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117TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 602 

To provide State and local workforce and career and technical education 

systems with support to respond to the COVID–19 national emergency. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JANUARY 28, 2021 

Mr. SCOTT of Virginia (for himself, Mr. LEVIN of Michigan, Ms. BONAMICI, 

Ms. CRAIG, Mr. POCAN, Mrs. MCBATH, Mrs. TRAHAN, Mr. CASTRO of 

Texas, Mr. HORSFORD, Ms. STEVENS, Mr. SABLAN, Mr. SMITH of Washington, Ms. ADAMS, Mr. COURTNEY, Mr. FOSTER, Ms. MENG, Mr. 

TAKANO, Mr. NORCROSS, Ms. WILD, Mr. SUOZZI, Mr. LANGEVIN, and 

Ms. SHERRILL) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 

Committee on Education and Labor 

A BILL 

To provide State and local workforce and career and technical education systems with support to respond to the 

COVID–19 national emergency. 

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

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

4 (a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 

5 ‘‘Relaunching America’s Workforce Act’’. 

6 (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents is 

7 as follows: 


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Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 

Sec. 2. Definitions. 

Sec. 3. Special rule. 

TITLE I—WORKFORCE INNOVATION AND OPPORTUNITY ACT 

Sec. 101. Definitions and WIOA requirements. 

Subtitle A—Workforce Development Activities in Response to the COVID–19 

National Emergency 

Sec. 111. Workforce response activities. 

Sec. 112. National dislocated worker grants. 

Sec. 113. State dislocated worker activities responding to the COVID–19 emergency. 

Sec. 114. Youth workforce investment activities responding to the COVID–19 

national emergency. 

Sec. 115. Adult employment and training activities responding to the COVID– 

19 national emergency. 

Subtitle B—Employment Service COVID–19 National Emergency Response 

Fund 

Sec. 121. Employment service. 

Subtitle C—Job Corps Response to the COVID–19 National Emergency 

Sec. 131. Job Corps response to the COVID–19 national emergency. 

Subtitle D—National Programs 

Sec. 141. Native American programs responding to the COVID–19 national 

emergency. 

Sec. 142. Migrant and seasonal farmworker program response. 

Sec. 143. YouthBuild activities responding to the COVID–19 national emergency. 

Sec. 144. Reentry employment opportunities responding to the COVID–19 national emergency. 

Sec. 145. Registered apprenticeship opportunities responding to the COVID–19 

national emergency. 

Subtitle E—Adult Education and Literacy COVID–19 National Emergency 

Response 

Sec. 151. Definitions. 

Sec. 152. Adult education and literacy response activities. 

Sec. 153. Distribution of funds. 

Subtitle F—Community College and Industry Partnership Grants 

Sec. 161. Community college and industry partnership grants. 

Subtitle G—General Provisions 

Sec. 171. General provisions. 

TITLE II—CARL D. PERKINS CAREER AND TECHNICAL 

EDUCATION ACT OF 2006 


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Sec. 201. Definitions and Perkins CTE requirements. 

Sec. 202. Perkins career and technical education. 

Sec. 203. General provisions. 

1 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

2 In this Act: 

3 (1) APPRENTICESHIP; APPRENTICESHIP PRO4 GRAM.—The terms ‘‘apprenticeship’’ or ‘‘apprentice5 ship program’’ mean an apprenticeship program reg6 istered under the Act of August 16, 1937 (commonly 

7 known as the ‘‘National Apprenticeship Act’’) (50 

8 Stat. 664, chapter 663; 29 U.S.C. 50 et seq.), in9 cluding any requirement, standard, or rule promul10 gated under such Act, as such requirement, stand11 ard, or rule was in effect on December 30, 2019. 

12 (2) CORONAVIRUS.—The term ‘‘coronavirus’’ 

13 means coronavirus as defined in section 506 of the 

14 Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supple15 mental Appropriations Act, 2020 (Public Law 116– 

16 123). 

17 (3) COVID–19 NATIONAL EMERGENCY.—The 

18 term ‘‘COVID–19 national emergency’’ means the 

19 national emergency declared by the President under 

20 the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1601 et 

21 seq.) on March 13, 2020, with respect to the 

22 coronavirus. 

23 (4) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’— 


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1 (A) as used in subtitles A through D, and 

2 subtitle F of title I, means the Secretary of 

3 Labor; and 

4 (B) as used in subtitle E of title I and in 

5 title II, means the Secretary of Education. 

6 SEC. 3. SPECIAL RULE. 

7 Any funds made available under this Act that are 

8 used to fund an apprenticeship or apprenticeship program 

9 shall only be used for, or provided to, an apprenticeship 

10 or apprenticeship program that meets the definition of 

11 such term in section 2 of this Act, including any funds 

12 awarded for the purposes of grants, contracts, or coopera13 tive agreements, or the development, implementation, or 

14 administration, of an apprenticeship or an apprenticeship 

15 program. 

16 TITLE I—WORKFORCE INNOVA17 TION AND OPPORTUNITY ACT 

18 SEC. 101. DEFINITIONS AND WIOA REQUIREMENTS. 

19 Except as otherwise provided, in this title— 

20 (1) a term used that is defined in section 3 of 

21 the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 

22 U.S.C. 3102) shall have the meaning given such 

23 term; and 

24 (2) an allotment, allocation, or other provision 

25 of funds made in accordance with a provision of the 


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1 Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 

2 U.S.C. 3101 et seq.) shall be made in compliance 

3 with the applicable requirements of such Act (29 

4 U.S.C. 3101 et seq.), including the applicable re5 quirements of section 182(e) of such Act (29 U.S.C. 

6 3242(e)). 

7 Subtitle A—Workforce Develop8 ment Activities in Response to 

9 the COVID–19 National Emer10 gency 

11 SEC. 111. WORKFORCE RESPONSE ACTIVITIES. 

12 (a) FUNDS FOR ADULTS AND DISLOCATED WORK13 ERS.—With respect to funds appropriated under section 

14 113(d) or 115(c) and allotted or allocated to a State or 

15 local area for adult workforce development activities in ac16 cordance with paragraph (2)(A) or paragraph (3) of sec17 tion 133(b) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity 

18 Act (29 U.S.C. 3173(b)), or allocated to a local area for 

19 dislocated worker workforce development activities in ac20 cordance with section 133(b)(2)(B) of such Act (29 U.S.C. 

21 3173(b)(2)(B)), the following shall apply: 

22 (1) ELIGIBILITY OF ADULTS AND DISLOCATED

23 WORKERS.—Such an adult or dislocated worker— 

24 (A) shall not be required to meet the re25 quirements of section 134(c)(3)(B) of the 


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1 Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 

2 U.S.C. 3174(c)(3)(B)); 

3 (B) may include an individual described in 

4 section 2102(a)(3)(A) of the Coronavirus Aid, 

5 Relief, and Economic Security Act (Public Law 

6 116–136); and 

7 (C) shall include individuals with barriers 

8 to employment, including individuals with dis9 abilities. 

10 (2) INDIVIDUALIZED CAREER SERVICES.—Such 

11 funds may be used to provide individualized career 

12 services described in section 134(c)(2)(A)(xii) of the 

13 Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 

14 U.S.C. 3174(c)(2)(A)(xii)) to any such adult and 

15 dislocated worker. 

16 (3) INCUMBENT WORKER TRAINING.—In a case 

17 in which the local board for such local area provides 

18 to the Secretary an assurance that the local area will 

19 use such funds to provide the work support activities 

20 designed to assist low-wage workers in retaining and 

21 enhancing employment in accordance with section 

22 134(d)(1)(B) of the Workforce Innovation and Op23 portunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3174(d)(1)(B)), such local 

24 board may— 


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1 (A) use up to 40 percent of such funds for 

2 a training program for incumbent workers de3 scribed in section 134(d)(4)(A)(i) of such Act 

4 (29 U.S.C. 3174(d)(4)(A)(i)); and 

5 (B) consider the economic impact of the 

6 COVID–19 national emergency to the employer 

7 or participants of such program in determining 

8 an employer’s eligibility under section 

9 134(d)(4)(A)(ii) of such Act (29 U.S.C. 

10 3174(d)(4)(A)(ii)) for the Federal share of the 

11 cost of such program. 

