(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 
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 
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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 
in-demand jobs; and 
(7) adult basic education and integrated basic 
education and training for low-skilled individuals 
who are not younger than 16 but are younger than 
25, hosted at community colleges or at other sites, 
to prepare individuals for jobs that are in demand 
in a local workforce investment area. 
(g) COORDINATION
OF
FEDERAL
ADMINISTRA-
TION.—The Secretary of Labor shall administer this sec-
tion in coordination with the Secretary of Education, the 
Secretary of Health and Human Services, and other ap-
propriate agency heads, to ensure the effective implemen-
tation of this section. 
SEC. 5. 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 
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such Act (29 U.S.C. 2938), in addition to other applicable 
Federal laws. 
(b) REPORTING.—The Secretary of Labor may re-
quire the reporting of information relating to fiscal, per-
formance 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, recipi-
ents of grants (including recipients of subgrants) under 
this Act shall provide information relating to— 
(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 low-income youth participating in 
summer employment activities under sections 3 
and 4, performance on indicators consisting 
of— 
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(i) work readiness skill attainment 
using an employer validated checklist; 
(ii) placement in or return to sec-
ondary or postsecondary education or 
training, or entry into unsubsidized em-
ployment; 
(B) for low-income youth participating in 
year-round employment activities under section 
3 or in activities under section 4, performance 
on indicators consisting of— 
(i) placement in or return to postsec-
ondary education; 
(ii) attainment of a secondary school 
diploma or its recognized equivalent; 
(iii) attainment of an industry-recog-
nized credential; and 
(iv) entry into, retention in, and earn-
ings in, unsubsidized employment; and 
(C) for unemployed, low-income young 
adults participating in activities under section 
4, performance on indicators consisting of— 
(i) entry into, retention in, and earn-
ings in, unsubsidized employment; and 
(ii) attainment of an industry-recog-
nized credential. 
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(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 the 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). 
SEC. 6. 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 
government, the individuals designated under an 
agreement described in section 117(c)(1)(B) of the 
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Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 
2832(c)(1)(B)). 
(2) 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). 
(3) 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). 
(4) LOW-INCOME YOUTH.—The term ‘‘low-in-
come youth’’ means an individual who— 
(A) is not younger than 16 but is younger 
than 25; 
(B) meets the definition of a low-income 
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 invest-
ment areas, subject to approval in the ap-
plicable State plans and local plans, may 
increase the income level specified in sub-
paragraph (B)(i) of such section to an 
amount not in excess of 200 percent of the 
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poverty line for purposes of determining 
eligibility for participation in activities 
under section 3; and 
(ii) eligible entities described in sec-
tion 4(c), 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 4; and 
(C) is in one or more of the categories 
specified in section 101(13)(C) of the Work-
force Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 
2801(13)(C)). 
(5) 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 a family of the size involved. 
(6) REGISTERED APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM.— 
The term ‘‘registered apprenticeship program’’ 
means an apprenticeship program registered under 
the Act of August 16, 1937 (commonly known as 
the ‘‘National Apprenticeship Act’’; 50 Stat. 664, 
chapter 663; 29 U.S.C. 50 et seq.). 
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(7) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means each of 
the several States of the United States, and the Dis-
trict of Columbia. 
(8) 
UNEMPLOYED, 
LOW-INCOME
YOUNG 
ADULT.—The term ‘‘unemployed, low-income young 
adult’’ means an individual who— 
(A) is not younger than 18 but is younger 
than 35; 
(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 eligible entities described 
in section 4(c), subject to approval in the appli-
cable applications for funds, may increase the 
income level specified in subparagraph (B)(i) of 
such section to an amount not in excess of 200 
percent of the poverty line for purposes of de-
termining eligibility for participation in activi-
ties under section 4. 
Æ 
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