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118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 6629 
To reauthorize the YouthBuild program, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 6, 2023 
Mrs. HAYES (for herself, Ms. NORTON, Ms. WILLIAMS of Georgia, Mrs. 
MCBATH, Mrs. CHERFILUS-MCCORMICK, Mr. COURTNEY, Mr. DAVIS of 
North Carolina, Mr. MCGARVEY, Ms. LEE of California, Ms. CROCKETT, 
Mr. GRIJALVA, and Ms. LEGER FERNANDEZ) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Work-
force 
A BILL 
To reauthorize the YouthBuild program, and for other 
purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘YouthBuild for the 
Future Act’’. 
SEC. 2. YOUTHBUILD PROGRAM. 
Section 171 of the Workforce Innovation and Oppor-
tunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3226) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (c)— 
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(A) by amending paragraph (1) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(1) RESERVATION; AMOUNT OF GRANTS.— 
‘‘(A) RESERVATION.—In any fiscal year in 
which the amount appropriated to carry out 
this section is greater than $125,000,000, the 
Secretary shall reserve 20 percent of the por-
tion of such amount that is greater than 
$125,000,000 for— 
‘‘(i) grants to applicants that are lo-
cated in rural areas (as defined by the Sec-
retary); and 
‘‘(ii) grants for programs operated by 
a tribe, organization, or entity described in 
section 166(c) or for the benefit of Indi-
ans, Alaska Natives, or Native Hawaiians 
(as the 3 terms are defined in section 
166(b)) for the purpose of carrying out 
YouthBuild programs approved under this 
section. 
‘‘(B) AMOUNT OF GRANTS.—After making 
the reservation described in subparagraph (A), 
the Secretary may use the remaining amount 
appropriated to carry out this section to make 
grants to applicants for the purpose of carrying 
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out YouthBuild programs approved under this 
section.’’; 
(B) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A)— 
(I) in clause (iv)(II), by striking 
‘‘language’’; and 
(II) in clause (vii), by striking 
‘‘12’’ and inserting ‘‘24’’; and 
(ii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(I) Provision of meals and other food as-
sistance that is offered to participants in con-
junction with another activity described in this 
paragraph. 
‘‘(J) Informing participants of their eligi-
bility, and assisting participants in applying, for 
Federal and State means tested benefit pro-
grams, such as the supplemental nutrition as-
sistance program established under the Food 
and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2011 et 
seq.), and assistance provided by the State 
through the Child Care and Development Block 
Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9857 et seq.). 
‘‘(K) Supportive services for individuals 
with disabilities to ensure such individuals may 
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