higher of the rate specified in 
                                section 6(a)(1) of the Fair Labor 
                                Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 
                                206(a)(1)) or the rate specified in the 
                                applicable State or local minimum wage 
                                law; and
                                    ``(bb) is not less than the 
                                customary rate paid by the employer for 
                                the same or similar work performed by 
                                other employees who are not individuals 
                                with disabilities, and who are 
                                similarly situated in similar 
                                occupations by the same employer and 
                                who have similar training, experience, 
                                and skills; or
                                    ``(II) in the case of an individual 
                                who is self-employed, yields an income 
                                that is comparable to the income 
                                received by other individuals who are 
                                not individuals with disabilities, and 
                                who are self-employed in similar 
                                occupations or on similar tasks and who 
                                have similar training, experience, and 
                                skills; and
                            ``(ii) is eligible for the level of 
                        benefits provided to other employees;
                    ``(B) that is at a location where the employee 
                interacts with other persons who are not individuals 
                with disabilities (not including supervisory personnel 
                or individuals who are providing services to such 
                employee) to the same extent that individuals who are 
                not individuals with disabilities and who are in 
                comparable positions interact with other persons; and
                    ``(C) that, as appropriate, presents opportunities 
                for advancement that are similar to those for other 
                employees who are not individuals with disabilities and 
                who have similar positions.'';
            (6) in paragraph (6)(B), by striking ``includes'' and all 
        that follows through ``fees'' and inserting ``includes 
        architects' fees'';
            (7) by inserting after paragraph (6) the following:
            ``(7) Customized employment.--The term `customized 
        employment' means competitive integrated employment, for an 
        individual with a significant disability, that is based on an 
        individualized determination of the strengths, needs, and 
        interests of the individual with a significant disability, is 
        designed to meet the specific abilities of the individual with 
        a significant disability and the business needs of the 
        employer, and is carried out through flexible strategies, such 
        as--
                    ``(A) job exploration by the individual;
                    ``(B) working with an employer to facilitate 
                placement, including--
                            ``(i) customizing a job description based 
                        on current employer needs or on previously 
                        unidentified and unmet employer needs;
                            ``(ii) developing a set of job duties, a 
                        work schedule and job arrangement, and 
                        specifics of supervision (including performance 
                        evaluation and review), and determining a job 
                        location;
                            ``(iii) representation by a professional 
                        chosen by the individual, or self-
                        representation of the individual, in working 
                        with an employer to facilitate placement; and
                            ``(iv) providing services and supports at 
                        the job location.'';
            (8) in paragraph (11)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (C)--
                            (i) by inserting ``of Education'' after 
                        ``Secretary''; and
                            (ii) by inserting ``customized 
                        employment,'' before ``self-employment,'';
            (9) in paragraph (12), by inserting ``of Education'' after 
        ``Secretary'' each place it appears;
            (10) in paragraph (14)(C), by inserting ``of Education'' 
        after ``Secretary'';
            (11) in paragraph (17)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``and'' at the 
                end;
                    (B) in subparagraph (D), by striking the period at 
                the end and inserting ``; and''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(E) services that--
                            ``(i) facilitate the transition of 
                        individuals with significant disabilities from 
                        nursing homes and other institutions to home 
                        and community-based residences, with the 
                        requisite supports and services;
                            ``(ii) provide assistance to individuals 
                        with significant disabilities who are at risk 
                        of entering institutions so that the 
                        individuals may remain in the community; and
                            ``(iii) facilitate the transition of youth 
                        who are individuals with significant 
                        disabilities, who were eligible for 
                        individualized education programs under section 
                        614(d) of the Individuals with Disabilities 
                        Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1414(d)), and who have 
                        completed their secondary education or 
                        otherwise left school, to postsecondary 
                        life.'';
            (12) in paragraph (18), by striking ``term'' and all that 
        follows through ``includes--'' and inserting ``term 
        `independent living services' includes--'';
            (13) in paragraph (19)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (A), by inserting before the 
                period the following: ``and includes a Native and a 
                descendant of a Native, as such terms are defined in 
                subsections (b) and (r) of section 3 of the Alaska 
                Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1602)''; and
                    (B) in subparagraph (B), by inserting before the 
                period the following: ``and a tribal organization (as 
                defined in section 4(l) of the Indian Self-
                Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 
                450b(l)))'';
            (14) in paragraph (23), by striking ``section 101'' and 
        inserting ``section 102'';
            (15) by striking paragraph (25) and inserting the 
        following:
            ``(25) Local workforce development board.--The term `local 
        workforce development board' means a local board, as defined in 
        section 3 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act.'';
            (16) by striking paragraph (37);
            (17) by redesignating paragraphs (29) through (39) as 
        paragraphs (31) through (36), and (38) through (41), 
        respectively;
            (18) by inserting after paragraph (28) the following:
            ``(30) Pre-employment transition services.--The term `pre-
        employment transition services' means services provided in 
        accordance with section 113.'';
            (19) by striking paragraph (33), as redesignated by 
        paragraph (17), and inserting the following:
            ``(33) Secretary.--Unless where the context otherwise 
        requires, the term `Secretary'--
                    ``(A) used in title I, III, IV, V, VI, or chapter 2 
                of title VII, means the Secretary of Education; and
                    ``(B) used in title II or chapter 1 of title VII, 
                means the Secretary of Health and Human Services.'';
            (20) by striking paragraphs (35) and (36), as redesignated 
        by paragraph (17), and inserting the following:
            ``(35) State workforce development board.--The term `State 
        workforce development board' means a State board, as defined in 
        section 3 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act.
            ``(36) Statewide workforce development system.--The term 
        `statewide workforce development system' means a workforce 
        development system, as defined in section 3 of the Workforce 
        Innovation and Opportunity Act.'';
            (21) by inserting after that paragraph (36) the following:
            ``(37) Student with a disability.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The term `student with a 
                disability' means an individual with a disability who--
                            ``(i)(I)(aa) is not younger than the 
                        earliest age for the provision of transition 
                        services under section 614(d)(1)(A)(i)(VIII) of 
                        the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act 
                        (20 U.S.C. 1414(d)(1)(A)(i)(VIII)); or
                            ``(bb) if the State involved elects to use 
                        a lower minimum age for receipt of pre-
                        employment transition services under this Act, 
                        is not younger than that minimum age; and
                            ``(II)(aa) is not older than 21 years of 
                        age; or
                            ``(bb) if the State law for the State 
                        provides for a higher maximum age for receipt 
                        of services under the Individuals with 
                        Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1400 et 
                        seq.), is not older than that maximum age; and
                            ``(ii)(I) is eligible for, and receiving, 
                        special education or related services under 
                        part B of the Individuals with Disabilities 
                        Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1411 et seq.); or
                            ``(II) is an individual with a disability, 
                        for purposes of section 504.
                    ``(B) Students with disabilities.--The term 
                `students with disabilities' means more than 1 student 
                with a disability.'';
            (22) by striking paragraphs (38) and (39), as redesignated 
        by paragraph (17), and inserting the following:
            ``(38) Supported employment.--The term `supported 
        employment' means competitive integrated employment, including 
        customized employment, or employment in an integrated work 
        setting in which individuals are working on a short-term basis 
        toward competitive integrated employment, that is 
        individualized and customized consistent with the strengths, 
        abilities, interests, and informed choice of the individuals 
        involved, for individuals with the most significant 
        disabilities--
                    ``(A)(i) for whom competitive integrated employment 
                has not historically occurred; or
                    ``(ii) for whom competitive integrated employment 
                has been interrupted or intermittent as a result of a 
                significant disability; and
                    ``(B) who, because of the nature and severity of 
                their disability, need intensive supported employment 
                services and extended services after the transition 
                described in paragraph (13)(C), in order to perform the 
                work involved.
            ``(39) Supported employment services.--The term `supported 
        employment services' means ongoing support services, including 
        customized employment, needed to support and maintain an 
        individual with a most significant disability in supported 
        employment, that--
                    ``(A) are provided singly or in combination and are 
                organized and made available in such a way as to assist 
                an eligible individual to achieve competitive 
                integrated employment;
                    ``(B) are based on a determination of the needs of 
                an eligible individual, as specified in an 
                individualized plan for employment; and
                    ``(C) are provided by the designated State unit for 
                a period of not more than 24 months, except that period 
                may be extended, if necessary, in order to achieve the 
                employment outcome identified in the individualized 
                plan for employment.'';
            (23) in paragraph (41), as redesignated by paragraph (17), 
        by striking ``as defined in section 101 of the Workforce 
        Investment Act of 1998'' and inserting ``as defined in section 
        3 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act''; and
            (24) by inserting after paragraph (41), as redesignated by 
        paragraph (17), the following:
            ``(42) Youth with a disability.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The term `youth with a 
                disability' means an individual with a disability who--
                            ``(i) is not younger than 14 years of age; 
                        and
                            ``(ii) is not older than 24 years of age.
                    ``(B) Youth with disabilities.--The term `youth 
                with disabilities' means more than 1 youth with a 
                disability.''.

SEC. 405. ADMINISTRATION OF THE ACT.

    (a)  Promulgation.--Section 8(a)(2) (29 U.S.C. 706(a)(2)) is 
amended by inserting ``of Education'' after ``Secretary''.
    (b) Privacy.--Section 11 (29 U.S.C. 708) is amended--
            (1) by inserting ``(a)'' before ``The provisions''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(b) Section 501 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act 
shall apply, as specified in that section, to amendments to this Act 
that were made by the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act.''.
    (c) Administration.--Section 12 (29 U.S.C. 709) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1)--
                            (i) by striking ``(1)'' and inserting 
                        ``(1)(A)''; and
                            (ii) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(B) provide technical assistance to the 
                designated State units on developing successful 
                partnerships with local and multi-State businesses in 
                an effort to increase the employment of individuals 
                with disabilities;
                    ``(C) provide technical assistance to providers and 
                organizations on developing self-employment 
                opportunities and outcomes for individuals with 
                disabilities; and
                    ``(D) provide technical assistance to entities 
                carrying out community rehabilitation programs to build 
                their internal capacity to provide individualized 
                services and supports leading to competitive integrated 
                employment, and to transition individuals with 
                disabilities away from nonintegrated settings;''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``, centers for 
                independent living,'';
            (2) in subsection (c), by striking ``Commissioner'' the 
        first place it appears and inserting ``Secretary of 
        Education'';
            (3) in subsection (d), by inserting ``of Education'' after 
        ``Secretary'';
            (4) in subsection (e)--
                    (A) by striking ``Rehabilitation Act Amendments of 
                1998'' each place it appears and inserting ``Workforce 
                Innovation and Opportunity Act''; and
                    (B) by inserting ``of Education'' after 
                ``Secretary'';
            (5) in subsection (f), by inserting ``of Education'' after 
        ``Secretary'';
            (6)(A) in subsection (c), by striking ``(c)'' and inserting 
        ``(c)(1)'';
            (B) in subsection (d), by striking ``(d)'' and inserting 
        ``(d)(1)'';
            (C) in subsection (e), by striking ``(e)'' and inserting 
        ``(2)'';
            (D) in subsection (f), by striking ``(f)'' and inserting 
        ``(2)''; and
            (E) by moving paragraph (2) (as redesignated by 
        subparagraph (D)) to the end of subsection (c); and
            (7) by inserting after subsection (d) the following:
    ``(e)(1) The Administrator of the Administration for Community 
Living (referred to in this subsection as the `Administrator') may 
carry out the authorities and shall carry out the responsibilities of 
the Commissioner described in paragraphs (1)(A) and (2) through (4) of 
subsection (a), and subsection (b), except that, for purposes of 
applying subsections (a) and (b), a reference in those subsections--
            ``(A) to facilitating meaningful and effective 
        participation shall be considered to be a reference to 
        facilitating meaningful and effective collaboration with 
        independent living programs, and promoting a philosophy of 
        independent living for individuals with disabilities in 
        community activities; and
            ``(B) to training for personnel shall be considered to be a 
        reference to training for the personnel of centers for 
        independent living and Statewide Independent Living Councils.
    ``(2) The Secretary of Health and Human Services may carry out the 
authorities and shall carry out the responsibilities of the Secretary 
of Education described in subsections (c) and (d).
    ``(f)(1) In subsections (a) through (d), a reference to `this Act' 
means a provision of this Act that the Secretary of Education has 
authority to carry out; and
    ``(2) In subsection (e), for purposes of applying subsections (a) 
through (d), a reference in those subsections to `this Act' means a 
provision of this Act that the Secretary of Health and Human Services 
has authority to carry out.''.

SEC. 406. REPORTS.

    Section 13 (29 U.S.C. 710) is amended--
            (1) in section (c)--
                    (A) by striking ``(c)'' and inserting ``(c)(1)''; 
                and
                    (B) in the second sentence, by striking ``section 
                136(d) of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998'' and 
                inserting ``section 116(d)(2) of the Workforce 
                Innovation and Opportunity Act''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(d) The Commissioner shall ensure that the report described in 
this section is made publicly available in a timely manner, including 
through electronic means, in order to inform the public about the 
administration and performance of programs under this Act.''.

SEC. 407. EVALUATION AND INFORMATION.

    (a) Evaluation.--Section 14 (29 U.S.C. 711) is amended--
            (1) by inserting ``of Education'' after ``Secretary'' each 
        place it appears;
            (2) in subsection (f)(2), by inserting ``competitive'' 
        before ``integrated employment'';
            (3)(A) in subsection (b), by striking ``(b)'' and inserting 
        ``(b)(1)'';
            (B) in subsection (c), by striking ``(c)'' and inserting 
        ``(2)'';
            (C) in subsection (d), by striking ``(d)'' and inserting 
        ``(3)''; and
            (D) by redesignating subsections (e) and (f) as subsections 
        (c) and (d), respectively;
            (4) by inserting after subsection (d), as redesignated by 
        paragraph (3)(D), the following:
    ``(e)(1) The Secretary of Health and Human Services may carry out 
the authorities and shall carry out the responsibilities of the 
Secretary of Education described in subsections (a) and (b).
    ``(2) The Administrator of the Administration for Community Living 
may carry out the authorities and shall carry out the responsibilities 
of the Commissioner described in subsections (a) and (d)(1), except 
that, for purposes of applying those subsections, a reference in those 
subsections to exemplary practices shall be considered to be a 
reference to exemplary practices concerning independent living services 
and centers for independent living.
    ``(f)(1) In subsections (a) through (d), a reference to `this Act' 
means a provision of this Act that the Secretary of Education has 
authority to carry out; and
    ``(2) In subsection (e), for purposes of applying subsections (a), 
(b), and (d), a reference in those subsections to `this Act' means a 
provision of this Act that the Secretary of Health and Human Services 
has authority to carry out.''.
    (b) Information.--Section 15 (29 U.S.C. 712) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) by inserting ``of Education'' after 
                ``Secretary'' each place it appears; and
                    (B) in paragraph (1), by striking ``State workforce 
                investment boards'' and inserting ``State workforce 
                development boards''; and
            (2) in subsection (b), by striking ``Secretary'' and 
        inserting ``Secretary of Education''.

SEC. 408. CARRYOVER.

    Section 19(a)(1) (29 U.S.C. 716(a)(1)) is amended by striking 
``part B of title VI'' and inserting ``title VI''.

SEC. 409. TRADITIONALLY UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS.

    Section 21 (29 U.S.C. 718) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1)--
                            (i) in the first sentence, by striking 
                        ``racial'' and inserting ``demographic'';
                            (ii) in the second sentence--
                                    (I) by striking ``rate of 
                                increase'' the first place it appears 
                                and inserting ``percentage increase 
                                from 2000 to 2010'';
                                    (II) by striking ``is 3.2'' and 
                                inserting ``was 9.7'';
                                    (III) by striking ``rate of 
                                increase'' and inserting ``percentage 
                                increase'';
                                    (IV) by striking ``is much'' and 
                                inserting ``was much'';
                                    (V) by striking ``38.6'' and 
                                inserting ``43.0'';
                                    (VI) by striking ``14.6'' and 
                                inserting ``12.3'';
                                    (VII) by striking ``40.1'' and 
                                inserting ``43.2''; and
                                    (VIII) by striking ``and other 
                                ethnic groups''; and
                            (iii) by striking the last sentence; and
                    (B) in paragraph (2), by striking the second and 
                third sentences and inserting the following: ``In 
                2011--
                    ``(A) among Americans ages 16 through 64, the rate 
                of disability was 12.1 percent;
                    ``(B) among African-Americans in that age range, 
                the disability rate was more than twice as high, at 
                27.1 percent; and
                    ``(C) for American Indians and Alaska Natives in 
                the same age range, the disability rate was also more 
                than twice as high, at 27.0 percent.'';
            (2) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ``National Institute 
        on Disability and Rehabilitation Research'' and inserting 
        ``National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and 
        Rehabilitation Research''; and
            (3) in subsection (c), by striking ``Director'' and 
        inserting ``Director of the National Institute on Disability, 
        Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research''.

             Subtitle B--Vocational Rehabilitation Services

SEC. 411. DECLARATION OF POLICY; AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    (a) Findings; Purpose; Policy.--Section 100(a) (29 U.S.C. 720(a)) 
is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``integrated'' 
                and inserting ``competitive integrated employment'';
                    (B) in subparagraph (D)(iii), by striking 
                ``medicare and medicaid'' and inserting ``Medicare and 
                Medicaid'';
                    (C) in subparagraph (F), by striking ``investment'' 
                and inserting ``development''; and
                    (D) in subparagraph (G)--
                            (i) by striking ``workforce investment 
                        systems'' and inserting ``workforce development 
                        systems''; and
                            (ii) by striking ``workforce investment 
                        activities'' and inserting ``workforce 
                        development activities'';
            (2) in paragraph (2)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``workforce 
                investment system'' and inserting ``workforce 
                development system''; and
                    (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``and informed 
                choice,'' and inserting ``informed choice, and economic 
                self-sufficiency,''; and
            (3) in paragraph (3)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``gainful 
                employment in integrated settings'' and inserting 
                ``competitive integrated employment''; and
                    (B) in subparagraph (E), by inserting ``should'' 
                before ``facilitate''.
    (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 100(b)(1) (29 U.S.C. 
720(b)(1)) is amended by striking ``such sums as may be necessary for 
fiscal years 1999 through 2003'' and inserting ``$3,302,053,000 for 
each of the fiscal years 2015 through 2020''.

SEC. 412. STATE PLANS.

