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SEC. 3008. COMMENDABLE RELEASE PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Attorney General, 
in consultation with the heads of the appropriate agencies, 
shall establish a program under which an individual who 
was convicted of a Federal offense which is classified as 
a felony, and who has successfully completed his or her 
sentence, may apply to receive benefits under the pro-
grams described in subsection (b). Any individual who has 
been convicted of a felony for which the maximum sen-
tence is ten or more years of imprisonment, any crime of 
violence (as such term is defined in section 16 of title 18, 
United States Code), or any crime of reckless driving or 
of driving while intoxicated or under the influence of alco-
hol or of prohibited substances if such crime involves per-
sonal injury to another. 
(b) PROGRAMS
DESCRIBED.—The programs de-
scribed in this subsection are the following: 
(1) TANF.—Assistance under a State program 
funded under part A of title IV of the Social Secu-
rity Act. 
(2) SNAP.—The supplemental nutrition assist-
ance program under the Food and Nutrition Act of 
2008 (7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.). 
(3) HOUSING.—Any program of the Depart-
ment of Housing and Urban Development or the De-
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partment of Agriculture providing housing or assist-
ance for housing, including any program for dwelling 
units, rental assistance, grants, loans, subsidies, 
mortgage insurance, guarantees, or other financial 
assistance. 
SEC. 3009. INCREASE IN WORK OPPORTUNITY TAX CREDIT 
FOR HIRING QUALIFIED EX-FELONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 51(b)(3) of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by inserting ‘‘or any 
individual who is a qualified ex-felon’’ after ‘‘subsection 
(d)(3)(A)(ii)(I)’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall apply to individuals who begin work 
for the employer after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, in taxable years ending after such date. 
SEC. 3010. ENTREPRENEURSHIP APPRENTICESHIPS. 
The Act of August 16, 1937 (commonly known as 
the ‘‘National Apprenticeship Act’’; 50 Stat. 664, chapter 
663; 29 U.S.C. 50 et seq.), is amended by adding the end 
the following: 
‘‘SEC. 5. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
‘‘There are authorized to be appropriated $90,000 for 
each of fiscal years 2018, 2019, 2020, and 2021.’’. 
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SEC. 3011. EXPANSION OF ELIGIBLE PROGRAMS. 
The Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001 
et seq.) is amended— 
(1) in section 481(b), by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(5)(A) For purposes of parts D and E, the term 
‘eligible program’ includes a program of not less than 250 
clock hours of instruction, offered during a minimum of 
5 weeks of instruction that leads an industry-recognized 
credential. 
‘‘(B) In this paragraph, the term ‘industry-recognized 
credential’ means an industry-recognized credential that— 
‘‘(i) is demonstrated to be of high quality by the 
institution offering the program in the program par-
ticipation agreement under section 487; 
‘‘(ii) meets the current, as of the date of the de-
termination, or projected needs of a local or regional 
workforce for recruitment, screening, hiring, reten-
tion, or advancement purposes— 
‘‘(I) as determined by the State in which 
the program is located, in consultation with 
business entities; or 
‘‘(II) as demonstrated by the institution of-
fering the program leading to the credential; 
and 
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‘‘(iii) is, where applicable, endorsed by a nation-
ally recognized trade association or organization rep-
resenting a significant part of the industry or sec-
tor.’’; and 
(2) in section 487(a), by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(30) In the case of an institution that offers 
a program of not less than 250 clock hours of in-
struction, offered during a minimum of 5 weeks of 
instruction that leads an industry-recognized creden-
tial, as provided under section 481(b)(5), the institu-
tion will demonstrate to the Secretary that the in-
dustry-recognized credential is of high quality.’’. 
SEC. 3012. MODEL STANDARDS AND GUIDELINES FOR 
CREDENTIALING ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH 
WORKERS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and 
Human Services, in coordination with appropriate na-
tional professional organizations, Federal, State, local, 
and tribal governmental agencies, and private-sector and 
nongovernmental entities, shall develop model standards 
and guidelines for credentialing environmental health 
workers. 
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(b) PROVISION OF STANDARDS AND TECHNICAL AS-
SISTANCE.—The Secretary of Health and Human Services 
shall provide to State, local, and tribal governments— 
(1) the model standards and guidelines devel-
oped under subsection (a); and 
(2) technical assistance in credentialing envi-
ronmental health workers. 
SEC. 3013. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH WORKFORCE DEVEL-
OPMENT PLAN. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—To ensure that activities and pro-
grams (including education, training, and payment pro-
grams) of the Department of Health and Human Services 
for developing the environmental health workforce meet 
national needs, the Secretary of Health and Human Serv-
ices shall develop a comprehensive and coordinated plan 
for such activities and programs that— 
(1) includes performance measures to more 
clearly determine the extent to which such activities 
and programs are meeting the Department’s stra-
tegic goal of strengthening the environmental health 
workforce; 
(2) identifies and communicates to stakeholders 
any gaps between existing activities and programs 
and future environmental health workforce needs 
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identified in workforce projections of the Health Re-
sources and Services Administration; 
(3) identifies actions needed to address such 
identified gaps; and 
(4) identifies any additional statutory authority 
that is needed by the Department to implement such 
identified actions. 
(b) SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 2 
years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of Health and Human Services shall submit to the 
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of 
the Senate, and to the Committees on Energy and Com-
merce and Education and the Workforce of the House of 
Representatives, the plan developed under subsection (a). 
SEC. 3014. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH WORKFORCE DEVEL-
OPMENT REPORT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General 
of the United States shall examine and identify best prac-
tices in 6 States (as described in subsection (b)) related 
to training and credentialing requirements for environ-
mental health workers and submit to the Committee on 
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and 
the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House 
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of Representatives a report that includes information con-
cerning— 
(1) types of environmental health workers em-
ployed at State, local, and city health departments 
and independent environmental health agencies; 
(2) educational backgrounds of environmental 
health workers; 
(3) whether environmental health workers are 
credentialed or registered, and what type of creden-
tial or registration each worker has received; 
(4) State requirements for continuing education 
for environmental health workers; 
(5) whether State, local, and city health depart-
ments and independent environmental health agen-
cies track continuing education units for their envi-
ronmental health workers; and 
(6) how frequently any exam required to qualify 
environmental health workers is updated and re-
viewed to ensure that the exam is consistent with 
current law. 
(b) SELECTION OF STATES.—The report described in 
subsection (a) shall be based upon the examination of such 
best practices with respect to 3 States that have 
credentialing requirements for environmental health work-
ers and 3 States that do not have such requirements. 
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SEC. 3015. PUBLIC SERVICE LOAN FORGIVENESS. 
Section 455(m) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 
(20 U.S.C. 1087e(m)) is amended in paragraph (3)(B)— 
(1) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end; 
(2) in clause (ii), by striking the period at the 
end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(iii) a full-time job as an environ-
mental health worker (as defined in section 
7 of the Environmental Health Workforce 
Act of 2017) who is accredited, certified, 
or licensed in accordance with applicable 
law.’’. 
