I 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6646 
To provide State and local workforce and career and technical education 
systems with support to respond to the COVID–19 national emergency. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 1, 2020 
Mr. SCOTT of Virginia (for himself, Mr. LEVIN of Michigan, Ms. BONAMICI, 
Mrs. DAVIS of California, Mr. CASTRO of Texas, Ms. FUDGE, Mrs. 
MCBATH, Mrs. LEE of Nevada, Ms. STEVENS, Mr. COURTNEY, and Mr. 
HORSFORD) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Education and Labor 
A BILL 
To provide State and local workforce and career and tech-
nical education systems with support to respond to the 
COVID–19 national emergency. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘Relaunching America’s Workforce Act’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents is 
as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
Sec. 2. Definitions. 
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Sec. 3. Special rule. 
TITLE I—WORKFORCE INNOVATION AND OPPORTUNITY ACT 
Sec. 101. Definitions and WIOA requirements. 
Subtitle A—Workforce Development Activities in Response to the COVID–19 
National Emergency 
Sec. 111. Workforce response activities. 
Sec. 112. National dislocated worker grants. 
Sec. 113. State dislocated worker activities responding to the COVID–19 emer-
gency. 
Sec. 114. Youth workforce investment activities responding to the COVID–19 
national emergency. 
Sec. 115. Adult employment and training activities responding to the COVID– 
19 national emergency. 
Subtitle B—Employment Service COVID–19 National Emergency Response 
Fund 
Sec. 121. Employment service. 
Subtitle C—Job Corps Response to the COVID–19 National Emergency 
Sec. 131. Job Corps response to the COVID–19 national emergency. 
Subtitle D—National Programs 
Sec. 141. Native American programs responding to the COVID–19 national 
emergency. 
Sec. 142. Migrant and seasonal farmworker program response. 
Sec. 143. YouthBuild activities responding to the COVID–19 national emer-
gency. 
Sec. 144. Reentry employment opportunities responding to the COVID–19 na-
tional emergency. 
Sec. 145. Registered apprenticeship opportunities responding to the COVID–19 
national emergency. 
Subtitle E—Adult Education and Literacy COVID–19 National Emergency 
Response 
Sec. 151. Adult education and literacy response activities. 
Sec. 152. Distribution of funds. 
Subtitle F—Community College and Industry Partnership Grants 
Sec. 161. Community college and industry partnership grants. 
Subtitle G—General Provisions 
Sec. 171. General provisions. 
TITLE II—CARL D. PERKINS CAREER AND TECHNICAL 
EDUCATION ACT OF 2006 
Sec. 201. Definitions and Perkins CTE requirements. 
Sec. 202. COVID–19 career and technical education response flexibility. 
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Sec. 203. Perkins career and technical education. 
Sec. 204. General provisions. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) APPRENTICESHIP; APPRENTICESHIP
PRO-
GRAM.—The terms ‘‘apprenticeship’’ or ‘‘apprentice-
ship program’’ mean an apprenticeship program reg-
istered under the Act of August 16, 1937 (commonly 
known as the ‘‘National Apprenticeship Act’’) (50 
Stat. 664, chapter 663; 29 U.S.C. 50 et seq.), in-
cluding any requirement, standard, or rule promul-
gated under such Act, as such requirement, stand-
ard, or rule was in effect on December 30, 2019. 
(2) CORONAVIRUS.—The term ‘‘coronavirus’’ 
means coronavirus as defined in section 506 of the 
Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supple-
mental Appropriations Act, 2020 (Public Law 116– 
123). 
(3) COVID–19 NATIONAL
EMERGENCY.—The 
term ‘‘COVID–19 national emergency’’ means the 
national emergency declared by the President under 
the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1601 et 
seq.) on March 13, 2020, with respect to the 
coronavirus. 
(4) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’— 
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(A) in subtitles A through D of title I, 
means the Secretary of Labor; and 
(B) in subtitle E of title I and in title II, 
means the Secretary of Education. 
SEC. 3. SPECIAL RULE. 
Any funds made available under this Act that are 
used to fund an apprenticeship or apprenticeship program 
shall only be used for, or provided to, an apprenticeship 
or apprenticeship program that meets the definition of 
such term in section 2 of this Act, including any funds 
awarded for the purposes of grants, contracts, or coopera-
tive agreements, or the development, implementation, or 
administration, of an apprenticeship or an apprenticeship 
program. 
TITLE I—WORKFORCE INNOVA-
TION AND OPPORTUNITY ACT 
SEC. 101. DEFINITIONS AND WIOA REQUIREMENTS. 
Except as otherwise provided, in this title— 
(1) the terms have the meanings given the 
terms in section 3 of the Workforce Innovation and 
Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3102); and 
(2) an allotment, allocation, or other provision 
of funds made in accordance with a provision of the 
Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 
U.S.C. 3101 et seq.) shall be made in compliance 
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with the applicable requirements of such Act (29 
U.S.C. 3101 et seq.), including the applicable re-
quirements of section 182(e) of such Act (29 U.S.C. 
3242) unless otherwise provided for in this Act. 
Subtitle 
A—Workforce 
Develop-
ment Activities in Response to 
the COVID–19 National Emer-
gency 
SEC. 111. WORKFORCE RESPONSE ACTIVITIES. 
(a) FUNDS FOR ADULTS AND DISLOCATED WORK-
ERS.—With respect to funds under this subtitle allotted 
or allocated to a State or local area for adult workforce 
development activities in accordance with paragraph 
(2)(A) or paragraph (3) of section 133(b) of the Work-
force Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 
3173(b)), or allocated to a local area for dislocated worker 
workforce development activities in accordance with sec-
tion 133(b)(2)(B) of such Act (29 U.S.C. 3173(b)(2)(B)), 
the following shall apply: 
(1) ELIGIBILITY OF ADULTS AND DISLOCATED 
WORKERS.—Such an adult or dislocated worker— 
(A) shall not be required to meet the re-
quirements of section 134(c)(3)(B) of the 
Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 
U.S.C. 3174(c)(3)(B)); and 
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(B) may include an individual described in 
section 2102(a)(3)(A) of the Coronavirus Aid, 
Relief, and Economic Security Act (Public Law 
116–136). 
(2) INDIVIDUALIZED CAREER SERVICES.—Such 
funds may be used to provide individualized career 
services described in section 134(c)(2)(A)(xii) of the 
Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 
U.S.C. 3174(c)(2)(A)(xii)) to any such adult and 
dislocated worker. 