    (a) Plan Requirements.--Section 101(a) (29 U.S.C. 721(a)) is 
amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``to 
                participate'' and all that follows and inserting ``to 
                receive funds under this title for a fiscal year, a 
                State shall submit, and have approved by the Secretary 
                and the Secretary of Labor, a unified State plan in 
                accordance with section 102, or a combined State plan 
                in accordance with section 103, of the Workforce 
                Innovation and Opportunity Act. The unified or combined 
                State plan shall include, in the portion of the plan 
                described in section 102(b)(2)(D) of such Act (referred 
                to in this subsection as the `vocational rehabilitation 
                services portion'), the provisions of a State plan for 
                vocational rehabilitation services, described in this 
                subsection.''; and
                    (B) in subparagraph (B)--
                            (i) by striking ``in the State plan for 
                        vocational rehabilitation services,'' and 
                        inserting ``as part of the vocational 
                        rehabilitation services portion of the unified 
                        or combined State plan submitted in accordance 
                        with subparagraph (A),''; and
                            (ii) by striking ``Rehabilitation Act 
                        Amendments of 1998'' and inserting ``Workforce 
                        Innovation and Opportunity Act''; and
                    (C) in subparagraph (C)--
                            (i) by striking ``The State plan shall 
                        remain in effect subject to the submission of 
                        such modifications'' and inserting ``The 
                        vocational rehabilitation services portion of 
                        the unified or combined State plan submitted in 
                        accordance with subparagraph (A) shall remain 
                        in effect until the State submits and receives 
                        approval of a new State plan in accordance with 
                        subparagraph (A), or until the submission of 
                        such modifications''; and
                            (ii) by striking ``, until the State 
                        submits and receives approval of a new State 
                        plan'';
            (2) in paragraph (2)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``The State 
                plan'' and inserting ``The State plan for vocational 
                rehabilitation services''; and
                    (B) in subparagraph (B)(ii)--
                            (i) in subclause (II), by inserting ``who 
                        is responsible for the day-to-day operation of 
                        the vocational rehabilitation program'' before 
                        the semicolon;
                            (ii) in subclause (III), by striking 
                        ``and'' at the end;
                            (iii) in subclause (IV), by striking the 
                        period and inserting ``; and''; and
                            (iv) by adding at the end the following:
                                    ``(V) has the sole authority and 
                                responsibility within the designated 
                                State agency described in subparagraph 
                                (A) to expend funds made available 
                                under this title in a manner that is 
                                consistent with the purposes of this 
                                title.'';
            (3) in paragraph (5)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``and'' at the 
                end;
                    (B) by redesignating subparagraph (D) as 
                subparagraph (E); and
                    (C) by inserting after subparagraph (C) the 
                following:
                    ``(D) notwithstanding subparagraph (C), permit the 
                State, in its discretion, to elect to serve eligible 
                individuals (whether or not receiving vocational 
                rehabilitation services) who require specific services 
                or equipment to maintain employment; and'';
            (4) in paragraph (7)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (A)(v)--
                            (i) in subclause (I), after 
                        ``rehabilitation technology'' insert the 
                        following: ``, including training implemented 
                        in coordination with entities carrying out 
                        State programs under section 4 of the Assistive 
                        Technology Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 3003)''; and
                            (ii) in subclause (II), by striking 
                        ``Rehabilitation Act Amendments of 1998'' and 
                        inserting ``Workforce Innovation and 
                        Opportunity Act''; and
                    (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking clause (ii) 
                and inserting the following:
                            ``(ii) the establishment and maintenance of 
                        education and experience requirements, to 
                        ensure that the personnel have a 21st century 
                        understanding of the evolving labor force and 
                        the needs of individuals with disabilities, 
                        including requirements for--
                                    ``(I)(aa) attainment of a 
                                baccalaureate degree in a field of 
                                study reasonably related to vocational 
                                rehabilitation, to indicate a level of 
                                competency and skill demonstrating 
                                basic preparation in a field of study 
                                such as vocational rehabilitation 
                                counseling, social work, psychology, 
                                disability studies, business 
                                administration, human resources, 
                                special education, supported 
                                employment, customized employment, 
                                economics, or another field that 
                                reasonably prepares individuals to work 
                                with consumers and employers; and
                                    ``(bb) demonstrated paid or unpaid 
                                experience, for not less than 1 year, 
                                consisting of--
                                            ``(AA) direct work with 
                                        individuals with disabilities 
                                        in a setting such as an 
                                        independent living center;
                                            ``(BB) direct service or 
                                        advocacy activities that 
                                        provide such individual with 
                                        experience and skills in 
                                        working with individuals with 
                                        disabilities; or
                                            ``(CC) direct experience as 
                                        an employer, as a small 
                                        business owner or operator, or 
                                        in self-employment, or other 
                                        experience in human resources, 
                                        recruitment, or experience in 
                                        supervising employees, 
                                        training, or other activities 
                                        that provide experience in 
                                        competitive integrated 
                                        employment environments; or
                                    ``(II) attainment of a master's or 
                                doctoral degree in a field of study 
                                such as vocational rehabilitation 
                                counseling, law, social work, 
                                psychology, disability studies, 
                                business administration, human 
                                resources, special education, 
                                management, public administration, or 
                                another field that reasonably provides 
                                competence in the employment sector, in 
                                a disability field, or in both 
                                business-related and rehabilitation-
                                related fields; and'';
            (5) in paragraph (8)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (A)(i)--
                            (i) by inserting ``an accommodation or 
                        auxiliary aid or service or'' after ``prior to 
                        providing''; and
                            (ii) by striking ``(5)(D)'' and inserting 
                        ``(5)(E)'';
                    (B) in subparagraph (B)--
                            (i) in the matter preceding clause (i)--
                                    (I) by striking ``medicaid'' and 
                                inserting ``Medicaid'';
                                    (II) by striking ``workforce 
                                investment system'' and inserting 
                                ``workforce development system'';
                                    (III) by striking ``(5)(D)'' and 
                                inserting ``(5)(E)'';
                                    (IV) by inserting ``and, if 
                                appropriate, accommodations or 
                                auxiliary aids and services,'' before 
                                ``that are included''; and
                                    (V) by striking ``provision of such 
                                vocational rehabilitation services'' 
                                and inserting ``provision of such 
                                vocational rehabilitation services 
                                (including, if appropriate, 
                                accommodations or auxiliary aids and 
                                services)''; and
                            (ii) in clause (iv)--
                                    (I) by striking ``(5)(D)'' and 
                                inserting ``(5)(E)''; and
                                    (II) by inserting ``, and 
                                accommodations or auxiliary aids and 
                                services'' before the period; and
                    (C) in subparagraph (C)(i), by striking ``(5)(D)'' 
                and inserting ``(5)(E)'';
            (6) in paragraph (10)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``annual'' and 
                all that follows through ``of 1998'' and inserting 
                ``annual reporting of information, on eligible 
                individuals receiving the services, that is necessary 
                to assess the State's performance on the standards and 
                indicators described in section 106(a)'';
                    (B) in subparagraph (C)--
                            (i) in the matter preceding clause (i), by 
                        inserting ``, from each State,'' after 
                        ``additional data'';
                            (ii) by striking clause (i) and inserting:
                            ``(i) the number of applicants and the 
                        number of individuals determined to be eligible 
                        or ineligible for the program carried out under 
                        this title, including the number of individuals 
                        determined to be ineligible (disaggregated by 
                        type of disability and age);'';
                            (iii) in clause (ii)--
                                    (I) in subclause (I), by striking 
                                ``(5)(D)'' and inserting ``(5)(E)'';
                                    (II) in subclause (II), by striking 
                                ``and'' at the end; and
                                    (III) by adding at the end the 
                                following:
                                    ``(IV) the number of individuals 
                                with open cases (disaggregated by those 
                                who are receiving training and those 
                                who are in postsecondary education), 
                                and the type of services the 
                                individuals are receiving (including 
                                supported employment);
                                    ``(V) the number of students with 
                                disabilities who are receiving pre-
                                employment transition services under 
                                this title: and
                                    ``(VI) the number of individuals 
                                referred to State vocational 
                                rehabilitation programs by one-stop 
                                operators (as defined in section 3 of 
                                the Workforce Innovation and 
                                Opportunity Act), and the number of 
                                individuals referred to such one-stop 
                                operators by State vocational 
                                rehabilitation programs;''; and
                            (iv) in clause (iv)(I), by inserting before 
                        the semicolon the following: ``and, for those 
                        who achieved employment outcomes, the average 
                        length of time to obtain employment'';
                    (C) in subparagraph (D)(i), by striking ``title I 
                of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998'' and inserting 
                ``title I of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity 
                Act'';
                    (D) in subparagraph (E)(ii), by striking ``of the 
                State'' and all that follows and inserting ``of the 
                State in meeting the standards and indicators 
                established pursuant to section 106.''; and
                    (E) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(G) Rules for reporting of data.--The 
                disaggregation of data under this Act shall not be 
                required within a category if the number of individuals 
                in a category is insufficient to yield statistically 
                reliable information, or if the results would reveal 
                personally identifiable information about an 
                individual.
                    ``(H) Comprehensive report.--The State plan shall 
                specify that the Commissioner will provide an annual 
                comprehensive report that includes the reports and data 
                required under this section, as well as a summary of 
                the reports and data, for each fiscal year. The 
                Commissioner shall submit the report to the Committee 
                on Education and the Workforce of the House of 
                Representatives, the Committee on Appropriations of the 
                House of Representatives, the Committee on Health, 
                Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate, and the 
                Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, not later 
                than 90 days after the end of the fiscal year 
                involved.'';
            (7) in paragraph (11)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (A)--
                            (i) in the subparagraph header, by striking 
                        ``workforce investment systems'' and inserting 
                        ``workforce development systems'';
                            (ii) in the matter preceding clause (i), by 
                        striking ``workforce investment system'' and 
                        inserting ``workforce development system'';
                            (iii) in clause (i)(II)--
                                    (I) by striking ``investment'' and 
                                inserting ``development''; and
                                    (II) by inserting ``(including 
                                programmatic accessibility and physical 
                                accessibility)'' after ``program 
                                accessibility'';
                            (iv) in clause (ii), by striking 
                        ``workforce investment system'' and inserting 
                        ``workforce development system''; and
                            (v) in clause (v), by striking ``workforce 
                        investment system'' and inserting ``workforce 
                        development system'';
                    (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``workforce 
                investment system'' and inserting ``workforce 
                development system'';
                    (C) in subparagraph (C)--
                            (i) by inserting ``the State programs 
                        carried out under section 4 of the Assistive 
                        Technology Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 3003),'' 
                        after ``including'';
                            (ii) by inserting ``, noneducational 
                        agencies serving out-of-school youth,'' after 
                        ``Agriculture''; and
                            (iii) by striking ``such agencies and 
                        programs'' and inserting ``such Federal, State, 
                        and local agencies and programs''; and
                            (iv) by striking ``workforce investment 
                        system'' and inserting ``workforce development 
                        system'';
                    (D) in subparagraph (D)--
                            (i) in the matter preceding clause (i), by 
                        inserting ``, including pre-employment 
                        transition services,'' before ``under this 
                        title'';
                            (ii) in clause (i), by inserting ``, which 
                        may be provided using alternative means for 
                        meeting participation (such as video 
                        conferences and conference calls),'' after 
                        ``consultation and technical assistance''; and
                            (iii) in clause (ii), by striking 
                        ``completion'' and inserting 
                        ``implementation'';
                    (E) by redesignating subparagraphs (E) and (F) as 
                subparagraphs (F) and (H), respectively;
                    (F) by inserting after subparagraph (D) the 
                following:
                    ``(E) Coordination with employers.--The State plan 
                shall describe how the designated State unit will work 
                with employers to identify competitive integrated 
                employment opportunities and career exploration 
                opportunities, in order to facilitate the provision 
                of--
                            ``(i) vocational rehabilitation services; 
                        and
                            ``(ii) transition services for youth with 
                        disabilities and students with disabilities, 
                        such as pre-employment transition services.'';
                    (G) in subparagraph (F), as redesignated by 
                subparagraph (E) of this paragraph--
                            (i) by inserting ``chapter 1 of'' after 
                        ``part C of''; and
                            (ii) by inserting ``, as appropriate'' 
                        before the period;
                    (H) by inserting after subparagraph (F), as 
                redesignated by subparagraph (E) of this paragraph, the 
                following:
                    ``(G) Cooperative agreement regarding individuals 
                eligible for home and community-based waiver 
                programs.--The State plan shall include an assurance 
                that the designated State unit has entered into a 
                formal cooperative agreement with the State agency 
                responsible for administering the State Medicaid plan 
                under title XIX of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
                1396 et seq.) and the State agency with primary 
                responsibility for providing services and supports for 
                individuals with intellectual disabilities and 
                individuals with developmental disabilities, with 
                respect to the delivery of vocational rehabilitation 
                services, including extended services, for individuals 
                with the most significant disabilities who have been 
                determined to be eligible for home and community-based 
                services under a Medicaid waiver, Medicaid State plan 
                amendment, or other authority related to a State 
                Medicaid program.'';
                    (I) in subparagraph (H), as redesignated by 
                subparagraph (E) of this paragraph--
                            (i) in clause (ii)--
                                    (I) by inserting ``on or'' before 
                                ``near''; and
                                    (II) by striking ``and'' at the 
                                end;
                            (ii) by redesignating clause (iii) as 
                        clause (iv); and
                            (iii) by inserting after clause (ii) the 
                        following:
                            ``(iii) strategies for the provision of 
                        transition planning, by personnel of the 
                        designated State unit, the State educational 
                        agency, and the recipient of funds under part 
                        C, that will facilitate the development and 
                        approval of the individualized plans for 
                        employment under section 102; and''; and
                    (J) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(I) Coordination with assistive technology 
                programs.--The State plan shall include an assurance 
                that the designated State unit, and the lead agency and 
                implementing entity (if any) designated by the Governor 
                of the State under section 4 of the Assistive 
                Technology Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 3003), have developed 
                working relationships and will enter into agreements 
                for the coordination of their activities, including the 
                referral of individuals with disabilities to programs 
                and activities described in that section.
                    ``(J) Coordination with ticket to work and self-
                sufficiency program.--The State plan shall include an 
                assurance that the designated State unit will 
                coordinate activities with any other State agency that 
                is functioning as an employment network under the 
                Ticket to Work and Self-Sufficiency Program established 
                under section 1148 of the Social Security Act (42 
                U.S.C. 1320b-19).
                    ``(K) Interagency cooperation.--The State plan 
                shall describe how the designated State agency or 
                agencies (if more than 1 agency is designated under 
                paragraph (2)(A)) will collaborate with the State 
                agency responsible for administering the State Medicaid 
                plan under title XIX of the Social Security Act (42 
                U.S.C. 1396 et seq.), the State agency responsible for 
                providing services for individuals with developmental 
                disabilities, and the State agency responsible for 
                providing mental health services, to develop 
                opportunities for community-based employment in 
                integrated settings, to the greatest extent 
                practicable.'';
            (8) in paragraph (14)--
                    (A) in the paragraph header, by striking ``Annual'' 
                and inserting ``Semiannual'';
                    (B) in subparagraph (A)--
                            (i) by striking ``an annual'' and inserting 
                        ``a semiannual'';
                            (ii) by striking ``has achieved an 
                        employment outcome'' and inserting ``is 
                        employed'';
                            (iii) by striking ``achievement of the 
                        outcome'' and all that follows through 
                        ``representative)'' and inserting ``beginning 
                        of such employment, and annually thereafter'';
                            (iv) by striking ``to competitive'' and all 
                        that follows and inserting the following: ``to 
                        competitive integrated employment or training 
                        for competitive integrated employment;'';
                    (C) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``and'' at the 
                end;
                    (D) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``the 
                individuals described'' and all that follows and 
                inserting ``individuals described in subparagraph (A) 
                in attaining competitive integrated employment; and''; 
                and
                    (E) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(D) an assurance that the State will report the 
                information generated under subparagraphs (A), (B), and 
                (C), for each of the individuals, to the Administrator 
                of the Wage and Hour Division of the Department of 
                Labor for each fiscal year, not later than 60 days 
                after the end of the fiscal year.'';
            (9) in paragraph (15)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (A)--
                            (i) in clause (i)--
                                    (I) in subclause (II), by striking 
                                ``and'' at the end;
                                    (II) in subclause (III)--
                                            (aa) by striking 
                                        ``workforce investment system'' 
                                        and inserting ``workforce 
                                        development system''; and
                                            (bb) by adding ``and'' at 
                                        the end; and
                                    (III) by adding at the end the 
                                following:
                                    ``(IV) youth with disabilities, and 
                                students with disabilities, including 
                                their need for pre-employment 
                                transition services or other transition 
                                services;'';
                            (ii) by redesignating clauses (ii) and 
                        (iii) as clauses (iii) and (iv), respectively; 
                        and
                            (iii) by inserting after clause (i) the 
                        following:
                            ``(ii) include an assessment of the needs 
                        of individuals with disabilities for transition 
                        services and pre-employment transition 
                        services, and the extent to which such services 
                        provided under this Act are coordinated with 
                        transition services provided under the 
                        Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 
                        U.S.C. 1400 et seq.) in order to meet the needs 
                        of individuals with disabilities.'';
                    (B) in subparagraph (B)--
                            (i) in clause (ii)--
                                    (I) by striking ``part B of title 
                                VI'' and inserting ``title VI''; and
                                    (II) by striking ``and'' at the 
                                end;
                            (ii) by redesignating clause (iii) as 
                        clause (iv); and
                            (iii) by inserting after clause (ii) the 
                        following:
                            ``(iii) the number of individuals who are 
                        eligible for services under this title, but are 
                        not receiving such services due to an order of 
                        selection; and''; and
                    (C) in subparagraph (D)--
                            (i) by redesignating clauses (iii) through 
                        (v) as clauses (iv) through (vi), respectively;
                            (ii) by inserting after clause (ii) the 
                        following:
                            ``(iii) the methods to be used to improve 
                        and expand vocational rehabilitation services 
                        for students with disabilities, including the 
                        coordination of services designed to facilitate 
                        the transition of such students from the 
                        receipt of educational services in school to 
                        postsecondary life (including the receipt of 
                        vocational rehabilitation services under this 
                        title, postsecondary education, employment, and 
                        pre-employment transition services);''; and
                            (iii) in clause (vi), as redesignated by 
                        clause (i) of this subparagraph, by striking 
                        ``workforce investment system'' and inserting 
                        ``workforce development system'';
            (10) in paragraph (20), in subparagraphs (A) and (B)(i), by 
        striking ``workforce investment system'' and inserting 
        ``workforce development system'';
            (11) in paragraph (22), by striking ``part B of title VI'' 
        and inserting ``title VI''; and
            (12) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(25) Services for students with disabilities.--The State 
        plan shall provide an assurance that, with respect to students 
        with disabilities, the State--
                    ``(A) has developed and will implement--
                            ``(i) strategies to address the needs 
                        identified in the assessments described in 
                        paragraph (15); and
                            ``(ii) strategies to achieve the goals and 
                        priorities identified by the State, in 
                        accordance with paragraph (15), to improve and 
                        expand vocational rehabilitation services for 
                        students with disabilities on a statewide 
                        basis; and
                    ``(B) has developed and will implement strategies 
                to provide pre-employment transition services.
            ``(26) Job growth and development.--The State plan shall 
        provide an assurance describing how the State will utilize 
        initiatives involving in-demand industry sectors or occupations 
        under sections 106(c) and 108 of the Workforce Innovation and 
        Opportunity Act to increase competitive integrated employment 
        opportunities for individuals with disabilities.''.
    (b) Approval.--Section 101(b) (29 U.S.C. 721(b)) is amended to read 
as follows:
    ``(b) Submission; Approval; Modification.--The State plan for 
vocational rehabilitation services shall be subject to--
            ``(1) subsection (c) of section 102 of the Workforce 
        Innovation and Opportunity Act, in a case in which that plan is 
        a portion of the unified State plan described in that section 
        102; and
            ``(2) subsection (b), and paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) of 
        subsection (c), of section 103 of such Act in a case in which 
        that State plan for vocational rehabilitation services is a 
        portion of the combined State plan described in that section 
        103.''.
    (c) Construction.--Section 101 (29 U.S.C. 721) is amended by adding 
at the end the following:
    ``(c) Construction.--Nothing in this part shall be construed to 
reduce the obligation under the Individuals with Disabilities Education 
Act (20 U.S.C. 1400 et seq.) of a local educational agency or any other 
agency to provide or pay for any transition services that are also 
considered special education or related services and that are necessary 
for ensuring a free appropriate public education to children with 
disabilities within the State involved.''.

SEC. 413. ELIGIBILITY AND INDIVIDUALIZED PLAN FOR EMPLOYMENT.

    (a) Eligibility.--Section 102(a) (29 U.S.C. 722(a)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``is an'' and 
                inserting ``has undergone an assessment for determining 
                eligibility and vocational rehabilitation needs and as 
                a result has been determined to be an'';
                    (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``or regain 
                employment.'' and inserting ``advance in, or regain 
                employment that is consistent with the individual's 
                strengths, resources, priorities, concerns, abilities, 
                capabilities, interests, and informed choice.''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following: ``For 
                purposes of an assessment for determining eligibility 
                and vocational rehabilitation needs under this Act, an 
                individual shall be presumed to have a goal of an 
                employment outcome.'';
            (2) in paragraph (2)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (A)--
                            (i) in the subparagraph header, by striking 
                        ``Demonstration'' and inserting ``Applicants''; 
                        and
                            (ii) by striking ``, unless'' and all that 
                        follows and inserting a period; and
                    (B) in subparagraph (B)--
                            (i) in the subparagraph header, by striking 
                        ``Methods'' and inserting ``Responsibilities'';
                            (ii) in the first sentence--
                                    (I) by striking ``In making the 
                                demonstration required under 
                                subparagraph (A),'' and inserting 
                                ``Prior to determining under this 
                                subsection that an applicant described 
                                in subparagraph (A) is unable to 
                                benefit due to the severity of the 
                                individual's disability or that the 
                                individual is ineligible for vocational 
                                rehabilitation services,''; and
                                    (II) by striking ``, except under'' 
                                and all that follows and inserting a 
                                period; and
                            (iii) in the second sentence, by striking 
                        ``individual or to determine'' and all that 
                        follows and inserting ``individual. In 
                        providing the trial experiences, the designated 
                        State unit shall provide the individual with 
                        the opportunity to try different employment 
                        experiences, including supported employment, 
                        and the opportunity to become employed in 
                        competitive integrated employment.'';
            (3) in paragraph (3)(A)(ii), by striking ``outcome from'' 
        and all that follows and inserting ``outcome due to the 
        severity of the individual's disability (as of the date of the 
        determination).''; and
            (4) in paragraph (5)--
                    (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A)--
                            (i) by striking ``If an individual'' and 
                        inserting ``If, after the designated State unit 
                        carries out the activities described in 
                        paragraph (2)(B), a review of existing data, 
                        and, to the extent necessary, the assessment 
                        activities described in section 7(2)(A)(ii), an 
                        individual''; and
                            (ii) by striking ``title is determined'' 
                        and all that follows through ``not to be'' and 
                        inserting ``title is determined not to be'';
                    (B) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) through (D) 
                as subparagraphs (B) through (E), respectively;
                    (C) by inserting before subparagraph (B), as 
                redesignated by subparagraph (B) of this paragraph, the 
                following:
                    ``(A) the ineligibility determination shall be an 
                individualized one, based on the available data, and 
                shall not be based on assumptions about broad 
                categories of disabilities;''; and
                    (D) in clause (i) of subparagraph (C), as 
                redesignated by subparagraph (B) of this paragraph, by 
                inserting after ``determination'' the following: ``, 
                including the clear and convincing evidence that forms 
                the basis for the determination of ineligibility''.
    (b) Development of an Individualized Plan for Employment, and 
Related Information.--Section 102(b) (29 U.S.C. 722(b)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1)(A)--
                    (A) by striking ``, to the extent determined to be 
                appropriate by the eligible individual,''; and
                    (B) by inserting ``or, as appropriate, a disability 
                advocacy organization'' after ``counselor'';
            (2) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as paragraphs 
        (3) and (4), respectively;
            (3) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:
            ``(2) Individuals desiring to enter the workforce.--For an 
        individual entitled to benefits under title II or XVI of the 
        Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 401 et seq., 1381 et seq.) on 
        the basis of a disability or blindness, the designated State 
        unit shall provide to the individual general information on 
        additional supports and assistance for individuals with 
        disabilities desiring to enter the workforce, including 
        assistance with benefits planning.'';
            (4) in paragraph (3), as redesignated by paragraph (2) of 
        this subsection--
                    (A) in subparagraph (E)--
                            (i) in clause (i), by striking ``and'' at 
                        the end;
                            (ii) in clause (ii), by striking the period 
                        and inserting ``; and''; and
                            (iii) by adding at the end the following:
                            ``(iii) amended, as necessary, to include 
                        the postemployment services and service 
                        providers that are necessary for the individual 
                        to maintain or regain employment, consistent 
                        with the individual's strengths, resources, 
                        priorities, concerns, abilities, capabilities, 
                        interests, and informed choice.''; and
                    (B) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(F) Timeframe for completing the individualized 
                plan for employment.--The individualized plan for 
                employment shall be developed as soon as possible, but 
                not later than a deadline of 90 days after the date of 
                the determination of eligibility described in paragraph 
                (1), unless the designated State unit and the eligible 
                individual agree to an extension of that deadline to a 
                specific date by which the individualized plan for 
                employment shall be completed.''; and
            (5) in paragraph (4), as redesignated by paragraph (2) of 
        this subsection--
                    (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``choice of 
                the'' and all that follows and inserting ``choice of 
                the eligible individual, consistent with the general 
                goal of competitive integrated employment (except that 
                in the case of an eligible individual who is a student, 
                the description may be a description of the student's 
                projected postschool employment outcome);'';
                    (B) in subparagraph (B)(i)--
                            (i) by redesignating subclause (II) as 
                        subclause (III); and
                            (ii) by striking subclause (I) and 
                        inserting the following:
                            ``(I) needed to achieve the employment 
                        outcome, including, as appropriate--
                                    ``(aa) the provision of assistive 
                                technology devices and assistive 
                                technology services (including 
                                referrals described in section 
                                103(a)(3) to the device reutilization 
                                programs and demonstrations described 
                                in subparagraphs (B) and (D) of section 
                                4(e)(2) of the Assistive Technology Act 
                                of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 3003(e)(2)) through 
                                agreements developed under section 
                                101(a)(11)(I); and
                                    ``(bb) personal assistance services 
                                (including training in the management 
                                of such services);
                            ``(II) in the case of a plan for an 
                        eligible individual that is a student, the 
                        specific transition services and supports 
                        needed to achieve the student's employment 
                        outcome or projected postschool employment 
                        outcome; and'';
                    (C) in subparagraph (F), by striking ``and'' at the 
                end;
                    (D) in subparagraph (G), by striking the period and 
                inserting ``; and''; and
                    (E) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(H) for an individual who also is receiving 
                assistance from an employment network under the Ticket 
                to Work and Self-Sufficiency Program established under 
                section 1148 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
                1320b-19), a description of how responsibility for 
                service delivery will be divided between the employment 
                network and the designated State unit.''.
    (c) Procedures.--Section 102(c) (29 U.S.C. 722(c)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1), by adding at the end the following: 
        ``The procedures shall allow an applicant or an eligible 
        individual the opportunity to request mediation, an impartial 
        due process hearing, or both procedures.'';
            (2) in paragraph (2)(A)--
                    (A) in clause (ii), by striking ``and'' at the end;
                    (B) in clause (iii), by striking the period and 
                inserting ``; and''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following:
                            ``(iv) any applicable State limit on the 
                        time by which a request for mediation under 
                        paragraph (4) or a hearing under paragraph (5) 
                        shall be made, and any required procedure by 
                        which the request shall be made.''; and
            (3) in paragraph (5)--
                    (A) by striking subparagraph (A) and inserting the 
                following:
                    ``(A) Officer.--A due process hearing described in 
                paragraph (2) shall be conducted by an impartial 
                hearing officer who, on reviewing the evidence 
                presented, shall issue a written decision based on the 
                provisions of the approved State plan, requirements 
                specified in this Act (including regulations 
                implementing this Act), and State regulations and 
                policies that are consistent with the Federal 
                requirements specified in this title. The officer shall 
                provide the written decision to the applicant or 
                eligible individual, or, as appropriate, the 
                applicant's representative or individual's 
                representative, and to the designated State unit. The 
                impartial hearing officer shall have the authority to 
                render a decision and require actions regarding the 
                applicant's or eligible individual's vocational 
                rehabilitation services under this title.''; and
                    (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``in laws'' 
                and inserting ``about Federal laws''.

SEC. 414. VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION SERVICES.

    Section 103 (29 U.S.C. 723) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) in paragraph (13), by striking ``workforce 
                investment system'' and inserting ``workforce 
                development system'';
                    (B) by striking paragraph (15) and inserting the 
                following:
            ``(15) transition services for students with disabilities, 
        that facilitate the transition from school to postsecondary 
        life, such as achievement of an employment outcome in 
        competitive integrated employment, or pre-employment transition 
        services;'';
                    (C) by redesignating paragraphs (17) and (18) as 
                paragraphs (19) and (20), respectively; and
                    (D) by inserting after paragraph (16) the 
                following:
            ``(17) customized employment;
            ``(18) encouraging qualified individuals who are eligible 
        to receive services under this title to pursue advanced 
        training in a science, technology, engineering, or mathematics 
        (including computer science) field, medicine, law, or 
        business;''.
            (2) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) in paragraph (2)--
                            (i) in subparagraph (A)--
                                    (I) by striking ``(A)''; and
                                    (II) by striking the second 
                                sentence and inserting ``Such programs 
                                shall be used to provide services 
                                described in this section that promote 
                                integration into the community and that 
                                prepare individuals with disabilities 
                                for competitive integrated employment, 
                                including supported employment and 
                                customized employment.''; and
                            (ii) by striking subparagraph (B);
                    (B) by striking paragraph (5) and inserting the 
                following:
            ``(5) Technical assistance to businesses that are seeking 
        to employ individuals with disabilities.''; and
                    (C) by striking paragraph (6) and inserting the 
                following:
            ``(6) Consultation and technical assistance services to 
        assist State educational agencies and local educational 
        agencies in planning for the transition of students with 
        disabilities from school to postsecondary life, including 
        employment.
            ``(7) Transition services to youth with disabilities and 
        students with disabilities, for which a vocational 
        rehabilitation counselor works in concert with educational 
        agencies, providers of job training programs, providers of 
        services under the Medicaid program under title XIX of the 
        Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq.), entities 
        designated by the State to provide services for individuals 
        with developmental disabilities, centers for independent living 
        (as defined in section 702), housing and transportation 
        authorities, workforce development systems, and businesses and 
        employers.
            ``(8) The establishment, development, or improvement of 
        assistive technology demonstration, loan, reutilization, or 
        financing programs in coordination with activities authorized 
        under the Assistive Technology Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 3001 et 
        seq.) to promote access to assistive technology for individuals 
        with disabilities and employers.
            ``(9) Support (including, as appropriate, tuition) for 
        advanced training in a science, technology, engineering, or 
        mathematics (including computer science) field, medicine, law, 
        or business, provided after an individual eligible to receive 
        services under this title, demonstrates--
                    ``(A) such eligibility;
                    ``(B) previous completion of a bachelor's degree 
                program at an institution of higher education or 
                scheduled completion of such degree program prior to 
                matriculating in the program for which the individual 
                proposes to use the support; and
                    ``(C) acceptance by a program at an institution of 
                higher education in the United States that confers a 
                master's degree in a science, technology, engineering, 
                or mathematics (including computer science) field, a 
                juris doctor degree, a master of business 
                administration degree, or a doctor of medicine degree,
        except that the limitations of subsection (a)(5) that apply to 
        training services shall apply to support described in this 
        paragraph, and nothing in this paragraph shall prevent any 
        designated State unit from providing similar support to 
        individuals with disabilities within the State who are eligible 
        to receive support under this title and who are not served 
        under this paragraph.''.

