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be based upon best value and fair and rea-
sonable pricing.’’; and 
(ii) by amending subparagraph (B) to 
read as follows: 
‘‘(B) CONSIDERATIONS.— 
‘‘(i) STUDENT OUTCOMES.—In select-
ing an entity to operate a Job Corps cam-
pus, the Secretary shall consider a numeric 
metric of recent past effectiveness of the 
entity in assisting individuals eligible to en-
roll in the Job Corps to connect to the 
workforce, to be calculated based on data, 
to the extent practicable, regarding— 
‘‘(I) the percentage of students 
served by the entity who were in edu-
cation or training activities, or in un-
subsidized employment, during the 
second quarter after exit from the rel-
evant program; 
‘‘(II) the percentage of students 
served by the entity who were in edu-
cation or training activities, or in un-
subsidized employment, during the 
fourth quarter after exit from the rel-
evant program; 
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‘‘(III) the median earnings of 
students served by the entity who 
were in unsubsidized employment dur-
ing the second quarter after exit from 
the relevant program; 
‘‘(IV) the percentage of students 
served by the entity who obtained a 
recognized postsecondary credential, 
or a secondary school diploma or its 
recognized equivalent, during partici-
pation in or within 1 year after exit 
from the relevant program; and 
‘‘(V) the percentage of individ-
uals eligible to enroll in the Job Corps 
recruited compared to the established 
goals for such recruitment. 
‘‘(ii) MARKET DEVELOPMENT.— 
‘‘(I) 
MENTOR-PROTE´GE´
PRO-
GRAM.—The Secretary shall incor-
porate Job Corps campus operations 
into the mentor-prote´ge´ program of 
the Department of Labor established 
in accordance with section 45 of the 
Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 657r). 
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‘‘(II) PAST-PERFORMANCE.—The 
Secretary shall publish comparable al-
ternative metrics for entities without 
previous experience in Job Corps cam-
pus operations to demonstrate their 
past effectiveness in accordance with 
the requirements of clause (i).’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (3)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A), by inserting 
‘‘high-skill, high-wage, or’’ before ‘‘in-de-
mand’’; 
(ii) in subparagraph (C), by striking 
‘‘Workforce Investment Act of 1998’’ and 
inserting ‘‘Workforce Innovation and Op-
portunity Act’’; 
(iii) by redesignating subparagraph 
(K) as subparagraph (L); and 
(iv) by inserting after subparagraph 
(J) the following: 
‘‘(K) A description of the entity’s ability to 
successfully operate, or partner with relevant 
entities to operate, a safe learning and residen-
tial environment for individuals eligible to enroll 
in the Job Corps.’’; 
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(2) in subsection (b), by striking paragraphs 
(2) and (3) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(2) HIGH PERFORMANCE.—An entity shall be 
considered to be an operator of a high-performing 
campus if the Job Corps campus operated by the en-
tity was ranked among the top 25 percent of Job 
Corps campuses, excluding Civilian Conservation 
Centers described in subsection (d), for the two most 
recent preceding program years.’’; 
(3) in subsection (d), by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(4) DIRECT HIRE AUTHORITY.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary of 
Labor or the Secretary of Agriculture may ap-
point, without regard to the provisions of sub-
chapter I of chapter 33 of title 5, United States 
Code (other than sections 3303 and 3328 of 
such title), a covered graduate directly to any 
position with the Department of Labor or the 
Forest Service, as the case may be, for which 
the candidate meets Office of Personnel Man-
agement qualification standards. 
‘‘(B) COVERED JOB CORPS GRADUATE.—In 
this paragraph, the term ‘covered graduate’ 
means a graduate of a Job Corps Campus or a 
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Civilian Conservation Center who successfully 
completed a training program, including in ad-
ministration, human resources, business, or 
quality assurance, that was focused on forestry, 
wildland firefighting, or another topic relating 
to the mission of the Department of Labor or 
the Forest Service.’’; 
(4) in subsection (f), by striking ‘‘2-year’’ and 
inserting ‘‘4-year’’; and 
(5) in subsection (g)(1), by striking ‘‘, for both 
of the 2 most recent preceding program years’’ and 
all that follows through the end and inserting ‘‘the 
agreement has been in place for at least 3 years and 
for both of the 2 most recent preceding program 
years for which information is available at the time 
the determination is made, such campus has been 
ranked in the lowest 10 percent of Job Corps cam-
puses.’’. 
(e) PROGRAM ACTIVITIES.—Section 148 (29 U.S.C. 
3198) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(f) BASIC HEALTH SERVICES.—The Secretary shall, 
to the extent practicable, provide enrollees with basic med-
ical, dental, and mental health services.’’. 
(f) JOB CORPS CENTER PROGRAM ACTIVITIES.—Sec-
tion 148(a)(1) is amended— 
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(1) by striking ‘‘which may include’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘including’’; and 
(2) by inserting ‘‘(such as the information de-
scribed in section 129(b)(2)(D))’’ after ‘‘financial lit-
eracy’’. 
(g) SUPPORT.—Section 150 (29 U.S.C. 3200) is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘3 months’’ 
and inserting ‘‘12 months’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(d) PERIOD OF TRANSITION.—Notwithstanding the 
requirements of section 146(b), Job Corps graduates may 
remain enrolled and a resident of a Job Corps campus 
for not more than 1 month after graduation, subject to 
approval by the director of the Job Corps Campus, in 
order to facilitate their transition into independent living 
and employment.’’. 
(h) OPERATIONS.—Section 151 (29 U.S.C. 3201) is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 151. OPERATIONS. 
‘‘(a) OPERATING PLAN.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The provisions of the con-
tract between the Secretary and an entity selected to 
operate a Job Corps campus shall, including any 
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subsequent modifications to such contract, serve as 
an operating plan for the Job Corps campus. 
‘‘(2) 
FEDERAL
CHANGES
TO
OPERATING 
PLAN.—The Secretary may require the operator to 
submit additional information, as the Secretary 
deems necessary for compliance with any relevant 
regulations, which shall be considered part of the op-
erating plan. 
‘‘(3) AVAILABILITY.—The Secretary shall make 
the operating plan described in paragraphs (1) and 
(2), excluding any proprietary information, available 
on a publicly accessible website. 
‘‘(b) LOCAL AUTHORITIES.—Subject to the limita-
tions of their approved budgets, the operators of Job 
Corps campuses shall have the authority, without prior ap-
proval from the Secretary, to— 
‘‘(1) hire staff and invest in staff professional 
development; 
‘‘(2) enter into agreements with local partners, 
such as secondary and postsecondary schools or em-
ployers; and 
‘‘(3) engage with and educate stakeholders 
about Job Corps operations and activities.’’. 
(i) STANDARDS
OF CONDUCT.—Section 152 (29 
U.S.C. 3202) is amended— 
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(1) in subsection (a), by striking the second 
sentence; 
(2) by amending subsection (b) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(b) BEHAVIORAL MANAGEMENT PLAN.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—As part of the operating 
plan defined in section 151(a), the director of each 
Job Corps campus shall develop and implement a be-
havioral management plan, subject to the approval 
of the Secretary. Such plan shall include student 
standards of conduct, positive behavioral interven-
tions and supports, and multi-tier systems of sup-
ports. 
‘‘(2) DISCIPLINARY
MEASURES
AND
DRUG 
TESTING.— 
‘‘(A) DISCIPLINARY MEASURES.—To pro-
mote the proper behavioral standards in the 
Job Corps, the director of each Job Corps cam-
pus shall, consistent with the applicable behav-
ioral management plan described in paragraph 
(1), have the authority to take appropriate dis-
ciplinary measures against enrollees if such di-
rector determines that an enrollee has com-
mitted a violation of the standards of conduct. 
The director shall adopt a zero tolerance policy 
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for an act of violence or a credible threat of vio-
lence that seriously endangers the safety of stu-
dents, staff, or the local community and for ille-
gal activity on the campus. 
‘‘(B) DRUG TESTING.—The Secretary shall 
require drug testing of all enrollees for con-
trolled substances, as set forth in section 102 of 
the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 802), 
in accordance with procedures prescribed by the 
Secretary under section 145(a). 
‘‘(C) DEFINITIONS.—In this paragraph: 
‘‘(i) CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE.—The 
term ‘controlled substance’ has the mean-
ing given the term in section 102 of the 
Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 
802). 
‘‘(ii) ZERO TOLERANCE POLICY.—The 
term ‘zero tolerance policy’ means a policy 
under which an enrollee shall be automati-
cally dismissed from the Job Corps after a 
determination by the director that the en-
rollee has carried out an act of violence 
that seriously endangers the safety of stu-
dents, staff, or the local community or en-
gaged in an illegal activity on the campus. 
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‘‘(3) ADVISORY
GROUP.—The Secretary shall 
periodically convene an advisory group of Job Corps 
operators and service providers and subject matter 
experts to review the reporting data collected under 
paragraph (5) and provide recommendations for Job 
Corps behavioral management plans based on evi-
dence-based research regarding effective and equi-
table behavioral policies. 
‘‘(4) LAW ENFORCEMENT AGREEMENTS.—The 
directors of each Job Corps campus shall, to the ex-
tent practicable, enter into an agreement with the 
relevant local law enforcement agency of jurisdiction 
regarding the procedures for reporting and inves-
tigating potentially illegal activity on Job Corps 
campuses. 
‘‘(5) INCIDENT
REPORTING.—The Secretary 
shall establish procedures for— 
‘‘(A) reporting significant health incidents, 
including substance abuse, self-harm, and acci-
dents resulting in bodily harm; and 
‘‘(B) reporting significant behavioral inci-
dents, defined as acts of violence or illegal ac-
tivity. 
‘‘(6) ACCOUNTABILITY.—The Secretary shall 
establish standards under which a Job Corps cam-
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pus shall be required to take performance improve-
ment actions described in section 159(f), based on 
an evaluation of such Job Corps campus, which shall 
take into account reporting data collected under 
paragraph (5) and recommendations of the advisory 
group pursuant to paragraph (3).’’. 
(j) EXPERIMENTAL PROJECTS AND TECHNICAL AS-
SISTANCE.—Section 156(a) (29 U.S.C. 3206(a)) is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(a) PROJECTS.—The Secretary may carry out and 
repeat experimental, research, or demonstration projects 
relating to the operations of Job Corps campuses. The 
Secretary may waive any provisions of this subtitle (other 
than sections 145, 147, and 159(c)) that the Secretary 
finds would prevent the Secretary from carrying out the 
projects, provided that— 
‘‘(1) the project will not result in a reduction in 
the number of students served; and 
‘‘(2) if the Secretary informs the Committee on 
Education and Labor of the House of Representa-
tives and the Committee on Health, Education, 
Labor, and Pensions of the Senate, in writing, not 
less than 90 days in advance of issuing such waiv-
er.’’. 