(3) INCUMBENT WORKER TRAINING.—In a case 
in which the local board for such local area provides 
to the Secretary an assurance that the local area will 
use such funds to provide the work support activities 
designed to assist low-wage workers in retaining and 
enhancing employment in accordance with section 
134(d)(1)(B) of the Workforce Innovation and Op-
portunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3174(d)(1)(B)), such local 
board may— 
(A) use up to 40 percent of such funds for 
a training program for incumbent workers de-
scribed in section 134(d)(4)(A)(i) of such Act 
(29 U.S.C. 3174(d)(4)(A)(i)); and 
(B) consider the economic impact of the 
COVID–19 national emergency to the employer 
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or participants of such program in determining 
an 
employer’s 
eligibility 
under 
section 
134(d)(4)(A)(ii) of such Act (29 U.S.C. 
3174(d)(4)(A)(ii)) for the Federal share of the 
cost of such program. 
(4) TRANSITIONAL JOBS.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—The local board for 
such local area may use up to 40 percent of 
such funds to provide transitional jobs in ac-
cordance with section 134(d)(5) of the Work-
force Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 
U.S.C. 3174(d)(5)). 
(B) CLARIFICATION.—Section 194(10) of 
the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act 
(29 U.S.C. 3254(10)) shall not apply with re-
spect to the funds used under subparagraph 
(A). 
(5) ON-THE-JOB TRAINING.—The Governor or 
the local board for such area may take into account 
the impact of the COVID–19 national emergency as 
a factor in determining whether to increase the 
amount of a reimbursement to an amount up to 75 
percent of the wage rate of a participant in accord-
ance with 134(c)(3)(H) of the Workforce Innovation 
and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3174(c)(3)(H)). 
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(6) CUSTOMIZED TRAINING.—The local board 
of such area may take into account the impact of 
the COVID–19 national emergency as a factor in de-
termining the portion of the cost of training an em-
ployer shall provide in accordance with section 3(14) 
of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act 
(29 U.S.C. 3102(14)). 
(b) YOUTH.—With respect to funds allotted or allo-
cated under this subtitle for the activities described in 
chapter 2 of subtitle B of subtitle I of the Workforce Inno-
vation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3161 et seq.) for 
out-of-school youth and in-school youth (as such terms are 
defined in section 129(a)(1) of the Workforce Innovation 
and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3164(a)(1))), the Gov-
ernor or local board involved may determine that— 
(1) in the case of an individual described in sec-
tion 2102(a)(3)(A) the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and 
Economic Security Act (Public Law 116–136) who 
meets the requirements of clauses (i) and (ii) of sec-
tion 129(a)(1)(B) of the Workforce Innovation and 
Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3164(a)(1)(B)), such 
individual meets the definition of out-of-school youth 
in such section 129(a)(1)(B); and 
(2) in the case of an individual described in sec-
tion 2102(a)(3)(A) the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and 
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Economic Security Act (Public Law 116–136) who 
meets the requirements of clauses (i) through (iii) of 
section 129(a)(1)(C) of the Workforce Innovation 
and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3164(a)(1)(C)), 
such individual meets the definition of in-school 
youth in such section 129(a)(1)(C). 
(c) GOVERNOR’S RESERVE.—Of the funds allotted 
under this subtitle to a State in accordance with section 
127(b)(1)(C) and paragraphs (1)(B) and (2)(B) of section 
132(b) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act 
(29 U.S.C. 3162(b)(1)(C); 3172(b)), the Governor— 
(1) shall make the reservation under section 
128(a) and 133(a)(1) of such Act (29 U.S.C. 
3163(a); 3173(a)(1)); and 
(2) may make an additional reservation of not 
more than 10 percent for activities related to re-
sponding to the COVID–19 national emergency if 
such funds are used for activities benefitting local 
areas within such State most impacted by the 
COVID–19 national emergency, including— 
(A) training for health care workers, public 
health workers, personal care attendants, direct 
service providers, home health workers, and 
frontline workers; 
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(B) resources to support, allow for, or pro-
vide access to online services, including coun-
seling, case management, and employment re-
tention supports, and delivery by local boards, 
one-stop centers, one-stop operators, or training 
by eligible training providers; or 
(C) providing additional resources to such 
local areas to provide career services and sup-
portive services for eligible individuals. 
(d) STATE
WORKFORCE
COVID–19 RECOVERY 
PLAN.—Not later than 60 days after a State receives 
funds under this subtitle, the Governor shall submit to the 
Secretary, as a supplement to the unified State plan sub-
mitted under section 102(a) of the Workforce Innovation 
and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3112(a)), a workforce 
plan that responds to the COVID–19 national emergency. 
SEC. 112. NATIONAL DISLOCATED WORKER GRANTS. 
(a) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.—From the funds appro-
priated under subsection (e), the Secretary shall award, 
in accordance with section 170 of the Workforce Innova-
tion and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3225), national dis-
located worker grants to the entities that meet the require-
ments for the grants under such section to carry out the 
activities described in such section and in subsection (d) 
of this section. 
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(b) PLAN.—The Secretary shall submit to the Com-
mittee on Education and Labor of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on Health, Education, 
Labor, and Pensions of the Senate, and the Committees 
on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 
Senate, within 30 days, a plan for awarding grants under 
this section. 
(c) TIMING.—Subject to the availability of appropria-
tions to carry out this section, not later than 60 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall use 
not less than 50 percent of the funds appropriated under 
subsection (e) to award grants under this section. 
(d) USES OF FUNDS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not fewer than half of the 
funds appropriated under subsection (d) shall be 
used to award grants under this section to respond 
to the COVID–19 national emergency as described 
in paragraph (2). 
(2) RESPONSE TO COVID–19 NATIONAL EMER-
GENCY.—A grant awarded under this section to re-
spond to the COVID–19 national emergency shall 
include the following: 
(A) TRAINING AND TEMPORARY EMPLOY-
MENT.—Training and temporary employment to 
respond to the COVID–19 national emergency, 
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ensuring any training or employment under this 
subparagraph provides participants with ade-
quate and safe equipment, environments, and 
facilities for training and supervision, including 
positions or assignments— 
(i) as personal care attendants, direct 
service providers, or home health workers 
providing direct care and home health serv-
ices for older individuals, individuals with 
disabilities, and other individuals with res-
piratory conditions and other underlying 
health conditions, or for individuals in 
urban, rural, and suburban local areas 
with excess poverty, including delivering 
medicine, food, or other supplies; 
(ii) in health care and health care 
support positions; 
(iii) to support State, local, or tribal 
health departments; or 
(iv) in a sector such as childcare, food 
retail, public service, manufacturing, or 
transportation. 
(B) LAYOFF
RESPONSE.—Activities re-
sponding to layoffs of 50 or more individuals 
laid off by one employer, or communities where 
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there are layoffs that significantly increase un-
employment in such community as a result of 
the COVID–19 national emergency, such as in 
the hospitality, transportation, manufacturing, 
or retail industry sectors or occupations. 
(e) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$500,000,000 through fiscal year 2022. 
SEC. 113. STATE DISLOCATED WORKER ACTIVITIES RE-
SPONDING TO THE COVID–19 EMERGENCY. 
