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‘‘(D) projects that promote the use of dis-
tance learning, enabling students to take
courses through the use of media technology
such as videos, teleconferencing computers, and
the Internet;
‘‘(E) projects that assist in providing com-
prehensive services to increase the employment
rates of out-of-school youth residing in targeted
high poverty areas within empowerment zones
and enterprise communities;
‘‘(F) the establishment of partnerships
with national organizations with special exper-
tise in developing, organizing, and administer-
ing employment and training services for per-
sons with disabilities at the national, State, and
local levels;
‘‘(G) projects to assist public housing au-
thorities that provide to public housing resi-
dents job training programs that demonstrate
successful job skills upgrading and employment;
and
‘‘(H) projects that assist local workforce
development areas to develop and implement
local self-sufficiency standards to evaluate the
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degree to which program participants are
achieving self-sufficiency.
‘‘(2) GRANTS AND CONTRACTS.—The Secretary
may award grants and enter into contracts with en-
tities to carry out this subsection.
‘‘(3) EVALUATION
AND
EFFECTIVENESS.—
Demonstration programs assisted under this sub-
section shall include a formal, rigorous evaluation
component. Pilot programs assisted under this sub-
section shall include an appropriate evaluation com-
ponent.
‘‘(4) SPECIAL
RULE.—A demonstration pro-
gram under this subsection may not be assisted
under this subsection for a period of more than 7
years. A pilot program under this subsection may
not be assisted under this subsection for a period of
more than 3 years.
‘‘(e) EVALUATION.—
‘‘(1) ACTIVITIES.—
‘‘(A) JOB TRAINING.—The Secretary shall
provide for the continuing evaluation of pro-
grams conducted under this Act.
‘‘(B) OTHER
PROGRAMS.—The Secretary
may conduct evaluations of federally-funded
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employment-related activities under other provi-
sions of law.
‘‘(2) TECHNIQUES.—
‘‘(A) METHODS.—Evaluations conducted
under paragraph (1) shall utilize sound statis-
tical methods and techniques for the behavioral
and social sciences, including the use of control
groups chosen by scientific random assignment
methodologies when feasible.
‘‘(B) 
EFFECTIVENESS.—The 
Secretary
shall evaluate the effectiveness of programs au-
thorized under this Act with respect to—
‘‘(i) the statutory goals; and
‘‘(ii) the cost effectiveness and return-
on-investment of such programs based on
the extent to which the programs—
‘‘(I) enhance the employment and
earnings of participants;
‘‘(II) reduce income support costs
(including the receipt of welfare as-
sistance);
‘‘(III) improve the employment
competencies of participants in com-
parison to comparable persons who
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did not participate in such programs;
and
‘‘(IV) to the extent feasible, in-
crease the level of total employment
over the level that would have existed
in the absence of such programs.
‘‘(f) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, DISSEMINATION, AND
REPLICATION ACTIVITIES.—The Secretary shall provide,
coordinate, and support the development of, appropriate
training, technical assistance, staff development, and other
activities, including assistance in replicating programs of
demonstrated effectiveness, to States and localities.
‘‘SEC. 452. INCENTIVE GRANTS.
‘‘From amounts authorized to be appropriated pursu-
ant to section 3(a)(3) to carry out this part for a fiscal
year, the Secretary is authorized to award incentive grants
to States consistent with the requirements of section
156(a).’’.
SEC. 422. NONTRADITIONAL EMPLOYMENT DEMONSTRA-
TION PROGRAM.
Section 456 of the Job Training Partnership Act (29
U.S.C. 1737) is hereby repealed.
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Subtitle D—Repealers
SEC. 451. REPEALERS.
Parts F, G, H, I, and J of title IV of the Job Train-
ing Partnership Act (29 U.S.C. 1771 et seq.) are hereby
repealed.
TITLE V—AMENDMENTS TO
ADULT EDUCATION PROGRAMS
SEC. 501. REPEAL OF JOBS FOR EMPLOYABLE DEPENDENT
INDIVIDUALS INCENTIVE BONUS PROGRAM.
Title V of the Job Training Partnership Act (29
U.S.C. 1791 et seq.) is repealed.
SEC. 502. AMENDMENT TO ADULT EDUCATION ACT.
The Adult Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1201 et seq.)
is amended to read as follows:
‘‘TITLE III—ADULT EDUCATION
AND FAMILY LITERACY PRO-
GRAMS
‘‘SEC. 301. SHORT TITLE.
‘‘This title may be cited as the ‘Adult Education and
Family Literacy Act’.
‘‘SEC. 302. STATEMENT OF PURPOSE.
‘‘It is the purpose of this title to assist States and
outlying areas to provide—
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‘‘(1) to adults, on a voluntary basis, the basic
educational skills necessary for employment and self-
sufficiency; and
‘‘(2) to adults who are parents, on a voluntary
basis, the educational skills necessary to be full part-
ners in the educational development of their chil-
dren.
‘‘SEC. 303. DEFINITION.
‘‘For purposes of this title:
‘‘(1) ADULT EDUCATION.—The term ‘adult edu-
cation’ means services or instruction below the post-
secondary level for individuals—
‘‘(A) who have attained 16 years of age;
‘‘(B) who are not enrolled or required to be
enrolled in secondary school under State law;
and
‘‘(C) who—
‘‘(i) lack sufficient mastery of basic
educational skills to enable the individuals
to function effectively in society;
‘‘(ii) do not have a certificate of grad-
uation from a school providing secondary
education and who have not achieved an
equivalent level of education; or
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‘‘(iii) are unable to speak, read, or
write the English language.
‘‘(2) ADULT EDUCATION AND LITERACY ACTIVI-
TIES.—The term ‘adult education and literacy activi-
ties’ has the meaning given such term in section 4
of the Employment, Training, and Literacy En-
hancement Act.
‘‘(3) COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATION.—The
term ‘community-based organization’ has the mean-
ing given such term in section 4 of the Employment,
Training, and Literacy Enhancement Act.
‘‘(4) DIRECT
AND
EQUITABLE
ACCESS.—The
term ‘direct and equitable access’, when used with
respect to the requirement in section 313(c)(2),
means that—
‘‘(A) all eligible providers are given the
same opportunity to apply for and receive funds
under part A; and
‘‘(B) the same announcement and applica-
tion process is used for all eligible providers.
‘‘(5) ELIGIBLE
AGENCY.—The term ‘eligible
agency’ means—
‘‘(A) the individual, entity, or agency in a
State or an outlying area responsible for admin-
istering or setting policies for adult education
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and literacy services in such State or outlying
area pursuant to the law of the State or outly-
ing area; or
‘‘(B) if no individual, entity, or agency is
responsible for administering or setting such
policies pursuant to the law of the State or out-
lying area, the individual, entity, or agency in
a State or outlying area responsible for admin-
istering or setting policies for adult education
and literacy services in such State or outlying
area on the date of the enactment of the Em-
ployment, Training, and Literacy Enhancement
Act of 1997.
‘‘(6) ELIGIBLE PROVIDER.—The term ‘eligible
provider’, used with respect to adult education and
literacy activities described in section 314(b), means
a provider determined to be eligible for assistance in
accordance with section 313.
‘‘(7) ENGLISH LITERACY PROGRAM.—The term
‘English literacy program’ has the meaning given
such term in section 4 of the Employment, Training,
and Literacy Enhancement Act.
‘‘(8) FAMILY LITERACY SERVICES.—The term
‘family literacy services’ has the meaning given such
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term in section 4 of the Employment, Training, and
Literacy Enhancement Act.
‘‘(9) INDIVIDUAL
OF
LIMITED
ENGLISH
PRO-
FICIENCY.—The term ‘individual of limited English
proficiency’ has the meaning given such term in sec-
tion 4 of the Employment, Training, and Literacy
Enhancement Act.
‘‘(10) INDIVIDUAL
WITH
A
DISABILITY.—The
terms ‘individual with a disability’ and ‘individuals
with disabilities’ have the meaning given such terms
in section 4 of the Employment, Training, and Lit-
eracy Enhancement Act.
‘‘(11) LITERACY.—The term ‘literacy’ has the
meaning given such term in section 4 of the Employ-
ment, Training, and Literacy Enhancement Act.
‘‘(12) LOCAL
EDUCATIONAL
AGENCY.—The
term ‘local educational agency’ has the meaning
given such term in section 14101 of the Elementary
and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
8801).
‘‘(13) OUTLYING
AREA.—The term ‘outlying
area’ has the meaning given such term in section 4
of the Employment, Training, and Literacy En-
hancement Act.
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‘‘(14) POSTSECONDARY EDUCATIONAL INSTITU-
TION.—The term ‘postsecondary educational institu-
tion’ has the meaning given such term in section 4
of the Employment, Training, and Literacy En-
hancement Act.
‘‘(15) 
SECRETARY.—The 
term 
‘Secretary’
means the Secretary of Education.
‘‘(16) STATE.—The term ‘State’ has the mean-
ing given such term in section 4 of the Employment,
Training, and Literacy Enhancement Act.
‘‘SEC. 304. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be ap-
propriated to carry out this title such sums as may be
necessary for fiscal years 1998 through 2003.
‘‘(b) RESERVATION OF FUNDS FOR NATIONAL LEAD-
ERSHIP ACTIVITIES.—For any fiscal year, the Secretary
shall reserve—
‘‘(1) 1.5 percent of the amount appropriated
under 
subsection 
(a) 
(but 
not 
more 
than
$6,500,000) to carry out section 321; and
‘‘(2) 1.5 percent of the amount appropriated
under 
subsection 
(a) 
(but 
not 
more 
than
$6,500,000) to establish and carry out the program
of national leadership and evaluation activities de-
scribed in section 322.
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‘‘SEC. 305. HOME SCHOOLS.
‘‘Nothing in this title shall be construed to affect
home schools, nor to compel a parent engaged in home
schooling to participate in an English literacy program,
family literacy services, or adult education.
‘‘PART A—GRANTS TO ELIGIBLE AGENCIES
‘‘SEC. 311. AUTHORITY TO MAKE GRANTS.
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—In the case of each eligible agen-
cy that in accordance with section 101 of the Employment,
Training, and Literacy Enhancement Act submits to the
Secretary a plan, the Secretary shall make a grant for
each fiscal year for which such plan is in effect to the
eligible agency for the purpose specified in subsection (b).
The grant shall consist of the initial and additional allot-
ments determined for the eligible agency under section
312.
‘‘(b) PURPOSE
OF GRANTS.—The Secretary may
make a grant under subsection (a) only if the applicant
involved agrees to expend the grant for adult education
and literacy activities in accordance with the provisions
of this part.
‘‘SEC. 312. ALLOTMENTS.
‘‘(a) INITIAL ALLOTMENTS.—From the sums avail-
able for the purpose of making grants under this part for
any fiscal year, the Secretary shall allot to each eligible
agency that in accordance with section 101 of the Employ-
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ment, Training, and Literacy Enhancement Act submits
to the Secretary a plan for the year an initial amount as
follows:
‘‘(1) $100,000, in the case of an eligible agency
of the United States Virgin Islands, Guam, Amer-
ican Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern
Mariana Islands, the Republic of the Marshall Is-
lands, the Federated States of Micronesia, and the
Republic of Palau.
‘‘(2) $250,000, in the case of any other eligible
agency.
‘‘(b) ADDITIONAL ALLOTMENTS.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—From the remainder avail-
able for the purpose of making grants under this
part for any fiscal year after the application of sub-
section (a), the Secretary shall allot to each eligible
agency that receives an initial allotment under such
subsection an additional amount that bears the same
relationship to such remainder as the number of
qualifying adults in the State or outlying area of the
agency bears to the number of such adults in all
States and outlying areas.
‘‘(2) QUALIFYING
ADULT.—For purposes of
this subsection, the term ‘qualifying adult’ means an
adult who—
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‘‘(A) is at least 16 years of age, but less
than 61 years of age;
‘‘(B) is beyond the age of compulsory
school attendance under the law of the State or
outlying area;
‘‘(C) does not have a certificate of gradua-
tion from a school providing secondary edu-
cation and has not achieved an equivalent level
of education; and
‘‘(D) is not currently enrolled in secondary
school.
‘‘(c) SPECIAL RULE.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Using funds not to exceed
the amount appropriated and reserved under the
Adult Education Act for fiscal year 1997 for the Re-
public of the Marshall Islands, the Federated States
of Micronesia, and the Republic of Palau, the Sec-
retary shall award grants, from funds made avail-
able under subsections (a) and (b), to Guam, Amer-
ican Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern
Mariana Islands, the Republic of the Marshall Is-
lands, the Federated States of Micronesia, or the
Republic of Palau to carry out activities described in
this part in accordance with the provisions of this
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part that the Secretary determines are not inconsist-
ent with this subsection.
‘‘(2) AWARD BASIS.—The Secretary shall award
grants pursuant to paragraph (1) on a competitive
basis and pursuant to recommendations from the
Pacific Region Educational Laboratory in Honolulu,
Hawaii.
‘‘(3) TERMINATION OF ELIGIBILITY.—Notwith-
standing any other provision of law, the Republic of
the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micro-
nesia, and the Republic of Palau shall not receive
any funds under this part for any fiscal year that
begins after September 30, 2001.
‘‘(4) ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.—The Secretary
may provide not more than 5 percent of the funds
made available for grants under this subsection to
pay the administrative costs of the Pacific Region
Educational Laboratory regarding activities assisted
under this subsection.
‘‘(d) HOLD-HARMLESS.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding subsection
(a)—
‘‘(A) for fiscal year 1998, no eligible agen-
cy shall receive an allotment that is less than
90 percent of the payments made to the State
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of the agency for fiscal year 1997 for programs
for which funds were authorized to be appro-
priated under section 313 of the Adult Edu-
cation Act (as such Act was in effect on the day
before the date of the enactment of the Employ-
ment, Training, and Literacy Enhancement Act
of 1997); and
‘‘(B) for fiscal year 1999 and each suc-
ceeding fiscal year, no eligible agency shall re-
ceive an allotment that is less than 90 percent
of the amount the agency received for the pre-
ceding fiscal year for programs under this Act.
‘‘(2) RATABLE REDUCTION.—If for any fiscal
year the amount available for allotment under this
section is insufficient to satisfy the provisions of
paragraph (1), the Secretary shall ratably reduce the
payments to all eligible agencies, as necessary.
‘‘(e) REALLOTMENT.—The portion of any eligible
agency’s allotment under subsection (a) or (b) for a fiscal
year that the Secretary determines will not be required
for the period such allotment is available for carrying out
activities under this part, shall be available for reallotment
from time to time, on such dates during such period as
the Secretary shall fix, to other eligible agencies in propor-
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tion to the original allotments to such agencies under such
subsection for such year.
‘‘SEC. 313. USE OF FUNDS.
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Of the sum that is made avail-
able under this part to an eligible agency for any program
year—
‘‘(1) not less than 85 percent shall be made
available to award grants in accordance with this
section to carry out adult education and literacy ac-
tivities; and
‘‘(2) not more than 15 percent shall be made
available to carry out activities described in section
314(a), of which not more than 5 percentage points,
or $50,000, whichever is greater, shall be made
available for administrative expenses at the State
level (or the level of the outlying area).
