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(I) by striking the comma at the 
end and inserting ‘‘or to establish and 
administer a critical industry skills 
fund under paragraph (4); and’’ ; and 
(C) by inserting before the flush left text 
at the end the following: 
‘‘(C) as described in section 128(a)(3), 
shall be used to establish and administer a crit-
ical industry skills fund described in paragraph 
(4).’’. 
(2) REQUIRED STATEWIDE EMPLOYMENT AND 
TRAINING ACTIVITIES.— 
(A) STATEWIDE RAPID RESPONSE ACTIVI-
TIES.—Section 134(a)(2)(A) of the Workforce 
Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 
3174(a)(2)(A)) is amended— 
(i) in clause (i)— 
(I) in subclause (I)— 
(aa) by striking ‘‘working’’ 
and inserting ‘‘as a rapid re-
sponse unit working’’; and 
(bb) by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end;
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(II) in subclause (II), by striking 
the period at the end and inserting ‘‘; 
and’’; and 
(III) by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(III) provision of additional as-
sistance to a local area that has ex-
cess demand for individual training 
accounts for dislocated workers in 
such local area and requests such as-
sistance under paragraph (5) of sec-
tion 414(c) of the American Competi-
tiveness and Workforce Improvement 
Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 3224a(5)), 
upon a determination by the State 
that, in using funds allocated to such 
local area pursuant to paragraph (1) 
of such section 414(c) and subsection 
(c)(1)(B) of this section for the pur-
pose described in paragraph (2)(A) of 
such section 414(c), the local area 
was in compliance with the require-
ments of such section 414(c).’’; and 
(ii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing:
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‘‘(iii) INSUFFICIENT FUNDS TO MEET 
EXCESS DEMAND.—If a State determines 
that a local area with excess demand as 
described in clause (i)(III) met the compli-
ance 
requirements 
described 
in 
such 
clause, but the State does not have suffi-
cient 
funds 
reserved 
under 
section 
133(a)(2) to meet such excess demand, the 
State— 
‘‘(I) shall notify the Secretary of 
such excess demand; and 
‘‘(II) if eligible, may apply for a 
national 
dislocated 
worker 
grant 
under section 170 of this Act.’’. 
(B) STATEWIDE EMPLOYMENT AND TRAIN-
ING ACTIVITIES.—Section 134(a)(2)(B) of the 
Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 
U.S.C. 3174(a)(2)(B) is amended— 
(i) in clause (i)— 
(I) in subclause (III), by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(II) in subclause (IV)— 
(aa) by inserting ‘‘the devel-
opment and education of staff to 
increase expertise in providing
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opportunities for covered vet-
erans (as defined in section 
4212(a)(3)(A) of title 38, United 
States Code) to enter in-demand 
industry sectors or occupations 
and nontraditional occupations),’’ 
after ‘‘exemplary program activi-
ties,’’; and 
(bb) by adding ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; and 
(III) by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(V) local boards and eligible 
training providers in carrying out the 
performance reporting required under 
section 116(d), including facilitating 
data matches for program partici-
pants using quarterly wage record in-
formation (including the wage records 
made available by any other State and 
information provided from the Na-
tional Directory of New Hires in ac-
cordance with section 453(j)(8) of the 
Social 
Security 
Act 
(42 
U.S.C. 
653(j)(8))) and other sources of infor-
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mation, as necessary to measure the 
performance of programs and activi-
ties conducted under chapter 2 or 
chapter 3 of this subtitle;’’; 
(ii) in clause (v)— 
(I) in subclause (II), by striking 
‘‘customized training’’ and inserting 
‘‘employer-directed 
skills 
develop-
ment’’; and 
(II) in subclause (VI), by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(iii) in clause (vi), by striking the pe-
riod at the end and inserting a semicolon; 
and 
(iv) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(vii) coordinating (which may be 
done in partnership with other States) with 
industry organizations, employers (includ-
ing small and mid-sized employers), indus-
try or sector partnerships, training pro-
viders, local boards, and institutions of 
higher education to identify or develop 
competency-based assessments that are a 
valid and reliable method of collecting in-
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formation with respect to, and measuring, 
the prior knowledge, skills, and abilities of 
individuals who are adults or dislocated 
workers for the purpose of— 
‘‘(I) awarding, based on the 
knowledge, skills, and abilities of such 
an individual validated by such assess-
ments— 
‘‘(aa) a recognized postsec-
ondary credential that is used by 
employers in the State for re-
cruitment, hiring, retention, or 
advancement purposes; 
‘‘(bb) postsecondary credit 
toward a recognized postsec-
ondary credential aligned with in- 
demand industry sectors and oc-
cupations in the State for the 
purpose of accelerating attain-
ment of such credential; and 
‘‘(cc) postsecondary credit 
for progress along a career path-
way developed by the State or a 
local area within the State;
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‘‘(II) developing individual em-
ployment 
plans 
under 
subsection 
(c)(2)(B)(vii)(II) that incorporate the 
knowledge, skills, and abilities of such 
an individual to identify— 
‘‘(aa) in-demand industry 
sectors or occupations that re-
quire similar knowledge, skills, 
and abilities; and 
‘‘(bb) any upskilling needed 
for the individual to secure em-
ployment in such a sector or oc-
cupation; and 
‘‘(III) helping such an individual 
communicate such knowledge, skills, 
and abilities to prospective employers 
through a skills-based resume, profile, 
or portfolio; and 
‘‘(viii) disseminating to local areas 
and employers information relating to the 
competency-based assessments identified or 
developed pursuant to clause (vii), includ-
ing—
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‘‘(I) any credential or credit 
awarded pursuant to items (aa) 
through (cc) of clause (vii)(I); 
‘‘(II) the industry organizations, 
employers, training providers, and in-
stitutions of higher education located 
within the State that recognize the 
knowledge, skills, and abilities of an 
individual validated by such assess-
ments; 
‘‘(III) how such assessments may 
be provided to, and accessed by, indi-
viduals through the one-stop delivery 
system; and 
‘‘(IV) information on the extent 
to which such assessments are being 
used by employers and local areas in 
the State.’’. 
(3) ALLOWABLE STATEWIDE EMPLOYMENT AND 
TRAINING ACTIVITIES.—Section 134(a)(3)(A) of the 
Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 
U.S.C. 3174(a)(3)(A))— 
(A) in clause (i)— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘or evidence-based’’ 
after ‘‘innovative’’; and
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(ii) by striking ‘‘customized training’’ 
and inserting ‘‘employer-directed skills de-
velopment’’; 
(B) in clause (ii), by inserting ‘‘, or bring-
ing evidence-based strategies to scale,’’ after 
‘‘strategies’’; 
(C) in clause (iii), by striking ‘‘ and prior 
learning assessment to’’ and inserting ‘‘, prior 
learning assessment, or a competency-based as-
sessment identified or developed by the State 
under paragraph (2)(B)(vii), to’’; 
(D) in clause (viii)(II)— 
(i) in item (dd), by striking ‘‘and lit-
eracy’’ and inserting ‘‘, literacy, and digital 
literacy’’; 
(ii) in item (ee), by striking ‘‘ex-of-
fenders in reentering the workforce; and’’ 
and inserting ‘‘ justice-involved individuals 
in reentering the workforce;’’; and 
(iii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(gg) programs under the 
Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 
U.S.C. 3001 et seq.) that support
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employment and economic secu-
rity; and’’; 
(E) in clause (xiii), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(F) in clause (xiv), by striking the period 
at the end and inserting a semicolon; and 
(G) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(xv) supporting employers seeking to 
implement skills-based hiring practices, 
which may include technical assistance on 
the use and validation of employment as-
sessments (including competency-based as-
sessments developed or identified by the 
State pursuant to paragraph (2)(B)(vii)), 
and support in the creation of skills-based 
job descriptions; 
‘‘(xvi) developing partnerships be-
tween educational institutions (including 
area 
career 
and 
technical 
education 
schools, local educational agencies, and in-
stitutions of higher education) and employ-
ers to create or improve workforce develop-
ment programs to address the identified 
education and skill needs of the workforce 
and the employment needs of employers in
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regions of the State, as determined by the 
most recent analysis conducted under sub-
paragraphs (A), (B), and (C) of section 
102(b)(1); 
‘‘(xvii) identifying and making avail-
able to residents of the State, free or re-
duced cost access to online skills develop-
ment programs that are aligned with in-de-
mand industries or occupations in the 
State and lead to attainment of a recog-
nized postsecondary credential valued by 
employers in such industries or occupa-
tions; and 
‘‘(xviii) establishing and administering 
a critical industry skills fund under para-
graph (4).’’. 
(4) CRITICAL
INDUSTRY
SKILLS
FUND.—Sec-
tion 134(a) of the Workforce Innovation and Oppor-
tunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3174(a)), as amended, is fur-
ther amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(4) CRITICAL INDUSTRY SKILLS FUND.— 
‘‘(A) PERFORMANCE-BASED PAYMENTS.— 
A State shall use funds reserved under para-
graph (3)(A) of section 128(a), and any funds 
reserved under paragraph (3)(B) of section
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128(a), to establish and administer a critical in-
dustry skills fund to award performance-based 
payments on a per-worker basis to eligible enti-
ties that provide eligible skills development pro-
grams to prospective workers or incumbent 
workers (which may include youth age 18 
through age 24) in industries and occupations 
identified by the Governor under subparagraph 
(B) that will result in employment or retention 
with a participating employer. 
‘‘(B) INDUSTRIES AND OCCUPATIONS.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The Governor (in 
consultation with the State board)— 
‘‘(I) shall identify the industries 
and occupations for which an eligible 
skills development program carried 
out by an eligible entity in the State 
may receive funds under this para-
graph; and 
‘‘(II) may select the industries 
and occupations identified under sub-
clause (I) that will receive priority for 
funds under this paragraph. 
‘‘(ii) 
HIGH
GROWTH
AND
HIGH 
WAGE.—In selecting industries or occupa-
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tions to prioritize pursuant to clause 
(i)(II), the Governor may consider— 
‘‘(I) industries that have, or are 
expected to have, a high rate of 
growth and an unmet demand for 
skilled workers; and 
‘‘(II) occupations— 
‘‘(aa) with wages that are 
significantly higher than an occu-
pation of similar level of skill or 
needed skill development; or 
‘‘(bb) that are aligned with 
career pathways into higher wage 
occupations. 
