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(A) by striking ‘‘sections 128 and 133’’ 
and inserting ‘‘section 133’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘127 or’’. 
SEC. 136. FISCAL CONTROLS; SANCTIONS. 
Section 184(a)(2) (29 U.S.C. 2934(a)(2)) is amend-
ed— 
(1) by striking ‘‘(A)’’ and all that follows 
through ‘‘Each’’ and inserting ‘‘Each’’; and 
(2) by striking subparagraph (B). 
SEC. 137. REPORTS TO CONGRESS. 
Section 185 (29 U.S.C. 2935) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (c)— 
(A) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘and’’ 
after the semicolon; 
(B) in paragraph (3), by striking the pe-
riod and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(4) shall have the option to submit or dissemi-
nate electronically any reports, records, plans, or any 
other data that are required to be collected or dis-
seminated under this title.’’; and 
(2) in subsection (e)(2), by inserting ‘‘and the 
Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Edu-
cation and the Workforce of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on Health, Edu-
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cation, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate,’’ after 
‘‘Secretary,’’. 
SEC. 138. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS. 
Section 189 (29 U.S.C. 2939) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (g)— 
(A) by amending paragraph (1) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Appropriations for any fis-
cal year for programs and activities carried out 
under this title shall be available for obligation only 
on the basis of a program year. The program year 
shall begin on July 1 in the fiscal year for which the 
appropriation is made.’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘each State’’ and in-
serting ‘‘each recipient’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘171 or’’; 
(2) in subsection (i)— 
(A) by striking paragraphs (2) and (3); 
(B) by redesignating paragraph (4) as 
paragraph (2); 
(C) by amending paragraph (2)(A), as so 
redesignated— 
(i) by striking ‘‘requirements of sub-
paragraph (B)’’ and all that follows 
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through ‘‘any of the statutory or regu-
latory requirements of subtitle B’’ and in-
serting ‘‘requirements of subparagraph (B) 
or (D), any of the statutory or regulatory 
requirements of subtitle B’’; 
(ii) by striking clause (ii); and 
(iii) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘; and’’ 
and inserting a period at the end; and 
(D) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(D) EXPEDITED PROCESS FOR EXTEND-
ING
APPROVED
WAIVERS
TO
ADDITIONAL 
STATES.—In lieu of the requirements of sub-
paragraphs (B) and (C), the Secretary may es-
tablish an expedited procedure for the purpose 
of extending to additional States the waiver of 
statutory or regulatory requirements that have 
been approved for a State pursuant to a request 
under subparagraph (B). Such procedure shall 
ensure that the extension of such waivers to ad-
ditional States are accompanied by appropriate 
conditions relating the implementation of such 
waivers.’’. 
SEC. 139. STATE LEGISLATIVE AUTHORITY. 
Section 191(a) (29 U.S.C. 2941(a)) is amended— 
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(1) by striking ‘‘consistent with the provisions 
of this title’’ and inserting ‘‘consistent with State 
law and the provisions of this title’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘consistent with the terms and 
conditions required under this title’’ and inserting 
‘‘consistent with State law and the terms and condi-
tions required under this title’’. 
SEC. 140. GENERAL PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS. 
Section 195 (29 U.S.C. 2945) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (7), by inserting at the end 
the following: 
‘‘(D) Funds received by a public or private non-
profit entity that are not described in paragraph 
(B), such as funds privately raised from philan-
thropic foundations, businesses, or other private en-
tities, shall not be considered to be income under 
this title and shall not be subject to the require-
ments of this section.’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraphs: 
‘‘(14) Funds provided under this title shall not 
be used to establish or operate stand-alone fee-for- 
service enterprises that compete with private sector 
employment agencies within the meaning of section 
701(c) of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 
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2000e(c)), except that for purposes of this para-
graph, such an enterprise does not include one-stop 
centers. 
‘‘(15) Any report required to be submitted to 
Congress, or to a Committee of Congress, under this 
title shall be submitted to both the chairmen and 
ranking minority members of the Committee on 
Education and the Workforce of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on Health, Edu-
cation, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate.’’. 
SEC. 141. DEPARTMENT STAFF. 
Subtitle E of title I (29 U.S.C. 2931 et seq.) is 
amended by adding at the end the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 196. DEPARTMENT STAFF. 