SEC. 415. STATE REHABILITATION COUNCIL.

    Section 105 (29 U.S.C. 725) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (b)(1)(A)--
                    (A) by striking clause (ix) and inserting the 
                following:
                            ``(ix) in a State in which one or more 
                        projects are funded under section 121, at least 
                        one representative of the directors of the 
                        projects located in such State;''; and
                    (B) in clause (xi), by striking ``State workforce 
                investment board'' and inserting ``State workforce 
                development board''; and
            (2) in subsection (c)--
                    (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 
                striking ``State workforce investment board'' and 
                inserting ``State workforce development board''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (6), by striking ``Service Act'' 
                and all that follows and inserting ``Service Act (42 
                U.S.C. 300x-3(a)) and the State workforce development 
                board, and with the activities of entities carrying out 
                programs under the Assistive Technology Act of 1998 (29 
                U.S.C. 3001 et seq.);''.

SEC. 416. EVALUATION STANDARDS AND PERFORMANCE INDICATORS.

    Section 106 (29 U.S.C. 726) is amended--
            (1) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the following:
    ``(a) In General.--
            ``(1) Standards and indicators.--The evaluation standards 
        and performance indicators for the vocational rehabilitation 
        program carried out under this title shall be subject to the 
        performance accountability provisions described in section 
        116(b) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act.
            ``(2) Additional performance accountability indicators.--A 
        State may establish and provide information on additional 
        performance accountability indicators, which shall be 
        identified in the State plan submitted under section 101.''; 
        and
            (2) in subsection (b)(2)(B)(i), by striking ``review the 
        program'' and all that follows through ``request the State'' 
        and inserting ``on a biannual basis, review the program 
        improvement efforts of the State and, if the State has not 
        improved its performance to acceptable levels, as determined by 
        the Commissioner, direct the State''.

SEC. 417. MONITORING AND REVIEW.

    (a) In General.--Section 107 (29 U.S.C. 727) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) in paragraph (3)(E), by inserting before the 
                period the following: ``, including personnel of a 
                client assistance program under section 112, and past 
                or current recipients of vocational rehabilitation 
                services''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (4)--
                            (i) by striking subparagraphs (A) and (B) 
                        and inserting the following:
                    ``(A) the eligibility process, including the 
                process related to the determination of ineligibility 
                under section 102(a)(5);
                    ``(B) the provision of services, including 
                supported employment services and pre-employment 
                transition services, and, if applicable, the order of 
                selection;'';
                            (ii) in subparagraph (C), by striking 
                        ``and'' at the end;
                            (iii) by redesignating subparagraph (D) as 
                        subparagraph (E); and
                            (iv) by inserting after subparagraph (C) 
                        the following:
                    ``(D) data reported under section 101(a)(10)(C)(i); 
                and''; and
            (2) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``and'' at the 
                end;
                    (B) in paragraph (2), by striking the period and 
                inserting ``; and''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(3) provide technical assistance to programs under this 
        title to--
                    ``(A) promote high-quality employment outcomes for 
                individuals with disabilities;
                    ``(B) integrate veterans who are individuals with 
                disabilities into their communities and to support the 
                veterans to obtain and retain competitive integrated 
                employment;
                    ``(C) develop, improve, and disseminate information 
                on procedures, practices, and strategies, including for 
                the preparation of personnel, to better enable 
                individuals with intellectual disabilities and other 
                individuals with disabilities to participate in 
                postsecondary educational experiences and to obtain and 
                retain competitive integrated employment; and
                    ``(D) apply evidence-based findings to facilitate 
                systemic improvements in the transition of youth with 
                disabilities to postsecondary life.''.
    (b) Technical Amendment.--Section 108(a) (29 U.S.C. 728(a)) is 
amended by striking ``part B of title VI'' and inserting ``title VI''.

SEC. 418. TRAINING AND SERVICES FOR EMPLOYERS.

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

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

    ``A State may expend payments received under section 111 to educate 
and provide services to employers who have hired or are interested in 
hiring individuals with disabilities under programs carried out under 
this title, including--
            ``(1) providing training and technical assistance to 
        employers regarding the employment of individuals with 
        disabilities, including disability awareness, and the 
        requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 
        U.S.C. 12101 et seq.) and other employment-related laws;
            ``(2) working with employers to--
                    ``(A) provide opportunities for work-based learning 
                experiences (including internships, short-term 
                employment, apprenticeships, and fellowships), and 
                opportunities for pre-employment transition services;
                    ``(B) recruit qualified applicants who are 
                individuals with disabilities;
                    ``(C) train employees who are individuals with 
                disabilities; and
                    ``(D) promote awareness of disability-related 
                obstacles to continued employment;
            ``(3) providing consultation, technical assistance, and 
        support to employers on workplace accommodations, assistive 
        technology, and facilities and workplace access through 
        collaboration with community partners and employers, across 
        States and nationally, to enable the employers to recruit, job 
        match, hire, and retain qualified individuals with disabilities 
        who are recipients of vocational rehabilitation services under 
        this title, or who are applicants for such services; and
            ``(4) assisting employers with utilizing available 
        financial support for hiring or accommodating individuals with 
        disabilities.''.

SEC. 419. STATE ALLOTMENTS.

    Section 110 (29 U.S.C. 730) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ``Subject to the 
        provisions of subsection (c)'' and inserting ``Subject to the 
        provisions of subsections (c) and (d),'';
            (2) in subsection (c)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``1987'' and 
                inserting ``2015''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (2)--
                            (i) by striking ``Secretary'' and all that 
                        follows through ``(B)'' and inserting 
                        ``Secretary,''; and
                            (ii) by striking ``2000 through 2003'' and 
                        inserting ``2015 through 2020''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(d)(1) From any State allotment under subsection (a) for a fiscal 
year, the State shall reserve not less than 15 percent of the allotted 
funds for the provision of pre-employment transition services.
    ``(2) Such reserved funds shall not be used to pay for the 
administrative costs of providing pre-employment transition 
services.''.

SEC. 420. PAYMENTS TO STATES.

    Section 111(a)(2)(B) (29 U.S.C. 731(a)(2)(B)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``For fiscal year 1994 and each fiscal year 
        thereafter, the'' and inserting ``The'';
            (2) by striking ``this title for the previous'' and 
        inserting ``this title for any previous''; and
            (3) by striking ``year preceding the previous'' and 
        inserting ``year preceding that previous''.

SEC. 421. CLIENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.

    Section 112 (29 U.S.C. 732) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), in the first sentence, by inserting 
        ``including under sections 113 and 511,'' after ``all available 
        benefits under this Act,'';
            (2) in subsection (b), by striking ``not later than October 
        1, 1984,'';
            (3) in subsection (e)(1)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``The 
                Secretary shall allot'' and inserting ``After reserving 
                funds under subparagraphs (E) and (F), the Secretary 
                shall allot the remainder of''; and
                    (B) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(E)(i) The Secretary shall reserve funds appropriated under 
subsection (h) to make a grant to the protection and advocacy system 
serving the American Indian Consortium to provide services in 
accordance with this section. The amount of such a grant shall be the 
same amount as is provided to a territory under this subsection.
    ``(ii) In this subparagraph:
            ``(I) The term `American Indian Consortium' has the meaning 
        given the term in section 102 of the Developmental Disabilities 
        Assistance and Bill of Rights Act of 2000 (42 U.S.C. 15002).
            ``(II) The term `protection and advocacy system' means a 
        protection and advocacy system established under subtitle C of 
        title I of the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill 
        of Rights Act of 2000 (42 U.S.C. 15041 et seq.).
    ``(F) For any fiscal year for which the amount appropriated under 
subsection (h) equals or exceeds $14,000,000, the Secretary may reserve 
not less than 1.8 percent and not more than 2.2 percent of such amount 
to provide a grant for training and technical assistance for the 
programs established under this section. Such training and technical 
assistance shall be coordinated with activities provided under section 
509(c)(1)(A).''; and
            (4) by striking subsection (h) and inserting the following:
    ``(h) There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out the 
provisions of this section--
            ``(1) $12,000,000 for fiscal year 2015;
            ``(2) $12,927,000 for fiscal year 2016;
            ``(3) $13,195,000 for fiscal year 2017;
            ``(4) $13,488,000 for fiscal year 2018;
            ``(5) $13,805,000 for fiscal year 2019; and
            ``(6) $14,098,000 for fiscal year 2020.''.

SEC. 422. PRE-EMPLOYMENT TRANSITION SERVICES.

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

``SEC. 113. PROVISION OF PRE-EMPLOYMENT TRANSITION SERVICES.

    ``(a) In General.--From the funds reserved under section 110(d), 
and any funds made available from State, local, or private funding 
sources, each State shall ensure that the designated State unit, in 
collaboration with the local educational agencies involved, shall 
provide, or arrange for the provision of, pre-employment transition 
services for all students with disabilities in need of such services 
who are eligible or potentially eligible for services under this title.
    ``(b) Required Activities.--Funds available under subsection (a) 
shall be used to make available to students with disabilities described 
in subsection (a)--
            ``(1) job exploration counseling;
            ``(2) work-based learning experiences, which may include 
        in-school or after school opportunities, or experience outside 
        the traditional school setting (including internships), that is 
        provided in an integrated environment to the maximum extent 
        possible;
            ``(3) counseling on opportunities for enrollment in 
        comprehensive transition or postsecondary educational programs 
        at institutions of higher education;
            ``(4) workplace readiness training to develop social skills 
        and independent living; and
            ``(5) instruction in self-advocacy, which may include peer 
        mentoring.
    ``(c) Authorized Activities.--Funds available under subsection (a) 
and remaining after the provision of the required activities described 
in subsection (b) may be used to improve the transition of students 
with disabilities described in subsection (a) from school to 
postsecondary education or an employment outcome by--
            ``(1) implementing effective strategies to increase the 
        likelihood of independent living and inclusion in communities 
        and competitive integrated workplaces;
            ``(2) developing and improving strategies for individuals 
        with intellectual disabilities and individuals with significant 
        disabilities to live independently, participate in 
        postsecondary education experiences, and obtain and retain 
        competitive integrated employment;
            ``(3) providing instruction to vocational rehabilitation 
        counselors, school transition personnel, and other persons 
        supporting students with disabilities;
            ``(4) disseminating information about innovative, 
        effective, and efficient approaches to achieve the goals of 
        this section;
            ``(5) coordinating activities with transition services 
        provided by local educational agencies under the Individuals 
        with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1400 et seq.);
            ``(6) applying evidence-based findings to improve policy, 
        procedure, practice, and the preparation of personnel, in order 
        to better achieve the goals of this section;
            ``(7) developing model transition demonstration projects;
            ``(8) establishing or supporting multistate or regional 
        partnerships involving States, local educational agencies, 
        designated State units, developmental disability agencies, 
        private businesses, or other participants to achieve the goals 
        of this section; and
            ``(9) disseminating information and strategies to improve 
        the transition to postsecondary activities of individuals who 
        are members of traditionally unserved populations.
    ``(d) Pre-Employment Transition Coordination.--Each local office of 
a designated State unit shall carry out responsibilities consisting 
of--
            ``(1) attending individualized education program meetings 
        for students with disabilities, when invited;
            ``(2) working with the local workforce development boards, 
        one-stop centers, and employers to develop work opportunities 
        for students with disabilities, including internships, summer 
        employment and other employment opportunities available 
        throughout the school year, and apprenticeships;
            ``(3) work with schools, including those carrying out 
        activities under section 614(d)(1)(A)(i)(VIII) of the 
        Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 
        1414(d)(1)(A)(i)(VIII)), to coordinate and ensure the provision 
        of pre-employment transition services under this section; and
            ``(4) when invited, attend person-centered planning 
        meetings for individuals receiving services under title XIX of 
        the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq.).
    ``(e) National Pre-employment Transition Coordination.--The 
Secretary shall support designated State agencies providing services 
under this section, highlight best State practices, and consult with 
other Federal agencies to advance the goals of this section.
    ``(f) Support.--In carrying out this section, States shall address 
the transition needs of all students with disabilities, including such 
students with physical, sensory, intellectual, and mental health 
disabilities.''.

SEC. 423. AMERICAN INDIAN VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION SERVICES.

    Section 121 (29 U.S.C. 741) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), in the first sentence, by inserting 
        before the period the following: ``(referred to in this section 
        as `eligible individuals'), consistent with such eligible 
        individuals' strengths, resources, priorities, concerns, 
        abilities, capabilities, interests, and informed choice, so 
        that such individuals may prepare for, and engage in, high-
        quality employment that will increase opportunities for 
        economic self-sufficiency'';
            (2) in subsection (b)(1)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``and'' at the 
                end;
                    (B) in subparagraph (C), by striking the period and 
                inserting ``; and''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(D) contains assurances that--
                            ``(i) all decisions affecting eligibility 
                        for vocational rehabilitation services, the 
                        nature and scope of available vocational 
                        rehabilitation services and the provision of 
                        such services will, consistent with this title, 
                        be made by a representative of the tribal 
                        vocational rehabilitation program funded 
                        through the grant; and
                            ``(ii) such decisions will not be delegated 
                        to another agency or individual.'';
            (3) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d); and
            (4) by inserting after subsection (b) the following:
    ``(c)(1) From the funds appropriated and made available to carry 
out this part for any fiscal year, beginning with fiscal year 2015, the 
Commissioner shall first reserve not less than 1.8 percent and not more 
than 2 percent of the funds to provide training and technical 
assistance to governing bodies described in subsection (a) for such 
fiscal year.
    ``(2) From the funds reserved under paragraph (1), the Commissioner 
shall make grants to, or enter into contracts or other cooperative 
agreements with, entities that have experience in the operation of 
vocational rehabilitation services programs under this section to 
provide such training and technical assistance with respect to 
developing, conducting, administering, and evaluating such programs.
    ``(3) The Commissioner shall conduct a survey of the governing 
bodies regarding training and technical assistance needs in order to 
determine funding priorities for such grants, contracts, or cooperative 
agreements.
    ``(4) To be eligible to receive a grant or enter into a contract or 
cooperative agreement under this section, such an entity shall submit 
an application to the Commissioner at such time, in such manner, and 
containing a proposal to provide such training and technical 
assistance, and containing such additional information as the 
Commissioner may require. The Commissioner shall provide for peer 
review of applications by panels that include persons who are not 
government employees and who have experience in the operation of 
vocational rehabilitation services programs under this section.''.

SEC. 424. VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION SERVICES CLIENT INFORMATION.

    Section 131(a)(2) (29 U.S.C. 751(a)(2)) is amended by striking 
``title I of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998'' and inserting 
``title I of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act''.

                   Subtitle C--Research and Training

SEC. 431. PURPOSE.

    Section 200 (29 U.S.C. 760) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``technical 
        assistance,'' after ``training,'';
            (2) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``technical 
        assistance,'' after ``training,'';
            (3) in paragraph (3), in the matter preceding subparagraph 
        (A)--
                    (A) by inserting ``and use'' after ``transfer''; 
                and
                    (B) by inserting ``, in a timely and efficient 
                manner,'' after ``disabilities''; and
            (4) in paragraph (4), by striking ``distribution'' and 
        inserting ``dissemination'';
            (5) in paragraph (5)--
                    (A) by inserting ``, including individuals with 
                intellectual and psychiatric disabilities,'' after 
                ``disabilities''; and
                    (B) by striking ``and'' after the semicolon;
            (6) by redesignating paragraph (6) as paragraph (7);
            (7) by inserting after paragraph (5) the following:
            ``(6) identify strategies for effective coordination of 
        services to job seekers with disabilities available through 
        programs of one-stop partners, as defined in section 3 of the 
        Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act;'';
            (8) in paragraph (7), as redesignated by paragraph (6), by 
        striking the period and inserting ``; and''; and
            (9) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(8) identify effective strategies for supporting the 
        employment of individuals with disabilities in competitive 
        integrated employment.''.

SEC. 432. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    Section 201 (29 U.S.C. 761) is amended to read as follows:

``SEC. 201. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    ``There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this title 
$103,970,000 for fiscal year 2015, $112,001,000 for fiscal year 2016, 
$114,325,000 for fiscal year 2017, $116,860,000 for fiscal year 2018, 
$119,608,000 for fiscal year 2019, and $122,143,000 for fiscal year 
2020.''.

SEC. 433. NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DISABILITY, INDEPENDENT LIVING, AND 
              REHABILITATION RESEARCH.

    Section 202 (29 U.S.C. 762) is amended--
            (1) in the section heading, by inserting ``, independent 
        living,'' after ``disability'';
            (2) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1)--
                            (i) in the matter preceding subparagraph 
                        (A), by striking ``Department of Education'' 
                        and all that follows through ``which'' and 
                        inserting ``Administration for Community Living 
                        of the Department of Health and Human Services 
                        a National Institute on Disability, Independent 
                        Living, and Rehabilitation Research (referred 
                        to in this title as the `Institute'), which''; 
                        and
                            (ii) in subparagraph (A)--
                                    (I) in clause (ii), by striking 
                                ``and training; and'' and inserting ``, 
                                training, and technical assistance;'';
                                    (II) by redesignating clause (iii) 
                                as clause (iv); and
                                    (III) by inserting after clause 
                                (ii) the following:
                    ``(iii) outreach and information that clarifies 
                research implications for policy and practice; and''; 
                and
                    (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``directly'' and 
                all that follows through the period and inserting 
                ``directly responsible to the Administrator for the 
                Administration for Community Living of the Department 
                of Health and Human Services.'';
            (3) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) in paragraph (2), by striking subparagraph (B) 
                and inserting the following:
                    ``(B) private organizations engaged in research 
                relating to--
                            ``(i) independent living;
                            ``(ii) rehabilitation; or
                            ``(iii) providing rehabilitation or 
                        independent living services;'';
                    (B) in paragraph (3), by striking ``in 
                rehabilitation'' and inserting ``on disability, 
                independent living, and rehabilitation'';
                    (C) in paragraph (4)--
                            (i) in the matter preceding subparagraph 
                        (A), by inserting ``education, health and 
                        wellness,'' after ``independent living,''; and
                            (ii) by striking subparagraphs (A) through 
                        (D) and inserting the following:
                    ``(A) public and private entities, including--
                            ``(i) elementary schools and secondary 
                        schools (as defined in section 9101 of the 
                        Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 
                        (20 U.S.C. 7801)); and
                            ``(ii) institutions of higher education;
                    ``(B) rehabilitation practitioners;
                    ``(C) employers and organizations representing 
                employers with respect to employment-based educational 
                materials or research;
                    ``(D) individuals with disabilities (especially 
                such individuals who are members of minority groups or 
                of populations that are unserved or underserved by 
                programs under this Act);
                    ``(E) the individuals' representatives for the 
                individuals described in subparagraph (D); and
                    ``(F) the Committee on Education and the Workforce 
                of the House of Representatives, the Committee on 
                Appropriations of the House of Representatives, the 
                Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of 
                the Senate, and the Committee on Appropriations of the 
                Senate;'';
                    (D) in paragraph (6)--
                            (i) by striking ``advances in 
                        rehabilitation'' and inserting ``advances in 
                        disability, independent living, and 
                        rehabilitation''; and
                            (ii) by inserting ``education, health and 
                        wellness,'' after ``employment, independent 
                        living,'';
                    (E) by striking paragraph (7);
                    (F) by redesignating paragraphs (8) through (11) as 
                paragraphs (7) through (10), respectively;
                    (G) in paragraph (7), as redesignated by 
                subparagraph (F)--
                            (i) by striking ``health, income,'' and 
                        inserting ``health and wellness, income, 
                        education,''; and
                            (ii) by striking ``and evaluation of 
                        vocational and other'' and inserting ``and 
                        evaluation of independent living, vocational, 
                        and'';
                    (H) in paragraph (8), as redesignated by 
                subparagraph (F), by striking ``with vocational 
                rehabilitation services for the purpose of identifying 
                effective rehabilitation programs and policies that 
                promote the independence of individuals with 
                disabilities and achievement of long-term vocational 
                goals'' and inserting ``with independent living and 
                vocational rehabilitation services for the purpose of 
                identifying effective independent living and 
                rehabilitation programs and policies that promote the 
                independence of individuals with disabilities and 
                achievement of long-term independent living and 
                employment goals''; and
                    (I) in paragraph (9), as redesignated by 
                subparagraph (F), by striking ``and telecommuting; 
                and'' and inserting ``, supported employment (including 
                customized employment), and telecommuting; and'';
            (4) in subsection (d)(1), by striking the second sentence 
        and inserting the following: ``The Director shall be an 
        individual with substantial knowledge of and experience in 
        independent living, rehabilitation, and research 
        administration.'';
            (5) in subsection (f)(1), by striking the second sentence 
        and inserting the following: ``The scientific peer review shall 
        be conducted by individuals who are not Department of Health 
        and Human Services employees. The Secretary shall consider for 
        peer review individuals who are scientists or other experts in 
        disability, independent living, and rehabilitation, including 
        individuals with disabilities and the individuals' 
        representatives, and who have sufficient expertise to review 
        the projects.'';
            (6) in subsection (h)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1)(A)--
                            (i) by striking ``priorities for 
                        rehabilitation research,'' and inserting 
                        ``priorities for disability, independent 
                        living, and rehabilitation research,''; and
                            (ii) by inserting ``dissemination,'' after 
                        ``training,''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (2)--
                            (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
                        ``especially in the area of employment'' and 
                        inserting ``especially in the areas of 
                        employment and independent living'';
                            (ii) in subparagraph (D)--
                                    (I) by striking ``developed by the 
                                Director'' and inserting ``coordinated 
                                with the strategic plan required under 
                                section 203(c)'';
                                    (II) in clause (i), by striking 
                                ``Rehabilitation'' and inserting 
                                ``Disability, Independent Living, and 
                                Rehabilitation'';
                                    (III) in clause (ii), by striking 
                                ``Commissioner'' and inserting 
                                ``Administrator''; and
                                    (IV) in clause (iv), by striking 
                                ``researchers in the rehabilitation 
                                field'' and inserting ``researchers in 
                                the independent living and 
                                rehabilitation fields'';
                            (iii) by redesignating subparagraphs (E) 
                        and (F) as subparagraphs (F) and (G), 
                        respectively;
                            (iv) by inserting after subparagraph (D) 
                        the following:
            ``(E) be developed by the Director;'';
                            (v) in subparagraph (F), as redesignated by 
                        clause (iii), by inserting ``and information 
                        that clarifies implications of the results for 
                        practice,'' after ``covered activities,''; and
                            (vi) in subparagraph (G), as redesignated 
                        by clause (iii), by inserting ``and information 
                        that clarifies implications of the results for 
                        practice'' after ``covered activities'';
            (7) in subsection (j), by striking paragraph (3); and
            (8) by striking subsection (k) and inserting the following:
    ``(k) The Director shall make grants to institutions of higher 
education for the training of independent living and rehabilitation 
researchers, including individuals with disabilities and traditionally 
underserved populations of individuals with disabilities, as described 
in section 21, with particular attention to research areas that--
            ``(1) support the implementation and objectives of this 
        Act; and
            ``(2) improve the effectiveness of services authorized 
        under this Act.
    ``(l)(1) Not later than December 31 of each year, the Director 
shall prepare, and submit to the Secretary, the Committee on Health, 
Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate, and the Committee on 
Education and the Workforce of the House of Representatives, a report 
on the activities funded under this title.
    ``(2) The report under paragraph (1) shall include--
            ``(A) a compilation and summary of the information provided 
        by recipients of funding for such activities under this title;
            ``(B) a summary describing the funding received under this 
        title and the progress of the recipients of the funding in 
        achieving the measurable goals described in section 204(d)(2); 
        and
            ``(C) a summary of implications of research outcomes on 
        practice.
    ``(m)(1) If the Director determines that an entity that receives 
funding under this title fails to comply with the applicable 
requirements of this Act, or to make progress toward achieving the 
measurable goals described in section 204(d)(2), with respect to the 
covered activities involved, the Director shall utilize available 
monitoring and enforcement measures.
    ``(2) As part of the annual report required under subsection (l), 
the Secretary shall describe each action taken by the Secretary under 
paragraph (1) and the outcomes of such action.''.

SEC. 434. INTERAGENCY COMMITTEE.