‘‘(C) SUBMISSION OF PROPOSALS.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—To be eligible to 
receive a payment under the critical indus-
try skills fund established under this para-
graph by a State, an eligible entity shall 
submit a proposal to the Governor in such 
form and at such time as the Governor 
may require (subject to the requirements 
of clause (ii)), which shall include— 
‘‘(I) a description of the indus-
tries or occupations in which the par-
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ticipating employer is seeking to fill 
jobs, the specific skills or credentials 
necessary for an individual to obtain 
such a job, and the salary range of 
such a job; 
‘‘(II) the expected number of in-
dividuals who will participate in the 
skills development program to be car-
ried out by the eligible entity; 
‘‘(III) a description of the eligible 
skills development program, including 
the provider, the length of the pro-
gram, the skills to be gained, and any 
recognized postsecondary credentials 
that will be awarded; 
‘‘(IV) the total cost of providing 
the program; 
‘‘(V) for purposes of receiving a 
payment pursuant to subparagraph 
(D)(i)(II)(bb), a commitment from the 
participating employer in the eligible 
entity to employ each participant of 
the program for not less than a 6- 
month period (or a longer period as 
determined by the State) after suc-
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cessful completion of the program; 
and 
‘‘(VI) an assurance that the enti-
ty will— 
‘‘(aa) establish the written 
agreements described in subpara-
graph (D)(ii)(I); 
‘‘(bb) maintain and submit 
the documentation described in 
subparagraph (D)(ii)(II); and 
‘‘(cc) maintain and submit 
the necessary documentation for 
the State to verify participant 
outcomes and report such out-
comes as described in subpara-
graph (F). 
‘‘(ii) ADMINISTRATIVE BURDEN.—The 
Governor shall ensure that the form and 
manner in which a proposal required to be 
submitted under clause (i) is designed to 
minimize paperwork and administrative 
burden for entities. 
‘‘(iii) APPROVAL
OF
SUBSEQUENT 
PROPOSALS.—With respect to an eligible 
entity that has had a proposal approved by
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the Governor under this subparagraph and 
that submits a subsequent proposal under 
this subparagraph, the eligible entity may 
only receive approval from the Governor 
for the subsequent proposal if— 
‘‘(I) with respect to the most re-
cent proposal approved under this 
subparagraph— 
‘‘(aa) the skills development 
program has ended; 
‘‘(bb) for any participants 
employed by the participating 
employer in accordance with sub-
paragraph (C)(i)(V), the min-
imum periods of such employ-
ment described in such subpara-
graph have ended; 
‘‘(cc) all the payments under 
subparagraph (D) owed to the el-
igible entity have been made; and 
‘‘(dd) not fewer than 70 per-
cent of the participants who en-
rolled in the skills development 
program—
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‘‘(AA) completed such 
program; and 
‘‘(BB) after such com-
pletion, were employed by 
the participating employer 
for the minimum period de-
scribed 
in 
subparagraph 
(C)(i)(V); and 
‘‘(II) the eligible entity meets any 
other requirements that the Governor 
may establish with respect to eligible 
entities submitting subsequent pro-
posals. 
‘‘(D) REIMBURSEMENT
FOR
APPROVED 
PROPOSALS.— 
‘‘(i) STATE REQUIREMENTS.— 
‘‘(I) IN GENERAL.—With respect 
to each eligible entity whose proposal 
under subparagraph (C) has been ap-
proved by the Governor, the Governor 
shall make payments (in an amount 
determined by the Governor and sub-
ject to the requirements of subclause 
(II) of this clause, subparagraphs (E) 
and (G), and any other limitations de-
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termined necessary by the State) from 
the critical industry skills fund estab-
lished under this paragraph to such 
eligible entity for each participant of 
the eligible skills development pro-
gram described in such proposal and 
with respect to whom the eligible enti-
ty meets the requirements of clause 
(ii). 
‘‘(II) 
PAYMENTS.—In 
making 
payments to an eligible entity under 
subclause (I) with respect to a partici-
pant— 
‘‘(aa) 50 percent of the total 
payment shall be made after the 
participant completes the eligible 
skills development program of-
fered by the eligible entity; and 
‘‘(bb) the remaining 50 per-
cent of such total payment shall 
be made after the participant has 
been employed by the partici-
pating employer for the minimum 
period described in subparagraph 
(C)(i)(V).
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‘‘(ii) ELIGIBLE
ENTITY
REQUIRE-
MENTS.—To be eligible to receive the pay-
ments described in clause (i) with respect 
to a participant, an eligible entity de-
scribed in such clause shall— 
‘‘(I) establish a written agree-
ment with the participant that in-
cludes the information described in 
subclauses (I) and (III) of subpara-
graph (C)(i); and 
‘‘(II) submit documentation as 
the Governor determines necessary to 
verify that such participant has com-
pleted the skills development program 
offered by the eligible entity and has 
been employed by the participating 
employer for the minimum period de-
scribed in subparagraph (C)(i)(V). 
‘‘(E) NON-FEDERAL COST SHARING.— 
‘‘(i) LIMITS ON FEDERAL SHARE.—An 
eligible entity may not receive funds under 
subparagraph (D) with respect to a partici-
pant of the eligible skills development pro-
gram offered by the eligible entity in ex-
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cess of the following costs of such pro-
gram: 
‘‘(I) In the case of a partici-
pating employer of such eligible entity 
with 25 or fewer employees, 90 per-
cent of the costs. 
‘‘(II) In the case of a partici-
pating employer of such eligible entity 
with more than 25 employees, but 
fewer than 100 employees, 75 percent 
of the costs. 
‘‘(III) In the case of a partici-
pating employer of such eligible entity 
with 100 or more employees, 50 per-
cent of the costs. 
‘‘(ii) NON-FEDERAL SHARE.— 
‘‘(I) IN GENERAL.—Any costs of 
the skills development program of-
fered to a participant by such eligible 
entity that are not covered by the 
funds received under subparagraph 
(D) shall be the non-Federal share 
provided by the eligible entity (in cash 
or in-kind).
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‘‘(II) EMPLOYER
COST
SHAR-
ING.—If the eligible skills develop-
ment program is being provided on- 
the-job, the non-Federal share pro-
vided by an eligible entity may include 
the amount of the wages paid by the 
participating employer of the eligible 
entity to a participant while such par-
ticipant is receiving the training. 
‘‘(F) PERFORMANCE REPORTING.— 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—The State shall 
use the participant information provided 
by eligible entities to submit to the Sec-
retary a report, on an annual basis, with 
respect to the participants of the eligible 
skills development programs for which the 
eligible entities received funds under this 
paragraph for the most recent program 
year, which shall— 
‘‘(I) be made digitally available 
by the Secretary using linked, open, 
and interoperable data, which shall in-
clude; and 
‘‘(II) include—
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‘‘(aa) the number of individ-
uals who participated in pro-
grams, unless such information 
would reveal personally identifi-
able information about an indi-
vidual); and 
‘‘(bb) performance outcomes 
on the measures listed in clause 
(ii). 
‘‘(ii) MEASURES.—The measures list-
ed below are as follows: 
‘‘(I) The percentage of partici-
pants who completed the skills devel-
opment program. 
‘‘(II) The percentage of partici-
pants who were employed by the par-
ticipating employer for a 6-month pe-
riod after program completion. 
‘‘(III) The percentage of partici-
pants who were employed by the par-
ticipating employer as described in 
subclause (II), and who remained em-
ployed by the participating employer 1 
year after program completion.
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‘‘(IV) The median earnings of 
program participants who are in un-
subsidized employment during the sec-
ond quarter after program completion. 
‘‘(V) The median earnings in-
crease of program participants, meas-
ured by comparing the earning of a 
participant in the second quarter prior 
to entry into the program to the earn-
ings of such participant in the second 
quarter following completion of the 
program. 
‘‘(G) DEFINITIONS.—In this paragraph: 
‘‘(i) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘el-
igible entity’ means an employer, a group 
of employers, an industry or sector part-
nership, or another entity serving as an 
intermediary (such as a local board) that is 
in a partnership with at least one employer 
in an industry or occupation identified by 
the Governor under subparagraph (B)(i) 
(referred to in this paragraph as the ‘par-
ticipating employer’). 
‘‘(ii) ELIGIBLE SKILLS DEVELOPMENT 
PROGRAM.—The term ‘eligible skills devel-
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opment program’, with respect to which a 
State may set a maximum and minimum 
length (in weeks)— 
‘‘(I) includes work-based edu-
cation or related occupational skills 
instruction that— 
‘‘(aa) develops the specific 
technical skills necessary for suc-
cessful performance of the occu-
pations in which participants are 
to be employed upon completion; 
and 
‘‘(bb) may be provided by 
the eligible entity or by any 
training provider selected by the 
eligible entity and that is not re-
quired to be on a list of eligible 
providers of training services de-
scribed in section 122(d); and 
‘‘(II) may not include employee 
onboarding, orientation, or profes-
sional development generally provided 
to employees.’’. 
(5) STATE-IMPOSED
REQUIREMENTS.—Section 
134(a) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity
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Act (29 U.S.C. 3174(a)), as amended, is further 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(5) STATE-IMPOSED REQUIREMENTS.—When-
ever a State or outlying area implements any rule or 
policy relating to the administration or operation of 
activities authorized under this title that has the ef-
fect of imposing a requirement that is not imposed 
under Federal law, or is not a requirement, process, 
or criteria that the Governor or State is directed to 
establish under Federal law, the State or outlying 
area shall identify to local areas and eligible pro-
viders the requirement as being imposed by the 
State or outlying area.’’. 
(b) REQUIRED LOCAL EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING 
ACTIVITIES.— 
(1) MINIMUM AMOUNT FOR SKILLS DEVELOP-
MENT.—Section 134(c)(1) of the Workforce Innova-
tion and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3174(c)(1)) is 
amended— 
(A) in subparagraph (A)(iv), by striking 
‘‘to’’ and inserting ‘‘to provide business services 
described in paragraph (4) and’’; 
(B) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as 
subparagraph (C); and
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(C) by inserting after subparagraph (A), 
as so amended, the following: 
‘‘(B) MINIMUM AMOUNT FOR SKILLS DE-
VELOPMENT.—Not less than 50 percent of the 
funds described in subparagraph (A) shall be 
used by the local area— 
‘‘(i) for the payment of training serv-
ices— 
‘‘(I) provided to adults under 
paragraph (3)(F)(iii); and 
‘‘(II) provided to adults and dis-
located 
workers 
under 
paragraph 
(3)(G)(ii); and 
‘‘(ii) for the payment of training serv-
ices under paragraph (2)(A) of section 
414(c) of the American Competitiveness 
and Workforce Improvement Act of 1998 
(29 U.S.C. 3224a(c)) after funds allocated 
to such local area under paragraph (1) of 
such section 414(c) have been exhausted.’’; 
and 
(D) in subparagraph (C), as so redesig-
nated, by striking ‘‘and (ii)’’ and inserting ‘‘, 
(ii), and (iv)’’.
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(2) CAREER
SERVICES.—Section 134(c)(2) of 
the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 
U.S.C. 3174(c)(2)) is amended— 
(A) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) 
through (C) as subparagraphs (B) through (D), 
respectively; 
(B) by inserting before subparagraph (B), 
as so redesignated, the following: 
‘‘(A) BASIC CAREER SERVICES.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The one-stop de-
livery system— 
‘‘(I) shall coordinate with the 
Employment Service office colocated 
with the one-stop delivery system for 
such Employment Service office to 
provide, using the funds allotted to 
the State under section 6 of the Wag-
ner-Peyser Act (29 U.S.C. 49e), basic 
career services, which shall— 
‘‘(aa) include, at a min-
imum, the services listed in 
clause (ii); and 
‘‘(bb) be available to individ-
uals who are adults or dislocated 
workers in an integrated manner
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to streamline access to assistance 
for such individuals, to avoid du-
plication of services, and to en-
hance coordination of services; 
and 
‘‘(II) may use funds allocated 
under paragraph (1)(A), as necessary, 
to supplement the services that are 
provided pursuant to subclause (I) to 
individuals who are adults or dis-
located workers. 
