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ance improvement plan under this para-
graph for such program year or the suc-
ceeding program year, the Secretary shall 
develop and implement, for a comprehen-
sive improvement period beginning with 
the succeeding program year, a perform-
ance improvement plan that meets the re-
quirements of clause (iii). 
‘‘(ii) PERFORMANCE
FAILURES.—A 
Job Corps campus performs as described 
in this clause if, for a program year, such 
campus— 
‘‘(I) fails to meet an average of 
90 percent on the expected levels of 
performance across all the primary in-
dicators of performance specified in 
subsection (c)(1); and 
‘‘(II) is ranked among the lowest 
20 percent of all Job Corps campuses. 
‘‘(iii) PERFORMANCE
IMPROVEMENT 
PLAN REQUIREMENTS.—A performance im-
provement plan, with respect to a Job 
Corps campus, shall require the Secretary 
to take substantial action during a 3 con-
secutive program year period (in this para-
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graph, referred to as a ‘comprehensive im-
provement period’) to improve the perform-
ance of such campus, which shall include— 
‘‘(I) providing technical assist-
ance to the campus; 
‘‘(II) changing the management 
staff of the campus; 
‘‘(III) changing the career and 
technical education and training of-
fered at the campus; 
‘‘(IV) replacing the operator of 
the campus; or 
‘‘(V) reducing the capacity of the 
campus. 
‘‘(B) CHRONIC FAILURE.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—With respect to a 
Job Corps campus that, for the two con-
secutive program years immediately fol-
lowing a comprehensive improvement pe-
riod and regardless of whether such cam-
pus is subject to a subsequent comprehen-
sive improvement period, fails to meet an 
average of 85 percent on the expected lev-
els of performance across all the primary 
indicators and is ranked among the lowest 
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15 percent of all Job Corps campuses, the 
Secretary shall take further substantial ac-
tion to improve the performance of such 
campus, which shall include— 
‘‘(I) relocating the campus; 
‘‘(II) closing the campus; or 
‘‘(III) notifying the State in 
which the campus is located of such 
failure and, if such State submits a 
written plan to operate a residential 
campus in the current location, the 
Secretary— 
‘‘(aa) shall enter into a 
memorandum of understanding 
with the State for the purpose of 
so operating a residential campus 
and award funding directly to the 
State for such purpose; 
‘‘(bb) may encourage inno-
vation in such memorandum of 
understanding by waiving any 
statutory or regulatory require-
ment of this subtitle except for 
those related to participant eligi-
bility under section 144, program 
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activities 
under 
section 
148, 
counseling and job placement 
under section 149, standards of 
conduct under section 152, and 
performance reporting and ac-
countability under this section; 
and 
‘‘(cc) if a State chooses to 
award funds received under this 
clause to an entity that is not a 
State agency or other State enti-
ty, require that such State de-
velop award criteria that will give 
priority consideration for the pri-
mary contract or grant for oper-
ation of the campus to any appli-
cant that is a non-profit organi-
zation with expertise in serving 
opportunity youth and that oth-
erwise meets such award criteria. 
‘‘(ii) INDIAN TRIBES.— 
‘‘(I) IN GENERAL.—In the case 
of a Job Corps campus described in 
clause (i) that is located on an Indian 
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reservation, subclause (III) of such 
clause shall be applied by— 
‘‘(aa) by substituting ‘Indian 
Tribe’ for ‘State’ in each place it 
appears; and 
‘‘(bb) in item (cc), by sub-
stituting ‘Tribal organization’ for 
‘State agency or other State enti-
ty’. 
‘‘(II) DEFINITION.—In this para-
graph, the terms ‘Indian Tribe’ and 
‘Tribal organization’ have the mean-
ings given such terms in subsections 
(e) and (l), respectively, of section 4 
of the Indian Self-Determination and 
Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 
5304). 
‘‘(3) ADDITIONAL
PERFORMANCE
IMPROVE-
MENT.—In addition to the performance improvement 
plans required under paragraph (2), the Secretary 
may develop and implement additional performance 
improvement plans for a Job Corps campus that 
fails to meet criteria established by the Secretary 
other than the expected levels of performance de-
scribed in subsection (c)(1). 
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‘‘(4) CIVILIAN CONSERVATION CENTERS.—With 
respect to a Civilian Conservation Center that, for 3 
consecutive program years, fails to meet an average 
of 90 percent of the expected levels of performance 
across all the primary indicators of performance 
specified in subsection (c)(1) and is ranked among 
the lowest 15 percent of campuses, the Secretary of 
Labor or, if appropriate, the Secretary of Agri-
culture shall select, on a competitive basis, an entity 
to operate part or all of the Civilian Conservation 
Center in accordance with the requirements of sec-
tion 147.’’. 
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 159 of the 
Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 
3209) is further amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(3), by striking ‘‘centers’’ 
and inserting ‘‘campuses’’; 
(2) in subsection (g)(1), in the heading, by 
striking ‘‘CENTER’’ and inserting ‘‘CAMPUS’’; and 
(3) in subsection (j), in the heading, by striking 
‘‘CENTER’’ and inserting ‘‘CAMPUS’’. 
SEC. 167. JOB CORPS OVERSIGHT AND REPORTING. 
Section 161 of the Workforce Innovation and Oppor-
tunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3211) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (c)— 
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(A) in the heading, by striking ‘‘CENTER’’ 
and inserting ‘‘CAMPUS’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘center’’ and inserting 
‘‘campus’’; 
(2) by redesignating subsection (d) as sub-
section (e); and 
(3) by inserting after subsection (c) the fol-
lowing new subsection: 
‘‘(d) REPORT
ON
IMPLEMENTATION
OF
REC-
OMMENDATIONS.—The Secretary shall, on an annual 
basis, prepare and submit to the applicable committees a 
report regarding the implementation of all outstanding 
recommendations regarding the Job Corps program from 
the Office of Inspector General of the Department of 
Labor or the Government Accountability Office.’’. 
SEC. 168. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
Section 162 of the Workforce Innovation and Oppor-
tunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3212) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 162. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
‘‘There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
this subtitle $1,760,155,000 for each of the fiscal years 
2025 through 2030.’’. 
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SEC. 169. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS. 
Section 146(a) of the Workforce Innovation and Op-
portunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3196(a)) is amended by striking 
‘‘App. 451’’ and inserting ‘‘3801’’. 
Subtitle E—National Programs 
SEC. 171. NATIVE AMERICAN PROGRAMS. 
Section 166 of the Workforce Innovation and Oppor-
tunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3221) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(2), by striking ‘‘(25 
U.S.C. 450 et seq.)’’ and inserting ‘‘(25 U.S.C. 
5301 et seq.)’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘(25 
U.S.C. 450b)’’ and inserting ‘‘(25 U.S.C. 
5304)’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (3), by inserting ‘‘(20 
U.S.C. 7517)’’ before the period at the end; 
(3) in subsection (d)(1)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
‘‘and’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (B)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘leading’’ and inserting 
‘‘or self-employment that leads’’; and 
(ii) by striking the period at the end 
and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘(C) are evidence-based, to the extent 
practicable.’’; 
(4) in subsection (d)(2), by striking subpara-
graph (B) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(B) ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.—Not more 
than 15 percent of the funds made available to 
an entity under subsection (c) may be used for 
the administrative costs of the activities and 
services described in subparagraph (A). 
‘‘(C) SPECIAL RULES.— 
‘‘(i) 
ELIGIBILITY.—Notwithstanding 
any other provision of this section, individ-
uals who were eligible to participate in pro-
grams under section 401 of the Job Train-
ing Partnership Act (as such section was 
in effect on the day before the date of en-
actment of the Workforce Investment Act 
of 1998) shall be eligible to participate in 
an activity assisted under this section. 
‘‘(ii) TRANSFER
OF
UNOBLIGATED 
FUNDS.—An entity receiving funds under 
subsection (c) may transfer such funds 
that are unobligated for an award year to 
the following award year for activities de-
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scribed in subparagraph (A)(i) in that fol-
lowing award year.’’; 
(5) in subsection (e)(3), by inserting ‘‘or to de-
velop skills necessary for successful self-employ-
ment’’ before the semicolon at the end; 
(6) in subsection (h)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) in the heading, by striking the 
heading and inserting ‘‘PERFORMANCE 
STANDARDS’’; 
(ii) by striking subparagraph (A) and 
inserting the following: 
‘‘(A) CONSULTATION
ON
PERFORMANCE 
STANDARDS.—The Secretary, in consultation 
with the Native American Employment and 
Training Council, shall develop performance 
standards on the primary indicators of perform-
ance described in section 116(b)(2)(A) that 
shall be applicable to programs under this sec-
tion.’’; and 
(iii) in subparagraph (B), in the mat-
ter preceding clause (i), by striking ‘‘indi-
cators and’’; 
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘section 
116(b)(2)(A)’’ and all that follows through the 
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period at the end of the paragraph and insert-
ing the following: ‘‘section 116(b)(2)(A)— 
‘‘(A) taking into consideration— 
‘‘(i) economic conditions; 
‘‘(ii) characteristics and needs of the 
individuals and groups served, including 
the differences in needs among such 
groups in various geographic service areas; 
and 
‘‘(iii) other appropriate factors, in-
cluding the economic circumstances of the 
communities served; and 
‘‘(B) using, to the extent practicable, the 
statistical adjustment model under section 
116(b)(3)(A)(viii).’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) PROGRAM
PLAN.—The levels agreed to 
under paragraph (2) shall be the adjusted levels of 
performance and shall be incorporated in the pro-
gram plan. 
‘‘(4) WAGE RECORDS.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 
make arrangements with any State or other ap-
propriate entity to facilitate the use of State 
wage records to evaluate the performance of en-
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tities funded under this section on the employ-
ment and earnings indicators described in sub-
clauses 
(I) 
through 
(III) 
of 
section 
116(b)(2)(A)(i) for the purposes of the report 
required under paragraph (5). 
