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Sec. 172. Definitions. 
Subtitle H—Hunger-Free Summers for Children 
Sec. 181. Summer SNAP benefits for minor children who received free or re-
duced price school lunches. 
Sec. 182. Child tax credit increased for families under 150 percent of poverty 
line. 
TITLE II—COMMUNITY POLICING 
Subtitle A—Fair Chance for Youth 
Sec. 201. Short title. 
Sec. 202. Expungement and sealing of youth criminal records. 
Sec. 203. Retroactive effect. 
Subtitle B—Youth Prison Reduction Through Opportunities, Mentoring, 
Intervention, Support, and Education 
Sec. 211. Short title. 
Sec. 212. Definitions. 
Sec. 213. Findings. 
CHAPTER 1—FEDERAL COORDINATION OF LOCAL AND TRIBAL JUVENILE 
JUSTICE INFORMATION AND EFFORTS 
Sec. 214. PROMISE Advisory Panel. 
Sec. 215. Geographic assessment of resource allocation. 
CHAPTER 2—PROMISE GRANTS 
Sec. 216. Purposes. 
SUBCHAPTER A—PROMISE ASSESSMENT AND PLANNING GRANTS 
Sec. 217. PROMISE Assessment and Planning grants authorized. 
Sec. 218. PROMISE Coordinating Councils. 
Sec. 219. Needs and strengths assessment. 
Sec. 220. PROMISE Plan components. 
Sec. 221. Authorization of appropriations. 
SUBCHAPTER B—PROMISE IMPLEMENTATION GRANTS 
Sec. 222. PROMISE Implementation grants authorized. 
Sec. 223. PROMISE Implementation grant application requirements. 
Sec. 224. Grant award guidelines. 
Sec. 225. Reports. 
Sec. 226. Authorization of appropriations. 
SUBCHAPTER C—GENERAL PROMISE GRANT PROVISIONS 
Sec. 227. Nonsupplanting clause. 
Sec. 228. Grant application review panel. 
Sec. 229. Evaluation of PROMISE grant programs. 
Sec. 230. Reservation of funds. 
CHAPTER 3—PROMISE RESEARCH CENTERS 
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Sec. 231. Establishment of the National Research Center for Proven Juvenile 
Justice Practices. 
Sec. 232. Grants for regional research proven practices partnerships. 
Subtitle C—Safe Streets and Representative Police Forces 
Sec. 241. Short title. 
Sec. 242. Grants to increase the racial diversity of law enforcement agencies. 
TITLE III—COMMON SENSE GUN VIOLENCE PREVENTION 
Subtitle A—Hadiya Pendleton and Nyasia Pryear-Yard Gun Trafficking and 
Crime Prevention 
Sec. 301. Short title. 
Sec. 302. Firearms trafficking. 
Subtitle B—Report on Effects of Gun Violence on Public Health 
Sec. 311. Report on effects of gun violence on public health. 
Sec. 312. Prohibition on certain amendments to appropriations measures. 
Subtitle C—Keeping Guns From High-Risk Individuals 
Sec. 321. Short title. 
Sec. 322. Firearm prohibitions applicable with respect to certain high-risk indi-
viduals. 
Subtitle D—Strengthening Gun Checks Act 
Sec. 341. Short title; table of contents. 
CHAPTER 1—ENSURING THAT ALL INDIVIDUALS WHO SHOULD BE PROHIB-
ITED FROM BUYING
A GUN ARE LISTED
IN
THE NATIONAL INSTANT 
CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECK SYSTEM 
Sec. 342. States to make data electronically available to the National Instant 
Criminal Background Check System. 
Sec. 343. Requirement that Federal agencies certify that they have submitted 
to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System all 
records identifying persons prohibited from purchasing fire-
arms under Federal law. 
Sec. 344. Adjudicated as a mental defective. 
Sec. 345. Clarification that Federal court information is to be made available 
to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System. 
CHAPTER 2—REQUIRING A BACKGROUND CHECK FOR EVERY FIREARM SALE 
Sec. 346. Purpose. 
Sec. 347. Firearms transfers. 