‘‘(b) GRANTS.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), from the amount made available to an eli-
gible agency for adult education and literacy under
subsection (a)(1) for a program year, such agency
shall award grants, on a competitive basis, to local
educational agencies, correctional education agen-
cies, 
community-based 
organizations 
of 
dem-
onstrated effectiveness, volunteer literacy organiza-
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tions, libraries, public or private nonprofit agencies,
postsecondary educational institutions, public hous-
ing authorities, and other nonprofit institutions, that
have the ability to provide literacy services to adults
and families, or consortia of agencies, organizations,
or institutions described in this subsection, to enable
such agencies, organizations, institutions, and con-
sortia to carry out adult education and literacy ac-
tivities.
‘‘(2) CONSORTIA.—An eligible agency may
award a grant under this section to a consortium
that includes a provider described in paragraph (1)
and a for-profit agency, organization, or institution,
if such agency, organization, or institution—
‘‘(A) can make a significant contribution
to carrying out the objectives of this title; and
‘‘(B) enters into a contract with such pro-
vider to carry out adult education and literacy
activities.
‘‘(c) GRANT REQUIREMENTS.—
‘‘(1) REQUIRED LOCAL ACTIVITIES.—An eligible
agency shall require that each provider receiving a
grant under this section use the grant in accordance
with section 314(b).
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‘‘(2) EQUITABLE ACCESS.—Each eligible agency
awarding a grant under this section for adult edu-
cation and literacy activities shall ensure that the
providers described in subsection (b) will be provided
direct and equitable access to all Federal funds pro-
vided under this section.
‘‘(3) SPECIAL
RULE.—Each eligible agency
awarding a grant under this section shall not use
any funds made available under this title for adult
education and literacy activities for the purpose of
supporting or providing programs, services, or activi-
ties for individuals who are not individuals described
in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of section 303(1), ex-
cept that such agency may use such funds for such
purpose if such programs, services, or activities are
related to family literacy services.
‘‘(4) CONSIDERATIONS.—In awarding grants
under this section, the eligible agency shall con-
sider—
‘‘(A) the degree to which the provider will
establish measurable goals for client outcomes,
including the core indicators of performance
pertaining to adult education set forth in sec-
tion 154 of the Employment, Training, and Lit-
eracy Enhancement Act, that are tied to chal-
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lenging State performance standards for lit-
eracy proficiency;
‘‘(B) the past effectiveness of a provider in
improving the literacy skills of adults and fami-
lies, and, after the 1-year period beginning with
the adoption of a State’s core indicators and
benchmarks under the Employment, Training,
and Literacy Enhancement Act, the success of
a provider receiving funding under this Act in
meeting or exceeding such benchmarks, espe-
cially with respect to those adults with the low-
est levels of literacy;
‘‘(C) the degree to which the program is
staffed by well-trained instructors and adminis-
trators;
‘‘(D) the degree to which the provider will
coordinate with other available resources in the
community;
‘‘(E) the commitment of the provider to
serve individuals in the community who are
most in need of literacy services, including indi-
viduals who are low income, who have minimal
literacy skills, or both;
‘‘(F) whether or not the program is of suf-
ficient intensity and duration for participants to
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achieve substantial learning gains and uses in-
structional practices, such as phonemic aware-
ness and systematic phonics, that research has
proven to be effective in teaching individuals to
read; and
‘‘(G) the degree to which the provider will
offer flexible schedules and necessary support
services (such as child care and transportation)
to enable individuals, including individuals with
disabilities or other special needs, to participate
in adult education and literacy activities.
‘‘(d) LOCAL ADMINISTRATIVE COST LIMITS.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), of the funds provided under this section
by an eligible agency to a provider described in sub-
section (b), not less than 95 percent shall be ex-
pended for provision of adult education and literacy
activities. The remainder shall be used for planning,
administration, personnel development, and inter-
agency coordination.
‘‘(2) SPECIAL RULE.—In cases where the cost
limits described in paragraph (1) will be too restric-
tive to allow for adequate planning, administration,
personnel development, and interagency coordination
supported under this section, the eligible agency
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shall negotiate with the provider described in sub-
section (b) in order to determine an adequate level
of funds to be used for noninstructional purposes.
‘‘SEC. 314. ADULT EDUCATION AND LITERACY ACTIVITIES.
‘‘(a) PERMISSIBLE AGENCY ACTIVITIES.—An eligible
agency may use funds made available to the eligible agen-
cy under section 313(a)(2) for activities that may in-
clude—
‘‘(1) the establishment or operation of profes-
sional development programs to improve the quality
of instruction provided pursuant to local activities
required under subsection (b), including instruction
incorporating phonemic awareness and systematic
phonics and instruction provided by volunteers or by
personnel of a State or outlying area;
‘‘(2) the provision of technical assistance to eli-
gible providers of activities authorized under this
section;
‘‘(3) the provision of technology assistance, in-
cluding staff training, to eligible providers of activi-
ties authorized under this section to enable the pro-
viders to improve the quality of such activities;
‘‘(4) the support of State or regional networks
of literacy resource centers;
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‘‘(5) the monitoring and evaluation of the qual-
ity of, and the improvement in, activities and serv-
ices authorized under this section;
‘‘(6) incentives for—
‘‘(A) program coordination and integra-
tion; and
‘‘(B) performance awards;
‘‘(7) developing and disseminating curricula, in-
cluding curricula incorporating phonemic awareness
and systematic phonics;
‘‘(8) other activities of statewide significance
that promote the purposes of this title; and
‘‘(9) the provision of support services, such as
transportation, child care, and other assistance de-
signed to increase rates of enrollment in, and suc-
cessful completion of, adult education and literacy
activities, to adults enrolled in such activities.
‘‘(b) REQUIRED LOCAL ACTIVITIES.—The eligible
agency shall require that each eligible provider receiving
a grant under section 313 use the grant to establish or
operate 1 or more programs that provide instruction or
services in 1 or more of the following categories:
‘‘(1) Adult education and literacy services, in-
cluding services provided on the work site.
‘‘(2) Family literacy services.
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‘‘(3) English literacy programs.
‘‘(c) STATE-IMPOSED REQUIREMENTS.—Whenever a
State implements any rule or policy relating to the admin-
istration or operation of a program authorized under this
title that has the effect of imposing a requirement that
is not imposed under Federal law (including any rule or
policy based on a State interpretation of a Federal statute,
regulation, or guideline), it shall identify, to eligible pro-
viders, the rule or policy as being State-imposed.
‘‘SEC. 315. FISCAL REQUIREMENTS AND RESTRICTIONS RE-
LATED TO USE OF FUNDS.
‘‘(a) SUPPLEMENT
NOT SUPPLANT.—Funds made
available under this part for adult education and literacy
activities shall supplement, and may not supplant, other
public funds expended to carry out activities described in
section 314.
‘‘(b) MAINTENANCE OF EFFORT.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—
‘‘(A) DETERMINATION.—An eligible agency
may receive funds under this Act for any fiscal
year if the Secretary finds that the fiscal effort
per student or the aggregate expenditures of
such eligible agency for adult education and lit-
eracy, in the second preceding fiscal year, was
not less than 90 percent of the fiscal effort per
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student or the aggregate expenditures of such
eligible agency for adult education and literacy,
in the third preceding fiscal year.
‘‘(B) PROPORTIONATE REDUCTION.—Sub-
ject to paragraphs (2), (3), and (4), for any
program year with respect to which the Sec-
retary determines under subparagraph (A) that
the fiscal effort and the aggregate expenditures
of an eligible agency for the preceding program
year were less than such effort and expendi-
tures for the second preceding program year,
the Secretary—
‘‘(i) shall determine the percentage
decreases in such effort and in such ex-
penditures; and
‘‘(ii) shall decrease the payment made
under this part for such program year to
the agency for adult education and literacy
activities by the lesser of such percentages.
‘‘(2) COMPUTATION.—In computing the fiscal
effort and aggregate expenditures under paragraph
(1), the Secretary shall exclude capital expenditures
and special one-time project costs.
‘‘(3) DECREASE IN FEDERAL SUPPORT.—If the
amount made available for adult education and lit-
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eracy activities under this part for a fiscal year is
less than the amount made available for adult edu-
cation and literacy activities under this part for the
preceding fiscal year, then the fiscal effort per stu-
dent and the aggregate expenditures of an eligible
agency required in order to avoid a reduction under
paragraph (1)(B) shall be decreased by the same
percentage as the percentage decrease in the amount
so made available.
‘‘(4) WAIVER.—The Secretary may waive the
requirements of this subsection for 1 fiscal year
only, if the Secretary determines that a waiver would
be equitable due to exceptional or uncontrollable cir-
cumstances, such as a natural disaster or an unfore-
seen and precipitous decline in the financial re-
sources of the State of the eligible agency. If the
Secretary grants a waiver under the preceding sen-
tence for a fiscal year, the level of effort required
under paragraph (1) shall not be reduced in the sub-
sequent fiscal year because of the waiver.
‘‘(c) EXPENDITURES OF NON-FEDERAL FUNDS FOR
ADULT EDUCATION
AND LITERACY ACTIVITIES.—For
any program year for which a grant is made to an eligible
agency under this part, the eligible agency shall expend,
on programs and activities relating to adult education and
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literacy activities, an amount, derived from sources other
than the Federal Government, equal to 25 percent of the
amount made available to the eligible agency under this
part for adult education and literacy activities.
‘‘PART B—NATIONAL PROGRAMS
‘‘SEC. 321. NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR LITERACY.
‘‘(a) PURPOSE.—The National Institute for Literacy
shall—
‘‘(1) provide national leadership with respect to
literacy in the United States;
‘‘(2) coordinate literacy services; and
‘‘(3) serve as a national resource for adult edu-
cation and family literacy by providing the best and
most current information available, including the
work of the National Institute of Child Health and
Human Development in the area of phonemic aware-
ness and systematic phonics, and supporting the cre-
ation of new ways to offer services of proven effec-
tiveness.
‘‘(b) ESTABLISHMENT.—
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—There is established the
National Institute for Literacy (in this section re-
ferred to as the ‘Institute’). The Institute shall be
administered under the terms of an interagency
agreement entered into by the Secretary of Edu-
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cation with the Secretary of Labor and the Secretary
of Health and Human Services (in this section re-
ferred to as the ‘Interagency Group’). The Inter-
agency Group may include in the Institute any re-
search and development center, institute, or clear-
inghouse established within the Department of Edu-
cation, the Department of Labor, or the Department
of Health and Human Services whose purpose is de-
termined by the Interagency Group to be related to
the purpose of the Institute.
‘‘(2) OFFICES.—The Institute shall have offices
separate from the offices of the Department of Edu-
cation, the Department of Labor, and the Depart-
ment of Health and Human Services.
‘‘(3) BOARD RECOMMENDATIONS.—The Inter-
agency Group shall consider the recommendations of
the National Institute for Literacy Advisory Board
(in this section referred to as the ‘Board’) estab-
lished under subsection (d) in planning the goals of
the Institute and in the implementation of any pro-
grams to achieve such goals.
‘‘(4) DAILY OPERATIONS.—The daily operations
of the Institute shall be carried out by the Director
of the Institute appointed under subsection (g).
‘‘(c) DUTIES.—
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In order to provide leader-
ship for the improvement and expansion of the sys-
tem for delivery of literacy services, the Institute is
authorized—
‘‘(A) to establish, and make accessible, a
national electronic data base of information
that disseminates information to the broadest
possible audience within the literacy and basic
skills field, and that includes—
‘‘(i) effective practices in the provision
of literacy and basic skills instruction, in-
cluding instruction in phonemic awareness
and systematic phonics and the integration
of literacy and basic skills instruction with
occupational skills training;
‘‘(ii) public and private literacy and
basic skills programs and Federal, State,
and local policies affecting the provision of
literacy services at the national, State, and
local levels;
‘‘(iii) opportunities for technical as-
sistance, meetings, conferences, and other
opportunities that lead to the improvement
of literacy and basic skills services; and
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‘‘(iv) a communication network for lit-
eracy programs, providers, social service
agencies, and students;
‘‘(B) to coordinate support for the provi-
sion of literacy and basic skills services across
Federal agencies and at the State and local lev-
els;
‘‘(C) to coordinate the support of reliable
and replicable research and development on lit-
eracy and basic skills in families and adults
across Federal agencies, especially with the Of-
fice of Educational Research and Improvement
in the Department of Education, and to carry
out basic and applied research and development
on topics that are not being investigated by
other organizations or agencies, such as the
special literacy needs of individuals with learn-
ing disabilities;
‘‘(D) to collect and disseminate informa-
tion on methods of advancing literacy that show
great promise, including phonemic awareness
and systematic phonics based on the work of
the National Institute of Child Health and
Human Development;
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‘‘(E) funding a network of State or re-
gional adult literacy resource centers to assist
State and local public and private nonprofit ef-
forts to improve literacy by—
‘‘(i) encouraging the coordination of
literacy services;
‘‘(ii) carrying out evaluations of the
effectiveness of adult education and lit-
eracy activities;
‘‘(iii) enhancing the capacity of State
and local organizations to provide literacy
services; and
‘‘(iv) serving as a reciprocal link be-
tween the Institute and providers of adult
education and literacy activities for the
purpose of sharing information, data, re-
search, expertise, and literacy resources;
‘‘(F) to coordinate and share information
with national organizations and associations
that are interested in literacy and workforce de-
velopment;
‘‘(G) to inform the development of policy
with respect to literacy and basic skills; and
‘‘(H) to undertake other activities that
lead to the improvement of the Nation’s literacy
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delivery system and that complement other such
efforts being undertaken by public and private
agencies and organizations.
‘‘(2) 
GRANTS, 
CONTRACTS, 
AND
AGREE-
MENTS.—The Institute may make grants to, or
enter into contracts or cooperative agreements with,
individuals, public or private institutions, agencies,
organizations, or consortia of such institutions,
agencies, or organizations to carry out the activities
of the Institute. Such grants, contracts, or agree-
ments shall be subject to the laws and regulations
that generally apply to grants, contracts, or agree-
ments entered into by Federal agencies.
‘‘(d) LITERACY LEADERSHIP.—
‘‘(1) FELLOWSHIPS.—The Institute, in con-
sultation with the Board, may award fellowships,
with such stipends and allowances as the Director
considers necessary, to outstanding individuals pur-
suing careers in adult education or literacy in the
areas of instruction, management, reliable and
replicable research, or innovation.
‘‘(2) 
USE
OF
FELLOWSHIPS.—Fellowships
awarded under this subsection shall be used, under
the auspices of the Institute, to engage in research,
education, training, technical assistance, or other ac-
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tivities to advance the field of adult education or lit-
eracy, including the training of volunteer literacy
providers at the national, State, or local level.
