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opportunities described in subparagraph (A); 
and 
‘‘(C) determine the type or types of career 
and technical education and training that will 
be implemented at the center to enable the en-
rollees to obtain the employment opportunities; 
and 
‘‘(2) to meet at least once a year to reevaluate 
the labor market information, and other relevant in-
formation, to determine any necessary changes in 
the career and technical education and training pro-
vided at the center.’’. 
SEC. 127. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE. 
Section 156 (29 U.S.C. 2896) is amended to read as 
follows: 
‘‘SEC. 156. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO CENTERS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—From the funds reserved under 
section 132(a)(3), the Secretary shall provide, directly or 
through grants, contracts, or other agreements or ar-
rangements as the Secretary considers appropriate, tech-
nical assistance and training for the Job Corps program 
for the purposes of improving program quality. 
‘‘(b) ACTIVITIES.—In providing training and tech-
nical assistance and for allocating resources for such as-
sistance, the Secretary shall—
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‘‘(1) assist entities, including those entities not 
currently operating a Job Corps center, in devel-
oping the application described in section 147(d); 
‘‘(2) assist Job Corps centers and programs in 
correcting deficiencies and violations under this sub-
title; 
‘‘(3) assist Job Corps centers and programs in 
meeting or exceeding the indicators of performance 
described in paragraph (1) and (2) of section 159(c); 
and 
‘‘(4) assist Job Corps centers and programs in 
the development of sound management practices, in-
cluding financial management procedures.’’. 
SEC. 128. SPECIAL PROVISIONS. 
Section 158(c)(1) (29 U.S.C. 2989(c)(1)) is amended 
by striking ‘‘title II of the Federal Property and Adminis-
trative Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 481 et seq.)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘chapter of 5 title 40, United States Code,’’. 
SEC. 129. PERFORMANCE ACCOUNTABILITY MANAGEMENT. 
Section 159 (29 U.S.C. 2899) is amended— 
(1) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘MAN-
AGEMENT
INFORMATION’’ and inserting ‘‘PER-
FORMANCE
ACCOUNTABILITY
AND
MANAGE-
MENT’’;
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(2) in subsection (a)(3), by inserting before the 
period at the end the following: ‘‘, or operating costs 
for such centers result in a budgetary shortfall’’; 
(3) by striking subsections (c) through (g); and 
(4) by inserting after subsection (b) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(c) INDICATORS OF PERFORMANCE.— 
‘‘(1) PRIMARY INDICATORS.—The annual pri-
mary indicators of performance for Job Corps cen-
ters shall include— 
‘‘(A) the percentage and number of enroll-
ees who graduate from the Job Corps center; 
‘‘(B) the percentage and number of grad-
uates who entered unsubsidized employment re-
lated to the career and technical education and 
training received through the Job Corps center, 
except that such calculation shall not include 
enrollment in education, the military or volun-
teer service; 
‘‘(C) the percentage and number of grad-
uates who obtained a recognized postsecondary 
credential, including an industry-recognized cre-
dential or a registered apprenticeship; and 
‘‘(D) the cost per successful performance 
outcome, which is calculated by comparing the
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number of graduates who were placed in unsub-
sidized employment or obtained a recognized 
credential, including an industry-recognized cre-
dential, to total program costs, including all op-
erations, construction, and administration costs 
at each Job Corp center. 
‘‘(2) SECONDARY
INDICATORS.—The annual 
secondary indicators of performance for Job Corps 
centers shall include— 
‘‘(A) the percentage and number of grad-
uates who entered unsubsidized employment not 
related to the career and technical education 
and training received through the Job Corps 
center; 
‘‘(B) the percentage and number of grad-
uates who entered into postsecondary education; 
‘‘(C) the percentage and number of grad-
uates who entered into the military; 
‘‘(D) the average wage of graduates who 
are in unsubsidized employment— 
‘‘(i) on the first day of employment; 
and 
‘‘(ii) 6 months after the first day; 
‘‘(E) the number and percentage of grad-
uates who entered unsubsidized employment
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and were retained in the unsubsidized employ-
ment— 
‘‘(i) 6 months after the first day of 
employment; and 
‘‘(ii) 12 months after the first day of 
employment; 
‘‘(F) the percentage and number of enroll-
ees compared to the percentage and number of 
enrollees the Secretary has established targets 
in section 145(c)(1); 
‘‘(G) the cost per training slot, which is 
calculated by comparing the program’s max-
imum number of students that can be enrolled 
in a Job Corps center at any given time during 
the program year to the number of enrollees in 
the same program year; and 
‘‘(H) the number and percentage of former 
enrollees, including the number dismissed under 
the zero tolerance policy described in section 
152(b). 