‘‘(B) OTHER
WAGE
RECORDS.—For any 
individual working in Indian country (as de-
fined in section 1151 of title 18, United States 
Code) whose wages are not submitted to a rel-
evant State as an unemployment insurance 
wage record, the Indian tribe with jurisdiction 
over that Indian country may submit other 
forms of documentation of the wages of such in-
dividual to the State for purposes of the report 
required under paragraph (5). 
‘‘(5) PERFORMANCE RESULTS.—For each pro-
gram year, the Secretary shall make available on a 
publicly accessible website of the Department of 
Labor a report on the performance, during such pro-
gram year, of entities funded under this section 
on— 
‘‘(A) the primary indicators of performance 
described in section 116(b)(2)(A); and 
‘‘(B) the adjusted levels of performance for 
such entities as described in paragraph (2).’’; 
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(7) in subsection (i)— 
(A) in paragraph (4)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘Using’’ and in-
serting the following: 
‘‘(i) ESTABLISHMENT.—Using’’; and 
(II) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(ii) RECOMMENDATIONS.—The Sec-
retary shall meet, on not less than an an-
nual basis, with the Council to consider 
recommendations from the Council on the 
operation and administration of the pro-
grams assisted under this section.’’; 
(ii) in subparagraph (B)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘The Council’’ 
and inserting the following: 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The Council’’; and 
(II) by inserting at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(ii) VACANCIES.—An individual ap-
pointed to fill a vacancy on the Council oc-
curring before the expiration of the term 
for which the predecessor of such indi-
vidual was appointed shall be appointed 
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only for the remainder of that term. Such 
an individual may serve on the Council 
after the expiration of such term until a 
successor is appointed.’’; and 
(iii) in subparagraph (F), by inserting 
‘‘, virtually or in person’’ before the period 
at the end; and 
(B) in paragraph (6)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘more than one State’’ 
and inserting ‘‘a State’’; 
(ii) by inserting ‘‘or provided by an-
other grantee that receives funds awarded 
under subtitle B from any State for adult, 
youth, or dislocated worker programs’’ 
after ‘‘this title’’; 
(iii) by striking ‘‘Governors of the af-
fected States’’ and inserting ‘‘Governor of 
any affected State’’; and 
(iv) by striking ‘‘the States’’ and in-
serting ‘‘the State or other grantee’’; and 
(8) by amending subsection (k)(2) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(2) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
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this subsection $542,000 for each of the fiscal years 
2025 through 2030.’’. 
SEC. 172. MIGRANT AND SEASONAL FARMWORKER PRO-
GRAMS. 
Section 167 of the Workforce Innovation and Oppor-
tunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3222) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘To be’’ and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—To be’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(2) PROHIBITION
ON
GEOGRAPHIC
LIMITA-
TIONS.—In determining eligibility under paragraph 
(1), the Secretary may not place limitations on the 
geographic location of the entity or on the intended 
area to be served.’’; 
(2) in subsection (c), by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(5) WAGE
RECORDS.—The Secretary shall 
make arrangements with a State or other appro-
priate entity to facilitate the use of State wage 
records to evaluate the performance of entities fund-
ed under this section on the employment and earn-
ings indicators described in subclauses (I) through 
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(III) of section 116(b)(2)(A)(i) for the purposes of 
the report required under paragraph (6). 
‘‘(6) PERFORMANCE RESULTS.—For each pro-
gram year, the Secretary shall make available on a 
publicly accessible website of the Department a re-
port on the performance, during such program year, 
of entities funded under this section on— 
‘‘(A) the primary indicators of performance 
described in section 116(b)(2)(A); and 
‘‘(B) the adjusted levels of performance for 
such entities as described in paragraph (3).’’; 
(3) in subsection (d)(1), by inserting ‘‘develop-
ment of digital literacy skills,’’ after ‘‘literacy in-
struction,’’; 
(4) by redesignating subsections (e) through (i) 
as subsections (f) through (j), respectively; 
(5) by inserting after subsection (d) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(e) ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.—Not more than 10 
percent of the funds provided to an entity under this sec-
tion may be used for the administrative costs of the activi-
ties and services carried out under subsection (d).’’; and 
(6) in subsection (i), as so redesignated— 
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(A) in the heading, by striking ‘‘ALLOCA-
TION’’ and inserting ‘‘ALLOCATION; FUNDING 
OBLIGATION’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘From’’ and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(1) FUNDING ALLOCATION.—From’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(2) FUNDING
OBLIGATION.—Funds appro-
priated and made available to carry out this section 
for any fiscal year may be obligated by the Secretary 
during the period beginning on April 1 of the cal-
endar year that begins during such fiscal year and 
ending on June 30 of the following calendar year to 
be made available to an entity described in sub-
section (b).’’. 
SEC. 173. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE. 
(a) GENERAL
TECHNICAL
ASSISTANCE.—Section 
168(a)(1) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity 
Act (29 U.S.C. 3223(a)(1)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘appropriate training, technical 
assistance, staff development’’ and inserting ‘‘appro-
priate education, technical assistance, professional 
development for staff’’; 
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(2) in subparagraphs (B), (C), and (D), by 
striking ‘‘training’’ each place it appears and insert-
ing ‘‘professional development’’; 
(3) by redesignating subparagraphs (G) and 
(H) as subparagraphs (J) and (K), respectively; and 
(4) by inserting after subparagraph (F) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(G) assistance to the one-stop delivery 
system and the Employment Service established 
under the Wagner-Peyser Act for the integra-
tion of basic career service activities pursuant 
to section 134(c)(2)(A); 
‘‘(H) assistance to States with maintain-
ing, and making accessible to jobseekers and 
employers, the lists of eligible providers of 
training services required under section 122; 
‘‘(I) assistance to States that apply for 
such assistance under section 122(j) for the 
purposes described in such subsection;’’. 
(b) PERFORMANCE
ACCOUNTABILITY
TECHNICAL 
ASSISTANCE.—Section 168(b) of the Workforce Innova-
tion and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3223(b)) is amend-
ed— 
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(1) in the header, by striking ‘‘DISLOCATED 
WORKER’’ and inserting ‘‘PERFORMANCE ACCOUNT-
ABILITY’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) in the first sentence— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘, pursuant to para-
graphs (1) and (2) of section 116(f),’’ after 
‘‘technical assistance’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘with respect to em-
ployment and training activities for dis-
located workers’’ and inserting ‘‘with re-
spect to the core programs’’; and 
(B) in the second sentence— 
(i) by striking ‘‘assistance to dis-
located workers’’ and inserting ‘‘assistance 
to individuals served by a core program’’; 
and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘provided to dislocated 
workers’’ and inserting ‘‘provided to such 
individuals’’. 
(c) COMMUNITIES IMPACTED BY SUBSTANCE USE 
DISORDERS.—Section 168 of the Workforce Innovation 
and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3223) is further amended 
by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘(d) COMMUNITIES IMPACTED BY SUBSTANCE USE 
DISORDERS.—The Secretary shall, as part of the activities 
described in subsection (c)(2), evaluate and disseminate 
to States and local areas information regarding evidence- 
based and promising practices for addressing the economic 
workforce impacts associated with high rates of substance 
use disorders, which information shall— 
‘‘(1) be updated annually to reflect the most re-
cent and available research; and 
‘‘(2) include information— 
‘‘(A) shared by States and local areas re-
garding effective practices for addressing such 
impacts; and 
‘‘(B) on how to apply for any funding that 
may be available under section 170(b)(1)(E).’’. 
SEC. 174. EVALUATIONS AND RESEARCH. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 169 of the Workforce In-
novation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3224) is amend-
ed— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) by redesignating subparagraph (G) 
as subparagraph (H); 
(ii) in subparagraph (F)— 
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(I) by striking ‘‘; and’’ at the 
end; and 
(II) by inserting ‘‘, including in-
dividuals with barriers to employ-
ment’’ after ‘‘demographic groups’’; 
and 
(iii) by inserting the following after 
subparagraph (F): 
‘‘(G) the extent to which such programs or 
activities are using emerging technology to— 
‘‘(i) collect, analyze, use, and dissemi-
nate accurate and transparent local and 
State level labor market information; 
‘‘(ii) integrate administrative data, in 
accordance with Federal and State privacy 
laws, to more comprehensively understand 
and improve education and workforce out-
comes; and 
‘‘(iii) identify and address deficiencies 
in existing Federal, State, and local work-
force data infrastructure and related 
source systems; and’’; 
(B) in paragraph (3)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘The Secretary’’ and 
inserting the following: 
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‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary’’; and 
(ii) by adding at the end the following 
new subparagraph: 
‘‘(B) LIMITATION.—The Secretary may 
not use the authority described in subparagraph 
(A) if the evaluations required under paragraph 
(1) have not been initiated or completed in the 
time period required.’’; and 
(C) in paragraph (4), in the second sen-
tence— 
(i) by striking ‘‘The Secretary’’ and 
inserting ‘‘Beginning after the date of en-
actment of the A Stronger Workforce for 
America Act, the Secretary’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘2019’’ and inserting 
‘‘2028’’; and 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) by amending paragraph (4) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(4) STUDIES AND REPORTS.— 
‘‘(A) STUDY
ON
EMPLOYMENT
CONDI-
TIONS.—The Secretary, in coordination with 
other heads of Federal agencies, as appropriate, 
may conduct a study examining the nature of 
participants’ unsubsidized employment after 
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exit from programs carried out under this 
Act— 
‘‘(i) including with respect to factors 
such as the availability of paid time off in 
the employment, health and retirement 
benefits provided through the employment, 
workplace safety standards at the place of 
employment, the predictability and stability 
of the work schedule for the employment, 
the ability to obtain through the employ-
ment credentials that may permit articula-
tion into a higher level or other degree or 
credential program, and advancement op-
portunities in the employment; and 
‘‘(ii) that includes a description of the 
feasibility 
of 
Congress 
establishing, 
through future legislation, an indicator of 
performance under section 116 related to 
such factors. 