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(k) APPLICATION
OF
PROVISIONS
OF
FEDERAL 
LAW.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Section 157 (29 U.S.C. 
3207) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(d) SERVICE CONTRACT ACT.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Operators and service pro-
viders, including subcontractors thereto, are subject 
to and shall be required to abide by chapter 67 of 
title 41, United States Code (commonly known as 
the ‘McNamara-O’Hara Service Contract Act of 
1965’). 
‘‘(2) ACADEMIC AND CAREER TECHNICAL IN-
STRUCTIONAL
EMPLOYEES.—Notwithstanding sec-
tion 6701(3)(C) of such chapter, an academic or ca-
reer technical instructional employee at a Job Corps 
campus shall be considered a ‘service employee’ for 
purposes of applying such chapter under paragraph 
(1). 
‘‘(3) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—To the extent 
compensation levels being paid or scheduled to be 
paid by an employer are, in the aggregate, greater 
than those determined by the Secretary of Labor to 
be required under this subsection, or as set forth in 
a collective bargaining agreement, nothing herein 
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shall be construed to require a reduction of such 
compensation.’’. 
(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.— 
(A) AGREEMENTS IN EFFECT ON DATE OF 
ENACTMENT.—Not later than 120 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
shall, subject to appropriations, modify all 
agreements with operators and service providers 
in effect as of such date of enactment to include 
the requirements imposed by the amendment 
made by paragraph (1). 
(B) PENDING SOLICITATIONS.—Upon the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
shall include the requirements imposed by the 
amendment made by paragraph (1) in any 
pending solicitation for an operator or service 
provider. 
(l) STAFFING.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—To ensure compliance with 
chapter 67 of title 41, United States Code (com-
monly known as the ‘McNamara-O’Hara Service 
Contract Act of 1965’), as such chapter is applied 
by section 157(d) of the Workforce Innovation and 
Opportunity Act, the staffing plan and the associ-
ated budget of an entity proposing to be an operator 
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or service provider for a Job Corps campus shall in-
corporate hourly wages (or salaries as appropriate) 
and fringe benefit costs for occupational classifica-
tions at least equal to the wage determination deter-
mined by the Secretary of Labor for the locality of 
the Job Corps campus. In preparing such wage de-
termination, the Secretary shall compare the specific 
job classifications at the Job Corps campus with 
those occupations most closely correlated with those 
employed by public education providers in the local-
ity with the goal of ensuring equivalency to the max-
imum extent feasible. 
(2) ADJUSTMENTS PERMITTED.—The Secretary 
may further adjust compensation levels in a contract 
with an operator or service provider to ensure suffi-
cient availability and retention of qualified personnel 
in the locality. 
(3) ANNUAL
UPDATES.—The Secretary shall 
update hourly wages (or salaries as appropriate) and 
fringe benefit levels for such occupations covered in 
this paragraph on an annual basis. 
(m) SPECIAL
PROVISIONS.—Section 158(f) (29 
U.S.C. 3208(f)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘Secretary’’ and inserting ‘‘di-
rectors of Job Corps campuses’’; 
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(2) by striking ‘‘the Job Corps or individual’’ 
and inserting ‘‘such’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: ‘‘Any 
real property acquired shall be directly transferred 
to the Secretary in accordance with chapter 5 of title 
40 and on a nonreimbursable basis.’’. 
(n) MANAGEMENT INFORMATION.—Section 159 (29 
U.S.C. 3209) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(4) ANNUAL RECONCILIATION.—Prior to the 
expiration of any appropriated Job Corps operations 
funds for any fiscal year, any anticipated unobli-
gated funds may, subject to appropriations, be obli-
gated 
to 
projects 
identified 
under 
subsection 
(h)(1).’’; 
(2) in subsection (c)— 
(A) by amending paragraph (1) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(1) LEVELS OF PERFORMANCE AND INDICA-
TORS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—At the start of each 
contract period, and at least every two program 
years in the case of Civilian Conservation Cen-
ters, the Secretary shall establish expected lev-
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els of performance for each Job Corps campus 
relating to each of the primary indicators of 
performance for eligible youth described in sec-
tion 116(b)(2)(A)(ii) using the model described 
in subparagraph (B). 
‘‘(B) PERFORMANCE
MODEL.—At least 
every four years and no more than every two 
years, the Secretary shall develop a model for 
establishing the expected levels of performance 
for each Job Corps campus, in accordance with 
the following: 
‘‘(i) EQUITY.—The model shall ac-
count for significant correlations between 
various factors and student outcomes, in-
cluding: 
‘‘(I) Student demographics, in-
cluding age, gender, race, ethnicity, 
documented disabilities, and education 
level on entry. 
‘‘(II) Employment conditions in 
students’ home communities. 
‘‘(ii) 
DEVELOPMENT.—The 
model 
shall be developed by subject matter ex-
perts in the fields of Job Corps operations, 
program evaluation, statistical analysis, 
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and related fields using available Job 
Corps data as well as regional economic 
data. 
‘‘(iii) TRANSPARENCY.—The perform-
ance model and the past effectiveness met-
ric identified in section 147(a)(2)(B)(i), in-
cluding the procedures outlined in section 
147(a)(2)(B)(iv), shall be published for 
comment in the Federal Register.’’; 
(B) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end; and 
(ii) by striking subparagraph (B) and 
inserting the following: 
‘‘(B) the number of enrollees recruited that 
meet the requirements of section 144(a)(2)(A); 
and 
‘‘(C) the measurement described in sub-
paragraph (K) of subsection (d)(1).’’; and 
(C) in paragraph (4)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
the period at the end and inserting ‘‘; 
and’’; and 
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(iii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(C) information on the performance of 
the Job Corps selection process in section 
147(a)(2) with respect to increasing perform-
ance as measured pursuant to subparagraph 
(A), specifically including information on the 
performance of each Job Corps campus as com-
pared to its annual performance immediately 
prior to its current operating agreement.’’; 
(3) in subsection (d)(1)— 
(A) by striking subparagraph (I); and 
(B) by redesignating subparagraphs (J) 
through (O) as subparagraphs (I) through (N), 
respectively; 
(4) in subsection (f)— 
(A) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) in subparagraph (E), by adding 
‘‘or’’ at the end; 
(ii) in subparagraph (F), by striking 
‘‘; or’’ and inserting a period; and 
(iii) by striking subparagraph (G); 
and 
(B) by amending paragraph (4) to read as 
follows: 
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‘‘(4) CIVILIAN
CONSERVATION
CENTERS.—In 
addition to the primary indicators of performance 
specified in subsection (c)(1), Civilian Conservation 
Centers shall be evaluated on their contribution to 
the nation’s conservation goals by the Secretaries of 
Agriculture and Labor. If the Secretaries jointly 
conclude that a Civilian Conservation Center is not 
meeting these dual performance goals, they may 
take performance improvement actions described in 
subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) of paragraph (2) of 
this subsection.’’; and 
(5) in subsection (g)(2)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘has entered’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘enters’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘comply’’ and inserting 
‘‘attest to compliance’’. 
(o) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.—Subtitle C of title I 
(29 U.S.C. 3191 et seq.) is amended by striking ‘‘Com-
mittee on Education and the Workforce’’ each place it ap-
pears and inserting ‘‘Committee on Education and 
Labor’’. 
(p) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 
162 (29 U.S.C. 3212) is amended to read as follows: 
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‘‘SEC. 162. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be ap-
propriated to carry out this subtitle— 
‘‘(1) $1,809,857,925 for fiscal year 2023; 
‘‘(2) $1,873,202,952 for fiscal year 2024; 
‘‘(3) $1,938,765,056 for fiscal year 2025; 
‘‘(4) $2,006,621,833 for fiscal year 2026; 
‘‘(5) $2,076,853,597 for fiscal year 2027; and 
‘‘(6) $2,149,543,473 for fiscal year 2028. 
‘‘(b) CONSTRUCTION COSTS.—Of the amount author-
ized in subsection (a) for each of fiscal years 2023 through 
2028, a portion of the funds shall be for construction, re-
habilitation, and acquisition of Job Corps Campuses, as 
determined by the Secretary.’’. 
Subtitle D—National Programs 
SEC. 271. NATIVE AMERICAN PROGRAMS. 
Section 166 (29 U.S.C. 3221) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘, on a com-
petitive basis,’’; 
(2) in subsection (d)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
the period at the end and inserting ‘‘; 
and’’; and 
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(iii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(C) are evidence-based, to the extent 
practicable.’’; and 
(B) by amending paragraph (2) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(2) WORKFORCE
DEVELOPMENT
ACTIVITIES 
AND SUPPLEMENTAL SERVICES.—Funds made avail-
able under subsection (c) shall be used for— 
‘‘(A) comprehensive workforce development 
activities for Indians, Alaska Natives, or Native 
Hawaiians, including training on entrepre-
neurial skills; or 
‘‘(B) supplemental services for Indian, 
Alaska Native, or Native Hawaiian youth on or 
near Indian reservations and in Oklahoma, 
Alaska, or Hawaii.’’; and 
(3) in subsection (i)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) in the heading, by striking ‘‘UNIT’’ 
and inserting ‘‘DIVISION’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘unit’’ and inserting 
‘‘division’’; 
(B) in paragraph (4)— 
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(i) by amending subparagraph (B) to 
read as follows: 
‘‘(B) COMPOSITION.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The Council shall 
be composed of individuals, appointed by 
the Secretary, who are representatives of 
the entities described in subsection (c). 
‘‘(ii) VACANCIES.—Any member ap-
pointed to fill a vacancy occurring before 
the expiration of the term for which the 
member’s predecessor was appointed shall 
be appointed only for the remainder of that 
term. A member may serve after the expi-
ration of that member’s term until a suc-
cessor has taken office.’’; and 
(ii) in subparagraph (C), by striking 
‘‘unit’’ and inserting ‘‘division’’; and 
(C) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘unit’’ 
and inserting ‘‘division’’. 
SEC. 272. MIGRANT AND SEASONAL FARMWORKER PRO-
GRAMS. 