(a) DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS.— 
(1) STATES.—From the amounts appropriated 
under subsection (d), the Secretary shall make allot-
ments to States in accordance with section 132 of 
the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 
U.S.C. 3172). 
(2) LOCAL
AREAS.—Not later than 30 days 
after a State receives an allotment under paragraph 
(1), the State shall— 
(A) use such funds to make the reserva-
tions required under section 133(a) of the 
Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 
U.S.C. 3173(a)); and 
(B) allocate the remaining funds to local 
areas in accordance with section 133(b)(2)(B) 
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of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity 
Act (29 U.S.C. 3173(b)(2)(B)). 
(b) REQUIRED USES.—Each State and local area 
shall use the funds received under this section to engage 
in the dislocated worker response activities described in 
sections 133(b)(2)(B) and 134 of the Workforce Innova-
tion and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3173(b)(2)(B); 
3174), which shall include the activities described in sub-
section (c) of this section to support layoff aversion and 
provide necessary supports to eligible adults and dis-
located workers and to employers facing layoffs due to the 
impacts of the COVID–19 national emergency. 
(c) COVID–19 DISLOCATED WORKER EMERGENCY 
RESPONSE.—The dislocated worker response activities 
shall include the following activities carried out by a State, 
in coordination with local areas impacted by the COVID– 
19 national emergency (including local areas in which lay-
offs, suspensions, or reductions of employment have oc-
curred or have the potential to occur as a result of the 
COVID–19 national emergency): 
(1) RAPID RESPONSE ACTIVITIES.—The rapid 
response activities described in section 134(a)(2)(A) 
of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act 
(29 U.S.C. 3174(a)(2)(A)), including the layoff aver-
sion strategies described in section 682.320 of sub-
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title 20, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on 
the date of enactment of this Act) to engage employ-
ers and adults at risk of dislocation. 
(2) DISLOCATED WORKER ACTIVITIES.—Coordi-
nation of projects for eligible adults and dislocated 
workers impacted by layoffs, suspensions, or reduc-
tions in employment as a result of the COVID–19 
national emergency, targeted at immediate reemploy-
ment, career navigation services, supportive services, 
career services, training for in-demand industry sec-
tors and occupations, provision of information on in- 
demand and declining industries, provision of infor-
mation on employers who have a demonstrated his-
tory of providing equitable benefits and compensa-
tion and safe working conditions, access to tech-
nology and online skills training including digital lit-
eracy skills training, and other layoff supports or 
further layoff aversion strategies through adult em-
ployment and training activities. 
(3) 
SHORT-TERM
RETRAINING.—A 
prioritization or coordination of employment and 
training activities, including supportive services and 
career pathways, that prepare eligible adults and 
dislocated workers to participate in short-term train-
ing to meet the demands for health care workers, 
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public health workers, personal care attendants, di-
rect service providers, home health workers, and 
frontline workers responding to the COVID–19 na-
tional emergency, including in transportation, infor-
mation technology, service sector, manufacturing, 
food service, maintenance, and cleaning, and which 
shall— 
(A) allow such individuals to maintain eli-
gibility for career and training services through 
the period in which such individuals are in 
short-term employment to respond to the 
COVID–19 national emergency and in the pe-
riod immediately following the conclusion of the 
short-term employment, to support transitions 
into further training or employment; and 
(B) ensure any such employment or train-
ing provides participants with adequate and 
safe equipment, environments, and facilities for 
training and supervision, including positions or 
assignments. 
(d) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$2,500,000,000 through fiscal year 2022. 
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SEC. 114. YOUTH WORKFORCE INVESTMENT ACTIVITIES 
RESPONDING TO THE COVID–19 NATIONAL 
EMERGENCY. 
(a) DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS.— 
(1) STATES.—From the amounts appropriated 
under subsection (d), the Secretary shall make allot-
ments to States in accordance with section 127(b) of 
the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 
U.S.C. 3162(b)). 
(2) LOCAL
AREAS.—Not later than 30 days 
after a State receives an allotment under paragraph 
(1), the State shall— 
(A) use such funds to make the reserva-
tions required under section 128(a) of the 
Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 
U.S.C. 3163(a)); and 
(B) allocate the remaining funds to local 
areas in accordance with section 128(b) of the 
Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 
U.S.C. 3163(b)). 
(b) USES OF FUNDS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—In using the funds received 
under this section, each State and local area shall 
prioritize providing services for youth impacted by 
diminished labor market opportunities for summer 
jobs or year round employment due to the economic 
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impacts of the COVID–19 national emergency, con-
sistent with paragraph (2)(A). 
(2) YOUTH WORKFORCE INVESTMENT ACTIVI-
TIES.— 
(A) EMPLOYMENT
OPPORTUNITIES
FOR 
AT-RISK YOUTH.—Each State and local area re-
ceiving funds under this section shall use not 
less than 50 percent of such funds to support 
summer and year round youth employment for 
in-school and out-of-school youth— 
(i) with a priority for out-of-school 
youth and youth with multiple barriers to 
employment; and 
(ii) which shall include support for 
employer partnerships for youth employ-
ment and subsidized youth employment, 
and partnerships with community-based 
organizations to support such employment 
opportunities. 
(B) OTHER ACTIVITIES.—Any amounts not 
used to carry out the activities described in sub-
paragraph (A) shall be used by State and local 
boards for carrying out the activities described 
in subsections (b) and (c) of section 129 of the 
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Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 
U.S.C. 3164), including for the purposes of— 
(i) supporting in-school and out-of- 
school youth to connect to education and 
career pathways; 
(ii) establishing or expanding partner-
ships with community-based organizations 
to develop or expand work experience op-
portunities and the development of skills 
and competencies to secure and maintain 
employment, including supports for activi-
ties like peer-mentoring; 
(iii) subsidized employment, intern-
ships, work-based learning, and youth ap-
prenticeships; 
(iv) work-readiness training activities 
and educational programs aligned to career 
pathways that support credential attain-
ment and the development of employability 
skills; 
(v) engaging or establishing industry 
or sector partnerships to determine job 
needs and available opportunities for youth 
employment; 
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(vi) conducting outreach to youth and 
employers; 
(vii) coaching, navigation, and men-
toring services for participating youth, in-
cluding career exploration, career coun-
seling, career planning, and college plan-
ning services; 
(viii) coaching, navigation, and men-
toring services for employers on how to 
successfully employ participating youth in 
meaningful work; 
(ix) providing services to youth to en-
able participation in the program, includ-
ing supportive services, technological de-
vices and access to other supports needed 
to access online services, and follow-up 
services for not less than 12 months after 
the completion of participation, as appro-
priate; and 
(x) coordinating activities under this 
section with State and local educational 
agencies around academic calendars in re-
sponse to the COVID–19 national emer-
gency. 
