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this section may be used to provide such serv-
ices to participants who are able to obtain such 
services through other programs providing such 
services. 
‘‘(3) ADMINISTRATIVE COST LIMIT.—An eligible 
entity may not use more than 7 percent of the funds 
received under this section for administrative costs, 
including for costs related to collecting information, 
analysis, and coordination for purposes of subsection 
(e) or (f). 
‘‘(4) MATCHING
FUNDS.—An eligible entity 
shall provide a non-Federal contribution, which may 
be provided in cash or in-kind, for the costs of the 
project in an amount that is not less than 25 per-
cent of the total amount of funds awarded to the en-
tity for such period, except that the Secretary may 
waive the matching funds requirement, on a case-by- 
case basis and for not more than 20 percent of all 
grants awarded, if the eligible entity demonstrates 
significant financial hardship. 
‘‘(e) LEVELS OF PERFORMANCE.— 
‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT OF LEVELS.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 
establish expected levels of performance for re-
entry projects funded under this section for—
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‘‘(i) each of the primary indicators of 
performance for adults and youth de-
scribed in section 116(b); and 
‘‘(ii) an indicator of performance es-
tablished by the Secretary with respect to 
participant recidivism. 
‘‘(B) UPDATES.—The levels established 
under subparagraph (A) shall be updated for 
each 4-year-award period. 
‘‘(2) AGREEMENT ON PERFORMANCE LEVELS.— 
In establishing and updating performance levels 
under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall reach 
agreement on such levels with the eligible entities re-
ceiving awards under this section that will be subject 
to such levels, based on, as the Secretary determines 
relevant for each indicator of performance, the fol-
lowing factors: 
‘‘(A) The expected performance levels of 
each such eligible entity described in the appli-
cation submitted under subsection (c)(2)(H). 
‘‘(B) The local economic conditions of the 
geographic area to be served by each such eligi-
ble entity, including differences in unemploy-
ment rates and job losses or gains in particular 
industries.
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‘‘(C) The characteristics of project partici-
pants when entering the project involved, in-
cluding— 
‘‘(i) criminal records; 
‘‘(ii) indicators of poor work history; 
‘‘(iii) lack of work experience; 
‘‘(iv) lack of educational or occupa-
tional skills attainment; 
‘‘(v) low levels of literacy or English 
proficiency; 
‘‘(vi) disability status; 
‘‘(vii) homelessness; and 
‘‘(viii) receipt of public assistance. 
‘‘(3) FAILURE TO MEET PERFORMANCE LEV-
ELS.—In the case of an eligible entity that fails to 
meet the performance levels established under para-
graph (1) and updated to reflect the actual economic 
conditions and characteristics of participants (as de-
scribed in paragraph (2)(C)) served by the reentry 
project involved for any award year, the Secretary 
shall provide technical assistance to the eligible enti-
ty, including the development of a performance im-
provement plan. 
‘‘(f) EVALUATION OF REENTRY PROJECTS.—
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‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 5 years 
after the first award of funds under this section is 
made, the Secretary (acting through the Chief Eval-
uation Officer) shall meet each of the following re-
quirements: 
‘‘(A) DESIGN AND CONDUCT OF EVALUA-
TION.—Design and conduct an evaluation to 
evaluate the effectiveness of the reentry projects 
funded under this section, which meets the re-
quirements of paragraph (2), and includes an 
evaluation of each of the following: 
‘‘(i) The effectiveness of such projects 
in assisting individuals with finding em-
ployment and maintaining employment at 
the second quarter and fourth quarter 
after unsubsidized employment is obtained. 
‘‘(ii) The effectiveness of such projects 
in assisting individuals with earning recog-
nized postsecondary credentials. 
‘‘(iii) 
The 
effectiveness 
of 
such 
projects in relation to their cost, including 
the extent to which the projects improve 
reentry outcomes, including in employ-
ment, compensation (which may include 
wages earned and benefits), career ad-
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vancement, measurable skills gains, creden-
tials earned, and recidivism of participants 
in comparison to comparably situated indi-
viduals who did not participate in such 
projects. 
‘‘(iv) The effectiveness of specific 
services and interventions provided and of 
the overall project design. 
‘‘(v) If applicable, the extent to which 
such projects effectively serve various de-
mographic groups, including people of dif-
ferent geographic locations, ages, races, 
national origins, sex, and criminal records, 
and individuals with disabilities. 
‘‘(vi) If applicable, the appropriate se-
quencing, 
combination, 
or 
concurrent 
structure, of services for each subpopula-
tion of individuals who are participants of 
such projects, such as the order, combina-
tion, or concurrent structure and services 
in which transitional jobs and occupational 
skills development are provided, to ensure 
that such participants are prepared to fully 
benefit from employment and training 
services provided under the project.
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‘‘(vii) Limitations or barriers to edu-
cation and employment as a result of occu-
pational or educational licensing restric-
tions. 
‘‘(B) DATA
ACCESSIBILITY.—Make avail-
able, on the publicly accessible website of the 
Department of Labor, data collected during the 
course of evaluation under this subsection, in 
an aggregated format that does not disclose 
personally identifiable information. 
‘‘(2) DESIGN
REQUIREMENTS.—An evaluation 
under this subsection— 
‘‘(A) shall— 
‘‘(i) be designed by the Secretary (act-
ing through the Chief Evaluation Officer) 
in conjunction with the eligible entities car-
rying out the reentry projects being evalu-
ated; 
‘‘(ii) include analysis of participant 
feedback and outcome and process meas-
ures; and 
‘‘(iii) use designs that employ the 
most rigorous analytical and statistical 
methods that are reasonably feasible, such 
as the use of control groups; and
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‘‘(B) may not— 
‘‘(i) collect personally identifiable in-
formation, except to the extent such infor-
mation is necessary to conduct the evalua-
tion; or 
‘‘(ii) reveal or share personally identi-
fiable information. 
‘‘(3) PUBLICATION AND REPORTING OF EVAL-
UATION FINDINGS.—The Secretary (acting through 
the Chief Evaluation Officer) shall— 
‘‘(A) in accordance with the timeline deter-
mined to be appropriate by the Chief Evalua-
tion Officer, publish an interim report on such 
evaluation; 
‘‘(B) not later than 90 days after the date 
on which any evaluation is completed under this 
subsection, publish and make publicly available 
such evaluation; and 
‘‘(C) not later than 60 days after the com-
pletion date described in subparagraph (B), 
submit to the Committee on Education and the 
Workforce of the House of Representatives and 
the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, 
and Pensions of the Senate a report on such 
evaluation.
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‘‘(g) ANNUAL REPORT.— 
‘‘(1) CONTENTS.—Subject to paragraph (2), 
the Secretary shall post, using transparent, linked, 
open, and interoperable data formats, on its publicly 
accessible website, an annual report on— 
‘‘(A) the number of individuals who par-
ticipated in projects assisted under this section 
for the preceding year; 
‘‘(B) the percentage of such individuals 
who successfully completed the requirements of 
such projects; 
‘‘(C) the performance of eligible entities on 
such projects as measured by the performance 
indicators set forth in subsection (e); and 
‘‘(D) an explanation of any waivers grant-
ed by the Secretary of the matching require-
ment under subsection (d)(4) . 
