(3) ADVISORY BOARD.—In assisting the organi-
zation that receives a contract under this subsection, 
the Advisory Board established under section 6 shall 
provide additional resources to such organization to 
carry out the evaluations under this subsection, in-
cluding assistance with using randomized experi-
mental designs. 
SEC. 6. ADVISORY BOARD. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—From the amounts available 
under section 2(b)(4), the Secretary of Labor shall estab-
lish within the Department of Labor an Advisory Board 
to carry out the duties listed in subsection (i). 
(b) MEMBERS.— 
(1) NUMBER
OF
MEMBERS.—The Secretary 
shall determine the number of members to serve on 
the Advisory Board. 
(2) APPOINTMENT
AND
EXPERTISE.—Each 
member of the Advisory Board shall be appointed by 
the Secretary of Labor, and shall have expertise in 
designing and administering summer youth employ-
ment programs or experience in program evaluation 
and evidence-based policy in the workforce develop-
ment field. 
(3) TERMS.— 
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(A) IN GENERAL.—Each member shall be 
appointed for a term of 4 years, and may be re-
appointed for subsequent terms by the Sec-
retary. 
(B) VACANCIES.—Any member appointed 
to fill a vacancy occurring before the expiration 
of the term for which the member’s predecessor 
was appointed shall be appointed only for the 
remainder of that term. A member may serve 
after the expiration of that member’s term until 
a successor has taken office. A vacancy in the 
Advisory Board shall be filled in the manner in 
which the original appointment was made. 
(c) BASIC PAY.— 
(1) RATES
OF
PAY.—Except as provided in 
paragraph (2), Advisory Board Members and staff, 
including the Chairperson, Vice Chairperson, and 
Director, shall each be paid at a rate determined by 
the Secretary. 
(2) PROHIBITION OF COMPENSATION OF FED-
ERAL EMPLOYEES.—Members of the Advisory Board 
who are full-time officers or employees of the United 
States may not receive additional pay, allowances, or 
benefits by reason of their service on the Advisory 
Board. 
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(d) TRAVEL EXPENSES.—Each member shall receive 
travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, 
in accordance with applicable provisions under subchapter 
I of chapter 57 of title 5, United States Code. 
(e) QUORUM.—Fifty percent plus one members of the 
Advisory Board shall constitute a quorum but a lesser 
number may hold hearings. 
(f) CHAIRPERSON; VICE CHAIRPERSON.—The Chair-
person and Vice Chairperson of the Advisory Board shall 
be designated by the Secretary at the time of the appoint-
ment. The term of office of the Chairperson and Vice 
Chairperson shall be 4 years. 
(g) MEETINGS.—The Advisory Board shall meet 
monthly and at the call of the Chairperson or a majority 
of its members. 
(h) DIRECTOR AND STAFF OF ADVISORY BOARD; EX-
PERTS AND CONSULTANTS.— 
(1) DIRECTOR.—The Advisory Board shall have 
a Director who shall be appointed by the Chair-
person. 
(2) STAFF.—The Advisory Board Chairperson 
may appoint additional personnel as they consider 
appropriate. Such staff shall provide specific over-
sight and guidance, pursuant to the functions of the 
Advisory Board under this section. 
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(3) APPLICABILITY OF CERTAIN CIVIL SERVICE 
LAWS.—The Director and staff of the Advisory 
Board shall be appointed subject to the provisions of 
title 5, United States Code, governing appointments 
in the competitive service. 
(4) EXPERTS AND CONSULTANTS.—The Advi-
sory Board may procure temporary and intermittent 
services under section 3109(b) of title 5, United 
States Code. 
(5) STAFF OF FEDERAL AGENCIES.—Upon re-
quest of the Advisory Board, the head of any Fed-
eral department or agency may detail, on a reim-
bursable basis, any of the personnel of that depart-
ment or agency to the Advisory Board to assist it in 
carrying out its duties under this Act. 
(i) DUTIES.—The Advisory Board shall assist the 
Secretary in carrying out each of the following: 
(1) APPLICATION REVIEW.—Reviewing applica-
tions submitted by eligible entities under sections 
4(d) and 5(b) to ensure that each eligible entity se-
lected to receive a grant under this Act will use such 
grant as required under this Act. 
(2) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Providing technical as-
sistance to eligible entities receiving grants 
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under section 3, for the purpose of assisting 
such eligible entities to best implement the sum-
mer youth employment programs to be assisted 
with such grants, by identifying existing sum-
mer youth employment programs that dem-
onstrate, through evaluations conducted under 
section 5(b) or through outside studies, that 
each of the program elements listed in section 
3(d) and implemented under such programs 
have a significant impact on academic, eco-
nomic, and criminal justice outcomes. 
(B) WORKING
GROUP.—Technical assist-
ance may be provided under subparagraph (A) 
through the creation and administration of a 
working group of the administrators of eligible 
entities to share best practices regarding the 
implementation of summer youth employment 
programs. 
(3) INNOVATIVE PROGRAM ELEMENTS.— 
(A) IDENTIFYING PROGRAM ELEMENTS.— 
Identifying any innovative approaches to sum-
mer youth employment programs for purposes 
of paragraph (13) of section 4(d) that are not 
listed in section 4(d), which demonstrate or are 
reasonably expected to demonstrate evidence of 
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improving the youth outcomes listed under sec-
tion 3(a). 
(B) APPROVING
NEW
PROGRAM
ELE-
MENTS.—Providing recommendations to the 
Secretary with respect to whether any new pro-
gram element proposed by any eligible entity 
under section 4(d)(14) demonstrate or are rea-
sonable expected to demonstrate such evidence. 
(4) DATABASE
OF
IMPACT
EVALUATIONS.— 
Publishing a database of completed evaluations con-
ducted under section 5(b), which maintains evidence 
on the impact of programs (including the program 
elements of programs) supported with grants under 
this Act. 
(5) PROGRAM EVALUATIONS.—Providing assist-
ance with respect to impact evaluations described in 
section 5(b)(3). 
SEC. 7. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘‘eligible enti-
ty’’ means a State (or State board) or unit of gen-
eral local government (or a local board), or a non-
profit organization, or a consortium of any of such 
entities. 
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(2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Labor. 
(3) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means any 
State of the United States, the District of Columbia, 
the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Is-
lands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Common-
wealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. 
(4) WIOA TERMS.—The terms ‘‘local area’’, 
‘‘local board’’, ‘‘State board’’, and ‘‘unit of general 
local government’’ have the meanings given such 
terms in section 3 of the Workforce Innovation and 
Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3102). 
Æ 
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