‘‘(ii) SERVICES.—The basic career 
services provided pursuant to clause (i) 
shall include— 
‘‘(I) provision of workforce and 
labor market employment statistics in-
formation, including the provision of 
accurate (and, to the extent prac-
ticable, real-time) information relating 
to local, regional, and national labor 
market areas, including— 
‘‘(aa) job vacancy listings in 
such labor market areas;
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‘‘(bb) information on job 
skills necessary to obtain the jobs 
described in item (aa); and 
‘‘(cc) information relating to 
local 
occupations 
in 
demand 
(which may include entrepreneur-
ship opportunities), and the earn-
ings, skill requirements, and op-
portunities for advancement for 
such occupations; 
‘‘(II) labor exchange services, in-
cluding job search and placement as-
sistance and, in appropriate cases, ca-
reer counseling, including— 
‘‘(aa) provision of informa-
tion on in-demand industry sec-
tors and occupations; 
‘‘(bb) provision of informa-
tion on nontraditional employ-
ment; and 
‘‘(cc) provision of informa-
tion on entrepreneurship, as ap-
propriate; 
‘‘(III)(aa) provision of informa-
tion, in formats that are usable by
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and understandable to one-stop center 
customers, relating to the availability 
of supportive services or assistance, 
including child care, child support, 
medical or child health assistance 
under title XIX or XXI of the Social 
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq. 
and 1397aa et seq.), benefits under 
the supplemental nutrition assistance 
program established under the Food 
and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 
2011 et seq.), assistance through the 
earned income tax credit under sec-
tion 32 of the Internal Revenue Code 
of 1986, and assistance under a State 
program for temporary assistance for 
needy families funded under part A of 
title IV of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 601 et seq.) and other sup-
portive services and transportation 
provided through funds made avail-
able under such part, available in the 
local area; and
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‘‘(bb) referral to the services or 
assistance described in item (aa), as 
appropriate; 
‘‘(IV) provision of information 
and assistance regarding filing claims 
for unemployment compensation; and 
‘‘(V) assistance in establishing 
eligibility for programs of financial aid 
assistance for training and education 
programs that are not funded under 
this Act.’’; 
(C) in subparagraph (B), as so redesig-
nated— 
(i) in the heading, by striking the 
heading and inserting ‘‘INDIVIDUALIZED 
CAREER’’; 
(ii) by inserting ‘‘individualized’’ be-
fore ‘‘career services’’; 
(iii) by inserting ‘‘shall, to the extent 
practicable, be evidence-based,’’ before 
‘‘and shall’’; 
(iv) in clause (iii), by inserting ‘‘, and 
a determination (considering factors in-
cluding prior work experience, military 
service, education, and in-demand industry
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sectors and occupations in the local area) 
of whether such an individual would ben-
efit from a competency-based assessment 
developed or identified by the State pursu-
ant to subsection (a)(2)(B)(vii) to accel-
erate the time to obtaining employment 
that leads to economic self-sufficiency or 
career advancement’’ before the semi-colon 
at the end; 
(v) by striking clauses (iv), (vi), (ix), 
(x), and (xi); 
(vi) by redesignating clauses (v), (vii), 
(viii), (xii), and (xiii) as clauses (iv), (v), 
(vi), (vii), and (viii), respectively; 
(vii) in clause (v), as so redesignated, 
by inserting ‘‘and credential’’ after ‘‘by 
program’’; and 
(viii) in clause (vii)(I)(aa), as so re-
designated, by inserting ‘‘, including a 
competency-based assessment developed or 
identified by the State pursuant to sub-
section (a)(2)(B)(vii)’’ after ‘‘tools’’; 
(D) by amending subparagraph (C), as so 
redesignated, to read as follows:
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‘‘(C) USE OF PREVIOUS ASSESSMENTS.—A 
one-stop operator or one-stop partner shall not 
be required to conduct a new interview, evalua-
tion, or assessment of a participant under sub-
paragraph (B)(vii) if the one-stop operator or 
one-stop partner determines that— 
‘‘(i) it is appropriate to use a recent 
interview, evaluation, or assessment of the 
participant conducted pursuant to another 
education or training program; and 
‘‘(ii) using such recent interview, eval-
uation, or assessment will accelerate an eli-
gibility determination.’’; and 
(E) in subparagraph (D), as so redesig-
nated— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘individualized’’ be-
fore ‘‘career’’; and 
(ii) in clause (ii), by inserting ‘‘, li-
braries, and community-based organiza-
tions’’ after ‘‘nonprofit service providers’’. 
(3) TRAINING SERVICES.—Section 134(c)(3) of 
the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 
U.S.C. 3174(c)(3)) is amended— 
(A) in subparagraph (A)—
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(i) in clause (i), in the matter pre-
ceding subclause (I), by striking ‘‘clause 
(ii)’’ and inserting ‘‘clause (ii) or (iii)’’ 
(ii) in clause (i)(II)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘or in’’ and in-
serting ‘‘in’’ and 
(II) by inserting ‘‘, or that may 
be performed remotely’’ after ‘‘relo-
cate’’; 
(iii) by redesignating clause (iii) as 
clause (iv); 
(iv) by inserting after clause (ii) the 
following: 
‘‘(iii) EMPLOYER REFERRAL.— 
‘‘(I) IN
GENERAL.—A one-stop 
operator or one-stop partner shall not 
be required to conduct an interview, 
evaluation, or assessment of an indi-
vidual under clause (i)(I) if such indi-
vidual— 
‘‘(aa) is referred by an em-
ployer to receive on-the-job train-
ing or employer-directed skills de-
velopment in connection with 
that employer; and
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‘‘(bb) has been certified by 
the employer as being in need of 
training services to obtain unsub-
sidized employment with such 
employer and having the skills 
and qualifications to successfully 
participate in the selected pro-
gram of training services. 
‘‘(II) PRIORITY.—A one-stop op-
erator or one-stop partner shall follow 
the priority described in subparagraph 
(E) to determine whether an indi-
vidual that meets the requirements of 
subclause (I) of this clause is eligible 
to receive training services.’’; and 
(v) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(v) ADULT EDUCATION AND FAMILY 
LITERACY ACTIVITIES.—In the case of an 
individual who is determined to not have 
the skills and qualifications to successfully 
participate in the selected program of 
training services under clause (i)(I)(cc), 
the one-stop operator or one-stop partner 
shall refer such individual to adult edu-
cation and literacy activities under title II,
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including for co-enrollment in such activi-
ties, as appropriate.’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (B)— 
(i) in clause (i)— 
(I) in subclause (I), by striking 
‘‘other grant assistance for such serv-
ices, including’’ and inserting ‘‘assist-
ance for such services under’’; and 
(II) by striking ‘‘under other 
grant assistance programs, including’’ 
and inserting ‘‘under’’; and 
(ii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(iv) PARTICIPATION
DURING
ELIGI-
BILITY
DETERMINATION.—An individual 
may participate in a program of training 
services during the period which such indi-
vidual’s eligibility for training services 
under clause (i) is being determined, ex-
cept that the provider of such a program 
shall only receive reimbursement under 
this Act for the individual’s participation 
during such period if such individual is de-
termined to be eligible under clause (i).’’;
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(C) in subparagraph (D)(xi), by striking 
‘‘customized training’’ and inserting ‘‘employer- 
directed skills development’’; 
(D) in subparagraph (E)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘are basic skills defi-
cient’’ and inserting ‘‘have foundational 
skill needs’’; and 
(ii) 
by 
striking 
‘‘paragraph 
(2)(A)(xii)’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘paragraph 
(2)(B)(vii)’’; 
(E) in subparagraph (G)(ii)— 
(i) in subclause (II), by striking ‘‘cus-
tomized training’’ and inserting ‘‘employer- 
directed skills development’’; and 
(ii) in subclause (IV), by striking ‘‘is 
a’’ and inserting ‘‘is an evidence-based’’; 
(F) in subparagraph (H)— 
(i) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘reim-
bursement described in section 3(44)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘reimbursement described in the 
definition of the term ‘‘on-the-job training’’ 
in section 3’’; and 
(ii) in clause (ii)— 
(I) in subclause (I), by inserting 
‘‘, such as the extent to which partici-
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pants are individuals with barriers to 
employment’’ 
after 
‘‘participants’’; 
and 
(II) in subclause (III), by insert-
ing ‘‘, including whether the skills a 
participant will obtain are transferable 
to other employers, occupations, or in-
dustries in the local area or the 
State’’ after ‘‘opportunities’’; and 
(G) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(I) EMPLOYER-DIRECTED SKILLS DEVEL-
OPMENT.—An employer may receive a contract 
from a local board to provide employer-directed 
skills development to a participant or group of 
participants if the employer submits to the local 
board an agreement that establishes— 
‘‘(i) the provider of the skills develop-
ment program, which may be the employer; 
‘‘(ii) the length of the skills develop-
ment program; 
‘‘(iii) the recognized postsecondary 
credentials that will be awarded to, or the 
occupational skills that will be gained by, 
program participants;
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‘‘(iv) the cost of the skills development 
program; 
‘‘(v) the amount of such cost that will 
be paid by the employer, which shall not be 
less than the amount specified in subpara-
graph (C) of the definition of the term 
‘employer-directed skills development’ in 
section 3; and 
‘‘(vi) a commitment by the employer 
to employ the participating individual or 
individuals upon successful completion of 
the program.’’. 
(c) BUSINESS SERVICES.—Section 134(c) of the 
Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 
3174(c)) is further amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)(A)(iv), by inserting ‘‘pro-
vide business services described in paragraph (4) 
and’’ before ‘‘establish’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(4) BUSINESS SERVICES.—Funds described in 
paragraph (1) shall be used to provide appropriate 
recruitment and other business services and strate-
gies on behalf of employers, including small employ-
ers, that meet the workforce investment needs of 
area employers, as determined by the local board
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and consistent with the local plan under section 108, 
which services— 
‘‘(A) may be provided through effective 
business intermediaries working in conjunction 
with the local board, and may also be provided 
on a fee-for-service basis or through the 
leveraging of economic development, philan-
thropic, and other public and private resources 
in a manner determined appropriate by the 
local board; and 
‘‘(B) may include one or more of the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(i) Developing and implementing in-
dustry sector strategies (including strate-
gies involving industry partnerships, re-
gional skills alliances, industry skill panels, 
and sectoral skills partnerships). 