‘‘(2) DISAGGREGATION.—The information pro-
vided under subparagraphs (A) through (C) of para-
graph (1) with respect to a year shall be 
disaggregated by each project assisted under this 
section for such year. 
‘‘(h) RESERVATION OF FUNDS.—Of the funds appro-
priated under section 174(e) for a fiscal year, the Sec-
retary—
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‘‘(1) may reserve not more than 5 percent for 
the administration of grants, contracts, and coopera-
tive agreements awarded under this section, of which 
not more than 2 percent may be reserved for the 
provision of— 
‘‘(A) technical assistance to eligible entities 
that receive funds under this section; and 
‘‘(B) outreach and technical assistance to 
eligible entities desiring to receive such funds, 
including assistance with application develop-
ment and submission; and 
‘‘(2) shall reserve not less than 1 percent and 
not more than 2.5 percent for the evaluation activi-
ties under subsection (f) or to support eligible enti-
ties with any required data collection, analysis, and 
coordination related to such evaluation activities. 
‘‘(i) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) CHIEF EVALUATION OFFICER.—The term 
‘Chief Evaluation Officer’ means the head of the 
independent evaluation office located in the Office of 
the Assistant Secretary for Policy of the Department 
of Labor. 
‘‘(2) COMMUNITY
SUPERVISION.—The term 
‘community supervision’ means mandatory oversight
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(including probation and parole) of a formerly incar-
cerated person— 
‘‘(A) who was convicted of a crime by a 
judge or parole board; and 
‘‘(B) who is living outside a secure facility. 
‘‘(3) CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION.—The term 
‘correctional institution’ has the meaning given the 
term in section 225(e). 
‘‘(4) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘eligible en-
tity’ means— 
‘‘(A) a private nonprofit organization 
under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1986, including a community-based or 
faith-based organization; 
‘‘(B) a local board; 
‘‘(C) a State or local government; 
‘‘(D) an Indian or Native American entity 
eligible for grants under section 166; 
‘‘(E) a labor organization or joint labor- 
management organization; 
‘‘(F) an industry or sector partnership; 
‘‘(G) an institution of higher education; or 
‘‘(H) a consortium of the entities described 
in subparagraphs (A) through (H).
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‘‘(5) ELIGIBLE
ADULT.—The term ‘eligible 
adult’ means a justice-involved individual who is age 
25 or older. 
‘‘(6) ELIGIBLE
YOUTH.—The term ‘eligible 
youth’ means a justice-involved individual who is not 
younger than age 14 or older than age 24. 
‘‘(7) HIGH-POVERTY.—The term ‘high-poverty’, 
when used with respect to a geographic area, means 
an area with a poverty rate of at least 20 percent 
as determined based on the most recently available 
data from the American Community Survey con-
ducted by the Bureau of the Census. 
‘‘(8) 
JUSTICE-INVOLVED
INDIVIDUAL.—The 
term ‘justice-involved individual’ means— 
‘‘(A) an individual of any age who— 
‘‘(i) has been convicted and impris-
oned under Federal or State law; and 
‘‘(ii) was released from imprisonment 
not more than 3 years prior to enrollment 
in a project funded under this section; or 
‘‘(B) an individual who— 
‘‘(i) is not younger than age 14 or 
older than age 24; and 
‘‘(ii) has been—
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‘‘(I) charged with, or convicted 
of, any criminal offense in an adult 
court; or 
‘‘(II) charged with, or adju-
dicated of, a delinquent act in a juve-
nile court.’’. 
SEC. 179. STRENGTHENING COMMUNITY COLLEGES GRANT 
PROGRAM. 
Subtitle D of title I of the Workforce Innovation and 
Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3221 et seq.), is further 
amended by inserting after section 172, as added by the 
preceding section, the following: 
‘‘SEC. 173. STRENGTHENING COMMUNITY COLLEGES WORK-
FORCE DEVELOPMENT GRANTS PROGRAM. 
‘‘(a) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this section are— 
‘‘(1) to establish, improve, or expand high-qual-
ity workforce development programs at community 
colleges; and 
‘‘(2) to expand opportunities for individuals to 
obtain recognized postsecondary credentials that are 
nationally or regionally portable and stackable for 
high-skill, high-wage, or in-demand industry sectors 
or occupations. 
‘‘(b) 
STRENGTHENING
COMMUNITY
COLLEGES 
WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT GRANTS PROGRAM.—
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—From the amounts appro-
priated to carry out this section under section 174(f) 
and not reserved under paragraph (2), the Secretary 
shall, on a competitive basis, make grants to eligible 
institutions to carry out the activities described in 
subsection (e). 
‘‘(2) RESERVATION.—Of the amounts appro-
priated to carry out this section under section 
174(f), the Secretary may reserve not more than two 
percent for the administration of grants awarded 
under this section, including— 
‘‘(A) providing technical assistance and 
targeted outreach to support eligible institu-
tions serving a high number or high percentage 
of low-income individuals or individuals with 
barriers to employment, and rural-serving eligi-
ble institutions, to provide guidance and assist-
ance in the process of applying for grants under 
this section; and 
‘‘(B) evaluating and reporting on the per-
formance and impact of programs funded under 
this section in accordance with subsections (f) 
through (h). 
‘‘(c) AWARD PERIOD.—
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‘‘(L) The goals of the eligible institution 
with respect to— 
‘‘(i) capacity building (as described in 
subsection (f)(1)(B)); and 
‘‘(ii) the expected performance of indi-
viduals participating in the programs to be 
offered by the eligible institution, including 
with respect to any performance indicators 
applicable under section 116 or subsection 
(f) of this section. 
‘‘(3) CONSIDERATION
OF
PREVIOUS
EXPERI-
ENCE.—The Secretary may not disqualify an eligible 
institution from receiving a grant under this section 
solely because such institution lacks previous experi-
ence in building partnerships, as described in para-
graph (2)(A). 
‘‘(4) PRIORITY.—In awarding grants under this 
section, the Secretary shall give priority to eligible 
institutions that— 
‘‘(A) will use the grant to serve— 
‘‘(i) individuals with barriers to em-
ployment; or 
‘‘(ii) incumbent workers who need to 
gain or improve foundational skills to en-
hance their employability;
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‘‘(B) use competency-based assessments, 
such as the competency-based assessment iden-
tified by the State in which the eligible institu-
tion is located under section 134(a)(2)(B)(vii), 
to award academic credit for prior learning for 
programs supported by the grant; or 
‘‘(C) have, or will seek to have, the career 
education programs supported by the grant in-
cluded on the list of eligible providers of train-
ing services under section 122 for the State in 
which the eligible institution is located. 
