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(ii) in subparagraph (C)(ii), by strik-
ing ‘‘, the School-to-Work Opportunities Act
of 1994,’’.
(4) JOB TRAINING PARTNERSHIP ACT.—
(A) Section 3502(d) of title 5, United States
Code, is amended—
(i) in paragraph (3)—
(I) in subparagraph (A), by strik-
ing clause (i) and inserting the follow-
ing:
‘‘(i) the Governor of the appropriate State;
and’’; and
(II) in subparagraph (B)(iii), by
striking ‘‘other services under the Job
Training Partnership Act’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘other workforce development ac-
tivities under the Workforce Develop-
ment Act of 1995’’; and
(ii) in paragraph (4), in the second
sentence, by striking ‘‘Secretary of Labor on
matters relating to the Job Training Part-
nership Act’’ and inserting ‘‘Workforce De-
velopment Partnership on matters relating
to the Workforce Development Act of 1995’’.
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(B) Section 5(l) of the Food Stamp Act of
1977 (7 U.S.C. 2014(l)) is amended by striking
‘‘Notwithstanding section 142(b) of the Job
Training Partnership Act (29 U.S.C. 1552(b)),
earnings to individuals participating in on-the-
job 
training 
programs 
under 
section
204(b)(1)(C) or section 264(c)(1)(A) of the Job
Training Partnership Act’’ and inserting ‘‘Earn-
ings to individuals participating in on-the-job
training under the Workforce Development Act of
1995’’.
(C) Section 6 of the Food Stamp Act of
1977 (7 U.S.C. 2015) is amended—
(i) in subsection (d)(4)(N), by striking
‘‘the State public employment offices and
agencies operating programs under the Job
Training Partnership Act’’ and inserting
‘‘the State employment service offices and
other State agencies and entities providing
workforce employment activities under the
Workforce Development Act of 1995’’; and
(ii) in subsection (e)(3), by striking
subparagraph (A) and inserting the follow-
ing:
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‘‘(A) a program relating to workforce em-
ployment activities carried out under the
Workforce Development Act of 1995;’’.
(D) The second sentence of section 17(b)(2)
of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C.
2026(b)(2)) is amended—
(i) by striking ‘‘to accept an offer of
employment from a political subdivision or
a prime sponsor pursuant to the Com-
prehensive Employment and Training Act
of 1973, as amended (29 U.S.C. 812),’’ and
inserting ‘‘to accept an offer of employment
from a service provider carrying out
workforce employment activities through a
program carried out under the Workforce
Development Act of 1995,’’; and
(ii) by striking ‘‘: Provided, That all of
the political subdivision’s’’ and all that fol-
lows and inserting ‘‘, if all of the jobs sup-
ported under the program have been made
available to participants in the program be-
fore the service provider providing the jobs
extends an offer of employment under this
paragraph, and if the service provider, in
employing the person, complies with the re-
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quirements of Federal law that relate to the
program.’’.
(E) Section 245A(h)(4)(F) of the Immigra-
tion 
and 
Nationality 
Act 
(8 
U.S.C.
1255a(h)(4)(F)) is amended by striking ‘‘The
Job Training Partnership Act.’’ and inserting
‘‘The Workforce Development Act of 1995.’’.
(F) Section 402(a)(4) of the Refugee Edu-
cation Assistance Act of 1980 (8 U.S.C. 1522
note) is amended by striking ‘‘the Comprehensive
Employment and Training Act of 1973’’ and in-
serting ‘‘the Workforce Development Act of
1995’’.
(G) Section 4461(1) of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1993 (10
U.S.C. 1143 note) is amended by striking ‘‘The
Job Training Partnership Act (29 U.S.C. 1501
et seq.).’’ and inserting ‘‘The Workforce Develop-
ment Act of 1995.’’.
(H) Section 4471 of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1993 (10
U.S.C. 2501 note) is amended—
(i) in subsection (d)(2), by striking
‘‘the State dislocated’’ and all that follows
through ‘‘and the chief’’ and inserting ‘‘the
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Governor of the appropriate State and the
chief’’;
(ii) in subsection (e)—
(I) in the first sentence, by strik-
ing ‘‘for training, adjustment assist-
ance, and employment services’’ and
all that follows through ‘‘except where’’
and 
inserting 
‘‘to 
participate 
in
workforce employment activities car-
ried out under the Workforce Develop-
ment Act of 1995, except in a case in
which’’; and
(II) by striking the second sen-
tence; and
(iii) in subsection (f)—
(I) in paragraph (3)—
(aa) in subparagraph (B), by
striking ‘‘the State dislocated’’
and all that follows through ‘‘and
the chief’’ and inserting ‘‘the Gov-
ernor of the appropriate State
and the chief’’; and
(bb) in subparagraph (C), by
striking ‘‘grantee under section
325(a) or 325A(a)’’ and all that
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follows through ‘‘employment serv-
ices’’ and inserting ‘‘recipient of
assistance under the Workforce
Development Act of 1995 provid-
ing workforce employment activi-
ties’’; and
(II) in paragraph (4), by striking
‘‘for training,’’ and all that follows
through ‘‘beginning’’ and inserting ‘‘to
participate in workforce employment
activities under the Workforce Develop-
ment Act of 1995 beginning’’.
(I) Section 4492(b) of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1993 (10
U.S.C. 1143 note) is amended by striking ‘‘the
Job Training Partnership Act’’ and inserting
‘‘the Workforce Development Act of 1995’’.
(J) Section 4003(5)(C) of the National De-
fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991 (10
U.S.C. 2391 note) is amended by inserting before
the period the following: ‘‘, as in effect on the
day before the date of enactment of the Workforce
Development Act of 1995’’.
(K) Section 1333(c)(2)(B) of the National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1994
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(10 U.S.C. 2701 note) is amended by striking
‘‘Private industry councils (as described in sec-
tion 102 of the Job Training Partnership Act
(29 U.S.C. 1512)).’’ and inserting ‘‘Local part-
nerships or local workforce development boards,
as appropriate, established under section 118 of
the Workforce Development Act of 1995.’’.
(L) 
The 
fourth 
sentence 
of 
section
7(j)(13)(E) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C.
636(j)(13)(E)) is amended by striking ‘‘the Job
Training Partnership Act (29 U.S.C. 1501 et
seq.)’’ and inserting ‘‘the Workforce Development
Act of 1995’’.
(M) Section 4(f)(2)(B) of the Employment
Act of 1946 (15 U.S.C. 1022a(f)(2)(B)) is
amended by striking ‘‘and include these in the
annual Employment and Training Report of the
President required under section 705(a) of the
Comprehensive Employment and Training Act
of 1973 (hereinafter in this Act referred to as
‘CETA’)’’ and inserting ‘‘and prepare and sub-
mit to the President an annual report contain-
ing the recommendations’’.
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(N) Section 206 of the Full Employment
and Balanced Growth Act of 1978 (15 U.S.C.
3116) is amended—
(i) in subsection (b)—
(I) in the matter preceding para-
graph (1), by striking ‘‘CETA’’ and
inserting ‘‘the Workforce Development
Act of 1995’’; and
(II) in paragraph (1), by striking
‘‘(including use of section 110 of CETA
when necessary)’’; and
(ii) in subsection (c)(1), by striking
‘‘CETA’’ and inserting ‘‘activities carried
out under the Workforce Development Act of
1995’’.
(O) Section 401(d) of the Full Employment
and Balanced Growth Act of 1978 (15 U.S.C.
3151(d)) is amended by striking ‘‘include, in the
annual Employment and Training Report of the
President provided under section 705(a) of
CETA,’’ and inserting ‘‘include, in the annual
report referred to in section 4(f)(2)(B) of the
Employment 
Act 
of 
1946 
(15 
U.S.C.
1022a(f)(2)(B)),’’.
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(P) Subsections (a), (b), and (c) of section
665 of title 18, United States Code are amended
by striking ‘‘the Comprehensive Employment
and Training Act or the Job Training Partner-
ship Act’’ and inserting ‘‘the Workforce Develop-
ment Act of 1995’’.
(Q) Section 239(e) of the Trade Act of 1974
(19 U.S.C. 2311(e)) is amended by striking
‘‘under title III of the Job Training Partnership
Act’’ and inserting ‘‘made available under the
Workforce Development Act of 1995’’.
(R) Section 480(b)(14) of the Higher Edu-
cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087vv(b)(14)) is
amended by striking ‘‘Job Training Partnership
Act noneducational benefits’’ and inserting ‘‘ben-
efits received through participation in workforce
employment activities under the Workforce De-
velopment Act of 1995’’.
(S) Section 626 of the Individuals with Dis-
abilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1425) is
amended—
(i) in the first sentence of subsection
(a), by striking ‘‘(including the State job
training coordinating councils and service
delivery area administrative entities estab-
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lished under the Job Training Partnership
Act)’’ and inserting ‘‘(including any state-
wide workforce development boards estab-
lished under section 105 of the Workforce
Development Act of 1995 and local entities,
as defined in section 3 of the Workforce De-
velopment Act of 1995)’’;
(ii) in subsection (e)—
(I) in paragraphs (3)(C) and
(4)(A)(iii), by striking ‘‘local Private
Industry Councils (PICS) authorized
by the Job Training Partnership Act
(JTPA),’’ and inserting ‘‘local partner-
ships or local workforce development
boards, as appropriate, established
under section 118 of the Workforce De-
velopment Act of 1995,’’; and
(II) in clauses (iii), (iv), (v), and
(vii) of paragraph (4)(B), by striking
‘‘PICS authorized by the JTPA’’ and
inserting ‘‘local partnerships or local
workforce development boards, as ap-
propriate, established under section
118 of the Workforce Development Act
of 1995’’; and
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(iii) in subsection (g), by striking ‘‘the
Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA),’’
and inserting ‘‘the Workforce Development
Act of 1995,’’.
(T) Subsection (a) of section 302 of the De-
partment of Education Organization Act (20
U.S.C. 3443(a)) (as redesignated in section
271(a)(2) of the Improving America’s Schools
Act of 1994) is amended by striking ‘‘under sec-
tion 303(c)(2) of the Comprehensive Employment
and Training Act’’ and inserting ‘‘relating to
such education’’.
(U) Section 504(c)(3) of the National Skill
Standards Act of 1994 (20 U.S.C. 5934(c)(3)) is
amended by striking ‘‘the Capacity Building and
Information and Dissemination Network estab-
lished under section 453(b) of the Job Training
Partnership Act (29 U.S.C. 1733(b)) and’’.
(V) Section 508(1) of the National Skill
Standards Act of 1994 (20 U.S.C. 5938(1)) is
amended to read as follows:
‘‘(1) COMMUNITY-BASED
ORGANIZATION.—The
term ‘community-based organization’ means a private
nonprofit organization of demonstrated effectiveness
that is representative of a community or a significant
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segment of a community and that provides workforce
development activities, as defined in section 3 of the
Workforce Development Act of 1995.’’.
(W) Section 1205(8)(B) of the Elementary
and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20
U.S.C. 6365(8)(B)) (as amended in paragraph
(1)(C)(ii)) is further amended by striking ‘‘, the
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, and
the Job Training Partnership Act’’ and inserting
‘‘and the Individuals with Disabilities Edu-
cation Act’’.
(X) Section 1414(c)(8) of the Elementary
and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20
U.S.C. 6434(c)(8)) is amended by striking ‘‘pro-
grams under the Job Training Partnership Act,’’
and inserting ‘‘programs under the Workforce
Development Act of 1995,’’.
(Y) Section 1423(9) of the Elementary and
Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
6453(9)) is amended by striking ‘‘programs
under the Job Training and Partnership Act’’
and inserting ‘‘programs under the Workforce
Development Act of 1995’’.
(Z) Section 1425(9) of the Elementary and
Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
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6455(9)) is amended by striking ‘‘, such as funds
under the Job Training Partnership Act,’’ and
inserting ‘‘, such as funds made available under
the Workforce Development Act of 1995,’’.
(AA) Section 5303(b)(2)(B) of the Elemen-
tary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20
U.S.C. 7263(b)(2)(B)) is amended by striking
‘‘private industry council (established under the
Job Training Partnership Act),’’ and inserting
‘‘local partnership or local workforce develop-
ment board, as appropriate, established under
section 118 of the Workforce Development Act of
1995,’’.
