SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Workforce Innovation 
and Opportunity Act of 2022’’. 
SEC. 2. REFERENCES. 
Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever in 
this Act an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms 
of an amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other provi-
sion, the reference shall be considered to be made to a 
section or other provision of the Workforce Innovation and 
Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3101 et seq.). 
SEC. 3. TRANSITION PROVISIONS. 
(a) WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT SYSTEMS AND IN-
VESTMENT ACTIVITIES.—The Secretary of Labor and the 
Secretary of Education shall take such actions as the Sec-
retaries determine to be appropriate to provide for the or-
derly transition from any authority under subtitle A of 
title I of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act 
(29 U.S.C. 3111 et seq.), as in effect on the day before 
the date of enactment of this Act, to any authority under 
subtitle A of title I of such Act (29 U.S.C. 3111 et seq.), 
as amended by this Act. Such actions shall include the 
provision of guidance related to unified State planning, 
combined State planning, and the performance account-
ability system described in such subtitle. 
(b) WORKFORCE
INVESTMENT
ACTIVITIES.—The 
Secretary of Labor shall take such actions as the Sec-
retary determines to be appropriate to provide for the or-
derly transition from any authority under the subtitles B 
through E of title I of the Workforce Innovation and Op-
portunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3151 et seq.), as in effect on 
the day before the date of enactment of this Act, to any 
authority under subtitles B through E of title I of such 
Act, as amended by this Act. 
(c) ADULT EDUCATION AND LITERACY PROGRAMS.— 
The Secretary of Education shall take such actions as the 
Secretary determines to be appropriate to provide for the 
orderly transition from any authority under the Adult 
Education and Family Literacy Act (20 U.S.C. 9201 et 
seq.), as in effect on the day before the date of enactment 
of this Act, to any authority under the Adult Education 
and Family Literacy Act, as amended by this Act. 
(d) EMPLOYMENT SERVICES ACTIVITIES.—The Sec-
retary of Labor shall take such actions as the Secretary 
determines to be appropriate to provide for the orderly 
transition from any authority under the Wagner-Peyser 
Act (29 U.S.C. 49 et seq.), as in effect on the day before 
the date of enactment of this Act, to any authority under 
the Wagner-Peyser Act, as amended by this Act. 
(e) REGULATIONS.— 
(1) PROPOSED REGULATIONS.—Not later than 
240 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the
Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of Education, 
as appropriate, shall develop and publish in the Fed-
eral Register proposed regulations relating to the 
transition to, and implementation of, the Workforce 
Innovation and Opportunity Act, as amended by this 
Act, and the Wagner-Peyser Act, as amended by this 
Act. 
(2) FINAL REGULATIONS.—Not later than 24 
months after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
Secretaries described in paragraph (1), as appro-
priate, shall develop and publish in the Federal Reg-
ister final regulations relating to the transition to, 
and implementation of, the Workforce Innovation 
and Opportunity Act, as amended by this Act, and 
the Wagner-Peyser Act, as amended by this Act. 
(f) EXPENDITURE
OF
FUNDS
DURING
TRANSI-
TION.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2) 
and in accordance with regulations developed under 
subsection (f), States, grant recipients, administra-
tive entities, and other recipients of financial assist-
ance under the Workforce Innovation and Oppor-
tunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3101 et seq.), as in effect be-
fore the date of enactment of this Act, may expend 
funds received under such Act in order to plan and
implement programs and activities under the Work-
force Innovation and Opportunity Act, as amended 
by this Act. 
(2) ADDITIONAL
REQUIREMENTS.—Not more 
than 2 percent of any allotment to any State from 
amounts appropriated under the Workforce Innova-
tion and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3101 et seq.), 
as in effect on the day before the date of enactment 
of this Act, for fiscal year 2022 may be made avail-
able to carry out activities authorized under para-
graph (1) and not less than 50 percent of any 
amount used to carry out activities authorized under 
paragraph (1) shall be made available to local enti-
ties for the purposes of the activities described in 
such paragraph. 
SEC. 4. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as otherwise provided in 
this Act, this Act, including the amendments made by this 
Act, shall take effect on the first day of the first full pro-
gram year after the date of enactment of this Act. 
(b) EXCEPTIONS.—Sections 102, 103, and 108 of the 
Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, as amended 
by this Act, shall apply to plans for the second full pro-
gram year after the date of enactment of this Act, includ-
ing the development, submission, and approval of such 
plans during the first full program year after such date. 
SEC. 5. TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
The table of contents for this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title. 
Sec. 2. References. 
Sec. 3. Transition provisions. 
Sec. 4. Effective date. 
Sec. 5. Table of contents. 
TITLE I—DEFINITIONS AND OTHER GENERAL MATTERS 
Sec. 101. Definitions. 
Sec. 102. WIOA table of contents. 
TITLE II—WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES 
Subtitle A—System Alignment 
CHAPTER 1—STATE PROVISIONS 
Sec. 201. State workforce development boards. 
Sec. 202. Unified State plan. 
Sec. 203. Combined State plan. 
CHAPTER 2—LOCAL PROVISIONS 
Sec. 206. Workforce development areas. 
Sec. 207. Local workforce development boards. 
Sec. 208. Local plan. 
CHAPTER 3—PERFORMANCE ACCOUNTABILITY 
Sec. 211. Performance accountability system. 
Subtitle B—Workforce Investment Activities and Providers 
CHAPTER 1—WORKFORCE INVESTMENT ACTIVITIES AND PROVIDERS 
Sec. 221. Establishment of one-stop delivery systems. 
Sec. 222. Identification of eligible providers of training services. 
CHAPTER 2—YOUTH WORKFORCE INVESTMENT ACTIVITIES 
Sec. 231. State allotments. 
Sec. 232. Within State allocations. 
Sec. 233. Use of funds for youth workforce investment activities. 
Sec. 234. Summer and year-round employment for youth. 
Sec. 235. Youth workforce development programs for high-demand occupations. 
CHAPTER 3—ADULT AND DISLOCATED WORKER EMPLOYMENT AND 
TRAINING ACTIVITIES 
Sec. 241. Within State allocations.
Sec. 242. Use of funds for employment and training activities. 
Sec. 243. Adult workforce development programs for high-demand occupations. 
CHAPTER 4—GENERAL WORKFORCE INVESTMENT PROVISIONS 
Sec. 251. Authorization of appropriations. 
Subtitle C—Job Corps 
Sec. 261. Amendments relating to Job Corps. 
Subtitle D—National Programs 
Sec. 271. Native American Programs. 
Sec. 272. Migrant and seasonal farmworker programs. 
Sec. 273. Technical assistance. 
Sec. 274. Evaluations and research. 
Sec. 275. National dislocated worker grants. 
Sec. 276. YouthBuild program. 
Sec. 277. Strengthening community colleges training grants program. 
Sec. 278. Reentry employment opportunities. 
Sec. 279. Sectoral employment through career training for occupational readi-
ness (sector) program. 
Sec. 280. Workforce Data Quality Initiative Grants. 
Sec. 281. Improving approaches for communities to thrive (IMPACT) grants. 
Sec. 282. Authorization of appropriations. 
Sec. 283. National study of Federal program access for job-seekers. 
Subtitle E—Administration 
Sec. 291. Labor standards. 
Sec. 292. Nondiscrimination. 
Sec. 293. Secretarial administrative authorities and responsibilities. 
Sec. 294. Guard rails for program integrity. 
TITLE III—ADULT EDUCATION AND FAMILY LITERACY 
Sec. 301. Family literacy. 
Sec. 302. Purpose. 
Sec. 303. Definitions. 
Sec. 304. Authorization of appropriations. 
Sec. 305. Performance accountability system. 
Sec. 306. State distribution of funds; matching requirement. 
Sec. 307. State leadership activities. 
Sec. 308. Grants and contracts for eligible providers. 
Sec. 309. Local administrative cost limits. 
Sec. 310. Administrative provisions. 
Sec. 311. National leadership activities. 
Sec. 312. Integrated English literacy and civics education. 
Sec. 313. Technical corrections to other laws. 
TITLE IV—GENERAL PROVISIONS 
Sec. 401. Prohibition of national database management. 
Sec. 402. Accessibility. 
Sec. 403. STEM education for girls and women. 
Sec. 404. Applications from HBCUs and other minority-serving institutions.
TITLE V—AMENDMENTS TO THE WAGNER-PEYSER ACT 
Sec. 501. Inclusion of Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands and 
American Samoa. 
Sec. 502. Merit system employees. 
Sec. 503. Workforce and labor market information system. 
TITLE VI—AMENDMENTS TO THE REHABILITATION ACT OF 1973 
Sec. 601. Authorization of appropriations. 
TITLE VII—REPORT ON CHALLENGES OF UNEMPLOYED AND 
LOW-INCOME AMERICAN INDIANS, ALASKA NATIVES, AND NA-
TIVE HAWAIIANS IN LABOR MARKET 
Sec. 701 Report on challenges of unemployed and low-income American Indi-
ans, Alaska Natives, and Native Hawaiians in labor market. 
TITLE I—DEFINITIONS AND 
OTHER GENERAL MATTERS 
SEC. 101. DEFINITIONS. 
(a) FOUNDATIONAL SKILL NEEDS.—Paragraph (5) 
of section 3 (29 U.S.C. 3102) is amended to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(5) FOUNDATIONAL SKILL NEEDS.—The term 
‘foundational skill needs’ means, with respect to an 
individual— 
‘‘(A) who is a youth or adult, that the indi-
vidual has English reading, writing, or com-
puting skills at or below the 8th grade level on 
a generally accepted standardized test; or 
‘‘(B) who is a youth or adult, that the in-
dividual is unable to compute or solve problems, 
or read, write, or speak English, or does not 
possess digital literacy, interpersonal commu-
nication, time management, critical thinking, or
financial literacy skills at a level necessary to 
function on the job, in the individual’s family, 
or in society.’’. 
(b) CAREER PATHWAY.—Paragraph (7) of section 3 
(29 U.S.C. 3102) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(7) CAREER
PATHWAY.—The term ‘career 
pathway’ means a combination of rigorous and high- 
quality education, training, and other services that— 
‘‘(A) are designed to support progression 
towards attainment of one or more recognized 
postsecondary credentials; 
‘‘(B) align with the skill needs of indus-
tries in the economy of the State or regional 
economy involved; 
‘‘(C) include multiple entry and exit points; 
‘‘(D) prepare an individual to be successful 
in any of a full range of secondary or postsec-
ondary education options, including apprentice-
ship programs; 
‘‘(E) provide career services, including 
counseling to support an individual in achieving 
the individual’s education and career goals, and 
helping the individual to identify and access a 
path to skills and credentials that are needed
for the educational and career advancement of 
the individual; 
‘‘(F) include supportive services or pro-
vides assistance in applying for and accessing 
direct support services, means-tested Federal 
benefit programs, or similar State, tribal, or 
local benefit programs; 
‘‘(G) include, as appropriate, education of-
fered concurrently with and in the same context 
as workforce preparation activities and training 
for a specific occupation or occupational cluster 
(such as through work-based learning opportu-
nities); 
‘‘(H) organize education, training, and 
other services to meet the particular needs of 
an individual in a manner that accelerates the 
educational and career advancement of the indi-
vidual to the extent practicable; 
‘‘(I) enable an individual to attain a sec-
ondary school diploma or its recognized equiva-
lent as applicable, and at least 1 recognized 
postsecondary credential; and 
‘‘(J) help an individual enter or advance 
within a specific occupation or occupational 
cluster, which may include obtaining additional
recognized postsecondary credentials as nec-
essary for such entry or advancement.’’; 
(c) DISLOCATED WORKER.—Paragraph (15) of sec-
tion 3 (29 U.S.C. 3102) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (A)— 
(A) in clause (i), by adding ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; 
(B) in clause (ii)— 
(i) in subclause (I), by striking ‘‘or’’ 
at the end; 
(ii) in subclause (II), by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end and inserting ‘‘or’’; and 
(iii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(III) has been an unemployed individual 
for 27 weeks or more;’’; and 
(C) by striking clause (iii); 
(2) by redesignating subparagraphs (D) and 
(E) as subparagraphs (E) and (F), respectively; and 
(3) by adding after subparagraph (C) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(D)(i) is currently experiencing difficulty 
in obtaining or upgrading sufficient work; and 
‘‘(ii) does not have sufficient work history 
to qualify, or otherwise would not qualify, for
regular unemployment or extended benefits 
under State or Federal law;’’; and 
(4) in subparagraph (E), as so redesignated, by 
striking ‘‘homemaker’’ and inserting ‘‘caregiver’’. 
(d) DISPLACED CAREGIVER.—Paragraph (16) of sec-
tion 3 (29 U.S.C. 3102) is amended— 
(1) in the heading, by striking ‘‘HOMEMAKER’’ 
and inserting ‘‘CAREGIVER’’; 
(2) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘homemaker’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘caregiver’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘family members’’ and in-
serting ‘‘a family member’’; 
(3) in subparagraph (A)— 
(A) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘or’’ at the 
end; 
(B) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end and inserting ‘‘or’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(iii) has involuntarily left the labor mar-
ket to provide care for a relative or dependent, 
which may be validated through self-attestation 
in a manner consistent with section 402A(e) of 
the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
1070a–11(e)); and’’.
(e) ELIGIBLE YOUTH.—Paragraph (18) of section 3 
(29 U.S.C. 3102) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(18) ELIGIBLE YOUTH.—Except as provided 
in subtitles C and D of title I, the term ‘eligible 
youth’ means— 
‘‘(A) an opportunity youth; or 
‘‘(B) a youth who is not younger than 14 
years of age and not older than 24 years of age, 
who can self-attest, in a manner consistent with 
section 402A(e) of the Higher Education Act of 
1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070a–11(e)), that the 
youth— 
‘‘(i) is attending school (as defined by 
State law); 
‘‘(ii) is a low-income individual; and 
‘‘(iii) is one or more of the following: 
‘‘(I) An English learner. 
‘‘(II) An individual impacted by 
the juvenile or adult justice system. 
‘‘(III) A homeless individual (as 
defined in section 41403(6) of the Vi-
olence Against Women Act of 1994 
(42 U.S.C. 14043e–2(6))), a homeless 
child or youth (as defined in section 
725(2) of the McKinney-Vento Home-
(1) in the heading, by striking ‘‘LANGUAGE’’; 
and 
(2) by striking ‘‘language’’. 
(g) INDIVIDUAL WITH
A BARRIER
TO EMPLOY-
MENT.—Paragraph (24) of section 3 (29 U.S.C. 3102) is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(24) INDIVIDUAL
WITH
A
BARRIER
TO
EM-
PLOYMENT.—The term ‘individual with a barrier to 
employment’ means a member of 1 or more of the 
following populations: 
‘‘(A) Displaced caregivers. 
‘‘(B) Low-income individuals. 
‘‘(C) Indians, Alaska Natives, and Native 
Hawaiians, as such terms are defined in section 
166. 
‘‘(D) Individuals with disabilities, including 
youth who are individuals with disabilities. 
‘‘(E) Older individuals. 
‘‘(F) Justice-involved individuals. 
‘‘(G) Homeless individuals (as defined in 
section 41403(6) of the Violence Against 
Women Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 14043e–2(6))), 
or homeless children and youths (as defined in 
section 725(2) of the McKinney-Vento Home-
less Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11434a(2))).
‘‘(H) Youth who are in or have aged out 
of the foster care system. 
‘‘(I) Individuals who are English learners, 
individuals who have low levels of literacy in-
cluding digital literacy, or individuals facing 
substantial cultural barriers. 
‘‘(J) Eligible migrant and seasonal farm-
workers, as defined in section 167(i). 
‘‘(K) Individuals who exhausted lifetime 
eligibility under part A of title IV of the Social 
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 601 et seq.). 
‘‘(L) Single parents (including single preg-
nant women). 
‘‘(M) Long-term unemployed individuals. 
‘‘(N) The spouse of, or youth with a par-
ent who is— 
‘‘(i) a member of the armed forces (as 
such term is defined in section 101(a)(4) 
of title 10, United States Code); 
‘‘(ii) on active duty (as such term is 
defined in section 101(d)(1) of such title); 
and 
‘‘(iii) deployed or recently transferred. 
‘‘(O) Individuals who have been historically 
underserved and marginalized as a result of
race, color, national origin, sexual orientation, 
or gender identity. 
‘‘(P) Such other groups as the Governor 
involved determines to have barriers to employ-
ment.’’. 
(h) INDUSTRY
OR SECTOR PARTNERSHIP.—Para-
graph (26)(A)(ii) of section 3 (29 U.S.C. 3102) is amend-
ed by striking ‘‘as appropriate’’ and inserting ‘‘to the ex-
tent practicable’’. 
(i) LABOR MARKET AREA.—Paragraph (30) of sec-
tion 3 (29 U.S.C. 3102) is amended by inserting ‘‘and 
the economic development agency’’ after ‘‘Department of 
Labor’’. 
(j) LOW-INCOME INDIVIDUAL.—Paragraph (36) of 
section 3 (29 U.S.C. 3102) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (A)— 
(A) by amending subclause (I) of clause 
(ii) to read as follows: 
‘‘(I) 150 percent of the poverty 
line (exclusive of unemployment com-
pensation, child support payments, 
payments described in this subpara-
graph, and old-age and survivors in-
surance benefits received under sec-
tion 202 of the Social Security Act 
(42 U.S.C. 402)); or’’; 
(B) in clause (v), by striking ‘‘or’’ at the 
end; 
(C) in clause (vi), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting a semicolon; and 
(D) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(vii) is a youth living in a high-pov-
erty area; or 
‘‘(viii) is a migrant farmworker or 
seasonal farmworker.’’; and 
(2) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘based on 
the most recent lower living family budget issued by 
the Secretary’’. 
(k) NONTRADITIONAL
EMPLOYMENT.—Paragraph 
(37) of section 3 (29 U.S.C. 3102) is amended to read 
as follows: 
‘‘(37) NONTRADITIONAL
EMPLOYMENT.—The 
term ‘nontraditional employment’ refers to occupa-
tions or fields of work, for which a group of individ-
uals (such as individuals from the same gender, 
race, or ethnicity), the members of which— 
‘‘(A) comprise less than 25 percent of the 
individuals employed in each such occupation or 
field of work; or
‘‘(B) comprise a percentage of individuals 
employed in such occupation that is lower than 
the percentage of the total population com-
prised by such members, based on the most re-
cent data from the Bureau of the Census.’’. 
(l) 
JUSTICE-INVOLVED
INDIVIDUAL.—Paragraph 
(38) of section 3 (29 U.S.C. 3102) is amended— 
(1) in the heading, by striking ‘‘OFFENDER’’ 
and inserting ‘‘JUSTICE-INVOLVED
INDIVIDUAL’’; 
and 
(2) by striking ‘‘offender’’ and inserting ‘‘jus-
tice-involved individual’’. 
(m) OPPORTUNITY YOUTH.—Paragraph (46) of sec-
tion 3 (29 U.S.C. 3102) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(46) OPPORTUNITY
YOUTH.—The term ‘op-
portunity youth’— 
‘‘(A) means an individual— 
‘‘(i) who is not younger than 16 years 
of age and not older than 24 years of age; 
and 
‘‘(ii) who can self-attest to a one-stop 
operator or one-stop center, in a manner 
consistent with section 402A(e) of the 
Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
1070a–11(e)) that the individual is—
‘‘(I) not attending any school (as 
defined under State law); and 
‘‘(II) not employed or under-
employed; and 
‘‘(B) except in the case of an individual 
who is a low-income individual and has 
foundational skill needs, does not include any 
individual who is a recipient of a secondary 
school diploma or its recognized equivalent.’’. 
(n) RAPID RESPONSE ACTIVITY.—Paragraph (51) of 
section 3 (29 U.S.C. 3102) is amended by inserting ‘‘in 
a job position of similar wages and benefits, to the great-
est extent possible, or on the job training for a new occu-
pation or industry,’’ after ‘‘reemployment’’. 
(o) STATE.—Paragraph (56) of section 3 (29 U.S.C. 
3102) is amended by striking ‘‘the Commonwealth of’’. 
(p) SUPPORTIVE SERVICES.—Paragraph (59) of sec-
tion 3 (29 U.S.C. 3102) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(59) SUPPORTIVE SERVICES.—The term ‘sup-
portive services’ means services such as transpor-
tation, child care, dependent care, housing, food and 
nutrition services, mental health care supports, sub-
stance use disorder treatment, access to broadband, 
affordable internet connection, or digital devices with 
connection to the internet, assistive technology, and
needs-related payments, that are necessary to enable 
an individual to participate in workforce develop-
ment activities.’’. 
(q) ADDITIONAL
DEFINITIONS.—Section 3 (29 
U.S.C. 3102), as amended by this section, is further 
amended— 
(1) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraphs: 
‘‘(72) APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM.—The term 
‘apprenticeship program’ means a program reg-
istered under the Act of August 16, 1937 (commonly 
known as the ‘National Apprenticeship Act’; 50 
Stat. 664, chapter 663; 29 U.S.C. 50 et seq.). 
‘‘(73) COENROLLMENT.—The term ‘coenroll-
ment’ means simultaneous enrollment in more than 
one of the programs or activities carried out by a 
one-stop partner in section 121(b)(1)(B). 
‘‘(74) COMPETENCY.—The term ‘competency’ 
means the attainment of knowledge, skills, and abili-
ties in a subject area, as specified by an occupa-
tional skill standard and demonstrated by an appro-
priate written, oral, hands-on, or other appropriate 
proficiency measurement. 
‘‘(75) DIGITAL
LITERACY
SKILLS.—The term 
‘digital literacy skills’ has the meaning given the
term in section 202(A) of the Museum and Library 
Services Act (20 U.S.C. 9101(2)). 
‘‘(76) EVIDENCE-BASED.—The term ‘evidence- 
based’, when used with respect to an activity, strat-
egy, or intervention, means an activity, strategy or 
intervention that— 
‘‘(A) demonstrates a statistically signifi-
cant effect on improving participant outcomes 
or other relevant outcomes based on— 
‘‘(i) strong evidence from at least 1 
well-designed and well-implemented experi-
mental study; 
‘‘(ii) moderate evidence from at least 
well-designed 
and 
well-implemented 
quasi-experimental study; or 
‘‘(iii) promising evidence from at least 
1 well-designed and well-implemented cor-
relational study with statistical controls for 
selection bias; or 
‘‘(B)(i) demonstrates a rationale based on 
high-quality research findings or positive eval-
uation that such activity, strategy, or interven-
tion is likely to improve student outcomes or 
other relevant outcomes; and
‘‘(ii) includes ongoing efforts to examine 
the effects of such activity, strategy, or inter-
vention. 
‘‘(77) LABOR ORGANIZATION.—The term ‘labor 
organization’ has the meaning given the term in sec-
tion 2(5) of the National Labor Relations Act (29 
U.S.C. 152(5)), except that such term shall also in-
clude— 
‘‘(A) any organization composed of labor 
organizations, such as a labor union federation 
or a State or municipal labor body; and 
‘‘(B) any organization which would be in-
cluded in the definition for such term under 
such section 2(5) but for the fact that the orga-
nization represents— 
‘‘(i) individuals employed by the 
United States, any wholly owned Govern-
ment corporation, any Federal Reserve 
Bank, or any State or political subdivision 
thereof; 
‘‘(ii) individuals employed by persons 
subject to the Railway Labor Act (45 25 
U.S.C. 151 et seq.); or 
‘‘(iii) individuals employed as agricul-
tural laborers.