Sec. 348. Lost and stolen reporting. 
Subtitle E—Background Check Completion Act 
Sec. 351. Short title. 
Sec. 352. Elimination of requirement that a firearms dealer transfer a firearm 
if the National Instant Criminal Background Check System 
has been unable to complete a background check of the pro-
spective transferee within business days. 
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TITLE IV—MENTAL HEALTH 
Sec. 401. Priority mental health needs of regional and national significance. 
Sec. 402. Annual report on adverse childhood experiences of certain children in 
communities facing civil unrest. 
TITLE I—SUSTAINABLE COMMU-
NITY 
ECONOMIC 
DEVELOP-
MENT 
Subtitle 
A—Rental 
Assistance 
Housing Preservation and Reha-
bilitation Act 
SEC. 101. SHORT TITLE. 
This subtitle may be cited as the ‘‘Rental Assistance 
Housing Preservation and Rehabilitation Act of 2020’’. 
SEC. 102. AMENDMENTS TO RENTAL ASSISTANCE DEM-
ONSTRATION. 
(a) AMENDMENTS.—The matter in the heading 
‘‘Rental Assistance Demonstration’’ in title II of the 
Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and 
Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012 (division C of 
Public Law 112–55; 125 Stat. 673) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘(except for funds allocated 
under such section for single room occupancy dwell-
ings as authorized by title IV of the McKinney- 
Vento Homeless Assistance Act)’’ each place such 
phrase appears; 
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(2) in the third proviso by inserting ‘‘in excess 
of amounts made available under this heading’’ after 
‘‘associated with such conversion’’; 
(3) in the fourth proviso— 
(A) by striking ‘‘60,000’’ and inserting 
‘‘150,000’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘or section 8(e)(2)’’; and 
(4) in the penultimate proviso by striking ‘‘and 
2013’’ and inserting ‘‘through 2016’’. 
(b) APPLICABILITY.—The amendments made by sub-
section (a) shall apply only to any amounts that are made 
available for fiscal year 2014 or any fiscal year thereafter 
for carrying out the demonstration program established 
under the heading referred to in subsection (a). 
Subtitle B—Hire For a Second 
Chance Act 
SEC. 111. SHORT TITLE. 
This subtitle may be cited as the ‘‘Hire For a Second 
Chance Act of 2020’’. 
SEC. 112. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF WORK OP-
PORTUNITY TAX CREDIT. 
(a) CREDIT MADE PERMANENT.—Section 51(c) of 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking 
paragraph (4) and redesignating paragraph (5) as para-
graph (4). 
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(b) INCREASE IN WAGE LIMITATION FOR EX-FEL-
ONS.— 
(1) LIMITATION ON WAGES TAKEN INTO AC-
COUNT.—Section 51(b)(3) of such Code is amend-
ed— 
(A) by striking ‘‘subsection (d)(3)(A)(iv), 
and’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (d)(3)(A)(iv),’’; 
and 
(B) 
by 
striking 
‘‘subsection 
(d)(3)(A)(ii)(II))’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection 
(d)(3)(A)(ii)(II), and $14,000 in the case of 
any individual who is an ex-felon by reason of 
subsection (d)(4))’’. 
(2) INFLATION ADJUSTMENT.—Section 51(b) of 
such Code is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(4) ADJUSTMENT
FOR
INFLATION.—In the 
case of any taxable year beginning after 2016, the 
$14,000 dollar amount contained in paragraph (3) 
relating to ex-felons shall be increased by an amount 
equal to the product of— 
‘‘(A) such dollar amount, and 
‘‘(B) the cost of living adjustment deter-
mined under section 1(f)(3) for the calendar 
year in which the taxable year begins deter-
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mined by substituting ‘calendar year 2015’ for 
‘calendar year 1992’ in subparagraph (B) 
thereof. 
If any increase determined under the preceding sen-
tence is not a multiple of $50, such increase shall 
be rounded to the next lowest multiple of $50.’’. 
