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ment or quasi-experimental impact evalua-
tions, implementation evaluations, pre-ex-
perimental studies, and feasibility studies; 
and 
(x) commitment and support from 
mayors or county executives. 
(C) PRIORITY.—Priority shall be given to 
year-round employment opportunities— 
(i) in existing or emerging in-demand 
industry sectors or occupations; or 
(ii) that meet community needs in the 
public, private, or nonprofit sector. 
(e) REPORTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—For each year that a local 
area receives funds under this section, the local area 
shall submit to the Secretary of Labor and the Gov-
ernor a report with— 
(A) the number of youth participants in 
the program; 
(B) the number of youth participants who 
completed the year-round employment oppor-
tunity; 
(C) the expenditures made from the 
amounts allocated under this section, including 
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expenditures made to provide youth participants 
with supportive services; 
(D) a description of how the local area has 
used program funds to develop or expand year- 
round youth employment programs, including a 
description of program activities and services 
provided, including supportive services provided 
and the number of youth participants accessing 
such services; 
(E) the source and amount of funding for 
the wages of each youth participant; 
(F) information specifying the levels of 
performance achieved with respect to the pri-
mary indicators of performance described in 
subsection (f) for the program; 
(G) the average number of hours and 
weeks worked and the average amount of wages 
earned by youth participants in the program; 
(H) the percent of youth participants 
placed in employment opportunities in the non-
profit, public, and private sectors; 
(I) the number of youth participants who 
are asked to remain after the end of the year- 
round employment and the number of youth 
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participants actually retained for not less than 
90 days; and 
(J) any other information that the Sec-
retary of Labor determines necessary to mon-
itor the effectiveness of the program. 
(2) DISAGGREGATION.—The information re-
quired to be reported pursuant to subparagraphs 
(A), (B), and (G) of paragraph (1) shall be 
disaggregated by race, ethnicity, sex, age, and sub-
populations described in section 129(a)(1)(B)(iii)(I)– 
(VI) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity 
Act (29 U.S.C. 3164(a)(1)(B)(iii)(I)–(VI)). 
(f) PERFORMANCE ACCOUNTABILITY.—Primary indi-
cators of performance shall be the performance metrics de-
scribed 
in 
sections 
116(b)(2)(A)(i)(III), 
116(b)(2)(A)(i)(V), and 116(b)(2)(A)(ii)(I)–(II) of the 
Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 
3141(b)(2)(A)(i)(III), 
3141(b)(2)(A)(i)(V), 
3141(b)(2)(A)(ii)(I)–(II)) and a work-readiness indicator 
established by the Secretary of Labor. 
(g) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR LOCAL AREA FAIL-
URE TO MEET LOCAL PERFORMANCE ACCOUNTABILITY 
MEASURES.—If a local area fails to meet performance ac-
countability goals established under local plans for any 
program year, the Governor, or upon request by the Gov-
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ernor, the Secretary of Labor, shall provide technical as-
sistance, which may include assistance in the development 
of a performance improvement plan. 
SEC. 3030. CONNECTING-FOR-OPPORTUNITIES COMPETI-
TIVE GRANT PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Of the amounts available under 
section 3(3) that are not reserved under section 4, the Sec-
retary of Labor shall, in consultation with the Secretary 
of Education, award grants on a competitive basis to as-
sist local community partnerships in improving high school 
graduation and youth employment rates. 
(b) LOCAL COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS.— 
(1) MANDATORY PARTNERS.—A local commu-
nity partnership shall include at a minimum— 
(A) one unit of general local government; 
(B) one local educational agency; 
(C) one institution of higher education; 
(D) one local workforce development board; 
(E) one community-based organization 
with experience or expertise in working with 
youth; 
(F) one public agency serving youth under 
the jurisdiction of the juvenile justice system or 
criminal justice system; 
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(G) a State or local child welfare agency; 
and 
(H) an agency administering programs 
under part A of title IV of the Social Security 
Act (42 U.S.C. 601 et seq.). 
(2) OPTIONAL PARTNERS.—A local community 
partnership may also include within the partner-
ship— 
(A) American Job Centers; 
(B) employers or employer associations; 
(C) representatives of labor organizations; 
(D) programs that receive funding under 
the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Preven-
tion Act (42 U.S.C. 5601 et seq.); 
(E) public agencies or community-based 
organizations with expertise in providing coun-
seling services, including trauma-informed and 
gender-responsive counseling; 
(F) public housing agencies, collaborative 
applicants, as defined by the McKinney-Vento 
Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11301 et 
seq.), or private nonprofit organizations that 
serve homeless youth and households or foster 
youth; and 
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(G) other appropriate State and local 
agencies. 
(c) APPLICATION.—A local community partnership 
desiring a grant under this section shall submit to the Sec-
retary of Labor an application at such time, in such man-
ner, and containing such information as the Secretary may 
reasonably require. At a minimum, each application shall 
include a comprehensive plan that— 
(1) demonstrates sufficient need for the grant 
in the local population (indicators of need may in-
clude high rates of high school dropouts and youth 
unemployment and a high percentage or number of 
low-income individuals in the local population); 
(2) demonstrates the capacity of each local 
community partnership to carry out the activities de-
scribed in subsection (d); 
(3) is consistent with the local plan submitted 
by the local board under section 108 of the Work-
force Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 
3123), the local plan for career and technical edu-
cation programs authorized under the Carl D. Per-
kins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 
(20 U.S.C. 2301 et seq.) (if not part of the Work-
force Innovation and Opportunity Act local plan) 
and the State plan for programs under part A of 
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title IV of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 601 
et seq.); and 
(4) includes an assurance that the local commu-
nity partnership will adhere to the labor standards 
outlined in section 8. 
(d) USE OF FUNDS.—A local community partnership 
receiving a grant under this section shall use the grant 
funds— 
(1) to target individuals not younger than age 
14 or older than age 24; 
(2) to make appropriate use of existing edu-
cation, child welfare, social services, and workforce 
development data collection systems to facilitate the 
local community partnership’s ability to target the 
individuals described in paragraph (1); 
(3) to develop wide-ranging paths to higher 
education and employment, including— 
(A) using not less than 50 percent of the 
grant funds to help individuals described in 
paragraph (1) complete their secondary school 
education through various alternative means, 
including through high-quality, flexible pro-
grams that utilize evidence-based interventions 
and provide differentiated services (or path-
ways) to students returning to education after 
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exiting secondary school without a regular high 
school diploma or who, based on their grade or 
age, are significantly off track to accumulate 
sufficient academic credits to meet high school 
graduation requirements, as established by the 
State; 
(B) creating career pathways focused on 
paid work-based learning consisting of on-the- 
job training and classroom instruction that will 
lead to credential attainment and prioritize con-
nections to registered apprenticeship programs 
and pre-apprenticeship programs; 
(C) providing career navigators to provide 
individuals described in paragraph (1) with pre- 
employment and employment counseling and to 
assist such individuals in— 
(i) finding and securing employment 
or work-based learning opportunities that 
pay not less than the highest of the Fed-
eral, State, or local minimum wage; 
(ii) identifying and assessing eligibility 
for training programs and funding for such 
programs; 
(iii) completing necessary paperwork; 
and 
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(iv) identifying additional services, if 
needed; 
(D) connecting individuals described in 
paragraph (1) with providers of youth services, 
adult services, vocational rehabilitation services, 
and adult education and literacy services, under 
the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act 
(29 U.S.C. 3101 et seq.), career planning serv-
ices, and federally and State funded programs 
that provide skills training; and 
(E) ensuring that such individuals success-
fully transition into pre-apprenticeship pro-
grams, registered apprenticeship programs, or 
programs leading to recognized postsecondary 
credentials in in-demand industry sectors or oc-
cupations; 
(4) to provide a comprehensive system aimed at 
preventing the individuals described in paragraph 
(1) from disconnecting from education, training, and 
employment and aimed at re-engaging any such indi-
vidual who has been disconnected by— 
(A) providing school-based dropout preven-
tion and community-based dropout recovery 
services, including establishing or improving 
school district early warning systems that— 
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(i) connect such systems to existing 
data gathering and reporting systems es-
tablished under the Workforce Innovation 
and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3101 et 
seq.) for the purpose of identifying the in-
dividuals described in paragraph (1); and 
(ii) engage any such identified indi-
vidual using targeted, evidence-based inter-
ventions to address the specific needs and 
issues of the individual, including chronic 
absenteeism; and 
(B) providing the individuals described in 
paragraph (1) with access to re-engagement 
services for training programs and employment 
opportunities and using providers of youth serv-
ices under the Workforce Innovation and Op-
portunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3101 et seq.) to con-
duct intake and refer such individuals and their 
families to the appropriate re-engagement serv-
ice; and 
(5) to provide a comprehensive system of sup-
port for the individuals described in paragraph (1), 
including— 
(A) connecting such individuals with pro-
fessionals who can— 
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(i) provide case management and 
counseling services; and 
(ii) assist such individuals in— 
(I) developing achievable short- 
term goals and long-term goals; and 
(II) overcoming any social, ad-
ministrative, or financial barrier that 
may hinder the achievement of such 
goals; and 
(B) providing or connecting participants 
with available supportive services. 
(e) PRIORITY
IN AWARDS.—In awarding grants 
under this section, the Secretary of Labor shall give pri-
ority to applications submitted by local community part-
nerships that include a comprehensive plan that— 
(1) serves and targets communities with a high 
percentage or high numbers of low-income individ-
uals and high rates of high school dropouts and 
youth unemployment; and 
(2) allows the individuals described in para-
graph (1) to earn academic credit through various 
means, including high-quality career and technical 
education, dual enrollment programs, or work-based 
learning. 