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(c) GENERAL PROVISIONS.—A State or local area 
using funds under this section for youth placement in 
summer or year-round employment shall require that not 
less than 25 percent of the wages of each eligible youth 
participating in such employment be paid by the employer, 
except that such requirement may waived for an employer 
facing financial hardship due to the COVID–19 national 
emergency. 
(d) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$2,500,000,000 through fiscal year 2022. 
SEC. 115. ADULT EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ACTIVITIES 
RESPONDING TO THE COVID–19 NATIONAL 
EMERGENCY. 
(a) DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS.— 
(1) STATES.—From the amounts appropriated 
under subsection (d), the Secretary shall make allot-
ments to States in accordance with section 132(b)(1) 
of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act 
(29 U.S.C. 3172(b)(1)). 
(2) LOCAL
AREAS.—Not later than 30 days 
after a State receives an allotment under paragraph 
(1), the State shall— 
(A) use such funds to make the reserva-
tions required under section 133(a) of the 
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Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 
U.S.C. 3173(a)); and 
(B) allocate such funds to local areas in 
accordance with paragraph (2)(A) or (3) of sec-
tion 133(b) of the Workforce Innovation and 
Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3173(b)). 
(b) USES OF FUNDS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Each State and local area 
shall use the funds received under this section to en-
gage in the adult employment and training activities 
described in section 134 of the Workforce Innovation 
and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3174) to provide 
necessary supports and services to eligible adults 
who are adversely impacted by the COVID–19 na-
tional emergency, including individuals who are un-
deremployed or most at-risk of unemployment, and 
shall coordinate with employers facing economic 
hardship or employment challenges due to economic 
impacts of the COVID–19 national emergency. 
(2) COVID–19 
ADULT
EMPLOYMENT
AND 
TRAINING ACTIVITIES.— 
(A) SERVICES TO EMPLOYERS IMPACTED 
BY THE COVID–19 NATIONAL EMERGENCY.—Of 
the funds provided to a local area under sub-
section (a)(2), not less than one-third shall be 
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used for providing services to employers im-
pacted by the COVID–19 national emergency, 
including incumbent worker training, on-the-job 
training, and customized training activities, and 
activities supporting employee retention for 
such employers. 
(B) UNDEREMPLOYMENT
AND
EMPLOY-
MENT SUPPORTS.—Of the funds provided to a 
local area and not used for activities under sub-
paragraph (A), such funds shall be used to pro-
vide the services and supports described in sec-
tion 134 of the Workforce Innovation and Op-
portunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3174) for workers fac-
ing underemployment, individuals seeking work, 
or dislocated workers, prioritizing individuals 
with barriers to employment or eligible adults 
who are adversely impacted by economic 
changes within their communities due to the 
COVID–19 national emergency, including— 
(i) work-based learning opportunities 
including paid internships, paid work expe-
rience opportunities, transitional jobs, or 
apprenticeships registered under the Act of 
August 16, 1937 (commonly known as the 
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‘‘National Apprenticeship Act’’; 50 Stat. 
664, chapter 663; 29 U.S.C. 50 et seq.); 
(ii) career navigation supports to en-
courage and enable workers to find new 
pathways to in-demand careers and the 
necessary training to support those career 
pathways, or workplace learning advisors 
to support incumbent workers; 
(iii) training for in-demand industry 
sectors and occupations, including for dig-
ital literacy needed for such industry sec-
tors and occupations; 
(iv) virtual services and virtual em-
ployment and training activities, including 
providing appropriate accommodations to 
individuals with disabilities in accordance 
to the Americans with Disabilities Act of 
1990 (42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.); and 
(v) supportive services and individual-
ized career services. 
(c) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$2,500,000,000 through fiscal year 2022. 
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Subtitle 
B—Employment 
Service 
COVID–19 National Emergency 
Response Fund 
SEC. 121. EMPLOYMENT SERVICE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—From the funds appropriated 
under subsection (c), the Secretary shall— 
(1) reserve not less than $100,000,000 for 
workforce information systems improvements, in-
cluding for electronic tools and system building, and 
for the activities described in subsection (b)(1); and 
(2) use the funds remaining to make allotments 
to States in accordance with section 6 of the Wag-
ner-Peyser Act (29 U.S.C. 49e), which for purposes 
of this section shall include the Commonwealth of 
the Northern Mariana Islands and American Samoa, 
for the activities— 
(A) described in subsection (b)(2) of this 
section; and 
(B) described in section 15 of the Wagner- 
Peyser Act (29 U.S.C. 49l–2). 
(b) USES OF FUNDS.— 
(1) SECRETARY
USES
OF
FUNDS.—The Sec-
retary shall use the funds reserved under subsection 
(a)(1) for— 
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(A) workforce information grants to States 
for the development of labor market insights 
and evidence on the State and local impacts of 
COVID–19 and on promising reemployment 
strategies, and to improve access to tools and 
equipment for virtual products and service de-
livery; 
(B) the Workforce Information Technology 
Support Center, to facilitate voluntary State 
participation in multi-State data collaboratives 
that develop real-time State and local labor 
market insights on the impacts of COVID–19 
and evidence to promote more rapid reemploy-
ment and economic mobility, using cross-State 
and cross-agency administrative data; and 
(C) improvements in short- and long-term 
State and local occupational and employment 
projections to facilitate reemployment, economic 
mobility, and economic development strategies. 
(2) STATE USES OF FUNDS.—A State shall use 
an allotment received under subsection (a)(2) to— 
(A) provide additional resources for sup-
porting employment service personnel employed 
on a merit system in providing reemployment 
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services for unemployed and underemployed 
workers; 
(B) provide assistance for individuals im-
pacted by the COVID–19 national emergency, 
including such individuals receiving unemploy-
ment insurance or seeking employment as a re-
sult of the emergency, which shall include pro-
viding for services such as reemployment serv-
ices, job search assistance, job matching serv-
ices based on the experience of individuals, and 
individualized career services; and 
(C) provide services for employers im-
pacted by the COVID–19 national emergency, 
which shall include services for employers deal-
ing with labor force changes as a result of such 
emergency. 
(c) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$1,000,000,000 through fiscal year 2022. 
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Subtitle C—Job Corps Response to 
the COVID–19 National Emergency 
SEC. 131. JOB CORPS RESPONSE TO THE COVID–19 NA-
TIONAL EMERGENCY. 
(a) FUNDING FOR JOB CORPS DURING THE COVID– 
19 NATIONAL EMERGENCY.—From the funds appro-
priated under subsection (c), the Secretary— 
(1) shall provide funds to each entity with 
which the Secretary has entered into an agreement 
under section 147(a)(1) of the Workforce Innovation 
and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3197(a)(1)) to— 
(A) during the COVID–19 national emer-
gency— 
(i) carry out the activities described in 
section 148(a) of the Workforce Innovation 
and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3198(a)); 
and 
(ii) provide the child care described in 
section 148(e) of such Act (29 U.S.C. 