‘‘(78) 
MIGRANT
AND
SEASONAL
FARM-
WORKERS.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The term ‘migrant 
and seasonal farmworkers’ means individuals 
who are migrant farmworkers or seasonal farm-
workers. 
‘‘(B) MIGRANT FARMWORKER.—The term 
‘migrant farmworker’ means a seasonal farm-
worker whose agricultural labor requires travel 
to a job site such that the farmworker is not 
reasonably able to return to a permanent place 
of residence within the same day. 
‘‘(C) SEASONAL FARMWORKER.—The term 
‘seasonal farmworker’ means an individual who 
is employed, or was employed in the past 12 
months, in farmwork of a seasonal or other 
temporary nature. 
‘‘(79) PERKINS-ELIGIBLE AGENCY.—The term 
‘Perkins-eligible agency’ has the meaning given the 
term ‘eligible agency’ in section 3 of the Carl D. 
Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 
2006 (20 U.S.C. 2302). 
‘‘(80) PRE-APPRENTICESHIP
PROGRAM.—The 
term ‘pre-apprenticeship program’ means a training 
model or program that—
‘‘(A) is designed to prepare participants to 
enter an apprenticeship program; 
‘‘(B) has a written agreement with 1 or 
more sponsors of apprenticeship programs that 
would enable participants who successfully com-
plete the pre-apprenticeship program— 
‘‘(i) to enter into the apprenticeship 
program if a place in the program is avail-
able and if the participant meets the quali-
fications of the apprenticeship program; 
and 
‘‘(ii) to earn credits towards the ap-
prenticeship program; 
‘‘(C) includes skills development (including 
a curriculum for the skills development) aligned 
with industry standards related to an appren-
ticeship program created in consultation with 
sponsors of the apprenticeship program that are 
parties to the written agreement under subpara-
graph (B), and that will prepare participants by 
teaching the skills and competencies needed to 
enter 1 or more apprenticeship programs; and 
‘‘(D) does not displace a paid employee. 
‘‘(81) WORK-BASED
LEARNING.—The term 
‘work-based learning’ has the meaning given the
term in section 3 of the Carl D. Perkins Career and 
Technical Education Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2302). 
‘‘(82) WORKFORCE AGENCY.—The term ‘work-
force agency’ means the State agency, local agency, 
or nonprofit entity responsible for administering 
workforce development activities or the workforce 
development system.’’; 
(2) by striking paragraphs (27) and (54); and 
(3) by reordering paragraphs (1) through (71), 
as amended by this section, and the paragraphs 
added by paragraph (1) of this subsection in alpha-
betical order, and renumbering such paragraphs as 
so reordered. 
SEC. 102. WIOA TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
The table of contents in section 1(b) of the Workforce 
Innovation and Opportunity Act is amended— 
(1) by adding at the end of the items relating 
to chapter 2 of subtitle B of title I the following: 
‘‘Sec. 130. Summer and year-round employment for youth.’’; 
(2) by striking the item relating to section 172 
and inserting the following: 
‘‘Sec. 172. Strengthening Community Colleges Training Grants Program. 
‘‘Sec. 173. Reentry employment opportunities. 
‘‘Sec. 174. Sectoral employment through career training for occupational readi-
ness (sector) program. 
‘‘Sec. 175. Workforce data quality initiative grants. 
‘‘Sec. 176. Improving approaches for communities to thrive (IMPACT) grants. 
‘‘Sec. 177. Authorization of appropriations.’’; 
and
(3) by adding at the end of the item relating to 
subtitle A of title V, the following: 
‘‘Sec. 507. Accessibility.’’. 
TITLE II—WORKFORCE 
DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES 
Subtitle A—System Alignment 
CHAPTER 1—STATE PROVISIONS 
SEC. 201. STATE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BOARDS. 
(a) MEMBERSHIP.—Section 101(b)(1)(C) of the 
Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 
3111(b)(1)(C)) is amended— 
(1) in clause (ii)— 
(A) in the matter preceding subclause (I), 
by striking ‘‘20 percent’’ and inserting ‘‘30 per-
cent’’; 
(B) in subclause (III), by inserting ‘‘, jus-
tice-involved individuals,’’ after ‘‘veterans’’; and 
(C) in subclause (IV), by striking ‘‘out-of- 
school’’ and inserting ‘‘opportunity’’; and 
(2) in clause (iii)— 
(A) in subclause (I)— 
(i) by amending item (aa) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(aa) shall include each lead 
State official with primary re-
sponsibility for a core program,
including the lead State official 
for core programs authorized 
under title II and the lead State 
official for core programs author-
ized under the Rehabilitation Act 
of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 720 et 
seq.);’’; 
(ii) in item (bb), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; and 
(iii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(cc) shall include State 
agency officials responsible for 
the daily administration of edu-
cation programs in the State, in-
cluding secondary education and 
adult education programs, and 
chief executive officers (or their 
representatives) 
of 
community 
colleges and other institutions of 
higher education; 
‘‘(dd) shall include a rep-
resentative of youth, who quali-
fies under the eligible youth defi-
nition; and’’; and
(B) in subclause (II)— 
(i) by amending item (bb) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(bb) State agency officials 
responsible for adult or juvenile 
justice programs in the State;’’; 
(ii) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of 
item (cc); and 
(iii) by striking item (dd); and 
(iv) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(dd) State agency officials 
responsible for vocational reha-
bilitation; and 
‘‘(ee) State agency officials 
responsible for economic develop-
ment.’’. 
(b) DIVERSE
AND DISTINCT REPRESENTATION.— 
Section 101(b)(2) (29 U.S.C. 3111(b)(2)) is amended by 
inserting before the period at the end the following: ‘‘, and 
diverse demographic populations of the State’’. 
(c) 
FUNCTIONS.—Section 
101(d) 
(29 
U.S.C. 
3111(d)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (3)—
(A) in subparagraph (A), strike ‘‘and avoid 
duplication’’ and insert ‘‘avoid duplication, and 
leverage resources and expertise’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (B)— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘and expand’’ after 
‘‘support’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘enter or retain em-
ployment’’ and inserting ‘‘enter in, retain, 
or progress in employment’’; 
(C) in subparagraph (C)— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘and equitable’’ after 
‘‘effective’’; and 
(ii) by inserting ‘‘, including individ-
uals with barriers to employment’’ after 
‘‘system’’; 
(D) in subparagraph (E), by striking 
‘‘identification of’’ and inserting ‘‘continued 
identification of and support for’’; 
(E) in subparagraph (F)— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘affiliated sites,’’ after 
‘‘partners,’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘services and sup-
portive’’ and inserting ‘‘services, career 
services, and supportive’’; and
(F) in subparagraph (G), by inserting ‘‘on-
going’’ after ‘‘support’’; 
(2) in paragraph (5)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘cen-
ters, relating to the use of business outreach, 
partnerships, and service delivery strategies, in-
cluding’’ and inserting ‘‘centers, including the 
use of evidence-based strategies for such oper-
ations, the latest in digital technology and tools, 
and the use of partnerships to expand and im-
prove services to jobseekers and workers, in-
cluding’’; 
(B) by redesignating subparagraphs (B) 
and (C) as subparagraphs (C) and (D), respec-
tively; 
(C) by inserting after subparagraph (A) 
the following: 
‘‘(B) local boards and one-stop centers on 
effective outreach and enhanced services to 
businesses, joint labor-management partner-
ships, industry associations, and industry or 
sector partnerships, to provide employment and 
training activities reflective of regional economic 
priorities and the skill and competency needs of
in-demand industry sectors and occupations;’’; 
and 
(D) in subparagraph (D), as so redesig-
nated, by striking ‘‘adaptability, to’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘adaptability to reduce the time required 
for attainment of a recognized postsecondary 
credential or reskilling, and’’; and 
(3) in paragraph (7)— 
(A) in the matter preceding subparagraph 
(A), by striking ‘‘technological improvements to 
facilitate access’’ and inserting ‘‘improvements 
in the use of digital technology to facilitate and 
expand access’’; 
(B) by amending subparagraphs (B) and 
(C) to read as follows: 
‘‘(B) accelerate— 
‘‘(i) the acquisition of skills, com-
petencies, and recognized postsecondary 
credentials by participants with respect to 
an in-demand industry sector or occupa-
tion in a State or local area; and 
‘‘(ii) the matching of participants to 
career pathways and employment opportu-
nities based on the skills, competencies,
and recognized postsecondary credentials 
attained by such participants; 
‘‘(C) strengthen the professional develop-
ment of providers and workforce professionals, 
ensuring professional development activities in-
clude— 
‘‘(i) trauma-informed practices and 
human-centered design that serve individ-
uals with barriers to employment; 
‘‘(ii) preparing providers and work-
force professionals to use the latest tech-
nology; 
‘‘(iii) accessing and understanding 
labor market data; and 
‘‘(iv) ensuring equitable access and 
service delivery for individuals who have 
been 
historically 
underserved, 
marginalized, and adversely affected as a 
result of race, ethnicity, or gender, includ-
ing training on customer-centered service 
delivery, racial bias, cultural competence, 
occupational stereotyping, and strategies 
for increasing participant and worker 
voices; and’’; and
(C) in subparagraph (D), by striking ‘‘with 
disabilities and individuals’’ and inserting ‘‘with 
barriers to employment, including individuals 
with disabilities, and to individuals’’. 
SEC. 202. UNIFIED STATE PLAN. 
Section 102 (29 U.S.C. 3112) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)— 
(A) by amending paragraph (1) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(1) STRATEGIC
PLANNING
ELEMENTS.—The 
unified State plan shall include strategic planning 
elements consisting of a strategic vision and goals 
for preparing an educated and skilled workforce, 
that include— 
‘‘(A) a summary and conclusions of anal-
ysis conducted of the economic conditions in the 
State using labor market information, includ-
ing— 
‘‘(i) existing and emerging in-demand 
industry sectors and occupations; 
‘‘(ii) projected industries or sectors 
within the State expected to decline or face 
significant changes in employment oppor-
tunities; and
‘‘(iii) the employment needs of em-
ployers, including a description of the 
knowledge, skills, competencies, and abili-
ties currently needed and projected to be 
needed, in those industries and occupa-
tions; 
‘‘(B) a summary and conclusions of anal-
ysis conducted of the current workforce using 
labor market information, employment and un-
employment data, labor market trends, and the 
educational and skill levels of the workforce, in-
cluding individuals with barriers to employment, 
in the State; 
‘‘(C) an analysis of the workforce develop-
ment activities (including supportive services, 
career services, education, and training) in the 
State, in coordination with the Perkins-eligible 
agency in the State, in order to address the 
identified education and skill needs of the work-
force and the employment needs of employers in 
the State, including— 
‘‘(i) an analysis of the strengths and 
weaknesses of such activities; 
‘‘(ii) the capacity of State entities to 
provide such activities that meet the spe-
cific needs of youth, including opportunity 
youth, and individuals with barriers to em-
ployment; and 
‘‘(iii) an analysis of the career path-
ways offered within the State, including an 
analysis of how such pathways are aligned 
to the education and training needs of the 
current and future workforce within the 
State, and the development and expansion 
of career pathways to meet current and fu-
ture workforce needs; 
‘‘(D) a description of— 
‘‘(i) the State’s strategic vision and 
goals for preparing an educated and skilled 
workforce, including preparing youth (in-
cluding opportunity youth), and individuals 
with barriers to employment and for meet-
ing the skilled workforce needs of employ-
ers (including in existing and emerging in- 
demand industry sectors and occupations 
as identified by the State), and goals of 
the State relating to performance account-
ability measures based on primary indica-
tors of performance described in section
116(b)(2)(A), in order to support economic 
growth and economic self-sufficiency; 
‘‘(ii) how the State will assess the 
overall effectiveness of the workforce in-
vestment system in the State; 
‘‘(iii) the career pathways offered 
within the State, including an analysis of 
how such pathways are aligned to the edu-
cation and training needs of the current 
and future workforce within the State, and 
the development and expansion of career 
pathways to meet current and future work-
force needs; 
‘‘(iv) how the State will work with 
local areas to achieve equitable service de-
livery and outcomes for individuals with 
barriers to employment, including employ-
ment and earnings outcomes by applying 
the information provided in the State eq-
uity report, for such State under section 
116(f); and 
‘‘(v) the industry or sector partner-
ships within the State and the opportuni-
ties for expansion of such partnerships to 
support sector-specific initiatives; and
‘‘(E) a description of strategies the State 
intends to adopt to achieve the vision and each 
goal described in subparagraph (D) through— 
‘‘(i) joint planning, alignment, coordi-
nation, and leveraging of funds between— 
‘‘(I) core programs under this 
Act; and 
‘‘(II) other Federal programs, as 
determined appropriate by the State, 
such as— 
‘‘(aa) programs and activi-
ties under the Carl D. Perkins 
Career and Technical Education 
Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2301 et 
seq.); 
‘‘(bb) programs under the 
Elementary and Secondary Edu-
cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
6301 et seq.); 
‘‘(cc) programs under the 
Individuals with Disabilities Edu-
cation Act (20 U.S.C. 1400 et 
seq.);
‘‘(dd) programs under the 
Higher Education Act of 1965 
(20 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.); 
‘‘(ee) 
apprenticeship 
pro-
grams; and 
‘‘(ff) the Medicaid program 
under title XIX of the Social Se-
curity Act (42 U.S.C. 1396 et 
seq.); and 
‘‘(ii) the provision of information 
about access to available State assistance 
or assistance under related Federal pro-
grams, including such assistance under— 
‘‘(I) section 6(d) of the Food and 
Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 
2015(d)); 
‘‘(II) section 3672(c)(1) of title 
38, United States Code; 
‘‘(III) section 231 of the Second 
Chance Act of 2007 (34 U.S.C. 
60541); and 
‘‘(IV) the State Temporary As-
sistance for Needy Families programs 
under part A of title IV of the Social 
Security Act.’’;
(B) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and 
(3) as paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively; and 
(C) by inserting after paragraph (1) the 
following: 
‘‘(2) PLAN DEVELOPMENT.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Governor and 
State board shall— 
‘‘(i) develop the unified State plan in 
consultation with— 
‘‘(I) 
representatives 
of 
local 
boards and chief elected officials; 
‘‘(II) the community colleges in 
the State; 
‘‘(III) eligible providers of train-
ing services, including eligible pro-
viders of nontraditional training serv-
ices and eligible providers of appren-
ticeship programs and pre-apprentice-
ship programs, and eligible providers 
of on-the-job training, customized 
training, incumbent worker training, 
internships, paid or unpaid work expe-
rience opportunities, or transitional 
jobs, secondary schools and institu-
tions of higher education (including
institutions offering career and tech-
nical education programs, minority- 
serving institutions, and historically 
Black colleges and universities), and 
providers of supported employment 
services; 
‘‘(IV) interested community rep-
resentatives, 
including 
community- 
based organizations; 
‘‘(V) individuals with barriers to 
employment or organizations rep-
resenting such individuals; 
‘‘(VI) representatives of business 
and industry, including representa-
tives of small business and representa-
tives of industry and sector partner-
ships in the State; 
‘‘(VII) representatives of labor 
organizations and joint labor-manage-
ment organizations in the State; 
‘‘(VIII) representatives of agen-
cies serving opportunity youth, and 
homeless children and youth, includ-
ing the State Coordinator for Edu-
cation of Homeless Children and
Youths 
established 
or 
designated 
under section 722(d)(3) of the McKin-
ney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act 
(42 U.S.C. 11432(d)(3)); 
‘‘(IX) representatives of Indian 
tribes and tribal organizations located 
in, or providing services in, the State; 
‘‘(X) representatives of the Per-
kins-eligible agency; 
‘‘(XI) representatives of the adult 
education and literacy community; 
‘‘(XII) national intermediaries 
and organizations that focus on un-
derserved communities and commu-
nities of color; and 
‘‘(XIII) other primary stake-
holders; and 
‘‘(ii) consult the heads of other State 
agencies with respect to the development of 
the unified State plan, including the State 
designated unit under subparagraph (A) of 
section 101(a)(2) of the Rehabilitation Act 
of 1973. 
‘‘(B) PUBLIC COMMENT.—
‘‘(i) WRITTEN COMMENTS.—Not less 
than 60 days prior to submission of the 
unified State plan, the Governor shall pro-
vide stakeholders described in subpara-
graph (A)(i) with the opportunity to pro-
vide written comments on the unified State 
plan that shall— 
‘‘(I) be included in the final uni-
fied State plan; and 
‘‘(II) 
include 
comments 
on 
whether and how the unified State 
plan— 
‘‘(aa) meets the require-
ments of this Act; 
‘‘(bb) supports the improve-
ment of performance of individ-
uals with barriers to employment; 
‘‘(cc) supports the employ-
ment needs of the State (includ-
ing 
the 
business 
community, 
labor 
organizations, 
education 
and training providers, and other 
relevant parties), including in the 
design and content of the train-
ing, work experience, career ex-
ploration, 
on-the-job 
training, 
and other career and training ac-
tivities (including information re-
lated to employment opportuni-
ties, wage rates, benefits, career 
pathways, and in-demand indus-
try sectors and occupations); and 
‘‘(dd) takes into account col-
lective 
bargaining 
agreements 
that include training or sub-
sidized 
employment, 
including 
how the elements of such training 
or employment may affect the 
bargaining agreement (such as 
wages, benefits, and other fac-
tors). 
‘‘(ii) STATE WORKFORCE AGENCY RE-
SPONSE.—Each unified State plan may in-
clude a written response to the comments 
provided by stakeholders under clause (i), 
which may be in the form of a general re-
sponse to such comments.’’; 
(D) in paragraph (3), as so redesignated— 
(i) in subparagraph (B)—
(I) in clause (iv), by striking 
‘‘colleges and area career and tech-
nical education schools’’ and inserting 
‘‘colleges, secondary schools and area 
career 
and 
technical 
education 
schools, and adult education providers 
under title II’’; 
(II) in clause (v), by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(III) by amending clause (vi) to 
read as follows: 
‘‘(vi) how the State’s strategy will— 
‘‘(I) improve access to activities 
leading to a recognized postsecondary 
credential (including credentials that 
are portable, stackable, and aligned to 
high-skill, high-wage, or in-demand in-
dustry sectors and occupations); and 
‘‘(II) assess and validate the 
skills and competencies of such cre-
dentials and alignment to new or ex-
isting career pathways;’’; and 
(IV) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(vii) how the State will work with 
local areas to achieve equitable service de-
livery and outcomes for individuals with 
barriers to employment by applying the in-
formation provided in the State equity re-
port for such State under section 116(f); 
and 
‘‘(viii) how the State’s strategy will 
ensure that information about each recog-
nized postsecondary credential that is ob-
tained by any program participant of a 
core program described in subclause (V) of 
section 116(b)(2)(A)(i)— 
‘‘(I) will be made fully available 
under section 116(d)(6)(A) to the 
public as transparent, linked, open, 
and interoperable data using open for-
mats that are human readable and 
machine actionable; and 
‘‘(II) will include, at a min-
imum— 
‘‘(aa) the levels of perform-
ance achieved with respect to 
such participant on the perform-
ance 
accountability 
indicators
under clauses (i) and (ii) of sec-
tion 116(b)(2)(B) and the other 
performance measures under sec-
tion 116; and 
‘‘(bb) the competencies, role 
in career pathways, and align-
ment to in-demand industry and 
occupational skills of such cre-
dential.’’; 
(ii) in subparagraph (D)— 
(I) in clause (i)(II), by striking 
‘‘local boards and chief elected offi-
cials in determining the planning re-
gions’’ and inserting ‘‘State economic 
development agency to support align-
ment to the extent practicable, local 
boards and chief elected officials in 
determining the planning regions and 
work of such regions’’; and 
(II) in clause (ii)— 
(aa) in subclause (V), by in-
serting ‘‘and’’ at the end; and 
(bb) by adding at the end 
the following:
‘‘(VI) how the eligible agency will 
promote the professionalization of 
adult education through the adoption 
of full-time staffing models, including, 
at the eligible agency’s discretion, how 
the eligible agency will give funding 
priority to local providers that have 
adopted such models;’’; and 
(iii) in subparagraph (E)— 
(I) in clause (iii)— 
(aa) in subclause (I), by in-
serting ‘‘, ensuring that services 
and 
resources 
are 
accessible 
throughout the State and local 
areas, including in urban, rural 
and suburban areas’’ after ‘‘such 
programs’’; and 
(bb) by amending subclause 
(II) to read as follows: 
‘‘(II) that the State obtained input 
into the development of the unified State 
plan and provided an opportunity for com-
ment on the plan by the individuals listed 
in subsection (b)(2)(A)(i), and that the
unified State plan is published on a pub-
licly accessible website;’’; and 
(II) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end 
of clause (ix); 
(III) in clause (x), by striking the 
period at the end and inserting ‘‘; 
and’’; and 
(IV) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(xi) that the State will not prohibit 
self-attestation in a manner consistent with 
section 402A(e) of the Higher Education 
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070a–11(e)) as a 
means for determining eligibility for a pro-
gram or service under this Act of any indi-
vidual who is so self-attesting.’’; and 
(2) in subsection (c)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking ‘‘the 
Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act’’ 
and inserting ‘‘the Workforce Innovation and 
Opportunity Act of 2022’’; and 
(B) by striking paragraph (4) 
SEC. 203. COMBINED STATE PLAN. 
Section 103(a)(2) (29 U.S.C. 3113(a)(2)) is amended 
by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(L) State Apprenticeship Agencies, as ap-
plicable.’’. 
CHAPTER 2—LOCAL PROVISIONS 
SEC. 206. WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AREAS. 
(a) 
REGIONS.—Section 
106(a)(1) 
(29 
U.S.C. 
3121(a)(1)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘this Act’’ and inserting ‘‘the 
Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 
2022’’; and 
(2) by inserting ‘‘, the State economic develop-
ment agency, the State apprenticeship agency, as 
applicable,’’ after ‘‘local boards’’. 
(b) LOCAL
AREAS.—Section 106(b) (29 U.S.C. 