‘‘(ii) Developing and delivering inno-
vative workforce investment services and 
strategies for area employers, which may 
include career pathways, skills upgrading, 
skill standard development and certifi-
cation for recognized postsecondary creden-
tial or other employer use, apprenticeship, 
and other effective initiatives for meeting
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the workforce investment needs of area 
employers and workers. 
‘‘(iii) Assistance to area employers in 
managing reductions in force in coordina-
tion with rapid response activities provided 
under subsection (a)(2)(A) and developing 
strategies for the aversion of layoffs, which 
strategies may include early identification 
of firms at risk of layoffs, use of feasibility 
studies to assess the needs of and options 
for at-risk firms, and the delivery of em-
ployment and training activities to address 
risk factors. 
‘‘(iv) The marketing of business serv-
ices offered under this title to appropriate 
area employers, including small and mid- 
sized employers. 
‘‘(v) Technical assistance or other 
support to employers seeking to implement 
skills-based hiring practices, which may in-
clude technical assistance on the use and 
validation of employment assessments, in-
cluding competency-based assessments de-
veloped or identified by the State pursuant 
to paragraph (2)(B)(vii), and support in
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the creation of skills-based job descrip-
tions. 
‘‘(vi) Other services described in this 
subsection, including providing information 
and referral to microenterprise services, as 
appropriate, and specialized business serv-
ices not traditionally offered through the 
one-stop delivery system.’’. 
(d) PERMISSIBLE LOCAL EMPLOYMENT AND TRAIN-
ING ACTIVITIES.— 
(1) ACTIVITIES.—Section 134(d)(1)(A) of the 
Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 
U.S.C. 3174(d)(1)(A)) is amended— 
(A) by amending clause (iii) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(iii) implementation of a pay-for-per-
formance contract strategy for training 
services, for which the local board may re-
serve and use not more than 40 percent of 
the total funds allocated to the local area 
under paragraph (2) or (3) of section 
133(b), except that after 2 fiscal years of 
a local board implementing such pay-for- 
performance contract strategy, the local 
board may request approval from the Gov-
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ernor to reserve and use not more than 60 
percent of the total funds allocated to the 
local area under paragraph (2) or (3) of 
section 133(b) for such strategy for the 
following fiscal year if the local board can 
demonstrate to the Governor the perform-
ance improvements achieved through the 
use of such strategy;’’; 
(B) in clause (vii)— 
(i) in subclause (II), by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(ii) in subclause (III), by inserting 
‘‘and’’ at the end; and 
(iii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(IV) to strengthen, through pro-
fessional development activities, the 
knowledge and capacity of staff to use 
the latest digital technologies, tools, 
and strategies to deliver high quality 
services and outcomes for jobseekers, 
workers, and employers;’’; 
(C) in clause (ix)(II)— 
(i) in item (cc), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end;
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(ii) in item (dd), by inserting ‘‘and’’ 
at the end; and 
(iii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(ee) technical assistance or 
other support to employers seek-
ing to implement skills-based hir-
ing practices, which may include 
technical assistance on the use 
and validation of employment as-
sessments, including competency- 
based assessments developed or 
identified by the State pursuant 
to paragraph (2)(B)(vii), and 
support in the creation of skills- 
based job descriptions;’’; 
(D) in clause (xi), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; 
(E) in clause (xii), by striking the period 
at the end and inserting a semicolon; and 
(F) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(xiii) the use of competency-based 
assessments for individuals upon initial as-
sessment of skills (pursuant to subsection
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(c)(2)(A)(iii)) or completion of training 
services or other learning experiences; and 
‘‘(xiv) the development of partnerships 
between educational institutions (including 
area 
career 
and 
technical 
education 
schools, local educational agencies, and in-
stitutions of higher education) and employ-
ers to create or improve workforce develop-
ment programs to address the identified 
education and skill needs of the workforce 
and the employment needs of employers in 
a region, as determined based on the most 
recent analysis conducted by the local 
board under section 107(d)(2).’’. 
(2) 
INCUMBENT
WORKER
TRAINING
PRO-
GRAMS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Section 134(d)(4)(A) of 
the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act 
(29 U.S.C. 3174(d)(4)(A)) is amended— 
(i) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘20’’ and 
inserting ‘‘30’ ’’ 
(ii) by redesignating clauses (ii) and 
(iii) as clauses (iii) and (iv), respectively; 
and
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(iii) by inserting after clause (i) the 
following: 
‘‘(ii) INCREASE IN RESERVATION OF 
FUNDS.—Notwithstanding clause (i)— 
‘‘(I) with respect to a local area 
that had a rate of unemployment of 
not more than 3 percent for not less 
than 6 months during the preceding 
program year, clause (i) shall be ap-
plied by substituting ‘40 percent’ for 
‘30 percent’; or 
‘‘(II) with respect to a local area 
that meets the requirement in sub-
clause (I) and is located in a State 
that had a labor force participation 
rate of not less than 68 percent for 
not less than 6 months during the 
preceding program year, clause (i) 
shall be applied by substituting ‘45 
percent’ for ‘30 percent’.’’. 
(B) INCUMBENT WORKER UPSKILLING AC-
COUNTS.—Section 134(d)(4) of the Workforce 
Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 
3174(d)(4)) is further amended by adding at 
the end the following:
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‘‘(E) INCUMBENT
WORKER
UPSKILLING 
ACCOUNTS.— 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—To establish in-
cumbent 
worker 
upskilling 
accounts 
through which an eligible provider of train-
ing services under section 122 may be paid 
for the program of training services pro-
vided to an incumbent worker, a local 
board— 
‘‘(I) (aa) may use, from the 
funds reserved by the local area under 
subparagraph (A)(i), an amount that 
does not exceed 5 percent of the funds 
allocated to such local area under sec-
tion 133(b); or 
‘‘(bb) if the local area reserved 
funds under subparagraph (A)(ii), 
may use, from the funds reserved by 
the local area under subparagraph 
(A)(ii), an amount that does not ex-
ceed 10 percent of the funds allocated 
to such local area under section 
133(b); and 
‘‘(II) may use funds reserved 
under section 134(a)(2)(A) for state-
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wide rapid response activities and pro-
vided by the State to local area to es-
tablish such accounts. 
‘‘(ii) ELIGIBILITY.— 
‘‘(I) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to 
subclause (II), a local board that 
seeks to establish incumbent worker 
upskilling accounts under clause (i) 
shall establish criteria for determining 
the eligibility of an incumbent worker 
to receive such an account, which 
shall take into account factors of— 
‘‘(aa) the wages of the in-
cumbent worker as of the date of 
determining such worker’s eligi-
bility under this clause; 
‘‘(bb) the career advance-
ment opportunities for the in-
cumbent worker in the occupa-
tion of such worker as of such 
date; and 
‘‘(cc) the ability of the in-
cumbent worker to, upon comple-
tion of the program of training 
services selected by such worker,
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secure employment in an in-de-
mand industry or occupation in 
the local area that will lead to 
economic 
self-sufficiency 
and 
wages higher than the current 
wages of the incumbent worker. 
‘‘(II) LIMITATION.— 
‘‘(aa) IN GENERAL.—An in-
cumbent worker described in item 
(bb) shall be ineligible to receive 
an incumbent worker upskilling 
account under this subparagraph. 
‘‘(bb) INELIGIBILITY.—Item 
(aa) shall apply to an incumbent 
worker— 
‘‘(AA) whose total an-
nual wages for the most re-
cent year are greater than 
the median household in-
come of the State; or 
‘‘(BB) who has earned 
a baccalaureate or profes-
sional degree. 
‘‘(iii) COST SHARING FOR CERTAIN IN-
CUMBENT WORKERS.—With respect to an
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incumbent worker determined to be eligible 
to receive an incumbent worker upskilling 
account who is not a low-income indi-
vidual— 
‘‘(I) such incumbent worker shall 
pay not less than 25 percent of the 
cost of the program of training serv-
ices selected by such worker; and 
‘‘(II) funds provided through the 
incumbent worker upskilling account 
established for such worker shall cover 
the remaining 75 percent of the cost 
of the program.’’. 
CHAPTER 4—AUTHORIZATION OF 
APPROPRIATIONS 
SEC. 145. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
Section 136 of the Workforce Innovation and Oppor-
tunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3181) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 136. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
‘‘(a) YOUTH
WORKFORCE
INVESTMENT
ACTIVI-
TIES.—There are authorized to be appropriated to carry 
out 
the 
activities 
described 
in 
section 
127(a) 
$976,573,900 for each of the fiscal years 2025 through 
2030.
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‘‘(b) ADULT EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ACTIVI-
TIES.—There are authorized to be appropriated to carry 
out 
the 
activities 
described 
in 
section 
132(a)(1) 
$912,218,500 for each of the fiscal years 2025 through 
2030. 
‘‘(c) DISLOCATED
WORKER
EMPLOYMENT
AND 
TRAINING ACTIVITIES.—There are authorized to be ap-
propriated to carry out the activities described in section 
132(a)(2) $1,451,859,000 for each of the fiscal years 
2025 through 2030.’’. 
Subtitle D—Job Corps 
SEC. 151. PURPOSES. 
Section 141 of the Workforce Innovation and Oppor-
tunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3191) is amended by striking ‘‘cen-
ters’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘campuses’’. 
SEC. 152. DEFINITIONS. 
Section 142 of the Workforce Innovation and Oppor-
tunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3192) is amended— 
(1) in paragraphs (1), (7), (8), and (10), by 
striking ‘‘center’’ each place it appears and inserting 
‘‘campus’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (7), by striking ‘‘CENTER’’ in 
the header and inserting ‘‘CAMPUS’’.
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SEC. 153. INDIVIDUALS ELIGIBLE FOR THE JOB CORPS. 
Section 144 of the Workforce Innovation and Oppor-
tunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3194) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘21’’ and inserting 
‘‘24’’; 
(ii) by amending subparagraph (A) to 
read as follows: 
‘‘(A) an individual who is age 16 or 17 
shall be eligible only upon an individual deter-
mination by the director of a Job Corps campus 
that such individual meets the criteria described 
in subparagraph (A) or (B) of section 
145(b)(1); and’’; and 
(iii) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
‘‘either’’; 
(B) in paragraph (2), by inserting after 
‘‘individual’’ the following: ‘‘or a resident of a 
qualified opportunity zone as defined in section 
1400Z–1(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986’’; and 
(C) in paragraph (3), by amending sub-
paragraph (A) to read as follows: 
‘‘(A) Has foundational skill needs.’’;
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(2) in subsection (b), by inserting after ‘‘a vet-
eran’’ the following: ‘‘or a member of the Armed 
Forces eligible for preseparation counseling of the 
Transition Assistance Program under section 1142 
of title 10, United States Code’’; and 
(3) by inserting at the end the following: 
‘‘(c) SPECIAL RULE FOR HOMELESS AND FOSTER 
YOUTH.—In determining whether an individual is eligible 
to enroll for services under this subtitle on the basis of 
being an individual who is a homeless child or youth, or 
a youth in foster care, as described in subsection 
(a)(3)(C), staff shall— 
‘‘(1) if determining whether the individual is a 
homeless child or youth, use a process that is in 
compliance with the requirements of subsection (a) 
of section 479D of the Higher Education Act of 
1965, as added by section 702(l) of the FAFSA 
Simplification Act (Public Law 116–260), for finan-
cial aid administrators; and 
‘‘(2) if determining whether the individual is a 
youth in foster care, use a process that is in compli-
ance with the requirements of subsection (b) of such 
section 479D of the Higher Education Act of 1965, 
as added by section 702(l) of the FAFSA Simplifica-
175 
tion Act (Public Law 116–260), for financial aid ad-
ministrators.’’. 
