tion of the training to the competitive-
ness of a participant, and other em-
ployer-provided training and advance-
ment opportunities.’’. 
(h) INCUMBENT WORKER TRAINING PROGRAMS AND 
TRANSITIONAL JOBS.—Section 134(e) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘; 
and’’ and inserting a semicolon; 
(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking the 
period at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(C) work support activities designed to 
assist low-wage workers in retaining and en-
hancing employment, such as the provision of 
activities described in this section during non-
traditional hours and the provision of child care 
while such activities are being provided.’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraphs: 
‘‘(4) INCUMBENT
WORKER
TRAINING
PRO-
GRAMS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.— 
‘‘(i) 
STANDARD
RESERVATION
OF 
FUNDS.—Except as provided in clause (ii), 
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the local board may reserve and use not 
more than 15 percent of the funds allo-
cated to the local area involved under sec-
tion 133(b) to pay for the Federal share of 
the cost of providing training through a 
training program for incumbent workers, 
carried out in accordance with this para-
graph. 
‘‘(ii) INCREASED
RESERVATION
OF 
FUNDS.—If the local board determines 
that there is sufficient evidence that use of 
the funds reserved under clause (i) led to 
employee retention by and contributed to 
creation of new jobs with employers that 
participated in incumbent worker training 
programs, the local board may reserve and 
use not more than a total of 20 percent of 
such funds to pay for the Federal share of 
such costs. 
‘‘(iii) 
DETERMINATION
OF
ELIGI-
BILITY.—For the purpose of determining 
the eligibility of an employer to receive 
funding under clause (i), the local board 
shall take into account factors consisting 
of— 
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‘‘(I) the characteristics of the 
participants in the program; 
‘‘(II) the relationship of the 
training to the competitiveness of a 
participant and the employer; and 
‘‘(III) such other factors as the 
local board may determine to be ap-
propriate, which may include the 
number of employees participating in 
the training, the wage and benefit lev-
els of those employees (at present and 
anticipated upon completion of the 
training), and the existence of other 
training and advancement opportuni-
ties provided by the employer. 
‘‘(iv) STATEWIDE IMPACT.—The Gov-
ernor or State board involved may make 
recommendations to the local board for 
providing incumbent worker training that 
has statewide impact. 
‘‘(B) TRAINING ACTIVITIES.—The training 
program for incumbent workers carried out 
under this paragraph shall be carried out by the 
local board in conjunction with the employers or 
groups of employers of such workers, or a 
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labor-management partnership, including joint 
registered apprenticeship programs, for the pur-
pose of assisting such workers in obtaining the 
skills necessary to retain employment or avert 
layoffs. 
‘‘(C) EMPLOYER PAYMENT OF NON-FED-
ERAL SHARE.—Employers participating in the 
program carried out under this paragraph shall 
be required to pay for the non-Federal share of 
the cost of providing the training to incumbent 
workers of the employers. 
‘‘(D) NON-FEDERAL SHARE.— 
‘‘(i) FACTORS.—Subject to clause (ii), 
the local board shall establish the non-Fed-
eral share of such cost (taking into consid-
eration such other factors as the number 
of employees participating in the training, 
the wage and benefit levels of the employ-
ees (at the beginning and anticipated upon 
completion of the training), the relation-
ship of the training to the competitiveness 
of the employer and employees, and the 
availability of other employer-provided 
training and advancement opportunities). 
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‘‘(ii) LIMITS.—The non-Federal share 
shall not be less than— 
‘‘(I) 10 percent of the cost for 
employers with not more than 50 em-
ployees; 
‘‘(II) 25 percent of the cost, for 
employers with more than 50 employ-
ees but not more than 100 employees; 
and 
‘‘(III) 50 percent of the cost, for 
employers with more than 100 em-
ployees. 
‘‘(iii) CALCULATION
OF
EMPLOYER 
SHARE.—The non-Federal share provided 
by an employer participating in the pro-
gram may include the amount of the wages 
paid by the employer to a worker while the 
worker is attending a training program 
under this paragraph. 
‘‘(E) WORKER
PROTECTIONS.—If an in-
cumbent worker training program is proposed 
for an employer whose workers are covered by 
a collective bargaining agreement, the union 
representing those workers will be consulted re-
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garding the incumbent worker training program 
and concur prior to the start of the program. 
‘‘(5) TRANSITIONAL
JOBS.—The local board 
may use not more than 15 percent of the funds allo-
cated to the local area involved under section 133(b) 
to provide transitional jobs under subsection (c)(4) 
that— 
‘‘(A) are time-limited work experiences in 
integrated settings that are subsidized and are 
in the public, private, or nonprofit sectors for 
individuals with barriers to employment who are 
chronically unemployed, have no employment 
experience or have an inconsistent work history; 
‘‘(B) are combined with comprehensive em-
ployment and supportive services; 
‘‘(C) are designed to assist the individuals 
described in subparagraph (A) to establish a 
work history, demonstrate success in the work-
place, and develop the skills that lead to entry 
into and retention in unsubsidized employment; 
and 
‘‘(D) assist in placement or hiring to an 
unsubsidized job.’’. 
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SEC. 118. UNIFIED PERFORMANCE ACCOUNTABILITY SYS-
TEM. 
Section 136 is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 136. UNIFIED PERFORMANCE ACCOUNTABILITY SYS-
TEM. 
‘‘(a) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this section is to es-
tablish shared performance accountability measures that 
apply across the core programs to assess the effectiveness 
of States and local areas in achieving positive outcomes 
for individuals served by those programs. 
‘‘(b) STATE
UNIFIED
PERFORMANCE
ACCOUNT-
ABILITY MEASURES.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—For each State, the unified 
performance accountability measures for the core 
programs shall consist of— 
‘‘(A)(i) the primary indicators of perform-
ance described in paragraph (2)(A); and 
‘‘(ii) the additional indicators of perform-
ance (if any) identified by the State under 
paragraph (2)(B); and 
‘‘(B) A State adjusted level of performance 
for each indicator described in subparagraph 
(A). 
‘‘(2) INDICATORS OF PERFORMANCE.— 
‘‘(A) PRIMARY INDICATORS OF PERFORM-
ANCE.— 
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‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The State primary 
indicators of performance for activities 
provided under the adult and dislocated 
worker programs authorized under chapter 
6 of subtitle B of title I, the program of 
adult education and literacy activities au-
thorized under title II, the employment 
services program authorized under sections 
1 through 13 of the Wagner-Peyser Act 
(29 U.S.C. 49 et seq.) (except that sub-
clauses (IV) and (V) shall not apply to 
such program), and the program author-
ized under title I of the Rehabilitation Act 
of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 720 et seq.), other 
than section 112 or part C of that title (29 
U.S.C. 732, 741), shall consist of— 
‘‘(I) the percentage and number 
of program participants who are in 
unsubsidized employment during the 
second quarter after exit from the 
program; 
‘‘(II) the percentage and number 
of program participants who are in 
unsubsidized employment during the 
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fourth quarter after exit from the pro-
gram; 
‘‘(III) the median earnings of 
program participants who are in un-
subsidized employment during the sec-
ond quarter after exit from the pro-
gram compared to the median earn-
ings of such participants prior to the 
training; 
‘‘(IV) the percentage of program 
participants who obtain a recognized 
postsecondary credential, including in 
a registered apprenticeship or on-the- 
job training program, or a secondary 
school diploma or its recognized equiv-
alent (subject to clause (iii)), during 
participation in or within 1 year after 
exit from the program; 
‘‘(V) the percentage of program 
participants who, during a program 
year, are in an education or training 
program, including a registered ap-
prenticeship or on-the-job training 
program, that leads to a recognized 
postsecondary credential or a sec-
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ondary school diploma or its recog-
nized equivalent, or employment and 
who are achieving measurable basic 
skill gains toward such a credential or 
employment; and 
‘‘(VI) the indicators of effective-
ness in serving employers established 
pursuant to clause (iv). 
‘‘(ii) PRIMARY
INDICATORS
OF
PER-
FORMANCE
FOR
ELIGIBLE
YOUTH.—The 
primary indicators of performance for the 
youth program authorized under chapter 4 
of this subtitle shall consist of— 
‘‘(I) the percentage and number 
of program participants who are in 
education or training activities, or in 
unsubsidized employment during the 
second quarter after exit from the 
program; 
‘‘(II) the percentage and number 
of program participants who are in 
education or training activities, or in 
unsubsidized employment, during the 
fourth quarter after exit from the pro-
gram; 
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‘‘(III) the median earnings of 
program participants who are in un-
subsidized employment during the sec-
ond quarter after exit from the pro-
gram compared to the median earn-
ings of such participants prior to the 
training; 
‘‘(IV) the percentage of program 
participants who obtain a recognized 
postsecondary credential described in 
clause (i)(IV), or a secondary school 
diploma or its recognized equivalent 
subject to clause (iii) during participa-
tion in or within 1 year after exit 
from the program; 
‘‘(V) the percentage of program 
participants who, during a program 
year, are in an education or training 
program that leads to a recognized 
postsecondary credential or a sec-
ondary school diploma or its recog-
nized equivalent, or employment and 
who are achieving measurable basic 
skill gains toward such a secondary 
credential or employment; and 
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‘‘(VI) the indicators of effective-
ness in serving employers established 
pursuant to clause (iv). 
‘‘(iii) INDICATOR RELATING TO CRE-
DENTIAL.—For purposes of clause (i)(IV) 
or (ii)(IV), program participants who ob-
tain a secondary school diploma or its rec-
ognized equivalent shall be included in the 
percentage counted as meeting the cri-
terion under such clause only if such par-
ticipants, in addition to obtaining such di-
ploma or its recognized equivalent, have 
obtained or retained employment, have 
been removed from public assistance, or 
are in an education or training program 
leading to a recognized postsecondary cre-
dential described in clause (i)(IV) within 1 
year after exit from the program. 
‘‘(iv) INDICATOR
FOR
SERVICES
TO 
EMPLOYERS.—Prior to the commencement 
of the second full program year after the 
date of enactment of this Act, for purposes 
of clauses (i)(VI) and (ii)(V), the Secretary 
of Labor and the Secretary of Education 
after consultation with the representatives 
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described in subsection (h)(2), shall jointly 
develop and establish, for purposes of this 
subparagraph, 1 or more primary indica-
tors of performance that indicate the effec-
tiveness of the core programs in serving 
employers. 
‘‘(B) ADDITIONAL INDICATORS.—A State 
may identify in the State plan additional per-
formance accountability indicators. 
‘‘(3) LEVELS OF PERFORMANCE.— 
‘‘(A) STATE ADJUSTED LEVELS OF PER-
FORMANCE FOR PRIMARY INDICATORS.— 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—For each State 
submitting a State plan, there shall be es-
tablished, in accordance with this subpara-
graph, levels of performance for each of 
the corresponding primary indicators of 
performance described in paragraph (2) for 
each of the programs described in clause 
(ii). 