3121(b)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) by amending subparagraph (A)(ii) to 
read as follows: 
‘‘(ii) after consultation with the State 
economic development agency, chief elected 
officials, and local boards, and consider-
ation of comments received through the 
public comment process as described in 
section 102(b)(2)(E)(iii)(II).’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (B)—
(i) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(ii) in clause (iii)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘higher education 
and’’ and inserting ‘‘higher edu-
cation,’’; and 
(II) by striking the period at the 
end and inserting ‘‘, and apprentice-
ship and pre-apprenticeship programs; 
and’’; and 
(iii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(iv) improve service delivery and effi-
ciency under the workforce development 
system, and provide for sufficient access to 
comprehensive one-stop centers and affili-
ated sites.’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(C) CONSULTATIONS.—The State eco-
nomic development agency, chief elected offi-
cials, and local boards shall provide such con-
sultations as requested by the Governor in a 
timely manner.’’; 
(2) by amending paragraph (2) to read as fol-
lows:
(i) in the matter preceding clause (i), 
by striking ‘‘20’’ and inserting ‘‘30’’; and 
(ii) in clause (iv)— 
(I) by inserting ‘‘eligible youth 
and’’ after ‘‘include’’; and 
(II) by striking ‘‘out-of-school’’ 
and inserting ‘‘opportunity’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (C)— 
(i) in clause (ii), by striking the semi-
colon and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(ii) by amending clause (iii) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(iii) may include representatives of 
local educational agencies overseeing career 
and technical education, local educators, or 
representatives of community-based organi-
zations with demonstrated experience and 
expertise in addressing the education or 
training needs of individuals with barriers 
to employment;’’; 
(C) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of sub-
paragraph (D)(v); 
(D) by striking the period at the end of 
subparagraph (E) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(E) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(F) the members of each local board shall 
represent diverse demographic populations of 
the local area.’’; 
(2) in paragraph (3), by adding at the end the 
following: ‘‘Each chairperson shall ensure that each 
new board member is provided with information on 
the local area, employment opportunities (including 
youth employment opportunities), industry or sector 
partnerships, eligible providers or training services, 
and demographic information of participants served 
including individuals with barriers to employment.’’; 
and 
(3) in paragraph (4)(A)— 
(A) in clause (ii), by inserting ‘‘, if applica-
ble, YouthBuild operators, and’’ after ‘‘in-
clude’’; 
(B) in clause (iii), by inserting before the 
period at the end the following: ‘‘, which include 
individuals with disabilities or representatives of 
organizations serving individuals with disabil-
ities’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(iv) A standing committee to provide 
information to assist with alignment, co-
ordination, and continuity between K–12
education providers, and planning, oper-
ational, and other issues relating to the 
provision of adult education services, which 
shall include providers of adult education 
carried out under title II of this Act. 
‘‘(v) A standing committee to provide 
information related to work-based learning 
opportunities, which shall include a rep-
resentative from a provider of work-based 
learning, including a provider of related in-
struction under an apprenticeship. 
‘‘(vi) A standing committee, which 
shall include representatives of workers 
and their communities (including labor and 
community-based organizations), to provide 
information to assist with responding to 
rapid changes in the economy such as— 
‘‘(I) mass layoffs; 
‘‘(II) unexpected increases in un-
employment; and 
‘‘(III) introduction of new em-
ployment opportunities, including the 
assessment of the in-demand skills 
and competencies of the local area.’’.
(b) 
APPOINTMENT
AND
CERTIFICATION
OF 
BOARD.—Section 107(c) (29 U.S.C. 3122(c)) is amend-
ed— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(D) PUBLICATION.—The chief elected of-
ficial or officials appointing the board for a 
local area shall make publicly available the 
membership of the board (including information 
identifying how the membership composition re-
quirements of subsection (b) have been met 
(other than the requirements of paragraph 
(2)(F) of such subsection)), including by post-
ing that information on the website of the ap-
propriate unit of local government included in 
the local area.’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (4)(A), by striking ‘‘and (2)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘, (2), and (3)’’. 
(c) FUNCTIONS OF LOCAL BOARD.—Section 107(d) 
(29 U.S.C. 3122(d)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking ‘‘skills’’ 
and inserting ‘‘, skills, and competencies’’; 
(2) in paragraph (3), in the first sentence, by 
inserting ‘‘, including supportive services offered by 
community-based organizations,’’ after ‘‘resources’’;
(3) in paragraph (4)— 
(A) in subparagraph (B), by inserting 
‘‘and’’ after the semicolon; 
(B) by amending subparagraph (C) to read 
as follows: 
‘‘(C) to ensure that workforce investment 
activities meet the skilled workforce needs of 
employers and support economic growth in the 
region by enhancing communication, coordina-
tion, and collaboration among employers, eco-
nomic development entities, and service pro-
viders, including by developing and imple-
menting proven or promising strategies for— 
‘‘(i) meeting the employment, skill, 
and competency needs of workers and em-
ployers (including the establishment of in-
dustry and sector partnerships) and sup-
porting skill and competency-based hiring; 
‘‘(ii) improving access to jobs in high- 
skill, high-wage, or in-demand industry 
sectors and occupations, to expand employ-
ment and career advancement opportuni-
ties for workforce development system par-
ticipants in in-demand industry sectors or 
occupations; and
‘‘(iii) recruiting a more diverse work-
force.’’; and 
(C) by striking subparagraph (D); 
(4) in paragraph (5)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘and postsecondary’’ and 
inserting ‘‘, postsecondary, and adult’’; 
(B) by inserting ‘‘, systems, and pro-
grams’’ after ‘‘pathways’’; and 
(C) by inserting ‘‘and opportunity youth’’ 
after ‘‘to employment’’; 
(5) by amending subparagraph (A) of para-
graph (6) to read as follows: 
‘‘(A) identify and promote strategies and 
initiatives to the one-stop delivery system for 
meeting the needs of employers, workers, and 
jobseekers (including individuals with barriers 
to employment) in the local workforce develop-
ment system, including— 
‘‘(i) providing physical and pro-
grammatic accessibility, in accordance with 
section 188, if applicable, and applicable 
provisions of the Americans with Disabil-
ities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12101 et 
seq.); and
‘‘(ii) identifying and implementing 
strategies to assure service delivery is ac-
cessible to all eligible individuals, including 
individuals with barriers to employment; 
and’’; 
(6) by amending paragraph (7) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(7) TECHNOLOGY.—The local board shall de-
velop strategies for using technology to maximize the 
accessibility and effectiveness of the local workforce 
development system, including in remote areas, for 
employers, workers, and jobseekers, by— 
‘‘(A) identifying and integrating new dig-
ital technologies into business services, career 
navigation, and employment and training activi-
ties, and working with the State to offer serv-
ices virtually or through in-person service deliv-
ery strategies that are augmented through the 
use of technology; 
‘‘(B) facilitating connections among the in-
take and case management information systems 
of the one-stop partner programs to support a 
comprehensive workforce development system in 
the local area, including through coordination 
and collaboration with one-stop partner pro-
grams to support coenrollment of programs, as 
applicable; 
‘‘(C) identifying strategies for better meet-
ing the needs of individuals with barriers to em-
ployment, including strategies that augment 
traditional service delivery, and increase access 
to services and programs of the one-stop deliv-
ery system, such as improving digital literacy 
skills, assessments of skills and competencies, 
and prior learning assessments assisted through 
the use of technology; and 
‘‘(D) leveraging resources and capacity 
within the local workforce development system, 
including resources and capacity for services for 
individuals with barriers to employment.’’; 
(7) in paragraph (10)— 
(A) in subparagraph (B)(ii), by inserting 
‘‘as described in section 122’’ after ‘‘providers’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (C), by inserting 
‘‘and make information about such providers 
publicly available, including to community-based 
organizations’’ after ‘‘local area’’; and 
(C) in subparagraph (D), by inserting 
‘‘and make information about such providers
publicly available, including to community-based 
organizations’’ after ‘‘contracts’’; 
(8) in paragraph (11)(A), by inserting ‘‘, local 
educational agencies, institutions of higher education 
located in the local area, including minority-serving 
institutions, historically Black colleges and univer-
sities, and Tribally controlled colleges or universities, 
as appropriate,’’ after ‘‘2302))’’; and 
(9) in paragraph (12)(A), by striking ‘‘for the’’ 
and inserting ‘‘for all funds not otherwise reserved 
by the State allocated to local areas under section 
128(b) and section 133(b), for local youth workforce 
activities authorized under section 129(c), and for 
local employment and training activities authorized 
under subsection (b) of section 134, and’’. 
(d) SUNSHINE
PROVISION.—Section 107(e) (29 
U.S.C. 3122(e)) is amended by inserting ‘‘that conforms 
at a minimum, to Level AA of the Web Content Accessi-
bility Guidelines 2.0 of the Web Accessibility Initiative (or 
any successor guidelines)’’ after ‘‘means’’. 
(e) STAFF.—Section 107(f) (29 U.S.C. 3122(f)) is 
amended— 
(1) by amending paragraph (2) to read as fol-
lows:
‘‘(2) QUALIFICATIONS.—The local board shall 
establish and apply a set of qualifications for the po-
sition of director that ensures that the individual se-
lected has the requisite knowledge, skills, and abili-
ties, to meet identified benchmarks and effectively 
carry out the functions of the local board.’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(4) PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT.—The local 
board shall ensure the provision of training to local 
board and one-stop delivery system staff on— 
‘‘(A) the expanded use of digital tech-
nology and tools for augmenting and improving 
the delivery of services to participants and em-
ployers; 
‘‘(B) the implementation of evidence-based 
strategies, such as career pathways and sector 
initiatives, and trauma-informed and gender-re-
sponsive counseling for meeting the needs of in-
dividuals with barriers to employment and eligi-
ble youth; and 
‘‘(C) how to improve and ensure equitable 
service delivery and outcomes for eligible youth 
and individuals who have been historically un-
derserved, marginalized, and adversely affected 
as a result of race, ethnicity, age, or gender, in-
cluding training on customer-centered service 
delivery, gender and racial bias, cultural com-
petence, occupational stereotyping, and strate-
gies for increasing participant and worker 
voice.’’. 
SEC. 208. LOCAL PLAN. 
Section 108(b) (29 U.S.C. 3123(b)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A)— 
(i) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(ii) in clause (ii), by inserting ‘‘and’’ 
at the end; and 
(iii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(iii) projected industries or sectors 
within the local area expected to decline or 
face significant changes in employment op-
portunities;’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘and 
skills’’ and inserting ‘‘, skills, and com-
petencies’’; and 
(C) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘(and 
unemployment)’’ and inserting ‘‘(unemploy-
ment, and underemployment)’’;
(2) by amending paragraph (2) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(2) a description and assessment of the work-
force development system in the local area that iden-
tifies the programs that are included in that system 
and how the local board will work with the entities 
carrying out core programs and other workforce de-
velopment programs to support alignment of serv-
ices, including— 
‘‘(A) services provided under programs 
that support the strategies identified in the 
State plan under section 102(b)(1)(E), includ-
ing— 
‘‘(i) programs of study authorized 
under the Carl D. Perkins Career and 
Technical Education Act of 2006 (20 
U.S.C. 2301 et seq.); 
‘‘(ii) title II (relating to adult edu-
cation and family literacy activities), in-
cluding a description of how the local 
board will carry out, consistent with sub-
paragraphs (A) and (B)(i) of section 
107(d)(11) and section 232, the review of 
local applications submitted under title II;
‘‘(iii) title I of the Rehabilitation Act 
of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 720 et seq.); and 
‘‘(iv) apprenticeship programs; and 
‘‘(B) the statewide rapid response activities 
under section 134(a)(2)(A);’’; 
(3) in paragraph (3), by inserting ‘‘and expan-
sion’’ after ‘‘development’’; 
(4) in paragraph (4)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A)— 
(i) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘, includ-
ing small employers and employers in in- 
demand industry sectors and occupations, 
in workforce development programs’’ and 
inserting ‘‘in workforce development pro-
grams, including small employers, employ-
ers in high-skill, high-wage, or in-demand 
industry sectors and occupations, and em-
ployers in industry or sector partnerships’’; 
(ii) in clause (iii), by striking ‘‘and’’ 
at the end; 
(iii) in clause (iv), by inserting ‘‘, and 
benefits, such as food and housing secu-
rity’’ after ‘‘unemployment insurance pro-
grams’’; and
(iv) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(v) improve the ability of individuals 
to make informed decisions about career 
pathways and training services, employ-
ment opportunities and job quality, and 
workplace rights and responsibilities; and’’; 
and 
(B) in subparagraph (B), by inserting 
‘‘and individuals’’ after ‘‘employers’’; 
(5) in paragraph (6)— 
(A) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ‘‘, 
including digital technology,’’ after ‘‘tech-
nology’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (C), by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(E) a description of how the one-stop de-
livery system, including one-stop operators and 
one-stop partners, will work with employers to 
support the hiring of individuals with barriers 
to employment to ensure equitable service deliv-
ery and participant outcomes; and 
‘‘(F) a description of how one-stop centers 
are implementing and transitioning to an inte-
grated, technology-enabled intake and case 
management information system for programs 
carried out under this Act and programs car-
ried out by one-stop partners;’’; 
(6) by striking paragraphs (7) and (8); 
(7) by redesignating paragraphs (9) through 
(12) as paragraphs (7) through (10), respectively; 
(8) in paragraph (7), as so redesignated, by 
striking ‘‘assessment of’’ and inserting ‘‘comprehen-
sive local needs assessment, as described in section 
129(a)(2) of’’; 
(9) by striking paragraph (13); 
(10) by redesignating paragraphs (14) through 
(20) as paragraphs (11) through (17), respectively; 
(11) by inserting after paragraph (17), as so 
redesignated, the following: 
‘‘(18) that the local area will not prohibit self- 
attestation in a manner consistent with section 
402A(e) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 1070a–11(e)) as a means for determining eli-
gibility for a program or service under this Act of 
any individual who is so self-attesting; and’’; 
(12) by striking paragraph (21); and 
(13) by redesignating paragraph (22) as para-
graph (19).
CHAPTER 3—PERFORMANCE 
ACCOUNTABILITY 
SEC. 211. PERFORMANCE ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM. 
Section 116 of the Workforce Innovation and Oppor-
tunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3141) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A)— 
(I) by amending clause (i) to 
read as follows: 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The State primary 
indicators of performance for activities 
provided under the adult and dislocated 
worker programs authorized under chapter 
3 of subtitle B, the program of adult edu-
cation and family literacy activities author-
ized under title II, the employment services 
program authorized under sections 1 
through 13 of the Wagner-Peyser Act (29 
U.S.C. 49 et seq.) (except that subclauses 
(V) and (VI) shall not apply to such pro-
gram), and the program authorized under 
title I of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 
(29 U.S.C. 720 et seq.) (other than section
112 or part C of that title (29 U.S.C. 732, 
741)), shall consist of— 
‘‘(I) the percentage of program 
participants who are in unsubsidized 
employment during the second quarter 
after exit from the program; 
‘‘(II) the percentage of program 
participants who are in unsubsidized 
employment during the fourth quarter 
after exit from the program; 
‘‘(III) the median earnings of 
program participants who are in un-
subsidized employment during the sec-
ond quarter after exit from the pro-
gram; 
‘‘(IV) the median earnings of 
program participants who are in un-
subsidized employment during the 
fourth quarter after exit from the pro-
gram; 
‘‘(V) the percentage of program 
participants who obtain a recognized 
postsecondary credential, or a sec-
ondary school diploma or its recog-
nized equivalent (subject to clause
(iii)), during participation in or within 
1 year after exit from the program; 
and 
‘‘(VI) the percentage of program 
participants who are in an education 
or training program that leads to a 
recognized postsecondary credential or 
employment, and who are achieving 
measurable skill gains toward such a 
credential or employment.’’; 
(II) in clause (iii)— 
(aa) 
by 
striking 
‘‘clause 
(i)(IV)’’ each place it appears 
and inserting ‘‘clause (i)(V)’’; 
and 
(bb) by inserting before the 
period at the end the following: 
‘‘, unless such participants are 
enrolled in services under title 
II’’; and 
(III) by striking clause (iv); 
(ii) by amending subparagraph (B) to 
read as follows: 
‘‘(B) ADDITIONAL INDICATORS.—
‘‘(i) STATE
IDENTIFIED.—A State 
may identify in the State plan additional 
performance accountability indicators. 
‘‘(ii) SECRETARY
IDENTIFIED.—The 
Secretary may identify additional indica-
tors related to the quality of participants’ 
unsubsidized employment after exit from a 
program, including factors such as avail-
ability of paid time off, health, and retire-
ment benefits, workplace safety and non- 
discrimination standards, predictable and 
stable work schedule, stackable credentials, 
and advancement opportunities.’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (3)(A)— 
(i) by amending clause (iii) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(iii) 
IDENTIFICATION
IN
STATE 
PLAN.—The Secretary of Labor in con-
junction with the Secretary of Education 
shall— 
‘‘(I) propose expected levels of 
performance for each of the cor-
responding primary indicators of per-
formance for each of the programs de-
scribed in clause (ii) for each State
for the first 2 program years covered 
by the State plan, and for the third 
and fourth program years covered by 
the State plan, which shall be con-
sistent with the factors listed under 
clause (v); and 
‘‘(II) publish on a publicly acces-
sible website— 
‘‘(aa) the statistical model 
developed under clause (viii), and 
the methodology used to develop 
each such proposed expected level 
of performance; and 
‘‘(bb) each such proposal.’’; 
(ii) in clause (v)— 
(I) in subclause (II)(bb)— 
(aa) by striking ‘‘ex-offender 
status, and welfare dependency’’ 
and inserting ‘‘justice involve-
ment, and receipt of public as-
sistance’’; and 
(bb) by inserting before the 
semicolon at the end ‘‘, and other 
factors the Secretary determines 
relevant’’;
(II) by amending subclause (III) 
to read as follows: 
‘‘(III) take into account the ex-
tent to which the levels involved pro-
mote continuous improvement, which 
may reflect an increase in the level of 
performance accountability measures, 
a change in service strategy and deliv-
ery, or a change in the participants 
served by such State and ensure opti-
mal return on the investment of Fed-
eral funds; and’’; and 
(iii) by amending clause (viii) to read 
as follows: 
‘‘(viii) 
STATISTICAL
ADJUSTMENT 
MODEL.—The Secretary of Labor and the 
Secretary of Education shall— 
‘‘(I) develop and disseminate an 
objective statistical model— 
‘‘(aa) that will be used to 
make the adjustments in the 
State adjusted levels of perform-
ance for actual economic condi-
tions and characteristics of par-
ticipants under clauses (v) and 
(vii); and 
‘‘(bb) that has been peer re-
viewed by a technical working 
group of not less than 3 re-
searchers, and not less than 2 
State data performance and anal-
ysis technical specialists, and the 
representatives described in para-
graph (4)(B); and 
‘‘(II) publicly disclose the factors 
included in the statistical adjustment 
model, and the results of the peer re-
view in subclause (I)(bb), in a report 
describing the model used to deter-
mine the adjusted levels of perform-
ance.’’; 
(2) in subsection (d)— 
(A) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) in subparagraph (F), by inserting 
‘‘, supportive,’’ after ‘‘career’’; 
(ii) in subparagraph (H), by inserting 
‘‘and percentage’’ after ‘‘number’’; and 
(iii) by redesignating subparagraph 
(L) as subparagraph (M); and
(iv) by inserting after subparagraph 
(K) the following: 
‘‘(L) information on earnings of partici-
pants 4 quarters prior to receiving career and 
training services and, to the extent data is 
available, in years 2 and 3 after exit from ca-
reer and training services;’’; 
(B) in paragraph (6)— 
(i) by amending subparagraph (A) to 
read as follows: 
‘‘(A) STATE
PERFORMANCE
REPORTS.— 
The Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of 
Education shall annually make available the 
performance reports for States containing the 
information described in paragraph (2), which 
shall include making such reports available— 
‘‘(i) 
digitally 
using 
transparent, 
linked, open, and interoperable data for-
mats that are human readable and ma-
chine actionable such that the data from 
these reports can be easily included in web- 
based tools and services supporting search, 
discovery, comparison, analysis, navigation, 
and guidance;
‘‘(ii) electronically in easily under-
standable formats; and 
‘‘(iii) in paper-based formats, as nec-
essary.’’; 
(ii) by amending subparagraph (B) to 
read as follows: 
‘‘(B) LOCAL AREA AND ELIGIBLE TRAIN-
ING PROVIDER PERFORMANCE REPORTS.—The 
State shall, on an annual basis, make available 
the performance reports for the local areas con-
taining the information described in paragraph 
(3) and the performance reports for eligible 
providers of training services containing the in-
formation described in paragraph (4), which 
shall include making such reports available in 
each of the formats described in clauses (i) 
through (iii) of subparagraph (A).’’; and 
(iii) in subparagraph (D), by striking 
‘‘the Workforce’’ and inserting ‘‘Labor’’; 
(3) by redesignating subsections (f), (g), (h), 
and (i) as subsections (g), (h), (i), and (j), respec-
tively; 
(4) by inserting the following after subsection 
(e): 
‘‘(f) STATE EQUITY REPORTS.—
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Using funds authorized 
under a core program and made available to carry 
out this section, the State, in coordination with local 
boards in the State and the State agencies respon-
sible for the administration of the core programs, 
shall annually prepare and submit to the Secretary 
a report on the progress of the State in achieving 
equitable outcomes in the State levels of perform-
ance relating to indicators described in subsection 
(b)(2)(A) for a program for any program year, 
which shall— 
‘‘(A) identify and quantify any disparities 
or gaps in performance on such levels of per-
formance for each such indicator between— 
‘‘(i) individuals with barriers to em-
ployment; and 
‘‘(ii) individuals without such barriers 
to employment; and 
‘‘(B) include a quantifiable description of 
the progress that individuals with barriers to 
employment have made in meeting such levels 
of performance. 
‘‘(2) INFORMATION DISAGGREGATION.—The in-
formation provided in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of 
paragraph (1) shall be disaggregated—
‘‘(A) by industry sector; and 
‘‘(B) by each subpopulation of individuals 
with barriers to employment (as defined in sec-
tion 3). 
‘‘(3) INFORMATION DISSEMINATION.—The Sec-
retary shall make the information contained in such 
reports available to the general public in a manner 
consistent with the requirements described in sub-
section (d)(6)(A).’’. 
Subtitle B—Workforce Investment 
Activities and Providers 
CHAPTER 1—WORKFORCE INVESTMENT 
ACTIVITIES AND PROVIDERS 
SEC. 221. ESTABLISHMENT OF ONE-STOP DELIVERY SYS-
TEMS. 
(a) ONE-STOP PARTNERS.—Section 121(b) of the 
Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 
3151(b)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A)(ii), by striking ‘‘, 
including payment of the infrastructure costs of 
one-stop centers in accordance with subsection 
(h)’’ and inserting ‘‘(other than payment of the 
physical and virtual infrastructure costs of one- 
stop centers in accordance with subsection (h),
except 
as 
provided 
under 
subsection 
(c)(2)(A)(ii)(II) in the memorandum of under-
standing)’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (B)— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘and’’ at the end of 
clause (xi); 
(ii) by striking clause (xii); and 
(iii) by redesignating clause (xiii) as 
clause (xii); and 
(C) in subparagraph (C)(ii)(II), by striking 
‘‘and the Secretary of Health and Human Serv-
ices’’ and inserting ‘‘, the Secretary of Edu-
cation, and the Secretary of Health and Human 
Services’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (2)(B)— 
(A) by redesignating clause (vii) as clause 
(viii); 
(B) in clause (vi), by striking ‘‘and’’ after 
the semicolon; and 
(C) by inserting after clause (vi) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(vii) employment and training pro-
grams carried out by the Economic Devel-
opment Administration; and’’.