(BB) The last sentence of section 505 of the
FREEDOM Support Act (22 U.S.C. 5855) is
amended by striking ‘‘, through the Defense Con-
version’’ and all that follows through ‘‘or
through’’ and inserting ‘‘or through’’.
(CC) Section 42(i)(3)(D)(i)(II) of the Inter-
nal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘assistance under’’ and all that follows
through ‘‘or under’’ and inserting ‘‘assistance
under the Workforce Development Act of 1995 or
under’’.
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(DD) Section 51(d) of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986 is amended by striking paragraph
(10).
(EE) Section 6334(d)(12) of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended to read as fol-
lows:
‘‘(12) ASSISTANCE UNDER THE WORKFORCE DE-
VELOPMENT ACT OF 1995.—Any amount payable to a
participant in workforce development activities car-
ried out under the Workforce Development Act of 1995
from funds appropriated under such Act.’’.
(FF) Section 204(b) of the Emergency Jobs
and Unemployment Assistance Act of 1974 (26
U.S.C. 3304 note) is amended by striking ‘‘des-
ignate as an area’’ and all that follows and in-
serting ‘‘designate as an area under this section
an area that is a substate area under the
Workforce Development Act of 1995.’’.
(GG) Section 223 of the Emergency Jobs
and Unemployment Assistance Act of 1974 (26
U.S.C. 3304 note) is amended—
(i) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘as-
sistance provided’’ and all that follows and
inserting ‘‘assistance provided under the
Workforce Development Act of 1995;’’; and
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(ii) in paragraph (4), by striking
‘‘funds provided’’ and all that follows and
inserting 
‘‘funds 
provided 
under 
the
Workforce Development Act of 1995;’’.
(HH) Section 612(b) of the Rehabilitation
Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 795a(b)) is amended by
striking ‘‘the Job Training Partnership Act’’ and
inserting ‘‘the Workforce Development Act of
1995’’.
(II) Section 701 of the Job Training Re-
form Amendments of 1992 (29 U.S.C. 1501 note)
is repealed.
(JJ) Section 7 of Public Law 98–524 (29
U.S.C. 1551 note) is repealed.
(KK) Section 402 of the Veterans’ Benefits
and Programs Improvement Act of 1988 (29
U.S.C. 1721 note) is amended—
(i) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘title
III of the Job Training Partnership Act (29
U.S.C. 1651 et seq.)’’ and inserting ‘‘the
Workforce Development Act of 1995’’;
(ii) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘the
office designated or created under section
322(b) of the Job Training Partnership
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Act’’ and inserting ‘‘the Workforce Develop-
ment Partnership’’; and
(iii) in subsection (d)—
(I) in paragraph (1), by striking
‘‘under—’’ and all that follows through
‘‘the Veterans’ ’’ and inserting ‘‘under
the Veterans’ ’’; and
(II) in paragraph (2), by striking
‘‘Employment and training’’ and all
that follows and inserting ‘‘Workforce
employment 
activities 
under 
the
Workforce Development Act of 1995.’’.
(LL) Section 13(b) of the Veterans’ Job
Training Act (29 U.S.C. 1721 note) is amended
by striking ‘‘assistance under the Job Training
Partnership Act (29 U.S.C. 1501 et seq.)’’ and
inserting ‘‘assistance under the Workforce Devel-
opment Act of 1995’’.
(MM) Section 14(b)(3)(B)(i)(II) of the Vet-
erans’ Job Training Act (29 U.S.C. 1721 note)
is amended by striking ‘‘under part C of title IV
of the Job Training Partnership Act (29 U.S.C.
1501 et seq.)’’ and inserting ‘‘under the
Workforce Development Act of 1995’’.
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(NN) Section 15(c)(2) of the Veterans’ Job
Training Act (29 U.S.C. 1721 note) is amend-
ed—
(i) in the second sentence, by striking
‘‘part C of title IV of the Job Training
Partnership Act (29 U.S.C. 1501 et seq.)’’
and inserting ‘‘the Workforce Development
Act of 1995’’; and
(ii) in the third sentence, by striking
‘‘title III of’’.
(OO) Section 3(a)(2) of the Worker Adjust-
ment and Retraining Notification Act (29
U.S.C. 2102(a)(2)) is amended by striking ‘‘to
the State’’ and all that follows through ‘‘and the
chief’’ and inserting ‘‘to the Governor of the ap-
propriate State and the chief’’.
(PP) Section 6703(a) of title 31, United
States Code, is amended by striking paragraph
(4) and inserting the following:
‘‘(4) Programs under the Workforce Development
Act of 1995.’’.
(QQ) Section 512 of the Veterans’ Rehabili-
tation and Education Amendments of 1980 (38
U.S.C. 4101 note) is amended by striking ‘‘the
Comprehensive Employment and Training Act
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(29 U.S.C. et seq.),’’ and inserting ‘‘the
Workforce Development Act of 1995,’’.
(RR) Section 4102A(d) of title 38, United
States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘the Job
Training Partnership Act’’ and inserting ‘‘the
Workforce Development Act of 1995’’.
(SS) Section 4103A(c)(4) of title 38, United
States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘(including
part C of title IV of the Job Training Partner-
ship Act (29 U.S.C. 1501 et seq.))’’.
(TT) Section 4213 of title 38, United States
Code, is amended by striking ‘‘any employment
or training program assisted under the Job
Training Partnership Act (29 U.S.C. 1501 et
seq.),’’ and inserting ‘‘any workforce employment
activity carried out under the Workforce Devel-
opment Act of 1995,’’.
(UU) Section 23 of the United States Hous-
ing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437u) is amended—
(i) in subsection (b)(2)(A), by striking
‘‘the Job Training’’ and all that follows
through 
‘‘or 
the’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘the
Workforce Development Act of 1995 or the’’;
(ii) in the first sentence of subsection
(f)(2), by striking ‘‘programs under the’’
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and all that follows through ‘‘and the’’ and
inserting ‘‘programs under the Workforce
Development Act of 1995 and the’’; and
(iii) in subsection (g)—
(I) in paragraph (2), by striking
‘‘programs under the’’ and all that fol-
lows through ‘‘and the’’ and inserting
‘‘programs under the Workforce Devel-
opment Act of 1995 and the’’; and
(II) in paragraph (3)(H), by
striking ‘‘program under’’ and all that
follows through ‘‘and any other’’ and
inserting 
‘‘program 
under 
the
Workforce Development Act of 1995
and any other’’.
(VV) Section 504(c)(3) of the Housing Act
of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1474(c)(3)) is amended by
striking ‘‘pursuant to’’ and all that follows
through ‘‘or the’’ and inserting ‘‘pursuant to the
Workforce Development Act of 1995 or the’’.
(WW) Section 203 of the Older Americans
Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3013) is amended—
(i) in subsection (a)(2), by striking the
last sentence and inserting the following:
‘‘In particular, the Secretary of Labor and
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the Secretary of Education shall consult
and cooperate with the Assistant Secretary
in carrying out the Workforce Development
Act of 1995.’’; and
(ii) in subsection (b), by striking para-
graph (1) and inserting the following:
‘‘(1) the Workforce Development Act of 1995,’’.
(XX) Section 502 of the Older Americans
Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3056) is amended—
(i) in subsection (b)(1)(N)(i), by strik-
ing ‘‘the Job Training Partnership Act (29
U.S.C. 1501 et seq.)’’ and inserting ‘‘the
Workforce Development Act of 1995’’; and
(ii) in subsection (e)(2)(C), by striking
‘‘programs carried out under section 124 of
the Job Training Partnership Act (29
U.S.C. 1534)’’ and inserting ‘‘workforce em-
ployment activities carried out under the
Workforce Development Act of 1995’’.
(YY) Section 503(b)(1) of the Older Ameri-
cans Act of 1995 (42 U.S.C. 3056a(b)(1)) is
amended by striking ‘‘the Job Training Partner-
ship Act,’’ each place it appears and inserting
‘‘the Workforce Development Act of 1995,’’.
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(ZZ) Section 510 of the Older Americans
Act of 1995 (42 U.S.C. 3056h) is amended by
striking ‘‘the Job Training Partnership Act, eli-
gible individuals shall be deemed to satisfy the
requirements of sections 203 and 204(d)(5)(A) of
such Act (29 U.S.C. 1603, 1604(d)(5)(A))’’ and
inserting ‘‘the Workforce Development Act of
1995, eligible individuals shall be deemed to sat-
isfy the requirements of such Act’’.
(AAA) Section 1801(b)(3) of the Omnibus
Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42
U.S.C. 3796ee(b)(3)) is amended by striking ‘‘ac-
tivities carried out under part B of title IV of
the Job Training Partnership Act (relating to
Job Corps) (29 U.S.C. 1691 et seq.)’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘activities carried out under chapter 2 of
subtitle B of the Workforce Development Act of
1995’’.
(BBB) The second sentence of section 2(a)
of the Environmental Programs Assistance Act of
1984 (42 U.S.C. 4368a(a)) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘and title IV of the Job Training Partner-
ship Act’’ and inserting ‘‘and the Workforce De-
velopment Act of 1995’’.
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(CCC) The second sentence of section 103(d)
of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973
(42 U.S.C. 4953(d)) is amended to read as fol-
lows: ‘‘Whenever feasible, such efforts shall be co-
ordinated with a local partnership or local
workforce development board, as appropriate, es-
tablished under section 118 of the Workforce De-
velopment Act of 1995.’’.
(DDD) Subsections (c)(2) and (d)(2) of sec-
tion 109 of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act
of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 4959) is amended by striking
‘‘administrative entities designated to administer
job training plans under the Job Training Part-
nership Act’’ and inserting ‘‘local entities, as de-
fined in section 3 of the Workforce Development
Act of 1995’’.
(EEE) Section 304(c)(1) of the Age Dis-
crimination Act of 1975 (42 U.S.C. 6103(c)(1))
is amended by striking ‘‘the Comprehensive Em-
ployment and Training Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C.
801, et seq.), as amended,’’ and inserting ‘‘the
Workforce Development Act of 1995’’.
(FFF) Section 414(b)(3) of the Energy Con-
servation and Production Act (42 U.S.C.
6864(b)(3)) is amended by striking ‘‘the Com-
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prehensive Employment and Training Act of
1973’’ and inserting ‘‘the Workforce Development
Act of 1995’’.
(GGG) Section 233 of the National Energy
Conservation Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 6873) is
amended, in the matter preceding paragraph (1),
by striking ‘‘the Comprehensive Employment
and Training Act of 1973’’ and inserting ‘‘the
Workforce Development Act of 1995’’.
(HHH) Section 3161(c)(6) of the National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1993
(42 U.S.C. 7274h(c)(6)) is amended by striking
subparagraph (A) and inserting the following:
‘‘(A) programs carried out jointly by the
Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of Edu-
cation under the Workforce Development Act of
1995;’’.
(III) Section 617(a)(3) of the Community
Economic Development Act of 1981 (42 U.S.C.
9806(a)(3)) is amended by striking ‘‘activities
such as those described in the Comprehensive
Employment and Training Act’’ and inserting
‘‘workforce employment activities described in
the Workforce Development Act of 1995’’.
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(JJJ) Section 103(b)(2) of the Stewart B.
McKinney Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C.
11302(b)(2)) is amended by striking ‘‘the Job
Training Partnership Act’’ and inserting ‘‘the
Workforce Development Act of 1995’’.
(KKK) Section 177(d) of the National and
Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C.
12637(d)) is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(d) TREATMENT OF BENEFITS.—Allowances, earn-
ings, and payments to individuals participating in pro-
grams that receive assistance under this title shall not be
considered to be income for the purposes of determining eli-
gibility for and the amount of income transfer and in-kind
aid furnished under any Federal or federally assisted pro-
gram based on need, other than as provided under the So-
cial Security Act (42 U.S.C. 301 et seq.).’’.
(LLL) Section 198C of the National and
Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C.
12653c) is amended—
(i) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ‘‘a
military installation described in section
325(e)(1) of the Job Training Partnership
Act (29 U.S.C. 1662d(e)(1)).’’ and inserting
‘‘a military installation being closed or re-
aligned under—
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‘‘(A) the Defense Base Closure and Realign-
ment Act of 1990 (part A of title XXIX of Public
Law 101–510; 10 U.S.C. 2687 note); and
‘‘(B) title II of the Defense Authorization
Amendments and Base Closure and Realignment
Act (Public Law 100–526; 10 U.S.C. 2687
note).’’; and
(ii) in subsection (e)(1)(B), by striking
clause (iii) and inserting the following:
‘‘(iii) an at-risk youth (as defined in section
131 of the Workforce Development Act of 1995).’’.
(MMM) Section 199L(a) of the National
and Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C.
12655m(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘the Job
Training Partnership Act (29 U.S.C. 1501 et
seq.)’’ and inserting ‘‘the Workforce Development
Act of 1995’’.
(NNN) Subparagraphs (H) and (M) of sub-
section (c)(2), and subsection (d)(7), of section
454 of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Afford-
able Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 12899c) are amend-
ed by striking ‘‘the Job Training Partnership
Act’’ and inserting ‘‘the Workforce Development
Act of 1995’’.
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(OOO) The first sentence of section 456(e) of
the 
Cranston-Gonzalez 
National 
Affordable
Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 12899e(e)) is amended
by inserting ‘‘(as in effect on the day before the
date of enactment of the Workforce Development
Act of 1995)’’ after ‘‘the Job Training Partner-
ship Act’’ each place it appears.
(PPP) Section 31113(a)(4)(C) of the Violent
Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of
1994 (42 U.S.C. 13823(a)(4)(C)) is amended by
striking ‘‘authorized under the Job Training
Partnership Act (29 U.S.C. 1501 et seq.)’’ and
inserting ‘‘or workforce employment activities
authorized under the Workforce Development Act
of 1995’’.
(5) STEWART B. MCKINNEY HOMELESS ASSIST-
ANCE ACT.—
(A) Section 6703(a) of title 31, United
States Code, is amended—
(i) by striking paragraph (15); and
(ii) by redesignating paragraphs (16)
through (19) as paragraphs (15) through
(18), respectively.
(B) Section 14205(a)(1) of the Elementary
and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20
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U.S.C. 8825(a)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘the
Indian education programs under part A of title
IX of this Act, and the education for homeless
children and youth program under subtitle B of
title VII of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless
Assistance Act,’’ and inserting ‘‘and the Indian
education programs under part A of title IX,’’.
(c) RECOMMENDED LEGISLATION.—
(1) PREPARATION.—After consultation with the
appropriate committees of Congress and the Director
of the Office of Management and Budget, the Federal
Partnership shall prepare and submit to Congress rec-
ommended legislation containing technical and con-
forming amendments to reflect the changes made by
section 191(b).
(2) SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS.—Not later than
March 31, 1997, the Federal Partnership shall submit
the recommended legislation referred to under para-
graph (1).
(d) EFFECTIVE DATES.—
(1) IMMEDIATE
REPEALS.—The amendments
made by subsection (a) shall take effect on the date
of enactment of this Act.
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(2) SUBSEQUENT
REPEALS.—The amendments
made by subsection (b) shall take effect on July 1,
1998.
TITLE II—WORKFORCE DEVEL-
OPMENT-RELATED 
ACTIVI-
TIES
Subtitle A—Amendments to the
Rehabilitation Act of 1973
SEC. 201. REFERENCES.
Except as otherwise expressly provided in this subtitle,
whenever in this subtitle an amendment or repeal is ex-
pressed in terms of an amendment to, or repeal of, a section
or other provision, the reference shall be considered to be
made to a section or other provision of the Rehabilitation
Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 701 et seq.).
SEC. 202. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
Section 2 (29 U.S.C. 701) is amended—
(1) in subsection (a)(4), by striking ‘‘the provi-
sion of individualized training, independent living
services, educational and support services,’’ and in-
serting ‘‘implementation of a statewide workforce de-
velopment system that provides meaningful and effec-
tive participation for individuals with disabilities in
workforce development activities and activities carried
out through the vocational rehabilitation program es-
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such Act provided through a voucher described in section
106(a)(9) of such Act.’’.
SEC. 205. ADMINISTRATION.
Section 12(a)(1) (29 U.S.C. 711(a)(1)) is amended by
inserting ‘‘, including providing assistance to achieve the
meaningful and effective participation by individuals with
disabilities in the activities carried out through a statewide
workforce development system’’ before the semicolon.
SEC. 206. REPORTS.
Section 13 (29 U.S.C. 712) is amended in the fourth
sentence by striking ‘‘The data elements’’ and all that fol-
lows through ‘‘age,’’ and inserting the following: ‘‘The infor-
mation shall include all information that is required to be
submitted in the report described in section 121(a) of the
Workforce Development Act of 1995 and that pertains to
the employment of individuals with disabilities, including
information on age,’’.
SEC. 207. EVALUATION.
Section 14(a) (29 U.S.C. 713(a)) is amended in the
third sentence by striking ‘‘to the extent feasible,’’ and all
that follows through the end of the sentence and inserting
the following: ‘‘to the maximum extent appropriate, be con-
sistent with the State benchmarks established under para-
graphs (1) and (2) of section 121(c) of the Workforce Devel-
opment Act of 1995. For purposes of this section, the Sec-
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retary may modify or supplement such benchmarks after
consultation with the National Board established under sec-
tion 182 of the Workforce Development Act of 1995, to the
extent necessary to address unique considerations applicable
to the participation of individuals with disabilities in the
vocational rehabilitation program established under title I
and activities carried out under other provisions of this
Act.’’.
SEC. 208. DECLARATION OF POLICY.
Section 100(a) (29 U.S.C. 720(a)) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (1)—
(A) in subparagraph (E), by striking ‘‘;
and’’ and inserting a semicolon;
(B) in subparagraph (F)—
(i) by inserting ‘‘workforce develop-
ment activities and’’ before ‘‘vocational re-
habilitation services’’; and
(ii) by striking the period and insert-
ing ‘‘; and’’; and
(C) by adding at the end the following sub-
paragraph:
‘‘(G) linkages between the vocational rehabilita-
tion program established under this title and other
components of the statewide workforce development
system are critical to ensure effective and meaningful
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participation by individuals with disabilities in
workforce development activities.’’; and
(2) in paragraph (2)—
(A) by striking ‘‘a comprehensive’’ and in-
serting ‘‘statewide comprehensive’’; and
(B) by striking ‘‘program of vocational re-
habilitation that is designed’’ and inserting
‘‘programs of vocational rehabilitation, each of
which is—
‘‘(A) an integral component of a statewide
workforce development system; and
‘‘(B) designed’’.
SEC. 209. STATE PLANS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 101(a) (29 U.S.C. 721(a))
is amended—
(1) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘, or shall
submit’’ and all that follows through ‘‘et seq.)’’ and
inserting ‘‘, and shall submit the State plan on the
same dates as the State submits the State plan de-
scribed in section 104 of the Workforce Development
Act of 1995 to the Federal Partnership established
under section 181 of such Act’’;
(2) by inserting after the first sentence the fol-
lowing: ‘‘The State shall also submit the State plan
for vocational rehabilitation services for review and
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comment to any State workforce development board
established for the State under section 105 of the
Workforce Development Act of 1995, which shall sub-
mit the comments on the State plan to the designated
State unit.’’;
(3) by striking paragraphs (10), (12), (13), (15),
(17), (19), (23), (27), (28), (30), (34), and (35);
(4) in paragraph (20), by striking ‘‘(20)’’ and
inserting ‘‘(B)’’;
(5) by redesignating paragraphs (3), (4), (5),
(6), (7), (8), (9), (14), (16), (18), (21), (22), (24),
(25), (26), (29), (31), (32), (33), and (36) as para-
graphs (4), (5), (6), (7), (8), (9), (10), (12), (13),
(14), (15), (16), (17), (18), (19), (20), (21), (22), (23),
and (24), respectively;
(6) in paragraph (1)(B)—
(A) by redesignating clauses (i), (ii), and
(iii) as clauses (ii), (iii), and (iv), respectively;
and
(B) by inserting before clause (ii) (as redes-
ignated in subparagraph (A)) the following: ‘‘(i)
a State entity primarily responsible for imple-
menting workforce employment activities through
the statewide workforce development system of
the State,’’;
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(7) in paragraph (2)—
(A) in the matter preceding subparagraph
(A), by striking ‘‘(1)(B)(i)’’ and inserting
‘‘(1)(B)(ii)’’; and
(B) in subparagraph (B)(ii), by striking
‘‘(1)(B)(ii)’’ and inserting ‘‘(1)(B)(iii)’’;
(8) by inserting after paragraph (2) the follow-
ing paragraph:
‘‘(3) provide a plan for expanding and improving vo-
cational rehabilitation services for individuals with disabil-
ities on a statewide basis, including—
‘‘(A) a statement of values and goals;
‘‘(B) evidence of ongoing efforts to use outcome
measures to make decisions about the effectiveness and
future direction of the vocational rehabilitation pro-
gram established under this title in the State; and
‘‘(C) information on specific strategies for
strengthening the program as an integral component
of the statewide workforce development system estab-
lished in the State, including specific innovative,
state-of-the-art approaches for achieving sustained
success in improving and expanding vocational reha-
bilitation services provided through the program, for
all individuals with disabilities who seek employment,
through plans, policies, and procedures that link the
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program with other components of the system, includ-
ing plans, policies, and procedures relating to—
‘‘(i) entering into cooperative agreements,
between the designated State unit and appro-
priate entities responsible for carrying out the
other components of the statewide workforce de-
velopment system, which agreements may pro-
vide for—
‘‘(I) provision of intercomponent staff
training and technical assistance regarding
the availability and benefits of, and eligi-
bility standards for, vocational rehabilita-
tion services, and regarding the provision of
equal, effective, and meaningful participa-
tion by individuals with disabilities in
workforce employment activities in the
State through program accessibility, use of
nondiscriminatory policies and procedures,
and provision of reasonable accommoda-
tions, auxiliary aids and services, and reha-
bilitation technology, for individuals with
disabilities;
‘‘(II) use of information and financial
management systems that link all compo-
nents of the statewide workforce development
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system, that link the components to other
electronic networks, and that relate to such
subjects as labor market and occupational
information, and information on job vacan-
cies, skill qualifications, career planning,
and workforce development activities;
‘‘(III) use of customer service features
such as common intake and referral proce-
dures, customer data bases, resource infor-
mation, and human service hotlines;
‘‘(IV) establishment of cooperative ef-
forts with employers to facilitate job place-
ment and to develop and sustain working
relationships with employers, trade associa-
tions, and labor organizations;
‘‘(V) identification of staff roles and
responsibilities and available resources for
each entity that carries out a component of
the statewide workforce development system
with regard to paying for necessary services
(consistent with State law); and
‘‘(VI) specification of procedures for re-
solving disputes among such entities; and
‘‘(ii) providing for the replication of such
cooperative agreements at the local level between
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individual offices of the designated State unit
and local entities carrying out activities through
the statewide workforce development system;’’;
(9) in paragraph (6) (as redesignated in para-
graph (5))—
(A) by striking subparagraph (A) and in-
serting the following:
‘‘(A) contain the plans, policies, and methods to
be followed in carrying out the State plan and in the
administration and supervision of the plan, includ-
ing—
‘‘(i)(I) the results of a comprehensive, state-
wide assessment of the rehabilitation needs of in-
dividuals with disabilities (including individuals
with severe disabilities, individuals with disabil-
ities who are minorities, and individuals with
disabilities who have been unserved, or under-
served, by the vocational rehabilitation system)
who are residing within the State; and
‘‘(II) the response of the State to the assess-
ment;
‘‘(ii) a description of the method to be used
to expand and improve services to individuals
with the most severe disabilities, including indi-
viduals served under part C of title VI;
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‘‘(iii) with regard to community rehabilita-
tion programs—
‘‘(I) a description of the method to be
used (such as a cooperative agreement) to
utilize the programs to the maximum extent
feasible; and
‘‘(II) a description of the needs of the pro-
grams, including the community rehabilitation