‘‘(B) STUDY ON IMPROVING WORKFORCE 
SERVICES
FOR
INDIVIDUALS
WITH
DISABIL-
ITIES.—The Secretary of Labor, in coordination 
with the Secretary of Education and the Sec-
retary of Health and Human Services, may con-
duct studies that analyze the access to services 
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by individuals with disabilities, including wheth-
er an individual who is unable to receive serv-
ices under title IV due to a wait list for such 
services is able to receive services under titles I 
through III. 
‘‘(C) STUDY ON THE EFFECTIVENESS OF 
PAY FOR PERFORMANCE.—The Secretary shall, 
not later than 4 years after the date of enact-
ment of the A Stronger Workforce for America 
Act, conduct a study that— 
‘‘(i) compares the effectiveness of the 
pay-for-performance strategies used under 
sections 129, 134, and 172 after such date 
of enactment to the awarding of grants 
and contracts under such sections as in ef-
fect on the day before the date of enact-
ment of such Act; and 
‘‘(ii) examines, with respect to grants 
under sections 129, 134, and 172 after 
such date of enactment— 
‘‘(I) the competition structure of 
pay-for-performance grants and con-
tracts under such sections; 
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‘‘(II) the quality of applications 
received for grants and contracts 
under such sections; and 
‘‘(III) whether individuals with 
barriers to employment were effec-
tively served under the pay-for-per-
formance strategies for grants and 
contracts under such sections. 
‘‘(D) STUDY ON INDIVIDUAL TRAINING AC-
COUNTS FOR DISLOCATED WORKERS.—The Sec-
retary shall, not later than 4 years after the 
date of enactment of the A Stronger Workforce 
for America Act, conduct a study that compares 
the usage of individual training accounts for 
dislocated workers after such date of enactment 
to the usage of such accounts prior to such date 
of enactment, including a comparison of— 
‘‘(i) the types of training services and 
occupations targeted by dislocated workers 
when using their individual training ac-
counts; and 
‘‘(ii) the effectiveness of the skills de-
velopment funded through individual train-
ing accounts in helping such individuals at-
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tain credentials and secure unsubsidized 
employment. 
‘‘(E) STUDY ON STATEWIDE CRITICAL IN-
DUSTRY SKILLS FUNDS.—The Secretary shall, 
not later than 4 years after the date of enact-
ment of the A Stronger Workforce for America 
Act, conduct a study that will review the usage 
of statewide critical industry skills funds estab-
lished by States under section 134(a)(4) and 
identify, for purposes of measuring the overall 
effectiveness of the program— 
‘‘(i) the industries targeted by the 
funds under section 134(a)(4); 
‘‘(ii) the occupations for which work-
ers are being upskilled; 
‘‘(iii) how frequently skills develop-
ment is provided to prospective workers 
and incumbent workers, and 
‘‘(iv) the reported performance out-
comes. 
‘‘(F) STUDY
ON
INDUSTRY
OR
SECTOR 
PARTNERSHIP AND CAREER PATHWAYS DEVEL-
OPMENT FUNDS.—The Secretary shall, not later 
than 4 years after the date of enactment of the 
A Stronger Workforce for America Act, conduct 
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a study that will review the usage of industry 
or sector partnership and career pathways de-
velopment funds established by States under 
section 134(a)(5) and identify, for purposes of 
measuring the overall effectiveness of the pro-
gram— 
‘‘(i) the industries targeted by the 
funds under section 134(a)(5) and the 
growth in employment opportunities in 
such industries over the period of the 
study; 
‘‘(ii) the occupations workers are re-
ceiving skills development for and how fre-
quently such skills development is occur-
ring through the funds under section 
134(a)(5); 
‘‘(iii) the States where such funds 
were used to establish new industry or sec-
tor partnerships, the States where such 
funds were used to expand existing indus-
try or sector partnerships, and an overview 
of the types of partners participating in 
such partnerships; and 
‘‘(iv) the reported performance out-
comes. 
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‘‘(G) STUDY ON THE EFFECTIVENESS OF 
EMPLOYER-BASED
TRAINING.—The Secretary 
shall, not later than 4 years after the date of 
enactment of the A Stronger Workforce for 
America Act, conduct a study that measures 
the effectiveness of on-the-job training, em-
ployer-directed skills training, apprenticeship, 
and incumbent worker training under this title 
in preparing jobseekers and workers, including 
those with barriers to employment, for unsub-
sidized employment. Such study shall include 
the cost per participant and wage and employ-
ment outcomes, as compared to other methods 
of training. 
‘‘(H) STUDY ON THE EFFECTIVENESS AND 
USE OF EMERGING TECHNOLOGY IN THE WORK-
FORCE DEVELOPMENT SYSTEM.—The Secretary 
shall, not later than 4 years after the date of 
enactment of the A Stronger Workforce for 
America Act, conduct a study that— 
‘‘(i) measures the effectiveness of 
emerging technology (including artificial 
intelligence and machine learning) and 
other advanced computational methods, in 
improving State workforce development 
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system service delivery, labor market data 
system performance, data collection and in-
tegration to understand participant and 
program outcomes, and end-user tools for 
facilitating career exploration or related 
data insights; 
‘‘(ii) measures the extent to which 
States have adopted and implemented such 
technology and methods in their workforce 
development systems, including by describ-
ing how the technology or method is being 
used, analyzing the accuracy of such tech-
nology or method, and identifying any ex-
hibited bias by any such technology or 
method; and 
‘‘(iii) includes an analysis of the con-
sequences of advances in automation tech-
nology on employment opportunities, skills 
development, 
including 
digital 
literacy 
skills development, and worker dislocation. 
‘‘(I) STUDY ON THE ALIGNMENT BETWEEN 
EDUCATION
AND
WORKFORCE
DEVELOPMENT 
SYSTEMS.—The Secretary of Labor, in coordi-
nation with the Secretary of Education, shall, 
not later than 4 years after the date of enact-
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ment of the A Stronger Workforce for America 
Act, conduct a study on the alignment of work-
force development programs under this Act with 
elementary and secondary education and post-
secondary education. The study shall examine— 
‘‘(i) State efforts to integrate data re-
lated to career and technical education 
programs, dual enrollment programs, pre- 
apprenticeships and apprenticeships, and 
other work-based learning programs to in-
form decisionmaking and improve edu-
cational opportunities and outcomes; 
‘‘(ii) challenges related to and strate-
gies that promote such alignment to facili-
tate student participation in high-quality 
college and career pathways; and 
‘‘(iii) governance structures and fund-
ing sources to promote such alignment. 
‘‘(J) STUDY
ON
JOB
CORPS.—The Sec-
retary of Labor shall, not later than 4 years 
after the date of enactment of the A Stronger 
Workforce for America Act, conduct an evalua-
tion that— 
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‘‘(i) uses the most rigorous available 
methods that are appropriate and feasible 
to evaluate program effectiveness; 
‘‘(ii) measures the effect of the Job 
Corps program on participating individuals 
on outcomes related to the purposes de-
scribed in section 141(1), including edu-
cational attainment, employment, earnings, 
and other related outcomes, compared with 
the non-participant peers of those individ-
uals, to determine if the program has a 
statistically significant effect (including 
long-term effects) on such outcomes; and 
‘‘(iii) evaluates the cost-effectiveness 
of the program. 
‘‘(K) REPORTS.—The Secretary shall pre-
pare and disseminate to the Committee on 
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the 
Senate and the Committee on Education and 
the Workforce of the House of Representatives, 
and on the publicly available website of the De-
partment, reports containing the results of the 
studies conducted under this paragraph.’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (5), by adding at the end 
the following: 
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‘‘(C) EVALUATION OF GRANTS.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—For each grant or 
contract awarded under this paragraph, 
the Secretary shall conduct a rigorous eval-
uation of the multistate project to deter-
mine the impact of the activities supported 
by the project, including the impact on the 
employment and earnings of program par-
ticipants. 
‘‘(ii) REPORT.—The Secretary shall 
prepare and disseminate to the Committee 
on Health, Education, Labor, and Pen-
sions of the Senate and the Committee on 
Education and the Workforce of the House 
of Representatives, and to the public, in-
cluding through electronic means, reports 
containing the results of evaluations con-
ducted under this subparagraph.’’. 
(b) WORKFORCE DATA QUALITY INITIATIVE.—Sec-
tion 169 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act 
(29 U.S.C. 3224) is further amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘(d) WORKFORCE DATA QUALITY INITIATIVE.— 
‘‘(1) GRANT
PROGRAM.—Of amounts made 
available pursuant to section 132(a)(2)(A) for any 
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program year, the Secretary shall use not less than 
5 percent and not more than 10 percent of such 
amounts, and may also use funds authorized for 
purposes of carrying out this section, to award 
grants to eligible entities to create workforce longitu-
dinal data systems and associated resources for the 
purposes of strengthening program quality, building 
State capacity to produce evidence for decision-
making, meeting performance reporting require-
ments, protecting privacy, and improving trans-
parency. 