(b) MEMORANDUM
OF UNDERSTANDING.—Section 
121(c)(2)(A) of the Workforce Innovation and Oppor-
tunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3151(c)(2)(A)) is amended— 
(1) in clause (ii)— 
(A) in subclause (I) by striking ‘‘and’’ 
after the semicolon; 
(B) by amending subclause (II) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(II) funding of physical and vir-
tual infrastructure costs of one-stop 
centers in accordance with subsection 
(h)(3), if funding received by the local 
area under subsection (h)(2) is insuf-
ficient to cover such costs;’’; and 
(2) by amending clause (iv) to read as follows: 
‘‘(iv) methods to provide appropriate 
access of services (including access to tech-
nology and materials) to workers, youth, 
individuals with barriers to employment, 
and individuals at risk of displacement and 
in need of upskilling due to evolving tech-
nologies or automation through the one- 
stop delivery system to address the needs 
of such workers and youth, and to increase
access, particularly in underserved and 
rural communities; and’’. 
(c) ONE-STOP OPERATORS.—Section 121(d) of the 
Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 
3151(d)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
‘‘process; and’’ and inserting ‘‘process, except 
as authorized by paragraph (4), and in manner 
that ensures that such designation or certifi-
cation does not displace (including a partial dis-
placement, such as a reduction in the hours of 
nonovertime work, wages, or employment bene-
fits) any currently employed public employees 
under a merit-system; and’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (B)— 
(i) by amending clause (i) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(i) a secondary school, an area ca-
reer and technical education school, or an 
institution of higher education;’’; 
(ii) in clause (v), by striking ‘‘and’’ 
after the semicolon; 
(iii) by redesignating clause (vi) as 
clause (vii);
(iv) by inserting after clause (v) the 
following: 
‘‘(vi) a public library; and’’; and 
(v) in clause (vii), as so redesignated, 
by inserting ‘‘or joint labor-management’’ 
after ‘‘a labor’’; 
(2) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) as 
paragraphs (5) and (6); 
(3) by inserting after paragraph (2) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(3) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The responsibilities 
of the one-stop operator— 
‘‘(A) shall include managing the physical 
and virtual infrastructure and operations of the 
one-stop system in the local area, and facili-
tating coordination among the partners in the 
one-stop system; and 
‘‘(B) may include the provision of direct 
services to job seekers and employers. 
‘‘(4) LOCAL BOARD AS ONE-STOP OPERATOR.— 
Subject to approval from the Governor and in ac-
cordance with any other eligibility criteria estab-
lished by the State, a local board may serve as a 
one-stop operator consistent with the requirements 
of this subsection.’’; and
(4) in paragraph (5), as so redesignated, by 
striking ‘‘and secondary schools’’. 
(d) ACCESS TO BROADBAND INTERNET SERVICE.— 
Section 121(e)(1) of the Workforce Innovation and Oppor-
tunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3151(e)(1)) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (D), by striking ‘‘and’’ 
after the semicolon; 
(2) in subparagraph (E), by striking the period 
at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(F) provide access to broadband internet 
service, including for rural communities.’’. 
(e) ESTABLISHMENT OF ONE-STOP DELIVERY SYS-
TEM.—Section 121(e)(2) of the Workforce Innovation and 
Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3151(e)(2)) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (A)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘in person or virtually’’ 
after ‘‘accessible’’; and 
(B) by inserting ‘‘and in a manner that 
improves efficiency, coordination, and quality in 
the delivery of one-stop partner services’’ after 
‘‘State’’; 
(2) in subparagraph (B)— 
(A) in clause (i), by inserting ‘‘(such as a 
community college campus, a secondary school,
an area career and technical education school, 
or a public library) and through community- 
based organizations’’ after ‘‘affiliated sites’’; 
and 
(B) in clause (ii)(II) by adding ‘‘and’’ after 
the semicolon; 
(3) in subparagraph (C)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘virtual or physical’’ after 
‘‘may have’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘; and’’ and inserting a pe-
riod; and 
(4) by striking subparagraph (D). 
(f) CERTIFICATION AND CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT 
OF ONE-STOP CENTERS.—Section 121(g)(2)(A) of the 
Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 
3151(g)(2)(A)) is amended by striking ‘‘subsections 
(h)(1)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsections (h)(3)’’. 
(g) FUNDING
OF ONE-STOP INFRASTRUCTURE.— 
Section 121(h) of the Workforce Innovation and Oppor-
tunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3151(h)) is amended to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(h) FUNDING OF ONE-STOP INFRASTRUCTURE.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—For any program year, not 
more than 10 percent of the funds allotted under 
sections 127 and 132, and section 6 of the Wagner-
‘‘(C) COSTS
OF
INFRASTRUCTURE.—In 
this subsection, the term ‘‘costs of infrastruc-
ture’’, used with respect to a one-stop center, 
means the nonpersonnel costs that are nec-
essary for the general operation of the one-stop 
center (whether for in-person or virtual service 
delivery), including the rental costs of the facili-
ties, the costs of utilities and maintenance, 
equipment (including assessment-related prod-
ucts and assistive technology for individuals 
with disabilities), and technology to facilitate 
access to the one-stop center, including the cen-
ter’s planning and outreach activities. 
‘‘(3) ADDITIONAL FUNDING.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—In the case of a local 
area for which funds allocated under paragraph 
(2) are insufficient to cover the total costs of 
infrastructure of one-stop centers in such local 
area, the local board, chief elected officials, and 
one-stop partners described in subsection (b)(1) 
in such local area may fund such costs through 
methods agreed on by the local board, chief 
elected officials, and one-stop partners (and de-
scribed in the memorandum of understanding 
described in subsection (c)).
‘‘(B) GUIDANCE
FOR
INFRASTRUCTURE 
FUNDING.—The Governor, after consultation 
with chief elected officials, local boards, and the 
State board, and consistent with the guidance 
and policies provided by the State board under 
subparagraphs (B) and (C)(i) of section 
101(d)(7), shall provide, for the use of local 
areas under subparagraph (A)— 
‘‘(i) guidelines for State-administered 
one-stop partner programs, for deter-
mining such programs’ contributions to a 
one-stop delivery system, based on such 
programs’ proportionate use of such sys-
tem consistent with chapter II of title 2, 
Code of Federal Regulations (or any cor-
responding similar regulation or ruling), 
including determining funding for the costs 
of infrastructure, which contributions shall 
be negotiated pursuant to the memo-
randum of understanding under subsection 
(c); and 
‘‘(ii) guidance to assist local boards, 
chief elected officials, and one-stop part-
ners in local areas in determining equitable 
and stable methods of funding the costs of
infrastructure of one-stop centers in such 
areas.’’. 
(h) OTHER FUNDS.—Section 121(i)(2) (29 U.S.C. 
3151(i)(2)) is amended by striking ‘‘basic skills’’ and in-
serting ‘‘foundational skill needs’’. 
SEC. 222. IDENTIFICATION OF ELIGIBLE PROVIDERS OF 
TRAINING SERVICES. 
(a) CRITERIA AND INFORMATION REQUIREMENTS.— 
Section 122(b) (29 U.S.C. 3152(b)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) by amending the matter preceding sub-
paragraph (A) to read as follows: ‘‘The criteria 
established pursuant to subsection (a) shall in-
clude criteria on each of the following:’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (A)(i), striking ‘‘per-
formance accountability measures’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘levels of performance achieved on the indi-
cators described in section 116’’; 
(C) in subparagraph (B)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘The need to ensure’’ 
and inserting ‘‘Ensuring’’; and 
(ii) by inserting ‘‘and online learning 
platforms’’ after ‘‘technology’’; 
(D) by amending subparagraph (D) to 
read as follows:
‘‘(D)(i) With respect to each training pro-
gram of each such provider— 
‘‘(I) the degree to which the training 
program— 
‘‘(aa) relates to in-demand indus-
try sectors and occupations in the 
State or local areas within the State, 
based on analysis of labor market 
data and direct engagement with local 
employers; and 
‘‘(bb) satisfies any applicable 
educational requirements for profes-
sional licensure or certification, in-
cluding licensure or certification ex-
aminations needed to practice or find 
employment in the sectors or occupa-
tions for which the program prepares 
the individual in the State; and 
‘‘(II) the expected— 
‘‘(aa) recognized postsecondary 
credentials earned as part of such 
program; 
‘‘(bb) employment opportunities 
upon program completion;
‘‘(cc) median earnings of individ-
uals during the fourth quarter after 
exit from the program, as compared 
to median earnings of occupations for 
which the program prepares the indi-
vidual in the State and local area; 
‘‘(dd) program cost of such pro-
gram; 
‘‘(ee) competencies taught as 
part of such program that align to ex-
pected job opportunities; 
‘‘(ff) time to completion of such 
program; and 
‘‘(gg) alignment of such program 
to career pathways; and 
‘‘(ii)(I) Subject to subclauses (II) and 
(III), the information described in clause (i) 
shall be validated in accordance with guidance 
issued by the Secretary with respect to each 
training program of each such provider, which 
may include validation, by at least one of the 
following entities: 
‘‘(aa) 3 or more employers. 
‘‘(bb) An industry association.
‘‘(cc) A labor organization or joint 
labor-management organization, or an in-
dustry or sector partnership. 
‘‘(II) The requirements of subclause (I) 
shall not apply to any program that is— 
‘‘(aa) offered by a public institution of 
higher education; or 
‘‘(bb) accredited by a programmatic 
accrediting agency (as defined in section 
602.3 of title 34, Code of Federal Regula-
tions (or successor regulations)). 
‘‘(III) An entity listed in item (aa), (bb), 
or (cc) of subclause (I) that is providing valida-
tion under this clause with respect to a training 
program may not be the provider of such train-
ing program.’’; 
(E) by striking subparagraphs (E), (F), 
(G), and (H); 
(F) by redesignating subparagraphs (I) 
and (J) as subparagraphs (E) and (F), respec-
tively; and 
(G) in subparagraph (F), as so redesig-
nated— 
(i) by amending clause (i) to read as 
follows:
‘‘(i) the accountability of the pro-
viders, including in the case of a training 
program that is offered by an institution of 
higher education, that such institution has 
not been subject, during the 5 years pre-
ceding the date of the determination of 
whether such a provider meets such cri-
teria, to— 
‘‘(I) any suspension, emergency 
action, or termination of programs 
under title IV of the Higher Edu-
cation Act of 1965; 
‘‘(II) any adverse action by the 
accrediting agency or association of 
the institution of higher education; or 
‘‘(III) any action by the State to 
revoke a license or other authority to 
operate;’’; and 
(ii) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘one- 
stop centers’’ and inserting ‘‘local boards’’; 
(2) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘The information’’ and in-
serting the following: 
‘‘(A) PROVIDERS
OF
TRAINING
SERV-
ICES.—The information’’
(B) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) 
through (E) as clauses (i) through (v), respec-
tively: and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(B) STATES.—The State shall make 
available on a publicly accessible website and in 
a manner that does not reveal personally identi-
fiable information— 
‘‘(i) the criteria, information require-
ments, and procedures regarding the eligi-
bility of providers of training services es-
tablished pursuant to subsection (a); and 
‘‘(ii) the appropriate, accurate, and 
timely information each provider of train-
ing services submits to the State in accord-
ance with subparagraph (A) of this para-
graph.’’; 
(3) in paragraph (4)— 
(A) in subparagraph (B)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘section 122 of the 
Workforce Investment Act of 1998, as in 
effect on the day before the date of enact-
ment of this Act’’ and inserting ‘‘section 
122, as in effect on the date before the
date of enactment of the Workforce Inno-
vation and Opportunity Act of 2022’’; and 
(ii) by inserting at the end the fol-
lowing: ‘‘A Governor shall make an eligi-
bility determination under this paragraph 
with respect to a provider not later than 
60 days after receipt of an application for 
such a determination from such provider.’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (C) by inserting ‘‘, in-
cluding to the extent practicable for the 2-year 
period preceding the date of the provider’s ap-
plication under this paragraph’’ after ‘‘sub-
title’’; and 
(C) in subparagraph (D)— 
(i) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘a factor’’ 
and inserting ‘‘the levels of performance 
achieved’’; 
(ii) in clause (iii), by striking ‘‘and’’ 
at the end; 
(iii) in clause (iv), by striking the pe-
riod at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(iv) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(v) a factor related to serving indi-
viduals with barriers to employment.’’.
(b) PROCEDURES.—Section 122(c)(2) (29 U.S.C. 
3152(c)(2)), by striking ‘‘biennial’’ and inserting ‘‘an-
nual’’. 
(c) LIST AND INFORMATION TO ASSIST PARTICI-
PANTS IN CHOOSING PROVIDERS.—Section 122(d)(3) (29 
U.S.C. 3152(d)(3)), by inserting ‘‘on a publicly accessible 
website that is consumer-tested and is searchable and 
comparable, through the use of common, linked, open-data 
description language’’ after ‘‘individual participant’’. 
(d) ENFORCEMENT.—Section 122(f)(1) (29 U.S.C. 
3152(f)(1)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The procedures established 
under this section shall provide the following: 
‘‘(A) FAILURE
TO
MEET
PROGRAM
RE-
QUIREMENTS.—In addition to the violations de-
scribed in subparagraph (B), any provider of 
training services eligible to receive funds under 
chapter 3— 
‘‘(i) shall have such eligibility termi-
nated for a period of 1 year upon a deter-
mination by an individual or entity speci-
fied in the procedures, that such pro-
vider— 
‘‘(I) in a case in which the pro-
vider receives initial eligibility under
subsection (b)(4), failed to report in-
formation as required under sub-
section (b)(4)(C); 
‘‘(II) failed to inform the State 
board or local board that the training 
program 
of 
such 
provider 
has 
changed, and as a result of such 
change the information with respect 
to such training program under sub-
section (b)(1) used by the Governor to 
determine the provider’s eligibility to 
receive such funds no longer accu-
rately describes such training pro-
gram; or 
‘‘(III) failed to meet the expected 
performance as described in sub-
section (b)(4)(D); or 
‘‘(ii) may have such eligibility termi-
nated as a result of offering a program for 
a period of less than 2 years— 
‘‘(I) that is no longer aligned to 
in-demand industry sectors or occupa-
tions; or 
‘‘(II) that results in employment 
with wages below the median earnings
for the occupation in the State or 
local area due to the insufficient qual-
ity of training provided under the pro-
gram. 
‘‘(B) SUBSTANTIAL VIOLATIONS.—Upon a 
determination, by an individual or entity speci-
fied in the procedures, that a provider of train-
ing services substantially violated any require-
ment under this title, or that an individual pro-
viding information on behalf of the provider in-
tentionally 
supplied 
inaccurate 
information 
under this section, the eligibility of such pro-
vider to receive funds under chapter 3 for the 
program involved shall be terminated for a pe-
riod of not less than 2 years. 
‘‘(C) REPAYMENT.—A provider of training 
services whose eligibility is terminated under 
subparagraph (A) or (B) of this paragraph 
shall be liable for the repayment of funds re-
ceived under chapter 3 during a period of viola-
tion described in such subparagraph.’’. 
(e) TRANSITION
PERIOD.—Section 122(i) ((29 
U.S.C. 3152(i)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(i) TRANSITION PERIOD FOR IMPLEMENTATION.— 
The Governor and local boards shall implement the re-
quirements of this section, as amended by the Workforce 
Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2022, not later than 
12 months after the date of enactment of such Act, except 
that the criteria established under items (ff) and (gg) of 
subsection (b)(1)(D)(i)(II) may not be used until the date 
that is 3 years after the date of enactment of such Act.’’. 
CHAPTER 2—YOUTH WORKFORCE 
INVESTMENT ACTIVITIES 
SEC. 231. STATE ALLOTMENTS. 
Section 127 of the Workforce Innovation and Oppor-
tunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3162) is amended— 
(1) by amending subsection (a)(1) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(1) reserve 11⁄2 percent of funds appropriated 
under section 136(a), for each fiscal year for which 
funds are appropriated under such section, to pro-
vide youth workforce investment activities under sec-
tion 167 (relating to migrant and seasonal farm-
workers); and’’; and 
(2) in subsection (b)(1)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘not 
more than 11⁄2’’ and inserting ‘‘2’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (B)— 
(i) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘1/4 of’’; 
(ii) by striking clause (ii); and
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(iii) by redesignating clause (iii) as 
clause (ii). 
SEC. 232. WITHIN STATE ALLOCATIONS. 
Section 128(b) of the Workforce Innovation and Op-
portunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3163(b)) is amended by adding 
at the end the following: 
‘‘(5) TRANSFER
AUTHORITY.—A local board 
may transfer, if such a transfer is approved by the 
Governor, up to and including 100 percent of the 
funds allocated to the local area under section 
130(a)(2), and up to and including 100 percent of 
the funds allocated to the local area under this sub-
section for a fiscal year between— 
‘‘(A) activities under section 129(c); and 
‘‘(B) activities under section 130.’’. 
SEC. 233. USE OF FUNDS FOR YOUTH WORKFORCE INVEST-
MENT ACTIVITIES. 
(a) COMPREHENSIVE LOCAL NEEDS ASSESSMENT.— 
Section 129(a) of the Workforce Innovation and Oppor-
tunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3164(a)) is amended to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(a) COMPREHENSIVE
LOCAL
NEEDS
ASSESS-
MENT.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—In order to determine 
which subpopulation of eligible youth a local area
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can best serve, a local board shall ensure that the 
comprehensive needs assessment related to youth 
workforce 
investment 
activities 
under 
section 
108(b)(9) of the local plan shall meet the require-
ments of this subsection, and shall be updated at 
least once every 4 years. 
‘‘(2) REQUIREMENTS.—A comprehensive local 
needs assessment described in paragraph (1) with 
respect to a local area shall include each of the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(A) A description of how youth workforce 
investment activities offered by the local area 
are— 
‘‘(i) sufficient in size, scope, and qual-
ity to meet the needs of eligible youth in 
the local area; 
‘‘(ii) aligned to State, regional, Tribal, 
or local in-demand industry sectors or oc-
cupations (including career pathways), 
identified by the State board or local 
board; and 
‘‘(iii) developed in partnership with el-
igible youth in the local area and aligned 
with their needs, including program ele-
ments and offerings.
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‘‘(B) An identification of successful models 
of youth workforce investment activities. 
‘‘(C) A description of the progress during 
the most recent 2 program years covered by the 
local plan of the local area toward implementa-
tion of equal access to high-quality youth work-
force investment activities, including— 
‘‘(i) strategies to provide eligible 
youth access to paid work experience op-
portunities and career pathways; 
‘‘(ii) strategies to overcome barriers 
that result in lower rates of access to, or 
performance gaps in, youth workforce in-
vestment activities for eligible youth; 
‘‘(iii) providing programs and activi-
ties that are designed to enable eligible 
youth to attain a secondary school diploma 
or its equivalent, or recognized postsec-
ondary credentials; 
‘‘(iv) providing programs and activi-
ties to prepare eligible youth for high-skill, 
high-wage, or in-demand industry sectors 
or occupations that will lead to self-suffi-
ciency;
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‘‘(v) strategies to identify the local 
area needs of the subpopulations of eligible 
youth described in section 128(b)(4)(A)(i); 
and 
‘‘(vi) providing workforce readiness 
opportunities, supportive services, adult 
mentoring, financial literacy, activities to 
develop soft skills, or career exposure ac-
tivities. 
‘‘(3) CONSULTATION.—In conducting the com-
prehensive needs assessment under paragraph (1), 
the local area shall involve a diverse body of stake-
holders, including, at a minimum— 
‘‘(A) representatives of local educational 
agencies, including representatives of career 
and technical education programs; 
‘‘(B) eligible providers of training services, 
including eligible providers of apprenticeship 
programs and pre-apprenticeship programs, and 
providers of internships, paid or unpaid work 
experience opportunities, or transitional jobs; 
‘‘(C) representatives of business and indus-
try (including representatives of small busi-
ness), which shall include representatives of in-
dustry and sector partnerships in the State;
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‘‘(D) mental health professionals specifi-
cally trained in youth treatment, where possible; 
‘‘(E) interested community representatives, 
including community-based organizations; 
‘‘(F) representatives of eligible youth, in-
cluding representatives of regional or local 
agencies serving eligible youth; 
‘‘(G) representatives of Indian Tribes and 
Tribal organizations in the State, where appli-
cable; and 
‘‘(H) any other stakeholders that the State 
may require the local area to consult. 
‘‘(4) CONTINUED CONSULTATION.—Each local 
area receiving financial assistance under this chapter 
shall consult with stakeholders described in para-
graph (3) on an ongoing basis, as determined by the 
Governor. This may include consultation in order 
to— 
‘‘(A) provide input on quadrennial updates 
to the comprehensive needs assessment required 
under paragraph (1); 
‘‘(B) ensure youth workforce investment 
activities— 
‘‘(i) are responsive to local area em-
ployment needs;
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‘‘(ii) are responsive to local area 
youth’s career interests and goals; 
‘‘(iii) are aligned with employment 
priorities in the State, regional, tribal, or 
local economy identified by employers and 
the entities described in paragraph (3), 
which may include high-skill, high-wage, or 
in-demand industry sectors or occupations 
identified by the local board; 
‘‘(iv) are informed by labor market in-
formation, including information provided 
under section 15(e)(2)(C) of the Wagner- 
Peyser Act (29 U.S.C. 491–2(e)(2)(C)); 
‘‘(v) are designed to meet current, in-
termediate, or long-term labor market pro-
jections; and 
‘‘(vi) allow employer input, including 
input from industry or sector partnerships 
in the local area, where applicable, into the 
development and implementation of youth 
workforce investment activities to ensure 
such activities align with skills and com-
petencies required by local employment op-
portunities, including activities such as the 
identification 
of 
relevant 
skills, 
com-
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petencies, recognized postsecondary creden-
tials, and current technology and equip-
ment; 
‘‘(C) identify and encourage opportunities 
for work-based learning; 
‘‘(D) ensure funding under this part is 
used in a coordinated manner with other local 
resources; and 
‘‘(E) identify successful community-based 
models for youth workforce development and 
encourage integration with local area activi-
ties.’’. 
(b) STATEWIDE ACTIVITIES.—Section 129(b) of the 
Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 
3164(b)) is amended— 
(1) by amending paragraph (1)(B) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(B) disseminating the list of eligible pro-
viders of youth workforce investment activities, 
as determined under section 123, including in 
transparent, linked, open, and interoperable 
data formats;’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A)(ii), by inserting ‘‘, 
including through a youth-serving national or
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regional intermediary with experience devel-
oping youth workforce readiness programs and 
that subgrants to community-based organiza-
tions’’ before the semicolon; 
(B) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘de-
scribed in section 134(c)(2)’’ and inserting ‘‘, 
including individualized career services,’’; 
(C) in subparagraph (D)— 
(i) in clause (iv), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(ii) in clause (v), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; and 
(iii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(vi) coordinating with other entities 
that provide financial literacy education 
and empowerment activities (such as non-
profit organizations, State and local gov-
ernment agencies with relevant missions, 
and financial institutions) to support the 
activities described in clauses (i) through 
(v); and 
‘‘(vii) supporting the ability to under-
stand relevant tax information and obliga-
tions; and’’;
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(D) in subparagraph (E), by striking the 
period at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(E) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(F) establishing, supporting, and expand-
ing work-based learning opportunities, including 
transitional jobs, that are aligned with career 
pathways.’’. 