(c) QUALIFIED EX-FELON.—Section 51(d)(4)(B) of 
such Code is amended by striking ‘‘1 year’’ and inserting 
‘‘3 years’’. 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to individuals who begin work for 
the employer after December 31, 2015. 
Subtitle C—Community Investment 
and Empowerment Act 
SEC. 121. SHORT TITLE. 
This subtitle may be cited as the ‘‘Community Invest-
ment and Empowerment Act’’. 
SEC. 122. PURPOSE. 
The purpose of this Act is to assist with the economic 
growth of economically disadvantaged communities that 
have potential for strong Class 1 commercial investment, 
but continue to have a difficult time recruiting Class 1 
commercial investment. 
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SEC. 123. ECONOMIC GROWTH, RETENTION, AND RECRUIT-
MENT OF COMMERCIAL INVESTMENT IN UN-
DERSERVED COMMUNITIES. 
The Small Business Investment Act of 1958 (15 
U.S.C. 661 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the 
following new title: 
‘‘TITLE VI—ECONOMIC GROWTH, 
RETENTION, 
AND 
RECRUIT-
MENT OF COMMERCIAL IN-
VESTMENT IN ECONOMICAL-
LY DISADVANTAGED COMMU-
NITIES 
‘‘SEC. 511. GRANT PROGRAM. 
‘‘(a) AUTHORIZATION.—From amounts appropriated 
under section 513, the Administrator shall make grants 
on a competitive basis to communities for— 
‘‘(1) the creation of a grant and/or revolving 
loan fund program that helps develop financing 
packages for Class 1 commercial investment; 
‘‘(2) lowering real estate property tax rates; 
‘‘(3) conducting community-wide market anal-
ysis to help recruit and/or retain Class 1 commercial 
investment; 
‘‘(4) creating employment training programs for 
Class 1 business customer service, sales, and mana-
gerial positions; 
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‘‘(5) retail marketing strategies to solicit new 
Class 1 commercial investment starts in the commu-
nity; 
‘‘(6) program allowances for activities such as 
the publication of marketing materials, development 
of economic development web pages, and educational 
outreach activities with retail trade associations; and 
‘‘(7) hiring business recruitment specialists. 
‘‘(b) ELIGIBILITY.—The Administrator may only 
make a grant under subsection (a) to communities that— 
‘‘(1) demographics include— 
‘‘(A) a median per capita income no higher 
than $35,000; and 
‘‘(B) a lack of Class 1 commercial invest-
ment; and 
‘‘(2) submit an application at such time, in 
such form, and containing such information and as-
surances as the Administrator may require, includ-
ing— 
‘‘(A) a description of how the community 
through the activities the community carries out 
with the grant funds will recruit, retain and 
grow their economy through Class 1 commercial 
investment; and 
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‘‘(B) a description of the difficulty the 
community has faced recruiting, retaining and 
growing their economy through Class 1 com-
mercial investment. 
‘‘(c) MATCHING FUNDS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator may not 
make a grant to a community under subsection (a) 
unless the community agrees that, with respect to 
the costs to be incurred by the community in car-
rying out the activities for which the grant is award-
ed, the community will make available non-Federal 
contributions in an amount equal to not less than 10 
percent of the Federal funds provided under the 
grant. 
‘‘(2) SATISFYING MATCHING REQUIREMENTS.— 
The non-Federal contributions required under para-
graph (1) may be— 
‘‘(A) in cash or in-kind, including services, 
fairly evaluated; and 
‘‘(B) from— 
‘‘(i) any private source; 
‘‘(ii) a State or local governmental en-
tity; or 
‘‘(iii) a not-for-profit. 
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‘‘(3) WAIVER.—The Administrator may waive 
or reduce the non-Federal contribution required by 
paragraph (1) if the community involved dem-
onstrates that the eligible entity cannot meet the 
contribution requirement due to financial hardship. 
