(B) linking participants in year-round em-
ployment opportunities to training and edu-
cational activities that will provide such partici-
pants an industry-recognized certificate or cre-
dential (referred to in this Act as an ‘‘industry- 
recognized credential’’). 
(3) ADMINISTRATION.—Not more than 5 per-
cent of the funds allocated to a local area under this 
section may be used for the costs of administration 
of this section. 
(4) PERFORMANCE ACCOUNTABILITY.—For ac-
tivities funded under this section, in lieu of meeting 
the requirements described in (before July 1, 2016) 
section 136 of the Workforce Investment Act of 
1998 (29 U.S.C. 2871) and (after June 30, 2016) 
section 116 of the Workforce Innovation and Oppor-
tunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3141), States and local areas 
shall provide such reports as the Secretary of Labor 
may require regarding the performance outcomes de-
scribed in section 5(b)(5). 
SEC. 4. WORK-BASED EMPLOYMENT STRATEGIES AND AC-
TIVITIES OF DEMONSTRATED EFFECTIVE-
NESS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—From the funds available under 
section 2(c)(2), the Secretary of Labor shall make allot-
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ments to States, and award grants to eligible entities, 
under subsection (b) to carry out work-based strategies 
and activities of demonstrated effectiveness. 
(b) ALLOTMENTS AND GRANTS.— 
(1) ALLOTMENTS TO STATES FOR GRANTS.— 
(A) ALLOTMENTS.—Using funds described 
in subsection (a), the Secretary of Labor shall 
allot to each State an amount equal to 1⁄2 of 1 
percent of such funds. 
(B) GRANTS TO ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—The 
State shall use the funds to award grants, on 
a competitive basis, to eligible entities in the 
State. 
(2) DIRECT GRANTS TO ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.— 
Using the funds described in subsection (a) that are 
not allotted under paragraph (1), the Secretary of 
Labor shall award grants on a competitive basis to 
eligible entities. 
(c) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—To be eligible to receive a 
grant under this section, an entity— 
(1) shall include— 
(A) a partnership involving a chief elected 
official and the local board for the local area in-
volved (which may include a partnership with 
such elected officials and boards and State 
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elected officials and State boards, in the region 
and in the State); or 
(B) an entity eligible to apply for a grant, 
contract, or agreement under section 166 of the 
Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 
U.S.C. 3221); and 
(2) may include, in combination with a partner-
ship or entity described in paragraph (1)— 
(A) employers or employer associations; 
(B) adult education providers or postsec-
ondary educational institutions, including com-
munity colleges; 
(C) community-based organizations; 
(D) joint labor-management committees; 
(E) work-related intermediaries; 
(F) labor organizations that sponsor train-
ing or employment upgrade programs; and 
(G) other appropriate organizations. 
(d) APPLICATION.—To be eligible to receive a grant 
under this section, an entity shall submit to the Secretary 
of Labor (or to the State, if applying for a grant under 
subsection (b)(1)(B)) an application at such time, in such 
manner, and containing such information as the Secretary 
may require. At a minimum, the application shall— 
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(1) describe the strategies and activities of dem-
onstrated effectiveness that the eligible entity will 
carry out to provide unemployed, low-income young 
adults and low-income youth with skills that will 
lead to employment upon completion of participation 
in such activities; 
(2) describe the requirements that will apply re-
lating to the eligibility of unemployed, low-income 
young adults and low-income youth, consistent with 
section 2, for activities carried out under this sec-
tion, which requirements may include criteria to tar-
get assistance to particular categories of such adults 
and youth, such as individuals with disabilities or in-
dividuals who have exhausted all rights to unemploy-
ment compensation; 
(3) describe how the strategies and activities 
will address the needs of the target populations iden-
tified in paragraph (2) and the needs of employers 
in the local area; 
(4) describe the expected outcomes to be 
achieved by implementing the strategies and activi-
ties; 
(5) provide evidence that the funds provided 
through the grant will be expended expeditiously and 
efficiently to implement the strategies and activities; 
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(6) describe how the strategies and activities 
will be coordinated with other Federal, State and 
local programs providing employment, education and 
supportive activities; 
(7) provide evidence of employer commitment to 
participate in the activities funded under this sec-
tion, including identification of anticipated occupa-
tional and skill needs; 
(8) provide assurances that the eligible entity 
will report such information relating to fiscal, per-
formance, and other matters, as the Secretary of 
Labor may require and as the Secretary determines 
is necessary to effectively monitor the activities car-
ried out under this section; 
(9) provide assurances that the eligible entity 
will ensure compliance with the requirements, re-
strictions, labor standards, and other provisions de-
scribed in section 5(a); and 
(10) if the entity will provide activities de-
scribed in subsection (f)(4), a description of how the 
activities will lead to the industry-recognized creden-
tials involved. 
