‘‘(ii) eligible to participate under sub-
paragraph (B). 
‘‘(B) EXCEPTION
FOR
INDIVIDUALS
NOT 
MEETING INCOME OR EDUCATIONAL NEED RE-
QUIREMENTS.—Not more than 25 percent of 
the individuals selected to be participants in 
such program may be individuals who do not 
meet the requirements of subclause (II) of sub-
paragraph (A)(i). 
‘‘(C) PARTICIPANTS.—For purposes of 
Federal law, participants in a Youth Corps pro-
gram under this section shall be considered par-
ticipants of the program rather than employees 
of the program. 
‘‘(2) PARTICIPATION LIMITATION.—An eligible 
individual selected for participation in a Youth 
Corps program under this section shall be offered 
full-time participation in the program for a period of 
not less than 6 months and not more than 24 
months. 
‘‘(e) PERFORMANCE
INDICATORS.—Recipients of 
grants for programs under subsection (c) shall report an-
nually to the Secretary concerning the following perform-
ance indicators: 
‘‘(1) Program enrollment rates. 
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‘‘(2) Program attendance rates. 
‘‘(3) Attainment of a diploma, equivalent, or 
credential described in subsection (c)(3)(A)(i)(III). 
‘‘(4) Rates of program completion, including 
early release for meaningful employment in the econ-
omy of the 21st century. 
‘‘(5) Rates of outcomes described in subsection 
(b)(5)(A) for program graduates. 
‘‘(6) Wages of program graduates. 
‘‘(7) Post-program employment retention rates. 
‘‘(8) Such other performance indicators as may 
be reasonably required by the Secretary. 
‘‘(f) MANAGEMENT AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.— 
‘‘(1) SECRETARY ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary 
may enter into contracts or cooperative agreements 
with or make grants to 1 or more entities to provide 
assistance to the Secretary in the management, su-
pervision, and coordination of the program carried 
out under this section. 
‘‘(2) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.— 
‘‘(A) CONTRACTS, COOPERATIVE
AGREE-
MENTS, AND
GRANTS.—The Secretary shall 
enter into contracts or cooperative agreements 
with or make grants to 1 or more qualified na-
tional nonprofit organizations with a dem-
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onstrated record of experience with and achieve-
ment in developing and implementing the Youth 
Corps model, in order to provide training, infor-
mation, and technical assistance to recipients of 
grants under subsection (c). 
‘‘(B) RESERVATION
OF
FUNDS.—Of the 
amounts available under section 172(g) to carry 
out this section for a fiscal year, the Secretary 
shall reserve 5 percent to carry out subpara-
graph (A). 
‘‘(3) EVALUATION.— 
‘‘(A) CONTRACTS, COOPERATIVE
AGREE-
MENTS, AND
GRANTS.—The Secretary shall 
enter into contracts or cooperative agreements 
with or make grants to 1 or more qualified na-
tional nonprofit organizations with a dem-
onstrated record of experience with and achieve-
ment in developing and implementing the Youth 
Corps model, for the purpose of conducting 
data collection and evaluation. 
‘‘(B) RESERVATION
OF
FUNDS.—Of the 
amounts available under section 172(g) to carry 
out this section for a fiscal year, the Secretary 
shall reserve 1 percent to carry out subpara-
graph (A). 
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‘‘(4) CAPACITY BUILDING GRANTS.—For each 
fiscal year, the Secretary may use not more than 3 
percent of the amounts available under section 
172(g) to award grants to 1 or more qualified na-
tional nonprofit organizations to pay for the Federal 
share of the cost of providing capacity building ac-
tivities for recipients of grants under subsection 
(c).’’. 
(b) 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 sec-
tion 171 the following: 
‘‘Sec. 171B. Youth Corps programs.’’. 
SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
Section 172 of the Workforce Innovation and Oppor-
tunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3227) is amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘(g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out section 
171B such sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal 
years 2020 through 2025.’’. 
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