‘‘(d) LIMITATIONS.—Funding appropriated under 
section 513 will be allocated by the following formula— 
‘‘(1) no more than up to 5 percent of funds ap-
propriated under section 513 shall go to administra-
tive costs; 
‘‘(2) up to 70 percent of funding appropriated 
under section 513 shall go toward activities de-
scribed in sections (a)(1) through (a)(4) after taking 
into account administrative costs under section 
(c)(1)(A); and 
‘‘(3) 30 percent of funding appropriated under 
section 513 shall go toward activities described in 
sections (a)(5) through (a)(7) after taking into ac-
count administrative costs under section (c)(1)(A). 
‘‘SEC. 512. DEFINITIONS. 
‘‘In this title, the following definitions apply: 
‘‘(1) 
COMMUNITY.—The 
term 
‘community’ 
means a governance structure that includes county, 
parish, city, village, township, district or borough. 
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‘‘(2) CLASS 1 COMMERCIAL INVESTMENT.—The 
term ‘Class 1 commercial investment’ means retail 
grocery chains, food service retailers, restaurants 
and franchises, retail stores, cafes, shopping malls, 
and other shops. 
‘‘(3) ECONOMICALLY
UNDERSERVED
COMMU-
NITY.—The term ‘economically underserved commu-
nity’ means an area suffering from low income and 
resultant low purchasing power, limiting its ability 
to generate sufficient goods and services to be used 
in exchange with other areas to meet current con-
sumption needs. 
‘‘SEC. 513. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
‘‘There is authorized to be appropriated to the Ad-
ministrator to carry out section 511(a) $40,000,000 for 
each of fiscal years 2014 through 2019.’’. 
Subtitle D—Promote Start-Ups Act 
SEC. 131. SHORT TITLE. 
This subtitle may be cited as the ‘‘Promote Start- 
Ups Act of 2020’’. 
SEC. 132. PERMANENT INCREASE OF LIMITATION ON DE-
DUCTION FOR START-UP AND ORGANIZA-
TIONAL EXPENDITURES. 
(a) START-UP EXPENDITURES.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 195(b)(1)(A)(ii) of 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘$5,000’’ and inserting 
‘‘$15,000’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘$50,000’’ and inserting 
‘‘$150,000’’. 
(2) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Section 
195(b) of such Code is amended by striking para-
graph (3). 
(b) 
ORGANIZATIONAL
EXPENDITURES.—Section 
248(a)(1)(B) of such Code is amended— 
(1) 
by 
striking 
‘‘$5,000’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘$10,000’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘$50,000’’ and inserting 
‘‘$60,000’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to amounts paid or incurred with 
respect to— 
(1) in the case of the amendments made by 
subsection (a), trades or businesses beginning in tax-
able years beginning after December 31, 2015; and 
(2) in the case of the amendments made by 
subsection (b), corporations the business of which 
begins in taxable years beginning after such date. 
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Subtitle E—Community College to 
Career Fund Act 
SEC. 141. SHORT TITLE. 
This subtitle may be cited as the ‘‘Community College 
to Career Fund Act’’. 
SEC. 142. COMMUNITY COLLEGE TO CAREER FUND. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Title I of the Workforce Innova-
tion and Opportunity Act is amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘Subtitle F—Community College to 
Career Fund 
‘‘SEC. 199. COMMUNITY COLLEGE AND INDUSTRY PARTNER-
SHIPS PROGRAM. 
‘‘(a) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.—From funds appro-
priated under section 199A, the Secretary of Labor (in 
coordination with the Secretary of Education and the Sec-
retary of Commerce) shall award competitive grants to eli-
gible entities described in subsection (b) for the purpose 
of developing, offering, improving, and providing edu-
cational or career training programs for workers. 
‘‘(b) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.— 
‘‘(1) PARTNERSHIPS WITH EMPLOYERS OR AN 
EMPLOYER OR INDUSTRY PARTNERSHIP.— 
‘‘(A) GENERAL
DEFINITION.—For pur-
poses of this section, an ‘eligible entity’ means 
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any of the entities described in subparagraph 
(B) (or a consortium of any of such entities) in 
partnership with employers or an employer or 
industry partnership representing multiple em-
ployers. 
