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subparagraphs are applicable to activities 
under the pilot project; and 
‘‘(C) containing a description of how the 
State spent the amounts reserved under sub-
section (b)(1)(C) or the local area or consor-
tium spent the amounts reserved under sub-
section (b)(1)(D), as applicable, and any evi-
dence-based practices developed with such 
amounts. 
‘‘(6) COMPLIANCE WITH CERTAIN EXISTING RE-
QUIREMENTS.—Comply with the statutory or regu-
latory requirements listed in subparagraphs (A) and 
(B) of subsection (b)(2). 
‘‘(f) PERFORMANCE ACCOUNTABILITY.— 
‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT
OF
BASELINE
LEVELS 
FOR PERFORMANCE.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Each State shall de-
scribe in the application submitted under sub-
section (d), for each year of the pilot project pe-
riod— 
‘‘(i) with respect to participants who 
are at least 25 years old, the expected 
State levels of performance or expected 
local levels of performance, as the case 
may be, for each of the indicators of per-
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formance under section 116(b)(2)(A)(i) for 
the activities carried out under the project 
under this section, which shall meet the re-
quirements of subparagraph (B); and 
‘‘(ii) with respect to participants who 
are at least 16 years old and not older 
than 24 years old, the expected State levels 
of performance or expected local levels of 
performance, as the case may be, for each 
of the indicators of performance under sec-
tion 116(b)(2)(A)(ii) for the activities car-
ried out under the project under this sec-
tion, which shall meet the requirements of 
subparagraph (B). 
‘‘(B) FIFTH YEAR.—Each of the expected 
levels of performance established pursuant to 
subparagraph (A) for each of the indicators of 
performance for the fifth year of the pilot 
project period shall be higher than— 
‘‘(i) the highest State adjusted or ne-
gotiated local level of performance, as ap-
plicable, for the corresponding indicator of 
performance for the programs described in 
subparagraph (A) of section 3(13), for the 
most recent program year for such State 
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that ended prior to the beginning of the 
first year of the pilot project period; or 
‘‘(ii) an alternate baseline level of per-
formance that— 
‘‘(I) shall not be lower than the 
most recent State adjusted or nego-
tiated local level of performance (in-
cluding any revisions) for the cor-
responding indicator of performance 
for the youth program under chapter 
2 of subtitle B or the adult or dis-
located worker program under chapter 
3 of such subtitle (using the program 
determined most applicable by the 
Governor of the State submitting the 
application), taking into account the 
goals the State intends to achieve 
through the pilot project and the par-
ticipants the State intends to serve 
through such project; and 
‘‘(II) is agreed upon between the 
State and the Secretary— 
‘‘(aa) prior to the Sec-
retary’s approval of the applica-
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tion submitted under subsection 
(d); and 
‘‘(bb) after the Secretary 
takes into account— 
‘‘(AA) the goals the 
State intends to achieve 
through the pilot project; 
and 
‘‘(BB) the participants 
the State intends to serve 
under such project. 
‘‘(C) AGREED LEVEL FOR PERFORMANCE 
ON
EXPECTED
LEVELS
OF
PERFORMANCE.— 
Prior to approving an application for a pilot 
project submitted by a State, and using the ex-
pected levels of performance described in such 
application, the Secretary shall reach an agree-
ment with such State on the expected levels of 
performance for each of the indicators of per-
formance. In reaching an agreement on such 
expected levels of performance, the Secretary 
and the State may consider the factors de-
scribed in section 116(b)(3)(A)(v). 
‘‘(2) SANCTIONS.— 
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‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The sanctions de-
scribed in section 116(f)(1)(B) shall apply to a 
State, local area, or consortium of local areas 
beginning on the third year of the pilot project 
period (and, for failures described in clause 
(ii)(II) of that section, shall first apply for con-
secutive failures in that third year and the fol-
lowing year) for such State, local area, or con-
sortium, except that the expected levels of per-
formance established under paragraph (1) shall 
be— 
‘‘(i) deemed to be levels of perform-
ance 
agreed 
to 
under 
section 
116(b)(3)(A)(iv), for purposes of this para-
graph; and 
‘‘(ii) adjusted at the end of each pro-
gram year to reflect the actual characteris-
tics of participants served and the actual 
economic conditions experienced using a 
statistical adjustment model similar to the 
model 
described 
in 
section 
116(b)(3)(A)(viii). 
‘‘(B) INELIGIBILITY
FOR
RENEWAL.—A 
State, local area, or consortium that is subject 
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to such sanctions shall be ineligible to renew its 
pilot project period under subsection (c). 
‘‘(3) IMPACT OF LOCAL OR CONSORTIUM PILOT 
PROJECTS ON STATEWIDE ACCOUNTABILITY.—With 
respect to a State with an approved pilot project for 
a local area or consortium of local areas in the 
State— 
‘‘(A) the performance of such local area or 
consortium for the programs described in sub-
paragraph (A) of section 3(13) shall not be in-
cluded in the levels of performance for such 
State for any of such programs for purposes of 
section 116 for any program year that is appli-
cable to any year of the pilot project period; 
and 
‘‘(B) with respect to any local areas of the 
State that are not part of the pilot project, the 
State shall reach a new agreement with the 
Secretary, for purposes of section 116(b)(3)(A), 
on levels of performance for such programs for 
such program years. 
‘‘(g) TERMINATION.—Except as provided under sub-
section (c)(1)(B), the Secretary may not approve a pilot 
project after December 31, 2030.’’. 
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SEC. 198. GENERAL PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS. 
Section 194 of the Workforce Innovation and Oppor-
tunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3254)) is amended by adding at 
the end the following: 
‘‘(16)(A) IN
GENERAL.—Each recipient of 
funds described in section 128(a), section 128(b), or 
section 133(b) or under subtitle C or D (including 
a provider described in section 122(i) that is award-
ed such funds by a State or local area) shall provide 
to the appropriate entity an assurance that the re-
cipient will adhere to the requirements under sub-
sections (a) and (b) of section 181. 
‘‘(B) APPROPRIATE ENTITY.—For the purposes 
of this paragraph, the term ‘appropriate entity’ 
means— 
‘‘(i) in the case of any funds described in 
section 128(a), the Governor of the State pro-
viding such funds; 
‘‘(ii) in the case of any funds described in 
section 128(b) or section 133(b), the local 
board providing such funds; and 
‘‘(iii) in the case of any funds under sub-
title C or D, the Secretary. 
‘‘(17) REGARDING
STATES
WITH
LOW
POPU-
LATION DENSITY.— 
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‘‘(A) LOW-DENSITY
WORKFORCE
AREA 
CONSIDERATIONS.—In the case of a local area 
located in a ‘low-density workforce area’, sec-
tion 129(c)(4) shall be applied— 
‘‘(i) by substituting ‘25 percent’ for 
‘40 percent’; and 
‘‘(ii) by substituting ‘7 and 1/2 per-
cent’ for ‘12 and 1/2 percent’. 
‘‘(B) LOW-DENSITY
WORKFORCE
AREA 
DEFINITION.—In this title, the term ‘low-den-
sity workforce area’ means a State with a popu-
lation density of less than 1.5 persons per 
square mile, as determined by the most recent 
decennial census of the Bureau of the Census.’’. 
TITLE II—ADULT EDUCATION 
AND LITERACY 
SEC. 201. PURPOSE. 
Section 202 of the Workforce Innovation and Oppor-
tunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3271) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘(including 
digital literacy skills)’’ before ‘‘necessary’’; 
(2) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘secondary 
school diploma’’ and inserting ‘‘regular high school 
diploma or its recognized equivalent’’; and 
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(3) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘English lan-
guage learners’’ and inserting ‘‘English learners’’. 
SEC. 202. DEFINITIONS. 
Section 203 of the Workforce Innovation and Oppor-
tunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3272) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘and speak’’ and in-
serting ‘‘listen, speak, and comprehend’’; 
and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘secondary’’ and in-
serting ‘‘regular high’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(C) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as 
subparagraph (D); and 
(D) by inserting after subparagraph (B) 
the following: 
‘‘(C) develop and use digital literacy skills; 
and’’; 
(2) by redesignating paragraphs (3) through 
(14), (15), (16), and (17), as paragraphs (4) 
through (15), (17), (18), and (19), respectively; 
(3) by inserting after paragraph (2) the fol-
lowing: 
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‘‘(3) DIGITAL
LITERACY
SKILLS.—The term 
‘digital literacy skills’ has the meaning given the 
term in section 202 of the Museum and Library 
Services Act (20 U.S.C. 9101).’’; 
(4) in paragraph (5)(C) (as so redesignated)— 
(A) by striking clause (i) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(i) has foundational skill needs;’’; 
(B) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘secondary’’ 
and inserting ‘‘regular high’’; and 
(C) in clause (iii), by striking ‘‘English 
language learner’’ and inserting ‘‘English learn-
er’’; 
(5) in paragraph (7) (as so redesignated)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
‘‘English language learners’’ and inserting 
‘‘English learners’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (B)(i)(I), by striking 
‘‘secondary’’ and inserting ‘‘regular high’’; 
(6) in paragraph (8) (as so redesignated)— 
(A) in the paragraph heading, by striking 
‘‘LANGUAGE’’; and 
(B) in the matter preceding subparagraph 
(A), by striking ‘‘English language learner’’ and 
inserting ‘‘English learner’’; 
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(7) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) 
in paragraph (10) (as so redesignated), by inserting 
‘‘and educational’’ after ‘‘the economic’’; 
(8) in paragraph (13) (as so redesignated)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘English language learn-
ers’’ and inserting ‘‘English learners’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘and may include work-
force training.’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘and may— 
‘‘(A) include skills development, postsec-
ondary preparation activities, digital literacy 
skills instruction, financial literacy instruction, 
and workforce training; and 
‘‘(B) be provided concurrently with other 
activities and services, such as adult edu-
cation.’’; 
(9) in paragraph (14) (as so redesignated), by 
striking ‘‘and speak in English, compute, and solve 
problems,’’ and inserting ‘‘speak, and comprehend in 
English, compute, solve problems, and have digital 
literacy skills,’’; and 
(10) by inserting after paragraph (15) (as so 
redesignated) the following: 
‘‘(16) POSTSECONDARY
PREPARATION
ACTIVI-
TIES.—The term ‘postsecondary preparation activi-
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ties’ means academic counseling (which may be pro-
vided by a college and career navigator) and services 
designed to support enrollment and success in post-
secondary education that include assisting individ-
uals to— 
‘‘(A) identify postsecondary educational op-
tions that prepare individuals for unsubsidized 
employment; 
‘‘(B) navigate the transition from adult 
education to postsecondary education; 
‘‘(C) navigate the transition from adult 
education to workforce development programs 
and services; 
‘‘(D) coenroll in adult education and work-
force development programs, if applicable; 
‘‘(E) improve academic skills so that indi-
viduals are prepared to participate in postsec-
ondary education without need for remediation; 
or 
‘‘(F) learn notetaking, study skills, and 
other skills that promote student success in 
postsecondary education.’’. 