3198(e)); 
(B) retain existing capacity of each Job 
Corps Center, including existing residential ca-
pacity during and after the COVID–19 national 
emergency, and increase staffing and student 
capacity and resources related to section 145 of 
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the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act 
(29 U.S.C. 3195) to provide for full on-board 
strength after such emergency; and 
(C) during the 12-month period after the 
COVID–19 national emergency, carry out the 
graduate services described in section 148(d) of 
such Act (29 U.S.C. 3198(d)) for any indi-
vidual who has graduated from Job Corps dur-
ing the 3-month period after such emergency; 
and 
(2) may— 
(A) provide up to 15 percent of such funds 
to meet the operational needs of Job Corps cen-
ters (which may include the cleaning, sanita-
tion, and necessary improvements of centers re-
lated to COVID–19); 
(B) support— 
(i) the activities described in section 
132 of the Workforce Innovation and Op-
portunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3172); 
(ii) the relationship to opportunities, 
and links to employment opportunities de-
scribed in paragraphs (2) and (3) of sec-
tion 148(a) of the Workforce Innovation 
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and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3198(a)); 
and 
(iii) the academic, career, and tech-
nical education and training in section 148 
of such Act (29 U.S.C. 3198) through vir-
tual or remote means during the period of 
spring break described in the Job Corps 
Program Instruction Notice No. 19–14 
(issued on March 16, 2020), and the ex-
tended period described in the Job Corps 
Program Instruction Notice No. 19–174 
(issued on April 24, 2020), and for any pe-
riod while Job Corps participants are away 
from their centers during the COVID–19 
national emergency, including by providing 
technology resources necessary to partici-
pants during such periods; 
(C) provide for costs related to infrastruc-
ture projects, including technology moderniza-
tion needed to provide for virtual and remote 
learning; and 
(D) provide for payment of Job Corps sti-
pends, including emergency Job Corps stipends, 
and facilitate such payments through means 
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such as debit cards with no usage fees, and cor-
responding financial literacy. 
(b) FLEXIBILITY.—In order to provide for the suc-
cessful continuity of services and enrollment periods dur-
ing the COVID–19 national emergency, additional flexi-
bility shall be provided for Job Corps participants and 
practitioners, including the following: 
(1) ELIGIBILITY.—Notwithstanding the age re-
quirements for enrollment under section 144(a)(1) 
of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act 
(29 U.S.C. 3194(a)(1)), an individual seeking to en-
roll in Job Corps and who turns 25 during the 
COVID–19 national emergency may be eligible for 
such enrollment. 
(2) ENROLLMENT
LENGTH.—Notwithstanding 
section 146(b) of the Workforce Innovation and Op-
portunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3196(b)), the period of en-
rollment may extend beyond 2 years for an indi-
vidual enrolled in Job Corps during the COVID–19 
national emergency, as long as such extension does 
not exceed a 2-year, continuous period of enrollment 
after the COVID–19 national emergency. 
(3) ADVANCED CAREER TRAINING PROGRAMS.— 
Notwithstanding paragraph (2), with respect to ad-
vanced career training programs under section 
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148(c) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity 
Act (29 U.S.C. 3198(c)) in which the enrollees may 
continue to participate for a period not to exceed 1 
year in addition to the period of participation to 
which the enrollees would otherwise be limited, the 
COVID–19 national emergency shall not be consid-
ered as any portion of such additional 1-year partici-
pation period. 
(4) COUNSELING AND JOB PLACEMENT.—The 
counseling and job placement services described in 
section 149 of the Workforce Innovation and Oppor-
tunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3199) shall be available to 
former enrollees— 
(A) whose enrollment was interrupted due 
to the COVID–19 national emergency; 
(B) who graduated from Job Corps on or 
after January 1, 2020; or 
(C) who graduated from Job Corps not 
later than 3 months after the COVID–19 na-
tional emergency. 
(5) SUPPORT.—The Secretary shall provide ad-
ditional support for the transition periods described 
in section 150 of the Workforce Innovation and Op-
portunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3200), including the fol-
lowing: 
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(A) TRANSITION ALLOWANCES.—The Sec-
retary shall provide for the provision of addi-
tional transition allowances as described in sub-
section (b) of such section 150 (29 U.S.C. 
3200) for Job Corps students who graduate 
during the periods described in subparagraph 
(B) or (C) of paragraph (4) of this paragraph. 
(B) TRANSITION SUPPORT.—The Secretary 
shall consider the period during the COVID–19 
national emergency and the three-month period 
following the conclusion of the COVID–19 na-
tional emergency as the period in which the 
provision of employment services as described in 
subsection (c) of such section 150 (29 U.S.C. 
3200) shall be provided to former enrollees. 
(c) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this subtitle 
$500,000,000 through fiscal year 2022. 
Subtitle D—National Programs 
SEC. 141. NATIVE AMERICAN PROGRAMS RESPONDING TO 
THE COVID–19 NATIONAL EMERGENCY. 
(a) COMPETITIVE GRANT AWARDS.—As a result of 
challenges faced by the COVID–19 national emergency, 
the Secretary may extend, by 1 fiscal year, the 4-year pe-
riod for grants, contracts, and cooperative agreements 
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that will be awarded in fiscal year 2021 under subsection 
(c) of section 166 of the Workforce Innovation and Oppor-
tunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3221) for funds under such grants, 
contracts, and cooperative agreements to be used to carry 
out the activities described in subsection (d) of such sec-
tion through fiscal year 2025. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
and activities as described in section 166 of the Workforce 
Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3221) 
$150,000,000 through fiscal year 2022. 
SEC. 142. MIGRANT AND SEASONAL FARMWORKER PRO-
GRAM RESPONSE. 
(a) COMPETITIVE GRANT AWARDS.—As a result of 
challenges faced by the COVID–19 national emergency, 
the Secretary may extend, by 1 fiscal year, the 4-year pe-
riod for grants and contracts that will be awarded in fiscal 
year 2021 under subsection (a) of section 167 of the 
Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 
3222) for funds under such grants and contracts to be 
used to carry out the activities described in subsection (d) 
of such section through fiscal year 2025. 
(b) ELIGIBLE
MIGRANT
AND
SEASONAL
FARM-
WORKER.—Notwithstanding the definition of ‘‘eligible sea-
sonal farmworker’’ in section 167(i)(3) of the Workforce 
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Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3222(i)(3)), 
an individual seeking to enroll in a program funded under 
section 167 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity 
Act (29 U.S.C. 3222) during the COVID–19 national 
emergency may be considered eligible for such enrollment 
if such individual is a member of a family with a total 
family income equal to or less than 150 percent of the 
Federal poverty line. 
(c) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
and activities as described in section 167 of the Workforce 
Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3222) 
$150,000,000 through fiscal year 2022. 