SEC. 3016. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act, the terms ‘‘environmental health worker’’ 
and ‘‘environmental health workforce’’ refer to public 
health workers who investigate and assess hazardous envi-
ronmental agents in various environmental settings and 
develop, promote, and enforce guidelines, policies, and 
interventions to control such hazardous environmental 
agents. 
SEC. 3017. GRANTS TO PREPARE GIRLS AND UNDERREP-
RESENTED MINORITIES. 
Title IV of the Elementary and Secondary Education 
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.) is amended by add-
ing at the end the following: 
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‘‘PART G—PREPARING GIRLS AND UNDERREP-
RESENTED MINORITIES FOR THE 21ST CEN-
TURY 
‘‘SEC. 4701. PROGRAM AUTHORITY. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—From funds provided under sec-
tion 4702, the Secretary is authorized to provide grants 
to local educational agencies on behalf of elementary and 
secondary schools to establish and implement a program 
to encourage the ongoing development of programs and 
curriculum for girls and underrepresented minorities in 
science, mathematics, engineering, and technology and to 
prepare girls and underrepresented minorities to pursue 
undergraduate and graduate degrees and careers in 
science, mathematics, engineering, or technology. 
‘‘(b) APPLICATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—To be eligible to receive a 
grant, or enter into a contract or cooperative agree-
ment, under this part, a local educational agency 
shall submit an application to the Secretary at such 
time, in such form, and containing such information 
as the Secretary may reasonably require. 
‘‘(2) CONTENTS.—The application shall con-
tain, at a minimum, the following: 
‘‘(A) A program description, including the 
content of the program and the research and 
models used to design the program. 
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‘‘(B) A description of the collaboration be-
tween elementary and secondary schools to ful-
fill goals of the program and how the applicant 
will ensure that there is a comprehensive plan 
to improve science, mathematics, engineering, 
and technology education for girls and under-
represented minorities in grades kindergarten 
through 12. 
‘‘(C) A description of the process for re-
cruitment and selection of participants. 
‘‘(D) A description of the planned instruc-
tional and motivational activities. 
‘‘(E) A description of any collaboration 
among local, regional, or national institutions 
and organizations that will occur in order to 
fulfill the goals of the program. 
‘‘(3) PRIORITY.—In selecting among applica-
tions, the Secretary shall give priority to applicants 
that partner or coordinate, to the extent possible, 
with local, regional, or national institutions and or-
ganizations who have extensive experience, expertise 
and research on increasing the participation of girls 
or underrepresented minorities in science, mathe-
matics, engineering and technology. 
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‘‘(c) USE OF FUNDS.—Funds provided under this 
section shall be used for the following: 
‘‘(1) Preparing girls and underrepresented mi-
norities with careers in science, mathematics, engi-
neering, and technology, and the advantages of pur-
suing careers in these areas. 
‘‘(2) Educating the parents of girls and under-
represented minorities about the opportunities and 
advantages of science, mathematics, engineering, 
and technology careers. 
‘‘(3) Enlisting the help of the parents of girls 
and underrepresented minorities in overcoming the 
obstacles these groups face and encouraging their 
child’s continued interest and involvement in science, 
mathematics, engineering, and technology. 
‘‘(4) Providing tutoring and mentoring pro-
grams in science, mathematics, engineering, and 
technology. 
‘‘(5) Establishing partnerships and other oppor-
tunities that expose girls and underrepresented mi-
norities to role models in the fields of science, math-
ematics, engineering and technology. 
‘‘(6) Enabling female and underrepresented mi-
nority students and their teachers to attend events 
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and academic programs in science, mathematics, en-
gineering, and technology. 
‘‘(7) Providing after-school activities designed 
to encourage interest, and develop skills of girls and 
underrepresented minorities, in science, mathe-
matics, engineering, and technology. 
‘‘(8) Summer programs designed in order that 
girls and underrepresented minorities develop an in-
terest in, develop skills in, and understand the rel-
evance and significance of, science, mathematics, en-
gineering, and technology. 
‘‘(9) Purchasing— 
‘‘(A) educational instructional materials or 
software designed to encourage interest of girls 
and underrepresented minorities in science, 
mathematics, engineering, and technology; or 
‘‘(B) equipment, instrumentation, or hard-
ware used for teaching and to encourage inter-
est of girls and underrepresented minorities in 
science, mathematics, engineering, and tech-
nology. 
‘‘(10) Field trips to locations, including institu-
tions of higher education, to educate and encourage 
girls’ and underrepresented minorities’ interest in 
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science, mathematics, engineering, and technology 
and acquaint them with careers in these fields. 
‘‘(11) Providing academic advice and assistance 
in high school course selection that encourages girls 
and underrepresented minorities to take advanced 
courses in areas of science, technology, engineering, 
and mathematics. 
‘‘(12) Paying up to 50 percent of the cost of an 
internship in science, mathematics, engineering, or 
technology for female and underrepresented minority 
students. 
‘‘(13) Providing professional development for 
teachers and other school personnel, including— 
‘‘(A) how to eliminate gender and racial 
bias in the classroom; 
‘‘(B) how to be sensitive to gender and ra-
cial differences; 
‘‘(C) how to engage students in the face of 
gender-based and racial peer pressure and pa-
rental expectations; 
‘‘(D) how to create and maintain a positive 
environment; and 
‘‘(E) how to encourage girls and under-
served minorities through academic advice and 
assistance to pursue advanced classes and ca-
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reers in science, mathematics, engineering, and 
technology fields. 
‘‘(d) SUPPLEMENT, NOT SUPPLANT.—The Secretary 
shall require each local educational agency to use the as-
sistance provided under this section only to supplement, 
and not to supplant, any other assistance or funds made 
available from non-Federal sources for the activities as-
sisted under this section. 
‘‘(e) EVALUATIONS.—Each local educational agency 
that receives funds under this section shall provide the 
Secretary, at the conclusion of every school year during 
which the funds are received, with an evaluation, in a form 
prescribed by the Secretary. This evaluation shall in-
clude— 
‘‘(1) a description of the programs and activi-
ties conducted by the local educational agency using 
the funds; 
‘‘(2) data on curriculum and partnerships devel-
oped using the funds; 
‘‘(3) data on the amount of time spent on sub-
jects allowed for under the grant; and 
‘‘(4) such other information as may be required 
by the Secretary. 
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‘‘SEC. 4702. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
‘‘There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
this part $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2018 and such sums 
as may be necessary for each of the 4 succeeding fiscal 
years.’’. 
SEC. 3018. GAO STUDY. 
(a) STUDY REQUIRED.—Not later than 6 months 
after the date of enactment of this Act, and every year 
thereafter, the Comptroller General of the United States 
shall conduct a study of Federal agencies to determine 
which agencies have the greatest impact on women’s par-
ticipation in the workforce, and evaluate the impact of 
these agencies. 
