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(D) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘re-
search’’ and inserting ‘‘the most rigorous re-
search available, including scientifically based
research,’’;
(E) in paragraph (9), by inserting ‘‘edu-
cation, job training, and social service’’ after
‘‘other available’’;
(F) in paragraph (10)—
(i) by inserting ‘‘coordination with
Federal, State, and local’’ after ‘‘schedules
and’’; and
(ii) by striking ‘‘and transportation’’
and inserting ‘‘, transportation, mental
health services, and case management’’;
(G) in paragraph (11)—
(i) by inserting ‘‘measurable’’ after
‘‘report’’;
(ii) by striking ‘‘eligible agency’’;
(iii) by inserting ‘‘established by the el-
igible agency’’ after ‘‘performance meas-
ures’’; and
(iv) by striking ‘‘and’’ after the semi-
colon;
(H) in paragraph (12), by striking ‘‘lit-
eracy programs.’’ and inserting ‘‘language acqui-
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sition programs and civics education pro-
grams;’’; and
(I) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(13) the capacity of the eligible provider to
produce information on performance results, includ-
ing enrollments and measurable participant out-
comes;
‘‘(14) whether reading, writing, speaking, mathe-
matics, and English language acquisition instruction
provided by the eligible provider are based on the best
practices derived from the most rigorous research
available and appropriate, including scientifically
based research that is available and appropriate;
‘‘(15) whether the eligible provider’s applications
of technology and services to be provided are sufficient
to increase the amount and quality of learning and
lead to measurable learning gains within specified
time periods; and
‘‘(16) the capacity of the eligible provider to
serve adult learners with learning disabilities.’’.
SEC. 213. LOCAL APPLICATION.
Section 232 of the Adult Education and Family Lit-
eracy Act (20 U.S.C. 9242) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (1)—
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(A) by inserting ‘‘consistent with the re-
quirements of this subtitle’’ after ‘‘spent’’; and
(B) by striking ‘‘and’’ after the semicolon;
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking the period at
the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(3) information that addresses each of the con-
siderations required under section 231(e).’’.
SEC. 214. LOCAL ADMINISTRATIVE COST LIMITS.
Section 233 of the Adult Education and Family Lit-
eracy Act (20 U.S.C. 9243) is amended—
(1) in subsection (a)(2)—
(A) by inserting ‘‘and professional’’ after
‘‘personnel’’; and
(B) by inserting ‘‘development of measur-
able goals in reading, writing, and speaking the
English language, and in mathematical com-
putation,’’ after ‘‘development,’’; and
(2) in subsection (b)—
(A) by inserting ‘‘and professional’’ after
‘‘personnel’’; and
(B) by inserting ‘‘development of measur-
able goals in reading, writing, and speaking the
English language, and in mathematical com-
putation,’’ after ‘‘development,’’.
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SEC. 215. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS.
Section 241(b) of the Adult Education and Family
Literacy Act (20 U.S.C. 9251(b)) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (1)(A)—
(A) by striking ‘‘adult education and lit-
eracy activities’’ each place the term appears
and inserting ‘‘activities under this subtitle’’;
and
(B) by striking ‘‘was’’ and inserting
‘‘were’’; and
(2) in paragraph (4)—
(A) by inserting ‘‘not more than’’ after
‘‘this subsection for’’; and
(B) by striking ‘‘only’’.
SEC. 216. NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR LITERACY.