‘‘(B) DESCRIPTION OF ENTITIES.—The en-
tities described in this subparagraph are— 
‘‘(i) a community college; 
‘‘(ii) a 4-year public institution of 
higher education (as defined in section 
101(a) of the Higher Education Act of 
1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001(a))) that offers 2- 
year degrees, and that will use funds pro-
vided under this section for activities at 
the certificate and associate degree levels; 
‘‘(iii) a Tribal College or University 
(as defined in section 316(b) of the Higher 
Education 
Act 
of 
1965 
(20 
U.S.C. 
1059c(b))); or 
‘‘(iv) a private or nonprofit, 2-year in-
stitution of higher education (as defined in 
section 102 of the Higher Education Act 
of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1002)) in the Com-
monwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, the 
United States Virgin Islands, American 
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Samoa, the Commonwealth of the North-
ern Mariana Islands, the Republic of the 
Marshall Islands, the Federated States of 
Micronesia, or the Republic of Palau. 
‘‘(2) ADDITIONAL PARTNERS.— 
‘‘(A) AUTHORIZATION
OF
ADDITIONAL 
PARTNERS.—In addition to partnering with em-
ployers or an employer or industry partnership 
representing multiple employers as described in 
paragraph (1)(A), an entity described in para-
graph (1) may include in the partnership de-
scribed in paragraph (1) one or more of the or-
ganizations described in subparagraph (B). 
Each eligible entity that includes one or more 
such organizations shall collaborate with the 
State or local board in the area served by the 
eligible entity. 
‘‘(B) ORGANIZATIONS.—The organizations 
described in this subparagraph are as follows: 
‘‘(i) A provider of adult education (as 
defined in section 203) or an institution of 
higher education (as defined in section 101 
of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 1001)). 
‘‘(ii) A community-based organization. 
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‘‘(iii) A joint labor-management part-
nership. 
‘‘(iv) A State or local board. 
‘‘(v) Any other organization that the 
Secretaries consider appropriate. 
‘‘(c) EDUCATIONAL
OR CAREER TRAINING PRO-
GRAM.—For purposes of this section, the Governor of the 
State in which at least one of the entities described in sub-
section (b)(1)(B) of an eligible entity is located shall es-
tablish criteria for an educational or career training pro-
gram leading to a recognized postsecondary credential for 
which an eligible entity submits a grant proposal under 
subsection (d). 
‘‘(d) APPLICATION.—An eligible entity seeking a 
grant under this section shall submit an application con-
taining a grant proposal, for an educational or career 
training program leading to a recognized postsecondary 
credential, to the Secretaries at such time and containing 
such information as the Secretaries determine is required, 
including a detailed description of— 
‘‘(1) the extent to which the educational or ca-
reer training program described in the grant pro-
posal fits within an overall strategic plan consisting 
of— 
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‘‘(A) the State plan described in section 
102 or 103, for the State involved; 
‘‘(B) the local plan described in section 
108, for each local area that comprises a sig-
nificant portion of the area to be served by the 
eligible entity; and 
‘‘(C) a strategic plan developed by the eli-
gible entity; 
‘‘(2) the extent to which the program will meet 
the needs of employers in the area for skilled work-
ers in in-demand industry sectors and occupations; 
‘‘(3) the extent to which the program will meet 
the educational or career training needs of workers 
in the area; 
‘‘(4) the specific educational or career training 
program and how the program meets the criteria es-
tablished under subsection (e), including the manner 
in which the grant will be used to develop, offer, im-
prove, and provide the educational or career training 
program; 
‘‘(5) any previous experience of the eligible enti-
ty in providing educational or career training pro-
grams, the absence of which shall not automatically 
disqualify an eligible institution from receiving a 
grant under this section; and 
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‘‘(6) how the program leading to the credential 
meets the criteria described in subsection (c). 
‘‘(e) CRITERIA FOR AWARD.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Grants under this section 
shall be awarded based on criteria established by the 
Secretaries, that include the following: 
‘‘(A) A determination of the merits of the 
grant proposal submitted by the eligible entity 
involved to develop, offer, improve, and provide 
an educational or career training program to be 
made available to workers. 
‘‘(B) An assessment of the likely employ-
ment opportunities available in the area to indi-
viduals who complete an educational or career 
training program that the eligible entity pro-
poses to develop, offer, improve, and provide. 