(b) SUGGESTED AGENCIES.—Such agencies shall in-
clude, at a minimum— 
(1) the Department of Labor, specifically the 
Women’s Bureau at such Department; 
(2) the Department of Transportation; 
(3) the Small Business Administration, includ-
ing the Office of Women’s Business Ownership; and 
(4) any apprenticeship program that receives 
funding from a Federal agency. 
SEC. 3019. CONTENTS OF STUDY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The study required by section 2 
shall review and evaluate the following factors, for those 
agencies that the Comptroller General has identified as 
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having the greatest impact on women’s participation in the 
workforce, including the following: 
(1) POLICIES
AND
PROCEDURES.—The study 
shall examine— 
(A) each agency’s policies and procedures 
related to improving women’s participation in 
the workforce, including efforts related to fair 
compensation, benefits, such as paid leave and 
workplace supports for pregnancy and families, 
participation in non-traditional and higher-pay-
ing jobs, enforcement of workplace rights, and 
prevention of sexual and other harassment; 
(B) each agency’s compliance with its stat-
utory and regulatory requirements on these 
matters; 
(C) any policy changes in the agency with-
in the study period, and the reasoning for such 
changes; and 
(D) any procedural changes to the agency’s 
reporting and participation within the agency. 
(2) IMPACT.—The study shall also examine— 
(A) the number of women who received 
technical assistance, grants, loans, contracts, 
and other services from the agency in each fis-
cal year, and the number of such individuals 
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who received these services in the prior five fis-
cal years; 
(B) the number of organizations who re-
ceived such outreach, services, and other en-
gagement with the agency; 
(C) the extent of the agency’s outreach 
and public education efforts for women, includ-
ing the publication of reports and statistics, 
public announcement of enforcement actions, 
and regional outreach engaging local stake-
holders; 
(3) APPROPRIATIONS AND STAFF.—The study 
shall consider— 
(A) any reductions to appropriations and 
obligations for each agency and the actual and 
projected impact of these reductions; and 
(B) any staff reductions in each agency, 
including attrition, vacancies, and positions 
eliminated and the impact of these changes. 
(b) ANALYSIS.—The study shall also include an anal-
ysis of the specific barriers to women’s participation in 
the workforce, including an assessment of further opportu-
nities to reduce those barriers. 
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SEC. 3020. REPORT. 
A report containing the results of the study and anal-
ysis shall be transmitted annually to the Committees on 
Oversight and Government Reform and Education and the 
Workforce of the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittees on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs 
and Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Sen-
ate. 
SEC. 3021. GRANTS TO UNITS OF GENERAL LOCAL GOVERN-
MENT. 
Subtitle D of title I of the Workforce Innovation and 
Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3221 et seq.) is amended by 
adding after section 172 the following: 
‘‘SEC. 173. PILOT PROGRAM. 
‘‘(a) PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.—Notwithstanding sec-
tion 181(e), from the amounts appropriated under sub-
section (h), the Secretary shall carry out a 2-year pilot 
program to award grants, on a competitive basis, to units 
of general local government or community-based organiza-
tions to retain, employ, or train employees providing a 
public service for a unit of general local government. 
‘‘(b) UNIT OF GENERAL LOCAL GOVERNMENT DE-
FINED.—For purposes of this section, the term ‘unit of 
general local government’ means any general purpose po-
litical subdivision of a State, or the United States Virgin 
Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of 
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the Northern Mariana Islands, the freely associated states 
of the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the Federated 
States of Micronesia, or the Republic of Palau, that has 
the power to levy taxes and spend funds, as well as general 
corporate and police powers. 
‘‘(c) USES OF FUNDS.— 
‘‘(1) REQUIRED USES.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to subpara-
graph (B), a unit of general local government 
or community-based organization shall use not 
less than 50 percent of the grant funds received 
under this section to— 
‘‘(i) in the case of a unit, retain em-
ployees of such unit who are providing a 
public service for the unit and who would 
otherwise be laid off as a consequence of 
budget cuts; and 
‘‘(ii) in the case of an organization, 
retain employees of the organization who 
are providing a public service for the unit 
in which the organization is located and 
who would otherwise be laid off as a con-
sequence of budget cuts. 
‘‘(B) EXCEPTION.—In a case in which 50 
percent of a grant amount received under this 
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section would exceed the amount needed for a 
unit or organization to retain the employees de-
scribed in subparagraph (A), the unit or organi-
zation may use only the amount needed to re-
tain such employees for such purpose. 
‘‘(2) AUTHORIZED
USES.—After using grant 
funds received under this section in accordance with 
paragraph (1), a unit of general local government or 
community-based organization may use any remain-
ing grant funds provided under this section to— 
‘‘(A) in the case of a unit of general local 
government— 
‘‘(i) employ individuals in new posi-
tions providing a public service for the 
unit; or 
‘‘(ii) train individuals for new public 
service positions for the unit; and 
‘‘(B) in the case of a community-based or-
ganization— 
‘‘(i) employ individuals in new posi-
tions that would provide a public service 
for the unit in which the organization is lo-
cated or services in the private sector; or 
‘‘(ii) train individuals for any such po-
sitions. 
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‘‘(d) PRIORITY
FOR CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS.—The 
Secretary shall encourage each unit of general local gov-
ernment and each community-based organization receiving 
a grant under this section to use such grant funds to re-
tain, employ, or train— 
‘‘(1) veterans; 
‘‘(2) individuals with disabilities; 
‘‘(3) individuals who are receiving unemploy-
ment benefits; or 
‘‘(4) dislocated workers. 
‘‘(e) PRIORITY FOR CERTAIN UNITS AND ORGANIZA-
TIONS.— 
‘‘(1) UNITS.—In awarding grants to units of 
general local government under this section, the Sec-
retary shall give priority to units of general local 
government with high unemployment, foreclosure, 
and poverty rates as compared to other units of gen-
eral local government applying to receive a grant 
under this section. 
‘‘(2) ORGANIZATIONS.—In awarding grants to 
units of general local government under this section, 
the Secretary shall give priority to community-based 
organizations located in units of general local gov-
ernment with high unemployment, foreclosure, and 
poverty rates as compared to other units of general 
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local government applying to receive a grant under 
this section. 
‘‘(f) APPLICATION.—Each unit of general local gov-
ernment or community-based organization desiring to re-
ceive a grant under this section shall submit an application 
to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and con-
taining such information as the Secretary may require. 
‘‘(g) REPORT.—Not later than 2 years after the first 
appropriation of funds under subsection (h), the Secretary 
shall submit to Congress, a report on— 
‘‘(1) the number and percentage of individuals 
hired or trained, and the number and percentage of 
employees of units retained, as a result of a grant 
under this section; and 
‘‘(2) best practices in carrying out a grant pro-
gram to hire, train, or retain employees of units of 
general local government. 
‘‘(h) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated $1,000,000,000 to carry 
out this section for fiscal years 2018 and 2019.’’. 