(e) PRIORITY
IN AWARDS.—In awarding grants 
under this section, the Secretary of Labor (or a State, 
under subsection (b)(1)(B)) shall give priority to applica-
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tions submitted by eligible entities from areas of high pov-
erty and high unemployment, as defined by the Secretary, 
such as Public Use Microdata Areas designated by the Bu-
reau of the Census. 
(f) USE OF FUNDS.—An entity that receives a grant 
under this section shall use the funds made available 
through the grant to support work-based strategies and 
activities of demonstrated effectiveness that are designed 
to provide unemployed, low-income young adults and low- 
income youth with skills that will lead to employment as 
part of or upon completion of participation in such activi-
ties. Such strategies and activities may include— 
(1) on-the-job training, registered apprentice-
ship programs, or other programs that combine work 
with skills development; 
(2) sector-based training programs that have 
been designed to meet the specific requirements of 
an employer or group of employers in that sector 
and for which employers are committed to hiring in-
dividuals upon successful completion of the training; 
(3) training that supports an industry sector or 
an employer-based or labor-management committee 
industry partnership and that includes a significant 
work-experience component; 
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(4) activities that lead to the acquisition of in-
dustry-recognized credentials in a field identified by 
the State or local area as a growth sector or in-de-
mand industry in which there are likely to be signifi-
cant job opportunities in the short-term; 
(5) activities that provide connections to imme-
diate work opportunities, including subsidized em-
ployment opportunities, or summer employment op-
portunities for youth, that include concurrent skills 
training and other supports; 
(6) activities offered through career academies 
that provide students with the academic preparation 
and training, such as paid internships and concur-
rent enrollment in community colleges or other post-
secondary institutions, needed to pursue a career 
pathway that leads to postsecondary credentials and 
in-demand jobs; and 
(7) adult basic education and integrated basic 
education and training for low-skilled individuals 
who are not younger than 16 but are younger than 
25, hosted at community colleges or at other sites, 
to prepare individuals for jobs that are in demand 
in a local area. 
(g) COORDINATION
OF
FEDERAL
ADMINISTRA-
TION.—The Secretary of Labor shall administer this sec-
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tion in coordination with the Secretary of Education, the 
Secretary of Health and Human Services, and other ap-
propriate agency heads, to ensure the effective implemen-
tation of this section. 
SEC. 5. GENERAL REQUIREMENTS. 
(a) LABOR STANDARDS AND PROTECTIONS.—Activi-
ties provided with funds made available under this Act 
shall be subject to the requirements and restrictions, in-
cluding the labor standards, described in section 181 of 
the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 
3241) and the nondiscrimination provisions of section 188 
of such Act (29 U.S.C. 3248), in addition to other applica-
ble Federal laws. 
(b) REPORTING.—The Secretary of Labor may re-
quire the reporting of information relating to fiscal, per-
formance and other matters that the Secretary determines 
is necessary to effectively monitor the activities carried out 
with funds provided under this Act. At a minimum, recipi-
ents of grants (including recipients of subgrants) under 
this Act shall provide information relating to— 
(1) the number of individuals participating in 
activities with funds provided under this Act and the 
number of such individuals who have completed such 
participation; 
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(2) the expenditures of funds provided under 
this Act; 
(3) the number of jobs created pursuant to the 
activities carried out under this Act; 
(4) the demographic characteristics of individ-
uals participating in activities under this Act; and 
(5) the performance outcomes for individuals 
participating in activities under this Act, including— 
(A) for low-income youth participating in 
summer employment activities under sections 3 
and 4, performance on indicators consisting 
of— 
(i) work readiness skill attainment 
using an employer validated checklist; and 
(ii) placement in or return to sec-
ondary or postsecondary education or 
training, or entry into unsubsidized em-
ployment; 
(B) for low-income youth participating in 
year-round employment activities under section 
3 or in activities under section 4, performance 
on indicators consisting of— 
(i) placement in or return to postsec-
ondary education; 
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(ii) attainment of a secondary school 
diploma or its recognized equivalent; 
(iii) attainment of an industry-recog-
nized credential; and 
(iv) entry into, retention in, and earn-
ings in, unsubsidized employment; and 
(C) for unemployed, low-income young 
adults participating in activities under section 
4, performance on indicators consisting of— 
(i) entry into, retention in, and earn-
ings in, unsubsidized employment; and 
(ii) attainment of an industry-recog-
nized credential. 