‘‘(ii) 
INCLUDED
PROGRAMS.—The 
programs included under clause (i) are— 
‘‘(I) the youth program author-
ized under chapter 4 of this subtitle; 
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‘‘(II) the adult program author-
ized under chapter 5 of this subtitle; 
‘‘(III) the dislocated worker pro-
gram authorized under chapter 5 of 
this subtitle; 
‘‘(IV) the program of adult edu-
cation and literacy activities author-
ized under title II; 
‘‘(V) the employment services 
program authorized under sections 1 
through 13 of the Wagner-Peyser Act 
(29 U.S.C. 49 et seq.); and 
‘‘(VI) the program authorized 
under title I of the Rehabilitation Act 
of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 720 et seq.), other 
than section 112 or part C of that 
title (29 U.S.C. 732, 741). 
‘‘(iii) 
IDENTIFICATION
OF
STATE 
PLAN.—Each State shall identify, in the 
State plan, expected levels of performance 
for each of the corresponding primary indi-
cators of performance for each of the pro-
grams described in clause (ii) for the first 
2 program years covered by the State plan. 
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‘‘(iv) AGREEMENT
OF
STATE
AD-
JUSTED LEVELS OF PERFORMANCE.— 
‘‘(I) FIRST 2 YEARS.—The State 
shall reach agreement with the Sec-
retary of Labor and the Secretary of 
Education on levels of performance 
for each indicator described in clause 
(iii) for each of the programs de-
scribed in clause (ii) for each of the 
first 2 program years covered by the 
State plan. In reaching the agree-
ment, the State and Secretaries shall 
take into account the levels identified 
in the State plan under clause (iii) 
and the factors described in clause 
(v). The levels agreed to shall be con-
sidered to be the State adjusted levels 
of performance for the State for such 
program years and shall be incor-
porated into the State plan prior to 
the approval of such plan. 
‘‘(II) 
THIRD
AND
FOURTH 
YEAR.—The State and the Secretaries 
shall reach agreement, prior to the 
third program year covered by the 
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State plan, on levels of performance 
for each indicator described in clause 
(iii) for each of the programs de-
scribed in clause (ii) for each of the 
third and fourth program years cov-
ered by the State plan. In reaching 
the agreement, the State and Secre-
taries shall take into account the fac-
tors described in clause (v). The levels 
agreed to shall be considered to be the 
State adjusted levels of performance 
for the State for such program years 
and shall be incorporated into the 
State plan as a modification to the 
plan. 
‘‘(v) 
FACTORS.—In 
reaching 
the 
agreements described in clause (iv), the 
State and Secretaries shall— 
‘‘(I) take into account how the 
levels involved compare with the State 
adjusted levels of performance estab-
lished for other States; 
‘‘(II) ensure that the levels in-
volved are adjusted, using the objec-
tive statistical model established by 
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the Secretaries pursuant to clause 
(viii), based on the difference among 
States in economic conditions (includ-
ing differences in unemployment rates 
and job losses or gains in particular 
industries) and the characteristics of 
participants when the participants en-
tered the program involved, including 
indicators of poor work history, lack 
of work experience, lack of educational 
or occupational skills attainment, dis-
location from high-wage and high-ben-
efit employment, low levels of literacy 
or English proficiency, disability sta-
tus, homelessness, ex-offender status, 
and welfare dependency; 
‘‘(III) take into account the ex-
tent to which the levels involved pro-
mote continuous improvement in per-
formance accountability on the per-
formance accountability measures by 
such State and ensure optimal return 
on the investment of Federal funds; 
and 
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‘‘(IV) take into account the ex-
tent to which the levels involved will 
assist the State in meeting the goals 
described in clause (vi). 
‘‘(vi) GOALS.—In order to promote 
enhanced performance outcomes and to fa-
cilitate the process of reaching agreements 
with the States under clause (iv), the Sec-
retary of labor and the Secretary of Edu-
cation shall establish performance goals for 
the core programs, in accordance with the 
Government Performance and Results Act 
of 1993 and in consultation with States 
and other appropriate parties. Such goals 
shall be long-term goals for the adjusted 
levels of performance to be achieved by 
each of the programs described in clause 
(ii) regarding the corresponding primary 
indicators of performance described in 
paragraph (2)(A). 
‘‘(vii) REVISIONS
BASED
ON
ECO-
NOMIC
CONDITIONS
AND
INDIVIDUALS 
SERVED
DURING
THE
PROGRAM
YEAR.— 
The Secretary of Labor and the Secretary 
of Education shall, in accordance with the 
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objective statistical model developed pursu-
ant to clause (viii), revise the State ad-
justed levels of performance applicable for 
each of the programs described in clause 
(ii), for a program year and a State, to re-
flect the economic conditions and charac-
teristics of participants (as described in 
clause (v)(II)) in that program during such 
program year in a such State. 
‘‘(viii) 
STATISTICAL
ADJUSTMENT 
MODEL.—The Secretary of Labor and the 
Secretary of Education, after consultation 
with the representatives described in sub-
section (h)(2), shall develop and dissemi-
nate an objective statistical model that will 
be used to make the adjustments in the 
State adjusted levels of performance for 
economic conditions and characteristics of 
participants under clauses (v) and (vii). 
‘‘(B) LEVELS OF PERFORMANCE FOR AD-
DITIONAL INDICATORS.—The State may iden-
tify, in the State plan, State levels of perform-
ance for each of the additional indicators identi-
fied under paragraph (2)(B). Such levels shall 
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be considered to be State adjusted levels of per-
formance for purposes of this section. 
‘‘(c) LOCAL PERFORMANCE ACCOUNTABILITY MEAS-
URES.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—For each local area in a 
State designated under section 116, the local per-
formance accountability measures for each of the 
program described in subclauses (I) through (III) of 
subsection (b)(3)(A)(ii) shall consist of— 
‘‘(A)(i) the primary indicators of perform-
ance described in subsection (b)(2)(A) that are 
applicable to such programs; and 
‘‘(ii) additional indicators of performance, 
if any, identified by the State for such pro-
grams under subsection (b)(2)(B); and 
‘‘(B) the local level of performance for 
each indicator described in subparagraph (A). 
‘‘(2) LOCAL
LEVEL
OF
PERFORMANCE.—The 
local board, the chief elected official, and the Gov-
ernor shall negotiate and reach agreement on local 
levels of performance based on the State adjusted 
levels of performance established under subsection 
(b)(3)(A). 
‘‘(3) ADJUSTMENT
FACTORS.—In negotiating 
the local levels of performance, the local board, the 
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chief elected official, and the Governor shall make 
adjustments for the expected economic conditions 
and the expected characteristics of participants to be 
served in the local area, using the statistical adjust-
ment model developed pursuant to subsection 
(b)(3)(A)(viii). In addition, the negotiated local lev-
els of performance applicable to a program year 
shall be revised to reflect the economic conditions ex-
perienced and the characteristics of the populations 
served in the local area during such program year 
using the statistical adjustment model. 
‘‘(d) PERFORMANCE ACCOUNTABILITY REPORTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 6 months 
after the date of enactment of the Workforce Invest-
ment Act of 2012, the Secretary of Labor and the 
Secretary of Education shall jointly develop a tem-
plate for performance reports that shall be used by 
States, local boards, and eligible providers of train-
ing services under section 122 to report on outcomes 
achieved by the core programs, and to report on 
quantifiable benchmarks established in the State 
plan as described in section 112 or the State unified 
plan described in section 113 that demonstrate an-
nual improvement with respect to each of the sys-
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tem-wide performance indicators established under 
subsection (j)(2) of this section. 
‘‘(2) CONTENTS OF STATE PERFORMANCE RE-
PORTS.—The performance report for a State shall 
include, subject to paragraph (5)(C)— 
‘‘(A) information specifying the levels of 
performance achieved with respect to the pri-
mary indicators of performance described in 
subsection (b)(2)(A) for each of the programs 
described in subsection (b)(3)(A)(ii) and the 
State adjusted levels of performance with re-
spect to such indicators for each program; 
‘‘(B) information specifying the levels of 
performance achieved with respect to the pri-
mary indicators of performance described in 
subsection (b)(2)(A) for each of the programs 
described in subsection (b)(3)(A)(ii) with re-
spect to individuals with barriers to employ-
ment, disaggregated by each subpopulation of 
such individuals; 
‘‘(C) the total number of participants 
served by each type of service of the programs 
described in subsection (b)(3)(A)(ii), and the 
types of core, intensive, and training services 
provided; 
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‘‘(D) the number of individuals with bar-
riers to employment served by each type of 
service by each of the programs described in 
subsection (b)(3)(A)(ii), disaggregated by each 
subpopulation of such individuals; 
‘‘(E) the number of participants who are 
enrolled in more than 1 of the programs de-
scribed in subsection (b)(3)(A)(ii); and 
‘‘(F) other information that facilitates 
comparisons of programs with programs in 
other States. 
‘‘(3) CONTENTS OF LOCAL AREA PERFORMANCE 
REPORTS.—The performance reports for a local area 
shall include, subject to paragraph (5)(C)— 
‘‘(A) information specifying the levels of 
performance achieved with respect to the pri-
mary indicators of performance described in 
subsection (b)(2)(A) for each of the programs 
described in subclauses (I) through (III) of sub-
section (b)(3)(A)(ii), and the local adjusted lev-
els of performance with respect to such indica-
tors for each program; 
‘‘(B) information specifying the levels of 
performance achieved with respect to the pri-
mary indicators of performance described in 
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subsection (b)(2)(A) for each of the programs 
described in subclauses (I) through (III) of sub-
section (b)(3)(A)(ii) with respect to individuals 
with barriers to employment, disaggregated by 
each subpopulation of such individuals; 
‘‘(C) the total number of participants 
served by each of the programs described in 
subclauses (I) through (III) of subsection 
(b)(3)(A)(ii), and the types of core, intensive, 
and training services provided; 
‘‘(D) the number of individuals with bar-
riers to employment served by each of the pro-
grams described in subclauses (I) through (III) 
of subsection (b)(3)(A)(ii), disaggregated by 
each subpopulation of such individuals; 
‘‘(E) the number of participants who are 
enrolled in any of the programs described in 
subclauses (I) through (III) of subsection 
(b)(3)(A)(ii) who are enrolled in more than 1 
program described in subsection (b)(3)(A)(ii); 
and 
‘‘(F) other information that facilitates 
comparisons of programs with programs in 
other local areas (or planning regions, as appro-
priate). 
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‘‘(4) CONTENTS OF ELIGIBLE TRAINING PRO-
VIDERS PERFORMANCE REPORTS.—The performance 
report for an eligible provider of training services 
under section 122 shall include, subject to para-
graph (5)(C), with respect to each program of train-
ing services, including core, intensive, and training 
services, of such provider— 
‘‘(A) information specifying the levels of 
performance achieved with respect to the pri-
mary indicators of performance described in 
subclauses (I) through (IV) of subsection 
(b)(2)(A)(i) with respect to participants served 
under the adult and dislocated worker programs 
under chapter 5 of this subtitle; and 
‘‘(B) the number of participants served 
under each of the adult and dislocated worker 
programs under chapter 5 of this subtitle and 
the number of individuals with barriers to em-
ployment served under each of such programs, 
disaggregated by each subpopulation of such in-
dividuals. 
‘‘(5) PUBLICATION.— 
‘‘(A) STATE
PERFORMANCE
REPORTS.— 
The Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of 
Education shall annually make publically avail-
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able, including by electronic means, the per-
formance reports for States and local areas con-
taining the information described in paragraph 
(2). 