SEC. 203. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
Section 206 of the Workforce Innovation and Oppor-
tunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3275) is amended to read as follows: 
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‘‘SEC. 206. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
‘‘There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
this title $751,042,100 for each of the fiscal years 2025 
through 2030.’’. 
SEC. 204. SPECIAL RULE. 
Section 211 of the Workforce Innovation and Oppor-
tunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3291) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (d)(3), by striking ‘‘sec-
ondary’’ and inserting ‘‘regular high’’; and 
(2) in subsection (e)(3), by striking ‘‘period de-
scribed in section 3(45)’’ and inserting ‘‘period de-
scribed in subparagraph (B) of section 3(50)’’. 
SEC. 205. PERFORMANCE ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM. 
Section 212 of the Workforce Innovation and Oppor-
tunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3292) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 212. PERFORMANCE ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Programs and activities author-
ized in this title are subject to the performance account-
ability provisions described in section 116, except that the 
indicator described in subsection (b)(2)(A)(i)(VI) of such 
section shall be applied as if it were the percentage of pro-
gram participants who exited the program during the pro-
gram year and completed an integrated education and 
training program. 
‘‘(b) DATA COLLECTION.—Notwithstanding section 
134(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
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1015c(a)), the Secretary is authorized to collect 
deidentified participant-level data for participants in pro-
grams and activities funded under this title on the infor-
mation required for State performance reports as de-
scribed in section 116(d) for the sole purpose of admin-
istering the performance accountability system under sec-
tion 116.’’. 
SEC. 206. MATCHING REQUIREMENT. 
Section 222(b) of the Workforce Innovation and Op-
portunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3302(b)) is amended by adding 
at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) PUBLIC
AVAILABILITY
OF
INFORMATION 
ON MATCHING FUNDS.—Each eligible agency shall 
maintain, on a publicly accessible website of such 
agency and in an easily accessible format, informa-
tion documenting the non-Federal contributions 
made available to programs that offer adult edu-
cation and literacy activities or family literacy activi-
ties pursuant to this subsection, including— 
‘‘(A) the sources of such contributions, ex-
cept that in the case of private contributions, 
names of the individuals or entities providing 
such contributions may not be disclosed; and 
‘‘(B) in the case of funds made available 
by a State or outlying area, an explanation of 
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how such funds are distributed to eligible pro-
viders.’’. 
SEC. 207. STATE LEADERSHIP ACTIVITIES. 
Section 223(a) of the Workforce Innovation and Op-
portunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3303(a)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘ac-
tivities.’’ and inserting ‘‘activities and the iden-
tification of opportunities to coordinate with ac-
tivities supported under the Carl D. Perkins 
Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 
(20 U.S.C. 2301 et seq.) to expand integrated 
education and training programs.’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (C)— 
(i) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘based on 
the most rigorous or scientifically valid re-
search available and appropriate, in read-
ing, writing, speaking, mathematics,’’ and 
inserting ‘‘based on evidence-based prac-
tices, 
in 
reading, 
writing, 
speaking, 
English comprehension, mathematics,’’; 
(ii) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(iii) in clause (iii), by striking the pe-
riod at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
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(iv) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(iv) assistance in reporting partici-
pant outcomes for the performance ac-
countability system described in section 
212, including facilitating partnerships 
with the appropriate State entities to con-
duct matches with State administrative 
data (such as wage records) to determine 
program performance on the indicators of 
performance described in subclauses (I) 
through (III) of section 116(b)(2)(A)(i) 
and which may include assistance in inte-
grating with statewide longitudinal data 
systems.’’; 
(C) by redesignating subparagraph (D) as 
subparagraph (E); and 
(D) by inserting after subparagraph (C) 
the following: 
‘‘(D) The development, identification, ac-
quisition, and dissemination (which may be 
done in coordination with other States) of evi-
dence-based instructional materials (to the ex-
tent available) that lead to literacy, English lan-
guage acquisition, a recognized postsecondary 
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credential, or any combination of such results; 
and— 
‘‘(i) are designed to meet the needs of 
adult learners, including English learners, 
and may be developed for integrated edu-
cation and training in an in-demand indus-
try sector or occupation within the State; 
and 
‘‘(ii) will improve the instruction pro-
vided pursuant to the local activities re-
quired under section 231(b).’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) by redesignating subparagraphs (E), 
(F), (G), (H), (I), (J), (K), (L), and (M), as 
subparagraphs (F), (G), (H), (I), (J), (K), (L), 
(M), and (R), respectively; 
(B) by inserting after subparagraph (D) 
the following: 
‘‘(E) Developing content and models for 
programs that support family literacy activi-
ties.’’; 
(C) in subparagraph (J)(i) (as so redesig-
nated)— 
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(i) by striking ‘‘mathematics, and 
English’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘mathematics, 
English’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘acquisition;’’ and in-
serting ‘‘acquisition, and digital literacy 
skills;’’; 
(D) by striking subparagraph (K) (as so 
redesignated) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(K) Developing and piloting of strategies 
for improving adult educator recruitment, qual-
ity, and retention, such as— 
‘‘(i) the provision of professional de-
velopment; and 
‘‘(ii) the development and mainte-
nance of policies for awarding recognized 
postsecondary credentials to adult edu-
cators who demonstrate effectiveness at 
improving the achievement of adult stu-
dents.’’; 
(E) in subparagraph (L) (as so redesig-
nated), by striking ‘‘English language learners’’ 
and inserting ‘‘English learners’’; 
(F) in subparagraph (M) (as so redesig-
nated), by inserting ‘‘, which may include 
through partnerships with local educational 
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agencies or public agencies to recruit eligible in-
dividuals’’ after ‘‘employers’’; and 
(G) by inserting after subparagraph (M) 
(as so redesignated) the following: 
‘‘(N) Performance incentive payments to 
eligible providers, including incentive payments 
linked to increased use of integrated education 
and training or other forms of instruction link-
ing adult education with the development of oc-
cupational skills for an in-demand industry sec-
tor or occupation in the State. 
‘‘(O) Strengthening the quality and effec-
tiveness of adult education and programs that 
support family literacy activities in the State 
through support for program quality standards 
and accreditation requirements. 
‘‘(P) Raising public awareness (including 
through public service announcements, such as 
social media campaigns) about career and tech-
nical education programs and community-based 
organizations, and other endeavors focused on 
programs that prepare individuals for in-de-
mand industry sectors or occupations. 
‘‘(Q) Postsecondary preparation activi-
ties.’’. 
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SEC. 208. PROGRAMS FOR CORRECTIONS EDUCATION AND 
OTHER INSTITUTIONALIZED INDIVIDUALS. 
Section 225 of the Workforce Innovation and Oppor-
tunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3305) is amended— 
(1) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(a) PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—From funds made available 
under section 222(a)(1) for a fiscal year, each eligi-
ble agency shall carry out corrections education and 
education for justice-involved individuals and other 
institutionalized individuals. 
‘‘(2) PRIORITY.—An eligible agency granting 
awards from funds authorized under paragraph (1) 
shall give priority to an eligible entity that proposes 
to operate an educational program in a correctional 
institution that is also served by a program author-
ized under section 172.’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 
by striking ‘‘for criminal offenders in correc-
tional institutions and for other institutional-
ized individuals’’ and inserting ‘‘for justice-in-
volved individuals in correctional institutions 
and for other institutionalized individuals’’; and 
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(B) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘sec-
ondary school credit’’ and inserting ‘‘attainment 
of a regular high school diploma or its recog-
nized equivalent’’; 
(3) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘criminal of-
fenders’’ and inserting ‘‘justice-involved individuals’’; 
(4) by redesignating subsections (d) and (e) as 
subsections (e) and (f), respectively; 
(5) by inserting after subsection (c) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(d) COORDINATION.—Each eligible agency that is 
using assistance provided under this section to carry out 
a program for justice-involved individuals within a correc-
tional institution shall— 
‘‘(1) coordinate such educational programs with 
career and technical education activities provided to 
individuals in State institutions from funds reserved 
under section 112(a)(2)(A) of the Carl D. Perkins 
Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 (20 
U.S.C. 2322(a)(2)(A)); 
‘‘(2) identify opportunities to develop integrated 
education and training opportunities for such indi-
viduals; 
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‘‘(3) coordinate with institutions of higher edu-
cation operating a prison education program in the 
State; and 
‘‘(4) if the correctional institution is also served 
by a program authorized under section 172, provide 
a description of how the award funds under this sec-
tion will be used to carry out the activities described 
in section 172, in conjunction with the activities de-
scribed in subsection (b).’’; 
(6) in subsection (e) (as so redesignated), by 
striking ‘‘criminal offenders’’ and inserting ‘‘justice- 
involved individuals’’; and 
(7) in subsection (f) (as so redesignated)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)(F), by striking 
‘‘criminal offenders’’ and inserting ‘‘justice-in-
volved individuals’’; and 
(B) by striking paragraph (2) and insert-
ing the following: 
‘‘(2) 
JUSTICE-INVOLVED
INDIVIDUAL.—The 
term ‘justice-involved individual’ means any indi-
vidual who has been adjudicated delinquent or con-
victed of a crime and imprisoned under Federal or 
State law. 
‘‘(3) PRISON EDUCATION PROGRAM.—The term 
‘prison education program’ has the meaning given 
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the term in section 484 of the Higher Education Act 
of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1091).’’. 
SEC. 209. GRANTS AND CONTRACTS FOR ELIGIBLE PRO-
VIDERS. 