SEC. 154. RECRUITMENT, SCREENING, SELECTION, AND AS-
SIGNMENT OF ENROLLEES. 
Section 145 of the Workforce Innovation and Oppor-
tunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3195) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) by amending subparagraph (A) to 
read as follows: 
‘‘(A) prescribe procedures for— 
‘‘(i) administering drug tests to en-
rollees; and 
‘‘(ii) informing such enrollees that 
drug tests will be administered;’’; 
(ii) in subparagraph (D), by striking 
‘‘and’’; 
(iii) in subparagraph (E), by striking 
the period and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(iv) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(F) assist applicable one-stop centers and 
other entities identified in paragraph (3) in de-
veloping joint applications for Job Corps,
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YouthBuild, and the youth activities described 
in section 129.’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(6) DRUG
TEST
PROCEDURES.—The proce-
dures prescribed under paragraph (2)(A)(i) shall re-
quire that— 
‘‘(A) each enrollee take a drug test not 
more than 48 hours after such enrollee arrives 
on campus; 
‘‘(B) if the result of the drug test taken by 
an enrollee pursuant to subparagraph (A) is 
positive, the enrollee take a subsequent drug 
test at the earliest appropriate time (consid-
ering the substance and potency levels identified 
in the initial test) to determine if the enrollee 
has continued to use drugs since arriving on 
campus, the results of which must be received 
not later than 50 days after the enrollee arrived 
on campus; and 
‘‘(C) if the result of the subsequent test 
administered under subparagraph (B) is posi-
tive, the enrollee be terminated from the pro-
gram and referred to a substance use disorder 
treatment program.’’; and 
(2) in subsections (b), (c), and (d)—
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(A) by striking ‘‘center’’ each place it ap-
pears and inserting ‘‘campus’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘centers’’ each place it ap-
pears and inserting ‘‘campus’’. 
SEC. 155. JOB CORPS CAMPUSES. 
Section 147 of the Workforce Innovation and Oppor-
tunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3197) is amended— 
(1) in the header, by striking ‘‘CENTERS’’ and 
inserting ‘‘CAMPUSES’’; 
(2) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘center’’ each place it 
appears and inserting ‘‘campus’’; and 
(ii) in subparagraph (A), by inserting 
after ‘‘area career and technical education 
school,’’ the following: ‘‘an institution of 
higher education,’’; 
(B) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘center’’ each 
place it appears and inserting ‘‘cam-
pus’’; and 
(II) by inserting after ‘‘United 
States Code,’’ the following: ‘‘and
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paragraph 
(2)(C)(iii) 
of 
section 
159(f),’’; and 
(ii) in subparagraph (B)— 
(I) in clause (i)— 
(aa) by striking ‘‘operate a 
Job Corps center’’ and inserting 
‘‘operate a Job Corps campus’’; 
(bb) by striking subclause 
(IV); 
(cc) by redesignating sub-
clauses (I), (II), (III), and (V), 
as subclauses (III), (IV), (V), 
and (VI), respectively; 
(dd) by inserting before sub-
clause (III), as so redesignated, 
the following: 
‘‘(I) (aa) in the case of an entity 
that has previously operated a Job 
Corps campus, a numeric metric of 
the past achievement on the primary 
indicators of performance for eligible 
youth 
described 
in 
section 
116(b)(2)(A)(ii); or 
‘‘(bb) in the case of an entity 
that has not previously operated a Job
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Corps campus, an alternative numeric 
metric on the past effectiveness of the 
entity in successfully assisting at-risk 
youth to connect to the labor force, 
based on such primary indicators of 
performance for eligible youth; 
‘‘(II) in the case of an entity that 
has previously operated a Job Corps 
campus, any information regarding 
the entity included in any report de-
veloped by the Office of Inspector 
General 
of 
the 
Department 
of 
Labor;’’; 
(ee) in subclauses (III) and 
(IV), as so redesignated, by strik-
ing ‘‘center’’ each place it ap-
pears and inserting ‘‘campus’’; 
(ff) in subclause (V), as so 
redesignated, by striking ‘‘center 
is located’’ and inserting ‘‘cam-
pus is located, including agree-
ments 
to 
provide 
off-campus 
work-based learning opportunities 
aligned with the career and tech-
180 
nical education provided to en-
rollees’’; and 
(gg) by amending subclause 
(VI), as so redesignated, to read 
as follows: 
‘‘(VI) the ability of the entity to 
implement an effective behavior man-
agement plan, as described in section 
152(a), and maintain a safe and se-
cure learning environment for enroll-
ees.’’; and 
(II) in clause (ii), by striking 
‘‘center’’ and inserting ‘‘campus’’; 
(C) in paragraph (3)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘center’’ each place it 
appears and inserting ‘‘campus’’; 
(ii) in subparagraph (D), by inserting 
after ‘‘is located’’ the following: ‘‘, includ-
ing agreements to provide off-campus 
work-based learning opportunities aligned 
with the career and technical education 
provided to enrollees’’; 
(iii) by redesignating subparagraphs 
(E), (F), (G), (H), (I), (J), and (K) as
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subparagraphs (F), (G), (H), (I), (J), (K), 
and (L), respectively; and 
(iv) by inserting after subparagraph 
(D) the following: 
‘‘(E) A description of the policies that will 
be implemented at the campus regarding secu-
rity and access to campus facilities, including 
procedures to report on and respond to criminal 
actions and other emergencies occurring on 
campus.’’; 
(3) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in the header, by striking ‘‘CENTERS’’ 
and inserting ‘‘CAMPUSES’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘center’’ each place it ap-
pears and inserting ‘‘campus’’; 
(C) by striking ‘‘centers’’ each place it ap-
pears and inserting ‘‘campuses’’; 
(D) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking ‘‘20 
percent’’ and inserting ‘‘25 percent’’; and 
(E) by striking paragraph (3); 
(4) in subsection (c)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘centers’’ and inserting 
‘‘campuses’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘20 percent’’ and inserting 
‘‘30 percent’’;
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(5) in subsection (d) by striking ‘‘centers’’ each 
place it appears and inserting ‘‘campuses’’; 
(6) in subsection (e)(1), by striking ‘‘centers’’ 
and inserting ‘‘campuses’’; 
(7) in subsection (f), by striking ‘‘2-year pe-
riod’’ and inserting ‘‘3-year period’’; and 
(8) in subsection (g)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘center’’ each place it ap-
pears and inserting ‘‘campus’’; 
(B) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) by striking subparagraph (A); 
(ii) by redesignating subparagraph 
(B) as subparagraph (A); 
(iii) by amending subparagraph (A), 
as so redesignated— 
(I) by striking ‘‘50 percent’’ and 
inserting ‘‘80 percent’’; and 
(II) by striking the period at the 
end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(iv) by inserting after subparagraph 
(A), as so redesignated and amended, the 
following: 
‘‘(B) failed to achieve an average of 80 
percent of the level of enrollment that was
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agreed to in the agreement described in sub-
section (a)(1)(A).’’; 
(C) in paragraph (3) by striking ‘‘shall 
provide’’ and inserting ‘‘shall provide, at least 
30 days prior to renewing the agreement’’; and 
(D) in paragraph (4)— 
(i) in subparagraph (C), by striking 
‘‘and’’ after the semicolon; 
(ii) by redesignating subparagraph 
(D) as subparagraph (E); and 
(iii) by inserting after subparagraph 
(C) the following: 
‘‘(D) has maintained a safe and secure 
campus environment; and’’. 
SEC. 156. PROGRAM ACTIVITIES. 
Section 148 of the Workforce Innovation and Oppor-
tunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3198) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘center’’ and inserting 
‘‘campus’’; 
(B) in paragraph (1), by inserting before 
the period at the end the following: ‘‘, and pro-
ductive activities, such as tutoring or other 
skills development opportunities, for enrollees to 
participate in outside of regular class time and
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work hours in order to increase supervision of 
enrollees and reduce behavior infractions’’; and 
(2) in subsection (c)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘centers’’ each place it ap-
pears and inserting ‘‘campuses’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘the eligible providers’’ 
and inserting ‘‘any eligible provider’’; and 
(ii) by inserting after ‘‘under section 
122’’ the following: ‘‘that is aligned with 
the career and technical education an en-
rollee has completed’’. 
SEC. 157. SUPPORT. 
Section 150 of the Workforce Innovation and Oppor-
tunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3200) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘centers’’ and 
inserting ‘‘campuses’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(d) PERIOD OF TRANSITION.—Notwithstanding the 
requirements of section 146(b), a Job Corps graduate may 
remain an enrollee and a resident of a Job Corps campus 
for not more than one month after graduation as such 
graduate transitions into independent living and employ-
ment if such graduate—
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‘‘(1) has not had a behavioral infraction in the 
90 days prior to graduation; and 
‘‘(2) receives written approval from the director 
of the Job Corps campus to remain such a resi-
dent.’’. 
SEC. 158. OPERATIONS. 
Section 151 of the Workforce Innovation and Oppor-
tunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3201) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘center’’ each place it appears 
and inserting ‘‘campus’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(d) LOCAL AUTHORITY.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to the limitations 
of the budget approved by the Secretary for a Job 
Corps campus, the operator of a Job Corps campus 
shall have the authority, without prior approval from 
the Secretary, to— 
‘‘(A) hire staff and provide staff profes-
sional development; 
‘‘(B) set terms and enter into agreements 
with Federal, State, or local educational part-
ners, such as secondary schools, institutions of 
higher education, child development centers, 
units of Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps
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programs established under section 2031 of 
title 10, United States Code, or employers; and 
‘‘(C) engage with and educate stakeholders 
about Job Corps operations and activities. 
‘‘(2) LIMITATION OF LIABILITY.—In the case of 
an agreement described in paragraph (1)(B) that 
does not involve the Job Corps operator providing 
monetary compensation to the entity involved in 
such agreement from the funds made available 
under this subtitle, such agreement shall not be con-
sidered a subcontract (as defined in section 8701 of 
title 41, United States Code). 
‘‘(e) PRIOR NOTICE.—Prior to making a change to 
the agreement described in section 147(a) or an operating 
plan described in this section, the Secretary shall solicit 
from the operators of the Job Corps campuses information 
on any operational costs the operators expect to result 
from such change.’’. 
SEC. 159. STANDARDS OF CONDUCT. 