Section 242 of the Adult Education and Family Lit-
eracy Act (20 U.S.C. 9252) is amended—
(1) in subsection (a)—
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘literacy’’
and inserting ‘‘effective literacy programs for
children, youth, adults, and families’’;
(B) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘and
disseminates information on’’ after ‘‘coordi-
nates’’; and
(C) by striking paragraph (3)(A) and in-
serting the following:
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‘‘(A) coordinating and participating in the
Federal effort to identify and disseminate infor-
mation on literacy that is derived from scientif-
ically based research, or the most rigorous re-
search available, and effective programs that
serve children, youth, adults, and families; and’’;
(2) by striking subsection (b)(3) and inserting
the following:
‘‘(3) 
RECOMMENDATIONS.—The 
Interagency
Group, in consultation with the National Institute for
Literacy Advisory Board (in this section referred to
as the ‘Board’) established under subsection (e), shall
plan the goals of the Institute and the implementation
of any programs to achieve the goals. The Board may
also request a meeting of the Interagency Group to
discuss any recommendations the Board may make.’’;
(3) in subsection (c)—
(A) in paragraph (1)—
(i) in subparagraph (A)—
(I) by striking ‘‘to establish’’ and
inserting ‘‘to maintain’’;
(II) in clause (i), by striking
‘‘phonemic 
awareness, 
systematic
phonics, fluency, and reading com-
prehension’’ and inserting ‘‘the essen-
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tial components of reading instruc-
tion’’;
(III) in clause (iii), by striking
‘‘and’’ after the semicolon;
(IV) in clause (iv), by inserting
‘‘and’’ after the semicolon; and
(V) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(v) a list of local adult education and
literacy programs;’’;
(ii) in subparagraph (C)—
(I) by striking ‘‘reliable and
replicable research’’ and inserting ‘‘re-
liable and replicable research as de-
fined by the Institute of Education
Sciences’’; and
(II) by striking ‘‘especially with
the Office of Educational Research and
Improvement in the Department of
Education,’’;
(iii) in subparagraph (D), by striking
‘‘phonemic awareness, systematic phonics,
fluency, and reading comprehension based
on’’ and inserting ‘‘the essential components
of reading instruction and’’;
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(iv) in subparagraph (H), by striking
‘‘and’’ after the semicolon;
(v) in subparagraph (I), by striking
the period at the end and inserting a semi-
colon; and
(vi) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(J) to work cooperatively with the Depart-
ment of Education to assist States that are pur-
suing the implementation of standards-based
educational improvements for adults through the
dissemination of training, technical assistance,
and related support and through the development
and dissemination of related standards-based as-
sessment instruments; and
‘‘(K) to identify scientifically based research
where available and appropriate, or the most
rigorous research available and appropriate, on
the effectiveness of instructional practices and or-
ganizational strategies relating to literacy pro-
grams on the acquisition of skills in reading,
writing, English acquisition, and mathematics.’’;
and
(B) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(3) COORDINATION.—In identifying the reliable
and replicable research the Institute will support, the
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Institute shall use standards for research quality that
are consistent with those of the Institute of Education
Sciences.’’;
(4) in subsection (e)—
(A) in paragraph (1)(B)—
(i) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘literacy
programs’’ and inserting ‘‘language acquisi-
tion programs’’;
(ii) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘literacy
programs’’ and inserting ‘‘or have partici-
pated in or partnered with workplace lit-
eracy programs’’;
(iii) in clause (iv), by inserting ‘‘, in-
cluding adult literacy research’’ after ‘‘re-
search’’;
(iv) in clause (vi), by striking ‘‘and’’
after the semicolon;
(v) in clause (vii), by striking the pe-
riod at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and
(vi) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(viii) institutions of higher edu-
cation.’’;
(B) in paragraph (2)—
(i) in subparagraph (B), by striking
‘‘and’’ after the semicolon;
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(ii) in subparagraph (C), by striking
the period at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’;
and
(iii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(D) review the biennial report submitted to
Congress pursuant to subsection (k).’’; and
(C) in paragraph (5), by striking the second
sentence and inserting the following: ‘‘A rec-
ommendation of the Board may be passed only
by a majority of the Board’s members present at
a meeting for which there is a quorum.’’; and
(5) in subsection (k)—
(A) by striking ‘‘Labor and Human Re-
sources’’ and inserting ‘‘Health, Education,
Labor, and Pensions’’; and
(B) by striking ‘‘The Institute shall submit
a report biennially to’’ and inserting ‘‘Not later
than 1 year after the date of enactment of the
Adult Education and Family Literacy Act
Amendments of 2005, and biennially thereafter,
the Institute shall submit a report to’’.
SEC. 217. NATIONAL LEADERSHIP ACTIVITIES.
Section 243 of the Adult Education and Family Lit-
eracy Act (20 U.S.C. 9253) is amended to read as follows:
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‘‘SEC. 243. NATIONAL LEADERSHIP ACTIVITIES.
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall establish and
carry out a program of national leadership activities to en-
hance the quality of adult education and literacy programs
nationwide.
