I 
112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3425 
To provide subsidized employment for unemployed, low-income adults, provide 
summer employment and year-round employment opportunities for low- 
income youth, and carry out work-related and educational strategies 
and activities of demonstrated effectiveness, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 15, 2011 
Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California (for himself, Mr. PAYNE, Mr. HINOJOSA, 
Mr. BISHOP of New York, Ms. WOOLSEY, Mr. KILDEE, and Mr. 
LOEBSACK) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Education and the Workforce 
A BILL 
To provide subsidized employment for unemployed, low-in-
come adults, provide summer employment and year- 
round employment opportunities for low-income youth, 
and carry out work-related and educational strategies 
and activities of demonstrated effectiveness, 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 ‘‘Pathways Back to 
Work Act of 2011’’. 
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SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF PATHWAYS BACK TO WORK 
FUND. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in the 
Treasury of the United States an account, which shall be 
known as the Pathways Back to Work Fund (referred to 
in this Act as ‘‘the Fund’’), consisting of the amounts as 
are paid to the Fund under subsection (b). 
(b) PAYMENT INTO THE FUND.—Out of any amounts 
in the general fund of the Treasury not otherwise appro-
priated, there is appropriated $5,000,000,000, which shall 
be paid to the Fund, to be used by the Secretary of Labor 
to carry out this Act. 
(c) PERIOD OF AVAILABILITY.—The amounts appro-
priated under this Act shall be available for obligation by 
the Secretary of Labor through December 31, 2012, and 
shall be available for expenditure by recipients of grants 
and subgrants under this Act through September 30, 
2013. 
SEC. 3. AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Using the amounts available 
through the Fund under section 2(b), the Secretary of 
Labor shall, subject to subsection (b)— 
(1) allot $2,000,000,000 in accordance with 
section 4 to provide subsidized employment to unem-
ployed, low-income adults; 
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(2) allot $1,500,000,000 in accordance with 
section 5 to provide summer employment and year- 
round employment opportunities to low-income 
youth; and 
(3) use $1,500,000,000 in accordance with sec-
tion 6 to award grants on a competitive basis to 
local entities to carry out work-based training and 
other work-related and educational strategies and 
activities of demonstrated effectiveness to unem-
ployed, low-income adults and low-income youth to 
provide the skills and assistance needed to obtain 
employment. 
(b) RESERVATION.—The Secretary of Labor may re-
serve not more than 1 percent of the amounts available 
through the Fund under each of paragraphs (1) through 
(3) of subsection (a) to pay for the costs of technical as-
sistance, evaluations, and Federal administration of this 
Act. 
SEC. 4. SUBSIDIZED EMPLOYMENT FOR UNEMPLOYED, 
LOW-INCOME ADULTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.— 
(1) ALLOTMENTS.—From the funds available 
under section 3(a)(1), the Secretary of Labor shall 
make an allotment under subsection (b) to each 
State that has a State plan approved under sub-
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section (c) and to each outlying area and recipient 
under section 166(c) of the Workforce Investment 
Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2911(c)) that meets the re-
quirements of this section, for the purpose of pro-
viding subsidized employment opportunities to unem-
ployed, low-income adults. 
(2) GUIDANCE.—Not later than 30 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
Labor, in coordination with the Secretary of Health 
and Human Services, shall issue guidance regarding 
the implementation of this section. Such guidance 
shall, consistent with this section, include procedures 
for the submission and approval of State and local 
plans and the allotment and allocation of funds, in-
cluding reallotment and reallocation of such funds, 
that promote the expeditious and effective implemen-
tation of the activities authorized under this section. 
(b) STATE ALLOTMENTS.— 
(1) RESERVATIONS FOR OUTLYING AREAS AND 
TRIBES.—Of the funds described in subsection 
(a)(1), the Secretary shall reserve— 
(A) not more than 1⁄4 of 1 percent to pro-
vide assistance to outlying areas to provide sub-
sidized employment to unemployed, low-income 
adults; and 
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(B) 1.5 percent to provide assistance to re-
cipients under section 166(c) of the Workforce 
Investment Act of 1998 (relating to Native 
Americans; 29 U.S.C. 2911(c)) to provide sub-
sidized employment to unemployed, low-income 
adults. 
(2) STATES.—After determining the amounts to 
be reserved under section 3(b) and paragraph (1), 
the Secretary of Labor shall allot the remainder of 
the funds described in subsection (a)(1) among the 
States by allotting— 
(A) one-third on the basis of the relative 
number of unemployed individuals in areas of 
substantial unemployment in each State, com-
pared to the total number of unemployed indi-
viduals in areas of substantial unemployment in 
all States; 
(B) one-third on the basis of the relative 
excess number of unemployed individuals in 
each State, compared to the total excess num-
ber of unemployed individuals in all States; and 
(C) one-third on the basis of the relative 
number of disadvantaged adults and youth in 
each State, compared to the total number of 
disadvantaged adults and youth in all States. 