SEC. 3022. BACK TO BASICS JOB CREATION GRANT PRO-
GRAM. 
Subtitle A of title XX of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 1397 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
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‘‘SEC. 2010. BACK TO BASICS JOB CREATION GRANT PRO-
GRAM. 
‘‘(a) GRANTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in consulta-
tion with the Secretary of Labor and the Secretary 
of Commerce, shall make grants to eligible entities 
to assist low-income individuals and individuals who 
have been unemployed for at least 3 months in de-
veloping self-employment opportunities. 
‘‘(2) TIMING
OF
GRANT
AWARDS.—Not later 
than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this 
section, the Secretary shall obligate not less than 
half of any funds appropriated for grants under this 
section. 
‘‘(3) PREFERENCE.—In awarding grants under 
this section, the Secretary shall give preference to el-
igible entities— 
‘‘(A) that serve communities that have ex-
perienced high levels of poverty and unemploy-
ment and low levels of reemployment, as deter-
mined by the Secretary using data reported by 
the Census Bureau and the Bureau of Labor 
Statistics; 
‘‘(B) that demonstrate an ability to admin-
ister activities using the grant funds without 
acquiring new administrative structures or re-
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sources, such as staffing, technology, evaluation 
activities, training, research, and programming; 
and 
‘‘(C) that have established partnerships 
with other government agencies, community 
based organizations, financial institutions, edu-
cational institutions, or business organizations. 
‘‘(b) USE OF FUNDS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—An eligible entity awarded 
a grant under this section shall use the grant— 
‘‘(A) to provide education and training for 
business and financial literacy, certification, 
small business plan development, entrepreneur-
ship, and patent and copyright processes; and 
‘‘(B) to provide funding for new small 
businesses that pay employees at a living wage. 
‘‘(2) LIMITATIONS.—An eligible entity awarded 
a grant under this section may not use the grant— 
‘‘(A) to subsidize private or public employ-
ment; or 
‘‘(B) for any activity in violation of Fed-
eral, State, or local law. 
‘‘(3) ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.—An eligible 
entity awarded a grant under this section may use 
not more than 10 percent of the grant funds for ad-
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ministrative expenses, except that none of the funds 
may be used for salaries. 
‘‘(4) DEADLINE ON USE OF GRANT FUNDS.— 
An eligible entity awarded a grant under this section 
shall expend the grant funds before December 31, 
2019, except that the Secretary may provide an ex-
tension. 
‘‘(c) NO EFFECT ON MEANS-TESTED BENEFITS.— 
For purposes of determining eligibility and benefit 
amounts under any means-tested assistance program, any 
assistance funded by a grant under this section shall be 
disregarded. 
‘‘(d) REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.—The Secretary 
shall submit a report on the implementation of this section 
to the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of 
Representatives and the Committee on Finance of the 
Senate whenever either committee shall so request. 
‘‘(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated for grants under this 
section $5,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2018. The amounts 
appropriated under this section are authorized to remain 
available through December 31, 2018. 
‘‘(f) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section— 
‘‘(1) the term ‘eligible entity’ means a State, an 
Indian tribe, or a local government; 
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‘‘(2) the term ‘Indian tribe’ has the meaning 
given such term by section 4 of the Indian Self-De-
termination and Education Assistance Act (25 
U.S.C. 450b); and 
‘‘(3) the term ‘means-tested assistance pro-
gram’ means a benefit program for which eligibility 
is based on income.’’. 
SEC. 3023. GRANTS FOR PROVISION OF TRANSITION AS-
SISTANCE TO MEMBERS OF THE ARMED 
FORCES RECENTLY SEPARATED FROM AC-
TIVE DUTY SERVICE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
shall make grants to eligible organizations for the provi-
sion of transition assistance to members of the Armed 
Forces who are recently retired, separated, or discharged 
from the Armed Forces and spouses of such members. 
(b) USE OF FUNDS.—The recipient of a grant under 
this section shall use the grant to provide to members of 
the Armed Forces and spouses described in subsection (a) 
resume assistance, interview training, job recruitment 
training, and related services leading directly to careers, 
as determined by the grant recipient. 
(c) ELIGIBLE ORGANIZATIONS.—To be eligible for a 
grant under this section, an organization shall submit to 
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the Secretary an application containing such information 
and assurances as the Secretary may require. 
(d) AMOUNT OF GRANT.—A grant under this section 
shall be in an amount that does not exceed 50 percent 
of the amount required by the organization to provide the 
services described in subsection (b). 
(e) TERMINATION.—The authority to provide a grant 
under this section shall terminate on the date that is five 
years after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated $5,000,000 to carry out this 
section. 
SEC. 3024. CREDIT FOR EMPLOYEES PARTICIPATING IN 
QUALIFIED APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subpart D of part IV of sub-
chapter A of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new 
section: 
‘‘SEC. 45U. EMPLOYEES PARTICIPATING IN QUALIFIED AP-
PRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of section 38, the 
apprenticeship credit determined under this section for the 
taxable year is an amount equal to the sum of the applica-
ble credit amounts (as determined under subsection (b)) 
for each of the apprenticeship employees of the employer 
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that exceeds the applicable apprenticeship level (as deter-
mined under subsection (e)) during such taxable year. 
‘‘(b) APPLICABLE CREDIT AMOUNT.—For purposes 
of subsection (a), the applicable credit amount for each 
apprenticeship employee for each taxable year is equal 
to— 
‘‘(1) in the case of an apprenticeship employee 
who has not attained 25 years of age at the close 
of the taxable year, $1,500, or 
‘‘(2) in the case of an apprenticeship employee 
who has attained 25 years of age at the close of the 
taxable year, $1,000. 
‘‘(c) LIMITATION ON NUMBER OF YEARS WHICH 
CREDIT MAY BE TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT.—The appren-
ticeship credit shall not be allowed for more than 2 taxable 
years with respect to any apprenticeship employee. 
‘‘(d) APPRENTICESHIP EMPLOYEE.—For purposes of 
this section— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘apprenticeship 
employee’ means any employee who is— 
‘‘(A) a party to an apprenticeship agree-
ment registered with— 
‘‘(i) the Office of Apprenticeship of 
the Employment and Training Administra-
tion of the Department of Labor, or 
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‘‘(ii) a recognized State apprenticeship 
agency, and 
‘‘(B) employed by the employer in the oc-
cupation identified in the apprenticeship agree-
ment described in paragraph (1), whether or 
not the employer is a party to such agreement. 
‘‘(2) MINIMUM COMPLETION RATE FOR ELIGI-
BLE
APPRENTICESHIP
PROGRAMS.—An employee 
shall not be treated as an apprenticeship employee 
unless such apprenticeship agreement is with an ap-
prenticeship program that, for the two-year period 
ending on the date of the apprenticeship begins, has 
a completion rate of at least 50 percent. 