Section 152 of the Workforce Innovation and Oppor-
tunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3202) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘centers’’ each place it appears 
and inserting ‘‘campuses’’; 
(2) in subsection (a), by inserting ‘‘As part of 
the operating plan required under section 151(a),
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the director of each Job Corps campus shall develop 
and implement a behavior management plan con-
sistent with the standards of conduct and subject to 
the approval of the Secretary.’’ at the end; and 
(3) in subsection (b)(2)(A), by striking ‘‘or dis-
ruptive’’; 
(4) by amending subsection (c) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(c) APPEAL PROCESS.— 
‘‘(1) 
ENROLLEE
APPEALS.—A 
disciplinary 
measure taken by a director under this section shall 
be subject to expeditious appeal in accordance with 
procedures established by the Secretary. 
‘‘(2) DIRECTOR APPEALS.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 
establish an appeals process under which the di-
rector of a Job Corps campus may submit a re-
quest that an enrollee who has engaged in an 
activity which is a violation of the guidelines es-
tablished pursuant to subsection (b)(2)(A) re-
main enrolled in the program, but be subject to 
other disciplinary actions. 
‘‘(B) CONTENTS.—An request under para-
graph (A) shall include—
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‘‘(i) a signed certification from the di-
rector attesting that, to the belief of the di-
rector, the continued enrollment of such 
enrollee would not impact the safety or 
learning environment of the campus; and 
‘‘(ii) the behavioral records of such 
enrollee. 
‘‘(C) TIMELINE.—The Secretary shall re-
view such appeal and either approve or deny the 
appeal within 30 days of receiving such appeal. 
‘‘(D) INELIGIBILITY
FOR
APPEAL.—The 
Secretary shall reject an appeal made by a di-
rector of a Job Corps campus if such campus 
has been found out of compliance with the re-
quirements under subsection (d) at any time 
during the previous 5 years.’’; and 
(5) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(d) INCIDENT REPORTING.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall require 
that the director of a Job Corps campus report to 
the appropriate regional office— 
‘‘(A) not later than 2 hours after the cam-
pus management becomes aware of the occur-
rence of— 
‘‘(i) an enrollee or on-duty staff death;
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‘‘(ii) any incident— 
‘‘(I) requiring law enforcement 
involvement; 
‘‘(II) involving a missing minor 
student; or 
‘‘(III) where substantial property 
damage has occurred; or 
‘‘(iii) a level 1 infraction; 
‘‘(B) in the case of a level 2 infraction, on 
a quarterly basis, including the number and 
type of such infractions that occurred during 
such time period; and 
‘‘(C) in the case of a minor infraction, as 
determined necessary by the Secretary. 
‘‘(2) INFRACTIONS
DEFINED.—In this sub-
section: 
‘‘(A) LEVEL
INFRACTION.—The term 
‘level 1 infraction’ means an activity described 
in subsection (b)(2)(A). 
‘‘(B) LEVEL
INFRACTION.—The term 
‘level 2 infraction’ means an activity, other than 
a level 1 infraction, determined by the Sec-
retary to be a serious infraction. 
‘‘(C) 
MINOR
INFRACTION.—The 
term 
‘minor infraction’ means an activity, other than
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a level 1 or 2 infraction, determined by the Sec-
retary to be an infraction. 
‘‘(3) LAW ENFORCEMENT AGREEMENTS.—The 
director of each Job Corps campus shall enter into 
an agreement with the local law enforcement agency 
with jurisdiction regarding procedures for the 
prompt reporting and investigation of potentially il-
legal activity on Job Corps campuses.’’. 
SEC. 160. COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION. 
Section 153 of the Workforce Innovation and Oppor-
tunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3203) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘center’’ each place it appears 
and inserting ‘‘campus’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘centers’’ each place it appears 
and inserting ‘‘campuses’’; and 
(3) in subsection (c), in the heading, by striking 
‘‘CENTERS’’ and inserting ‘‘CAMPUSES’’. 
SEC. 161. WORKFORCE COUNCILS. 
Section 154 of the Workforce Innovation and Oppor-
tunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3204) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘center’’ each place it appears 
and inserting ‘‘campus’’; 
(2) in subsection (d), in the heading, by strik-
ing ‘‘NEW CENTERS’’ and inserting ‘‘NEW CAM-
PUSES’’.
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SEC. 162. ADVISORY COMMITTEES. 
Section 155 of the Workforce Innovation and Oppor-
tunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3205) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘The Secretary’’ and inserting 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘centers’’ and inserting ‘‘cam-
puses’’ 
(3) by striking ‘‘center’’ and inserting ‘‘cam-
pus’’; and 
(4) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(b) ADVISORY COMMITTEE TO IMPROVE JOB CORPS 
SAFETY.—Not later than 6 months after the date of en-
actment of the A Stronger Workforce for America Act, 
the Secretary shall establish an advisory committee to pro-
vide recommendations on effective or evidence-based strat-
egies to improve— 
‘‘(1) safety, security, and learning conditions on 
Job Corps campuses; and 
‘‘(2) the standards for campus safety estab-
lished under section 159(c)(4).’’. 
SEC. 163. EXPERIMENTAL PROJECTS AND TECHNICAL AS-
SISTANCE. 
Section 156 of the Workforce Innovation and Oppor-
tunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3206) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘center’’ and inserting ‘‘cam-
pus’’;
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(2) by striking ‘‘centers’’ and inserting ‘‘cam-
puses’’; 
(3) by redesignating subsection (b) as sub-
section (c); 
(4) by inserting the following after subsection 
(a): 
‘‘(b) JOB CORPS SCHOLARS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may award 
grants, on a competitive basis, to institutions of 
higher education to enroll cohorts of Job Corps eligi-
ble youth in Job Corps Scholars activities for a 24- 
month period and pay the tuition and necessary 
costs for enrollees for such period. 
‘‘(2) ACTIVITIES.—Job Corps Scholar activities 
shall include— 
‘‘(A) intensive counseling services and sup-
portive services; 
‘‘(B) a 12-month career and technical edu-
cation component aligned with in-demand in-
dustries and occupations in the State where the 
institution of higher education that is receiving 
the grant is located; and 
‘‘(C) a 12-month employment placement 
period that follows the component described in 
subparagraph (B).
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‘‘(3) PERFORMANCE
DATA.—The Secretary 
shall collect performance information from institu-
tions of higher education receiving grants under this 
subsection on the primary indicators of performance 
for 
eligible 
youth 
described 
in 
section 
116(b)(2)(A)(ii), the cost per participant and cost 
per graduate, and other information as necessary to 
evaluate the success of Job Corps Scholars grantees 
in improving outcomes for at-risk youth. 
‘‘(4) EVALUATION.—At the end of each 2-year 
period for which the Secretary awards grants under 
this subsection, the Secretary shall provide for an 
independent, robust evaluation that compares— 
‘‘(A) the outcomes achieved by Job Corps 
Scholars 
participants 
with 
the 
outcomes 
achieved by other participants in the Job Corps 
program during such 2-year period; and 
‘‘(B) the costs of the Job Corps Scholars 
programs with the costs of other Job Corps 
programs during such 2-year period.’’; and 
(5) in subsection (c)(1), as so redesignated, is 
amended by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of subpara-
graph (C) and by adding at the end the following:
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‘‘(D) in the development and implementa-
tion of a behavior management plan under sec-
tion 152(a); and 
‘‘(E) maintaining a safe and secure learn-
ing environment; and’’. 
SEC. 164. SPECIAL PROVISIONS. 
Section 158 of the Workforce Innovation and Oppor-
tunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3208) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘center’’ each place it appears 
and inserting ‘‘campus’’; and 
(2) in subsection (f)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘may accept on behalf of 
the Job Corps or individual Job Corps centers 
charitable donations of cash’’ and inserting ‘‘, 
on behalf of the Job Corps, or a Job Corps 
campus operator, on behalf of such campus, 
may accept grants, charitable donations of 
cash,’’; and 
(B) by inserting at the end the following: 
‘‘Notwithstanding sections 501(b) and 522 of 
title 40, United States Code, any property ac-
quired by a Job Corps campus shall be directly 
transferred, on a nonreimbursable basis, to the 
Secretary.’’.
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SEC. 165. MANAGEMENT INFORMATION. 
(a) LEVELS OF PERFORMANCE.—Section 159 of the 
Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 
3209) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘center’’ each place it appears 
and inserting ‘‘campus’’; 
(2) in subsection (c)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘The Secretary’’ and 
inserting the following: 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary’’. 
(ii) by inserting ‘‘that are ambitious 
yet achievable and’’ after ‘‘program’’; and 
(iii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new subparagraphs: 
‘‘(B) LEVELS OF PERFORMANCE.—In es-
tablishing the expected performance levels 
under subparagraph (A) for a Job Corps cam-
pus, the Secretary shall take into account— 
‘‘(i) how the levels involved compare 
with the recent performance of such cam-
pus and the performance of other cam-
puses within the same State or geographic 
region; 
‘‘(ii) the levels of performance set for 
the primary indicators of performance for
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eligible 
youth 
described 
in 
section 
116(b)(2)(A)(ii) for the State in which the 
campus is located; 
‘‘(iii) the differences in actual eco-
nomic conditions (including differences in 
unemployment rates and job losses or 
gains in particular industries) between the 
local area of such campus and other local 
areas with a campus; and 
‘‘(iv) the extent to which the levels in-
volved promote continuous improvement in 
performance on the primary indicators of 
performance by such campus and ensure 
optimal return on the use of Federal 
funds. 
‘‘(C) PERFORMANCE PER CONTRACT.—The 
Secretary shall ensure the expected levels of 
performance are established in the relevant con-
tract or agreement. 
‘‘(D) REVISIONS
BASED
ON
ECONOMIC 
CONDITIONS AND INDIVIDUALS SERVED DURING 
THE PROGRAM YEAR.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—In the event of a 
significant economic downturn, the Sec-
retary may revise the applicable adjusted
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levels of performance for each of the cam-
puses for a program year to reflect the ac-
tual economic conditions during such pro-
gram year. 
‘‘(ii) REPORT
TO
CONGRESS.—Prior 
to implementing the revisions described in 
clause (i), the Secretary shall submit to the 
Committee on Education and the Work-
force of the House of Representatives and 
the Committee on Health, Education, 
Labor, and Pensions of the Senate a re-
port explaining the reason for such revi-
sions. 
‘‘(E) REVIEW
OF
PERFORMANCE
LEV-
ELS.—The Office of Inspector General of the 
Department of Labor shall, every 5 years, sub-
mit to the Committee on Education and the 
Workforce of the House of Representatives and 
the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, 
and Pensions of the Senate, and publish in the 
Federal Register and on a publicly available 
website of the Department, a report con-
taining— 
‘‘(i) a quadrennial review of the ex-
pected levels of performance; and
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‘‘(ii) an evaluation of whether— 
‘‘(I) the Secretary is establishing 
such expected levels of performance in 
good faith; and 
‘‘(II) such expected levels have 
led to continued improvement of the 
Job Corps program.’’; 
(B) by redesignating paragraph (4) as 
paragraph (5); 
(C) by inserting after paragraph (3) the 
following: 
‘‘(4) CAMPUS SAFETY.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 
establish campus and student safety standards. 