‘‘(b) PERMISSIVE ACTIVITIES.—The national leader-
ship activities described in subsection (a) may include the
following:
‘‘(1) Technical assistance, including—
‘‘(A) assistance provided to eligible pro-
viders in developing and using performance
measures for the improvement of adult education
and literacy activities, including family literacy
services;
‘‘(B) assistance related to professional devel-
opment activities, and assistance for the pur-
poses of developing, improving, identifying, and
disseminating the most successful methods and
techniques for providing adult education and lit-
eracy activities, including family literacy serv-
ices, based on scientific evidence where available;
‘‘(C) assistance in distance learning and
promoting and improving the use of technology
in the classroom;
‘‘(D) assistance in developing valid, meas-
urable, and reliable performance data, including
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data about employment and employment out-
come, and using performance information for the
improvement of adult education and literacy
programs; and
‘‘(E) assistance to help States, particularly
low-performing States, meet the requirements of
section 212.
‘‘(2) A program of grants, contracts, or coopera-
tive agreements awarded on a competitive basis to na-
tional, regional, or local networks of private nonprofit
organizations, public libraries, or institutions of high-
er education to build the capacity of such networks’
members to meet the performance requirements of eli-
gible providers under this title and involve adult
learners in program improvement.
‘‘(3) Funding national leadership activities that
are not described in paragraph (1), either directly or
through grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements
awarded on a competitive basis to or with postsec-
ondary educational institutions, public or private or-
ganizations or agencies, or consortia of such institu-
tions, organizations, or agencies, such as—
‘‘(A) developing, improving, and identifying
the most successful methods and techniques for
addressing the education needs of adults, includ-
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ing instructional practices using the essential
components of reading instruction based on the
work of the National Institute of Child Health
and Human Development;
‘‘(B) increasing the effectiveness of, and im-
proving the quality of, adult education and lit-
eracy activities, including family literacy serv-
ices;
‘‘(C) carrying out rigorous research, includ-
ing scientifically based research where appro-
priate, on national literacy basic skill acquisi-
tion for adult learning, including estimating the
number of adults functioning at the lowest levels
of literacy proficiency;
‘‘(D)(i) carrying out demonstration pro-
grams;
‘‘(ii) disseminating best practices informa-
tion, including information regarding promising
practices resulting from federally funded dem-
onstration programs; and
‘‘(iii) developing and replicating best prac-
tices and innovative programs, including—
‘‘(I) the development of models for
basic skill certificates;
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‘‘(II) the identification of effective
strategies for working with adults with
learning disabilities and with adults with
limited English proficiency;
‘‘(III) integrated basic and workplace
skills education programs;
‘‘(IV) coordinated literacy and employ-
ment services; and
‘‘(V) postsecondary education transi-
tion programs;
‘‘(E) providing for the conduct of an inde-
pendent evaluation and assessment of adult edu-
cation and literacy activities through studies
and analyses conducted independently through
grants and contracts awarded on a competitive
basis, which evaluation and assessment shall in-
clude descriptions of—
‘‘(i) the effect of performance measures
and other measures of accountability on the
delivery of adult education and literacy ac-
tivities, including family literacy services;
‘‘(ii) the extent to which the adult edu-
cation and literacy activities, including
family literacy services, increase the lit-
eracy skills of adults (and of children, in
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the case of family literacy services), lead the
participants in such activities to involve-
ment in further education and training, en-
hance the employment and earnings of such
participants, and, if applicable, lead to
other positive outcomes, such as reductions
in recidivism in the case of prison-based
adult education and literacy activities;
‘‘(iii) the extent to which the provision
of support services to adults enrolled in
adult education and family literacy pro-
grams increase the rate of enrollment in,
and successful completion of, such pro-
grams; and
‘‘(iv) the extent to which different types
of providers measurably improve the skills
of participants in adult education and lit-
eracy programs;
‘‘(F) supporting efforts aimed at capacity
building of programs at the State and local levels
such as technical assistance in program plan-
ning, assessment, evaluation, and monitoring of
activities carried out under this subtitle;
‘‘(G) collecting data, such as data regarding
the improvement of both local and State data
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systems, through technical assistance and devel-
opment of model performance data collection sys-
tems;
‘‘(H) supporting the development of an enti-
ty that would produce and distribute technology-
based programs and materials for adult edu-
cation and literacy programs using an inter-
connection system (as defined in section 397 of
the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C.
397)) and expand the effective outreach and use
of such programs and materials to adult edu-
cation eligible providers;
‘‘(I) determining how participation in
adult education and literacy activities prepares
individuals for entry into postsecondary edu-
cation and employment and, in the case of pris-
on-based services, has an effect on recidivism;
and
‘‘(J) other activities designed to enhance the
quality of adult education and literacy activities
nationwide.’’.