‘‘(3) INDICATORS OF PERFORMANCE FOR RE-
CRUITERS.—The annual indicators of performance 
for recruiters shall include the measurements de-
scribed in subparagraph (A) of paragraph (1) and 
subparagraphs (F), (G), and (H) of paragraph (2).
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‘‘(4) INDICATORS OF PERFORMANCE OF CAREER 
TRANSITION SERVICE PROVIDERS.—The annual indi-
cators of performance of career transition service 
providers shall include the measurements described 
in subparagraphs (B) and (C) of paragraph (1) and 
subparagraphs, (B), (C), (D), and (E) of paragraph 
(2). 
‘‘(d) ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION.—The Secretary 
shall collect, and submit in the report described in sub-
section (f), information on the performance of each Job 
Corps center, and the Job Corps program, regarding— 
‘‘(1) the number and percentage of former en-
rollees who obtained a regular secondary school di-
ploma; 
‘‘(2) the number and percentage of former en-
rollees who entered unsubsidized employment; 
‘‘(3) the number and percentage of former en-
rollees who obtained a recognized postsecondary cre-
dential, including an industry-recognized credential; 
‘‘(4) the number and percentage of former en-
rollees who entered into military service; and 
‘‘(5) any additional information required by the 
Secretary. 
‘‘(e) METHODS.—The Secretary shall collect the in-
formation described in subsections (c) and (d), using
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methods described in section 136(i)(2) and consistent with 
State law, by entering into agreements with the States to 
access such data for Job Corps enrollees, former enrollees, 
and graduates. 
‘‘(f) TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY.— 
‘‘(1) REPORT.—The Secretary shall collect and 
annually submit to the Committee on Education and 
the Workforce of the House of Representatives and 
the Committee on Health, Education, Labor and 
Pensions of the Senate, and make available to the 
public by electronic means, a report containing— 
‘‘(A) information on the performance of 
each Job Corps center, and the Job Corps pro-
gram, on the performance indicators described 
in paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (c); 
‘‘(B) a comparison of each Job Corps cen-
ter, by rank, on the performance indicators de-
scribed in paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection 
(c); 
‘‘(C) a comparison of each Job Corps cen-
ter, by rank, on the average performance of all 
primary indicators described in paragraph (1) 
of subsection (c); 
‘‘(D) information on the performance of 
the service providers described in paragraphs
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(3) and (4) of subsection (c) on the perform-
ance indicators established under such para-
graphs; and 
‘‘(E) a comparison of each service pro-
vider, by rank, on the performance of all service 
providers described in paragraphs (3) and (4) 
of subsection (c) on the performance indicators 
established under such paragraphs. 
‘‘(2) ASSESSMENT.—The Secretary shall con-
duct an annual assessment of the performance of 
each Job Corps center which shall include informa-
tion on the Job Corps centers that— 
‘‘(A) are ranked in the bottom 10 percent 
on the performance indicator described in para-
graph (1)(C); or 
‘‘(B) have failed a safety and health code 
review described in subsection (g). 
‘‘(3) PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT.—With re-
spect to a Job Corps center that is identified under 
paragraph (2) or reports less than 50 percent on the 
performance indicators described in subparagraph 
(A), (B), or (C) of subsection (c)(1), the Secretary 
shall develop and implement a 1 year performance 
improvement plan. Such a plan shall require action 
including—
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‘‘(A) providing technical assistance to the 
center; 
‘‘(B) changing the management staff of 
the center; 
‘‘(C) replacing the operator of the center; 
‘‘(D) reducing the capacity of the center; 
or 
‘‘(E) closing the center. 
‘‘(4) CLOSURE OF JOB CORPS CENTERS.—Job 
Corps centers that have been identified under para-
graph (2) for more than 4 consecutive years shall be 
closed. The Secretary shall ensure— 
‘‘(A) that the proposed decision to close 
the center is announced in advance to the gen-
eral public through publication in the Federal 
Register and other appropriate means; and 
‘‘(B) the establishment of a reasonable 
comment period, not to exceed 30 days, for in-
terested individuals to submit written comments 
to the Secretary. 
‘‘(g) PARTICIPANT HEALTH AND SAFETY.—The Sec-
retary shall enter into an agreement with the General 
Services Administration or the appropriate State agency 
responsible for inspecting public buildings and safe-
guarding the health of disadvantaged students, to conduct
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an in-person review of the physical condition and health- 
related activities of each Job Corps center annually. Such 
review shall include a passing rate of occupancy under 
Federal and State ordinances.’’. 