12 (4) TRANSITIONAL JOBS.— 

13 (A) IN GENERAL.—The local board for 

14 such local area may use up to 40 percent of 

15 such funds to provide transitional jobs in ac16 cordance with section 134(d)(5) of the Work17 force Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 

18 U.S.C. 3174(d)(5)). 

19 (B) CLARIFICATION.—Section 194(10) of 

20 the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act 

21 (29 U.S.C. 3254(10)) shall not apply with re22 spect to the funds used under subparagraph 

23 (A). 

24 (5) ON-THE-JOB TRAINING.—The Governor or 

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1 the impact of the COVID–19 national emergency as 

2 a factor in determining whether to increase the 

3 amount of a reimbursement to an amount up to 75 

4 percent of the wage rate of a participant in accord5 ance with 134(c)(3)(H) of the Workforce Innovation 

6 and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3174(c)(3)(H)). 

7 (6) CUSTOMIZED TRAINING.—The local board 

8 of such area or Governor may take into account the 

9 impact of the COVID–19 national emergency as a 

10 factor in determining the portion of the cost of 

11 training an employer shall provide in accordance 

12 with section 3(14) of the Workforce Innovation and 

13 Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3102(14)). 

14 (b) GOVERNOR’S RESERVE.—Of the funds appro15 priated under section 113(d), 114(d), or 115(c) and allot16 ted under subtitle B of title I of the Workforce Innovation 

17 and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3162, 3172) to a State 

18 in accordance with section 127(b)(1)(C) and paragraphs 

19 (1)(B) and (2)(B) of section 132(b) of the Workforce In20 novation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3162(b)(1)(C); 

21 3172(b)), the Governor— 

22 (1) shall make the reservation under section 

23 128(a) and 133(a)(1) of such Act (29 U.S.C. 

24 3163(a); 3173(a)(1)) and use the reserved funds for 

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1 paragraphs (2)(B) or (3) of section 134(a) of such 

2 Act (29 U.S.C. 3164(b); 3174(a)); and 

3 (2) may make a reservation (in addition to the 

4 reservations described in paragraph (1)) of not more 

5 than 10 percent for activities related to responding 

6 to the COVID–19 national emergency if such funds 

7 are used for activities benefitting local areas within 

8 such State most impacted by the COVID–19 na9 tional emergency, including— 

10 (A) training for health care workers, public 

11 health workers, personal care attendants, direct 

12 service providers, home health workers, and 

13 frontline workers; 

14 (B) resources to support, allow for, or pro15 vide access to online services, including coun16 seling, case management, and employment re17 tention supports, and delivery by local boards, 

18 one-stop centers, one-stop operators, or training 

19 by eligible training providers; or 

20 (C) providing additional resources to such 

21 local areas to provide career services and sup22 portive services for eligible individuals. 

23 (c) STATE WORKFORCE COVID–19 RECOVERY

24 PLAN.—Not later than 60 days after a State receives 

25 funds appropriated under 113(d), 114(d), or 115(c), the 


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1 Governor shall submit to the Secretary, as a supplement 

2 to the unified State plan submitted under sections 102(a) 

3 or 103(a) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity 

4 Act (29 U.S.C. 3112(a); 3113(a)), a workforce plan that 

5 responds to the COVID–19 national emergency. 

6 SEC. 112. NATIONAL DISLOCATED WORKER GRANTS. 

7 (a) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.—From the funds appro8 priated under subsection (e), the Secretary shall award, 

9 in accordance with section 170 of the Workforce Innova10 tion and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3225), national dis11 located worker grants to the entities that meet the require12 ments for the grants under such section to carry out the 

13 activities described in such section and in subsection (d) 

14 of this section. 

15 (b) PLAN.—The Secretary shall submit to the Com16 mittee on Education and Labor of the House of Rep17 resentatives and the Committee on Health, Education, 

18 Labor, and Pensions of the Senate, and the Committees 

19 on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 

20 Senate, within 30 days, a plan for awarding grants under 

21 this section. 

22 (c) TIMING.—Subject to the availability of appropria23 tions to carry out this section, not later than 60 days after 

24 the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall use 


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1 not less than 50 percent of the funds appropriated under 

2 subsection (e) to award grants under this section. 

3 (d) USES OF FUNDS.— 

4 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not fewer than half of the 

5 funds appropriated under subsection (e) shall be 

6 used to award grants under this section to respond 

7 to the COVID–19 national emergency as described 

8 in paragraph (2). 

9 (2) RESPONSE TO COVID–19 NATIONAL EMER10 GENCY.—A grant awarded under this section to re11 spond to the COVID–19 national emergency shall 

12 include the following: 

13 (A) TRAINING AND TEMPORARY EMPLOY14 MENT.—Training and temporary employment to 

15 respond to the COVID–19 national emergency, 

16 ensuring any training or employment under this 

17 subparagraph provides participants with ade18 quate and safe equipment, environments, and 

19 facilities for training and supervision, including 

20 positions or assignments— 

21 (i) as personal care attendants, direct 

22 service providers, or home health workers 

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1 piratory conditions and other underlying 

2 health conditions, or for individuals in 

3 urban, rural, and suburban local areas 

4 with excess poverty; 

5 (ii) in health care and health care 

6 support positions; 

7 (iii) to support State, local, or tribal 

8 health departments; or 

9 (iv) in a sector such as childcare, food 

10 retail, public service, manufacturing, or 

11 transportation. 

12 (B) LAYOFF RESPONSE.—Activities re13 sponding to layoffs of 50 or more individuals 

14 laid off by one employer, or communities where 

15 there are layoffs that significantly increase un16 employment in such community as a result of 

17 the COVID–19 national emergency, such as in 

18 the hospitality, transportation, manufacturing, 

19 or retail industry sectors or occupations. 

20 (e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

21 are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 

22 $500,000,000 through fiscal year 2023. 

23 SEC. 113. STATE DISLOCATED WORKER ACTIVITIES RE24 SPONDING TO THE COVID–19 EMERGENCY. 

25 (a) DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS.— 


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1 (1) STATES.—From the amounts appropriated 

2 under subsection (d), the Secretary shall make allot3 ments to States in accordance with section 132 of 

4 the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 

5 U.S.C. 3172). 

6 (2) LOCAL AREAS.—Not later than 30 days 

7 after a State receives an allotment under paragraph 

8 (1), the State shall— 

9 (A) use such funds to make the reserva10 tions required under section 133(a) of the 

11 Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 

12 U.S.C. 3173(a)), which reserved funds may be 

13 used for statewide activities described in section 

14 134(a) of such Act (29 U.S.C. 3174(a)) related 

15 to the COVID–19 national emergency and ac16 tivities described in subsection (c); and 

17 (B) allocate the remaining funds to local 

18 areas in accordance with section 133(b)(2)(B) 

19 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity 

20 Act (29 U.S.C. 3173(b)(2)(B)), which funds 

21 may be used for activities described in section 

22 134 (other than section 134(a)). 

23 (b) REQUIRED USES.—Each State and local area 

24 shall use the funds received under this section to engage 

25 in the dislocated worker response activities described in 


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1 sections 133(b)(2)(B) and 134 of the Workforce Innova2 tion and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3173(b)(2)(B); 

3 3174), which shall include the activities described in sub4 section (c) of this section to support layoff aversion and 

5 provide necessary supports to eligible adults and dis6 located workers and to employers facing layoffs due to the 

7 impacts of the COVID–19 national emergency. 

8 (c) COVID–19 DISLOCATED WORKER EMERGENCY

9 RESPONSE.—The dislocated worker response activities 

10 shall include the following activities carried out by a State, 

11 in coordination with local areas impacted by the COVID– 

12 19 national emergency (including local areas in which lay13 offs, suspensions, or reductions of employment have oc14 curred or have the potential to occur as a result of the 

15 COVID–19 national emergency): 

16 (1) RAPID RESPONSE ACTIVITIES.—The rapid 

17 response activities described in section 134(a)(2)(A) 

18 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act 

19 (29 U.S.C. 3174(a)(2)(A)), including the layoff aver20 sion strategies described in section 682.320 of sub21 title 20, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on 

22 the date of enactment of this Act) to engage employ23 ers and adults at risk of dislocation. 