‘‘(3) INTERNS AND VOLUNTEERS.—The Insti-
tute, in consultation with the Board, may award
paid and unpaid internships to individuals seeking to
assist the Institute in carrying out its mission. Not-
withstanding section 1342 of title 31, United States
Code, the Institute may accept and use voluntary
and uncompensated services as the Institute deter-
mines necessary.
‘‘(e) NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR LITERACY ADVISORY
BOARD.—
‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—There is established a
National Institute for Literacy Advisory Board.
The Board shall consist of 10 individuals, ap-
pointed by the Interagency Group, from individ-
uals who—
‘‘(i) are not otherwise officers or em-
ployees of the Federal Government; and
‘‘(ii) are representative of entities or
groups described in subparagraph (B).
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‘‘(B) ENTITIES OR GROUPS DESCRIBED.—
The entities or groups referred to in subpara-
graph (A) are—
‘‘(i) literacy organizations and provid-
ers of literacy services, including—
‘‘(I) nonprofit providers of lit-
eracy services;
‘‘(II) providers of programs and
services involving English language in-
struction; and
‘‘(III) providers of services re-
ceiving assistance under this title;
‘‘(ii) 
businesses 
that 
have 
dem-
onstrated interest in literacy programs;
‘‘(iii) literacy students;
‘‘(iv) experts in the area of literacy re-
search;
‘‘(v) State and local governments;
‘‘(vi) representatives of employees;
and
‘‘(vii) State directors of adult edu-
cation.
‘‘(2) DUTIES.—The Board—
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‘‘(A) shall make recommendations concern-
ing the appointment of the Director and staff
of the Institute;
‘‘(B) shall provide independent advice on
the operation of the Institute; and
‘‘(C) shall receive reports from the Inter-
agency Group and the Director.
‘‘(3) FEDERAL
ADVISORY
COMMITTEE
ACT.—
Except as otherwise provided, the Board established
by this subsection shall be subject to the provisions
of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C.
App.).
‘‘(4) TERMS.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Each member of the
Board shall be appointed for a term of 3 years,
except that the initial terms for members may
be 1, 2, or 3 years in order to establish a rota-
tion in which 1⁄3 of the members are selected
each year. Any such member may be appointed
for not more than 2 consecutive terms.
‘‘(B) 
VACANCY
APPOINTMENTS.—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.
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A member may serve after the expiration of
that member’s term until a successor has taken
office. A vacancy in the Board shall be filled in
the manner in which the original appointment
was made. A vacancy in the Board shall not af-
fect the powers of the Board.
‘‘(5) QUORUM.—A majority of the members of
the Board shall constitute a quorum but a lesser
number may hold hearings. Any recommendation of
the Board may be passed only by a majority of the
Board’s members present.
‘‘(6) ELECTION
OF
OFFICERS.—The Chair-
person and Vice Chairperson of the Board shall be
elected by the members of the Board. The term of
office of the Chairperson and Vice Chairperson shall
be 2 years.
‘‘(7) MEETINGS.—The Board shall meet at the
call of the Chairperson or a majority of the members
of the Board.
‘‘(f) GIFTS, BEQUESTS, AND DEVISES.—The Insti-
tute may accept, administer, and use gifts or donations
of services, money, or property, both real and personal.
‘‘(g) MAILS.—The Board and the Institute may use
the United States mails in the same manner and under
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the same conditions as other departments and agencies of
the Federal Government.
‘‘(h) DIRECTOR.—The Interagency Group, after con-
sidering recommendations made by the Board, shall ap-
point and fix the pay of a Director.
‘‘(i) APPLICABILITY
OF CERTAIN CIVIL SERVICE
LAWS.—The Director and staff of the Institute may be
appointed without regard to the provisions of title 5,
United States Code, governing appointments in the com-
petitive service, and may be paid without regard to the
provisions of chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53
of that title relating to classification and General Schedule
pay rates, except that an individual so appointed may not
receive pay in excess of the maximum rate payable under
section 5376 of title 5, United States Code.
‘‘(j) EXPERTS AND CONSULTANTS.—The Board and
the Institute may procure temporary and intermittent
services under section 3109(b) of title 5, United States
Code.
‘‘(k) REPORT.—The Institute shall submit a report
biennially to the committees of the United States House
of Representatives and the Senate having jurisdiction over
this title. Each report submitted under this subsection
shall include—
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‘‘(1) a comprehensive and detailed description
of the Institute’s operations, activities, financial con-
dition, and accomplishments in the field of literacy
for the period covered by the report;
‘‘(2) a description of how plans for the oper-
ation of the Institute for the succeeding two fiscal
years will facilitate achievement of the goals of the
Institute and the goals of the literacy programs
within the Department of Education, the Depart-
ment of Labor, and the Department of Health and
Human Services; and
‘‘(3) any additional minority, or dissenting
views submitted by members of the Board.
‘‘(l) FUNDING.—Any amounts appropriated to the
Secretary of Education, the Secretary of Labor, or the
Secretary of Health and Human Services for purposes
that the Institute is authorized to perform under this sec-
tion may be provided to the Institute for such purposes.
‘‘SEC. 322. NATIONAL LEADERSHIP ACTIVITIES.
‘‘The Secretary shall establish and carry out a pro-
gram of national leadership activities to enhance the qual-
ity of adult education and family literacy programs nation-
wide. Such activities may include the following:
‘‘(1) Providing technical assistance to recipients
of assistance under part A in developing and using
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benchmarks and performance measures for improve-
ment of adult education and literacy activities, in-
cluding family literacy services.
‘‘(2) Awarding grants, on a competitive basis,
to a postsecondary educational institution, a public
or private organization or agency, or a consortium of
such institutions, organizations, or agencies to carry
out research and technical assistance—
‘‘(A) for the purpose of developing, improv-
ing, and identifying the most successful meth-
ods and techniques for addressing the education
needs of adults, including instructional prac-
tices using phonemic awareness and systematic
phonics based on the work of the National In-
stitute of Child Health and Human Develop-
ment; and
‘‘(B) to increase the effectiveness of, and
improve the quality of, adult education and lit-
eracy activities, including family literacy serv-
ices.
‘‘(3) Providing for the conduct of an independ-
ent evaluation and assessment of adult education
and literacy activities, through studies and analyses
conducted independently through grants and con-
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tracts awarded on a competitive basis. Such evalua-
tion and assessment shall include descriptions of—
‘‘(A) the effect of benchmarks, perform-
ance measures, and other measures of account-
ability on the delivery of adult education and
literacy activities, including family literacy serv-
ices;
‘‘(B) the extent to which the adult edu-
cation and literacy activities, including family
literacy services, increase the literacy skills of
adults (and of children, in the case of family lit-
eracy services), lead the participants in such ac-
tivities to involvement in further education and
training, enhance the employment and earnings
of such participants, and, if applicable, lead to
other positive outcomes, such as reductions in
recidivism in the case of prison-based adult edu-
cation and literacy services;
‘‘(C) the extent to which the provision of
support services to adults enrolled in adult edu-
cation and family literacy programs increases
the rates of enrollment in, and successful com-
pletion of, such programs; and
‘‘(D) the extent to which eligible agencies
have distributed funds under part A to meet the
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needs of adults through community-based orga-
nizations.
‘‘(4) Carrying out demonstration programs,
replicating model programs, disseminating best prac-
tices information, and providing technical assistance,
for the purposes of developing, improving, and iden-
tifying the most successful methods and techniques
for providing the activities assisted under part A,
and based on scientific evidence, where available.
‘‘(5) Other activities designed to enhance the
quality of adult education and literacy nationwide,
such as providing incentive grants to States consist-
ent with section 156 of the Employment, Training,
and Literacy Enhancement Act.
‘‘SEC. 323. BUY-AMERICAN REQUIREMENTS.
‘‘(a) COMPLIANCE WITH BUY AMERICAN ACT.—
None of the funds made available in this Act may be ex-
pended by an entity unless the entity agrees that in ex-
pending the funds the entity will comply with the Buy
American Act (41 U.S.C. 10a–10c).
‘‘(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS; REQUIREMENT REGARD-
ING NOTICE.—
‘‘(1) PURCHASE
OF
AMERICAN-MADE
EQUIP-
MENT AND PRODUCTS.—In the case of any equip-
ment or product that may be authorized to be pur-
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chased with financial assistance provided using
funds made available in this Act, it is the sense of
the Congress that entities receiving the assistance
should, in expending the assistance, purchase only
American-made equipment and products.
‘‘(2) NOTICE TO RECIPIENTS OF ASSISTANCE.—
In providing financial assistance using funds made
available in this Act, the head of each Federal agen-
cy shall provide to each recipient of the assistance
a notice describing the statement made in paragraph
(1) by the Congress.
‘‘(c) PROHIBITION OF CONTRACTS WITH PERSONS
FALSELY LABELING PRODUCTS AS MADE IN AMERICA.—
If it has been finally determined by a court or Federal
agency that any person intentionally affixed a label bear-
ing a ‘Made in America’ inscription, or any inscription
with the same meaning, to any product sold in or shipped
to the United States that is not made in the United
States, the person shall be ineligible to receive any con-
tract or subcontract made with funds made available in
this Act, pursuant to the debarment, suspension, and ineli-
gibility procedures described in sections 9.400 through
9.409 of title 48, Code of Federal Regulations.’’.
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SEC. 503. REPEAL OF NATIONAL LITERACY ACT OF 1991.
The National Literacy Act of 1991 (Public Law 102–
73; 105 Stat. 333) is hereby repealed.
SEC. 504. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.
(a) REFUGEE EDUCATION ASSISTANCE ACT.—Sub-
section (b) of section 402 of the Refugee Education Assist-
ance Act of 1980 (8 U.S.C. 1522 note) is hereby repealed.
(b) ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION ACT
OF 1965.—
(1) 
SECTION
1206
OF
ESEA.—Section
1206(a)(1)(A) of the Elementary and Secondary
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6366(a)(1)(A)) is
amended by striking ‘‘an adult basic education pro-
gram’’ and inserting ‘‘adult education and literacy
activities’’.
(2) SECTION 3113 OF ESEA.—Section 3113(1)
of such Act (20 U.S.C. 6813(1)) is amended by
striking ‘‘section 312 of the Adult Education Act;’’
and inserting ‘‘section 303 of the Adult Education
and Family Literacy Act;’’.
(3) SECTION 9161 OF ESEA.—Section 9161(2)
of such Act (20 U.S.C. 7881(2)) is amended by
striking ‘‘section 312(2) of the Adult Education
Act.’’ and inserting ‘‘section 303 of the Adult Edu-
cation and Family Literacy Act.’’.
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TITLE VI—MISCELLANEOUS
PROVISIONS
SEC. 601. REPEALERS.
(a) AMENDMENTS TO THE WAGNER-PEYSER ACT.—
Section 601 of the Job Training Partnership Act is hereby
repealed.
(b) AMENDMENTS TO PART C OF TITLE IV OF THE
SOCIAL SECURITY ACT.—Section 602 of the Job Training
Partnership Act is hereby repealed.
(c) EARNINGS DISREGARD.—Section 603 of the Job
Training Partnership Act is hereby repealed.
(d) SAVINGS PROVISION.—The repeals made by sub-
sections (a), (b), and (c), of any provision of law described
in any such subsection that amended or repealed another
provision of law does not in any way affect that amend-
ment or repeal.
SEC. 602. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.
(a) ENFORCEMENT OF MILITARY SELECTIVE SERV-
ICE ACT.—Section 604 of the Job Training Partnership
Act (29 U.S.C. 1504) is amended—
(1) by redesignating such section as section 182
of such Act; and
(2) by inserting such section after section 181
of such Act.
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(b) STATE JOB BANK SYSTEMS.—Section 605 of
such Act (29 U.S.C. 1505) is amended—
(1) by striking subsection (a);
(2) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘shall make
such’’ and inserting ‘‘may make’’;
(3) by redesignating subsections (b) and (c) as
subsections (a) and (b), respectively;
(4) by redesignating such section as section 466
of such Act; and
(5) by adding such section after section 465 of
such Act.
(c) STATE LABOR MARKET INFORMATION PRO-
GRAMS.—Section 125 of such Act (29 U.S.C. 1535) is
amended—
(1) by redesignating such section as section
467; and
(2) by inserting such section after section 466.
TITLE 
VII—AMENDMENTS 
TO
STATE HUMAN RESOURCE IN-
VESTMENT COUNCIL
SEC. 701. AMENDMENTS TO COUNCIL.
(a) ESTABLISHMENT AND FUNCTIONS.—Section 701
of the Job Training Partnership Act (29 U.S.C. 1792) is
amended—
(1) in subsection (a)—
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(A) in paragraph (1)—
(i) by striking ‘‘shall review’’ and in-
serting ‘‘reviews’’; and
(ii) by striking ‘‘advise’’ and inserting
‘‘advises’’;
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘shall
advise’’ and inserting ‘‘advises’’;
(C) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘shall
carry’’ and inserting ‘‘carries’’;
(D) by striking paragraph (4);
(E) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘may
recommend’’ and inserting ‘‘recommends’’;
(F) in paragraph (6), to read as follows:
‘‘(6) prepares and recommends to the Governor
a strategy to be included as part of the State plan
under section 101 that would accomplish the goals
developed pursuant to paragraph (4);’’;
(G) in paragraph (7)—
(i) by striking ‘‘may monitor’’ and in-
serting ‘‘monitors’’; and
(ii) by striking the period at the end
and inserting ‘‘; and’’;
(H) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(8) may serve as the collaborative process de-
scribed in section 102.’’; and
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(I) 
by 
redesignating 
paragraphs 
(5)
through (8) (as amended or added, as the case
may be) as paragraphs (4) through (7), respec-
tively; and
(2) in subsection (b)—
(A) in paragraph (1)—
(i) in subparagraph (A), by striking
‘‘(A) Except as provided in subparagraph
(B), for purposes’’ and inserting ‘‘For pur-
poses’’; and
(ii) by striking subparagraph (B); and
(B) in paragraph (2)—
(i) by striking ‘‘applicable Federal
human resource programs’’ and all that
follows through ‘‘may include’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘applicable Federal human resource
programs may include’’;
(ii) in clause (v), by striking the
‘‘and’’ at the end;
(iii) in clause (vii)—
(I) by adding at the end before
the semicolon the following: ‘‘and title
I of the Personal Responsibility and
Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act
of 1996’’; and
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(II) by redesignating such clause
as clause (vi);
(iv) in subparagraph (B)—
(I) by striking ‘‘may not include
programs authorized under’’; and
(II) by redesignating such sub-
paragraph as clause (vii); and
(v) 
by 
redesignating 
clauses 
(i)
through 
(vii) 
as 
subparagraphs 
(A)
through (G), respectively, and moving the
margin for each such subparagraph two
ems to the left.
(b) COMPOSITION.—Section 702 of such Act (29
U.S.C. 1792a) is amended—
(1) by striking subsections (a), (b), and (c); and
(2) by inserting the following:
‘‘Each State Council shall be composed of the individ-
uals and entities described in section 102(a).’’.