SEC. 218. INTEGRATED ENGLISH LITERACY AND CIVICS
EDUCATION.
Chapter 4 of subtitle A of title II (29 U.S.C. 9251 et
seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:
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‘‘SEC. 244. INTEGRATED ENGLISH LITERACY AND CIVICS
EDUCATION.
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—From funds made available under
section 211(a)(4) for each fiscal year, the Secretary shall
award grants to States, from allotments under subsection
(b), for integrated English literacy and civics education.
‘‘(b) ALLOTMENT.—
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2),
from amounts made available under section 211(a)(4)
for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall allocate—
‘‘(A) 65 percent to the States on the basis
of a State’s need for integrated English literacy
and civics education, as determined by calcu-
lating each State’s share of a 10-year average of
the data of the Office of Immigration Statistics
of the Department of Homeland Security for im-
migrants admitted for legal permanent residence
for the 10 most recent years; and
‘‘(B) 35 percent to the States on the basis
of whether the State experienced growth, as
measured by the average of the 3 most recent
years for which the data of the Office of Immi-
gration Statistics of the Department of Home-
land Security for immigrants admitted for legal
permanent residence are available.
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‘‘(2) MINIMUM.—No State shall receive an allot-
ment under paragraph (1) in an amount that is less
than $60,000.’’.
SEC. 219. TRANSITION.
The Secretary shall take such steps as the Secretary
determines to be appropriate to provide for the orderly tran-
sition to the authority of the Adult Education and Family
Literacy Act (as amended by this title) from any authority
under provisions of the Adult Education and Family Lit-
eracy Act (as such Act was in effect on the day before the
date of enactment of the Adult Education and Family Lit-
eracy Act Amendments of 2005).
TITLE III—AMENDMENTS TO
OTHER PROVISIONS OF LAW
SEC. 301. WAGNER-PEYSER ACT.
(a) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 2(3) of the
Wagner-Peyser Act (29 U.S.C. 49a(3)) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘section 134(c)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 121(e)’’.
(b) COLOCATION.—Section 3 of the Wagner-Peyser Act
(29 U.S.C. 49b) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(d) In order to avoid duplication of services and en-
hance integration of services, employment services offices in
each State shall be colocated with one-stop centers estab-
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lished under title I of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998
(29 U.S.C. 2801 et seq.).
‘‘(e) The Secretary, in consultation with States, is au-
thorized to assist in the development of national electronic
tools that may be used to improve access to workforce infor-
mation for individuals through—
‘‘(1) the one-stop delivery systems established
under section 121(e) of the Workforce Investment Act
of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2841(e)); and
‘‘(2) such other delivery systems as the Secretary
determines to be appropriate.’’.
(c) WORKFORCE AND LABOR MARKET INFORMATION
SYSTEM.—Section 15 of the Wagner-Peyser Act (29 U.S.C.
49l–2) is amended—
(1) by striking the section heading and inserting
the following:
‘‘SEC. 15. WORKFORCE AND LABOR MARKET INFORMATION
SYSTEM.’’;
(2) by striking ‘‘employment statistics system’’
each place it appears and inserting ‘‘workforce and
labor market information system’’;
(3) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ‘‘of employ-
ment statistics’’;
(4) in subsection (b)—
(A) in paragraph (1)—
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(i) by striking ‘‘The’’ and inserting the
following:
‘‘(A) STRUCTURE.—The’’; and
(ii) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(B) GRANTS
OR
COOPERATIVE
AGREE-
MENTS.—
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall
carry out the provisions of this section in a
timely manner through grants or coopera-
tive agreements with States.
‘‘(ii) DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS.—With
regard to distributing funds appropriated
under subsection (g) (relating to workforce
and labor market information funding) for
fiscal years 2006 through 2011, the Sec-
retary shall continue to distribute the funds
to States in the manner in which the Sec-
retary distributed funds to the States under
this section for fiscal years 1999 through
2003.’’; and
(B) in paragraph (2)(E)—
(i) in clause (i), by adding ‘‘and’’ at
the end;
(ii) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘; and’’
and inserting a period; and
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(iii) by striking clause (iii);
(5) by striking subsections (c) and (d) and in-
serting the following:
‘‘(c) TWO-YEAR
PLAN.—The Secretary, working
through the Commissioner of Labor Statistics, and in co-
operation with the States and with the assistance of the As-
sistant Secretary for Employment and Training and heads
of other appropriate Federal agencies, shall prepare a 2-
year plan which shall be the mechanism for achieving coop-
erative management of the nationwide workforce and labor
market information system described in subsection (a) and
the statewide workforce and labor market information sys-
tems that comprise the nationwide system. The plan shall—
‘‘(1) describe the steps the to be taken in the fol-
lowing 2 years to carry out the duties described in
subsection (b)(2);
‘‘(2) evaluate the performance of the system and
recommend needed improvements, with particular at-
tention to the improvements needed at the State and
local levels; and
‘‘(3) describe the involvement of States in the de-
velopment of the plan, through consultation between
the Secretary and representatives from State agencies
in accordance with subsection (d).