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(3) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of the for-
mula described in paragraph (2)— 
(A) AREA
OF
SUBSTANTIAL
UNEMPLOY-
MENT.—The term ‘‘area of substantial unem-
ployment’’ means any contiguous area that has 
a population of at least 10,000, and that has an 
average rate of unemployment of at least 6.5 
percent for the most recent 12 months, as de-
termined by the Secretary. 
(B) DISADVANTAGED ADULT OR YOUTH.— 
The term ‘‘disadvantaged adult or youth’’ 
means an individual who is age 16 or older 
(subject to section 132(b)(1)(B)(v)(I) of the 
Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 
2862(b)(1)(B)(v)(I)) who received an income, 
or is a member of a family that received a total 
family income, that, in relation to family size, 
does not exceed the higher of— 
(i) the poverty line; or 
(ii) 70 percent of the lower living 
standard income level. 
(C) EXCESS NUMBER.—The term ‘‘excess 
number’’ means, used with respect to unem-
ployed individuals in a State, the higher of— 
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(i) the number that represents the 
number of unemployed individuals in ex-
cess of 4.5 percent of the civilian labor 
force in the State; or 
(ii) the number that represents the 
number of unemployed individuals in ex-
cess of 4.5 percent of the civilian labor 
force in areas of substantial unemployment 
in such State. 
(4) REALLOTMENT.—If the Governor of a State 
does not submit a State plan by the date specified 
in subsection (c)(2)(B), or a State does not receive 
approval of a State plan, the amount the State 
would have been eligible to receive pursuant to the 
formula under paragraph (2) shall be transferred 
within the Fund and added to the amounts available 
for competitive grants under section 3(a)(3). 
(c) STATE PLAN.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—For a State to be eligible to 
receive an allotment of funds under subsection (b), 
the Governor of the State shall submit to the Sec-
retary of Labor a State plan in such form and con-
taining such information as the Secretary may re-
quire. At a minimum, such plan shall include— 
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(A) a description of the strategies and ac-
tivities to be carried out by the State, in coordi-
nation with employers in the State, to provide 
subsidized employment opportunities to unem-
ployed, low-income adults, including strategies 
relating to the level and duration of subsidies 
consistent with subsection (e)(2); 
(B) a description of the requirements the 
State will apply relating to the eligibility of un-
employed, low-income adults, consistent with 
section 8, for subsidized employment opportuni-
ties, which requirements may include criteria to 
target assistance to particular categories of 
such adults, such as individuals with disabilities 
or individuals who have exhausted all rights to 
unemployment compensation; 
(C) a description of how the funds allotted 
to provide subsidized employment opportunities 
will be administered in the State and (if admin-
istered by entities described in subsection 
(d)(1)(A)) in local areas, in accordance with 
subsection (d); 
(D) a description of the performance out-
comes to be achieved by the State through the 
activities carried out under this section and the 
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processes the State will use to track perform-
ance, consistent with guidance provided by the 
Secretary of Labor regarding such outcomes 
and processes and with section 7(b); 
(E) a description of the coordination of ac-
tivities to be carried out with the funds pro-
vided under this section with activities under 
title I of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 
(29 U.S.C. 2801 et seq.), the program of block 
grants to States for temporary assistance for 
needy families established under part A of title 
IV of the Social Security Act (referred to in 
this Act as the ‘‘TANF program’’; 42 U.S.C. 
601 et seq.) and other appropriate Federal and 
State programs that may assist unemployed, 
low-income adults in obtaining and retaining 
employment; 
(F) a description of the timelines for im-
plementation of the activities described in sub-
paragraph (A), and the number of unemployed, 
low-income adults expected to be placed in sub-
sidized employment by calendar quarter; 
(G) assurances that the State will report 
such information as the Secretary of Labor may 
require relating to fiscal, performance, and 
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other matters as the Secretary determines is 
necessary to effectively monitor the activities 
carried out under this section; and 
(H) assurances that the State will ensure 
compliance with the requirements, restrictions, 
labor standards, and other provisions described 
in section 7(a). 
(2) SUBMISSION
AND
APPROVAL
OF
STATE 
PLAN.— 
(A) SUBMISSION
WITH
OTHER
PLANS.— 
The State plan described in paragraph (1) may 
be submitted in conjunction with the State plan 
modification or other request for funds by the 
State required under section 5, and may be 
submitted as a modification to a State plan 
that has been approved under section 112 of 
the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (29 
U.S.C. 2822). 