Section 231 of the Workforce Innovation and Oppor-
tunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3321) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘From grant funds’’ and 
inserting the following: 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—From grant funds’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(2) PROMPT AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—Each 
eligible agency shall ensure that funds are available 
for reimbursement to an eligible provider that is 
awarded a multiyear grant or contract under para-
graph (1) not later than 45 days after the date on 
which the multiyear grant or contract is awarded.’’; 
(2) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘section 
203(4)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 203(5)’’; 
(3) in subsection (e)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)(B)(ii), by striking 
‘‘English language learners’’ and inserting 
‘‘English learners’’; 
(B) in paragraph (5)— 
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(i) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(ii) in subparagraph (B), by adding 
‘‘and’’ at the end; and 
(iii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(C) uses instructional materials that are 
designed to meet the needs of adult learners 
and English learners and are evidence-based (to 
the extent practicable), which may include, but 
shall not be required to include, the instruc-
tional materials disseminated by the State 
under section 223(a)(1)(D);’’; 
(C) in paragraph (6)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘speaking, mathe-
matics, 
and 
English’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘speaking 
and 
listening, 
mathematics, 
comprehension, and English’’; and 
(ii) by inserting before the semicolon 
at the end the following: ‘‘, which may in-
clude the application of the principles of 
universal design for learning’’; and 
(D) in paragraph (10), by inserting ‘‘local 
educational agencies,’’ after ‘‘strong links 
with’’; and 
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(4) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(f) COST ANALYSIS.—In determining the amount of 
funds to be awarded in grants or contracts under this sec-
tion, the eligible agency may consider the costs of pro-
viding learning in context, including integrated education 
and training and workplace adult education and literacy 
activities, and the extent to which the eligible provider in-
tends to serve individuals using such activities, in order 
to align the amount of funds awarded with such costs.’’. 
SEC. 210. LOCAL APPLICATION. 
Section 232 of the Workforce Innovation and Oppor-
tunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3322) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (4), by inserting ‘‘and coordi-
nate with the appropriate State entity’’ after ‘‘data’’; 
(2) in paragraph (6), by striking ‘‘; and’’ and 
inserting ‘‘, such as how the eligible provider may 
provide adult education and literacy activities in a 
manner that is integrated with postsecondary prepa-
ration activities to enable students to prepare for op-
portunities to attain a recognized postsecondary cre-
dential;’’; 
(3) by redesignating paragraph (7) as para-
graph (8); and 
(4) by inserting after paragraph (6) the fol-
lowing: 
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‘‘(7) a description of how the eligible provider 
will provide learning in context, including through 
partnerships with employers to offer workplace adult 
education and literacy activities and integrated edu-
cation and training; and’’. 
SEC. 211. LOCAL ADMINISTRATIVE COST LIMITS. 
Section 233(a) of the Workforce Innovation and Op-
portunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3323(a)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘95’’ and in-
serting ‘‘85’’; and 
(2) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(2) the remaining amount— 
‘‘(A) not to exceed 10 percent, may be 
used for professional development for adult edu-
cators; and 
‘‘(B) not to exceed 5 percent, shall be used 
for planning, administration (including carrying 
out the requirements of section 116), profes-
sional development of administrative staff, and 
the activities described in paragraphs (3) and 
(5) of section 232.’’. 
SEC. 212. NATIONAL LEADERSHIP ACTIVITIES. 
Section 242 of the Workforce Innovation and Oppor-
tunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3332) is amended— 
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(1) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ‘‘116;’’ and 
inserting ‘‘116, including the dissemination of effec-
tive practices used by States to use statewide longi-
tudinal data systems or other sources of administra-
tive data to determine program performance and re-
duce the data collection and reporting burden on eli-
gible providers;’’; and 
(2) in subsection (c)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A), by inserting 
‘‘including, where appropriate, the applica-
tion of the principles of universal design 
for learning and’’ after ‘‘literacy activi-
ties,’’; 
(ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
‘‘English language learners’’ and inserting 
‘‘English learners’’; and 
(iii) in subparagraph (C), by inserting 
‘‘skills’’ after ‘‘digital literacy’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) in subparagraph (C)— 
(I) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘rig-
orous research’’ and inserting ‘‘evi-
dence-based practices’’; and 
(II) in clause (vii)— 
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(aa) in subclause (I), by 
striking ‘‘adults with’’ and all 
that follows through the semi-
colon and inserting ‘‘adults with 
disabilities, including adults with 
learning disabilities, and with 
adults who are English learn-
ers;’’; 
(bb) in subclause (III), by 
striking ‘‘and’’ after the semi-
colon; 
(cc) in subclause (IV), by in-
serting ‘‘and’’ after the semi-
colon; and 
(dd) by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘(V) programs that offer family 
literacy activities;’’; 
(ii) in subparagraph (F), by striking 
‘‘and’’ after the semicolon; 
(iii) by redesignating subparagraph 
(G) as subparagraph (J); and 
(iv) by inserting after subparagraph 
(F) the following: 
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‘‘(G) developing and rigorously evaluating 
programs for the preparation of effective adult 
educators and disseminating the results of such 
evaluations; 
‘‘(H) carrying out initiatives to support the 
effectiveness and impact of adult education, 
that States may adopt on a voluntary basis, 
through— 
‘‘(i) the development and dissemina-
tion of staffing models, which may include 
full-time staffing models, that prioritize 
demonstrated effectiveness and continuous 
improvement in supporting the learning of 
adult students; and 
‘‘(ii) the evaluation and improvement 
of program quality standards and accredi-
tation requirements; 
‘‘(I) providing technical assistance to eligi-
ble agencies regarding effective professional de-
velopment for programs that offer adult edu-
cation and literacy activities or family literacy 
activities; and’’. 
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SEC. 213. INTEGRATED ENGLISH LITERACY AND CIVICS 
EDUCATION. 
Section 243(c)(1) of the Workforce Innovation and 
Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3333(c)(1)) is amended by 
striking ‘‘English language learners’’ and inserting 
‘‘English learners’’. 
TITLE III—AMENDMENTS TO 
OTHER LAWS 
SEC. 301. AMENDMENTS TO THE WAGNER-PEYSER ACT. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—Section 2(5) of the Wagner- 
Peyser Act (29 U.S.C. 49a(5)) is amended by inserting 
‘‘the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, 
American Samoa,’’ after ‘‘Guam,’’. 
(b) UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION LAW REQUIRE-
MENT.—Section 5(b)(1) of the Wagner-Peyser Act (29 
U.S.C. 49d(b)(1)) is amended by inserting ‘‘the Common-
wealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, or American 
Samoa,’’ after ‘‘Guam,’’. 
(c) ALLOTMENTS.—Section 6 of the Wagner-Peyser 
Act (29 U.S.C. 49e) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘except for Guam’’ and in-
serting ‘‘except for Guam, the Commonwealth 
of the Northern Mariana Islands, and American 
Samoa’’; 
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(B) by striking ‘‘first allot to Guam and 
the Virgin Islands’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘first allot— 
‘‘(1) to Guam and the Virgin Islands’’; 
(C) by striking the period at the end and 
inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(D) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(2) beginning with the first fiscal year for 
which the total amount available for allotments 
under this section is greater than the total amount 
available for allotments under this section for fiscal 
year 2024, and for each succeeding fiscal year, to 
each of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana 
Islands and American Samoa, an amount which is 
equal to one-half of the amount allotted to Guam 
under paragraph (1) for the corresponding fiscal 
year.’’; and 
(2) in subsection (b)(1), in the matter following 
subparagraph (B), by inserting ‘‘, the Common-
wealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, American 
Samoa,’’ after ‘‘Guam’’. 
(d) USE
OF FUNDS.—Section 7 of the Wagner- 
Peyser Act (29 U.S.C. 49f) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ‘‘and refer-
ral to employers’’ and inserting ‘‘referral to employ-
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ers, 
and 
the 
services 
described 
in 
section 
134(c)(2)(A)(ii) of the Workforce Innovation and 
Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3174(c)(2)(A)(ii)) when 
provided by the employment service office colocated 
with the one-stop delivery system’’; and 
(2) in subsection (e), by inserting before the pe-
riod at the end the following: ‘‘and in accordance 
with the requirements of section 134(c)(2)(A)(i)(I) 
of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act 
(29 U.S.C. 3174(c)(2)(A)(i)(I))’’. 
(e) WORKFORCE AND LABOR MARKET INFORMATION 
SYSTEM.—Section 15 of the Wagner-Peyser Act (29 
U.S.C. 49l–2) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(1)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A)— 
(i) in the matter preceding clause (i), 
by striking ‘‘timely manner’’ and inserting 
‘‘manner that is as close to real-time as 
practicable’’; 
(ii) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘part- 
time, and seasonal workers’’ and inserting 
‘‘part-time, contingent, and seasonal work-
ers, and workers engaged in alternative 
employment arrangements’’; 
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(iii) by redesignating clauses (iii) and 
(iv) as clauses (iv) and (v), respectively; 
and 
(iv) by inserting after clause (ii), the 
following: 
‘‘(iii) real-time trends in new and 
emerging occupational roles, and in new 
and emerging skills by occupation and in-
dustry, with particular attention paid to 
State and local conditions;’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (B)(i), by inserting 
‘‘(including, to the extent practicable, real- 
time)’’ after ‘‘current’’; and 
(C) in subparagraph (G), by striking 
‘‘user-friendly manner and’’ and inserting 
‘‘manner that makes the data, information, and 
analysis available on-demand and is user-friend-
ly,’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)(2)(F)— 
(A) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘; and’’ and 
inserting ‘‘(including, to the extent practicable, 
provided in real time);’’; 
(B) by redesignating clause (ii) as clause 
(iii); and 
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(C) by inserting after clause (i), as so 
amended, the following: 
‘‘(ii) the capabilities of digital tech-
nology and modern data collection ap-
proaches are effectively utilized; and’’; 
(3) in subsection (e)(2)(H), by striking ‘‘section 
116(i)(2) of the Workforce Innovation and Oppor-
tunity Act’’ and inserting ‘‘section 116(j)(2) of the 
Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act’’; and 
(4) by amending subsection (g) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$64,532,600 for each of the fiscal years 2025 through 
2030.’’. 
SEC. 302. JOB TRAINING GRANTS. 
Section 414(c) of the American Competitiveness and 
Workforce Improvement Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 3224a) 
is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(c) JOB TRAINING GRANTS.— 
‘‘(1) ALLOTMENT.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Of the funds available 
under section 286(s)(2) of the Immigration and 
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1356(s)(2)), the Sec-
retary of Labor shall, for each fiscal year— 
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‘‘(i) return permanently 12 percent of 
such amounts in each fiscal year to the 
general fund of the Treasury; 
‘‘(ii) use $65,000,000 of such funds to 
carry out the program established under 
section 173 of the Workforce Innovation 
and Opportunity Act; and 
‘‘(iii) using the funds remaining after 
carrying out clauses (i) and (ii), make al-
lotments to each State that receives an al-
lotment under section 132(b) of the Work-
force Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 
U.S.C. 3172(b)) for the purpose of pro-
viding training services through individual 
training accounts for eligible dislocated 
workers as described in paragraph (2)(A). 