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(f) GEOGRAPHIC
DISTRIBUTION.—The Secretary 
shall ensure that consideration is given to geographic dis-
tribution (such as urban and rural areas) in the awarding 
of grants under section. 
(g) PERFORMANCE ACCOUNTABILITY.—For activities 
funded under this section, the primary indicators of per-
formance shall include— 
(1) the performance metrics described in sec-
tions 
116(b)(2)(A)(i)(III)–(V) 
and 
116(b)(2)(A)(ii)(I)–(II) of the Workforce Innovation 
and 
Opportunity 
Act 
(29 
U.S.C. 
3141(b)(2)(A)(i)(III)–(V), 
3141 
(b)(2)(A)(ii)(I)– 
(II)); 
(2) the four-year adjusted cohort graduation 
rate and the extended-year adjusted cohort gradua-
tion rate in a State that chooses to use such a grad-
uation rate, as defined in section 8101(25) of the 
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, 
as amended; and 
(3) the rate of attaining a recognized equivalent 
of a diploma, such as a general equivalency diploma. 
(h) REPORTS.—For each year that a local community 
partnership administers a program under this section, the 
local community partnership shall submit to the Secretary 
of Labor and, if applicable, the State a report on— 
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(5) any other information that the Secretary of 
Labor determines necessary to monitor the effective-
ness of the program. 
SEC. 3031. LABOR STANDARDS. 
Activities funded under this Act shall be subject to 
the requirements and restrictions, including the labor 
standards, described in section 181 of the Workforce In-
vestment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2931) and the non-
discrimination provisions of section 188 of such Act (29 
U.S.C. 2938), in addition to other applicable Federal laws. 
SEC. 3032. PRIVACY. 
Nothing in this Act— 
(1) shall be construed to supersede the privacy 
protections afforded parents and students under sec-
tion 444 of the General Education Provisions Act 
(20 U.S.C. 1232g); or 
(2) shall be construed to permit the develop-
ment of a national database of personally identifi-
able information on individuals receiving services 
under this Act. 
SEC. 3033. INNOVATION AND LEARNING. 
Using funds reserved under section 4, the Secretary 
shall— 
(1) provide technical assistance to ensure pro-
viders have sufficient organizational capacity, staff 
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training, and expertise to effectively implement pro-
grams, described under this Act; 
(2) create regional and national opportunities 
for in-person peer learning; and 
(3) provide on a competitive basis sub-grants to 
States and local areas to conduct pilots and dem-
onstrations using emerging and evidence-based best 
practices, and models for youth employment pro-
grams and to evaluate such programs using designs 
that employ the most rigorous analytical and statis-
tical methods that are reasonably feasible. 
SEC. 3034. EVALUATION AND REPORTS. 
(a) EVALUATION.—Not earlier than 1 year or later 
than 2 years after the end of the award grant period, the 
Secretary of Labor shall conduct an evaluation of the pro-
grams administered under this Act. 
(b) REPORTS
TO CONGRESS.—The Secretary of 
Labor shall transmit 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 5 years after the end of the 
award grant period, a final report on the results of the 
evaluation conducted under subsection (a). 
SEC. 3035. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
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(1) ESEA TERMS.—The terms ‘‘extended-year 
adjusted cohort graduation rate’’, ‘‘evidence-based’’, 
‘‘four-year adjusted cohort graduation rate’’, ‘‘local 
educational agency’’, and ‘‘secondary school’’ have 
the meanings given such terms in section 8101 of 
the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801). 
(2) INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION.—The 
term ‘‘institution of higher education’’ has the 
meaning given such term in section 101 of the High-
er Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001). 
(3) REGISTERED APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM.— 
The term ‘‘registered apprenticeship program’’ has 
the meaning given such term in section 171(b) of 
the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 
U.S.C. 3226(b)). 
(4) OTHER WIOA TERMS.—The terms ‘‘adminis-
trative costs’’, ‘‘career and technical education’’, 
‘‘career pathway’’, ‘‘career planning’’, ‘‘community- 
based organization’’, ‘‘Governor’’, ‘‘in-demand indus-
try sector or occupation’’, ‘‘in-school youth’’, ‘‘local 
area’’, ‘‘local board’’, ‘‘low-income individual’’, ‘‘one- 
stop center’’, ‘‘on-the-job training’’, ‘‘outlying area’’, 
‘‘out-of-school youth’’, ‘‘school dropout’’, ‘‘State’’, 
‘‘supportive services’’, ‘‘unemployed individual’’, and 
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‘‘unit of general local government’’ have the mean-
ings given such terms in section 3 of the Workforce 
Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3102). 
SEC. 3036. MINIMUM WAGE INCREASES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 6(a)(1) of the Fair Labor 
Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 206(a)(1)) is amended 
to read as follows: 
‘‘(1) except as otherwise provided in this sec-
tion, not less than— 
‘‘(A) $9.25 an hour, beginning on the ef-
fective date under section 7 of the Jobs and 
Justice Act of 2018; 
‘‘(B) $10.10 an hour, beginning 1 year 
after such effective date; 
‘‘(C) $11.00 an hour, beginning 2 years 
after such effective date; 
‘‘(D) $12.00 an hour, beginning 3 years 
after such effective date; 
‘‘(E) $13.00 an hour, beginning 4 years 
after such effective date; 
‘‘(F) $13.50 an hour, beginning 5 years 
after such effective date; 
‘‘(G) $14.25 an hour, beginning 6 years 
after such effective date; 
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‘‘(H) $15.00 an hour, beginning 7 years 
after such effective date; and 
‘‘(I) beginning on the date that is 8 years 
after such effective date, and annually there-
after, the amount determined by the Secretary 
under subsection (h);’’. 
(b) DETERMINATION BASED ON INCREASE IN THE 
MEDIAN HOURLY WAGE OF ALL EMPLOYEES.—Section 
6 of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 
206) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(h)(1) Not later than each date that is 90 days be-
fore a new minimum wage determined under subsection 
(a)(1)(I) is to take effect, the Secretary shall determine 
the minimum wage to be in effect under this subsection 
for each period described in subsection (a)(1)(I). The wage 
determined under this subsection for a year shall be— 
‘‘(A) not less than the amount in effect under 
subsection (a)(1) on the date of such determination; 
‘‘(B) increased from such amount by the annual 
percentage increase, if any, in the median hourly 
wage of all employees as determined by the Bureau 
of Labor Statistics; and 
‘‘(C) rounded to the nearest multiple of $0.05. 
‘‘(2) In calculating the annual percentage increase in 
the median hourly wage of all employees for purposes of 
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paragraph (1)(B), the Secretary, through the Bureau of 
Labor Statistics, shall compile data on the hourly wages 
of all employees to determine such a median hourly wage 
and compare such median hourly wage for the most recent 
year for which data are available with the median hourly 
wage determined for the preceding year.’’. 
SEC. 3037. TIPPED EMPLOYEES. 
(a) BASE MINIMUM WAGE FOR TIPPED EMPLOY-
EES.—Section 3(m)(1) of the Fair Labor Standards Act 
of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 203(m)(1)) is amended to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(1) the cash wage paid such employee, which 
for purposes of such determination shall be not less 
than— 
‘‘(A) for the 1-year period beginning on 
the effective date under section 7 of the Jobs 
and Justice Act of 2018, $4.15 an hour; 
‘‘(B) for each succeeding 1-year period 
until the hourly wage under this paragraph 
equals the wage in effect under section 6(a)(1) 
for such period, an hourly wage equal to the 
amount determined under this paragraph for 
the preceding year, increased by the lesser of— 
‘‘(i) $1.15; or 
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‘‘(ii) the amount necessary for the 
wage in effect under this paragraph to 
equal the wage in effect under section 
6(a)(1) for such period, rounded to the 
nearest multiple of $0.05; and 
‘‘(C) for each succeeding 1-year period 
after the increase made pursuant to subpara-
graph (B)(ii), the minimum wage in effect 
under section 6(a)(1); and’’. 
(b) TIPS RETAINED BY EMPLOYEES.—Section 3(m) 
of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 
203(m)) is amended— 
(1) in the second sentence of the matter fol-
lowing paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘of this sub-
section, and all tips received by such employee have 
been retained by the employee’’ and inserting ‘‘of 
this subsection. Any employee shall have the right to 
retain any tips received by such employee’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: ‘‘An em-
ployer shall inform each employee of the right and 
exception provided under the preceding sentence.’’. 
(c) SCHEDULED REPEAL OF SEPARATE MINIMUM 
WAGE FOR TIPPED EMPLOYEES.— 
(1) TIPPED EMPLOYEES.—Section 3(m) of the 
Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 
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203(m)), as amended by subsections (a) and (b), is 
further amended by striking the sentence beginning 
with ‘‘In determining the wage an employer is re-
quired to pay a tipped employee,’’ and all that fol-
lows through ‘‘of this subsection.’’ and inserting 
‘‘The wage required to be paid to a tipped employee 
shall be the wage set forth in section 6(a)(1).’’. 
(2) PUBLICATION OF NOTICE.—Section 6(i) of 
the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 
206(i)), as added by section 5, is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘or in accordance with subparagraph (B) or (C) 
of section 3(m)(1) (as applicable),’’. 
(3) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made 
by paragraphs (1) and (2) shall take effect on the 
date that is one day after the date on which the 
hourly wage under section 3(m)(1)(C) of the Fair 
Labor 
Standards 
Act 
of 
1938 
(29 
U.S.C. 
203(m)(1)(C)), as amended by subsection (a), takes 
effect. 