(B) SUBMISSION AND APPROVAL.— 
(i) SUBMISSION.—The Governor shall 
submit the State plan described in para-
graph (1) to the Secretary of Labor not 
later than 75 days after the date of enact-
ment of this Act and the Secretary of 
Labor shall make a determination regard-
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ing the approval or disapproval of such 
plan not later than 45 days after the sub-
mission of such plan. If the plan is dis-
approved, the Secretary of Labor may pro-
vide a reasonable period of time in which 
the plan may be amended and resubmitted 
for approval. 
(ii) APPROVAL.—The Secretary of 
Labor shall approve a State plan that the 
Secretary determines is consistent with the 
requirements of this section and reasonably 
appropriate and adequate to carry out the 
objectives of this section. If the plan is ap-
proved, the Secretary shall allot funds to 
the State under subsection (b) within 30 
days after such approval. 
(3) MODIFICATIONS
TO
STATE
PLAN.—The 
Governor may submit a modification to a State plan 
under this subsection, consistent with the require-
ments of this section. 
(d) ADMINISTRATION WITHIN THE STATE.— 
(1) OPTION.—The State may administer the 
funds for activities under this section through— 
(A) the State and local entities responsible 
for the administration of the formula program 
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of workforce investment activities for adults 
under subtitle B of title I of the Workforce In-
vestment Act of 1998; 
(B) the State agency or agencies respon-
sible for the administration of the TANF pro-
gram; or 
(C) a combination of the entities and agen-
cy or agencies described in subparagraphs (A) 
and (B). 
(2) WITHIN-STATE ALLOCATIONS.— 
(A) ALLOCATION
OF
FUNDS.—The Gov-
ernor may reserve not more than 5 percent of 
the funds made available through the allotment 
under subsection (b)(2), for administration and 
technical assistance, and shall allocate the re-
mainder, in accordance with the option elected 
under paragraph (1)— 
(i) among local workforce investment 
areas within the State in accordance with 
subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C) of sub-
section (b)(2), except that for purposes of 
such allocation references to a State in 
such subsection shall be deemed to be ref-
erences to a local workforce investment 
area and references to all States shall be 
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deemed to be references to all local work-
force investment areas in the State in-
volved, and not more than 10 percent of 
the funds so allocated to a local workforce 
investment area may be used for the costs 
of administration of this section; or 
(ii) through entities responsible for 
the provision of services under the TANF 
program to local populations in such man-
ner as the State agency or agencies re-
sponsible for the administration of the 
TANF program may determine to be ap-
propriate. 
(B) LOCAL PLANS.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—In a case in which 
the responsibility for the administration of 
the activities described in subsection (e) is 
to be carried out by the entities described 
in paragraph (1)(A), in order to receive an 
allocation under subparagraph (A)(i), a 
local workforce investment board, in part-
nership with the chief elected official of the 
local workforce investment area involved, 
shall submit to the Governor a local plan 
for the use of such funds under this sec-
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tion not later than 30 days after the sub-
mission of the State plan. Such local plan 
may be submitted as a modification to a 
local plan approved under section 118 of 
the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (29 
U.S.C. 2828). 
(ii) CONTENTS.—The local plan de-
scribed in clause (i) shall contain the infor-
mation described in subparagraphs (A) 
through (H) of subsection (c)(1), as ap-
plied to the local workforce investment 
area. 
(iii) APPROVAL.—The Governor shall 
approve or disapprove the local plan sub-
mitted under clause (i) not later than a 
date (referred to in this clause as the 
‘‘final determination date’’) that is the 
later of the 30th day after the submission 
of the local plan or the 30th day after the 
approval of the State plan. The Governor 
shall approve the local plan unless the Gov-
ernor determines that the plan is incon-
sistent with the requirements of this sec-
tion or is not reasonably appropriate and 
adequate to carry out the objectives of this 
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section. If the Governor has not made a 
determination by the final determination 
date, the plan shall be considered to be ap-
proved. If the plan is disapproved, the Gov-
ernor may provide a reasonable period of 
time in which the plan may be amended 
and resubmitted for approval. If the plan 
is approved, the Governor shall allocate 
funds to the local workforce investment 
area involved under subparagraph (A)(i) 
within 30 days after such approval. 
(C) REALLOCATION OF FUNDS TO LOCAL 
WORKFORCE
INVESTMENT
AREAS.—If a local 
workforce investment board and chief elected 
official do not submit a local plan by the date 
specified in subparagraph (B)(i), or the Gov-
ernor disapproves a local plan, the amount the 
local workforce investment area would have 
been eligible to receive pursuant to the formula 
under subparagraph (A)(i) shall be allocated to 
local workforce investment areas that receive 
approval of their local plans under subpara-
graph (B). Each such local workforce invest-
ment area shall receive a share of the total 
amount available for reallocation under this 
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subparagraph, in accordance with the area’s 
share of the total amount allocated under sub-
paragraph (A)(i) to such local workforce invest-
ment areas. 