‘‘(B) RESERVATION; ALLOTMENT
AMONG 
STATES.— 
‘‘(i) 
RESERVATION.—From 
the 
amount made available under subpara-
graph (A)(iii) for a fiscal year, the Sec-
retary shall reserve not more than 1⁄4 of 1 
percent of such amount to provide assist-
ance to the outlying areas for the purpose 
described in paragraph (2)(A). 
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‘‘(ii) ALLOTMENT
AMONG
STATES.— 
Subject to clause (iii) of this subpara-
graph, the Secretary shall use the remain-
der of the amount made available under 
subparagraph (A)(iii) (in this subpara-
graph referred to as the ‘remainder 
amount’) for a fiscal year to make allot-
ments to States described in subparagraph 
(A)(iii) on the following basis: 
‘‘(I) 33 and 1⁄3 percent shall be 
allotted on the basis of the relative 
number of unemployed individuals in 
each such State, compared to the total 
number of unemployed individuals in 
all such States. 
‘‘(II) 33 and 1⁄3 percent shall be 
allotted on the basis of the relative 
number of disadvantaged adults in 
each such State, compared to the total 
number of disadvantaged adults in all 
such States. 
‘‘(III) 33 and 1⁄3 percent shall be 
allotted on the basis of the relative 
number of individuals in the civilian 
labor force in each such State, com-
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pared to the total number in the civil-
ian labor force in all such States. 
‘‘(iii) SMALL
STATE
MINIMUM.—The 
Secretary shall ensure that no State shall 
receive an allotment under this subpara-
graph for a fiscal year that is less than— 
‘‘(I) in the case of a fiscal year 
for which the remainder amount is 
not more than $180,000,000, 3⁄10 of 1 
percent of such remainder amount; 
and 
‘‘(II) in the case of a fiscal year 
for which the remainder amount ex-
ceeds $180,000,000, the total of— 
‘‘(aa) 3⁄10 of 1 percent of 
$180,000,000; and 
‘‘(bb) 2⁄5 of 1 percent of 
such excess amount. 
‘‘(iv) DISADVANTAGED
ADULT
DE-
FINED.—For purposes of this subpara-
graph and subparagraph (C), the term 
‘disadvantaged adult’ has the meaning 
given 
such 
term 
in 
section 
132(b)(1)(B)(v)(IV) of the Workforce In-
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novation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 
3172(b)(1)(B)(v)(IV)). 
‘‘(v) REALLOTMENT.— 
‘‘(I) IN
GENERAL.—The Sec-
retary of Labor shall, in accordance 
with this clause, reallot to eligible 
States amounts that are made avail-
able to States from allotments made 
under this subparagraph (referred to 
individually in this subsection as a 
‘State allotment’) and that are avail-
able for reallotment. 
‘‘(II) 
AMOUNT.—The 
amount 
available for reallotment for a pro-
gram year is equal to the amount by 
which the unobligated balance of the 
State allotment, at the end of the pro-
gram year prior to the program year 
for which the determination under 
this subclause is made, exceeds 20 
percent of such allotment for the prior 
program year. 
‘‘(III) REALLOTMENT.—In mak-
ing reallotments to eligible States of 
amounts available pursuant to sub-
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clause (II) for a program year, the 
Secretary shall allot to each eligible 
State an amount based on the relative 
amount of the State allotment for the 
program year for which the deter-
mination is made, as compared to the 
total amount of the State allotments 
for all eligible States for such pro-
gram year. 
‘‘(IV) ELIGIBILITY.—For pur-
poses of this subsection, an ‘eligible 
State’ means a State that does not 
have an amount available for reallot-
ment under subclause (II) for the pro-
gram year for which the determina-
tion under subclause (II) is made. 
‘‘(C) WITHIN STATE ALLOCATIONS.— 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—The Governor 
shall allocate the funds allotted to the 
State under subparagraph (B) for a fiscal 
year to the local areas in the State on the 
following basis: 
‘‘(I) 33 and 1⁄3 percent of the 
funds on the basis described in sub-
paragraph (B)(ii)(I). 
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‘‘(II) 33 and 1⁄3 percent of the 
funds on the basis described in sub-
paragraph (B)(ii)(II). 
‘‘(III) 33 and 1⁄3 percent of the 
funds on the basis described in sub-
paragraph (B)(ii)(III). 
‘‘(ii) APPLICATION.—For purposes of 
carrying out clause (i)— 
‘‘(I) references in subparagraph 
(B)(ii) to a State shall be deemed to 
be references to a local area; and 
‘‘(II) references in subparagraph 
(B)(ii) to all States shall be deemed to 
be references to all local areas in the 
State involved. 
‘‘(iii) REALLOCATION
AMONG
LOCAL 
AREAS.— 
‘‘(I) IN
GENERAL.—The Gov-
ernor may, in accordance with this 
clause and after consultation with the 
State board, reallocate to eligible local 
areas within the State amounts that 
are made available to local areas from 
allocations made under this subpara-
graph (referred to individually in this 
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subsection as a ‘local allocation’) and 
that are available for reallocation. 
‘‘(II) 
AMOUNT.—The 
amount 
available for reallocation for a pro-
gram year is equal to the amount by 
which the unobligated balance of the 
local allocation, at the end of the pro-
gram year prior to the program year 
for which the determination under 
this subclause is made, exceeds 20 
percent of such allocation for the 
prior program year. 
‘‘(III) REALLOCATION.—In mak-
ing reallocations to eligible local areas 
of amounts available pursuant to sub-
clause (II) for a program year, the 
Governor shall allocate to each eligible 
local area within the State an amount 
based on the relative amount of the 
local allocation for the program year 
for which the determination is made, 
as compared to the total amount of 
the local allocations for all eligible 
local areas in the State for such pro-
gram year. 
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‘‘(IV) ELIGIBILITY.—For pur-
poses of this subsection, an eligible 
local area means a local area that 
does not have an amount available for 
reallotment under subclause (II) for 
the program year for which the deter-
mination under subclause (II) is 
made. 
‘‘(2) USE OF FUNDS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Funds allocated pur-
suant to paragraph (1) to a local area shall be 
used to pay, through the use of an individual 
training account in accordance with section 
134(c)(3)(F)(iii) of the Workforce Innovation 
and 
Opportunity 
Act 
(29 
U.S.C. 
3174(c)(3)(F)(iii)), an eligible provider of train-
ing services from the list of eligible providers of 
training services described in section 122(d) of 
such Act (29 U.S.C. 3152(d)) for training serv-
ices provided to eligible dislocated workers in 
the local area. 
‘‘(B) 
REQUIREMENTS
FOR
LOCAL 
AREAS.—As a condition of receipt of funds 
under paragraph (1), a local area shall agree to 
each of the following: 
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‘‘(i) REQUIRED
NOTICE
TO
WORK-
ERS.—Prior to an eligible dislocated work-
er selecting a program of training services 
from the list of eligible providers of train-
ing services under section 122(d) of the 
Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act 
(29 U.S.C. 3152(d)), the local area shall 
inform such dislocated worker of any op-
portunities the dislocated worker may have 
to participate in on-the-job training or em-
ployer-directed skills development funded 
through such local area. 
‘‘(ii) AMOUNTS
AVAILABLE.—Except 
as provided in clause (iv)(II), a local 
area— 
‘‘(I) may not limit the maximum 
amount available for an individual 
training account for an eligible dis-
located worker under subparagraph 
(A) to an amount that is less than 
$5,000; and 
‘‘(II) may not pay an amount, 
through the use of an individual train-
ing account under subparagraph (A), 
for training services provided to an el-
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igible dislocated worker that exceeds 
the costs of such services. 
‘‘(iii) WIOA FUNDS.—A local area 
may not use funds made available to the 
local area for a fiscal year pursuant to sec-
tion 134(c)(1)(B) of the Workforce Innova-
tion and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 
3174(c)(1)(B)) to make payments under 
subparagraph (A) until the funds allocated 
to the local area pursuant to paragraph (1) 
of this subsection for such fiscal year have 
been exhausted. 
‘‘(iv) 
EXHAUSTION
OF
ALLOCA-
TIONS.—Upon the exhaustion of the funds 
allocated to the local area pursuant to 
paragraph (1) of this subsection, for the 
purpose of paying, through the use of indi-
vidual training accounts under subpara-
graph (A), the costs of training services for 
eligible dislocated workers in the local area 
seeking such services, the local area— 
‘‘(I) shall use any funds made 
available to the local area pursuant to 
section 134(c)(1)(B) of the Workforce 
Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 
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U.S.C. 3174(c)(1)(B)) to pay for such 
costs under subparagraph (A) (other 
than any costs that exceed the limit 
set by the local area pursuant to 
clause (ii) or subclause (II)); and 
‘‘(II) for any eligible dislocated 
worker who is not a low-income indi-
vidual, 
may 
limit 
the 
maximum 
amount available for the individual 
training account under subparagraph 
(A) for such worker to an amount 
that is less than $5,000. 
‘‘(3) ELIGIBLE DISLOCATED WORKER.—A dis-
located worker shall be an eligible dislocated worker 
for purposes of this subsection if the dislocated 
worker— 
‘‘(A) meets the requirements under section 
134(c)(3)(A)(i) of the Workforce Innovation 
and 
Opportunity 
Act 
(29 
U.S.C. 
3174(c)(3)(A)(i)) to be eligible for training 
services; and 
‘‘(B) has not received training services 
through an individual training account under 
this 
subsection 
or 
under 
section 
134(c)(3)(F)(iii) of the Workforce Innovation 
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and 
Opportunity 
Act 
(29 
U.S.C. 
3174(c)(3)(F)(iii)) during the preceding 5-year 
period or, if such a worker has received such 
training services during such period, the worker 
has been granted an exception by the local area 
due to an exceptional circumstance, as deter-
mined by the local area. 
‘‘(4) EXCESS DEMAND.—Upon the exhaustion 
of the funds allocated to a local area pursuant to 
paragraph (1) of this subsection and any funds that 
may be available to such local area pursuant to sec-
tion 134(c)(1)(B) of the Workforce Innovation and 
Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3174(c)(1)(B)) for the 
purpose described in paragraph (2)(A) of this sub-
section, the local area— 
‘‘(A) may request additional funds for such 
purpose from the Governor under section 
134(a)(2)(A)(i)(III) of the Workforce Innova-
tion 
and 
Opportunity 
Act 
(29 
U.S.C. 
3174(a)(2)(A)(i)(III)); and 
‘‘(B) shall not be required to pay for train-
ing services or establish an individual training 
account for an eligible dislocated worker. 