24 (2) DISLOCATED WORKER ACTIVITIES.—Coordi25 nation of projects for eligible adults and dislocated 


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1 workers impacted by layoffs, suspensions, or reduc2 tions in employment as a result of the COVID–19 

3 national emergency, targeted at immediate reemploy4 ment, career navigation services, supportive services, 

5 career services, training for in-demand industry sec6 tors and occupations, provision of information on in7 demand and declining industries, provision of infor8 mation on employers who have a demonstrated his9 tory of providing equitable benefits and compensa10 tion and safe working conditions, access to tech11 nology and online skills training including digital lit12 eracy skills training, and other layoff supports or 

13 further layoff aversion strategies through adult em14 ployment and training activities. 

15 (3) SHORT-TERM TRAINING FOR COVID–19

16 EMERGENCY RESPONSE.—A prioritization or coordi17 nation of employment and training activities, includ18 ing supportive services and career pathways, that 

19 prepare eligible adults and dislocated workers to 

20 participate in short-term training to meet the de21 mands for health care workers, public health work22 ers, personal care attendants, direct service pro23 viders, home health workers, and frontline workers 

24 responding to the COVID–19 national emergency, 

25 including in transportation, information technology, 


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1 service sector, manufacturing, food service, mainte2 nance, and cleaning, and which shall— 

3 (A) allow such individuals to maintain eli4 gibility for career and training services through 

5 the period in which such individuals are in 

6 short-term employment to respond to the 

7 COVID–19 national emergency and in the pe8 riod immediately following the conclusion of the 

9 short-term employment, to support transitions 

10 into further training or employment; and 

11 (B) ensure any such employment or train12 ing provides participants with adequate and 

13 safe equipment, environments, and facilities for 

14 training and supervision, including positions or 

15 assignments. 

16 (4) COORDINATION OF ACTIVITIES.—Coordina17 tion of necessary training or career services with 

18 State vocational rehabilitation agencies to support 

19 individuals with disabilities who have experienced 

20 layoffs, suspensions, or reductions in employment 

21 opportunities due to the impact of the COVID–19 

22 national emergency. 

23 (d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

24 are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 

25 $2,500,000,000 through fiscal year 2023. 


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1 SEC. 114. YOUTH WORKFORCE INVESTMENT ACTIVITIES 

2 RESPONDING TO THE COVID–19 NATIONAL 

3 EMERGENCY. 

4 (a) DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS.— 

5 (1) STATES.—From the amounts appropriated 

6 under subsection (d), the Secretary shall make allot7 ments to States in accordance with section 127(b) of 

8 the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 

9 U.S.C. 3162(b)). 

10 (2) LOCAL AREAS.—Not later than 30 days 

11 after a State receives an allotment under paragraph 

12 (1), the State shall— 

13 (A) use such funds to make the reserva14 tions required under section 128(a) of the 

15 Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 

16 U.S.C. 3163(a)), which reserved funds may be 

17 used for statewide activities described in section 

18 129(b) of the Workforce Innovation and Oppor19 tunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3164(a)) related to the 

20 COVID–19 national emergency and the activi21 ties described in subsection (b); and 

22 (B) allocate the remaining funds to local 

23 areas in accordance with section 128(b) of the 

24 Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 

25 U.S.C. 3163(b)), which funds may be used for 

26 the activities described in subsection (b). 


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1 (b) USES OF FUNDS.— 

2 (1) IN GENERAL.—In using the funds received 

3 under this section, each State and local area shall 

4 prioritize providing services for youth impacted by 

5 diminished labor market opportunities for summer 

6 jobs or year-round employment due to the economic 

7 impacts of the COVID–19 national emergency, con8 sistent with paragraph (2)(A), and youth with bar9 riers to employment, including youth with disabil10 ities. 

11 (2) YOUTH WORKFORCE INVESTMENT ACTIVI12 TIES.— 

13 (A) EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR

14 AT-RISK YOUTH.—Each State and local area re15 ceiving funds under this section shall use not 

16 less than 50 percent of such funds to support 

17 summer and year-round youth employment for 

18 in-school and out-of-school youth— 

19 (i) with a priority for out-of-school 

20 youth and youth with multiple barriers to 

21 employment; and 

22 (ii) which shall include support for 

23 employer partnerships for youth employ24 ment and subsidized youth employment, 

25 and partnerships with community-based 


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1 organizations to support such employment 

2 opportunities. 

3 (B) OTHER ACTIVITIES.—Any amounts not 

4 used to carry out the activities described in sub5 paragraph (A) shall be used by State and local 

6 boards for carrying out the activities described 

7 in subsections (b) and (c) of section 129 of the 

8 Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 

9 U.S.C. 3164), including for the purposes of— 

10 (i) supporting in-school and out-of11 school youth to connect to education and 

12 career pathways; 

13 (ii) establishing or expanding partner14 ships with community-based organizations 

15 to develop or expand work experience op16 portunities and the development of skills 

17 and competencies to secure and maintain 

18 employment, including supports for activi19 ties like peer-mentoring; 

20 (iii) subsidized employment, intern21 ships, work-based learning, and youth ap22 prenticeships; 

23 (iv) work-readiness training activities 

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1 ment and the development of employability 

2 skills; 

3 (v) engaging or establishing industry 

4 or sector partnerships to determine job 

5 needs and available opportunities for youth 

6 employment; 

7 (vi) conducting outreach to youth and 

8 employers; 

9 (vii) coaching, navigation, and men10 toring services for participating youth, in11 cluding career exploration, career coun12 seling, career planning, and college plan13 ning services; 

14 (viii) coaching, navigation, and men15 toring services for employers on how to 

16 successfully employ participating youth in 

17 meaningful work; 

18 (ix) providing services to youth to en19 able participation in the program, includ20 ing supportive services, technological de21 vices and access to other supports needed 

22 to access online services, including assistive 

23 technology for youth with disabilities, and 

24 follow-up services for not less than 12 


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1 months after the completion of participa2 tion, as appropriate; and 

3 (x) coordinating activities under this 

4 section with State and local educational 

5 agencies around academic calendars in re6 sponse to the COVID–19 national emer7 gency. 

8 (c) GENERAL PROVISIONS.—A State or local area 

9 using funds under this section for youth placement in 

10 summer or year-round employment shall require that not 

11 less than 25 percent of the wages of each eligible youth 

12 participating in such employment be paid by the employer, 

13 except that such requirement may waived for an employer 

14 facing financial hardship due to the COVID–19 national 

15 emergency. 

16 (d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

17 are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 

18 $2,500,000,000 through fiscal year 2023. 

19 SEC. 115. ADULT EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ACTIVITIES 

20 RESPONDING TO THE COVID–19 NATIONAL 

21 EMERGENCY. 

22 (a) DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS.— 

23 (1) STATES.—From the amounts appropriated 

24 under subsection (c), the Secretary shall make allot25 ments to States in accordance with section 132(b)(1) 


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1 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act 

2 (29 U.S.C. 3172(b)(1)). 

3 (2) LOCAL AREAS.—Not later than 30 days 

4 after a State receives an allotment under paragraph 

5 (1), the State shall— 

6 (A) use such funds to make the reserva7 tions required under section 133(a) of the 

8 Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 

9 U.S.C. 3173(a)), which reserved funds may be 

10 used for statewide activities described in section 

11 134(a) of such Act (29 U.S.C. 3174(a)) related 

12 to the COVID–19 national emergency; and 

13 (B) allocate such funds to local areas in 

14 accordance with paragraph (2)(A) or (3) of sec15 tion 133(b) of the Workforce Innovation and 

16 Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3173(b)). 

17 (b) USES OF FUNDS.— 

18 (1) IN GENERAL.—Each State and local area 

19 shall use the funds received under this section to en20 gage in the adult employment and training activities 

21 described in section 134 of the Workforce Innovation 

22 and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3174) to provide 

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1 deremployed or most at-risk of unemployment (in2 cluding individuals with disabilities), and shall co3 ordinate with employers facing economic hardship or 

4 employment challenges due to economic impacts of 

5 the COVID–19 national emergency. 