‘‘The Secretary shall— 
‘‘(1) not later than 60 days after the date of 
the enactment of the SKILLS Act— 
‘‘(A) identify the number of Department of 
Labor employees who work on or administer 
programs under this Act, as such programs 
were in effect on the day before such date of 
enactment; and 
‘‘(B) publish such information on the De-
partment’s website; 
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‘‘(2) not later than 60 days after such date of 
enactment, identify the number of full-time equiva-
lent employees who work on or administer programs 
authorized under this Act, as such programs were in 
effect on the day before such date of enactment, that 
have been eliminated or consolidated on or after 
such date; and 
‘‘(3) not later than 1 year after such date of en-
actment— 
‘‘(A) reduce the workforce of the Depart-
ment of Labor by the number of full-time equiv-
alent employees identified under paragraph (2); 
and 
‘‘(B) submit to Congress a report on— 
‘‘(i) the number of employees associ-
ated with each program authorized under 
this Act and administered by the Depart-
ment; 
‘‘(ii) the number of full-time equiva-
lent employees identified under paragraph 
(2); and 
‘‘(iii) how the Secretary reduced the 
number of employees at the Department 
under subparagraph (A).’’. 
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Subtitle F—State Unified Plan 
SEC. 142. STATE UNIFIED PLAN. 
Section 501 (20 U.S.C. 9271) is amended— 
(1) by amending subsection (b) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(b) STATE UNIFIED PLAN.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—A State may develop and 
submit to the appropriate Secretaries a State unified 
plan for 2 or more of the activities or programs set 
forth in paragraph (2). The State unified plan shall 
cover one or more of the activities set forth in sub-
paragraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (2) and may 
cover one or more of the activities set forth in sub-
paragraphs (C) through (N) of paragraph (2). For 
purposes of this paragraph, the activities and pro-
grams described in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of 
paragraph (2) shall not be considered to be 2 or 
more activities or programs for purposes of the uni-
fied plan. Such activities or programs shall be con-
sidered to be 1 activity or program. 
‘‘(2) ACTIVITIES AND PROGRAMS.—The activi-
ties and programs referred to in paragraph (1) are 
as follows: 
‘‘(A) Programs and activities authorized 
under title I. 
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‘‘(M) Programs and activities authorized 
under the Public Workers and Economic Devel-
opment Act of 1965. 
‘‘(N) Activities as defined under chapter 
41 of title 38, United States Code.’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end, the following: 
‘‘(e) ADDITIONAL
EMPLOYMENT
AND
TRAINING 
FUNDS.— 
‘‘(1) PURPOSE.—It is the purpose of this sub-
section to reduce inefficiencies in the administration 
of federally-funded State and local employment and 
training programs. 
‘‘(2) IN GENERAL.—In developing a State uni-
fied plan for the activities or programs described in 
subsection (b)(2) and subject to paragraph (4) and 
the State plan approval process under subsection 
(d), a State may propose to consolidate the amount, 
in whole or part, provided for the activities or pro-
grams dedicated to employment and training into 
the Workforce Investment Fund under section 
132(b) to improve the administration of State and 
local employment and training programs. 
‘‘(3) REQUIREMENTS.—A State with a State 
unified plan approved under subsection (d) for pur-
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poses of consolidation under paragraph (2) and that 
is carrying out such consolidation shall— 
‘‘(A) continue to meet the program re-
quirements, limitations, and prohibitions of any 
Federal statute authorizing the activity or pro-
gram consolidated into the Workforce Invest-
ment Fund; 
‘‘(B) meet the intent and purpose of the 
activity or program consolidated into the Work-
force Investment Fund; and 
‘‘(C) continue to make reservations and al-
lotments under subsections (a) and (b) of sec-
tion 133. 
‘‘(4) EXCEPTIONS.—A State may not consoli-
date funds under paragraph (2) that are allocated to 
the State under— 
‘‘(A) the Carl D. Perkins Career and Tech-
nical Education Act of 2006; or 
‘‘(B) the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.’’. 
TITLE 
II—ADULT 
EDUCATION 
AND FAMILY LITERACY EDU-
CATION 
SEC. 201. AMENDMENT. 
Title II (20 U.S.C. 2901 et seq.) is amended to read 
as follows: 
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‘‘TITLE 
II—ADULT 
EDUCATION 
AND FAMILY LITERACY EDU-
CATION 
‘‘SEC. 201. SHORT TITLE. 
‘‘This title may be cited as the ‘Adult Education and 
Family Literacy Education Act’. 