‘‘(5) DEFINITIONS.—Except as otherwise speci-
fied, a term used in this subsection shall have the 
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meaning given such term in section 3 of the Work-
force Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 
3102). 
‘‘(6) RULE
OF
CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in 
this subsection shall be construed to provide an indi-
vidual with an entitlement to a service under this 
subsection or under title I of the Workforce Innova-
tion and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3111 et seq.) 
or to mandate a State or local area to provide a 
service if Federal funds are not available for such 
service.’’. 
SEC. 303. ACCESS TO NATIONAL DIRECTORY OF NEW 
HIRES. 
Section 453(j)(8) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 653(j)(8)) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (A)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘or conducting the report-
ing and evaluation activities required under sec-
tion 116 of the Workforce Innovation and Op-
portunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3141)’’ after ‘‘State 
law’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘such program’’ and in-
serting ‘‘such programs’’; and 
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(2) in subparagraph (C)(i), by striking ‘‘pur-
poses of administering a program referred to’’ and 
inserting ‘‘the purposes specified’’. 
SEC. 304. REFERENCES TO OTHER LAWS. 
(a) REFERENCES TO PROVISIONS OF THE WORK-
FORCE INNOVATION AND OPPORTUNITY ACT.— 
(1) Section 8041(g)(2)(C) of the SUPPORT for 
Patients 
and 
Communities 
Act 
(29 
U.S.C. 
3225a(g)(2)(C)) is amended by striking ‘‘section 
172(f) of such Act (29 U.S.C. 3227(f))’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘section 175(h) of such Act (29 U.S.C. 
3227(h))’’. 
(2) Section 60302(23) of the Digital Equity Act 
of 2021 (47 U.S.C. 1721(23)) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘section 3(66) of the Workforce Innovation and 
Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3102(66))’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘section 3 of the Workforce Innovation and Op-
portunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3102)’’. 
(b) RELATED PROVISIONS.— 
(1) Section 286(s)(2) of the Immigration and 
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1356(s)(2)) is amended by 
striking ‘‘demonstration programs and projects’’ and 
inserting ‘‘the programs, activities, and uses’’. 
(2) Section 1154 of title 10, United States 
Code, is amended— 
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(A) in paragraphs (2)(C) and (3)(D) of 
subsection (a), by striking ‘‘Job Corps center as 
defined’’ and inserting ‘‘Job Corps campus as 
described’’; 
(B) in subsection (d)(4)(A)(ii), by striking 
‘‘Job Corps centers’’ and inserting ‘‘Job Corps 
campuses’’; and 
(C) in subsection (e)(2)(E), by striking 
‘‘Job Corps center’’ and inserting ‘‘Job Corps 
campus’’. 
(3) Section 7102(c) of the SUPPORT for Pa-
tients and Communities Act (42 U.S.C. 290bb– 
7a(c)) is amended— 
(A) in paragraph (2)(I), by striking ‘‘(I)’’ 
and all that follows through ‘‘meaning’’, and in-
serting the following: 
‘‘(I) OPPORTUNITY
YOUTH.—The term 
‘opportunity youth’ has the meaning’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (3)(A), by striking ‘‘out- 
of-school’’ and inserting ‘‘opportunity’’. 
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TITLE IV—DEPARTMENT OF 
LABOR TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE 
SEC. 401. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR TRANSFORMING TO 
COMPETITIVE INTEGRATED EMPLOYMENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—From the amounts appropriated 
under subsection (c), the Secretary (acting through the 
Office of Disability Employment Policy in partnership 
with the Employment and Training Administration), in 
partnership with the Administration for Community Liv-
ing of the Department of Health and Human Services and 
the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Serv-
ices of the Department of Education, shall establish a 
Center for Technical Assistance for Transforming to Com-
petitive Integrated Employment to— 
(1) provide technical assistance to employers 
who are transitioning from employing individuals 
with disabilities using special certificates on such 
transition, which shall include technical assistance 
on providing services that result in competitive inte-
grated employment; 
(2) provide technical assistance to State agen-
cies seeking to support such employers described in 
paragraph (1) on such transition described in para-
graph (1) on coordination and alignment of services 
and funding in support of such transition, including 
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technical assistance on how such services and fund-
ing can result in competitive integrated employment; 
(3) in providing the technical assistance de-
scribing in paragraphs (1) and (2), coordinate such 
technical assistance with education materials and op-
portunities made available through existing technical 
assistance provided by— 
(A) the Office of Disability Employment 
Policy; 
(B) the Employment and Training Admin-
istration; 
(C) the Administration for Community 
Living of the Department of Health and 
Human Services; and 
(D) the Office of Special Education and 
Rehabilitative Services of the Department of 
Education; and 
(4) in providing the technical assistance de-
scribed in paragraphs (1) and (2), make use of tech-
nical assistance that is in existence on the date of 
enactment of this Act, including the CIE Trans-
formation Hub, the Advancing State Policy Integra-
tion for Recovery and Employment Initiative, and 
the National Expansion of Employment Opportuni-
ties Network. 
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(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) 
COMPETITIVE
INTEGRATED
EMPLOY-
MENT.—The term ‘‘competitive integrated employ-
ment’’ has the meaning given the term in section 
7(5) of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 
705(5)). 
(2) DISABILITY.—The term ‘‘disability’’ in-
cludes any intellectual, developmental, mental health, 
or other disability. 
(3) INDIVIDUALS
WITH
DISABILITIES.—The 
term ‘‘individuals with disabilities’’ means individ-
uals described in section 14(c)(1) of the Fair Labor 
Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 214(c)(1)). 
(4) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Labor. 
(5) SPECIAL CERTIFICATE.—The term ‘‘special 
certificate’’ means a special certificate issued under 
section 14(c) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 
1938 (29 U.S.C. 214(c)). 
(6) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means each of 
the 50 States, the District of Columbia, the Com-
monwealth of Puerto Rico, and the territory of 
Guam. 
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(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section, 
$10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2025 through 2030. 
TITLE V—GENERAL PROVISIONS 
SEC. 501. REPORT ON DATA CAPABILITY AND INTEROPER-
ABILITY OF FEDERAL AND STATE DATABASES 
AND DATA EXCHANGE AGREEMENTS. 
The Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 
U.S.C. 3101 et seq.) is amended by striking section 505 
and inserting the following: 
‘‘SEC. 505. REPORT ON DATA CAPABILITY AND INTEROPER-
ABILITY OF FEDERAL AND STATE DATABASES 
AND DATA EXCHANGE AGREEMENTS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Comptroller General of the 
United States shall prepare and submit an interim report 
and a final report to Congress regarding existing Federal 
and State databases and data exchange agreements, as of 
the date of the report, and the interoperability of data in 
such databases and agreements, that contain job training 
information relevant to the administration of programs 
authorized under this Act (as amended by the A Stronger 
Workforce for America Act) and the amendments made 
by this Act (as so amended). 
‘‘(b) REQUIREMENTS.—The report required under 
subsection (a) shall— 
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‘‘(1) list existing Federal and State databases 
and data exchange agreements described in sub-
section (a) and, for each, describe— 
‘‘(A) the purposes of the database or 
agreement; 
‘‘(B) the data elements, such as wage and 
employment outcomes, contained in the data-
base or accessible under the agreement; 
‘‘(C) the data elements described in sub-
paragraph (B) that are shared between States; 
‘‘(D) the Federal and State workforce 
training programs from which each Federal and 
State database derives the data elements de-
scribed in subparagraph (B); 
‘‘(E) the number and type of common data 
elements across such databases and data ex-
change agreements; 
‘‘(F) the number and type of Federal and 
State agencies having access to such data; 
‘‘(G) the number and type of private re-
search organizations having access to, through 
grants, contracts, or other agreements, such 
data; 
‘‘(H) whether the database or data ex-
change agreement provides for opt-out proce-
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dures for individuals whose data is shared 
through the database or data exchange agree-
ment; and 
‘‘(I) the volume of data being shared and 
applied to improve performance accountability 
and effectiveness of programs under this Act; 
‘‘(2) study the effects that access by State 
workforce agencies and the Secretary of Labor to 
the databases and data exchange agreements de-
scribed in subsection (a) would have on efforts to 
carry out this Act and the amendments made by this 
Act, and on individual privacy; 
‘‘(3) explore opportunities to enhance— 
‘‘(A) the quality, reliability, timeliness, and 
reporting frequency of the data included in such 
databases and data exchange agreements; and 
‘‘(B) the commonality and interoperability 
of data elements included in such databases and 
data exchange agreements; 
‘‘(4) describe, for each database or data ex-
change agreement considered by the study described 
in subsection (a), the number of individuals whose 
data is contained in each database or accessible 
through the data agreement, and the specific data 
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elements contained in each that could be used to 
personally identify an individual; 
‘‘(5) include the number of data breaches hav-
ing occurred since 2014 to data systems adminis-
tered by Federal and State agencies; 
‘‘(6) include the number of data breaches re-
garding any type of personal data having occurred 
since 2014 to private research organizations with 
whom Federal and State agencies contract for stud-
ies; 
‘‘(7) include a survey of the security protocols 
used for protecting personal data, including best 
practices shared amongst States for access to, and 
administration of, data elements stored and rec-
ommendations for improving security protocols for 
the safe warehousing of data elements; 
‘‘(8) include an evaluation of the State wage 
interchange system developed by the Department of 
Labor and report on the effectiveness of the system 
in facilitating data exchange between State agencies 
for the purpose of assessing and reporting on State 
and local performance for the programs authorized 
under this Act; 
‘‘(9) include an assessment of the feasibility, 
costs, and potential impacts of establishing federally- 
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designated, transparent, interoperable, and non-
proprietary data exchange standards using human 
readable and machine actionable data formats for 
necessary categories of information that a State 
agency operating a program under this Act may re-
ceive through each database or data exchange agree-
ment described in subsection (a); 
‘‘(10) include a survey of— 
‘‘(A) customer service and outcome man-
agement systems utilized by States for pro-
grams under each title of this Act; 
‘‘(B) the level of interoperability (if any) of 
such systems; 
‘‘(C) whether any State has successfully 
connected such a system serving a program 
under a title of this Act with such a system 
serving a program under another title of this 
Act; and 
‘‘(D) the benefits achieved through any 
such connection; and 
‘‘(11) describe the most significant develop-
ments and advancements pertaining to Federal and 
State databases and data exchange agreements de-
scribed in subsection (a) since the final report was 
submitted by the Comptroller General to Congress 
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under this section, as in effect on the day before the 
date of enactment of the A Stronger Workforce for 
America Act. 
