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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), by inserting ‘‘lis-
ten,’’ after ‘‘write,’’; 
(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 
(17) as paragraphs (4) through (18), respectively; 
(3) by inserting after paragraph (2) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(3) DIGITAL
LITERACY
SKILLS.—The term 
‘digital literacy skills’ means the skills associated 
with using existing and emerging technologies to 
find, evaluate, organize, create, communicate infor-
mation, and to complete tasks.’’; 
(4) in paragraph (5)(C) (as so redesignated)— 
(A) by striking clause (i) and inserting the 
following: 
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‘‘(i) has foundational skills needs;’’; 
and 
(B) in clause (iii), by striking ‘‘English 
language learner’’ and inserting ‘‘English learn-
er’’; 
(5) in paragraph (7)(A) (as so redesignated), by 
striking ‘‘English language learners’’ and inserting 
‘‘English learners’’; 
(6) in paragraph (8) (as so redesignated)— 
(A) in the paragraph header, by striking 
‘‘LANGUAGE’’; and 
(B) in the matter preceding subparagraph 
(A), by striking ‘‘English language learner’’ and 
inserting ‘‘English learner’’; 
(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 ‘‘workforce training’’ and 
inserting ‘‘skills development, preparation for 
postsecondary education or employment, and fi-
nancial literacy instruction’’; and 
(9) in paragraph (14) (as so redesignated)— 
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(A) by striking ‘‘and solve’’ and inserting 
‘‘solve’’; and 
(B) by inserting ‘‘and use digital tech-
nology,’’ after ‘‘problems,’’. 
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: 
‘‘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(e)(3) of the Workforce Innovation and 
Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3291(e)(3)) is amended by 
striking ‘‘period described in section 3(45)’’ and inserting 
‘‘period described in subparagraph (B) of the definition 
of the term ‘outlying area’ in section 3’’. 
SEC. 205. PERFORMANCE ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM. 
Section 212 of the Workforce Innovation and Oppor-
tunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3292) is amended by striking ‘‘sec-
tion 116.’’ and inserting ‘‘section 116, except that the in-
dicator 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-
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gram year and completed an integrated education and 
training program.’’. 
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 adult education and family literacy 
programs 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 
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)— 
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(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 (ii), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(ii) in clause (iii), by striking the pe-
riod at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(iii) 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).’’; 
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(C) by redesignating subparagraph (D) as 
subparagraph (F); and 
(D) by inserting after subparagraph (C) 
the following: 
‘‘(D) The development or identification 
(which may be done in coordination with other 
States) of instructional materials that— 
‘‘(i) are designed to meet the needs of 
adult learners and English learners; 
‘‘(ii) to the extent practicable, are evi-
dence-based; and 
‘‘(iii) will improve the instruction pro-
vided pursuant to the local activities re-
quired under section 231(b). 
‘‘(E) The dissemination of instructional 
materials described in subparagraph (D) to eli-
gible providers to improve the instruction pro-
vided pursuant to the local activities required 
under section 231(b), including instructional 
materials that— 
‘‘(i) were developed for integrated 
education and training in an in-demand in-
dustry or occupation within the State; and 
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‘‘(ii) lead to English language acquisi-
tion, a recognized postsecondary credential, 
or both.’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) in subparagraph (I)(i)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘mathematics, and 
English’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘mathematics, 
English’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘acquisition;’’ and in-
serting ‘‘acquisition, and digital literacy 
skills;’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (J), by striking ‘‘re-
tention.’’ and inserting ‘‘retention, such as the 
development and maintenance of policies for 
awarding recognized postsecondary credentials 
to adult educators who demonstrate effective-
ness at improving the achievement of adult stu-
dents.’’; 
(C) in subparagraph (K), by striking 
‘‘English language learners,’’ and inserting 
‘‘English learners,’’; 
(D) by redesignating subparagraph (M) as 
subparagraph (P); and 
(E) by inserting after subparagraph (L) 
the following: 
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‘‘(M) Performance incentive payments to 
eligible providers, including incentive payments 
linked to increased use of integrated employ-
ment and training or other forms of instruction 
linking adult education with the development of 
occupational skills for an in-demand occupation 
in the State. 
‘‘(N) Strengthening the quality and effec-
tiveness of adult education and family literacy 
programs in the State through support for pro-
gram quality standards and accreditation re-
quirements. 
‘‘(O) 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.’’. 
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 redesignating subsections (d) and (e) as 
subsections (e) and (f), respectively; and 
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(2) 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 criminal offenders within a correctional in-
stitution 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)); and 
‘‘(2) identify opportunities to develop integrated 
education and training opportunities for such indi-
viduals.’’. 