6 (2) COVID–19 ADULT EMPLOYMENT AND

7 TRAINING ACTIVITIES.— 

8 (A) TRAINING SERVICES TO EMPLOYERS

9 AND INDIVIDUALS IMPACTED BY THE COVID–19

10 NATIONAL EMERGENCY.—Of the funds provided 

11 to a local area under subsection (a)(2), not less 

12 than one-third shall be used for providing train13 ing services to employers and individuals im14 pacted by the COVID–19 national emergency 

15 as defined in section 134(c)(3) of the Workforce 

16 Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 

17 3174(c)(3)), including— 

18 (i) incumbent worker training, on-the19 job training, apprenticeship programs, and 

20 customized training activities; 

21 (ii) individual training accounts; 

22 (iii) training for in-demand industry 

23 sectors and occupations, including for dig24 ital literacy needed for such industry sec25 tors and occupations; and 


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1 (iv) activities supporting employee re2 tention. 

3 (B) UNDEREMPLOYMENT AND EMPLOY4 MENT SUPPORTS.—Of the funds provided to a 

5 local area, and not used for activities under 

6 subparagraph (A), such funds shall be shall be 

7 used to provide the career services and supports 

8 described in section 134(c)(2) of the Workforce 

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

10 3174(c)(2)) for workers facing underemploy11 ment, individuals seeking work, or dislocated 

12 workers, prioritizing individuals with barriers to 

13 employment or eligible adults who are adversely 

14 impacted by economic changes within their 

15 communities due to the COVID–19 national 

16 emergency, including— 

17 (i) career navigation supports to en18 courage and enable workers to find new 

19 pathways to in-demand careers and the 

20 necessary training to support those career 

21 pathways, or workplace learning advisors 

22 to support incumbent workers; 

23 (ii) virtual services and virtual em24 ployment and training activities, including 

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1 individuals with disabilities in accordance 

2 to the Americans with Disabilities Act of 

3 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.); and 

4 (iii) supportive services and individ5 ualized career services as described in sec6 tion 134(c)(2)(A)(xii) of the Workforce In7 novation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 

8 3174(c)(2)(A)(xii)), including for individ9 uals with disabilities through collaboration 

10 with the State vocational rehabilitation 

11 agency. 

12 (c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

13 are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 

14 $2,500,000,000 through fiscal year 2023. 

15 Subtitle B—Employment Service 

16 COVID–19 National Emergency 

17 Response Fund 

18 SEC. 121. EMPLOYMENT SERVICE. 

19 (a) IN GENERAL.—From the funds appropriated 

20 under subsection (c), the Secretary shall— 

21 (1) reserve not less than $100,000,000 for 

22 workforce information systems improvements, in23 cluding for electronic tools and system building, and 

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1 (2) use the funds remaining to make allotments 

2 to States in accordance with section 6 of the Wag3 ner-Peyser Act (29 U.S.C. 49e), which for purposes 

4 of this section shall include the Commonwealth of 

5 the Northern Mariana Islands and American Samoa, 

6 for the activities— 

7 (A) described in subsection (b)(2) of this 

8 section; and 

9 (B) described in section 15 of the Wagner10 Peyser Act (29 U.S.C. 49l–2). 

11 (b) USES OF FUNDS.— 

12 (1) SECRETARY USES OF FUNDS.—The Sec13 retary shall use the funds reserved under subsection 

14 (a)(1) for— 

15 (A) workforce information grants to States 

16 for the development of labor market insights 

17 and evidence on the State and local impacts of 

18 COVID–19 and on promising reemployment 

19 strategies, and to improve access to tools and 

20 equipment for virtual products and service de21 livery; 

22 (B) the Workforce Information Technology 

23 Support Center, to facilitate voluntary State 

24 participation in multi-State data collaboratives 

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1 market insights on the impacts of COVID–19 

2 and evidence to promote more rapid reemploy3 ment and economic mobility, using cross-State 

4 and cross-agency administrative data; and 

5 (C) improvements in short- and long-term 

6 State and local occupational and employment 

7 projections to facilitate reemployment, economic 

8 mobility, and economic development strategies. 

9 (2) STATE USES OF FUNDS.—A State shall use 

10 an allotment received under subsection (a)(2) to— 

11 (A) provide additional resources for sup12 porting employment service personnel employed 

13 on a merit system in providing reemployment 

14 services for unemployed and underemployed 

15 workers; 

16 (B) provide assistance for individuals im17 pacted by the COVID–19 national emergency, 

18 including such individuals receiving unemploy19 ment insurance or seeking employment as a re20 sult of the emergency, which shall include pro21 viding for services such as reemployment serv22 ices, job search assistance, job matching serv23 ices based on the experience of individuals, indi24 vidualized career services, and appropriate re25 ferral and coordination with agencies providing 


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1 services to individuals with barriers to employ2 ment, including individuals with disabilities; 

3 and 

4 (C) provide services for employers im5 pacted by the COVID–19 national emergency, 

6 which shall include services for employers deal7 ing with labor force changes as a result of such 

8 emergency. 

9 (c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

10 are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 

11 $1,000,000,000 through fiscal year 2023. 

12 Subtitle C—Job Corps Response to 

13 the COVID–19 National Emergency 

14 SEC. 131. JOB CORPS RESPONSE TO THE COVID–19 NA15 TIONAL EMERGENCY. 

16 (a) FUNDING FOR JOB CORPS DURING THE COVID– 

17 19 NATIONAL EMERGENCY.—From the funds appro18 priated under subsection (c), the Secretary— 

19 (1) shall provide funds to each entity with 

20 which the Secretary has entered into an agreement 

21 under section 147(a)(1) of the Workforce Innovation 

22 and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3197(a)(1)) to— 

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1 (i) carry out the activities described in 

2 section 148(a) of the Workforce Innovation 

3 and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3198(a)); 

4 and 

5 (ii) provide the child care described in 

6 section 148(e) of such Act (29 U.S.C. 

7 3198(e)); 

8 (B) retain existing capacity of each Job 

9 Corps Center, including existing residential ca10 pacity during and after the COVID–19 national 

11 emergency, and increase staffing and student 

12 capacity and resources related to section 145 of 

13 the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act 

14 (29 U.S.C. 3195) to provide for full on-board 

15 strength after such emergency; and 

16 (C) during the 12-month period after the 

17 COVID–19 national emergency, carry out the 

18 graduate services described in section 148(d) of 

19 such Act (29 U.S.C. 3198(d)) for any indi20 vidual who has graduated from Job Corps dur21 ing the 3-month period after such emergency; 

22 and 

23 (2) may— 

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1 ters (which may include the cleaning, sanita2 tion, and necessary improvements of centers re3 lated to COVID–19); 

4 (B) support— 

5 (i) the relationship to opportunities, 

6 and links to employment opportunities de7 scribed in paragraphs (2) and (3) of sec8 tion 148(a) of the Workforce Innovation 

9 and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3198(a)); 

10 and 

11 (ii) the academic, career, and tech12 nical education and training in section 148 

13 of such Act (29 U.S.C. 3198) through vir14 tual or remote means for any period in 

15 which some Job Corps participants are 

16 nonresidential due to the COVID–19 na17 tional emergency, including by providing 

18 technology resources necessary to partici19 pants during such periods; 

20 (C) provide for costs related to infrastruc21 ture projects, including technology moderniza22 tion needed to provide for virtual and remote 

23 learning; and 

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1 and facilitate such payments through means 

2 such as debit cards with no usage fees, and cor3 responding financial literacy. 

4 (b) FLEXIBILITY.—In order to provide for the suc5 cessful continuity of services and enrollment periods dur6 ing the COVID–19 national emergency, additional flexi7 bility shall be provided for Job Corps participants and 

8 practitioners, including the following: 

9 (1) ENROLLMENT LENGTH.—Notwithstanding 

10 section 146(b) of the Workforce Innovation and Op11 portunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3196(b)), the period of en12 rollment may extend beyond 2 years for an indi13 vidual enrolled in Job Corps during the COVID–19 

14 national emergency, as long as such extension does 

15 not exceed a 2-year, continuous period of enrollment 

16 after the COVID–19 national emergency. 

17 (2) ADVANCED CAREER TRAINING PROGRAMS.— 

18 Notwithstanding paragraph (1), with respect to ad19 vanced career training programs under section 

20 148(c) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity 

21 Act (29 U.S.C. 3198(c)) in which the enrollees may 

22 continue to participate for a period not to exceed 1 

23 year in addition to the period of participation to 

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1 ered as any portion of such additional 1-year partici2 pation period. 