‘‘(e) USES OF FUNDS.— 
‘‘(1) ELIGIBLE
INSTITUTION
AND
INDUSTRY 
PARTNERSHIP.—For the purpose of carrying out the 
activities specified in paragraphs (2) and (3), an eli-
gible institution that receives a grant under this sec-
tion shall establish a partnership (or continue an ex-
isting partnership) with one or more employers in an 
in-demand industry sector or occupation (in this sec-
tion referred to as an ‘eligible institution and indus-
try partnership’) and shall maintain such partner-
ship for the duration of the grant period. The eligi-
ble institution shall ensure that the partnership— 
‘‘(A) targets one or more specific high- 
skill, high-wage, or in-demand industries;
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‘‘(B) includes collaboration with the work-
force development system; 
‘‘(C) serves adult and dislocated workers, 
incumbent workers, and new entrants to the 
workforce; 
‘‘(D) uses an evidence-based program de-
sign that is appropriate for the activities carried 
out by the partnership; 
‘‘(E) incorporates work-based learning op-
portunities, as defined in section 3 of the Carl 
D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act 
of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2302); and 
‘‘(F) incorporates, to the extent appro-
priate, virtual service delivery to facilitate tech-
nology-enabled learning. 
‘‘(2) REQUIRED ACTIVITIES.—An eligible insti-
tution that receives a grant under this section shall, 
in consultation with the employers in the eligible in-
stitution and industry partnership described in para-
graph (1)— 
‘‘(A) establish, improve, or expand high 
quality, evidence-based workforce development 
programs, career pathway programs, or work- 
based learning programs (including apprentice-
ship programs or preapprenticeships);
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‘‘(B) provide career services to individuals 
participating in the programs funded with the 
grant to facilitate retention and program com-
pletion, which may include— 
‘‘(i) 
career 
navigation, 
coaching, 
mentorship, and case management serv-
ices, including providing information and 
outreach to individuals with barriers to 
employment to encourage such individuals 
to participate in programs funded with the 
grant; and 
‘‘(ii) providing access to course mate-
rials, technological devices, required equip-
ment, and other supports necessary for 
participation in and successful completion 
of such programs; and 
‘‘(C) make available, in a format that is 
open, searchable, and easily comparable, infor-
mation on— 
‘‘(i) curricula and recognized postsec-
ondary credentials offered through pro-
grams funded with the grant, including 
any curricula or credentials created or fur-
ther developed using such grant, which for
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each recognized postsecondary credential, 
shall include— 
‘‘(I) the issuing entity of such 
credential; 
‘‘(II) any third-party endorse-
ments of such credential; 
‘‘(III) the occupations for which 
the credential prepares individuals; 
‘‘(IV) the skills and competencies 
necessary to achieve to earn such cre-
dential; 
‘‘(V) the level of mastery of such 
skills and competencies (including how 
mastery is assessed); and 
‘‘(VI) any transfer value or 
stackability of the credential; 
‘‘(ii) any skills or competencies devel-
oped by individuals who participate in such 
programs beyond the skills and com-
petencies identified as part of the recog-
nized postsecondary credential awarded; 
and 
‘‘(iii) related employment and earn-
ings outcomes on the primary indicators of
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performance described in subclauses (I) 
through (III) of section 116(b)(2)(A)(i). 
‘‘(3) ADDITIONAL ACTIVITIES.—In addition to 
the activities required under paragraph (2), an eligi-
ble institution that receives a grant under this sec-
tion shall, in consultation with the employers in the 
eligible institution and industry partnership de-
scribed in paragraph (1), carry out one or more of 
the following activities: 
‘‘(A) Establish, improve, or expand— 
‘‘(i) articulation agreements (as de-
fined in section 486A(a) of the Higher 
Education 
Act 
of 
1965 
(20 
U.S.C. 
1093a(a))); 
‘‘(ii) credit transfer agreements; 
‘‘(iii) corequisite remediation pro-
grams that enable a student to receive re-
medial education services while enrolled in 
a postsecondary course rather than requir-
ing the student to receive remedial edu-
cation before enrolling in a such a course; 
‘‘(iv) dual or concurrent enrollment 
programs; 
‘‘(v) competency-based education and 
assessment; or
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‘‘(vi) policies and processes to award 
academic credit for prior learning or for 
the programs described in paragraph 
(2)(A). 
‘‘(B) Establish or implement plans for pro-
viders of the programs described in paragraph 
(2)(A) to meet the criteria and carry out the 
procedures necessary to be included on the eli-
gible training services provider list described in 
section 122(d). 
‘‘(C) Purchase, lease, or refurbish special-
ized equipment as necessary to carry out such 
programs, provided that not more than 15 per-
cent of the funds awarded to the eligible insti-
tution under this section may be used for activi-
ties described in this subparagraph. 
‘‘(D) Reduce or eliminate unmet financial 
need relating to the cost of attendance (as de-
fined under section 472 of the Higher Edu-
cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087ll)) of par-
ticipants in such programs. 
‘‘(4) ADMINISTRATIVE COST LIMIT.—An eligible 
institution may use not more than 7 percent of the 
funds awarded under this section for administrative 
costs, including costs related to collecting informa-
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tion, analysis, and coordination for purposes of sub-
section (f). 
‘‘(f) PERFORMANCE LEVELS
AND PERFORMANCE 
REVIEWS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall develop 
and implement guidance that establishes the levels 
of performance that are expected to be achieved by 
each eligible institution receiving a grant under this 
section. Such performance levels shall be established 
on the following indicators: 
‘‘(A) Each of the primary indicators of 
performance for adults described in section 
116(b), which shall be applied for all individuals 
who participated in a program that received 
funding from a grant under this section. 
‘‘(B) The extent to which the eligible insti-
tution built capacity by— 
‘‘(i) increasing the breadth and depth 
of employer engagement and investment in 
workforce development programs in the in- 
demand industry sectors and occupations 
targeted by the eligible institution and in-
dustry partnership established or main-
tained by the eligible institution under sub-
section (e)(1);
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‘‘(ii) designing or implementing new 
and accelerated instructional techniques or 
technologies, including the use of advanced 
online and technology-enabled learning 
(such as immersive technology); and 
‘‘(iii) increasing program and policy 
alignment across systems and decreasing 
duplicative services or service gaps. 
‘‘(C) With respect to individuals who par-
ticipated in a workforce development program 
funded with the grant— 
‘‘(i) the percentage of participants 
who successfully completed the program; 
and 
‘‘(ii) of the participants who were in-
cumbent workers at the time of enrollment 
in the program, the percentage who ad-
vanced into higher level positions during or 
after completing the program. 
‘‘(2) CONSULTATION AND DETERMINATION OF 
PERFORMANCE LEVELS.— 
‘‘(A) CONSIDERATION.—In developing per-
formance levels in accordance with paragraph 
(1), the Secretary shall take into consideration
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the goals of the eligible institution pursuant to 
subsection (d)(2)(L). 
‘‘(B) DETERMINATION.—After completing 
the consideration required under subparagraph 
(A), the Secretary shall separately determine 
the performance levels that will apply to each 
eligible institution, taking into account— 
‘‘(i) the expected performance levels of 
each eligible institution with respect to the 
goals described by the eligible institution 
pursuant to subsection (d)(2)(L); and 
‘‘(ii) local economic conditions in the 
geographic area to be served by the eligible 
institution, including differences in unem-
ployment rates and job losses or gains in 
particular industries. 