(c) ADMINISTRATION.—Section 703 of such Act (29
U.S.C. 1792b) is amended—
(1) in subsection (a)(2)—
(A) by inserting ‘‘for State administrative
expenses’’ after ‘‘funds otherwise available’’;
and
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(B) by striking ‘‘, including funds avail-
able’’ and all that follows through ‘‘such Act’’;
(2) by striking subsection (c); and
(3) by redesignating subsection (d) as sub-
section (c).
SEC. 702. TRANSFER OF COUNCIL.
Title VII of the Job Training Partnership Act (29
U.S.C. 1792 et seq.), as amended by section 701, is trans-
ferred to the end of part A of title I of such Act, as amend-
ed by section 111 of this Act.
SEC. 703. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Title VII of the Job Training
Partnership Act (29 U.S.C. 1792 et seq.), as transferred
to the end of part A of title I of such Act by section 702,
is amended—
(1) by amending the title heading to read as
follows:
‘‘SEC. 103. STATE HUMAN RESOURCE INVESTMENT COUN-
CIL.’’;
(2) by redesignating sections 701 through 703
as subsections (a) through (c), respectively, of sec-
tion 103 (as redesignated by paragraph (1)) and
conforming the subsection headings and margins ac-
cordingly;
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(3) by redesignating each subsection, para-
graph, and subparagraph of sections 701 through
703 (as such sections existed immediately prior to
the amendments made by paragraph (2)) as a para-
graph, subparagraph, and clause, respectively, of
section 103 (as redesignated by paragraph (1)) and
conforming the headings and margins accordingly;
and
(4) in subsection (a)(2)(B) (as redesignated),
by striking ‘‘paragraph (1)’’ and inserting ‘‘subpara-
graph (A)’’.
(b) ADDITIONAL AMENDMENT.—Section 103 of the
Job Training Partnership Act, as redesignated by sub-
section (a)(2), is amended by striking ‘‘title’’ each place
it appears (except in subsection (a)(2)(B)(vi) of such sec-
tion) and inserting ‘‘section’’.
TITLE VIII—AMENDMENTS TO
WAGNER-PEYSER ACT
SEC. 801. DEFINITIONS.
Section 2 of the Wagner-Peyser Act (29 U.S.C. 49a)
is amended—
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘Job Training
Partnership Act’’ and inserting ‘‘Employment,
Training, and Literacy Enhancement Act’’;
(2) by striking paragraphs (2) and (4);
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(3) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (5) as
paragraphs (5) and (6), respectively;
(4) by inserting after paragraph (1) the follow-
ing:
‘‘(2) the term ‘local workforce development
area’ means a local workforce development area des-
ignated under section 121 of the Employment,
Training, and Literacy Enhancement Act;
‘‘(3) the term ‘local workforce development
board’ means a local workforce development board
established under section 122 of the Employment,
Training, and Literacy Enhancement Act;
‘‘(4) the term ‘full service employment and
training delivery system’ means a system established
under section 123 of the Employment, Training, and
Literacy Enhancement Act;’’; and
(5) in paragraph (5) (as redesignated by para-
graph (3)), by striking the semicolon and inserting
‘‘; and’’.
SEC. 802. FUNCTIONS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 3(a) of the Wagner-
Peyser Act (29 U.S.C. 49b(a)) is amended to read as fol-
lows:
‘‘(a) The Secretary of Labor—
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‘‘(1) shall assist in the coordination and devel-
opment of a nationwide system of labor exchange
services for the general public, provided as part of
the full service employment and training delivery
systems of the States;
‘‘(2) shall assist in the development of continu-
ous improvement models for such nationwide system
that ensure private sector satisfaction with the sys-
tem and meet the demands of jobseekers relating to
the system; and
‘‘(3) shall ensure, for individuals otherwise eligi-
ble to receive unemployment compensation, the con-
tinuation of any activities in which the individuals
are required to participate to receive the compensa-
tion.’’.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 508(b) of
the Unemployment Compensation Amendments of 1976
(42 U.S.C. 603a) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘the third sentence of section
3(a)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 3(b)’’; and
(2) 
by 
striking 
‘‘49b(a)’’ 
and 
inserting
‘‘49b(b))’’.
SEC. 803. DESIGNATION OF STATE AGENCIES.
Section 4 of the Wagner-Peyser Act (29 U.S.C. 49c)
is amended—
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(1) by striking ‘‘, through its legislature,’’ and
inserting ‘‘pursuant to State statute’’;
(2) by inserting after ‘‘the provisions of this Act
and’’ the following: ‘‘, in accordance with such State
statute, the Governor shall’’; and
(3) by striking ‘‘United States Employment
Service’’ and inserting ‘‘Secretary’’.
SEC. 804. APPROPRIATIONS.
Section 5(c) of the Wagner-Peyser Act (29 U.S.C.
49d(c)) is amended by striking paragraph (3).
SEC. 805. DISPOSITION OF ALLOTTED FUNDS.
Section 7 of the Wagner-Peyser Act (29 U.S.C. 49f)
is amended—
(1) in subsection (b)(2), by striking ‘‘private in-
dustry council’’ and inserting ‘‘local workforce devel-
opment board’’;
(2) in subsection (c)(2)(B), to read as follows:
‘‘(B) Title III of the Employment, Training,
and Literacy Enhancement Act.’’;
(3) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘Job Training
Partnership Act’’ and inserting ‘‘Employment,
Training, and Literacy Enhancement Act’’; and
(4) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(e) All job search, placement, recruitment, labor
market information, and other labor exchange services au-
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SEC. 809. EFFECTIVE DATE.
The amendments made by this title shall take effect
on July 1, 1998.
TITLE IX—TECHNICAL AND
CONFORMING AMENDMENTS
Subtitle A—Amendments to the Job
Training Partnership Act
SEC. 901. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
Section 1 of the Job Training Partnership Act (29
U.S.C. 1501 note) is amended to read as follows:
‘‘SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
‘‘(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the
‘Employment, Training, and Literacy Enhancement Act’.
‘‘(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents
of this Act is as follows:
‘‘Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
‘‘Sec. 2. Statement of purpose.
‘‘Sec. 3. Authorization of appropriations.
‘‘Sec. 4. Definitions.
‘‘TITLE I—STATE AND LOCAL ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
‘‘PART A—STATE ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
‘‘Sec. 101. State plan.
‘‘Sec. 102. Collaborative process.
‘‘Sec. 103. State Human Resource Investment Council.
‘‘PART B—LOCAL ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
‘‘Sec. 121. Local workforce development areas.
‘‘Sec. 122. Local workforce development boards.
‘‘Sec. 123. Full service employment and training delivery system.
‘‘Sec. 124. Identification of training providers.
‘‘PART C—PROGRAM AND FISCAL PROVISIONS
‘‘SUBPART 1—GENERAL PROVISIONS
‘‘Sec. 141. General program requirements.
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‘‘Sec. 142. Benefits.
‘‘Sec. 143. Labor standards.
‘‘Sec. 144. Grievance procedure.
‘‘Sec. 145. Prohibition against Federal control of education.
‘‘Sec. 146. Identification of additional imposed requirements.
‘‘Sec. 147. Authority of State legislature.
‘‘Sec. 148. Interstate agreements.
‘‘SUBPART 2—PERFORMANCE ACCOUNTABILITY PROVISIONS
‘‘Sec. 151. Performance accountability system.
‘‘Sec. 152. Indicators of performance.
‘‘Sec. 153. State adjusted benchmarks.
‘‘Sec. 154. Core indicators of performance.
‘‘Sec. 155. Report on performance.
‘‘Sec. 156. Incentive grants and sanctions.
‘‘SUBPART 3—OTHER PROVISIONS
‘‘Sec. 161. Program year.
‘‘Sec. 162. Prompt allocation of funds.
‘‘Sec. 163. Monitoring.
‘‘Sec. 164. Fiscal controls; sanctions.
‘‘Sec. 165. Reports; recordkeeping; investigations.
‘‘Sec. 166. Administrative Adjudication.
‘‘Sec. 167. Nondiscrimination.
‘‘Sec. 168. Administrative provisions.
‘‘Sec. 169. Utilization of services and facilities.
‘‘Sec. 170. Obligational authority.
‘‘Sec. 171. Limitation on certain costs.
‘‘Sec. 172. Buy-American requirements.
‘‘PART D—MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
‘‘Sec. 181. Reference.
‘‘Sec. 182. Enforcement of Military Selective Service Act.
‘‘TITLE II—DISADVANTAGED YOUTH EMPLOYMENT AND
TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES GRANTS
‘‘Sec. 201. Statement of purpose.
‘‘Sec. 202. Authorization.
‘‘Sec. 203. Allotment and allocation among States.
‘‘Sec. 204. Allocation within States.
‘‘Sec. 205. Eligibility for services.
‘‘Sec. 206. Use of funds.
‘‘Sec. 207. Selection of service providers.
‘‘Sec. 208. Linkages.
‘‘TITLE III—ADULT EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING
OPPORTUNITIES GRANTS
‘‘Sec. 301. Purpose.
‘‘PART A—ADULT EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES GRANTS
‘‘Sec. 311. Authorization.
‘‘Sec. 312. Allotment among States.
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‘‘Sec. 313. Allocation within States.
‘‘Sec. 314. Use of amounts.
‘‘PART B—NATIONAL PROGRAMS
‘‘Sec. 321. National emergency grants.
‘‘TITLE IV—FEDERALLY ADMINISTERED PROGRAMS
‘‘PART A—EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING PROGRAMS FOR NATIVE AMERICANS
AND MIGRANT AND SEASONAL FARMWORKERS
‘‘Sec. 401. Native American programs.
‘‘Sec. 402. Migrant and seasonal farmworker program.
‘‘PART B—JOB CORPS
‘‘Sec. 421. Statement of purpose.
‘‘Sec. 422. Establishment of the Job Corps.
‘‘Sec. 423. Individuals eligible for the Job Corps.
‘‘Sec. 424. Screening and selection of applicants: general provisions.
‘‘Sec. 425. Screening and selection: special limitations.
‘‘Sec. 426. Enrollment and assignment.
‘‘Sec. 427. Job Corps centers.
‘‘Sec. 428. Program activities.
‘‘Sec. 429. Allowances and support.
‘‘Sec. 430. Standards of conduct.
‘‘Sec. 431. Community participation.
‘‘Sec. 432. Counseling and job placement.
‘‘Sec. 433. Experimental and developmental projects and coordination with
other programs.
‘‘Sec. 433A. Job Corps centers for homeless families.
‘‘Sec. 434. Advisory boards and committees.
‘‘Sec. 435. Participation of the States.
‘‘Sec. 436. Application of provisions of Federal law.
‘‘Sec. 437. Special provisions.
‘‘Sec. 438. General provisions.
‘‘Sec. 439. Donations.
‘‘PART C—VETERANS’ EMPLOYMENT PROGRAMS
‘‘Sec. 441. Authorization of programs.
‘‘PART D—NATIONAL ACTIVITIES
‘‘Sec. 451. Research, demonstration, evaluation, and capacity building.
‘‘Sec. 452. Incentive grants.
‘‘Sec. 453. Uniform reporting requirements.
‘‘PART E—LABOR MARKET INFORMATION
‘‘Sec. 461. Labor market information; availability of funds.
‘‘Sec. 462. Cooperative labor market information program.
‘‘Sec. 463. Special federal responsibilities.
‘‘Sec. 464. National Occupational Information Coordinating Committee.
‘‘Sec. 465. Job bank program.
‘‘Sec. 466. State job bank systems.
‘‘Sec. 467. State labor market information programs.’’.
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SEC. 902. DEFINITIONS.
Section 4 of such Act (29 U.S.C. 1503), as amended
by section 103, is further amended, as follows:
(1) By striking the heading and the matter pre-
ceding paragraph (1) and inserting the following:
‘‘SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS.
‘‘As used in this Act, the following definitions
apply:’’.
(2) In paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘The term’’
and inserting ‘‘AREA OF SUBSTANTIAL UNEMPLOY-
MENT.—The term’’.
(3) In paragraph (7), by striking ‘‘The term’’
and inserting ‘‘ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT
AGEN-
CIES.—The term’’.
(4) In paragraph (8), by striking ‘‘The term’’
and inserting ‘‘ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED.—
The term’’.
(5) In paragraph (9), by striking ‘‘The term’’
and inserting ‘‘GOVERNOR.—The term’’.
(6) In paragraph (12), by striking ‘‘The term’’
and inserting ‘‘INSTITUTION
OF
HIGHER
EDU-
CATION.—The term’’.
(7) In paragraph (13), by striking ‘‘The term’’
and inserting ‘‘LABOR MARKET AREA.—The term’’.
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(8) In paragraph (14), by striking ‘‘The term’’
and inserting ‘‘LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCY.—The
term’’.
(9) In paragraph (15), by striking ‘‘The term’’
and inserting ‘‘LOW-INCOME LEVEL.—The term’’.
(10) In paragraph (16), by striking ‘‘The term’’
and inserting ‘‘LOWER LIVING STANDARD INCOME
LEVEL.—The term’’.
(11) In paragraph (17), by striking ‘‘The term’’
and inserting ‘‘OFFENDER.—The term’’.
(12) In paragraph (18), by striking ‘‘The term’’
and inserting ‘‘POSTSECONDARY INSTITUTION.—The
term’’.
(13) In paragraph (20), by striking ‘‘The term’’
and inserting ‘‘PUBLIC ASSISTANCE.—The term’’.
(14) In paragraph (23), by striking ‘‘The term’’
and inserting ‘‘STATE EDUCATIONAL AGENCY.—The
term’’.
(15) In paragraph (25), by striking ‘‘The term’’
and inserting ‘‘UNEMPLOYED
INDIVIDUALS.—The
term’’.
(16) In paragraph (26), by striking ‘‘The term’’
and inserting ‘‘UNIT OF GENERAL LOCAL GOVERN-
MENT.—The term’’.
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(17) In paragraph (28), by striking ‘‘The term’’
and 
inserting 
‘‘VOCATIONAL
EDUCATION.—The
term’’.
(18) In paragraph (29), by striking ‘‘The term’’
and 
inserting 
‘‘DISPLACED
HOMEMAKER.—The
term’’.
(19) In paragraph (30), by striking ‘‘The term’’
and inserting ‘‘NONTRADITIONAL
EMPLOYMENT.—
The term’’.
(20) In paragraph (31), by striking ‘‘The term’’
and inserting ‘‘BASIC
SKILLS
DEFICIENT.—The
term’’.
(21) In paragraph (32), by striking ‘‘The term’’
and inserting ‘‘CASE MANAGEMENT.—The term’’.
(22) In paragraph (33), by striking ‘‘The term’’
and inserting ‘‘CITIZENSHIP SKILLS.—The term’’.
(23) In paragraph (34), by striking ‘‘The term’’
and inserting ‘‘FAMILY.—The term’’.
(24) In paragraph (37), by striking ‘‘The term’’
and inserting ‘‘PARTICIPANT.—The term’’.
(25) In paragraph (38), by striking ‘‘The term’’
and inserting ‘‘SCHOOL DROPOUT.—The term’’.