Subtitle D—National Programs 
SEC. 130. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE. 
Section 170 (29 U.S.C. 2915) is amended— 
(1) by striking subsection (b); 
(2) by striking: 
‘‘(a) GENERAL TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—’’; 
(3) by redesignating paragraphs (1), (2), and 
(3) as subsections (a), (b), and (c) respectively, and 
moving such subsections 2 ems to the left, and con-
forming the casing style of the headings of such sub-
sections to the casing style of the heading of sub-
section (d), as added by paragraph (7) of this sec-
tion; 
(4) in subsection (a) (as so redesignated)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘the training of staff pro-
viding rapid response services, the training of 
other staff of recipients of funds under this 
title, assistance regarding accounting and pro-
gram operation practices (when such assistance 
would not be duplicative to assistance provided 
by the State), technical assistance to States
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that do not meet State performance measures 
described in section 136,’’ after ‘‘localities,’’; 
and 
(B) by striking ‘‘from carrying out activi-
ties’’ and all that follows up to the period and 
inserting ‘‘to implement the amendments made 
by the SKILLS Act’’; 
(5) in subsection (b) (as so redesignated)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘paragraph (1)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘subsection (a)’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘, or recipient of financial 
assistance under any of sections 166 through 
169,’’; and 
(C) by striking ‘‘or grant recipient’’; 
(6) in subsection (c) (as so redesignated), by 
striking ‘‘paragraph (1)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection 
(a)’’; and 
(7) by inserting, after subsection (c) (as so re-
designated), the following: 
‘‘(d) BEST PRACTICES COORDINATION.—The Sec-
retary shall— 
‘‘(1) establish a system through which States 
may share information regarding best practices with 
regard to the operation of workforce investment ac-
tivities under this Act; and
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‘‘(2) evaluate and disseminate information re-
garding best practices and identify knowledge 
gaps.’’. 
SEC. 131. EVALUATIONS. 
Section 172 (29 U.S.C. 2917) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘the Secretary 
shall provide for the continuing evaluation of the 
programs and activities, including those programs 
and activities carried out under section 171’’ and in-
serting ‘‘the Secretary, through grants, contracts, or 
cooperative agreements, shall conduct, at least once 
every 5 years, an independent evaluation of the pro-
grams and activities funded under this Act’’; 
(2) in subsection (a)(4) is amended to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(4) the impact of receiving services and not re-
ceiving services under such programs and activities 
on the community, businesses, and individuals;’’; 
(3) in subsection (c) is amended to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(c) TECHNIQUES.—Evaluations conducted under 
this section shall utilize appropriate and rigorous method-
ology and research designs, including the use of control 
groups chosen by scientific random assignment methodolo-
gies, quasi-experimental methods, impact analysis and the
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use of administrative data. The Secretary shall conduct 
an impact analysis, as described in subsection (a)(4), of 
the formula grant program under subtitle B not later than 
2015, and thereafter shall conduct such an analysis not 
less than once every four years.’’; 
(4) in subsection (e) is amended by striking 
‘‘the Committee on Labor and Human Resources of 
the Senate’’ and inserting ‘‘the Committee on 
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Sen-
ate’’; 
(5) by redesignating subsection (f) as sub-
section (g) and inserting after subsection (e) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(f) REDUCTION OF AMOUNTS AUTHORIZED TO BE 
APPROPRIATED FOR LATE REPORTING.—If a report re-
quired to be transmitted to Congress under this section 
is not transmitted on or before the time period specified 
for that report, amounts authorized to be appropriated 
under this title shall be reduced by 10 percent for the fis-
cal year that begins after the date on which the final re-
port required under this section is required to be trans-
mitted and reduced by an additional 10 percent each sub-
sequent fiscal year until each such report is transmitted 
to Congress.’’. 
(6) by adding at the end, the following:
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‘‘(h) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—The results of the eval-
uations conducted under this section shall be made pub-
licly available, including by posting such results on the De-
partment’s website.’’. 
Subtitle E—Administration 
SEC. 132. REQUIREMENTS AND RESTRICTIONS. 
