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119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3587 
To amend the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act to recognize digital 
skills and digital literacy as critical adult education and literacy objec-
tives, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 23, 2025 
Ms. GOODLANDER (for herself and Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Edu-
cation and Workforce 
A BILL 
To amend the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act 
to recognize digital skills and digital literacy as critical 
adult education and literacy objectives, and for other 
purposes. 
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 ‘‘Investing in Digital 
Skills Act’’. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
Section 3 of the Workforce Innovation and Oppor-
tunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3102) is amended— 
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(1) by redesignating paragraphs (14) through 
(71) as paragraphs (15) through (72), respectively; 
and 
(2) by inserting after paragraph (13) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(14) DIGITAL
LITERACY
SKILLS.—The term 
‘digital literacy skills’ has the meaning given the 
term in section 202 of the Museum and Library 
Services Act (20 U.S.C. 9101).’’. 
SEC. 3. ADULT DIGITAL LITERACY SKILLS. 
(a) PURPOSE.—Section 202 of the Workforce Innova-
tion and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3271) is amended— 
(1) by amending paragraph (1) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(1) assist adults to become literate and obtain 
the knowledge and skills (including digital literacy 
skills) necessary for employment, economic self-suffi-
ciency, and full participation in all aspects of adult 
life;’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (4)(A)— 
(A) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; and 
(B) by inserting after clause (ii) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(iii) digital literacy skills; and’’. 
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(b) DEFINITIONS.—Section 203 of the Workforce In-
novation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3272) is amend-
ed— 
(1) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(B) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as 
subparagraph (D); and 
(C) by inserting after subparagraph (B) 
the following: 
‘‘(C) develop and use digital technology 
skills; and’’; 
(2) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘, digital 
skills activities offered in conjunction with other 
adult education and literacy activities’’ after ‘‘family 
literacy activities’’; 
(3) in paragraph (9), by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(E) Digital literacy activities to enable 
parents or family members to develop and use 
digital literacy skills to support their children’s 
learning.’’; and 
(4) in paragraph (13), by striking ‘‘and solve 
problems,’’ and all that follows through the period at 
the end and inserting ‘‘solve problems and use dig-
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ital technology at levels of proficiency necessary to 
function effectively as an employee, a parent or a 
family member, and a member of society.’’. 
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