‘‘(e) APPLICABLE APPRENTICESHIP LEVEL.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of this sec-
tion, the applicable apprenticeship level shall be 
equal to— 
‘‘(A) in the case of any apprenticeship em-
ployees described in subsection (b)(1), the 
amount equal to 80 percent of the average 
number of such apprenticeship employees of the 
employer for the 3 taxable years preceding the 
taxable year for which the credit is being deter-
mined, rounded to the next lower whole num-
ber, and 
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‘‘(B) in the case of any apprenticeship em-
ployees described in subsection (b)(2), the 
amount equal to 80 percent of the average 
number of such apprenticeship employees of the 
employer for the 3 taxable years preceding the 
taxable year for which the credit is being deter-
mined, rounded to the next lower whole num-
ber. 
‘‘(2) FIRST
YEAR
OF
NEW
APPRENTICESHIP 
PROGRAMS.—In the case of an employer which did 
not have any apprenticeship employees during any 
taxable year in the 3 taxable years preceding the 
taxable year for which the credit is being deter-
mined, the applicable apprenticeship level shall be 
equal to zero. 
‘‘(f) COORDINATION WITH OTHER CREDITS.—The 
amount of credit otherwise allowable under sections 45A, 
51(a), and 1396(a) with respect to any employee shall be 
reduced by the credit allowed by this section with respect 
to such employee. 
‘‘(g) CERTAIN RULES TO APPLY.—Rules similar to 
the rules of subsections (i)(1) and (k) of section 51 shall 
apply for purposes of this section.’’. 
(b) CREDIT MADE PART OF GENERAL BUSINESS 
CREDIT.—Subsection (b) of section 38 of such Code is 
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amended by striking ‘‘plus’’ at the end of paragraph (37), 
by striking the period at the end of paragraph (38) and 
inserting ‘‘, plus’’, and by adding at the end the following 
new paragraph: 
‘‘(39) the apprenticeship credit determined 
under section 45U(a).’’. 
(c) DENIAL OF DOUBLE BENEFIT.—Subsection (a) 
of section 280C of such Code is amended by inserting 
‘‘45S(a),’’ after ‘‘45P(a),’’. 
(d) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
for subpart D of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 
of such Code is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new item: 
‘‘Sec. 45U. Employees participating in qualified apprenticeship programs.’’. 
(e) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to individuals commencing appren-
ticeship programs after the date of the enactment of this 
Act. 
SEC. 3025. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following: 
(1) The time between the early teens and mid- 
twenties represents a critical developmental period in 
which individuals can gain the education and train-
ing, entry-level work experiences, work-readiness 
skills, and social networks needed to smoothly tran-
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sition into the labor market and build towards fu-
ture professional success. 
(2) Yet, nearly 5 million young people ages 16 
to 24 are out of school and unemployed, leaving 
them disconnected from the systems and institutions 
critical for developing the building blocks of inde-
pendence and self-sufficiency. 
(3) Communities of color experience the highest 
rates of youth disconnection: 25.4 percent of Native 
American youth, 18.9 percent of Black youth, and 
14.3 percent of Latino youth between the ages of 16 
and 24 were disconnected from school and work in 
2015. 
(4) Disconnected youth are also three times 
more likely than other youth to have a disability, 
twice as likely to live below the Federal poverty 
threshold, and significantly more likely to live in ra-
cially segregated neighborhoods. Disconnected young 
women and girls are three times more likely to have 
a child, and young people involved in the juvenile 
justice system or aging out of the foster care system 
are at high risk of disconnection. 
(5) Disconnection from school and work can 
have significant consequences for youth, including 
decreased earning power and fewer future employ-
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ment opportunities. According to the 2012 report, 
‘‘The Economic Value of Opportunity Youth’’, dis-
connected youth will, on average, earn $392,070 less 
than the average worker over their lifetimes. 
(6) Failure to successfully connect young people 
to employment and educational opportunities also re-
sults in a significant loss in productivity for the 
overall economy, as well as increases in government 
spending. According to a recent report from Meas-
ure of America, in 2013, youth disconnection re-
sulted in $26.8 billion in public expenditures, includ-
ing spending on health care, public assistance, and 
incarceration. 
(7) Disconnected young people, commonly re-
ferred to as ‘‘opportunity youth’’ because of their 
tremendous potential, can add great social and eco-
nomic value to our communities and the economy, if 
given the appropriate supports and resources. Ac-
cording to the Opportunity Index, an annual meas-
urement of opportunity in a geographic region, the 
number of opportunity youth, along with educational 
attainment and poverty rates, are strongly linked to 
overall opportunity in communities. When young 
adults do well, communities do well. 
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(8) Despite their talent and motivation, many 
opportunity youth lack access to the training, edu-
cation, and entry-level jobs that can help them gain 
the work experience and credentials needed to suc-
cessfully transition into the labor market. 
(9) Lack of access to entry-level jobs can limit 
a young adult’s ability to accrue early work experi-
ence and demonstrate productivity and work readi-
ness to potential employers. Labor market shifts 
have also limited opportunities for young people 
without a high school diploma or with limited post-
secondary credentials. According to a 2013 report 
from the Georgetown University Center on Edu-
cation and the Workforce, by the year 2020, an esti-
mated 65 percent of all U.S. jobs will require post-
secondary education and training. 
(10) Summer and year-round youth employ-
ment programs that connect young people with 
entry-level jobs give youth the work experience and 
opportunity for skill development needed to transi-
tion into the labor market and prevent points of dis-
connection, such as involvement in the criminal and 
juvenile justice systems. 
(11) Evidence suggests that summer youth em-
ployment programs may help in-school youth remain 
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connected to the education system. A 2014 study of 
the New York City Summer Youth Employment 
Program found that after program participation, 
youth older than 16 increased their school attend-
ance by four or five additional days compared to 
their previous fall semester attendance. This attend-
ance increase represented 25 percent of the total 
days students were permitted to miss school and still 
continue on to the next grade. 
(12) Evidence shows that participation in sum-
mer youth employment programs also reduces the 
rate of violent crimes arrests. For example, a 2014 
study of Chicago’s One Summer Plus program 
shows that the program reduced violent crime ar-
rests among at-risk youth by approximately 43 per-
cent, with crime reduction benefits lasting over a 
year after the program had ended. This reduction 
can have significant impact for young people, given 
the impact of a criminal record on future employ-
ment prospects and wages. 
(13) Despite its benefits, summer youth em-
ployment has declined by more than 40 percent dur-
ing the past 12 years, at a loss of more than 3 mil-
lion summer jobs for young Americans. A J.P. Mor-
gan Chase study of 14 major U.S. cities found that 
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summer youth employment programs were only able 
to provide opportunities for 46 percent of applicants 
in 2014. 
(14) According to research by Measure of 
America, the overwhelming number of youth discon-
nected from school and work come from discon-
nected communities marked by high adult unemploy-
ment, poverty, and racial segregation, as well as low 
levels of adult education attainment. These commu-
nities often lack the resources and supports needed 
to prevent and reverse youth disconnection. 
