(1) support an eligible entity in establishing and 
supporting the activities described in subsection 
(c)(1); and 
(2) develop community partnerships to expand 
and improve cooperative efforts to— 
(A) prevent and reduce wage and hour vio-
lations; 
(B) assist employees in recovering back pay 
for any such violations; and 
(C) assist employers in complying with 
wage and hour laws. 
(c) USE OF FUNDS.—The grants described in this sec-
tion shall assist eligible entities in establishing and sup-
porting activities that include— 
(1) disseminating information and conducting 
outreach and training to educate employees about 
their rights under wage and hour laws; 
(2) conducting educational and compliance 
training for employers about their obligations under 
wage and hour laws; 
(3) providing assistance to employees in filing 
claims of wage and hour violations; and 
(4) any other activities as the Secretary may 
reasonably prescribe through notice and comment 
rulemaking. 
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(d) TERM OF GRANTS.—Each grant made under this 
section shall be available for expenditure for a period that 
is not to exceed 3 years. 
(e) APPLICATIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—An eligible entity seeking a 
grant under this section shall submit an application 
for such grant to the Secretary in accordance with 
this subsection. 
(2) PARTNERSHIPS.—In the case of an eligible 
entity that is a partnership described in section 
301(4)(E), the eligible entity may submit a joint ap-
plication that designates a single entity as the lead 
entity for purposes of receiving and disbursing funds. 
(3) CONTENTS.—An application under this sub-
section shall include— 
(A) a description of a plan for the program 
that the eligible entity proposes to carry out with 
a grant under this section, including a long-term 
strategy and detailed implementation plan that 
reflects expected participation of, and partner-
ship with, community partners; 
(B) information on the prevalence of wage 
and hour violations in each community or State 
the eligible entity proposes to serve; 
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(C) information on any industry or geo-
graphic area targeted by the plan for such pro-
gram; 
(D) information on the type of outreach and 
relationship building that will be conducted 
under such program; 
(E) information on the training and edu-
cation that will be provided to employees and 
employers under such program; and 
(F) any additional information the Sec-
retary deems relevant. 
(f) SELECTION.— 
(1) COMPETITIVE
BASIS.—In accordance with 
this subsection, the Secretary shall, on a competitive 
basis, select grant recipients from among eligible enti-
ties that have submitted an application under sub-
section (e). 
(2) PRIORITY.—In selecting grant recipients 
under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall give priority 
to eligible entities that— 
(A) serve employees or employers in any in-
dustry or geographic area that is most highly at 
risk for noncompliance with wage and hour vio-
lations, as identified by the Secretary; and 
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(B) demonstrate past and ongoing work to 
prevent wage and hour violations or to recover 
unpaid wages. 
(g) MEMORANDA OF UNDERSTANDING.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 60 days after 
receiving notification of selection for a grant under 
this section, the grant recipient shall negotiate and fi-
nalize with the Secretary a memorandum of under-
standing that sets forth specific goals, objectives, strat-
egies, and activities that will be carried out under the 
grant by such recipient through a community part-
nership. 
(2) SIGNATURES.—A representative of the grant 
recipient (or, in the case of a grant recipient that is 
an eligible entity described in section 301(4)(E), a 
representative of each entity that composes the grant 
recipient) and the Secretary shall sign the memo-
randum of understanding under this subsection. 
(3) REVISIONS.—The memorandum of under-
standing under this subsection shall be reviewed and 
revised by the grant recipient and the Secretary each 
year for the duration of the grant. 
(h) PERFORMANCE
EVALUATIONS.—The Secretary 
shall develop guidelines for evaluating the activities of each 
program or project funded under this section. 
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(i) REVOCATION OR SUSPENSION OF FUNDING.—If the 
Secretary determines that a recipient of a grant under this 
section is not in compliance with the terms and require-
ments of the memorandum of understanding under sub-
section (g), the Secretary may revoke or suspend (in whole 
or in part) the funding of the grant. 
SEC. 303. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
There is authorized to be appropriated $50,000,000 for 
fiscal year 2023 and for each subsequent fiscal year through 
fiscal year 2026, to remain available until expended, to 
carry out the grant program under section 302. 
TITLE IV—RELATION TO OTHER 
LAWS, REGULATIONS, AND EF-
FECTIVE DATE 
SEC. 401. RELATION TO OTHER LAWS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 18(a) of the Fair Labor 
Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 218(a)) is amended by 
adding at the end the following: ‘‘The requirements of sec-
tion 5 shall not preempt or supercede any requirement 
under State or local law that an employer disclose the rate, 
frequency, or classification of pay at any time during an 
individual’s employ, or that an employer provide regular 
paystubs or earnings statements to employees, so long as 
such requirement is at least as comprehensive as the re-
quirements described under such section.’’. 
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