‘‘(C) NOTICE AND ACKNOWLEDGMENT.— 
‘‘(i) NOTICE.—The Secretary shall 
provide each eligible institution with a 
written notification that sets forth the per-
formance levels that will apply to the eligi-
ble institution, as determined under sub-
paragraph (B). 
‘‘(ii) ACKNOWLEDGMENT.—After re-
ceiving the notification described in clause
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(i), each eligible institution shall submit to 
the Secretary written confirmation that the 
eligible institution— 
‘‘(I) received the notification; and 
‘‘(II) agrees to be evaluated in 
accordance with the performance lev-
els determined by the Secretary. 
‘‘(3) PERFORMANCE REVIEWS.—On an annual 
basis during each year of the grant period, the Sec-
retary shall evaluate the performance during such 
year of each eligible institution receiving a grant 
under this section in a manner consistent with the 
performance levels determined for such institution 
pursuant to paragraph (2). 
‘‘(4) FAILURE TO MEET PERFORMANCE LEV-
ELS.—After conducting an evaluation under para-
graph (3), if the Secretary determines that an eligi-
ble institution did not achieve the performance levels 
applicable to the eligible institution under paragraph 
(2), the Secretary shall— 
‘‘(A) provide technical assistance to the eli-
gible institution; and 
‘‘(B) develop a performance improvement 
plan for the eligible institution. 
‘‘(g) EVALUATIONS AND REPORTS.—
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‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 4 years 
after the date on which the first grant is made 
under this section, the Secretary shall design and 
conduct an evaluation to determine the overall effec-
tiveness of the eligible institutions receiving a grant 
under this section. 
‘‘(2) ELEMENTS.—The evaluation of the effec-
tiveness of eligible institutions conducted under 
paragraph (1) shall include an assessment of the 
general effectiveness of programs and activities sup-
ported by the grants awarded to such eligible insti-
tutions under this section, including the extent to 
which the programs and activities— 
‘‘(A) developed new, or expanded existing, 
successful industry sector strategies, including 
the extent to which such eligible institutions 
deepened employer engagement and developed 
workforce development programs that met in-
dustry skill needs; 
‘‘(B) created, expanded, or enhanced ca-
reer pathways, including the extent to which the 
eligible institutions developed or improved com-
petency-based education and assessment, credit 
for prior learning, modularized and self-paced 
curricula, integrated education and workforce
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development, dual enrollment in secondary and 
postsecondary career pathways, stacked and 
latticed credentials, and online and distance 
learning; 
‘‘(C) created alignment between eligible in-
stitutions and the workforce development sys-
tem; 
‘‘(D) assisted individuals with finding, re-
taining, or advancing in employment; 
‘‘(E) assisted individuals with earning rec-
ognized postsecondary credentials; and 
‘‘(F) provided equal access to various de-
mographic groups, including people of different 
geographic locations, ages, races, national ori-
gins, and sexes. 
‘‘(3) DESIGN REQUIREMENTS.—The evaluation 
under this subsection shall— 
‘‘(A) be designed by the Secretary (acting 
through the Chief Evaluation Officer) in con-
junction with the eligible institutions being eval-
uated; 
‘‘(B) include analysis of program partici-
pant feedback and outcome and process meas-
ures; and
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‘‘(C) use designs that employ the most rig-
orous analytical and statistical methods that 
are reasonably feasible, such as the use of con-
trol groups. 
‘‘(4) DATA
ACCESSIBILITY.—The Secretary 
shall make available on a publicly accessible website 
of the Department of Labor any data collected as 
part of the evaluation under this subsection. Such 
data shall be made available in an aggregated for-
mat that does not reveal personally identifiable in-
formation and that ensures compliance with relevant 
Federal laws, including section 444 of the General 
Education Provisions Act (commonly known as the 
‘Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 
1974’) (20 U.S.C. 1232g). 
‘‘(5) PUBLICATION AND REPORTING OF EVAL-
UATION FINDINGS.—The Secretary (acting through 
the Chief Evaluation Officer) shall— 
‘‘(A) in accordance with the timeline deter-
mined to be appropriate by the Chief Evalua-
tion Officer, publish an interim report on the 
preliminary results of the evaluation conducted 
under this subsection; 
‘‘(B) not later than 60 days after the date 
on which the evaluation is completed under this
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subsection, submit to the Committee on Edu-
cation and the Workforce of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on Health, 
Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate 
a report on such evaluation; and 
‘‘(C) not later than 90 days after such 
completion date, publish and make the results 
of such evaluation available on a publicly acces-
sible website of the Department of Labor. 
‘‘(h) ANNUAL REPORTS.—The Secretary shall make 
available on a publicly accessible website of the Depart-
ment of Labor, in transparent, linked, open, and inter-
operable data formats, the following information: 
‘‘(1) The performance of eligible institutions on 
the capacity-building performance indicator set forth 
under subsection (f)(1)(B). 
‘‘(2) The performance of eligible institutions on 
the workforce development participant outcome per-
formance indicators set forth under subsection 
(f)(1)(C). 
‘‘(3) The number of individuals enrolled in 
workforce development programs funded with a 
grant under this section. 
‘‘(i) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:
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‘‘(1) COMMUNITY COLLEGE.—The term ‘com-
munity college’ means— 
‘‘(A) a public institution of higher edu-
cation (as defined in section 101(a) of the 
Higher Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1001(a)), at 
which— 
‘‘(i) the highest degree awarded is an 
associate degree; or 
‘‘(ii) an associate degree is the most 
frequently awarded degree; 
‘‘(B) a branch campus of a 4-year public 
institution of higher education (as defined in 
section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 
1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001)), if, at such branch 
campus— 
‘‘(i) the highest degree awarded is an 
associate degree; or 
‘‘(ii) an associate degree is the most 
frequently awarded degree; 
‘‘(C) a 2-year Tribal College or University 
(as defined in section 316(b)(3) of the Higher 
Education 
Act 
of 
1965 
(20 
U.S.C. 
1059c(b)(3))); or 
‘‘(D) a degree-granting Tribal College or 
University (as defined in section 316(b)(3) of
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the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
1059c(b)(3))) at which— 
‘‘(i) the highest degree awarded is an 
associate degree; or 
‘‘(ii) an associate degree is the most 
frequently awarded degree. 
‘‘(2) ELIGIBLE INSTITUTION.—The term ‘eligi-
ble institution’ means— 
‘‘(A) a community college; 
‘‘(B) a postsecondary vocational institution 
(as defined in section 102(c) of the Higher 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1002(c))); or 
‘‘(C) a consortium of such colleges or insti-
tutions. 
‘‘(j) SUPPLEMENT NOT SUPPLANT.—Funds made 
available under this section shall be used to supplement, 
and not supplant, other Federal, State, and local public 
funds made available for carrying out the activities de-
scribed in this section.’’. 
SEC. 180. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
Section 174 of the Workforce Innovation and Oppor-
tunity Act, as so redesignated, is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsections (e) and (f) as 
subsections (g) and (h), respectively; and
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(2) by striking subsections (a) through (d) and 
inserting the following: 
‘‘(a) NATIVE AMERICAN PROGRAMS.—There are au-
thorized to be appropriated to carry out section 166 (not 
including subsection (k) of such section) $61,800,000 for 
each of the fiscal years 2025 through 2030. 