(15) Many at-risk or opportunity youth, finding 
that traditional pathways to educational attainment 
or employment are ill-matched to their individual 
needs, struggle to remain connected or reconnect to 
school and work. 
(16) For some youth, individual barriers—such 
as unstable housing, lack access to affordable child 
care or transportation, or involvement in the juvenile 
or criminal justice system—make it difficult to take 
advantage of existing employment and education 
pathways. 
(17) According the 2016 report, ‘‘Supportive 
Services in Job Training and Education: A Research 
Review’’, studies suggest that education and training 
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programs that offer supportive services, such as 
child care, transportation, and financial assistance, 
are associated with improved outcomes. 
(18) Community-based preventions and inter-
ventions can address the distinct problems oppor-
tunity youth may face in the local community and 
provide a connection to the education and training, 
re-engagement, and supportive services needed to 
help these young people succeed. 
(19) Previous Federal grant programs targeting 
communities with high rates of poverty have been 
successful in building such communities’ capacity to 
improve labor market participation and education at-
tainment rates for young people. 
SEC. 3026. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
There are authorized to be appropriated to the Sec-
retary of Labor— 
(1) $1,500,000,000 to carry out section 5; 
(2) $2,000,000,000 to carry out section 6; and 
(3) $2,000,000,000 to provide competitive 
grants in accordance with section 7. 
SEC. 3027. RESERVATION OF FUNDS FOR ADMINISTRATIVE 
AND OTHER PURPOSES. 
(a) RESERVATION
OF FUNDS.—The Secretary of 
Labor shall reserve— 
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(1) not more than 5 percent of amounts avail-
able under each of paragraphs (1) through (3) of 
section 3 for the costs of innovation and learning ac-
tivities under section 10; 
(2) not more than 5 percent of amounts avail-
able under each of paragraphs (1) through (3) of 
section 3 for the costs of Federal administration of 
this Act; and 
(3) not more than 2 percent of amounts avail-
able under each of paragraphs (1) through (3) of 
section 3 for the costs of evaluations conducted 
under section 11. 
(b) PERIOD OF AVAILABILITY.—The amounts appro-
priated under this Act shall be available for obligation by 
the Secretary of Labor until the date that is 4 years after 
the date of enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 3028. SUMMER EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR 
AT-RISK YOUTH. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Of the amounts available under 
section 3(1) that are not reserved under section 4, the Sec-
retary of Labor shall, for the purpose of carrying out sum-
mer employment programs under this section— 
(1) make an allotment in accordance with sec-
tion 127(b)(1)(C)(ii) of the Workforce Innovation 
and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3162(b)(1)(C)(ii)) 
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to each State that meets the requirements of section 
102 or 103 of such Act (29 U.S.C. 3112, 3113); 
(2) reserve not more than one-quarter of 1 per-
cent of such amounts to provide assistance to the 
outlying areas; and 
(3) reserve not more than 11⁄2 percent of such 
amount to, on a competitive basis, make grants to, 
or enter into contracts or cooperative agreements 
with, Indian tribes, tribal organizations, Alaska Na-
tive entities, Indian-controlled organizations serving 
Indians, or Native Hawaiian organizations to carry 
out the activities described in subsection (d)(2). 
(b) WITHIN STATE ALLOCATIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Governor of a State, in 
accordance with the State plan developed under sec-
tion 102 or 103 of the Workforce Innovation and 
Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3112, 3113), shall allo-
cate the amounts that are allotted to the State 
under subsection (a)(1) to eligible local areas in ac-
cordance with section 128(b)(2)(A) of the Workforce 
Innovation 
and 
Opportunity 
Act 
(29 
U.S.C. 
3163(b)(2)(A)) for the purpose of developing and ex-
panding summer employment programs under this 
section. 
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(2) 
SUPPLEMENT
NOT
SUPPLANT.—Funds 
made available for summer youth employment pro-
grams under this section shall supplement and not 
supplant other State or local public funds expended 
for summer youth employment programs or other 
youth activities funded under section 129 of the 
Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 
U.S.C. 3163). 
(3) REALLOCATION AMONG LOCAL AREAS.—The 
Governor may, after consultation with the State 
board, reallocate to eligible local areas within the 
State amounts that are made available to local areas 
from allocations made under this section and that 
are available for reallocation in accordance with sec-
tion 128(c)(2)–(4) of the Workforce Innovation and 
Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3163(c)(2)–(4)). 
(4) LOCAL RESERVATION.—Of the amounts al-
located to a local area under paragraph (1), not 
more than 7 percent of such amounts may be used 
for the administrative costs, including costs for par-
ticipating in regional and national opportunities for 
in-person peer learning under section 10. 
(c) LOCAL PLANS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The local board of the local 
area shall develop and submit, in partnership with 
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the chief elected official, a 4-year plan. The plan 
shall be consistent with the local plan submitted by 
the local board under section 108 of the Workforce 
Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3123), 
as determined by the Governor. 
(2) SUBMISSION.—The plan shall be submitted 
to the Governor at such time and in such manner 
as the Governor may reasonably require. A local 
area may develop and submit to the Governor a local 
plan for programs under this section and a local 
plan for programs under section 6 in lieu of submit-
ting two plans. 
(3) CONTENTS.—At a minimum, each plan 
shall include— 
(A) a description of how the local area will 
use program funds, in accordance with sub-
section (d), to develop or expand summer youth 
employment programs for each program year; 
(B) a description of how the local area will 
recruit eligible youth into the program; 
(C) the number of individuals expected to 
participate in the summer employment program 
each program year; 
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(D) a description of the services, including 
supportive services, that the summer employ-
ment program is expected to provide; 
(E) reasonable goals for performance ac-
countability measures outlined in subsection (i); 
(F) an assurance that the summer employ-
ment program will be aligned with the youth 
services provided under the Workforce Innova-
tion and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3101 et 
seq.); 
(G) an assurance that the local area will 
adhere to the labor standards outlined in sec-
tion 8; and 
(H) any other information as the Governor 
may reasonably require. 
(d) LOCAL USE OF FUNDS.— 
(1) YOUTH PARTICIPANT ELIGIBILITY.—To be 
eligible to participate in activities carried out under 
this section during any program year, an individual 
shall, at the time the eligibility determination is 
made, be either an out-of-school youth or an in- 
school youth. 
(2) LOCAL ACTIVITIES.— 
(A) DEVELOPMENT
ACTIVITIES.—A local 
area that has, at the beginning of the program 
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year, no summer youth employment programs 
or programs that do not have all program ele-
ments described in paragraph (3)(B) shall use 
unreserved allotted funds to— 
(i) plan, develop, and carry out activi-
ties described in paragraph (3)(B); 
(ii) at the local area’s discretion, de-
velop technology infrastructure, including 
data and management systems, to support 
program activities; 
(iii) conduct outreach to youth partici-
pants and employers; and 
(iv) at the local area’s discretion, use 
not more than 25 percent of allocated pro-
gram funds to subsidize not more than 75 
percent of the wages of each youth partici-
pant. 