(26) In paragraph (39), by striking ‘‘The term’’
and inserting ‘‘TERMINATION.—The term’’.
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(27) In paragraph (40), by striking ‘‘The term’’
and inserting ‘‘YOUTH
CORPS
PROGRAM.—The
term’’.
(28) By redesignating paragraphs (31), (32),
(4), (33), (5), (6), (29), (7), (8), (41), (42), (34),
(43), (44), (9), (45), (46), (10), (12), (13), (47),
(48), (49), (14), (50), (15), (16), (30), (17), (51),
(52), (37), (18), (20), (53), (54), (38), (21), (55),
(22), (57), (56), (23), (58), (24), (39), (25), (26),
(27), (28), and (40) as paragraphs (4) through (54),
respectively.
SEC. 903. AMENDMENTS TO TITLE I.
(a) HEADING.—The heading of title I of the Job
Training Partnership Act (29 U.S.C. 1501 et seq.) is
amended to read as follows:
‘‘TITLE I—STATE AND LOCAL
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS’’.
(b) PART B.—Part B of title I of such Act (29 U.S.C.
1531 et seq.), as amended by this Act, is further amended
in the heading of such part to read as follows:
‘‘PART B—LOCAL ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS’’.
(c) PART C.—
(1) HEADINGS.—Part C of title I of such Act
(29 U.S.C. 1551 et seq.), as amended by this Act,
is further amended—
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(A) in the heading of such part to read as
follows:
‘‘PART C—PROGRAM AND FISCAL PROVISIONS’’;
(B) by inserting after the heading for such
part the following:
‘‘Subpart 1—General Provisions’’;
(C) by inserting after section 148, as
amended by this Act, the following:
‘‘Subpart 2—Performance Accountability Provisions’’;
and
(D) by inserting after section 156 (as
amended by this Act) the following:
‘‘Subpart 3—Other Provisions’’.
(2) SECTION 141.—Section 141 of such Act (29
U.S.C. 1551), as amended by this Act, is further
amended—
(A) in the section heading to read as fol-
lows:
‘‘SEC. 141. GENERAL PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS.’’;
and
(B)(i) by redesignating subsections (a),
(b), (c), (e), (g), (h), (j), and (l) through (t) as
paragraphs (1) through (16), respectively, and
moving the margin for each such paragraph two
ems to the right; and
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(ii) by redesignating each paragraph and
subparagraph of such subsections (a), (b), (c),
(e), (g), (h), (j), and (l) through (t) (as such
subsections existed before the amendment made
by clause (i)) as a subparagraph and clause, re-
spectively.
(3) SECTION 142.—Section 142 of such Act (29
U.S.C. 1552), as amended by this Act, is further
amended—
(A) in the section heading to read as fol-
lows:
‘‘SEC. 142. BENEFITS.’’;
(B) in subsection (a)(2) (as redesignated),
by striking ‘‘References’’ and inserting ‘‘REF-
ERENCES.—References’’; and
(C) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘Allow-
ances’’ and inserting ‘‘ADDITIONAL REQUIRE-
MENT.—Allowances’’.
(4) SECTION 145.—Section 145 of such Act (29
U.S.C. 1555) is amended in the section heading to
read as follows:
‘‘SEC. 145. PROHIBITION AGAINST FEDERAL CONTROL OF
EDUCATION.’’.
(5) SECTION 146.—Section 146 of such Act (as
redesignated) is amended—
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(A) in the section heading to read as fol-
lows:
‘‘SEC. 146. IDENTIFICATION OF ADDITIONAL IMPOSED RE-
QUIREMENTS.’’;
and
(B) by striking ‘‘service delivery area’’
each place it appears and inserting ‘‘workforce
development area’’.
(6) SECTION 147.—Section 147 of such Act (as
redesignated) is amended in the section heading to
read as follows:
‘‘SEC. 147. AUTHORITY OF STATE LEGISLATURE.’’.
(7) SECTION 148.—Section 148 of such Act (as
redesignated) is amended in the section heading to
read as follows:
‘‘SEC. 148. INTERSTATE AGREEMENTS.’’.
(d) PART D.—
(1) HEADING.—Part D of title I of such Act is
amended by striking the heading for such part.
(2) SECTION 161.—Section 161 of such Act (29
U.S.C. 1571), as amended by this Act, is further
amended—
(A) in the section heading to read as fol-
lows:
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‘‘SEC. 161. PROGRAM YEAR.’’;
(B) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘(a)’’
and inserting the following:
‘‘(a) PROGRAM YEAR.—’’; and
(C) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘(b)’’
and inserting the following:
‘‘(b) AVAILABILITY.—’’.
(3) SECTION 162.—Section 162 of such Act (29
U.S.C. 1572), as amended by this Act, is further
amended—
(A) in the section heading to read as fol-
lows:
‘‘SEC. 162. PROMPT ALLOCATION OF FUNDS.’’;
(B) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘(a)’’
and inserting ‘‘(a) ALLOTMENTS AND ALLOCA-
TIONS
BASED
ON
LATEST
AVAILABLE
DATA.—’’;
(C) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘(b)’’
and inserting ‘‘(b) PUBLICATION IN FEDERAL
REGISTER
RELATING
TO
MANDATORY
FUNDS.—’’;
(D) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘(c)’’ and
inserting ‘‘(c) REQUIREMENT FOR FUNDS DIS-
TRIBUTED BY FORMULA.—’’;
(E) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘(d)’’
and inserting ‘‘(d) PUBLICATION IN FEDERAL
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REGISTER
RELATING
TO
DISCRETIONARY
FUNDS.—’’; and
(F) in subsection (e)—
(i) by striking ‘‘(e)’’ and inserting
‘‘(e) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—’’; and
(ii) by striking ‘‘service delivery area’’
and inserting ‘‘local workforce development
area’’.
(4) SECTION 163.—Section 163 of such Act (29
U.S.C. 1573) is amended—
(A) in the section heading to read as fol-
lows:
‘‘SEC. 163. MONITORING.’’;
(B) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘(a)’’
and inserting ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—’’;
(C) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘(b)’’
and inserting ‘‘(b) INVESTIGATIONS.—’’; and
(D) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘(c)’’ and
inserting ‘‘(c) ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENT.—’’.
(5) SECTION 164.—Section 164 of such Act (29
U.S.C. 1574) is amended—
(A) in the section heading to read as fol-
lows:
‘‘SEC. 164. FISCAL CONTROLS; SANCTIONS.’’;
(B) in subsection (a)—
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(i) by striking ‘‘(a)(1)’’ and inserting
the following:
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT
OF FISCAL CONTROLS
BY
STATES.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—’’; and
(ii) in paragraph (2), by striking
‘‘(2)’’ and inserting ‘‘(2) REGULATIONS.—
’’ and moving such paragraph two ems to
the right;
(C) in subsection (e)—
(i) by striking ‘‘(e)(1)’’ and inserting
the following:
‘‘(e) REPAYMENT OF AMOUNTS.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—’’;
(ii) in paragraph (2), by striking
‘‘(2)’’ and inserting ‘‘(2) FACTORS IN IM-
POSING SANCTIONS.—’’ and moving such
paragraph two ems to the right; and
(iii) in paragraph (3), by striking
‘‘(3)’’ and inserting ‘‘(3) WAIVER.—’’ and
moving such paragraph two ems to the
right;
(D) in subsection (f), by striking ‘‘(f)’’ and
inserting ‘‘(f) IMMEDIATE TERMINATION
OR
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SUSPENSION OF ASSISTANCE IN EMERGENCY
SITUATIONS.—’’;
(E) in subsection (g), by striking ‘‘(g)’’
and inserting ‘‘(g) DISCRIMINATION AGAINST
PARTICIPANTS.—’’; and
(F) by redesignating subsections (d), (e),
(f), (g) as subsections (c), (d), (e), and (f), re-
spectively.
(6) SECTION 165.—Section 165 of such Act (29
U.S.C. 1575) is amended—
(A) in the section heading to read as fol-
lows:
‘‘SEC. 165. REPORTS; RECORDKEEPING; INVESTIGATIONS.’’;
(B) in subsection (a)—
(i) by striking ‘‘(a)(1)’’ and inserting
the following:
‘‘(a) REPORTS.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—’’;
(ii) in paragraph (2), by striking
‘‘(2)’’ and inserting ‘‘(2) SUBMISSION TO
THE
SECRETARY.—’’ and moving such
paragraph two ems to the right; and
(iii) in paragraph (3), by striking
‘‘(3)’’ and inserting ‘‘(3) MAINTENANCE
OF STANDARDIZED RECORDS.—’’ and mov-
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ing such paragraph two ems to the right;
and
(iv) in paragraph (4)—
(I) by striking ‘‘(4)(A)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘(4) AVAILABILITY
TO
THE
PUBLIC.—(A)’’ and moving such para-
graph two ems to the right;
(II) in subparagraph (B), by
striking ‘‘(B)’’ and inserting ‘‘(B) EX-
CEPTION.—’’ and moving such sub-
paragraph two ems to the right; and
(III) in subparagraph (C), by
striking ‘‘(C)’’ and inserting ‘‘(C)
FEES
TO
RECOVER
COSTS.—’’ and
moving such subparagraph two ems to
the right;
(C) in subsection (b)—
(i) by striking ‘‘(b)(1)(A)’’ and insert-
ing the following:
‘‘(b) INVESTIGATIONS OF USE OF FUNDS.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—(A)’’;
(ii) in subparagraph (B) of paragraph
(1), by moving such subparagraph two ems
to the right;
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(iii) in paragraph (2), by striking
‘‘(2)’’ and inserting ‘‘(2) PROHIBITION.—’’
and moving such paragraph two ems to the
right; and
(iv) in paragraph (3)—
(I) by striking ‘‘(3)(A)’’ and in-
serting the following:
‘‘(3) AUDITS.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—’’;
(II) in subparagraph (B), by
striking ‘‘(B)’’ and inserting ‘‘(B) NO-
TIFICATION
REQUIREMENT.—’’ and
moving such subparagraph two ems to
the right;
(III) in subparagraph (C), by
striking ‘‘(C)’’ and inserting ‘‘(C) AD-
DITIONAL
REQUIREMENT.—’’ 
and
moving such subparagraph two ems to
the right; and
(IV) in subparagraph (D), by
striking ‘‘(D)’’ and inserting ‘‘(D)
RULE
OF
CONSTRUCTION.—’’ and
moving such subparagraph two ems to
the right;
(D) in subsection (c)—
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(i) by striking ‘‘(c)’’ and inserting
‘‘(c) ACCESSIBILITY OF REPORTS.—’’; and
(ii) in paragraph (2), by striking
‘‘service delivery area’’ and inserting ‘‘local
workforce development area’’;
(E) in subsection (d)—
(i) by striking ‘‘(d)(1)’’ and inserting
the following;
‘‘(d) INFORMATION
TO
BE
INCLUDED
IN
RE-
PORTS.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—’’; and
(ii) in paragraph (2), by striking
‘‘(2)’’ and inserting ‘‘(2) ADDITIONAL RE-
QUIREMENT.—’’ and moving such para-
graph two ems to the right;
(F) in subsection (e), by striking ‘‘(e)’’ and
inserting ‘‘(e) RETENTION OF RECORDS.—’’;
(G) in subsection (f)—
(i) by striking ‘‘(f)(1)’’ and inserting
the following:
‘‘(f) QUARTERLY FINANCIAL REPORTS.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—’’;
(ii) by striking ‘‘service delivery area’’
and inserting ‘‘local workforce development
area’’; and
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(iii) in paragraph (2), by striking
‘‘(2)’’ and inserting ‘‘(2) ADDITIONAL RE-
QUIREMENT.—’’ and moving such para-
graph two ems to the right; and
(H) in subsection (g), by striking ‘‘(g)’’
and inserting ‘‘(g) MAINTENANCE
OF ADDI-
TIONAL RECORDS.—’’.
(7) SECTION 166.—Section 166 of such Act (29
U.S.C. 1576) is amended—
(A) in the section heading to read as fol-
lows:
‘‘SEC. 166. ADMINISTRATIVE ADJUDICATION.’’;
(B) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘(a)’’
and inserting the following:
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—’’;
(C) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘(b)’’
and inserting the following:
‘‘(b) APPEAL.—’’;
(D) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘(c)’’ and
inserting the following:
‘‘(c) TIME LIMIT.—’’; and
(E) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘(d)’’
and inserting the following:
‘‘(d) ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENT.—’’;
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(8) SECTION 169.—Section 169 of such Act (29
U.S.C. 1579) is amended—
(A) in the section heading to read as fol-
lows:
‘‘SEC. 169. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS.’’;
(B) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘(a)’’
and inserting ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—’’;
(C) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘(b)’’
and inserting ‘‘(b) ACQUISITION OF CERTAIN
PROPERTY AND SERVICES.—’’;
(D) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘(c)’’ and
inserting ‘‘(c) AUTHORITY TO ENTER INTO
CERTAIN AGREEMENTS
AND TO MAKE CER-
TAIN EXPENDITURES.—’’; and
(E) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘(d)’’
and inserting ‘‘(d) ANNUAL REPORT.—’’.
(9) SECTION 170.—Section 170 of such Act (29
U.S.C 1580) is amended—
(A) in the section heading to read as fol-
lows:
‘‘SEC. 170. UTILIZATION OF SERVICES AND FACILITIES.’’;
and
(B) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘sec-
tion 169(c)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 168(c)’’.
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(10) SECTION 171.—Section 171 of such Act
(29 U.S.C 1581) is amended in the section heading
to read as follows:
‘‘SEC. 171. OBLIGATIONAL AUTHORITY.’’.
(11) REDESIGNATION.—Sections 169, 170,
171, 172, and 173 of the Job Training Partnership
Act (29 U.S.C. 1579, 1580, and 1581), as amended
or added by this Act, as the case may be, are further
amended by redesignating such sections as sections
168, 169, 170, 171, and 172 of such Act, respec-
tively.
(e) PART E.—
(1) HEADING.—The heading for part E of title
I of such Act is amended by redesignating such
heading as the heading for part D of title I of such
Act (and conforming the typeface for such heading
in a manner similar to the typeface for the heading
for part C of title I of such Act (as amended by sub-
section (b)(1)(A)).
(2) SECTION 183.—Section 183 of such Act (29
U.S.C. 1592), as amended by this Act, is further
amended by redesignating such section as section
181.
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SEC. 904. AMENDMENTS TO TITLE IV.
(a) PART HEADINGS.—The following part headings
of title IV of the Job Training Partnership Act (29 U.S.C.
1671 et seq.) are amended as follows:
(1) The heading for part A of title IV of such
Act is amended to read as follows:
‘‘PART A—EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING PRO-
GRAMS FOR NATIVE AMERICANS AND MI-
GRANT AND SEASONAL FARMWORKERS’’.
(2) The heading for part B of title IV of such
Act is amended to read as follows:
‘‘PART B—JOB CORPS’’.