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 (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);’’; and 
(C) in paragraph (6)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘speaking,’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘speaking and listening,’’; 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 
(2) 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 
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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’’ at the 
end; 
(3) by redesignating paragraph (7) as para-
graph (8); and 
(4) by inserting after paragraph (6) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(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 
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(2) by amending paragraph (2) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(2) of the remaining amount— 
‘‘(A) not more than 10 percent may be 
used for professional development for adult edu-
cators; and 
‘‘(B) not more than 5 percent shall be 
used for planning, administration (including 
carrying out the requirements of section 116), 
professional 
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— 
(1) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ‘‘116;’’ and 
inserting ‘‘116, including the dissemination of effec-
tive practices used by States to use administrative 
data to determine program performance and reduce 
the data collection and reporting burden on eligible 
providers;’’; 
(2) in paragraphs (1)(B) and (2)(C)(vii)(I) of 
subsection (c), by striking ‘‘English language learn-
ers’’ and inserting ‘‘English learners’’; and 
(3) in subsection (c)(2)— 
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(A) in subparagraph (F), by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(B) by redesignating subparagraph (G) as 
subparagraph (I); and 
(C) by inserting after subparagraph (F) 
the following: 
‘‘(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 that prioritize dem-
onstrated effectiveness and continuous im-
provement in supporting the learning of 
adult students; and 
‘‘(ii) the evaluation and improvement 
of program quality standards and accredi-
tation requirements; 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 such Act is amended by insert-
ing ‘‘the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, 
American Samoa,’’ after ‘‘Guam,’’. 
(c) ALLOTMENTS.—Section 6 of such 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 such 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 such 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-
ers, 
and 
the 
services 
described 
in 
section 
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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 such 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 is available on-demand and is 
user-friendly,’’; 
(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 
(C) by inserting after clause (i), as so 
amended, the following: 
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‘‘(ii) the capabilities of digital tech-
nology and modern data collection ap-
proaches are effectively utilized; and’’; and 
(3) by amending subsection (g) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are 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— 
‘‘(i) return permanently 12 percent of 
such amounts in each fiscal year to the 
general fund of the Treasury; and 
‘‘(ii) of the remainder, make allot-
ments to each State that receives an allot-
ment under section 132(b) of the Work-
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force Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 
U.S.C. 3172) for the purpose of providing 
training services through individual train-
ing 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)(ii) 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). 
‘‘(ii) ALLOTMENT
AMONG
STATES.— 
The Secretary shall use the remainder of 
the amount made available under subpara-
graph (A)(ii) for a fiscal year to make al-
lotments to States described in such sub-
paragraph 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 
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number of unemployed individuals in 
all such States. 
‘‘(II) 33 and 1⁄3 percent shall be 
allotted based on 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-
pared to the total number in the civil-
ian labor force in all such States. 
‘‘(iii) 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-
novation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 
3172(b)(1)(B)(v)(IV)). 
‘‘(iv) REALLOTMENT.— 
‘‘(I) IN
GENERAL.—The Sec-
retary of Labor shall, in accordance 
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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-
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-
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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)(ii) for a fis-
cal 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). 
‘‘(II) 33 and 1⁄3 percent of the 
funds on the basis described in sub-
paragraph (B)(ii)(II). 
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‘‘(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 
subsection as a ‘local allocation’) and 
that are available for reallocation. 
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‘‘(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. 
‘‘(IV) ELIGIBILITY.—For pur-
poses of this subsection, an eligible 
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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 the 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: 
‘‘(i) REQUIRED
NOTICE
TO
WORK-
ERS.—Prior to an eligible dislocated work-
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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-
igible dislocated worker that exceeds 
the costs of such services. 
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‘‘(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 
U.S.C. 3174(c)(1)(B)) to pay for such 
costs under subparagraph (A) (other 
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than any costs that exceed the limit 
set by the local area pursuant to sub-
clause (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; 
‘‘(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 
and 
Opportunity 
Act 
(29 
U.S.C. 
3174(c)(3)(F)(iii)) during the preceding 5-year 
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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; and 
‘‘(C) is not subject to any limitations es-
tablished by the local area or State involved 
pursuant to paragraph (4), which would dis-
qualify such dislocated worker from being an el-
igible dislocated worker under this subsection. 
‘‘(4) STATE OR LOCAL AREA LIMITATIONS.—A 
State or local area may establish limitations on the 
eligibility of an otherwise eligible dislocated worker 
who has previously received training services through 
an individual training account under this subsection 
or under section 134(c)(3)(F)(iii) of the Workforce 
Innovation 
and 
Opportunity 
Act 
(29 
U.S.C. 
3174(c)(3)(F)(iii)) to receive a subsequent individual 
training account under this subsection. 
‘‘(5) 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 
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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. 
‘‘(6) DEFINITIONS.—Except as otherwise speci-
fied, a term used in this subsection shall have the 
meaning given such term in section 3 of the Work-
force Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 
3102). 
‘‘(7) 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.’’. 
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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 
(2) in subparagraph (C)(i), by striking ‘‘pur-
poses of administering a program referred to’’ and 
inserting ‘‘the purposes specified’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives April 9, 2024. 
Attest: 
KEVIN F. MCCUMBER, 
Clerk. 
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