Section 167 (29 U.S.C. 3222) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (d), by inserting ‘‘be used for 
the 4-year period for which funds are provided under 
this section, and which may’’ after ‘‘which may’’; 
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riod if the Secretary determines that such ex-
tension is necessary to ensure the effective use 
of such funds by such entity.’’; and 
(3) in subsection (i)— 
(A) by amending paragraph (2) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(2) ELIGIBLE MIGRANT FARMWORKER.—The 
term ‘eligible migrant farmworker’ has the meaning 
given the term ‘migrant farmworker’ in section 3, 
except that such term also includes a dependent of 
the farmworker.’’; and 
(B) by amending paragraph (3) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(3) ELIGIBLE SEASONAL FARMWORKER.—The 
term ‘eligible seasonal farmworker’ has the meaning 
given the term ‘seasonal farmworker’ in section 3, 
except that such term also includes a dependent of 
the farmworker.’’. 
SEC. 273. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE. 
Section 168(a)(1) (29 U.S.C. 3223(a)(1)) is amend-
ed— 
(1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), 
by striking ‘‘staff development’’ and inserting ‘‘pro-
fessional development for staff’’; 
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(2) in subparagraph (C), by inserting ‘‘profes-
sional development and’’ after ‘‘the’’ the first place 
it appears; 
(3) by amending subparagraph (D) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(D) technical assistance and the training 
of members of State boards and local boards 
through grants, cooperative agreements, con-
tracts, and other arrangements with business 
and labor intermediaries;’’; 
(4) in subparagraph (G), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(5) in subparagraph (H), by striking the period 
at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(6) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(I) the training of staff at one-stop cen-
ters on trauma-informed approaches, age, gen-
der and racial biases, and the unique safety 
challenges faced by survivors of gender-based 
violence; and 
‘‘(J) assistance and training for employers, 
programs, and staff that mentor youth.’’. 
SEC. 274. EVALUATIONS AND RESEARCH. 
Section 169 (29 U.S.C. 3224) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
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(A) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘2019’’ 
and inserting ‘‘2027’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (6), by striking ‘‘the 
Workforce’’ and inserting ‘‘Labor’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘the 
Workforce’’ and inserting ‘‘Labor’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (4)— 
(i) by striking subparagraphs (B) 
through (J); 
(ii) by redesignating subparagraph 
(K) as subparagraph (G); 
(iii) by inserting after subparagraph 
(A) the following: 
‘‘(B) STUDY
ON
CORRECTIONAL
EDU-
CATION
AND
TRAINING.—The Secretary of 
Labor, in coordination with the Secretary of 
Education, may conduct a study to determine 
the feasibility of, and potential means to rep-
licate the measurement of recidivism for former 
criminal offenders who participated in adult 
employment and training activities under this 
title or correctional institution education pro-
grams under title II to improve the quality and 
performance of such services or activities. 
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‘‘(C) STUDY ON AUTOMOTIVE TRUCK AND 
MECHANIC WORKFORCE INDUSTRY.—The Sec-
retary of Labor, in coordination with the heads 
of relevant Federal agencies, may conduct a 
study on the automotive truck and mechanic 
workforce industry in the public and private 
sector that includes— 
‘‘(i) data relating to the number of in-
dividuals entering such industry in com-
parison to previous 20 years; 
‘‘(ii) identify strategies Federal agen-
cies and Congress may implement to pre-
vent an automotive mechanic skilled work-
force shortage; 
‘‘(iii) if there is a decline in the num-
ber of students and young professionals 
entering such workforce identified pursu-
ant to clause (i), an assessment relating to 
the reasons for such a decline; 
‘‘(iv) how the Federal agencies are ad-
justing training programs or providing a 
greater number of apprenticeships to sat-
isfy the needs of an increase in advanced 
modern technology in automotive truck, 
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public fleets, and hydrogen-powered vehi-
cles; and 
‘‘(v) recommendations relating to the 
advancement 
of 
automotive 
technician 
training and apprenticeship programs. 
‘‘(D) STUDY ON STEM WORKFORCE AND 
STEM EDUCATION.—The Secretary of Labor, in 
coordination with the Secretary of Education, 
may conduct a study on— 
‘‘(i) the number of STEM jobs cur-
rently available and anticipated expansion 
in this career pathway; 
‘‘(ii) the STEM and computer science 
course availability in public secondary 
schools, disaggregated by race, ethnicity, 
and gender; and 
‘‘(iii) how to expand access, particu-
larly for individuals with barriers to em-
ployment and for rural communities, to the 
STEM and computer science fields. 
‘‘(E) REPORT ON INDIVIDUALS WITH CRE-
ATIVE
SKILLSETS.—The Secretary of Labor 
may conduct a study on the integration of indi-
viduals with creative skillsets (including individ-
uals with training in the arts or creative indus-
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tries) into in-demand industry sectors and occu-
pations. 
‘‘(F) STUDY ON TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES 
FOR
DOMESTIC
WORKERS.—The Secretary of 
Labor may conduct a study on the development, 
for domestic workers who work in health care, 
of career pathways, national training standards, 
apprenticeship programs, and recognized post-
secondary credentials or a secondary school di-
ploma or its recognized equivalent, which may 
include how the creation or expansion of ap-
prenticeship programs for such domestic work-
ers (including such programs conducted at work 
sites of such workers and such programs that 
use peer educators and peer mentors for such 
workers) could improve opportunities for such 
workers, and make recommendations on wheth-
er and, if so, how such programs could improve 
wages and working conditions across the do-
mestic worker industry.’’; and 
(iv) in subparagraph (G), as so redes-
ignated, by striking ‘‘the Workforce’’ and 
inserting ‘‘Labor’’; 
(3) by redesignating subsection (c) as sub-
section (d); and 
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(4) by inserting after subsection (b) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(c) 
WORKFORCE
DEVELOPMENT
INNOVATION 
FUND.— 
‘‘(1) PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary may 
award 
workforce 
development 
innovation 
grants, on a competitive basis, to eligible enti-
ties to enable such entities to— 
‘‘(i) create, implement, replicate, or 
take to scale evidence-based, or field-initi-
ated innovation programs and services for 
improving the design and delivery of em-
ployment and training services that gen-
erate long-term improvements in the per-
formance of the workforce development 
system, in outcomes for job-seekers (in-
cluding individuals with barriers to employ-
ment), and in the cost-effectiveness of pro-
grams and services; and 
‘‘(ii) rigorously evaluate such pro-
grams and services in accordance with this 
subsection. 
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‘‘(B) 
DESCRIPTION
OF
GRANTS.—The 
grants described in subparagraph (A) shall in-
clude— 
‘‘(i) early-phase grants to fund the de-
velopment, implementation, and feasibility 
testing of an innovation program or serv-
ice, which prior research suggests has 
promise, for the purpose of determining 
whether such program or service can suc-
cessfully improve the design and delivery of 
employment and training services that gen-
erate long-term improvements in the per-
formance of the workforce development 
system, in outcomes for job-seekers (in-
cluding individuals with barriers to employ-
ment), and in the cost-effectiveness of such 
programs and services; 
‘‘(ii) mid-phase grants to fund imple-
mentation and a well-designed and well-im-
plemented evaluation of such a program or 
service that has been successfully imple-
mented under an early-phase grant de-
scribed in clause (i) or other effort meeting 
similar criteria, for the purpose of meas-
uring the impact and cost effectiveness of 
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such programs or services, using data col-
lected pursuant to the implementation of 
such program or service, if possible; and 
‘‘(iii) expansion grants to fund imple-
mentation and a well-designed and well-im-
plemented replication evaluation of such a 
program or service that has been found to 
produce sizable, important impacts under a 
mid-phase grant described in clause (ii) or 
other effort meeting similar criteria, for 
the purposes of— 
‘‘(I) determining whether such 
impacts may be successfully repro-
duced and sustained over time; and 
‘‘(II) identifying the conditions in 
which such a program or service is 
most effective. 
‘‘(2) TECHNICAL
ASSISTANCE.—Of the funds 
made available to carry out this subsection for a fis-
cal year, the Secretary shall reserve not more than 
5 percent of the funds to— 
‘‘(A) provide technical assistance to eligible 
entities, which may include preapplication work-
shops, web-based seminars, and evaluation sup-
port; and 
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‘‘(B) disseminate evidence-based best prac-
tices. 
‘‘(3) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 
‘‘(A) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘eligi-
ble entity’ means any of the following: 
‘‘(i) A State board. 
‘‘(ii) A local board. 
‘‘(iii) An Indian tribe, tribal organiza-
tion, Alaska Native entity, Indian-con-
trolled organization serving Indians, or Na-
tive Hawaiian organization that is eligible 
to receive an award under section 166. 
‘‘(iv) A community-based, nonprofit, 
or nongovernmental organization serving 
an underserved population. 
‘‘(v) An institution of higher edu-
cation (as defined in section 101 of the 
Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
1001)). 
‘‘(vi) A consortium of such entities de-
scribed under clause (i) through clause (v). 
‘‘(B) WELL-DESIGNED AND WELL-IMPLE-
MENTED.—The term ‘well-designed and well- 
implemented’, as applied to an evaluation study, 
means a study that is conducted in a manner 
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consistent with applicable evaluation, data, and 
privacy standards and practices of the Office of 
Management and Budget. 
‘‘(4) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
this subsection, such sums as may be necessary for 
each of the fiscal years 2023 through 2028.’’. 
SEC. 275. NATIONAL DISLOCATED WORKER GRANTS. 
(a) 
AUTOMATION
TECHNOLOGY.—Section 
170(b)(1)(A) (29 U.S.C. 3225(b)(1)(A)) is amended by 
inserting ‘‘advances in automation technology (as de-
scribed in section 134(d)(1)(A)(xiii)),’’ before ‘‘plant clo-
sures,’’. 
(b) NATIONAL
OR REGIONAL INTERMEDIARIES.— 
Section 170(c)(1)(B) (29 U.S.C. 3225(c)(1)(B)) is 
amended by striking ‘‘and any other’’ and all that follows 
through ‘‘dislocations.’’ and inserting ‘‘which may include 
a national or regional intermediary that provides employ-
ment and training activities to dislocated workers.’’. 
(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 
170 (29 U.S.C. 3225) is further amended by adding at 
the end the following: 
‘‘(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—In ad-
dition to any funds reserved under section 132(a)(2)(A) 
to carry out this section, there are authorized to be appro-
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priated to carry out this section $40,000,000 for each of 
fiscal years 2023 through 2027.’’. 
SEC. 276. YOUTHBUILD PROGRAM. 