‘‘(B) LOCAL AREA AND ELIGIBLE TRAIN-
ING PROVIDER PERFORMANCE REPORTS.—The 
State shall make publically available, including 
by electronic means, the performance reports 
for the local areas containing the information 
described in paragraph (3) and the performance 
reports for eligible providers of training services 
containing the information described in para-
graph (4). 
‘‘(C) RULES FOR REPORTING OF DATA.— 
The disaggregation of data under this sub-
section shall not be required when the number 
of participants in a category is insufficient to 
yield statistically reliable information or when 
the results would reveal personally identifiable 
information about an individual participant. 
‘‘(e) EVALUATION OF STATE PROGRAMS.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Using funds authorized 
under a core program and made available to carry 
out this section, the State, in coordination with local 
boards in the State and the State agencies respon-
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sible for the administration of the core programs, 
shall conduct ongoing evaluations of activities car-
ried out in the State under such programs and in 
accordance with the State unified plan. The State, 
local boards, and State agencies shall conduct the 
evaluations in order to promote, establish, imple-
ment, and utilize methods for continuously improv-
ing core program activities in order to achieve high- 
level performance within, and high-level outcomes 
from, the workforce investment system. To the max-
imum extent practicable, the State shall coordinate 
the valuations with the evaluations provided for the 
Secretary of Labor and Secretary of Education 
under section 172, section 343(b)(3)(E), section 
10(b) of the Wagner-Peyser Act (29 U.S.C. 49i(b)), 
and sections 12(a)(5), 14, and 107 of the Rehabili-
tation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 709(a)(5), 711, 727) 
(applied with respect to programs carried out under 
title I of that Act). 
‘‘(2) 
DESIGN.—The 
evaluations 
conducted 
under this subsection shall be designed in conjunc-
tion with the State board, State agencies responsible 
for the administration of the core programs, and 
local boards and shall include analysis of customer 
feedback and outcome and process measures in the 
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statewide workforce investment system. The evalua-
tions may include the use of control groups. 
‘‘(3) RESULTS.—The State shall periodically 
prepare, submit to the State board and local boards 
in the State, and make available to the public, in-
cluding by electronic means, reports containing the 
results of evaluations conducted under this sub-
section, to promote the efficiency and effectiveness 
of the workforce investment system. 
‘‘(f) SANCTIONS
FOR STATE FAILURE TO MEET 
STATE PERFORMANCE ACCOUNTABILITY MEASURES.— 
‘‘(1) STATES.— 
‘‘(A) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—If a State 
fails to meet the State adjusted levels of per-
formance relating to indicators described in 
subsection (b)(2)(A) for a program for any pro-
gram year, the Secretary of Labor and the Sec-
retary of Education shall, upon request, provide 
technical assistance, including assistance in the 
development of a performance improvement 
plan. 
‘‘(B) 
REDUCTION
IN
AMOUNT
OF 
GRANT.—If such failure continues for a second 
consecutive year, or if a State fails to submit a 
report under subsection (d) for any program 
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year, the Secretary of Labor or the Secretary of 
Education, as appropriate, may reduce by not 
more than 5 percent, the amount of the allot-
ment that would (in the absence of this para-
graph) be payable to the State under such pro-
gram for the immediately succeeding program 
year. Such penalty shall be based on the degree 
of failure to meet State adjusted levels of per-
formance. 
‘‘(2) FUNDS RESULTING FROM REDUCED AL-
LOTMENTS.—The Secretary of Labor or the Sec-
retary of Education, as appropriate, shall use any 
amount retained, as a result of a reduction in an al-
lotment to a State made under paragraph (1)(B), to 
provide technical assistance to the States the Secre-
taries determine to be appropriate to improve the 
performance of their core programs. 
‘‘(g) SANCTIONS
FOR LOCAL AREA FAILURE TO 
MEET LOCAL PERFORMANCE ACCOUNTABILITY MEAS-
URES.— 
‘‘(1) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—If a local area 
fails to meet local performance accountability meas-
ures established under subsection (c) for the youth, 
adult, or dislocated worker program authorized 
under chapter 2 or 3 of subtitle B of title I for a 
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program described in subsection (d)(2)(A) for any 
program year, the Governor, or upon request by the 
Governor, the Secretary of Labor, shall provide tech-
nical assistance, which may include assistance in the 
development of a performance improvement plan, or 
the development of a modified local plan or regional 
plan. 
‘‘(2) CORRECTIVE ACTIONS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—If such failure con-
tinues for a second consecutive year, the Gov-
ernor shall take corrective actions, which may 
include development of a reorganization plan 
through which the Governor may— 
‘‘(i) require the appointment and cer-
tification of a new local board, consistent 
with the criteria established under section 
117(b)(1); 
‘‘(ii) prohibit the use of eligible pro-
viders and one-stop partners identified as 
achieving a poor level of performance; 
‘‘(iii) redesignate the local area in ac-
cordance with section 116; or 
‘‘(iv) take such other actions as the 
Governor determines are appropriate. 
‘‘(B) APPEAL BY LOCAL AREA.— 
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‘‘(i) APPEAL
TO
GOVERNOR.—The 
local board and chief elected official for a 
local area that is subject to a reorganiza-
tion plan under subparagraph (A) may, 
not later than 30 days after receiving no-
tice of the reorganization plan, appeal to 
the Governor to rescind or revise such 
plan. In such case, the Governor shall 
make a final decision not later than 30 
days after the receipt of the appeal. 
‘‘(ii) 
SUBSEQUENT
ACTION.—The 
local board and chief elected official for a 
local area may, not later than 30 days 
after receiving a decision from the Gov-
ernor pursuant to clause (i), appeal such 
decision to the Secretary of Labor. In such 
case, the Secretary shall make a final deci-
sion not later than 30 days after the re-
ceipt of the appeal. 
‘‘(C) EFFECTIVE
DATE.—The decision 
made by the Governor under subparagraph 
(B)(i) shall become effective at the time the 
Governor issues the decision pursuant to such 
clause. Such decision shall remain effective un-
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less the Secretary of Labor rescinds or revises 
such plan pursuant to subparagraph (B)(ii). 
‘‘(h) DEFINITIONS
OF INDICATORS
OF PERFORM-
ANCE.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In order to ensure nation-
wide comparability of performance data, the Sec-
retary of Labor and the Secretary of Education, 
after consultation with representatives described in 
paragraph (2), shall issue definitions for the indica-
tors described in this section. 
‘‘(2) REPRESENTATIVES.—The representatives 
referred to in paragraph (1) are representatives of 
States and political subdivisions, business and indus-
try, employees, eligible providers of activities carried 
out through the core programs, educators, research-
ers, participants, the lead State agency officials with 
responsibility for the programs carried out through 
the core programs, individuals with expertise in serv-
ice individuals with barriers to employment, and 
other interested parties. 
‘‘(i) FISCAL
AND MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTABILITY 
INFORMATION SYSTEMS.— 
‘‘(1) WAGE
RECORDS.—In measuring the 
progress of the State across all core programs as 
identified in section 136(b)(2)(A) on State and local 
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performance accountability measures, a State shall 
utilize quarterly wage records, consistent with State 
law. The Secretary of Labor shall make arrange-
ments, consistent with State law, to ensure that the 
wage records of any State are available to any other 
State to the extent that such wage records are re-
quired by the State in carrying out the State plan 
of the State or completing the annual report de-
scribed in subsection (d). 
‘‘(2) CONFIDENTIALITY.—In carrying out the 
requirements of this Act, the State shall comply with 
section 444 of the General Education Provisions Act 
(20 U.S.C. 1232g). 
‘‘(j) SYSTEM-WIDE IMPROVEMENTS.— 
‘‘(1) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this subsection 
is to establish system-wide improvements across all 
programs to enhance data collection, ensure account-
ability and increase administrative efficiencies in em-
ployment and training programs that will expand the 
capacity and improve the performance of the work-
force system. 
‘‘(2) DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary of 
Labor and the Secretary of Education, after 
consultation with the representatives described 
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in subsection (h)(2), shall develop system-wide 
performance measures across the one-stop part-
ner programs described in section 121(b) to 
measure the collective effectiveness of the work-
force investment system in aligning and coordi-
nating the core programs and other one-stop 
partner programs, employers as a meaningful 
system partner to address businesses and other 
employer immediate and long-term skilled work-
force needs in in-demand, high-growth, and 
other occupations important to a State, re-
gional, or local economy, expanding access to 
education and training for participants (includ-
ing participants with barriers to employment), 
and establishing or strengthening credential at-
tainment and measurement strategies. Not later 
than the beginning of the third program year, 
the Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of 
Education after consultation with the represent-
atives described in subsection (h)(2), shall de-
velop system-wide performance accountability 
measures. 
‘‘(B) BENCHMARKS.—Not later than the 
beginning of the third program year, each State 
shall include in the State plan described in sec-
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tion 112 or the State unified plan described in 
section 113 quantifiable benchmarks that dem-
onstrate annual improvement with respect to 
each of the system-wide performance indicators 
established under this section. 
‘‘(C) REQUIREMENTS.—For each State, 
the system-wide performance accountability 
measures shall consist of— 
‘‘(i) the indicators of performance de-
scribed in paragraph (3) (A) through (D); 
‘‘(ii) any other indicators established 
by the Secretary of Labor and the Sec-
retary of Education in consultation with 
the representatives described in subsection 
(h)(2); and 
‘‘(iii) a State adjusted level of per-
formance for each indicator described in 
paragraph (3). 
‘‘(3) INDICATORS OF PERFORMANCE.—The in-
dicators of system-wide performance shall be meas-
ured from baseline data collected in the first year 
after the date of enactment of this subsection and 
shall consist of the following: 
‘‘(A) INDICATORS OF EFFECTIVENESS IN 
ENGAGING
EMPLOYERS
AS
A
SYSTEM
PART-
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NER.—The State indicators of effectiveness in 
serving employers shall at a minimum consist 
of— 
‘‘(i) the number and percentage of 
employers in the State using one-stops; 
‘‘(ii) the total number of returning 
employers in the State using one-stops and 
one-stop partner program services, includ-
ing training; 
‘‘(iii) the number of training modules 
created for specific employers or groups of 
employers; and 
‘‘(iv) the size of each employer in the 
State using one-stops and one-stop partner 
programs services. 
‘‘(B) INDICATORS OF EXPANDED ACCESS 
TO TRAINING SERVICES.—The State indicators 
of expanded access to training services shall at 
a minimum consist of— 
‘‘(i) the number and percentage of 
participants who received training or edu-
cation services under a one-stop partner 
program; 
‘‘(ii) the number and percentage of 
participants and youth with barriers to em-
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ployment who received services from a one- 
stop partner program resulting in entry 
into an education and training program 
that leads to employment or a recognized 
postsecondary credential; 
‘‘(iii) the total number and percentage 
of participants concurrently enrolled in two 
or more core programs, or in at least one 
other one-stop partner program; 
‘‘(iv) the number and percentage of 
participants engaged in career pathways; 
and 
‘‘(v) the total number and percentage 
of participants who are enrolled and whose 
training is co-funded by Pell grants or 
other sources of financial aid. 