(e) USE OF FUNDS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The funds made available 
under this section shall be used to provide subsidized 
employment for unemployed, low-income adults. The 
entities described in subsection (d)(1) may use a va-
riety of strategies in recruiting employers and identi-
fying appropriate employment opportunities, but 
shall give priority to providing employment opportu-
nities likely to lead to unsubsidized employment in 
emerging or in-demand occupations in the area 
served through the grant involved. Funds made 
available under this section may be used to provide 
support services, such as transportation and child 
care, that are necessary to enable the participation 
of such adults in subsidized employment opportuni-
ties. 
(2) LEVEL OF SUBSIDY AND DURATION.—The 
entities described in subsection (d)(1) may deter-
mine the percentage of the wages and costs of em-
ploying a participant for which an employer may re-
ceive a subsidy with the funds made available under 
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this section, and the duration of such subsidy, in ac-
cordance with guidance issued by the Secretary in 
coordination with the Secretary of Health and 
Human Services. The entities may establish criteria 
for determining such percentage or duration, using 
appropriate factors such as the size of the employer 
and types of employment. 
(f) COORDINATION OF FEDERAL ADMINISTRATION.— 
The Secretary of Labor shall administer this section in 
coordination with the Secretary of Health and Human 
Services to ensure the effective implementation of this sec-
tion. 
SEC. 5. SUMMER EMPLOYMENT AND YEAR-ROUND EMPLOY-
MENT 
OPPORTUNITIES 
FOR 
LOW-INCOME 
AND DISCONNECTED YOUTH. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—From the funds available under 
section 3(a)(2), the Secretary of Labor shall make an al-
lotment under subsection (c) to each State that has a 
modification to a State plan approved under section 112 
of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 
2822) (referred to in this section as a ‘‘State plan modi-
fication’’) (or other State request for funds specified in 
guidance under subsection (b)) approved under subsection 
(d) and to each outlying area and recipient under section 
166(c) of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (29 
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U.S.C. 2911(c)) (referred to in this section as a ‘‘Native 
American grantee’’) that meets the requirements of this 
section, for the purpose of providing summer employment 
and year-round employment opportunities to low-income 
youth. 
(b) GUIDANCE
AND APPLICATION
OF REQUIRE-
MENTS.— 
(1) GUIDANCE.—Not later than 20 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
Labor shall issue guidance regarding the implemen-
tation of this section. 
(2) PROCEDURES.—Such guidance shall, con-
sistent with this section, include procedures for— 
(A) the submission and approval of State 
plan modifications, for such other forms of re-
quests for funds by the State as may be identi-
fied in such guidance, for modifications to local 
plans approved under section 118 of the Work-
force Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2833) 
(referred to individually in this section as a 
‘‘local plan modification’’), or for such other 
forms of requests for funds by local workforce 
investment areas as may be identified in such 
guidance, that promote the expeditious and ef-
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fective implementation of the activities author-
ized under this section; and 
(B) the allotment and allocation of funds, 
including reallotment and reallocation of such 
funds that promote such implementation. 
(3) REQUIREMENTS.—Except as otherwise pro-
vided in the guidance described in paragraph (1) 
and in this section and other provisions of this Act, 
the funds provided for activities under this section 
shall be administered in accordance with the provi-
sions of subtitles B and E of title I of the Workforce 
Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2811 et seq., 
2911 et seq.) relating to youth activities. 
(c) STATE ALLOTMENTS.— 
(1) RESERVATIONS FOR OUTLYING AREAS AND 
TRIBES.—Of the funds described in subsection (a), 
the Secretary shall reserve— 
(A) not more than 1⁄4 of 1 percent to pro-
vide assistance to outlying areas to provide 
summer employment and year-round employ-
ment opportunities to low-income youth; and 
(B) 1.5 percent to provide assistance to 
Native American grantees to provide summer 
employment and year-round employment oppor-
tunities to low-income youth. 
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(2) STATES.—After determining the amounts to 
be reserved under section 3(b) and paragraph (1), 
the Secretary of Labor shall allot the remainder of 
the funds described in subsection (a) among the 
States in accordance with the subparagraphs (A), 
(B), and (C) of section 4(b)(2). 
(3) REALLOTMENT.—If the Governor of a State 
does not submit a State plan modification or other 
State request for funds specified in guidance under 
subsection (b) by the date specified in subsection 
(d)(2)(B), or a State does not receive approval of 
such State plan modification or request, the amount 
the State would have been eligible to receive pursu-
ant to the formula under paragraph (2) shall be 
transferred within the Fund and added to the 
amounts available for competitive grants under sec-
tion 3(a)(3). 