SEC. 143. YOUTHBUILD ACTIVITIES RESPONDING TO THE 
COVID–19 NATIONAL EMERGENCY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In order to provide for the suc-
cessful continuity of services and enrollment periods dur-
ing the COVID–19 national emergency, the Secretary 
shall— 
(1) make available 20 percent of the funds ap-
propriated under subsection (c) to entities carrying 
out YouthBuild programs operating during the 
COVID–19 national emergency— 
(A) which may be used for carrying out 
the activities under section 171(c)(2) of the 
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Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 
U.S.C. 3226(c)(2)); and 
(B) notwithstanding section 171(c)(2)(D) 
of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity 
Act (29 U.S.C. 3226(c)(2)(D)), of which up to 
20 percent may be used for the administrative 
costs of carrying out activities under section 
171(c)(2) of such Act (29 U.S.C. 3226(c)(2)), 
so long as any amount used under this section 
for administrative costs that exceeds the 
amount authorized for administrative costs 
under section 171(c)(2)(D) of such Act (29 
U.S.C. 3226(c)(2)(D)) is used for administrate 
costs related to responding to the COVID–19 
national emergency; 
(2) after using funds in accordance with para-
graph (1), use any remaining funds to— 
(A) reserve funds in accordance with sec-
tion 171(g)(2)(B) of the Workforce Innovation 
and 
Opportunity 
Act 
(29 
U.S.C. 
3226(g)(2)(B)); and 
(B) award grants in accordance with sec-
tion 171(c) of the Workforce Innovation and 
Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3226(c)), which 
may be awarded as supplemental awards to eli-
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gible entities receiving grants under such sec-
tion 171(c) for program year 2019 or 2020; 
and 
(3) provide for the flexibility described in sub-
section (b) for YouthBuild participants and practi-
tioners. 
(b) FLEXIBILITY.—During the COVID–19 national 
emergency, the Secretary shall provide for flexibility for 
YouthBuild participants and practitioners, including the 
following: 
(1) ELIGIBILITY.—Notwithstanding the age re-
quirements 
for 
enrollment 
under 
section 
171(e)(1)(A)(i) of the Workforce Innovation and Op-
portunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3226(e)(1)(A)(i)), an indi-
vidual seeking to participate in a YouthBuild pro-
gram and who turns 25 during the COVID–19 na-
tional emergency may be eligible for such participa-
tion. 
(2) PARTICIPATION LENGTH.—Notwithstanding 
section 171(e)(2) of the Workforce Innovation and 
Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3226(e)(2)), the period 
of participation in a YouthBuild program may ex-
tend beyond 24 months for an individual partici-
pating in such program during the COVID–19 na-
tional emergency, as long as such extension does not 
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exceed a 24-month, continuous period of enrollment 
after the COVID–19 national emergency. 
(c) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$250,000,000 through fiscal year 2022. 
SEC. 144. REENTRY EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES RE-
SPONDING 
TO 
THE 
COVID–19 
NATIONAL 
EMERGENCY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall— 
(1) not later than 30 days after the date of en-
actment of this Act, announce an opportunity for 
grants or contacts in accordance with section 169(b) 
of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act 
(29 U.S.C. 3224(b)) for the activities described in 
subsection (b) of this section; and 
(2) from the funds appropriated under sub-
section (c), not later than 45 days after the date on 
which an entity submits an application that meets 
the requirements of the Secretary under this section, 
award funds under this section to such entity. 
(b) USE OF FUNDS.—Funds under this section shall 
be used to support reentry employment opportunities for 
justice-involved youth and young adults, formerly incarcer-
ated adults, and former offenders during and following the 
COVID–19 national emergency, with priority given to pro-
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viding for subsidized employment, transitional jobs, and 
creating stronger alignment with the workforce system 
and participant supports under subtitle B of title I of the 
Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 
3151 et seq.). 
(c) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$350,000,000 through fiscal year 2022. 
SEC. 145. REGISTERED APPRENTICESHIP OPPORTUNITIES 
RESPONDING TO THE COVID–19 NATIONAL 
EMERGENCY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—From the funds appropriated 
under subsection (d), the Secretary shall award grants, 
contracts, or cooperative agreements to eligible entities on 
a competitive basis to create or expand apprenticeship pro-
grams registered under the Act of August 16, 1937 (com-
monly known as the ‘‘National Apprenticeship Act’’; 50 
Stat. 664, chapter 663; 29 U.S.C. 50 et seq.), which shall 
include pre-apprenticeship and youth apprenticeship pro-
grams. 
(b) USE OF FUNDS.—In making awards under sub-
section (a), the Secretary shall ensure that— 
(1) not less than 50 percent of the funds appro-
priated under subsection (d) shall be awarded to 
States in accordance with the award information de-
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scribed in the Department of Labor Employment 
and Training Administration Training and Employ-
ment Guidance Letter No. 17–18 issued on May 3, 
2019; 
(2) the remaining funds appropriated under 
subsection (d) after funds are awarded under para-
graph (1) shall be used for supporting national in-
dustry and equity intermediaries and local inter-
mediaries; and 
(3) funds awarded under this section shall be 
used for creating or expanding registered apprentice-
ship opportunities, including pre-apprenticeships and 
youth apprenticeships, and activities including— 
(A) supportive services; 
(B) recruitment and retention strategies 
for program participants with a priority for 
programs serving a high number or high per-
centage of individuals with barriers to employ-
ment and nontraditional apprenticeship popu-
lations; 
(C) expansion of registered apprenticeship 
program opportunities in high-skill, high-wage, 
or in-demand industry sectors and occupations; 
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(D) costs associated with related instruc-
tion or wages while participating in related in-
struction; 
(E) improving educational alignment; and 
(F) encouraging employer participation. 
(c) SECRETARIAL
RESPONSIBILITIES.—Not later 
than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary shall identify and disseminate strategies and 
tools to support virtual and online learning and training 
in registered apprenticeship programs. 
(d) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$500,000,000 through fiscal year 2022. 
Subtitle E—Adult Education and 
Literacy 
COVID–19 
National 
Emergency Response 
SEC. 151. ADULT EDUCATION AND LITERACY RESPONSE AC-
TIVITIES. 
(a) ONLINE SERVICE DELIVERY OF ADULT EDU-
CATION
AND
LITERACY
ACTIVITIES.—During 
the 
COVID–19 national emergency, an eligible agency may 
use funds available to such agency under paragraphs (2) 
and (3) of section 222(a) of the Workforce Innovation and 
Opportunity Act (20 U.S.C. 3302(a)) for the administra-
tive expenses of the eligible agency related to transitions 
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to online service delivery of adult education and literacy 
activities. 