Section 171 (29 U.S.C. 3226) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (c)— 
(A) by amending paragraph (1) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(1) RESERVATION, AMOUNT OF GRANTS.— 
‘‘(A) RESERVATION.—In any fiscal year in 
which the amount appropriated to carry out 
this section is greater than $125,000,000, the 
Secretary shall reserve 20 percent of such 
amount that is greater than $125,000,000 
for— 
‘‘(i) grants to applicants that are lo-
cated in rural areas (as defined by the Sec-
retary); and 
‘‘(ii) programs operated by an Indian 
tribe or for the benefit of the members of 
an Indian Tribe for the purpose of car-
rying out YouthBuild programs approved 
under this section. 
‘‘(B) AMOUNT OF GRANTS.—After making 
the reservation described under subparagraph 
(A), the Secretary may use the remaining 
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amount appropriated to carry out this section 
to make grants to applicants for the purpose of 
carrying out YouthBuild programs approved 
under this section.’’; 
(B) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A)— 
(I) in clause (iv)(II), by striking 
‘‘English language learners’’ and in-
serting ‘‘English learners’’; 
(II) in clause (vii), by striking 
‘‘12’’ and inserting ‘‘24’’; and 
(ii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(I) Provision of meals and other food as-
sistance that is offered to participants in con-
junction with another activity described in this 
paragraph. 
‘‘(J) Informing participants of their eligi-
bility, and assisting participants in applying, for 
Federal and State means tested benefit pro-
grams, such as the supplemental nutrition as-
sistance program, and assistance provided by 
the State through the Child Care Development 
Block Grant Act. 
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‘‘(K) Supportive services for individuals 
with disabilities to ensure such individuals may 
fully participate in a YouthBuild program, in-
cluding transportation needs determined appro-
priate by the Secretary.’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(6) USE OF FUNDS FOR MATCH.—Consistent 
with the requirements described under subsection 
(e)(3), an entity which receives a grant under this 
section may use a portion of such grant to meet all 
or a portion of the requirement to provide matching 
funds under section 121(e) of the National and 
Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 
12571(e)) or any other such requirements under 
such Act.’’; 
(2) in subsection (e)(1)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A)(ii), by striking 
‘‘youth offender’’ and inserting ‘‘youth justice- 
involved individual’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (B)(i), by striking 
‘‘basic 
skills 
deficient’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘foundational skill needs’’; 
(3) in subsection (f), by adding at the end the 
following: 
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‘‘(3) CONSULTATION.—In establishing expected 
levels of performance under paragraph (1), the Sec-
retary shall consult, on not less than an annual 
basis, with YouthBuild programs to ensure such lev-
els of performance account for the workforce and 
postsecondary experiences of youth served by such 
programs.’’; 
(4) in subsection (g), by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(4) ANNUAL
RELEASE
OF
FUNDING
OPPOR-
TUNITY ANNOUNCEMENT.—The Secretary shall, to 
the greatest extent practicable, announce new fund-
ing opportunities for grants under this section dur-
ing the same time period each year that such grants 
are announced. 
‘‘(5) STATE
WAGE
DATA.—States receiving 
grants under this Act shall facilitate access to wage 
data of participants in YouthBuild programs for the 
purpose of meeting the requirements of this section. 
Such facilitation shall not reduce any protections af-
forded by the State that protect the privacy of par-
ticipant information.’’; and 
(5) by amending subsection (i) to read as fol-
lows: 
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‘‘(i) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this sec-
tion— 
‘‘(1) $159,500,000 for fiscal year 2023; 
‘‘(2) $167,500,000 for fiscal year 2024; 
‘‘(3) $175,900,000 for fiscal year 2025; 
‘‘(4) $184,700,000 for fiscal year 2026; 
‘‘(5) $193,000,000 for fiscal year 2027; and 
‘‘(6) $203,600,000 for fiscal year 2028.’’. 
SEC. 277. STRENGTHENING COMMUNITY COLLEGES TRAIN-
ING GRANTS PROGRAM. 
Subtitle D of title I (29 U.S.C. 3221 et seq.), as 
amended by this Act is further amended— 
(1) by redesignating section 172 as section 177; 
and 
(2) by inserting after section 171 the following: 
‘‘SEC. 
172. 
STRENGTHENING 
COMMUNITY 
COLLEGES 
TRAINING GRANTS PROGRAM. 
‘‘(a) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this section are— 
‘‘(1) to establish, improve, or expand high-qual-
ity educational or career training programs at com-
munity colleges; and 
‘‘(2) to expand opportunities for individuals to 
obtain recognized postsecondary credentials that are 
nationally or regionally portable and stackable for 
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high-skill, high-wage, or in-demand industry sectors 
or occupations. 
‘‘(b) 
STRENGTHENING
COMMUNITY
COLLEGES 
TRAINING GRANTS PROGRAM.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—From the amounts appro-
priated to carry out this section under subsection (j) 
and not reserved under paragraph (2), the Secretary 
shall, on a competitive basis, make grants to eligible 
institutions to carry out the activities described in 
subsection (e). 
‘‘(2) RESERVATION.—Of the amounts appro-
priated to carry out this section under subsection 
(j), the Secretary may reserve not more than two 
percent for the administration of grants awarded 
under this section, including— 
‘‘(A) providing technical assistance and 
targeted outreach to support eligible institu-
tions serving a high number or high percentage 
of low-income individuals or individuals with 
barriers to employment, and rural-serving eligi-
ble institutions, to provide guidance and assist-
ance in the process of applying for grants under 
this section; and 
‘‘(B) evaluating and reporting on the per-
formance and impact of programs funded under 
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this section in accordance with subsections (f) 
and (g). 
‘‘(c) AWARD PERIOD.— 
‘‘(1) INITIAL
GRANT
PERIOD.—Each grant 
under this section shall be awarded for an initial pe-
riod of not more than 4 years. 
‘‘(2) SUBSEQUENT GRANTS.—An eligible insti-
tution that receives an initial grant under this sec-
tion may receive one or more additional grants 
under this section for additional periods of not more 
than 4 years each if the eligible institution dem-
onstrates that the community college and industry 
partnership supported with the initial grant was suc-
cessful (as determined by the Secretary on the basis 
of the levels of performance achieved with respect to 
the performance indicators described in subsection 
(f)). 
‘‘(d) APPLICATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—To be eligible to receive a 
grant under this section, an eligible institution shall 
submit an application to the Secretary at such time, 
in such manner, and containing such information as 
the Secretary may require. 
‘‘(2) CONTENTS.—At a minimum, an applica-
tion submitted by an eligible institution under para-
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graph (1) shall include a description of each the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(A) The extent to which the eligible insti-
tution included in the partnership has prior ex-
perience in leading similar capacity building 
projects that demonstrates the institution’s abil-
ity 
to 
accomplish 
multi-pronged, 
complex 
projects and an explanation of the results of 
any such projects. 
‘‘(B) The extent to which the eligible insti-
tution can— 
‘‘(i) leverage additional resources to 
support the programs funded with the 
grant; and 
‘‘(ii) demonstrate the future sustain-
ability of each such program. 
‘‘(C) The steps the institution will take to 
ensure the quality of each program supported 
by the grant, including the career pathways 
within such programs. 
‘‘(D) The needs that will be addressed by 
the community college and industry partnership 
supported by the grant. 
‘‘(E) The population and geographic area 
to be served by the partnership. 
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‘‘(F) One or more industries that the part-
nership will target and data demonstrating that 
those industries are aligned with employer de-
mand in the geographic area to be served by 
the partnership. 
‘‘(G) The educational or career training 
programs to be supported by the grant. 
‘‘(H) The recognized postsecondary creden-
tials that are expected to be earned by partici-
pants in such programs and the related in-de-
mand industry sectors or occupations for which 
such programs will prepare participants. 
‘‘(I) The evidence upon which the edu-
cation and training strategies to be used in the 
programs are based and an explanation of how 
such evidence influenced the design of the pro-
grams to improve education and employment 
outcomes. 
‘‘(J) The methods and strategies the part-
nership will use to engage with employers in in- 
demand industry sectors or occupations. 
‘‘(K) The roles and responsibilities of each 
employer, organization, agency, or institution of 
higher education with which the eligible institu-
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tion will partner to carry out activities under 
this section. 
‘‘(L) Whether, and to what extent, the ac-
tivities of the partnership are expected to align 
with the workforce strategies identified in— 
‘‘(i) any State plan or local plan sub-
mitted under this Act by the State, out-
lying area, or locality in which the partner-
ship is expected to operate; 
‘‘(ii) any State plan submitted under 
section 122 of the Carl D. Perkins Career 
and Technical Education Act of 2006 (20 
U.S.C. 2342) by such State or outlying 
area; and 
‘‘(iii) any economic development plan 
of the chief executive of such State or out-
lying area. 
‘‘(M) How the eligible institution will iden-
tify and define appropriate performance out-
come measurements (as determined by the Sec-
retary) to measure— 
‘‘(i) how activities supported by the 
grant build capacity for in-demand skills 
training, such as by increasing the breadth 
and depth of employer engagement and by 
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developing and implementing new and ac-
celerated instructional techniques or tech-
nologies; 
‘‘(ii) the expected performance of indi-
viduals participating in the programs to be 
offered by the eligible institution, including 
with respect to any performance indicators 
applicable under section 116; and 
‘‘(iii) any other performance outcomes 
identified by the Secretary. 
‘‘(3) CONSIDERATION
OF
PREVIOUS
EXPERI-
ENCE.—The Secretary may not disqualify an other-
wise eligible institution from receiving a grant under 
this section solely because such institution lacks pre-
vious experience in capacity building projects, as de-
scribed in subparagraph (2)(A). 
‘‘(4) PRIORITY.—In awarding grants under this 
section, the Secretary shall give priority to eligible 
entities that will use the grant to serve— 
‘‘(A) individuals with barriers to employ-
ment; or 
‘‘(B) incumbent workers who need to gain 
or improve foundational skills to enhance their 
employability. 
‘‘(e) USES OF FUNDS.— 
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‘‘(1) COMMUNITY
COLLEGE
AND
INDUSTRY 
PARTNERSHIP.—For the purpose of carrying out the 
activities specified in paragraphs (2) and (3), an eli-
gible institution that receives a grant under this sec-
tion shall establish a partnership or continue an ex-
isting partnership with one or more employers in an 
in-demand industry sector or occupation and shall 
maintain such partnership for the duration of the 
grant period. The eligible institution shall ensure 
that the partnership— 
‘‘(A) targets one or more specific high- 
skill, high-wage, or in-demand industries; 
‘‘(B) includes collaboration with the work-
force development system; 
‘‘(C) serves adult and dislocated workers, 
incumbent workers, and new entrants to the 
workforce; 
‘‘(D) uses an evidence-based program de-
sign that is appropriate for the activities carried 
out by the partnership; and 
‘‘(E) incorporates, to the extent appro-
priate, virtual service delivery to facilitate tech-
nology-enabled learning. 