(3) The heading for part C of title IV of such
Act is amended to read as follows:
‘‘PART C—VETERANS’ EMPLOYMENT PROGRAMS’’.
(4) The heading for part D of title IV of such
Act is amended to read as follows:
‘‘PART D—NATIONAL ACTIVITIES’’.
(5) The heading for part E of title IV of such
Act is amended to read as follows:
‘‘PART E—LABOR MARKET INFORMATION’’.
(b) SECTION 441.—Section 441 of such Act (29
U.S.C. 1721) is amended—
(1) in the section heading to read as follows:
‘‘SEC. 441. AUTHORIZATION OF PROGRAMS.’’;
(2) in subsection (a)—
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(A) by striking ‘‘(a)(1)’’ and inserting the
following:
‘‘(a) AUTHORIZATION.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—’’;
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘(2)’’
and 
inserting 
‘‘(2) 
CONDUCT
OF
PRO-
GRAMS.—’’ and moving such paragraph two
ems to the right; and
(C) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘(3)’’
and inserting ‘‘(3) REQUIRED ACTIVITIES.—’’
and moving such paragraph two ems to the
right; and
(3) in subsection (b)—
(A) by striking ‘‘(b)(1)’’ and inserting the
following:
‘‘(b) ADMINISTRATION OF PROGRAMS.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—’’; and
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘(2)’’
and inserting ‘‘(2) ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBIL-
ITIES.—’’ and moving such paragraph two ems
to the right.
(c) SECTION 455.—Section 455 of such Act (29
U.S.C. 1735) is amended—
(1) in the section heading to read as follows:
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‘‘SEC. 455. UNIFORM REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.’’;
and
(2) by redesignating such section as section
453.
(d) SECTION 461.—Section 461 of such Act (29
U.S.C. 1751) is amended—
(1) in the section heading to read as follows:
‘‘SEC. 461. LABOR MARKET INFORMATION; AVAILABILITY
OF FUNDS.’’;
(2) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘(a)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘(a) SET-ASIDE OF FUNDS.—’’;
(3) in subsection (b)—
(A) by striking ‘‘(b)’’ and inserting ‘‘(b)
AVAILABILITY FOR ADDITIONAL PURPOSE.—’’;
and
(B) by striking ‘‘section 125’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘section 467’’; and
(4) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘(c)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘(c) AVAILABILITY OF OTHER FUNDS.—’’.
(e) SECTION 462.—Section 462 of such Act (29
U.S.C. 1752) is amended—
(1) in the section heading to read as follows:
‘‘SEC. 462. COOPERATIVE LABOR MARKET INFORMATION
PROGRAM.’’;
(2) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘(a)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘(a) DATA ON CURRENT EMPLOYMENT.—’’;
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(3) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘(b)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘(b) MAINTENANCE OF DESCRIPTIONS OF
JOB DUTIES AND RELATED INFORMATION.—’’;
(4) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘(c)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘(c) ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS.—’’;
(5) in subsection (d)—
(A) by striking ‘‘(d)(1)’’ and inserting the
following:
‘‘(d) DATA FOR ANNUAL STATISTICAL MEASURE OF
LABOR MARKET RELATED ECONOMIC HARDSHIP.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—’’;
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘(2)’’
and 
inserting 
‘‘(2) 
HOUSEHOLD
BUDGET
DATA.—’’ and moving such paragraph two ems
to the right; and
(C) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘(3)’’
and inserting ‘‘(3) REPORT.—’’ and moving
such paragraph two ems to the right;
(6) in subsection (e), by striking ‘‘(e)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘(e) STATISTICAL DATA RELATING TO PER-
MANENT LAY-OFFS AND PLANT CLOSINGS.—’’
(7) in subsection (f)—
(A) by striking ‘‘(f)(1)’’ and inserting the
following:
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‘‘(f) DATA RELATING TO PERMANENT DISLOCATION
OF FARMERS AND RANCHERS.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—’’;
(B) in paragraph (1), by moving subpara-
graphs (A) through (E) two ems to the right;
and
(C) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘(2)’’
and inserting ‘‘(2) REPORT.—’’ and moving
such paragraph two ems to the right; and
(8) by striking subsection (g).
(f) SECTION 463.—Section 463 of such Act (29
U.S.C. 1753) is amended—
(1) in the section heading to read as follows:
‘‘SEC. 463. SPECIAL FEDERAL RESPONSIBILITIES.’’;
(2) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘(a)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘(a) REVIEW AND APPLICATION OF LABOR
MARKET INFORMATION.—’’;
(3) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘(b)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘(b) INTEGRATED OCCUPATIONAL SUPPLY
AND DEMAND INFORMATION SYSTEM.—’’; and
(4) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘(c)’’ and in-
serting 
‘‘(c) 
SUFFICIENT
FUNDS
FOR
STAF-
FING.—’’.
(g) SECTION 464.—Section 464 of such Act (29
U.S.C. 1754) is amended—
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(1) in the section heading to read as follows:
‘‘SEC. 464. NATIONAL OCCUPATIONAL INFORMATION CO-
ORDINATING COMMITTEE.’’;
(2) in subsection (a)—
(A) by striking ‘‘(a)(1)’’ and inserting the
following:
‘‘(a) RESERVATION.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—’’;
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘(2)’’
and inserting ‘‘(2) ADDITIONAL MEMBERS.—’’
and moving such paragraph two ems to the
right; and
(C) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘(3)’’
and inserting ‘‘(3) ADDITIONAL
REQUIRE-
MENT.—’’ and moving such paragraph two ems
to the right;
(3) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘(b)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘(b) ADDITIONAL
RESPONSIBILITIES.—’’;
and
(4) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘(c)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘(c) USE OF FUNDS.—’’.
(h) SECTION 465.—Section 465 of such Act (29
U.S.C. 1755) is amended in the section heading to read
as follows:
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‘‘SEC. 465. JOB BANK PROGRAM.’’.
(i) SECTION 466.—Section 466 of such Act (as redes-
ignated) is amended—
(1) in the section heading to read as follows:
‘‘SEC. 466. STATE JOB BANK SYSTEMS.’’;
(2) in subsection (a) (as redesignated), by strik-
ing ‘‘(a)’’ and inserting ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—’’; and
(3) in subsection (b) (as redesignated), by strik-
ing ‘‘(b)’’ and inserting ‘‘(b) COMPUTERIZED DATA
SYSTEMS.—’’.
(j) SECTION 467.—Section 467 of such Act (as redes-
ignated) is amended—
(1) in the section heading to read as follows:
‘‘SEC. 467. STATE LABOR MARKET INFORMATION PRO-
GRAMS.’’;
(2) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘(a)’’ and in-
serting the following:
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—’’;
(3) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘(b)’’ and in-
serting the following:
‘‘(b) ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS.—’’;
(4) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘(c)’’ and in-
serting the following:
‘‘(c) REIMBURSEMENTS.—’’; and
(5) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘(d)’’ and in-
serting the following:
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‘‘(d) COMBINATION OR CONSOLIDATION OF CERTAIN
REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.—’’.
SEC. 905. AMENDMENTS TO TITLE VI.
The Job Training Partnership Act (29 U.S.C. 1501
et seq.) is amended by striking the heading for title VI
of such Act.
SEC. 906. CLARIFICATION.
Nothing in this Act, the amendments made by this
Act, or any law amended by this Act shall be construed
to supplant or modify the requirements for registration of
an apprenticeship program under the National Appren-
ticeship Act.
Subtitle B—Amendments to Other
Acts
SEC. 911. AMENDMENTS TO OTHER ACTS.
The following Acts are amended as follows:
(1) TITLE 5, UNITED STATES CODE.—Section
3502(d) of title 5, United States Code, is amend-
ed—
(A) in paragraph (3)—
(i) in subparagraph (A)(i), by striking
‘‘or units (referred to in section 311(b)(2)
of the Job Training Partnership Act)’’ and
inserting 
‘‘referred 
to 
in 
section
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313(a)(2)(B)(i) of the Employment, Train-
ing, and Literacy Enhancement Act’’; and
(ii) in subparagraph (B)(iii), by strik-
ing ‘‘Job Training Partnership Act’’ and
inserting ‘‘Employment, Training, and Lit-
eracy Enhancement Act’’; and
(B) in paragraph (4), in the second sen-
tence, by striking ‘‘Job Training Partnership
Act’’ and inserting ‘‘Employment, Training,
and Literacy Enhancement Act’’.
(2) FOOD STAMP ACT OF 1977.—
(A) SECTION 5.—Section 5(l) of the Food
Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2014(l)) is
amended by striking ‘‘section 142(b) of the Job
Training Partnership Act (29 U.S.C. 1552(b))’’
and inserting ‘‘title II, III, or IV of the Em-
ployment, Training, and Literacy Enhancement
Act’’.
(B) SECTION 6.—Section 6 of the Food
Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2015) is amend-
ed—
(i) in subsection (d)(4)(M), by strik-
ing ‘‘Job Training Partnership Act’’ and
inserting ‘‘Employment, Training, and Lit-
eracy Enhancement Act’’; and
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(ii) in subsection (e)(3), by striking
subparagraph (A) and inserting the follow-
ing:
‘‘(A) a program under title II, III, or IV
of the Employment, Training, and Literacy En-
hancement Act;’’.
(C) SECTION 17.—The second sentence of
section 17(b)(2) of the Food Stamp Act of
1977 (7 U.S.C. 2026(b)(2)) is amended—
(i) by striking ‘‘to accept an offer of
employment from a political subdivision or
a prime sponsor pursuant to the Com-
prehensive Employment and Training Act
of 1973, as amended (29 U.S.C. 812),’’
and inserting ‘‘to accept an offer of em-
ployment from a service provider carrying
out employment and training activities
through a program carried out under title
II, III, or IV of the Employment, Train-
ing, and Literacy Enhancement Act,’’; and
(ii) by striking ‘‘: Provided, That all
of the political subdivision’s’’ and all that
follows and inserting ‘‘, if all of the jobs
supported under the program have been
made available to participants in the pro-
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gram before the service provider providing
the jobs extends an offer of employment
under this paragraph, and if the service
provider, in employing the person, complies
with the requirements of Federal law that
relate to the program.’’.
(3) IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY ACT.—Sec-
tion 245A(h)(4)(F) of the Immigration and Nation-
ality Act (8 U.S.C. 1255a(h)(4)(F)) is amended by
striking ‘‘The Job Training Partnership Act.’’ and
inserting ‘‘The Employment, Training, and Literacy
Enhancement Act.’’.
(4) REFUGEE EDUCATION ASSISTANCE ACT OF
1980.—Section 402(a)(4) of the Refugee Education
Assistance Act of 1980 (8 U.S.C. 1522 note) is
amended by striking ‘‘the Comprehensive Employ-
ment and Training Act of 1973’’ and inserting ‘‘the
Employment, Training, and Literacy Enhancement
Act’’.
(5) NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT
FOR FISCAL YEAR 1993.—
(A) SECTION 3161.—Section 3161(c)(6) of
the National Defense Authorization Act for Fis-
cal Year 1993 (42 U.S.C. 7274h(c)(6)) is
amended by striking ‘‘Job Training Partnership
268
Act (29 U.S.C. 1501 et seq.)’’ and inserting
‘‘title II, III, or IV of the Employment, Train-
ing, and Literacy Enhancement Act’’.
(B) SECTION
4461.—Section 4461(1) of
the National Defense Authorization Act for Fis-
cal Year 1993 (10 U.S.C. 1143 note) is amend-
ed by striking ‘‘The Job Training Partnership
Act (29 U.S.C. 1501 et seq.).’’ and inserting
‘‘The Employment, Training, and Literacy En-
hancement Act.’’.
(C) SECTION 4471.—Section 4471 of the
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
Year 1993 (10 U.S.C. 2501 note) is amended—
(i) in subsection (c)(2), by striking
‘‘section 311(b)(2) of the Job Training
Partnership Act (29 U.S.C. 1661(b)(2))’’
and inserting ‘‘313(a)(2)(B)(i) of the Em-
ployment, Training, and Literacy Enhance-
ment Act’’;
(ii) in subsection (d)—
(I) in the first sentence, by strik-
ing ‘‘for training, adjustment assist-
ance, and employment services’’ and
all 
that 
follows 
through 
‘‘except
where’’ and inserting ‘‘to participate
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in employment and training activities
carried out under the Employment,
Training, and Literacy Enhancement
Act, except in a case in which’’; and
(II) by striking the second sen-
tence; and
(iii) in subsection (e), by striking ‘‘for
training,’’ and all that follows through ‘‘be-
ginning’’ and inserting ‘‘to participate in
employment and training activities under
the Employment, Training, and Literacy
Enhancement Act beginning’’.
(6) NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT
FOR FISCAL YEAR 1991.—Section 4003(5)(C) of the
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
1991 (10 U.S.C. 2391 note) is amended by inserting
before the period the following: ‘‘, as in effect on the
day before the date of the enactment of the Employ-
ment, Training, and Literacy Enhancement Act of
1997’’.
(7) NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT
FOR FISCAL YEAR 1994.—Section 1333(c)(2)(B) of
the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
Year 1994 (10 U.S.C. 2701 note) is amended by
striking ‘‘Private industry councils (as described in
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section 102 of the Job Training Partnership Act (29
U.S.C. 1512)).’’ and inserting ‘‘Local workforce de-
velopment boards established under section 122 of
the Employment, Training, and Literacy Enhance-
ment Act.’’.
(8) SMALL
BUSINESS
ACT.—The fourth sen-
tence of section 7(j)(13)(E) of the Small Business
Act (15 U.S.C. 636(j)(13)(E)) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘under the Job Training Partnership Act (29
U.S.C. 1501 et seq.)’’ and inserting ‘‘under section
124 of the Employment, Training, and Literacy En-
hancement Act’’.
(9) 
EMPLOYMENT
ACT
OF
1946.—Section
4(f)(2)(B) of the Employment Act of 1946 (15
U.S.C. 1022a(f)(2)(B)) is amended by striking ‘‘and
include these in the annual Employment and Train-
ing Report of the President required under section
705(a) of the Comprehensive Employment and
Training Act of 1973 (hereinafter in this Act re-
ferred to as ‘CETA’)’’ and inserting ‘‘and prepare
and submit to the President an annual report con-
taining the recommendations’’.
(10) FULL
EMPLOYMENT
AND
BALANCED
GROWTH ACT OF 1978.—
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(A) SECTION 206.—Section 206 of the Full
Employment and Balanced Growth Act of 1978
(15 U.S.C. 3116) is amended—
(i) in subsection (b)—
(I) in the matter preceding para-
graph (1), by striking ‘‘CETA’’ and
inserting ‘‘the Employment, Training,
and Literacy Enhancement Act’’; and
(II) in paragraph (1), by striking
‘‘(including use of section 110 of
CETA when necessary)’’; and
(ii) in subsection (c)(1), by striking
‘‘through the expansion of CETA and
other’’.