3 (3) COUNSELING AND JOB PLACEMENT.—The 

4 counseling and job placement services described in 

5 section 149 of the Workforce Innovation and Oppor6 tunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3199) shall be available to 

7 former enrollees— 

8 (A) whose enrollment was interrupted due 

9 to the COVID–19 national emergency; 

10 (B) who graduated from Job Corps on or 

11 after January 1, 2020; or 

12 (C) who graduated from Job Corps not 

13 later than 3 months after the COVID–19 na14 tional emergency. 

15 (4) SUPPORT.—The Secretary shall provide ad16 ditional support for the transition periods described 

17 in section 150 of the Workforce Innovation and Op18 portunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3200), including the fol19 lowing: 

20 (A) TRANSITION ALLOWANCES.—The Sec21 retary shall provide for the provision of addi22 tional transition allowances as described in sub23 section (b) of such section 150 (29 U.S.C. 

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1 during the periods described in subparagraphs 

2 (B) or (C) of paragraph (3). 

3 (B) TRANSITION SUPPORT.—The Secretary 

4 shall consider the period during the COVID–19 

5 national emergency and the 3-month period fol6 lowing the conclusion of the COVID–19 na7 tional emergency as the period in which the 

8 provision of employment services as described in 

9 subsection (c) of such section 150 (29 U.S.C. 

10 3200) shall be provided to former enrollees. 

11 (c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

12 are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this subtitle 

13 $500,000,000 through fiscal year 2023. 

14 Subtitle D—National Programs 

15 SEC. 141. NATIVE AMERICAN PROGRAMS RESPONDING TO 

16 THE COVID–19 NATIONAL EMERGENCY. 

17 There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 

18 this section and activities as described in section 166 of 

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

20 3221) $150,000,000 through fiscal year 2023. 

21 SEC. 142. MIGRANT AND SEASONAL FARMWORKER PRO22 GRAM RESPONSE. 

23 (a) ELIGIBLE MIGRANT AND SEASONAL FARM24 WORKER.—Notwithstanding the definition of ‘‘eligible sea25 sonal farmworker’’ in section 167(i)(3) of the Workforce 


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1 Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3222(i)(3)), 

2 an individual seeking to enroll in a program funded under 

3 section 167 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity 

4 Act (29 U.S.C. 3222) during the COVID–19 national 

5 emergency may be considered eligible for such enrollment 

6 if such individual is a member of a family with a total 

7 family income equal to or less than 150 percent of the 

8 Federal poverty line. 

9 (b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

10 are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 

11 and activities as described in section 167 of the Workforce 

12 Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3222) 

13 $150,000,000 through fiscal year 2023. 

14 SEC. 143. YOUTHBUILD ACTIVITIES RESPONDING TO THE 

15 COVID–19 NATIONAL EMERGENCY. 

16 (a) IN GENERAL.—In order to provide for the suc17 cessful continuity of services and enrollment periods dur18 ing the COVID–19 national emergency, the Secretary 

19 shall— 

20 (1) make available 20 percent of the funds ap21 propriated under subsection (c) to entities carrying 

22 out YouthBuild programs operating during the 

23 COVID–19 national emergency— 

24 (A) which may be used for carrying out 

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1 Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 

2 U.S.C. 3226(c)(2)); and 

3 (B) notwithstanding section 171(c)(2)(D) 

4 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity 

5 Act (29 U.S.C. 3226(c)(2)(D)), of which up to 

6 20 percent may be used for the administrative 

7 costs of carrying out activities under section 

8 171(c)(2) of such Act (29 U.S.C. 3226(c)(2)), 

9 so long as any amount used under this section 

10 for administrative costs that exceeds the 

11 amount authorized for administrative costs 

12 under section 171(c)(2)(D) of such Act (29 

13 U.S.C. 3226(c)(2)(D)) is used for administra14 tive costs related to responding to the COVID– 

15 19 national emergency; 

16 (2) after using funds in accordance with para17 graph (1), use 80 percent of the funds appropriated 

18 under subsection (c) to— 

19 (A) reserve funds in accordance with sec20 tion 171(g)(2)(B) of the Workforce Innovation 

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

22 3226(g)(2)(B)); and 

23 (B) award grants in accordance with sec24 tion 171(c) of the Workforce Innovation and 

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1 may be awarded as supplemental awards to eli2 gible entities receiving grants under such sec3 tion 171(c) for program year 2019 or 2020; 

4 and 

5 (3) provide for the flexibility described in sub6 section (b) for YouthBuild participants and practi7 tioners. 

8 (b) FLEXIBILITY.—During the COVID–19 national 

9 emergency, the Secretary shall provide for flexibility for 

10 YouthBuild participants and practitioners, including the 

11 following: 

12 (1) ELIGIBILITY.—Notwithstanding the age re13 quirements for enrollment under section 

14 171(e)(1)(A)(i) of the Workforce Innovation and Op15 portunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3226(e)(1)(A)(i)), an indi16 vidual seeking to participate in a YouthBuild pro17 gram and who turns 25 during the COVID–19 na18 tional emergency may be eligible for such participa19 tion, as long as such individual is not more than age 

20 25 on the date of enrollment. 

21 (2) PARTICIPATION LENGTH.—Notwithstanding 

22 section 171(e)(2) of the Workforce Innovation and 

23 Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3226(e)(2)), the period 

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1 pating in such program during the COVID–19 na2 tional emergency, as long as such extension does not 

3 exceed a 24-month, continuous period of enrollment 

4 after the COVID–19 national emergency. 

5 (c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

6 are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 

7 $250,000,000 through fiscal year 2023. 

8 SEC. 144. REENTRY EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES RE9 SPONDING TO THE COVID–19 NATIONAL 

10 EMERGENCY. 

11 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall— 

12 (1) not later than 30 days after the date of en13 actment of this Act, announce an opportunity for 

14 grants or contacts in accordance with section 169(b) 

15 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act 

16 (29 U.S.C. 3224(b)) for the activities described in 

17 subsection (b) of this section; and 

18 (2) from the funds appropriated under sub19 section (c), not later than 45 days after the date on 

20 which an entity submits an application that meets 

21 the requirements of the Secretary under this section, 

22 award funds under this section to such entity. 

23 (b) USE OF FUNDS.— 

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1 tunities for justice-involved youth and young adults, 

2 formerly incarcerated adults, and former offenders 

3 during and following the COVID–19 national emer4 gency, with priority given to providing for subsidized 

5 employment, transitional jobs, and creating stronger 

6 alignment with the workforce system and participant 

7 supports under subtitle B of title I of the Workforce 

8 Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3151 et 

9 seq.). 

10 (2) GRANTS FOR INTERMEDIARIES.— 

11 (A) RESERVATION.—Of the amount appro12 priated under subsection (c), the Secretary shall 

13 reserve not less than $87,500,000 for grants 

14 under this paragraph. 

15 (B) GRANTS.—The Secretary shall make 

16 grants, on a competitive basis, to national and 

17 regional intermediaries that prepare young, for18 merly incarcerated individuals described in 

19 paragraph (1), including such individuals who 

20 have dropped out of school or other educational 

21 programs, for reentry employment opportunities 

22 described in paragraph (1). In making the 

23 grants, the Secretary shall give priority to inter24 mediaries proposing projects serving high-crime, 

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1 (c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

2 are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 

3 $350,000,000 through fiscal year 2023. 

4 SEC. 145. REGISTERED APPRENTICESHIP OPPORTUNITIES 

5 RESPONDING TO THE COVID–19 NATIONAL 

6 EMERGENCY. 

7 (a) IN GENERAL.—From the funds appropriated 

8 under subsection (d), the Secretary shall award grants, 

9 contracts, or cooperative agreements to eligible entities on 

10 a competitive basis to create or expand apprenticeship pro11 grams registered under the Act of August 16, 1937 (com12 monly known as the ‘‘National Apprenticeship Act’’; 50 

13 Stat. 664, chapter 663; 29 U.S.C. 50 et seq.), which shall 

14 include pre-apprenticeship and youth apprenticeship pro15 grams. 