A Job Corps campus failing to achieve such 
standards shall be required to take the perform-
ance improvement actions described in sub-
section (f). 
‘‘(B) CONSIDERATIONS.—In establishing 
the campus and student safety standards under 
subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall take into 
account— 
‘‘(i) incidents reported under section 
152(d);
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‘‘(ii) survey data from enrollees, fac-
ulty, staff, and community members; and 
‘‘(iii) any other considerations identi-
fied by the Secretary after reviewing the 
recommendations of the advisory group de-
scribed in section 155(b).’’; 
(D) in paragraph (5), as so redesignated— 
(i) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
the period at the end and inserting a semi-
colon; and 
(iii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(C) the number of contracts that were 
awarded a renewal compared to those eligible 
for a renewal; 
‘‘(D) the number of campuses where the 
contract was awarded to a new operator; and 
‘‘(E) the number of campuses that were 
required to receive performance improvement, 
as described under subsection (f)(2), including 
whether any actions were taken as described in 
subparagraphs (B) and (C) of such sub-
section.’’; and
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(E) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(6) 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 Job Corps 
campuses on the employment and earnings indica-
tors described in clause (i)(III) of subparagraph (A) 
of section 116(b)(2)(A) and subclauses (I) and (II) 
of clause (ii) of such subparagraph for the purposes 
of the report required under paragraph (5).’’; 
(3) in subsection (d)(1)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘and make available on 
the website of the Department pertaining to the 
Job Corps program in a manner that is con-
sumer-tested to ensure it is easily understood, 
searchable, and navigable,’’ after ‘‘subsection 
(c)(4),’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘gen-
der’’ and inserting ‘‘sex’’; 
(C) by redesignating subparagraphs (J) 
through (O) as subparagraphs (K) through (P), 
respectively; and 
(D) by inserting the following after sub-
paragraph (I):
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‘‘(J) the number of appeals under section 
152(c) and a description of each appeal that 
was approved;’’; and 
(4) in subsection (g)(2), by striking ‘‘comply’’ 
and inserting ‘‘attest to compliance’’. 
(b) PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENTS
AND IMPROVE-
MENTS.—Section 159(f) of the Workforce Innovation and 
Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3209) is amended to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(f) PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENTS
AND IMPROVE-
MENTS.— 
‘‘(1) ASSESSMENTS.—The Secretary shall con-
duct an annual assessment of the performance of 
each Job Corps campus on the primary indicators of 
performance described in section 116(b)(2)(A)(ii), 
where each indicator shall be given equal weight in 
determining the overall performance of the campus. 
Based on the assessment, the Secretary shall take 
measures to continuously improve the performance 
of the Job Corps program. 
‘‘(2) PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT.— 
‘‘(A) INITIAL FAILURE.—With respect to a 
Job Corps campus that fails to meet an average 
of 90 percent on the expected levels of perform-
ance across all the primary indicators of per-
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‘‘(iv) reducing the capacity of the 
campus. 
‘‘(C) CHRONIC FAILURE.—With respect to 
a Job Corps campus that, for the two consecu-
tive program years immediately following the 
Secretary taking substantial performance action 
under subparagraph (B), fails to meet an aver-
age of 85 percent on the expected levels of per-
formance across all the primary indicators or is 
ranked among the lowest 10 percent of Job 
Corps campuses, the Secretary shall take fur-
ther substantial action to improve the perform-
ance of such campus, which shall include— 
‘‘(i) relocating the campus; 
‘‘(ii) closing the campus; or 
‘‘(iii) awarding funding directly to the 
State in which the campus is located for 
operation of the campus, and for which the 
Secretary shall enter into a memorandum 
of understanding with such State for pur-
poses of operating the campus in its cur-
rent location and may encourage innova-
tion in such memorandum of under-
standing by waiving any statutory or regu-
latory requirement of this subtitle except
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for those related to participant eligibility 
under section 144, standards of conduct 
under section 152, and performance re-
porting and accountability under this sec-
tion. 
‘‘(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). 
‘‘(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), the Secretary of Labor 
or, if appropriate, the Secretary of Agriculture shall 
select, on a competitive basis, an entity to operate 
part or all of the Civilian Conservation Center in ac-
cordance with the requirements of section 147.’’.
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(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 159 of the 
Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 
3209) is further amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘centers’’ each place it appears 
and inserting ‘‘campuses’’; and 
(2) in subsection (g)(1), in the header, by strik-
ing ‘‘CENTER’’ and inserting ‘‘CAMPUS’’. 
SEC. 166. JOB CORPS OVERSIGHT AND REPORTING. 
Section 161 of the Workforce Innovation and Oppor-
tunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3211) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsection (d) as sub-
section (e); and 
(2) 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 appropriate committees 
a report regarding the implementation of all outstanding 
recommendations from the Office of Inspector General of 
the Department of Labor or the Government Account-
ability Office.’’. 
SEC. 167. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
Section 162 of the Workforce Innovation and Oppor-
tunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3212) is amended to read as follows:
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‘‘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.’’. 
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 (d)(1)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
‘‘and’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking the 
period at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by inserting at the end the following: 
‘‘(C) are evidence-based, to the extent 
practicable.’’; 
(2) in subsection (d)(2)— 
(A) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as 
subparagraph (C); and 
(B) by inserting after subparagraph (A) 
the following: 
‘‘(B) ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.—Not more 
than 10 percent of the funds provided to an en-
tity under this section may be used for the ad-
ministrative costs of the activities and services 
carried out under subparagraph (A).’’;
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(3) in subsection (h), by inserting after para-
graph (2) the following: 
‘‘(3) 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 
(III) of section 116(b)(2)(A)(i) for the purposes of 
the report required under paragraph (4). 
‘‘(4) 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); 
‘‘(B) any additional indicators established 
under paragraph (1)(A); and 
‘‘(C) the adjusted levels of performance for 
such entities as described in paragraph (2).’’; 
(4) in subsection (i)— 
(A) in paragraph (3)(A), by striking ‘‘and 
judicial review.’’ and inserting ‘‘judicial review, 
and performance accountability pertaining to
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the primary indicators of performance described 
in section 116(b)(2)(A).’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (4)(B)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘The Council’’ and in-
serting the following: 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The Council’’; and 
(ii) by inserting at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(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 
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 
(5) by amending subsection (k)(2) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(2) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
this subsection $542,000 for each of the fiscal years 
2025 through 2030.’’.
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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 (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 
(III) of section 116(b)(2)(A)(i) for the purposes of 
the report required under paragraph (4). 
‘‘(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).’’; 
(2) by redesignating subsections (e), (f), (g), 
(h), and (i) as subsections (f), (g), (h), (i), and (j), 
respectively;
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‘‘(B) OBLIGATED AMOUNT.—Funds made 
available under this section for a fiscal year to 
any entity described in subsection (b) may be 
spent or reserved for spending by such entity 
during the period beginning on July 1 of the 
calendar year that begins during such fiscal 
year, and ending on June 30 of the following 
calendar year.’’. 
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’’; 
(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
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under the Wagner-Peyser Act for the integra-
tion of basic career service activities pursuant 
to section 134(c)(2)(A); 
‘‘(I) assistance to States with maintaining, 
and making accessible to jobseekers and em-
ployers, the lists of eligible providers of training 
services required under section 122; 
‘‘(H) assistance to States that apply for 
such assistance under section 122(k) 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— 
(1) in the header, by striking ‘‘DISLOCATED 
WORKER’’ and inserting ‘‘PERFORMANCE ACCOUNT-
ABILITY’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (1), in the first sentence— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘, pursuant to paragraphs 
(1) and (2) of section 116(f),’’ after ‘‘technical 
assistance’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘with respect to employ-
ment and training activities for dislocated work-
ers’’ and inserting ‘‘with respect to the core 
programs’’.
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(c) COMMUNITIES IMPACTED BY OPIOID USE DIS-
ORDERS.—Section 168 of the Workforce Innovation and 
Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3223) is further amended by 
adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(d) COMMUNITIES IMPACTED BY OPIOID USE DIS-
ORDERS.—The Secretary shall, as part of the activities de-
scribed 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 opioid 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)—
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(i) in subparagraph (E), by inserting 
‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(ii) in subparagraph (F), by striking 
‘‘; and’’ at the end and inserting a period; 
and 
(iii) by striking subparagraph (G); 
(B) in paragraph (3)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘The Secretary’’ and 
inserting the following: 
‘‘(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), 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
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other heads of Federal agencies, as appropriate, 
may conduct a study examining the nature of 
participants’ unsubsidized employment after 
exit from programs carried out under this Act, 
including factors such as availability of paid 
time off, health and retirement benefits, work-
place safety standards, predictable and stable 
work schedule, stackable credentials, and ad-
vancement opportunities. 
‘‘(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 
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 more than 4 years after the date of enact-
ment of A Stronger Workforce for America Act, 
conduct a study that compares the effectiveness
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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 effect 
on the day before the date of enactment of such 
Act. 
‘‘(D) STUDY ON INDIVIDUAL TRAINING AC-
COUNTS FOR DISLOCATED WORKERS.—The Sec-
retary shall, not more 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— 
‘‘(i) the types of training services and 
occupations targeted by dislocated workers 
when using their Individual Training Ac-
counts; and 
‘‘(ii) the effectiveness of such skills 
development. 
‘‘(E) STUDY ON STATEWIDE CRITICAL IN-
DUSTRY SKILLS FUNDS.—The Secretary shall, 
not more than 4 years after the date of enact-
ment of the A Stronger Workforce for America
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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 such 
Funds; 
‘‘(ii) the occupations workers are 
being upskilled for; 
‘‘(iii) how frequently skills develop-
ment is provided to prospective workers 
and incumbent workers, and 
‘‘(iv) the reported performance out-
comes. 
‘‘(F) STUDY ON THE EFFECTIVENESS OF 
EMPLOYER-BASED
TRAINING.—The Secretary 
shall, not more 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
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the cost per participant and wage and employ-
ment outcomes, as compared to other methods 
of training. 
‘‘(G) 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: 
‘‘(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-
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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 amount made avail-
able pursuant to section 132(a)(2)(A) for any pro-
gram year, the Secretary shall use 5 percent of such 
amount, and may also use funds authorized for pur-
poses of carrying out this section, to award grants 
to eligible entities to create workforce longitudinal 
data systems and associated resources for the pur-
poses 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
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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; 
‘‘(C) a description of how the proposed ac-
tivities will support the reporting of perform-
ance data, including employment and earnings 
outcomes, for the performance accountability 
requirements under section 116, including out-
comes for eligible training providers; 
‘‘(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
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‘‘(E) a plan for how the eligible entity will 
continue the activities or sustain the use of the 
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
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and services designed to help learners and 
workers make informed decisions, such as 
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; or 
‘‘(iv) leverage the use of non-Federal 
contributions to improve workforce data in-
frastructure, including staff capacity build-
ing.