(c) ACTIVITIES REQUIRED TO BE ADDITIONAL.— 
Funds provided under this Act shall only be used for ac-
tivities that are in addition to activities that would other-
wise be available in the State or local area in the absence 
of such funds. 
(d) ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS.—The Secretary of 
Labor may establish such additional requirements as the 
Secretary determines may be necessary to ensure fiscal in-
tegrity, effective monitoring, and the appropriate and 
prompt implementation of the activities under this Act. 
(e) REPORT OF INFORMATION AND EVALUATIONS TO 
CONGRESS AND THE PUBLIC.—The Secretary of Labor 
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shall provide to the appropriate committees of Congress 
and make available to the public the information reported 
pursuant to subsection (b). 
SEC. 6. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) CHIEF
ELECTED
OFFICIAL.—The term 
‘‘chief elected official’’ means the chief elected execu-
tive officer of a unit of local government in a local 
area or in the case in which such an area includes 
more than one unit of general government, the indi-
viduals designated under an agreement described in 
section 107(c)(1)(B) of the Workforce Innovation 
and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3122(c)(1)(B)). 
(2) LOCAL AREA.—The term ‘‘local area’’ has 
the meaning given the term in section 3 of the 
Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 
U.S.C. 3102). 
(3) LOCAL
BOARD.—The term ‘‘local board’’ 
has the meaning given the term in section 3 of the 
Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act. 
(4) LOCAL PLAN.—The term ‘‘local plan’’— 
(A) means a local plan approved, before 
July 1, 2016, under section 118 of the Work-
force Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2833); 
and 
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(B) after June 30, 2016, means a local 
plan as defined in section 3 of the Workforce 
Innovation and Opportunity Act. 
(5) LOW-INCOME YOUTH.—The term ‘‘low-in-
come youth’’ means an individual who— 
(A) is not younger than 16 but is younger 
than 25; 
(B) meets the definition of a low-income 
individual provided in section 3(36) of the 
Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 
U.S.C. 3102(36)), except that— 
(i) States and local areas, subject to 
approval in the applicable State plans and 
local plans, may increase the income level 
specified in subparagraph (B)(i) of such 
section to an amount not in excess of 200 
percent of the poverty line for purposes of 
determining eligibility for participation in 
activities under section 3; and 
(ii) eligible entities described in sec-
tion 4(c), subject to approval in the appli-
cable applications for funds, may make 
such an increase for purposes of deter-
mining eligibility for participation in activi-
ties under section 4; and 
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(C) is in one or more of the categories 
specified in subparagraph (B)(iii) or (C)(iv) of 
section 129(a)(1) of the Workforce Innovation 
and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3164(a)(1)). 
(6) POVERTY LINE.—The term ‘‘poverty line’’ 
means a poverty line as defined in section 673 of the 
Community Services Block Grant Act (42 U.S.C. 
9902), applicable to a family of the size involved. 
(7) REGISTERED APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM.— 
The term ‘‘registered apprenticeship program’’ 
means an apprenticeship program registered 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.). 
(8) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means each of 
the several States of the United States, and the Dis-
trict of Columbia. 
(9) STATE
PLAN.—The term ‘‘State plan’’ 
means a State plan approved— 
(A) before July 1, 2016, under section 112 
of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (29 
U.S.C. 2822); or 
(B) after June 30, 2016, under section 
102 or 103 of the Workforce Innovation and 
Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3112, 3113). 
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(10) 
UNEMPLOYED, 
LOW-INCOME
YOUNG 
ADULT.—The term ‘‘unemployed, low-income young 
adult’’ means an individual who— 
(A) is not younger than 18 but is younger 
than 35; 
(B) is without employment and is seeking 
assistance under this Act to obtain employment; 
and 
(C) meets the definition of a low-income 
individual specified in section 3(36) of the 
Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 
U.S.C. 3102(36)), except that eligible entities 
described in section 4(c), subject to approval in 
the applicable applications for funds, may in-
crease the income level specified in subpara-
graph (B)(i) of such section to an amount not 
in excess of 200 percent of the poverty line for 
purposes of determining eligibility for participa-
tion in activities under section 4. 
Æ 
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