16 (b) USE OF FUNDS.—In making awards under sub17 section (a), the Secretary shall ensure that— 

18 (1) not less than 50 percent of the funds appro19 priated under subsection (d) shall be awarded to 

20 States in accordance with the award information de21 scribed in the Department of Labor Employment 

22 and Training Administration Training and Employ23 ment Guidance Letter No. 17–18 issued on May 3, 

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1 (2) the remaining funds appropriated under 

2 subsection (d) after funds are awarded under para3 graph (1) shall be used for supporting national in4 dustry and equity intermediaries and local inter5 mediaries; and 

6 (3) funds awarded under this section shall be 

7 used for creating or expanding registered apprentice8 ship opportunities, including pre-apprenticeships and 

9 youth apprenticeships, and activities including— 

10 (A) supportive services; 

11 (B) recruitment and retention strategies 

12 for program participants with a priority for 

13 programs serving a high number or high per14 centage of individuals with barriers to employ15 ment and nontraditional apprenticeship popu16 lations, including individuals with disabilities; 

17 (C) expansion of registered apprenticeship 

18 program opportunities in high-skill, high-wage, 

19 or in-demand industry sectors and occupations; 

20 (D) costs associated with related instruc21 tion or wages while participating in related in22 struction; 

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1 (c) SECRETARIAL RESPONSIBILITIES.—Not later 

2 than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the 

3 Secretary shall identify and disseminate strategies and 

4 tools to support virtual and online learning and training 

5 in registered apprenticeship programs. 

6 (d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

7 are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 

8 $500,000,000 through fiscal year 2023. 

9 Subtitle E—Adult Education and 

10 Literacy COVID–19 National 

11 Emergency Response 

12 SEC. 151. DEFINITIONS. 

13 In this subtitle, the terms ‘‘adult education’’, ‘‘adult 

14 education and literacy activities’’, ‘‘eligible agency’’, ‘‘eligi15 ble provider’’, and ‘‘integrated education and training’’ 

16 have the meanings given the terms in section 203 of the 

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

18 3272). 

19 SEC. 152. ADULT EDUCATION AND LITERACY RESPONSE AC20 TIVITIES. 

21 (a) ONLINE SERVICE DELIVERY OF ADULT EDU22 CATION AND LITERACY ACTIVITIES.—During the 

23 COVID–19 national emergency, an eligible agency may 

24 use funds available to such agency under paragraphs (2) 

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1 Opportunity Act (20 U.S.C. 3302(a)) for the administra2 tive expenses of the eligible agency related to transitions 

3 to online service delivery of adult education and literacy 

4 activities. 

5 (b) SECRETARIAL RESPONSIBILITIES.—Not later 

6 than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the 

7 Secretary shall, in carrying out section 242(c)(2)(G) of the 

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

9 3332(c)(2)(G)), identify and disseminate to States strate10 gies and virtual proctoring tools to— 

11 (1) assess the progress of learners in adult edu12 cation programs based upon valid research, as ap13 propriate; and 

14 (2) measure the progress of such programs in 

15 meeting the State-adjusted levels of performance de16 scribed in section 116(b)(3) of the Workforce Inno17 vation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3141(b)(3)). 

18 SEC. 153. DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS. 

19 (a) RESERVATION OF FUNDS; GRANTS TO ELIGIBLE

20 AGENCIES.—From the amounts appropriated under sub21 section (c), the Secretary shall— 

22 (1) make reservations in accordance with sec23 tion 211(a) of the Workforce Innovation and Oppor24 tunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3291(a)); and 


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1 (2) award grants to eligible agencies in accord2 ance with section 211(b) of the Workforce Innova3 tion and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3291(b)), of 

4 which not less than 10 percent of funds awarded 

5 shall be used to provide adult education and literacy 

6 activities in correctional facilities. 

7 (b) USES OF FUNDS.—Each State and local area 

8 shall use the funds received through subsection (a)(2) to 

9 expand the capacity of adult education providers to 

10 prioritize serving adults with low-literacy or numeracy lev11 els negatively impacted by the economic consequences of 

12 the COVID–19 national emergency, which may include— 

13 (1) expanding the infrastructure needed for the 

14 provision of services and educational resources on15 line or through digital means, including the provi16 sion of technology or internet access to students and 

17 instructional staff to enable virtual or distance learn18 ing, including the provision of assistive technology as 

19 applicable; 

20 (2) creating or expanding digital literacy cur21 riculum and resources, including professional devel22 opment activities to aid instructional and program 

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1 accessibility of such resources to individuals with 

2 disabilities; and 

3 (3) equipping adult education providers to part4 ner more closely with workforce development part5 ners on implementation strategies such as integrated 

6 education and training to prepare adult learners for 

7 high-skill, high-wage, or in-demand industry sectors 

8 and occupations on an accelerated timeline. 

9 (c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

10 are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 

11 $1,000,000,000 through fiscal year 2023. 

12 Subtitle F—Community College 

13 and Industry Partnership Grants 

14 SEC. 161. COMMUNITY COLLEGE AND INDUSTRY PARTNER15 SHIP GRANTS. 

16 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

17 (1) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘‘eligible enti18 ty’’ means an eligible institution or a consortia of 

19 such eligible institutions. 

20 (2) ELIGIBLE INSTITUTION.—The term ‘‘eligi21 ble institution’’ means a public institution of higher 

22 education (as defined in section 101(a) of the High23 er Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001(a)) at 

24 which the highest degree that is predominantly 

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1 a 2-year Tribal College or University (as defined in 

2 section 316 of the Higher Education Act (20 U.S.C. 

3 1059c)). 

4 (3) PERKINS CTE DEFINITIONS.—The terms 

5 ‘‘career and technical education’’, ‘‘dual or concur6 rent enrollment’’, and ‘‘work-based learning’’ have 

7 the meanings given the terms in section 3 of the 

8 Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education 

9 Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2302). 

10 (b) AUTHORITY TO MAKE GRANTS, CONTRACTS, AND

11 COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.— 

12 (1) IN GENERAL.—From the funds appro13 priated under subsection (h) and not reserved under 

14 subsection (f), the Secretary (acting through the 

15 Employment and Training Administration), in col16 laboration with the Secretary of Education (acting 

17 through the Office of Career, Technical, and Adult 

18 Education), shall award, on a competitive basis, 

19 grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements in ac20 cordance with section 169(b)(5) of the Workforce 

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

22 3224(b)(5)) to eligible entities to assist such eligible 

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1 (A) establishing and scaling career training 

2 programs, including career and technical edu3 cation programs; 

4 (B) establishing industry and sector part5 nerships to inform such programs; and 

6 (C) providing necessary student supports. 

7 (2) AWARD AMOUNTS.—The total amount of 

8 funds awarded under this section to an eligible enti9 ty shall not exceed— 

10 (A) in the case of an eligible entity that is 

11 a single eligible institution, $2,500,000; and 

12 (B) in the case of an eligible entity that is 

13 a consortia of eligible institutions, $15,000,000. 

14 (3) AWARD PERIOD.—A grant, contract, or co15 operative agreement awarded under this section shall 

16 be for a period of not more than 4 years, except that 

17 the Secretary may extend such a grant, contract, or 

18 cooperative agreement for an additional 2-year pe19 riod, based on the outcomes reported under sub20 section (g)(1) of the programs supported under such 

21 grant, contract, or cooperative agreement. 

22 (4) EQUITABLE DISTRIBUTION.—In awarding 

23 funds under this section, the Secretary shall ensure, 

24 to the extent practicable, the equitable distribution 

25 of funds, based on— 


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1 (A) geography (such as urban and rural 

2 distribution); and 

3 (B) States and local areas significantly im4 pacted by the COVID–19 national emergency. 

5 (c) PRIORITY.—In awarding funds under this section, 

6 the Secretary shall give priority to eligible entities that 

7 will use such funds to serve individuals impacted by the 

8 COVID–19 national emergency, as demonstrated by pro9 viding an assurance in the application submitted under 

10 subsection (d) that the eligible entity will use such funds 

11 to— 

12 (1) serve such individuals with barriers to em13 ployment, veterans, spouses of members of the 

14 Armed Forces, Native American Indians, Alaska Na15 tives, Native Hawaiians, individuals with disabilities, 

16 or incumbent workers who are low-skilled and who 

17 need to increase their employability skills; 

18 (2) serve such individuals from each major ra19 cial and ethnic group and gender with lower than av20 erage educational attainment in the State or employ21 ment in the in-demand industry sector or occupation 

22 that such award will support; or 

23 (3) serve areas with high unemployment rates 

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1 (d) APPLICATION.—An eligible entity seeking an 

2 award of funds under this section shall submit to the Sec3 retary an application containing a grant proposal at such 

4 time and in such manner, and containing such informa5 tion, as required by the Secretary, including a detailed de6 scription of the following: 

7 (1) Each entity (and the roles and responsibil8 ities of each entity) with which the eligible entity will 

9 partner to carry out activities under this section, in10 cluding each of the following: 

11 (A) An industry or sector partnership rep12 resenting a high-skill, high-wage, or in-demand 

13 industry sector or occupation. 