‘‘(C) An assessment of prior demand for 
training programs by individuals eligible for 
training and served by the eligible entity, as 
well as availability and capacity of existing (as 
of the date of the assessment) training pro-
grams to meet future demand for training pro-
grams. 
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‘‘(2) PRIORITY.—In awarding grants under this 
section, the Secretaries shall give priority to eligible 
entities that— 
‘‘(A) include a partnership, with employers 
or an employer or industry partnership, that— 
‘‘(i) pays a portion of the costs of 
educational or career training programs; or 
‘‘(ii) agrees to hire individuals who 
have attained a recognized postsecondary 
credential resulting from the educational or 
career training program of the eligible en-
tity; 
‘‘(B) enter into a partnership with a labor 
organization or labor-management training pro-
gram to provide, through the program, tech-
nical expertise for occupationally specific edu-
cation necessary for a recognized postsecondary 
credential leading to a skilled occupation in an 
in-demand industry sector; 
‘‘(C) are focused on serving individuals 
with barriers to employment, low-income, non-
traditional students, students who are dis-
located workers, students who are veterans, or 
students who are long-term unemployed; 
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‘‘(D) include any eligible entities serving 
areas with high unemployment rates; 
‘‘(E) are eligible entities that include an 
institution of higher education eligible for as-
sistance under title III or V of the Higher Edu-
cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1051 et seq.; 20 
U.S.C. 1101 et seq.); and 
‘‘(F) include a partnership, with employers 
or an employer or industry partnership, that in-
creases domestic production of goods. 
‘‘(f) USE OF FUNDS.—Grant funds awarded under 
this section shall be used for one or more of the following: 
‘‘(1) The development, offering, improvement, 
and provision of educational or career training pro-
grams, that provide relevant job training for skilled 
occupations, that lead to recognized postsecondary 
credentials, that will meet the needs of employers in 
in-demand industry sectors, and that may include 
registered apprenticeship programs, on-the-job train-
ing programs, and programs that support employers 
in upgrading the skills of their workforce. 
‘‘(2) The development and implementation of 
policies and programs to expand opportunities for 
students to earn a recognized postsecondary creden-
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tial, including a degree, in in-demand industry sec-
tors and occupations, including by— 
‘‘(A) facilitating the transfer of academic 
credits between institutions of higher education, 
including the transfer of academic credits for 
courses in the same field of study; 
‘‘(B) expanding articulation agreements 
and policies that guarantee transfers between 
such institutions, including through common 
course numbering and use of a general core 
curriculum; and 
‘‘(C) developing or enhancing student sup-
port services programs. 
‘‘(3) The creation of career pathway programs 
that provide a sequence of education and occupa-
tional training that leads to a recognized postsec-
ondary credential, including a degree, including pro-
grams that— 
‘‘(A) blend basic skills and occupational 
training; 
‘‘(B) facilitate means of transitioning par-
ticipants from noncredit occupational, basic 
skills, or developmental coursework to for-credit 
coursework within and across institutions; 
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‘‘(C) build or enhance linkages, including 
the development of dual enrollment programs 
and early college high schools, between sec-
ondary education or adult education programs 
(including programs established under the Carl 
D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act 
of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2301 et seq.) and title II 
of this Act); 
‘‘(D) are innovative programs designed to 
increase the provision of training for students, 
including students who are members of the Na-
tional Guard or Reserves, to enter skilled occu-
pations in in-demand industry sectors; and 
‘‘(E) support paid internships that will 
allow students to simultaneously earn credit for 
work-based learning and gain relevant employ-
ment experience in an in-demand industry sec-
tor or occupation, which shall include opportu-
nities that transition individuals into employ-
ment. 