(d) STATE PLAN MODIFICATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—For a State to be eligible to 
receive an allotment of funds under subsection (c), 
the Governor of the State shall submit to the Sec-
retary of Labor a State plan modification, or other 
State request for funds specified in guidance under 
subsection (b), in such form and containing such in-
formation as the Secretary may require. At a min-
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imum, such State plan modification or request shall 
include— 
(A) a description of the strategies and ac-
tivities to be carried out to provide summer em-
ployment opportunities and year-round employ-
ment opportunities, including linkages to train-
ing and educational activities, consistent with 
subsection (f); 
(B) a description of the requirements the 
States will apply relating to the eligibility of 
low-income youth, consistent with section 8, for 
summer employment opportunities and year- 
round employment opportunities, which require-
ments may include criteria to target assistance 
to particular categories of such low-income 
youth, such as youth with disabilities, con-
sistent with subsection (f); 
(C) a description of the performance out-
comes to be achieved by the State through the 
activities carried out under this section and the 
processes the State will use to track perform-
ance, consistent with guidance provided by the 
Secretary of Labor regarding such outcomes 
and processes and with section 7(b); 
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(D) a description of the timelines for im-
plementation of the activities described in sub-
paragraph (A), and the number of low-income 
youth expected to be placed in summer employ-
ment opportunities, and year-round employment 
opportunities, respectively, by calendar quarter; 
(E) assurances that the State will report 
such information as the Secretary may require 
relating to fiscal, performance, and other mat-
ters as the Secretary determines is necessary to 
effectively monitor the activities carried out 
under this section; 
(F) assurances that the State will ensure 
compliance with the requirements, restrictions, 
labor standards, and other provisions described 
in section 7(a); and 
(G) for any employment opportunity that 
will provide participants with an industry-recog-
nized credential, a description of the credential. 
(2) SUBMISSION
AND
APPROVAL
OF
STATE 
PLAN MODIFICATION OR REQUEST.— 
(A) SUBMISSION.—The Governor shall 
submit the State plan modification or other 
State request for funds specified in guidance 
under subsection (b) to the Secretary of Labor 
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not later than 30 days after the issuance of 
such guidance. The State plan modification or 
other State request for funds may be submitted 
in conjunction with the State plan required 
under section 4. 
(B) APPROVAL.—The Secretary of Labor 
shall approve the State plan modification or re-
quest submitted under subparagraph (A) within 
30 days after submission, unless the Secretary 
determines that the plan or request is incon-
sistent with the requirements of this section. If 
the Secretary has not made a determination 
within that 30-day period, the plan or request 
shall be considered to be approved. If the plan 
or request is disapproved, the Secretary may 
provide a reasonable period of time in which the 
plan or request may be amended and resub-
mitted for approval. If the plan or request is 
approved, the Secretary shall allot funds to the 
State under subsection (c) within 30 days after 
such approval. 
(3) MODIFICATIONS
TO
STATE
PLAN
OR
RE-
QUEST.—The Governor may submit further modi-
fications to a State plan modification or other State 
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request for funds specified under subsection (b), 
consistent with the requirements of this section. 
(e) WITHIN-STATE ALLOCATION AND ADMINISTRA-
TION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Of the funds allotted to the 
State under subsection (c), the Governor— 
(A) may reserve not more than 5 percent 
of the funds for administration and technical 
assistance; and 
(B) shall allocate the remainder of the 
funds among local workforce investment areas 
within the State in accordance with subpara-
graphs (A), (B), and (C) of section 4(b)(2), ex-
cept that for purposes of such allocation ref-
erences to a State in such subsection shall be 
deemed to be references to a local workforce in-
vestment area and references to all States shall 
be deemed to be references to all local work-
force investment areas in the State involved. 
Not more than 10 percent of the funds so allo-
cated to a local workforce investment area may 
be used for the costs of administration of this 
section. 
(2) LOCAL PLAN.— 
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(A) SUBMISSION.—In order to receive an 
allocation under paragraph (1)(B), the local 
workforce investment board, in partnership with 
the chief elected official for the local workforce 
investment area involved, shall submit to the 
Governor a local plan modification, or such 
other request for funds by local workforce in-
vestment areas as may be specified in guidance 
under subsection (b), not later than 30 days 
after the submission by the State of the State 
plan modification or other State request for 
funds specified in guidance under subsection 
(b), describing the strategies and activities to be 
carried out under this section. 
