(b) ADDITIONAL NACIQI REVIEW MEETINGS.—For 
the purpose of preparing for the implementation of the 
Workforce Pell Grant program under section 401(k) of the 
Higher Education Act of 1965 (as added by section 4), 
in addition to the meetings required under section 
114(d)(1) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 1011c(d)(1)), the National Advisory Committee on 
Institutional Quality and Integrity (as established by such 
section 114) shall, through 2025, hold meetings to evalu-
ate the additions to the scope of recognition of accrediting 
agencies and associations with respect to an eligible work-
force program for purposes of the Workforce Pell Grants 
program (in accordance with section 481(b)(3) of the 
Higher Education Act of 1965, as added by section 3). 
(c) INTERIM ACCREDITATION AUTHORITY.— 
(1) NOTIFICATION.—Beginning on the date of 
enactment of this Act, a qualified accrediting agency 
or association which seeks to include within its scope 
of recognition the evaluation of the quality of insti-
tutions offering eligible workforce programs for the 
purposes of the Workforce Pell Grants program, 
may include within its scope of recognition the eval-
uation of such institutions if the accrediting agency 
or association— 
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(A) submits to the Secretary a notification 
of the agency’s or association’s intent to add 
the evaluation of such institutions to its scope 
of recognition; and 
(B) includes with such notification an ex-
planation of how the agency or association in-
tends to meet the criteria under section 
496(a)(4)(C) of the Higher Education Act of 
1965 (as added by subsection (a)) with respect 
to the evaluation of institutions for purposes of 
the Workforce Pell Grants program. 
(2) REVIEW OF SCOPE OF CHANGES.—Upon re-
ceipt of a notification from an accrediting agency or 
association under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall 
direct the National Advisory Committee on Institu-
tional Quality and Integrity (as established by sec-
tion 114 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 1011c)) to evaluate, at the next available 
meeting of such Committee, the addition to the 
scope of recognition of the agency or association and 
to advise the Secretary with respect to whether the 
agency or association meets the criteria under sec-
tion 496(a)(4)(C) of the Higher Education Act of 
1965 (as added by subsection (a)). 
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(3) TERMINATION OF INTERIM AUTHORITY.— 
The interim authority under this subsection for an 
agency or association to include within its scope of 
recognition the evaluation of the quality of institu-
tions offering eligible workforce programs for the 
purposes of the Workforce Pell Grants program shall 
terminate on the earlier of— 
(A) the date that is 5 years after the date 
of enactment of this Act; or 
(B) the date on which the Secretary deter-
mines whether such agency or association meets 
the criteria under section 496(a)(4)(C) of the 
Higher Education Act of 1965 (as added by 
subsection (a)). 
(4) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 
(A) QUALIFIED ACCREDITING AGENCY OR 
ASSOCIATION.—The term ‘‘qualified accrediting 
agency or association’’ means an accrediting 
agency or association recognized by the Sec-
retary under section 496 of the Higher Edu-
cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1099b) that 
seeks, for the first time, to add to its scope of 
recognition the evaluation of the quality of in-
stitutions offering an eligible workforce pro-
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gram for purposes of the Workforce Pell Grants 
program. 
(B) WORKFORCE
PELL
GRANTS
PRO-
GRAM.—The term ‘‘Workforce Pell Grants pro-
gram’’ means the Workforce Pell Grant pro-
gram under section 401(k) of the Higher Edu-
cation Act of 1965 (as added by section 2). 
SEC. 6. WORKFORCE INNOVATION AND OPPORTUNITY ACT 
AMENDMENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.— 
(1) ELIGIBLE TRAINING PROVIDER REPORTS.— 
Section 116(d)(4) of the Workforce Innovation and 
Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3141(d)(4)) is amend-
ed— 
(A) in subparagraph (E), by striking 
‘‘and’’ after the semicolon; 
(B) in subparagraph (F), by striking the 
period and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(G) for programs of study of an eligible 
provider participating in the Workforce Federal 
Pell Grant program under section 401(k) of the 
Higher Education Act of 1965 such information 
related to employment and earnings as may be 
required under section 481(b)(3), including in-
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formation relating to the total earnings increase 
under section 481(b)(3)(B), except that the 
sanctions for failure to report under subsection 
(f)(1)(B) of this section shall not apply to this 
subparagraph.’’. 
(2) INTERAGENCY DATA COORDINATION.—Sec-
tion 116(i) of the Workforce Innovation and Oppor-
tunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3141(i)) is amended by add-
ing at the end the following: 
‘‘(4) INTERAGENCY DATA COORDINATION FOR 
WORKFORCE FEDERAL PELL GRANT PROGRAM.—The 
Secretary of Labor shall coordinate with the Sec-
retary of Education to ensure access to data nec-
essary to implement sections 401(k) and 481(b)(3) 
of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
1070a(k); 1088(b)(3)) that is not otherwise available 
to the Secretary of Education, which may include 
data related to unemployment insurance, wage infor-
mation, employment-related outcomes, and indica-
tors of performance collected under this section.’’. 
Æ 
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