‘‘(b) MIGRANT AND SEASONAL FARMWORKER PRO-
GRAMS.—There are authorized to be appropriated to carry 
out section 167 $100,317,900 for each of the fiscal years 
2025 through 2030. 
‘‘(c) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—There are authorized 
to be appropriated to carry out section 168 $5,000,000 
for each of the fiscal years 2025 through 2030. 
‘‘(d) EVALUATIONS AND RESEARCH.—There are au-
thorized to be appropriated to carry out section 169 
$12,720,000 for each of the fiscal years 2025 through 
2030. 
‘‘(e) REENTRY PROGRAM.—There are authorized to 
be appropriated to carry out section 172 $115,000,000 for 
each of the fiscal years 2025 through 2030. 
‘‘(f) STRENGTHENING COMMUNITY COLLEGES PRO-
GRAM.—There are authorized to be appropriated to carry 
out section 173 $65,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 
2025 through 2030.’’.
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Subtitle F—Administration 
SEC. 191. REQUIREMENTS AND RESTRICTIONS. 
(a) LABOR STANDARDS.—Section 181(b) of the 
Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 
3241(b)) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(8) CONSULTATION.—If an employer provides 
on-the-job training, incumbent worker training, or 
employer-directed skills development with funds 
made available under this title directly to employees 
of such employer that are subject to a collective bar-
gaining agreement with the employer, the employer 
shall consult with the labor organization that rep-
resents such employees on the planning and design 
of such training or development.’’. 
(b) RELOCATION.—Section 181(d) of the Workforce 
Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3241(d)) is 
amended by striking ‘‘incumbent worker training,’’ and in-
serting ‘‘incumbent worker training, employer-directed 
skills development,’’. 
SEC. 192. GENERAL WAIVERS OF STATUTORY OR REGU-
LATORY REQUIREMENTS. 
Section 189(i)(3)(A)(i) of the Workforce Innovation 
and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3249(i)(3)(A)(i)) is 
amended by striking ‘‘procedures for review and approval 
of plans’’ and inserting ‘‘the procedures for review and
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approval of plans, the performance reports described in 
section 116(d), and the requirement described in section 
134(c)(1)(B)’’. 
SEC. 193. STATE INNOVATION DEMONSTRATION AUTHOR-
ITY. 
Section 190 of the Workforce Innovation and Oppor-
tunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3250) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 190. STATE INNOVATION DEMONSTRATION AUTHOR-
ITY. 
‘‘(a) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this section is to— 
‘‘(1) authorize States to apply under this sec-
tion, in the case of an eligible State, on behalf of the 
entire State, or for any State, on behalf of a local 
area or a consortium of local areas in the State, to 
receive the allotments or allocations of the State or 
the local areas, respectively, for youth workforce in-
vestment activities and adult and dislocated worker 
employment and training activities under this Act, 
as a consolidated grant for 5 years for the purpose 
of carrying out a demonstration project to pursue in-
novative reforms to achieve better outcomes for job-
seekers, employers, and taxpayers; and 
‘‘(2) require that rigorous evaluations be con-
ducted to demonstrate if better outcomes and associ-
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ated innovative reforms were achieved as a result of 
such demonstration projects. 
‘‘(b) GENERAL AUTHORITY.— 
‘‘(1) WAIVERS
AND
DEMONSTRATION
GRANT 
AMOUNTS.—Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, during the demonstration period applicable to a 
demonstration project approved for a State pursuant 
to subsection (d)(3), the Secretary shall comply with 
each of the following: 
‘‘(A) WAIVERS.—Subject to paragraph (2), 
waive for the State as a whole, or for the local 
area or the consortium of local areas in such 
State selected by the State to carry out such 
demonstration project, all the statutory and 
regulatory requirements of subtitle A and sub-
title B. 
‘‘(B) 
DEMONSTRATION
GRANT 
AMOUNTS.—For each fiscal year applicable to 
such demonstration period: 
‘‘(i) STATE AS A WHOLE.—In a case 
of a State approved to carry out a dem-
onstration project under this section on be-
half of the State as a whole, distribute as 
a consolidated sum to the State, for pur-
poses of carrying out the project, the
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State’s total allotment for such fiscal year 
under— 
‘‘(I) subsections (b)(1)(C) and 
subsection (c) of section 127; and 
‘‘(II) 
paragraphs 
(1)(B) 
and 
(2)(B) of section 132(b); and 
‘‘(III) section 132(c). 
‘‘(ii) LOCAL AREA.—In a case of a 
local area selected by a State to carry out 
a demonstration project under this section, 
require the State to— 
‘‘(I) distribute as a consolidated 
sum to the local board for such local 
area, for purposes of carrying out the 
project, the local area’s allocation for 
such fiscal year under— 
‘‘(aa) subsections (b) and (c) 
of section 128; and 
‘‘(bb) subsections (b) and 
(c) of section 133; or 
‘‘(II) if the local board of the 
local area enters into a written agree-
ment with the State for the State to 
serve as the fiscal agent for the local 
board 
during 
the 
demonstration
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project, use the funds described in 
subclause (I) for purposes of carrying 
out the project on behalf of the local 
board. 
‘‘(iii) 
CONSORTIUM
OF
LOCAL 
AREAS.—In a case of a consortium of local 
areas selected by a State to carry out a 
demonstration project under this section, 
require the State to— 
‘‘(I) distribute as a consolidated 
sum to the consortium, for purposes 
of carrying out the project, the total 
amount of the allocations for the local 
areas in such consortium for such fis-
cal year under— 
‘‘(aa) subsections (b) and (c) 
of section 128; and 
‘‘(bb) subsections (b) and 
(c) of section 133; or 
‘‘(II) if the consortium enters 
into a written agreement with the 
State for the State to serve as the fis-
cal agent for the consortium during 
the demonstration project, use the 
funds described in subclause (I) for
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purposes of carrying out the project 
on behalf of such consortium. 
‘‘(2) EXCEPTIONS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—A State, local area, or 
consortium of local areas carrying out a dem-
onstration project under this section shall com-
ply with statutory or regulatory requirements of 
this Act relating to— 
‘‘(i) performance accountability and 
reporting, except as otherwise provided in 
this section; 
‘‘(ii) the membership of local or State 
boards in instances where a State carrying 
out a demonstration project will maintain 
the use of such boards during the dem-
onstration period; and 
‘‘(iii) the priority of service described 
in section 134(c)(3)(E). 
‘‘(B) 
APPLICABILITY
OF
DEFINED 
TERMS.—In carrying out a demonstration 
project under this section, a State, local area, 
or consortium of local areas may only use a 
term defined in section 3 to describe an activity 
carried out under such demonstration project if 
the State, local area, or consortium of local
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areas gives such term the same meaning as 
such term is given under such section. 
