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viding a waiver to the State or a local area in 
the State under this paragraph.’’. 
SEC. 137. STATE LEGISLATIVE AUTHORITY. 
Section 191(a) (29 U.S.C. 2941(a)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘consistent with the provisions of 
this title’’ and inserting ‘‘consistent with State law 
and the provisions of this title’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘consistent with the terms and 
conditions required under this title’’ and inserting 
‘‘consistent with State law and the terms and condi-
tions required under this title’’. 
SEC. 138. GENERAL PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS. 
Section 195 (29 U.S.C. 2945) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (7), by inserting at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(D) Funds received by a public or private non-
profit entity that are not described in paragraph (B), 
such as funds privately raised from philanthropic 
foundations, businesses, or other private entities, shall 
not be considered to be income under this title and 
shall not be subject to the requirements of this sec-
tion.’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new para-
graphs: 
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‘‘(14) Funds provided under this title shall not 
be used to establish or operate stand-alone fee-for-serv-
ice enterprises that compete with private sector em-
ployment agencies within the meaning of section 
701(c) of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 
2000e(c)), except that for purposes of this paragraph, 
such an enterprise does not include one-stop centers. 
‘‘(15) Any report required to be submitted to 
Congress, or to a Committee of Congress, under this 
title shall be submitted to both the chairmen and 
ranking minority members of the Committee on Edu-
cation and the Workforce of the House of Representa-
tives and the Committee on Health, Education, 
Labor, and Pensions of the Senate.’’. 
SEC. 139. FEDERAL AGENCY STAFF. 
Subtitle E of title I (29 U.S.C. 2931 et seq.) is amend-
ed by adding at the end the following new sections: 
‘‘SEC. 196. FEDERAL AGENCY STAFF. 
‘‘The Director of the Office of Management and Budget 
shall— 
‘‘(1) not later than 60 days after the date of the 
enactment of the SKILLS Act— 
‘‘(A) identify the number of Federal govern-
ment employees who work on or administer each 
of the programs authorized under this Act or re-
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pealed under section 401 of the SKILLS Act, as 
such programs were in effect on the day before 
such date of enactment; and 
‘‘(B) identify the number of full-time equiv-
alent employees who work on or administer each 
of the programs authorized under this Act or re-
pealed under section 401 of the SKILLS Act, as 
such programs were in effect on the day before 
such date of enactment, and that have been 
eliminated or consolidated on or after such date 
of enactment; 
‘‘(2) not later than 90 after such date of enact-
ment, publish the information described in paragraph 
(1) on the Office of Management and Budget website; 
‘‘(3) not later than 1 year after such date of en-
actment— 
‘‘(A) reduce the workforce of the Federal 
Government by the number of full-time equiva-
lent employees 
identified 
under 
paragraph 
(1)(B); and 
‘‘(B) submit to Congress a report on how 
the Director carried out the requirements of sub-
paragraph (A). 
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‘‘SEC. 197. RESTRICTIONS ON LOBBYING AND POLITICAL 
ACTIVITIES. 
‘‘(a) LOBBYING RESTRICTIONS.— 
‘‘(1) PUBLICITY RESTRICTIONS.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to subpara-
graph (B), no funds provided under this Act 
shall be used or proposed for use, for— 
‘‘(i) publicity or propaganda purposes; 
or 
‘‘(ii) the preparation, distribution, or 
use of any kit, pamphlet, booklet, publica-
tion, electronic communication, radio, tele-
vision, or video presentation designed to 
support or defeat the enactment of legisla-
tion before the Congress or any State or 
local legislature or legislative body. 
‘‘(B) EXCEPTION.—Subparagraph (A) shall 
not apply to— 
‘‘(i) normal and recognized executive- 
legislative relationships; 
‘‘(ii) the preparation, distribution, or 
use of the materials described in subpara-
graph (A)(ii) in presentation to the Con-
gress or any State or local legislature (ex-
cept that this subparagraph does not apply 
with respect to such preparation, distribu-
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tion, or use in presentation to the executive 
branch of any State or local government); 
or 
‘‘(iii) if such materials are designed to 
support or defeat any proposed or pending 
regulation, administrative action, or order 
issued by the executive branch of any State 
or local government. 
‘‘(2) SALARY PAYMENT RESTRICTION.—No funds 
provided under this Act shall be used, or proposed for 
use, to pay the salary or expenses of any grant or 
contract recipient, or agent acting for such recipient, 
related to any activity designed to influence the en-
actment of legislation, appropriations, regulations, 
administrative action, or executive order proposed or 
pending before the Congress or any State government, 
or State legislature or local legislature or legislative 
body, other than for normal and recognized executive- 
legislative relationships or participation by an agen-
cy or officer of a State, local, or tribal government in 
policymaking and administrative processes within the 
executive branch of that government. 
‘‘(b) POLITICAL RESTRICTIONS.— 
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—No funds received by a par-
ticipant of a program or an activity under this Act 
shall be used for— 
‘‘(A) any partisan or nonpartisan political 
activity or any other political activity associated 
with a candidate, or contending faction or 
group, in an election for public or party office; 
or 
‘‘(B) any activity to provide voters with 
transportation to the polls or similar assistance 
in connection with any such election. 
‘‘(2) DEFINITION.—For the purposes of this sub-
section, the term ‘participant’ includes any State, 
local area, or governmental, nonprofit, or for-profit 
entity receiving funds under this Act. 
‘‘(3) RESTRICTION ON VOTER REGISTRATION AC-
TIVITIES.—No funds under this Act shall be used to 
conduct voter registration activities.’’. 
Subtitle F—State Unified Plan 
SEC. 140. STATE UNIFIED PLAN. 
Section 501 (20 U.S.C. 9271) is amended— 
(1) by amending subsection (a) to read as fol-
lows: 
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