14 (B) A State higher education agency or a 

15 State workforce agency. 

16 (C) To the extent practicable— 

17 (i) State or local workforce develop18 ment systems; 

19 (ii) economic development and other 

20 relevant State or local agencies; 

21 (iii) one or more community-based or22 ganizations; 

23 (iv) one or more institutions of higher 

24 education that primarily award 4-year de25 grees with which the eligible institution has 


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1 developed or will develop articulation 

2 agreements for programs created or ex3 panded using funds under this section; 

4 (v) one or more providers of adult 

5 education; and 

6 (vi) one or more labor organizations 

7 or joint labor-management partnerships. 

8 (2) The programs that will be supported with 

9 such award, including a description of— 

10 (A) each program that will be developed or 

11 expanded, and how the program will be respon12 sive to the high-skill, high-wage, or in-demand 

13 industry sectors or occupations in the geo14 graphic region served by the eligible entity 

15 under this section, including— 

16 (i) how the eligible entity will collabo17 rate with employers to ensure each such 

18 program will provide the skills and com19 petencies necessary to meet future employ20 ment demand; and 

21 (ii) the quantitative data and evidence 

22 that demonstrates the extent to which each 

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1 served by the eligible entity under this sec2 tion; 

3 (B) the recognized postsecondary creden4 tials to be awarded under each program de5 scribed in subparagraph (A); 

6 (C) how each such program will facilitate 

7 cooperation between representatives of workers 

8 and employers in the local areas to ensure a 

9 fair and engaging workplace that balances the 

10 priorities and well-being of workers with the 

11 needs of businesses; 

12 (D) the extent to which each such program 

13 aligns with a statewide or regional workforce 

14 development strategy, including such strategies 

15 established under section 102(b)(1) of the 

16 Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 

17 U.S.C. 3112(b)(1)); and 

18 (E) how the eligible entity will ensure the 

19 quality of each such program, the career path20 ways within each such program, the stackability 

21 and portability of credentials earned as part of 

22 each such program, and the jobs in the industry 

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1 (3) The extent to which the eligible entity can 

2 leverage additional resources, and a demonstration 

3 of the future sustainability of each such program. 

4 (4) How each such program and activities car5 ried out under the grant will include evidence-based 

6 practices, including a description of such practices. 

7 (5) The student populations that will be served 

8 by the eligible entity, including— 

9 (A) an analysis of any barriers to employ10 ment or barriers to postsecondary education 

11 that such populations face, and an analysis of 

12 how the services to be provided by the eligible 

13 entity under this section will address such bar14 riers; and 

15 (B) how the eligible entity will support 

16 such populations to establish a work history, 

17 demonstrate success in the workplace, and de18 velop the skills and competencies that lead to 

19 entry into and retention in unsubsidized em20 ployment. 

21 (6) Assurances the eligible entity will partici22 pate in and comply with third-party evaluations de23 scribed in subsection (f)(3). 

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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—An eligible entity shall use a 

2 grant awarded under this section to establish and 

3 scale career training programs, including career and 

4 technical education programs, and career pathways 

5 and supports for students participating in such pro6 grams. 

7 (2) STUDENT SUPPORT AND EMERGENCY SERV8 ICES.—Not less than 15 percent of the grant award9 ed to an eligible entity under this section shall be 

10 used to carry out student support services, which 

11 may include the following: 

12 (A) Supportive services, including 

13 childcare, transportation, mental health serv14 ices, or substance use disorder prevention and 

15 treatment, assistance in obtaining health insur16 ance coverage, housing, and other benefits, as 

17 appropriate. 

18 (B) Connecting students to State or Fed19 eral means-tested benefits programs, including 

20 the means-tested Federal benefits programs de21 scribed in subparagraphs (A) through (F) of 

22 section 479(d)(2) of the Higher Education Act 

23 of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087ss(d)(2)). 

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1 that may impact enrollment in or completion of 

2 a program assisted with such funds. 

3 (D) Navigation, coaching, mentorship, and 

4 case management services, including providing 

5 information and outreach to populations de6 scribed in subsection (c) to take part in a pro7 gram supported with such funds. 

8 (E) Providing access to necessary supplies, 

9 materials, technological devices, including as10 sistive technology as applicable, or required 

11 equipment, and other supports necessary to 

12 participate in such programs. 

13 (3) ADDITIONAL REQUIRED PROGRAM ACTIVI14 TIES.—The funds awarded to an eligible entity 

15 under this section that remain after carrying out 

16 paragraph (2) shall be used to— 

17 (A) create, develop, or expand articulation 

18 agreements (as defined in section 486A(a) of 

19 the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 

20 1093a(a)), credit transfer agreements, policies 

21 to award credit for prior learning, corequisite 

22 remediation, dual or concurrent enrollment pro23 grams, career pathways, and competency-based 

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1 (B) establish or expand industry or sector 

2 partnerships to develop or expand quality aca3 demic programs and curricula; 

4 (C) establish or expand work-based learn5 ing opportunities, including apprenticeship pro6 grams registered under the Act of August 16, 

7 1937 (commonly known as the ‘‘National Ap8 prenticeship Act’’; 50 Stat. 664, chapter 663; 

9 29 U.S.C. 50 et seq.) or paid internships; 

10 (D) establish or implement plans for the 

11 eligible entity to be included on the list of eligi12 ble providers of training services described in 

13 section 122(d) of the Workforce Innovation and 

14 Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3152(d)); 

15 (E) award academic credit or provide for 

16 academic alignment towards credit pathways for 

17 programs assisted with such funds, including 

18 industry recognized credentials, competency19 based education, or work-based learning; 

20 (F) make available open, searchable, and 

21 comparable information on the recognized post22 secondary credentials awarded under such pro23 grams, including the related skills or com24 petencies and related employment and earnings 

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1 (G) acquire equipment necessary to sup2 port activities permitted under this section. 

3 (f) SECRETARIAL RESERVATIONS.—Not more than 5 

4 percent of the funds appropriated for a fiscal year may 

5 be used by the Secretary for— 

6 (1) the administration of the program under 

7 this section, including providing technical assistance 

8 to eligible entities; 

9 (2) targeted outreach to eligible institutions 

10 serving a high number or high percentage of low-in11 come populations and rural serving eligible institu12 tions, to provide guidance and assistance in the 

13 grant application process under this section; and 

14 (3) a rigorous, third-party evaluation that uses 

15 experimental or quasi-experimental design or other 

16 research methodologies that allow for the strongest 

17 possible causal inferences to determine whether each 

18 eligible entity carrying out a program supported 

19 under this section has met the goals of such pro20 gram as described in the application submitted by 

21 such eligible entity, including through a national as22 sessment of all such programs at the conclusion of 

23 each award period described in subsection (b)(3). 

24 (g) REPORTS AND DISSEMINATION.— 

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1 (A) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—Each eligible enti2 ty receiving a grant, contract, or cooperative 

3 agreement under this section shall submit to 

4 the Secretary, for each year of the award period 

5 of such grant, contract, or cooperative agree6 ment, and for the entire award period, 1 year 

7 after the conclusion of such award period, a re8 port that includes— 

9 (i) a description of the programs sup10 ported with such funds, including activities 

11 carried out directly by the eligible entity 

12 and activities carried out by each partner 

13 of the eligible entity described in sub14 section (d)(1); 

15 (ii) data on each population served 

16 with the funds and labor market outcomes 

17 of each such population; 

18 (iii) resources leveraged by the eligible 

19 entity to support activities under this sec20 tion; and 

21 (iv) the performance of each such pro22 gram with respect to the indicators of per23 formance under section 116(b)(2)(A)(i) of 

24 the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity 

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1 (B) SECRETARY.—Upon receipt of a report 

2 under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall 

3 submit such report to the Committee on Edu4 cation and Labor of the House of Representa5 tives and the Committee on Health, Education, 

6 Labor, and Pensions of the Senate. 

7 (2) DISSEMINATION.—Each eligible entity re8 ceiving funds under this section shall— 

9 (A) participate in activities to disseminate 

10 related research and best practices; and 

11 (B) to the extent practicable, and as deter12 mined by the Secretary, make available to the 

13 public any materials created under the grant. 