‘‘(C) INDICATORS OF CREDENTIAL ATTAIN-
MENT AND MEASUREMENT.—The State indica-
tors of credential attainment and measurement 
shall at a minimum consist of the total number 
and percentage of recognized postsecondary cre-
dentials earned during the program year by, or 
awarded to, participants of programs described 
in section 136(b)(3)(A)(i). 
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‘‘(D) ADDITIONAL INDICATORS.—A State 
may identify in a State plan additional system- 
wide performance accountability indicators. 
‘‘(4) LEVELS OF PERFORMANCE.— 
‘‘(A) STATE ADJUSTED LEVELS OF PER-
FORMANCE
FOR
SYSTEM-WIDE
PERFORMANCE 
ACCOUNTABILITY INDICATORS.— 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—For each State 
submitting a State plan under section 112 
or section 113, there shall be established, 
in accordance with this paragraph, levels of 
performance for each of the system-wide 
performance accountability indicators that 
shall measure aggregate performance for 
the programs referred to in section 
121(b)(1)(B), and which may include data 
from programs referred to in section 
121(b)(2)(B). 
‘‘(ii) 
IDENTIFICATION
IN
STATE 
PLAN.—Prior to the third program year 
after enactment of this Act, each State 
shall identify, in the State plan, expected 
levels of performance for each of the cor-
responding system-wide performance ac-
countability indicators under subsection 
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(j)(2) for each of the third and fourth pro-
gram years covered by the State plan. 
‘‘(iii) AGREEMENT
ON
STATE
AD-
JUSTED LEVELS OF PERFORMANCE.—The 
State shall reach agreement with the Sec-
retary of Labor and the Secretary of Edu-
cation on levels of performance for each in-
dicator under subsection (j)(2) for each of 
the third and fourth program years cov-
ered by the State plan. In reaching the 
agreement, the State and Secretaries shall 
take into account the levels identified in 
the State plan under clause (ii), and may 
take into account the factors described in 
subsection (c)(3)(A)(v). 
‘‘(B) LEVELS OF PERFORMANCE FOR AD-
DITIONAL INDICATORS.—The State may iden-
tify, in the State plan, State levels of perform-
ance for each of the additional indicators identi-
fied under subsection (j)(2)(E). Such levels 
shall be considered the State adjusted levels of 
performance for purposes of this section. 
‘‘(C) FAILURE
TO
MEET
SYSTEM-WIDE 
PERFORMANCE ACCOUNTABILITY MEASURES.— 
If a State fails to meet State adjusted levels of 
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performance relating to indicators described in 
paragraph (3) for any program year the Sec-
retary of Labor and the Secretary of Education 
shall, upon request, provide technical assist-
ance, including assistance in the development of 
a performance improvement plan. 
‘‘(5) REPORTS.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of the enactment of the Workforce Investment 
Act of 2012, the Secretary of Labor shall report to 
the Committee on Education and the Workforce on 
the indicators described in paragraph (2) of this sec-
tion and provide recommendations to the Committee 
on improving coordination and increasing efficiencies 
in one-stop partner programs.’’. 
SEC. 119. AUTHORIZATION OF FUNDING FOR ONE-STOP IN-
FRASTRUCTURE. 
Section 137 is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(d) ONE-STOP INFRASTRUCTURE.— 
‘‘(1) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—In 
addition to the funds authorized under subsections 
(a), (b), and (c), there is authorized to be appro-
priated an additional amount equal to 3 percent of 
the total of amounts appropriated under such sub-
sections, for costs of infrastructure including rental 
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costs and other expenses associated with establishing 
and maintaining one-stop centers in accordance with 
section 121. 
‘‘(2) ALLOTMENT.—The Secretary shall allot 
the funds appropriated pursuant to paragraph (1) 
for each fiscal year among the States as follows: 
‘‘(A) Two-thirds of such sums shall be al-
lotted on the basis of the relative number of in-
dividuals in the civilian labor force in each 
State as compared to the total number of such 
individuals in all States. 
‘‘(B) One-third of such sums shall be allot-
ted on the basis of the relative number of un-
employed individuals in each State as compared 
to the total number of such individuals in all 
States. 
For purposes of this paragraph, the number of indi-
viduals in the civilian labor force and the number of 
unemployed individuals shall be based on data for 
the most recent calendar year available, as deter-
mined by the Secretary.’’. 
Subtitle C—Job Corps 
SEC. 131. PURPOSES. 
Section 141(1) is amended to read as follows: 
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‘‘(1) to maintain a national Job Corps program, 
carried out in partnership with States and commu-
nities, to— 
‘‘(A) assist eligible youth to connect to the 
labor force by providing them with intensive so-
cial, academic, career and technical education, 
and service-learning opportunities, in primarily 
residential centers, in order for such youth to 
obtain secondary school diplomas or recognized 
postsecondary credentials leading to— 
‘‘(i) successful careers, in in-demand 
industry sectors or occupations or the 
Armed Forces, that will result in economic 
self-sufficiency and opportunities for ad-
vancement; or 
‘‘(ii) enrollment in postsecondary edu-
cation; and 
‘‘(B) support responsible citizenship;’’. 
SEC. 132. DEFINITIONS. 
Section 142 is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘customer service’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘intake’’ and inserting ‘‘as-
sessment’’; and 
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(C) by striking ‘‘a Jobs Corps center’’ and 
inserting ‘‘support the purposes of the Jobs 
Corps’’; 
(2) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘before com-
pleting the requirements’’ and all that follows and 
inserting ‘‘prior to becoming a graduate.’’; 
(3) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘has com-
pleted the requirements’’ and all that follows and in-
serting the following: ‘‘who, as a result of participa-
tion in the Job Corps program, has received a sec-
ondary school diploma or recognized equivalent or 
completed the requirements of a career and technical 
education and training program that prepares indi-
viduals for employment leading to economic self-suf-
ficiency or entrance into postsecondary education or 
training.’’; and 
(4) in paragraph (9), by striking ‘‘area served 
by a regional office of the Employment and Training 
Administration’’ and inserting ‘‘defined by the Sec-
retary’’. 
SEC. 133. INDIVIDUALS ELIGIBLE FOR THE JOB CORPS. 
Section 144 is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(4) SPECIAL RULE FOR VETERANS.—Notwith-
standing the requirement of paragraph (2), a vet-
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eran of the Armed Forces shall be eligible to become 
an enrollee under this section if the individual— 
‘‘(A) meets the requirements of paragraphs 
(1) and (3); and 
‘‘(B) does not meet the requirement of 
paragraph (2) because the military income 
earned by such individual within the 6-month 
period prior to the individual’s application for 
Job Corps prevents the individual from meeting 
such requirement.’’. 
SEC. 134. RECRUITMENT, SCREENING, SELECTION, AND AS-
SIGNMENT OF ENROLLEES. 
Section 145 is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(2)— 
(A) in subparagraph (C)(i), by striking 
‘‘vocational’’ and inserting ‘‘career and tech-
nical education and training’’; and 
(B) by amending subparagraph (E) to read 
as follows: 
‘‘(E) assure appropriate representation of 
enrollees from urban areas and from rural 
areas.’’; 
(2) in subsection (a)(3)— 
(A) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘; 
and’’ and inserting a semicolon; 
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(B) in subparagraph (C), by striking the 
period and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(D) child welfare agencies that are re-
sponsible for children in foster care and chil-
dren eligible for assistance under section 477 of 
the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 677).’’; 
(3) in subsection (b)(1)(B), by inserting ‘‘and 
agrees to such rules’’ after ‘‘failure to observe the 
rules’’; 
(4) in subsection (c)— 
(A) in paragraph (1) in the matter pre-
ceding subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘an as-
signment’’ and inserting ‘‘a’’; 
(B) in paragraph (2), in the matter pre-
ceding subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘the Sec-
retary shall, every 2 years, analyze, for the Job 
Corps center—’’ and inserting ‘‘every 2 years 
the Secretary, in consultation with operators of 
Job Corps centers, shall analyze relevant fac-
tors relating to each Job Corps center, includ-
ing—’’; 
(C) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘; 
and’’ and inserting a semicolon; 
(D) in subparagraph (C)— 
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(i) by inserting ‘‘the education, train-
ing, and supportive’’ after ‘‘including’’; and 
(ii) by adding ‘‘and’’ after the semi-
colon; and 
(E) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(D) the performance of the Job Corps 
center relating to the expected levels of per-
formance for the indicators described in section 
159(c)(1), and whether any actions have been 
taken with respect to such center pursuant to 
paragraphs (2) and (3) of section 159(f).’’; and 
(5) in subsection (d)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) in the matter preceding subpara-
graph (A), by striking ‘‘is closest to the 
home of the enrollee, except that the’’ and 
inserting ‘‘offers the type of career and 
technical education and training selected 
by the individual and, among the centers 
that offer such education and training, is 
closest to the home of the individual. The’’; 
and 
(ii) by striking subparagraph (A) and 
redesignating subparagraphs (B) and (C) 
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as subparagraphs (A) and (B), respec-
tively; and 
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘to the 
home of’’ and inserting ‘‘to the home of that of-
fers the career and technical education and 
training desired by’’. 
SEC. 135. ENROLLMENT. 
Section 146(b) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘or’’; and 
(2) by redesignating paragraph (2) as para-
graph (4) and inserting after paragraph (1) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(2) in the case of an individual with a dis-
ability who would reasonably be expected to meet the 
standards for a Job Corps graduate, as defined 
under section 142(5), if allowed to participate in the 
Job Corps for not more than 1 additional year; 
‘‘(3) in the case of an individual who partici-
pates in national service, as authorized by a Civilian 
Conservation Center program, who would be granted 
an enrollment extension in the Job Corps for the 
amount of time equal to the period of national serv-
ice; or’’. 
SEC. 136. JOB CORPS CENTERS. 
Section 147 is amended— 
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(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
‘‘vocational’’ both places it appears and in-
serting ‘‘career and technical’’; and 
(ii) in subparagraph (B), by inserting 
‘‘, or other entity with the necessary capac-
ity,’’ after ‘‘local entity’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
‘‘subsections (c) and (d) of section 303 of 
the Federal Property and Administrative 
Services Act of 1949 (41 U.S.C. 253)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘subsections (a) and (b) of sec-
tion 3304 of title 41, United States 
Code,’’; and 
(ii) in subparagraph (B)(i)— 
(I) in subclause (II), by striking 
‘‘vocational’’ and inserting ‘‘career 
and technical education and’’; 
(II) in subclause (III), by strik-
ing ‘‘is familiar with the surrounding 
communities,’’ and inserting ‘‘dem-
onstrates relationships with the sur-
rounding 
communities, 
employers, 
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labor 
organizations, 
workforce 
boards,’’; and 
(III) by amending subclause (IV) 
to read as follows: 
‘‘(IV) the performance of the en-
tity, if any, relating to operating or 
providing activities described in this 
subtitle to a Job Corps center, includ-
ing the entity’s demonstrated effec-
tiveness in assisting individuals in 
achieving the primary indicators of 
performance for eligible youth de-
scribed in section 136(b)(2)(A)(ii).’’; 
and 
(2) by amending subsection (c) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(c) CIVILIAN CONSERVATION CENTERS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Job Corps centers may 
include Civilian Conservation Centers, operated 
under an agreement between the Secretary of Labor 
and the Secretary of Agriculture, that are located 
primarily in rural areas. Such centers shall provide, 
in addition to academics, career and technical edu-
cation and training, and workforce preparation skills 
training, programs of work experience to conserve, 
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develop, or manage public natural resources or pub-
lic recreational areas or to develop community 
projects in the public interest. 