‘‘(2) APPLICATION.—To be eligible to receive a 
grant under this subsection, an eligible entity shall 
submit an application to the Secretary at such time 
and in such manner as the Secretary may require, 
which shall include— 
‘‘(A) a description of the proposed activi-
ties that will be conducted by the eligible entity, 
including a description of the need for such ac-
tivities and a detailed budget for such activities; 
‘‘(B) a description of the expected out-
comes and outputs (such as systems or prod-
ucts) that will result from the proposed activi-
ties and the proposed uses of such outputs; 
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‘‘(C) a description of how the proposed ac-
tivities will— 
‘‘(i) support the reporting of perform-
ance data, including employment and earn-
ings outcomes, for the performance ac-
countability requirements under section 
116, including outcomes for eligible pro-
viders of training services; 
‘‘(ii) improve workforce data stand-
ardization across programs in the State; 
and 
‘‘(iii) improve the collection, accuracy, 
timeliness, and usability of real-time, econ-
omy-wide data on new and emerging skills 
and in-demand occupational roles; 
‘‘(D) a description of the methods and pro-
cedures the eligible entity will use to ensure the 
security and privacy of the collection, storage, 
and use of all data involved in the systems and 
resources supported through the grant, includ-
ing compliance with State and Federal privacy 
and confidentiality statutes and regulations; 
and 
‘‘(E) a plan for how the eligible entity will 
continue the activities or sustain the use of the 
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outputs created with the grant funds after the 
grant period ends. 
‘‘(3) PRIORITY.—In awarding grants under the 
subsection, the Secretary shall give priority to— 
‘‘(A) eligible entities that are— 
‘‘(i) a State agency of a State that 
has not previously received a grant from 
the Secretary for the purposes of this sub-
section and demonstrates a substantial 
need to improve its data infrastructure; or 
‘‘(ii) a consortium of State agencies 
that is comprised of State agencies from 
multiple States and includes at least one 
State agency described in clause (i) and 
has the capacity to make significant con-
tributions toward building interoperable, 
cross-State data infrastructure; and 
‘‘(B) eligible entities that will use grant 
funds to— 
‘‘(i) expand the adoption and use of 
linked, open, and interoperable data on 
credentials, including through the develop-
ment of a credential registry or other tools 
and services designed to help learners and 
workers make informed decisions, such as 
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the credential navigation feature described 
in section 122(d)(2); 
‘‘(ii) participate in and contribute 
data to a multistate data collaborative, in-
cluding data that provide participating 
States the ability to better understand— 
‘‘(I) earnings and employment 
outcomes of individuals who work out- 
of-State; and 
‘‘(II) cross-State earnings and 
employment trends; 
‘‘(iii) enhance collaboration with pri-
vate sector workforce and labor market 
data entities and the end-users of work-
force and labor market data, including in-
dividuals, employers, economic development 
agencies, and workforce development pro-
viders; 
‘‘(iv) leverage the use of non-Federal 
contributions to improve workforce data in-
frastructure, including staff capacity build-
ing; or 
‘‘(v) expand existing statewide inte-
grated longitudinal data systems, including 
such systems receiving assistance under 
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section 208 of the Educational Technical 
Assistance Act of 2002 (20 U.S.C. 9607). 
‘‘(4) USE OF FUNDS.—In addition to the activi-
ties described in paragraph (3)(B), an eligible entity 
awarded a grant under this subsection may use 
funds to carry out any of the following activities: 
‘‘(A) Developing or enhancing a State’s 
workforce longitudinal data system, including 
by participating and contributing data to the 
State’s data system, if applicable, that links 
with elementary and secondary school and post-
secondary data. 
‘‘(B) Accelerating the replication and 
adoption of data systems, projects, products, or 
practices already in use in one or more States 
to other States. 
‘‘(C) Research and labor market data im-
provement activities to improve the timeliness, 
relevance, and accessibility of such data 
through pilot projects that are developed locally 
but designed to scale to other regions or States. 
‘‘(D) Establishing, enhancing, or con-
necting to a system of interoperable learning 
and employment records that provides individ-
uals who choose to participate in such system 
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ownership of a verified and secure record of 
their skills and achievements and the ability to 
share such record with employers and education 
providers. 
‘‘(E) Developing policies, guidelines, and 
security measures for data collection, storing, 
and sharing to ensure compliance with relevant 
Federal and State privacy laws and regulations. 
‘‘(F) Increasing local board access to and 
integration with the State’s workforce longitu-
dinal data system in a secure manner. 
‘‘(G) Creating or participating in a data 
exchange for collecting and using standards- 
based jobs and employment data including, at a 
minimum, job titles or occupation codes. 
‘‘(H) Improving State and local staff ca-
pacity to understand, use, and analyze data to 
improve decisionmaking and improve partici-
pant outcomes. 
‘‘(5) ADMINISTRATION.— 
‘‘(A) DURATION.—A grant awarded under 
this subsection may be for a period of up to 3 
years. 
‘‘(B) SUPPLEMENT, 
NOT
SUPPLANT.— 
Funds made available under this subsection 
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shall be used to supplement, and not supplant, 
other Federal, State, or local funds used for de-
velopment of State data systems. 
‘‘(C) REPORT.—Each eligible entity that 
receives a grant under this subsection shall sub-
mit a report to the Secretary not later than 180 
days after the conclusion of the grant period on 
the activities supported through the grant and 
improvements in the use of workforce and labor 
market information that have resulted from 
such activities. 
‘‘(6) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection, the 
term ‘eligible entity’ means a State agency or con-
sortium of State agencies, including a multistate 
data collaborative, that is or includes the State agen-
cies responsible for— 
‘‘(A) State employer wage records used by 
the State’s unemployment insurance programs 
in labor market information reporting and anal-
ysis and for fulfilling the reporting require-
ments of this Act; 
‘‘(B) the production of labor market infor-
mation; and 
‘‘(C) the direct administration of one or 
more of the core programs.’’. 
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SEC. 175. NATIONAL DISLOCATED WORKER GRANTS. 
Section 170 of the Workforce Innovation and Oppor-
tunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3225) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) in subparagraph (C), by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(ii) in subparagraph (D)(ii), by strik-
ing the period at the end and inserting ‘‘; 
and’’; and 
(iii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(E) to an entity described in subsection 
(c)(1)(B) to provide employment and training 
activities related to the prevention and treat-
ment of substance use disorders, including ad-
diction treatment, mental health treatment, and 
pain management, in an area that, as a result 
of widespread substance use, addiction, and 
overdoses, has higher-than-average demand for 
such activities that exceeds the availability of 
State and local resources to provide such activi-
ties.’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) PERFORMANCE RESULTS.—The Secretary 
shall collect the necessary information from each en-
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tity receiving a grant under this section to determine 
the performance of such entity on the primary indi-
cators 
of 
performance 
described 
in 
section 
116(b)(2)(A)(i) and make such information available 
on the publicly accessible website of the Department 
in a format that does not reveal personally identifi-
able information.’’; and 
(2) in subsection (c)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)(A)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘subsection (b)(1)(A)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘subparagraph (A) or (E) of 
subsection (b)(1)’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘, in such manner, and 
containing such information’’ and inserting 
‘‘and in such manner’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) in subparagraph (B)— 
(I) in the heading, by striking 
‘‘RETRAINING’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘RESKILLING’’; and 
(II) by striking ‘‘retraining’’ and 
inserting ‘‘reskilling’’; 
(ii) by redesignating subparagraphs 
(C) and (D) as subparagraphs (D) and 
(E), respectively; and 
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(iii) by inserting after subparagraph 
(B) the following: 
‘‘(C) 
SUBSTANCE
USE
RELATED 
GRANTS.—In order to be eligible to receive em-
ployment and training assistance under a na-
tional dislocated worker grant awarded pursu-
ant to subsection (b)(1)(E), an individual shall 
be— 
‘‘(i) a dislocated worker; 
‘‘(ii) a long-term unemployed indi-
vidual; 
‘‘(iii) an individual who is unemployed 
or significantly underemployed as a result 
of widespread substance use in the area; or 
‘‘(iv) an individual who is employed or 
seeking employment in a health care pro-
fession involved in the prevention and 
treatment of substance use disorders, in-
cluding such professions that provide ad-
diction treatment, mental health treat-
ment, or pain management.’’. 
SEC. 176. YOUTHBUILD PROGRAM. 
Section 171 of the Workforce Innovation and Oppor-
tunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3226) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
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(A) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘home-
less individuals’’ and inserting ‘‘individuals ex-
periencing homelessness’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘home-
less and low-income families’’ and inserting 
‘‘low-income families and families of individuals 
experiencing homelessness’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) by amending paragraph (4) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(4) INDIVIDUAL
EXPERIENCING
HOMELESS-
NESS.—The term ‘individual experiencing homeless-
ness’ means an individual who is a homeless indi-
vidual (as defined in section 41403(6) of the Vio-
lence Against Women Act of 1994 (34 U.S.C. 
12473(6)) or a homeless child or youth (as defined 
in section 725(2) of the McKinney-Vento Homeless 
Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11434a(2))).’’; 
(B) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘home-
less individuals’’ and inserting ‘‘individuals ex-
periencing homelessness’’; 
(C) in paragraph (7), by striking ‘‘(25 
U.S.C. 450b)’’ and inserting ‘‘(25 U.S.C. 
5304)’’; and 
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(D) in paragraph (12), by striking ‘‘home-
less individuals’’ and inserting ‘‘individuals ex-
periencing homelessness’’; 
(3) in subsection (c)— 
(A) by amending paragraph (1) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(1) AMOUNT OF GRANTS; RESERVATION.— 
‘‘(A) AMOUNT
OF
GRANTS.—Subject to 
subparagraph (B), the Secretary is authorized 
to make grants to applicants for the purpose of 
carrying out YouthBuild programs approved 
under this section. 
