title 41, United States Code (commonly known as 
the ‘McNamara-O’Hara Service Contract Act of 
1965’). 
‘‘(2) ACADEMIC AND CAREER TECHNICAL IN-
STRUCTIONAL
EMPLOYEES.—Notwithstanding sec-
tion 6701(3)(C) of such chapter, an academic or ca-
reer technical instructional employee at a Job Corps 
campus shall be considered a ‘service employee’ for 
purposes of applying such chapter under paragraph 
(1). 
‘‘(3) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—To the extent 
compensation levels being paid or scheduled to be 
paid by an employer are, in the aggregate, greater 
than those determined by the Secretary of Labor to 
be required under this subsection, or as set forth in 
a collective bargaining agreement, nothing herein 
shall be construed to require a reduction of such 
compensation.’’. 
(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.— 
(A) AGREEMENTS IN EFFECT ON DATE OF 
ENACTMENT.—Not later than 60 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
shall, subject to appropriations, modify all 
agreements with operators and service providers 
in effect as of such date of enactment to include 
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the requirements imposed by the amendment 
made by paragraph (1). 
(B) PENDING SOLICITATIONS.—Upon the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
shall include the requirements imposed by the 
amendment made by paragraph (1) in any 
pending solicitation for an operator or service 
provider. 
(k) STAFFING.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—To ensure compliance with 
chapter 67 of title 41, United States Code (com-
monly known as the ‘McNamara-O’Hara Service 
Contract Act of 1965’), as such chapter is applied 
by section 157(d) of the Workforce Innovation and 
Opportunity Act, the staffing plan and the associ-
ated budget of an entity proposing to be an operator 
or service provider for a Job Corps campus shall in-
corporate hourly wages (or salaries as appropriate) 
and fringe benefit costs for occupational classifica-
tions at least equal to the wage determination deter-
mined by the Secretary of Labor for the locality of 
the Job Corps campus. In preparing such wage de-
termination, the Secretary shall compare the specific 
job classifications at the Job Corps campus with 
those occupations most closely correlated with those 
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employed by public education providers in the local-
ity with the goal of ensuring equivalency to the max-
imum extent feasible. 
(2) ADJUSTMENTS PERMITTED.—The Secretary 
may further adjust compensation levels in a contract 
with an operator or service provider to ensure suffi-
cient availability and retention of qualified personnel 
in the locality. 
(3) ANNUAL
UPDATES.—The Secretary shall 
update hourly wages (or salaries as appropriate) and 
fringe benefit levels for such occupations covered in 
this paragraph on an annual basis. 
(l) SPECIAL PROVISIONS.—Section 158(f) of the 
Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 
3208(f)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘Secretary’’ and inserting ‘‘di-
rectors of Job Corps campuses’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘the Job Corps or individual’’ 
and inserting ‘‘such’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: ‘‘Any 
real property acquired shall be directly transferred 
to the Secretary in accordance with chapter 5 of title 
40 and on a nonreimbursable basis.’’ 
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(m) MANAGEMENT INFORMATION.—Section 159 of 
the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 
3209) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(4) ANNUAL RECONCILIATION.—Prior to the 
expiration of any appropriated Job Corps operations 
funds for any fiscal year, any anticipated unobli-
gated funds may, subject to appropriations, be obli-
gated 
to 
projects 
identified 
under 
subsection 
(h)(1).’’; 
(2) in subsection (c)— 
(A) by amending paragraph (1) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(1) LEVELS OF PERFORMANCE AND INDICA-
TORS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—At the start of each 
contract period, and at least every two program 
years in the case of Civilian Conservation Cen-
ters, the Secretary shall establish expected lev-
els of performance for each Job Corps campus 
relating to each of the primary indicators of 
performance for eligible youth described in sec-
tion 116(b)(2)(A)(ii) using the model described 
in subparagraph (B). 