‘‘(c) TIMING OF REPORTS.— 
‘‘(1) INTERIM
REPORT.—Not later than 18 
months after the date of enactment of the A Strong-
er Workforce for America Act, the Comptroller Gen-
eral shall prepare and submit to Congress an interim 
report regarding the initial findings of the report re-
quired under this section. 
‘‘(2) FINAL REPORT.—Not later than 2 years 
after the date of enactment of the A Stronger Work-
force for America Act, the Comptroller General shall 
prepare and submit to Congress the final report re-
quired under this section.’’. 
SEC. 502. EFFECTIVE DATES; TRANSITION AUTHORITY. 
(a) EFFECTIVE DATES.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—This division, and the 
amendments made by this division, shall take effect 
on the first day of the first full program year after 
the date of enactment of this Act, except as other-
wise provided in this division. 
(2) 
PERFORMANCE
ACCOUNTABILITY
SYS-
TEM.—The amendments made to section 116 of the 
Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 
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dressing cross references to provisions specified in 
subparagraphs (A) and (B) of subsection (a)(2). 
(2) TERMINATION.—The authority described in 
paragraph (1) shall terminate on the first day of the 
second full program year after the date of enactment 
of this Act. 
(c) TRANSITION PERIOD FOR IMPLEMENTATION.— 
(1) ELIGIBLE PROVIDERS OF TRAINING SERV-
ICES.—Each Governor and local board shall imple-
ment the requirements of section 122 of the Work-
force Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 
3152), as amended by this division, not later than 
the first day of the second full program year after 
the date of enactment of this Act. In order to facili-
tate early implementation of that section 122, the 
Governor may establish transition procedures under 
which eligible providers of training services under 
chapter 1 of subtitle B of title I of the Workforce 
Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3151 et 
seq.), as such chapter was in effect on the day be-
fore the date of enactment of this Act, may continue 
to be eligible to provide such services until December 
31, 2026, or until such earlier date as the Governor 
determines to be appropriate. 
(2) STATE PLANS AND LOCAL PLANS.— 
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(A) MODIFICATION OF PLANS.—Not later 
than the first day of the second full program 
year after the date of enactment of this Act— 
(i) each Governor of a State shall sub-
mit to the Secretary of Labor any modi-
fications to the State plan in effect for 
such State that are necessary for the State 
plan to comply with the amendments made 
by this division to section 102 of the Work-
force Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 
U.S.C. 3112); and 
(ii) each local board shall submit to 
the Governor of a State any modifications 
to the local plan in effect for the local area 
served by the local board that are nec-
essary for the local plan to comply with the 
amendments made by this division to sec-
tion 108 of the Workforce Innovation and 
Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3123). 
(B) NEW PLANS.—Not later than the first 
day of the fourth full program year after the 
date of enactment of this Act— 
(i) each Governor of a State shall sub-
mit to the Secretary of Labor a new State 
plan for such State that complies with the 
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requirements of section 102 of the Work-
force Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 
U.S.C. 3112), as amended by this division; 
and 
(ii) each local board shall submit to 
the Governor of a State a new local plan 
for the local area served by the local board 
that complies with the requirements of sec-
tion 108 of the Workforce Innovation and 
Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3123), as 
amended by this division. 
(3) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection, the 
terms ‘‘local board’’, ‘‘local plan’’, ‘‘State’’, ‘‘State 
plan’’, and ‘‘training services’’ have the meanings 
given the terms in section 3 of the Workforce Inno-
vation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3102). 
(d) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) REPEAL.—Subsections (a) through (e) of 
section 503 of the Workforce Innovation and Oppor-
tunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3343) are repealed. 
(2) REGULATIONS.—Section 503 of such Act is 
amended— 
(A) by redesignating subsections (f) and 
(g) as subsections (a) and (b), respectively; 
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(B) by amending subsection (a) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(a) REGULATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) PROPOSED REGULATIONS.—Not later than 
180 days after the date of enactment of the A 
Stronger Workforce for America Act, the Secretary 
of Labor, and the Secretary of Education, as appro-
priate, shall develop and publish in the Federal Reg-
ister proposed regulations relating to the transition 
to, and implementation of, the A Stronger Work-
force for America Act, including the amendments to 
this Act made by the A Stronger Workforce for 
America Act. 
‘‘(2) FINAL REGULATIONS.—Not later than 12 
months after the date of enactment of the A Strong-
er Workforce for America Act, the Secretaries de-
scribed in paragraph (1), as appropriate, shall de-
velop and publish in the Federal Register final regu-
lations relating to the transition to, and implementa-
tion of, the A Stronger Workforce for America Act, 
including the amendments to this Act made by the 
A Stronger Workforce for America Act.’’; and 
(C) in subsection (b), as so redesignated, 
by striking ‘‘subsection (f)’’ and inserting ‘‘sub-
section (a)’’. 
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(3) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made 
by this subsection shall take effect on the date of en-
actment of this Act. 
DIVISION B—OLDER AMERICANS 
ACT REAUTHORIZATION ACT 
OF 2024 
SEC. 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This division may be cited as the ‘‘Older Americans 
Act Reauthorization Act of 2024’’. 
SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
The table of contents for this division is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title. 
Sec. 2. Table of contents. 
Sec. 3. References. 
Sec. 4. Definitions. 
TITLE I—STRENGTHENING THE AGING NETWORK TO MEET THE 
NEEDS OF OLDER INDIVIDUALS 
Sec. 101. Declaration of objectives. 
Sec. 102. Addressing mental health and substance use disorders and cognitive 
impairments of older individuals. 
Sec. 103. List of national resource centers. 
Sec. 104. Awareness of relevant Federal programs. 
Sec. 105. Evaluations and surveys. 
Sec. 106. Contracting. 
Sec. 107. Guidance on reallocation of funding between area agencies on aging. 
Sec. 108. Right to first refusal. 
Sec. 109. Area agency on aging capabilities. 
Sec. 110. Supporting older individuals with disabilities through improved co-
ordination. 
Sec. 111. Business acumen, fiscal training, and technical assistance. 
Sec. 112. Enhancing access to assistive technology. 
Sec. 113. White House Conference on Aging. 
Sec. 114. Technical amendments. 
TITLE II—IMPROVING HEALTH OUTCOMES AND ENCOURAGING 
INDEPENDENCE FOR OLDER INDIVIDUALS 
Sec. 201. Disease prevention and health promotion services. 
Sec. 202. Improving health outcomes. 
Sec. 203. Technical assistance on evidence-based programs. 
Sec. 204. Enhancing multipurpose senior centers. 
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Sec. 205. Addressing home modifications. 
Sec. 206. National resource center for engaging older adults. 
Sec. 207. Multigenerational and civic engagement activities. 
Sec. 208. Report relating to health outcomes for older individuals living with 
or near family members. 
Sec. 209. Improving broadband coordination and reducing social isolation. 
TITLE III—ENHANCING INNOVATION AND FLEXIBILITY IN 
NUTRITION SERVICES 
Sec. 301. Medically tailored meals. 
Sec. 302. Grab-and-go meals. 
Sec. 303. GAO study on Nutrition Services Incentive Program. 
Sec. 304. Innovations in nutrition programs and services. 
TITLE IV—SUPPORTING FAMILY CAREGIVERS 
Sec. 401. Improving the National Family Caregiver Support Program. 
Sec. 402. Emphasizing respite care. 
Sec. 403. Clarifying supportive services. 
Sec. 404. Direct care workforce resource center. 
Sec. 405. Supporting Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Act. 
Sec. 406. RAISE Family Caregivers Act. 
TITLE V—COMMUNITY SERVICE SENIOR OPPORTUNITIES ACT 
Sec. 501. Improving the Community Service Employment Program. 
Sec. 502. GAO report on alignment within the Community Service Employment 
Program. 
TITLE VI—IMPROVING SERVICES FOR NATIVE ELDERS 
Sec. 601. Older Americans Tribal Advisory Committee. 
Sec. 602. Supportive services; set aside. 
Sec. 603. GAO report on Tribal services. 
Sec. 604. Technical amendments. 
TITLE VII—STRENGTHENING THE LONG-TERM CARE 
OMBUDSMAN PROGRAMS AND ELDER ABUSE PREVENTION 
Sec. 701. Director of the Office of Long-Term Care Ombudsman Programs. 
Sec. 702. Legal assistance training resources relating to elder abuse prevention. 
Sec. 703. Improving training of volunteers under the State Long-Term Care 
Ombudsman Program. 
Sec. 704. Reporting on State Long-Term Care Ombudsman Programs. 
Sec. 705. Study on State Long-Term Care Ombudsman Programs. 
TITLE VIII—AUTHORIZATIONS OF APPROPRIATIONS 
Sec. 801. Administration on Aging. 
Sec. 802. Grants for State and community programs on aging. 
Sec. 803. Activities for health, independence, and longevity. 
Sec. 804. Community Service Senior Opportunities Act. 
Sec. 805. Grants for Native Americans. 
Sec. 806. Allotments for elder rights protection activities. 
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SEC. 3. REFERENCES. 
Except as otherwise expressly provided in this divi-
sion, wherever in this division an amendment or repeal is 
expressed in terms of an amendment to, or a repeal of, 
a section or other provision, the reference shall be consid-
ered to be made to that section or other provision of the 
Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3001 et seq.). 
SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS. 
In this division, the terms ‘‘area agency on aging’’, 
‘‘Assistant Secretary’’, ‘‘older individual’’, and ‘‘Sec-
retary’’ have the meanings given such terms in section 102 
of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3002). 
TITLE I—STRENGTHENING THE 
AGING NETWORK TO MEET 
THE NEEDS OF OLDER INDI-
VIDUALS 
SEC. 101. DECLARATION OF OBJECTIVES. 
Section 101 (42 U.S.C. 3001) is amended— 
(1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 
striking ‘‘of the following objectives:’’ and inserting 
‘‘of the objectives of—’’; 
(2) in each of paragraphs (1) through (10), by 
amending the first word so that it begins with a low-
ercase letter; 
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(3) in each of paragraphs (1) through (8), by 
striking the period at the end and inserting a semi-
colon; 
(4) in each of paragraphs (9) and (10), by 
striking the period at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; 
(5) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘to improve 
health outcomes and reduce health care expendi-
tures’’ after ‘‘economic status’’; 
(6) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through 
(10) as subparagraphs (A) through (J), respectively, 
and adjusting the margins accordingly; 
(7) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) 
(as so redesignated), by striking ‘‘our democratic so-
ciety, the older people’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘our democratic society— 
‘‘(1) the older people’’; and 
(8) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(2) the families of older individuals and com-
munity-based organizations, including faith-based or-
ganizations, also play a vital role in supporting and 
honoring older individuals and their happiness, dig-
nity, and independence.’’. 