‘‘(4) The development and implementation of— 
‘‘(A) a Pay-for-Performance program that 
leads to a recognized postsecondary credential, 
for which an eligible entity agrees to be reim-
bursed under the grant primarily on the basis 
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of achievement of specified performance out-
comes and criteria agreed to by the Secretary; 
or 
‘‘(B) a Pay-for-Success program that leads 
to a recognized postsecondary credential, for 
which an eligible entity— 
‘‘(i) enters into a partnership with an 
investor, such as a philanthropic organiza-
tion that provides funding for a specific 
project to address a clear and measurable 
educational or career training need in the 
area to be served under the grant; and 
‘‘(ii) agrees to be reimbursed under 
the grant only if the project achieves speci-
fied performance outcomes and criteria 
agreed to by the Secretary. 
‘‘SEC. 199A. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be ap-
propriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out 
the program established by section 199. 
‘‘(b) ADMINISTRATIVE COST.—Not more than 5 per-
cent of the amounts made available under subsection (a) 
may be used by the Secretaries to administer the program 
described in that subsection, including providing technical 
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assistance and carrying out evaluations for the program 
described in that subsection. 
‘‘(c) PERIOD OF AVAILABILITY.—The funds appro-
priated pursuant to subsection (a) for a fiscal year shall 
be available for Federal obligation for that fiscal year and 
the succeeding 2 fiscal years. 
‘‘SEC. 199B. DEFINITION. 
‘‘For purposes of this subtitle, the term ‘community 
college’ has the meaning given the term ‘junior or commu-
nity college’ in section 312(f) of the Higher Education Act 
of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1058(f)).’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of con-
tents for the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act 
is amended by inserting after the items relating to subtitle 
E of title I the following: 
‘‘Subtitle F—Community College to Career Fund 
‘‘Sec. 199. Community college and industry partnerships program. 
‘‘Sec. 199A. Authorization of appropriations. 
‘‘Sec. 199B. Definition.’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This Act, including the 
amendments made by this Act, takes effect as if included 
in the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act. 
Subtitle F—Youth Summer Jobs 
and Public Service Act 
SEC. 151. SHORT TITLE. 
This subtitle may be cited as the ‘‘Youth Summer 
Jobs and Public Service Act of 2020’’. 
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SEC. 152. GRANTS TO STATES FOR SUMMER EMPLOYMENT 
FOR YOUTH. 
Section 129 of the Workforce Innovation and Oppor-
tunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3164) is amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘(d) GRANTS TO STATES FOR SUMMER EMPLOY-
MENT FOR YOUTH.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other 
provision of this Act, from the amount appropriated 
under paragraph (2), the Secretary shall award 
grants to States to provide assistance to local areas 
that have high concentrations of eligible youth to en-
able such local areas to carry out programs de-
scribed in subsection (c)(1) that provide summer 
employment opportunities for eligible youth, which 
are directly linked to academic and occupational 
learning, as described in subsection (c)(2)(C). In 
awarding grants under this subsection, a State 
shall— 
‘‘(A) partner with private businesses to the 
extent feasible to provide employment opportu-
nities at such businesses; and 
‘‘(B) prioritize jobs and work opportunities 
that directly serve the community. 
‘‘(2) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
There 
is 
authorized 
to 
be 
appropriated 
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$100,000,000 to carry out this subsection for each 
of fiscal years 2016 through 2020.’’. 
Subtitle G—Child Poverty 
Reduction Act 
SEC. 161. SHORT TITLE. 
This subtitle may be cited as the ‘‘Child Poverty Re-
duction Act of 2020’’. 
CHAPTER 
1—FEDERAL 
INTERAGENCY 
WORKING 
GROUP 
ON 
REDUCING 
CHILD POVERTY 
SEC. 162. ESTABLISHMENT OF WORKING GROUP. 
There is established in the Administration for Chil-
dren and Families of the Department of Health and 
Human Services a group which shall be known as the Fed-
eral Interagency Working Group on Reducing Child Pov-
erty (in this Act referred to as the ‘‘Working Group’’). 
SEC. 163. NATIONAL PLAN TO REDUCE CHILD POVERTY. 