programs funded under the Act entitled ‘‘An Act
to Create a Committee on Purchases of Blind-
made Products, and for other purposes’’, ap-
proved June 25, 1938 (commonly known as the
Wagner-O’Day Act; 41 U.S.C. 46 et seq.) and
such programs funded by State use contracting
programs; and
‘‘(iv) an explanation of the methods by
which the State will provide vocational rehabili-
tation services to all individuals with disabilities
within the State who are eligible for such serv-
ices, and, in the event that vocational rehabilita-
tion services cannot be provided to all such eligi-
ble individuals with disabilities who apply for
such services, information—
‘‘(I) showing and providing the jus-
tification for the order to be followed in se-
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lecting individuals to whom vocational re-
habilitation services will be provided (which
order of selection for the provision of voca-
tional rehabilitation services shall be deter-
mined on the basis of serving first the indi-
viduals with the most severe disabilities in
accordance with criteria established by the
State, and shall be consistent with priorities
in such order of selection so determined,
and outcome and service goals for serving
individuals with disabilities, established in
regulations prescribed by the Commis-
sioner);
‘‘(II) showing the outcomes and service
goals, and the time within which the out-
comes and service goals may be achieved,
for the rehabilitation of individuals receiv-
ing such services; and
‘‘(III) describing how individuals with
disabilities who will not receive such serv-
ices if such order is in effect will be referred
to other components of the statewide
workforce development system for access to
services offered by the components;’’; and
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(B) by striking subparagraph (C) and in-
serting the following subparagraphs:
‘‘(C) with regard to the statewide assessment of
rehabilitation 
needs 
described 
in 
subparagraph
(A)(i)—
‘‘(i) provide that the State agency will make
reports at such time, in such manner, and con-
taining such information, as the Commissioner
may require to carry out the functions of the
Commissioner under this title, and comply with
such provisions as are necessary to assure the
correctness and verification of such reports; and
‘‘(ii) provide that reports made under
clause (i) will include information regarding in-
dividuals with disabilities and, if an order of se-
lection described in subparagraph (A)(iv)(I) is
in effect in the State, will separately include in-
formation regarding individuals with the most
severe disabilities, on—
‘‘(I) the number of such individuals
who are evaluated and the number rehabili-
tated;
‘‘(II) the costs of administration, coun-
seling, provision of direct services, develop-
ment of community rehabilitation pro-
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grams, and other functions carried out
under this Act; and
‘‘(III) the utilization by such individ-
uals of other programs pursuant to para-
graph (11); and
‘‘(D) describe—
‘‘(i) how a broad range of rehabilitation
technology services will be provided at each stage
of the rehabilitation process;
‘‘(ii) how a broad range of such rehabilita-
tion technology services will be provided on a
statewide basis; and
‘‘(iii) the training that will be provided to
vocational rehabilitation counselors, client assist-
ance personnel, personnel of the providers of one-
stop delivery of core services described in section
106(a)(2) of the Workforce Development Act of
1995, and other related services personnel;’’;
(10) in subparagraph (A) of paragraph (8) (as
redesignated in paragraph (5))—
(A) in clause (i)(II), by striking ‘‘, based on
projections’’ and all that follows through ‘‘rel-
evant factors’’; and
(B) by striking clauses (iii) and (iv) and
inserting the following clauses:
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‘‘(iii) a description of the ways in which the sys-
tem for evaluating the performance of rehabilitation
counselors, coordinators, and other personnel used in
the State facilitates the accomplishment of the pur-
pose and policy of this title, including the policy of
serving, among others, individuals with the most se-
vere disabilities;
‘‘(iv) provide satisfactory assurances that the
system described in clause (iii) in no way impedes
such accomplishment; and’’;
(11) in paragraph (9) (as redesignated in para-
graph (5)) by striking ‘‘required—’’ and all that fol-
lows through ‘‘(B) prior’’ and inserting ‘‘required
prior’’;
(12) in paragraph (10) (as redesignated in para-
graph (5))—
(A) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘writ-
ten rehabilitation program’’ and inserting ‘‘em-
ployment plan’’; and
(B) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘plan
in accordance with such program’’ and inserting
‘‘State plan in accordance with the employment
plan’’;
(13) in paragraph (11)—
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(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking
‘‘State’s public’’ and all that follows and insert-
ing ‘‘State programs that are not part of the
statewide workforce development system of the
State;’’; and
(B) in subparagraph (C)—
(i) by striking ‘‘if appropriate—’’ and
all that follows through ‘‘entering into’’ and
inserting ‘‘if appropriate, entering into’’;
(ii) by redesignating subclauses (I),
(II), and (III) as clauses (i), (ii), and (iii),
respectively; and
(iii) by indenting the clauses and
aligning the margins of the clauses with the
margins of clause (ii) of subparagraph (A)
of paragraph (8) (as redesignated in para-
graph (5));
(14) in paragraph (14) (as redesignated in para-
graph (5))—
(A) by striking ‘‘(14)’’ and inserting
‘‘(14)(A)’’; and
(B) by inserting before the semicolon the fol-
lowing ‘‘, and, in the case of the designated State
unit, will take actions to take such views into ac-
count that include providing timely notice, hold-
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ing public hearings, preparing a summary of
hearing comments, and documenting and dis-
seminating information relating to the manner
in which the comments will affect services; and’’;
(15) in paragraph (16) (as redesignated in para-
graph (5)), by striking ‘‘referrals to other Federal and
State programs’’ and inserting ‘‘referrals within the
statewide workforce development system of the State
to programs’’; and
(16) in paragraph (17) (as redesignated in para-
graph (5))—
(A) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘writ-
ten rehabilitation program’’ and inserting ‘‘em-
ployment plan’’; and
(B) in subparagraph (C)—
(i) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘; and’’
and inserting a semicolon;
(ii) in clause (iii), by striking the
semicolon and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and
(iii) by adding at the end the following
clause:
‘‘(iv) the manner in which students who are
individuals with disabilities and who are not in
special education programs can access and re-
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ceive vocational rehabilitation services, where
appropriate;’’.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—
(1) Section 7 (29 U.S.C. 706) is amended—
(A) in paragraph (3)(B)(ii), by striking
‘‘101(a)(1)(B)(i)’’ 
and 
inserting
‘‘101(a)(1)(B)(ii)’’; and
(B) in paragraph (22)(A)(i)(II), by striking
‘‘101(a)(5)(A)’’ each place it appears and insert-
ing ‘‘101(a)(6)(A)(iv)’’.
(2) Section 12(d) (29 U.S.C. 711(d)) is amended
by 
striking 
‘‘101(a)(5)(A)’’ 
and 
inserting
‘‘101(a)(6)(A)(iv)’’.
(3) Section 101(a) (29 U.S.C. 721(a)) is amend-
ed—
(A) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking ‘‘para-
graph (4) of this subsection’’ and inserting
‘‘paragraph (5)’’;
(B) in paragraph (2)—
(i) in the matter preceding subpara-
graph 
(A), 
by 
striking 
‘‘paragraph
(1)(B)(i)’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘paragraph
(1)(B)(ii)’’; and
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(ii) in subparagraph (B)(i), by strik-
ing ‘‘paragraph (1)(B)(ii)’’ and inserting
‘‘paragraph (1)(B)(iii)’’;
(C) in paragraph (17) (as redesignated in
subsection 
(a)(5)), 
by 
striking 
‘‘paragraph
(11)(C)(ii)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph (11)(C)’’;
(D) in paragraph (22) (as redesignated in
subsection (a)(5)), by striking ‘‘paragraph (36)’’
and inserting ‘‘paragraph (24)’’; and
(E) in subparagraph (C) of paragraph (24)
(as redesignated in subsection (a)(5)), by strik-
ing ‘‘101(a)(1)(A)(i)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph
(1)(A)(i)’’.
(4) Section 102 (29 U.S.C. 722) is amended—
(A) in subsection (a)(3), by striking
‘‘101(a)(24)’’ and inserting ‘‘101(a)(17)’’; and
(B) in subsection (d)(2)(C)(ii)—
(i) in subclause (II), by striking
‘‘101(a)(36)’’ and inserting ‘‘101(a)(24)’’;
and
(ii) in subclause (III), by striking
‘‘101(a)(36)(C)(ii)’’ 
and 
inserting
‘‘101(a)(24)(C)(ii)’’.
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(5) Section 105(a)(1) (29 U.S.C. 725(a)(1)) is
amended by striking ‘‘101(a)(36)’’ and inserting
‘‘101(a)(24)’’.
(6) Section 107(a) (29 U.S.C. 727(a)) is amend-
ed—
(A) in paragraph (2)(F), by striking
‘‘101(a)(32)’’ and inserting ‘‘101(a)(22)’’;
(B) in paragraph (3)(A), by striking
‘‘101(a)(5)(A)’’ 
and 
inserting
‘‘101(a)(6)(A)(iv)’’; and
(C) 
in 
paragraph 
(4), 
by 
striking
‘‘101(a)(35)’’ and inserting ‘‘101(a)(8)(A)(iii)’’.
(7) Section 111(a) (29 U.S.C. 731(a)) is amend-
ed—
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘and de-
velopment and implementation’’ and all that fol-
lows 
through 
‘‘referred 
to 
in 
section
101(a)(34)(B)’’; and
(B) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking ‘‘and
such payments shall not be made in an amount
which would result in a violation of the provi-
sions of the State plan required by section
101(a)(17)’’.
(8) 
Section 
124(a)(1)(A) 
(29 
U.S.C.
744(a)(1)(A)) is amended by striking ‘‘(not including
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sums 
used 
in 
accordance 
with 
section
101(a)(34)(B))’’.
(9) Section 315(b)(2) (29 U.S.C. 777e(b)(2)) is
amended by striking ‘‘101(a)(22)’’ and inserting
‘‘101(a)(16)’’.
(10) Section 635(b)(2) (29 U.S.C. 795n(b)(2)) is
amended by striking ‘‘101(a)(5)’’ and inserting
‘‘101(a)(6)(A)(i)(I)’’.
(11) 
Section 
802(h)(2)(B)(ii) 
(29 
U.S.C.
797a(h)(2)(B)(ii)) 
is 
amended 
by 
striking
‘‘101(a)(5)(A)’’ and inserting ‘‘101(a)(6)(A)(iv)’’.
(12) Section 102(e)(23)(A) of the Technology-Re-
lated Assistance for Individuals With Disabilities Act
of 1988 (29 U.S.C. 2212(e)(23)(A)) is amended by
striking ‘‘section 101(a)(36) of the Rehabilitation Act
of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 721(a)(36))’’ and inserting ‘‘sec-
tion 101(a)(24) of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29
U.S.C. 721(a)(24))’’.
SEC. 210. INDIVIDUALIZED EMPLOYMENT PLANS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 102 (29 U.S.C. 722) is
amended—
(1) by striking the section heading and inserting
the following:
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‘‘SEC. 102. INDIVIDUALIZED EMPLOYMENT PLANS.’’;
(2) in subsection (a)(6), by striking ‘‘written re-
habilitation program’’ and inserting ‘‘employment
plan’’;
(3) in subsection (b)—
(A) in paragraph (1)(A)—
(i) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘written
rehabilitation program’’ and inserting ‘‘em-
ployment plan’’; and
(ii) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘pro-
gram’’ and inserting ‘‘plan’’;
(B) in paragraph (1)(B)—
(i) in the matter preceding clause (i),
by striking ‘‘written rehabilitation pro-
gram’’ and inserting ‘‘employment plan’’;
(ii) in clause (iv)—
(I) by striking subclause (I) and
inserting the following:
‘‘(I) include a statement of the specific voca-
tional rehabilitation services to be provided (includ-
ing, if appropriate, rehabilitation technology services
and training in how to use such services) that in-
cludes specification of the public or private entity
that will provide each such vocational rehabilitation
service and the projected dates for the initiation and
the anticipated duration of each such service; and’’;
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(II) by striking subclause (II);
and
(III) by redesignating subclause
(III) as subclause (II); and
(iii) in clause (xi)(I), by striking ‘‘pro-
gram’’ and inserting ‘‘plan’’;
(C) in paragraph (1)(C), by striking ‘‘writ-
ten rehabilitation program and amendments to
the program’’ and inserting ‘‘employment plan
and amendments to the plan’’; and
(D) in paragraph (2)—
(i) by striking ‘‘program’’ each place
the term appears and inserting ‘‘plan’’; and
(ii) by striking ‘‘written rehabilita-
tion’’ each place the term appears and in-
serting ‘‘employment’’;
(4) in subsection (c)—
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘written
rehabilitation program’’ and inserting ‘‘employ-
ment plan’’; and
(B) by striking ‘‘written program’’ each
place the term appears and inserting ‘‘plan’’;
and
(5) in subsection (d)—
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(A) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘written
rehabilitation program’’ and inserting ‘‘employ-
ment plan’’; and
(B) in paragraph (6)(A), by striking the
second sentence.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—
(1) The table of contents for the Act is amended
by striking the item relating to section 102 and in-
serting the following:
‘‘Sec. 102. Individualized employment plans.’’.