    Section 203 (29 U.S.C. 763) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1)--
                            (i) by striking ``conducting rehabilitation 
                        research'' and inserting ``conducting 
                        disability, independent living, and 
                        rehabilitation research'';
                            (ii) by striking ``chaired by the 
                        Director'' and inserting ``chaired by the 
                        Secretary, or the Secretary's designee,'';
                            (iii) by inserting ``the Assistant 
                        Secretary of Labor for Disability Employment 
                        Policy, the Secretary of Defense, the 
                        Administrator of the Administration for 
                        Community Living,'' after ``Assistant Secretary 
                        for Special Education and Rehabilitative 
                        Services,''; and
                            (iv) by striking ``and the Director of the 
                        National Science Foundation.'' and inserting 
                        ``the Director of the National Science 
                        Foundation and the Administrator of the Small 
                        Business Administration.''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``, and for not 
                less than 1 of such meetings at least every 2 years, 
                the Committee shall invite policymakers, 
                representatives from other Federal agencies conducting 
                relevant research, individuals with disabilities, 
                organizations representing individuals with 
                disabilities, researchers, and providers, to offer 
                input on the Committee's work, including the 
                development and implementation of the strategic plan 
                required under subsection (c)'' after ``each year'';
            (2) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1)--
                            (i) by striking ``from targeted 
                        individuals'' and inserting ``individuals with 
                        disabilities''; and
                            (ii) by inserting ``independent living 
                        and'' before ``rehabilitation''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (2)--
                            (i) in subparagraph (A), by inserting 
                        ``independent living research,'' after 
                        ``assistive technology research,'';
                            (ii) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ``, 
                        independent living research,'' after 
                        ``technology research'';
                            (iii) in subparagraph (D), by striking 
                        ``and research that incorporates the principles 
                        of universal design'' and inserting ``, 
                        independent living research, and research that 
                        incorporates the principles of universal 
                        design''; and
                            (iv) in subparagraph (E), by striking ``and 
                        research that incorporates the principles of 
                        universal design.'' and inserting ``, 
                        independent living research, and research that 
                        incorporates the principles of universal 
                        design.'';
            (3) by striking subsection (d);
            (4) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d);
            (5) by inserting after subsection (b) the following:
    ``(c)(1) The Committee shall develop a comprehensive government 
wide strategic plan for disability, independent living, and 
rehabilitation research.
    ``(2) The strategic plan shall include, at a minimum--
            ``(A) a description of the--
                    ``(i) measurable goals and objectives;
                    ``(ii) existing resources each agency will devote 
                to carrying out the plan;
                    ``(iii) timetables for completing the projects 
                outlined in the plan; and
                    ``(iv) assignment of responsible individuals and 
                agencies for carrying out the research activities;
            ``(B) research priorities and recommendations;
            ``(C) a description of how funds from each agency will be 
        combined, as appropriate, for projects administered among 
        Federal agencies, and how such funds will be administered;
            ``(D) the development and ongoing maintenance of a 
        searchable government wide inventory of disability, independent 
        living, and rehabilitation research for trend and data analysis 
        across Federal agencies;
            ``(E) guiding principles, policies, and procedures, 
        consistent with the best research practices available, for 
        conducting and administering disability, independent living, 
        and rehabilitation research across Federal agencies; and
            ``(F) a summary of underemphasized and duplicative areas of 
        research.
    ``(3) The strategic plan described in this subsection shall be 
submitted to the President and the Committee on Health, Education, 
Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and the Committee on Education and 
the Workforce of the House of Representatives.'';
            (6) in subsection (d), as redesignated by paragraph (4)--
                    (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 
                striking ``Committee on Labor and Human Resources of 
                the Senate'' and inserting ``Committee on Health, 
                Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate''; and
                    (B) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the 
                following:
            ``(1) describes the progress of the Committee in fulfilling 
        the duties described in subsections (b) and (c), and including 
        specifically for subsection (c)--
                    ``(A) a report of the progress made in implementing 
                the strategic plan, including progress toward 
                implementing the elements described in subsection 
                (c)(2)(A); and
                    ``(B) detailed budget information.''; and
            (7) in subsection (e), by striking paragraph (2) and 
        inserting the following:
            ``(2) the term `independent living', used in connection 
        with research, means research on issues and topics related to 
        attaining maximum self-sufficiency and function by individuals 
        with disabilities, including research on assistive technology 
        and universal design, employment, education, health and 
        wellness, and community integration and participation.''.

SEC. 435. RESEARCH AND OTHER COVERED ACTIVITIES.

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

SEC. 436. DISABILITY, INDEPENDENT LIVING, AND REHABILITATION RESEARCH 
              ADVISORY COUNCIL.

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

SEC. 437. DEFINITION OF COVERED SCHOOL.

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

``SEC. 206. DEFINITION OF COVERED SCHOOL.

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

     Subtitle D--Professional Development and Special Projects and 
                             Demonstration

SEC. 441. PURPOSE; TRAINING.

    (a) Purpose.--Section 301(a) (29 U.S.C. 771(a)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``and'' after the 
        semicolon;
            (2) by striking paragraphs (3) and (4);
            (3) by redesignating paragraph (5) as paragraph (3); and
            (4) in paragraph (3), as redesignated by paragraph (3), by 
        striking ``workforce investment systems'' and inserting 
        ``workforce development systems''.
    (b) Training.--Section 302 (29 U.S.C. 772) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1)--
                            (i) in subparagraph (E), by striking all 
                        after ``deliver'' and inserting ``supported 
                        employment services and customized employment 
                        services to individuals with the most 
                        significant disabilities;'';
                            (ii) in subparagraph (F), by striking 
                        ``and'' after the semicolon;
                            (iii) in subparagraph (G), by striking the 
                        period at the end and inserting ``; and''; and
                            (iv) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(H) personnel trained in providing assistive 
                technology services.'';
                    (B) in paragraph (4)--
                            (i) in the matter preceding subparagraph 
                        (A), by striking ``title I of the Workforce 
                        Investment Act of 1998'' and inserting 
                        ``subtitle B of title I of the Workforce 
                        Innovation and Opportunity Act'';
                            (ii) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
                        ``workforce investment system'' and inserting 
                        ``workforce development system''; and
                            (iii) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
                        ``section 134(c) of the Workforce Investment 
                        Act of 1998.'' and inserting ``section 121(e) 
                        of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity 
                        Act.''; and
                    (C) in paragraph (5), by striking ``title I of the 
                Workforce Investment Act of 1998'' and inserting 
                ``subtitle B of title I of the Workforce Innovation and 
                Opportunity Act'';
            (2) in subsection (b)(1)(B)(i), by striking ``or 
        prosthetics and orthotics'' and inserting ``prosthetics and 
        orthotics, vision rehabilitation therapy, orientation and 
        mobility instruction, or low vision therapy'';
            (3) in subsection (g)--
                    (A) in the subsection heading, by striking ``and 
                In-Service Training'';
                    (B) in paragraph (1), by adding after the period 
                the following: ``Any technical assistance provided to 
                community rehabilitation programs shall be focused on 
                the employment outcome of competitive integrated 
                employment for individuals with disabilities.''; and
                    (C) by striking paragraph (3);
            (4) in subsection (h), by striking ``section 306'' and 
        inserting ``section 304''; and
            (5) in subsection (i), by striking ``such sums as may be 
        necessary for each of the fiscal years 1999 through 2003.'' and 
        inserting ``$33,657,000 for fiscal year 2015, $36,257,000 for 
        fiscal year 2016, $37,009,000 for fiscal year 2017, $37,830,000 
        for fiscal year 2018, $38,719,000 for fiscal year 2019, and 
        $39,540,000 for fiscal year 2020.''.

SEC. 442. DEMONSTRATION, TRAINING, AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS.

    Section 303 (29 U.S.C. 773) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``section 306'' 
                and inserting ``section 304'';
                    (B) in paragraph (3)(A), by striking ``National 
                Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research'' 
                and inserting ``National Institute on Disability, 
                Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research'';
                    (C) in paragraph (5)--
                            (i) in subparagraph (A)--
                                    (I) by striking clause (i) and 
                                inserting the following:
                            ``(i) initiatives focused on improving 
                        transition from education, including 
                        postsecondary education, to employment, 
                        particularly in competitive integrated 
                        employment, for youth who are individuals with 
                        significant disabilities;''; and
                                    (II) by striking clause (iii) and 
                                inserting the following:
                            ``(iii) increasing competitive integrated 
                        employment for individuals with significant 
                        disabilities.''; and
                            (ii) in subparagraph (B)(viii), by striking 
                        ``under title I of the Workforce Investment Act 
                        of 1998'' and inserting ``under subtitle B of 
                        title I of the Workforce Innovation and 
                        Opportunity Act''; and
                    (D) by striking paragraph (6);
            (2) in subsection (c)--
                    (A) in paragraph (2)--
                            (i) in subparagraph (E), by striking 
                        ``and'' after the semicolon;
                            (ii) by redesignating subparagraph (F) as 
                        subparagraph (G); and
                            (iii) by inserting after subparagraph (E) 
                        the following:
                    ``(F) to provide support and guidance in helping 
                individuals with significant disabilities, including 
                students with disabilities, transition to competitive 
                integrated employment; and'';
                    (B) in paragraph (4)--
                            (i) in subparagraph (A)(ii)--
                                    (I) by inserting ``the'' after 
                                ``closely with''; and
                                    (II) by inserting ``, the community 
                                parent resource centers established 
                                pursuant to section 672 of such Act, 
                                and the eligible entities receiving 
                                awards under section 673 of such Act'' 
                                after ``Individuals with Disabilities 
                                Education Act''; and
                            (ii) in subparagraph (C), by inserting ``, 
                        and demonstrate the capacity for serving,'' 
                        after ``shall serve''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(8) Reservation.--From the amount appropriated to carry 
        out this section for a fiscal year, 20 percent of such amount 
        or $500,000, whichever is less, may be reserved to carry out 
        paragraph (6).''; and
            (3) by striking subsection (e) and inserting the following:
    ``(e) Authorization of Appropriations.--For the purpose of carrying 
out this section there are authorized to be appropriated $5,796,000 for 
fiscal year 2015, $6,244,000 for fiscal year 2016, $6,373,000 for 
fiscal year 2017, $6,515,000 for fiscal year 2018, $6,668,000 for 
fiscal year 2019, and $6,809,000 for fiscal year 2020.''.

SEC. 443. MIGRANT AND SEASONAL FARMWORKERS; RECREATIONAL PROGRAMS.

    The Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 701 et seq.) is amended--
            (1) by striking sections 304 and 305;
            (2) by redesignating section 306 as section 304.

               Subtitle E--National Council on Disability

SEC. 451. ESTABLISHMENT.

    Section 400 (29 U.S.C. 780) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)(1)--
                    (A) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as 
                subparagraph (D);
                    (B) by striking subparagraphs (A) and (B) and 
                inserting the following:
    ``(A) There is established within the Federal Government a National 
Council on Disability (referred to in this title as the `National 
Council'), which, subject to subparagraph (B), shall be composed of 9 
members, of which--
            ``(i) 5 shall be appointed by the President;
            ``(ii) 1 shall be appointed by the Majority Leader of the 
        Senate;
            ``(iii) 1 shall be appointed by the Minority Leader of the 
        Senate;
            ``(iv) 1 shall be appointed by the Speaker of the House of 
        Representatives; and
            ``(v) 1 shall be appointed by the Minority Leader of the 
        House of Representatives.
    ``(B) The National Council shall transition from 15 members (as of 
the date of enactment of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act) 
to 9 members as follows:
            ``(i) On the first 4 expirations of National Council terms 
        (after that date), replacement members shall be appointed to 
        the National Council in the following order and manner:
                    ``(I) 1 shall be appointed by the Majority Leader 
                of the Senate.
                    ``(II) 1 shall be appointed by the Minority Leader 
                of the Senate.
                    ``(III) 1 shall be appointed by the Speaker of the 
                House of Representatives.
                    ``(IV) 1 shall be appointed by the Minority Leader 
                of the House of Representatives.
            ``(ii) On the next 6 expirations of National Council terms 
        (after the 4 expirations described in clause (i) occur), no 
        replacement members shall be appointed to the National Council.
    ``(C) For any vacancy on the National Council that occurs after the 
transition described in subparagraph (B), the vacancy shall be filled 
in the same manner as the original appointment was made.''; and
                    (C) in subparagraph (D), as redesignated by 
                subparagraph (A) of this paragraph, in the first 
                sentence--
                            (i) by inserting ``national leaders on 
                        disability policy,'' after ``guardians of 
                        individuals with disabilities,''; and
                            (ii) by striking ``policy or programs'' and 
                        inserting ``policy or issues that affect 
                        individuals with disabilities'';
            (2) in subsection (b), by striking ``, except'' and all 
        that follows and inserting a period; and
            (3) in subsection (d), by striking ``Eight'' and inserting 
        ``Five''.

SEC. 452. REPORT.

    Section 401 (29 U.S.C. 781) is amended--
            (1) in paragraphs (1) and (3) of subsection (a), by 
        striking ``National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation 
        Research'' and inserting ``National Institute on Disability, 
        Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research''; and
            (2) by striking subsection (c).

SEC. 453. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    Section 405 (29 U.S.C. 785) is amended by striking ``such sums as 
may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 1999 through 2003.'' and 
inserting ``$3,186,000 for fiscal year 2015, $3,432,000 for fiscal year 
2016, $3,503,000 for fiscal year 2017, $3,581,000 for fiscal year 2018, 
$3,665,000 for fiscal year 2019, and $3,743,000 for fiscal year 
2020.''.

                    Subtitle F--Rights and Advocacy

SEC. 456. INTERAGENCY COMMITTEE, BOARD, AND COUNCIL.

    (a) Interagency Committee.--Section 501 (29 U.S.C. 791) is 
amended--
            (1) by striking subsection (f); and
            (2) by redesignating subsection (g) as subsection (f).
    (b) Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board.--
Section 502(j) (29 U.S.C. 792(j)) is amended by striking ``such sums as 
may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 1999 through 2003.'' and 
inserting ``$7,448,000 for fiscal year 2015, $8,023,000 for fiscal year 
2016, $8,190,000 for fiscal year 2017, $8,371,000 for fiscal year 2018, 
$8,568,000 for fiscal year 2019, and $8,750,000 for fiscal year 
2020.''.
    (c) Program or Activity.--Section 504(b)(2)(B) (29 U.S.C. 
794(b)(2)(B)) is amended by striking ``vocational education'' and 
inserting ``career and technical education''.
    (d) Interagency Disability Coordinating Council.--Section 507(a) 
(29 U.S.C. 794c(a)) is amended by inserting ``the Chairperson of the 
National Council on Disability,'' before ``and such other''.

SEC. 457. PROTECTION AND ADVOCACY OF INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS.

    Section 509 (29 U.S.C. 794e) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (c)(1)(A), by inserting ``a grant, 
        contract, or cooperative agreement for'' before ``training'';
            (2) in subsection (f)(2)--
                    (A) by striking ``general'' and all that follows 
                through ``records'' and inserting ``general 
                authorities, including the authority to access 
                records''; and
                    (B) by inserting ``of title I'' after ``subtitle 
                C''; and
            (3) in subsection (l), by striking ``such sums as may be 
        necessary for each of the fiscal years 1999 through 2003.'' and 
        inserting ``$17,650,000 for fiscal year 2015, $19,013,000 for 
        fiscal year 2016, $19,408,000 for fiscal year 2017, $19,838,000 
        for fiscal year 2018, $20,305,000 for fiscal year 2019, and 
        $20,735,000 for fiscal year 2020.''.

SEC. 458. LIMITATIONS ON USE OF SUBMINIMUM WAGE.

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

``SEC. 511. LIMITATIONS ON USE OF SUBMINIMUM WAGE.

    ``(a) In General.--No entity, including a contractor or 
subcontractor of the entity, which holds a special wage certificate as 
described in section 14(c) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 
U.S.C. 214(c)) may compensate an individual with a disability who is 
age 24 or younger at a wage (referred to in this section as a 
`subminimum wage') that is less than the Federal minimum wage unless 1 
of the following conditions is met:
            ``(1) The individual is currently employed, as of the 
        effective date of this section, by an entity that holds a valid 
        certificate pursuant to section 14(c) of the Fair Labor 
        Standards Act of 1938.
            ``(2) The individual, before beginning work that is 
        compensated at a subminimum wage, has completed, and produces 
        documentation indicating completion of, each of the following 
        actions:
                    ``(A) The individual has received pre-employment 
                transition services that are available to the 
                individual under section 113, or transition services 
                under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act 
                (20 U.S.C. 1400 et seq.) such as transition services 
                available to the individual under section 614(d) of 
                that Act (20 U.S.C. 1414(d)).
                    ``(B) The individual has applied for vocational 
                rehabilitation services under title I, with the result 
                that--
                            ``(i)(I) the individual has been found 
                        ineligible for such services pursuant to that 
                        title and has documentation consistent with 
                        section 102(a)(5)(C) regarding the 
                        determination of ineligibility; or
                            ``(II)(aa) the individual has been 
                        determined to be eligible for vocational 
                        rehabilitation services;
                            ``(bb) the individual has an individualized 
                        plan for employment under section 102;
                            ``(cc) the individual has been working 
                        toward an employment outcome specified in such 
                        individualized plan for employment, with 
                        appropriate supports and services, including 
                        supported employment services, for a reasonable 
                        period of time without success; and
                            ``(dd) the individual's vocational 
                        rehabilitation case is closed; and
                            ``(ii)(I) the individual has been provided 
                        career counseling, and information and 
                        referrals to Federal and State programs and 
                        other resources in the individual's geographic 
                        area that offer employment-related services and 
                        supports designed to enable the individual to 
                        explore, discover, experience, and attain 
                        competitive integrated employment; and
                            ``(II) such counseling and information and 
                        referrals are not for employment compensated at 
                        a subminimum wage provided by an entity 
                        described in this subsection, and such 
                        employment-related services are not compensated 
                        at a subminimum wage and do not directly result 
                        in employment compensated at a subminimum wage 
                        provided by an entity described in this 
                        subsection.
    ``(b) Construction.--
            ``(1) Rule.--Nothing in this section shall be construed 
        to--
                    ``(A) change the purpose of this Act described in 
                section 2(b)(2), to empower individuals with 
                disabilities to maximize opportunities for competitive 
                integrated employment; or
                    ``(B) preference employment compensated at a 
                subminimum wage as an acceptable vocational 
                rehabilitation strategy or successful employment 
                outcome, as defined in section 7(11).
            ``(2) Contracts.--A local educational agency (as defined in 
        section 9101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
        1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801)) or a State educational agency (as 
        defined in such section) may not enter into a contract or other 
        arrangement with an entity described in subsection (a) for the 
        purpose of operating a program for an individual who is age 24 
        or younger under which work is compensated at a subminimum 
        wage.
            ``(3) Voidability.--The provisions in this section shall be 
        construed in a manner consistent with the provisions of the 
        Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 201 et seq.), as 
        amended before or after the effective date of this Act.
    ``(c) During Employment.--
            ``(1) In general.--The entity described in subsection (a) 
        may not continue to employ an individual, regardless of age, at 
        a subminimum wage unless, after the individual begins work at 
        that wage, at the intervals described in paragraph (2), the 
        individual (with, in an appropriate case, the individual's 
        parent or guardian)--
                    ``(A) is provided by the designated State unit 
                career counseling, and information and referrals 
                described in subsection (a)(2)(B)(ii), delivered in a 
                manner that facilitates independent decisionmaking and 
                informed choice, as the individual makes decisions 
                regarding employment and career advancement; and
                    ``(B) is informed by the employer of self-advocacy, 
                self-determination, and peer mentoring training 
                opportunities available in the individual's geographic 
                area, provided by an entity that does not have any 
                financial interest in the individual's employment 
                outcome, under applicable Federal and State programs or 
                other sources.
            ``(2) Timing.--The actions required under subparagraphs (A) 
        and (B) of paragraph (1) shall be carried out once every 6 
        months for the first year of the individual's employment at a 
        subminimum wage, and annually thereafter for the duration of 
        such employment.
            ``(3) Small business exception.--In the event that the 
        entity described in subsection (a) is a business with fewer 
        than 15 employees, such entity can satisfy the requirements of 
        subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (1) by referring the 
        individual, at the intervals described in paragraph (2), to the 
        designated State unit for the counseling, information, and 
        referrals described in paragraph (1)(A) and the information 
        described in paragraph (1)(B).
    ``(d) Documentation.--
            ``(1) In general.--The designated State unit, in 
        consultation with the State educational agency, shall develop a 
        new process or utilize an existing process, consistent with 
        guidelines developed by the Secretary, to document the 
        completion of the actions described in subparagraphs (A) and 
        (B) of subsection (a)(2) by a youth with a disability who is an 
        individual with a disability.
            ``(2) Documentation process.--Such process shall require 
        that--
                    ``(A) in the case of a student with a disability, 
                for documentation of actions described in subsection 
                (a)(2)(A)--
                            ``(i) if such a student with a disability 
                        receives and completes each category of 
                        required activities in section 113(b), such 
                        completion of services shall be documented by 
                        the designated State unit in a manner 
                        consistent with this section;
                            ``(ii) if such a student with a disability 
                        receives and completes any transition services 
                        available for students with disabilities under 
                        the Individuals with Disabilities Education 
                        Act, including those provided under section 
                        614(d)(1)(A)(i)(VIII) (20 U.S.C. 
                        1414(d)(1)(A)(i)(VIII)), such completion of 
                        services shall be documented by the appropriate 
                        school official responsible for the provision 
                        of such transition services, in a manner 
                        consistent with this section; and
                            ``(iii) the designated State unit shall 
                        provide the final documentation, in a form and 
                        manner consistent with this section, of the 
                        completion of pre-employment transition 
                        services as described in clause (i), or 
                        transition services under the Individuals with 
                        Disabilities Education Act as described in 
                        clause (ii), to the student with a disability 
                        within a reasonable period of time following 
                        the completion; and
                    ``(B) when an individual has completed the actions 
                described in subsection (a)(2)(B), the designated State 
                unit shall provide the individual a document indicating 
                such completion, in a manner consistent with this 
                section, within a reasonable time period following the 
                completion of the actions described in this 
                subparagraph.
    ``(e) Verification.--
            ``(1) Before employment.--Before an individual covered by 
        subsection (a)(2) begins work for an entity described in 
        subsection (a) at a subminimum wage, the entity shall review 
        such documentation received by the individual under subsection 
        (d), and provided by the individual to the entity, that 
        indicates that the individual has completed the actions 
        described in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of subsection (a)(2) and 
        the entity shall maintain copies of such documentation.
            ``(2) During employment.--
                    ``(A) In general.--In order to continue to employ 
                an individual at a subminimum wage, the entity 
                described in subsection (a) shall verify completion of 
                the requirements of subsection (c), including reviewing 
                any relevant documents provided by the individual, and 
                shall maintain copies of the documentation described in 
                subsection (d).
                    ``(B) Review of documentation.--The entity 
                described in subsection (a) shall be subject to review 
                of individual documentation described in subsection (d) 
                by a representative working directly for the designated 
                State unit or the Department of Labor at such a time 
                and in such a manner as may be necessary to fulfill the 
                intent of this section, consistent with regulations 
                established by the designated State unit or the 
                Secretary of Labor.
    ``(f) Federal Minimum Wage.--In this section, the term `Federal 
minimum wage' means the rate applicable under section 6(a)(1) of the 
Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 206(a)(1)).''.
    (b) Effective Date.--This section takes effect 2 years after the 
date of enactment of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act.

 Subtitle G--Employment Opportunities for Individuals With Disabilities

SEC. 461. EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES.

    Title VI (29 U.S.C. 795 et seq.) is amended--
            (1) by striking part A;
            (2) by striking the part heading relating to part B;
            (3) by redesignating sections 621 through 628 as sections 
        602 through 609, respectively;
            (4) in section 602, as redesignated by paragraph (3)--
                    (A) by striking ``part'' and inserting ``title''; 
                and
                    (B) by striking ``individuals with the most 
                significant disabilities'' and all that follows and 
                inserting ``individuals with the most significant 
                disabilities, including youth with the most significant 
                disabilities, to enable such individuals to achieve an 
                employment outcome of supported employment in 
                competitive integrated employment.'';
            (5) in section 603, as redesignated by paragraph (3)--
                    (A) in subsection (a)--
                            (i) in paragraph (1)--
                                    (I) in the matter preceding 
                                subparagraph (A), by striking ``part'' 
                                and inserting ``title'';
                                    (II) in subparagraph (A), by 
                                inserting ``amount'' after 
                                ``whichever''; and
                                    (III) in subparagraph (B)--
                                            (aa) by striking ``part for 
                                        the fiscal year'' and inserting 
                                        ``title for the fiscal year'';
                                            (bb) by striking ``this 
                                        part in fiscal year 1992'' and 
                                        inserting ``part B of this 
                                        title (as in effect on 
                                        September 30, 1992) in fiscal 
                                        year 1992''; and
                                            (cc) by inserting 
                                        ``amount'' after ``whichever''; 
                                        and
                            (ii) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking 
                        ``one-eighth of one percent'' and inserting 
                        ``\1/8\ of 1 percent'';
                    (B) in subsection (b)--
                            (i) by inserting ``under subsection (a)'' 
                        after ``allotment to a State'';
                            (ii) by striking ``part'' each place the 
                        term appears and inserting ``title''; and
                            (iii) by striking ``one or more'' and 
                        inserting ``1 or more''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(c) Limitations on Administrative Costs.--A State that receives 
an allotment under this title shall not use more than 2.5 percent of 
such allotment to pay for administrative costs.
    ``(d) Services for Youth With the Most Significant Disabilities.--A 
State that receives an allotment under this title shall reserve and 
expend half of such allotment for the provision of supported employment 
services, including extended services, to youth with the most 
significant disabilities in order to assist those youth in achieving an 
employment outcome in supported employment.'';
            (6) by striking section 604, as redesignated by paragraph 
        (3), and inserting the following:

``SEC. 604. AVAILABILITY OF SERVICES.