‘‘(2) ASSISTANCE DURING DISASTERS.—Enroll-
ees in Civilian Conservation Centers may provide as-
sistance in addressing national, State, and local dis-
asters, consistent with current child labor laws and 
regulations. The Secretary of Agriculture shall en-
sure that with respect to the provision of such as-
sistance the enrollees are properly trained, equipped, 
supervised, and dispatched consistent with standards 
for the conservation and rehabilitation of wildlife es-
tablished under the Fish and Wildlife Coordination 
Act (16 U.S.C. 661 et seq.). 
‘‘(3) NATIONAL LIAISON.—The Secretary of Ag-
riculture shall designate a Job Corps National Liai-
son to support the agreement under this section be-
tween the Departments of Labor and Agriculture.’’. 
SEC. 137. PROGRAM ACTIVITIES. 
Section 148 is amended— 
(1) by amending subsection (a) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(a) ACTIVITIES PROVIDED BY JOB CORPS CEN-
TERS.— 
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‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Each Job Corps center 
shall provide enrollees with an intensive, organized, 
and supervised program of education, including 
English language acquisition programs, career and 
technical education and training, work experience, 
work-based learning, recreational activities, physical 
rehabilitation and development, and counseling, 
which may include information about financial lit-
eracy. Each Job Corps center shall provide enrollees 
assigned to the center with access to core services 
described in section 134(c)(2) and the intensive serv-
ices described in section 134(c)(3). 
‘‘(2) RELATIONSHIP TO OPPORTUNITIES.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The activities pro-
vided under this subsection shall be targeted to 
helping enrollees, on completion of their enroll-
ment— 
‘‘(i) secure and maintain meaningful 
unsubsidized employment; 
‘‘(ii) enroll in and complete secondary 
education or postsecondary education or 
training programs, including other suitable 
career and technical education and train-
ing, and registered apprenticeship pro-
grams; or 
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‘‘(iii) satisfy Armed Forces require-
ments. 
‘‘(3) LINK TO EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES.— 
The career and technical education and training pro-
vided shall be linked to the employment opportuni-
ties in the local area in which the enrollee intends 
to seek employment after graduation.’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in the subsection heading, by striking 
‘‘EDUCATION AND VOCATIONAL’’ and inserting 
‘‘ACADEMIC
AND
CAREER
AND
TECHNICAL 
EDUCATION AND’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘education and vocational’’ 
and inserting ‘‘career and technical education’’; 
(C) by striking ‘‘vocational educational’’ 
and inserting ‘‘career and technical edu-
cational’’; and 
(D) by striking ‘‘or technical institutes’’ 
and inserting ‘‘technical institutes, or national 
service providers’’; 
(3) in subsection (c)— 
(A) by amending paragraph (2) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(2) BENEFITS.—During the period of partici-
pation in an advanced career training program, an 
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enrollee shall be eligible for full Job Corps benefits, 
or a monthly stipend equal to the average value of 
the residential support, food, allowances, and other 
benefits provided to enrollees assigned to residential 
Job Corps centers.’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘Each 
year,’’ and inserting ‘‘The Secretary shall de-
velop standards by which’’; and 
(4) by amending subsection (d) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(d) GRADUATE SERVICES.—In order to promote the 
retention of graduates in employment or postsecondary 
education, the Secretary shall arrange for the provision 
of job placement and support services to graduates for up 
to 12 months after the date of graduation. One-stop part-
ners, may support the provision of these services, includ-
ing services from the State vocational rehabilitation agen-
cy to supplement job placement and job development ef-
forts for Job Corps graduates who are individuals with 
disabilities.’’. 
SEC. 138. SUPPORT. 
Section 150(b) is amended— 
(1) in the subsection heading, by striking ‘‘RE-
ADJUSTMENT ALLOWANCES’’ and inserting ‘‘TRAN-
SITION ALLOWANCES AND SUPPORT’’; 
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(2) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) in the paragraph heading, by striking 
‘‘GRADUATES’’ and inserting ‘‘ALLOWANCES 
FOR GRADUATES’’; 
(B) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘read-
justment’’ and inserting ‘‘transition’’; and 
(C) by striking the second and third sen-
tences, and inserting the following: ‘‘The transi-
tion allowance shall be incentive-based to reflect 
a graduate’s completion of academic, career and 
technical education or training, and attainment 
of recognized postsecondary credentials.’’; and 
(3) by amending paragraph (2) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(2) TRANSITION SUPPORT FOR FORMER EN-
ROLLEES.—The Secretary may arrange for the pro-
vision of 3 months of employment services for 
former enrollees.’’. 
SEC. 139. COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION. 
Section 153 is amended— 
(1) by amending subsections (a) and (b) to read 
as follows: 
‘‘(a) BUSINESS AND COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION.— 
The director of each Job Corps center shall ensure the 
establishment and development of the business and com-
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munity networks described in subsection (b) in order to 
enhance the effectiveness of such centers. At centers where 
a national training contractor provides career and tech-
nical education training, and has direct and long-standing 
linkages to registered apprenticeship programs or affili-
ated national employer groups, the national training con-
tractor shall have the lead in maintaining networks with 
the programs described in clauses (ii) and (iii) of sub-
sections (b)(1)(C). 
‘‘(b) NETWORKS.—The activities carried out by each 
Job Corps center under this section shall include— 
‘‘(1) establishing and developing relationships 
and networks with— 
‘‘(A) local and distant employers, to the 
extent practicable, in coordination with other 
Federal and non-Federal programs that con-
duct similar outreach to employers; 
‘‘(B) applicable one-stop centers and appli-
cable local boards, for the purpose of pro-
viding— 
‘‘(i) information to, and referral of, 
potential enrollees; and 
‘‘(ii) job opportunities for Job Corps 
graduates; and 
‘‘(C)(i) youth programs; 
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‘‘(ii) registered apprenticeship programs, 
labor-management organizations and local labor 
organizations; 
‘‘(iii) employers and contractors that sup-
port national training contractor programs; and 
‘‘(iv) community-based organizations, non- 
profit organizations, and intermediaries pro-
viding workforce development-related services; 
and 
‘‘(2) establishing and developing relationships 
with members of the community in which the Job 
Corps center is located, informing members of the 
community about the projects of the Job Corps cen-
ter and changes in the rules, procedures, or activities 
of the center that may affect the community, and 
planning events of mutual interest to the community 
and the Job Corps center.’’; and 
(2) in subsection (c)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘Liaison for’’ and inserting 
‘‘director of a’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘establish and develop’’ 
and inserting ‘‘ensure the establishment and de-
velopment of’’. 
SEC. 140. INDUSTRY COUNCILS. 
Section 154 is amended— 
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(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘after con-
sultation with the Liaison’’; and 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)(A)(ii), by striking 
‘‘area’’ and inserting ‘‘areas in which enrollees 
will be seeking employment’’; 
(B) by adding after paragraph (2) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(3) EMPLOYERS OUTSIDE OF LOCAL AREA.— 
The industry council for a Job Corps center may in-
clude, or otherwise provide for consultation with, 
employers from outside the local area who are likely 
to hire a significant number of enrollees from the 
Job Corps center. 
‘‘(4) SPECIAL RULE FOR SINGLE STATE LOCAL 
AREAS.—In the case of a single State local area des-
ignated under section 116(b), the industry council 
shall include a representative of the State Board.’’; 
and 
(C) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘voca-
tional’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘ca-
reer and technical education and’’. 
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SEC. 141. EXPERIMENTAL, RESEARCH, AND DEMONSTRA-
TION PROJECTS AND COLLEGE CORPS PRO-
GRAM. 
(a) MISCELLANEOUS AMENDMENTS.—Section 156 is 
amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘The Secretary’’ and inserting 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘program and may waive’’ and 
inserting ‘‘program. The Secretary may waive’’; and 
(3) by inserting before the period the following: 
‘‘if the Secretary informs the Committee on Health, 
Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and 
the Committee on Education and the Workforce of 
the House of Representatives, in writing, not less 
than 90 days in advance of issuing such waiver.’’. 
(b) COLLEGE CORPS.—Section 156 is further amend-
ed by adding at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(b) COLLEGE CORPS.— 
‘‘(1) 
ESTABLISHMENT.—The 
Secretary 
of 
Labor and the Secretary of Education shall jointly 
establish a demonstration project under this section 
to be known as the ‘College Corps’ that provide at- 
risk youth intensive education and skills training in 
order to prepare such youth for college and for high- 
skilled employment that can only be achieved with a 
college degree. 
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‘‘(2) SELECTION OF SITES.—The Secretary of 
Labor and the Secretary of Education shall jointly 
select sites to participate, on a competitive basis, 
from among underperforming Jobs Corps centers in 
areas with low levels of college attainment. 
‘‘(3) ELIGIBLE
OPERATORS.—The Secretary 
shall select College Corps center operators on a com-
petitive basis from among nonprofit organizations 
with prior success operating high-performing, college 
and career-ready education residential programs for 
at-risk young people. 
‘‘(4) ADMINISTRATION PROJECTS.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 
administer the College Corps sites in collabora-
tion with the Secretary of Education with the 
development of an interagency agreement that 
identifies the duties and responsibilities of the 
Departments under these projects. 
‘‘(B) PARTNERSHIPS.—As part of the 
interagency agreement, the Secretary of Edu-
cation will be responsible for partnering with a 
State or local education agency for the purposes 
of granting a high school diploma that adheres 
to college and career ready standards and ac-
cessing State and local education dollars. 
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‘‘(C) DEADLINE.—A grant, contract, or co-
operative agreement to operate at least one cen-
ter shall be awarded to an eligible operative 
within 1 year from enactment. 
‘‘(5) ELIGIBLE PARTICIPANTS.—Individuals eli-
gible to participate in College Corps projects under 
this subsection shall be low-income youth who are in 
6th or 7th grade at the time they begin participation 
who meet at least two of the following criteria: 
‘‘(A) Have a record of suspensions, office 
referrals, or chronic truancy. 
‘‘(B) Have failed to achieve proficiency on 
State assessment in mathematics, reading, or 
both. 
‘‘(C) Live in a household that is headed by 
a single parent or non-custodial parent. 
‘‘(D) Is homeless or is a foster child. 
‘‘(E) Live in a household that is public 
housing or receives public housing assistance. 
‘‘(F) Have an immediate family member 
who is or has been incarcerated.’’. 
SEC. 142. TECHNICAL AMENDMENT. 
Section 158(c)(1) is amended by striking ‘‘title II of 
the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 
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1949 (40 U.S.C. 481 et seq.)’’ and inserting ‘‘chapter 5 
of title 40, United States Code,’’. 
SEC. 143. PERFORMANCE ACCOUNTABILITY AND MANAGE-
MENT. 