(c) LOCAL ELEMENTS AND REQUIREMENTS.— 
(1) PROGRAM
DESIGN.—Section 129(c)(1) of 
the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 
U.S.C. 3164(c)(1)) is amended— 
(A) in subparagraph (C)— 
(i) in clause (iv), by striking ‘‘in ap-
propriate cases’’ and inserting ‘‘including 
paid work-based learning opportunities’’; 
and 
(ii) in clause (v), by inserting ‘‘high- 
skill, high-wage, or’’ before ‘‘in-demand’’; 
and 
(B) in subparagraph (D), by striking ‘‘10 
percent’’ and inserting ‘‘15 percent’’. 
(2) PROGRAM
ELEMENTS.—Section 129(c)(2) 
of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act 
(29 U.S.C. 3164(c)(2) is amended to read as fol-
lows:
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‘‘(2) PROGRAM ELEMENTS.—In order to sup-
port the attainment of a secondary school diploma or 
its recognized equivalent, entry into postsecondary 
education, and career readiness for participants, 
local areas shall ensure that each of following ele-
ments are provided under the programs described in 
paragraph (1), as appropriate, to meet the needs of 
eligible youth in the local area: 
‘‘(A) Tutoring, study skills training, in-
struction, and dropout prevention and recovery 
strategies that lead to completion of the re-
quirements for a secondary school diploma or 
its recognized equivalent (including a recognized 
certificate of attendance or similar document 
for individuals with disabilities) or for a recog-
nized postsecondary credential. 
‘‘(B) Alternative secondary school services, 
or dropout recovery services, as appropriate. 
‘‘(C) Paid or unpaid, work-based learning 
experiences, which— 
‘‘(i) may include summer and year- 
round employment opportunities that meet 
the requirements of section 130; and 
‘‘(ii) may include, to the extent prac-
ticable—
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‘‘(I) pre-apprenticeship or ap-
prenticeship programs; 
‘‘(II) internships and job shad-
owing; and 
‘‘(III) on-the-job training oppor-
tunities. 
‘‘(D) Occupational skill training, which 
shall include priority consideration for training 
programs that lead to recognized postsecondary 
credentials that are aligned with high-skill, 
high-wage, or in-demand industry sectors or oc-
cupations in the local area involved, if the local 
board determines that the programs meet the 
quality criteria described in section 123. 
‘‘(E) Education offered concurrently with 
and in the same context as workforce prepara-
tion activities and training for a specific occu-
pation or occupational cluster. 
‘‘(F) Leadership development opportuni-
ties, which may include community service and 
peer-centered activities encouraging responsi-
bility and other positive social and civic behav-
iors, as appropriate. 
‘‘(G) Supportive services.
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‘‘(H) Adult mentoring for the period of 
participation and a subsequent period, for a 
total of not less than 12 months. 
‘‘(I) Follow-up services for the longer of 24 
months or the completion of any postsecondary 
education or training to which participants are 
referred after completion of such program. 
‘‘(J) Comprehensive guidance and coun-
seling, including trauma-informed approaches. 
‘‘(K) Services that provide participants 
with information on Federal, State, and local 
mental health resources, including contact in-
formation for the National Suicide Prevention 
Lifeline. 
‘‘(L) Financial literacy education, includ-
ing the information described in subsection 
(b)(2)(D). 
‘‘(M) Entrepreneurial skills training. 
‘‘(N) Services that provide labor market 
and employment information about high-skill, 
high-wage, or in-demand industry sectors or oc-
cupations available in the local area, such as ca-
reer awareness, career counseling, and career 
exploration services, which may include pro-
viding such services to elementary and sec-
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ondary schools (as defined in section 8101 of 
the Elementary and Secondary Education Act 
of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801)). 
‘‘(O) Activities that help youth prepare for 
and transition to postsecondary education and 
training. 
‘‘(P) Activities to develop fundamental 
workforce readiness skills, or to develop employ-
ability skills, which may include communication, 
creativity, collaboration, and critical thinking, 
and that support social-emotional development 
through every developmental stage, in both for-
mal and informal learning experiences. 
‘‘(Q) Digital skills training, including ac-
cess to training that supports basic digital lit-
eracy. 
‘‘(R) Provision of meals and other food as-
sistance that is offered to participants in con-
junction with another activity described in this 
paragraph.’’. 
(3) CONSISTENCY WITH COMPULSORY SCHOOL 
ATTENDANCE LAWS.—Section 129(c)(4) (29 U.S.C. 
3164(c)(4)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(4) CONSISTENCY WITH COMPULSORY SCHOOL 
ATTENDANCE LAWS.—In providing assistance under
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this section to an individual who is required to at-
tend school under applicable State compulsory school 
attendance laws, the priority in providing such as-
sistance shall be for the individual to attend school 
regularly.’’. 
SEC. 234. SUMMER AND YEAR-ROUND EMPLOYMENT FOR 
YOUTH. 
Chapter 2 of subtitle B of title I of the Workforce 
Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3111 et seq.), 
as amended by the preceding sections, is further amended 
by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 130. SUMMER AND YEAR-ROUND EMPLOYMENT FOR 
YOUTH. 
‘‘(a) FUNDING.— 
‘‘(1) STATE
ALLOTMENT.—From the amount 
appropriated under section 136(b) for a fiscal year, 
the Secretary shall allot funds to each State on the 
basis of the relative allotment the State received 
under section 127(b) for such fiscal year, compared 
to the total amount allotted to all States under sec-
tion 127(b) for such fiscal year. 
‘‘(2) LOCAL AREA ALLOCATION.—A State shall 
use the funds allotted under paragraph (1) for a fis-
cal year to allocate funds to each local area of the 
State on the basis of the relative allocation the local
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area received under section 128(b) for such fiscal 
year, compared to the total amount allocated to all 
local areas in the State under section 128(b) for 
such fiscal year. 
‘‘(b) ACTIVITIES.—The local board of a local area 
covered by the local plan submitted under section 108— 
‘‘(1) shall use the funds received under this sec-
tion to— 
‘‘(A) plan, develop, and carry out a sum-
mer employment program or a year-round em-
ployment program described in subsection (c); 
‘‘(B) increase the number of summer or 
year-round employment opportunities offered 
through such program, including unsubsidized 
or partly subsidized opportunities, and opportu-
nities in the private sector; 
‘‘(C) engage or establish industry or sector 
partnerships to determine local employment 
needs to inform the establishment of such a 
program; and 
‘‘(D) conduct outreach to eligible youth 
and employers; and 
‘‘(2) may— 
‘‘(A) use the funds received under this sec-
tion to develop technology infrastructure, in-
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cluding data and management systems, to sup-
port such a program; 
‘‘(B) use such funds to enhance the pro-
gram elements required under subsection (c)(1); 
and 
‘‘(C) use such funds to provide subgrants 
to eligible community-based organizations with 
experience in youth workforce readiness and 
training to administer activities of such a pro-
gram. 
‘‘(c) SUMMER AND YEAR-ROUND EMPLOYMENT PRO-
GRAM REQUIREMENTS.— 
‘‘(1) PROGRAM ELEMENTS.—A summer employ-
ment program or a year-round employment program 
described in this subsection shall include the fol-
lowing program elements: 
‘‘(A) Work-readiness training (including 
soft skills) and educational programs aligned to 
career pathways for eligible youth to enhance 
their year-round employment opportunities, in-
cluding digital literacy and online work-readi-
ness opportunities, as appropriate, and support 
obtaining documentation needed for employ-
ment, such as identification or licenses.
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‘‘(B) Coaching and mentoring services for 
eligible youth participating in the program to 
enhance their summer or year-round employ-
ment opportunities and encourage completion of 
such opportunities through the program. 
‘‘(C) Coaching and mentoring services for 
employers on how to successfully employ each 
eligible youth participating in the program in 
meaningful work, including providing a safe 
work and training environment for all partici-
pants, regardless of race, color, disability, age, 
religion, national origin, sexual orientation, or 
gender identity. 
‘‘(D) Career exploration, career counseling, 
career planning, and college planning services 
for eligible youth participating in the program. 
‘‘(E) High-quality financial literacy edu-
cation as described in section 129(b)(2)(D), for 
eligible youth participating in the program, in-
cluding education on the use of credit and fi-
nancing higher education, and access to safe 
and affordable banking. 
‘‘(F) Providing supportive services to eligi-
ble youth, or connecting such youth to sup-
portive services provided by another entity, to
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enable participation in the program, which may 
include food and nutrition services, and health 
and mental health care supports. 
‘‘(G) Follow-up services for not less than 
12 months after the completion of participation, 
as appropriate. 
‘‘(H) Integration of services provided by 
the program with youth development programs, 
secondary school programs, career and technical 
education programs, youth workforce invest-
ment activities under this chapter, and skills 
training programs funded by the State or Fed-
eral Government, as applicable. 
‘‘(I) Connecting youth participating in the 
program to providers of youth services, adult 
employment and training services, vocational re-
habilitation services, adult education and family 
literacy services under title II, career pathways, 
postsecondary education, or skills training pro-
grams funded by the State or Federal Govern-
ment, as applicable. 
‘‘(J) Commitment and support from may-
ors or county executives to support the execu-
tion of the program. 
‘‘(2) PROGRAM DESIGN.—
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‘‘(A) SUMMER EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM.— 
In addition to the program elements described 
in paragraph (1), a summer employment pro-
gram described in this subsection shall be a 
program that matches eligible youth partici-
pating in such program with an appropriate 
employer (based on factors including the needs 
of the employer and the age, skill, and aspira-
tions of the eligible youth) for high-quality sum-
mer employment, which— 
‘‘(i) may not be less than 4 weeks; 
and 
‘‘(ii) may not pay less than the great-
er of the applicable Federal, State, or local 
minimum wage. 
‘‘(B) YEAR-ROUND
EMPLOYMENT
PRO-
GRAM.—In addition to the program elements 
described in paragraph (1), a year-round em-
ployment program described in this subsection 
shall be a program that matches each eligible 
youth participating in the program with an ap-
propriate employer, based on factors (including 
the needs of the employer and the age, skill, 
and informed aspirations of the participant) for 
high-quality, year-round employment, which—
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‘‘(i) may not be less than 180 days 
and more than 1 year; 
‘‘(ii) may not pay less than the great-
er of the applicable Federal, State, or local 
minimum wage; and 
‘‘(iii) may not employ the eligible 
youth for less than 20 hours per week. 
‘‘(3) PRIORITY.—In carrying out a summer em-
ployment program or a year-round employment pro-
gram receiving assistance under this section, a local 
area shall give priority to year-round employment 
opportunities offered under such program— 
‘‘(A) in existing or emerging high-skill, 
high-wage, or in-demand industry sectors or oc-
cupations; or 
‘‘(B) that meet community needs in the 
public, private, or nonprofit sector (including 
the needs of small businesses). 
‘‘(d) PERFORMANCE ACCOUNTABILITY.—For each 
local board carrying out a summer or year-round employ-
ment program receiving assistance under this section, the 
primary indicators of performance, with respect to each 
such program, shall include—
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‘‘(1) the performance metrics described in 
clause (i)(VI), and subparagraphs (I) and (II) of 
clause (ii), of section 116(b)(2)(A); 
‘‘(2) the percentage of eligible youth completing 
the summer or year-round program, as applicable; 
and 
‘‘(3) the percentage of youth having partici-
pated in work-based learning. 
‘‘(e) REPORTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In addition to information 
required as part of the State performance report de-
scribed in section 116(d)(2), each State shall include 
for each summer and year round employment pro-
gram receiving assistance under this section— 
‘‘(A) the number of eligible youth partici-
pating in the program who complete a summer 
employment opportunity or a year-round em-
ployment opportunity through the program; 
‘‘(B) the average cost per participant to 
develop or expand such program, and the activi-
ties and services, and supportive services pro-
vided under such program; 
‘‘(C) the number of eligible youth partici-
pating in such program and accessing services 
as described in subparagraph (B);
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‘‘(D) the number of youth participants re-
ceiving a subsidized wage, and the total amount 
and source of each such subsidy, including the 
average amount of the subsidy covered by funds 
received under this section; 
‘‘(E) the average number of hours and 
weeks worked and the average amount of wages 
earned by eligible youth participating in the 
program; 
‘‘(F) the average number of hours spent 
on— 
‘‘(i) recruitment and retention strate-
gies; and 
‘‘(ii) support for participating youth, 
such as time management, career planning, 
and financial literacy training; 
‘‘(G) the percent of eligible youth partici-
pating in the program that are placed in— 
‘‘(i) an employment opportunity in the 
nonprofit sector; 
‘‘(ii) an employment opportunity in 
the public sector; and 
‘‘(iii) an employment opportunity in 
the for-profit sector; and
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‘‘(H) any other information that the Sec-
retary of Labor determines necessary to mon-
itor the effectiveness of the summer or year- 
round employment program, which may include 
the names of community-based organizations 
that partnered with the local program adminis-
trator to fulfill the required program elements. 
‘‘(2) DISAGGREGATION.—The information re-
quired to be reported under subparagraphs (A), (B), 
and (G) of paragraphs (1) shall be disaggregated by 
race, ethnicity, sex, age, and the subpopulations of 
eligible youth (as defined in section 3).’’. 
SEC. 235. YOUTH WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS 
FOR HIGH-DEMAND OCCUPATIONS. 
Section 129(b)(2) of the Workforce Innovation and 
Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3164(b)(2)) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (D)(v), by striking ‘‘and’’ 
at the end; 
(2) in subparagraph (E), by striking the period 
and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by inserting at the end the following: 
‘‘(F) developing partnerships between edu-
cational institutions (including area career and 
technical education schools and institutions of 
higher education) and employers to create or
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improve workforce development programs to ad-
dress the identified education and skill needs of 
the workforce and the employment needs of em-
ployers in the regions of the State, as deter-
mined based on the most recent analysis con-
ducted under subparagraphs (B) and (C) of 
section 102(b)(1).’’. 
CHAPTER 
3—ADULT 
AND 
DISLOCATED 
WORKER EMPLOYMENT AND TRAIN-
ING ACTIVITIES 
SEC. 241. WITHIN STATE ALLOCATIONS. 
Section 133(b)(2) (29 U.S.C. 3173(b)(2)) is amend-
ed— 
(1) in subparagraph (A)(iii), by striking ‘‘The 
term, used with respect to fiscal year 2013 or 2014, 
means a percentage of the amount allocated to local 
areas under paragraphs (2)(A) and (3) of section 
133(b) of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (as 
in effect on the day before the date of enactment of 
this Act), received through an allocation made under 
paragraph (2)(A) or (3) of that section for fiscal 
year 2013 or 2014, respectively.’’; and 
(2) in subparagraph (B)(iv), by striking ‘‘The 
term, used with respect to fiscal year 2014, means 
a percentage of the amount allocated to local areas
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under section 133(b)(2)(B) of the Workforce Invest-
ment Act of 1998 (as in effect on the day before the 
date of enactment of this Act), received through an 
allocation made under that section for fiscal year 
2014.’’. 
SEC. 242. USE OF FUNDS FOR EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING 
ACTIVITIES. 
(a) REQUIRED
STATEWIDE
EMPLOYMENT
AND 
TRAINING ACTIVITIES.— 
(1) STATEWIDE
RAPID
RESPONSE
ACTIVI-
TIES.—Section 
134(a)(2)(A)(ii) 
(29 
U.S.C. 
3174(a)(2)(A)(ii)) is amended by striking ‘‘, and 
section 133(a)(2) of the Workforce Investment Act 
of 1998 (as in effect on the day before the date of 
enactment of this Act)’’. 
(2) STATEWIDE EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING 
ACTIVITIES.—Section 134(a)(2)(B)(i) (29 U.S.C. 
3174(a)(2)(B)) is amended by striking subclauses 
(III) and (IV) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(III) local areas by providing in-
formation on and support for the ef-
fective development, convening, and 
implementation of industry or sector 
partnerships described in subsection 
(c)(5);
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‘‘(IV) local areas for carrying out 
career pathway development efforts, 
which may include alignment and co-
ordination efforts with career and 
technical 
education 
programs 
of 
study; and 
‘‘(V) local areas, one-stop opera-
tors, one-stop partners, and eligible 
providers, including for— 
‘‘(aa) the continuous devel-
opment and training of staff on 
strategies for preparing individ-
uals with barriers to employment 
to enter in-demand industry sec-
tors or occupations and nontradi-
tional occupations; 
‘‘(bb) the development of ex-
emplary program activities; and 
‘‘(cc) the provision of tech-
nical assistance to local areas 
that fail to meet local perform-
ance accountability measures de-
scribed in section 116(c);’’.
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(b) ALLOWABLE
STATEWIDE
EMPLOYMENT
AND 
TRAINING ACTIVITIES.—Section 134(a)(3)(A) (29 U.S.C. 
3174(a)(3)(A)) is amended— 
(1) in clause (ii), by inserting ‘‘or bringing evi-
denced-based programs to scale’’ after ‘‘strategies’’; 
(2) by amending clause (iii) to read as follows: 
‘‘(iii) the development or identification 
of, and sharing of information (in trans-
parent, linked, open, and interoperable 
data formats) about, education and train-
ing programs that— 
‘‘(I) respond to real-time labor 
market analysis; 
‘‘(II) utilize direct assessment 
and prior learning assessment to 
measure and provide credit for prior 
knowledge, skills, competencies, and 
experiences; 
‘‘(III) evaluate such skills and 
competencies for adaptability, ensure 
credits are portable and stackable for 
more skilled employment; and 
‘‘(IV) accelerate course or cre-
dential completion, and facilitate the 
sharing of information about such
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programs in transparent, linked, open, 
and interoperable data formats;’’; 
(3) by amending clause (v) to read as follows: 
‘‘(v) supporting the development of al-
ternative programs and other activities 
that enhance the choices available to older 
individuals (including options for self-em-
ployment and other wage-earning activities 
that lead to economic self-sufficiency), and 
enhance skills (such as digital literacy) in 
older individuals;’’; 
(4) in clause (viii)(II)— 
(A) by amending item (dd) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(dd) adult education, lit-
eracy, and digital literacy activi-
ties, including those provided by 
public libraries;’’; 
(B) in item (ee), by striking ‘‘ex-offenders’’ 
and inserting ‘‘justice-involved individuals’’; 
(C) by amending item (ff) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(ff) financial literacy activi-
ties, including activities designed 
to make specific and measurable
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progress on key financial health 
factors (including to increase 
credit score, reduce high cost 
debt, and increase access to safe 
and affordable mainstream bank-
ing products); and’’; and 
(D) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(gg) programs under the 
Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 
U.S.C. 3001 et seq.) that support 
employment and economic secu-
rity; and 
‘‘(hh) State domestic vio-
lence coalitions (as defined in 
section 302 of the Family Vio-
lence Prevention and Services 
Act (42 U.S.C. 10402)) and trib-
al coalitions (as defined in sec-
tion 40002(a) of the Violence 
Against Women Act of 1994 (34 
U.S.C. 12291(a))).’’. 
(c) REQUIRED LOCAL EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING 
ACTIVITIES.—
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(1) IN
GENERAL.—Section 134(c)(1)(A) (29 
U.S.C. 3174(c)(1)(A)) is amended by striking 
clauses (iv) and (v) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(iv) to provide supportive services de-
scribed in paragraph (4) to adults and dis-
located workers, respectively, through the 
one-stop delivery system in accordance 
with such paragraph; 
‘‘(v) to establish and develop relation-
ships and networks with large and small 
employers and their intermediaries; and 
‘‘(vi) to develop, convene, or imple-
ment industry or sector partnerships de-
scribed in paragraph (5).’’. 
(2) CAREER SERVICES.— 
(A) 
SERVICES
PROVIDED.—Section 
134(c)(2)(A) (29 U.S.C. 3174(c)(2)(A)) is 
amended— 
(i) by amending clause (iii) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(iii) initial assessment of skill levels 
(including 
literacy, 
digital 
literacy, 
numeracy, and English language pro-
ficiency), competencies, abilities, current 
applicable foreign academic and profes-
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sional credentials, guidance and services on 
transferring high-skilled foreign certifi-
cations, and supportive service needs, 
which may include diagnostic testing and 
use of other assessment tools;’’; 
(ii) in clause (iv)(I)(bb), by inserting 
‘‘and entrepreneurial occupations’’ after 
‘‘employment’’; 
(iii) by amending clause (vi) to read 
as follows: 
‘‘(vi) provision of workforce and labor 
market employment statistics information 
and related skills development information, 
including the provision of accurate infor-
mation (including real-time data to the ex-
tent practicable) relating to local, regional, 
and national labor market areas, includ-
ing— 
‘‘(I) job vacancy listings in such 
labor market areas; 
‘‘(II) information on job skills 
and credentials necessary to obtain 
the jobs described in subclause (I); 
and
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‘‘(III) information on education 
and skills development programs that 
are available for attaining needed 
skills and credentials for the jobs de-
scribed in subclause (I), including in-
formation— 
‘‘(aa) on the pathways to 
such skills and credentials (in-
cluding information on career 
pathway programs in the local 
area); 
‘‘(bb) on the quality of such 
education and training programs, 
consistent with the performance 
information 
provided 
under 
clause (vii); 
‘‘(cc) on the comparability of 
current foreign academic and 
professional 
certifications 
to 
needed skills and credentials; and 
‘‘(dd) relating to available 
entrepreneur support resources; 
and 
‘‘(IV) information relating to 
local occupations in demand and the
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earnings, skill requirements, and op-
portunities for advancement for such 
occupations;’’; 
(iv) by amending clause (xi) to read 
as follows: 
‘‘(xi) assistance in identifying and es-
tablishing eligibility for programs of finan-
cial aid assistance for training and edu-
cation programs that are not funded under 
this Act, including Federal financial aid 
under title IV of the Higher Education Act 
of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070 et seq.) and 
through State-funded education and train-
ing programs;’’; 
(v) in clause (xii), by striking sub-
clauses (IV) through (XI) and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(IV) individual counseling, in-
cluding career counseling; 
‘‘(V) career planning; 
‘‘(VI) assessment and develop-
ment of employability skills, including 
development of learning skills, com-
munication skills, interviewing skills, 
punctuality, and professional conduct,
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to prepare individuals for unsub-
sidized employment or training; 
‘‘(VII) financial literacy services, 
such as the activities described in sec-
tion 129(b)(2)(D); 
‘‘(VIII) out-of-area job search as-
sistance and relocation assistance; or 
‘‘(IX) English language acquisi-
tion and integrated education and 
training programs; and’’; 
(vi) in clause (xii), by amending sub-
clause (IX) to read as follows: 
‘‘(IX) 
financial 
empowerment 
services, such as the activities de-
scribed 
in 
subsection 
(a)(3)(A)(viii)(II)(ff); and’’; and 
(vii) in clause (xiii), by inserting ‘‘and 
options for further skill upgrading and ca-
reer advancement’’ after ‘‘the workplace’’. 