(b) SECRETARIAL
RESPONSIBILITIES.—Not later 
than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary shall, in carrying out section 242(c)(2)(G) of the 
Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 
3332(c)(2)(G)), identify and disseminate to States strate-
gies and virtual proctoring tools to— 
(1) assess the progress of learners in adult edu-
cation programs based upon valid research, as ap-
propriate; and 
(2) measure the progress of such programs in 
meeting the State-adjusted levels of performance de-
scribed in section 116(b)(3) of the Workforce Inno-
vation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3141(b)(3)). 
SEC. 152. DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS. 
(a) RESERVATION OF FUNDS; GRANTS TO ELIGIBLE 
AGENCIES.—From the amounts appropriated under sub-
section (c), the Secretary shall— 
(1) make reservations in accordance with sec-
tion 211(a) of the Workforce Innovation and Oppor-
tunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3291(a)); and 
(2) award grants to eligible agencies in accord-
ance with section 211(b) of the Workforce Innova-
tion and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3291(b)), of 
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which not less than 10 percent of funds awarded 
shall be used to provide adult education and literacy 
activities in correctional facilities. 
(b) USES OF FUNDS.—Each State and local area 
shall use the funds received under this section to expand 
the capacity of adult education providers to prioritize serv-
ing adults with low-literacy or numeracy levels negatively 
impacted by the economic consequences of the COVID– 
19 national emergency, which may include— 
(1) expanding the infrastructure needed for the 
provision of services and educational resources on-
line or through digital means, including the provi-
sion of technology or internet access to students and 
instructional staff to enable virtual or distance learn-
ing; 
(2) creating or expanding digital literacy cur-
riculum and resources, including professional devel-
opment activities to aid instructional and program 
staff in providing online or digital training to stu-
dents; and 
(3) equipping adult education providers to part-
ner more closely with workforce development part-
ners on implementation strategies such as integrated 
education and training to prepare adult learners for 
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high-skill, high-wage, or in-demand industry sectors 
and occupations on an accelerated timeline. 
(c) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$1,000,000,000 through fiscal year 2022. 
Subtitle F—Community College 
and Industry Partnership Grants 
SEC. 161. COMMUNITY COLLEGE AND INDUSTRY PARTNER-
SHIP GRANTS. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘‘eligible enti-
ty’’ means an eligible institution or a consortia of 
such eligible institutions. 
(2) ELIGIBLE INSTITUTION.—The term ‘‘eligi-
ble institution’’ means a public institution of higher 
education (as defined in section 101(a) of the High-
er Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001(a)) at 
which the highest degree that is predominantly 
awarded to students is an associate degree, including 
a 2-year Tribal College or University (as defined in 
section 316 of the Higher Education Act (20 U.S.C. 
1059c)). 
(3) PERKINS
CTE
DEFINITIONS.—The terms 
‘‘career and technical education’’, ‘‘dual or concur-
rent enrollment’’, and ‘‘work-based learning’’ have 
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the meanings given the terms in section 3 of the 
Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education 
Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2302). 
(b) AUTHORITY TO MAKE GRANTS, CONTRACTS, AND 
COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—From the funds appro-
priated under subsection (h) and not reserved under 
subsection (f), the Secretary, in collaboration with 
the Secretary of Education (acting through the Of-
fice of Career, Technical, and Adult Education), 
shall award, on a competitive basis, grants, con-
tracts, or cooperative agreements in accordance with 
section 169(b)(5) of the Workforce Innovation and 
Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3224(b)(5)) to eligible 
entities to assist such eligible entities in— 
(A) establishing and scaling career training 
programs, including career and technical edu-
cation programs; 
(B) establishing industry and sector part-
nerships to inform such programs; and 
(C) providing necessary student supports. 
(2) AWARD
AMOUNTS.—The total amount of 
funds awarded under this section to an eligible enti-
ty shall not exceed— 
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(A) in the case of an eligible entity that is 
a single eligible institution, $2,500,000; and 
(B) in the case of an eligible entity that is 
a consortia of eligible institutions, $15,000,000. 
(3) AWARD PERIOD.—A grant, contract, or co-
operative agreement awarded under this section shall 
be for a period of not more than 4 years, except that 
the Secretary may extend such a grant, contract, or 
cooperative agreement for an additional 2-year pe-
riod, based on the outcomes reported under sub-
section (g)(1) of the programs supported under such 
grant, contract, or cooperative agreement. 
(4) EQUITABLE
DISTRIBUTION.—In awarding 
funds under this section, the Secretary shall ensure, 
to the extent practicable, the equitable distribution 
of funds, based on— 
(A) geography (such as urban and rural 
distribution); and 
(B) States and local areas significantly im-
pacted by the COVID–19 national emergency. 
(c) PRIORITY.—In awarding funds under this section, 
the Secretary shall give priority to eligible entities that 
will use such funds to serve individuals impacted by the 
COVID–19 national emergency, as demonstrated by pro-
viding an assurance in the application submitted under 
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subsection (d) that the eligible entity will use such funds 
to— 
(1) serve such individuals with barriers to em-
ployment, veterans, spouses of members of the 
Armed Forces, Native American Indians, Alaska Na-
tives, Native Hawaiians, individuals with disabilities, 
or incumbent workers who are low-skilled and who 
need to increase their employability skills; 
(2) serve such individuals from each major ra-
cial and ethnic group and gender with lower than av-
erage educational attainment in the State or employ-
ment in the in-demand industry sector or occupation 
that such award will support; or 
(3) serve areas with high unemployment rates 
or high levels of poverty, including rural areas. 
(d) APPLICATION.—An eligible entity seeking an 
award of funds under this section shall submit to the Sec-
retary an application containing a grant proposal at such 
time and in such manner, and containing such informa-
tion, as required by the Secretary, including a detailed de-
scription of the following: 
(1) Each entity (and the roles and responsibil-
ities of each entity) with which the eligible entity will 
partner to carry out activities under this section, in-
cluding each of the following: 
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(A) An industry or sector partnership rep-
resenting a high-skill, high-wage, or in-demand 
industry sector or occupation. 
(B) A State higher education agency or a 
State workforce agency. 
(C) To the extent practicable— 
(i) State or local workforce develop-
ment systems; 
(ii) economic development and other 
relevant State or local agencies; 
(iii) one or more community-based or-
ganizations; 
(iv) one or more institutions of higher 
education that primarily award 4-year de-
grees with which the eligible institution has 
developed or will develop articulation 
agreements for programs created or ex-
panded using funds under this section; 
(v) one or more providers of adult 
education; and 
(vi) one or more labor organizations 
or joint labor-management partnerships. 