‘‘(B) RESERVATION
FOR
RURAL
AREAS 
AND INDIAN TRIBES.— 
‘‘(i) TRIBAL
RESERVATION.—Subject 
to clause (iii), in carrying out subpara-
graph (A), the Secretary shall reserve not 
less than 5 percent of the total amount ap-
propriated for the purposes of that sub-
paragraph to make grants to applicants 
that are— 
‘‘(I) Indian tribes, tribal organi-
zations, or Native Hawaiian organiza-
tions (as such term is defined in sec-
tion 166(b)); or 
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‘‘(II) carrying out programs for 
the benefit of Indians. 
‘‘(ii) RURAL
RESERVATION.—Subject 
to clause (iii), in carrying out subpara-
graph (A), the Secretary shall reserve not 
less than 10 percent of the total amount 
appropriated for purposes of that subpara-
graph to make grants to applicants that 
are located in rural areas. 
‘‘(iii) EXCEPTION.—If the Secretary 
does not receive a sufficient number of ap-
plications of sufficient quality to award the 
amounts reserved under clause (i) or 
amounts reserved under clause (ii) in ac-
cordance with the requirements of the ap-
plicable clause, the Secretary may— 
‘‘(I) award grants to applicants 
described in clause (i) or clause (ii), 
as the case may be, in an amount not 
to exceed $1,500,000 per grant; and 
‘‘(II) use any remaining amount 
reserved under the applicable clause 
to, notwithstanding the requirements 
of that clause, award grants under 
subparagraph (A) to other applica-
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tions that are not described in such 
clause.’’; 
(B) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A)— 
(I) in clause (iv)— 
(aa) in subclause (II), by 
striking ‘‘language learners’’ and 
inserting ‘‘learners’’; 
(bb) in subclause (III), by 
striking ‘‘a secondary’’ and in-
serting ‘‘a regular high’’; and 
(cc) in subclause (IV), by 
striking ‘‘required’’ and inserting 
‘‘available Federal, State, or in-
stitutional’’; 
(II) in clause (v), by striking 
‘‘drug and alcohol abuse’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘substance use disorder’’; 
(III) in clause (vii)— 
(aa) by inserting ‘‘to ensure 
full participation in a YouthBuild 
program, including such services 
for individuals with disabilities,’’ 
after ‘‘services’’; and 
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(bb) by inserting ‘‘unsub-
sidized’’ after ‘‘retaining’’; and 
(IV) in clause (viii), by inserting 
‘‘, including career services’’ after 
‘‘assistance’’; 
(ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
‘‘homeless individuals’’ and inserting ‘‘indi-
viduals experiencing homelessness’’ each 
place the term appears; and 
(iii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(I) Provision of meals and other food as-
sistance to participants in conjunction with an-
other activity described in this paragraph. 
‘‘(J) Provision of information on and refer-
ral to Federal and State means tested pro-
grams.’’; 
(C) in paragraph (3)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
‘‘such time, in such manner, and con-
taining such information’’ and inserting 
‘‘such time and in such manner’’; and 
(ii) in subparagraph (B)— 
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(I) in the header, by striking 
‘‘MINIMUM
REQUIREMENTS’’ and in-
serting ‘‘REQUIREMENTS’’; 
(II) by striking ‘‘, at a min-
imum’’; 
(III) in clause (iii), by striking 
‘‘unions’’ and inserting ‘‘labor organi-
zations’’; 
(IV) by amending clause (v) to 
read as follows: 
‘‘(v) a description of the educational 
and job training activities, work opportuni-
ties, postsecondary education and training 
opportunities, and other services that will 
be provided to participants, and how those 
activities, opportunities, and services will— 
‘‘(I) prepare youth for employ-
ment in in-demand industry sectors or 
occupations in the labor market area 
described in clause (i); and 
‘‘(II) support youth in attaining 
a regular high school diploma or its 
recognized equivalent;’’; 
(V) in clause (vii)— 
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(aa) by striking ‘‘(including 
agencies of Indian tribes)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘, Indian tribes, tribal 
organizations, and tribal edu-
cational agencies (as such term is 
defined in section 6132(b) of the 
Elementary and Secondary Edu-
cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
7452(b)))’’; and 
(bb) by striking ‘‘homeless 
individuals and other agencies 
that serve youth who are home-
less individuals,’’ and inserting 
‘‘individuals experiencing home-
lessness and other agencies that 
serve youth who are individuals 
experiencing homelessness,’’; 
(VI) in clause (x), by inserting 
‘‘located in the region proposed to be 
served by such applicant, as applica-
ble’’ after ‘‘tribes’’; 
(VII) by amending clause (xii) to 
read as follows: 
‘‘(xii) a description of the levels of 
performance the applicant expects to 
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achieve on the primary indicators of per-
formance 
described 
in 
section 
116(b)(2)(A)(ii);’’; 
(VIII) in clause (xiii), by striking 
‘‘unions’’ and inserting ‘‘labor organi-
zations’’; 
(IX) by redesignating clauses 
(xv) through (xxi) as clauses (xvi) 
through (xxii), respectively; and 
(X) by inserting after clause (xiv) 
the following: 
‘‘(xv) a description of any strategies 
the applicant will use to engage program 
participants in providing feedback and in-
forming decision-making related to the 
program;’’; and 
(D) in paragraph (4)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘such selection criteria 
as the Secretary shall establish under this 
section, which shall include criteria’’ and 
inserting ‘‘selection criteria’’; 
(ii) in subparagraph (I), by striking 
‘‘homeless individuals’’ and inserting ‘‘indi-
viduals experiencing homelessness’’; 
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(iii) in subparagraph (J)(iii), by add-
ing ‘‘and’’ after the semicolon; 
(iv) in subparagraph (K), by striking 
‘‘; and’’ and inserting a period; and 
(v) by striking subparagraph (L); 
(4) in subsection (d)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘home-
less individuals’’ and inserting ‘‘individuals ex-
periencing homelessness’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘home-
less individuals’’ and inserting ‘‘individuals ex-
periencing homelessness’’; 
(5) in subsection (e)(1)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A)(ii), by striking 
‘‘offender’’ and inserting ‘‘who is a justice-in-
volved individual’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (B)(i)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘are basic skills defi-
cient’’ and inserting ‘‘have foundational 
skill needs’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘secondary’’ and in-
serting ‘‘regular high’’; 
(6) in subsection (f), by striking paragraph (2) 
and inserting the following: 
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‘‘(2) USE OF WAGE RECORDS.—The Secretary 
shall make arrangements with a State or other ap-
propriate entity to facilitate the use of State wage 
records to evaluate the performance of YouthBuild 
programs funded under this section on the employ-
ment and earnings indicators described in section 
116(b)(2)(A)(ii) for the purposes of the report re-
quired under paragraph (3). 
‘‘(3) PERFORMANCE RESULTS.—For each pro-
gram year, the Secretary shall make available, on a 
publicly accessible website of the Department, a re-
port on the performance of YouthBuild programs, 
during such program year, funded under this section 
on— 
‘‘(A) the primary indicators of performance 
described in section 116(b)(2)(A)(ii); and 
‘‘(B) the expected levels of performance for 
such programs as described in paragraph (1). 
‘‘(4) CONSULTATION.—In establishing expected 
levels of performance under paragraph (1), the Sec-
retary shall consult, on not less than an annual 
basis, with entities carrying out YouthBuild pro-
grams to ensure such levels of performance account 
for the workforce development and postsecondary 
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education experiences of youth served by such pro-
grams.’’; 
(7) in subsection (g), by inserting at the end 
the following: 
‘‘(4) ANNUAL
RELEASE
OF
FUNDING
OPPOR-
TUNITY ANNOUNCEMENT.—The Secretary shall, to 
the greatest extent practicable, announce new fund-
ing opportunities for grants under this section dur-
ing the same time period each year for which such 
grants are available.’’; and 
(8) by amending subsection (i) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(i) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$108,150,000 for each of the fiscal years 2025 through 
2030.’’. 
SEC. 177. REENTRY EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES. 
Subtitle D of title I of the Workforce Innovation and 
Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3221 et seq.) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating section 172 as section 175; 
and 
(2) by inserting after section 171 the following: 
‘‘SEC. 172. REENTRY EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES. 
‘‘(a) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this section are— 
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‘‘(1) to improve the employment, earnings, and 
skill attainment, and reduce recidivism, of adults 
and youth who have been involved with the justice 
system; 
‘‘(2) to prompt innovation and improvement in 
the reentry of justice-involved individuals into the 
workforce so that successful initiatives can be estab-
lished or continued, and replicated; and 
‘‘(3) to further develop the evidence on how to 
improve employment, earnings, and skill attainment, 
and reduce recidivism, of justice-involved individuals, 
through rigorous evaluations of specific services pro-
vided, including how they affect different popu-
lations and how they are best combined and 
sequenced, and disseminate such evidence to entities 
supporting the reentry of justice-involved individuals 
into the workforce. 
‘‘(b) REENTRY EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES PRO-
GRAM.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—From the amounts appro-
priated under section 175(e) and not reserved under 
subsection (h), the Secretary shall carry out a Re-
entry Employment Opportunities Program, through 
which the Secretary— 
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‘‘(A) except as provided in subparagraph 
(B), in order to implement reentry projects that 
serve eligible adults or eligible youth shall, on 
a competitive basis— 
‘‘(i) make direct awards (through 
grants, contracts, or cooperative agree-
ments) to eligible entities to implement 
such reentry projects; and 
‘‘(ii) in any year for which the Sec-
retary makes awards under clause (i), 
make intermediary awards to eligible enti-
ties who are national or regional inter-
mediaries, who shall use the award 
funds— 
‘‘(I) to make direct awards to eli-
gible entities to implement such re-
entry projects; or 
‘‘(II) to implement such reentry 
projects; and 
‘‘(B) in order to implement youth reentry 
employment opportunities projects, through 
that program, that serve eligible youth shall, on 
a competitive basis— 
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‘‘(i) make direct awards to youth 
project eligible entities to implement such 
youth reentry projects; and 
‘‘(ii) in any year for which the Sec-
retary makes awards under clause (i), 
make intermediary awards to youth project 
eligible entities who are national or re-
gional intermediaries, who shall use the 
award funds— 
‘‘(I) to make direct awards to 
youth project eligible entities to imple-
ment such youth reentry projects; or 
‘‘(II) to implement such youth re-
entry projects. 