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‘‘(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 
ownership of a verified and secure record of 
their skills and achievements and the ability to
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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 
shall be used to supplement, and not supplant,
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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) by amending subsection (a)(1) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(1) EMERGENCY
OR
DISASTER.—The term 
‘emergency or disaster’ means an emergency or a 
major disaster, as defined in paragraphs (1) and (2), 
respectively, of section 102 of the Robert T. Stafford 
Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 
U.S.C. 5122 (1) and (2)).’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) in subparagraph (C), by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(ii) in subparagraph (D)— 
(I) in clause (i), by striking 
‘‘spouses 
described 
in 
section 
3(15)(E)’’ and inserting ‘‘spouses de-
scribed in subparagraph (E) of the 
definition of the term ‘dislocated 
worker’ in section 3’’; and 
(II) in clause (ii), by striking the 
period at the end and inserting ‘‘; 
and’’; and
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(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 opioid use disorders, including addic-
tion treatment, mental health treatment, and 
pain management, in an area that, as a result 
of widespread opioid 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-
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 
(3) in subsection (c)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)(A)—
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(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 
(iii) by inserting after subparagraph 
(B) the following: 
‘‘(C) OPIOID-RELATED GRANTS.—In order 
to be eligible to receive employment and train-
ing assistance under a national dislocated work-
er grant awarded pursuant to subsection 
(b)(1)(E), an individual shall be— 
‘‘(i) a dislocated worker;
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‘‘(ii) a long-term unemployed indi-
vidual; 
‘‘(iii) an individual who is unemployed 
or significantly underemployed as a result 
of widespread opioid 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 opioid use disorders, includ-
ing such professions that provide addiction 
treatment, mental health treatment, 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 (c)— 
(A) in 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.—
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‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—In any fiscal year 
in which the amount appropriated to carry 
out 
this 
section 
is 
greater 
than 
$90,000,000, the Secretary shall reserve 
not less than 20 percent of the amount ap-
propriated that is in excess of $90,000,000 
and use such reserved amount to make 
grants to covered applicants (in addition to 
any other grants that may be awarded 
under this subsection for such fiscal year 
to covered applicants) for the purpose of 
carrying out YouthBuild programs ap-
proved under this section. 
‘‘(ii) 
COVERED
APPLICANT
DE-
FINED.—In this subparagraph, the term 
‘covered applicant’ means an applicant 
that— 
‘‘(I) is located in a rural area; or 
‘‘(II) is an Indian Tribe or is car-
rying out a YouthBuild program ap-
proved under this section for the ben-
efit of members of an Indian Tribe.’’; 
(B) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A)—
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(I) in clause (iv)(II), by striking 
‘‘language learners’’ and inserting 
‘‘learners’’; and 
(II) in clause (vii), by inserting 
after ‘‘enable individuals’’ the fol-
lowing: ‘‘, including those with disabil-
ities,’’; and 
(ii) 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.’’; 
(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)— 
(I) in the header, by striking 
‘‘MINIMUM
REQUIREMENTS’’ and in-
serting ‘‘REQUIREMENTS’’; 
(II) by striking ‘‘, at a min-
imum’’; 
(III) in clause (xx), by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end;
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(IV) in clause (xxi) by striking 
the period at the end and inserting ‘‘; 
and’’; and 
(V) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(xxii) a description of the levels of 
performance the applicant expects to 
achieve on the primary indicators of per-
formance 
described 
in 
section 
116(b)(2)(A)(ii).’’; 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 (J)(iii), by add-
ing ‘‘and’’ after the semicolon; 
(iii) in subparagraph (K), by striking 
‘‘; and’’ and inserting a period; and 
(iv) by striking subparagraph (L); 
(2) in subsection (e)(1)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A)(ii), by striking 
‘‘offender’’ and inserting ‘‘who is a justice-in-
volved individual’’; and
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(B) in subparagraph (B)(i), by striking 
‘‘are basic skills deficient’’ and inserting ‘‘have 
foundational skill needs’’; 
(3) in subsection (f), by striking paragraph (2) 
and inserting the following: 
‘‘(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) in subsection (g), by inserting at the end 
the following:
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‘‘(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 
(5) 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. 178. REENTRY EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES. 
Subtitle D of title I of the Workforce Innovation and 
Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3221 et seq.), is further 
amended— 
(1) by redesignating section 172 as section 174; 
and 
(2) by inserting after section 171 the following: 
‘‘SEC. 172. REENTRY EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES. 
‘‘(a) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this section are— 
‘‘(1) to improve the employment, earnings, and 
skill attainment, and reduce recidivism, of adults 
and youth who have been involved with the justice 
system;
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‘‘(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 COMPETITIVE GRANTS, 
CONTRACTS, AND COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS AUTHOR-
IZED.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—From the amounts appro-
priated under section 174(e) and not reserved under 
subsection (h), the Secretary— 
‘‘(A) shall, on a competitive basis, make 
grants to, or enter into contracts or cooperative 
agreements with, eligible entities to implement 
reentry projects that serve eligible adults or eli-
gible youth;
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‘‘(B) may use not more than 30 percent of 
such amounts to award funds under subpara-
graph (A) to eligible entities to serve as na-
tional or regional intermediaries to provide such 
funds to other eligible entities to— 
‘‘(i) implement reentry projects de-
scribed in subparagraph (A); and 
‘‘(ii) monitor and support such enti-
ties; 
‘‘(C) shall use 30 percent of such amounts 
to award funds under subparagraph (A) to eli-
gible entities using pay-for-performance con-
tracts— 
‘‘(i) that specify a fixed amount that 
will be paid to the entity based on the 
achievement of specified levels of perform-
ance on the indicators of performance de-
scribed in subsections (e)(1)(A)(i) and 
(e)(2)(A) within a defined timetable; and 
‘‘(ii) which may provide for bonus 
payments to such entity to expand capacity 
to provide effective services; and 
‘‘(D) shall ensure grants awarded under 
this section are awarded to eligible entities from
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geographically diverse areas, in addition to the 
priorities described in paragraph (4). 
‘‘(2) AWARD
PERIODS.—The Secretary shall 
award funds under this section for an initial period 
of not more than 4 years. 
‘‘(3) ADDITIONAL
AWARDS.—The Secretary 
may award, for a period of not more than 4 years, 
one or more additional grants to an eligible entity 
that received a grant under this section if the eligi-
ble entity achieved the performance levels agreed 
upon with the Secretary (as described in subsection 
(e)(3)) for the most recent award period. 
‘‘(4) 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 reentry projects— 
‘‘(A) that will serve high-poverty areas; 
‘‘(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 
‘‘(ii) not later than 90 days after such 
release;
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‘‘(C) whose strategy and design are evi-
dence-based; 
‘‘(D) that establish partnerships with— 
‘‘(i) businesses; or 
‘‘(ii) institutions of higher education 
or providers under section 122 (as deter-
mined by the State where services are 
being provided) to provide project partici-
pants with programs of study leading to 
recognized postsecondary credentials in in- 
demand occupations; or 
‘‘(E) that provide training services, includ-
ing customized training and on-the-job training, 
that are designed to meet the specific require-
ments of an employer (including a group of em-
ployers), industry, or sector, and are conducted 
with a commitment by the employer to employ 
individuals upon successful completion of the 
preparation. 
‘‘(c) APPLICATION.— 
‘‘(1) FORM AND PROCEDURE.—To be qualified 
to receive funds under this section, an eligible entity 
shall submit an application at such time, and in 
such manner, as determined by the Secretary, and
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containing the information described in paragraph 
(2). 
‘‘(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 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 employ-
ment and training activities and supportive 
services, if applicable, to be provided under 
such reentry project, and how such activities 
and services will prepare participants for em-
ployment in in-demand industry sectors and oc-
cupations within the geographic area to be 
served by such reentry project. 
‘‘(D) The anticipated schedule for carrying 
out the activities proposed under 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, local 
boards and one-stops, community-based or-
ganizations, and employers (including local 
businesses) to provide participants of the 
reentry project with work-based learning, 
job placement, and recruitment (if applica-
ble); 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. 
‘‘(H) A description of the expected levels of 
performance to be achieved with respect to the
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performance measures described in subsection 
(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 matching funds, 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. 
‘‘(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 subsection 
(b)(1)(B) shall also contain the following:
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‘‘(A) An identification and description of 
the eligible entities that will be subgrantees of 
such intermediary and implement the reentry 
projects, which shall include subgrantees in— 
‘‘(i) three or more noncontiguous met-
ropolitan areas or rural areas; and 
‘‘(ii) not less than 2 States. 
‘‘(B) A description of the services and sup-
ports the intermediary will provide to the sub-
grantees, including administrative and fiscal 
support to ensure the subgrantees comply with 
all grant requirements. 
‘‘(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 subgrantees. 
‘‘(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 
subgrantees identified under subparagraph (A) 
were previous subgrantees of the intermediary 
for such reentry project and failed to meet the 
levels of performance established for such re-
entry project.
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‘‘(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)(A)(xii). 
‘‘(B) One or more of the training services 
listed in clauses (i) through (x)(i) in section 
134(c)(3)(D), including subsidized employment 
opportunities through transitional jobs. 
‘‘(C) For participants who are eligible 
youth, one or more of the program elements 
listed in subparagraphs (A) through (N) of sec-
tion 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 or eligible 
youth the following: 
‘‘(A) Followup services after placement in 
unsubsidized employment as described in sec-
tion 134(c)(2)(A)(xiii). 
‘‘(B) Apprenticeship programs.
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‘‘(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 customized training programs and 
on-the-job training. 
‘‘(F) Assistance with driver’s license rein-
statement and fees for driver’s licenses and 
other necessary documents for 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) Provisions of or referral to supportive 
services, provided that no more than 5 percent 
of funds awarded to an eligible entity under
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‘‘(1) INITIAL
GRANT
PERIOD.—Each grant 
under this section shall be awarded for an initial pe-
riod of not more than 4 years. 
‘‘(2) SUBSEQUENT GRANTS.—An eligible insti-
tution that receives an initial grant under this sec-
tion may receive one or more additional grants 
under this section for additional periods of not more 
than 4 years each if the eligible institution dem-
onstrates that, during the most recently completed 
grant period for a grant received under this section, 
such eligible institution achieved the levels of per-
formance agreed to by the eligible institution with 
respect to the performance indicators specified in 
subsection (f). 
‘‘(d) APPLICATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—To be eligible to receive a 
grant under this section, an eligible institution shall 
submit an application to the Secretary at such time 
and in such manner as the Secretary may require. 
‘‘(2) CONTENTS.—An application submitted by 
an eligible institution under paragraph (1) shall in-
clude a description of each the following: 
‘‘(A) The extent to which the eligible insti-
tution has demonstrated success building part-
nerships with employers in in-demand industry