(2) Paragraphs (22)(B) and (27)(B), and sub-
paragraphs (B) and (C) of paragraph (34) of section
7 (29 U.S.C. 706), section 12(e)(1) (29 U.S.C.
711(e)(1)), section 501(e) (29 U.S.C. 791(e)), sub-
paragraphs (C), (D), and (E) of section 635(b)(6) (29
U.S.C. 795n(b)(6) (C), (D), and (E)), section
802(g)(8)(B) (29 U.S.C. 797a(g)(8)(B)), and section
803(c)(2)(D) (29 U.S.C. 797b(c)(2)(D)) are amended
by striking ‘‘written rehabilitation program’’ each
place the term appears and inserting ‘‘employment
plan’’.
(3) 
Section 
7(22)(B)(i) 
(29 
U.S.C.
706(22)(B)(i)) is amended by striking ‘‘rehabilitation
program’’ and inserting ‘‘employment plan’’.
(4) 
Section 
107(a)(3)(D) 
(29 
U.S.C.
727(a)(3)(D)) is amended by striking ‘‘written reha-
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bilitation programs’’ and inserting ‘‘employment
plans’’.
(5) Section 101(b)(7)(A)(ii)(II) of the Tech-
nology-Related Assistance for Individuals With Dis-
abilities Act of 1988 (29 U.S.C. 2211(b)(7)(A)(ii)(II))
is amended by striking ‘‘written rehabilitation pro-
gram’’ and inserting ‘‘employment plan’’.
SEC. 211. SCOPE OF VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION SERV-
ICES.
Section 103 (29 U.S.C. 723) is amended—
(1) in subsection (a)(4)—
(A) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘sur-
gery or’’;
(B) in subparagraph (D), by striking the
comma at the end and inserting ‘‘, and’’;
(C) by striking subparagraph (E); and
(D) by redesignating subparagraph (F) as
subparagraph (E); and
(2) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ‘‘the most se-
vere’’.
SEC. 212. STATE REHABILITATION ADVISORY COUNCIL.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 105 (29 U.S.C. 725) is
amended—
(1) in subsection (b)(1)(A)(vi), by inserting be-
fore the semicolon the following: ‘‘who, to the extent
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feasible, are members of any State workforce develop-
ment board established for the State under section 105
of the Workforce Development Act of 1995’’; and
(2) in subsection (c)—
(A) 
by 
redesignating 
paragraphs 
(3)
through (7) as paragraphs (4) through (8), re-
spectively;
(B) by inserting after paragraph (2) the fol-
lowing new paragraph:
‘‘(3) advise the designated State agency and the
designated State unit regarding strategies for ensur-
ing that the vocational rehabilitation program estab-
lished under this title becomes an integral part of the
statewide workforce development system of the State;’’;
and
(C) in paragraph (6) (as redesignated in
subparagraph (A))—
(i) by striking ‘‘6024), and’’ and in-
serting ‘‘6024),’’; and
(ii) by striking the semicolon at the
end and inserting the following: ‘‘, and any
State workforce development board estab-
lished for the State under section 105 of the
Workforce Development Act of 1995;’’.
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(b) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Subparagraph
(B)(iv), and clauses (ii)(I) and (iii)(I) of subparagraph
(C), of paragraph (24) (as redesignated in section
209(a)(5)) of section 101(a) (29 U.S.C. 721(a)) are amend-
ed by striking ‘‘105(c)(3)’’ and inserting ‘‘105(c)(4)’’.
SEC. 213. EVALUATION STANDARDS AND PERFORMANCE IN-
DICATORS.
Section 106(a)(1) (29 U.S.C. 726(a)(1)) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘1994’’ and inserting ‘‘1996’’;
and
(2) by striking the period and inserting the fol-
lowing: ‘‘that shall, to the maximum extent appro-
priate, be consistent with the State benchmarks estab-
lished under paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 121(c)
of the Workforce Development Act of 1995. For pur-
poses of this section, the Commissioner may modify or
supplement such benchmarks, after consultation with
the National Board established under section 182 of
the Workforce Development Act of 1995, to the extent
necessary to address unique considerations applicable
to the participation of individuals with disabilities in
the vocational rehabilitation program.’’.
SEC. 214. REPEALS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Title I (29 U.S.C. 720 et seq.) is
amended—
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(1) by repealing part C; and
(2) by redesignating parts D and E as parts C
and D, respectively.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—The table of contents
for the Act is amended—
(1) by striking the items relating to part C of
title I; and
(2) by striking the items relating to parts D and
E of title I and inserting the following:
‘‘PART C—AMERICAN INDIAN VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION SERVICES
‘‘Sec. 130. Vocational rehabilitation services grants.
‘‘PART D—VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION SERVICES CLIENT INFORMATION
‘‘Sec. 140. Review of data collection and reporting system.
‘‘Sec. 141. Exchange of data.’’.
SEC. 215. EFFECTIVE DATE.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subsection
(b), the amendments made by this subtitle shall take effect
on the date of enactment of this Act.
(b) 
STATEWIDE
SYSTEM
REQUIREMENTS.—The
changes made in the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C.
701 et seq.) by the amendments made by this subtitle that
relate to State benchmarks, or other components of a state-
wide system, shall take effect—
(1) in a State that submits and obtains approval
of an interim plan under section 173 for program
year 1997, on July 1, 1997; and
(2) in any other State, on July 1, 1998.
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Subtitle B—Amendments to the
Wagner-Peyser Act
SEC. 221. GENERAL PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS.
Section 1 of the Wagner-Peyser Act (29 U.S.C. 49) is
amended by striking ‘‘national system’’ and all that follows
and inserting ‘‘national system of employment service of-
fices open to the public, there shall be in the Federal Part-
nership a United States Employment Service.’’.
SEC. 222. DEFINITIONS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 2 of the Wagner-Peyser Act
(29 U.S.C. 49a) is amended—
(1) by striking paragraphs (1), (2), (3), and (4);
(2) by inserting before paragraph (5) the follow-
ing paragraphs:
‘‘(1) the term ‘Federal Partnership’ has the
meaning given the term in section 3 of the Workforce
Development Act of 1995;
‘‘(2) the term ‘one-stop career center system’
means a means of providing one-stop delivery of core
services described in section 106(a)(2)(B) of the
Workforce Development Act of 1995;
‘‘(3) the term ‘Secretary’, used without further
modification, means the Secretary of Labor and the
Secretary of Education, acting jointly; and’’; and
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(3) by redesignating paragraph (5) as para-
graph (4).
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—
(1) SECRETARY.—Section 7(d) of the Wagner-
Peyser Act (29 U.S.C. 49f(d)) is amended by striking
‘‘Secretary of Labor’’ and inserting ‘‘Secretary’’.
(2) DIRECTOR.—Section 12 of the Wagner-Peyser
Act (29 U.S.C. 49k) is amended by striking ‘‘The Di-
rector, with the approval of the Secretary of Labor,’’
and inserting ‘‘The Secretary’’.
SEC. 223. FUNCTIONS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 3(a) of the Wagner-Peyser
Act (29 U.S.C. 49b(a)) is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(a) The Federal Partnership shall—
‘‘(1) assist in the coordination and development
of a nationwide system of labor exchange services for
the general public, provided through the one-stop ca-
reer center systems of the States;
‘‘(2) assist in the development of continuous im-
provement models for such nationwide system that en-
sure private sector satisfaction with the system and
meet the demands of jobseekers relating to the system;
and
‘‘(3) ensure, for individuals otherwise eligible to
receive unemployment compensation, the continuation
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of any activities in which the individuals are re-
quired to participate to receive the compensation.’’.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 508(b) of the
Unemployment Compensation Amendments of 1976 (42
U.S.C. 603a(b)) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘the third sentence of section
3(a)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 3(b)’’; and
(2) by striking ‘‘49b(a)’’ and inserting ‘‘49b(b))’’.
SEC. 224. DESIGNATION OF STATE AGENCIES.
Section 4 of the Wagner-Peyser Act (29 U.S.C. 49c)
is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘a State shall, through its legisla-
ture,’’ and inserting ‘‘a Governor shall’’; and
(2) by striking ‘‘the United States Employment
Service’’ and inserting ‘‘the Federal Partnership’’.
SEC. 225. APPROPRIATIONS.
Section 5(c) of the Wagner-Peyser Act (29 U.S.C.
49d(c)) is amended by striking paragraph (3).
SEC. 226. DISPOSITION OF ALLOTTED FUNDS.
Section 7 of the Wagner-Peyser Act (29 U.S.C. 49f)
is amended—
(1) in subsection (b)(2), by striking ‘‘and the ap-
propriate private industry council and chief elected
official or officials’’ and inserting ‘‘, and the appro-
priate local partnership established under section
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118(a) of the Workforce Development Act of 1995 (or,
where established, the appropriate local workforce de-
velopment board described in section 118(b) of such
Act)’’;
(2) in subsection (c)(2), by striking ‘‘any pro-
gram under’’ and all that follows and inserting ‘‘any
activity carried out under the Workforce Development
Act of 1995.’’;
(3) in subsection (d)—
(A) by striking ‘‘United States Employment
Service’’ and inserting ‘‘Federal Partnership’’;
and
(B) by striking ‘‘administrative entity
under the Job Training Partnership Act’’ and
inserting ‘‘local entity under the Workforce De-
velopment Act of 1995’’; and
(4) by adding at the end the following subsection:
‘‘(e) All job search, placement, recruitment, labor mar-
ket information, and other labor exchange services author-
ized under subsection (a) shall be provided through the one-
stop career center system established by the State.’’.
SEC. 227. STATE PLANS.
Section 8 of the Wagner-Peyser Act (29 U.S.C. 49g)
is amended—
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(1) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the
following new subsection:
‘‘(a) Any State desiring to receive assistance under
this Act shall include in the portion of the State workforce
development plan described in section 104 of the Workforce
Development Act of 1995 relating to workforce employment
activities, detailed plans for carrying out this Act in such
State.’’;
(2) by striking subsections (b), (c), and (e);
(3) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘United States
Employment Service’’ and inserting ‘‘Federal Part-
nership’’; and
(4) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection
(b).
SEC. 228. FEDERAL ADVISORY COUNCIL.
Section 11 of the Wagner-Peyser Act (29 U.S.C. 49j)
is repealed.
Subtitle C—Amendments to the
Immigration and Nationality Act
SEC. 231. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR CERTAIN
EMPLOYMENT ACTIVITIES.
Section 412(c)(1) of the Immigration and Nationality
Act is amended by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraph:
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‘‘(D) Funds available under this paragraph may not
be provided to States for workforce employment activities
authorized and funded under the Workforce Development
Act of 1995.’’.
Subtitle D—Amendments to the
National Literacy Act of 1991
SEC. 241. NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR LITERACY.
Section 102 of the National Literacy Act of 1991 (20
U.S.C. 1213c note) is amended to read as follows:
‘‘SEC. 102. NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR LITERACY.
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—There is established the Na-
tional Institute for Literacy (referred to in this sec-
tion as the ‘Institute’). The Institute shall be adminis-
tered by the Federal Partnership established under
section 181 of the Workforce Development Act of 1995
(referred to in this Act as the ‘Federal Partnership’).
The Federal Partnership may include in the Institute
any research and development center, institute, or
clearinghouse that the Federal Partnership determines
is appropriately included in the Institute.
‘‘(2) OFFICES.—The Institute shall have offices
separate from the offices of the Department of Edu-
cation or the Department of Labor.
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‘‘(3) RECOMMENDATIONS.—The Federal Partner-
ship shall consider the recommendations of the Na-
tional Institute Council established under subsection
(d) in planning the goals of the Institute and in the
implementation of any programs to achieve such
goals. The daily operations of the Institute shall be
carried out by the Director of the Institute appointed
under subsection (g). If such Council’s recommenda-
tions are not followed, the Federal Partnership shall
provide a written explanation to such Council con-
cerning actions the Federal Partnership has taken
that includes the Federal Partnership’s reasons for
not following such Council’s recommendations with
respect to such actions. Such Council may also re-
quest a meeting with the Federal Partnership to dis-
cuss such Council’s recommendations.