‘‘(2) REQUIRED ACTIVITIES.—An eligible insti-
tution that receives a grant under this section, in 
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consultation with the partnership established under 
paragraph (1), shall— 
‘‘(A) establish, improve, or expand high 
quality, evidence-based education or career 
training programs, career pathway programs, or 
work-based learning programs (including ap-
prenticeship programs or pre-apprenticeships 
that qualify an individual for participation in an 
apprenticeship program); and 
‘‘(B) use not less than 15 percent of the 
grant to provide supportive services to individ-
uals participating in the programs funded with 
the grant to facilitate retention and program 
completion, which may include— 
‘‘(i) childcare, transportation, mental 
health services, and assistance in obtaining 
health insurance coverage and housing; 
‘‘(ii) assistance in accessing State and 
Federal means-tested benefits programs; 
‘‘(iii) career navigation, coaching, 
mentorship, and case management serv-
ices, including providing information and 
outreach to individuals with barriers to 
employment to encourage such individuals 
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to participate in programs funded with the 
grant; and 
‘‘(iv) providing access to course mate-
rials, technological devices, required equip-
ment, and other supports necessary for 
participation in and successful completion 
of such programs. 
‘‘(3) ADDITIONAL ACTIVITIES.—In addition to 
the activities required under paragraph (2), an eligi-
ble institution that receives a grant under this sec-
tion, in consultation with the partnership established 
under paragraph (1), shall carry out one or more of 
the following activities: 
‘‘(A) Establish, improve, or expand— 
‘‘(i) articulation agreements (as de-
fined in section 486A(a) of the Higher 
Education 
Act 
of 
1965 
(20 
U.S.C. 
1093a(a))); 
‘‘(ii) credit transfer agreements; 
‘‘(iii) corequisite remediation pro-
grams that enable a student to receive re-
medial education services while enrolled in 
a postsecondary course rather than requir-
ing the student to receive remedial edu-
cation before enrolling in a such a course; 
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‘‘(iv) dual or concurrent enrollment 
programs; 
‘‘(v) competency-based education and 
assessment; or 
‘‘(vi) policies and processes to award 
academic credit for prior learning or for 
the programs described in paragraph (2). 
‘‘(B) Make available, in a format that is 
open, searchable, and easily comparable, infor-
mation on— 
‘‘(i) curricula and recognized postsec-
ondary credentials offered through pro-
grams funded with the grant, including 
any curricula or credentials created or fur-
ther developed using such grant; 
‘‘(ii) the skills or competencies devel-
oped by individuals who participate in such 
programs; and 
‘‘(iii) related employment and earn-
ings outcomes. 
‘‘(C) Establish or implement plans for pro-
viders of the programs described in paragraph 
(2) to meet the criteria and carry out the proce-
dures necessary to be included on the eligible 
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training services provider list described in sec-
tion 122(d). 
‘‘(D) Purchase, lease, or refurbish special-
ized equipment as necessary to carry out such 
programs. 
‘‘(E) Reduce or eliminate unmet financial 
need relating to participants’ cost of attendance 
(as defined under section 472 of the Higher 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087ll)) in 
such programs. 
‘‘(4) ADMINISTRATIVE COST LIMIT.—An eligible 
institution may use not more than 10 percent of the 
funds received under this section for administrative 
costs, including costs related to collecting informa-
tion, analysis, and coordination for purposes of sub-
section (g). 
‘‘(f) EVALUATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 5 years 
after the date on which the first grant is made 
under this section, the Secretary shall design and 
conduct an evaluation to determine the overall effec-
tiveness of the community college and industry part-
nerships funded under this section. 
‘‘(2) ELEMENTS.—The evaluation conducted 
under paragraph (1) shall include an assessment of 
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the general effectiveness of programs and activities 
supported by grants awarded under this section, in-
cluding the extent to which the programs and activi-
ties— 
‘‘(A) developed new or expanded existing 
successful industry sector strategies, including 
the extent to which such partnerships deepened 
employer engagement and developed education 
and training programs that met industry skill 
needs; 
‘‘(B) created, expanded, or enhanced ca-
reer pathways, including the extent to which the 
partnerships 
developed 
or 
improved 
com-
petency-based education and assessment, credit 
for prior learning, modularized and self-paced 
curricula, integrated education and career 
training, dual enrollment in secondary and post-
secondary career pathways, stacked and latticed 
credentials, and online and distance learning; 
‘‘(C) created alignment between commu-
nity colleges and the workforce development 
system; 
‘‘(D) assisted individuals with finding, re-
taining, or advancing in employment; 
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‘‘(E) assisted individuals with earning rec-
ognized postsecondary credentials; and 
‘‘(F) served various demographic groups, 
including people of different geographic loca-
tions, ages, races, national origins, and sex. 
‘‘(3) DESIGN REQUIREMENTS.—The evaluation 
under this subsection shall— 
‘‘(A) be designed by the Secretary (acting 
through the Chief Evaluation Officer) in con-
junction with the partnerships being evaluated; 
‘‘(B) include analysis of participant feed-
back and outcome and process measures; and 
‘‘(C) use designs that employ the most rig-
orous analytical and statistical methods that 
are reasonably feasible, such as the use of con-
trol groups. 
‘‘(4) DATA
ACCESSIBILITY.—The Secretary 
shall make available on a publicly accessible website 
of the Department of Labor any data collected as 
part of the evaluation under this subsection. Such 
data shall be made available in an aggregated for-
mat that does not reveal personally identifiable in-
formation. 
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‘‘(5) PUBLICATION AND REPORTING OF EVAL-
UATION FINDINGS.—The Secretary (acting through 
the Chief Evaluation Officer) shall— 
‘‘(A) in accordance with the timeline deter-
mined to be appropriate by the Chief Evalua-
tion Officer, publish an interim report on the 
preliminary results of the evaluation conducted 
under this subsection; 
‘‘(B) not later than 60 days after the date 
on which the evaluation is completed under this 
subsection, submit to the Committee on Edu-
cation and Labor of the House of Representa-
tives and the Committee on Health, Education, 
Labor, and Pensions of the Senate a report on 
such evaluation; and 
‘‘(C) not later than 90 days after such 
completion date, publish and make the results 
of the evaluation available on a publicly acces-
sible website of the Department of Labor. 
‘‘(g) PERFORMANCE REPORTS AND REVIEWS.— 
‘‘(1) PERFORMANCE REPORTS.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Not less frequently 
than annually during each year of the grant pe-
riod, each eligible institution that receives a 
grant under this section shall submit to the 
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Secretary a report on the performance out-
comes achieved by the institution and the pro-
grams funded with the grant. 
‘‘(B) ELEMENTS.—Each report under this 
paragraph shall include the following informa-
tion: 
‘‘(i) The performance of individuals 
participating in programs funded with the 
grant with respect to each of the primary 
indicators of performance for adults de-
scribed in section 116(b). 
‘‘(ii) The performance of the eligible 
institution on the performance indicators 
related to capacity building described in 
subsection (d)(2)(M). 
‘‘(iii) Such other information as the 
Secretary determines appropriate. 
‘‘(2) TEMPLATE.—The Secretary shall develop 
a template for the performance reports under para-
graph (1) that shall be used by eligible institutions 
for the preparation and submission of such reports. 
‘‘(3) PUBLICATION
OF
REPORTS.—The Sec-
retary shall make the reports received under para-
graph (1) available on a publicly accessible website 
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of the Department of Labor in transparent, linked, 
open, and interoperable data formats. 
‘‘(4) REVIEW.—On an annual basis, the Sec-
retary shall review and evaluate each performance 
report submitted by an eligible institution under 
paragraph (1) to determine if the institution 
achieved adequate levels of performance. If the Sec-
retary determines that an eligible institution did not 
achieve adequate levels of performance, the Sec-
retary shall provide technical assistance to the insti-
tution. 
‘‘(h) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) COMMUNITY COLLEGE.—The term ‘com-
munity college’ means— 
‘‘(A) a public institution of higher edu-
cation (as defined in section 101(a) of the 
Higher Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1001(a)), at 
which— 
‘‘(i) the highest degree awarded is an 
associate degree; or 
‘‘(ii) an associate degree is the most 
frequently awarded degree; 
‘‘(B) a branch campus of a 4-year public 
institution of higher education (as defined in 
section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 
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‘‘(C) a consortium of such colleges or insti-
tutions. 
‘‘(i) SUPPLEMENT NOT SUPPLANT.—Funds made 
available under this section shall be used to supplement, 
and not supplant other Federal, State, and local public 
funds made available for carrying out the activities de-
scribed in this section. 
‘‘(j) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this sec-
tion— 
‘‘(1) $100,000,000 for fiscal year 2023; 
‘‘(2) $110,000,000 for fiscal year 2024; 
‘‘(3) $121,000,000 for fiscal year 2025; 
‘‘(4) $133,000,000 for fiscal year 2026; 
‘‘(5) $146,000,000 for fiscal year 2027; and 
‘‘(6) $161,000,000 for fiscal year 2028.’’. 
SEC. 278. REENTRY EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES. 
Subtitle D of title I (29 U.S.C. 3221 et seq.), as 
amended by this Act, is further amended by inserting after 
section 172, as added by the preceding section, the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘SEC. 173. REENTRY EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES. 
‘‘(a) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this section are— 
‘‘(1) to improve the employment, earnings, and 
skill attainment, and reduce recidivism, of adults 
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and youth who have been involved with the justice 
system; 
‘‘(2) to prompt innovation and improvement in 
the reentry of justice-involved individuals into the 
workforce so that successful initiatives can be estab-
lished or continued and replicated; and 
‘‘(3) to further develop the evidence on how to 
improve employment, earnings, and skill attainment, 
and reduce recidivism of justice-involved individuals, 
through rigorous evaluations of specific services pro-
vided, including how they affect different popu-
lations and how they are best combined and 
sequenced. 