    ``(a) Supported Employment Services.--Funds provided under this 
title may be used to provide supported employment services to 
individuals who are eligible under this title.
    ``(b) Extended Services.--
            ``(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), 
        funds provided under this title, or title I, may not be used to 
        provide extended services to individuals under this title or 
        title I.
            ``(2) Extended services for youth with the most significant 
        disabilities.--Funds allotted under this title, or title I, and 
        used for the provision of services under this title to youth 
        with the most significant disabilities pursuant to section 
        603(d), may be used to provide extended services to youth with 
        the most significant disabilities. Such extended services shall 
        be available for a period not to exceed 4 years.'';
            (7) in section 605, as redesignated by paragraph (3)--
                    (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1)--
                            (i) by inserting ``, including a youth with 
                        a disability,'' after ``An individual''; and
                            (ii) by striking ``this part'' and 
                        inserting ``this title'';
                    (B) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``under title 
                I'' after ``rehabilitation services'';
                    (C) in paragraph (2), by striking ``and'' after the 
                semicolon;
                    (D) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph 
                (4);
                    (E) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following:
            ``(3) for purposes of activities carried out with funds 
        described in section 603(d), the individual is a youth with a 
        disability, as defined in section (7)(42); and''; and
                    (F) in paragraph (4), as redesignated by 
                subparagraph (D), by striking ``assessment of 
                rehabilitation needs'' and inserting ``assessment of 
                the rehabilitation needs'';
            (8) in section 606, as redesignated by paragraph (3)--
                    (A) in subsection (a)--
                            (i) by striking ``this part'' and inserting 
                        ``this title''; and
                            (ii) by inserting ``, including youth with 
                        the most significant disabilities,'' after 
                        ``individuals'';
                    (B) in subsection (b)--
                            (i) in paragraph (1), by striking ``this 
                        part'' and inserting ``this title'';
                            (ii) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``, 
                        including youth,'' after ``rehabilitation needs 
                        of individuals'';
                            (iii) in paragraph (3)--
                                    (I) by inserting ``, including 
                                youth with the most significant 
                                disabilities,'' after ``provided to 
                                individuals''; and
                                    (II) by striking ``section 622'' 
                                and inserting ``section 603'';
                            (iv) by striking paragraph (7);
                            (v) by redesignating paragraph (6) as 
                        paragraph (7);
                            (vi) by inserting after paragraph (5) the 
                        following:
            ``(6) describe the activities to be conducted pursuant to 
        section 603(d) for youth with the most significant 
        disabilities, including--
                    ``(A) the provision of extended services for a 
                period not to exceed 4 years; and
                    ``(B) how the State will use the funds reserved in 
                section 603(d) to leverage other public and private 
                funds to increase resources for extended services and 
                expand supported employment opportunities for youth 
                with the most significant disabilities;'';
                            (vii) in paragraph (7), as redesignated by 
                        clause (v)--
                                    (I) in subparagraph (A), by 
                                striking ``under this part'' both 
                                places the term appears and inserting 
                                ``under this title'';
                                    (II) in subparagraph (B), by 
                                inserting ``, including youth with the 
                                most significant disabilities,'' after 
                                ``significant disabilities'';
                                    (III) in subparagraph (C)--
                                            (aa) in clause (i), by 
                                        inserting ``, including, as 
                                        appropriate, for youth with the 
                                        most significant disabilities, 
                                        transition services and pre-
                                        employment transition 
                                        services'' after ``services to 
                                        be provided'';
                                            (bb) in clause (ii), by 
                                        inserting ``, including the 
                                        extended services that may be 
                                        provided to youth with the most 
                                        significant disabilities under 
                                        this title, in accordance with 
                                        an approved individualized plan 
                                        for employment, for a period 
                                        not to exceed 4 years'' after 
                                        ``services needed''; and
                                            (cc) in clause (iii)--

                                                    (AA) by striking 
                                                ``identify the source 
                                                of extended services,'' 
                                                and inserting 
                                                ``identify, as 
                                                appropriate, the source 
                                                of extended 
                                                services,'';

                                                    (BB) by striking 
                                                ``or to the extent'' 
                                                and inserting ``or 
                                                indicate''; and

                                                    (CC) by striking 
                                                ``employment is 
                                                developed'' and all 
                                                that follows and 
                                                inserting ``employment 
                                                is developed;''

                                    (IV) in subparagraph (D), by 
                                striking ``under this part'' and 
                                inserting ``under this title'';
                                    (V) in subparagraph (F), by 
                                striking ``and'' after the semicolon;
                                    (VI) in subparagraph (G), by 
                                striking ``for the maximum number of 
                                hours possible''; and
                                    (VII) by adding at the end the 
                                following:
                    ``(H) the State agencies designated under paragraph 
                (1) will expend not more than 2.5 percent of the 
                allotment of the State under this title for 
                administrative costs of carrying out this title; and
                    ``(I) with respect to supported employment services 
                provided to youth with the most significant 
                disabilities pursuant to section 603(d), the designated 
                State agency will provide, directly or indirectly 
                through public or private entities, non-Federal 
                contributions in an amount that is not less than 10 
                percent of the costs of carrying out such services; 
                and'';
            (9) by striking section 607, as redesignated by paragraph 
        (3), and inserting the following:

``SEC. 607. RESTRICTION.

    ``Each State agency designated under section 606(b)(1) shall 
collect the information required by section 101(a)(10) separately for--
            ``(1) eligible individuals receiving supported employment 
        services under this title;
            ``(2) eligible individuals receiving supported employment 
        services under title I;
            ``(3) eligible youth receiving supported employment 
        services under this title; and
            ``(4) eligible youth receiving supported employment 
        services under title I.'';
            (10) in section 608(b), as redesignated by paragraph (3), 
        by striking ``this part'' both places the terms appears and 
        inserting ``this title''; and
            (11) by striking section 609, as redesignated by paragraph 
        (3), and inserting the following:

``SEC. 609. ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON INCREASING COMPETITIVE INTEGRATED 
              EMPLOYMENT FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES.

    ``(a) Establishment.--Not later than 60 days after the date of 
enactment of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, the 
Secretary of Labor shall establish an Advisory Committee on Increasing 
Competitive Integrated Employment for Individuals with Disabilities 
(referred to in this section as the `Committee').
    ``(b) Appointment and Vacancies.--
            ``(1) Appointment.--The Secretary of Labor shall appoint 
        the members of the Committee described in subsection (c)(6), in 
        accordance with subsection (c).
            ``(2) Vacancies.--Any vacancy in the Committee shall not 
        affect its powers, but shall be filled in the same manner, in 
        accordance with the same paragraph of subsection (c), as the 
        original appointment or designation was made.
    ``(c) Composition.--The Committee shall be composed of--
            ``(1) the Assistant Secretary for Disability Employment 
        Policy, the Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training, 
        and the Administrator of the Wage and Hour Division, of the 
        Department of Labor;
            ``(2) the Commissioner of the Administration on 
        Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, or the 
        Commissioner's designee;
            ``(3) the Director of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid 
        Services of the Department of Health and Human Services, or the 
        Director's designee;
            ``(4) the Commissioner of Social Security, or the 
        Commissioner's designee;
            ``(5) the Commissioner of the Rehabilitation Services 
        Administration, or the Commissioner's designee; and
            ``(6) representatives from constituencies consisting of--
                    ``(A) self-advocates for individuals with 
                intellectual or developmental disabilities;
                    ``(B) providers of employment services, including 
                those that employ individuals with intellectual or 
                developmental disabilities in competitive integrated 
                employment;
                    ``(C) representatives of national disability 
                advocacy organizations for adults with intellectual or 
                developmental disabilities;
                    ``(D) experts with a background in academia or 
                research and expertise in employment and wage policy 
                issues for individuals with intellectual or 
                developmental disabilities;
                    ``(E) representatives from the employer community 
                or national employer organizations; and
                    ``(F) other individuals or representatives of 
                organizations with expertise on increasing 
                opportunities for competitive integrated employment for 
                individuals with disabilities.
    ``(d) Chairperson.--The Committee shall elect a Chairperson of the 
Committee from among the appointed members of the Committee.
    ``(e) Meetings.--The Committee shall meet at the call of the 
Chairperson, but not less than 8 times.
    ``(f) Duties.--The Committee shall study, and prepare findings, 
conclusions, and recommendations for the Secretary of Labor on--
            ``(1) ways to increase the employment opportunities for 
        individuals with intellectual or developmental disabilities or 
        other individuals with significant disabilities in competitive 
        integrated employment;
            ``(2) the use of the certificate program carried out under 
        section 14(c) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 
        U.S.C. 214(c)) for the employment of individuals with 
        intellectual or developmental disabilities, or other 
        individuals with significant disabilities; and
            ``(3) ways to improve oversight of the use of such 
        certificates.
    ``(g) Committee Personnel Matters.--
            ``(1) Travel expenses.--The members of the Committee shall 
        not receive compensation for the performance of services for 
        the Committee, but shall be allowed reasonable travel expenses, 
        including per diem in lieu of subsistence, at rates authorized 
        for employees of agencies under subchapter I of chapter 57 of 
        title 5, United States Code, while away from their homes or 
        regular places of business in the performance of services for 
        the Committee. Notwithstanding section 1342 of title 31, United 
        States Code, the Secretary may accept the voluntary and 
        uncompensated services of members of the Committee.
            ``(2) Staff.--The Secretary of Labor may designate such 
        personnel as may be necessary to enable the Committee to 
        perform its duties.
            ``(3) Detail of government employees.--Any Federal 
        Government employee, with the approval of the head of the 
        appropriate Federal agency, may be detailed to the Committee 
        without reimbursement, and such detail shall be without 
        interruption or loss of civil service status or privilege.
            ``(4) Facilities, equipment, and services.--The Secretary 
        of Labor shall make available to the Committee, under such 
        arrangements as may be appropriate, necessary equipment, 
        supplies, and services.
    ``(h) Reports.--
            ``(1) Interim and final reports.--The Committee shall 
        prepare and submit to the Secretary of Labor, as well as the 
        Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the 
        Senate and the Committee on Education and the Workforce of the 
        House of Representatives--
                    ``(A) an interim report that summarizes the 
                progress of the Committee, along with any interim 
                findings, conclusions, and recommendations as described 
                in subsection (f); and
                    ``(B) a final report that states final findings, 
                conclusions, and recommendations as described in 
                subsection (f).
            ``(2) Preparation and submission.--The reports shall be 
        prepared and submitted--
                    ``(A) in the case of the interim report, not later 
                than 1 year after the date on which the Committee is 
                established under subsection (a); and
                    ``(B) in the case of the final report, not later 
                than 2 years after the date on which the Committee is 
                established under subsection (a).
    ``(i) Termination.--The Committee shall terminate on the day after 
the date on which the Committee submits the final report.

``SEC. 610. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    ``There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this title 
$27,548,000 for fiscal year 2015, $29,676,000 for fiscal year 2016, 
$30,292,000 for fiscal year 2017, $30,963,000 for fiscal year 2018, 
$31,691,000 for fiscal year 2019, and $32,363,000 for fiscal year 
2020.''.

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

          CHAPTER 1--INDIVIDUALS WITH SIGNIFICANT DISABILITIES

                    Subchapter A--General Provisions

SEC. 471. PURPOSE.

    Section 701 (29 U.S.C. 796) is amended, in paragraph (3)--
            (1) by striking ``part B of title VI'' and inserting 
        ``title VI''; and
            (2) by inserting before the period the following: ``, with 
        the goal of improving the independence of individuals with 
        disabilities''.

SEC. 472. ADMINISTRATION OF THE INDEPENDENT LIVING PROGRAM.

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

``SEC. 701A. ADMINISTRATION OF THE INDEPENDENT LIVING PROGRAM.

    ``There is established within the Administration for Community 
Living of the Department of Health and Human Services, an Independent 
Living Administration. The Independent Living Administration shall be 
headed by a Director (referred to in this section as the `Director') 
appointed by the Secretary of Health and Human Services. The Director 
shall be an individual with substantial knowledge of independent living 
services. The Independent Living Administration shall be the principal 
agency, and the Director shall be the principal officer, to carry out 
this chapter. In performing the functions of the office, the Director 
shall be directly responsible to the Administrator of the 
Administration for Community Living of the Department of Health and 
Human Services. The Secretary shall ensure that the Independent Living 
Administration has sufficient resources (including designating at least 
1 individual from the Office of General Counsel who is knowledgeable 
about independent living services) to provide technical assistance and 
support to, and oversight of, the programs funded under this 
chapter.''.

SEC. 473. DEFINITIONS.

    Section 702 (29 U.S.C. 796a) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1)--
                    (A) in the matter before subparagraph (A), by 
                inserting ``for individuals with significant 
                disabilities (regardless of age or income)'' before 
                ``that--''; and
                    (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking the period and 
                inserting ``, including, at a minimum, independent 
                living core services as defined in section 7(17).'';
            (2) in paragraph (2), by striking the period and inserting 
        the following: ``, in terms of the management, staffing, 
        decisionmaking, operation, and provisions of services, of the 
        center.'';
            (3) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as paragraphs 
        (2) and (3), respectively; and
            (4) by inserting before paragraph (2) the following:
            ``(1) Administrator.--The term `Administrator' means the 
        Administrator of the Administration for Community Living of the 
        Department of Health and Human Services.''.

SEC. 474. STATE PLAN.

    Section 704 (29 U.S.C. 796c) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1)--
                            (i) by inserting after ``State plan'' the 
                        following: ``developed and signed in accordance 
                        with paragraph (2),''; and
                            (ii) by striking ``Commissioner'' each 
                        place it appears and inserting 
                        ``Administrator'';
                    (B) in paragraph (2)--
                            (i) in the matter preceding subparagraph 
                        (A), by striking ``developed and signed by''; 
                        and
                            (ii) by striking subparagraphs (A) and (B) 
                        and inserting the following:
                    ``(A) developed by the chairperson of the Statewide 
                Independent Living Council, and the directors of the 
                centers for independent living in the State, after 
                receiving public input from individuals with 
                disabilities and other stakeholders throughout the 
                State; and
                    ``(B) signed by--
                            ``(i) the chairperson of the Statewide 
                        Independent Living Council, acting on behalf of 
                        and at the direction of the Council;
                            ``(ii) the director of the designated State 
                        entity described in subsection (c); and
                            ``(iii) not less than 51 percent of the 
                        directors of the centers for independent living 
                        in the State.'';
                    (C) in paragraph (3)--
                            (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
                        ``State independent living services'' and 
                        inserting ``independent living services in the 
                        State''; and
                            (ii) by striking subparagraph (C) and 
                        inserting the following:
                    ``(C) working relationships and collaboration 
                between--
                            ``(i) centers for independent living; and
                            ``(ii)(I) entities carrying out programs 
                        that provide independent living services, 
                        including those serving older individuals;
                            ``(II) other community-based organizations 
                        that provide or coordinate the provision of 
                        housing, transportation, employment, 
                        information and referral assistance, services, 
                        and supports for individuals with significant 
                        disabilities; and
                            ``(III) entities carrying out other 
                        programs providing services for individuals 
                        with disabilities.''.
                    (D) in paragraph (4), by striking ``Commissioner'' 
                each place it appears and inserting ``Administrator''; 
                and
                    (E) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(5) Statewideness.--The State plan shall describe 
        strategies for providing independent living services on a 
        statewide basis, to the greatest extent possible.'';
            (2) in subsection (c)--
                    (A) in the subsection heading, by striking ``Unit'' 
                and inserting ``Entity'';
                    (B) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 
                striking ``the designated State unit of such State'' 
                and inserting ``a State entity of such State (referred 
                to in this title as the `designated State entity')'';
                    (C) in paragraphs (3) and (4), by striking 
                ``Commissioner'' each place it appears and inserting 
                ``Administrator'';
                    (D) in paragraph (3), by striking ``and'' at the 
                end;
                    (E) in paragraph (4), by striking the period and 
                inserting ``; and''; and
                    (F) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(5) retain not more than 5 percent of the funds received 
        by the State for any fiscal year under part B, for the 
        performance of the services outlined in paragraphs (1) through 
        (4).'';
            (3) in subsection (i), by striking paragraphs (1) and (2) 
        and inserting the following:
            ``(1) the Statewide Independent Living Council;
            ``(2) centers for independent living;
            ``(3) the designated State entity; and
            ``(4) other State agencies or entities represented on the 
        Council, other councils that address the needs and issues of 
        specific disability populations, and other public and private 
        entities determined to be appropriate by the Council.'';
            (4) in subsection (m)--
                    (A) in paragraph (4), by striking ``Commissioner'' 
                each place it appears and inserting ``Administrator''; 
                and
                    (B) in paragraph (5), by striking ``Commissioner'' 
                and inserting ``Administrator''; and
            (5) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(o) Promoting Full Access to Community Life.--The plan shall 
describe how the State will provide independent living services 
described in section 7(18) that promote full access to community life 
for individuals with significant disabilities.''.

SEC. 475. STATEWIDE INDEPENDENT LIVING COUNCIL.

    Section 705 (29 U.S.C. 796d) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by inserting ``and maintain'' after 
        ``shall establish'';
            (2) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) in paragraph (2)--
                            (i) in subparagraph (A)--
                                    (I) by inserting ``among its voting 
                                members,'' before ``at least''; and
                                    (II) by striking ``one'' and 
                                inserting ``1''; and
                            (ii) by striking subparagraphs (B) and (C) 
                        and inserting the following:
                    ``(B) among its voting members, for a State in 
                which 1 or more centers for independent living are run 
                by, or in conjunction with, the governing bodies of 
                American Indian tribes located on Federal or State 
                reservations, at least 1 representative of the 
                directors of such centers; and
                    ``(C) as ex officio, nonvoting members, a 
                representative of the designated State entity, and 
                representatives from State agencies that provide 
                services for individuals with disabilities.'';
                    (B) in paragraph (3)--
                            (i) by redesignating subparagraphs (C) 
                        through (F) as subparagraphs (D) through (G), 
                        respectively;
                            (ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
                        ``parents and guardians of''; and
                            (iii) by inserting after paragraph (B) the 
                        following:
                    ``(C) parents and guardians of individuals with 
                disabilities;'';
                    (C) in paragraph (5)(B), by striking ``paragraph 
                (3)'' and inserting ``paragraph (1)''; and
                    (D) in paragraph (6)(B), by inserting ``, other 
                than a representative described in paragraph (2)(A) if 
                there is only one center for independent living within 
                the State,'' after ``the Council'';
            (3) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the following:
    ``(c) Functions.--
            ``(1) Duties.--The Council shall--
                    ``(A) develop the State plan as provided in section 
                704(a)(2);
                    ``(B) monitor, review, and evaluate the 
                implementation of the State plan;
                    ``(C) meet regularly, and ensure that such meetings 
                of the Council are open to the public and sufficient 
                advance notice of such meetings is provided;
                    ``(D) submit to the Administrator such periodic 
                reports as the Administrator may reasonably request, 
                and keep such records, and afford such access to such 
                records, as the Administrator finds necessary to verify 
                the information in such reports; and
                    ``(E) as appropriate, coordinate activities with 
                other entities in the State that provide services 
                similar to or complementary to independent living 
                services, such as entities that facilitate the 
                provision of or provide long-term community-based 
                services and supports.
            ``(2) Authorities.--The Council may, consistent with the 
        State plan described in section 704, unless prohibited by State 
        law--
                    ``(A) in order to improve services provided to 
                individuals with disabilities, work with centers for 
                independent living to coordinate services with public 
                and private entities;
                    ``(B) conduct resource development activities to 
                support the activities described in this subsection or 
                to support the provision of independent living services 
                by centers for independent living; and
                    ``(C) perform such other functions, consistent with 
                the purpose of this chapter and comparable to other 
                functions described in this subsection, as the Council 
                determines to be appropriate.
            ``(3) Limitation.--The Council shall not provide 
        independent living services directly to individuals with 
        significant disabilities or manage such services.'';
            (4) in subsection (e)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1), in the first sentence, by 
                striking ``prepare'' and all that follows through ``a 
                plan'' and inserting ``prepare, in conjunction with the 
                designated State entity, a plan''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (3), by striking ``State agency'' 
                and inserting ``State entity''; and
            (5) in subsection (f)--
                    (A) by striking ``such resources'' and inserting 
                ``available resources''; and
                    (B) by striking ``(including'' and all that follows 
                through ``compensation'' and inserting ``(such as 
                personal assistance services), and to pay reasonable 
                compensation''.

SEC. 475A. RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE ADMINISTRATOR.

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

``SEC. 706. RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE ADMINISTRATOR.'';

            (2) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``Commissioner'' 
                each place it appears and inserting ``Administrator''; 
                and
                    (B) in paragraph (2)--
                            (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
                        ``Commissioner'' and inserting 
                        ``Administrator''; and
                            (ii) in subparagraph (B)--
                                    (I) in clause (i)--
                                            (aa) by inserting ``or the 
                                        Commissioner'' after ``to the 
                                        Secretary''; and
                                            (bb) by striking ``to the 
                                        Commissioner; and'' and 
                                        inserting ``to the 
                                        Administrator;'';
                                    (II) by redesignating clause (ii) 
                                as clause (iii); and
                                    (III) by inserting after clause (i) 
                                the following:
                            ``(ii) to the State agency shall be deemed 
                        to be references to the designated State 
                        entity; and'';
            (3) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the following:
    ``(b) Indicators.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
enactment of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, the 
Administrator shall develop and publish in the Federal Register 
indicators of minimum compliance for centers for independent living 
(consistent with the standards set forth in section 725), and 
indicators of minimum compliance for Statewide Independent Living 
Councils.'';
            (4) in subsection (c)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1)--
                            (i) by striking ``Commissioner'' each place 
                        it appears and inserting ``Administrator''; and
                            (ii) by striking the last sentence;
                    (B) in paragraph (2)--
                            (i) in the matter preceding subparagraph 
                        (A), by striking ``Commissioner'' and inserting 
                        ``Administrator'';
                            (ii) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
                        ``such a review'' and inserting ``a review 
                        described in paragraph (1)''; and
                            (iii) in subparagraphs (A) and (B), by 
                        striking ``Department'' each place it appears 
                        and inserting ``Department of Health and Human 
                        Services''; and
            (5) by striking subsection (d) and inserting the following:
    ``(d) Reports.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Director described in section 701A 
        shall provide to the Administrator of the Administration for 
        Community Living and the Administrator shall include, in an 
        annual report, information on the extent to which centers for 
        independent living receiving funds under part C have complied 
        with the standards and assurances set forth in section 725. The 
        Director may identify individual centers for independent living 
        in the analysis contained in that information. The Director 
        shall include in the report the results of onsite compliance 
        reviews, identifying individual centers for independent living 
        and other recipients of assistance under part C.
            ``(2) Public availability.--The Director shall ensure that 
        the report described in this subsection is made publicly 
        available in a timely manner, including through electronic 
        means, in order to inform the public about the administration 
        and performance of programs under this Act.''.

               Subchapter B--Independent Living Services

SEC. 476. ADMINISTRATION.

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

                  ``training and technical assistance

    ``Sec. 711A.  (a) From the funds appropriated and made available to 
carry out this part for any fiscal year, beginning with fiscal year 
2015, the Administrator shall first reserve not less than 1.8 percent 
and not more than 2 percent of the funds to provide, either directly or 
through grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements, training and 
technical assistance to Statewide Independent Living Councils 
established under section 705 for such fiscal year.
    ``(b) The Administrator shall conduct a survey of such Statewide 
Independent Living Councils regarding training and technical assistance 
needs in order to determine funding priorities for such training and 
technical assistance.
    ``(c) To be eligible to receive a grant or enter into a contract or 
cooperative agreement under this section, an entity shall submit an 
application to the Administrator at such time, in such manner, 
containing a proposal to provide such training and technical 
assistance, and containing such additional information, as the 
Administrator may require. The Administrator shall provide for peer 
review of applications by panels that include persons who are not 
government employees and who have experience in the operation of such 
Statewide Independent Living Councils.''.
    (c) Payments.--Section 712(a) (29 U.S.C. 796e-1(a)) is amended by 
striking ``Commissioner'' and inserting ``Administrator''.
    (d) Authorized Uses of Funds.--Section 713 (29 U.S.C. 796e-2) is 
amended--
            (1) by striking the matter preceding paragraph (1) and 
        inserting the following:
    ``(a) In General.--The State may use funds received under this part 
to provide the resources described in section 705(e) (but may not use 
more than 30 percent of the funds paid to the State under section 712 
for such resources unless the State specifies that a greater percentage 
of the funds is needed for such resources in a State plan approved 
under section 706), relating to the Statewide Independent Living 
Council, may retain funds under section 704(c)(5), and shall distribute 
the remainder of the funds received under this part in a manner 
consistent with the approved State plan for the activities described in 
subsection (b).
    ``(b) Activities.--The State may use the remainder of the funds 
described in subsection (a)--''; and
            (2) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``, particularly those 
        in unserved areas of the State'' after ``disabilities''.
    (e) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 714 (29 U.S.C. 796e-
3) is amended by striking ``such sums as may be necessary for each of 
the fiscal years 1999 through 2003.'' and inserting ``$22,878,000 for 
fiscal year 2015, $24,645,000 for fiscal year 2016, $25,156,000 for 
fiscal year 2017, $25,714,000 for fiscal year 2018, $26,319,000 for 
fiscal year 2019, and $26,877,000 for fiscal year 2020.''.

              Subchapter C--Centers for Independent Living

SEC. 481. PROGRAM AUTHORIZATION.