‘‘SEC. 202. PURPOSE. 
‘‘It is the purpose of this title to provide instructional 
opportunities for adults seeking to improve their literacy 
skills, including their basic reading, writing, speaking, and 
math skills, and support States and local communities in 
providing, on a voluntary basis, adult education and family 
literacy education programs, in order to— 
‘‘(1) increase the literacy of adults, including 
the basic reading, writing, speaking, and math skills, 
to a level of proficiency necessary for adults to ob-
tain employment and self-sufficiency and to success-
fully advance in the workforce; 
‘‘(2) assist adults in the completion of a sec-
ondary school education (or its equivalent) and the 
transition to a postsecondary educational institution; 
‘‘(3) assist adults who are parents to enable 
them to support the educational development of their 
children and make informed choices regarding their 
children’s education including, through instruction in 
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basic reading, writing, speaking, and math skills; 
and 
‘‘(4) assist adults who are not proficient in 
English in improving their reading, writing, speak-
ing, listening, comprehension, and math skills. 
‘‘SEC. 203. DEFINITIONS. 
‘‘In this title: 
‘‘(1) ADULT EDUCATION AND FAMILY LITERACY 
EDUCATION PROGRAMS.—The term ‘adult education 
and family literacy education programs’ means a se-
quence of academic instruction and educational serv-
ices below the postsecondary level that increase an 
individual’s ability to read, write, and speak English 
and perform mathematical computations leading to a 
level of proficiency equivalent to at least a secondary 
school completion that is provided for individuals— 
‘‘(A) who are at least 16 years of age; 
‘‘(B) who are not enrolled or required to be 
enrolled in secondary school under State law; 
and 
‘‘(C) who— 
‘‘(i) lack sufficient mastery of basic 
reading, writing, speaking, and math skills 
to enable the individuals to function effec-
tively in society; 
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‘‘(ii) do not have a secondary school 
diploma or its equivalent and have not 
achieved an equivalent level of education; 
or 
‘‘(iii) are English learners. 
‘‘(2) ELIGIBLE
AGENCY.—The term ‘eligible 
agency’— 
‘‘(A) means the primary entity or agency 
in a State or an outlying area responsible for 
administering or supervising policy for adult 
education and family literacy education pro-
grams in the State or outlying area, respec-
tively, consistent with the law of the State or 
outlying area, respectively; and 
‘‘(B) may be the State educational agency, 
the State agency responsible for administering 
workforce investment activities, or the State 
agency responsible for administering community 
or technical colleges. 
‘‘(3) ELIGIBLE PROVIDER.—The term ‘eligible 
provider’ means an organization of demonstrated ef-
fectiveness which is— 
‘‘(A) a local educational agency; 
‘‘(B) a community-based or faith-based or-
ganization; 
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‘‘(C) a volunteer literacy organization; 
‘‘(D) an institution of higher education; 
‘‘(E) a public or private educational agen-
cy; 
‘‘(F) a library; 
‘‘(G) a public housing authority; 
‘‘(H) an institution that is not described in 
any of subparagraphs (A) through (G) and has 
the ability to provide adult education, basic 
skills, and family literacy education programs to 
adults and families; or 
‘‘(I) a consortium of the agencies, organi-
zations, institutions, libraries, or authorities de-
scribed in any of subparagraphs (A) through 
(H). 
‘‘(4) ENGLISH
LANGUAGE
ACQUISITION
PRO-
GRAM.—The term ‘English language acquisition pro-
gram’ means a program of instruction— 
‘‘(A) designed to help English learners 
achieve competence in reading, writing, speak-
ing, and comprehension of the English lan-
guage; and 
‘‘(B) that may lead to— 
‘‘(i) attainment of a secondary school 
diploma or its recognized equivalent; 
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‘‘(ii) transition to success in postsec-
ondary education and training; and 
‘‘(iii) employment or career advance-
ment. 
‘‘(5) 
FAMILY
LITERACY
EDUCATION
PRO-
GRAM.—The term ‘family literacy education pro-
gram’ means an educational program that— 
‘‘(A) assists parents and students, on a 
voluntary basis, in achieving the purposes of 
this title as described in section 202; and 
‘‘(B) is of sufficient intensity in terms of 
hours and of sufficient quality to make sustain-
able changes in a family, is evidence-based, and, 
for the purpose of substantially increasing the 
ability of parents and children to read, write, 
and speak English, integrates— 
‘‘(i) interactive literacy activities be-
tween parents and their children; 
‘‘(ii) training for parents regarding 
how to be the primary teacher for their 
children and full partners in the education 
of their children; 
‘‘(iii) parent literacy training that 
leads to economic self-sufficiency; and 
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‘‘(iv) an age-appropriate education to 
prepare children for success in school and 
life experiences. 
