(A) by inserting ‘‘electronic means and’’ 
after ‘‘regular basis through’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘and the award of grants 
or contracts to eligible providers of youth activi-
ties,’’; 
(4) by striking subsection (h) and redesignating 
subsection (i) as subsection (h); and 
(5) in subsection (i) (as so redesignated), by 
striking ‘‘and paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection 
(h)’’ each place it appears. 
SEC. 4. CONTENTS OF THE LOCAL PLAN. 
Section 118(b) of the Workforce Investment Act of 
1998 (29 U.S.C. 2832(b)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(b) CONTENTS.—The local plan shall include— 
‘‘(1) a description of the analysis of the local 
area’s economic and workforce conditions conducted 
under section 117(d)(2)(A)(i), and an assurance 
that the local board will use such analysis to carry 
out the activities under this subtitle; 
‘‘(2) a description of the one-stop delivery sys-
tem in the local area, including— 
‘‘(A) a description of how the local board 
will ensure the continuous improvement of eligi-
ble providers of services through the system and 
ensure that such providers meet the employ-
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ment needs of local employers and participants; 
and 
‘‘(B) a description of how the local board 
will facilitate access to services provided 
through the one-stop delivery system consistent 
with section 117(d)(8); 
‘‘(3) a description of the strategies and services 
that will be used in the local area— 
‘‘(A) to more fully engage employers, in-
cluding small employers and employers in in-de-
mand industries and occupations important to 
the local economy; 
‘‘(B) to meet the needs of businesses in the 
local area; and 
‘‘(C) to better coordinate workforce devel-
opment programs with economic development; 
‘‘(4) a description of how the local board will 
convene (or help to convene) industry or sector part-
nerships that lead to collaborative planning, resource 
alignment, and training efforts across multiple firms 
for a range of workers employed or potentially em-
ployed by a targeted industry cluster— 
‘‘(A) to encourage industry growth and 
competitiveness and to improve worker training, 
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retention, and advancement in targeted indus-
try clusters; 
‘‘(B) to address the immediate and long- 
term skilled workforce needs of in-demand in-
dustries and other occupations important to the 
local economy, and 
‘‘(C) to address critical skill gaps within 
and across industries; 
‘‘(5) a description of how the funds reserved 
under section 117(d)(4)(A)(ii) will be used to carry 
out activities described in section 134(d)(4); 
‘‘(6) a description of how the local board will 
coordinate workforce investment activities carried 
out in the local area with statewide activities, as ap-
propriate; 
‘‘(7) a description of how the local area will— 
‘‘(A) coordinate activities with the local 
area’s disability community to make available 
comprehensive, high-quality services to individ-
uals with disabilities; 
‘‘(B) consistent with section 188 and Exec-
utive Order 13217 (42 U.S.C. 12131 note), 
serve the employment and training needs of in-
dividuals with disabilities; and 
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