I 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7921 
To amend the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act to require an 
action plan in each local plan for entities within the one-stop delivery 
system to meet the needs of individuals who have experienced trauma, 
mental health challenges, or substance use disorder, and for other pur-
poses. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 31, 2022 
Ms. NEWMAN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Education and Labor 
A BILL 
To amend the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act 
to require an action plan in each local plan for entities 
within the one-stop delivery system to meet the needs 
of individuals who have experienced trauma, mental 
health challenges, or substance use disorder, and for 
other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Trauma Informed 
Practices for Workforce Development Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. ACTION PLAN FOR ONE-STOP DELIVERY SYSTEM TO 
MEET NEEDS OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE EX-
PERIENCED 
TRAUMA, 
MENTAL 
HEALTH 
CHALLENGES, 
OR 
SUBSTANCE 
USE 
DIS-
ORDER. 
(a) STATE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BOARDS.— 
Section 101(b)(1)(C)(iii)(I) of the Workforce Innovation 
and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3111(b)(1)(C)(iii)(I)) is 
amended— 
(1) in item (aa), by striking ‘‘and’’ after the 
semicolon; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(cc) shall include a rep-
resentative of the State mental 
health agency; and’’. 
(b) LOCAL WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BOARDS.— 
Section 107(b)(2)(D)(iv) of the Workforce Innovation and 
Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3122(b)(2)(D)(iv)) is amend-
ed by inserting ‘‘mental health,’’ after ‘‘housing,’’. 
(c) LOCAL PLAN.—Section 108(b) of the Workforce 
Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3123(b)) is 
amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (21) and (22) 
as paragraphs (22) and (23), respectively; and 
(2) by adding after paragraph (20) the fol-
lowing: 
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‘‘(21) an action plan for entities within the one- 
stop delivery system, including one-stop operators 
and the one-stop partners, to meet the needs of indi-
viduals who have experienced trauma, mental health 
challenges, or substance use disorder, with at least 
three action steps, including providing staff training 
and support to implement trauma-informed ap-
proaches, mental health first aid techniques, and 
other approaches that are informed by recommenda-
tions (determined relevant by the Secretary of 
Labor) of the task force established under section 
7132 of the SUPPORT for Patients and Commu-
nities Act (Public Law 115–271) and, if not avail-
able, by best practices (determined relevant by the 
Secretary of Labor) of the Substance Abuse and 
Mental Health Services Administration National 
Center for Trauma-Informed Care;’’. 
Æ 
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