‘‘(b) REENTRY EMPLOYMENT COMPETITIVE GRANTS, 
CONTRACTS, AND COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS AUTHOR-
IZED.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—From the amounts appro-
priated under subsection (h)(1) and not reserved 
under subsection (h)(2), the Secretary— 
‘‘(A) shall, on a competitive basis, make 
grants to, or enter into contracts or cooperative 
agreements with, eligible entities to implement 
reentry projects that serve eligible adults or eli-
gible youth; and 
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‘‘(B) may not use less than 25 percent, or 
more than 40 percent, of such amounts to 
award funds under subparagraph (A) to eligible 
entities that are national or regional inter-
mediaries to— 
‘‘(i) implement the reentry projects 
described in subparagraph (A); or 
‘‘(ii) provide such funds to other eligi-
ble entities— 
‘‘(I) to implement such reentry 
projects; and 
‘‘(II) to monitor and support 
such entities. 
‘‘(2) AWARD
PERIODS.—The Secretary shall 
award funds under this section for an initial period 
of not more than 4 years, and may renew such 
awards for additional 4-year periods. 
‘‘(3) PRIORITY.—In awarding funds under this 
section, the Secretary shall give priority to eligible 
entities whose applications submitted under sub-
section (c) demonstrate a commitment to use such 
funds to implement reentry projects— 
‘‘(A) that will serve high-crime or high- 
poverty areas; 
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‘‘(B) that will enroll in such reentry 
projects eligible youth or eligible adults— 
‘‘(i) prior to the release of such indi-
viduals from incarceration in a correctional 
institution; or 
‘‘(ii) not later than 180 days after 
such release; 
‘‘(C) whose strategy and design are evi-
dence-based, including cognitive behavioral ther-
apy with a workforce emphasis; 
‘‘(D) that establish partnerships with— 
‘‘(i) businesses; or 
‘‘(ii) institutions of higher education 
to provide project participants with pro-
grams of study leading to recognized post-
secondary credentials in in-demand occupa-
tions; 
‘‘(E) that provide training services that are 
designed to meet the basic requirements of an 
employer (including a group of employers) and 
are conducted with a commitment by the em-
ployer to employ individuals upon successful 
completion of the training; or 
‘‘(F) that demonstrate a track record and 
ongoing commitment of developing, imple-
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menting, and refining reentry programs that in-
clude employment, education, training, and sup-
port services for adults and youth with current 
or prior justice system involvement. 
‘‘(c) APPLICATION.— 
‘‘(1) FORM AND PROCEDURE.—To be qualified 
to receive funds under this section, an eligible entity 
shall submit an application at such time, and in 
such manner, as determined by the Secretary, and 
containing the information described in paragraph 
(2). 
‘‘(2) CONTENTS.—An application submitted by 
an eligible entity under paragraph (1) shall contain 
the following: 
‘‘(A) A description of the eligible entity, in-
cluding the experience of the eligible entity in 
providing employment and training services for 
justice-involved individuals. 
‘‘(B) A description of the needs that will 
be addressed by the reentry project supported 
by the funds received under this section, and 
the target participant population and the geo-
graphic area to be served. 
‘‘(C) A description of the proposed employ-
ment and training activities and supportive 
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services, if applicable, to be provided under 
such reentry project, and how such activities 
and services will prepare participants for em-
ployment in in-demand industry sectors and oc-
cupations within the geographic area to be 
served by such reentry project. 
‘‘(D) The anticipated schedule for carrying 
out the activities proposed under the reentry 
project. 
‘‘(E) A description of— 
‘‘(i) the partnerships the eligible enti-
ty will establish with agencies and entities 
within the criminal justice system, local 
boards and one-stops, community-based or-
ganizations, and employers (including local 
businesses) to provide participants of the 
reentry project with work-based learning, 
job placement, and recruitment (if applica-
ble); and 
‘‘(ii) how the eligible entity will co-
ordinate its activities with other services 
and benefits available to justice-involved 
individuals in the geographic area to be 
served by the reentry project. 
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‘‘(F) A description of the manner in which 
individuals will be recruited and selected for 
participation for the reentry project. 
‘‘(G) A detailed budget and a description 
of the system of fiscal controls, and auditing 
and accountability procedures, that will be used 
to ensure fiscal soundness for the reentry 
project. 
‘‘(H) A description of the expected levels of 
performance to be achieved with respect to the 
performance measures described in subsection 
(e). 
‘‘(I) A description of the evidence-based 
practices the eligible entity will use in adminis-
tration of the reentry project, including clear 
delineation of whether the evidence is strong, 
moderate, or promising. 
‘‘(J) An assurance that the eligible entity 
will collect, disaggregate by race, ethnicity, gen-
der, and other participant characteristics, and 
report to the Secretary the data required with 
respect to the reentry project carried out by the 
eligible entity for purposes of the evaluation 
under this section. 
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‘‘(K) Any other information required by 
the Secretary. 
‘‘(d) USES OF FUNDS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—An eligible entity that re-
ceives funds under this section shall use such funds 
to implement a reentry project for eligible adults, eli-
gible youth, or both that provides one or more of the 
following services: 
‘‘(A) Supportive services. 
‘‘(B) For participants who are eligible 
youth, one or more of the program elements 
listed in subparagraphs (A) through (N) of sec-
tion 129(c)(2). 
‘‘(C) One or more of the individualized ca-
reer services listed in subclause (I) through 
(IX) of section 134(c)(2)(A)(xii). 
‘‘(D) Follow-up services after placement in 
unsubsidized employment as described in sec-
tion 134(c)(2)(A)(xiii). 
‘‘(E) One or more of the training services 
listed in clauses (i) through (x)(i) in section 
134(c)(3)(D), including subsidized employment 
opportunities through transitional jobs. 
‘‘(F) Apprenticeship programs. 
‘‘(G) Education in digital literacy skills. 
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‘‘(H) Mentoring. 
‘‘(I) Provision of or referral to evidence- 
based mental health treatment by licensed prac-
titioners. 
‘‘(J) Assistance in obtaining employment 
as a result of the establishment and develop-
ment by the eligible entity of relationships and 
networks with large and small employers. 
‘‘(K) Assistance with driver’s license rein-
statement and fees for driver’s licenses and 
other necessary documents for employment. 
‘‘(L) Provision of or referral to substance 
abuse treatment services, provided that funds 
awarded under this section are only used to 
provide such services to participants who are 
unable to obtain such services through other 
programs providing such services. 
‘‘(M) Assistance in obtaining employment 
as a result of the coordination by the eligible 
entity with employers to develop customized 
training programs and on-the-job training. 
‘‘(2) ADMINISTRATIVE COST LIMIT.—An eligible 
entity may not use more than 10 percent of the 
funds received under this section for administrative 
costs, including for costs related to collecting infor-
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mation, analysis, and coordination for purposes of 
subsection (e) or (f). 
‘‘(e) LEVELS OF PERFORMANCE.— 
‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT OF LEVELS.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 
establish expected levels of performance for re-
entry projects funded this section for— 
‘‘(i) each of the primary indicators of 
performance for adults and youth de-
scribed in section 116(b); and 
‘‘(ii) the additional performance indi-
cators described in paragraph (2). 
‘‘(B) UPDATES.—The levels established 
under subparagraph (A) shall be updated for 
each 4-year award period. 
‘‘(2) ADDITIONAL
INDICATORS
OF
PERFORM-
ANCE.—In addition to the indicators described in 
paragraph (1)(A)(i), the Secretary— 
‘‘(A) shall establish an indicator of per-
formance for projects funded under this section 
with respect participant recidivism; and 
‘‘(B) may establish other performance indi-
cators for such projects as the Secretary deter-
mines appropriate. 
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‘‘(3) AGREEMENT ON PERFORMANCE LEVELS.— 
In establishing and updating performance levels 
under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall reach 
agreement on such levels with the eligible entities re-
ceiving awards under this section that will be subject 
to such levels, based on factors including— 
‘‘(A) the expected performance levels of 
each such eligible entity described in the appli-
cation submitted under subsection (c)(2)(H); 
‘‘(B) local economic conditions of the geo-
graphic area to be served by each such eligible 
entity, including differences in unemployment 
rates and job losses or gains in particular in-
dustries; and 
‘‘(C) the characteristics of the participants 
of the projects when the participants enter the 
project involved, including— 
‘‘(i) criminal records and indicators of 
poor work history; 
‘‘(ii) lack of work experience; 
‘‘(iii) lack of educational or occupa-
tional skills attainment; 
‘‘(iv) low levels of literacy or English 
proficiency; 
‘‘(v) disability status; 
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‘‘(vi) homelessness; and 
‘‘(vii) receipt of public assistance. 
‘‘(4) FAILURE TO MEET PERFORMANCE LEV-
ELS.—In the case of an eligible entity that fails to 
meet the performance levels established under para-
graph (1) for the reentry project involved for any 
award year, the Secretary shall provide technical as-
sistance to the eligible entity, including the develop-
ment of a performance improvement plan. 
‘‘(f) EVALUATION OF REENTRY PROJECTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 5 years 
after the first award of funds under this section is 
made, the Secretary (acting through the Chief Eval-
uation Officer) shall meet the following require-
ments: 
‘‘(A) DESIGN AND CONDUCT OF EVALUA-
TION.—Design and conduct an evaluation to 
evaluate the effectiveness of the reentry projects 
funded under this section, which meets the re-
quirements of paragraph (2), and includes an 
evaluation of each of the following: 
‘‘(i) The effectiveness of such projects 
in assisting individuals with finding em-
ployment and maintaining employment at 
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the second quarter and fourth quarter 
after unsubsidized employment is obtained. 
‘‘(ii) The effectiveness of such projects 
in assisting individuals with earning recog-
nized postsecondary credentials. 
‘‘(iii) 
The 
effectiveness 
of 
such 
projects in relation to their cost, including 
the extent to which the projects improve 
reentry outcomes, including in wages 
earned, benefits provided by employers, ca-
reer advancement, measurable skills gains, 
credentials earned, housing, health, and re-
cidivism of participants in comparison to 
comparably situated individuals who did 
not participate in such projects. 
‘‘(iv) The effectiveness of specific 
services and interventions provided and of 
the overall project design. 
‘‘(v) If applicable, the extent to which 
such projects meet the needs of various de-
mographic groups, including people of dif-
ferent geographic locations, ages, races, 
national origins, sex, and criminal records, 
and individuals with disabilities. 
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‘‘(vi) If applicable, the appropriate se-
quencing, 
combination, 
or 
concurrent 
structure, of services for each subpopula-
tion of individuals who are participants of 
such projects, such as the order, combina-
tion, or concurrent structure and services 
in which transitional jobs and occupational 
skills training are provided, to ensure that 
such participants are prepared to fully 
benefit from employment and training 
services provided under the project. 