Section 159 is amended— 
(1) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘MAN-
AGEMENT
INFORMATION’’ and inserting ‘‘PER-
FORMANCE
ACCOUNTABILITY
AND
MANAGE-
MENT’’; and 
(2) by striking subsections (c) through (f), re-
designating subsection (g) as subsection (j), and in-
serting after subsection (b) the following: 
‘‘(c) INFORMATION ON INDICATORS OF PERFORM-
ANCE.— 
‘‘(1) LEVELS OF PERFORMANCE AND INDICA-
TORS.—The Secretary shall annually establish ex-
pected levels of performance for Job Corps centers 
and the Job Corps program relating to each of the 
primary indicators of performance for eligible youth 
activities described in section 136(b)(2)(A)(ii). 
‘‘(2) PERFORMANCE
OF
RECRUITERS.—The 
Secretary shall also establish performance indicators, 
and expected performance levels on the performance 
indicators, for recruitment service providers serving 
the Job Corps program. The performance indicators 
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shall relate to the number of enrollees recruited, 
compared to the established goals for such recruit-
ment, and the number of enrollees who remain com-
mitted to the program for 90 days after enrollment. 
‘‘(3) PERFORMANCE
OF
CAREER
TRANSITION 
SERVICE PROVIDERS.—The Secretary also shall es-
tablish performance indicators, and expected levels 
of performance for such indicators, for local and na-
tional career transition service provides serving the 
Job Corps program. The performance indicators 
shall include the number of graduates and former 
enrollees— 
‘‘(A) who entered an unsubsidized employ-
ment related to the training they received at 
Job Corps and their average wage; and 
‘‘(B) who entered other types of unsub-
sidized employment, the military, postsecondary 
education, or advanced training programs, in-
cluding registered apprenticeship programs, and 
their average wage, if applicable. 
‘‘(4) REPORT.—The Secretary shall collect, and 
annually submit to the Committee on Health, Edu-
cation, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and the 
Committee on Education and the Workforce of the 
House of Representatives, a report containing— 
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‘‘(C) the number of graduates who entered 
the Armed Forces; 
‘‘(D) the number of graduates who entered 
unsubsidized employment related to the career 
and technical education and training received 
through the Job Corps program and the num-
ber who entered unsubsidized employment not 
related to the education and training received; 
‘‘(E) the starting hourly wages of grad-
uates and whether they receive other forms of 
compensation and benefits; 
‘‘(F) the number and percentage of former 
enrollees, including the number dismissed under 
the zero tolerance policy described in section 
152(b); and 
‘‘(G) any additional information required 
by the Secretary. 
‘‘(2) RULES FOR REPORTING OF DATA.—The 
disaggregation of data under this subsection shall 
not be required when the number of individuals in 
a category is insufficient to yield statistically reliable 
information or when the results would reveal person-
ally identifiable information about an individual. 
‘‘(e) METHODS.—The Secretary shall collect the in-
formation described in subsections (c) and (d), using 
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methods described in section 136(i)(2) and consistent with 
State law, by entering into agreements with the States to 
access such data for Job Corps enrollees, former enrollees, 
and graduates. 
‘‘(f) PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENTS
AND IMPROVE-
MENTS.— 
‘‘(1) ASSESSMENTS.—The Secretary shall con-
duct an annual assessment of the performance of 
each Job Corps center. Based on the assessment, the 
Secretary shall take measures to continuously im-
prove the performance of the Job Corps program. 
‘‘(2) PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT.—With re-
spect to a Job Corps center that fails to meet the 
expected levels of performance relating to the pri-
mary indicators of performance specified in sub-
section (c)(1), the Secretary shall develop and imple-
ment a performance improvement plan. Such a plan 
shall require action to be taken during a one-year 
period, including— 
‘‘(A) providing technical assistance to the 
center; 
‘‘(B) changing the career and technical 
education and training offered at the center; 
‘‘(C) changing the management staff of the 
center; 
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‘‘(D) replacing the operator of the center; 
‘‘(E) reducing the capacity of the center; 
‘‘(F) relocating the center; or 
‘‘(G) closing the center. 
‘‘(3) ADDITIONAL
PERFORMANCE
IMPROVE-
MENT.—In addition to the performance improvement 
plans required under paragraph (2), the Secretary 
may develop and implement additional performance 
improvement plans. Such a plan shall require im-
provements, including the actions described in such 
paragraph, for a Job Corps center that fails to meet 
criteria established by the Secretary other than the 
expected levels of performance described in such 
paragraph. 
‘‘(4) CIVILIAN CONSERVATION CENTERS.—With 
respect to a Civilian Conservation Center that fails 
to meet the expected levels of performance relating 
to the primary indicators of performance specified in 
subsection (c)(1), or fails to improve performance as 
described in paragraph (2), the Secretary, in con-
sultation with the Secretary of Agriculture, may se-
lect an entity to operate a Civilian Conservation 
Center on a competitive basis, in accordance with 
the requirements of section 147(a)(2)(B). 
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‘‘(g) PARTICIPANT HEALTH AND SAFETY.—The Sec-
retary shall require that an entity that has entered into 
a contract with a Job Corps operator to provide work- 
based learning activities for any Job Corps enrollee under 
this subtitle shall comply with the Occupational Safety 
and Health Act of 1970 (20 U.S.C. 651 et seq.) or, as 
appropriate, under the corresponding State Occupational 
Safety and Health Act of 1970 requirements in the State 
in which such activities occur. 
‘‘(h) BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES.—The Secretary 
shall collect, and submit in the report described in sub-
section (c), information regarding the state of Job Corps 
buildings and facilities. Such report shall include— 
‘‘(1) a review of requested construction, reha-
bilitation, and acquisition projects, by each Job 
Corps center; and 
‘‘(2) a review of new facilities under construc-
tion. 
‘‘(i) NATIONAL
AND COMMUNITY SERVICE.—The 
Secretary shall include in the report described in sub-
section (c) available information regarding the national 
and community service activities of enrollees, particularly 
those enrollees at Civilian Conservation Centers.’’. 
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SEC. 144. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
Section 161 is amended by striking ‘‘fiscal years 
1999 through 2003’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal years 2012 
through 2016’’. 
Subtitle D—National Programs 
SEC. 151. NATIVE AMERICAN PROGRAMS. 
Section 166 is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(1)(B), by inserting ‘‘and 
to equip them with the entrepreneurial skills nec-
essary for successful self-employment’’ after ‘‘work-
force’’; 
(2) in subsection (c)(2), by adding at the end 
the following: ‘‘The Secretary may exercise the waiv-
er authority of the preceding sentence not more than 
once during any 4-year period with respect to any 
single recipient.’’; 
(3) in subsection (d)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)(B)— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘Alaska Natives’’ 
after ‘‘Indians’’; 
(ii) by striking ‘‘unsubsidized’’; and 
(iii) by inserting ‘‘leading to self-suffi-
ciency and the development of the aca-
demic, occupational, and literacy skills of 
such individuals’’ before the period; and 
(B) in paragraph (2)— 
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(i) in subparagraph (A)(i), by insert-
ing ‘‘, including training on entrepreneurial 
skills’’ before the semicolon; and 
(ii) in subparagraph (A)(ii), by insert-
ing ‘‘Alaska Native’’ after ‘‘Indian’’; 
(4) in subsection (e)— 
(A) in paragraph (3)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘unsubsidized’’; and 
(ii) by inserting ‘‘leading to self-suffi-
ciency’’ before the semicolon; and 
(B) in paragraph (5)— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘accountability’’ after 
‘‘performance’’; and 
(ii) by inserting ‘‘, which shall include 
the primary indicators of performance de-
scribed in section 136(b)(2)(A) and ex-
pected levels of performance for such indi-
cators, in accordance with subsection (h)’’ 
before the period; 
(5) by redesignating subsections (h) through (j) 
as subsections (i) through (k), respectively, and in-
serting after subsection (g) the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(h) PERFORMANCE ACCOUNTABILITY MEASURES.— 
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‘‘(1) ADDITIONAL
PERFORMANCE
INDICATORS 
AND STANDARDS.— 
‘‘(A) DEVELOPMENT OF INDICATORS AND 
STANDARDS.—The Secretary, in consultation 
with the Native American Employment and 
Training Council, shall develop a set of per-
formance indicators and standards that is in 
addition to the primary indicators of perform-
ance described in section 136(b)(2)(A) and that 
shall be applicable to programs under this sec-
tion. 
‘‘(B) 
SPECIAL
CONSIDERATIONS.—Such 
performance indicators and standards shall take 
into account— 
‘‘(i) the purpose of this section as de-
scribed in subsection (a)(1); 
‘‘(ii) the needs of the groups served by 
this section, including the differences in 
needs among such groups in various geo-
graphic service areas; and 
‘‘(iii) the economic circumstances of 
the communities served, including dif-
ferences in circumstances among various 
geographic service areas. 
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‘‘(C) AGREEMENT ON ADJUSTED LEVELS 
OF PERFORMANCE.—The Secretary and the en-
tity described in subsection (c) shall reach 
agreement on the levels of performance for each 
of the primary indicators of performance de-
scribed in section 136(b)(2)(A), taking into ac-
count economic conditions, characteristics of the 
individuals served, and other appropriate fac-
tors and using, to the extent practicable, the 
statistical adjustment model under section 
136(b)(3)(A)(viii). The levels agreed to shall be 
the adjusted levels of performance and shall be 
incorporated in the program plan.’’; 
(6) in subsection (i) (as so redesignated)— 
(A) in paragraph (2)(A)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘performance meas-
ures’’ and inserting ‘‘regulations relating 
to the performance accountability meas-
ures’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘such subsection, tak-
ing 
into 
account 
the 
economic 
cir-
cumstances of such entities’’ and inserting 
‘‘this section’’; and 
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(B) in paragraph (4)(A), by inserting ‘‘and 
to provide the advice described in subparagraph 
(C)’’ before the period; and 
(7) in subsection (k) (as so redesignated)— 
(A) in paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘Amer-
ican Samoans who reside in Hawaii for the co- 
location of federally funded and State-funded’’ 
and inserting ‘‘the Cook Inlet Tribal Council, 
Incorporated, and the University of Hawaii at 
Maui, for the unique populations who reside in 
Alaska or Hawaii, respectively, to improve job 
training and’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘fiscal 
year 1999’’ and inserting ‘‘each of fiscal years 
2012 through 2016’’. 
SEC. 152. MIGRANT AND SEASONAL FARMWORKER PRO-
GRAMS. 