‘‘(6) GOVERNOR.—The term ‘Governor’ means 
the chief executive officer of a State or outlying 
area. 
‘‘(7) INDIVIDUAL WITH A DISABILITY.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘individual 
with a disability’ means an individual with any 
disability (as defined in section 3 of the Ameri-
cans with Disabilities Act of 1990). 
‘‘(B) INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES.— 
The term ‘individuals with disabilities’ means 
more than one individual with a disability. 
‘‘(8) ENGLISH LEARNER.—The term ‘English 
learner’ means an adult or out-of-school youth who 
has limited ability in reading, writing, speaking, or 
understanding the English language, and— 
‘‘(A) whose native language is a language 
other than English; or 
‘‘(B) who lives in a family or community 
environment where a language other than 
English is the dominant language. 
‘‘(9) INTEGRATED
EDUCATION
AND
TRAIN-
ING.—The term ‘integrated education and training’ 
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means services that provide adult education and lit-
eracy activities contextually and concurrently with 
workforce preparation activities and workforce train-
ing for a specific occupation or occupational cluster. 
Such services may include offering adult education 
services concurrent with postsecondary education 
and training, including through co-instruction. 
‘‘(10) INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION.— 
The term ‘institution of higher education’ has the 
meaning given the term in section 101 of the Higher 
Education Act of 1965. 
‘‘(11) LITERACY.—The term ‘literacy’ means an 
individual’s ability to read, write, and speak in 
English, compute, and solve problems at a level of 
proficiency necessary to obtain employment and to 
successfully make the transition to postsecondary 
education. 
‘‘(12) LOCAL
EDUCATIONAL
AGENCY.—The 
term ‘local educational agency’ has the meaning 
given the term in section 9101 of the Elementary 
and Secondary Education Act of 1965. 
‘‘(13) OUTLYING
AREA.—The term ‘outlying 
area’ has the meaning given the term in section 101 
of this Act. 
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‘‘(14) POSTSECONDARY EDUCATIONAL INSTITU-
TION.—The term ‘postsecondary educational institu-
tion’ means— 
‘‘(A) an institution of higher education 
that provides not less than a 2-year program of 
instruction that is acceptable for credit toward 
a bachelor’s degree; 
‘‘(B) a tribally controlled community col-
lege; or 
‘‘(C) a nonprofit educational institution of-
fering certificate or apprenticeship programs at 
the postsecondary level. 
‘‘(15) 
SECRETARY.—The 
term 
‘Secretary’ 
means the Secretary of Education. 
‘‘(16) STATE.—The term ‘State’ means each of 
the several States of the United States, the District 
of Columbia, and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. 
‘‘(17) STATE
EDUCATIONAL
AGENCY.—The 
term ‘State educational agency’ has the meaning 
given the term in section 9101 of the Elementary 
and Secondary Education Act of 1965. 
‘‘(18) WORKPLACE LITERACY PROGRAM.—The 
term ‘workplace literacy program’ means an edu-
cational program that is offered in collaboration be-
tween eligible providers and employers or employee 
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organizations for the purpose of improving the pro-
ductivity of the workforce through the improvement 
of reading, writing, speaking, and math skills. 
‘‘SEC. 204. HOME SCHOOLS. 
‘‘Nothing in this title shall be construed to affect 
home schools, whether or not a home school is treated as 
a home school or a private school under State law, or to 
compel a parent engaged in home schooling to participate 
in adult education and family literacy education activities 
under this title. 
‘‘SEC. 205. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
‘‘There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
this title, $606,294,933 for fiscal years 2014 and for each 
of the 6 succeeding fiscal years. 
‘‘Subtitle A—Federal Provisions 
‘‘SEC. 211. RESERVATION OF FUNDS; GRANTS TO ELIGIBLE 
AGENCIES; ALLOTMENTS. 
‘‘(a) RESERVATION OF FUNDS.—From the sums ap-
propriated under section 205 for a fiscal year, the Sec-
retary shall reserve 2.0 percent to carry out section 242. 