    Section 721 (29 U.S.C. 796f) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) by striking ``1999'' and inserting ``2015'';
                    (B) by striking ``Commissioner shall allot'' and 
                inserting ``Administrator shall make available''; and
                    (C) by inserting ``, centers for independent 
                living,'' after ``States'';
            (2) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1)--
                            (i) in the paragraph heading, by striking 
                        ``other arrangements'' and inserting 
                        ``cooperative agreements'';
                            (ii) by striking ``For'' and all that 
                        follows through ``Commissioner'' and inserting 
                        ``From the funds appropriated to carry out this 
                        part for any fiscal year, beginning with fiscal 
                        year 2015, the Administrator'';
                            (iii) by striking ``reserve from such 
                        excess'' and inserting ``reserve not less than 
                        1.8 percent and not more than 2 percent of the 
                        funds''; and
                            (iv) by striking ``eligible agencies'' and 
                        all that follows and inserting ``centers for 
                        independent living and eligible agencies for 
                        such fiscal year.'';
                    (B) in paragraph (2)--
                            (i) by striking ``Commissioner shall make 
                        grants to, and enter into contracts and other 
                        arrangements with,'' and inserting 
                        ``Administrator shall make grants to, or enter 
                        into contracts or cooperative agreements 
                        with,''; and
                            (ii) by inserting ``fiscal management of,'' 
                        before ``planning,'';
                    (C) in paragraphs (3), (4), and (5), by striking 
                ``Commissioner'' each place it appears and inserting 
                ``Administrator''; and
                    (D) in paragraph (3), by striking ``Statewide 
                Independent Living Councils and'';
            (3) in paragraph (4), by striking ``other arrangement'' and 
        inserting ``cooperative agreement'';
            (4) in subsection (c), by striking ``Commissioner'' each 
        place it appears and inserting ``Administrator''; and
            (5) in subsection (d), by striking ``Commissioner'' each 
        place it appears and inserting ``Administrator''.

SEC. 482. CENTERS.

    (a) Centers in States in Which Federal Funding Exceeds State 
Funding.--Section 722 (29 U.S.C. 796f-1) is amended--
            (1) in subsections (a), (b), and (c), by striking 
        ``Commissioner'' each place it appears and inserting 
        ``Administrator'';
            (2) in subsection (c)--
                    (A) by striking ``grants'' and inserting ``grants 
                for a fiscal year''; and
                    (B) by striking ``by September 30, 1997'' and 
                inserting ``for the preceding fiscal year'';
            (3) in subsection (d)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1)--
                            (i) by striking ``Commissioner'' and 
                        inserting ``Administrator''; and
                            (ii) by striking ``region, consistent'' and 
                        all that follows and inserting ``region. The 
                        Administrator's determination of the most 
                        qualified applicant shall be consistent with 
                        the provisions in the State plan setting forth 
                        the design of the State for establishing a 
                        statewide network of centers for independent 
                        living.''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (2)--
                            (i) in the matter preceding subparagraph 
                        (A), by striking ``Commissioner'' and inserting 
                        ``Administrator''; and
                            (ii) by striking subparagraph (A) and 
                        inserting the following:
                    ``(A) shall consider comments regarding the 
                application--
                            ``(i) by individuals with disabilities and 
                        other interested parties within the new region 
                        proposed to be served; and
                            ``(ii) if any, by the Statewide Independent 
                        Living Council in the State in which the 
                        applicant is located;''; and
            (4) in subsections (e) and (g) by striking ``Commissioner'' 
        each place it appears and inserting ``Administrator.''.
    (b) Centers in States in Which State Funding Exceeds Federal 
Funding.--Section 723 (29 U.S.C. 796f-2) is amended--
            (1) in subsections (a), (b), (g), (h), and (i), by striking 
        ``Commissioner'' each place it appears and inserting 
        ``Administrator'';
            (2) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1)(A)(ii), by inserting ``of a 
                designated State unit'' after ``director''; and
                    (B) in the heading of paragraph (3), by striking 
                ``commissioner'' and inserting ``administrator''; and
            (3) in subsection (c)--
                    (A) by striking ``grants'' and inserting ``grants 
                for a fiscal year''; and
                    (B) by striking ``by September 30, 1997'' and 
                inserting ``for the preceding fiscal year''.
    (c) Centers Operated by State Agencies.--Section 724 (29 U.S.C. 
796f-3) is amended--
            (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1)--
                    (A) by striking ``1993'' and inserting ``2015'';
                    (B) by striking ``Rehabilitation Act Amendments of 
                1998'' and inserting ``Workforce Innovation and 
                Opportunity Act''; and
                    (C) by striking ``1994'' and inserting ``2015''; 
                and
            (2) by striking ``Commissioner'' each place it appears and 
        inserting ``Administrator''.

SEC. 483. STANDARDS AND ASSURANCES.

    Section 725 (29 U.S.C. 796f-4) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (b)(1)(D)--
                    (A) by striking ``access of'' and inserting 
                ``access for''; and
                    (B) by striking ``to society and'' and inserting 
                ``, within their communities,''; and
            (2) in subsection (c), by striking ``Commissioner'' each 
        place it appears and inserting ``Administrator''.

SEC. 484. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    Section 727 (29 U.S.C. 796f-6) is amended by striking ``such sums 
as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 1999 through 2003.'' 
and inserting ``$78,305,000 for fiscal year 2015, $84,353,000 for 
fiscal year 2016, $86,104,000 for fiscal year 2017, $88,013,000 for 
fiscal year 2018, $90,083,000 for fiscal year 2019, and $91,992,000 for 
fiscal year 2020.''.

 CHAPTER 2--INDEPENDENT LIVING SERVICES FOR OLDER INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE 
                                 BLIND

SEC. 486. INDEPENDENT LIVING SERVICES FOR OLDER INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE 
              BLIND.

    Chapter 2 of title VII (29 U.S.C. 796j et seq.) is amended by 
inserting after section 751 the following:

                  ``training and technical assistance

    ``Sec. 751A.  (a) From the funds appropriated and made available to 
carry out this chapter for any fiscal year, beginning with fiscal year 
2015, the Commissioner shall first reserve not less than 1.8 percent 
and not more than 2 percent of the funds to provide, either directly or 
through grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements, training and 
technical assistance to designated State agencies, or other providers 
of independent living services for older individuals who are blind, 
that are funded under this chapter for such fiscal year.
    ``(b) The Commissioner shall conduct a survey of designated State 
agencies that receive grants under section 752 regarding training and 
technical assistance needs in order to determine funding priorities for 
such training and technical assistance.
    ``(c) To be eligible to receive a grant or enter into a contract or 
cooperative agreement under this section, an entity shall submit an 
application to the Commissioner at such time, in such manner, 
containing a proposal to provide such training and technical 
assistance, and containing such additional information, as the 
Commissioner may require. The Commissioner shall provide for peer 
review of applications by panels that include persons who are not 
government employees and who have experience in the provision of 
services to older individuals who are blind.''.

SEC. 487. PROGRAM OF GRANTS.

    Section 752 (29 U.S.C. 796k) is amended--
            (1) by striking subsection (h);
            (2) by redesignating subsections (i) and (j) as subsections 
        (h) and (i), respectively;
            (3) in subsection (c)(2)--
                    (A) by striking ``subsection (j)'' and inserting 
                ``subsection (i)''; and
                    (B) by striking ``subsection (i)'' and inserting 
                ``subsection (h)'';
            (4) in subsection (g), by inserting ``, or contracts or 
        cooperative agreements with,'' after ``grants to'';
            (5) in subsection (h), as redesignated by paragraph (2)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``subsection 
                (j)(4)'' and inserting ``subsection (i)(4)''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (2)--
                            (i) in subparagraph (A)(vi), by adding 
                        ``and'' after the semicolon;
                            (ii) in subparagraph (B)(ii)(III), by 
                        striking ``; and'' and inserting a period; and
                            (iii) by striking subparagraph (C); and
            (6) in subsection (i), as redesignated by paragraph (2)--
                    (A) in paragraph (2)(A)(ii), by inserting ``, and 
                not reserved under section 751A,'' after ``section 
                753'';
                    (B) in paragraph (3)(A), by inserting ``, and not 
                reserved under section 751A,'' after ``section 753''; 
                and
                    (C) in paragraph (4)(B)(i), by striking 
                ``subsection (i)'' and inserting ``subsection (h)''.

SEC. 488. INDEPENDENT LIVING SERVICES FOR OLDER INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE 
              BLIND AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    Section 753 (29 U.S.C. 796l) is amended by striking ``such sums as 
may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 1999 through 2003.'' and 
inserting ``$33,317,000 for fiscal year 2015, $35,890,000 for fiscal 
year 2016, $36,635,000 for fiscal year 2017, $37,448,000 for fiscal 
year 2018, $38,328,000 for fiscal year 2019, and $39,141,000 for fiscal 
year 2020.''.

                     Subtitle I--General Provisions

SEC. 491. TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS REGARDING INDEPENDENT LIVING TO 
              DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, AND SAVINGS 
              PROVISIONS.

    (a) Definitions.--For purposes of this section, unless otherwise 
provided or indicated by the context--
            (1) the term ``Administration for Community Living'' means 
        the Administration for Community Living of the Department of 
        Health and Human Services;
            (2) the term ``Federal agency'' has the meaning given to 
        the term ``agency'' by section 551(1) of title 5, United States 
        Code;
            (3) the term ``function'' means any duty, obligation, 
        power, authority, responsibility, right, privilege, activity, 
        or program; and
            (4) the term ``Rehabilitation Services Administration'' 
        means the Rehabilitation Services Administration of the Office 
        of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services of the 
        Department of Education.
    (b) Transfer of Functions.--There are transferred to the 
Administration for Community Living, all functions which the 
Commissioner of the Rehabilitation Services Administration exercised 
before the effective date of this section (including all related 
functions of any officer or employee of that Administration) under 
chapter 1 of title VII of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 796 
et seq).
    (c) Personnel Determinations by the Office of Management and 
Budget.--The Office of Management and Budget shall--
            (1) ensure that this section does not result in any net 
        increase in full-time equivalent employees at any Federal 
        agency impacted by this section; and
            (2) not later than 1 year after the effective date of this 
        section, certify compliance with this subsection to the 
        Committee on Education and the Workforce of the House of 
        Representatives and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, 
        and Pensions of the Senate.
    (d) Delegation and Assignment.--Except where otherwise expressly 
prohibited by law or otherwise provided by this section, the 
Administrator of the Administration for Community Living may delegate 
any of the functions transferred to the Administrator of such 
Administration by subsection (b) and any function described in 
subsection (b) that was transferred or granted to such Administrator 
after the effective date of this section to such officers and employees 
of such Administration as the Administrator may designate, and may 
authorize successive redelegations of such functions described in 
subsection (b) as may be necessary or appropriate. No delegation of 
such functions by the Administrator of the Administration for Community 
Living under this subsection or under any other provision of this 
section shall relieve such Administrator of responsibility for the 
administration of such functions.
    (e) Reorganization.--Except where otherwise expressly prohibited by 
law or otherwise provided by this Act, the Administrator of the 
Administration for Community Living is authorized to allocate or 
reallocate any function transferred under subsection (b) among the 
officers of such Administration, and to consolidate, alter, or 
discontinue such organizational entities in such Administration as may 
be necessary or appropriate.
    (f) Rules.--The Administrator of the Administration for Community 
Living is authorized to prescribe, in accordance with the provisions of 
chapters 5 and 6 of title 5, United States Code, such rules and 
regulations as that Administrator determines necessary or appropriate 
to administer and manage the functions described in subsection (b) of 
that Administration.
    (g) Transfer and Allocations of Appropriations and Personnel.--
Except as otherwise provided in this section, the personnel employed in 
connection with, and the assets, liabilities, contracts, property, 
records, and unexpended balances of appropriations, authorizations, 
allocations, and other funds employed, used, held, arising from, 
available to, or to be made available in connection with the functions 
transferred by subsection (b), subject to section 1531 of title 31, 
United States Code, shall be transferred to the Administration for 
Community Living. Unexpended funds transferred pursuant to this 
subsection shall be used only for the purposes for which the funds were 
originally authorized and appropriated.
    (h) Incidental Transfers.--The Director of the Office of Management 
and Budget, at such time or times as the Director shall provide, is 
authorized to make such determinations as may be necessary with regard 
to the functions transferred by subsection (b), and to make such 
additional incidental dispositions of personnel, assets, liabilities, 
grants, contracts, property, records, and unexpended balances of 
appropriations, authorizations, allocations, and other funds held, 
used, arising from, available to, or to be made available in connection 
with such functions, as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of 
this section. The Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall 
provide for the termination of the affairs of all entities terminated 
by this section and for such further measures and dispositions as may 
be necessary to effectuate the purposes of this section, with respect 
to such functions.
    (i) Savings Provisions.--
            (1) Continuing effect of legal documents.--All orders, 
        determinations, rules, regulations, permits, agreements, 
        grants, contracts, certificates, licenses, registrations, 
        privileges, and other administrative actions--
                    (A) which have been issued, made, granted, or 
                allowed to become effective by the President, any 
                Federal agency or official thereof, or by a court of 
                competent jurisdiction, in the performance of functions 
                which are transferred under subsection (b); and
                    (B) which are in effect at the time this section 
                takes effect, or were final before the effective date 
                of this section and are to become effective on or after 
                the effective date of this section,
        shall continue in effect according to their terms until 
        modified, terminated, superseded, set aside, or revoked in 
        accordance with law by the President, the Administrator of the 
        Administration for Community Living or other authorized 
        official, a court of competent jurisdiction, or by operation of 
        law.
            (2) Proceedings not affected.--The provisions of this 
        section shall not affect any proceedings, including notices of 
        proposed rulemaking, or any application for any license, 
        permit, certificate, or financial assistance pending before the 
        Rehabilitation Services Administration at the time this section 
        takes effect, with respect to functions transferred by 
        subsection (b) but such proceedings and applications shall be 
        continued. Orders shall be issued in such proceedings, appeals 
        shall be taken therefrom, and payments shall be made pursuant 
        to such orders, as if this section had not been enacted, and 
        orders issued in any such proceedings shall continue in effect 
        until modified, terminated, superseded, or revoked by a duly 
        authorized official, by a court of competent jurisdiction, or 
        by operation of law. Nothing in this paragraph shall be deemed 
        to prohibit the discontinuance or modification of any such 
        proceeding under the same terms and conditions and to the same 
        extent that such proceeding could have been discontinued or 
        modified if this section had not been enacted.
            (3) Suits not affected.--The provisions of this section 
        shall not affect suits commenced (with respect to functions 
        transferred under subsection (b)) before the effective date of 
        this section, and in all such suits, proceedings shall be had, 
        appeals taken, and judgments rendered in the same manner and 
        with the same effect as if this section had not been enacted.
            (4) Nonabatement of actions.--No suit, action, or other 
        proceeding commenced by or against the Rehabilitation Services 
        Administration (with regard to functions transferred under 
        subsection (b)), or by or against any individual in the 
        official capacity of such individual as an officer of the 
        Rehabilitation Services Administration (with regard to 
        functions transferred under subsection (b)), shall abate by 
        reason of the enactment of this section.
            (5) Administrative actions relating to promulgation of 
        regulations.--Any administrative action relating to the 
        preparation or promulgation of a regulation by the 
        Rehabilitation Services Administration (with regard to 
        functions transferred under subsection (b)) may be continued by 
        the Administration for Community Living with the same effect as 
        if this section had not been enacted.
    (j) Separability.--If a provision of this section or its 
application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, neither the 
remainder of this section nor the application of the provision to other 
persons or circumstances shall be affected.
    (k) References.--A reference in any other Federal law, Executive 
order, rule, regulation, or delegation of authority, or any document of 
or relating to--
            (1) the Commissioner of the Rehabilitation Services 
        Administration (with regard to functions transferred under 
        subsection (b)), shall be deemed to refer to the Administrator 
        of the Administration for Community Living; and
            (2) the Rehabilitation Services Administration (with regard 
        to functions transferred under subsection (b)), shall be deemed 
        to refer to the Administration for Community Living.
    (l) Transition.--The Administrator of the Administration for 
Community Living is authorized to utilize--
            (1) the services of such officers, employees, and other 
        personnel of the Rehabilitation Services Administration with 
        regard to functions transferred under subsection (b); and
            (2) funds appropriated to such functions,
for such period of time as may reasonably be needed to facilitate the 
orderly implementation of this section.
    (m) Administration for Community Living.--
            (1) Transfer of functions.--There are transferred to the 
        Administration for Community Living, all functions which the 
        Commissioner of the Rehabilitation Services Administration 
        exercised before the effective date of this section (including 
        all related functions of any officer or employee of that 
        Administration) under the Assistive Technology Act of 1998 (29 
        U.S.C. 3001 et seq.).
            (2) Administrative matters.--Subsections (d) through (l) 
        shall apply to transfers described in paragraph (1).
    (n) National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and 
Rehabilitation Research.--
            (1) Definitions.--For purposes of this subsection, unless 
        otherwise provided or indicated by the context--
                    (A) the term ``NIDILRR'' means the National 
                Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and 
                Rehabilitation Research of the Administration for 
                Community Living of the Department of Health and Human 
                Services; and
                    (B) the term ``NIDRR'' means the National Institute 
                on Disability and Rehabilitation Research of the Office 
                of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services of the 
                Department of Education.
            (2) Transfer of functions.--There are transferred to the 
        NIDILRR, all functions which the Director of the NIDRR 
        exercised before the effective date of this section (including 
        all related functions of any officer or employee of the NIDRR).
            (3) Administrative matters.--
                    (A) In general.--Subsections (d) through (l) shall 
                apply to transfers described in paragraph (2).
                    (B) References.--For purposes of applying those 
                subsections under subparagraph (A), those subsections--
                            (i) shall apply to the NIDRR and the 
                        Director of the NIDRR in the same manner and to 
                        the same extent as those subsections apply to 
                        the Rehabilitation Services Administration and 
                        the Commissioner of that Administration; and
                            (ii) shall apply to the NIDILRR and the 
                        Director of the NIDILRR in the same manner and 
                        to the same extent as those subsections apply 
                        to the Administration for Community Living and 
                        the Administrator of that Administration.
    (o) References in Assistive Technology Act of 1998.--
            (1) Secretary.--Section 3(13) of the Assistive Technology 
        Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 3002(13)) is amended by striking 
        ``Education'' and inserting ``Health and Human Services''.
            (2) National activities.--Section 6(d)(4) of the Assistive 
        Technology Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 3005(d)(4)) is amended by 
        striking ``Education'' and inserting ``Health and Human 
        Services''.
            (3) General administration.--Section 7 of the Assistive 
        Technology Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 3006) is amended--
                    (A) in subsection (a)--
                            (i) in paragraph (1), by striking ``the 
                        Assistant Secretary'' and all that follows 
                        through ``Rehabilitation Services 
                        Administration,'' and inserting ``the 
                        Administrator of the Administration for 
                        Community Living'';
                            (ii) in paragraph (2), by striking ``The 
                        Assistant Secretary'' and all that follows and 
                        inserting ``The Administrator of the 
                        Administration for Community Living shall 
                        consult with the Office of Special Education 
                        Programs of the Department of Education, the 
                        Rehabilitation Services Administration of the 
                        Department of Education, the Office of 
                        Disability Employment Policy of the Department 
                        of Labor, the National Institute on Disability, 
                        Independent Living, and Rehabilitation 
                        Research, and other appropriate Federal 
                        entities in the administration of this Act.''; 
                        and
                            (iii) in paragraph (3), by striking ``the 
                        Rehabilitation Services Administration'' and 
                        inserting ``the Administrator of the 
                        Administration for Community Living''; and
                    (B) in subsection (c)(5), by striking ``Education'' 
                and inserting ``Health and Human Services''.

SEC. 492. TABLE OF CONTENTS.

    The table of contents in section 1(b) is amended--
            (1) by striking the item relating to section 109 and 
        inserting the following:

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

``Sec. 113. Provision of pre-employment transition services.'';
            (3) by striking the item relating to section 202 and 
        inserting the following:

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

``Sec. 205. Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research 
                            Advisory Council.
``Sec. 206. Definition of covered school.'';
            (5) by striking the items relating to sections 304, 305, 
        and 306 and inserting the following:

``Sec. 304. Measuring of project outcomes and performance.''.
            (6) by inserting after the item relating to section 509 the 
        following:

``Sec. 511. Limitations on use of subminimum wage.'';
            (7) by striking the items relating to title VI and 
        inserting the following:

``TITLE VI--EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES
``Sec. 601. Short title.
``Sec. 602. Purpose.
``Sec. 603. Allotments.
``Sec. 604. Availability of services.
``Sec. 605. Eligibility.
``Sec. 606. State plan.
``Sec. 607. Restriction.
``Sec. 608. Savings provision.
``Sec. 609. Advisory Committee on Increasing Competitive Integrated 
                            Employment for Individuals with 
                            Disabilities.
``Sec. 610. Authorization of appropriations.''; and
            (8) in the items relating to title VII--
                    (A)(i) by inserting after the item relating to 
                section 701 the following:

``Sec. 701A. Administration of the independent living program.'';
                and
                    (ii) by striking the item relating to section 706 
                and inserting the following:

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

``Sec. 711A. Training and technical assistance.'';
                and
                    (C) by inserting after the item relating to section 
                751 the following:

``Sec. 751A. Training and technical assistance.''.

                      TITLE V--GENERAL PROVISIONS

                    Subtitle A--Workforce Investment

SEC. 501. PRIVACY.

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

SEC. 502. BUY-AMERICAN REQUIREMENTS.

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

SEC. 503. TRANSITION PROVISIONS.

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

SEC. 504. REDUCTION OF REPORTING BURDENS AND REQUIREMENTS.

    In order to simplify reporting requirements and reduce reporting 
burdens, the Secretary of Labor, the Secretary of Education, and the 
Secretary of Health and Human Services shall establish procedures and 
criteria under which a State board and local board may reduce reporting 
burdens and requirements under this Act (including the amendments made 
by this Act).

SEC. 505. REPORT ON DATA CAPABILITY OF FEDERAL AND STATE DATABASES AND 
              DATA EXCHANGE AGREEMENTS.

    (a) In General.--The Comptroller General of the United States shall 
prepare and submit an interim report and a final report to Congress 
regarding existing Federal and State databases and data exchange 
agreements, as of the date of the report, that contain job training 
information relevant to the administration of programs authorized under 
this Act and the amendments made by this Act.
    (b) Requirements.--The report required under subsection (a) shall--
            (1) list existing Federal and State databases and data 
        exchange agreements described in subsection (a) and, for each, 
        describe--
                    (A) the purposes of the database or agreement;
                    (B) the data elements, such as wage and employment 
                outcomes, contained in the database or accessible under 
                the agreement;
                    (C) the data elements described in subparagraph (B) 
                that are shared between States;
                    (D) the Federal and State workforce training 
                programs from which each Federal and State database 
                derives the data elements described in subparagraph 
                (B);
                    (E) the number and type of Federal and State 
                agencies having access to such data;
                    (F) the number and type of private research 
                organizations having access to, through grants, 
                contracts, or other agreements, such data; and
                    (G) whether the database or data exchange agreement 
                provides for opt-out procedures for individuals whose 
                data is shared through the database or data exchange 
                agreement;
            (2) study the effects that access by State workforce 
        agencies and the Secretary of Labor to the databases and data 
        exchange agreements described in subsection (a) would have on 
        efforts to carry out this Act and the amendments made by this 
        Act, and on individual privacy;
            (3) explore opportunities to enhance the quality, 
        reliability, and reporting frequency of the data included in 
        such databases and data exchange agreements;
            (4) describe, for each database or data exchange agreement 
        considered by the study described in subsection (a), the number 
        of individuals whose data is contained in each database or 
        accessible through the data agreement, and the specific data 
        elements contained in each that could be used to personally 
        identify an individual;
            (5) include the number of data breaches having occurred 
        since 2004 to data systems administered by Federal and State 
        agencies;
            (6) include the number of data breaches regarding any type 
        of personal data having occurred since 2004 to private research 
        organizations with whom Federal and State agencies contract for 
        studies; and
            (7) include a survey of the security protocols used for 
        protecting personal data, including best practices shared 
        amongst States for access to, and administration of, data 
        elements stored and recommendations for improving security 
        protocols for the safe warehousing of data elements.
    (c) Timing of Reports.--
            (1) Interim report.--Not later than 1 year after the date 
        of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall prepare 
        and submit to Congress an interim report regarding the initial 
        findings of the report required under this section.
            (2) Final report.--Not later than 18 months after the date 
        of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall prepare 
        and submit to Congress the final report required under this 
        section.

SEC. 506. EFFECTIVE DATES.