‘‘(b) DUTIES.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Institute is authorized,
in order to improve the quality and accountability of
the adult basic skills and literacy delivery system,
to—
‘‘(A) coordinate the support of research and
development on literacy and basic skills edu-
cation across Federal agencies and carry out
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basic and applied research and development on
topics such as—
‘‘(i) identifying effective models of
basic skills and literacy education for adults
and families that are essential to success in
job training, work, the family, and the com-
munity;
‘‘(ii) carrying out evaluations of the ef-
fectiveness of literacy and adult education
programs and services, including those sup-
ported by this Act; and
‘‘(iii) supporting the development of
models at the State and local level of ac-
countability systems that consist of goals,
performance measures, benchmarks, and as-
sessments that can be used to improve the
quality of literacy and adult education serv-
ices;
‘‘(B) provide technical assistance, informa-
tion, and other program improvement activities
to national, State, and local organizations, such
as—
‘‘(i) providing information and train-
ing to State and local workforce develop-
ment boards and one-stop centers concern-
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ing how literacy and basic skills services
can be incorporated in a coordinated
workforce development model;
‘‘(ii) improving the capacity of na-
tional, State, and local public and private
literacy and basic skills professional devel-
opment and technical assistance organiza-
tions, such as the State Literacy Resource
Centers established under section 103; and
‘‘(iii) providing information on-line
and in print to all literacy and basic skills
programs about best practices, models of col-
laboration for effective workforce, family,
English as a Second Language, and other
literacy programs, and other informational
and communication needs; and
‘‘(C) work with the Federal Partnership, the
Departments of Education, Labor, and Health
and Human Services, and the Congress to ensure
that they have the best information available on
literacy and basic skills programs in formulating
Federal policy around the issues of literacy,
basic skills, and workforce development.
‘‘(2) CONTRACTS, COOPERATIVE
AGREEMENTS,
AND GRANTS.—The Institute may enter into contracts
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or cooperative agreements with, or make grants to, in-
dividuals, public or private nonprofit institutions,
agencies, organizations, or consortia of such institu-
tions, agencies, or organizations to carry out the ac-
tivities of the Institute. Such grants, contracts, or
agreements shall be subject to the laws and regula-
tions that generally apply to grants, contracts, or
agreements entered into by Federal agencies.
‘‘(c) LITERACY LEADERSHIP.—
‘‘(1) FELLOWSHIPS.—The Institute is, in con-
sultation with the Council, authorized to award fel-
lowships, with such stipends and allowances that the
Director considers necessary, to outstanding individ-
uals pursuing careers in adult education or literacy
in the areas of instruction, management, research, or
innovation.
‘‘(2) 
USE
OF
FELLOWSHIPS.—Fellowships
awarded under this subsection shall be used, under
the auspices of the Institute, to engage in research,
education, training, technical assistance, or other ac-
tivities to advance the field of adult education or lit-
eracy, including the training of volunteer literacy
providers at the national, State, or local level.
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‘‘(3) DESIGNATION.—Individuals receiving fel-
lowships pursuant to this subsection shall be known
as ‘Literacy Leader Fellows’.
‘‘(d) NATIONAL INSTITUTE COUNCIL.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—
‘‘(A) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is estab-
lished the National Institute Council (in this sec-
tion referred to as the ‘‘Council’’). The Council
shall consist of 10 individuals appointed by the
President with the advice and consent of the Sen-
ate from individuals who—
‘‘(i) are not otherwise officers or em-
ployees of the Federal Government;
‘‘(ii) are representative of entities or
groups described in subparagraph (B); and
‘‘(iii) are chosen from recommenda-
tions made to the President by individuals
who represent such entities or groups.
‘‘(B) ENTITIES
OR
GROUPS.—Entities or
groups described in this subparagraph are—
‘‘(i) literacy organizations and provid-
ers of literacy services, including—
‘‘(I) providers of literacy services
receiving assistance under this Act;
and
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‘‘(II) nonprofit providers of lit-
eracy services;
‘‘(ii) businesses that have demonstrated
interest in literacy programs;
‘‘(iii) literacy students;
‘‘(iv) experts in the area of literacy re-
search;
‘‘(v) State and local governments; and
‘‘(vi) organized labor.
‘‘(2) DUTIES.—The Council shall—
‘‘(A) make recommendations concerning the
appointment of the Director and staff of the In-
stitute;
‘‘(B) provide independent advice on the op-
eration of the Institute; and
‘‘(C) receive reports from the Federal Part-
nership and the Director.
‘‘(3) FEDERAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE ACT.—Ex-
cept as otherwise provided, the Council established by
this subsection shall be subject to the provisions of the
Federal Advisory Committee Act.
‘‘(4) APPOINTMENT.—
‘‘(A) DURATION.—Each member of the
Council shall be appointed for a term of 3 years.
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Any such member may be appointed for not
more than 2 consecutive terms.
‘‘(B) VACANCIES.—Any member appointed
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 re-
mainder of that term. A member may serve after
the expiration of that member’s term until a suc-
cessor has taken office. A vacancy in the Council
shall be filled in the manner in which the origi-
nal appointment was made. A vacancy in the
Council shall not affect the powers of the Coun-
cil.
‘‘(5) QUORUM.—A majority of the members of
the Council shall constitute a quorum but a lesser
number may hold hearings. Any recommendation
may be passed only by a majority of its members
present.
‘‘(6) ELECTION OF OFFICERS.—The Chairperson
and Vice Chairperson of the Council shall be elected
by the members. The term of office of the Chairperson
and Vice Chairperson shall be 2 years.
‘‘(7) MEETINGS.—The Council shall meet at the
call of the Chairperson or a majority of its members.
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‘‘(e) GIFTS, BEQUESTS, AND DEVISES.—The Institute
and the Council may accept (but not solicit), use, and dis-
pose of gifts, bequests, or devises of services or property, both
real and personal, for the purpose of aiding or facilitating
the work of the Institute or the Council, respectively. Gifts,
bequests, or devises of money and proceeds from sales of
other property received as gifts, bequests, or devises shall
be deposited in the Treasury and shall be available for dis-
bursement upon order of the Institute or the Council, respec-
tively.
‘‘(f) MAILS.—The Council and the Institute may use
the United States mails in the same manner and under the
same conditions as other departments and agencies of the
United States.
‘‘(g) STAFF.—The Director of the Federal Partnership,
after considering recommendations made by the Council,
shall appoint and fix the pay of a Director of the Institute
and staff of the Institute.
‘‘(h) APPLICABILITY
OF
CERTAIN
CIVIL
SERVICE
LAWS.—The Director of the Institute and staff of the Insti-
tute may be appointed without regard to the provisions of
title 5, United States Code, governing appointments in the
competitive service, and may be paid without regard to the
provisions of chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53
of that title relating to classification and General Schedule
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pay rates, except that an individual so appointed may not
receive pay in excess of the annual rate of basic pay payable
for GS–15 of the General Schedule.
‘‘(i) EXPERTS AND CONSULTANTS.—The Council and
the Institute may procure temporary and intermittent serv-
ices under section 3109(b) of title 5, United States Code.
‘‘(j) REPORT.—The Institute shall submit a report bi-
ennially to the Committee on Economic and Educational
Opportunities of the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Labor and Human Resources of the Senate. Each
report submitted under this subsection shall include—
‘‘(1) a comprehensive and detailed description of
the Institute’s operations, activities, financial condi-
tion, and accomplishments in the field of literacy for
such fiscal year;
‘‘(2) a description of how plans for the operation
of the Institute for the succeeding fiscal year will fa-
cilitate achievement of the goals of the Institute and
the goals of the literacy programs within the Federal
Partnership, the Department of Education, the De-
partment of Labor, and the Department of Health
and Human Services; and
‘‘(3) any additional minority, or dissenting
views submitted by members of the Council.
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‘‘(k) FUNDING.—Any amounts appropriated to the
Federal Partnership, the Secretary of Education, the Sec-
retary of Labor, or the Secretary of Health and Human
Services for purposes that the Institute is authorized to per-
form under this section may be provided to the Institute
for such purposes.’’.
SEC. 242. STATE LITERACY RESOURCE CENTERS.
Section 103 of the National Literacy Act of 1991 is
amended to read as follows:
‘‘SEC. 103. STATE LITERACY RESOURCE CENTERS.
‘‘(a) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this section is to es-
tablish a network of State or regional adult literacy re-
source centers to assist State and local public and private
nonprofit efforts to eliminate illiteracy by—
‘‘(1) stimulating the coordination of literacy
services;
‘‘(2) enhancing the capacity of State and local
organizations to provide literacy services; and
‘‘(3) serving as a reciprocal link between the Na-
tional Institute for Literacy established under section
102 and service providers for the purpose of sharing
information, data, research, and expertise and lit-
eracy resources.
‘‘(b) ESTABLISHMENT.—From amounts appropriated
pursuant to section 124(b)(7) of the Workforce Development
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Act of 1995, the Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of
Education, acting jointly on the advice of the Federal Part-
nership, are authorized to make grants for purposes of es-
tablishing a network of State or regional adult literacy re-
source centers.
‘‘(c) ALLOTMENT.—
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—From sums available for
purposes of making grants under this section for any
fiscal year, the Secretary of Labor and the Secretary
of Education, acting jointly on the advice of the Fed-
eral Partnership, shall allot to each State having an
application approved under subsection (f) an amount
that bears the same ratio to such sums as the amount
allotted to such State—
‘‘(A) in the case of fiscal years 1996, 1997,
and 1998 under section 313(b) of the Adult Edu-
cation Act (20 U.S.C. 1201(b)) for fiscal year
1995 for the purpose of making grants under sec-
tion 321 of such Act (20 U.S.C. 1203), bears to
the aggregate amount allotted to all States under
such section for fiscal year 1995 for such pur-
pose; and
‘‘(B) in the case of fiscal years 1999, 2000,
and 2001, under section 102 of the Workforce De-
velopment Act of 1995 for the fiscal year preced-
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ing the fiscal year for which the determination
is made, bears to the aggregate amount allotted
to all States under such section for such preced-
ing fiscal year.
‘‘(2) CONTRACTS.—The chief executive officer of
each State that receives its allotment under this sec-
tion shall contract on a competitive basis with the
State educational agency, 1 or more local educational
agencies, a State office on literacy, a volunteer orga-
nization, a community-based organization, an insti-
tution of higher education, or another nonprofit en-
tity to operate a State or regional literacy resource
center. No applicant participating in a competition
pursuant to the preceding sentence shall participate
in the review of its own application.
‘‘(d) USE OF FUNDS.—Funds provided to each State
under subsection (c)(1) to carry out this section shall be
used to conduct activities to—
‘‘(1) improve and promote the diffusion and
adoption of state-of-the-art teaching methods, tech-
nologies, and program evaluations;
‘‘(2) develop innovative approaches to the coordi-
nation of literacy services within and among States
and with the Federal Government;
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‘‘(3) assist public and private agencies in coordi-
nating the delivery of literacy services;
‘‘(4) encourage government and industry part-
nerships, including partnerships with small busi-
nesses, private nonprofit organizations, and commu-
nity-based organizations;
‘‘(5) encourage innovation and experimentation
in literacy activities that will enhance the delivery of
literacy services and address emerging problems;
‘‘(6) provide technical and policy assistance to
State and local governments and service providers to
improve literacy policy and programs and access to
such programs;
‘‘(7) provide training and technical assistance to
literacy instructors in reading instruction and in—
‘‘(A) selecting and making the most effective
use of state-of-the-art methodologies, instruc-
tional materials, and technologies such as—
‘‘(i) computer assisted instruction;
‘‘(ii) video tapes;
‘‘(iii) interactive systems; and
‘‘(iv) data link systems; or
‘‘(B) assessing learning style, screening for
learning disabilities, and providing individual-
ized remedial reading instruction; or
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‘‘(8) encourage and facilitate the training of full-
time professional adult educators.