‘‘(b) GRANTS TO ELIGIBLE AGENCIES.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—From the sums appro-
priated under section 205 and not reserved under 
subsection (a) for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall 
award a grant to each eligible agency having a State 
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plan approved under section 224 in an amount equal 
to the sum of the initial allotment under subsection 
(c)(1) and the additional allotment under subsection 
(c)(2) for the eligible agency for the fiscal year, sub-
ject to subsections (f) and (g). 
‘‘(2) PURPOSE
OF
GRANTS.—The Secretary 
may award a grant under paragraph (1) only if the 
eligible agency involved agrees to expend the grant 
in accordance with the provisions of this title. 
‘‘(c) ALLOTMENTS.— 
‘‘(1) INITIAL
ALLOTMENTS.—From the sums 
appropriated under section 205 and not reserved 
under subsection (a) for a fiscal year, the Secretary 
shall allot to each eligible agency having a State 
plan approved under section 224— 
‘‘(A) $100,000, in the case of an eligible 
agency serving an outlying area; and 
‘‘(B) $250,000, in the case of any other el-
igible agency. 
‘‘(2) ADDITIONAL
ALLOTMENTS.—From the 
sums appropriated under section 205, not reserved 
under subsection (a), and not allotted under para-
graph (1), for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall allot 
to each eligible agency that receives an initial allot-
ment under paragraph (1) an additional amount 
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that bears the same relationship to such sums as the 
number of qualifying adults in the State or outlying 
area served by the eligible agency bears to the num-
ber of such adults in all States and outlying areas. 
‘‘(d) QUALIFYING ADULT.—For the purpose of sub-
section (c)(2), the term ‘qualifying adult’ means an adult 
who— 
‘‘(1) is at least 16 years of age; 
‘‘(2) is beyond the age of compulsory school at-
tendance under the law of the State or outlying 
area; 
‘‘(3) does not have a secondary school diploma 
or its recognized equivalent; and 
‘‘(4) is not enrolled in secondary school. 
‘‘(e) SPECIAL RULE.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—From amounts made avail-
able under subsection (c) for the Republic of Palau, 
the Secretary shall award grants to Guam, American 
Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana 
Islands, or the Republic of Palau to carry out activi-
ties described in this title in accordance with the 
provisions of this title as determined by the Sec-
retary. 
‘‘(2) TERMINATION OF ELIGIBILITY.—Notwith-
standing any other provision of law, the Republic of 
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Palau shall be eligible to receive a grant under this 
title until an agreement for the extension of United 
States education assistance under the Compact of 
Free Association for the Republic of Palau becomes 
effective. 
‘‘(f) HOLD-HARMLESS PROVISIONS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding subsection 
(c) and subject to paragraph (2), for— 
‘‘(A) fiscal year 2014, no eligible agency 
shall receive an allotment under this title that 
is less than 90 percent of the allotment the eli-
gible agency received for fiscal year 2012 under 
this title; and 
‘‘(B) fiscal year 2015 and each succeeding 
fiscal year, no eligible agency shall receive an 
allotment under this title that is less than 90 
percent of the allotment the eligible agency re-
ceived for the preceding fiscal year under this 
title. 
‘‘(2) RATABLE REDUCTION.—If, for any fiscal 
year the amount available for allotment under this 
title is insufficient to satisfy the provisions of para-
graph (1), the Secretary shall ratable reduce the 
payments to all eligible agencies, as necessary. 
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‘‘(g) REALLOTMENT.—The portion of any eligible 
agency’s allotment under this title for a fiscal year that 
the Secretary determines will not be required for the pe-
riod such allotment is available for carrying out activities 
under this title, shall be available for reallotment from 
time to time, on such dates during such period as the Sec-
retary shall fix, to other eligible agencies in proportion to 
the original allotments to such agencies under this title 
for such year. 
‘‘SEC. 212. PERFORMANCE ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM. 
‘‘Programs and activities authorized under this title 
are subject to the performance accountability provisions 
described in paragraph (2)(A) and (3) of section 136(b) 
and may, at a State’s discretion, include additional indica-
tors identified in the State plan approved under section 
224. 
‘‘Subtitle B—State Provisions 
‘‘SEC. 221. STATE ADMINISTRATION. 
‘‘Each eligible agency shall be responsible for the fol-
lowing activities under this title: 
‘‘(1) The development, submission, implementa-
tion, and monitoring of the State plan. 