Section 181 (29 U.S.C. 2931) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)(6), by striking ‘‘, including 
representatives of businesses and of labor organiza-
tions’’; 
(2) in subsection (c)(2)(A), in the matter pre-
ceding clause (i), by striking ‘‘shall’’ and inserting 
‘‘may’’; 
(3) in subsection (e)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘training for’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘the entry into employment, retention in 
employment, or increases in earnings of’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘subtitle B’’ and inserting 
‘‘this Act’’; 
(4) 
in 
subsection 
(f)(4), 
by 
striking 
‘‘134(a)(3)(B)’’ and inserting ‘‘134(a)(6)’’; and 
(5) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(g) SALARY AND BONUS LIMITATION.—No funds 
provided under this title shall be used by a recipient or 
subrecipient of such funds to pay the salary and bonuses
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of an individual, either as direct costs or indirect costs, 
at a rate in excess of Level II of the Federal Executive 
Pay Schedule (5 U.S.C. 5313). This limitation shall not 
apply to vendors providing goods and services as defined 
in OMB Circular A–133. Where States are recipients of 
such funds, States may establish a lower limit for salaries 
and bonuses of those receiving salaries and bonuses from 
subrecipients of such funds, taking into account factors 
including the relative cost-of-living in the State, the com-
pensation levels for comparable State or local government 
employees, and the size of the organizations that admin-
ister the programs. 
‘‘(h) GENERAL AUTHORITY.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Employment and 
Training Administration of the U.S. Department of 
Labor (hereinafter in this Act referred to as the ‘Ad-
ministration’) shall administer all programs author-
ized under title I and III of this Act. The Adminis-
tration shall be headed by an Assistant Secretary 
appointed by the President by and with the advice 
and consent of the Senate. Except for titles II and 
IV, the Administration shall be the principal agency, 
and the Assistant Secretary shall be the principal of-
ficer, of such Department for carrying out this Act.
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‘‘(2) QUALIFICATIONS.—The Assistant Sec-
retary shall be an individual with substantial experi-
ence in workforce development and in workforce de-
velopment management. The Assistant Secretary 
shall also, to the maximum extent possible, possess 
knowledge and have worked in or with the State or 
local workforce investment system or have been a 
member of the business community. In the perform-
ance of the functions of the office, the Assistant Sec-
retary shall be directly responsible to the Secretary 
or the Under Secretary as designed by the Sec-
retary. The functions of the Assistant Secretary 
shall not be delegated to any officer not directly re-
sponsible, both with respect to program operation 
and administration, to the Assistant Secretary. Any 
reference in this Act to duties to be carried out by 
the Assistant Secretary shall be considered to be a 
reference to duties to be carried out by the Secretary 
acting through the Assistant Secretary.’’. 
SEC. 133. PROMPT ALLOCATION OF FUNDS. 
Section 182 (29 U.S.C. 2932) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘127 or’’; and 
(2) in subsection (e)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘sections 128 and 133’’ 
and inserting ‘‘section 133’’; and
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(B) by striking ‘‘127 or’’. 
SEC. 134. FISCAL CONTROLS; SANCTIONS. 
Section 184(a)(2) (29 U.S.C. 2934(a)(2)) is amend-
ed— 
(1) by striking ‘‘(A)’’ and all that follows 
through ‘‘Each’’ and inserting ‘‘Each’’; and 
(2) by striking subparagraph (B). 
SEC. 135. REPORTS TO CONGRESS. 
Section 185 (29 U.S.C. 2935) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (c)— 
(A) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘and’’ 
after the semicolon; 
(B) in paragraph (3), by striking the pe-
riod and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(4) shall have the option to submit or dissemi-
nate electronically any reports, records, plans, or any 
other data that are required to be collected or dis-
seminated under this title.’’; and 
(2) in subsection (e)(2), by inserting ‘‘and the 
Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Edu-
cation and the Workforce of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on Health, Edu-
cation, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate,’’ after 
‘‘Secretary,’’.
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SEC. 136. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS. 
Section 189 (29 U.S.C. 2939) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (g)— 
(A) by amending paragraph (1) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Appropriations for any fis-
cal year for programs and activities carried out 
under this title shall be available for obligation only 
on the basis of a program year. The program year 
shall begin on October 1 in the fiscal year for which 
the appropriation is made.’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘each State’’ and in-
serting ‘‘each recipient’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘171 or’’; 
(2) in subsection (i)— 
(A) by striking paragraphs (2) and (3); 
(B) by redesignating paragraph (4) as 
paragraph (2); 
(C) by amending paragraph (2)(A), as so 
redesignated— 
(i) by striking ‘‘requirements of sub-
paragraph (B)’’ and all that follows 
through ‘‘any of the statutory or regu-
latory requirements of subtitle B’’ and in-
serting ‘‘requirements of subparagraph (B)