14 (h) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

15 are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 

16 $2,000,000,000 through fiscal year 2025. 

17 Subtitle G—General Provisions 

18 SEC. 171. GENERAL PROVISIONS. 

19 (a) SUPPLEMENT, NOT SUPPLANT.—Funds made 

20 available under this title shall be used only to supplement, 

21 and shall not supplant, the funds that would, in the ab22 sence of such Federal funds, be made available from State 

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1 ties carried out under the Workforce Innovation and Op2 portunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3101 et seq.). 

3 (b) EVALUATIONS.—Any activity or program carried 

4 out with funds received under this title shall be subject 

5 to— 

6 (1) performance accountability indicators in ac7 cordance with section 116(b)(2)(A) of the Workforce 

8 Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 

9 3141(b)(2)(A)) or as provided— 

10 (A) with respect to an activity or program 

11 carried out under section 131, the measurement 

12 with performance accountability indicators shall 

13 be in accordance with section 116(b)(2)(A)(ii) 

14 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity 

15 Act (29 U.S.C. 3141(b)(2)(A)(ii)); and 

16 (B) with respect to an activity or program 

17 carried out under section 143, the measurement 

18 with performance accountability indicators shall 

19 be in accordance with section 116(b)(2)(A)(ii) 

20 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity 

21 Act (29 U.S.C. 3141(b)(2)(A)(ii)); and 

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1 uations, implementation evaluations, pre-experi2 mental studies, and feasibility studies, including 

3 studying job quality measures and credential trans4 parency. 

5 (c) USES OF FUNDS.—From the funds appropriated 

6 under subsection (d), the Secretary of Labor shall— 

7 (1) support the administration of the funds 

8 under this title and the evaluation of activities de9 scribed in subsection (b), including providing guid10 ance and technical assistance to States and local 

11 areas; 

12 (2) establish an interagency agreement with the 

13 Department of Education for— 

14 (A) coordination of funding priorities, in15 cluding with other relevant Federal agencies, as 

16 applicable; 

17 (B) dissemination and administration of 

18 grants and funding under this title; and 

19 (C) execution of research and evaluation 

20 activities to minimize the duplication of efforts 

21 and job training investments and facilitate 

22 greater blending and braiding of Federal and 

23 non-Federal funds; 

24 (3) provide guidance and financial support to 

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1 on recognized postsecondary credentials and related 

2 competencies being awarded with funds under this 

3 title publicly available, searchable, and comparable 

4 as linked open data; 

5 (4) not later than 30 days after the date of en6 actment of this Act, issue guidance for implementing 

7 this title in accordance with the Workforce Innova8 tion and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3101 et seq.); 

9 and 

10 (5) provide no less than $1,000,000 for each 

11 fiscal year for the Office of Inspector General at the 

12 Department of Labor to oversee the administration 

13 and distribution of funds under this title. 

14 (d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

15 are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 

16 $90,000,000 through fiscal year 2025. 

17 TITLE II—CARL D. PERKINS CA18 REER AND TECHNICAL EDU19 CATION ACT OF 2006 

20 SEC. 201. DEFINITIONS AND PERKINS CTE REQUIREMENTS. 

21 Except as otherwise provided, in this title— 

22 (1) a term used that is defined in section 3 of 

23 the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education 

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1 (2) an allotment, allocation, or other provision 

2 of funds made in accordance with a provision of the 

3 Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education 

4 Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2301 et seq.) shall be made 

5 in compliance with the applicable requirements of 

6 such Act. 

7 SEC. 202. PERKINS CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION. 

8 (a) DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS.— 

9 (1) STATES.—From the amounts appropriated 

10 under subsection (c), the Secretary shall make allot11 ments to eligible agencies in accordance with section 

12 111(a)(3) of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Tech13 nical Education Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2321(a)(3)). 

14 (2) LOCAL AREAS.— 

15 (A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days 

16 after an eligible agency receives an allotment 

17 under paragraph (1), the State shall make 

18 available such funds in accordance with section 

19 112(a) of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Tech20 nical Education Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 

21 2322(a)), including making such funds available 

22 for distribution to eligible recipients in accord23 ance with sections 131 and 132 of such Act (20 

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1 (B) RESERVED FUNDS.—An eligible agen2 cy that reserves funds in accordance with sec3 tion 112(a)(1) of such Act (20 U.S.C. 

4 2322(a)(1)) to be used in accordance with sec5 tion 112(c) of such Act (20 U.S.C. 2322(c)) 

6 may also use such reserved funds for digital, 

7 physical, or technology infrastructure-related 

8 projects to improve career and technical edu9 cation offerings within the State. 

10 (b) USES OF FUNDS.—Each eligible agency and eligi11 ble recipient shall use the funds received under this section 

12 to carry out activities to improve or expand career and 

13 technical education programs and programs of study to 

14 adequately respond to State and local needs as a result 

15 of the COVID–19 national emergency, including— 

16 (1) expanding and modernizing digital, physical, 

17 or technology infrastructure to deliver in-person, on18 line, virtual, and simulated educational and work19 based learning experiences; 

20 (2) acquiring appropriate equipment, tech21 nology, supplies, and instructional materials aligned 

22 with business and industry needs, including machin23 ery, testing equipment, tools, hardware, software, 

24 other new and emerging instructional materials, and 

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1 (3) providing incentives to employers and CTE 

2 participants facing economic hardships due to the 

3 COVID–19 national emergency to participate in 

4 work-based learning programs; 

5 (4) expanding or adapting program offerings or 

6 supports based on an updated comprehensive needs 

7 assessment to respond to employers’ and CTE par8 ticipants’ changing needs as a result of the COVID– 

9 19 national emergency; and 

10 (5) providing for professional development and 

11 training activities for career and technical education 

12 teachers, faculty, school leaders, administrators, spe13 cialized instructional support personnel, career guid14 ance and academic counselors, and paraprofessionals 

15 to support activities carried out under this section. 

16 (c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

17 are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 

18 $1,000,000,000 through fiscal year 2023. 

19 SEC. 203. GENERAL PROVISIONS. 

20 (a) SUPPLEMENT, NOT SUPPLANT.—Funds made 

21 available under this title shall be used only to supplement, 

22 and shall not supplant, the funds that would, in the ab23 sence of such Federal funds, be made available from State 

24 or local public funds for career and technical education 

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1 D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 

2 (20 U.S.C. 2301 et seq.). 

3 (b) EVALUATIONS.—Any activity or program carried 

4 out with funds received under this title shall be subject 

5 to— 

6 (1) performance accountability indicators in ac7 cordance with section 113 of the Carl D. Perkins 

8 Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 (20 

9 U.S.C. 2323); and 

10 (2) rigorous evaluation using research ap11 proaches appropriate to the level of development and 

12 maturity of the activity or program, including ran13 dom assignment or quasi-experimental impact eval14 uations, implementation evaluations, pre-experi15 mental studies, and feasibility studies, including 

16 studying job quality measures and credential trans17 parency. 

18 (c) USES OF FUNDS.—From the funds appropriated 

19 under subsection (d), the Secretary of Education shall— 

20 (1) support the administration of the funds for 

21 this title and the evaluation of activities described in 

22 subsection (b); 

23 (2) establish an interagency agreement with the 

24 Secretary of Labor for— 


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1 (A) coordinating funding priorities, includ2 ing with other relevant Federal agencies, as ap3 plicable; 

4 (B) dissemination and administration of 

5 grants and funding under this title; and 

6 (C) execution of research and evaluation 

7 activities to minimize the duplication of efforts 

8 and job training investments and facilitate 

9 greater blending and braiding of Federal and 

10 non-Federal funds; 

11 (3) not later than 30 days after the date of en12 actment of this Act, issue guidance for implementing 

13 this title in accordance with the Carl D. Perkins Ca14 reer and Technical Education Act of 2006 (20 

15 U.S.C. 2301 et seq.); and 

16 (4) provide not less than $250,000 for each fis17 cal year for the Office of Inspector General at the 

18 Department of Education to oversee the administra19 tion and distribution of funds under this title. 

20 (d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

21 are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 

22 $10,000,000 through fiscal year 2025. 

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