‘‘(e) ALTERNATIVE USES OF EQUIPMENT.—Equipment
purchased pursuant to this section, when not being used to
carry out the provisions of this section, may be used for
other instructional purposes if—
‘‘(1) the acquisition of the equipment was rea-
sonable and necessary for the purpose of conducting
a properly designed project or activity under this sec-
tion;
‘‘(2) the equipment is used after regular program
hours or on weekends; and
‘‘(3) such other use is—
‘‘(A) incidental to the use of the equipment
under this section;
‘‘(B) does not interfere with the use of the
equipment under this section; and
‘‘(C) does not add to the cost of using the
equipment under this section.
‘‘(f) APPLICATIONS.—Each State or group of States,
as appropriate, that desires to receive a grant under this
section for a regional adult literacy resource center, a State
adult literacy resource center, or both, shall submit to the
Federal Partnership an application that describes how the
State or group of States will—
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‘‘(1) develop a literacy resource center or expand
an existing literacy resource center;
‘‘(2) provide services and activities with the as-
sistance provided under this section;
‘‘(3) assure access to services of the center for the
maximum participation of all public and private
programs and organizations providing or seeking to
provide basic skills instruction, including local edu-
cational agencies, agencies responsible for corrections
education, welfare agencies, labor organizations, busi-
nesses, volunteer groups, and community-based orga-
nizations;
‘‘(4) address the measurable goals for improving
literacy levels as set forth in the plan submitted pur-
suant to section 104 of the Workforce Development Act
of 1995; and
‘‘(5) develop procedures for the coordination of
literacy activities for statewide and local literacy ef-
forts conducted by public and private organizations,
and for enhancing the systems of service delivery.
‘‘(g) PAYMENTS; FEDERAL SHARE.—
‘‘(1) PAYMENTS.—The Secretary of Labor and
the Secretary of Education, acting jointly on the ad-
vice of the Federal Partnership, shall pay to each
State having an application approved pursuant to
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subsection (f) the Federal share of the cost of the ac-
tivities described in the application.
‘‘(2) FEDERAL SHARE.—The Federal share—
‘‘(A) for each of the first 2 fiscal years in
which the State receives funds under this section
shall not exceed 80 percent;
‘‘(B) for each of the third and fourth fiscal
years in which the State receives funds under
this section shall not exceed 70 percent; and
‘‘(C) for the fifth and each succeeding fiscal
year in which the State receives funds under this
section shall not exceed 60 percent.
‘‘(3) NON-FEDERAL
SHARE.—The non-Federal
share of payments under this section may be in cash
or in kind, fairly evaluated, including plant, equip-
ment, or services.
‘‘(h) REGIONAL CENTERS.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—A group of States may enter
into an interstate agreement to develop and operate
a regional adult literacy resource center for purposes
of receiving assistance under this section if the States
determine that a regional approach is more appro-
priate for their situation.
‘‘(2) REQUIREMENTS.—Any State that receives
assistance under this section as part of a regional
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center shall only be required to provide under sub-
section (g) 50 percent of the funds such State would
otherwise be required to provide under such sub-
section.
‘‘(3) MINIMUM.—In any fiscal year in which the
amount a State will receive under this section is less
than $100,000, the Federal Partnership may des-
ignate the State to receive assistance under this sec-
tion only as part of a regional center.
‘‘(4) INAPPLICABILITY.—The provisions of para-
graph (3) shall not apply to any State that can dem-
onstrate to the Federal Partnership that the total
amount of Federal, State, local and private funds ex-
pended to carry out the purposes of this section would
equal or exceed $100,000.
‘‘(5) SPECIAL
RULE.—In any fiscal year in
which paragraph (2) applies, the Federal Partnership
may allow certain States that receive assistance as
part of a regional center to reserve a portion of such
assistance for a State adult literacy resource center
pursuant to this section.’’.
SEC. 243. NATIONAL WORKFORCE LITERACY ASSISTANCE
COLLABORATIVE.
Subsection (c) of section 201 of the National Literacy
Act of 1991 (20 U.S.C. 1211–1) is repealed.
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SEC. 244. FAMILY LITERACY PUBLIC BROADCASTING PRO-
GRAM.
Section 304 of the National Literacy Act of 1991 (20
U.S.C. 1213c note) is repealed.
SEC. 245. MANDATORY LITERACY PROGRAM.
Paragraph (3) of section 601(i) of the National Lit-
eracy Act of 1991 (20 U.S.C. 1211–2(i) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘1994, and’’ and inserting
‘‘1994,’’; and
(2) by inserting ‘‘, and such sums as may be nec-
essary for each of the fiscal years 1996, 1997, 1998,
1999, 2000, and 2001’’ before the period.
TITLE III—MUSEUMS AND
LIBRARIES
SEC. 301. MUSEUM AND LIBRARY SERVICES.
The Museum Services Act (20 U.S.C. 961 et seq.) is
amended to read as follows:
‘‘TITLE II—MUSEUM AND
LIBRARY SERVICES
‘‘Subtitle A—General Provisions
‘‘SEC. 201. SHORT TITLE.
‘‘This title may be cited as the ‘Museum and Library
Services Act’.
‘‘SEC. 202. GENERAL DEFINITIONS.
‘‘As used in this title:
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‘‘(1) 
COMMISSION.—The 
term 
‘Commission’
means the National Commission on Libraries and In-
formation Science established under section 3 of the
National Commission on Libraries and Information
Science Act (20 U.S.C. 1502).
‘‘(2) DIRECTOR.—The term ‘Director’ means the
Director of the Institute appointed under section 204.
‘‘(3) INSTITUTE.—The term ‘Institute’ means the
Institute of Museum and Library Services established
under section 203.
‘‘(4) MUSEUM
BOARD.—The term ‘Museum
Board’ means the National Museum Services Board
established under section 276.
‘‘SEC. 203. INSTITUTE OF MUSEUM AND LIBRARY SERVICES.
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established within
the Foundation an Institute of Museum and Library Serv-
ices.
‘‘(b) OFFICES.—The Institute shall consist of an Office
of Museum Services and an Office of Library Services.
There shall be a National Museum Services Board in the
Office of Museum Services.
‘‘SEC. 204. DIRECTOR OF THE INSTITUTE.
‘‘(a) APPOINTMENT.—
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Institute shall be headed
by a Director, appointed by the President, by and
with the advice and consent of the Senate.
‘‘(2) TERM.—The Director shall serve for a term
of 4 years.
‘‘(3) QUALIFICATIONS.—Beginning with the first
individual appointed to the position of Director after
the date of enactment of this Act, every second indi-
vidual so appointed shall be appointed from among
individuals who have special competence with regard
to library and information services. Beginning with
the second individual appointed to the position of Di-
rector after the date of enactment of this Act, every
second individual so appointed shall be appointed
from among individuals who have special competence
with regard to museum services.
‘‘(b) COMPENSATION.—The Director shall be com-
pensated at the rate provided for level III of the Executive
Schedule under section 5314 of title 5, United States Code.
‘‘(c) DUTIES AND POWERS.—The Director shall per-
form such duties and exercise such powers as may be pre-
scribed by law, including—
‘‘(1) awarding financial assistance for activities
described in this title; and
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‘‘(2) using not less than 5 percent and not more
than 7 percent of the funds made available under this
title for each fiscal year to award financial assistance
for projects that involve both—
‘‘(A) activities relating to library and infor-
mation services, as described in subtitle B, car-
ried out in accordance with such subtitle; and
‘‘(B) activities relating to museum services,
as described in subtitle C, carried out in accord-
ance with such subtitle.
‘‘(d) NONDELEGATION.—The Director shall not dele-
gate any of the functions of the Director to any person who
is not directly responsible to the Director.
‘‘(e) COORDINATION.—The Director shall ensure co-
ordination of the policies and activities of the Institute with
the policies and activities of other agencies and offices of
the Federal Government having interest in and responsibil-
ities for the improvement of museums and libraries and in-
formation services.
‘‘SEC. 205. DEPUTY DIRECTORS.
‘‘(a) APPOINTMENT.—The Office of Library Services
shall be headed by a Deputy Director, who shall be ap-
pointed by the Director from among individuals who have
a graduate degree in library science and expertise in li-
brary and information services. The Office of Museum Serv-
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ices shall be headed by a Deputy Director, who shall be ap-
pointed by the Director from among individuals who have
expertise in museum services.
‘‘(b) COMPENSATION.—Each such position of Deputy
Director shall be a Senior Executive Service position, which
shall be paid at a rate of pay for a position at ES–1 of
the Senior Executive Service schedule.
‘‘SEC. 206. PERSONNEL.
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Director may, in accordance
with applicable provisions of title 5, United States Code,
appoint and determine the compensation of such employees
as the Director determines to be necessary to carry out the
duties of the Institute.
‘‘(b) VOLUNTARY SERVICES.—The Director may accept
and utilize the voluntary services of individuals and reim-
burse the individuals for travel expenses, including per
diem in lieu of subsistence, in the same amounts and to
the same extent as authorized under section 5703 of title
5, United States Code, for persons employed intermittently
in Federal Government service.
‘‘SEC. 207. CONTRIBUTIONS.
‘‘The Institute shall have authority to solicit, accept,
receive, and invest in the name of the United States, gifts,
bequests, or devises of money and other property or services
and to use such property or services in furtherance of the
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functions of the Institute. Any proceeds from such gifts, be-
quests, or devises, after acceptance by the Institute, shall
be paid by the donor or the representative of the donor to
the Director. The Director shall enter the proceeds in a spe-
cial interest bearing account to the credit of the Institute
for the purposes in each case specified.
‘‘Subtitle B—Library Services and
Technology
‘‘SEC. 211. SHORT TITLE.
‘‘This subtitle may be cited as the ‘Library Services
and Technology Act’.
‘‘SEC. 212. STATEMENT OF PURPOSE; RECOGNITION OF
NEED.
‘‘(a) STATEMENT OF PURPOSE.—The purposes of this
subtitle are as follows:
‘‘(1) To stimulate excellence and promote equity
and lifelong access to learning and information re-
sources in all types of libraries.
‘‘(2) To combine the ability of the Federal Gov-
ernment to stimulate significant improvement and
innovation in library services with support at State
and local levels, and with cooperative programs with
other agencies and with public and private sector
partnerships, to achieve national library service goals.
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‘‘(3) To establish national library service goals
for the 21st century. Such goals are that every person
in America will be served by a library that—
‘‘(A) provides all users access to informa-
tion through regional, State, national, and inter-
national electronic networks;
‘‘(B) contributes to a productive workforce,
and to economic development, by providing re-
sources and services designed to meet local com-
munity needs;
‘‘(C) provides a full range of resources and
programs to develop reading and critical think-
ing skills for children and adults;
‘‘(D) provides targeted services to people of
diverse geographic, cultural, and socioeconomic
backgrounds, to individuals with disabilities,
and to people with limited functional literacy or
information skills; and
‘‘(E) provides adequate hours of operation,
facilities, staff, collections, and electronic access
to information.
‘‘(b) RECOGNITION OF NEED.—The Congress recog-
nizes that strong library services are essential to empower
people to succeed in our Nation’s increasingly global and
technological environment.
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‘‘SEC. 213. DEFINITIONS.
‘‘As used in this subtitle:
‘‘(1) INDIAN
TRIBE.—The term ‘Indian tribe’
means any tribe, band, nation, or other organized
group or community, including any Alaska native
village, regional corporation, or village corporation,
as defined in or established pursuant to the Alaska
Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1601 et
seq.), which is recognized by the Secretary of the Inte-
rior as eligible for the special programs and services
provided by the United States to Indians because of
their status as Indians.
‘‘(2) LIBRARY
CONSORTIA.—The term ‘library
consortia’ means any local, statewide, regional, inter-
state, or international cooperative association of li-
brary entities which provides for the systematic and
effective coordination of the resources of school, public,
academic, and special libraries and information cen-
ters for improved services for their clientele.
‘‘(3) LIBRARY ENTITY.—The term ‘library entity’
means a library that performs all activities of a li-
brary relating to the collection and organization of li-
brary materials and other information and that
makes the materials and information publicly avail-
able. Such term includes State library administrative
agencies and the libraries, library related entities, co-
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operatives, and consortia through which library serv-
ices are made publicly available.