(B) USE
OF
PREVIOUS
ASSESSMENTS.— 
Subparagraph (B) of section 134(c)(2) (29 
U.S.C. 3174(c)(2)) is amended to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(B) USE OF PREVIOUS ASSESSMENTS.—A 
one-stop operator or one-stop partner shall not
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be required to conduct a new interview, evalua-
tion, or assessment of a participant under sub-
paragraph (A)(xii) if the one-stop operator or 
one-stop partner determines that it is— 
‘‘(i) appropriate to use a recent inter-
view, evaluation, or assessment of the par-
ticipant conducted for another education or 
training program; and 
‘‘(ii) using such recent interview, eval-
uation, or assessment may accelerate eligi-
bility determination or facilitate enrollment 
in a training program for which such par-
ticipant has been selected.’’. 
(C) DELIVERY
OF
SERVICES.—Subpara-
graph (C) of section 134(c)(2) (29 U.S.C. 
3174(c)(2)) is amended by inserting ‘‘or com-
munity-based organizations, or national or re-
gional intermediaries, to serve individuals with 
barriers to employment,’’ after ‘‘nonprofit serv-
ice providers,’’. 
(3) TRAINING SERVICES.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Section 134(c)(3)(A) 
(29 U.S.C. 3174(c)(3)(A)) is amended— 
(i) in clause (i)(II), by inserting be-
fore the semicolon at the end the following:
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‘‘, or to jobs that may be performed re-
motely’’; and 
(ii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(iv) 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 co-enroll such individual in adult edu-
cation and family literacy activities under 
title II and such selected program of train-
ing services. Such an individual may re-
ceive applicable career services, including 
supportive services, under this title.’’. 
(B) 
QUALIFICATION.—Section 
134(c)(3)(B) (29 U.S.C. 3174(c)(3)(B)) is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(iv) PARTICIPATION
DURING
PEND-
ING
APPLICATION.—An individual who 
meets the eligibility requirements under 
subparagraph (A)(i) to participate in a 
program of training services may partici-
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pate in such a program during the period 
in which such individual’s enrollment in 
such program is being reviewed under this 
section, except that the provider of such 
program shall only receive reimbursement 
under this Act for the individual’s partici-
pation during such period if such individ-
ual’s enrollment is approved under this 
section. An individual shall not be liable 
for the cost of participation in a program 
during such period without regard to 
whether the provider receives reimburse-
ment under this Act for such cost.’’. 
(C) 
TRAINING
SERVICES.—Section 
134(c)(3)(D) is amended, in the matter pre-
ceding clause (i), by striking ‘‘Training services 
may include’’ and inserting ‘‘Training services 
may be delivered in-person or virtually, and 
may include’’. 
(D) PRIORITY.—Section 134(c)(3)(E) (29 
U.S.C. 3174(c)(3)(E)) is amended to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(E) PRIORITY.— 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—With respect to 
funds allocated to a local area for adult
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area or the planning region, or in an-
other area to which an adult or dis-
located worker receiving such services 
is willing to relocate or that may be 
performed remotely. 
‘‘(II) 
EXCEPTION.— 
A 
local 
board may approve training services 
for occupations determined by the 
local board to be in sectors of the 
economy that have a high potential 
for sustained demand or growth in the 
local area. 
‘‘(iv) CREDENTIAL IN DEMAND.—To 
the extent practicable, training services 
provided under this paragraph shall result 
in the attainment of skills and credentials 
that are portable and stackable. 
‘‘(v) 
RULE
OF
CONSTRUCTION.— 
Nothing in this paragraph shall be con-
strued to preclude the combined use of in-
dividual training accounts and contracts in 
the provision of training services, including 
arrangements that allow individuals receiv-
ing individual training accounts to obtain
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training services that are contracted for 
under clause (ii).’’. 
(F) REIMBURSEMENT
FOR
ON-THE-JOB 
TRAINING.—Section 134(c)(3)(H) (29 U.S.C. 
3174(c)(3)(H)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(H) REIMBURSEMENT
FOR
ON-THE-JOB 
TRAINING.— 
‘‘(i) REIMBURSEMENT
LEVELS.—For 
purposes of the provision of on-the-job 
training under this paragraph, the Gov-
ernor or local board involved may increase 
the amount of the reimbursement to an 
amount of up to 90 percent of the wage 
rate of a participant for a program carried 
out under chapter 2 or this chapter, if— 
‘‘(I) the Governor approves the 
increase with respect to a program 
carried out with funds reserved by the 
State under such chapter, taking into 
account the factors described in clause 
(iii); or 
‘‘(II) the local board approves the 
increase with respect to a program 
carried out with funds allocated to a 
local area under such chapter, taking
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into account the factors described in 
clause (iii). 
‘‘(ii) 
VERIFICATION
BY
LOCAL 
AREA.—The local area shall— 
‘‘(I) at least once during the on- 
the-job training program, verify that 
the employer meets the conditions 
that— 
‘‘(aa) were certified by the 
employer in the contract for such 
program; and 
‘‘(bb) are consistent with the 
factors described in clause (iii), 
according to a methodology de-
termined by the local board with 
consent from the Governor; and 
‘‘(II) terminate the employer’s 
contract for such program if the em-
ployer is not meeting such conditions. 
‘‘(iii) FACTORS.—For purposes of this 
subparagraph, the Governor or local board, 
respectively, may take into account factors 
consisting of— 
‘‘(I) basic indicators of job qual-
ity, including—
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‘‘(aa) wage level upon com-
pletion of a training program; 
‘‘(bb) availability of benefits, 
such as paid time off, health in-
surance, and retirement savings 
plan; and 
‘‘(cc) a safe workplace, such 
as a record of compliance with 
safety regulations consistent with 
or better than the industry aver-
age and adoption of an independ-
ently certified injury and illness 
prevention program; 
‘‘(II) the characteristics of the 
participants; 
‘‘(III) the size of the employer; 
‘‘(IV) the quality of employer- 
provided training and advancement 
opportunities; and 
‘‘(V) such other factors as the 
Governor or local board, respectively, 
may determine to be appropriate, 
which may include the number of em-
ployees participating in the training, 
opportunities for promotions, predict-
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able and stable work schedule, and re-
lation of the training to the competi-
tiveness of a participant.’’. 
(4) SUPPORTIVE
SERVICES.—Section 134(c) 
(29 U.S.C. 3174) is further amended by adding at 
the end the following: 
‘‘(4) SUPPORTIVE SERVICES.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—A portion of the funds 
allocated to a local area for adults under para-
graph (2)(A) or (3), as appropriate, of section 
133(b), and a portion of the funds allocated to 
the local area for dislocated workers under sec-
tion 133(b)(2)(B)— 
‘‘(i) shall be used to provide sup-
portive services (that are not needs-related 
payments) to adults and dislocated work-
ers, respectively— 
‘‘(I) who are participating in pro-
grams with activities authorized in 
paragraph (2) or (3) of subsection (c), 
or who entered unsubsidized employ-
ment after participating in such pro-
grams, for up to 12 months following 
the date of first employment; and
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‘‘(II) who are unable to obtain 
such supportive services through other 
programs providing such services, ex-
cept that up to 5 percent of such 
funds may be used to provide sup-
portive services without regard to the 
requirement of this subclause; and 
‘‘(ii) may be used to provide needs-re-
lated payments to adults and dislocated 
workers, respectively, who are unemployed 
and do not qualify for (or have ceased to 
qualify for) unemployment compensation 
for the purpose of enabling such individ-
uals to participate in programs of training 
services under subsection (c)(3). 
‘‘(B) ADDITIONAL ELIGIBILITY REQUIRE-
MENTS
FOR
NEEDS-RELATED
PAYMENTS.—In 
addition to the requirements contained in sub-
paragraph (A)(ii), a dislocated worker who has 
ceased to qualify for unemployment compensa-
tion may be eligible to receive needs-related 
payments under this paragraph only if such 
worker is enrolled in training services. 
‘‘(C) LEVEL OF PAYMENTS.—The level of 
a needs-related payment made to a dislocated
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worker under this paragraph shall not exceed 
the greater of— 
‘‘(i) the applicable level of unemploy-
ment compensation; or 
‘‘(ii) if such worker did not qualify for 
unemployment compensation, an amount 
equal to 150 percent of the poverty line, 
for an equivalent period, which amount 
shall be adjusted to reflect changes in total 
family income.’’. 
(d) PERMISSIBLE LOCAL EMPLOYMENT AND TRAIN-
ING ACTIVITIES.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Section 134(d)(1)(A) (29 
U.S.C. 3174(d)(1)(A)) is amended— 
(A) in clause (vii)— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘and’’ at the end of 
subclause (III); and 
(ii) 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 equitably deliver
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high quality services and outcomes for 
jobseekers, workers, and employers;’’; 
(B) in clause (viii), strike ‘‘displaced home-
makers’’ and insert ‘‘displaced caregivers’’; 
(C) in clause (ix)(II)(bb), by inserting ‘‘, 
technical assistance in support of job quality, 
adoption of skills-based and equitable hiring 
practices’’ after ‘‘apprenticeship’’; 
(D) in clause (xi) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; 
(E) in clause (xii) by striking the period at 
the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; 
(F) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(xiii) activities to raise awareness 
about the local workforce system and for 
the marketing of such system.’’; 
(G) in clause (xi), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; 
(H) in clause (xii), by striking the period 
and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(I) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(xiii) training programs (including 
activities that prepare individuals for occu-
pations in the technology sector) for indi-
viduals who are, or are likely to become,
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dislocated workers as a result of automa-
tion, which includes a device, process, or 
system that functions without continuous 
input from an operator, including— 
‘‘(I) advanced technologies, such 
as— 
‘‘(aa) data collection, classi-
fication processing, and analytics; 
and 
‘‘(bb) 3–D printing, digital 
design and simulation, and dig-
ital manufacturing; 
‘‘(II) robotics, including collabo-
rative robotics, and worker augmenta-
tion technology; 
‘‘(III) autonomous vehicle tech-
nology; or 
‘‘(IV) 
autonomous 
machinery 
technology.’’. 
(2) INCUMBENT WORKER TRAINING PROGRAMS; 
TRANSITIONAL
JOBS.—Section 134(d) (29 U.S.C. 
3174(d)), as amended by this section, is further 
amended by striking paragraphs (2) through (5), 
and inserting the following:
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‘‘(2) INCUMBENT
WORKER
TRAINING
PRO-
GRAMS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.— 
‘‘(i) 
STANDARD
RESERVATION
OF 
FUNDS.—The local board may reserve and 
use not more than 25 percent of the funds 
allocated to the local area involved under 
section 133(b) to pay for the Federal share 
of the cost of providing training through a 
training program for incumbent workers, 
carried out in accordance with this para-
graph. 
‘‘(ii) INCREASE IN RESERVATION OF 
FUNDS.—The local board may increase 
such reservation of funds for a program 
year if the Governor determines that the 
training from such funds from the prior 
program year resulted in career pro-
motions for workers receiving such training 
and created new job vacancies. For a pro-
gram year for which the reservation of 
funds is so increased, clause (i) shall be 
applied by substituting ‘30 percent’ for ‘25 
percent’.
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‘‘(iii) 
DETERMINATION
OF
ELIGI-
BILITY.—In order for a local board to de-
termine that an employer is eligible to re-
ceive funding under clause (i), the local 
board shall take into account factors con-
sisting of— 
‘‘(I) the basic indicators of job 
quality 
described 
in 
subsection 
(c)(3)(H)(iii)(I); 
‘‘(II) the characteristics of the 
participants in the program; 
‘‘(III) the relationship of the 
training to the competitiveness of a 
participant and the employer; and 
‘‘(IV) such other factors as the 
local board may determine to be ap-
propriate, which may include the 
number of employees participating in 
the training, and the existence of 
other training and advancement op-
portunities provided by the employer. 
‘‘(iv) STATEWIDE IMPACT.—The Gov-
ernor or State board involved may make 
recommendations to the local board for
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providing incumbent worker training that 
has statewide impact. 
‘‘(B) TRAINING ACTIVITIES.—The training 
program for incumbent workers carried out 
under this paragraph shall be carried out by the 
local board in conjunction with the employers or 
groups of employers of such workers (which 
may include employers in partnership with 
other entities for the purposes of delivering 
training) for the purpose of assisting such 
workers in obtaining the skills necessary to re-
tain employment or avert layoffs. 
‘‘(C) EMPLOYER PAYMENT OF NON-FED-
ERAL SHARE.—Employers participating in the 
program carried out under this paragraph shall 
be required to pay for the non-Federal share of 
the cost of providing the training to incumbent 
workers of the employers. 
‘‘(D) NON-FEDERAL SHARE.— 
‘‘(i) FACTORS.—Subject to clauses (ii) 
and (iii), the local board shall establish the 
non-Federal share of the cost of providing 
training through a training program for in-
cumbent workers, by considering the indi-
cators 
described 
in 
subsection
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(c)(3)(H)(iii) and how many of such indi-
cators the employer certifies will be met 
with respect to the employment of incum-
bent workers upon completion of training 
funded under this section. 
‘‘(ii) LIMITS.—The non-Federal share 
shall not be less than— 
‘‘(I) 10 percent of the cost, for 
employers with not more than 50 em-
ployees; 
‘‘(II) 25 percent of the cost, for 
employers with more than 50 employ-
ees but not more than 100 employees; 
and 
‘‘(III) 50 percent of the cost, for 
employers with more than 100 em-
ployees. 
‘‘(iii) CALCULATION
OF
EMPLOYER 
SHARE.—The non-Federal share provided 
by an employer participating in the pro-
gram may include the amount of the wages 
paid by the employer to a worker while the 
worker is attending a training program 
under this paragraph. The employer may
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provide the share in cash or in kind, fairly 
evaluated. 
‘‘(E) VERIFICATION
BY
LOCAL
AREA.— 
Upon completion of the incumbent worker 
training program funded under this section, the 
local area shall verify that the employer met the 
conditions that were certified to prior to receiv-
ing the Federal share of the training program’s 
costs, consistent with this paragraph, according 
to a methodology determined by the Governor 
or local board. If such conditions were not met, 
the one-stop operator shall prohibit the em-
ployer from receiving funds for incumbent 
worker training under this section for a period 
of 5 years. 
‘‘(3) TRANSITIONAL
JOBS.—The local board 
may use not more than 40 percent of the funds allo-
cated to the local area involved under section 133(b) 
to provide transitional jobs under subsection (c)(3) 
that— 
‘‘(A) are time-limited work experiences 
that are subsidized and are in the public, pri-
vate, employment social enterprise, or nonprofit 
sectors for individuals with barriers to employ-
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ment who are chronically unemployed or have 
an inconsistent work history; 
‘‘(B) are combined with comprehensive em-
ployment and supportive services; and 
‘‘(C) are designed to assist the individuals 
described in subparagraph (A) to establish a 
work history, demonstrate success in the work-
place, and develop skills that lead to entry into 
and retention in unsubsidized employment.’’. 
SEC. 243. ADULT WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS 
FOR HIGH-DEMAND OCCUPATIONS. 
(a) STATEWIDE ADULT WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT 
PROGRAMS FOR HIGH-DEMAND OCCUPATIONS.—Section 
134(a)(3)(A) of such Act (29 U.S.C. 3174(a)(3)(A)) is 
amended— 
(1) in clause (xiii), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; 
(2) in clause (xiv), by striking the period and 
inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by inserting at the end the following: 
‘‘(xv) developing partnerships between 
educational institutions (including area ca-
reer and technical education schools and 
institutions of higher education) and em-
ployers to create or improve workforce de-
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velopment programs to address the identi-
fied education and skill needs of the work-
force and the employment needs of employ-
ers in the regions of the State, as deter-
mined based on the most recent analysis 
conducted under subparagraphs (B) and 
(C) of section 102(b)(1).’’. 
(b) LOCAL ADULT WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PRO-
GRAMS
FOR
HIGH-DEMAND
OCCUPATIONS.—Section 
134(d)(1)(A) of such Act (29 U.S.C. 3174(d)(1)(A)) is 
amended— 
(1) in clause (xi), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(2) in clause (xii), by striking the period and in-
serting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by inserting at the end the following: 
‘‘(xiii) the development of partner-
ships between educational institutions (in-
cluding area career and technical education 
schools and institutions of higher edu-
cation) and employers to create or improve 
workforce development programs to ad-
dress the identified education and skill 
needs of the workforce and the employ-
ment needs of employers in the region, as 
determined based on the most recent anal-
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‘‘(11) STATE.—The term ‘State’ has the mean-
ing given the term in section 3, except that such 
term also includes outlying areas (as defined in sec-
tion 3).’’. 
(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Subtitle C of 
title I (29 U.S.C. 3191 et seq.) is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘Job Corps center’’ each 
place such term appears (including in any head-
ings) and inserting ‘‘Job Corps campus’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘Job Corps centers’’ each 
place such term appears (including in any head-
ings) and inserting ‘‘Job Corps campuses’’. 
(b) INDIVIDUALS ELIGIBLE FOR THE JOB CORPS.— 
Section 144 (29 U.S.C. 3194) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) by amending paragraph (1) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(1) not less than age 16 and not more than 
age 24 on the date of enrollment;’’; 
(B) by amending paragraph (2) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(2) an individual who is— 
‘‘(A) a low-income individual as defined in 
subsection (h)(4) of section 402A of the Higher 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070a–11)
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as determined using procedures similar to those 
in subsection (e) of such section; or 
‘‘(B) a resident of a qualified opportunity 
zone as defined in section 1400Z–1(a) of the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986; and’’; and 
(C) in paragraph (3)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
‘‘Basic skills deficient’’ and inserting ‘‘An 
individual with foundational skill needs’’; 
(ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
‘‘A school dropout’’ and inserting ‘‘An op-
portunity youth’’; and 
(iii) in subparagraph (D), by inserting 
‘‘or an individual who is pregnant’’ before 
the period; and 
(2) by amending subsection (b) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(b) SPECIAL RULE
FOR VETERANS.—A veteran 
shall be eligible to become an enrollee if the veteran meets 
the requirements of subsection (a)(1).’’. 
(c) RECRUITMENT, SCREENING, SELECTION, AND 
ASSIGNMENT
OF
ENROLLEES.—Section 145(a) (29 
U.S.C. 3195(a)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (2)—
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(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘and 
the results received within 45 days after the en-
rollees enroll in the Job Corps’’ and inserting 
‘‘after enrollees arrive at a Job Corps campus’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (D), by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(C) in subparagraph (E), by striking the 
period at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(D) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(F) assist one-stop centers and other en-
tities identified in paragraph (3) in stream-
lining the application process for Job Corps, 
YouthBuild, and youth workforce investment 
activities under which an applicant may submit 
a single application for all such programs.’’; 
and 
(2) in paragraph (5), by striking the last sen-
tence. 
(d) JOB CORPS CAMPUSES.—Section 147 (29 U.S.C. 
3197) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A), by inserting 
at the end the following: ‘‘Such award shall
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be based upon best value and fair and rea-
sonable pricing.’’; and 
(ii) by amending subparagraph (B) to 
read as follows: 
‘‘(B) CONSIDERATIONS.— 
‘‘(i) STUDENT OUTCOMES.—In select-
ing an entity to operate a Job Corps cam-
pus, the Secretary shall consider a numeric 
metric of recent past effectiveness of the 
entity in assisting individuals eligible to en-
roll in the Job Corps to connect to the 
workforce, to be calculated based on data, 
to the extent practicable, regarding— 
‘‘(I) the percentage of students 
served by the entity who were in edu-
cation or training activities, or in un-
subsidized employment, during the 
second quarter after exit from the rel-
evant program; 
‘‘(II) the percentage of students 
served by the entity who were in edu-
cation or training activities, or in un-
subsidized employment, during the 
fourth quarter after exit from the rel-
evant program;
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‘‘(III) the median earnings of 
students served by the entity who 
were in unsubsidized employment dur-
ing the second quarter after exit from 
the relevant program; 
‘‘(IV) the percentage of students 
served by the entity who obtained a 
recognized postsecondary credential, 
or a secondary school diploma or its 
recognized equivalent, during partici-
pation in or within 1 year after exit 
from the relevant program; and 
‘‘(V) the percentage of individ-
uals eligible to enroll in the Job Corps 
recruited compared to the established 
goals for such recruitment. 
‘‘(ii) MARKET DEVELOPMENT.— 
‘‘(I) 
MENTOR-PROTE´GE´
PRO-
GRAM.—The Secretary shall incor-
porate Job Corps campus operations 
into the mentor-prote´ge´ program of 
the Department of Labor established 
in accordance with section 45 of the 
Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 657r).
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‘‘(II) PAST-PERFORMANCE.—The 
Secretary shall publish comparable al-
ternative metrics for entities without 
previous experience in Job Corps cam-
pus operations to demonstrate their 
past effectiveness in accordance with 
the requirements of clause (i).’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (3)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A), by inserting 
‘‘high-skill, high-wage, or’’ before ‘‘in-de-
mand’’; 
(ii) in subparagraph (C), by striking 
‘‘Workforce Investment Act of 1998’’ and 
inserting ‘‘Workforce Innovation and Op-
portunity Act’’; 
(iii) by redesignating subparagraph 
(K) as subparagraph (L); and 
(iv) by inserting after subparagraph 
(J) the following: 
‘‘(K) A description of the entity’s ability to 
successfully operate, or partner with relevant 
entities to operate, a safe learning and residen-
tial environment for individuals eligible to enroll 
in the Job Corps.’’;
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(2) in subsection (b), by striking paragraphs 
(2) and (3) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(2) HIGH PERFORMANCE.—An entity shall be 
considered to be an operator of a high-performing 
campus if the Job Corps campus operated by the en-
tity was ranked among the top 25 percent of Job 
Corps campuses, excluding Civilian Conservation 
Centers described in subsection (d), for the two most 
recent preceding program years.’’; 
(3) in subsection (d), by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(4) DIRECT HIRE AUTHORITY.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary of 
Labor or the Secretary of Agriculture may ap-
point, without regard to the provisions of sub-
chapter I of chapter 33 of title 5, United States 
Code (other than sections 3303 and 3328 of 
such title), a covered graduate directly to any 
position with the Department of Labor or the 
Forest Service, as the case may be, for which 
the candidate meets Office of Personnel Man-
agement qualification standards. 
‘‘(B) COVERED JOB CORPS GRADUATE.—In 
this paragraph, the term ‘covered graduate’ 
means a graduate of a Job Corps Campus or a
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Civilian Conservation Center who successfully 
completed a training program, including in ad-
ministration, human resources, business, or 
quality assurance, that was focused on forestry, 
wildland firefighting, or another topic relating 
to the mission of the Department of Labor or 
the Forest Service.’’; 
(4) in subsection (f), by striking ‘‘2-year’’ and 
inserting ‘‘4-year’’; and 
(5) in subsection (g)(1), by striking ‘‘, for both 
of the 2 most recent preceding program years’’ and 
all that follows through the end and inserting ‘‘the 
agreement has been in place for at least 3 years and 
for both of the 2 most recent preceding program 
years for which information is available at the time 
the determination is made, such campus has been 
ranked in the lowest 10 percent of Job Corps cam-
puses.’’. 