‘‘(3) AUTHORITY
FOR
THIRD-PARTY
EVALUA-
TION.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 180 
days after the first demonstration project is ap-
proved under this section, the Secretary shall 
contract with a third-party evaluator to conduct 
a rigorous evaluation of each demonstration 
project approved under this section. The evalua-
tion shall— 
‘‘(i) cover the 5-year period of each 
demonstration project; 
‘‘(ii) compare the employment and 
earnings outcomes of participants in activi-
ties carried out under the demonstration 
project to— 
‘‘(I) the outcomes of similarly sit-
uated individuals that do not partici-
pate in such activities who are located 
in such State, local area, or a local 
area in such consortium; and 
‘‘(II) the outcomes of partici-
pants in activities under this chapter 
in the State, local area, or a local area
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in the consortium that was awarded a 
waiver prior to the award of such 
waiver; 
‘‘(iii) conduct a qualitative analysis 
that identifies any promising practices or 
innovate strategies that— 
‘‘(I) would not have been con-
ducted without the waiving of statu-
tory or regulatory provisions through 
the demonstration project; and 
‘‘(II) lead to positive employment 
and earnings outcomes for the partici-
pants; and 
‘‘(iv) compare the outcomes for sub-
clauses (I) and (II) of clause (i) with re-
spect to the subpopulations described in 
section 116(d)(2)(B). 
‘‘(B) REPORT.—Not later than 2 years 
after the fifth year of each demonstration 
project approved under this section, the Sec-
retary shall submit to the Committee on Edu-
cation and the Workforce of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on Health, 
Education, Labor, and Pensions, the results of
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the evaluation of such conducted under this 
paragraph. 
‘‘(c) DEMONSTRATION PERIOD; LIMITATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—A demonstration project 
approved under this section for a State, local area, 
or consortium— 
‘‘(A) shall be carried out for a 5-year dem-
onstration period; and 
‘‘(B) may be renewed for an additional 5- 
year demonstration period, if the State, local 
area, or consortium— 
‘‘(i) for each of the final 3 years of 
the preceding 5-year demonstration period, 
meets its expected levels of performance 
established under subsection (f)(1)(C); and 
‘‘(ii) on the final year of the preceding 
5-year demonstration period, achieves a 
performance improvement of not less than 
an average of a 5-percent increase across 
all of the indicators of performance de-
scribed in clauses (i) and (ii) of subsection 
(f)(1)(A), compared with— 
‘‘(I) the highest level of perform-
ance for the corresponding indicators 
of performance, as described in sub-
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section (f)(1)(B)(i) with respect to 
such State, for the most recent pro-
gram year that ended prior to the be-
ginning of the first year of the pre-
ceding 5-year demonstration period; 
or 
‘‘(II) the alternate baseline level 
of performance for the corresponding 
indicators of performance that is 
agreed upon between the State and 
the 
Secretary 
under 
subsection 
(f)(1)(B)(ii). 
‘‘(2) LIMITATIONS.— 
‘‘(A) DEMONSTRATION
PERIOD
LIMITA-
TIONS.—For each 5-year demonstration period 
(including renewals of such period) the Sec-
retary may not approve— 
‘‘(i) more than 4 demonstration 
projects for States described in paragraph 
(3) to carry out a demonstration project 
described in subsection (b)(1)(B)(i); and 
‘‘(ii) more than 6 demonstration 
projects for local areas (or consortia of 
local areas) to carry out a demonstration
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project described in clause (ii) or (iii) of 
subsection (b)(1)(B). 
‘‘(B) STATE LIMITATIONS.—No more than 
1 demonstration project may be approved under 
this section per State. For purposes of this sub-
paragraph, a demonstration project described in 
clause (ii) or (iii) of subsection (b)(1)(B) ap-
proved for a local area or a consortium of local 
areas, respectively, in a State shall be consid-
ered a demonstration project approved under 
this section for the State. 
‘‘(3) ELIGIBLE
STATES.—The Secretary may 
not approve a demonstration project for a State as 
a whole described in subsection (b)(1)(B)(i) unless, 
at the time of submission of the application, such 
State is— 
‘‘(A) a State designated as a single State 
local area; or 
‘‘(B) a State with— 
‘‘(i) a labor force participation rate 
that is less than 60 percent for the most 
recent program year; and 
‘‘(ii) 
a 
population 
of 
less 
than 
6,000,000, as determined by the most re-
cent data released by the Census Bureau.
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‘‘(d) APPLICATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—To be eligible to carry out 
a demonstration project under this section, a State 
shall submit to the Secretary an application at such 
time and in such manner as the Secretary may rea-
sonably require, and containing the information de-
scribed in paragraph (2). 
‘‘(2) CONTENT.—Each application submitted by 
a State under this subsection shall include the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(A) A description of the demonstration 
project to be carried out under this section, in-
cluding— 
‘‘(i) whether the project will be car-
ried out— 
‘‘(I) by the State as a whole; 
‘‘(II) by a local area, and if so— 
‘‘(aa) an identification of— 
‘‘(AA) such local area; 
‘‘(BB) 
whether 
the 
local board for such local 
area is the fiscal agent for 
the project, or whether the 
local board has entered into 
a written agreement with
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the State for the State to 
serve as the fiscal agent dur-
ing the project; and 
‘‘(bb) 
written 
verification 
from the local board for such 
local area that such local board 
agrees— 
‘‘(AA) to carry out such 
project; and 
‘‘(BB) to the fiscal 
agent 
identified 
in 
item 
(aa)(BB); and 
‘‘(III) by a consortium of local 
areas in the State, and if so— 
‘‘(aa) an identification of— 
‘‘(AA) each local area 
that comprises the consor-
tium; and 
‘‘(BB) the local area 
that will serve as the fiscal 
agent for the consortium 
during the project, or wheth-
er the consortium has en-
tered into a written agree-
ment with the State for the
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State to serve as the fiscal 
agent; and 
‘‘(bb) 
written 
verification 
from each local board of each 
local area identified in item 
(aa)(AA) that such local board 
agrees— 
‘‘(AA) to carry out such 
project as a consortium; and 
‘‘(BB) to the fiscal 
agent for the consortium 
identified in item (aa)(BB); 
‘‘(ii) a description of the activities to 
be carried out under the project; and 
‘‘(iii) the goals the State, local area, 
or consortium intends to achieve through 
such activities, which shall be aligned with 
purpose described in subsection (a). 
‘‘(B) A description of the performance out-
comes the State, the local area, or consortium 
expects to achieve for such activities for each 
year of the demonstration period as described 
in subsection (f)(1). 
‘‘(C) A description of how the State, local 
area, or consortium consulted with employers,
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the State board, and the local boards in the 
State in determining the activities to carry out 
under the demonstration project. 
‘‘(D) A description of how the State will 
make such activities available to jobseekers and 
employers in each of the local areas in the State 
or, in a case of a project that will be carried out 
by a local area or a consortium, a description 
of how such services will be made available to 
jobseekers and employers in such local area or 
each of the local areas in the consortium. 
‘‘(E) A description, if appropriate, of how 
the State, local area, or consortium will inte-
grate the funds received, and the activities car-
ried out, under the demonstration project under 
this section with State workforce development 
programs and other Federal, State, or local 
workforce, education, or social service programs 
(including the programs and activities listed in 
section 103(a)(2), the program of adult edu-
cation and literacy activities authorized under 
title II, and the program authorized under title 
I of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 
720 et seq.)).