(2) The programs that will be supported with 
such award, including a description of— 
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(A) each program that will be developed or 
expanded, and how the program will be respon-
sive to the high-skill, high-wage, or in-demand 
industry sectors or occupations in the geo-
graphic region served by the eligible entity 
under this section, including— 
(i) how the eligible entity will collabo-
rate with employers to ensure each such 
program will provide the skills and com-
petencies necessary to meet future employ-
ment demand; and 
(ii) the quantitative data and evidence 
that demonstrates the extent to which each 
such program will meet the needs of em-
ployers and workers in the geographic area 
served by the eligible entity under this sec-
tion; 
(B) the recognized postsecondary creden-
tials to be awarded under each program de-
scribed in subparagraph (A); 
(C) how each such program will facilitate 
cooperation between representatives of workers 
and employers in the local areas to ensure a 
fair and engaging workplace that balances the 
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priorities and well-being of workers with the 
needs of businesses; 
(D) the extent to which each such program 
aligns with a statewide or regional workforce 
development strategy, including such strategies 
established under section 102(b)(1) of the 
Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 
U.S.C. 3112(b)(1)); and 
(E) how the eligible entity will ensure the 
quality of each such program, the career path-
ways within each such program, the stackability 
and portability of credentials earned as part of 
each such program, and the jobs in the industry 
sectors or occupations to which each such pro-
gram is aligned. 
(3) The extent to which the eligible entity can 
leverage additional resources, and a demonstration 
of the future sustainability of each such program. 
(4) How each such program and activities car-
ried out under the grant will include evidence-based 
practices, including a description of such practices. 
(5) The student populations that will be served 
by the eligible entity, including— 
(A) an analysis of any barriers to employ-
ment or barriers to postsecondary education 
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that such populations face, and an analysis of 
how the services to be provided by the eligible 
entity under this section will address such bar-
riers; and 
(B) how the eligible entity will support 
such populations to establish a work history, 
demonstrate success in the workplace, and de-
velop the skills and competencies that lead to 
entry into and retention in unsubsidized em-
ployment. 
(6) Assurances the eligible entity will partici-
pate in and comply with third-party evaluations de-
scribed in subsection (f)(2). 
(e) USE OF FUNDS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—An eligible entity shall use a 
grant awarded under this section to establish and 
scale career training programs, including career and 
technical education programs, and career pathways 
and supports for students participating in such pro-
grams. 
(2) STUDENT SUPPORT AND EMERGENCY SERV-
ICES.—Not less than 15 percent of the grant award-
ed to an eligible entity under this section shall be 
used to carry out student support services, which 
may include the following: 
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(A) 
Supportive 
services, 
including 
childcare, transportation, mental health serv-
ices, or substance use disorder prevention and 
treatment, assistance in obtaining health insur-
ance coverage, housing, and other benefits, as 
appropriate. 
(B) Connecting students to State or Fed-
eral means-tested benefits programs, including 
the means-tested Federal benefits programs de-
scribed in subparagraphs (A) through (F) of 
section 479(d)(2) of the Higher Education Act 
of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087ss(d)(2)). 
(C) The provision of direct financial assist-
ance to help students facing financial hardships 
that may impact enrollment in or completion of 
a program assisted with such funds. 
(D) Navigation, coaching, mentorship, and 
case management services, including providing 
information and outreach to populations de-
scribed in subsection (c) to take part in a pro-
gram supported with such funds. 
(E) Providing access to necessary supplies, 
materials, technological devices, or required 
equipment, and other supports necessary to 
participate in such programs. 
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(3) ADDITIONAL REQUIRED PROGRAM ACTIVI-
TIES.—The funds awarded to an eligible entity 
under this section that remain after carrying out 
paragraph (1) shall be used to— 
(A) create, develop, or expand articulation 
agreements (as defined in section 486A(a) of 
the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
1093a(a)), credit transfer agreements, policies 
to award credit for prior learning, corequisite 
remediation, dual or concurrent enrollment pro-
grams, career pathways, and competency-based 
education; 
(B) establish or expand industry or sector 
partnerships to develop or expand quality aca-
demic programs and curricula; 
(C) establish or expand work-based learn-
ing opportunities, including apprenticeship pro-
grams registered under the Act of August 16, 
1937 (commonly known as the ‘‘National Ap-
prenticeship Act’’; 50 Stat. 664, chapter 663; 
29 U.S.C. 50 et seq.) or paid internships; 
(D) establish or implement plans for the 
eligible entity to be included on the list of eligi-
ble providers of training services described in 
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section 122(d) of the Workforce Innovation and 
Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3152(d)); 
(E) award academic credit or provide for 
academic alignment towards credit pathways for 
programs assisted with such funds, including 
industry recognized credentials, competency- 
based education, or work-based learning; 
(F) make available open, searchable, and 
comparable information on the recognized post-
secondary credentials awarded under such pro-
grams, including the related skills or com-
petencies and related employment and earnings 
outcomes; or 
(G) acquire equipment necessary to sup-
port activities permitted under this section. 
(f) SECRETARIAL RESERVATIONS.—Not more than 5 
percent of the funds appropriated for a fiscal year may 
be used by the Secretary for— 
(1) the administration of the program under 
this section, including providing technical assistance 
to eligible entities; 
(2) targeted outreach to eligible institutions 
serving a high number or high percentage of low-in-
come populations and rural serving eligible institu-
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tions, to provide guidance and assistance in the 
grant application process under this section; and 
(3) a rigorous, third-party evaluation that uses 
experimental or quasi-experimental design or other 
research methodologies that allow for the strongest 
possible causal inferences to determine whether each 
eligible entity carrying out a program supported 
under this section has met the goals of such pro-
gram as described in the application submitted by 
such eligible entity, including through a national as-
sessment of all such programs at the conclusion of 
each award period described in subsection (b)(3). 
(g) REPORTS AND DISSEMINATION.— 
(1) REPORTS.— 
(A) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—Each eligible enti-
ty receiving a grant, contract, or cooperative 
agreement under this section shall submit to 
the Secretary, for each year of the award period 
of such grant, contract, or cooperative agree-
ment, and for the entire award period, 1 year 
after the conclusion of such award period, a re-
port that includes— 
(i) a description of the programs sup-
ported with such funds, including activities 
carried out directly by the eligible entity 
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and activities carried out by each partner 
of the eligible entity described in sub-
section (d)(1); 
(ii) data on each population served 
with the funds and labor market outcomes 
of each such population; 
(iii) resources leveraged by the eligible 
entity to support activities under this sec-
tion; and 
(iv) the performance of each such pro-
gram with respect to the indicators of per-
formance under section 116(b)(2)(A)(i) of 
the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity 
Act (29 U.S.C. 3141(b)(2)(A)(i)). 
(B) SECRETARY.—Upon receipt of a report 
under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall 
submit such report to the Committee on Edu-
cation and Labor of the House of Representa-
tives and the Committee on Health, Education, 
Labor, and Pensions of the Senate. 
(2) DISSEMINATION.—Each eligible entity re-
ceiving funds under this section shall— 
(A) participate in activities to disseminate 
related research and best practices; and 
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