(B) EXPANSION ACTIVITIES.—A local area 
that has, at the beginning of the program year, 
a summer youth employment program that has 
all program elements described in paragraph 
(3)(B) shall use unreserved allotted funds to— 
(i) increase the number of summer 
employment opportunities, including un-
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subsidized or partly subsidized opportuni-
ties and opportunities in the private sector; 
(ii) conduct outreach to youth partici-
pants and employers; 
(iii) use allocated program funds to 
subsidize not more than 50 percent of the 
wages of each youth participant; and 
(iv) at the local area’s discretion, en-
hance activities described in paragraph 
(3)(B). 
(3) LOCAL ELEMENTS.— 
(A) PROGRAM DESIGN.—Programs funded 
under this section shall match each youth par-
ticipant with an appropriate employer, based on 
factors including the needs of the employer and 
the age, skill, and informed aspirations of the 
youth participant, for a high-quality summer 
employment opportunity, which may not— 
(i) be less than 4 weeks; and 
(ii) pay less than the highest of the 
Federal, State, or local minimum wage. 
(B) PROGRAM ELEMENTS.—Program ele-
ments include— 
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(i) work-readiness training and edu-
cational programs to enhance the summer 
employment opportunity; 
(ii) coaching and mentoring services 
for youth participants to enhance the sum-
mer employment opportunity and encour-
age program completion; 
(iii) coaching and mentoring services 
for employers on how to successfully em-
ploy each youth participant in meaningful 
work; 
(iv) career and college planning serv-
ices; 
(v) high-quality financial literacy edu-
cation, including education on the use of 
credit and financing higher education, and 
access to safe and affordable banking ac-
counts with consumer protections; 
(vi) supportive services, or connection 
to existing supportive services, to enable 
participation in the program; 
(vii) integration of services provided 
by the program with existing year-round 
employment programs, youth development 
programs, 
secondary 
school 
programs, 
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youth services provided under the Work-
force Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 
U.S.C. 3101 et seq.), and skills training 
programs funded by the State or Federal 
Government; 
(viii) referral of at least 30 percent of 
participants from or to providers of youth, 
adult, vocational rehabilitation services, 
and adult education and literacy services 
under the Workforce Innovation and Op-
portunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3101 et seq.) or 
skills training programs funded by the 
State or Federal Government; 
(ix) rigorous evaluation of programs 
using research approaches appropriate to 
programs in different levels of development 
and maturity, including random assign-
ment or quasi-experimental impact evalua-
tions, implementation evaluations, pre-ex-
perimental studies, and feasibility studies; 
and 
(x) commitment and support from 
mayors or county executives. 
(C) PRIORITY.—Priority shall be given to 
summer employment opportunities— 
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(i) in existing or emerging in-demand 
industry sectors or occupations; or 
(ii) that meet community needs in the 
public, private, or nonprofit sector. 
(4) IN-SCHOOL
YOUTH
PRIORITY.—For any 
program year, not less than 75 percent of the unre-
served funds allotted to local area under this section 
shall be used to provide summer employment oppor-
tunities for in-school youth. 
(e) REPORTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—For each year that a local 
area receives funds under this section, the local area 
shall submit to the Secretary of Labor and the Gov-
ernor a report with— 
(A) the number of youth participants in 
the program, including the number of in-school 
and out-of-school youth; 
(B) the number of youth participants who 
completed the summer employment opportunity; 
(C) the expenditures made from the 
amounts allocated under this section, including 
expenditures made to provide youth participants 
with supportive services; 
(D) a description of how the local area has 
used program funds to develop or expand sum-
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mer youth employment programs, including a 
description of program activities and services 
provided, including supportive services provided 
and the number of youth participants accessing 
such services; 
(E) the source and amount of funding for 
the wages of each youth participant; 
(F) information specifying the levels of 
performance achieved with respect to the pri-
mary indicators of performance described in 
subsection (i) for the program; 
(G) the average number of hours and 
weeks worked and the average amount of wages 
earned by youth participants in the program; 
(H) the percent of youth participants 
placed in employment opportunities in the non-
profit, public, and private sectors; and 
(I) any other information that the Sec-
retary of Labor determines necessary to mon-
itor the effectiveness of the program. 
(2) DISAGGREGATION.—The information re-
quired to be reported pursuant to subparagraphs 
(A), (B), and (G) of paragraph (1) shall be 
disaggregated by race, ethnicity, sex, age, and sub-
populations described in section 129(a)(1)(B)(iii)(I)– 
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(VI) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity 
Act (29 U.S.C. 3164(a)(1)(B)(iii)(I)–(VI)). 
(f) PERFORMANCE ACCOUNTABILITY.—Primary indi-
cators of performance shall be the performance metrics de-
scribed 
in 
sections 
116(b)(2)(A)(i)(V) 
and 
116(b)(2)(A)(ii)(I) of the Workforce Innovation and Op-
portunity 
Act 
(29 
U.S.C. 
3141(b)(2)(A)(i)(V), 
3141(b)(2)(A)(ii)(I)) and a work-readiness indicator es-
tablished by the Secretary of Labor. 
(g) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR LOCAL AREA FAIL-
URE TO MEET LOCAL PERFORMANCE ACCOUNTABILITY 
MEASURES.—If a local area fails to meet performance ac-
countability goals established under local plans for any 
program year, the Governor, or, upon request by the Gov-
ernor, the Secretary of Labor, shall provide technical as-
sistance, which may include assistance in the development 
of a performance improvement plan. 
SEC. 3029. YEAR-ROUND EMPLOYMENT FOR OPPORTUNITY 
YOUTH. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Of the amounts available under 
section 3(1) that are not reserved under section 4, the Sec-
retary of Labor shall, for the purpose of carrying out year- 
round employment programs under this section— 
(1) make an allotment in accordance with sec-
tion 127(b)(1)(C)(ii) of the Workforce Innovation 
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and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3162(b)(1)(C)(ii)) 
to each State that meets the requirements of section 
102 or 103 of such Act (29 U.S.C. 3112, 3113); and 
(2) reserve not more than one-quarter of 1 per-
cent of such amounts to provide assistance to the 
outlying areas. 
(b) WITHIN STATE ALLOCATIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Governor of a State, in 
accordance with the State plan developed under sec-
tion 102 or 103 of the Workforce Innovation and 
Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3112, 3113), shall allo-
cate the amounts that are allotted to the State 
under subsection (a)(1) to eligible local areas in ac-
cordance with section 128(b)(2)(A) of the Workforce 
Innovation 
and 
Opportunity 
Act 
(29 
U.S.C. 
3163(b)(2)(A)) for the purpose of developing and ex-
panding year-round employment programs under 
this section. 