Section 167 is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘and deliver’’ after ‘‘ad-
minister’’; and 
(B) by inserting ‘‘workforce investment’’ 
after ‘‘including youth’’; 
(2) in subsection (c)— 
(A) in paragraph (2)— 
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(i) in subparagraph (A)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘identify’’ and in-
serting ‘‘describe the population to be 
served and identify’’; and 
(II) by inserting ‘‘, including up-
graded employment in agriculture’’ 
before the semicolon; 
(ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
‘‘; and’’ and inserting a semicolon; 
(iii) in subparagraph (C)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘indicators of per-
formance’’ and inserting ‘‘perform-
ance accountability measures’’; and 
(II) by inserting ‘‘, which shall 
include the expected levels of perform-
ance for the primary indicators of per-
formance 
described 
in 
section 
136(b)(2)(A)’’ before the semicolon; 
and 
(iv) by inserting after subparagraph 
(C) the following new subparagraphs: 
‘‘(D) describe the availability and accessi-
bility of local resources such as supportive serv-
ices, services provided through one-stop delivery 
systems, and education and training services, 
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and how the resources can be made available to 
the population to be served; and 
‘‘(E) describe the plan for providing serv-
ices under this section, including strategies and 
systems for outreach, career planning, assess-
ment, and delivery through one-stop delivery 
systems.’’; 
(B) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and 
(4) as paragraphs (4) and (5), respectively, and 
inserting after paragraph (2) the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(3) AGREEMENT
ON
ADJUSTED
LEVELS
OF 
PERFORMANCE.—The Secretary and the entity de-
scribed in subsection (b) shall reach agreement on 
the levels of performance for each of the primary in-
dicators 
of 
performance 
described 
in 
section 
136(b)(2)(A), taking into account economic condi-
tions, characteristics of the individuals served, and 
other appropriate factors, and using, to the extent 
practicable the statistical adjustment model under 
section 136(b)(3)(A)(viii). The levels agreed to shall 
be the adjusted levels of performance and shall be 
incorporated in the program plan.’’; and 
(C) in paragraph (5)(B) (as so redesig-
nated)— 
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(i) by striking ‘‘grant or contract’’ the 
first place it appears and inserting ‘‘grant, 
contract, or agreement’’; 
(ii) by striking ‘‘under the terms of 
the grant agreement or contract’’; 
(iii) by striking ‘‘requirement’’ and in-
serting ‘‘requirements’’; 
(iv) by striking ‘‘plan described in 
paragraph (1)’’ and inserting ‘‘program 
plan’’; and 
(v) by striking ‘‘grant or contract’’ 
the second place it appears and inserting 
‘‘period of the grant, contract, or agree-
ment’’; 
(3) by amending subsection (d) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(d) AUTHORIZED ACTIVITIES.—Funds made avail-
able under this section and section 127 shall be used to 
carry out workforce investment activities (including youth 
workforce investment activities) and provide related assist-
ance for eligible migrant and seasonal farmworkers, which 
may include— 
‘‘(1) outreach, employment, training, edu-
cational assistance, literacy assistance, English lan-
guage and literacy instruction, pesticide and worker 
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safety training, housing (including permanent hous-
ing), supportive services, and school dropout preven-
tion activities; 
‘‘(2) followup services for those individuals 
placed in employment; 
‘‘(3) self-employment and related business or 
micro-enterprise development education as needed by 
eligible individuals as identified pursuant to the plan 
required by subsection (c); 
‘‘(4) customized career and technical education 
in occupations that will lead to higher wages, en-
hanced benefits, and long-term employment in agri-
culture or another area; and 
‘‘(5) technical assistance to improve coordina-
tion of services and implement best practices relat-
ing to service delivery through one-stop delivery sys-
tems.’’; 
(4) by amending subsection (f) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(f) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary shall establish 
regulations to carry out this section, including regulations 
relating to how economic and demographic barriers to em-
ployment of eligible migrant and seasonal farmworkers 
should be considered and included in the negotiations lead-
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ing to the adjusted levels of performance described in sub-
section (c).’’; 
(5) in subsection (g), by striking ‘‘(enacted by 
the Single Audit Act of 1984)’’; and 
(6) by amending subsection (h) and deleting 
subsection (i) to read as follows: 
‘‘(h) FUNDING ALLOCATION.—From the funds ap-
propriated and made available to carry out this section, 
the Secretary may reserve not more than 1 percent for 
national purposes, such as providing technical assistance 
to eligible entities.’’. 
SEC. 
153. 
VETERANS 
WORKFORCE 
INVESTMENT 
PRO-
GRAMS. 
Section 168 is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(3)(A), by inserting ‘‘, in-
cluding services provided by one-stop operators and 
one-stop partners’’ before the semicolon; 
(2) in subsection (b)(2)(A), by inserting ‘‘ac-
countability’’ after ‘‘performance’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end of subsection (b) the 
following new paragraph: 
‘‘(3) PERFORMANCE
ACCOUNTABILITY
MEAS-
URES.—In carrying out the responsibilities relating 
to performance accountability measures described in 
paragraph (2)(A), the Assistant Secretary for Vet-
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erans’ Employment and Training shall, for each 
grant or contract under this section providing edu-
cation, training, or employment services to veterans, 
include among such measures the primary indicators 
of performance described in section 136(b)(2)(A)(i) 
and adjusted levels of performance for each such in-
dicator that are agreed to by the Assistant Secretary 
and the recipient of the grant or contract.’’. 
SEC. 154. REPEAL. 
Section 169 is repealed. 
SEC. 155. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE. 
Section 170 is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new subsection: 
‘‘(c) PROMISING AND PROVEN PRACTICES COORDI-
NATION.—Consistent with the identification and dissemi-
nation of promising and proven practices under subtitle 
B of title I, the Secretary shall— 
‘‘(1) establish a system through which States 
and local areas share information regarding prom-
ising and proven practices with regard to the oper-
ation of workforce investment activities under this 
Act; 
‘‘(2) evaluate and disseminate information re-
garding such promising and proven practices and 
identify knowledge gaps; and 
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‘‘(3) commission research under section 170(c) 
to address knowledge gaps identified under para-
graph (2).’’. 
SEC. 156. INNOVATION PROJECTS. 
Section 171 is amended— 
(1) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘DEM-
ONSTRATION, 
PILOT, 
MULTISERVICE, 
RE-
SEARCH AND MULTISTATE PROJECTS’’ and in-
serting ‘‘INNOVATION PROJECTS’’; 
(2) by amending subsections (b) and (c) to read 
as follows: 
‘‘(b) INNOVATION PROJECTS.— 
‘‘(1) 
IN
GENERAL.—The 
Secretary 
shall, 
through grants or contracts, carry out demonstra-
tion and pilot projects that are consistent with the 
priorities specified in the plan published under sub-
section (a) and that are for the purposes of devel-
oping and implementing techniques and approaches, 
and demonstrating the effectiveness of specialized 
methods, in addressing employment and training 
needs. Such projects shall— 
‘‘(A) include the provision of direct services 
to individuals; 
‘‘(B) be subject to measures of perform-
ance that include the primary indicators of per-
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formance described in section 136(b)(2)(A) as 
well as other appropriate indicators; and 
‘‘(C) include an evaluation component as 
appropriate to the program design. 
‘‘(2) TYPES OF PROJECTS.—Such projects may 
include— 
‘‘(A) projects that assist employers in con-
necting with the workforce investment system 
established under this Act in order to facilitate 
the recruitment, employment, and retention of 
workers for jobs with career pathways and to 
provide information to such system on skills 
and high-growth occupations; 
‘‘(B) projects that focus on opportunities 
for employment in industries and sectors of in-
dustries that are experiencing, or are likely to 
experience, high rates of growth, including 
health care and advanced manufacturing sec-
tors, and have jobs with wages and benefits 
leading to economic self-sufficiency; 
‘‘(C) projects that focus on local partner-
ships of industry, labor, community colleges, 
area career and technical education centers 
community-based organizations, and economic 
development organizations, to promote opportu-
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nities for dislocated workers and long-term un-
employed to receive training and related serv-
ices for employment and access to career lad-
ders in high-demand sectors; 
‘‘(D) projects to determine the feasibility 
of, and potential means to replicate, measuring 
the compensation, including the wages, benefits, 
and other incentives provided by an employer, 
received by program participants by using data 
other than or in addition to data available 
through wage records, for potential use as a 
performance indicator; 
‘‘(E) projects to develop and implement 
promising or proven approaches and tech-
nologies, including the use of distance education 
and activities to increase the digital literacy of 
older individuals, in order to deliver employ-
ment related, work-based training services and 
recognized postsecondary credentials; 
‘‘(F) 
projects 
that 
provide 
retention 
grants, which grants shall— 
‘‘(i) be provided to job training and 
apprenticeship programs that have dem-
onstrated expertise in serving low-income 
individuals and that offer instruction, as-
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sessment, and professional coaching, for 
each low-income individual who is retained 
in such employment with such employer for 
a period of 1 year; and 
‘‘(ii) be provided taking into account 
the economic benefit received by the Fed-
eral Government from the employment and 
retention of the individual, including the 
economic benefit from tax revenue and de-
creased public subsidies; 
‘‘(G) projects utilizing a pay-for-perform-
ance approach for providers of education, train-
ing, and employment services to individuals 
with barriers to employment, including services 
targeted to addressing the specific challenges 
and conditions that have created barriers for 
participants in programs under this Act; 
‘‘(H) projects that provide comprehensive 
education and training services, and support 
services, in coordination with local boards, for 
populations in targeted high poverty areas 
where the greatest barriers to employment 
exist, 
including 
ex-offenders, 
out-of-school 
youth, and public assistance recipient popu-
lations; and 
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‘‘(I) projects that seek to replicate exem-
plary youth programs that have demonstrated 
effectiveness in 2 or more noncontiguous local 
areas in preparing youth for success in the 
workforce. 
‘‘(3) CONDITIONS.— 
‘‘(A) COMPETITIVE
AWARDS.—Grants or 
contracts awarded for carrying out demonstra-
tion and pilot projects under this subsection 
shall be awarded on a competitive basis and in 
accordance with generally applicable Federal re-
quirements. 
‘‘(B) TIME LIMITS.—The Secretary shall 
establish appropriate time limits for carrying 
out demonstration and pilot projects under this 
subsection.’’; and 
(3) in subsection (e)(7), by striking ‘‘(Public 
Law 109–58)’’ and inserting ‘‘(42 U.S.C. 15852)’’. 
SEC. 157. WORKFORCE AND YOUTH INNOVATION AND BEST 
PRACTICES GRANTS. 
The Workforce Investment Act of 1998 is further 
amended by inserting after section 171 the following new 
sections: 
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‘‘SEC. 171A. WORKFORCE INNOVATION AND BEST PRAC-
TICES GRANTS. 
‘‘(a) PURPOSE.—It is the purpose of this section to— 
‘‘(1) promote the development of comprehensive 
workforce investment systems at the State, regional, 
and local levels that reflect the alignment of strate-
gies and activities across the core programs and, 
where appropriate, across other workforce develop-
ment, education, economic development, and human 
services programs, to provide effective, high quality, 
and client-centered services to job seekers and work-
ers, youth, and employers; 
‘‘(2) promote innovation and to improve, rep-
licate, and expand models and service delivery strat-
egies of demonstrated effectiveness in meeting the 
education, training, and employment needs of job 
seekers and workers, and youth, including such indi-
viduals with barriers to employment, and employers; 
and 
‘‘(3) establish and improve programs for youth 
that provide access to career pathways that include 
the attainment of a recognized postsecondary cre-
dential or employment that leads to economic self- 
sufficiency. 