(e) PROGRAM ACTIVITIES.—Section 148 (29 U.S.C. 
3198) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(f) BASIC HEALTH SERVICES.—The Secretary shall, 
to the extent practicable, provide enrollees with basic med-
ical, dental, and mental health services.’’. 
(f) JOB CORPS CENTER PROGRAM ACTIVITIES.—Sec-
tion 148(a)(1) is amended—
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(1) by striking ‘‘which may include’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘including’’; and 
(2) by inserting ‘‘(such as the information de-
scribed in section 129(b)(2)(D))’’ after ‘‘financial lit-
eracy’’. 
(g) SUPPORT.—Section 150 (29 U.S.C. 3200) is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘3 months’’ 
and inserting ‘‘12 months’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(d) PERIOD OF TRANSITION.—Notwithstanding the 
requirements of section 146(b), Job Corps graduates may 
remain enrolled and a resident of a Job Corps campus 
for not more than 1 month after graduation, subject to 
approval by the director of the Job Corps Campus, in 
order to facilitate their transition into independent living 
and employment.’’. 
(h) OPERATIONS.—Section 151 (29 U.S.C. 3201) is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 151. OPERATIONS. 
‘‘(a) OPERATING PLAN.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The provisions of the con-
tract between the Secretary and an entity selected to 
operate a Job Corps campus shall, including any
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subsequent modifications to such contract, serve as 
an operating plan for the Job Corps campus. 
‘‘(2) 
FEDERAL
CHANGES
TO
OPERATING 
PLAN.—The Secretary may require the operator to 
submit additional information, as the Secretary 
deems necessary for compliance with any relevant 
regulations, which shall be considered part of the op-
erating plan. 
‘‘(3) AVAILABILITY.—The Secretary shall make 
the operating plan described in paragraphs (1) and 
(2), excluding any proprietary information, available 
on a publicly accessible website. 
‘‘(b) LOCAL AUTHORITIES.—Subject to the limita-
tions of their approved budgets, the operators of Job 
Corps campuses shall have the authority, without prior ap-
proval from the Secretary, to— 
‘‘(1) hire staff and invest in staff professional 
development; 
‘‘(2) enter into agreements with local partners, 
such as secondary and postsecondary schools or em-
ployers; and 
‘‘(3) engage with and educate stakeholders 
about Job Corps operations and activities.’’. 
(i) STANDARDS
OF CONDUCT.—Section 152 (29 
U.S.C. 3202) is amended—
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(1) in subsection (a), by striking the second 
sentence; 
(2) by amending subsection (b) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(b) BEHAVIORAL MANAGEMENT PLAN.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—As part of the operating 
plan defined in section 151(a), the director of each 
Job Corps campus shall develop and implement a be-
havioral management plan, subject to the approval 
of the Secretary. Such plan shall include student 
standards of conduct, positive behavioral interven-
tions and supports, and multi-tier systems of sup-
ports. 
‘‘(2) DISCIPLINARY
MEASURES
AND
DRUG 
TESTING.— 
‘‘(A) DISCIPLINARY MEASURES.—To pro-
mote the proper behavioral standards in the 
Job Corps, the director of each Job Corps cam-
pus shall, consistent with the applicable behav-
ioral management plan described in paragraph 
(1), have the authority to take appropriate dis-
ciplinary measures against enrollees if such di-
rector determines that an enrollee has com-
mitted a violation of the standards of conduct. 
The director shall adopt a zero tolerance policy
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‘‘(3) ADVISORY
GROUP.—The Secretary shall 
periodically convene an advisory group of Job Corps 
operators and service providers and subject matter 
experts to review the reporting data collected under 
paragraph (5) and provide recommendations for Job 
Corps behavioral management plans based on evi-
dence-based research regarding effective and equi-
table behavioral policies. 
‘‘(4) LAW ENFORCEMENT AGREEMENTS.—The 
directors of each Job Corps campus shall, to the ex-
tent practicable, enter into an agreement with the 
relevant local law enforcement agency of jurisdiction 
regarding the procedures for reporting and inves-
tigating potentially illegal activity on Job Corps 
campuses. 
‘‘(5) INCIDENT
REPORTING.—The Secretary 
shall establish procedures for— 
‘‘(A) reporting significant health incidents, 
including substance abuse, self-harm, and acci-
dents resulting in bodily harm; and 
‘‘(B) reporting significant behavioral inci-
dents, defined as acts of violence or illegal ac-
tivity. 
‘‘(6) ACCOUNTABILITY.—The Secretary shall 
establish standards under which a Job Corps cam-
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pus shall be required to take performance improve-
ment actions described in section 159(f), based on 
an evaluation of such Job Corps campus, which shall 
take into account reporting data collected under 
paragraph (5) and recommendations of the advisory 
group pursuant to paragraph (3).’’. 
(j) EXPERIMENTAL PROJECTS AND TECHNICAL AS-
SISTANCE.—Section 156(a) (29 U.S.C. 3206(a)) is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(a) PROJECTS.—The Secretary may carry out and 
repeat experimental, research, or demonstration projects 
relating to the operations of Job Corps campuses. The 
Secretary may waive any provisions of this subtitle (other 
than sections 145, 147, and 159(c)) that the Secretary 
finds would prevent the Secretary from carrying out the 
projects, provided that— 
‘‘(1) the project will not result in a reduction in 
the number of students served; and 
‘‘(2) if the Secretary informs the Committee on 
Education and Labor of the House of Representa-
tives and the Committee on Health, Education, 
Labor, and Pensions of the Senate, in writing, not 
less than 90 days in advance of issuing such waiv-
er.’’.
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(k) APPLICATION
OF
PROVISIONS
OF
FEDERAL 
LAW.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Section 157 (29 U.S.C. 
3207) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(d) SERVICE CONTRACT ACT.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Operators and service pro-
viders, including subcontractors thereto, are subject 
to and shall be required to abide by chapter 67 of 
title 41, United States Code (commonly known as 
the ‘McNamara-O’Hara Service Contract Act of 
1965’). 
‘‘(2) ACADEMIC AND CAREER TECHNICAL IN-
STRUCTIONAL
EMPLOYEES.—Notwithstanding sec-
tion 6701(3)(C) of such chapter, an academic or ca-
reer technical instructional employee at a Job Corps 
campus shall be considered a ‘service employee’ for 
purposes of applying such chapter under paragraph 
(1). 
‘‘(3) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—To the extent 
compensation levels being paid or scheduled to be 
paid by an employer are, in the aggregate, greater 
than those determined by the Secretary of Labor to 
be required under this subsection, or as set forth in 
a collective bargaining agreement, nothing herein
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shall be construed to require a reduction of such 
compensation.’’. 
(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.— 
(A) AGREEMENTS IN EFFECT ON DATE OF 
ENACTMENT.—Not later than 120 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
shall, subject to appropriations, modify all 
agreements with operators and service providers 
in effect as of such date of enactment to include 
the requirements imposed by the amendment 
made by paragraph (1). 
(B) PENDING SOLICITATIONS.—Upon the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
shall include the requirements imposed by the 
amendment made by paragraph (1) in any 
pending solicitation for an operator or service 
provider. 
(l) STAFFING.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—To ensure compliance with 
chapter 67 of title 41, United States Code (com-
monly known as the ‘McNamara-O’Hara Service 
Contract Act of 1965’), as such chapter is applied 
by section 157(d) of the Workforce Innovation and 
Opportunity Act, the staffing plan and the associ-
ated budget of an entity proposing to be an operator
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or service provider for a Job Corps campus shall in-
corporate hourly wages (or salaries as appropriate) 
and fringe benefit costs for occupational classifica-
tions at least equal to the wage determination deter-
mined by the Secretary of Labor for the locality of 
the Job Corps campus. In preparing such wage de-
termination, the Secretary shall compare the specific 
job classifications at the Job Corps campus with 
those occupations most closely correlated with those 
employed by public education providers in the local-
ity with the goal of ensuring equivalency to the max-
imum extent feasible. 
(2) ADJUSTMENTS PERMITTED.—The Secretary 
may further adjust compensation levels in a contract 
with an operator or service provider to ensure suffi-
cient availability and retention of qualified personnel 
in the locality. 
(3) ANNUAL
UPDATES.—The Secretary shall 
update hourly wages (or salaries as appropriate) and 
fringe benefit levels for such occupations covered in 
this paragraph on an annual basis. 
(m) SPECIAL
PROVISIONS.—Section 158(f) (29 
U.S.C. 3208(f)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘Secretary’’ and inserting ‘‘di-
rectors of Job Corps campuses’’;
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(2) by striking ‘‘the Job Corps or individual’’ 
and inserting ‘‘such’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: ‘‘Any 
real property acquired shall be directly transferred 
to the Secretary in accordance with chapter 5 of title 
40 and on a nonreimbursable basis.’’. 
(n) MANAGEMENT INFORMATION.—Section 159 (29 
U.S.C. 3209) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(4) ANNUAL RECONCILIATION.—Prior to the 
expiration of any appropriated Job Corps operations 
funds for any fiscal year, any anticipated unobli-
gated funds may, subject to appropriations, be obli-
gated 
to 
projects 
identified 
under 
subsection 
(h)(1).’’; 
(2) in subsection (c)— 
(A) by amending paragraph (1) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(1) LEVELS OF PERFORMANCE AND INDICA-
TORS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—At the start of each 
contract period, and at least every two program 
years in the case of Civilian Conservation Cen-
ters, the Secretary shall establish expected lev-
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els of performance for each Job Corps campus 
relating to each of the primary indicators of 
performance for eligible youth described in sec-
tion 116(b)(2)(A)(ii) using the model described 
in subparagraph (B). 
‘‘(B) PERFORMANCE
MODEL.—At least 
every four years and no more than every two 
years, the Secretary shall develop a model for 
establishing the expected levels of performance 
for each Job Corps campus, in accordance with 
the following: 
‘‘(i) EQUITY.—The model shall ac-
count for significant correlations between 
various factors and student outcomes, in-
cluding: 
‘‘(I) Student demographics, in-
cluding age, gender, race, ethnicity, 
documented disabilities, and education 
level on entry. 
‘‘(II) Employment conditions in 
students’ home communities. 
‘‘(ii) 
DEVELOPMENT.—The 
model 
shall be developed by subject matter ex-
perts in the fields of Job Corps operations, 
program evaluation, statistical analysis,
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and related fields using available Job 
Corps data as well as regional economic 
data. 
‘‘(iii) TRANSPARENCY.—The perform-
ance model and the past effectiveness met-
ric identified in section 147(a)(2)(B)(i), in-
cluding the procedures outlined in section 
147(a)(2)(B)(iv), shall be published for 
comment in the Federal Register.’’; 
(B) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end; and 
(ii) by striking subparagraph (B) and 
inserting the following: 
‘‘(B) the number of enrollees recruited that 
meet the requirements of section 144(a)(2)(A); 
and 
‘‘(C) the measurement described in sub-
paragraph (K) of subsection (d)(1).’’; and 
(C) in paragraph (4)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
the period at the end and inserting ‘‘; 
and’’; and
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(iii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(C) information on the performance of 
the Job Corps selection process in section 
147(a)(2) with respect to increasing perform-
ance as measured pursuant to subparagraph 
(A), specifically including information on the 
performance of each Job Corps campus as com-
pared to its annual performance immediately 
prior to its current operating agreement.’’; 
(3) in subsection (d)(1)— 
(A) by striking subparagraph (I); and 
(B) by redesignating subparagraphs (J) 
through (O) as subparagraphs (I) through (N), 
respectively; 
(4) in subsection (f)— 
(A) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) in subparagraph (E), by adding 
‘‘or’’ at the end; 
(ii) in subparagraph (F), by striking 
‘‘; or’’ and inserting a period; and 
(iii) by striking subparagraph (G); 
and 
(B) by amending paragraph (4) to read as 
follows:
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‘‘(4) CIVILIAN
CONSERVATION
CENTERS.—In 
addition to the primary indicators of performance 
specified in subsection (c)(1), Civilian Conservation 
Centers shall be evaluated on their contribution to 
the nation’s conservation goals by the Secretaries of 
Agriculture and Labor. If the Secretaries jointly 
conclude that a Civilian Conservation Center is not 
meeting these dual performance goals, they may 
take performance improvement actions described in 
subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) of paragraph (2) of 
this subsection.’’; and 
(5) in subsection (g)(2)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘has entered’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘enters’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘comply’’ and inserting 
‘‘attest to compliance’’. 
(o) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.—Subtitle C of title I 
(29 U.S.C. 3191 et seq.) is amended by striking ‘‘Com-
mittee on Education and the Workforce’’ each place it ap-
pears and inserting ‘‘Committee on Education and 
Labor’’. 
(p) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 
162 (29 U.S.C. 3212) is amended to read as follows:
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‘‘SEC. 162. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be ap-
propriated to carry out this subtitle— 
‘‘(1) $1,809,857,925 for fiscal year 2023; 
‘‘(2) $1,873,202,952 for fiscal year 2024; 
‘‘(3) $1,938,765,056 for fiscal year 2025; 
‘‘(4) $2,006,621,833 for fiscal year 2026; 
‘‘(5) $2,076,853,597 for fiscal year 2027; and 
‘‘(6) $2,149,543,473 for fiscal year 2028. 
‘‘(b) CONSTRUCTION COSTS.—Of the amount author-
ized in subsection (a) for each of fiscal years 2023 through 
2028, a portion of the funds shall be for construction, re-
habilitation, and acquisition of Job Corps Campuses, as 
determined by the Secretary.’’. 
Subtitle D—National Programs 
SEC. 271. NATIVE AMERICAN PROGRAMS. 
Section 166 (29 U.S.C. 3221) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘, on a com-
petitive basis,’’; 
(2) in subsection (d)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
the period at the end and inserting ‘‘; 
and’’; and
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(iii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(C) are evidence-based, to the extent 
practicable.’’; and 
(B) by amending paragraph (2) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(2) WORKFORCE
DEVELOPMENT
ACTIVITIES 
AND SUPPLEMENTAL SERVICES.—Funds made avail-
able under subsection (c) shall be used for— 
‘‘(A) comprehensive workforce development 
activities for Indians, Alaska Natives, or Native 
Hawaiians, including training on entrepre-
neurial skills; or 
‘‘(B) supplemental services for Indian, 
Alaska Native, or Native Hawaiian youth on or 
near Indian reservations and in Oklahoma, 
Alaska, or Hawaii.’’; and 
(3) in subsection (i)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) in the heading, by striking ‘‘UNIT’’ 
and inserting ‘‘DIVISION’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘unit’’ and inserting 
‘‘division’’; 
(B) in paragraph (4)—
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(i) by amending subparagraph (B) to 
read as follows: 
‘‘(B) COMPOSITION.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The Council shall 
be composed of individuals, appointed by 
the Secretary, who are representatives of 
the entities described in subsection (c). 
‘‘(ii) VACANCIES.—Any member ap-
pointed to fill a vacancy occurring before 
the expiration of the term for which the 
member’s predecessor was appointed shall 
be appointed only for the remainder of that 
term. A member may serve after the expi-
ration of that member’s term until a suc-
cessor has taken office.’’; and 
(ii) in subparagraph (C), by striking 
‘‘unit’’ and inserting ‘‘division’’; and 
(C) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘unit’’ 
and inserting ‘‘division’’. 
SEC. 272. MIGRANT AND SEASONAL FARMWORKER PRO-
GRAMS. 
Section 167 (29 U.S.C. 3222) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (d), by inserting ‘‘be used for 
the 4-year period for which funds are provided under 
this section, and which may’’ after ‘‘which may’’;
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(2) in subsection (h)— 
(A) in the heading, by inserting ‘‘; FUND-
ING OBLIGATION’’ after ‘‘FUNDING ALLOCA-
TION’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘From the’’ and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(1) FUNDING ALLOCATION.—From the’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(2) FUNDING OBLIGATION.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Funds appropriated 
and made available to carry out this section for 
any fiscal year may be obligated to any entity 
described in subsection (b) during the period 
beginning on April 1 of the calendar year that 
begins during such fiscal year, and ending on 
June 30 of the following calendar year. 
‘‘(B) OBLIGATED AMOUNT.—Funds made 
available under this section for a fiscal year to 
any entity described in subsection (b) shall be 
obligated and available for expenditure by such 
entity for the period beginning on July 1 of the 
calendar year that begins during such fiscal 
year, and ending on June 30 of the fourth cal-
endar year that begins after such fiscal year, 
except that the Secretary may extend such pe-
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riod if the Secretary determines that such ex-
tension is necessary to ensure the effective use 
of such funds by such entity.’’; and 
(3) in subsection (i)— 
(A) by amending paragraph (2) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(2) ELIGIBLE MIGRANT FARMWORKER.—The 
term ‘eligible migrant farmworker’ has the meaning 
given the term ‘migrant farmworker’ in section 3, 
except that such term also includes a dependent of 
the farmworker.’’; and 
(B) by amending paragraph (3) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(3) ELIGIBLE SEASONAL FARMWORKER.—The 
term ‘eligible seasonal farmworker’ has the meaning 
given the term ‘seasonal farmworker’ in section 3, 
except that such term also includes a dependent of 
the farmworker.’’. 
SEC. 273. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE. 
Section 168(a)(1) (29 U.S.C. 3223(a)(1)) is amend-
ed— 
(1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), 
by striking ‘‘staff development’’ and inserting ‘‘pro-
fessional development for staff’’;
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(2) in subparagraph (C), by inserting ‘‘profes-
sional development and’’ after ‘‘the’’ the first place 
it appears; 
(3) by amending subparagraph (D) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(D) technical assistance and the training 
of members of State boards and local boards 
through grants, cooperative agreements, con-
tracts, and other arrangements with business 
and labor intermediaries;’’; 
(4) in subparagraph (G), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(5) in subparagraph (H), by striking the period 
at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(6) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(I) the training of staff at one-stop cen-
ters on trauma-informed approaches, age, gen-
der and racial biases, and the unique safety 
challenges faced by survivors of gender-based 
violence; and 
‘‘(J) assistance and training for employers, 
programs, and staff that mentor youth.’’. 
SEC. 274. EVALUATIONS AND RESEARCH. 
Section 169 (29 U.S.C. 3224) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)—
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(A) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘2019’’ 
and inserting ‘‘2027’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (6), by striking ‘‘the 
Workforce’’ and inserting ‘‘Labor’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘the 
Workforce’’ and inserting ‘‘Labor’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (4)— 
(i) by striking subparagraphs (B) 
through (J); 
(ii) by redesignating subparagraph 
(K) as subparagraph (G); 
(iii) by inserting after subparagraph 
(A) the following: 
‘‘(B) STUDY
ON
CORRECTIONAL
EDU-
CATION
AND
TRAINING.—The Secretary of 
Labor, in coordination with the Secretary of 
Education, may conduct a study to determine 
the feasibility of, and potential means to rep-
licate the measurement of recidivism for former 
criminal offenders who participated in adult 
employment and training activities under this 
title or correctional institution education pro-
grams under title II to improve the quality and 
performance of such services or activities.
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‘‘(C) STUDY ON AUTOMOTIVE TRUCK AND 
MECHANIC WORKFORCE INDUSTRY.—The Sec-
retary of Labor, in coordination with the heads 
of relevant Federal agencies, may conduct a 
study on the automotive truck and mechanic 
workforce industry in the public and private 
sector that includes— 
‘‘(i) data relating to the number of in-
dividuals entering such industry in com-
parison to previous 20 years; 
‘‘(ii) identify strategies Federal agen-
cies and Congress may implement to pre-
vent an automotive mechanic skilled work-
force shortage; 
‘‘(iii) if there is a decline in the num-
ber of students and young professionals 
entering such workforce identified pursu-
ant to clause (i), an assessment relating to 
the reasons for such a decline; 
‘‘(iv) how the Federal agencies are ad-
justing training programs or providing a 
greater number of apprenticeships to sat-
isfy the needs of an increase in advanced 
modern technology in automotive truck,
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public fleets, and hydrogen-powered vehi-
cles; and 
‘‘(v) recommendations relating to the 
advancement 
of 
automotive 
technician 
training and apprenticeship programs. 
‘‘(D) STUDY ON STEM WORKFORCE AND 
STEM EDUCATION.—The Secretary of Labor, in 
coordination with the Secretary of Education, 
may conduct a study on— 
‘‘(i) the number of STEM jobs cur-
rently available and anticipated expansion 
in this career pathway; 
‘‘(ii) the STEM and computer science 
course availability in public secondary 
schools, disaggregated by race, ethnicity, 
and gender; and 
‘‘(iii) how to expand access, particu-
larly for individuals with barriers to em-
ployment and for rural communities, to the 
STEM and computer science fields. 
‘‘(E) REPORT ON INDIVIDUALS WITH CRE-
ATIVE
SKILLSETS.—The Secretary of Labor 
may conduct a study on the integration of indi-
viduals with creative skillsets (including individ-
uals with training in the arts or creative indus-
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tries) into in-demand industry sectors and occu-
pations. 
‘‘(F) STUDY ON TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES 
FOR
DOMESTIC
WORKERS.—The Secretary of 
Labor may conduct a study on the development, 
for domestic workers who work in health care, 
of career pathways, national training standards, 
apprenticeship programs, and recognized post-
secondary credentials or a secondary school di-
ploma or its recognized equivalent, which may 
include how the creation or expansion of ap-
prenticeship programs for such domestic work-
ers (including such programs conducted at work 
sites of such workers and such programs that 
use peer educators and peer mentors for such 
workers) could improve opportunities for such 
workers, and make recommendations on wheth-
er and, if so, how such programs could improve 
wages and working conditions across the do-
mestic worker industry.’’; and 
(iv) in subparagraph (G), as so redes-
ignated, by striking ‘‘the Workforce’’ and 
inserting ‘‘Labor’’; 
(3) by redesignating subsection (c) as sub-
section (d); and
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(4) by inserting after subsection (b) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(c) 
WORKFORCE
DEVELOPMENT
INNOVATION 
FUND.— 
‘‘(1) PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary may 
award 
workforce 
development 
innovation 
grants, on a competitive basis, to eligible enti-
ties to enable such entities to— 
‘‘(i) create, implement, replicate, or 
take to scale evidence-based, or field-initi-
ated innovation programs and services for 
improving the design and delivery of em-
ployment and training services that gen-
erate long-term improvements in the per-
formance of the workforce development 
system, in outcomes for job-seekers (in-
cluding individuals with barriers to employ-
ment), and in the cost-effectiveness of pro-
grams and services; and 
‘‘(ii) rigorously evaluate such pro-
grams and services in accordance with this 
subsection.