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‘‘(F) An assurance that the State, local 
area, or consortium will meet the requirements 
of this section. 
‘‘(3) SECRETARIAL APPROVAL.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 60 
days after the date on which a State submits an 
application under this subsection, the Secretary 
shall— 
‘‘(i) in a case in which the application 
meets the requirements of this section and 
is not subject to the limitations described 
in subsection (c)(2), approve such applica-
tion and the demonstration project de-
scribed in such application; or 
‘‘(ii) provide to the State a written ex-
planation of initial disapproval that meets 
the requirements of subparagraph (C). 
‘‘(B) DEFAULT APPROVAL.—With respect 
to an application submitted by a State under 
this subsection that is not subject to the limita-
tions described in subsection (c), if the Sec-
retary fails to approve such application or pro-
vide an explanation of initial disapproval for 
such application as required under subpara-
graph (A), the application and the demonstra-
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tion project described in such application shall 
be deemed approved by the Secretary. 
‘‘(C) INITIAL
DISAPPROVAL.—An expla-
nation of initial disapproval provided by the 
Secretary to a State under subparagraph (A)(ii) 
shall provide the State— 
‘‘(i) a detailed explanation of why the 
application does not meet the requirements 
of this section; and 
‘‘(ii) if the State is not subject to the 
limitations described in subsection (c), an 
opportunity to revise and resubmit the 
State’s application under this section. 
‘‘(e) STATE DEMONSTRATION PROJECT REQUIRE-
MENTS.—A State, local area, or consortium that has been 
approved to carry out a demonstration project under this 
section shall meet each of the following requirements: 
‘‘(1) USE OF FUNDS.—Use the funds received 
pursuant to subsection (b)(1)(B) solely to carry out 
the activities of the demonstration project to achieve 
the goals described in subsection (d)(2)(A). 
‘‘(2) ADMINISTRATIVE
COSTS
LIMITATION.— 
Use not more than 10 percent of the funds received 
pursuant to subsection (b)(1)(B) for a fiscal year for
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the administrative costs of carrying out the dem-
onstration project. 
‘‘(3) PRIORITY
FOR
SERVICES.—Give priority 
for services under the project to veterans and their 
eligible spouses in accordance with the requirements 
of section 4215 of title 38, United States Code, re-
cipients of public assistance, low-income individuals, 
and individuals who have foundational skills needs. 
‘‘(4) NUMBER
OF
PARTICIPANTS.—Serve a 
number of participants under the activities of the 
demonstration project for each year of the dem-
onstration period that— 
‘‘(A) is greater than the number of partici-
pants served by such State, local area, or con-
sortium under the programs described in sub-
paragraph (A) of the definition of the term 
‘core program provision’ under section 3 for the 
most recent program year that ended prior to 
the beginning of the first year of the dem-
onstration period; or 
‘‘(B) is not less than the number of par-
ticipants to be served under the activities of the 
demonstration project that is agreed upon be-
tween the State, local area, or consortium, and 
the Secretary—
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‘‘(i) prior to the Secretary’s approval 
of the application submitted under sub-
section (d); and 
‘‘(ii) after the Secretary takes into ac-
count— 
‘‘(I) the goals the State, local 
area, or consortium intends to achieve 
through the demonstration project; 
and 
‘‘(II) the participants the State, 
local area, or consortium intends to 
serve under such project; and 
‘‘(iii) prior to approval of the applica-
tion submitted under subsection (d). 
‘‘(5) REPORTING OUTCOMES.—Submit, on an 
annual basis, to the Secretary a report, with respect 
to such State, local area, or consortium, on— 
‘‘(A) participant outcomes for each indi-
cator of performance described in subsection 
(f)(1)(A) for the activities carried out under the 
project; and 
‘‘(B) the applicable requirements of section 
116(d)(2), 
including 
subparagraphs 
(B) 
through (G) and subparagraph (J), as such
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subparagraphs are applicable to activities under 
the demonstration project. 
‘‘(6) COMPLIANCE WITH CERTAIN EXISTING RE-
QUIREMENTS.—Comply with the statutory or regu-
latory requirements listed in subsection (b)(2). 
‘‘(f) PERFORMANCE ACCOUNTABILITY.— 
‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT
OF
BASELINE
LEVEL 
FOR PERFORMANCE.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Each State shall de-
scribe in the application submitted under sub-
section (d), for each year of the demonstration 
period— 
‘‘(i) with respect to participants who 
are at least 25 years old, the expected lev-
els of performance for each of the indica-
tors 
of 
performance 
under 
section 
116(b)(2)(A)(i) for the activities carried 
out under the project under this section, 
which shall meet the requirements of sub-
paragraph (B); and 
‘‘(ii) with respect to participants who 
are at least 16 years old and no older than 
24 years old, the expected levels of per-
formance for each of the indicators of per-
formance under section 116(b)(2)(A)(ii)
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for the activities carried out under the 
project under this section, which shall meet 
the requirements of subparagraph (B). 
‘‘(B) 5TH
YEAR.—Each of the expected 
levels of performance established pursuant to 
subparagraph (A) for each of the indicators of 
performance for the 5th year of the demonstra-
tion period shall be higher than— 
‘‘(i) the highest level of performance 
for the corresponding indicator of perform-
ance for the programs described in sub-
paragraph (A) of the definition of the term 
‘core program provisions’ under section 3 
for the most recent program year for such 
State that ended prior to the beginning of 
the first year of the demonstration period; 
or 
‘‘(ii) an alternate baseline level of per-
formance that is agreed upon between the 
State and the Secretary— 
‘‘(I) prior to the Secretary’s ap-
proval of the application submitted 
under subsection (d); and 
‘‘(II) after the Secretary takes 
into account—
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‘‘(aa) the goals the State in-
tends to achieve through the 
demonstration project; and 
‘‘(bb) the participants the 
State intends to serve under such 
project. 
‘‘(C) AGREED LEVEL FOR PERFORMANCE 
ON
EXPECTED
LEVELS
OF
PERFORMANCE.— 
Prior to approving an application for a dem-
onstration project submitted by a State, and 
using the expected levels of performance de-
scribed in such application, the Secretary shall 
reach an agreement with such State on the ex-
pected levels of performance for each of the in-
dicators of performance. In reaching an agree-
ment on such expected levels of performance, 
the Secretary and the State may consider the 
factors described in section 116(b)(3)(A)(v). 
‘‘(2) SANCTIONS.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The sanctions de-
scribed in section 116(f)(1)(B) shall apply to a 
State, local area, or consortium beginning on 
the 3rd year of the demonstration period for 
such State, local area, or consortium, except
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that the levels of performance established under 
subsection (f)(1)(C) of this section shall be— 
‘‘(i) deemed to be the State negotiated 
levels of performance for purposes of this 
paragraph; and 
‘‘(ii) adjusted at the end of each pro-
gram year to reflect the actual characteris-
tics of participants served and the actual 
economic conditions experienced using a 
statistical adjustment model similar to the 
model 
described 
in 
section 
116(b)(3)(A)(viii). 