‘‘(2) Consultation with other appropriate agen-
cies, groups, and individuals that are involved in, or 
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interested in, the development and implementation 
of activities assisted under this title. 
‘‘(3) Coordination and avoidance of duplication 
with other Federal and State education, training, 
corrections, public housing, and social service pro-
grams. 
‘‘SEC. 222. STATE DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS; MATCHING RE-
QUIREMENT. 
‘‘(a) STATE DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS.—Each eligi-
ble agency receiving a grant under this title for a fiscal 
year— 
‘‘(1) shall use an amount not less than 82.5 
percent of the grant funds to award grants and con-
tracts under section 231 and to carry out section 
225, of which not more than 10 percent of such 
amount shall be available to carry out section 225; 
‘‘(2) shall use not more than 12.5 percent of 
the grant funds to carry out State leadership activi-
ties under section 223; and 
‘‘(3) shall use not more than 5 percent of the 
grant funds, or $65,000, whichever is greater, for 
the administrative expenses of the eligible agency. 
‘‘(b) MATCHING REQUIREMENT.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In order to receive a grant 
from the Secretary under section 211(b), each eligi-
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ble agency shall provide, for the costs to be incurred 
by the eligible agency in carrying out the adult edu-
cation and family literacy education programs for 
which the grant is awarded, a non-Federal contribu-
tion in an amount that is not less than— 
‘‘(A) in the case of an eligible agency serv-
ing an outlying area, 12 percent of the total 
amount of funds expended for adult education 
and family literacy education programs in the 
outlying area, except that the Secretary may 
decrease the amount of funds required under 
this subparagraph for an eligible agency; and 
‘‘(B) in the case of an eligible agency serv-
ing a State, 25 percent of the total amount of 
funds expended for adult education and family 
literacy education programs in the State. 
‘‘(2) NON-FEDERAL CONTRIBUTION.—An eligi-
ble agency’s non-Federal contribution required under 
paragraph (1) may be provided in cash or in kind, 
fairly evaluated, and shall include only non-Federal 
funds that are used for adult education and family 
literacy education programs in a manner that is con-
sistent with the purpose of this title. 
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‘‘SEC. 223. STATE LEADERSHIP ACTIVITIES. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Each eligible agency may use 
funds made available under section 222(a)(2) for any of 
the following adult education and family literacy education 
programs: 
‘‘(1) The establishment or operation of profes-
sional development programs to improve the quality 
of instruction provided pursuant to local activities 
required under section 231(b). 
‘‘(2) The provision of technical assistance to eli-
gible providers of adult education and family literacy 
education programs, including for the development 
and dissemination of evidence based research in-
structional practices in reading, writing, speaking, 
math, and English language acquisition programs. 
‘‘(3) The provision of assistance to eligible pro-
viders in developing, implementing, and reporting 
measurable progress in achieving the objectives of 
this title. 
‘‘(4) The monitoring and evaluation of the qual-
ity of, and the improvement in, adult education and 
literacy activities. 
‘‘(5) The provision of technology assistance, in-
cluding staff training, to eligible providers of adult 
education and family literacy education programs, 
including distance education activities, to enable the 
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eligible providers to improve the quality of such ac-
tivities. 
‘‘(6) The development and implementation of 
technology applications or distance education, in-
cluding professional development to support the use 
of instructional technology. 
‘‘(7) Coordination with other public programs, 
including programs under title I of this Act, and 
other welfare-to-work, workforce development, and 
job training programs. 
‘‘(8) Coordination with existing support serv-
ices, such as transportation, child care, and other 
assistance designed to increase rates of enrollment 
in, and successful completion of, adult education and 
family literacy education programs, for adults en-
rolled in such activities. 
‘‘(9) The development and implementation of a 
system to assist in the transition from adult basic 
education to postsecondary education. 
‘‘(10) Activities to promote workplace literacy 
programs. 
‘‘(11) Other activities of statewide significance, 
including assisting eligible providers in achieving 
progress in improving the skill levels of adults who 
participate in programs under this title. 
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‘‘(12) Integration of literacy, instructional, and 
occupational skill training and promotion of linkages 
with employees. 
‘‘(b) COORDINATION.—In carrying out this section, 
eligible agencies shall coordinate where possible, and avoid 
duplicating efforts, in order to maximize the impact of the 
activities described in subsection (a). 