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SEC. 102. ADDRESSING MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE 
USE DISORDERS AND COGNITIVE IMPAIR-
MENTS OF OLDER INDIVIDUALS. 
Section 201(f) (42 U.S.C. 3011(f)) is amended to 
read as follows: 
‘‘(f)(1) The Assistant Secretary may designate an of-
ficer or employee who shall be responsible for the adminis-
tration of services for mental health and substance use 
disorders and cognitive impairments authorized under this 
Act and serve as an effective and visible advocate for the 
related needs of older individuals within the Department 
of Health and Human Services, including by ensuring that 
relevant information disseminated and research conducted 
or supported by the Department takes into consideration 
such services. 
‘‘(2) It shall be the duty of the Assistant Secretary, 
acting through the individual designated under paragraph 
(1), and in consultation with the heads of relevant agen-
cies within the Department of Health and Human Serv-
ices, including the Substance Abuse and Mental Health 
Services Administration, to develop objectives, priorities, 
and a long-term plan for supporting State and local efforts 
under this Act involving education about, and prevention, 
detection, and treatment of, mental health and substance 
use disorders and cognitive impairments, including age-re-
lated dementia, depression, and Alzheimer’s disease and 
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related neurological disorders with neurological and or-
ganic brain dysfunction. 
‘‘(3) Not later than 2 years after the date of enact-
ment of the Older Americans Act Reauthorization Act of 
2024, the Assistant Secretary shall report to the Com-
mittee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the 
Senate, the Special Committee on Aging of the Senate, 
and the Committee on Education and the Workforce of 
the House of Representatives on the activities of the offi-
cer or employee designated under paragraph (1) in car-
rying out the requirements under this subsection, includ-
ing any activities to identify and reduce duplication and 
gaps across the Department in such information dissemi-
nated and research conducted or supported by the Depart-
ment.’’. 
SEC. 103. LIST OF NATIONAL RESOURCE CENTERS. 
Section 202 (42 U.S.C. 3012) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (d)(4), by striking ‘‘Resource 
Center on Elder Abuse’’ and inserting ‘‘Center’’; and 
(2) by striking subsection (h) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(h)(1) The Assistant Secretary shall publish online 
in a publicly accessible format, on an annual basis, a list 
of national resource centers and demonstration projects 
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authorized under, or administratively established through 
funds provided under, this Act. 
‘‘(2) The Assistant Secretary shall ensure that the 
list published pursuant to paragraph (1)— 
‘‘(A) includes— 
‘‘(i) a description of each such center and 
demonstration project, including the projected 
goals and activities of each such center and 
demonstration project; 
‘‘(ii) a citation to the statutory authoriza-
tion of each such center and demonstration 
project, or a citation to the statutory authority 
that the Assistant Secretary relies upon to ad-
ministratively establish each such center and 
demonstration project; 
‘‘(iii) the award amount for each such cen-
ter and demonstration project; and 
‘‘(iv) a summary of any evaluations re-
quired under this Act for each such center, in-
cluding a description of any measures of effec-
tiveness; and 
‘‘(B) is directly provided to State agencies, area 
agencies on aging, and the Committee on Health, 
Education, Labor, and Pensions and the Special 
Committee on Aging of the Senate and the Com-
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mittee on Education and the Workforce of the 
House of Representatives.’’. 
SEC. 104. AWARENESS OF RELEVANT FEDERAL PROGRAMS. 
Title II (42 U.S.C. 3011 et seq.) is amended by in-
serting after section 203A (42 U.S.C. 3013a) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘SEC. 203B. AWARENESS OF RELEVANT FEDERAL PRO-
GRAMS. 
‘‘In carrying out section 203(a)(1), the Assistant Sec-
retary shall coordinate with the heads of relevant Federal 
departments and agencies to ensure that the aging net-
work and individuals served under this Act are aware of, 
and, subject to applicable eligibility criteria, have access 
to, Federal programs that may advance the objectives of 
this Act, including programs described in section 203(b) 
and other programs to meet housing, health care, and 
other supportive service needs to help such individuals age 
in place.’’. 
SEC. 105. EVALUATIONS AND SURVEYS. 
Section 206 (42 U.S.C. 3017) is amended— 
(1) by striking subsection (d) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(d)(1) In carrying out evaluations under this sec-
tion, the Secretary shall— 
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‘‘(A) award grants to, or enter into contracts 
with, public or nonprofit private organizations or 
academic or research institutions to survey State 
agencies, area agencies on aging, and other program 
and project participants about the strengths and 
weaknesses of the programs and projects; and 
‘‘(B) conduct, where appropriate, evaluations 
that compare the effectiveness of related programs 
in achieving common objectives. 
‘‘(2) The surveys and evaluations under paragraph 
(1) shall include information on programs, services, use 
and sources of funding (including any transfer of funding 
between area agencies on aging), identified unmet need 
for services and related indicators, and any other chal-
lenges faced by State agencies and area agencies on aging 
in carrying out the activities of this Act. 
‘‘(3) The Secretary shall, in carrying out the evalua-
tions under paragraph (1), consult with organizations con-
cerned with older individuals, including organizations that 
represent minority individuals, older individuals residing 
in rural areas, and older individuals with disabilities.’’; 
and 
(2) in subsection (g), by striking ‘‘him’’ and in-
serting ‘‘the Secretary’’. 
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SEC. 106. CONTRACTING. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 212 (42 U.S.C. 3020c) is 
amended— 
(1) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘AND 
GRANT AUTHORITY’’; 
(2) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subsection (b), this 
Act shall not be construed to prevent a recipient of a grant 
or a contract under this Act (other than title V) from en-
tering into a contract, commercial relationship, or other 
business arrangement (referred to in this section as an 
‘agreement’) with a profitmaking organization for the re-
cipient to provide services to individuals or entities not 
otherwise receiving services under this Act, provided 
that— 
‘‘(1) in the case funds provided under this Act 
are used in developing or carrying out the agree-
ment— 
‘‘(A) such agreement guarantees that the 
cost is reimbursed to the recipient; 
‘‘(B) if such agreement provides for the 
provision of 1 or more services, of the type pro-
vided under this Act by or on behalf of such re-
cipient, to an individual or entity seeking to re-
ceive such services— 
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‘‘(i) the individuals and entities may 
only purchase such services at their fair 
market rate; 
‘‘(ii) all costs incurred by the recipient 
in providing such services (and not other-
wise reimbursed under subparagraph (A)), 
are reimbursed to such recipient; and 
‘‘(iii) except in the case of an agree-
ment with a health plan or health care pro-
vider, the recipient reports the rates for 
providing such services under such agree-
ment in accordance with subsection (c) and 
the rates are consistent with the prevailing 
market rate for provision of such services 
in the relevant geographic area as deter-
mined by the State agency or area agency 
on aging (as applicable); and 
‘‘(C) any amount of payment to the recipi-
ent under the agreement that exceeds reim-
bursement under this subsection of the recipi-
ent’s costs is used to provide, or support the 
provision of, services under this Act; and 
‘‘(2) subject to subsection (e), in the case no 
funds provided under this Act are used in developing 
or carrying out the agreement— 
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‘‘(A) not later than 45 days after the 
agreement first goes into effect, and annually 
thereafter until the termination of such agree-
ment, the recipient of a grant or contract under 
this Act shall, in writing— 
‘‘(i) notify the State agency of— 
‘‘(I) the existence of the agree-
ment; and 
‘‘(II) the services provided and 
populations served under the agree-
ment; and 
‘‘(ii) provide assurances to the State 
agency that— 
‘‘(I) nothing in the agreement— 
‘‘(aa) undermines— 
‘‘(AA) the duties of the 
recipient under this Act; or 
‘‘(BB) the provision of 
services in accordance with 
this Act; or 
‘‘(bb) violates any other 
terms and conditions of an award 
received by the recipient under 
this Act; and 
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‘‘(II) any potential real or per-
ceived conflict of interest with respect 
to the agreement has been prevented, 
mitigated, or otherwise addressed, in-
cluding providing a description of any 
such conflicts of interest and a de-
scription of the actions taken to miti-
gate such conflicts of interest; and 
‘‘(B) not later than 45 days after the pop-
ulation or services under the agreement sub-
stantially change due to an amendment to the 
agreement, the recipient shall, in writing— 
‘‘(i) notify the State agency of such 
change; and 
‘‘(ii) provide the assurances described 
in subparagraph (A)(ii) with respect to 
such change.’’; 
(3) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(b) ENSURING APPROPRIATE USE OF FUNDS.—An 
agreement— 
‘‘(1) described in subsection (a)(1) may not— 
‘‘(A) be made without the prior approval of 
the State agency (or, in the case of a grantee 
under title VI, without the prior recommenda-
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tion of the Director of the Office for American 
Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian 
Programs and the prior approval of the Assist-
ant Secretary), after timely submission of all 
relevant documents related to the agreement in-
cluding information on all costs incurred; or 
‘‘(B) directly or indirectly provide for, or 
have the effect of, paying, reimbursing, sub-
sidizing, or otherwise compensating an indi-
vidual or entity in an amount that exceeds the 
fair market value of the services subject to such 
agreement; and 
‘‘(2) described in subsection (a) may not— 
‘‘(A) result in the displacement of services 
otherwise available to an older individual with 
greatest social need, an older individual with 
greatest economic need, or an older individual 
who is at risk for institutional placement; or 
‘‘(B) in any other way compromise, under-
mine, or be inconsistent with the objective of 
serving the needs of older individuals, as deter-
mined by the Assistant Secretary.’’; 
(4) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the 
following: 
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‘‘(c) MONITORING AND REPORTING.—To ensure that 
any agreement described in subsection (a)(1) complies 
with the requirements of this section and other applicable 
provisions of this Act, the Assistant Secretary shall de-
velop and implement uniform monitoring procedures and 
reporting requirements consistent with the provisions of 
subparagraphs (A) through (E) of section 306(a)(13) in 
consultation with the State agencies and area agencies on 
aging. The Assistant Secretary shall conduct a review on 
the impact of such agreements on the provision of services 
under this Act, including the number of agreements per 
State, summaries of such agreements, and the impact of 
such agreements on access to services consistent with the 
goals of this Act. The Assistant Secretary shall annually 
prepare and submit to the Committee on Health, Edu-
cation, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate, the Special 
Committee on Aging of the Senate, and the Committee 
on Education and the Workforce of the House of Rep-
resentatives the findings of such review.’’; and 
(5) by striking subsection (e) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(e) REQUESTING ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR 
CERTAIN NON-OAA AGREEMENTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In the case of an agree-
ment described in subsection (a)(2), if the State 
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agency has a reasonable belief that an agreement 
may violate the assurances provided under sub-
section (a)(2)(A)(ii), the State agency may request 
additional information from the recipient of funds 
under this Act that is a party to such agreement, 
which may include a request for a copy of such 
agreement. Such recipient shall make a good faith 
effort to address such request for additional infor-
mation, except that such recipient shall not provide 
agreements or other data that are restricted under 
the terms of a non-disclosure agreement signed by 
such recipient. If such recipient declines to provide 
a copy of an agreement to a State agency, such re-
cipient shall provide a justification to the State 
agency within 30 days of receiving such request. 