(B) APPROVAL.—The Governor shall ap-
prove the local plan modification or other local 
request for funds submitted under subpara-
graph (A) within 30 days after submission, un-
less the Governor determines that the plan or 
request is inconsistent with requirements of this 
section. If the Governor has not made a deter-
mination within that 30-day period, the plan 
shall be considered to be approved. If the plan 
or request is disapproved, the Governor may 
provide a reasonable period of time in which the 
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plan or request may be amended and resub-
mitted for approval. If the plan or request is 
approved, the Governor shall allocate funds to 
the local workforce investment area within 30 
days after such approval. 
(3) REALLOCATION.—If a local workforce in-
vestment board and chief elected official do not sub-
mit a local plan modification (or other local request 
for funds specified in guidance under subsection (b)) 
by the date specified in paragraph (2), or the Gov-
ernor disapproves a local plan, the amount the local 
workforce investment area would have been eligible 
to receive pursuant to the formula under paragraph 
(1)(B) shall be allocated to local workforce invest-
ment areas that receive approval of their local plan 
modifications or local requests for funds under para-
graph (2). Each such local workforce investment 
area shall receive a share of the total amount avail-
able for reallocation under this subparagraph, in ac-
cordance with the area’s share of the total amount 
allocated under paragraph (1)(B) to such local work-
force investment areas. 
(f) USE OF FUNDS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The funds made available 
under this section shall be used— 
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(A) to provide summer employment oppor-
tunities for low-income youth, with direct link-
ages to academic and occupational learning, 
and may be used to provide supportive services, 
such as transportation or child care, that is 
necessary to enable the participation of such 
youth in the opportunities; and 
(B) to provide year-round employment op-
portunities, which may be combined with other 
activities authorized under section 129 of the 
Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 
2854), to low-income youth, giving priority to 
out-of-school youth who are— 
(i) high school dropouts; or 
(ii) recipients of a secondary school 
diploma or its recognized equivalent but 
who are basic skills deficient, unemployed, 
or underemployed. 
(2) PROGRAM
PRIORITIES.—In administering 
the funds under this section, the local board and 
chief elected official shall give priority to— 
(A) identifying employment opportunities 
that are— 
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(i) in emerging or in-demand occupa-
tions in the local workforce investment 
area; or 
(ii) in the public or nonprofit sector 
and meet community needs; and 
(B) linking participants in year-round em-
ployment opportunities to training and edu-
cational activities that will provide such partici-
pants with an industry-recognized credential. 
(3) PERFORMANCE ACCOUNTABILITY.—For ac-
tivities funded under this section, in lieu of meeting 
the requirements described in section 136 of the 
Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 
2871), States and local workforce investment areas 
shall provide such reports as the Secretary of Labor 
may require regarding the performance outcomes de-
scribed in section 7(b)(5). 
SEC. 6. WORK-RELATED AND EDUCATIONAL STRATEGIES 
AND ACTIVITIES OF DEMONSTRATED EFFEC-
TIVENESS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—From the funds available under 
section 3(a)(3), the Secretary of Labor shall award grants 
on a competitive basis to eligible entities to carry out 
work-related and educational strategies and activities of 
demonstrated effectiveness. 
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(b) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—To be eligible to receive a 
grant under ths section, an entity— 
(1) shall include— 
(A) a partnership involving a chief elected 
official, and the local workforce investment 
board for the local workforce investment area 
involved (which may include a partnership with 
elected officials and workforce investment 
boards in the region and in the State); or 
(B) an entity eligible to apply for a grant, 
contract, or agreement under section 166 of the 
Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 
2911); and 
(2) may include, in combination with a partner-
ship or entity described in paragraph (1)— 
(A) employers or employer associations; 
(B) adult education providers or postsec-
ondary educational institutions, including com-
munity colleges; 
(C) community-based organizations; 
(D) joint labor-management committees; 
(E) work-related intermediaries; or 
(F) other appropriate organizations. 
(c) APPLICATION.—To be eligible to receive a grant 
under this section, an entity shall submit to the Secretary 
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of Labor an application at such time, in such manner, and 
containing such information as the Secretary may require. 
At a minimum, the application shall— 
(1) describe the strategies and activities of dem-
onstrated effectiveness that the eligible entity will 
carry out to provide unemployed, low-income adults 
and low-income youth with skills that will lead to 
employment upon completion of participation in such 
activities; 
(2) describe the requirements that will apply re-
lating to the eligibility of unemployed, low-income 
adults or low-income youth, consistent with section 
8, for activities carried out under this section, which 
requirements may include criteria to target assist-
ance to particular categories of such adults and 
youth, such as individuals with disabilities or indi-
viduals who have exhausted all rights to unemploy-
ment compensation; 
(3) describe how the strategies and activities 
will address the needs of the target populations iden-
tified in paragraph (2) and the needs of employers 
in the local workforce investment area; 
(4) describe the expected outcomes to be 
achieved by implementing the strategies and activi-
ties; 
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(5) provide evidence that the funds provided 
through the grant will be expended expeditiously and 
efficiently to implement the strategies and activities; 
(6) describe how the strategies and activities 
will be coordinated with other Federal, State, and 
local programs providing employment, education, 
and supportive activities; 
(7) provide evidence of employer commitment to 
participate in the activities funded under this sec-
tion, including identification of anticipated occupa-
tional and skill needs; 
(8) provide assurances that the eligible entity 
will report such information as the Secretary may 
require relating to fiscal, performance, and other 
matters as the Secretary determines is necessary to 
effectively monitor the activities carried out under 
this section; 
(9) provide assurances that the eligible entity 
will ensure compliance with the requirements, re-
strictions, labor standards, and other provisions de-
scribed in section 7(a); and 
(10) for any activity leading to the acquisition 
of an industry-recognized credential, a description of 
the credential. 