‘‘(2) ALLOCATION TO ACTIVITIES.—From the 
amounts appropriated under section 175(e) and not 
reserved under subsection (h), the Secretary— 
‘‘(A) shall use not less than 20 percent of 
such amounts for awards under paragraph 
(1)(A) to eligible entities to serve as national or 
regional intermediaries to provide the award 
funds to other eligible entities— 
‘‘(i) to implement reentry projects de-
scribed in paragraph (1)(A); and 
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‘‘(ii) to monitor and support such en-
tities; 
‘‘(B) shall use not less than 20 percent of 
such amounts for direct or intermediary awards 
under paragraph (1)(B) to— 
‘‘(i) implement youth reentry projects 
described in paragraph (1)(B); and 
‘‘(ii) in cases in which the award re-
cipients make direct awards to other youth 
reentry project eligible entities, monitor 
and support such entities; 
‘‘(C) shall use 20 percent of such amounts, 
from the portion reserved to carry out para-
graph (1)(A), to award funds to eligible entities 
using pay-for-performance contracts— 
‘‘(i) that specify a fixed amount that 
will be paid to such an entity based on the 
achievement, within a defined timeframe, 
of proposed levels of performance described 
under subsection (e)(2)(A) on the indica-
tors of performance described in subsection 
(e)(1)(A)(i); and 
‘‘(ii) which may provide for bonus 
payments to such entity to expand capacity 
to provide effective services; and 
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‘‘(D) shall ensure awards made under this 
section are made to eligible entities from geo-
graphically diverse areas, in addition to giving 
the priorities described in paragraph (5). 
‘‘(3) INITIAL AWARD PERIODS.—The Secretary 
shall make an award under this section for an initial 
period of not more than 4 years. 
‘‘(4) ADDITIONAL
AWARDS.—The Secretary 
may make, for a period of not more than 4 years, 
1 or more additional awards to an eligible entity 
that received an award under this section if the eligi-
ble entity achieved the levels of performance agreed 
upon with the Secretary (as described in subsection 
(e)(2)) for the most recent award period. 
‘‘(5) PRIORITY.—In awarding funds under this 
section, the Secretary shall give priority to eligible 
entities whose applications submitted under sub-
section (c) demonstrate a commitment to use such 
funds to implement a reentry project— 
‘‘(A) that will serve a high-poverty area; 
‘‘(B) that will enroll eligible youth or eligi-
ble adults— 
‘‘(i) prior to the release of such indi-
viduals from incarceration in a correctional 
institution; or 
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‘‘(ii) not later than 90 days after such 
release; 
‘‘(C) whose strategy and design are evi-
dence-based; 
‘‘(D) for which the eligible entity will es-
tablish a partnership with— 
‘‘(i) a business; 
‘‘(ii) an institution of higher education 
or provider under section 122 (as deter-
mined by the State where services are 
being provided) to provide project partici-
pants with a program leading to a recog-
nized postsecondary credential in an in-de-
mand industry sector or occupation; 
‘‘(iii) a local educational agency; or 
‘‘(iv) an agency that receives assist-
ance for a program under section 225; 
‘‘(E) that provides training services, in-
cluding employment-directed skills development 
and on-the-job training, that are designed to 
meet the specific requirements of an employer 
(including a group of employers), industry, or 
sector, and are conducted with a commitment 
by the employer to employ individuals upon suc-
cessful completion of the preparation; and 
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‘‘(F) that will serve a rural area. 
‘‘(6) CONSTRUCTION.— 
‘‘(A) PROJECTS WITH INTERMEDIARIES.— 
An intermediary who receives funds under para-
graph (1), to the extent that the intermediary 
uses the funds to make direct awards to eligible 
entities, shall carry out the functions of the 
Secretary described in paragraphs (3), (4), and 
(5) of this subsection, and paragraphs (1), (2) 
(other than paragraph (2)(J)), and (4) of sub-
section (c). 
‘‘(B) REENTRY EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNI-
TIES
PROGRAM
PROJECTS.—For purposes of 
this section, a reference to an eligible entity, 
used with respect to a youth reentry project 
carried out under paragraph (1)(B), shall be 
considered to be a reference to a youth project 
eligible entity. 
‘‘(c) APPLICATION.— 
‘‘(1) FORM AND PROCEDURE.—To be qualified 
to receive funds under this section, an eligible entity 
shall submit an application to the Secretary at such 
time, and in such manner, as is determined by the 
Secretary, and containing the information described 
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in paragraph (2) and, as applicable, paragraph (3) 
or (4). 
‘‘(2) CONTENTS.—An application submitted by 
an eligible entity under paragraph (1) shall contain 
the following: 
‘‘(A) A description of the eligible entity, in-
cluding the experience of the eligible entity in 
providing education, employment, and training 
services for justice-involved individuals. 
‘‘(B) A description of the needs that will 
be addressed by the reentry project supported 
by the funds received under this section and the 
target participant population and the geo-
graphic area to be served. 
‘‘(C) A description of the proposed edu-
cation, employment, and training services and 
supportive services, if applicable, to be provided 
under such reentry project, and how such ac-
tivities will prepare participants for employment 
in an in-demand industry sector or occupation 
within the geographic area to be served by such 
reentry project. 
‘‘(D) The anticipated schedule for carrying 
out the activities proposed for the reentry 
project. 
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‘‘(E) A description of— 
‘‘(i) the partnerships the eligible enti-
ty will establish with agencies and entities 
within the criminal justice system, agencies 
and entities within the juvenile justice sys-
tem, local boards, one-stop operators, one- 
stop partners, community-based organiza-
tions, and employers (including local busi-
nesses) to provide participants in the re-
entry project with work-based learning, job 
placement, and recruitment (if applicable); 
and 
‘‘(ii) how the eligible entity will co-
ordinate its activities with other services 
and benefits available to justice-involved 
individuals in the geographic area to be 
served by the reentry project. 
‘‘(F) A description of the manner in which 
individuals will be recruited and selected for 
participation for the reentry project. 
‘‘(G) A detailed budget and a description 
of the system of fiscal controls, and auditing 
and accountability procedures, that will be used 
to ensure fiscal soundness for the reentry 
project. 
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‘‘(H) A description of the proposed levels 
of performance to be achieved with respect to 
the indicators of performance described in sub-
section (e). 
‘‘(I) A description of the evidence-based 
practices the eligible entity will use in adminis-
tration of the reentry project. 
‘‘(J) An assurance that the eligible entity 
will collect, disaggregate by each subpopulation 
of individuals with barriers to employment, and 
by race, ethnicity, sex, and age, and report to 
the Secretary the data required with respect to 
the reentry project carried out by the eligible 
entity for purposes of determining levels of per-
formance achieved and conducting the evalua-
tion under this section. 
‘‘(K) An assurance that the eligible entity 
will provide a match as described in subsection 
(d)(4). 
‘‘(L) A description of how the eligible enti-
ty plans to continue the reentry project after 
the award period. 
‘‘(M) For any project offering a recognized 
postsecondary credential, a description of how 
the project leads to the credential. 
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‘‘(N) For a project that also serves as a 
program carried out under section 225, a de-
scription of how the award funds will be used 
to carry out the education described in section 
225, in conjunction with the activities described 
in subsection (d). 
‘‘(3) 
ADDITIONAL
CONTENT
FOR
INTER-
MEDIARY APPLICANTS.—An application submitted by 
an eligible entity seeking to serve as a national or 
regional intermediary as described in subparagraph 
(A) or (B) of subsection (b)(1) shall also contain 
each of the following: 
‘‘(A) An identification and description of 
the eligible entities that will be subawardees of 
such intermediary and implement the reentry 
projects, which shall include subawardees in— 
‘‘(i) 3 or more noncontiguous metro-
politan areas or rural areas; and 
‘‘(ii) not fewer than 2 States. 
‘‘(B) A description of the services and sup-
ports the intermediary will provide to the sub-
awardees, including administrative and fiscal 
support to ensure the subawardees comply with 
all subaward requirements. 
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‘‘(C) A description of how the intermediary 
will facilitate the replication of evidence-based 
practices or other best practices identified by 
the intermediary across all subawardees. 
‘‘(D) If such intermediary is currently re-
ceiving, or has previously received, funds under 
this section as an intermediary to implement a 
reentry project, an assurance that none of the 
subawardees identified under subparagraph (A) 
are current or were previous subawardees of the 
intermediary for such reentry project and failed 
to meet the levels of performance established 
for such reentry project. 
‘‘(4) ADDITIONAL CONTENT FOR YOUTH REO 
APPLICATIONS.—An application submitted under 
paragraph (1) by a youth project eligible entity seek-
ing to serve youth applicants through an award de-
scribed in subsection (b)(1)(B) shall also contain the 
following: 
‘‘(A) A description of— 
‘‘(i) how the youth reentry project will 
facilitate the enrollment of eligible youth in 
a program of a local educational agency, a 
program of adult education and literacy 
activities, a YouthBuild program, the Job 
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Corps, or a program of an institution of 
higher education; 
‘‘(ii) how the youth reentry project 
will connect eligible youth with mentors or 
peer support groups to provide guidance, 
encouragement, and positive role modeling 
during the reentry process; 
‘‘(iii) how the youth reentry project 
will involve family members, guardians, 
and other supportive people in an eligible 
youth’s life in the reentry process; 
‘‘(iv) how the youth reentry project 
will provide or support access to counseling 
and substance use disorder programs for 
an eligible youth; 
‘‘(v) how the youth reentry project 
will assist eligible youth to find safe and 
stable housing; 
‘‘(vi) how the youth reentry project 
will ensure activities carried out under an 
award described in subsection (b)(1)(B) 
are designed to meet the needs of the pop-
ulation served; and 
‘‘(vii) the experience of the eligible en-
tity in providing services to youth, includ-
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ing eligible youth, and the strategies the el-
igible entity will use to ensure that services 
provided are age-appropriate for eligible 
youth. 
