‘‘(bb) a local agency admin-
istering the program in a sub-State 
area, if— 
‘‘(AA) such a State program 
is administered on a county level; 
and 
‘‘(BB) 30 days has elapsed 
since the Secretary began accept-
ing applications for a grant 
under this subparagraph, and the 
State agency has not submitted 
an application pursuant to this 
subparagraph or publicly de-
clared an intention to do so; or 
‘‘(cc) a tribal agency admin-
istering a tribal program funded 
under this part if 30 days has elapsed 
since the Secretary began accepting 
applications for a grant under this 
subparagraph, and the tribal agency 
has not submitted an application pur-
suant to this subparagraph or publicly 
declared an intention to do so; and 
‘‘(II) located in an eligible State 
with respect to the application. 
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‘‘(iii) ELIGIBLE
STATE.—In clause 
(ii), the term ‘eligible State’ means, with 
respect to an application, a State, Indian 
tribe, tribal organization, or tribal consor-
tium, if— 
‘‘(I) in the case of a State, the 
total amount payable to the State 
under section 418(a)(2)(C) for the fis-
cal year preceding the fiscal year in 
which the application is submitted 
equals the amount allotted to the 
State under section 418(a)(2)(B) for 
such preceding fiscal year; and 
‘‘(II) in the case of any appli-
cant, the applicant has in effect poli-
cies to prevent the imposition of a 
sanction under the program of the ap-
plicant funded under this part with 
respect to an individual who has not 
been offered employment or an oppor-
tunity to participate in a training pro-
gram. 
‘‘(iv) 
CORE
SERVICES.—In 
clause 
(iii)(I)(bb), the term ‘core services’ means 
the following: 
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‘‘(I) Work-related activities pro-
vided under the State program funded 
under this part or any other State 
program funded with qualified State 
expenditures (as defined in section 
409(a)(7)(B)(i)). 
‘‘(II) The provision of basic as-
sistance to needy families under the 
State program funded under this part 
or any other State program funded 
with qualified State expenditures (as 
defined in section 409(a)(7)(B)(i)). 
‘‘(III) The provision of child care 
using funds made available under this 
part or any other State program fund-
ed with qualified State expenditures 
(as 
defined 
in 
section 
409(a)(7)(B)(i)), 
including 
funds 
transferred 
under 
section 
404(d)(1)(B). 
‘‘(v) 
APPROVAL; 
DISAPPROVAL.— 
Within 30 days after receiving an applica-
tion submitted by an eligible applicant pur-
suant to this subparagraph, the Secretary 
shall— 
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‘‘(I) approve the application if— 
‘‘(aa) the application meets 
the requirements of clause (i); 
and 
‘‘(bb) there is sufficient re-
search to support using the plan 
set forth in the application to 
achieve the results described in 
clause (i)(I); or 
‘‘(II) in any other case, dis-
approve the application, and provide 
the applicant with— 
‘‘(aa) a written notice of the 
disapproval and a statement of 
the reasons for the disapproval; 
and 
‘‘(bb) an opportunity to sub-
mit a revised application pursu-
ant to this subparagraph. 
‘‘(vi) GRANT AUTHORITY.—The Sec-
retary shall make a grant to each applicant 
whose application is approved under clause 
(v), in an amount that gives— 
‘‘(I) two-thirds weight to the per-
centage of the population of the 
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United States whose income is less 
than 125 percent of the poverty line 
(as determined according to data col-
lected by the Census Bureau) and who 
reside in the geographical area or 
areas in which the plan set forth in 
the application is to be implemented; 
and 
‘‘(II) one-third weight to the 
number of adults in the geographical 
area or areas that are recipients of as-
sistance under the State or tribal pro-
gram funded under this part. 
‘‘(vii) USE OF FUNDS.— 
‘‘(I) IN
GENERAL.—A grantee 
under this subparagraph shall use the 
grant to carry out the plan set forth 
in the approved application for the 
grant, subject to subclause (II). 
‘‘(II) 
LIMITATION.—Not 
more 
than 10 percent of a grant made 
under this subparagraph may be used 
as described in clause (i)(III). 
‘‘(III) SUPPLEMENT
NOT
SUP-
PLANT.—Funds made available to 
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carry out this paragraph shall be used 
to supplement the level of Federal, 
State, and local public funds that, in 
the absence of the availability, would 
be expended to provide assistance to 
needy families, and in no case to sup-
plant the Federal, State, or local pub-
lic funds. 
‘‘(viii) DATA
REPORTING
REQUIRE-
MENTS.—The Secretary shall prescribe 
data reporting requirements for grantees 
under this subparagraph that, to the ex-
tent practicable, build on the structure of 
workforce development assessment sys-
tems, and measure how effective interven-
tions are on addressing barrier removal, 
rehabilitation, and job readiness skills 
needed to enter work or career and tech-
nical education programs. 
‘‘(B) INNOVATION GRANTS.— 
‘‘(i) APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS.— 
An eligible applicant desiring to receive a 
grant under this subparagraph shall sub-
mit to the Secretary an application that 
sets forth a plan that— 
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‘‘(iii) 
APPROVAL; 
DISAPPROVAL.— 
Subparagraph (A)(v) shall apply to an ap-
plication submitted by an eligible applicant 
pursuant to this subparagraph. 
‘‘(iv) GRANT AUTHORITY.—The Sec-
retary shall make grants, on a competitive 
basis, to eligible applicants whose applica-
tions are approved under clause (iii). 
‘‘(v) USE OF FUNDS.—Subparagraph 
(A)(vii) shall apply with respect to a grant 
made under this subparagraph. 
‘‘(C) LIMITATION
ON
USE
OF
FUNDS.— 
Funds made available to carry out this section 
shall be used to supplement, and not supplant, 
the Federal, State, and local, or tribal, funds 
that, in the absence of such availability, would 
be expended to provide services to individuals 
receiving assistance under a State or tribal pro-
gram funded under this part or in support of 
workforce development activities (as defined in 
section 3(65) of the WIOA). 
‘‘(D) APPROPRIATION.—Out of funds in 
the Treasury of the United States not otherwise 
appropriated, there are appropriated to carry 
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out this paragraph $1,000,000,000 for each fis-
cal year, of which— 
‘‘(i) 90 percent shall be available for 
grants under subparagraph (A); and 
‘‘(ii) 10 percent shall be available for 
grants under subparagraph (B). 
‘‘(E) WIOA DEFINED.—In this paragraph, 
the term ‘WIOA’ means the Workforce Innova-
tion and Opportunity Act.’’. 
(b) EXEMPTION FROM LIMITATION ON PAYMENTS 
TO TERRITORIES.—Section 1108(a)(2) of such Act (42 
U.S.C. 1308(a)(2)) is amended by inserting ‘‘403(a)(6),’’ 
before ‘‘406’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall take effect on October 1, 2018. 
Æ 
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