    (a) In General.--Except as otherwise provided in this Act, this 
Act, including the amendments made by this Act, shall take effect on 
the first day of the first full program year after the date of 
enactment of this Act.
    (b) Application Date for Workforce Development Performance 
Accountability System.--
            (1) In general.--Section 136 of the Workforce Investment 
        Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2871), as in effect on the day before 
        the date of enactment of this Act, shall apply in lieu of 
        section 116 of this Act, for the first full program year after 
        the date of enactment of this Act.
            (2) Special provisions.--For purposes of the application 
        described in paragraph (1)--
                    (A) except as otherwise specified, a reference in 
                section 136 of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to 
                a provision in such Act (29 U.S.C. 2801 et seq.), other 
                than to a provision in such section or section 112 of 
                such Act, shall be deemed to refer to the corresponding 
                provision of this Act;
                    (B) the terms ``local area'', ``local board'', 
                ``one-stop partner'', and ``State board'' have the 
                meanings given the terms in section 3 of this Act;
                    (C) except as provided in subparagraph (B), terms 
                used in such section 136 shall have the meanings given 
                the terms in section 101 of the Workforce Investment 
                Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2801);
                    (D) any agreement negotiated and reached under 
                section 136(c)(2) of the Workforce Investment Act of 
                1998 (29 U.S.C. 2871(c)(2)) shall remain in effect, 
                until a new agreement is so negotiated and reached, for 
                that first full program year;
                    (E) if a State or local area fails to meet levels 
                of performance under subsection (g) or (h), 
                respectively, of section 136 of the Workforce 
                Investment Act of 1998 during that first full program 
                year, the sanctions provided under such subsection 
                shall apply during the second full program year after 
                the date of enactment of this Act; and
                    (F) the Secretary shall use an amount retained, as 
                a result of a reduction in an allotment to a State made 
                under section 136(g)(1)(B) of such Act (29 U.S.C. 
                2871(g)(1)(B)), to provide technical assistance as 
                described in subsections (f)(1) and (g)(1) of section 
                116 of this Act, in lieu of incentive grants under 
                section 503 of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (20 
                U.S.C. 9273) as provided in section 136(g)(2) of such 
                Act (29 U.S.C. 2871(g)(2)).
    (c) Application Date for State and Local Plan Provisions.--
            (1) Implementation.--Sections 112 and 118 of the Workforce 
        Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2822, 2833), as in effect on 
        the day before the date of enactment of this Act, shall apply 
        to implementation of State and local plans, in lieu of sections 
        102 and 103, and section 108, respectively, of this Act, for 
        the first full program year after the date of enactment of this 
        Act.
            (2) Special provisions.--For purposes of the application 
        described in paragraph (1)--
                    (A) except as otherwise specified, a reference in 
                section 112 or 118 of the Workforce Investment Act of 
                1998 to a provision in such Act (29 U.S.C. 2801 et 
                seq.), other than to a provision in or to either such 
                section or to section 136 of such Act, shall be deemed 
                to refer to the corresponding provision of this Act;
                    (B) the terms ``local area'', ``local board'', 
                ``one-stop partner'', and``State board'' have the 
                meanings given the terms in section 3 of this Act;
                    (C) except as provided in subparagraph (B), terms 
                used in such section 112 or 118 shall have the meanings 
                given the terms in section 101 of the Workforce 
                Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2801); and
                    (D) section 112(b)(18)(D) of the Workforce 
                Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2822(b)(18)(D)) shall 
                not apply.
            (3) Submission.--Sections 102, 103, and 108 of this Act 
        shall apply to plans for the second full program year after the 
        date of enactment, including the development, submission, and 
        approval of such plans during the first full program year after 
        such date.
    (d) Disability Provisions.--Except as otherwise provided in title 
IV of this Act, title IV, and the amendments made by title IV, shall 
take effect on the date of enactment of this Act.

                  Subtitle B--Amendments to Other Laws

SEC. 511. REPEAL OF THE WORKFORCE INVESTMENT ACT OF 1998.

    (a) Workforce Investment Act of 1998.--The Workforce Investment Act 
of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2801 et seq.) is repealed.
    (b) Grants to States for Workplace and Community Transition 
Training for Incarcerated Individuals.--Section 821 of the Higher 
Education Amendments of 1998 (20 U.S.C. 1151) is repealed.

SEC. 512. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.