‘‘(B) A description of how a youth project 
eligible entity plans to provide skills develop-
ment, for stakeholders involved in an eligible 
youth’s reentry, on best practices pertaining to 
eligible youth and reentry. 
‘‘(d) USES OF FUNDS.— 
‘‘(1) REQUIRED ACTIVITIES.—An eligible entity 
that receives funds under this section shall use such 
funds to implement a reentry project for eligible 
adults, eligible youth, or both, that provides each of 
the following: 
‘‘(A) One or more of the individualized ca-
reer services listed in subclauses (I) through 
(IX) of section 134(c)(2)(B)(vii). 
‘‘(B) One or more of the training services 
listed in clauses (i) through (xi) in section 
134(c)(3)(D), including subsidized employment 
opportunities through transitional jobs. 
‘‘(C) For participants who are eligible 
youth, 1 or more of the program elements listed 
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in subparagraphs (A) through (O) of section 
129(c)(2). 
‘‘(2) ALLOWABLE ACTIVITIES.—An eligible enti-
ty that receives funds under this section may use 
such funds to provide to eligible adults, eligible 
youth, or both, each of the following: 
‘‘(A) Followup services after placement in 
unsubsidized employment as described in sec-
tion 134(c)(2)(B)(viii). 
‘‘(B) Apprenticeship programs. 
‘‘(C) Education in digital literacy skills. 
‘‘(D) Mentoring. 
‘‘(E) Assistance in obtaining employment, 
including as a result of the eligible entity— 
‘‘(i) establishing and developing rela-
tionships and networks with large and 
small employers; and 
‘‘(ii) coordinating with employers to 
develop employer-directed skills develop-
ment programs and on-the-job training. 
‘‘(F) Assistance with driver’s license rein-
statement (including assistance with removing 
or expunging records as permitted under the 
applicable Federal or State law to facilitate that 
reinstatement) and fees for driver’s licenses and 
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other necessary documents for employment and 
removing barriers to employment. 
‘‘(G) Provision of or referral to evidence- 
based mental health treatment by licensed prac-
titioners. 
‘‘(H) Provision of or referral to substance 
use disorder treatment services, provided that 
funds awarded under this section are only used 
to provide such services to participants who are 
unable to obtain such services through other 
programs providing such services. 
‘‘(I) Provision of or referral to supportive 
services, provided that, notwithstanding section 
181(h)(2), no more than 10 percent of funds 
awarded to an eligible entity under this section 
may be used to provide such services to partici-
pants who may be able to obtain such services 
through other programs providing such services. 
‘‘(3) ADMINISTRATIVE COST LIMIT.—An eligible 
entity may not use more than 7 percent of the funds 
received under this section for administrative costs, 
including for costs related to collecting information, 
analysis, and coordination for purposes of subsection 
(e) or (f). 
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‘‘(4) MATCHING.—An eligible entity shall pro-
vide a match, which may be provided in cash or in- 
kind, for the costs of the project in an amount that 
is not less than 25 percent of the total amount of 
funds awarded to the entity under this section for 
the period involved, except that the Secretary may 
waive the matching requirement, on a case-by-case 
basis and for not more than 20 percent of all awards 
made under this section, if the eligible entity in-
volved demonstrates significant financial hardship. 
‘‘(e) LEVELS OF PERFORMANCE.— 
‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT OF LEVELS.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 
establish expected levels of performance for re-
entry projects funded under this section for— 
‘‘(i) each of the primary indicators of 
performance— 
‘‘(I) for adults, as described in 
section 116(b)(2)(A)(i), for eligible 
adults in reentry projects for eligible 
adults or reentry projects for both eli-
gible adults and eligible youth; and 
‘‘(II) for youth, as described in 
section 116(b)(2)(A)(ii), for eligible 
youth in reentry projects for eligible 
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youth or reentry projects for both eli-
gible adults and eligible youth; and 
‘‘(ii) an indicator of performance es-
tablished by the Secretary with respect to 
participant recidivism. 
‘‘(B) UPDATES.—The levels established 
under subparagraph (A) shall be updated for 
each 4-year-award period. 
‘‘(2) AGREEMENT
ON
LEVELS
OF
PERFORM-
ANCE.—In establishing and updating levels of per-
formance under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall 
reach agreement on such levels with the eligible enti-
ties receiving awards under this section that will be 
subject to such levels, based on, as the Secretary de-
termines relevant for each indicator of performance 
applicable under paragraph (1), each of the fol-
lowing factors: 
‘‘(A) The proposed levels of performance of 
each such eligible entity described in the appli-
cation submitted under subsection (c)(2)(H). 
‘‘(B) The local economic conditions of the 
geographic area to be served by each such eligi-
ble entity, including differences in unemploy-
ment rates and job losses or gains in particular 
industries. 
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‘‘(C) The characteristics of project partici-
pants when entering the project involved, in-
cluding— 
‘‘(i) criminal records; 
‘‘(ii) indicators of work history; 
‘‘(iii) work experience; 
‘‘(iv) educational or occupational skills 
attainment; 
‘‘(v) levels of literacy or English pro-
ficiency; 
‘‘(vi) disability status; 
‘‘(vii) homelessness; and 
‘‘(viii) receipt of public assistance. 
‘‘(3) FAILURE TO MEET LEVELS OF PERFORM-
ANCE.—In the case of an eligible entity that fails to 
meet the levels of performance established under 
paragraph (1) and updated to reflect the actual local 
economic conditions and characteristics of partici-
pants (as described in subparagraphs (B) and (C) of 
paragraph (2)) served by the reentry project involved 
for any award year, the Secretary shall provide tech-
nical assistance to the eligible entity, including the 
development of a performance improvement plan. 
‘‘(f) EVALUATION OF REENTRY PROJECTS.— 
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‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 5 years 
after the first award of funds under this section is 
made, the Secretary (acting through the Chief Eval-
uation Officer) shall meet each of the following re-
quirements: 
‘‘(A) DESIGN AND CONDUCT OF EVALUA-
TION.—Design and conduct an evaluation to 
evaluate the effectiveness of the reentry projects 
funded under this section, which meets the re-
quirements of paragraph (2), and includes an 
evaluation of each of the following: 
‘‘(i) The effectiveness of such projects 
in assisting individuals with finding unsub-
sidized employment, and maintaining un-
subsidized employment during the second 
quarter and fourth quarter after exit from 
the project. 
‘‘(ii) The effectiveness of such projects 
in assisting individuals with earning recog-
nized postsecondary credentials. 
‘‘(iii) 
The 
effectiveness 
of 
such 
projects in relation to their cost, including 
the extent to which the projects improve 
reentry outcomes, including in employ-
ment, compensation (which may include 
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wages earned and benefits), career ad-
vancement, measurable skills gains, and 
recognized 
postsecondary 
credentials 
earned, and including the extent to which 
the projects reduce recidivism of partici-
pants in comparison to comparably situ-
ated individuals who did not participate in 
such projects. 
‘‘(iv) The effectiveness of specific 
services and interventions provided and of 
the overall project design. 
‘‘(v) If applicable, the extent to which 
such projects effectively serve various de-
mographic groups, including people of dif-
ferent geographic locations, ages, races, 
national origins, and criminal records, and 
individuals with disabilities. 
‘‘(vi) If applicable, the appropriate-
ness of the sequencing, combination, or 
concurrent structure, of services for each 
subpopulation of individuals who are par-
ticipants in such projects, such as the 
order, combination, or concurrent structure 
of services in which transitional jobs and 
occupational skills development are pro-
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vided, to ensure that such participants are 
prepared to fully benefit from education, 
employment, and training services provided 
under the project. 
‘‘(vii) Limitations or barriers to edu-
cation and employment encountered by 
participants served by the projects as a re-
sult of occupational or educational licens-
ing restrictions. 
‘‘(B) DATA
ACCESSIBILITY.—Make avail-
able, on the publicly accessible website managed 
by the Department of Labor, data collected 
during the course of evaluation under this sub-
section, in an aggregated format that does not 
disclose personally identifiable information. 
‘‘(2) DESIGN
REQUIREMENTS.—An evaluation 
under this subsection— 
‘‘(A) shall— 
‘‘(i) be designed by the Secretary (act-
ing through the Chief Evaluation Officer) 
in conjunction with the eligible entities car-
rying out the reentry projects being evalu-
ated; 
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‘‘(ii) include analysis of participant 
feedback and outcome and process meas-
ures; and 
‘‘(iii) use designs that employ the 
most rigorous analytical and statistical 
methods that are reasonably feasible, such 
as the use of control groups; and 
‘‘(B) may not— 
‘‘(i) collect personally identifiable in-
formation, except to the extent such infor-
mation is necessary to conduct the evalua-
tion; or 
‘‘(ii) reveal or share personally identi-
fiable information. 
‘‘(3) PUBLICATION AND REPORTING OF EVAL-
UATION FINDINGS.—The Secretary (acting through 
the Chief Evaluation Officer) shall— 
‘‘(A) in accordance with the timeline deter-
mined to be appropriate by the Chief Evalua-
tion Officer, publish an interim report on such 
evaluation; 
‘‘(B) not later than 90 days after the date 
on which any evaluation is completed under this 
subsection, publish and make publicly available 
the results of such evaluation; and 
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‘‘(C) not later than 60 days after the com-
pletion date described in subparagraph (B), 
submit to the Committee on Education and the 
Workforce of the House of Representatives and 
the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, 
and Pensions of the Senate a report on such 
evaluation. 
