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tion, including identification of anticipated occupa-
tional and skill needs; 
(8) provide assurances that the grant recipient 
will report such information as the Secretary may 
require relating to fiscal, performance and other 
matters that the Secretary determines is necessary 
to effectively monitor the activities carried out under 
this section; and 
(9) provide assurances that the use of the funds 
provided under this section will comply with the 
labor standards and protections described section 
1467(a). 
(e) PRIORITY
IN AWARDS.—In awarding grants 
under this section, the Secretary of Labor shall give a 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 
(PUMAs) as designated by the Census Bureau. 
(f) COORDINATION OF FEDERAL ADMINISTRATION.— 
The Secretary of Labor shall administer this section in 
coordination with the Secretary of Education, Secretary 
of Health and Human Services, and other appropriate 
agency heads, to ensure the effective implementation of 
this section. 
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SEC. 1467. GENERAL REQUIREMENTS. 
(a) LABOR STANDARDS AND PROTECTIONS.—Activi-
ties provided with funds under this Act shall be subject 
to the requirements and restrictions, including the labor 
standards, described in section 181 of the Workforce Inno-
vation and Opportunity Act (as in effect on the day before 
the date of enactment of the Workforce Innovation and 
Opportunity Act) and the nondiscrimination provisions of 
section 188 of such Act, in addition to other applicable 
Federal laws. 
(b) REPORTING.—The Secretary may 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, grantees and sub-
grantees shall provide information relating to— 
(1) the number individuals participating in ac-
tivities with funds provided under this Act and the 
number of such individuals who have completed such 
participation; 
(2) the expenditures of funds provided under 
the 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 
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(5) the performance outcomes of individuals 
participating in activities under this Act, including— 
(A) for adults participating in activities 
funded under section 1464 of this Act— 
(i) entry in unsubsidized employment; 
(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 
1465 and 1466— 
(i) work readiness skill attainment 
using an employer validated checklist; and 
(ii) placement in or return to sec-
ondary or postsecondary education or 
training, or entry into unsubsidized em-
ployment; 
(C) for low-income youth participating in 
year-round employment activities under section 
1465 or in activities under section 1466— 
(i) placement in or return to post-sec-
ondary education; 
(ii) attainment of high school diploma 
or its equivalent; 
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(iii) attainment of an industry-recog-
nized credential; and 
(iv) entry into unsubsidized employ-
ment, retention, and earnings as described 
in subparagraph (A); and 
(D) for unemployed, low-income adults 
participating in activities under section 1466— 
(i) entry into unsubsidized employ-
ment, retention, and earnings as described 
in subparagraph (A); and 
(ii) the attainment of industry-recog-
nized credentials. 
(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 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 the Con-
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gress and make available to the public the information re-
ported pursuant to subsection (b) and the evaluations of 
activities carried out pursuant to the funds reserved under 
section 1463(b). 
SEC. 1468. DEFINITIONS. 
In this subtitle: 
(1) LOCAL
CHIEF
ELECTED
OFFICIAL.—The 
term ‘‘local chief elected official’’ means the chief 
elected executive officer of a unit of local govern-
ment in a local workforce investment area or in the 
case where more than one unit of general govern-
ment, the individuals designated under an agreement 
described in section 107(c)(1)(B) of the Workforce 
Innovation and Opportunity Act (as in effect on the 
day before the date of enactment of the Workforce 
Innovation and Opportunity Act). 
(2) LOCAL WORKFORCE INVESTMENT AREA.— 
The term ‘‘local workforce investment area’’ means 
such area designated under section 106 of the Work-
force Innovation and Opportunity Act (as in effect 
on the day before the date of enactment of the 
Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act). 
(3) LOCAL WORKFORCE INVESTMENT BOARD.— 
The term ‘‘local workforce investment board’’ means 
such board established under section 107 of the 
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Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (as in ef-
fect on the day before the date of enactment of the 
Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act). 
(4) LOW-INCOME YOUTH.—The term ‘‘low-in-
come youth’’ means an individual who— 
(A) is age 16 through 24; 
(B) meets the definition of a low-income 
individual provided in section 3 of the Work-
force Innovation and Opportunity Act (as in ef-
fect on the day before the date of enactment of 
the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity 
Act), except that States, local workforce invest-
ment areas under section 1465 and eligible en-
tities under section 1466(c), subject to approval 
in the applicable State plans, local plans, and 
applications for funds, may increase the income 
level specified in subparagraph (B)(i) of such 
section to an amount not in excess of 200 per-
cent of the poverty line for purposes of deter-
mining eligibility for participation in activities 
under sections 1465 and 1466 of this Act; and 
(C) is in one or more of the categories 
specified in section 101(13)(C) of the Work-
force Investment Act of 1998, as in effect on 
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