‘‘(4) PUBLIC
LIBRARY.—The term ‘public li-
brary’ means a library that serves free of charge all
residents of a community, district, or region, and re-
ceives its financial support in whole or in part from
public funds. Such term also includes a research li-
brary, which, for the purposes of this sentence, means
a library, which—
‘‘(A) makes its services available to the pub-
lic free of charge;
‘‘(B) has extensive collections of books,
manuscripts, and other materials suitable for
scholarly research which are not available to the
public through public libraries;
‘‘(C) engages in the dissemination of hu-
manistic knowledge through services to readers,
fellowships, educational and cultural programs,
publications of significant research, and other
activities; and
‘‘(D) is not an integral part of an institu-
tion of higher education.
‘‘(5) STATE.—The term ‘State’, unless otherwise
specified, includes the several States of the United
States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth
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of Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the United
States Virgin Islands, the Commonwealth of the
Northern Mariana Islands, the Republic of the Mar-
shall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, and
the Republic of Palau.
‘‘(6) STATE
ADVISORY
COUNCIL.—The term
‘State advisory council’ means an advisory council
established pursuant to section 252.
‘‘(7) STATE
LIBRARY
ADMINISTRATIVE
AGEN-
CY.—The term ‘State library administrative agency’
means the official agency of a State charged by law
of that State with the extension and development of
public library services throughout the State, which
has adequate authority under law of the State to ad-
minister the State plan in accordance with the provi-
sions of this subtitle.
‘‘(8) STATE PLAN.—The term ‘State plan’ means
the document which gives assurances that the offi-
cially designated State library administrative agency
has the fiscal and legal authority and capability to
administer all aspects of this subtitle, provides assur-
ances for establishing the State’s policies, priorities,
criteria, and procedures necessary to the implementa-
tion of all programs under this subtitle, submits cop-
ies for approval as required by regulations promul-
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gated by the Director, and identifies a State’s library
needs and sets forth the activities to be taken toward
meeting the identified needs supported with the assist-
ance of Federal funds made available under this sub-
title.
‘‘SEC. 214. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
‘‘(a) AUTHORITY.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be
appropriated to the Secretary of Education—
‘‘(A) for the purpose of awarding grants
under subchapter A of chapter 2 and for related
administrative expenses, $75,000,000 for fiscal
year 1996, and such sums as may be necessary
for each of the 4 succeeding fiscal years; and
‘‘(B) for the purpose of awarding grants
under subchapter B of chapter 2 and for related
administrative expenses, $75,000,000 for fiscal
year 1996, and such sums as may be necessary
for each of the 4 succeeding fiscal years.
‘‘(2) TRANSFER.—The Secretary of Education
shall transfer any funds appropriated under the au-
thority of paragraph (1) to the Director to enable the
Director to carry out this subtitle.
‘‘(b) JOINT PROJECTS.—Not less than 5 percent and
not more than 7 percent of the funds appropriated under
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this section for a fiscal year may be made available for
projects described in section 204(c)(2) for the fiscal year.
‘‘(c) ADMINISTRATION.—Not more than 10 percent of
the funds appropriated under this section for a fiscal year
may be used to pay for the Federal administrative costs
of carrying out this subtitle.
‘‘CHAPTER 1—BASIC PROGRAM
REQUIREMENTS
‘‘SEC. 221. RESERVATIONS AND ALLOTMENTS.
‘‘(a) RESERVATIONS.—From the amount appropriated
under the authority of section 214(a) for any fiscal year,
the Director—
‘‘(1) shall reserve 11⁄2 percent to award grants in
accordance with section 261; and
‘‘(2) shall reserve 8 percent to carry out a na-
tional leadership program in library science in ac-
cordance with section 262.
‘‘(b) ALLOTMENTS.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—From the sums appropriated
under the authority of section 214(a) and not reserved
under subsection (a) for any fiscal year, the Director
shall allot the minimum allotment, as determined
under paragraph (3), to each State. Any sums re-
maining after minimum allotments have been made
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for such year shall be allotted in the manner set forth
in paragraph (2).
‘‘(2) REMAINDER.—From the remainder of any
sums appropriated under the authority of section
214(a) that are not reserved under subsection (a) and
not allotted under paragraph (1) for any fiscal year,
the Director shall allot to each State an amount that
bears the same relation to such remainder as the pop-
ulation of the State bears to the population of all the
States.
‘‘(3) MINIMUM ALLOTMENT.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—For the purposes of this
subsection, the minimum allotment shall be—
‘‘(i) with respect to appropriations for
the purposes of subchapter A of chapter 2,
$200,000 for each State, except that the
minimum allotment shall be $40,000 in the
case of Guam, American Samoa, the United
States Virgin Islands, the Commonwealth of
the Northern Mariana Islands, the Republic
of the Marshall Islands, the Federated
States of Micronesia, and the Republic of
Palau; and
‘‘(ii) with respect to appropriations for
the purposes of subchapter B of chapter 2,
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$200,000 for each State, except that the
minimum allotment shall be $40,000 in the
case of Guam, American Samoa, the United
States Virgin Islands, the Commonwealth of
the Northern Mariana Islands, the Republic
of the Marshall Islands, the Federated
States of Micronesia, and the Republic of
Palau.
‘‘(B) RATABLE REDUCTIONS.—If the sums
appropriated under the authority of section
214(a) and not reserved under subsection (a) for
any fiscal year are insufficient to fully satisfy
the aggregate of the minimum allotments for all
States for that purpose for such year, each of
such minimum allotments shall be reduced rat-
ably.
‘‘(4) DATA.—The population of each State and of
all the States shall be determined by the Director on
the basis of the most recent data available from the
Bureau of the Census.
‘‘SEC. 222. ADMINISTRATION AND EVALUATION.
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Not more than 5 percent of the
total funds received under this subtitle for any fiscal year
by a State may be used for administration.
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‘‘(b) CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this section shall be
construed to limit spending for evaluation costs under sec-
tion 251 from sources other than this subtitle.
‘‘SEC. 223. PAYMENTS; FEDERAL SHARE; AND MAINTENANCE
OF EFFORT REQUIREMENTS.
‘‘(a) PAYMENTS.—The Director shall pay to each State
library administrative agency having a State plan ap-
proved under section 224 the Federal share of the cost of
the activities described in the State plan.
‘‘(b) FEDERAL SHARE.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (3), the Federal share shall be 50 percent.
‘‘(2) NON-FEDERAL
SHARE.—The non-Federal
share of payments shall be provided from non-Fed-
eral, State, or local sources.
‘‘(3) SPECIAL RULE.—The Federal share—
‘‘(A) for the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico,
Guam, American Samoa, the United States Vir-
gin Islands, and the Commonwealth of the
Northern Mariana Islands, shall be 66 percent;
and
‘‘(B) for the Republic of the Marshall Is-
lands, the Federated States of Micronesia, and
the Republic of Palau, shall be 100 percent.
‘‘(c) MAINTENANCE OF EFFORT.—
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The amount otherwise pay-
able to a State for a fiscal year under chapter 2 shall
be reduced if the level of State expenditures, as de-
scribed in paragraph (2), for the previous fiscal year
are less than the average of the total of such expendi-
tures for the 3 fiscal years preceding that previous fis-
cal year. The amount of the reduction in allotment
for any fiscal year shall be in exact proportion to the
amount which the State fails to meet the requirement
of this subsection.
‘‘(2) LEVEL
OF
STATE
EXPENDITURES.—The
level of State expenditures for the purposes of para-
graph (1) shall include all State dollars expended by
the State library administrative agency for library
programs that are consistent with the purposes of this
subtitle. All funds included in the maintenance of ef-
fort calculation under this subsection shall be ex-
pended during the fiscal year for which the deter-
mination is made, and shall not include capital ex-
penditures, special one-time project costs, or similar
windfalls.
‘‘(3) WAIVER.—The Director may waive the re-
quirements of paragraph (1) if the Director deter-
mines that such a waiver would be equitable due to
exceptional or uncontrollable circumstances such as a
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natural disaster or a precipitous and unforeseen de-
cline in the financial resources of the State.
‘‘SEC. 224. STATE PLANS.
‘‘(a) STATE PLAN REQUIRED.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In order to be eligible to re-
ceive a grant under this subtitle, a State library ad-
ministrative agency shall submit a State plan to the
Director not later than April 1, 1996.
‘‘(2) DURATION.—The State plan shall cover a
period of 5 fiscal years.
‘‘(3) REVISIONS.—If a State library administra-
tive agency makes a substantive revision to its State
plan, then the State library administrative agency
shall submit to the Director an amendment to the
State plan containing such revision not later than
April 1 of the fiscal year preceding the fiscal year for
which the amendment will be effective.
‘‘(b) CONTENTS.—The State plan shall—
‘‘(1) specify priorities for improvement of library
services so that all people in the State have convenient
and appropriate access to information delivered by li-
braries through new and emerging technologies as-
sisted under subchapter A of chapter 2;
‘‘(2) identify those persons who need special serv-
ices under subchapter B of chapter 2 and specify pri-
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orities for meeting the purpose described in section
241(a);
‘‘(3) describe how section 243 will be imple-
mented within the State, specify the accountability
and evaluation procedures to be followed by public li-
braries receiving funds under such section, and speci-
fy whether and how funds are to be aggregated under
section 243(b)(2) to improve library services provided
to children in the State described in section 243(a)(2);
‘‘(4) describe the activities and services for which
assistance is sought, including—
‘‘(A) priorities for the use of funds under
this subtitle; and
‘‘(B) a description of the types of libraries
and library entities that will be eligible to re-
ceive funds under this subtitle;
‘‘(5) provide that any funds paid to the State in
accordance with the State plan shall be expended sole-
ly for the purposes for which the funds are authorized
and appropriated and that such fiscal control and
fund accounting procedures have been adopted as may
be necessary to assure proper disbursement of, and ac-
count for, Federal funds paid to the State (including
any such funds paid by the State to any other entity)
under this subtitle;
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‘‘(6) provide procedures to ensure that the State
library administrative agency shall involve libraries
and users throughout the State in policy decisions re-
garding implementation of this subtitle, and develop-
ment of the State plan, including establishing the
State advisory council;
‘‘(7) provide satisfactory assurance that the
State library administrative agency—
‘‘(A) will make such reports, in such form
and containing such information, as the Director
may require to carry out this subtitle and to de-
termine the extent to which funds provided under
this subtitle have been effective in carrying out
the purposes of this subtitle, including reports on
evaluations under section 251;
‘‘(B) will keep such records and afford such
access thereto as the Director may find necessary
to assure the correctness and verification of such
reports;
‘‘(C) will provide to State advisory council
members an orientation regarding the provisions
of this subtitle and members’ responsibilities, in-
cluding clear, easily understandable information
about the State plan; and
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‘‘(D) will report annually at a meeting of
the State advisory council on the State library
administrative agency’s progress toward meeting
the goals and objectives of the State plan;
‘‘(8) describe the process for assessing the needs
for library and information services within the State,
and describe the results of the most recent needs as-
sessment;
‘‘(9) establish goals and objectives for achieving
within the State the purposes of this subtitle, includ-
ing the purposes in sections 212(a), 231(a), and
241(a); and
‘‘(10) describe how the State library administra-
tive agency, in consultation with the State advisory
council, will—
‘‘(A) administer this subtitle; and
‘‘(B) conduct evaluations under section 251,
including a description of the types of evaluation
methodologies to be employed.
‘‘(c) ACCOUNTABILITY.—Each State plan shall—
‘‘(1) establish State-defined performance goals to
set forth the level of performance to be achieved by an
activity assisted under this subtitle;
‘‘(2) express such goals in an objective, quantifi-
able, and measurable form unless authorized to be in
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‘‘(2) every public library will be connected to na-
tional and international electronic networks;
‘‘(3) every State library agency will promote
planning and provide support for full library partici-
pation in electronic networks;
‘‘(4) every public librarian will possess the
knowledge and skills needed to help people obtain in-
formation through electronic sources; and
‘‘(5) every public library will be equipped with
the technology needed to help people obtain informa-
tion in an effective and timely manner.
‘‘(c) SUBCHAPTER B ACTIVITIES.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Each evaluation of activities
assisted under subchapter B of chapter 2 shall in-
clude—
‘‘(A) with respect to activities to increase
literacy and lifelong learning—
‘‘(i) an analysis of the current situa-
tion in the State;
‘‘(ii) how such activities will meet the
needs of the current situation in the State
and the target groups to be served; and
‘‘(iii) a report of the effect of such ac-
tivities in relation to the objectives of such
activities;