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(d) PRIORITY
IN AWARDS.—In awarding grants 
under this section, the Secretary of Labor shall give pri-
ority to applications submitted by eligible entities from 
areas of high poverty and high unemployment, as defined 
by the Secretary, such as Public Use Microdata Areas des-
ignated by the Bureau of the Census. 
(e) USE OF FUNDS.—An entity that receives a grant 
under this section shall use the funds made available 
through the grant to support strategies and activities of 
demonstrated effectiveness that are designed to provide 
unemployed, low-income adults or low-income youth with 
skills that will lead to employment as part of or upon com-
pletion of participation in such activities. Such strategies 
and activities may include— 
(1) on-the-job training, registered apprentice-
ship programs, or other programs that combine work 
with skills development; 
(2) sector-based training programs that have 
been designed to meet the specific requirements of 
an employer or group of employers in that sector 
and for which employers are committed to hiring in-
dividuals upon successful completion of the training; 
(3) training that supports an industry sector or 
an employer-based or labor-management committee 
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industry partnership and that includes a significant 
work experience component; 
(4) activities that lead to the acquisition of in-
dustry-recognized credentials in a field identified by 
the State or local workforce investment area as a 
growth sector or in-demand industry in which there 
are likely to be significant job opportunities in the 
short term; 
(5) activities that provide connections to imme-
diate work opportunities, including subsidized em-
ployment opportunities, or summer employment op-
portunities for youth, that include concurrent skills 
training and other supports; 
(6) activities offered through career academies 
that provide students with the academic preparation 
and training, such as paid internships and concur-
rent enrollment in community colleges or other post-
secondary institutions, needed to pursue a career 
pathway that leads to postsecondary credentials and 
high-demand jobs; and 
(7) adult basic education and integrated basic 
education and training for low-skilled adults that are 
tied to employer workforce needs, hosted at commu-
nity colleges or at other sites, to prepare individuals 
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for jobs that are in demand in a local workforce in-
vestment area. 
(f) COORDINATION OF FEDERAL ADMINISTRATION.— 
The Secretary of Labor shall administer this section in 
coordination with the Secretary of Education, the Sec-
retary of Health and Human Services, and other appro-
priate agency heads, to ensure the effective implementa-
tion of this section. 
SEC. 7. GENERAL REQUIREMENTS. 
(a) LABOR STANDARDS AND PROTECTIONS.—Activi-
ties provided with funds made available under this Act 
shall be subject to the requirements and restrictions, in-
cluding the labor standards, described in section 181 of 
the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2931) 
and the nondiscrimination provisions of section 188 of 
such Act (29 U.S.C. 2938), in addition to other applicable 
Federal laws. 
(b) REPORTING.—The Secretary shall require the re-
porting of information relating to fiscal, performance, and 
other matters that the Secretary determines is necessary 
to effectively monitor the activities carried out with funds 
provided under this Act. At a minimum, recipients of 
grants or subgrants under this Act shall provide informa-
tion relating to— 
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(1) the number of individuals participating in 
activities with funds provided under this Act and the 
number of such individuals who have completed such 
participation; 
(2) the expenditures of funds provided under 
this Act; 
(3) the number of jobs created pursuant to the 
activities carried out under this Act; 
(4) the demographic characteristics of individ-
uals participating in activities under this Act; and 
(5) the performance outcomes for individuals 
participating in activities under this Act, including— 
(A) for adults participating in activities 
funded under section 4 performance on indica-
tors consisting of— 
(i) entry into unsubsidized employ-
ment; 
(ii) retention in unsubsidized employ-
ment; and 
(iii) earnings in unsubsidized employ-
ment; 
(B) for low-income youth participating in 
summer employment activities under sections 5 
and 6 performance on indicators consisting of— 
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(ii) attainment of an industry-recog-
nized credential. 