SEC. 3038. NEWLY HIRED EMPLOYEES WHO ARE LESS THAN 
20 YEARS OLD. 
(a) BASE MINIMUM WAGE FOR NEWLY HIRED EM-
PLOYEES WHO ARE LESS THAN 20 YEARS OLD.—Section 
6(g)(1) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 
U.S.C. 206(g)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘a wage which 
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is not less than $4.25 an hour.’’ and inserting the fol-
lowing: ‘‘a wage at a rate that is not less than— 
‘‘(A) for the 1-year period beginning on 
the effective date under section 7 of the Jobs 
and Justice Act of 2018, $5.00 an hour; 
‘‘(B) for each succeeding 1-year period 
until the hourly wage under this paragraph 
equals the wage in effect under section 6(a)(1) 
for such period, an hourly wage equal to the 
amount determined under this paragraph for 
the preceding year, increased by the lesser of— 
‘‘(i) $1.05; or 
‘‘(ii) the amount necessary for the 
wage in effect under this paragraph to 
equal the wage in effect under section 
6(a)(1) for such period, rounded to the 
nearest multiple of $0.05; and 
‘‘(C) for each succeeding 1-year period 
after the increase made pursuant to subpara-
graph (B)(ii), the minimum wage in effect 
under section 6(a)(1).’’. 
(b) SCHEDULED REPEAL OF SEPARATE MINIMUM 
WAGE FOR NEWLY HIRED EMPLOYEES WHO ARE LESS 
THAN 20 YEARS OLD.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 6(g)(1) of the Fair 
Labor 
Standards 
Act 
of 
1938 
(29 
U.S.C. 
206(g)(1)), as amended by subsection (a), shall be 
repealed effective on the date provided in paragraph 
(3). 
(2) PUBLICATION OF NOTICE.—Section 6(i) of 
the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 
206(i)), as amended by section 3(c)(2), is further 
amended by striking ‘‘or subparagraph (B) or (C) of 
section 6(g)(1) (as applicable),’’. 
(3) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The repeal and amend-
ment made by paragraphs (1) and (2), respectively, 
shall take effect on the date that is one day after the 
date on which the hourly wage under section 
6(g)(1)(C) of the Fair Labor Standards Act, as 
amended by subsection (a), takes effect. 
SEC. 3039. PUBLICATION OF NOTICE. 
Section 6 of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 
(29 U.S.C. 206), as amended by the preceding sections, 
is further amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(i) Not later than 60 days prior to the effective date 
of any increase in the required wage determined under 
subsection (h), or in accordance with subparagraph (B) 
or (C) of section 3(m)(1) (as applicable), section 
14(c)(1)(A) (as applicable), or subparagraph (B) or (C) 
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of section 6(g)(1) (as applicable), the Secretary shall pub-
lish in the Federal Register and on the website of the De-
partment of Labor a notice announcing each increase in 
such required wage.’’. 
SEC. 3040. PROMOTING ECONOMIC SELF-SUFFICIENCY FOR 
INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES. 
(a) WAGES.— 
(1) TRANSITION TO FAIR WAGES FOR INDIVID-
UALS
WITH
DISABILITIES.—Subparagraph (A) of 
section 14(c)(1) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 
1938 (29 U.S.C. 214(c)(1)) is amended to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(A) at a rate that equals, or exceeds, the 
greater of— 
‘‘(i)(I) $4.25 an hour, beginning 1 
year after the date the wage rate specified 
in section 6(a)(1)(A) takes effect; 
‘‘(II) $6.25 an hour, beginning 2 
years after such date; 
‘‘(III) $8.25 an hour, beginning 3 
years after such date; 
‘‘(IV) $10.25 an hour, beginning 4 
years after such date; 
‘‘(V) $12.25 an hour, beginning 5 
years after such date; and 
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‘‘(VI) the wage rate in effect under 
section 6(a)(1), on the date that is 6 years 
after the date the wage specified in section 
6(a)(1)(A) takes effect; or 
‘‘(ii) if applicable, the wage rate in ef-
fect on the day before the date of enact-
ment of the Raise the Wage Act for the 
employment, under a special certificate 
issued under this paragraph, of the indi-
vidual for whom the wage rate is being de-
termined under this subparagraph,’’. 
(2) PROHIBITION
ON
NEW
SPECIAL
CERTIFI-
CATES; SUNSET.—Section 14(c) of the Fair Labor 
Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 214(c)) (as 
amended by paragraph (1)) is further amended by 
adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(6) PROHIBITION ON NEW SPECIAL CERTIFI-
CATES.—Notwithstanding paragraph (1), the Sec-
retary shall not issue a special certificate under this 
subsection to an employer that was not issued a spe-
cial certificate under this subsection before the date 
of enactment of the Raise the Wage Act. 
‘‘(7) SUNSET.—Beginning on the day after the 
date on which the wage rate described in paragraph 
(1)(A)(i)(VI) takes effect, the authority to issue spe-
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cial certificates under paragraph (1) shall expire, 
and no special certificates issued under paragraph 
(1) shall have any legal effect. 
‘‘(8) TRANSITION ASSISTANCE.—Upon request, 
the Secretary shall provide— 
‘‘(A) technical assistance and information 
to employers issued a special certificate under 
this subsection for the purposes of— 
‘‘(i) transitioning the practices of such 
employers to comply with this subsection, 
as amended by the Raise the Wage Act; 
and 
‘‘(ii) ensuring continuing employment 
opportunities for individuals with disabil-
ities receiving a special minimum wage 
rate under this subsection; and 
‘‘(B) information to individuals employed 
at a special minimum wage rate under this sub-
section, which may include referrals to other 
Federal or State entities with expertise in com-
petitive integrated employment.’’. 
(3) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made 
by this subsection shall take effect on the date of en-
actment of this Act. 
(b) PUBLICATION OF NOTICE.— 
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(1) AMENDMENT.—Section 6(i) of the Fair 
Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 206(i)), as 
amended by section 4(b)(2), is further amended by 
striking ‘‘section 14(c)(1)(A) (as applicable),’’. 
(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made 
by paragraph (1) shall take effect on the day after 
the date on which the wage rate described in para-
graph (1)(A)(i)(VI) of section 14(c) of the Fair 
Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 214(c)), as 
amended by subsection (a)(1), takes effect. 
SEC. 3041. GENERAL EFFECTIVE DATE. 
Except as otherwise provided in this Act or the 
amendments made by this Act, this Act and the amend-
ments made by this Act shall take effect on the first day 
of the third month that begins after the date of enactment 
of this Act. 
SEC. 3042. PROHIBITIONS RELATING TO PROSPECTIVE EM-
PLOYEES’ SALARY AND BENEFIT HISTORY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Fair Labor Standards Act of 
1938 (29 U.S.C. 201 et seq.) is amended by adding after 
section 7 the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 8. REQUIREMENTS AND PROHIBITIONS RELATING TO 
WAGE, SALARY AND BENEFIT HISTORY. 
‘‘It shall be an unlawful practice for an employer to— 
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‘‘(1) screen prospective employees based on 
their previous wages or salary histories, including 
benefits or other compensation, including by requir-
ing that a prospective employee’s previous wages or 
salary histories, including benefits or other com-
pensation, satisfy minimum or maximum criteria, or 
request or require as a condition of being inter-
viewed, or as a condition of continuing to be consid-
ered for an offer of employment or as a condition of 
employment, that a prospective employee disclose 
previous wages or salary histories, including benefits 
or other compensation; 
‘‘(2) seek the previous wages or salary history, 
including benefits or other compensation, of any pro-
spective employee from any current or former em-
ployer of such employee; or 
‘‘(3) discharge or in any other manner retaliate 
against any employee or prospective employee be-
cause the employee— 
‘‘(A) opposed any act or practice made un-
lawful by this section or made or is about to 
make a complaint relating to any act or prac-
tice made unlawful by this section; or 
‘‘(B) testified or is about to testify, assist, 
or participate in any manner in an investigation 
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or proceeding relating to any act or practice 
made unlawful by this section.’’. 
(b) PENALTIES.—Section 16 of such Act (29 U.S.C. 
216) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
subsection: 
‘‘(f)(1) Any person who violates the provisions of sec-
tion 8 shall— 
‘‘(A) be subject to a civil penalty of $5,000 for 
a first offense, increased by an additional $1,000 for 
each subsequent offense, not to exceed $10,000; and 
‘‘(B) be liable to each employee or prospective 
employee who was the subject of the violation for 
special damages not to exceed $10,000 plus attor-
neys’ fees, and shall be subject to such injunctive re-
lief as may be appropriate. 
‘‘(2) An action to recover the liability described in 
paragraph (1)(B) may be maintained against any em-
ployer (including a public agency) in any Federal or State 
court of competent jurisdiction by any one or more em-
ployees or prospective employees for and in behalf of him-
self or themselves and other employees similarly situ-
ated.’’. 
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SEC. 3043. PRIVATE RIGHT OF ACTION UNDER THE NA-
TIONAL LABOR RELATIONS ACT. 
Section 10 of the National Labor Relations Act (29 
U.S.C. 160) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(n) In addition to filing a charge alleging an unfair 
labor practice with the Board in accordance with this Act, 
a person alleging an unfair labor practice by an employer 
in violation of section 8(a)(3) may, not later than 180 days 
after the date of such violation, bring a civil action in the 
appropriate district court of the United States against the 
employer for such violation. The court may grant any re-
lief described in section 706(g) of the Civil Rights Act of 
1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000e–5) or section 1977A(b) of the Re-
vised Statutes of the United States (42 U.S.C. 1981a(b)), 
and may allow the prevailing party a reasonable attorney’s 
fee (including expert witness fees) as part of the costs.’’. 