‘‘(g) ANNUAL REPORT.— 
‘‘(1) CONTENTS.—Subject to paragraph (2), 
the Secretary shall post, using transparent, linked, 
open, and interoperable data formats, on the publicly 
accessible website described in subsection (f)(1)(B), 
an annual report, covering the most recent program 
preceding the report, on— 
‘‘(A) the number of individuals who par-
ticipated in projects assisted under this section 
during the program year; 
‘‘(B) the percentage of such individuals 
who successfully completed the requirements of 
such projects; 
‘‘(C) the performance of eligible entities on 
such projects as measured by the indicators of 
performance set forth in subsection (e); and 
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‘‘(D) an explanation of any waivers grant-
ed by the Secretary of the matching require-
ment under subsection (d)(4). 
‘‘(2) DISAGGREGATION.—The information pro-
vided under subparagraphs (A) through (C) of para-
graph (1) with respect to a program year shall be 
disaggregated by each project assisted under this 
section for such program year. 
‘‘(h) RESERVATION OF FUNDS.—Of the funds appro-
priated under section 175(e) for a fiscal year, the Sec-
retary— 
‘‘(1) may reserve not more than 5 percent for 
the administration of awards made under this sec-
tion, of which not more than 2 percent of the appro-
priated funds may be reserved for the provision of— 
‘‘(A) technical assistance to eligible entities 
that receive funds under this section; and 
‘‘(B) outreach and technical assistance to 
eligible entities desiring to receive such funds, 
including assistance with application develop-
ment and submission; and 
‘‘(2) shall reserve not less than 1 percent and 
not more than 2.5 percent for the evaluation activi-
ties under subsection (f) or to support eligible enti-
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ties with any required data collection, analysis, and 
coordination related to such evaluation activities. 
‘‘(i) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) AWARD.—The term ‘award’ means an 
award of funds through a grant, contract, or cooper-
ative agreement. 
‘‘(2) CHIEF EVALUATION OFFICER.—The term 
‘Chief Evaluation Officer’ means the head of the 
independent evaluation office located in the Office of 
the Assistant Secretary for Policy of the Department 
of Labor. 
‘‘(3) CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION.—The term 
‘correctional institution’ has the meaning given the 
term in section 225(e). 
‘‘(4) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘eligible en-
tity’ means— 
‘‘(A) a private nonprofit organization 
under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1986 that is exempt from taxation 
under section 501(a) of such Code, including a 
community-based or faith-based organization; 
‘‘(B) a local board; 
‘‘(C) a State or local government; 
‘‘(D) an Indian or Native American entity 
eligible for grants under section 166; 
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‘‘(E) a labor organization or joint labor- 
management organization; 
‘‘(F) an industry or sector partnership; 
‘‘(G) an institution of higher education; or 
‘‘(H) a consortium of the entities described 
in subparagraphs (A) through (G). 
‘‘(5) ELIGIBLE
ADULT.—The term ‘eligible 
adult’ means a justice-involved individual who is age 
25 or older. 
‘‘(6) ELIGIBLE
YOUTH.—The term ‘eligible 
youth’ means a justice-involved individual who is not 
younger than age 14 or older than age 24. 
‘‘(7) HIGH-POVERTY.—The term ‘high-poverty’, 
when used with respect to a geographic area, means 
an area with a poverty rate of at least 20 percent 
as determined based on the most recently available 
data from the American Community Survey con-
ducted by the Bureau of the Census. 
‘‘(8) 
JUSTICE-INVOLVED
INDIVIDUAL.—Not-
withstanding section 3, the term ‘justice-involved in-
dividual’ means— 
‘‘(A) an individual of any age who— 
‘‘(i) not more than 5 years before en-
rollment in a project funded under sub-
section (b)(1)— 
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‘‘(I) was released from incarcer-
ation in a correctional institution (in-
cluding being enrolled in a work re-
lease center at the institution); or 
‘‘(II) finished serving an alter-
native sentence, or a sentence to a di-
version program, ordered through the 
adult criminal justice system; or 
‘‘(ii) on such date of enrollment, is 
subject to the adult criminal justice sys-
tem, including an individual who— 
‘‘(I) is incarcerated in a correc-
tional institution (including being en-
rolled in a work release center at the 
institution), but is scheduled to be re-
leased not more than 180 days after 
such date of enrollment; 
‘‘(II) is residing in a residential 
reentry center; 
‘‘(III) is subject to electronic or 
home-based monitoring; 
‘‘(IV) is in the community on 
probation or parole; or 
‘‘(V) is serving an alternative 
sentence, or a sentence to a diversion 
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program, ordered through that sys-
tem; or 
‘‘(B) an individual who— 
‘‘(i) is not younger than age 14 or 
older than age 24; and 
‘‘(ii) has been— 
‘‘(I) charged with, or convicted 
of, any criminal offense; or 
‘‘(II) charged with, detained for, 
or adjudicated of, a delinquent act or 
status offense in a juvenile court. 
‘‘(9) YOUTH PROJECT ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The 
term ‘youth project eligible entity’ means— 
‘‘(A) an organization described in section 
501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
that is exempt from taxation under section 
501(a) of such Code; or 
‘‘(B) a State or local juvenile justice agen-
cy, or a State or local adult correctional agency 
with a focus on eligible youth.’’. 
SEC. 178. YOUTH APPRENTICESHIP READINESS GRANT 
PROGRAM. 
Subtitle D of title I of the Workforce Innovation and 
Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3221 et seq.) is further 
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amended by inserting after section 172, as added by the 
preceding section, the following: 
‘‘SEC. 173. YOUTH APPRENTICESHIP READINESS GRANT 
PROGRAM. 
‘‘(a) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this section are— 
‘‘(1) to increase earnings and employment for 
in-school youth and opportunity youth, ages 16 
through 24, through enrollment in and completion of 
evidence-based pre-apprenticeship programs and ap-
prenticeship programs that serve youth; 
‘‘(2) to engage educational entities, organiza-
tions carrying out programs that serve opportunity 
youth, local educational agencies, State boards, local 
boards, employers, workforce partners (including 
one-stop partners), and other apprenticeship inter-
mediaries, to establish innovative models for pre-ap-
prenticeship programs and apprenticeship programs 
that serve youth, including coordinating with pro-
grams that offer supportive services that can enable 
participation in and completion of the program; and 
‘‘(3) to promote alignment between education 
and workforce development systems (such as 
through public-private partnerships) to enable in- 
school youth and opportunity youth to participate in 
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postsecondary education and career pathways, in-
cluding apprenticeships, that result in careers. 
‘‘(b) YOUTH APPRENTICESHIP READINESS GRANT 
PROGRAM.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—From the amounts made 
available to carry out this section under section 
414(c) of the American Competitiveness and Work-
force Improvement Act (29 U.S.C. 3224a) and not 
reserved under paragraph (2), the Secretary shall, 
on a competitive basis, make grants to eligible enti-
ties for projects to develop new or expand existing 
pre-apprenticeship programs and apprenticeships 
that serve youth. 
‘‘(2) ADMINISTRATIVE RESERVATION.—Of the 
amounts made available to carry out this section, the 
Secretary may reserve not more than 5 percent for 
the administration of grants made under this sec-
tion, including— 
‘‘(A) not more than 3 percent for the pro-
vision of technical assistance to eligible entities 
during the application period or the implemen-
tation phase of such grant; and 
‘‘(B) not more than 2 percent for evalua-
tions of employment and earnings outcomes de-
scribed in clauses (vi), (vii), and (viii) of sub-
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section (e)(2)(B), identifying best practices, and 
facilitating the sharing of best practices among 
eligible entities by carrying out the identifica-
tion and dissemination described in subsection 
(f)(2). 
‘‘(3) GRANT
PERIOD.—The Secretary shall 
make such a grant for a period of not more than 4 
years and may extend the grant for a period of not 
more than 2 additional years if the grant recipient 
is making progress in achieving the objectives of the 
project’s identified programs. 
‘‘(4) PRIORITY.—In making grants under this 
section, the Secretary shall give priority to eligible 
entities that— 
‘‘(A) serve an area with significant work-
force shortages in the industry sector or occu-
pation for which the eligible entity proposes to 
establish an identified program; 
‘‘(B) propose to expand or have a dem-
onstrated track record of expanding employ-
ment opportunities and career pathways for in-
dividuals with a barrier to employment; 
‘‘(C) propose to primarily serve a popu-
lation that is located in a rural or urban com-
munity and has an area median household in-
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come of not more than 150 percent of the pov-
erty line; or 
‘‘(D) include within the eligible entity a 
high-need local educational agency or a high- 
need educational service agency. 
‘‘(5) MATCHING REQUIREMENT FOR GRANTS.— 
In order to receive a grant from the Secretary under 
this section, an eligible entity shall provide a non- 
Federal contribution, which may be provided in cash 
or in-kind, for the costs of the project in an amount 
that is not less than 25 percent of the total amount 
of funds awarded to the entity for such period. 
‘‘(c) APPLICATION.—An eligible entity that desires to 
receive a grant under this section shall submit an applica-
tion to the Secretary at such time and in such manner 
as the Secretary may require and shall include the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(1)(A) A description of the eligible entity’s 
proposed project, to be supported by such grant, in-
cluding a provision identifying whether such project 
will develop or expand 1 or more pre-apprenticeship 
programs or 1 or more apprenticeship programs that 
serve youth. 
‘‘(B) Except in the case of an identified program by 
an eligible entity described in subsection (i)(5)(A)(i) that 
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