(c) ACTIVITIES REQUIRED TO BE ADDITIONAL.— 
Funds provided under this Act shall only be used for ac-
tivities that are in addition to activities that would other-
wise be available in the State or local workforce invest-
ment area in the absence of such funds. 
(d) ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS.—The Secretary of 
Labor may establish such additional requirements as the 
Secretary determines may be necessary to ensure fiscal in-
tegrity, effective monitoring, and appropriate and prompt 
implementation of the activities under this Act. 
(e) REPORT OF INFORMATION AND EVALUATIONS TO 
CONGRESS AND THE PUBLIC.—The Secretary of Labor 
shall provide to the appropriate committees of Congress 
and make available to the public the information reported 
pursuant to subsection (b) and the evaluations of activities 
carried out with the funds reserved under section 3(b). 
SEC. 8. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) CHIEF
ELECTED
OFFICIAL.—The term 
‘‘chief elected official’’ means the chief elected execu-
tive officer of a unit of local government in a local 
workforce investment area or in the case in which 
such an area includes more than one unit of general 
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government, the individuals designated under an 
agreement described in section 117(c)(1)(B) of the 
Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 
2832(c)(1)(B)). 
(2) INDUSTRY-RECOGNIZED CREDENTIAL.—The 
term ‘‘industry-recognized credential’’ means such a 
credential within the meaning of section 3 of the 
Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education 
Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2302). 
(3) LOCAL WORKFORCE INVESTMENT AREA.— 
The term ‘‘local workforce investment area’’ means 
such area designated under section 116 of the Work-
force Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2831). 
(4) LOCAL WORKFORCE INVESTMENT BOARD.— 
The term ‘‘local workforce investment board’’ means 
such board established under section 117 of the 
Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 
2832). 
(5) LOW-INCOME YOUTH.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘low-income 
youth’’ means an individual who is not younger 
than age 16 and not older than age 24 and is 
an individual described in subparagraph (B) or 
(C). 
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(B) ELIGIBLE
YOUTH.—For purposes of 
this paragraph, an individual described in this 
subparagraph— 
(i) meets the definition of a low-in-
come 
individual 
provided 
in 
section 
101(25) of the Workforce Investment Act 
of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2801(25)), except 
that— 
(I) States and local workforce in-
vestment areas, subject to approval in 
the applicable State plans and local 
plans, may increase the income level 
specified in subparagraph (B)(i) of 
such section to an amount not in ex-
cess of 200 percent of the poverty line 
for purposes of determining eligibility 
for participation in activities under 
section 5; and 
(II) eligible entities described in 
section 6(b), subject to approval in 
the applicable applications for funds, 
may make such an increase for pur-
poses of determining eligibility for 
participation in activities under sec-
tion 6; and 
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(ii) is in one or more of the categories 
specified in section 101(13)(C) of the 
Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (29 
U.S.C. 2801(13)(C)). 
(C) 
YOUTH
ELIGIBLE
FOR
SCHOOL 
LUNCHES.—For purposes of this paragraph, an 
individual described in this subparagraph re-
ceives or is eligible to receive a free or reduced 
price lunch under the Richard B. Russell Na-
tional School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1751 et 
seq.). 
(6) OUTLYING
AREA.—The term ‘‘outlying 
area’’ means the United States Virgin Islands, 
Guam, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the 
Northern Mariana Islands, and the Republic of 
Palau (except during any period for which the Sec-
retary of Labor determines that a Compact of Free 
Association is in effect and provides for Federal as-
sistance for education or training). 
(7) POVERTY LINE.—The term ‘‘poverty line’’ 
means a poverty line as defined in section 673 of the 
Community Services Block Grant Act (42 U.S.C. 
9902), applicable to family of the size involved. 
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(8) UNEMPLOYED, LOW-INCOME ADULT.—The 
term ‘‘unemployed, low-income adult’’ means an in-
dividual who— 
(A) is age 18 or older; 
(B) is without employment and is seeking 
assistance under this Act to obtain employment; 
and 
(C) meets the definition of a low-income 
individual specified in section 101(25) of the 
Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 
2801(25)), except that— 
(i) States and local entities described 
in section 4(d)(1)(A), subject to approval 
in the applicable State plans and local 
plans described in section 4, or a State 
agency or agencies described in section 
4(d)(1)(B), subject to approval in the 
State plan described in section 4, may in-
crease the income level specified in sub-
paragraph (B)(i) of such section 101(25) 
to an amount not in excess of 200 percent 
of the poverty line for purposes of deter-
mining eligibility for participation in activi-
ties under section 4; and 
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(ii) eligible entities described in sec-
tion 6(b), subject to approval in the appli-
cable applications for funds, may make 
such an increase for purposes of deter-
mining eligibility for participation in activi-
ties under section 6. 
(9) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means each of 
the several States of the United States, the District 
of Columbia, and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. 
Æ 
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