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113TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4823 
To amend the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to require one-stop delivery 
systems under such Act to offer services through Internet websites and 
to direct the Secretary of Labor to develop standards and best practices 
for such websites. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 10, 2014 
Mr. SWALWELL of California (for himself and Mr. HUDSON) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the 
Workforce 
A BILL 
To amend the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to require 
one-stop delivery systems under such Act to offer services 
through Internet websites and to direct the Secretary 
of Labor to develop standards and best practices for 
such websites. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Widening Internet 
Readiness for Employment Development Act’’ or the 
‘‘WIRED Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. ONLINE PROVISION OF ONE-STOP SERVICES. 
(a) ONLINE PROVISION OF ONE-STOP SERVICES.— 
Section 134(c)(2) of the Workforce Investment Act of 
1998 (29 U.S.C. 2864(c)(2)) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘; and’’; 
(2) in subparagraph (B), by striking the period 
at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(C) to the extent that each of the pro-
grams, services, and activities described in 
paragraph (1) can be made accessible through 
an Internet website, shall make such services 
accessible on such a website that— 
‘‘(i) is unique to the particular one- 
stop delivery system; and 
‘‘(ii) meets the standards and incor-
porates the best practices established by 
the Secretary pursuant section 121(g).’’. 
(b) STANDARDS AND BEST PRACTICES FOR ONLINE 
PROVISION OF SERVICES BY ONE-STOP DELIVERY SYS-
TEMS.—Section 121 of the Workforce Investment Act of 
1998 (29 U.S.C. 2841) is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘(g) STANDARDS AND BEST PRACTICES FOR ONLINE 
PROVISION OF SERVICES.—After soliciting public com-
ments and consulting with and receiving input from rel-
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evant parties, including State workforce investment 
boards, the Secretary shall establish and maintain stand-
ards and best practices for Internet websites maintained 
by one-stop delivery systems as required by section 
134(c)(2)(C), and for the provision of services through 
such websites. Such standards and best practices shall in-
clude— 
‘‘(1) a requirement for a user-friendly, up-to- 
date website available to all dislocated workers; 
‘‘(2) a requirement that the website promi-
nently display the address and hours of operation of 
all physical one-stop centers in the local area, and a 
description of services provided in and events held at 
each such center; 
‘‘(3) best practices for providing, through the 
website, services such as resume assistance, cover 
letter review, job searching, interview preparations, 
and 
online 
employment-related 
practice 
tests, 
through videos, video-conferencing, or other means; 
‘‘(4) best practices for assuring a secure net-
work and the protection of any personal information; 
‘‘(5) best practices for incorporating social 
media and networking capabilities into the website; 
and 
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‘‘(6) best practices for making such websites ac-
cessible by mobile devices to the extent practicable.’’. 
(c) DEADLINE.—The Secretary of Labor shall estab-
lish the initial standards and best practices required by 
section 121(g) of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 
(as added by subsection (b)) not later than 1 year after 
the date of enactment of this Act. 
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