    (a) American Competitiveness and Workforce Improvement Act of 
1998.--Section 414(c)(3)(C) of the American Competitiveness and 
Workforce Improvement Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2916a(3)(C)) is amended by 
striking ``entities involved in administering the workforce investment 
system established under title I of the Workforce Investment Act of 
1998'' and inserting ``entities involved in administering the workforce 
development system, as defined in section 3 of the Workforce Innovation 
and Opportunity Act''.
    (b) Assistive Technology Act of 1998.--The Assistive Technology Act 
of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 3001 et seq.) is amended as follows:
            (1) Section 3(1)(C) of such Act (29 U.S.C. 3002(1)(C)) is 
        amended by striking ``such as a one-stop partner, as defined in 
        section 101 of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 
        2801)'' and inserting ``such as a one-stop partner, as defined 
        in section 3 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act''.
            (2) Section 4 of such Act (29 U.S.C. 3003) is amended--
                    (A) in subsection (c)(2)(B)(i)(IV), by striking ``a 
                representative of the State workforce investment board 
                established under section 111 of the Workforce 
                Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2821)'' and inserting 
                ``a representative of the State workforce development 
                board established under section 101 of the Workforce 
                Innovation and Opportunity Act''; and
                    (B) in subsection (e)--
                            (i) in paragraph (2)(D)(i), by striking 
                        ``such as one-stop partners, as defined in 
                        section 101 of the Workforce Investment Act of 
                        1998 (29 U.S.C. 2801),'' and inserting ``such 
                        as one-stop partners, as defined in section 3 
                        of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity 
                        Act,''; and
                            (ii) in paragraph (3)(B)(ii)(I)(aa), by 
                        striking ``with entities in the statewide and 
                        local workforce investment systems established 
                        under the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (29 
                        U.S.C. 2801 et seq.),'' and inserting ``with 
                        entities in the statewide and local workforce 
                        development systems established under the 
                        Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act,''.
    (c) Alaska Natural Gas Pipeline Act.--Section 113(a)(2) of the 
Alaska Natural Gas Pipeline Act (15 U.S.C. 720k(a)(2)) is amended by 
striking ``consistent with the vision and goals set forth in the State 
of Alaska Unified Plan, as developed pursuant to the Workforce 
Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2801 et seq.)'' and inserting 
``consistent with the vision and goals set forth in the State of Alaska 
unified plan or combined plan, as appropriate, as developed pursuant to 
section 102 or 103, as appropriate, of the Workforce Innovation and 
Opportunity Act''.
    (d) Atomic Energy Defense Act.--Section 4604(c)(6)(A) of the Atomic 
Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2704(c)(6)(A)) is amended by striking 
``programs carried out by the Secretary of Labor under the Job Training 
Partnership Act or title I of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (29 
U.S.C. 2801 et seq.)'' and inserting ``programs carried out by the 
Secretary of Labor under title I of the Workforce Innovation and 
Opportunity Act''.
    (e) Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006.--
The Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 (20 
U.S.C. 2301 et seq.) is amended as follows:
            (1) Section 118(d)(2) of such Act (20 U.S.C. 2328(d)(2)) is 
        amended--
                    (A) in the paragraph heading, by striking ``Public 
                law 105-220'' and inserting ``Workforce innovation and 
                opportunity act''; and
                    (B) by striking ``functions and activities carried 
                out under Public Law 105-220'' and inserting 
                ``functions and activities carried out under the 
                Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act''.
            (2) Section 121(a)(4) of such Act (20 U.S.C. 2341(a)(4)) is 
        amended--
                    (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``activities 
                undertaken by the State boards under section 111 of 
                Public Law 105-220'' and inserting ``activities 
                undertaken by the State boards under section 101 of the 
                Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act''; and
                    (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``the service 
                delivery system under section 121 of Public Law 105-
                220'' and inserting ``the one-stop delivery system 
                under section 121 of the Workforce Innovation and 
                Opportunity Act''.
            (3) Section 122 of such Act (20 U.S.C. 2342) is amended--
                    (A) in subsection (b)(1)(A)(viii), by striking 
                ``entities participating in activities described in 
                section 111 of Public Law 105-220'' and inserting 
                ``entities participating in activities described in 
                section 101 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity 
                Act'';
                    (B) in subsection (c)(20), by striking ``the 
                description and information specified in sections 
                112(b)(8) and 121(c) of Public Law 105-220 concerning 
                the provision of services only for postsecondary 
                students and school dropouts'' and inserting ``the 
                description and information specified in subparagraphs 
                (B) and (C)(iii) of section 102(b)(2), and, as 
                appropriate, section 103(b)(3)(A), and section 121(c), 
                of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act 
                concerning the provision of services only for 
                postsecondary students and school dropouts''; and
                    (C) in subsection (d)(2)--
                            (i) in the paragraph heading, by striking 
                        ``501 plan'' and inserting ``combined plan''; 
                        and
                            (ii) by striking ``as part of the plan 
                        submitted under section 501 of Public Law 105-
                        220'' and inserting ``as part of the plan 
                        submitted under section 103 of the Workforce 
                        Innovation and Opportunity Act''.
            (4) Section 124(c)(13) of such Act (20 U.S.C. 2344(c)(13)) 
        is amended by striking ``such as through referral to the system 
        established under section 121 of Public Law 105-220'' and 
        inserting ``such as through referral to the system established 
        under section 121 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity 
        Act''.
            (5) Section 134(b)(5) of such Act (20 U.S.C. 2354(b)(5)) is 
        amended by striking ``entities participating in activities 
        described in section 117 of Public Law 105-220 (if 
        applicable)'' and inserting ``entities participating in 
        activities described in section 107 of the Workforce Innovation 
        and Opportunity Act (if applicable)''.
            (6) Section 135(c)(16) of such Act (20 U.S.C. 2355(c)(16)) 
        is amended by striking ``such as through referral to the system 
        established under section 121 of Public Law 105-220 (29 U.S.C. 
        2801 et seq.)'' and inserting ``such as through referral to the 
        system established under section 121 of the Workforce 
        Innovation and Opportunity Act''.
            (7) Section 321(b)(1) of such Act (20 U.S.C. 2411(b)(1)) is 
        amended by striking ``Chapters 4 and 5 of subtitle B of title I 
        of Public Law 105-220'' and inserting ``Chapters 2 and 3 of 
        subtitle B of title I of the Workforce Innovation and 
        Opportunity Act''.
    (f) Community Services Block Grant Act.--Section 676(b)(5) of the 
Community Services Block Grant Act (42 U.S.C. 9908(b)(5)) is amended by 
striking ``the eligible entities will coordinate the provision of 
employment and training activities, as defined in section 101 of such 
Act, in the State and in communities with entities providing activities 
through statewide and local workforce investment systems under the 
Workforce Investment Act of 1998'' and inserting ``the eligible 
entities will coordinate the provision of employment and training 
activities, as defined in section 3 of the Workforce Innovation and 
Opportunity Act, in the State and in communities with entities 
providing activities through statewide and local workforce development 
systems under such Act''.
    (g) Compact of Free Association Amendments Act of 2003.--The 
Compact of Free Association Amendments Act of 2003 (48 U.S.C. 1921 et 
seq.) is amended as follows:
            (1) Section 105(f)(1)(B)(iii) of such Act (48 U.S.C. 
        1921d(f)(1)(B)(iii)) is amended by striking ``title I of the 
        Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2801 et seq.), 
        other than subtitle C of that Act (29 U.S.C. 2881 et seq.) (Job 
        Corps), title II of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (20 
        U.S.C. 9201 et seq.; commonly known as the Adult Education and 
        Family Literacy Act),'' and inserting ``titles I (other than 
        subtitle C) and II of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity 
        Act,''.
            (2) Section 108(a) of such Act (48 U.S.C. 1921g(a)) is 
        amended by striking ``subtitle C of title I of the Workforce 
        Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2881 et seq.; relating to Job 
        Corps)'' and inserting ``subtitle C of title I of the Workforce 
        Innovation and Opportunity Act (relating to Job Corps)''.
    (h) Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973.--Section 103(d) of the 
Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 4953(d)) is amended 
by striking ``employment.'' and all that follows and inserting the 
following: ``employment. Whenever feasible, such efforts shall be 
coordinated with an appropriate local workforce development board 
established under section 107 of the Workforce Innovation and 
Opportunity Act.''.
    (i) Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965.--The Elementary 
and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.) is amended 
as follows:
            (1) Section 1203(c)(2)(A) of such Act (20 U.S.C. 
        6363(c)(2)(A)) is amended--
                    (A) by striking ``, in consultation with the 
                National Institute for Literacy,''; and
                    (B) by striking clause (ii); and
                    (C) by redesignating clauses (iii) and (iv) as 
                clauses (ii) and (iii), respectively.
            (2) Section 1235(9)(B) of such Act (20 U.S.C. 6381d(9)(B)) 
        is amended by striking ``any relevant programs under the Adult 
        Education and Family Literacy Act, the Individuals with 
        Disabilities Education Act, and title I of the Workforce 
        Investment Act of 1998'' and inserting ``any relevant programs 
        under the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act, the 
        Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, and title I of the 
        Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act''.
            (3) Section 1423(9) of such Act (20 U.S.C. 6453(9)) is 
        amended by striking ``a description of how the program under 
        this subpart will be coordinated with other Federal, State, and 
        local programs, such as programs under title I of Public Law 
        105-220'' and inserting ``a description of how the program 
        under this subpart will be coordinated with other Federal, 
        State, and local programs, such as programs under title I of 
        the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act''.
            (4) Section 1425(9) of such Act (20 U.S.C. 6455(9)) is 
        amended by striking ``coordinate funds received under this 
        subpart with other local, State, and Federal funds available to 
        provide services to participating children and youth, such as 
        funds made available under title I of Public Law 105-220,'' and 
        inserting ``coordinate funds received under this subpart with 
        other local, State, and Federal funds available to provide 
        services to participating children and youth, such as funds 
        made available under title I of the Workforce Innovation and 
        Opportunity Act,''.
            (5) Section 7202(13)(H) of such Act (20 U.S.C. 7512(13)(H)) 
        is amended by striking ``the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 
        (29 U.S.C. 2801 et seq.)'' and inserting ``the Workforce 
        Innovation and Opportunity Act''.
    (j) Environmental Programs Assistance Act of 1984.--Section 2(a) of 
the Environmental Programs Assistance Act of 1984 (42 U.S.C. 4368a(a)) 
is amended by striking ``Funding for such grants or agreements may be 
made available from such programs or through title V of the Older 
Americans Act of 1965 and subtitle D of title I of the Workforce 
Investment Act of 1998'' and inserting ``Funding for such grants or 
agreements may be made available from such programs or through title V 
of the Older Americans Act of 1965 and subtitle D of title I of the 
Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act''.
    (k) Energy Conservation and Production Act.--Section 414(b)(3) of 
the Energy Conservation and Production Act (42 U.S.C. 6864(b)(3)) is 
amended by striking ``securing, to the maximum extent practicable, the 
services of volunteers and training participants and public service 
employment workers, pursuant to title I of the Workforce Investment Act 
of 1998'' and inserting ``securing, to the maximum extent practicable, 
the services of volunteers and training participants and public service 
employment workers, pursuant to title I of the Workforce Innovation and 
Opportunity Act''.
    (l) Food and Nutrition Act of 2008.--The Food and Nutrition Act of 
2008 (7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.) is amended as follows:
            (1) Section 5(l) of such Act (7 U.S.C. 2014(l)) is amended 
        by striking ``Notwithstanding section 181(a)(2) of the 
        Workforce Investment Act of 1998, earnings to individuals 
        participating in on-the-job-training under title I of the 
        Workforce Investment Act of 1998'' and inserting 
        ``Notwithstanding section 181(a)(2) of the Workforce Innovation 
        and Opportunity Act, earnings to individuals participating in 
        on-the-job training under title I of such Act''.
            (2) Section 6 of such Act (7 U.S.C. 2015) is amended--
                    (A) in subsection (d)(4)(M), by striking 
                ``activities under title I of the Workforce Investment 
                Act of 1998'' and inserting ``activities under title I 
                of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act'';
                    (B) in subsection (e)(3)(A), by striking ``a 
                program under title I of the Workforce Investment Act 
                of 1998'' and inserting ``a program under title I of 
                the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act''; and
                    (C) in subsection (o)(1)(A), by striking ``a 
                program under the title I of the Workforce Investment 
                Act of 1998'' and inserting ``a program under title I 
                of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act''.
            (3) Section 17(b)(2) of such Act (7 U.S.C. 2026(b)(2)) is 
        amended by striking ``a program carried out under title I of 
        the Workforce Investment Act of 1998'' and inserting ``a 
        program carried out under title I of the Workforce Innovation 
        and Opportunity Act''.
    (m) Full Employment and Balanced Growth Act of 1978.--Section 206 
of the Full Employment and Balanced Growth Act of 1978 (15 U.S.C. 3116) 
is amended--
            (1) in subsection (b), in the matter preceding paragraph 
        (1), by striking ``the Secretary of Labor shall, as 
        appropriate, fully utilize the authority provided under the Job 
        Training Partnership Act and title I of the Workforce 
        Investment Act of 1998'' and inserting ``the Secretary of Labor 
        shall, as appropriate, fully utilize the authority provided 
        under title I of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity 
        Act''; and
            (2) in subsection (c)(1), by striking ``the President 
        shall, as may be authorized by law, establish reservoirs of 
        public employment and private nonprofit employment projects, to 
        be approved by the Secretary of Labor, through expansion of 
        title I of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998'' and inserting 
        ``the President shall, as may be authorized by law, establish 
        reservoirs of public employment and private nonprofit 
        employment projects, to be approved by the Secretary of Labor, 
        through expansion of activities under title I of the Workforce 
        Innovation and Opportunity Act''.
    (n) Higher Education Act of 1965.--The Higher Education Act of 1965 
(20 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.) is amended as follows:
            (1) Section 418A of such Act (20 U.S.C. 1070d-2) is 
        amended--
                    (A) in subsection (b)(1)(B)(ii), by striking 
                ``section 167 of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998'' 
                and inserting ``section 167 of the Workforce Innovation 
                and Opportunity Act''; and
                    (B) in subsection (c)(1)(A), by striking ``section 
                167 of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998'' and 
                inserting ``section 167 of the Workforce Innovation and 
                Opportunity Act''.
            (2) Section 479(d)(1) of such Act (20 U.S.C. 1087ss(d)(1)) 
        is amended by striking ``The term `dislocated worker' has the 
        meaning given the term in section 101 of the Workforce 
        Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2801)'' and inserting ``The 
        term `dislocated worker' has the meaning given the term in 
        section 3 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act''.
            (3) Section 479A(a) of such Act (20 U.S.C. 1087tt(a)) is 
        amended by striking ``a dislocated worker (as defined in 
        section 101 of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998)'' and 
        inserting ``a dislocated worker (as defined in section 3 of the 
        Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act)''.
            (4) Section 480(b)(1)(I) of such Act (20 U.S.C. 
        1087vv(b)(1)(I)) is amended by striking ``benefits received 
        through participation in employment and training activities 
        under title I of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (29 
        U.S.C. 2801 et seq.)'' and inserting ``benefits received 
        through participation in employment and training activities 
        under title I of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity 
        Act''.
            (5) Section 803 of such Act (20 U.S.C. 1161c) is amended--
                    (A) in subsection (i)(1), by striking ``for changes 
                to this Act and related Acts, such as the Carl D. 
                Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 and 
                the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (including titles 
                I and II), to help create and sustain business and 
                industry workforce partnerships at institutions of 
                higher education'' and inserting ``for changes to this 
                Act and related Acts, such as the Carl D. Perkins 
                Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 and the 
                Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (including 
                titles I and II), to help create and sustain business 
                and industry workforce partnerships at institutions of 
                higher education''; and
                    (B) in subsection (j)(1)--
                            (i) in subparagraph (A)(ii), by striking 
                        ``local board (as such term is defined in 
                        section 101 of the Workforce Investment Act of 
                        1998 (29 U.S.C. 2801))'' and inserting ``local 
                        board (as such term is defined in section 3 of 
                        the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity 
                        Act)''; and
                            (ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``a 
                        State board (as such term is defined in section 
                        101 of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (29 
                        U.S.C. 2801))'' and inserting ``a State board 
                        (as such term is defined in section 3 of the 
                        Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act)''.
            (6) Section 861(c)(1)(B) of such Act (20 U.S.C. 
        1161q(c)(1)(B)) is amended by striking ``local boards (as such 
        term is defined in section 101 of the Workforce Investment Act 
        of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2801))'' and inserting ``local boards (as 
        such term is defined in section 3 of the Workforce Innovation 
        and Opportunity Act)''.
            (7) Section 872(b)(2)(E) of such Act (20 U.S.C. 
        1161s(b)(2)(E)) is amended by striking ``local boards (as 
        defined in section 101 of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 
        (29 U.S.C. 2801))'' and inserting ``local boards (as defined in 
        section 3 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act)''.
    (o) Housing Act of 1949.--Section 504(c)(3) of the Housing Act of 
1949 (42 U.S.C. 1474(c)(3)) is amended by striking ``an insufficient 
number of volunteers and training participants and public service 
employment workers, assisted pursuant to title I of the Workforce 
Investment Act of 1998 or the Older American Community Service 
Employment Act,'' and inserting ``an insufficient number of volunteers 
and training participants and public service employment workers, 
assisted pursuant to title I of the Workforce Innovation and 
Opportunity Act or the Community Service Senior Opportunities Act,''.
    (p) Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968.--Section 3 of the 
Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968 (12 U.S.C. 1701u) is 
amended--
            (1) in subsection (c)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1)(B)(iii), by striking 
                ``participants in YouthBuild programs receiving 
                assistance under section 173A of the Workforce 
                Investment Act of 1998'' and inserting ``participants 
                in YouthBuild programs receiving assistance under 
                section 171 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity 
                Act''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking ``participants 
                in YouthBuild programs receiving assistance under 
                section 173A of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998'' 
                and inserting ``participants in YouthBuild programs 
                receiving assistance under section 171 of the Workforce 
                Innovation and Opportunity Act''; and
            (2) in subsection (d)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1)(B)(iii), by striking ``To 
                YouthBuild programs receiving assistance under section 
                173A of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998'' and 
                inserting ``To YouthBuild programs receiving assistance 
                under section 171 of the Workforce Innovation and 
                Opportunity Act''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking ``to 
                YouthBuild programs receiving assistance under section 
                173A of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998'' and 
                inserting ``to YouthBuild programs receiving assistance 
                under section 171 of the Workforce Innovation and 
                Opportunity Act''.
    (q) Immigration and Nationality Act.--Section 245A(h)(4)(F) of the 
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1255a(h)(4)(F)) is amended by 
striking ``Title I of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998'' and 
inserting ``Title I of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act''.
    (r) Internal Revenue Code of 1986.--Section 7527(e)(2) of the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by inserting ``(as in effect 
on the day before the date of enactment of the Workforce Innovation and 
Opportunity Act)'' after ``of 1998''.
    (s) McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act.--Section 103(c)(2) of 
the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11302(c)(2)) is 
amended by striking ``a homeless individual shall be eligible for 
assistance under title I of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998'' and 
inserting ``a homeless individual shall be eligible for assistance 
under title I of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act''.
    (t) Museum and Library Services Act.--The Museum and Library 
Services Act (20 U.S.C. 9101 et seq.) is amended as follows:
            (1) Section 204(f)(3) of such Act (20 U.S.C. 9103(f)(3)) is 
        amended by striking ``activities under the Workforce Investment 
        Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2801 et seq.) (including activities 
        under section 134(c) of such Act) (29 U.S.C. 2864(c))'' and 
        inserting ``activities under the Workforce Innovation and 
        Opportunity Act (including activities under section 121(e) of 
        such Act))''.
            (2) Section 224(b)(6)(C) of such Act (20 U.S.C. 
        9134(b)(6)(C)) is amended--
                    (A) in clause (i), by striking ``the activities 
                carried out by the State workforce investment board 
                under section 111(d) of the Workforce Investment Act of 
                1998 (29 U.S.C. 2821(d))'' and inserting ``the 
                activities carried out by the State workforce 
                development board under section 101 of the Workforce 
                Innovation and Opportunity Act''; and
                    (B) in clause (ii), by striking ``the State's one-
                stop delivery system established under section 134(c) 
                of such Act (29 U.S.C. 2864(c))'' and inserting ``the 
                State's one-stop delivery system established under 
                section 121(e) of such Act''.
    (u) National and Community Service Act of 1990.--The National and 
Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12501 et seq.) is amended as 
follows:
            (1) Section 112(a)(3)(B) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
        12523(a)(3)(B)) is amended by striking ``or who may participate 
        in a Youthbuild program under section 173A of the Workforce 
        Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2918a)'' and inserting ``or 
        who may participate in a Youthbuild program under section 171 
        of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act''.
            (2) Section 199L(a) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 12655m(a)) is 
        amended by striking ``coordinated with activities supported 
        with assistance made available under programs administered by 
        the heads of such agencies (including title I of the Workforce 
        Investment Act of 1998)'' and inserting ``coordinated with 
        activities supported with assistance made available under 
        programs administered by the heads of such agencies (including 
        title I of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act)''.
    (v) National Energy Conservation Policy Act.--Section 233 of the 
National Energy Conservation and Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 6873) is 
amended, in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking ``a 
sufficient number of volunteers and training participants and public 
service employment workers, assisted pursuant to title I of the 
Workforce Investment Act of 1998 and the Older American Community 
Service Employment Act'' and inserting ``a sufficient number of 
volunteers and training participants and public service employment 
workers, assisted pursuant to title I of the Workforce Innovation and 
Opportunity Act and the Community Service Senior Opportunities Act''.
    (w) Older Americans Act of 1965.--The Older Americans Act of 1965 
(42 U.S.C. 3001 et seq.) is amended as follows:
            (1) Section 203 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 3013) is amended--
                    (A) in subsection (a)(2), by striking ``In 
                particular, the Secretary of Labor shall consult and 
                cooperate with the Assistant Secretary in carrying out 
                title I of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998'' and 
                inserting ``In particular, the Secretary of Labor shall 
                consult and cooperate with the Assistant Secretary in 
                carrying out title I of the Workforce Innovation and 
                Opportunity Act''; and
                    (B) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ``title I of 
                the Workforce Investment Act of 1998'' and inserting 
                ``title I of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity 
                Act''.
            (2) Section 321(a)(12) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 3030d(a)(12)) 
        is amended by striking ``including programs carried out under 
        the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2801 et seq.)'' 
        and inserting ``including programs carried out under the 
        Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act''.
            (3) Section 502 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 3056) is amended--
                    (A) in subsection (b)--
                            (i) in paragraph (1)--
                                    (I) in subparagraph (H), by 
                                striking ``will coordinate activities 
                                with training and other services 
                                provided under title I of the Workforce 
                                Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2801 
                                et seq.), including utilizing the one-
                                stop delivery system of the local 
                                workforce investment areas involved'' 
                                and inserting ``will coordinate 
                                activities with training and other 
                                services provided under title I of the 
                                Workforce Innovation and Opportunity 
                                Act, including utilizing the one-stop 
                                delivery system of the local workforce 
                                development areas involved'';
                                    (II) in subparagraph (O)--
                                            (aa) by striking ``through 
                                        the one-stop delivery system of 
                                        the local workforce investment 
                                        areas involved as established 
                                        under section 134(c) of the 
                                        Workforce Investment Act of 
                                        1998 (29 U.S.C. 2864(c)),'' and 
                                        inserting ``through the one-
                                        stop delivery system of the 
                                        local workforce development 
                                        areas involved as established 
                                        under section 121(e) of the 
                                        Workforce Innovation and 
                                        Opportunity Act,''; and
                                            (bb) by striking ``and will 
                                        be involved in the planning and 
                                        operations of such system 
                                        pursuant to a memorandum of 
                                        understanding with the local 
                                        workforce investment board in 
                                        accordance with section 121(c) 
                                        of such Act (29 U.S.C. 
                                        2841(c))'' and inserting ``and 
                                        will be involved in the 
                                        planning and operations of such 
                                        system pursuant to a memorandum 
                                        of understanding with the local 
                                        workforce development board in 
                                        accordance with section 121(c) 
                                        of such Act''; and
                                    (III) in subparagraph (Q)--
                                            (aa) in clause (i), by 
                                        striking ``paragraph (8), 
                                        relating to coordination with 
                                        other Federal programs, of 
                                        section 112(b) of the Workforce 
                                        Investment Act of 1998 (29 
                                        U.S.C. 2822(b))'' and inserting 
                                        ``clauses (ii) and (viii) of 
                                        paragraph (2)(B), relating to 
                                        coordination with other Federal 
                                        programs, of section 102(b) of 
                                        the Workforce Innovation and 
                                        Opportunity Act''; and
                                            (bb) in clause (ii), by 
                                        striking ``paragraph (14), 
                                        relating to implementation of 
                                        one-stop delivery systems, of 
                                        section 112(b) of the Workforce 
                                        Investment Act of 1998'' and 
                                        inserting ``paragraph 
                                        (2)(C)(i), relating to 
                                        implementation of one-stop 
                                        delivery systems, of section 
                                        102(b) of the Workforce 
                                        Innovation and Opportunity 
                                        Act''; and
                            (ii) in paragraph (3)--
                                    (I) in subparagraph (A), by 
                                striking ``An assessment and service 
                                strategy required by paragraph (1)(N) 
                                to be prepared for an eligible 
                                individual shall satisfy any condition 
                                for an assessment and service strategy 
                                or individual employment plan for an 
                                adult participant under subtitle B of 
                                title I of the Workforce Investment Act 
                                of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2811 et seq.), in 
                                order to determine whether such 
                                eligible individual also qualifies for 
                                intensive or training services 
                                described in section 134(d) of such Act 
                                (29 U.S.C. 2864(d)).'' and inserting 
                                ``An assessment and service strategy 
                                required by paragraph (1)(N) to be 
                                prepared for an eligible individual 
                                shall satisfy any condition for an 
                                assessment and service strategy or 
                                individual employment plan for an adult 
                                participant under subtitle B of title I 
                                of the Workforce Innovation and 
                                Opportunity Act, in order to determine 
                                whether such eligible individual also 
                                qualifies for career or training 
                                services described in section 134(c) of 
                                such Act.''; and
                                    (II) in subparagraph (B)--
                                            (aa) in the subparagraph 
                                        heading, by striking 
                                        ``workforce investment act of 
                                        1998'' and inserting 
                                        ``workforce innovation and 
                                        opportunity act''; and
                                            (bb) by striking ``An 
                                        assessment and service strategy 
                                        or individual employment plan 
                                        prepared under subtitle B of 
                                        title I of the Workforce 
                                        Investment Act of 1998 (29 
                                        U.S.C. 2811 et seq.)'' and 
                                        inserting ``An assessment and 
                                        service strategy or individual 
                                        employment plan prepared under 
                                        subtitle B of title I of the 
                                        Workforce Innovation and 
                                        Opportunity Act''; and
                    (B) in subsection (e)(2)(B)(ii), by striking ``one-
                stop delivery systems established under title I of the 
                Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2801 et 
                seq.)'' and inserting ``one-stop delivery systems 
                established under section 121(e) of the Workforce 
                Innovation and Opportunity Act''.
            (4) Section 503 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 3056a) is amended--
                    (A) in subsection (a)--
                            (i) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking ``the 
                        State and local workforce investment boards 
                        established under title I of the Workforce 
                        Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2801 et 
                        seq.)'' and inserting ``the State and local 
                        workforce development boards established under 
                        title I of the Workforce Innovation and 
                        Opportunity Act''; and
                            (ii) in paragraph (4)(F), by striking 
                        ``plans for facilitating the coordination of 
                        activities of grantees in the State under this 
                        title with activities carried out in the State 
                        under title I of the Workforce Investment Act 
                        of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2801 et seq.)'' and 
                        inserting ``plans for facilitating the 
                        coordination of activities of grantees in the 
                        State under this title with activities carried 
                        out in the State under title I of the Workforce 
                        Innovation and Opportunity Act''; and
                    (B) in subsection (b)(2)(A), by striking ``with the 
                program carried out under the Workforce Investment Act 
                of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2801 et seq.)'' and inserting ``with 
                the program carried out under the Workforce Innovation 
                and Opportunity Act''.
            (5) Section 505(c)(1) (42 U.S.C. 3056c(c)(1)) of such Act 
        is amended by striking ``activities carried out under other 
        Acts, especially activities provided under the Workforce 
        Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2801 et seq.), including 
        activities provided through one-stop delivery systems 
        established under section 134(c)) of such Act (29 U.S.C. 
        2864(c)),'' and inserting ``activities carried out under other 
        Acts, especially activities provided under the Workforce 
        Innovation and Opportunity Act, including activities provided 
        through one-stop delivery systems established under section 
        121(e) of such Act,''.
            (6) Section 510 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 3056h) is amended--
                    (A) by striking ``by local workforce investment 
                boards and one-stop operators established under title I 
                of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2801 
                et seq.)'' and inserting ``by local workforce 
                development boards and one-stop operators established 
                under title I of the Workforce Innovation and 
                Opportunity Act''; and
                    (B) by striking ``such title I'' and inserting 
                ``such title''.
            (7) Section 511 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 3056i) is amended--
                    (A) in subsection (a), by striking ``Grantees under 
                this title shall be one-stop partners as described in 
                subparagraphs (A) and (B)(vi) of section 121(b)(1) of 
                the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 
                2841(b)(1)) in the one-stop delivery system established 
                under section 134(c) of such Act (29 U.S.C. 2864(c)) 
                for the appropriate local workforce investment areas'' 
                and inserting ``Grantees under this title shall be one-
                stop partners as described in subparagraphs (A) and 
                (B)(v) of section 121(b)(1) of the Workforce Innovation 
                and Opportunity Act in the one-stop delivery system 
                established under section 121(e) of such Act for the 
                appropriate local workforce development areas''; and
                    (B) in subsection (b)(2), by striking ``be 
                signatories of the memorandum of understanding 
                established under section 121(c) of the Workforce 
                Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2841(c))'' and 
                inserting ``be signatories of the memorandum of 
                understanding established under section 121(c) of the 
                Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act''.
            (8) Section 518(b)(2)(F) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
        3056p(b)(2)(F)) is amended by striking ``has failed to find 
        employment after utilizing services provided under title I of 
        the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2801 et seq.)'' 
        and inserting ``has failed to find employment after utilizing 
        services provided under title I of the Workforce Innovation and 
        Opportunity Act''.
    (x) Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act 
of 1996.--Section 403(c)(2)(K) of the Personal Responsibility and Work 
Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1613(c)(2)(K)) is 
amended by striking ``Benefits under the title I of the Workforce 
Investment Act of 1998'' and inserting ``Benefits under title I of the 
Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act''.
    (y) Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.--Section 
5101(d)(3)(D) of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (42 
U.S. 294q(d)(3)(D)) is amended by striking ``other health care 
workforce programs, including those supported through the Workforce 
Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2801 et seq.),'' and inserting 
``other health care workforce programs, including those supported 
through the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act,''.
    (z) Public Health Service Act.--The Public Health Service Act (42 
U.S.C. 201 et seq.) is amended as follows:
            (1) Section 399V(e) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 280g-11(e)) is 
        amended by striking ``one-stop delivery systems under section 
        134(c) of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998'' and inserting 
        ``one-stop delivery systems under section 121(e) of the 
        Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act''.
            (2) Section 751(c)(1)(A) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
        294a(c)(1)(A)) is amended by striking ``the applicable one-stop 
        delivery system under section 134(c) of the Workforce 
        Investment Act of 1998,'' and inserting ``the applicable one-
        stop delivery system under section 121(e) of the Workforce 
        Innovation and Opportunity Act,''.
            (3) Section 799B(23) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 295p(23)) is 
        amended by striking ``one-stop delivery system described in 
        section 134(c) of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (29 
        U.S.C. 2864(c))'' and inserting ``one-stop delivery system 
        described in section 121(e) of the Workforce Innovation and 
        Opportunity Act''.
    (aa) Runaway and Homeless Youth Act.--Section 322(a)(7) of the 
Runaway and Homeless Youth Act (42 U.S.C. 5714-2(a)(7)) is amended by 
striking ``(including services and programs for youth available under 
the Workforce Investment Act of 1998)'' and inserting ``(including 
services and programs for youth available under the Workforce 
Innovation and Opportunity Act)''.
    (bb) Second Chance Act of 2007.--The Second Chance Act of 2007 (42 
U.S.C. 17501 et seq.) is amended as follows:
            (1) Section 212 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 17532) is amended--
                    (A) in subsection (c)(1)(B), by striking ``in 
                coordination with the one-stop partners and one-stop 
                operators (as such terms are defined in section 101 of 
                the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2801)) 
                that provide services at any center operated under a 
                one-stop delivery system established under section 
                134(c) of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (29 
                U.S.C. 2864(c)),'' and inserting ``in coordination with 
                the one-stop partners and one-stop operators (as such 
                terms are defined in section 3 of the Workforce 
                Innovation and Opportunity Act) that provide services 
                at any center operated under a one-stop delivery system 
                established under section 121(e) of the Workforce 
                Innovation and Opportunity Act,''; and
                    (B) in subsection (d)(1)(B)(iii), by striking ``the 
                local workforce investment boards established under 
                section 117 of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (29 
                U.S.C. 2832)),'' and inserting ``the local workforce 
                development boards established under section 107 of the 
                Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act,''.
            (2) Section 231(e) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 17541(e)) is 
        amended by striking ``the one-stop partners and one-stop 
        operators (as such terms are defined in section 101 of the 
        Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2801)) that provide 
        services at any center operated under a one-stop delivery 
        system established under section 134(c) of the Workforce 
        Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2864(c))'' and inserting 
        ``the one-stop partners and one-stop operators (as such terms 
        are defined in section 3 of the Workforce Innovation and 
        Opportunity Act) that provide services at any center operated 
        under a one-stop delivery system established under section 
        121(e) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act''.
    (cc) Small Business Act.--Section 7(j)(13)(E) of the Small Business 
Act (15 U.S.C. 636(j)(13)(E)) is amended by striking ``an institution 
eligible to provide skills training or upgrading under title I of the 
Workforce Investment Act of 1998'' and inserting ``an institution 
eligible to provide skills training or upgrading under title I of the 
Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act''.
    (dd) Social Security Act.--The Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 301 
et seq.) is amended as follows:
            (1) Section 403(a)(5) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 603(a)(5)) is 
        amended--
                    (A) in subparagraph (A)(vii)(I), by striking 
                ``chief elected official (as defined in section 101 of 
                the Workforce Investment Act of 1998)'' and inserting 
                ``chief elected official (as defined in section 3 of 
                the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act)''; and
                    (B) in subparagraph (D)(ii), by striking ``local 
                workforce investment board established for the service 
                delivery area pursuant to title I of the Workforce 
                Investment Act of 1998, as appropriate'' and inserting 
                ``local workforce development board established for the 
                local workforce development area pursuant to title I of 
                the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, as 
                appropriate''.
            (2) Section 1148(f)(1)(B) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1320b-
        19(f)(1)(B)) is amended by striking ``a one-stop delivery 
        system established under subtitle B of title I of the Workforce 
        Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2811 et seq.)'' and inserting 
        ``a one-stop delivery system established under section 121(e) 
        of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act''.
            (3) Section 1149(a)(3) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1320b-
        20(a)(3)) is amended by striking ``a one-stop delivery system 
        established under subtitle B of title I of the Workforce 
        Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2811 et seq.)'' and inserting 
        ``a one-stop delivery system established under section 121(e) 
        of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act''.
            (4) Section 2008(a) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1397g(a)) is 
        amended--
                    (A) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking ``the State 
                workforce investment board established under section 
                111 of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998'' and 
                inserting ``the State workforce development board 
                established under section 101 of the Workforce 
                Innovation and Opportunity Act''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (4)(A), by striking ``a local 
                workforce investment board established under section 
                117 of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998,'' and 
                inserting ``a local workforce development board 
                established under section 107 of the Workforce 
                Innovation and Opportunity Act,''.
    (ee) Title 18 of the United States Code.--Section 665 of title 18 
of the United States Code is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``Whoever, being an 
        officer, director, agent, or employee of, or connected in any 
        capacity with any agency or organization receiving financial 
        assistance or any funds under the Job Training Partnership Act 
        or title I of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998'' and 
        inserting ``Whoever, being an officer, director, agent, or 
        employee of, or connected in any capacity with any agency or 
        organization receiving financial assistance or any funds under 
        title I of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act or 
        title I of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998'';
            (2) in subsection (b), by striking ``a contract of 
        employment in connection with a financial assistance agreement 
        or contract under the Job Training Partnership Act or title I 
        of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998'' and inserting ``a 
        contract of employment in connection with a financial 
        assistance agreement or contract under title I of the Workforce 
        Innovation and Opportunity Act or title I of the Workforce 
        Investment Act of 1998''; and
            (3) in subsection (c), by striking ``Whoever willfully 
        obstructs or impedes or willfully endeavors to obstruct or 
        impede, an investigation or inquiry under the Job Training 
        Partnership Act or title I of the Workforce Investment Act of 
        1998,'' and inserting ``Whoever willfully obstructs or impedes 
        or willfully endeavors to obstruct or impede, an investigation 
        or inquiry under title I of the Workforce Innovation and 
        Opportunity Act or title I of the Workforce Investment Act of 
        1998,''.
    (ff) Title 31 of the United States Code.--Section 6703(a)(4) of 
title 31 of the United States Code is amended by striking ``Programs 
under title I of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998.'' and inserting 
``Programs under title I of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity 
Act.''.
    (gg) Title 38 of the United States Code.--Title 38 of the United 
States Code is amended as follows:
            (1) Section 4101(9) of title 38 of the United States Code 
        is amended by striking ``The term `intensive services' means 
        local employment and training services of the type described in 
        section 134(d)(3) of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998'' and 
        inserting ``The term `career services' means local employment 
        and training services of the type described in section 
        134(c)(2) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act''.
            (2) Section 4102A of title 38 of the United States Code is 
        amended--
                    (A) in subsection (d), by striking ``participation 
                of qualified veterans and eligible persons in 
                employment and training opportunities under title I of 
                the Workforce Investment Act of 1998'' and inserting 
                ``participation of qualified veterans and eligible 
                persons in employment and training opportunities under 
                title I of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity 
                Act''; and
                    (B) in subsection (f)(2)(A), by striking ``be 
                consistent with State performance measures applicable 
                under section 136(b) of the Workforce Investment Act of 
                1998'' and inserting ``be consistent with State 
                performance accountability measures applicable under 
                section 116(b) of the Workforce Innovation and 
                Opportunity Act''.
            (3) Section 4104A of title 38 of the United States Code is 
        amended--
                    (A) in subsection (b)(1)(B), by striking ``the 
                appropriate State boards and local boards (as such 
                terms are defined in section 101 of the Workforce 
                Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2801))'' and 
                inserting ``the appropriate State boards and local 
                boards (as such terms are defined in section 3 of the 
                Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act)''; and
                    (B) in subsection (c)(1)(A), by striking ``the 
                appropriate State boards and local boards (as such 
                terms are defined in section 101 of the Workforce 
                Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2801))'' and 
                inserting ``the appropriate State boards and local 
                boards (as such terms are defined in section 3 of the 
                Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act)''.
            (4) Section 4110B of title 38 of the United States Code is 
        amended by striking ``enter into an agreement with the 
        Secretary regarding the implementation of the Workforce 
        Investment Act of 1998 that includes the description and 
        information described in paragraphs (8) and (14) of section 
        112(b) of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 
        2822(b))'' and inserting ``enter into an agreement with the 
        Secretary regarding the implementation of the Workforce 
        Innovation and Opportunity Act that includes the descriptions 
        described in sections 102(b)(2)(B)(ii) and 103(b)(3)(A) of the 
        Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act and a description of 
        how the State board will carry out the activities described in 
        section 101(d)(3)(F) of such Act''.
            (5) Section 4213(a)(4) of title 38 of the United States 
        Code is amended by striking ``Any employment or training 
        program carried out under title I of the Workforce Investment 
        Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2801 et seq.)'' and inserting ``Any 
        employment or training program carried out under title I of the 
        Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act''.
    (hh) Trade Act of 1974.--The Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2101 et 
seq.) is amended as follows:
            (1) Section 221(a) of such Act (19 U.S.C. 2271) is 
        amended--
                    (A) in paragraph (1)(C)--
                            (i) by striking ``, one-stop operators or 
                        one-stop partners (as defined in section 101 of 
                        the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 
                        2801)) including State employment security 
                        agencies,'' and inserting ``, one-stop 
                        operators or one-stop partners (as defined in 
                        section 3 of the Workforce Innovation and 
                        Opportunity Act) including State employment 
                        security agencies,''; and
                            (ii) by striking ``or the State dislocated 
                        worker unit established under title I of such 
                        Act,'' and inserting ``or a State dislocated 
                        worker unit,''; and
                    (B) in subsection (a)(2)(A), by striking ``rapid 
                response activities and appropriate core and intensive 
                services (as described in section 134 of the Workforce 
                Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2864)) authorized 
                under other Federal laws'' and inserting ``rapid 
                response activities and appropriate career services (as 
                described in section 134 of the Workforce Innovation 
                and Opportunity Act) authorized under other Federal 
                laws''.
            (2) Section 222(d)(2)(A)(iv) of such Act (19 U.S.C. 
        2272(d)(2)(A)(iv)) is amended by striking ``one-stop operators 
        or one-stop partners (as defined in section 101 of the 
        Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2801))'' and 
        inserting ``one-stop operators or one-stop partners (as defined 
        in section 3 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity 
        Act)''.
            (3) Section 236(a)(5) of such Act (19 U.S.C. 2296(a)(5)) is 
        amended--
                    (A) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``any training 
                program provided by a State pursuant to title I of the 
                Workforce Investment Act of 1998'' and inserting ``any 
                training program provided by a State pursuant to title 
                I of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act''; 
                and
                    (B) in the flush text following subparagraph (H), 
                by striking ``The Secretary may not limit approval of a 
                training program under paragraph (1) to a program 
                provided pursuant to title I of the Workforce 
                Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2801 et seq.).'' and 
                inserting ``The Secretary may not limit approval of a 
                training program under paragraph (1) to a program 
                provided pursuant to title I of the Workforce 
                Innovation and Opportunity Act.''.
            (4) Section 239 of such Act (19 U.S.C. 2311) is amended--
                    (A) in subsection (f), by striking ``Any agreement 
                entered into under this section shall provide for the 
                coordination of the administration of the provisions 
                for employment services, training, and supplemental 
                assistance under sections 235 and 236 of this Act and 
                under title I of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998'' 
                and inserting ``Any agreement entered into under this 
                section shall provide for the coordination of the 
                administration of the provisions for employment 
                services, training, and supplemental assistance under 
                sections 235 and 236 of this Act and under title I of 
                the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act''; and
                    (B) in subsection (h), by striking ``the 
                description and information described in paragraphs (8) 
                and (14) of section 112(b) of the Workforce Investment 
                Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2822(b))'' and inserting ``the 
                descriptions described in sections 102(b)(2)(B)(ii) and 
                103(b)(3)(A) of the Workforce Innovation and 
                Opportunity Act, a description of how the State board 
                will carry out the activities described in section 
                101(d)(3)(F) of such Act,''.
    (ii) United States Housing Act of 1937.--Section 23 of the United 
States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437u) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (b)(2)(A), by striking ``lack of 
        supportive services accessible to eligible families, which 
        shall include insufficient availability of resources for 
        programs under title I of the Workforce Investment Act of 
        1998'' and inserting ``lack of supportive services accessible 
        to eligible families, which shall include insufficient 
        availability of resources for programs under title I of the 
        Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act'';
            (2) in subsection (f)(2), by striking ``the local agencies 
        (if any) responsible for carrying out programs under title I of 
        the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 or the Job Opportunities 
        and Basic Skills Training Program under part F of title IV of 
        the Social Security Act,'' and inserting ``the local agencies 
        (if any) responsible for carrying out programs under title I of 
        the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act or the Job 
        Opportunities and Basic Skills Training Program under part F of 
        title IV of the Social Security Act,''; and
            (3) in subsection (g)--
                    (A) in paragraph (2), by striking ``any local 
                agencies responsible for programs under title I of the 
                Workforce Investment Act of 1998 or the Job 
                Opportunities and Basic Skills Training Program under 
                part F of title IV of the Social Security Act'' and 
                inserting ``any local agencies responsible for programs 
                under title I of the Workforce Innovation and 
                Opportunity Act or the Job Opportunities and Basic 
                Skills Training Program under part F of title IV of the 
                Social Security Act''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (3)(H), by striking ``programs 
                under title I of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 
                and any other relevant employment, child care, 
                transportation, training, and education programs in the 
                applicable area'' and inserting ``programs under title 
                I of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act and 
                any other relevant employment, child care, 
                transportation, training, and education programs in the 
                applicable area''.
    (jj) Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994.--
Section 31113(a)(4)(C) of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement 
Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 13823(a)(4)(C)) is amended by striking ``job 
training programs authorized under title I of the Workforce Investment 
Act of 1998 or the Family Support Act of 1988 (Public Law 100-485)'' 
and inserting ``job training programs authorized under title I of the 
Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act or the Family Support Act of 
1988 (Public Law 100-485)''.
    (kk) Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act.--Section 
3(a)(2) of the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (29 
U.S.C. 2102(a)(2)) is amended by striking ``the State or entity 
designated by the State to carry out rapid response activities under 
section 134(a)(2)(A) of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998,'' and 
inserting ``the State or entity designated by the State to carry out 
rapid response activities under section 134(a)(2)(A) of the Workforce 
Innovation and Opportunity Act,''.

SEC. 513. REFERENCES.

    (a) Workforce Investment Act of 1998 References.--Except as 
otherwise specified, a reference in a Federal law to a provision of the 
Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2801 et seq.) shall be 
deemed to refer to the corresponding provision of this Act.
    (b) Wagner-Peyser Act References.--Except as otherwise specified, a 
reference in a Federal law to a provision of the Wagner-Peyser Act (29 
U.S.C. 49 et seq.) shall be deemed to refer to the corresponding 
provision of such Act, as amended by this Act.
    (c) Disability-related References.--Except as otherwise specified, 
a reference in a Federal law to a provision of the Rehabilitation Act 
of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 701 et seq.) shall be deemed to refer to the 
corresponding provision of such Act, as amended by this Act.

            Amend the title so as to read: ``An Act to amend the 
        Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to strengthen the United 
        States workforce development system through innovation in, and 
        alignment and improvement of, employment, training, and 
        education programs in the United States, and to promote 
        individual and national economic growth, and for other 
        purposes.''.

            Attest:

                                                             Secretary.
113th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                                H.R. 803

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