(2) 
SUPPLEMENT
NOT
SUPPLANT.—Funds 
made available for year-round youth employment 
programs under this section shall supplement and 
not supplant other State or local public funds ex-
pended for year-round youth employment programs 
or other youth activities funded under section 129 of 
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the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 
U.S.C. 3163). 
(3) REALLOCATION AMONG LOCAL AREAS.—The 
Governor may, after consultation with the State 
board, reallocate to eligible local areas within the 
State amounts that are made available to local areas 
from allocations made under this section and that 
are available for reallocation in accordance with sec-
tion 128(c)(2)–(4) of the Workforce Innovation and 
Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3163(c)(2)–(4)). 
(4) LOCAL RESERVATION.—Of the amounts al-
located to a local area under paragraph (1), not 
more than 7 percent of such amounts may be used 
for the administrative costs, including costs for par-
ticipating regional and national opportunities for in- 
person peer learning under section 10. 
(c) LOCAL PLANS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The local board of the local 
area shall develop and submit, in partnership with 
the chief elected official, a 4-year plan. The plan 
shall be consistent with the local plan submitted by 
the local board under section 108 of the Workforce 
Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3123), 
as determined by the Governor. 
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(2) SUBMISSION.—The plan shall be submitted 
to the Governor at such time and in such manner 
as the Governor may reasonably require. A local 
area may develop and submit to the Governor a local 
plan for programs under this section and a local 
plan for programs under section 5 in lieu of submit-
ting two plans. 
(3) CONTENTS.—At a minimum, each plan 
shall include— 
(A) a description of how the local area will 
use program funds, in accordance with sub-
section (d), to develop or expand year-round 
youth employment programs for each program 
year; 
(B) a description of how the local area will 
recruit eligible youth into the program; 
(C) the number of individuals expected to 
participate in the year-round employment pro-
gram each program year; 
(D) a description of the services, including 
supportive services, that the year-round employ-
ment program is expected to provide; 
(E) reasonable goals for performance ac-
countability measures outlined in subsection (i); 
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(F) an assurance that the year-round em-
ployment program will be aligned with the 
youth services provided under the Workforce 
Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 
3101 et seq.); 
(G) an assurance that the local area will 
adhere to the labor standards outlined in sec-
tion 8; and 
(H) any other information as the Governor 
may reasonably require. 
(d) LOCAL USE OF FUNDS.— 
(1) YOUTH PARTICIPANT ELIGIBILITY.—To be 
eligible to participate in activities carried out under 
this section during any program year, an individual 
shall, at the time the eligibility determination is 
made be an out-of-school youth and unemployed in-
dividual. 
(2) LOCAL ACTIVITIES.— 
(A) DEVELOPMENT
ACTIVITIES.—A local 
area that has, at the beginning of the program 
year, no year-round youth employment pro-
grams or programs that do not have all pro-
gram elements described in paragraph (3)(B) 
shall use unreserved allotted funds to— 
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(i) plan, develop, and carry out activi-
ties described in paragraph (3)(B); 
(ii) at the local area’s discretion, de-
velop technology infrastructure, including 
data and management systems, to support 
program activities; 
(iii) conduct outreach to youth partici-
pants and employers; and 
(iv) at the local area’s discretion, use 
not more than 30 percent of allocated pro-
gram funds to subsidize the wages of each 
youth participant. 
(B) EXPANSION ACTIVITIES.—A local area 
that has at the beginning of the program year, 
a year-round youth employment program that 
has all program elements described in para-
graph (3)(B) shall use unreserved allotted 
funds to— 
(i) increase the number of year-round 
employment opportunities, including un-
subsidized or partly subsidized opportuni-
ties and opportunities in the private sector; 
(ii) conduct outreach to youth partici-
pants and employers; 
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(iii) use allocated program funds to 
subsidize wages of each youth participant; 
and 
(iv) at the local area’s discretion, en-
hance activities described in paragraph 
(3)(B). 
(3) LOCAL ELEMENTS.— 
(A) PROGRAM DESIGN.— 
(i) IN
GENERAL.—Programs funded 
under this section shall match each youth 
participant with an appropriate employer, 
based on factors including the needs of the 
employer and the age, skill, and informed 
aspirations of the youth participant, for 
high-quality year-round employment, which 
may not— 
(I) be less than 180 days and 
more than 1 year; 
(II) pay less than the highest of 
the Federal, State, or local minimum 
wage; and 
(III) employ the youth partici-
pant for less than 20 hours per week. 
(ii) EMPLOYER SHARE OF WAGES.— 
Programs funded under this section shall 
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require not less than 25 percent of the 
wages of each youth participant to be paid 
by the employer, except this requirement 
may be waived for not more than 10 per-
cent of youth participants with significant 
barriers to employment. 
(B) PROGRAM ELEMENTS.—Program ele-
ments include— 
(i) work-readiness training and edu-
cational programs to enhance year-round 
employment; 
(ii) coaching and mentoring services 
for youth participants to enhance the year- 
round employment opportunity and encour-
age program completion; 
(iii) coaching and mentoring services 
for employers on how to successfully em-
ploy each youth participant in meaningful 
work; 
(iv) career and college planning serv-
ices; 
(v) high-quality financial literacy edu-
cation, including education on the use of 
credit and financing higher education, and 
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access to safe and affordable banking ac-
counts with consumer protections; 
(vi) supportive services, or connection 
to existing supportive services, to enable 
participation in the program; 
(vii) integration of services provided 
by the program with existing youth devel-
opment programs, secondary school pro-
grams, youth services provided under the 
Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act 
(29 U.S.C. 3101 et seq.), and skills train-
ing programs funded by the State or Fed-
eral Government; 
(viii) referral of at least 30 percent of 
participants from or to providers of youth, 
adult, vocational rehabilitation services, 
and adult education and literacy services 
under the Workforce Innovation and Op-
portunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3101 et seq.), or 
skills training programs funded by the 
State or Federal Government; 
(ix) rigorous evaluation of programs 
using research approaches appropriate to 
programs in different levels of development 
and maturity, including random assign-
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(2) SUBSEQUENT INCREASES.—For each suc-
ceeding year after the first year of the grant pro-
gram under this section, each participating eligible 
institution shall receive a grant in the amount deter-
mined under paragraph (1) for such year, except 
that in no case shall the amount of the per-student 
rebate for an eligible institution increase by more 
than 3 percent as compared to the amount of such 
rebate for the preceding year. 
(3) LIMITATIONS.— 
(A) MAXIMUM
PER-STUDENT
REBATE.— 
No eligible institution participating in the grant 
program under this section shall receive a per- 
student rebate amount for any year that is 
greater than the national average of annual tui-
tion and fees at public 4-year institutions of 
higher education for such year, as determined 
by the Secretary. 
(B) FIRST
YEAR
TUITION
AND
FEES.— 
During the first year of participation in the 
grant program under this section, no eligible in-
stitution may increase tuition and fees at a rate 
greater than any annual increase at the eligible 
institution in the previous 5 years. 
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