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‘‘(d) COORDINATION WITH THE STATES.—The Sec-
retary, working though the Commissioner of Labor Statis-
tics and in coordination with the Assistant Secretary for
Employment and Training, shall formally consult at least
twice annually with representatives of each of the Federal
regions of the Department of Labor, elected (pursuant to
a process established by the Secretary) by and from the
State workforce and labor market information directors af-
filiated with the State agencies that perform the duties de-
scribed in subsection (e)(2).’’;
(6) in subsection (e)—
(A) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking ‘‘an-
nual plan’’ and inserting ‘‘plan described in sub-
section (c)’’; and
(B) in paragraph (2)—
(i) in subparagraph (G), by adding
‘‘and’’ at the end;
(ii) by striking subparagraph (H); and
(iii) by redesignating subparagraph (I)
as subparagraph (H); and
(7) in subsection (g), by striking ‘‘1999 through
2004’’ and inserting ‘‘2006 through 2011’’.
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TITLE IV—REHABILITATION ACT
AMENDMENTS
SEC. 401. SHORT TITLE.
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Rehabilitation Act
Amendments of 2005’’.
SEC. 402. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS TO TABLE OF CON-
TENTS.
(a) EXPANDED TRANSITION SERVICES.—Section 1(b)
of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 is amended by inserting
after the item relating to section 110 the following:
‘‘Sec. 110A. Reservation for expanded transition services.’’.
(b) INCENTIVE GRANTS.—Section 1(b) of the Rehabili-
tation Act of 1973 is amended by inserting after the item
relating to section 112 the following:
‘‘Sec. 113. Incentive grants.’’.
(c) INDEPENDENT LIVING SERVICES FOR OLDER INDI-
VIDUALS WHO ARE BLIND.—Section 1(b) of the Rehabilita-
tion Act of 1973 is amended by striking the items relating
to sections 752 and 753 and inserting the following:
‘‘Sec. 752. Training and technical assistance.
‘‘Sec. 753. Program of grants.
‘‘Sec. 754. Authorization of appropriations.’’.
SEC. 403. PURPOSE.
Section 2 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C.
701) is amended—
(1) in subsection (a)—
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(A) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘and’’
after the semicolon;
(B) in paragraph (6), by striking the period
at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(7)(A) a high proportion of youth who are indi-
viduals with disabilities is leaving special education
without being employed or being enrolled in con-
tinuing education; and
‘‘(B) there is a substantial need to support those
youth as the youth transition from school to postsec-
ondary life.’’; and
(2) in subsection (b)—
(A) in paragraph (1)(F), by striking ‘‘and’’
after the semicolon;
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking the period
at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(3) to provide opportunities for employers and
vocational rehabilitation service providers to provide
meaningful input at all levels of government to ensure
successful employment of individuals with disabil-
ities.’’.
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SEC. 404. REHABILITATION SERVICES ADMINISTRATION.
Section 3 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C.
702) is amended—
(1) by redesignating subsection (b) as subsection
(c); and
(2) by inserting after subsection (a) the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(b) The Secretary shall ensure that—
‘‘(1) the Rehabilitation Services Administration
has sufficient staff to provide oversight of, conduct au-
diting of, and provide technical assistance to, the des-
ignated State agencies funded under this Act; and
‘‘(2) such staff include individuals who have
training in and experience with the provision of voca-
tional rehabilitation services.’’.
SEC. 405. DEFINITIONS.
Section 7 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C.
705) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (2)(B)—
(A) in the matter preceding clause (i), by
inserting ‘‘and literacy services’’ after ‘‘sup-
ported employment’’; and
(B) in clause (iii), by inserting ‘‘and lit-
eracy skills’’ after ‘‘educational achievements’’;
(2) by striking paragraphs (3) and (4) and in-
serting the following: