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), 
or is facing or at risk of facing significant worker 
dislocation due to a disruption or change in the re-
gional or State economy or labor market. 
‘‘(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. 
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‘‘(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 
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; 
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‘‘(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-
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— 
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‘‘(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 
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. 3. TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
The table of contents in section 1(b) of the Workforce 
Innovation and Opportunity Act is amended by inserting 
after the item relating to section 172, the following: 
‘‘Sec. 173. Sectoral employment through career training for occupational readi-
ness (sector) program.’’. 
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