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‘‘(B) PERFORMANCE
MODEL.—At least 
every four years and no more than every two 
years, the Secretary shall develop a model for 
establishing the expected levels of performance 
for each Job Corps campus, in accordance with 
the following: 
‘‘(i) EQUITY.—The model shall ac-
count for significant correlations between 
various factors and student outcomes, in-
cluding: 
‘‘(I) Student demographics, in-
cluding age, gender, race, ethnicity, 
documented disabilities, and education 
level on entry. 
‘‘(II) Employment conditions in 
students’ home communities. 
‘‘(ii) 
DEVELOPMENT.—The 
model 
shall be developed by subject matter ex-
perts in the fields of Job Corps operations, 
program evaluation, statistical analysis, 
and related fields using available Job 
Corps data as well as regional economic 
data. 
‘‘(iii) TRANSPARENCY.—The perform-
ance model and the past effectiveness met-
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ric identified in section 147(a)(2)(B)(i), in-
cluding the procedures outlined in section 
147(a)(2)(B)(iv), shall be published for 
comment in the Federal Register.’’; 
(B) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end; and 
(ii) by striking subparagraph (B) and 
inserting the following: 
‘‘(B) the number of enrollees recruited that 
meet the requirements of section 144(a); and 
‘‘(C) the measurement described in sub-
paragraph (K) of subsection (d)(1).’’; and 
(C) in paragraph (4)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
the period at the end and inserting ‘‘; 
and’’; and 
(iii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(C) information on the performance of 
the Job Corps selection process in section 
147(a)(2) with respect to increasing perform-
ance as measured pursuant to subparagraph 
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(A), specifically including information on the 
performance of each Job Corps campus as com-
pared to its annual performance immediately 
prior to its current operating agreement.’’; 
(3) in subsection (d)(1)— 
(A) by striking subparagraph (I); and 
(B) by redesignating subparagraphs (J) 
through (O) as subparagraphs (I) through (N), 
respectively; 
(4) in subsection (f)— 
(A) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) in subparagraph (E), by adding 
‘‘or’’ at the end; 
(ii) in subparagraph (F), by striking 
‘‘; or’’ and inserting a period; and 
(iii) by striking subparagraph (G); 
and 
(B) by amending paragraph (4) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(4) CIVILIAN
CONSERVATION
CENTERS.—In 
addition to the primary indicators of performance 
specified in subsection (c)(1), Civilian Conservation 
Centers shall be evaluated on their contribution to 
the nation’s conservation goals by the Secretaries of 
Agriculture and Labor. If the Secretaries jointly 
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conclude that a Civilian Conservation Center is not 
meeting these dual performance goals, they may 
take performance improvement actions described in 
subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) of paragraph (2) of 
this subsection.’’; and 
(5) in subsection (g)(2)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘has entered’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘enters’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘comply’’ and inserting 
‘‘attest to compliance’’. 
(n) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.—Subtitle C of title I 
of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 
U.S.C. 3191 et seq.) is amended by striking ‘‘Committee 
on Education and the Workforce’’ each place it appears 
and inserting ‘‘Committee on Education and Labor’’. 
(o) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 
162 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 
U.S.C. 3212) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 162. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be ap-
propriated to carry out this subtitle— 
‘‘(1) $1,809,857,925 for fiscal year 2025; 
‘‘(2) $1,873,202,952 for fiscal year 2026; 
‘‘(3) $1,938,765,056 for fiscal year 2027; 
‘‘(4) $2,006,621,833 for fiscal year 2028; 
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‘‘(5) $2,076,853,597 for fiscal year 2029; and 
‘‘(6) $2,149,543,473 for fiscal year 2030. 
‘‘(b) CONSTRUCTION COSTS.—Of the amount author-
ized in subsection (a) for each of fiscal years 2025 through 
2030, $107,800,000 shall be for construction, rehabilita-
tion, and acquisition of Job Corps Campuses.’’. 
Æ 
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