‘‘(vii) Limitations or barriers to edu-
cation and employment as a result of occu-
pational or educational licensing restric-
tions, access to financial aid, and access to 
housing. 
‘‘(viii) The quality and effectiveness of 
technical assistance provided by the Sec-
retary for implementing such projects. 
‘‘(ix) Other elements that the Chief 
Evaluation Officer may determine to be 
appropriate. 
‘‘(B) DATA
ACCESSIBILITY.—Make avail-
able, on the publicly accessible website of the 
Department of Labor, data collected during the 
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course of evaluation under this subsection, in 
an aggregated format that does not provide per-
sonally identifiable information. 
‘‘(2) DESIGN
REQUIREMENTS.—An evaluation 
under this subsection— 
‘‘(A) shall— 
‘‘(i) be designed by the Secretary (act-
ing through the Chief Evaluation Officer) 
in conjunction with the eligible entities car-
rying out the reentry projects being evalu-
ated; 
‘‘(ii) include analysis of participant 
feedback and outcome and process meas-
ures; and 
‘‘(iii) use designs that employ the 
most rigorous analytical and statistical 
methods that are reasonably feasible, such 
as the use of control groups; and 
‘‘(B) may not— 
‘‘(i) collect personally identifiable in-
formation, except to the extent such infor-
mation is necessary to conduct the evalua-
tion; or 
‘‘(ii) reveal or share personally identi-
fiable information. 
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‘‘(3) PUBLICATION AND REPORTING OF EVAL-
UATION FINDINGS.—The Secretary (acting through 
the Chief Evaluation Officer) shall— 
‘‘(A) in accordance with the timeline deter-
mined to be appropriate by the Chief Evalua-
tion Officer, publish an interim report on such 
evaluation; 
‘‘(B) not later than 90 days after the date 
on which any evaluation is completed under this 
subsection, publish and make publicly available 
such evaluation; and 
‘‘(C) not later than 60 days after the com-
pletion date described in subparagraph (B), 
submit to the Committee on Education and 
Labor of the House of Representatives and the 
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
Pensions of the Senate a report on such evalua-
tion. 
‘‘(g) ANNUAL REPORT.— 
‘‘(1) CONTENTS.—Subject to paragraph (2), 
the Secretary shall post, using transparent, linked, 
open, and interoperable data formats, on its publicly 
accessible website an annual report on— 
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‘‘(A) the number of individuals who par-
ticipated in projects assisted under this section 
for the preceding year; 
‘‘(B) the percentage of such individuals 
who successfully completed the requirements of 
such projects; and 
‘‘(C) the performance of eligible entities on 
such projects as measured by the performance 
indicators set forth in subsection (e). 
‘‘(2) DISAGGREGATION.—The information pro-
vided under subparagraphs (A) through (C) of para-
graph (1) with respect to a year shall be 
disaggregated by each project assisted under this 
section for such year. 
‘‘(h) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS; RES-
ERVATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
this section— 
‘‘(A) $250,000,000 for fiscal year 2023; 
‘‘(B) $300,000,000 for fiscal year 2024; 
‘‘(C) $350,000,000 for fiscal year 2025; 
‘‘(D) $400,000,000 for fiscal year 2026; 
‘‘(E) $450,000,000 for fiscal year 2027; 
and 
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‘‘(F) $500,000,000 for fiscal year 2028. 
‘‘(2) RESERVATION OF FUNDS.—Of the funds 
appropriated under paragraph (1) for a fiscal year, 
the Secretary— 
‘‘(A) may reserve not more than 5 percent 
for the administration of grants, contracts, and 
cooperative agreements awarded under this sec-
tion, of which not more than 2 percent may be 
reserved for the provision of— 
‘‘(i) technical assistance to eligible en-
tities that receive funds under this section; 
and 
‘‘(ii) outreach and technical assistance 
to eligible entities desiring to receive such 
funds, including assistance with application 
development and submission; and 
‘‘(B) shall reserve not less than 1 percent 
and not more than 2.5 percent for the evalua-
tion activities under subsection (f) or to support 
eligible entities with any required data collec-
tion, analysis, and coordination related to such 
evaluation activities. 
‘‘(i) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) CHIEF EVALUATION OFFICER.—The term 
‘Chief Evaluation Officer’ means the head of the 
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independent evaluation office located organization-
ally in the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Pol-
icy of the Department of Labor. 
‘‘(2) COMMUNITY
SUPERVISION.—The term 
‘community supervision’ means mandatory oversight 
(including probation and parole) of a formerly incar-
cerated person— 
‘‘(A) who was convicted of a crime by a 
judge or parole board; and 
‘‘(B) who is living outside a secure facility. 
‘‘(3) CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION.—The term 
‘correctional institution’ has the meaning given the 
term in section 225(e). 
‘‘(4) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘eligible en-
tity’ means— 
‘‘(A) a private nonprofit organization 
under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1986, including a community-based or 
faith-based organization; 
‘‘(B) a local board; 
‘‘(C) a State or local government; 
‘‘(D) an Indian or Native American entity 
eligible for grants under section 166; 
‘‘(E) a labor organization or joint labor- 
management organization; or 
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‘‘(F) a consortium of the entities described 
in subparagraphs (A) through (E). 
‘‘(5) ELIGIBLE
ADULT.—The term ‘eligible 
adult’ means a justice-involved individual who— 
‘‘(A) is age 25 or older; and 
‘‘(B) in the case of an individual that was 
previously incarcerated, was released from in-
carceration not more than 3 years prior to en-
rollment in a project funded under this section. 
‘‘(6) ELIGIBLE
YOUTH.—The term ‘eligible 
youth’ means a justice-involved individual who is not 
younger than age 14 or older than age 24. 
‘‘(7) HIGH-CRIME.—The term ‘high-crime’, 
when used with respect to a geographic area, means 
an area with crime rates that are higher than the 
rate for the overall city (for urban areas) or of non- 
metropolitan area in the State (for rural areas), as 
such terms are used by the Bureau of Labor Statis-
tics. 
‘‘(8) HIGH-POVERTY.—The term ‘high-poverty’, 
when used with respect to a geographic area, means 
an area with a poverty rate of at least 25 percent 
as determined based on the most recently available 
data from the American Community Survey con-
ducted by the Bureau of the Census.’’. 
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SEC. 279. SECTORAL EMPLOYMENT THROUGH CAREER 
TRAINING FOR OCCUPATIONAL READINESS 
(SECTOR) PROGRAM. 
Subtitle D of title I (29 U.S.C. 3221 et seq.), as 
amended by this Act, is further amended by inserting after 
section 173, as added by the preceding section, the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘SEC. 174. SECTORAL EMPLOYMENT THROUGH CAREER 
TRAINING FOR OCCUPATIONAL READINESS 
(SECTOR) PROGRAM. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—From amounts appropriated 
under subsection (e)(1), and not reserved under subsection 
(e)(2), the Secretary shall— 
‘‘(1) use not less than 80 percent of such 
amounts to award grants under subsection (b) to 
each State to develop, convene, or expand industry 
or sector partnerships; and 
‘‘(2) use not less than 20 percent of such 
amounts to award grants under subsection (c), on a 
competitive basis, to eligible industry or sector part-
nerships for the purposes of expanding workforce de-
velopment and employment opportunities for high- 
skill, high-wage, or in-demand industry sectors or 
occupations, as determined by the Secretary. 
‘‘(b) FORMULA GRANTS.— 
‘‘(1) DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS.— 
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‘‘(A) 
STATE
ALLOTMENT.—From 
the 
amount determined by the Secretary under sub-
section (a)(1), the Secretary shall allot funds to 
each State on the basis of the relative allotment 
the State received under section 132(b) for such 
fiscal year, compared to the total amount allot-
ted to all States under section 132(b) for such 
fiscal year. 
‘‘(B) LOCAL
AREA
ALLOCATIONS.—The 
Secretary shall use the amounts allotted under 
subparagraph (A) to distribute funds in the 
State to carry out the activities described in 
paragraph (2) by— 
‘‘(i) allocating funds to each local area 
of the State on the basis of the relative al-
location the local area received under sec-
tion 133(b) for such fiscal year, compared 
to the total amount allocated to all local 
areas in the State under section 133(b) for 
such fiscal year; or 
‘‘(ii) allocating funds to local areas of 
the State that have the highest rates of 
unemployment or poverty, or the highest 
numbers of individuals with barriers to em-
ployment in the State. 
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‘‘(2) USE
OF
FUNDS.—The funds awarded 
under paragraph (1) may be used to— 
‘‘(A) regularly convene stakeholders in a 
collaborative structure to identify, develop, im-
prove, or expand training, employment, and 
growth opportunities for high-skill, high-wage, 
or in-demand industry sectors or occupations; 
‘‘(B) form, expand, and improve training 
programs, to be managed by eligible industry 
and sector partnerships that include attainment 
of industry-recognized credentials, the integra-
tion of work-based learning activities with train-
ing curricula and occupational certification pro-
grams, and that address specific workforce 
issues and needs of groups of workers, with a 
priority on individuals with a barrier to employ-
ment, within regional labor markets in the 
State; 
‘‘(C) strengthen the coordination of eligible 
industry and sector partnerships and programs 
with the programs administered under subtitle 
B of this title and with the one-stop partners 
described in section 121; and 
‘‘(D) to directly provide, or arrange for the 
provision of, services to help individuals with 
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barriers to employment and other participants 
complete and successfully transition out of 
training described in subparagraph (B), which 
services shall include career services, supportive 
services, or the provision of needs-related pay-
ments. 
‘‘(c) COMPETITIVE GRANTS.— 
‘‘(1) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.—From the amount 
determined by the Secretary under subsection (a)(2), 
the Secretary shall award grants, on a competitive 
basis, to eligible industry or sector partnerships for 
the purposes described in subsection (a)(2). 
‘‘(2) APPLICATION.— 
‘‘(A) FORM AND PROCEDURE.—To receive 
a grant under this subsection, the lead appli-
cant on behalf of an eligible industry or sector 
partnership shall submit to the Secretary an 
application at such time, in such manner, and 
containing such information as specified by the 
Secretary. 
‘‘(B) CONTENTS.—An application sub-
mitted under paragraph (1) shall contain at a 
minimum the following: 
‘‘(i) Identification of the high-skill, 
high-wage, or in-demand industry sector or 
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occupation on which such partnership is 
focused. 
‘‘(ii) A description of the activities to 
be carried out under the grant. 
‘‘(iii) A description of the workers 
that will be targeted for recruitment as 
program participants, how a priority of 
service under the grant will be provided to 
individuals with barriers to employment, 
and how the activities will be designed to 
maximize access and eliminate barriers to 
entry to training and other activities for 
such individuals. 
‘‘(iv) A description of other Federal or 
non-Federal resources that will be lever-
aged in support of the eligible industry or 
sector partnership (including cash or in- 
kind 
contributions 
from 
private-sector 
partners). 
‘‘(3) USES OF FUNDS.—An eligible industry or 
sector partnership awarded a grant under this sub-
section shall use such grant funds— 
‘‘(A) to engage and regularly convene 
stakeholders in a collaborative structure to 
identify, develop, improve, or expand training, 
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employment, and growth opportunities for the 
high-skill, high-wage, or in-demand industry 
sector or occupation on which such partnership 
is focused; 
‘‘(B) to directly provide, or arrange for the 
provision of, high-quality, evidence-based train-
ing for high-skill, high-wage, or in-demand in-
dustry sectors or occupations on which such 
partnership is focused, which shall include 
training that leads to the attainment of nation-
ally or regionally portable and stackable recog-
nized postsecondary credentials for the industry 
sector or occupations described in paragraph 
(A), including— 
‘‘(i) training provided through appren-
ticeship programs, or pre-apprenticeship 
programs that articulate to apprenticeship 
programs, labor organizations, or joint 
labor-management partnerships; 
‘‘(ii) on-the job training, customized 
training, and paid internships and work 
experience; 
‘‘(iii) incumbent worker training to 
support lower wage workers in upgrading 
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skills and advancing along a career path-
way; and 
‘‘(iv) training services, in addition to 
those described in clauses (i) through (iii), 
that 
are 
authorized 
under 
section 
134(c)(3)(D), including occupational skills 
training; and 
‘‘(C) to directly provide, or arrange for the 
provision of, services to help individuals with 
barriers to employment and other participants 
complete and successfully transition out of 
training described in subparagraph (B), which 
services shall include career services, supportive 
services, or the provision of needs-related pay-
ments authorized under subsections (c)(2), 
(c)(4), and (d)(3) of section 134. 
‘‘(4) PRIORITY
IN
SELECTION
OF
GRANTS.— 
The Secretary shall give priority consideration in ap-
plications that demonstrate the ability to serve eligi-
ble individuals in targeted economic regions that are 
experiencing high-poverty, have traditionally been 
underserved by regional economic development and 
sector partnership activities (including rural areas), 
is facing or at risk of facing significant worker dis-
location due to a disruption or change in the re-
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gional or State economy or labor market, or where 
the local unemployment rate is higher than the na-
tional unemployment rate. 
‘‘(d) PROGRAM
ACCOUNTABILITY
AND
EVALUA-
TION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The grants awarded under 
this section are subject to— 
‘‘(A) the primary indicators of performance 
under section 116(b)(2)(A) and expected levels 
of performance relating to such indicators; and 
‘‘(B) such additional measures as the Sec-
retary deems appropriate, which may include 
skills attainment, wage or career progression, 
training-related employment, and additional job 
quality measures. 
‘‘(2) EVALUATION.—Not later than 5 years 
after the first award of funds under this section is 
made the Secretary (acting through the chief evalua-
tion officer) shall design and conduct an evaluation 
to evaluate the effectiveness of the program carried 
out this section. 
‘‘(3) PUBLICATION.—The Secretary shall pub-
lish the outcomes of grantees under the indicators 
and measures described in paragraph (1) and the 
evaluation described in paragraph (2) on a publicly 
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accessible website, and submit the evaluation find-
ings to the Committee on Education and Labor of 
the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Health, Education, Labor and Pensions of the Sen-
ate. 
‘‘(e) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS; RES-
ERVATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
this section— 
‘‘(A) $1,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2023; 
‘‘(B) $1,100,000,000 for fiscal year 2024; 
‘‘(C) $1,210,000,000 for fiscal year 2025; 
‘‘(D) $1,331,000,000 for fiscal year 2026; 
‘‘(E) $1,464,100,000 for fiscal year 2027; 
and 
‘‘(F) $1,610,510,000 for fiscal year 2028. 
‘‘(2) RESERVATION OF FUNDS.—Of the funds 
appropriated under paragraph (1) for a fiscal year, 
the Secretary may reserve not more than 5 percent 
which— 
‘‘(A) may be used for administration of the 
program described in this section, in addition to 
any other funds available for these activities, in-
cluding providing comprehensive technical as-
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sistance, targeted outreach to eligible partner-
ships serving local areas with high unemploy-
ment rates or high percentages of low-income 
individuals or individuals with barriers to em-
ployment; and oversight to support eligible part-
nerships; and 
‘‘(B) shall be used to conduct an evalua-
tion of the activities carried out under this sec-
tion and for reporting on the performance and 
impact of programs funded under this section. 
‘‘(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) ELIGIBLE
INDUSTRY
OR
SECTOR
PART-
NERSHIP.—The term ‘eligible industry or sector 
partnership’ means— 
‘‘(A) an industry or sector partnership, 
which shall include multiple representatives de-
scribed in each of clauses (i) through (iii) of 
paragraph (26)(A) of section 3; or 
‘‘(B) a partnership of multiple entities de-
scribed in section 3(26) and a State board or 
local board, that is in the process of estab-
lishing an industry or sector partnership. 
‘‘(2) LEAD APPLICANT.—The term ‘lead appli-
cant’ means an applicant for a grant under this sec-
tion that is a State board, local board, institution of 
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higher education, labor-management partnership, 
labor organization, industry association, or other 
State and regional nonprofit organizations with ex-
perience in designing, convening, and expanding in-
dustry or sector partnerships.’’. 
SEC. 280. WORKFORCE DATA QUALITY INITIATIVE GRANTS. 
Subtitle D of title I (29 U.S.C. 3221 et seq.), as 
amended by this Act, is further amended by inserting after 
section 174, as added by the preceding section, the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘SEC. 
175. 
WORKFORCE 
DATA 
QUALITY 
INITIATIVE 
GRANTS. 
‘‘(a) AUTHORITY.—The Secretary is authorized to 
award grants, on a competitive basis, to States to create 
workforce longitudinal administrative databases and asso-
ciated resources for the purpose of strengthening work-
force development program quality, protecting privacy, 
and improving transparency. 
‘‘(b) PRIORITY.—In awarding grants under this sec-
tion, the Secretary shall give priority to States that— 
‘‘(1) have the greatest need to improve their 
data infrastructure; 
‘‘(2) will use non-Federal contributions to im-
prove State data infrastructure and related re-
sources; 
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‘‘(3) support co-enrollment in workforce related 
programs; 
‘‘(4) participate and contribute data to the 
State’s linked longitudinal data system, including 
submitting data that when linked with elementary 
and secondary school and postsecondary data, pro-
vides the State the ability to create more data tools 
and analytics; and 
‘‘(5) enable research and program improvement 
activities. 
‘‘(c) SUPPLEMENT, NOT SUPPLANT.—Funds made 
available under this section shall be used to supplement, 
and not supplant, other Federal, State, or local funds used 
for developing State data systems. 
‘‘(d) ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.—The Secretary shall 
reserve not more than 10 percent of funds made available 
to carry out this section for each fiscal year for the provi-
sion of technical assistance to support the implementation 
of grants awarded under this section. 
‘‘(e) PRIVACY.—Nothing in this section shall require 
the disaggregation of data when the number of individuals 
in a category is insufficient to yield statistically reliable 
information or when the results would reveal personally 
identifiable information about an individual, or would re-
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veal such information when combined with other released 
information. 
‘‘(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this sec-
tion— 
‘‘(1) $40,000,000 for fiscal year 2023; 
‘‘(2) $35,000,000 for fiscal year 2024; 
‘‘(3) $30,000,000 for fiscal year 2025; 
‘‘(4) $25,000,000 for fiscal year 2026; 
‘‘(5) $20,000,000 for fiscal year 2027; and 
‘‘(6) $15,000,000 for fiscal year 2028. 
‘‘(g) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘State’ 
has the meaning given the term in section 3, except such 
term also includes each of the outlying areas (as defined 
in section 3).’’. 
SEC. 281. IMPROVING APPROACHES FOR COMMUNITIES TO 
THRIVE (IMPACT) GRANTS. 
Subtitle D of title I (29 U.S.C. 3221 et seq.), as 
amended by this Act, is further amended by inserting after 
section 175, as added by the preceding section, the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘SEC. 176. IMPROVING APPROACHES FOR COMMUNITIES TO 
THRIVE (IMPACT) GRANTS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall award, on 
a competitive basis, grants to local boards described in 
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subsection (c) for summer or year-round programs author-
ized under section 130 for opportunity youth in commu-
nities disproportionately affected by gun violence for the 
purposes of connecting opportunity youth to in-demand in-
dustry sectors or occupations. 
‘‘(b) AWARD PERIODS.—The Secretary shall award 
grants under this section for an initial period of not more 
than 4 years, and may renew such awards for additional 
4-year periods. 
‘‘(c) SELECTION
CRITERIA.—In awarding funds 
under this section, the Secretary shall award grants to 
local boards serving local areas that— 
‘‘(1) for not less than 2 out of the 3 calendar 
years preceding the date on which an application for 
a grant under this section is submitted— 
‘‘(A) have experienced 35 or more homi-
cides per year; or 
‘‘(B) have experienced 20 or more homi-
cides per year and had a homicide rate that was 
not less than double the national average; or 
‘‘(2) have a compelling need to address commu-
nity violence, as determined by the Secretary, based 
on high levels of homicide relative to other local 
areas within the same State. 
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‘‘(d) PARTNERSHIPS.—In carrying out the activities 
funded under a grant under this section, a local board may 
partner with— 
‘‘(1) a community-based, nonprofit organization 
that— 
‘‘(A) serves the residents served by a unit 
of general local government; 
‘‘(B) has a track record of providing work-
force development activities for individuals with 
barriers to employment; 
‘‘(C) focuses on training competencies and 
skills to prepare opportunity youth for in-de-
mand sectors and occupations; and 
‘‘(D) provides— 
‘‘(i) training for opportunity youth 
with foundational skill needs; and 
‘‘(ii) soft skills training that enables 
opportunity youth to engage successfully in 
work culture; 
‘‘(2) an Indian Tribe or an agency primarily 
serving Native Americans; 
‘‘(3) an entity that carries out activities author-
ized in this Act that has a focus on opportunity 
youth; 
‘‘(4) an apprenticeship program; 
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