‘‘(B) INELIGIBILITY
FOR
RENEWAL.—A 
State, local area, or consortium that is subject 
to such sanctions shall be ineligible to renew its 
demonstration period under subsection (c). 
‘‘(3) IMPACT OF LOCAL OR CONSORTIUM DEM-
ONSTRATIONS
ON
STATEWIDE
ACCOUNTABILITY.— 
With respect to a State with an approved dem-
onstration project for a local area or consortium of 
local areas in the State— 
‘‘(A) the performance of such local area or 
consortium for the programs described in sub-
paragraph (A) of the definition of the term 
‘core program provision’ under section 3 shall
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not be included in the levels of performance for 
such State for any of such programs for pur-
poses of section 116 for any program year that 
is applicable to any year of the demonstration 
period; and 
‘‘(B) with respect to any local areas of the 
State that are not part of the demonstration 
project, the State shall reach a new agreement 
with the Secretary, for purposes of section 
116(b)(3)(A), on levels of performance for such 
programs for such program years. 
‘‘(g) TERMINATION.—Except as provided under sub-
section (c)(1)(B), the Secretary may not approve a dem-
onstration project after December 31, 2030.’’. 
TITLE II—ADULT EDUCATION 
AND LITERACY 
SEC. 201. PURPOSE. 
Section 202 of the Workforce Innovation and Oppor-
tunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3271) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘(including 
digital literacy skills)’’ before ‘‘necessary’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘English lan-
guage learners’’ and inserting ‘‘English learners’’.
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SEC. 202. DEFINITIONS. 
Section 203 of the Workforce Innovation and Oppor-
tunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3272) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ‘‘lis-
ten,’’ after ‘‘write,’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(C) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as 
subparagraph (D); and 
(D) by inserting after subparagraph (B) 
the following: 
‘‘(C) develop and use digital literacy skills; 
and’’; 
(2) by redesignating paragraphs (3) through 
(17) as paragraphs (4) through (18), respectively; 
(3) by inserting after paragraph (2) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(3) DIGITAL
LITERACY
SKILLS.—The term 
‘digital literacy skills’ means the skills associated 
with using existing and emerging technologies to 
find, evaluate, organize, create, communicate infor-
mation, and to complete tasks.’’; 
(4) in paragraph (5)(C) (as so redesignated)— 
(A) by striking clause (i) and inserting the 
following:
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‘‘(i) has foundational skills needs;’’; 
and 
(B) in clause (iii), by striking ‘‘English 
language learner’’ and inserting ‘‘English learn-
er’’; 
(5) in paragraph (7)(A) (as so redesignated), by 
striking ‘‘English language learners’’ and inserting 
‘‘English learners’’; 
(6) in paragraph (8) (as so redesignated)— 
(A) in the paragraph header, by striking 
‘‘LANGUAGE’’; and 
(B) in the matter preceding subparagraph 
(A), by striking ‘‘English language learner’’ and 
inserting ‘‘English learner’’; 
(7) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) 
in paragraph (10) (as so redesignated), by inserting 
‘‘and educational’’ after ‘‘the economic’’; 
(8) in paragraph (13) (as so redesignated)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘English language learn-
ers’’ and inserting ‘‘English learners’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘workforce training’’ and 
inserting ‘‘skills development, preparation for 
postsecondary education or employment, and fi-
nancial literacy instruction’’; and 
(9) in paragraph (14) (as so redesignated)—
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(A) by striking ‘‘and solve’’ and inserting 
‘‘solve’’; and 
(B) by inserting ‘‘and use digital tech-
nology,’’ after ‘‘problems,’’. 
SEC. 203. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
Section 206 of the Workforce Innovation and Oppor-
tunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3275) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 206. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
‘‘There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
this title $751,042,100 for each of the fiscal years 2025 
through 2030.’’. 
SEC. 204. SPECIAL RULE. 
Section 211(e)(3) of the Workforce Innovation and 
Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3291(e)(3)) is amended by 
striking ‘‘period described in section 3(45)’’ and inserting 
‘‘period described in subparagraph (B) of the definition 
of the term ‘outlying area’ in section 3’’. 
SEC. 205. PERFORMANCE ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM. 
Section 212 of the Workforce Innovation and Oppor-
tunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3292) is amended by striking ‘‘sec-
tion 116.’’ and inserting ‘‘section 116, except that the in-
dicator described in subsection (b)(2)(A)(i)(VI) of such 
section shall be applied as if it were the percentage of pro-
gram participants who exited the program during the pro-
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gram year and completed an integrated education and 
training program.’’. 
SEC. 206. MATCHING REQUIREMENT. 
Section 222(b) of the Workforce Innovation and Op-
portunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3302(b)) is amended by adding 
at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) PUBLIC
AVAILABILITY
OF
INFORMATION 
ON MATCHING FUNDS.—Each eligible agency shall 
maintain, on a publicly accessible website of such 
agency and in an easily accessible format, informa-
tion documenting the non-Federal contributions 
made available to adult education and family literacy 
programs pursuant to this subsection, including— 
‘‘(A) the sources of such contributions, ex-
cept that in the case of private contributions, 
names of the individuals or entities providing 
such contributions may not be disclosed; and 
‘‘(B) in the case of funds made available 
by a State or outlying area, an explanation of 
how such funds are distributed to eligible pro-
viders.’’. 
SEC. 207. STATE LEADERSHIP ACTIVITIES. 
Section 223(a) of the Workforce Innovation and Op-
portunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3303(a)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)—
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(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘ac-
tivities.’’ and inserting ‘‘activities and the iden-
tification of opportunities to coordinate with ac-
tivities supported under the Carl D. Perkins 
Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 
(20 U.S.C. 2301 et seq.) to expand integrated 
education and training programs.’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (C)— 
(i) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(ii) in clause (iii), by striking the pe-
riod at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(iii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(iv) assistance in reporting partici-
pant outcomes for the performance ac-
countability system described in section 
212, including facilitating partnerships 
with the appropriate State entities to con-
duct matches with State administrative 
data (such as wage records) to determine 
program performance on the indicators of 
performance described in subclauses (I) 
through (III) of section 116(b)(2)(A)(i).’’;
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(2) by amending paragraph (2) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(2) of the remaining amount— 
‘‘(A) not more than 10 percent may be 
used for professional development for adult edu-
cators; and 
‘‘(B) not more than 5 percent shall be 
used for planning, administration (including 
carrying out the requirements of section 116), 
professional 
development 
of 
administrative 
staff, and the activities described in paragraphs 
(3) and (5) of section 232.’’. 
SEC. 212. NATIONAL LEADERSHIP ACTIVITIES. 
Section 242 of the Workforce Innovation and Oppor-
tunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3332) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ‘‘116;’’ and 
inserting ‘‘116, including the dissemination of effec-
tive practices used by States to use administrative 
data to determine program performance and reduce 
the data collection and reporting burden on eligible 
providers;’’; 
(2) in paragraphs (1)(B) and (2)(C)(vii)(I) of 
subsection (c), by striking ‘‘English language learn-
ers’’ and inserting ‘‘English learners’’; and 
(3) in subsection (c)(2)—