(B) SECTION 401.—Section 401(d) of the
Full Employment and Balanced Growth Act of
1978 (15 U.S.C. 3151(d)) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘include, in the annual Employment and
Training Report of the President provided
under section 705(a) of CETA,’’ and inserting
‘‘include, in the annual report referred to in
section 4(f)(2)(B) of the Employment Act of
1946 (15 U.S.C. 1022a(f)(2)(B)),’’.
(11) TITLE 18, UNITED STATES CODE.—Sub-
sections (a), (b), and (c) of section 665 of title 18,
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United States Code are amended by striking ‘‘or the
Job Training Partnership Act’’ and inserting ‘‘the
Job Training Partnership Act, or the Employment,
Training, and Literacy Enhancement Act’’.
(12) TRADE ACT OF 1974.—Section 239(e) of
the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2311(e)) is
amended by striking ‘‘Job Training Partnership
Act’’ and inserting ‘‘Employment, Training, and Lit-
eracy Enhancement Act’’.
(13) HIGHER EDUCATION ACT OF 1965.—Sec-
tion 480(b)(14) of the Higher Education Act of
1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087vv(b)(14)) is amended by
striking ‘‘Job Training Partnership Act’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘received through participation under title II,
III, or IV of the Employment, Training, and Lit-
eracy Enhancement Act’’.
(14) INDIVIDUALS
WITH
DISABILITIES
EDU-
CATION ACT.—Section 626 of the Individuals with
Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1425) is
amended—
(A) in the first sentence of subsection (a),
by striking ‘‘(including the State job training
coordinating councils and service delivery area
administrative entities established under the
Job Training Partnership Act)’’ and inserting
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‘‘(including the State collaborative process
under of section 102 of the Employment, Train-
ing, and Literacy Enhancement Act and local
workforce development boards established under
section 122 of such Act)’’;
(B) in subsection (e)—
(i) in paragraph (3)(C), by striking
‘‘local Private Industry Councils (PICS)
authorized by the Job Training Partner-
ship Act (JTPA),’’ and inserting ‘‘local
workforce development boards established
under section 122 of the Employment,
Training, 
and 
Literacy 
Enhancement
Act,’’;
(ii) in paragraph (4)(A)(iii), by strik-
ing 
‘‘local 
Private 
Industry 
Councils
(PICS) authorized by the JTPA,’’ and in-
serting 
‘‘local 
workforce 
development
boards established under section 122 of the
Employment, Training, and Literacy En-
hancement Act,’’; and
(iii) in clauses (iii), (iv), (v), and (vii)
of paragraph (4)(B), by striking ‘‘PICS
authorized by the JTPA’’ and inserting
‘‘local workforce development boards estab-
274
lished under section 122 of the Employ-
ment, Training, and Literacy Enhance-
ment Act’’; and
(C) in subsection (g), by striking ‘‘the Job
Training Partnership Act (JTPA),’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘the Employment, Training, and Literacy
Enhancement Act,’’.
(15) DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION ORGANIZA-
TION ACT.—Subsection (a) of section 302 of the De-
partment of Education Organization Act (20 U.S.C.
3443(a)) (as redesignated in section 271(a)(2) of the
Improving America’s Schools Act of 1994) is amend-
ed by striking ‘‘under section 303(c)(2) of the Com-
prehensive Employment and Training Act’’ and in-
serting ‘‘relating to such education’’.
(16) NATIONAL
SKILL
STANDARDS
ACT
OF
1994.—
(A) SECTION
504.—Section 504(c)(3) of
the National Skill Standards Act of 1994 (20
U.S.C. 5934(c)(3)) is amended by striking ‘‘the
Capacity Building and Information and Dis-
semination Network established under section
453(b) of the Job Training Partnership Act (29
U.S.C. 1733(b)) and’’.
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(B) SECTION 508.—Section 508(1) of the
National Skill Standards Act of 1994 (20
U.S.C. 5938(1)) is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(1) COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATION.—The
term ‘community-based organization’ means a pri-
vate nonprofit organization of demonstrated effec-
tiveness that is representative of a community or a
significant segment of a community and that pro-
vides workforce and career development activities, as
defined in section 4 of the Employment, Training,
and Literacy Enhancement Act.’’.
(17) ELEMENTARY
AND
SECONDARY
EDU-
CATION ACT OF 1965.—
(A) SECTION 1205.—Section 1205(8)(B) of
the Elementary and Secondary Education Act
of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6365(8)(B)) is amended by
striking ‘‘, the Adult Education Act, the Indi-
viduals with Disabilities Education Act, and the
Job Training Partnership Act’’ and inserting
‘‘the Individuals with Disabilities Education
Act, and the Employment, Training, and Lit-
eracy Enhancement Act’’.
(B) SECTION 1414.—Section 1414(c)(8) of
the Elementary and Secondary Education Act
of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6434(c)(8)) is amended by
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striking ‘‘programs under the Job Training
Partnership Act,’’ and inserting ‘‘activities
under the Employment, Training, and Literacy
Enhancement Act,’’.
(C) SECTION 1423.—Section 1423(9) of the
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of
1965 (20 U.S.C. 6453(9)) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘programs under the Job Training and
Partnership Act’’ and inserting ‘‘activities
under the Employment, Training, and Literacy
Enhancement Act’’.
(D) SECTION
1425.—Section 1425(9) of
the Elementary and Secondary Education Act
of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6455(9)) is amended by
striking ‘‘, such as funds under the Job Train-
ing Partnership Act,’’ and inserting ‘‘, such as
funds made available under the Employment,
Training, and Literacy Enhancement Act,’’.
(18) FREEDOM SUPPORT ACT.—The last sen-
tence of section 505 of the FREEDOM Support Act
(22 U.S.C. 5855) is amended by striking ‘‘, through
the Defense Conversion’’ and all that follows
through ‘‘or through’’ and inserting ‘‘or through’’.
(19) EMERGENCY JOBS AND UNEMPLOYMENT
ASSISTANCE ACT OF 1974.—
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(A) SECTION 204.—Section 204(b) of the
Emergency Jobs and Unemployment Assistance
Act of 1974 (26 U.S.C. 3304 note) is amended
by striking ‘‘designate as an area’’ and all that
follows and inserting ‘‘designate as an area
under this section an area that is a local
workforce development area under the Employ-
ment, Training, and Literacy Enhancement
Act.’’.
(B) SECTION
223.—Section 223 of the
Emergency Jobs and Unemployment Assistance
Act of 1974 (26 U.S.C. 3304 note) is amend-
ed—
(i) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘as-
sistance provided’’ and all that follows and
inserting ‘‘assistance provided under the
Employment, Training, and Literacy En-
hancement Act;’’; and
(ii) in paragraph (4), by striking
‘‘funds provided’’ and all that follows and
inserting ‘‘funds provided under the Em-
ployment, Training, and Literacy Enhance-
ment Act;’’.
(20) JOB TRAINING REFORM AMENDMENTS OF
1992.—Section 701 of the Job Training Reform
278
Amendments of 1992 (29 U.S.C. 1501 note) is re-
pealed.
(21) PUBLIC LAW 98–524.—Section 7 of Public
Law 98–524 (29 U.S.C. 1551 note) is repealed.
(22) VETERANS’ BENEFITS AND PROGRAMS IM-
PROVEMENT ACT OF 1988.—Section 402 of the Vet-
erans’ Benefits and Programs Improvement Act of
1988 (29 U.S.C. 1721 note) is amended—
(A) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘title III
of the Job Training Partnership Act (29 U.S.C.
1651 et seq.)’’ and inserting ‘‘the Employment,
Training, and Literacy Enhancement Act’’;
(B) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘Train-
ing, in consultation with the office designated
or created under section 322(b) of the Job
Training Partnership Act,’’ and inserting
‘‘Training’’; and
(C) in subsection (d)—
(i) in paragraph (1), by striking
‘‘under—’’ and all that follows through
‘‘the Veterans’ ’’ and inserting ‘‘under the
Veterans’ ’’; and
(ii) in paragraph (2), by striking
‘‘Employment and training’’ and all that
follows and inserting ‘‘Employment, train-
279
ing, and literacy activities under the Em-
ployment, Training, and Literacy Enhance-
ment Act.’’.
(23) VETERANS’ JOB TRAINING ACT.—
(A) SECTION
13.—Section 13(b) of the
Veterans’ Job Training Act (29 U.S.C. 1721
note) is amended by striking ‘‘assistance under
the Job Training Partnership Act (29 U.S.C.
1501 et seq.)’’ and inserting ‘‘assistance under
the Employment, Training, and Literacy En-
hancement Act’’.
(B) 
SECTION
14.—Section
14(b)(3)(B)(i)(II) of the Veterans’ Job Train-
ing Act (29 U.S.C. 1721 note) is amended by
striking ‘‘under part C of title IV of the Job
Training Partnership Act (29 U.S.C. 1501 et
seq.)’’ and inserting ‘‘under the Employment,
Training, and Literacy Enhancement Act’’.
(C) SECTION 15.—Section 15(c)(2) of the
Veterans’ Job Training Act (29 U.S.C. 1721
note) is amended—
(i) in the second sentence, by striking
‘‘part C of title IV of the Job Training
Partnership Act (29 U.S.C. 1501 et seq.)’’
280
and inserting ‘‘the Employment, Training,
and Literacy Enhancement Act’’; and
(ii) in the third sentence, by striking
‘‘title III of’’.
(24) WORKER ADJUSTMENT AND RETRAINING
NOTIFICATION ACT.—Section 3(a)(2) of the Worker
Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (29
U.S.C. 2102(a)(2)) is amended by striking ‘‘title III
of the Job Training Partnership Act’’ and inserting
‘‘title II, III, or IV of the Employment, Training,
and Literacy Enhancement Act’’.
(25) TITLE 31, UNITED STATES CODE.—Section
6703(a) of title 31, United States Code, is amended
by striking paragraph (4) and inserting the follow-
ing:
‘‘(4) Programs under title III or IV of the Em-
ployment, Training, and Literacy Enhancement
Act.’’.
(26) VETERANS’ REHABILITATION
AND
EDU-
CATION AMENDMENTS OF 1980.—Section 512 of the
Veterans’ Rehabilitation and Education Amend-
ments of 1980 (38 U.S.C. 4101 note) is amended by
striking ‘‘the Comprehensive Employment and
Training Act (29 U.S.C. et seq.),’’ and inserting
281
‘‘the Employment, Training, and Literacy Enhance-
ment Act,’’.
(27) TITLE 38, UNITED STATES CODE.—
(A) SECTION 4102A.—Section 4102A(d) of
title 38, United States Code, is amended by
striking ‘‘the Job Training Partnership Act’’
and inserting ‘‘the Employment, Training, and
Literacy Enhancement Act’’.
(B) SECTION 4103A.—Section 4103A(c)(4)
of title 38, United States Code, is amended by
striking ‘‘Job Training Partnership Act (29
U.S.C. 1501 et seq.))’’ and inserting ‘‘Employ-
ment, Training, and Literacy Enhancement
Act)’’.
(C) SECTION 4213.—Section 4213 of title
38, United States Code, is amended by striking
‘‘Job Training Partnership Act (29 U.S.C.
1501 et seq.),’’ and inserting ‘‘Employment,
Training, and Literacy Enhancement Act,’’.
(28) UNITED STATES HOUSING ACT OF 1937.—
Section 23 of the United States Housing Act of
1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437u) is amended—
(A) in subsection (b)(2)(A), by striking
‘‘the Job Training’’ and all that follows through
‘‘or the’’ and inserting ‘‘the Employment,
282
Training, and Literacy Enhancement Act or
the’’;
(B) in the first sentence of subsection
(f)(2), by striking ‘‘programs under the’’ and
all that follows through ‘‘and the’’ and inserting
‘‘programs under title II, III, or IV of the Em-
ployment, Training, and Literacy Enhancement
Act and the’’; and
(C) in subsection (g)—
(i) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘pro-
grams under the’’ and all that follows
through ‘‘and the’’ and inserting ‘‘pro-
grams under title II, III, or IV of the Em-
ployment, Training, and Literacy Enhance-
ment Act and the’’; and
(ii) in paragraph (3)(H), by striking
‘‘program under’’ and all that follows
through ‘‘and any other’’ and inserting
‘‘program under title II, III, or IV of the
Employment, Training, and Literacy En-
hancement Act and any other’’.
(29) HOUSING ACT OF 1949.—Section 504(c)(3)
of the Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1474(c)(3))
is amended by striking ‘‘pursuant to’’ and all that
follows through ‘‘or the’’ and inserting ‘‘pursuant to
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the Employment, Training, and Literacy Enhance-
ment Act or the’’.
(30) OLDER AMERICANS ACT OF 1965.—
(A) SECTION
203.—Section 203 of the
Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3013)
is amended—
(i) in subsection (a)(2), by striking
the last sentence and inserting the follow-
ing: ‘‘In particular, the Secretary of Labor
and the Secretary of Education shall con-
sult and cooperate with the Assistant Sec-
retary in carrying out the Employment,
Training, and Literacy Enhancement Act
of 1997.’’; and
(ii) in subsection (b), by striking para-
graph (1) and inserting the following:
‘‘(1) the Employment, Training, and Literacy
Enhancement Act,’’.
(B) SECTION
502.—Section 502 of the
Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3056)
is amended—
(i) in subsection (b)(1)(N)(i), by strik-
ing ‘‘the Job Training Partnership Act (29
U.S.C. 1501 et seq.)’’ and inserting ‘‘the
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Employment, Training, and Literacy En-
hancement Act’’; and
(ii) in subsection (e)(2)(C), by strik-
ing ‘‘programs carried out under section
124 of the Job Training Partnership Act
(29 U.S.C. 1534)’’ and inserting ‘‘employ-
ment and training activities carried out
under title III of the Employment, Train-
ing, and Literacy Enhancement Act’’.
(C) SECTION
503.—Section 503(b)(1) of
the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C.
3056a(b)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘the Job
Training Partnership Act,’’ each place it ap-
pears and inserting ‘‘the Employment, Train-
ing, and Literacy Enhancement Act,’’.
(31) OMNIBUS
CRIME
CONTROL
AND
SAFE
STREETS ACT OF 1968.—Section 1801(b)(3) of the
Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of
1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796ee(b)(3)) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘Job Training Partnership Act (relating to Job
Corps) (29 U.S.C. 1691 et seq.)’’ and inserting
‘‘Employment, Training, and Literacy Enhancement
Act’’.
(32) ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS ASSISTANCE
ACT OF 1984.—The second sentence of section 2(a)
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of the Environmental Programs Assistance Act of
1984 (42 U.S.C. 4368a(a)) is amended by striking
‘‘Job Training Partnership Act’’ and inserting ‘‘Em-
ployment, Training, and Literacy Enhancement
Act’’.
(33) DOMESTIC VOLUNTEER SERVICE ACT OF
1973.—
(A) SECTION 103.—Section 103(d) of the
Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 (42
U.S.C. 4953(d)) is amended in the second sen-
tence to read as follows: ‘‘Whenever feasible,
such efforts shall be coordinated with a local
workforce development board established under
section 122 of the Employment, Training, and
Literacy Enhancement Act.’’.