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‘‘(B) 
DESCRIPTION
OF
GRANTS.—The 
grants described in subparagraph (A) shall in-
clude— 
‘‘(i) early-phase grants to fund the de-
velopment, implementation, and feasibility 
testing of an innovation program or serv-
ice, which prior research suggests has 
promise, for the purpose of determining 
whether such program or service can suc-
cessfully improve the design and delivery of 
employment and training services that gen-
erate long-term improvements in the per-
formance of the workforce development 
system, in outcomes for job-seekers (in-
cluding individuals with barriers to employ-
ment), and in the cost-effectiveness of such 
programs and services; 
‘‘(ii) mid-phase grants to fund imple-
mentation and a well-designed and well-im-
plemented evaluation of such a program or 
service that has been successfully imple-
mented under an early-phase grant de-
scribed in clause (i) or other effort meeting 
similar criteria, for the purpose of meas-
uring the impact and cost effectiveness of
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such programs or services, using data col-
lected pursuant to the implementation of 
such program or service, if possible; and 
‘‘(iii) expansion grants to fund imple-
mentation and a well-designed and well-im-
plemented replication evaluation of such a 
program or service that has been found to 
produce sizable, important impacts under a 
mid-phase grant described in clause (ii) or 
other effort meeting similar criteria, for 
the purposes of— 
‘‘(I) determining whether such 
impacts may be successfully repro-
duced and sustained over time; and 
‘‘(II) identifying the conditions in 
which such a program or service is 
most effective. 
‘‘(2) TECHNICAL
ASSISTANCE.—Of the funds 
made available to carry out this subsection for a fis-
cal year, the Secretary shall reserve not more than 
5 percent of the funds to— 
‘‘(A) provide technical assistance to eligible 
entities, which may include preapplication work-
shops, web-based seminars, and evaluation sup-
port; and
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‘‘(B) disseminate evidence-based best prac-
tices. 
‘‘(3) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 
‘‘(A) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘eligi-
ble entity’ means any of the following: 
‘‘(i) A State board. 
‘‘(ii) A local board. 
‘‘(iii) An Indian tribe, tribal organiza-
tion, Alaska Native entity, Indian-con-
trolled organization serving Indians, or Na-
tive Hawaiian organization that is eligible 
to receive an award under section 166. 
‘‘(iv) A community-based, nonprofit, 
or nongovernmental organization serving 
an underserved population. 
‘‘(v) An institution of higher edu-
cation (as defined in section 101 of the 
Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
1001)). 
‘‘(vi) A consortium of such entities de-
scribed under clause (i) through clause (v). 
‘‘(B) WELL-DESIGNED AND WELL-IMPLE-
MENTED.—The term ‘well-designed and well- 
implemented’, as applied to an evaluation study, 
means a study that is conducted in a manner
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consistent with applicable evaluation, data, and 
privacy standards and practices of the Office of 
Management and Budget. 
‘‘(4) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
this subsection, such sums as may be necessary for 
each of the fiscal years 2023 through 2028.’’. 
SEC. 275. NATIONAL DISLOCATED WORKER GRANTS. 
(a) 
AUTOMATION
TECHNOLOGY.—Section 
170(b)(1)(A) (29 U.S.C. 3225(b)(1)(A)) is amended by 
inserting ‘‘advances in automation technology (as de-
scribed in section 134(d)(1)(A)(xiii)),’’ before ‘‘plant clo-
sures,’’. 
(b) NATIONAL
OR REGIONAL INTERMEDIARIES.— 
Section 170(c)(1)(B) (29 U.S.C. 3225(c)(1)(B)) is 
amended by striking ‘‘and any other’’ and all that follows 
through ‘‘dislocations.’’ and inserting ‘‘which may include 
a national or regional intermediary that provides employ-
ment and training activities to dislocated workers.’’. 
(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 
170 (29 U.S.C. 3225) is further amended by adding at 
the end the following: 
‘‘(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—In ad-
dition to any funds reserved under section 132(a)(2)(A) 
to carry out this section, there are authorized to be appro-
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priated to carry out this section $40,000,000 for each of 
fiscal years 2023 through 2027.’’. 
SEC. 276. YOUTHBUILD PROGRAM. 
Section 171 (29 U.S.C. 3226) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (c)— 
(A) by amending paragraph (1) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(1) RESERVATION, AMOUNT OF GRANTS.— 
‘‘(A) RESERVATION.—In any fiscal year in 
which the amount appropriated to carry out 
this section is greater than $125,000,000, the 
Secretary shall reserve 20 percent of such 
amount that is greater than $125,000,000 
for— 
‘‘(i) grants to applicants that are lo-
cated in rural areas (as defined by the Sec-
retary); and 
‘‘(ii) programs operated by an Indian 
tribe or for the benefit of the members of 
an Indian Tribe for the purpose of car-
rying out YouthBuild programs approved 
under this section. 
‘‘(B) AMOUNT OF GRANTS.—After making 
the reservation described under subparagraph 
(A), the Secretary may use the remaining
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amount appropriated to carry out this section 
to make grants to applicants for the purpose of 
carrying out YouthBuild programs approved 
under this section.’’; 
(B) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A)— 
(I) in clause (iv)(II), by striking 
‘‘English language learners’’ and in-
serting ‘‘English learners’’; 
(II) in clause (vii), by striking 
‘‘12’’ and inserting ‘‘24’’; and 
(ii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(I) Provision of meals and other food as-
sistance that is offered to participants in con-
junction with another activity described in this 
paragraph. 
‘‘(J) Informing participants of their eligi-
bility, and assisting participants in applying, for 
Federal and State means tested benefit pro-
grams, such as the supplemental nutrition as-
sistance program, and assistance provided by 
the State through the Child Care Development 
Block Grant Act.
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‘‘(K) Supportive services for individuals 
with disabilities to ensure such individuals may 
fully participate in a YouthBuild program, in-
cluding transportation needs determined appro-
priate by the Secretary.’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(6) USE OF FUNDS FOR MATCH.—Consistent 
with the requirements described under subsection 
(e)(3), an entity which receives a grant under this 
section may use a portion of such grant to meet all 
or a portion of the requirement to provide matching 
funds under section 121(e) of the National and 
Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 
12571(e)) or any other such requirements under 
such Act.’’; 
(2) in subsection (e)(1)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A)(ii), by striking 
‘‘youth offender’’ and inserting ‘‘youth justice- 
involved individual’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (B)(i), by striking 
‘‘basic 
skills 
deficient’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘foundational skill needs’’; 
(3) in subsection (f), by adding at the end the 
following:
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‘‘(3) CONSULTATION.—In establishing expected 
levels of performance under paragraph (1), the Sec-
retary shall consult, on not less than an annual 
basis, with YouthBuild programs to ensure such lev-
els of performance account for the workforce and 
postsecondary experiences of youth served by such 
programs.’’; 
(4) in subsection (g), by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(4) ANNUAL
RELEASE
OF
FUNDING
OPPOR-
TUNITY ANNOUNCEMENT.—The Secretary shall, to 
the greatest extent practicable, announce new fund-
ing opportunities for grants under this section dur-
ing the same time period each year that such grants 
are announced. 
‘‘(5) STATE
WAGE
DATA.—States receiving 
grants under this Act shall facilitate access to wage 
data of participants in YouthBuild programs for the 
purpose of meeting the requirements of this section. 
Such facilitation shall not reduce any protections af-
forded by the State that protect the privacy of par-
ticipant information.’’; and 
(5) by amending subsection (i) to read as fol-
lows:
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‘‘(i) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this sec-
tion— 
‘‘(1) $159,500,000 for fiscal year 2023; 
‘‘(2) $167,500,000 for fiscal year 2024; 
‘‘(3) $175,900,000 for fiscal year 2025; 
‘‘(4) $184,700,000 for fiscal year 2026; 
‘‘(5) $193,000,000 for fiscal year 2027; and 
‘‘(6) $203,600,000 for fiscal year 2028.’’. 
SEC. 277. STRENGTHENING COMMUNITY COLLEGES TRAIN-
ING GRANTS PROGRAM. 
Subtitle D of title I (29 U.S.C. 3221 et seq.), as 
amended by this Act is further amended— 
(1) by redesignating section 172 as section 177; 
and 
(2) by inserting after section 171 the following: 
‘‘SEC. 
172. 
STRENGTHENING 
COMMUNITY 
COLLEGES 
TRAINING GRANTS PROGRAM. 
‘‘(a) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this section are— 
‘‘(1) to establish, improve, or expand high-qual-
ity educational or career training programs at com-
munity colleges; and 
‘‘(2) to expand opportunities for individuals to 
obtain recognized postsecondary credentials that are 
nationally or regionally portable and stackable for
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high-skill, high-wage, or in-demand industry sectors 
or occupations. 
‘‘(b) 
STRENGTHENING
COMMUNITY
COLLEGES 
TRAINING GRANTS PROGRAM.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—From the amounts appro-
priated to carry out this section under subsection (j) 
and not reserved under paragraph (2), the Secretary 
shall, on a competitive basis, make grants to eligible 
institutions to carry out the activities described in 
subsection (e). 
‘‘(2) RESERVATION.—Of the amounts appro-
priated to carry out this section under subsection 
(j), the Secretary may reserve not more than two 
percent for the administration of grants awarded 
under this section, including— 
‘‘(A) providing technical assistance and 
targeted outreach to support eligible institu-
tions serving a high number or high percentage 
of low-income individuals or individuals with 
barriers to employment, and rural-serving eligi-
ble institutions, to provide guidance and assist-
ance in the process of applying for grants under 
this section; and 
‘‘(B) evaluating and reporting on the per-
formance and impact of programs funded under
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this section in accordance with subsections (f) 
and (g). 
‘‘(c) AWARD PERIOD.— 
‘‘(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 the community college and industry 
partnership supported with the initial grant was suc-
cessful (as determined by the Secretary on the basis 
of the levels of performance achieved with respect to 
the performance indicators described 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, 
in such manner, and containing such information as 
the Secretary may require. 
‘‘(2) CONTENTS.—At a minimum, an applica-
tion submitted by an eligible institution under para-
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graph (1) shall include a description of each the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(A) The extent to which the eligible insti-
tution included in the partnership has prior ex-
perience in leading similar capacity building 
projects that demonstrates the institution’s abil-
ity 
to 
accomplish 
multi-pronged, 
complex 
projects and an explanation of the results of 
any such projects. 
‘‘(B) The extent to which the eligible insti-
tution can— 
‘‘(i) leverage additional resources to 
support the programs funded with the 
grant; and 
‘‘(ii) demonstrate the future sustain-
ability of each such program. 
‘‘(C) The steps the institution will take to 
ensure the quality of each program supported 
by the grant, including the career pathways 
within such programs. 
‘‘(D) The needs that will be addressed by 
the community college and industry partnership 
supported by the grant. 
‘‘(E) The population and geographic area 
to be served by the partnership.
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‘‘(F) One or more industries that the part-
nership will target and data demonstrating that 
those industries are aligned with employer de-
mand in the geographic area to be served by 
the partnership. 
‘‘(G) The educational or career training 
programs to be supported by the grant. 
‘‘(H) The recognized postsecondary creden-
tials that are expected to be earned by partici-
pants in such programs and the related in-de-
mand industry sectors or occupations for which 
such programs will prepare participants. 
‘‘(I) The evidence upon which the edu-
cation and training strategies to be used in the 
programs are based and an explanation of how 
such evidence influenced the design of the pro-
grams to improve education and employment 
outcomes. 
‘‘(J) The methods and strategies the part-
nership will use to engage with employers in in- 
demand industry sectors or occupations. 
‘‘(K) The roles and responsibilities of each 
employer, organization, agency, or institution of 
higher education with which the eligible institu-
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tion will partner to carry out activities under 
this section. 
‘‘(L) Whether, and to what extent, the ac-
tivities of the partnership are expected to align 
with the workforce strategies identified in— 
‘‘(i) any State plan or local plan sub-
mitted under this Act by the State, out-
lying area, or locality in which the partner-
ship is expected to operate; 
‘‘(ii) any State plan submitted under 
section 122 of the Carl D. Perkins Career 
and Technical Education Act of 2006 (20 
U.S.C. 2342) by such State or outlying 
area; and 
‘‘(iii) any economic development plan 
of the chief executive of such State or out-
lying area. 
‘‘(M) How the eligible institution will iden-
tify and define appropriate performance out-
come measurements (as determined by the Sec-
retary) to measure— 
‘‘(i) how activities supported by the 
grant build capacity for in-demand skills 
training, such as by increasing the breadth 
and depth of employer engagement and by
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developing and implementing new and ac-
celerated instructional techniques or tech-
nologies; 
‘‘(ii) the expected performance of indi-
viduals participating in the programs to be 
offered by the eligible institution, including 
with respect to any performance indicators 
applicable under section 116; and 
‘‘(iii) any other performance outcomes 
identified by the Secretary. 
‘‘(3) CONSIDERATION
OF
PREVIOUS
EXPERI-
ENCE.—The Secretary may not disqualify an other-
wise eligible institution from receiving a grant under 
this section solely because such institution lacks pre-
vious experience in capacity building projects, as de-
scribed in subparagraph (2)(A). 
‘‘(4) PRIORITY.—In awarding grants under this 
section, the Secretary shall give priority to eligible 
entities that will use the grant to serve— 
‘‘(A) individuals with barriers to employ-
ment; or 
‘‘(B) incumbent workers who need to gain 
or improve foundational skills to enhance their 
employability. 
‘‘(e) USES OF FUNDS.—
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‘‘(1) COMMUNITY
COLLEGE
AND
INDUSTRY 
PARTNERSHIP.—For the purpose of carrying out the 
activities specified in paragraphs (2) and (3), an eli-
gible institution that receives a grant under this sec-
tion shall establish a partnership or continue an ex-
isting partnership with one or more employers in an 
in-demand industry sector or occupation and shall 
maintain such partnership for the duration of the 
grant period. The eligible institution shall ensure 
that the partnership— 
‘‘(A) targets one or more specific high- 
skill, high-wage, or in-demand industries; 
‘‘(B) includes collaboration with the work-
force development system; 
‘‘(C) serves adult and dislocated workers, 
incumbent workers, and new entrants to the 
workforce; 
‘‘(D) uses an evidence-based program de-
sign that is appropriate for the activities carried 
out by the partnership; and 
‘‘(E) incorporates, to the extent appro-
priate, virtual service delivery to facilitate tech-
nology-enabled learning. 
‘‘(2) REQUIRED ACTIVITIES.—An eligible insti-
tution that receives a grant under this section, in
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consultation with the partnership established under 
paragraph (1), shall— 
‘‘(A) establish, improve, or expand high 
quality, evidence-based education or career 
training programs, career pathway programs, or 
work-based learning programs (including ap-
prenticeship programs or pre-apprenticeships 
that qualify an individual for participation in an 
apprenticeship program); and 
‘‘(B) use not less than 15 percent of the 
grant to provide supportive services to individ-
uals participating in the programs funded with 
the grant to facilitate retention and program 
completion, which may include— 
‘‘(i) childcare, transportation, mental 
health services, and assistance in obtaining 
health insurance coverage and housing; 
‘‘(ii) assistance in accessing State and 
Federal means-tested benefits programs; 
‘‘(iii) career navigation, coaching, 
mentorship, and case management serv-
ices, including providing information and 
outreach to individuals with barriers to 
employment to encourage such individuals
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to participate in programs funded with the 
grant; and 
‘‘(iv) providing access to course mate-
rials, technological devices, required equip-
ment, and other supports necessary for 
participation in and successful completion 
of such programs. 
‘‘(3) ADDITIONAL ACTIVITIES.—In addition to 
the activities required under paragraph (2), an eligi-
ble institution that receives a grant under this sec-
tion, in consultation with the partnership established 
under paragraph (1), shall carry out one or more of 
the following activities: 
‘‘(A) Establish, improve, or expand— 
‘‘(i) articulation agreements (as de-
fined in section 486A(a) of the Higher 
Education 
Act 
of 
1965 
(20 
U.S.C. 
1093a(a))); 
‘‘(ii) credit transfer agreements; 
‘‘(iii) corequisite remediation pro-
grams that enable a student to receive re-
medial education services while enrolled in 
a postsecondary course rather than requir-
ing the student to receive remedial edu-
cation before enrolling in a such a course;
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‘‘(iv) dual or concurrent enrollment 
programs; 
‘‘(v) competency-based education and 
assessment; or 
‘‘(vi) policies and processes to award 
academic credit for prior learning or for 
the programs described in paragraph (2). 
‘‘(B) Make available, in a format that is 
open, searchable, and easily comparable, infor-
mation on— 
‘‘(i) curricula and recognized postsec-
ondary credentials offered through pro-
grams funded with the grant, including 
any curricula or credentials created or fur-
ther developed using such grant; 
‘‘(ii) the skills or competencies devel-
oped by individuals who participate in such 
programs; and 
‘‘(iii) related employment and earn-
ings outcomes. 
‘‘(C) Establish or implement plans for pro-
viders of the programs described in paragraph 
(2) to meet the criteria and carry out the proce-
dures necessary to be included on the eligible
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training services provider list described in sec-
tion 122(d). 
‘‘(D) Purchase, lease, or refurbish special-
ized equipment as necessary to carry out such 
programs. 
‘‘(E) Reduce or eliminate unmet financial 
need relating to participants’ cost of attendance 
(as defined under section 472 of the Higher 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087ll)) in 
such programs. 
‘‘(4) ADMINISTRATIVE COST LIMIT.—An eligible 
institution may use not more than 10 percent of the 
funds received under this section for administrative 
costs, including costs related to collecting informa-
tion, analysis, and coordination for purposes of sub-
section (g). 
‘‘(f) EVALUATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 5 years 
after the date on which the first grant is made 
under this section, the Secretary shall design and 
conduct an evaluation to determine the overall effec-
tiveness of the community college and industry part-
nerships funded under this section. 
‘‘(2) ELEMENTS.—The evaluation conducted 
under paragraph (1) shall include an assessment of
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the general effectiveness of programs and activities 
supported by grants awarded under this section, in-
cluding the extent to which the programs and activi-
ties— 
‘‘(A) developed new or expanded existing 
successful industry sector strategies, including 
the extent to which such partnerships deepened 
employer engagement and developed education 
and training programs that met industry skill 
needs; 
‘‘(B) created, expanded, or enhanced ca-
reer pathways, including the extent to which the 
partnerships 
developed 
or 
improved 
com-
petency-based education and assessment, credit 
for prior learning, modularized and self-paced 
curricula, integrated education and career 
training, dual enrollment in secondary and post-
secondary career pathways, stacked and latticed 
credentials, and online and distance learning; 
‘‘(C) created alignment between commu-
nity colleges and the workforce development 
system; 
‘‘(D) assisted individuals with finding, re-
taining, or advancing in employment;
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‘‘(E) assisted individuals with earning rec-
ognized postsecondary credentials; and 
‘‘(F) served various demographic groups, 
including people of different geographic loca-
tions, ages, races, national origins, and sex. 
‘‘(3) DESIGN REQUIREMENTS.—The evaluation 
under this subsection shall— 
‘‘(A) be designed by the Secretary (acting 
through the Chief Evaluation Officer) in con-
junction with the partnerships being evaluated; 
‘‘(B) include analysis of participant feed-
back and outcome and process measures; and 
‘‘(C) use designs that employ the most rig-
orous analytical and statistical methods that 
are reasonably feasible, such as the use of con-
trol groups. 
‘‘(4) DATA
ACCESSIBILITY.—The Secretary 
shall make available on a publicly accessible website 
of the Department of Labor any data collected as 
part of the evaluation under this subsection. Such 
data shall be made available in an aggregated for-
mat that does not reveal personally identifiable in-
formation.
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‘‘(5) PUBLICATION AND REPORTING OF EVAL-
UATION FINDINGS.—The Secretary (acting through 
the Chief Evaluation Officer) shall— 
‘‘(A) in accordance with the timeline deter-
mined to be appropriate by the Chief Evalua-
tion Officer, publish an interim report on the 
preliminary results of the evaluation conducted 
under this subsection; 
‘‘(B) not later than 60 days after the date 
on which the evaluation is completed under this 
subsection, submit to the Committee on Edu-
cation and Labor of the House of Representa-
tives and the Committee on Health, Education, 
Labor, and Pensions of the Senate a report on 
such evaluation; and 
‘‘(C) not later than 90 days after such 
completion date, publish and make the results 
of the evaluation available on a publicly acces-
sible website of the Department of Labor. 
‘‘(g) PERFORMANCE REPORTS AND REVIEWS.— 
‘‘(1) PERFORMANCE REPORTS.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Not less frequently 
than annually during each year of the grant pe-
riod, each eligible institution that receives a 
grant under this section shall submit to the
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Secretary a report on the performance out-
comes achieved by the institution and the pro-
grams funded with the grant. 
‘‘(B) ELEMENTS.—Each report under this 
paragraph shall include the following informa-
tion: 
‘‘(i) The performance of individuals 
participating in programs funded with the 
grant with respect to each of the primary 
indicators of performance for adults de-
scribed in section 116(b). 
‘‘(ii) The performance of the eligible 
institution on the performance indicators 
related to capacity building described in 
subsection (d)(2)(M). 
‘‘(iii) Such other information as the 
Secretary determines appropriate. 
‘‘(2) TEMPLATE.—The Secretary shall develop 
a template for the performance reports under para-
graph (1) that shall be used by eligible institutions 
for the preparation and submission of such reports. 
‘‘(3) PUBLICATION
OF
REPORTS.—The Sec-
retary shall make the reports received under para-
graph (1) available on a publicly accessible website
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of the Department of Labor in transparent, linked, 
open, and interoperable data formats. 
‘‘(4) REVIEW.—On an annual basis, the Sec-
retary shall review and evaluate each performance 
report submitted by an eligible institution under 
paragraph (1) to determine if the institution 
achieved adequate levels of performance. If the Sec-
retary determines that an eligible institution did not 
achieve adequate levels of performance, the Sec-
retary shall provide technical assistance to the insti-
tution. 
‘‘(h) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) COMMUNITY COLLEGE.—The term ‘com-
munity college’ means— 
‘‘(A) a public institution of higher edu-
cation (as defined in section 101(a) of the 
Higher Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1001(a)), at 
which— 
‘‘(i) the highest degree awarded is an 
associate degree; or 
‘‘(ii) an associate degree is the most 
frequently awarded degree; 
‘‘(B) a branch campus of a 4-year public 
institution of higher education (as defined in 
section 101 of the Higher Education Act of
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1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001)), if, at such branch 
campus— 
‘‘(i) the highest degree awarded is an 
associate degree; or 
‘‘(ii) an associate degree is the most 
frequently awarded degree; 
‘‘(C) a 2-year Tribal College or University 
(as defined in section 316(b)(3) of the Higher 
Education 
Act 
of 
1965 
(20 
U.S.C. 
1059c(b)(3))); or 
‘‘(D) a degree-granting Tribal College or 
University (as defined in section 316(b)(3) of 
the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
1059c(b)(3))) at which— 
‘‘(i) the highest degree awarded is an 
associate degree; or 
‘‘(ii) an associate degree is the most 
frequently awarded degree. 
‘‘(2) ELIGIBLE INSTITUTION.—The term ‘eligi-
ble institution’ means— 
‘‘(A) a community college; 
‘‘(B) a postsecondary vocational institution 
(as defined in section 102(c) of the Higher 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1002(c))); or