‘‘(c) STATE-IMPOSED REQUIREMENTS.—Whenever a 
State or outlying area implements any rule or policy relat-
ing to the administration or operation of a program au-
thorized under this title that has the effect of imposing 
a requirement that is not imposed under Federal law (in-
cluding any rule or policy based on a State or outlying 
area interpretation of a Federal statute, regulation, or 
guideline), the State or outlying area shall identify, to eli-
gible providers, the rule or policy as being imposed by the 
State or outlying area. 
‘‘SEC. 224. STATE PLAN. 
‘‘(a) 3-YEAR PLANS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Each eligible agency desir-
ing a grant under this title for any fiscal year shall 
submit to, or have on file with, the Secretary a 3- 
year State plan. 
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‘‘(2) STATE UNIFIED PLAN.—The eligible agen-
cy may submit the State plan as part of a State uni-
fied plan described in section 501. 
‘‘(b) PLAN CONTENTS.—The eligible agency shall in-
clude in the State plan or any revisions to the State plan— 
‘‘(1) an objective assessment of the needs of in-
dividuals in the State or outlying area for adult edu-
cation and family literacy education programs, in-
cluding individuals most in need or hardest to serve; 
‘‘(2) a description of the adult education and 
family literacy education programs that will be car-
ried out with funds received under this title; 
‘‘(3) an assurance that the funds received under 
this title will not be expended for any purpose other 
than for activities under this title; 
‘‘(4) a description of how the eligible agency 
will annually evaluate and measure the effectiveness 
and improvement of the adult education and family 
literacy education programs funded under this title 
using the indicators of performance described in sec-
tion 136, including how the eligible agency will con-
duct such annual evaluations and measures for each 
grant received under this title; 
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‘‘(5) a description of how the eligible agency 
will fund local activities in accordance with the 
measurable goals described in section 231(d); 
‘‘(6) an assurance that the eligible agency will 
expend the funds under this title only in a manner 
consistent with fiscal requirements in section 241; 
‘‘(7) a description of the process that will be 
used for public participation and comment with re-
spect to the State plan, which— 
‘‘(A) shall include consultation with the 
State workforce investment board, the State 
board responsible for administering community 
or technical colleges, the Governor, the State 
educational agency, the State board or agency 
responsible for administering block grants for 
temporary assistance to needy families under 
title IV of the Social Security Act, the State 
council on disabilities, the State vocational re-
habilitation agency, and other State agencies 
that promote the improvement of adult edu-
cation and family literacy education programs, 
and direct providers of such programs; and 
‘‘(B) may include consultation with the 
State agency on higher education, institutions 
responsible for professional development of 
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adult education and family literacy education 
programs instructors, representatives of busi-
ness and industry, refugee assistance programs, 
and faith-based organizations; 
‘‘(8) a description of the eligible agency’s strat-
egies for serving populations that include, at a min-
imum— 
‘‘(A) low-income individuals; 
‘‘(B) individuals with disabilities; 
‘‘(C) the unemployed; 
‘‘(D) the underemployed; and 
‘‘(E) individuals with multiple barriers to 
educational enhancement, including English 
learners; 
‘‘(9) a description of how the adult education 
and family literacy education programs that will be 
carried out with any funds received under this title 
will be integrated with other adult education, career 
development, and employment and training activities 
in the State or outlying area served by the eligible 
agency; 
‘‘(10) a description of the steps the eligible 
agency will take to ensure direct and equitable ac-
cess, as required in section 231(c)(1), including— 
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‘‘(A) how the State will build the capacity 
of community-based and faith-based organiza-
tions to provide adult education and family lit-
eracy education programs; and 
‘‘(B) how the State will increase the par-
ticipation of business and industry in adult edu-
cation and family literacy education programs; 
‘‘(11) an assessment of the adequacy of the sys-
tem of the State or outlying area to ensure teacher 
quality and a description of how the State or out-
lying area will use funds received under this subtitle 
to improve teacher quality, including evidence-based 
professional development to improve instruction; and 
‘‘(12) a description of how the eligible agency 
will consult with any State agency responsible for 
postsecondary education to develop adult education 
that prepares students to enter postsecondary edu-
cation without the need for remediation upon com-
pletion of secondary school equivalency programs. 
‘‘(c) PLAN REVISIONS.—When changes in conditions 
or other factors require substantial revisions to an ap-
proved State plan, the eligible agency shall submit the re-
visions of the State plan to the Secretary. 
‘‘(d) CONSULTATION.—The eligible agency shall— 
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