SEC. 3044. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that— 
(1) African-American young men ages 18 to 39 
are the hardest hit in unemployment, with an unem-
ployment rate of 41 percent nationally, and in some 
States and cities, especially inner cities, higher than 
50 percent; 
(2) this extraordinarily high unemployment rate 
has a terrible rippling impact on the breakdown of 
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the family structure, as men in this age group are 
in the primary child-producing ages; and 
(3) an unemployment rate of 40 to 50 percent 
among African-American young men, many of who 
are fathers who, without jobs, and are unable to pro-
vide for their families, is not only a national crisis 
but a national tragedy. 
(b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this Act is to secure 
jobs, on-the-job training, and apprenticeships for African- 
American young men ages 18 to 39 with the labor unions, 
general contractors, and businesses who will rebuild the 
Nation’s crumbling infrastructure in cities and commu-
nities throughout the Nation. 
SEC. 3045. URGING EMPLOYMENT, ON-THE-JOB TRAINING, 
AND APPRENTICESHIPS FOR UNEMPLOYED 
AFRICAN-AMERICAN 
YOUNG 
MEN 
IN 
RE-
BUILDING THE NATION’S CRUMBLING INFRA-
STRUCTURE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Labor shall 
strongly and urgently request those labor unions, general 
contractors, and businesses, who will rebuild the Nation’s 
crumbling infrastructure, transportation systems, tech-
nology and computer networks, and energy distribution 
systems, to actively recruit, hire, and provide on-the-job 
training to African-American young men ages 18 to 39 
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through their existing jobs, apprenticeships, and ‘‘earn 
while you learn’’ programs. The Secretary shall provide 
assistance to such labor unions, general contractors, and 
businesses through every means available to help coordi-
nate the recruitment of such individuals for such jobs, on- 
the-job training, and apprenticeships. 
(b) COORDINATION.—The jobs, on-the-job training, 
and apprenticeships made available by labor unions, gen-
eral contractors, and businesses described in subsection 
(a) shall be conducted in conjunction with the Secretary 
of Labor and the labor unions and other associations 
which have been identified as those primarily involved in 
the infrastructure rebuilding described in such subsection, 
including the International Brotherhood of Electrical 
Workers (IBEW), the United Association of Journeymen 
and Apprentices of the Plumbing and Pipe Fitting Indus-
try of the United States and Canada, the International 
Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental and Rein-
forcing Iron Workers Union, the International Brother-
hood of Teamsters, the National Electrical Contractors 
Association, the International Association of Sheet Metal, 
Air, Rail and Transportation Workers (SMART), the La-
borers’ International Union of North America (LIUNA), 
the International Union of Operating Engineers (IUOE), 
and the United Steelworkers (USW). Such coordination 
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shall also be done in conjunction with the National Joint 
Apprenticeship and Training Committee, which allows ap-
prentices to earn while they learn. 
(c) RECRUITMENT.—The labor unions, general con-
tractors, and businesses described in subsections (a) and 
(b) shall recruit African-American young men for the jobs, 
on-the-job training, and apprenticeships described in sub-
section (a) by reaching out and seeking assistance from 
within the African-American community, churches, the 
National Urban League, the NAACP, 100 Black Men of 
America, high school and college job placement offices, 
media outlets, and other African-American organizations 
that can offer valuable assistance to the Secretary of 
Labor, the labor unions, general contractors, and busi-
nesses with identifying, locating, and contacting unem-
ployed African-American young men who want jobs, on- 
the-job training, and apprenticeships. These African- 
American organizations have a long and rich history of 
working to improve the lives of African-Americans, and 
can be very helpful in successfully reaching, contacting, 
and recruiting unemployed African-American young men. 
SEC. 3046. SENSE OF CONGRESS. 
It is the sense of Congress that this Act— 
(1) while rebuilding the crumbling infrastruc-
ture of this great Nation, will simultaneously help 
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create good paying jobs and job training that will 
provide African-American young men ages 18 to 39 
with the technical skills, computer capabilities, and 
other skills necessary in this high technology-driven 
job market, thus providing African-American young 
men with highly developed skills that will make them 
very competitive and attractive to many employers; 
and 
(2) greatly exemplifies and strengthens the high 
nobility of purpose that is the founding grace of this 
great Nation. 
SEC. 3047. INCREASE IN RESEARCH CREDIT FOR CON-
TRACTED RESEARCH WITH UNITED STATES 
BUSINESSES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 41 of the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986 is amended by inserting after sub-
section (g) the following new subsection: 
‘‘(h) SPECIAL RULE FOR CONTRACTED RESEARCH 
WITH UNITED STATES MANUFACTURING BUSINESS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—If the taxpayer elects the 
application of this subsection, subsection (a)(1) shall 
be applied by substituting ‘25 percent’ for ‘20 per-
cent’ with respect to qualified United States re-
search expenses. 
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‘‘(2) QUALIFIED
UNITED
STATES
RESEARCH 
EXPENSES.—For purposes of this subsection, the 
term ‘qualified United States research expenses’ 
means any amount paid or incurred by the taxpayer 
to any person (other than an employee of the tax-
payer) for qualified research, substantially all of 
which occurs in the United States. 
‘‘(3) SEPARATE APPLICATION OF SECTION.—In 
the case of any election of the application of this 
subsection, this section shall be applied separately 
with respect to qualified United States research ex-
penses.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to amounts paid or incurred for 
taxable years beginning after the date of the enactment 
of this Act. 
SEC. 3048. HOMELAND SECURITY CYBERSECURITY WORK-
FORCE; PERSONNEL AUTHORITIES. 
(a) HOMELAND SECURITY CYBERSECURITY WORK-
FORCE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle C of title II of the 
Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 141 et 
seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following 
new section: 
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‘‘SEC. 230A. CYBERSECURITY OCCUPATION CATEGORIES, 
WORKFORCE ASSESSMENT, AND STRATEGY. 
‘‘(a) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the 
‘Homeland Security Cybersecurity Boots-on-the-Ground 
Act’. 
‘‘(b) CYBERSECURITY OCCUPATION CATEGORIES.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days 
after the date of the enactment of this section, the 
Secretary shall develop and issue comprehensive oc-
cupation categories for individuals performing activi-
ties in furtherance of the cybersecurity mission of 
the Department. 
‘‘(2) APPLICABILITY.—The Secretary shall en-
sure that the comprehensive occupation categories 
issued under paragraph (1) are used throughout the 
Department and are made available to other Federal 
agencies. 
‘‘(c) CYBERSECURITY WORKFORCE ASSESSMENT.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this section and 
annually thereafter, the Secretary shall assess the 
readiness and capacity of the workforce of the De-
partment to meet its cybersecurity mission. 
‘‘(2) CONTENTS.—The assessment required 
under paragraph (1) shall, at a minimum, include 
the following: 
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‘‘(A) Information where cybersecurity posi-
tions are located within the Department, speci-
fied in accordance with the cybersecurity occu-
pation categories issued under subsection (b). 
‘‘(B) Information on which cybersecurity 
positions are— 
‘‘(i) performed by— 
‘‘(I) permanent full time depart-
mental employees, together with de-
mographic information about such 
employees’ race, ethnicity, gender, dis-
ability status, and veterans status; 
‘‘(II) individuals employed by 
independent contractors; and 
‘‘(III) individuals employed by 
other Federal agencies, including the 
National Security Agency; and 
‘‘(ii) vacant. 
‘‘(C) The number of individuals hired by 
the Department pursuant to the authority 
granted to the Secretary in 2009 to permit the 
Secretary to fill 1,000 cybersecurity positions 
across the Department over a three year period, 
and information on what challenges, if any, 
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were encountered with respect to the implemen-
tation of such authority. 
‘‘(D) Information on vacancies within the 
Department’s cybersecurity supervisory work-
force, from first line supervisory positions 
through senior departmental cybersecurity posi-
tions. 
‘‘(E) Information on the percentage of in-
dividuals within each cybersecurity occupation 
category who received essential training to per-
form their jobs, and in cases in which such 
training is not received, information on what 
challenges, if any, were encountered with re-
spect to the provision of such training. 
‘‘(F) Information on recruiting costs in-
curred with respect to efforts to fill cybersecu-
rity positions across the Department in a man-
ner that allows for tracking of overall recruiting 
and identifying areas for better coordination 
and leveraging of resources within the Depart-
ment. 
‘‘(d) WORKFORCE STRATEGY.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this section, the 
Secretary shall develop, maintain, and, as necessary, 
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update, a comprehensive workforce strategy that en-
hances the readiness, capacity, training, recruitment, 
and retention of the cybersecurity workforce of the 
Department. 
‘‘(2) CONTENTS.—The comprehensive work-
force strategy developed under paragraph (1) shall 
include— 
‘‘(A) a multiphased recruitment plan, in-
cluding relating to experienced professionals, 
members of disadvantaged or underserved com-
munities, the unemployed, and veterans; 
‘‘(B) a 5-year implementation plan; 
‘‘(C) a 10-year projection of the Depart-
ment’s cybersecurity workforce needs; and 
‘‘(D) obstacles impeding the hiring and de-
velopment of a cybersecurity workforce at the 
Department. 
‘‘(e) INFORMATION SECURITY TRAINING.—Not later 
than 270 days after the date of the enactment of this sec-
tion, the Secretary shall establish and maintain a process 
to verify on an ongoing basis that individuals employed 
by independent contractors who serve in cybersecurity po-
sitions at the Department receive initial and recurrent in-
formation security training comprised of general security 
awareness training necessary to perform their job func-
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tions, and role-based security training that is commensu-
rate with assigned responsibilities. The Secretary shall 
maintain documentation to ensure that training provided 
to an individual under this subsection meets or exceeds 
requirements for such individual’s job function. 
‘‘(f) UPDATES.—The Secretary shall submit to the 
appropriate congressional committees annual updates re-
garding the cybersecurity workforce assessment required 
under subsection (c), information on the progress of car-
rying out the comprehensive workforce strategy developed 
under subsection (d), and information on the status of the 
implementation of the information security training re-
quired under subsection (e). 
‘‘(g) GAO STUDY.—The Secretary shall provide the 
Comptroller General of the United States with information 
on the cybersecurity workforce assessment required under 
subsection (c) and progress on carrying out the com-
prehensive workforce strategy developed under subsection 
(d). The Comptroller General shall submit to the Sec-
retary and the appropriate congressional committees a 
study on such assessment and strategy. 
‘‘(h) CYBERSECURITY FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM.—Not 
later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of 
this section, the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate 
congressional committees a report on the feasibility of es-
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tablishing a Cybersecurity Fellowship Program to offer a 
tuition payment plan for undergraduate and doctoral can-
didates who agree to work for the Department for an 
agreed-upon period of time.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of con-
tents in section 1(b) of the Homeland Security Act 
of 2002 is amended by inserting after the item relat-
ing to section 230 the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 230A. Cybersecurity occupation categories, workforce assessment, and 
strategy.’’. 
(b) PERSONNEL AUTHORITIES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle C of title II of the 
Homeland Security Act of 2002, as amended by sub-
section (a)(1) of this section, is further amended by 
adding at the end the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 230B. PERSONNEL AUTHORITIES. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.— 
‘‘(1) PERSONNEL
AUTHORITIES.—The Sec-
retary may exercise with respect to qualified employ-
ees of the Department the same authority that the 
Secretary of Defense has with respect to civilian in-
telligence personnel and the scholarship program 
under sections 1601, 1602, 1603, and 2200a of title 
10, United States Code, to establish as positions in 
the excepted service, appoint individuals to such po-
sitions, fix pay, and pay a retention bonus to any 
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employee appointed under this section if the Sec-
retary determines that such is needed to retain es-
sential personnel. Before announcing the payment of 
a bonus under this paragraph, the Secretary shall 
submit to the Committee on Homeland Security of 
the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the 
Senate a written explanation of such determination. 
Such authority shall be exercised— 
‘‘(A) to the same extent and subject to the 
same conditions and limitations that the Sec-
retary of Defense may exercise such authority 
with respect to civilian intelligence personnel of 
the Department of Defense; and 
‘‘(B) in a manner consistent with the merit 
system principles set forth in section 2301 of 
title 5, United States Code. 
‘‘(2) CIVIL
SERVICE
PROTECTIONS.—Sections 
1221 and 2302, and chapter 75 of title 5, United 
States Code, shall apply to the positions established 
pursuant to the authorities provided under para-
graph (1). 
‘‘(3) PLAN
FOR
EXECUTION
OF
AUTHORI-
TIES.—Not later than 120 days after the date of the 
enactment of this section, the Secretary shall submit 
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to the Committee on Homeland Security of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the 
Senate a report that contains a plan for the use of 
the authorities provided under this subsection. 
‘‘(b) ANNUAL REPORT.—Not later than one year 
after the date of the enactment of this section and annu-
ally thereafter for four years, the Secretary shall submit 
to the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of 
Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security 
and Governmental Affairs of the Senate a detailed report 
(including appropriate metrics on actions occurring during 
the reporting period) that discusses the processes used by 
the Secretary in implementing this section and accepting 
applications, assessing candidates, ensuring adherence to 
veterans’ preference, and selecting applicants for vacancies 
to be filled by a qualified employee. 
‘‘(c) DEFINITION
OF QUALIFIED EMPLOYEE.—In 
this section, the term ‘qualified employee’ means an em-
ployee who performs functions relating to the security of 
Federal civilian information systems, critical infrastruc-
ture information systems, or networks of either of such 
systems.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of con-
tents in section 1(b) of such Act is amended by in-
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serting after the item relating to section 230A (as 
added by subsection (a)(2) of this section) the fol-
lowing new item: 
‘‘Sec. 230B. Personnel authorities.’’. 
(c) CLARIFICATION REGARDING AUTHORIZATION OF 
APPROPRIATIONS.—No additional amounts are authorized 
to be appropriated by reason of this section or the amend-
ments made by this section. 
SEC. 3049. PROTECTING SOCIAL SECURITY, RAILROAD RE-
TIREMENT, 
AND 
BLACK 
LUNG 
BENEFITS 
FROM ADMINISTRATIVE OFFSET. 
(a) PROHIBITION ON ADMINISTRATIVE OFFSET AU-
THORITY.— 
(1) ASSIGNMENT
UNDER
SOCIAL
SECURITY 
ACT.—Section 207 of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 407) is amended by adding at the end the 
following new subsection: 
‘‘(d) Subparagraphs (A), (C), and (D) of section 
3716(c)(3) of title 31, United States Code, as such sub-
paragraphs were in effect on the date before the date of 
enactment of the Jobs and Justice Act of 2018, shall be 
null and void and of no effect.’’. 
(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(A) Section 14(a) of the Railroad Retire-
ment Act of 1974 (45 U.S.C. 231m(a)) is 
amended by adding at the end the following: ‘‘. 
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The provisions of section 207(d) of the Social 
Security Act shall apply with respect to this 
title to the same extent as they apply in the 
case of title II of such Act.’’. 
(B) Section 2(e) of the Railroad Unem-
ployment Insurance Act (45 U.S.C. 352(e)) is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘The provisions of section 207(d) of the Social 
Security Act shall apply with respect to this 
title to the same extent as they apply in the 
case of title II of such Act.’’. 
(b) REPEAL OF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFSET AUTHOR-
ITY.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Paragraph (3) of section 
3716(c) of title 31, United States Code, is amend-
ed— 
(A) 
by 
striking 
‘‘(3)(A)(i) 
Notwith-
standing’’ and all that follows through ‘‘any 
overpayment under such program).’’; 
(B) by striking subparagraphs (C) and 
(D); and 
(C) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as 
paragraph (3). 
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(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Paragraph (5) 
of such section is amended by striking ‘‘the Commis-
sioner of Social Security and’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to any collection by administrative 
offset occurring on or after the date of enactment of this 
Act of a claim arising before, on, or after the date of en-
actment of this Act. 
SEC. 3050. EXPANSION OF AUTHORITY FOR NONCOMPETI-
TIVE APPOINTMENTS OF MILITARY SPOUSES 
BY FEDERAL AGENCIES. 
(a) EXPANSION TO INCLUDE ALL SPOUSES OF MEM-
BERS OF THE ARMED FORCES ON ACTIVE DUTY.—Sec-
tion 3330d of title 5, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) by striking paragraphs (3), (4), and 
(5); and 
(B) by redesignating paragraph (6) as 
paragraph (3); 
(2) by striking subsections (b) and (c) and in-
serting the following new subsection (b): 
‘‘(b) APPOINTMENT AUTHORITY.—The head of an 
agency may appoint noncompetitively— 
‘‘(1) a spouse of a member of the Armed Forces 
on active duty; or 
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‘‘(2) a spouse of a disabled or deceased member 
of the Armed Forces.’’; 
(3) by redesignating subsection (d) as sub-
section (c); and 
(4) in subsection (c), as so redesignated, by 
striking ‘‘subsection (a)(6)’’ in paragraph (1) and 
inserting ‘‘subsection (a)(3)’’. 
(b) HEADING AMENDMENT.—The heading of such 
section is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘§ 3330d. Appointment of military spouses’’. 
(c) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
at the beginning of chapter 33 of such title is amended 
by striking the item relating to section 3330d and insert-
ing the following new item: 
‘‘3330d. Appointment of military spouses.’’. 
SEC. 3051. REPORT ON MECHANISMS TO INCREASE PAR-
TICIPATION IN DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 
CONTRACTS OF FIRMS WITH PROGRAMS TO 
EMPLOY MILITARY SPOUSES. 
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit 
to Congress a report that sets forth various mechanisms 
to be used by the Department of Defense to increase the 
participation in Department contracts of businesses that 
implement and maintain programs to employ military 
spouses. For each mechanism set forth, the report shall 
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include a recommendation for the legislative or adminis-
trative action necessary to implement such mechanism. 
SEC. 3052. IMPROVEMENT OF EDUCATION AND CAREER OP-
PORTUNITIES 
PROGRAMS 
FOR 
MILITARY 
SPOUSES. 
(a) OUTREACH ON AVAILABILITY OF MYCAA PRO-
GRAM.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense 
shall take appropriate actions to ensure that military 
spouses who are eligible for participation in the My 
Career Advancement Account (MyCAA) program of 
the Department of Defense are, to extent prac-
ticable, made aware of the program and their eligi-
bility for the program. 
(2) DIGITAL
ADVERTISEMENT.—The actions 
taken by the Secretary pursuant to paragraph (1) 
shall include a state-of-the-art digital advertising 
campaign on the My Career Advancement Account 
program designed to target military spouses. 
(3) DOD REPORT.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary shall submit to Congress a report setting 
forth the following: 
(A) An assessment of the extent to which 
military spouses who are eligible for the My Ca-
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reer Advancement Account program are aware 
of the program and their eligibility for the pro-
gram. 
(B) A description of the levels of participa-
tion in the My Career Advancement Account 
program among military spouses who are eligi-
ble to participate in the program. 
(4) COMPTROLLER
GENERAL
REPORT.—Not 
later than 180 days after the submittal of the report 
required by paragraph (3), the Comptroller General 
of the United States shall submit to Congress a re-
port setting forth the following: 
(A) An assessment of the report under 
paragraph (3). 
(B) Such recommendations as the Comp-
troller General considers appropriate regarding 
the following: 
(i) Mechanisms to increase awareness 
of the My Career Advancement Account 
program among military spouses who are 
eligible to participate in the program. 
(ii) Mechanisms to increase participa-
tion in the My Career Advancement Ac-
count program among military spouses 
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who are eligible to participate in the pro-
gram. 
(b) TRAINING FOR INSTALLATION CAREER COUN-
SELORS ON MYCAA PROGRAM.—The Secretaries of the 
military departments shall take appropriate actions to en-
sure that career counselors at military installations receive 
appropriate training and current information on eligibility 
for and use of benefits under the My Career Advancement 
Account program, including financial assistance to cover 
costs associated with professional recertification, port-
ability of occupational licenses, professional credential 
exams, and other mechanisms in connection with the port-
ability of professional licenses. 
(c) REPORT ON EXPANSION OF SECO PROGRAM.— 
The Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a re-
port setting forth a proposal for the expansion of special-
ized coaching modules within the Spouse Education and 
Career Opportunities (SECO) Program of the Department 
of Defense. 
SEC. 3053. MILITARY FAMILY CHILDCARE MATTERS. 
(a) ASSESSMENT OF USE OF SUBSIDIZED, OFF-IN-
STALLATION CHILDCARE SERVICES.—Subsection (a) of 
section 575 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115–91) is amended by 
adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
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‘‘(5) Modifying the rate of use of subsidized, 
off-installation childcare services by military families 
in light of the full implementation of MilitaryChild-
Care.com, including whether the availability of off- 
installation childcare services for military families 
could be increased by altering policies of the Armed 
Forces on capping the amount of subsidies for mili-
tary families for such services based on the cost of 
living for families and the average cost of civilian 
childcare services.’’. 
(b) PROVISIONAL OR INTERIM CLEARANCES TO PRO-
VIDE CHILDCARE SERVICES.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense 
shall implement a policy to permit the issuance of 
clearances on a provisional or interim basis for the 
provision of childcare services at military childcare 
centers. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—The policy required by this 
subsection shall provide for the following: 
(A) Any clearance issued under the policy 
shall be temporary and contingent upon the sat-
isfaction of such requirements for the issuance 
of a clearance on a permanent basis as the Sec-
retary considers appropriate. 
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(B) Any individual issued a clearance on a 
provisional or interim basis under the policy 
shall be subject to such supervision in the provi-
sion of childcare services using such clearance 
as the Secretary considers appropriate. 
(3) CLEARANCE DEFINED.—In this subsection, 
the term ‘‘clearance’’, with respect to an individual 
and the provision of childcare services, means the 
formal approval of the individual, after appropriate 
vetting and other review, to provide childcare serv-
ices to children at a military childcare center of the 
Department of Defense. 
SEC. 3054. EXPANSION OF PERIOD OF AVAILABILITY OF 
MILITARY ONESOURCE PROGRAM FOR RE-
TIRED AND DISCHARGED MEMBERS OF THE 
ARMED FORCES AND THEIR IMMEDIATE FAM-
ILIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Under regulations prescribed by 
the Secretary of Defense, the period of eligibility for the 
Military OneSource program of the Department of De-
fense of an eligible individual retired, discharged, or other-
wise released from the Armed Forces, and for the eligible 
immediate family members of such an individual, shall be 
the one-year period beginning on the date the retirement, 
discharge, or release, as applicable, of such individual. 
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(b) OUTREACH.—The Secretary shall undertake a 
marketing and advertising campaign designed to inform 
military families and families of veterans of the Armed 
Forces of the wide range of benefits available through the 
Military OneSource program. The campaign shall include 
well-researched and targeted marketing and advertising 
collateral issued at the following: 
(1) Offices at military installations that issue 
identification cards. 
(2) Locations at which activities under the 
Transition Assistance Program (TAP) are being car-
ried out. 
SEC. 
3055. 
TRANSITION 
ASSISTANCE 
FOR 
MILITARY 
SPOUSES. 
(a) TRANSITION ASSISTANCE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter I of chapter 88 
of title 10, United States Code, is amended by in-
serting after section 1784a the following new sec-
tion: 
‘‘§ 1784b. Employment assistance, job training assist-
ance, and other transitional assistance 
for 
military 
spouses: 
Department 
of 
Labor 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out the program of 
assistance and services required by section 1144 of this 
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title, the Secretary of Labor, in conjunction with the Sec-
retary of Defense, the Secretary of Homeland Security, 
and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, shall also maintain 
a program of counseling, assistance, help, and related in-
formation and services for spouses of members of the 
armed forces covered by that section in order to assist 
such spouses during the transition of such members to ci-
vilian life. 
‘‘(b) ELEMENTS.—The counseling, assistance, help, 
and information and services available under the program 
under this section shall be the following: 
‘‘(1) Such counseling, assistance, help, and in-
formation and services as are available to members 
under section 1144 of this title and are suitable to 
assist spouses during the transition of members as 
described in subsection (a). 
‘‘(2) Such other counseling, assistance, help, 
and information and services to assist spouses dur-
ing such transition as the Secretaries consider ap-
propriate for purposes of the program. 
‘‘(c) PARTICIPATION.—A spouse is eligible to partici-
pate in the program under this section during any period 
in which the spouse’s member is eligible to participate in 
the program of assistance and services required by section 
1144 of this title. 
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‘‘(d) USE OF PERSONNEL AND ORGANIZATIONS.—In 
carrying out the program under this section, the Secre-
taries may use any of the authorities, personnel, organiza-
tions, and other resources available for the program of as-
sistance and services required by section 1144 of this title 
that the Secretaries consider appropriate for the effective 
operation of the program under this section.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions at the beginning of subchapter I of chapter 88 
of such title is amended by inserting after the item 
relating to section 1784a the following new item: 
‘‘1784b. Employment assistance, job training assistance, and other transitional 
assistance for military spouses: Department of Labor.’’. 
(3) EFFECTIVE DATE AND COMMENCEMENT OF 
PROGRAM.—The amendments made by this sub-
section shall take effect on the date of the enactment 
of this Act. The Secretary of Labor shall commence 
the program required by section 1784b of title 10, 
United States Code (as added by such amendments), 
by such date, not later than one year after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, as the Secretary con-
siders practicable. 
(b) PARTICIPATION OF SPOUSES IN TAP FOR MEM-
BERS.—Section 1144 of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended— 
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(1) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ‘‘and the 
spouses of such members’’; 
(2) in subsection (c), by inserting ‘‘OF MEM-
BERS’’ after ‘‘PARTICIPATION’’; 
(3) by redesignating subsections (d) and (e) as 
subsections (e) and (f), respectively; and 
(4) by inserting after subsection (c) the fol-
lowing new subsection (d): 
‘‘(d) PARTICIPATION OF SPOUSES.—The Secretaries 
shall permit the spouses of members participating in the 
program carried out under this section to participate in 
the receipt by such members of assistance and services 
provided under the program to the extent that the partici-
pation of such spouses in receipt of such assistance and 
services will assist such members and spouses in maxi-
mizing the benefits of the program carried out under this 
section.’’. 
SEC. 3056. PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS ON HEALTH, 
SAFETY, WELFARE, AND MORALE OF MILI-
TARY FAMILIES. 
(a) PLAN
FOR INITIATIVE REQUIRED.—The Sec-
retary of Defense shall, acting through the Office of Com-
munity Relations of the Department of Defense, submit 
to Congress a report setting forth a proposal for one or 
more initiatives between the military departments and ap-
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propriate non-Federal entities for public-private partner-
ships designed to support and enhance the health, safety, 
welfare, and morale of military families. The initiatives 
shall be designed to provide the military departments flexi-
bility in the commitment of resources to the partnerships 
according to the unique requirements of the military de-
partments and the Armed Forces. 
(b) INITIATIVE ELEMENTS.—In identifying appro-
priate elements for the initiatives described in subsection 
(a), the Secretary shall take into account the results of 
the following: 
(1) Two current studies by the Office of the 
Secretary of Defense on the health, safety, welfare, 
and morale of military families. 
(2) The public-private partnership initiative of 
the Department of Veterans Affairs on the health, 
safety, welfare, and morale of families of veterans. 
SEC. 3057. SMALL BUSINESS ACTIVITIES OF MILITARY 
SPOUSES ON MILITARY INSTALLATIONS. 
(a) ASSESSMENT OF SMALL BUSINESS ACTIVITY.— 
The Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a re-
port setting forth an assessment of the feasibility and ad-
visability of encouraging entrepreneurship among military 
spouses by permitting military spouses to engage in small 
business activities on military installations and in partner-
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ship with commissaries, exchange stores, and other mo-
rale, welfare, and recreation facilities of the Armed 
Forces. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The assessment shall— 
(1) take into account the usage by military 
spouses of installation facilities, utilities, and other 
resources in the conduct of small business activities 
on military installations and such other matters in 
connection with the conduct of such business activi-
ties by military spouses as the Secretary considers 
appropriate; and 
(2) seek to identify mechanisms to ensure that 
costs and fees associated with the usage by military 
spouses of such facilities, utilities, and other re-
sources in connection with such business activities 
does not meaningfully curtail or eliminate the oppor-
tunity for military spouses to profit reasonably from 
such business activities. 
SEC. 3058. REPORT ON ASSESSMENT OF FREQUENCY OF 
PERMANENT CHANGES OF STATION OF MEM-
BERS OF THE ARMED FORCES ON EMPLOY-
MENT AMONG MILITARY SPOUSES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall 
submit to Congress a report setting forth an assessment 
of the effects of the frequency of permanent changes of 
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station (PCS) of members of the Armed Forces on sta-
bility of employment among military spouses. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The report under subsection (a) 
shall include the following: 
(1) An assessment of the effects of the fre-
quency of permanent changes of station of members 
of the Armed Forces on stability of employment 
among military spouses, including the contribution 
of frequent permanent changes of station to unem-
ployment or underemployment among military 
spouses. 
(2) An assessment of the effects of unemploy-
ment and underemployment among military spouses 
on force readiness. 
(3) Such recommendations as the Secretary 
considers appropriate regarding legislative or admin-
istration action to achieve force readiness and sta-
bilization through the minimization of the impacts of 
frequent permanent changes on stability of employ-
ment among military spouses. 
TITLE IV—HEALTH 
SEC. 4001. STUDY ON THE UNINSURED. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Health and 
Human Services (in this section referred to as the ‘‘Sec-
retary’’) shall— 
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(1) conduct a study, in accordance with the 
standards under section 3101 of the Public Health 
Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300kk), on the demographic 
characteristics of the population of individuals who 
do not have health insurance coverage; 
(2) include in such study an analysis of the 
usage by such population of emergency room and ur-
gent care facilities; and 
(3) predict, based on such study, the demo-
graphic characteristics of the population of individ-
uals who would remain without health insurance cov-
erage after the end of open enrollment or any special 
enrollment period. 
(b) REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 12 months 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary shall submit to the Congress the results of 
the study under subsection (a) and the prediction 
made under subsection (a)(3). 
(2) REPORTING OF DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTER-
ISTICS.—The Secretary shall report the demographic 
characteristics under paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) of 
subsection (a) on the basis of racial and ethnic 
group, and shall stratify the reporting on each racial 
and ethnic group by other demographic characteris-
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tics that can impact access to health insurance cov-
erage, such as sexual orientation, gender identity, 
primary language, disability status, sex, socio-
economic status, age group, and citizenship and im-
migration status. 
SEC. 4002. VOLUNTEER DENTAL PROJECTS AND ACTION 
FOR DENTAL HEALTH PROGRAM. 
Section 317M of the Public Health Service Act (42 
U.S.C. 247b–14) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsections (e) and (f) as 
(g) and (h), respectively; 
(2) by inserting after subsection (d), the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(e) GRANTS TO SUPPORT VOLUNTEER DENTAL 
PROJECTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary, acting 
through the Director of the Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention, may award grants to or 
enter into contracts with eligible entities to obtain 
portable or mobile dental equipment, and pay for ap-
propriate operational costs, for the provision of free 
dental services to underserved populations that are 
delivered in a manner consistent with State licensing 
laws. 
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‘‘(2) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—In this subsection, the 
term ‘eligible entity’ includes a State or local dental 
association, a State oral health program, a dental 
education, dental hygiene education, or postdoctoral 
dental education program accredited by the Commis-
sion on Dental Accreditation, and a community- 
based organization that partners with an academic 
institution, that— 
‘‘(A) is exempt from tax under section 
501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986; 
and 
‘‘(B) offers a free dental services program 
for underserved populations. 
‘‘(f) ACTION FOR DENTAL HEALTH PROGRAM.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary, acting 
through the Director of the Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention, may award grants to or 
enter into contracts with eligible entities to collabo-
rate with State, county, or local public officials and 
other stakeholders to develop and implement initia-
tives to accomplish any of the following goals: 
‘‘(A) To improve oral health education and 
dental disease prevention, including community- 
wide prevention programs, use of dental 
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sealants and fluoride varnish, and increasing 
oral health literacy. 
‘‘(B) To make the health care delivery sys-
tem providing dental services more accessible 
and efficient through the development and ex-
pansion of outreach programs that will facili-
tate the establishment of dental homes for chil-
dren and adults, including the aged, blind, and 
disabled populations. 
‘‘(C) To reduce geographic, language, cul-
tural, and similar barriers in the provision of 
dental services. 
‘‘(D) To help reduce the use of emergency 
departments by those who seek dental services 
more appropriately delivered in a dental pri-
mary care setting. 
‘‘(E) To facilitate the provision of dental 
care to nursing home residents who are dis-
proportionately affected by lack of care. 
‘‘(2) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—In this subsection, the 
term ‘eligible entity’ includes a State or local dental 
association, a State oral health program, or a dental 
education, dental hygiene, or postdoctoral dental 
education program accredited by the Commission on 
Dental Accreditation, and a community-based orga-
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nization that partners with an academic institution, 
that— 
‘‘(A) is exempt from tax under section 
501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986; 
and 
‘‘(B) partners with public and private 
stakeholders to facilitate the provision of dental 
services for underserved populations.’’; and 
(3) in subsection (h), as redesignated by para-
graph (1), by striking ‘‘fiscal years 2001 through 
2005’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal years 2016 through 
2020’’. 
SEC. 4003. CRITICAL ACCESS HOSPITAL IMPROVEMENTS. 
(a) ELIMINATION OF ISOLATION TEST FOR COST- 
BASED AMBULANCE REIMBURSEMENT.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Section 1834(l)(8) of the 
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395m(l)(8)) is 
amended— 
(A) in subparagraph (B)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘owned and’’; and 
(ii) by inserting ‘‘(including when 
such services are provided by the entity 
under an arrangement with the hospital)’’ 
after ‘‘hospital’’; and 
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(B) by striking the comma at the end of 
subparagraph (B) and all that follows and in-
serting a period. 
(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made 
by this subsection shall apply to services furnished 
on or after January 1, 2019. 
(b) PROVISION OF A MORE FLEXIBLE ALTERNATIVE 
TO THE CAH DESIGNATION 25 INPATIENT BED LIMIT 
REQUIREMENT.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Section 1820(c)(2) of the 
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395i–4(c)(2)) is 
amended— 
(A) in subparagraph (B)(iii), by striking 
‘‘provides not more than’’ and inserting ‘‘sub-
ject to subparagraph (F), provides not more 
than’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following new 
subparagraph: 
‘‘(F) ALTERNATIVE TO 25 INPATIENT BED 
LIMIT REQUIREMENT.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—A State may elect 
to treat a facility, with respect to the des-
ignation of the facility for a cost-reporting 
period, as satisfying the requirement of 
subparagraph (B)(iii) relating to a max-
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imum number of acute care inpatient beds 
if the facility elects, in accordance with a 
method specified by the Secretary and be-
fore the beginning of the cost reporting pe-
riod, to meet the requirement under clause 
(ii). 
‘‘(ii) ALTERNATE
REQUIREMENT.— 
The requirement under this clause, with 
respect to a facility and a cost-reporting 
period, is that the total number of inpa-
tient bed days described in subparagraph 
(B)(iii) during such period will not exceed 
7,300. For purposes of this subparagraph, 
an individual who is an inpatient in a bed 
in the facility for a single day shall be 
counted as one inpatient bed day. 
‘‘(iii) WITHDRAWAL OF ELECTION.— 
The option described in clause (i) shall not 
apply to a facility for a cost-reporting pe-
riod if the facility (for any two consecutive 
cost-reporting periods during the previous 
5 cost-reporting periods) was treated under 
such option and had a total number of in-
patient bed days for each of such two cost- 
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reporting periods that exceeded the num-
ber specified in such clause.’’. 
(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made 
by paragraph (1) shall apply to cost-reporting peri-
ods beginning on or after the date of the enactment 
of this Act. 
SEC. 4004. COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER COLLABORATIVE 
ACCESS EXPANSION. 
Section 330 of the Public Health Service Act (42 
U.S.C. 254b) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(s) MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS.— 
‘‘(1) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION WITH RESPECT 
TO RURAL HEALTH CLINICS.—Nothing in this sec-
tion shall be construed to prevent a community 
health center from contracting with a federally cer-
tified rural health clinic (as defined by section 
1861(aa)(2) of the Social Security Act) for the deliv-
ery of primary health care and other mental, dental, 
and physical health services that are available at the 
rural health clinic to individuals who would other-
wise be eligible for free or reduced cost care if that 
individual were able to obtain that care at the com-
munity health center. Such services may be limited 
in scope to those primary health care and other 
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mental, dental, and physical health services available 
in that rural health clinic. 
‘‘(2) ENABLING SERVICES.—To the extent pos-
sible, enabling services such as transportation and 
translation assistance shall be provided by rural 
health clinics described in paragraph (1). 
‘‘(3) ASSURANCES.—In order for a rural health 
clinic to receive funds under this section through a 
contract with a community health center for the de-
livery of primary health care and other services de-
scribed in paragraph (1), such rural health clinic 
shall establish policies to ensure— 
‘‘(A) nondiscrimination based upon the 
ability of a patient to pay; 
‘‘(B) the establishment of a sliding fee 
scale for low-income patients; and 
‘‘(C) any such services should be subject to 
full reimbursement according to the Prospective 
Payment System scale.’’. 
SEC. 4005. IMPROVING OPPORTUNITY DIAPER DISTRIBU-
TION DEMONSTRATION PROJECT. 
Part P of title III of the Public Health Service Act 
(42 U.S.C. 280g et seq.) is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
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‘‘SEC. 399V–7. DIAPER DISTRIBUTION DEMONSTRATION 
PROJECT. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, acting through 
the Administration for Children and Families, shall make 
grants to eligible entities to conduct demonstration 
projects that implement and evaluate strategies to help 
families with eligible children to address the diapering 
needs of such children. 
‘‘(b) USE OF FUNDS.—Amounts provided through a 
grant under this section shall be used to— 
‘‘(1) fund diaper distribution demonstration 
projects that will reduce the substantial cost of dia-
pers and diapering supplies by making diapers and 
diapering supplies available to low-income families; 
‘‘(2) evaluate the effects of such demonstration 
projects on mitigating health risks, including diaper 
dermatitis, urinary tract infections, and increased 
rates of parental and child depression and anxiety, 
that can arise when low-income families do not have 
an adequate supply of diapers for infants and tod-
dlers; and 
‘‘(3) integrate the diaper distribution dem-
onstration projects with other assistance programs 
serving families with eligible children. 
‘‘(c) APPLICATION.—An entity desiring a grant under 
this section shall submit to the Secretary an application 
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that includes such information as the Secretary may re-
quire to ensure a likelihood of success in achieving the 
purposes of the grant listed in subsection (b). 
‘‘(d) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—To be eligible to receive 
a grant under this section, an entity shall be— 
‘‘(1) a State or local governmental entity; 
‘‘(2) an Indian tribe or tribal organization (as 
defined in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination 
and Education Assistance Act); or 
‘‘(3) a nonprofit organization as described in 
section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986 and exempt from taxation under section 
501(a) of such Code. 
‘‘(e) NO EFFECT ON OTHER PROGRAMS.—Any as-
sistance or benefits provided to a family pursuant to a 
grant under this section shall be disregarded for purposes 
of determining the family’s eligibility for, or amount of, 
benefits under— 
‘‘(1) any other Federal need-based program; or 
‘‘(2) in the case of a grant under this section 
to a State, any State-funded, need-based program 
that is financed in whole or in part with Federal 
funds. 
‘‘(f) REPORTS.—As a condition of receiving a grant 
under this section for a fiscal year, an entity shall submit 
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to the Secretary, not later than 6 months after the end 
of the fiscal year, a report that specifies— 
‘‘(1) the number of children and the number of 
families receiving assistance under the diaper dis-
tribution demonstration projects funded through 
such grant for each month of the fiscal year; 
‘‘(2) the number of diapers, and the number of 
each type of diapering supply distributed through 
such projects for each month of the fiscal year; 
‘‘(3) the method or methods the entity uses to 
distribute diapers and diapering supplies through 
such projects; and 
‘‘(4) such other information as the Secretary 
may require. 
‘‘(g) EVALUATION.—The Secretary, in consultation 
with each entity that receives a grant under this section, 
shall— 
‘‘(1) not later than September 30, 2019— 
‘‘(A) complete an evaluation of the effec-
tiveness of the diaper distribution demonstra-
tion projects carried out pursuant to this sec-
tion; 
‘‘(B) submit to the relevant congressional 
committees a report on the results of such eval-
uation; and 
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‘‘(C) publish the results of the evaluation 
on the Internet Web site of the Department of 
Health and Human Services; and 
‘‘(2)(A) not later than September 30, 2022, up-
date the evaluation described in paragraph (1)(A); 
and 
‘‘(B) not later than 90 days after completion of 
the updated evaluation under subparagraph (B)— 
‘‘(i) submit to the relevant congressional 
committees a report describing the results of 
such evaluation; and 
‘‘(ii) update the Web site described in 
paragraph (1)(C) to include the results of such 
evaluation. 
‘‘(h) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) The term ‘diaper’ means an absorbent gar-
ment that is washable or disposable that is worn by 
a child who is not toilet-trained. 
‘‘(2) The term ‘diapering supplies’ means items, 
including diaper wipes and diaper cream, necessary 
to ensure that a child using a diaper is properly 
cleaned and protected from diaper rash. 
‘‘(3) The term ‘eligible child’ means a child 
who— 
‘‘(A) is not toilet-trained; 
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‘‘(B) has not attained 4 years of age, un-
less the entity determines that the child has a 
substantial physical or mental impairment that 
requires the child to wear diapers; and 
‘‘(C) is a member of a family whose income 
is not more than 130 percent of the poverty line 
(as defined by the Office of Management and 
Budget, and revised annually in accordance 
with section 673(2) of the Omnibus Budget 
Reconciliation Act of 1981) applicable to a fam-
ily of the size involved. 
‘‘(4) The term ‘toilet-trained’ means able and 
willing to use a toilet consistently such that diapers 
are not necessary on a daily basis. 
‘‘(i) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—To carry out this section, 
there is authorized to be appropriated for each of 
fiscal years 2018 through 2022, $25,000,000. 
‘‘(2) AVAILABILITY
OF
FUNDS.—Funds pro-
vided to an entity under this section for a fiscal year 
may be expended only in the fiscal year or the suc-
ceeding fiscal year.’’. 
SEC. 4006. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following: 
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(1) Environmental injustice exists whenever 
governmental action or inaction causes environ-
mental risks or harms to fall unfairly and dispropor-
tionately upon a particular group or community. 
(2) Racial minority, low-income, rural, indige-
nous, and other often-marginalized communities are 
especially likely to face environmental injustice. 
(3) Limited resources and lack of political 
power ensure that marginalized communities host 
pollution-producing or potentially toxic facilities, in-
cluding power plants, pipelines, industrial sites, gar-
bage transfer stations, incinerators, landfills, and 
sewage treatment plants, at disproportionate rates. 
(4) Marginalized communities suffer from sys-
temic governmental failures to adequately invest in 
the kind of infrastructure and services that reduce 
the risk of environmental accidents or disasters, and 
that facilitate swift, effective responses to such oc-
currences. 
(5) The presence of pollution-producing sites 
can compromise public health, safety, property val-
ues, and quality of life even if no accident or dis-
aster occurs. 
(6) Air and water quality are often especially 
poor in marginalized communities, and governmental 
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permitting and investment decisions directly con-
tribute to this inequity. 
(7) Scientific evidence increasingly links poor 
environmental quality with disabilities and chronic 
illnesses, including cancer, asthma, neurobehavioral 
disorders, learning disabilities, and abnormal hor-
mone functioning. 
(8) Environmental justice exists when public 
policies successfully prevent or correct unfair dis-
parities in environmental quality, and resultant dis-
parities in public health and quality of life. 
(9) Environmental justice is possible only if vul-
nerable groups and marginalized communities can 
express their needs and concerns, and only then if 
policymakers listen. 
(10) The environmental justice movement seeks 
to address the unjust social, economic, and political 
marginalization of minority, low-income, rural, and 
indigenous communities. 
(11) Environmental justice advocates seek 
healthy home, work, and recreational environments 
for all human beings, and healthy habitats for non- 
human life. 
(12) Community health depends in part upon 
factors like adequate transit options, walkable neigh-
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borhoods, and other public goods that marginalized 
communities are often denied. 
(13) Environmental justice requires responsible 
and balanced use of land and resources, in a way 
that does not unfairly burden marginalized commu-
nities. 
(14) Environmental justice can only be achieved 
and sustained in the context of a greener economy. 
(15) ‘‘Greening’’ the economy requires concrete 
governmental actions, including investments in clean 
technologies; in sustainable, low-carbon transpor-
tation and energy production systems; and in work-
force training initiatives that prepare citizens for 
well-paying jobs in new or evolving industries. 
(16) Environmental justice requires fair proc-
esses and a good-faith approach to public policy, in-
cluding regulatory decision making. 
(17) In the 1990s, in response to the environ-
mental justice movement, Federal agencies were di-
rected to incorporate environmental justice goals 
into their programs and activities. 
(18) Vulnerable populations and marginalized 
communities continue urgently to need fairer envi-
ronmental policies, and more inclusive and equitable 
processes. 
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this section to an eligible entity, the Administrator shall 
take into account— 
‘‘(1) for eligible entities that have in operation 
a program to support new small business concerns, 
the record of the eligible entity in assisting new 
small business concerns, including, for each of the 3 
full years before the date on which the eligible entity 
applies for a prize or grant under this section— 
‘‘(A) the retention rate of new small busi-
ness concerns in the program of the eligible en-
tity; 
‘‘(B) the average period of participation by 
new small business concerns in the program of 
the eligible entity; 
‘‘(C) the total, average, and median capital 
raised by new small business concerns partici-
pating in the program of the eligible entity; and 
‘‘(D) the total, average, and median num-
ber of employees of new small business concerns 
participating in the program of the eligible enti-
ty; 
‘‘(2) for all eligible entities— 
‘‘(A) the number of new small business 
concerns assisted or anticipated to be assisted 
by the eligible entity; 
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(v) improving the early learning work-
force 
in 
the 
community, 
including 
through— 
(I) investments in the recruit-
ment, retention, distribution, and sup-
port of high-quality professionals, es-
pecially those with certification and 
experience in child development; 
(II) the provision of high-quality 
teacher preparation and professional 
development; 
(III) the use of joint professional 
development for early learning pro-
viders and elementary school teachers 
and administrators; or 
(IV) efforts to increase the pay 
and benefits of early learning profes-
sionals; and 
(vi) enhancing data systems and data 
sharing among the eligible entity, partners, 
early learning providers, schools, and local 
educational agencies operating in the 
neighborhood. 
(B) Supporting, enhancing, operating, or 
expanding ambitious, rigorous, and comprehen-
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ble tribe shall implement procedures under which, if 
a restricted item that was purchased using covered 
funds and is in the possession of a law enforcement 
agency is lost, stolen, or misappropriated— 
‘‘(A) on the first occurrence, and after the 
law enforcement agency is provided with notice 
and the opportunity to contest the allegation, 
the eligibility of the law enforcement agency to 
receive covered funds to purchase a restricted 
item, or to receive a restricted item purchased 
using covered funds, shall be suspended for a 
period of not less than 6 months; and 
‘‘(B) on the subsequent occurrence, and 
after the law enforcement agency is provided 
with notice and the opportunity to contest the 
allegation, the eligibility of the law enforcement 
agency to receive covered funds or receive a re-
stricted item purchased using covered funds 
shall be suspended for a period of not less than 
5 years. 
‘‘(2) INTENTIONAL FALSIFICATION OF INFOR-
MATION.—As a condition of receiving a grant under 
section 2003 or 2004, a State, high-risk urban area, 
or directly eligible tribe shall implement procedures 
under which the eligibility of a law enforcement 
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