(a) PRIMARY GOAL.— 
(1) DEVELOPMENT OF NATIONAL PLAN.—The 
primary goal of the Working Group is to develop a 
national plan— 
(A) to reduce, within 10 years after the 
date on which funding is made available to 
carry out this Act— 
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(i) the number of children living in 
poverty in the United States to half of the 
number of such children as reported in the 
report of the United States Census Bureau 
on Income, Poverty, and Health Insurance 
Coverage in the United States: 2013 
(issued in September 2014); and 
(ii) the number of children living in 
extreme poverty in the United States to 
zero; and 
(B) to reduce, within 20 years after the 
date on which funds are made available to carry 
out this Act, the number of children living in 
poverty in the United States to zero. 
(2) CONSULTATION WITH NATIONAL ACADEMY 
OF
SCIENCES.—In developing the national plan 
under paragraph (1), the Working Group shall con-
sider all recommendations, research papers, and re-
ports published by the National Academy of Sciences 
as a result of the workshops conducted pursuant to 
title II. 
(3) DEADLINE.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Working 
Group shall make substantial progress toward the 
development of the national plan. 
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(b) ADDITIONAL GOALS.—The national plan under 
subsection (a) shall include recommendations for achieving 
the following goals: 
(1) Understanding the root causes of child pov-
erty, including persistent intergenerational poverty, 
taking into account social, economic, and cultural 
factors. 
(2) Improving the accessibility of anti-poverty 
programs and increasing the rate of enrollment in 
such programs among eligible children and families 
by reducing the complexity and difficulty of enrolling 
in such programs. 
(3) Eliminating disparate rates of child poverty 
based on race, ethnicity, gender, and age. 
(4) Improving the ability of individuals living in 
poverty, low-income individuals, and unemployed in-
dividuals to access quality jobs that help children 
and their families rise above poverty. 
(5) Connecting low-income children, discon-
nected youth, and their families to education, job 
training, work, and their communities. 
(6) Shifting the measures and policies of Fed-
eral anti-poverty programs from the goal of helping 
individuals and families living in poverty to achieve 
freedom from deprivation toward the goal of helping 
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‘‘(h) MAKING AVAILABLE STANDARD FORMS FOR 
COURT ORDERS.—The Director of the Administrative Of-
fice of the United States Courts shall create and make 
available to the Chief Judge of every Federal district 
standard expungement and sealing orders that empower 
the petitioner to seek destruction of records in accordance 
with the order. 
‘‘§ 3632. Expungement and sealing for youth 
‘‘(a) EXPUNGEMENT
PETITION
ELIGIBILITY.—A 
youth may petition a district court of the United States 
for expungement— 
‘‘(1) of the record of any misdemeanor or non-
violent felony drug conviction 3 years after the youth 
has completed every term of imprisonment related to 
that misdemeanor or nonviolent felony drug convic-
tion; 
‘‘(2) of the record of any person who has not 
attained the age of 18 at the time of committing the 
conduct resulting in conviction for any misdemeanor 
or nonviolent offense 3 years after the person has 
completed every term of imprisonment related to 
that misdemeanor or nonviolent offense conviction; 
and 
‘‘(3) of the record of an arrest or prosecution 
for any nonviolent offense on the date on which the 
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case related to that arrest or prosecution is disposed 
of. 
‘‘(b) SEALING PETITION ELIGIBILITY.—A youth may 
petition a district court of the United States, for sealing— 
‘‘(1) of the record of any nonviolent conviction 
5 years after the youth has completed every term of 
imprisonment related to that nonviolent conviction; 
‘‘(2) of the record of any person who has not 
attained the age of 18 at the time of committing the 
conduct resulting in conviction for any offense 10 
years after the person has completed every term of 
imprisonment related to that offense conviction; and 
‘‘(3) of the record of an arrest or prosecution 
for any nonviolent offense on the date on which the 
case related to that arrest or prosecution is disposed 
of. 
‘‘(c) NOTICE
OF OPPORTUNITY TO FILE PETI-
TION.—A youth shall be informed of the eligibility to, pro-
cedures for, and benefits of filing an expungement or seal-
ing petition— 
‘‘(1) by the District Court on the date of con-
viction; 
‘‘(2) by the Office of Probation and Pretrial 
Services on the date the youth completes every term 
of imprisonment; or 
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