(B) SECTION 109.—Subsections (c)(2) and
(d)(2) of section 109 of the Domestic Volunteer
Service Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 4959) is
amended by striking ‘‘Job Training Partnership
Act’’ and inserting ‘‘Employment, Training,
and Literacy Enhancement Act’’.
(34) AGE DISCRIMINATION ACT OF 1975.—Sec-
tion 304(c)(1) of the Age Discrimination Act of
1975 (42 U.S.C. 6103(c)(1)) is amended by striking
‘‘the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act
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of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 801, et seq.), as amended,’’ and
inserting ‘‘the Employment, Training, and Literacy
Enhancement Act’’.
(35) ENERGY CONSERVATION AND PRODUCTION
ACT.—Section 414(b)(3) of the Energy Conservation
and Production Act (42 U.S.C. 6864(b)(3)) is
amended by striking ‘‘the Comprehensive Employ-
ment and Training Act of 1973’’ and inserting ‘‘the
Employment, Training, and Literacy Enhancement
Act’’.
(36) NATIONAL ENERGY CONSERVATION POLICY
ACT.—Section 233 of the National Energy Con-
servation Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 6873) is amended,
in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking
‘‘the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act
of 1973’’ and inserting ‘‘the Employment, Training,
and Literacy Enhancement Act’’.
(37) COMMUNITY
ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT
ACT OF 1981.—Section 617(a)(3) of the Community
Economic Development Act of 1981 (42 U.S.C.
9806(a)(3)) is amended by striking ‘‘activities such
as those described in the Comprehensive Employ-
ment and Training Act’’ and inserting ‘‘employment
and training activities described in the Employment,
Training, and Literacy Enhancement Act’’.
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(38) STEWART
B. MCKINNEY
HOMELESS
AS-
SISTANCE ACT.—Section 103(b)(2) of the Stewart B.
McKinney Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C.
11302(b)(2)) is amended by striking ‘‘the Job
Training Partnership Act’’ and inserting ‘‘the Em-
ployment, Training, and Literacy Enhancement
Act’’.
(39) NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE ACT
OF 1990.—
(A) SECTION 177.—Section 177(d) of the
National and Community Service Act of 1990
(42 U.S.C. 12637(d)) is amended by striking
‘‘Job Training Partnership Act’’ each place it
appears and inserting ‘‘Employment, Training,
and Literacy Enhancement Act’’.
(B) SECTION 198C.—Section 198C of the
National and Community Service Act of 1990
(42 U.S.C. 12653c) is amended—
(i) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ‘‘a
military installation described in section
325(e)(1) of the Job Training Partnership
Act (29 U.S.C. 1662d(e)(1)).’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘a military installation being closed or
realigned under—
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‘‘(A) the Defense Base Closure and Re-
alignment Act of 1990 (part A of title XXIX of
Public Law 101–510; 10 U.S.C. 2687 note);
and
‘‘(B) title II of the Defense Authorization
Amendments and Base Closure and Realign-
ment Act (Public Law 100–526; 10 U.S.C.
2687 note).’’; and
(ii) in subsection (e)(1)(B)(iii), by
striking ‘‘Job Training Partnership Act
(29 U.S.C. 1693)’’ and inserting ‘‘Employ-
ment, Training, and Literacy Enhance-
ment Act’’.
(C) SECTION
199L.—Section 199L(a) of
the National and Community Service Act of
1990 (42 U.S.C. 12655m(a)) is amended by
striking ‘‘the Job Training Partnership Act (29
U.S.C. 1501 et seq.)’’ and inserting ‘‘the Em-
ployment, Training, and Literacy Enhancement
Act’’.
(40) CRANSTON-GONZALEZ NATIONAL AFFORD-
ABLE HOUSING ACT.—
(A) SECTION
454.—Subparagraphs (H)
and (M) of subsection (c)(2), and subsection
(d)(7), of section 454 of the Cranston-Gonzalez
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National Affordable Housing Act (42 U.S.C.
12899c) are amended by striking ‘‘the Job
Training Partnership Act’’ and inserting ‘‘the
Employment, Training, and Literacy Enhance-
ment Act’’.
(B) SECTION 456.—The first sentence of
section 456(e) of the Cranston-Gonzalez Na-
tional Affordable Housing Act (42 U.S.C.
12899e(e)) is amended by striking ‘‘the Job
Training Partnership Act’’ each place it ap-
pears and inserting ‘‘the Employment, Train-
ing, and Literacy Enhancement Act’’.
(41) VIOLENT CRIME CONTROL AND LAW EN-
FORCEMENT ACT OF 1994.—Section 31113(a)(4)(C)
of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement
Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 13823(a)(4)(C)) is amended
by inserting after ‘‘the Job Training Partnership
Act (29 U.S.C. 1501 et seq.)’’ the following: ‘‘, title
II, III, or IV of the Employment, Training, and Lit-
eracy Enhancement Act,’’.
(42) PERSONAL
RESPONSIBILITY
AND
WORK
OPPORTUNITY RECONCILIATION ACT OF 1996.—Sec-
tion 403(c)(2)(K) and section 423(d)(11) of the Per-
sonal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Rec-
onciliation Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1613(c)(2)(K) and
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1138a note) are amended by striking ‘‘Job Training
Partnership Act’’ each place it appears and inserting
‘‘Employment, Training, and Literacy Enhancement
Act’’.
TITLE X—EFFECTIVE DATE AND
TRANSITION PROVISIONS
SEC. 1001. EFFECTIVE DATE.
This division and the amendments made by this divi-
sion shall take effect on July 1, 1998.
SEC. 1002. TRANSITION PROVISIONS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Education and
the Secretary of Labor, as appropriate, shall take such
steps as such Secretaries determine to be appropriate to
provide for the orderly transition from any authority
under provisions of law amended or repealed by this divi-
sion or any related authority under the provisions of this
division.
(b) EXTENDED TRANSITION PERIOD.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—If, on or before July 1,
1997, a State has enacted a State statute that pro-
vides for the establishment or conduct of three or
more of the programs, projects, or activities de-
scribed in subparagraphs (A) through (E) or para-
graph (2), the State shall not be required to comply
with provisions of this Act that conflict with such
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State statute for the period ending three years after
the date of enactment of this Act.
(2) PROGRAMS, PROJECTS, AND ACTIVITIES DE-
SCRIBED.—The programs, projects, and activities
described in this paragraph are the following:
(A) Establishment of human resource in-
vestment councils or substate councils.
(B) Reorganization or consolidation of
State agencies with responsibility for State em-
ployment and training programs.
(C) Reorganization or consolidation of
State employment and training programs.
(D) Restructuring of local delivery systems
for State employment and training programs.
(E) Development or restructuring of State
accountability or oversight systems to focus on
performance.
DIVISION B—VOCATIONAL
REHABILITATION PROGRAMS
TITLE XXI—AMENDMENTS TO
GENERAL PROVISIONS
SEC. 2101. REHABILITATION SERVICES ADMINISTRATION.
Section 3 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29
U.S.C. 702) is amended—
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(1) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘, as well as
unexpended appropriations for carrying out the Vo-
cational Rehabilitation Act (29 U.S.C. 31–42),’’; and
(2) by striking subsection (c).
SEC. 2102. DEFINITIONS.
Section 7 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29
U.S.C. 706) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (5), by inserting after ‘‘sup-
ported employment’’ the following: ‘‘and self-employ-
ment or business ownership’’;
(2) by striking paragraph (12);
(3) in paragraph (15)(A), by inserting a comma
after ‘‘subparagraph (B) or (C)’’;
(4) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(36) The term ‘administrative costs’ means—
‘‘(A) expenditures not incurred by the State
unit for—
‘‘(i) rehabilitation counselors;
‘‘(ii) rehabilitation case coordinators; or
‘‘(iii) other direct service personnel; and
‘‘(B) notwithstanding subparagraph (A) in-
cludes expenditures incurred by the State unit in the
performance of administrative functions under the
vocational rehabilitation program, including expenses
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related to program planning, development, monitor-
ing, and evaluation, including—
‘‘(i) quality assurance;
‘‘(ii) budgeting, accounting, financial man-
agement, information systems, and related data
processing;
‘‘(iii) providing information about the pro-
gram to the public;
‘‘(iv) technical assistance to other State
agencies, private nonprofit organizations, and
businesses and industries;
‘‘(v) the State Rehabilitation Advisory
Council and other advisory committees;
‘‘(vi) professional organization membership
dues for State unit employees;
‘‘(vii) the removal architectural barriers in
State vocational rehabilitation agency offices
and State operated rehabilitation facilities;
‘‘(viii) operating and maintaining State
unit facilities, equipment, and grounds;
‘‘(ix) supplies;
‘‘(x) administration of the comprehensive
system of personnel development, including per-
sonnel administration, administration of affirm-
ative action plans, and training and staff devel-
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opment, administrative salaries, including cleri-
cal and other support staff salaries, in support
of these functions;
‘‘(xi) travel costs related to carrying out
the program, other than travel costs related to
the provision of services;
‘‘(xii) costs incurred in conducting reviews
of rehabilitation counselor or coordinator deter-
minations; and
‘‘(xiii) legal expenses required in the ad-
ministration of the program.’’; and
(5) by redesignating paragraphs (36), (22),
(23), (24), (25), (1), (2), (3), (26), (4), (5), (6),
(27), (7), (28), (29), (30), (20), (21), (8), (31),
(15), (32), (9), (10), (33), (11), (19), (13), (14),
(16), (18), (34), (35), and (17) as paragraphs (1)
through (35), respectively.
SEC. 2103. REPORTS.
Section 13 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29
U.S.C. 712) is amended by inserting after the third sen-
tence ‘‘The Commissioner shall also annually collect infor-
mation with respect to the title I, vocational rehabilitation
services program, on administrative costs and other ex-
penditures under the program.’’.
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SEC. 2104. BUY-AMERICAN REQUIREMENTS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Rehabilitation Act of 1973
(29 U.S.C. 701 et seq.) is amended by inserting after sec-
tion 21 the following:
‘‘SEC. 22. BUY-AMERICAN REQUIREMENTS.
‘‘(a) COMPLIANCE WITH BUY AMERICAN ACT.—
None of the funds made available in this Act may be ex-
pended by an entity unless the entity agrees that in ex-
pending the funds the entity will comply with the Buy
American Act (41 U.S.C. 10a–10c).
‘‘(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS; REQUIREMENT REGARD-
ING NOTICE.—
‘‘(1) PURCHASE
OF
AMERICAN-MADE
EQUIP-
MENT AND PRODUCTS.—In the case of any equip-
ment or product that may be authorized to be pur-
chased with financial assistance provided using
funds made available in this Act, it is the sense of
the Congress that entities receiving the assistance
should, in expending the assistance, purchase only
American-made equipment and products.
‘‘(2) NOTICE TO RECIPIENTS OF ASSISTANCE.—
In providing financial assistance using funds made
available in this Act, the head of each Federal agen-
cy shall provide to each recipient of the assistance
a notice describing the statement made in paragraph
(1) by the Congress.
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‘‘(c) PROHIBITION OF CONTRACTS WITH PERSONS
FALSELY LABELING PRODUCTS AS MADE IN AMERICA.—
If it has been finally determined by a court or Federal
agency that any person intentionally affixed a label bear-
ing a ‘Made in America’ inscription, or any inscription
with the same meaning, to any product sold in or shipped
to the United States that is not made in the United
States, the person shall be ineligible to receive any con-
tract or subcontract made with funds made available in
this Act, pursuant to the debarment, suspension, and ineli-
gibility procedures described in sections 9.400 through
9.409 of title 48, Code of Federal Regulations.’’.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of con-
tents of such Act (29 U.S.C. 701 note) is amended by
inserting after the item relating to section 21 the follow-
ing:
‘‘Sec. 172. Buy-American requirements.’’.
TITLE 
XXII—AMENDMENTS 
TO
VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION
SERVICES
Subtitle A—General Provisions
SEC. 2201. DECLARATION OF POLICY; AUTHORIZATION OF
APPROPRIATIONS.
(a) DECLARATION OF POLICY.—Section 100(a)(3)(C)
of 
the 
Rehabilitation 
Act 
of 
1973 
(29 
U.S.C.
720(a)(3)(C)) is amended to read as follows:
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‘‘(C) Applicants and eligible individuals
must be active and full partners in the voca-
tional rehabilitation process, making meaningful
and informed choices—
‘‘(i) during assessments to determine
eligibility and vocational rehabilitation
needs; and
‘‘(ii) in the selection of the employ-
ment goal, services needed to achieve the
goal, entities providing such services, and
the methods used to procure such serv-
ices.’’.
(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section
100(b) of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C.
720(b)) is amended in each of paragraphs (1) and (2) by
striking ‘‘fiscal years 1993 through 1997’’ and inserting
‘‘fiscal years 1998, 1999, and 2000’’.
SEC. 2202. STATE PLANS.
Section 101(a) of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29
U.S.C. 721(a)) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (4)—
(A) by striking ‘‘, except that in the case’’
and inserting ‘‘, except that—
‘‘(A) in the case’’;
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(B) by striking ‘‘to the extent permitted by
such regulations,’’;
(C) by inserting ‘‘and’’ after the semicolon;
and
(D) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(B) in the case of earmarked funds used as
the State match for Federal funds, where such funds
are earmarked for particular geographic areas within
a State;’’;
(2) in paragraph (7)(A) to read as follows:
‘‘(A) include a description, consistent with the
purposes of this Act, of a comprehensive system of
personnel development, which, at a minimum, shall
consist of—
‘‘(i) a description of the procedures and ac-
tivities the State agency will undertake to ad-
dress the current and projected training needs
of all personnel in the designated State unit to
ensure that they are adequately trained and
prepared;
‘‘(ii) a plan to coordinate and facilitate ef-
forts between the designated State unit and in-
stitutions of higher education and professional
institutions to recruit, prepare, and retain
qualified personnel, including personnel from
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‘‘(3) diversity of clients to be served.
‘‘(e) RECORDS.—Entities that receive grants under
subsection (a) shall maintain such records as the Commis-
sioner may require and comply with any request from the
Commissioner for such records.
‘‘(f) DIRECT SERVICES.—At least 80 percent of the
funds awarded for any project under this section shall be
used for direct services, as specifically chosen by eligible
clients.
‘‘(g) EVALUATION.—The Commissioner shall conduct
an evaluation of the demonstration projects with respect
to the services provided, clients served, client outcomes ob-
tained, implementation issues addressed, the cost effec-
tiveness of the project, and the effects of increased choice
on clients and service providers. The Commissioner may
reserve funds for the evaluation for a fiscal year from the
amounts appropriated to carry out projects under this sec-
tion for the fiscal year.
‘‘(h) DEFINITIONS.—For the purposes of this section:
‘‘(1) DIRECT SERVICES.—The term ‘direct serv-
ices’ means vocational rehabilitation services, as de-
scribed in section 103(a).
‘‘(2) ELIGIBLE CLIENT.—The term ‘eligible cli-
ent’ means an individual with a disability, as defined
in section 7(8)(A), who is not currently receiving