‘‘(2) CONFIDENTIALITY.—A State agency shall 
keep confidential, as required by applicable Federal 
and State law, all information received under this 
subsection that is— 
‘‘(A) a trade secret; 
‘‘(B) commercial or financial information; 
and 
‘‘(C) information obtained from an indi-
vidual that is privileged and confidential. 
‘‘(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
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‘‘(1) COST.—The term ‘cost’ means an expense, 
including an administrative expense, incurred by a 
recipient in developing or carrying out an agreement 
described in subsection (a), whether the recipient 
contributed funds, staff time, or other plant, equip-
ment, or services to meet the expense. 
‘‘(2) RECIPIENT.—The term ‘recipient’ means 
an area agency on aging in a State with multiple 
planning and service areas.’’. 
(b) AREA PLANS.—Section 306 (42 U.S.C. 3026) is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(13)— 
(A) in subparagraph (B)(i), by striking 
‘‘any service to older individuals’’ and inserting 
‘‘any service under this Act to older individuals 
or caregivers’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (E), by inserting ‘‘or 
caregivers under this Act’’ after ‘‘older individ-
uals’’; and 
(2) in subsection (g), by inserting ‘‘, except as 
provided under section 212(a)(2),’’ after ‘‘Nothing 
in this Act’’. 
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SEC. 107. GUIDANCE ON REALLOCATION OF FUNDING BE-
TWEEN AREA AGENCIES ON AGING. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Assistant Secretary 
shall disseminate one-time guidance to State agencies (as 
defined in section 102 of the Older Americans Act of 1965 
(42 U.S.C. 3002)) and area agencies on aging on cir-
cumstances under which funds appropriated pursuant to 
part B and subparts 1 and 2 of part C of title III of the 
Older Americans Act (42 U.S.C. 3030d et seq., 42 U.S.C. 
3030e et seq., 42 U.S.C. 3030f et seq.) may be appro-
priate to reallocate between area agencies on aging within 
a single State, with the approval of the State agency and 
the concurrence of any involved area agencies on aging, 
within a budget year. 
(b) CONSIDERATIONS.—In disseminating the guid-
ance under subsection (a), the Assistant Secretary may 
consider circumstances that affect the expenditure of the 
funds described in such subsection. 
SEC. 108. RIGHT TO FIRST REFUSAL. 
Section 305(b)(5)(B) (42 U.S.C. 3025(b)(5)(B)) is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(B) Whenever a State agency designates a new area 
agency on aging after the date of enactment of the Older 
Americans Act Reauthorization Act of 2024, the State 
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agency shall give the right to first refusal to a unit of 
general purpose local government if— 
‘‘(i) such unit can meet the requirements of 
subsection (c); 
‘‘(ii)(I) such unit has demonstrated experience 
administering services for older individuals; or 
‘‘(II) the State agency determines that there is 
not another entity eligible under subsection (c)(1) 
within the planning and service area with such dem-
onstrated experience; and 
‘‘(iii) the boundaries of such unit and the 
boundaries of the planning and service area are rea-
sonably contiguous.’’. 
SEC. 109. AREA AGENCY ON AGING CAPABILITIES. 
(a) ORGANIZATION.—Section 305(c) (42 U.S.C. 
3025(c)) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through 
(5) as subparagraphs (A) through (E), respectively, 
and moving such subparagraphs 2 ems to the right; 
(2) by striking ‘‘shall be’’ and inserting the fol-
lowing: ‘‘shall— 
‘‘(1) be—’’; 
(3) in subparagraph (E), as so redesignated— 
(A) by striking ‘‘(b)(5)’’ and inserting 
‘‘(b)(5)(A)’’; and 
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(B) by inserting ‘‘and’’ after the semicolon; 
and 
(4) by striking ‘‘and shall provide assurance, 
determined adequate by the State agency, that the 
area agency on aging will have the ability to develop 
an area plan and to carry out, directly or through 
contractual or other arrangements, a program in ac-
cordance with the plan within the planning and serv-
ice area.’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘(2) provide assurance, determined adequate by 
the State agency, that the area agency on aging will 
have the ability, and maintain the capabilities nec-
essary, to develop an area plan as required under 
section 306(a), and carry out, directly or through 
contractual or other arrangements, and oversee ac-
tivities in accordance with— 
‘‘(A) the plan within the planning and 
service area; 
‘‘(B) any other relevant requirements of 
this Act; 
‘‘(C) other applicable Federal and State 
laws; and 
‘‘(D) other terms and conditions of awards 
received under this Act.’’. 
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(b) 
PLANS.—Section 
306(f)(1) 
(42 
U.S.C. 
3026(f)(1)) is amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘the assurances required under 
section 305(c)(2),’’ after ‘‘of this section,’’; and 
(2) by striking the period at the end and insert-
ing ‘‘, and if the State agency determines, in the dis-
cretion of the State agency, that an area agency on 
aging failed in 2 successive years to comply with the 
requirements under this title, then the State agency 
may require the area agency on aging to submit a 
plan for a 1-year period that meets such require-
ments, for subsequent years until the State agency 
determines that the area agency on aging is in com-
pliance with such requirements.’’. 
SEC. 110. SUPPORTING OLDER INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABIL-
ITIES THROUGH IMPROVED COORDINATION. 
(a) AREA PLANS.—Section 306(a)(5) (42 U.S.C. 
3026(a)(5)) is amended by striking ‘‘with agencies that 
develop or provide services for individuals with disabil-
ities’’ and inserting ‘‘with entities that develop or provide 
services for individuals with disabilities, which may include 
centers for independent living, relevant service providers, 
and other community-based organizations, as appro-
priate’’. 
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(b) SUPPORTING OLDER INDIVIDUALS WITH DIS-
ABILITIES THROUGH IMPROVED COORDINATION.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Administrator of the 
Administration for Community Living of the Depart-
ment of Health and Human Services (referred to in 
this section as the ‘‘Administrator’’) shall identify— 
(A) opportunities to improve coordination 
between the aging and disability networks, 
which may include the formation of partner-
ships to serve individuals eligible for programs 
under the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 
U.S.C. 3001 et seq.); 
(B) lessons learned from disability net-
works, including centers for independent living, 
State developmental disabilities councils, univer-
sity centers for excellence in developmental dis-
abilities education, research, and service, and 
State protection and advocacy agencies that 
could improve operations and service delivery 
within the aging network; and 
(C) any technical assistance needs related 
to subparagraphs (A) and (B). 
(2) GUIDANCE.—Not later than 2 years after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator 
shall issue guidance to State agencies and area 
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agencies on aging on strategies to leverage disability 
networks, including centers for independent living, 
State developmental disabilities councils, university 
centers for excellence in developmental disabilities, 
education, research, and service, and State protec-
tion and advocacy agencies, as appropriate, to 
strengthen the provision of services under the Older 
Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3001 et seq.). 
(3) TECHNICAL
ASSISTANCE.—The Adminis-
trator shall coordinate across the Administration for 
Community Living to address any technical assist-
ance needs identified under paragraph (1)(C) in a 
manner that does not unnecessarily duplicate other 
technical assistance activities carried out prior to the 
date of enactment of this Act. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—Section 102 (42 U.S.C. 3002) is 
amended— 
(1) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘(as defined 
in section 3 of the Americans with Disabilities Act 
of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12102))’’; 
(2) in paragraph (13), by striking ‘‘The term’’ 
and all that follows through ‘‘adjustment.’’ and in-
serting ‘‘The term ‘disability’ has the meaning given 
such term in section 3 of the Americans with Dis-
abilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12102).’’; and 
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(3) in paragraph (49)(B), by striking ‘‘of the 
major life activities specified in subparagraphs (A) 
through (G) of paragraph (8)’’ and inserting ‘‘major 
life activities specified in section 3(2) of the Ameri-
cans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 
12102(2)).’’. 
SEC. 111. BUSINESS ACUMEN, FISCAL TRAINING, AND TECH-
NICAL ASSISTANCE. 
Section 307(a) (42 U.S.C. 3027(a)) is amended by 
adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(31) The plan shall provide assurances that 
the State agency, to the extent feasible and when 
applicable and appropriate, provides technical assist-
ance for area agencies on aging related to the devel-
opment of business acumen, sound fiscal practices, 
capacity building, organizational development, inno-
vation, and other methods of growing and sustaining 
the capacity of the aging network to carry out activi-
ties funded under this Act to serve older individuals 
and caregivers most effectively.’’. 
SEC. 112. ENHANCING ACCESS TO ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY. 
Section 307(a) (42 U.S.C. 3027(a)), as amended by 
section 111 of this division, is further amended by adding 
at the end the following: 
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‘‘(32) The plan shall provide assurances that 
the State will coordinate services, to the extent fea-
sible, with lead agencies designated to carry out 
State assistive technology programs under the As-
sistive Technology Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 3001 et 
seq.) and with area agencies on aging to assist eligi-
ble older individuals, including older individuals with 
disabilities, in accessing and acquiring assistive tech-
nology.’’. 
SEC. 113. WHITE HOUSE CONFERENCE ON AGING. 
Title II of the Older Americans Act Amendments of 
1987 (42 U.S.C. 3001 note; Public Law 100–175) is 
amended by striking title II and inserting the following: 
‘‘TITLE II—WHITE HOUSE 
CONFERENCE ON AGING 
‘‘SEC. 201. AUTHORIZATION OF THE CONFERENCE. 
‘‘(a) AUTHORITY TO CALL CONFERENCE.—Not ear-
lier than January 21, 2025 and not later than December 
31, 2025, the President shall convene the White House 
Conference on Aging in order to fulfill the purpose set 
forth in subsection (c) and to make fundamental policy 
recommendations regarding programs that are important 
to older individuals and to the families and communities 
of such individuals. 
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