‘‘(b) PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.—From amounts ap-
propriated to carry out this section, the Secretary of 
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Labor and the Secretary of Education, in accordance with 
section 176, shall— 
‘‘(1) for the first program year that begins 
after the date of enactment of the Workforce Invest-
ment Act of 2012, award transition grants in ac-
cordance with section 175; and 
‘‘(2) with funds not awarded for transition 
grants under paragraph (1) for the first program 
years that begins after the date of enactment of the 
Workforce Investment Act of 2012, and for subse-
quent years, award workforce innovation and best 
practices grants to eligible entities in accordance 
with subsection (c). 
‘‘(c) WORKFORCE INNOVATION
AND BEST PRAC-
TICES GRANTS TO ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—From funds described in 
subsection (b)(1), the Secretary of Labor and the 
Secretary of Education shall award workforce inno-
vation and replication grants on a competitive basis 
to eligible entities in accordance with paragraph (2) 
to be used for the purposes set forth in subsection 
(a). 
‘‘(2) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—To be eligible to re-
ceive a grant under this subsection, a State 
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partnership or regional entity shall meet the re-
quirements of this paragraph, submit an appli-
cation in accordance with subsection (e), and be 
in partnership with one or more of the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(i) A nonprofit organization with rel-
evant expertise, including a community- 
based organization. 
‘‘(ii) An institution of higher edu-
cation, including a community college. 
‘‘(iii) A joint labor-management part-
nership. 
‘‘(B) STATE PARTNERSHIP.—For a State 
partnership to be eligible for funding under this 
subsection, a Governor of a State shall— 
‘‘(i) submit the application in partner-
ship with the State board and with 1 or 
more regional entities in the State de-
scribed in subparagraph (C); and 
‘‘(ii) demonstrate that the State has— 
‘‘(I) aligned the core programs; 
‘‘(II) made significant progress 
towards aligning the core programs 
with other workforce investment pro-
grams; and 
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‘‘(III) achieved the alignments 
described in subclauses (I) and (II) 
consistent with the State plan. 
‘‘(C) REGIONAL ENTITIES.—To be identi-
fied as a regional entity and to be eligible for 
funding under this subsection, a local board for 
a local area that is aligned with a region, or all 
of the local boards for local areas that comprise 
a planning region under section 116(c), shall 
demonstrate that— 
‘‘(i) the application has been devel-
oped in consultation with the State and is 
not duplicative of other applications under 
this subsection submitted by a State part-
nership; and 
‘‘(ii) the local board, or all of the local 
boards for the planning region, has— 
‘‘(I) worked with the core pro-
grams to achieve alignment of such 
programs in the region; 
‘‘(II) made significant progress 
towards aligning the core programs 
with other workforce investment pro-
grams in the region; and 
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‘‘(III) achieved the alignments 
described in subclauses (I) and (II) 
consistent with the State plan. 
‘‘(d) TYPES OF GRANTS AUTHORIZED.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—From amounts appro-
priated to carry out this section, the Secretary of 
Labor and the Secretary of Education shall award 
eligible entities one or more of the following: 
‘‘(A) PLANNING GRANT.—The Secretary of 
Labor and the Secretary of Education may 
award a planning grant under this section, not 
to exceed a total of $250,000 for a 1-year pe-
riod, to an eligible entity that— 
‘‘(i) is preparing to establish an inno-
vative workforce investment project; and 
‘‘(ii) has not received a grant under 
this section. 
‘‘(B) INNOVATION
GRANT.—The Secre-
taries may award an innovation grant under 
this section, not to exceed a total of $3,000,000 
for a 2-year period to an eligible entity that— 
‘‘(i) has already received a planning 
grant under this section; or 
‘‘(ii) has already established an inno-
vative workforce investment project. 
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‘‘(C) SUSTAINABILITY GRANT.—The Secre-
taries may award a sustainability grant, not to 
exceed a total of $2,000,000 for a 2-year period 
or $5,000,000 for a 5-year period, to an eligible 
entity that— 
‘‘(i) has established an innovative 
workforce investment project that has dem-
onstrated measurable improvements as 
measured by the performance measures set 
forth in section 136; and 
‘‘(ii) seeks to expand or replicate that 
project on the State, local, or regional 
level. 
‘‘(2) FEDERAL
AND
NON-FEDERAL
SHARE.— 
The Federal share for the grants described in para-
graph (1) shall be— 
‘‘(A) for a planning grant described in 
paragraph (1)(A), 100 percent; 
‘‘(B) for an innovation grant described in 
paragraph (1)(B)— 
‘‘(i) 90 percent of the costs of the ac-
tivities carried out under the grant, in the 
first year of the grant; 
‘‘(ii) 80 percent of such costs in the 
second year of the grant; and 
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‘‘(iii) 70 percent of such costs in the 
third year of the grant; and 
‘‘(C) for a sustainability grant described in 
paragraph (1)(C)— 
‘‘(i) for an eligible entity that receives 
a 2-year grant— 
‘‘(I) not more than 50 percent of 
the costs of the activities carried out 
under the grant, in the first year of 
the grant; and 
‘‘(II) not more than 30 percent 
of such costs in the second year of the 
grant; and 
‘‘(ii) for an eligible entity that receives 
a 5-year grant— 
‘‘(I) not more than 70 percent of 
the costs of the activities carried out 
under the grant, in the first year of 
the grant; 
‘‘(II) not more than 60 percent 
of such costs in the second year of the 
grant; 
‘‘(III) not more than 50 percent 
of such costs in the third year of the 
grant; 
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‘‘(IV) not more than 40 percent 
of such costs in the fourth year of the 
grant; and 
‘‘(V) not more than 30 percent of 
such costs in the fifth year of the 
grant. 
‘‘(3) NON-FEDERAL SHARE.—The non-Federal 
share of an innovation or sustainability grant under 
this section may be in cash or in-kind, and may 
come from State, local, philanthropic, private, or 
other resources. 
‘‘(4) FINANCIAL HARDSHIP WAIVER.—The Sec-
retary of Labor and the Secretary of Education may 
waive or reduce the matching share of an eligible en-
tity that has submitted an application under this 
subsection if such entity demonstrates a need for 
such waiver or reduction due to financial hardship 
as defined by the Secretary of Labor and the Sec-
retary of Education. 
‘‘(5) FISCAL AGENT.—Each eligible entity that 
is a State consortia or partnership receiving a grant 
under this subsection shall designate an entity in the 
partnership as the fiscal agent for purposes of this 
grant. 
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‘‘(6) SUPPLEMENT
NOT
SUPPLANT.—Federal 
funds awarded under this section shall be used to 
supplement, not supplant non-Federal resources that 
would be used to support activities carried out as 
part of the innovative workforce investment project. 
‘‘(7) GRANT PERIOD.— 
‘‘(A) PLANNING GRANTS.—Grants awarded 
under paragraph (1)(A) shall be made for a pe-
riod of not longer than 1 year. 
‘‘(B) INNOVATION GRANT.—Grants award-
ed under paragraph (1)(B) shall be made for a 
period of no longer than 3 years. 
‘‘(C) 
SUSTAINABILITY
GRANT.—Grants 
awarded under paragraph (1)(C) shall be made 
for a period of no longer than 5 years. 
‘‘(e) APPLICATION.—An eligible entity seeking a 
grant under this section shall submit an application to the 
Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of Education at such 
time, in such manner, and containing such information as 
the Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of Education 
may require. An application submitted under this para-
graph may include the following: 
‘‘(1) A description of the eligible entity, evi-
dence of the eligible entity’s capacity to carry out ac-
tivities in support of the strategic objectives identi-
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fied in the application under paragraph (4), and, if 
the eligible entity is a partnership, a description of 
the expected participation and responsibilities of 
each of the partners. 
‘‘(2) A description of the industry or targeted 
industry cluster that will be served through the 
project, including a description of how the skilled 
workforce needs of small- and medium-sized employ-
ers connected with that industry or industries will be 
addressed. 
‘‘(3) A description of the target worker popu-
lations to be served through the project, including a 
description of target worker populations with signifi-
cant barriers to employment and a description of 
strategies that will be used to help overcome such 
barriers. 
‘‘(4) A description of the strategic objectives 
that the eligible entity seeks to achieve through the 
funded project for— 
‘‘(A) implementing career pathways strate-
gies, which may include— 
‘‘(i) providing clear linkages between 
remedial, academic and occupational pro-
grams within educational institutions, and 
articulation of credits across institutions; 
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‘‘(ii) designing curricula in terms of 
competencies required for education and 
career advancement, and, where possible, 
tied to industry skill standards, certifi-
cations or licensing requirements including 
those developed by industry or sector part-
nerships; 
‘‘(iii) offering programs at times and 
places (including workplaces) convenient 
for working adults and structured in small 
modules or ‘chunks’, each leading to recog-
nized credential; 
‘‘(iv) allowing flexibility to enter and 
exit 
education 
as 
participants’ 
cir-
cumstances permit; 
‘‘(v) providing support services, in-
cluding career assessment and counseling, 
case management, child care, transpor-
tation, financial aid and job placement; 
‘‘(vi) creating ‘bridge programs’ for 
educationally disadvantaged youths and 
adults that teach basic skills such as office 
communication, math and problem solving 
in the context of training for advancement 
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to better jobs and postsecondary training; 
and 
‘‘(vii) aligning both public and private 
funding sources, such as the Carl D. Per-
kins Career and Technical Education Act, 
Workforce Investment Act, Adult Edu-
cation and Family Literacy Act, Tem-
porary Assistance to Needy Families, State 
and Federal financial aid, and employer 
tuition reimbursement; 
‘‘(B) implementing industry or sector part-
nerships, which may include– 
‘‘(i) recruiting key stakeholders in the 
targeted industry cluster, such as multiple 
businesses and employers, labor organiza-
tions, local boards, and education and 
training providers, and regularly convening 
the stakeholders in a collaborative struc-
ture that supports the sharing of informa-
tion, ideas, and challenges common to the 
targeted industry cluster; 
‘‘(ii) identifying the training needs of 
multiple businesses, especially skill gaps 
critical to competitiveness and innovation 
in the targeted industry cluster; 
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‘‘(iii) facilitating economies of scale by 
aggregating training and education needs 
of multiple employers; 
‘‘(iv) 
helping 
postsecondary 
edu-
cational institutions, training institutions, 
apprenticeship programs, area career and 
technical education centers, and all other 
training programs authorized under this 
Act, align curricula, entrance requirements 
and programs to industry demand and na-
tionally portable, recognized postsecondary 
credentials (or, if not available for the tar-
geted industry, other credentials, as deter-
mined appropriate by the Secretary), par-
ticularly for higher skill, high-priority occu-
pations validated by the industry; 
‘‘(v) ensuring that the State agency 
carrying out the State program under the 
Wagner-Peyser Act (29 U.S.C. 49 et seq.), 
including staff of the agency that provide 
services under such Act, shall inform re-
cipients of unemployment insurance of the 
job and training opportunities that may re-
sult from the implementation of this grant; 
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‘‘(vi) informing and collaborating with 
organizations such as youth councils, busi-
ness-education partnerships, apprenticeship 
programs, secondary schools, and postsec-
ondary educational institutions, and with 
parents and career counselors, for the pur-
pose of addressing the challenges of con-
necting disadvantaged adults and dis-
advantaged youth as defined in section in 
this Act to careers; 
‘‘(vii) helping companies identify, and 
work together to address, common organi-
zational and human resource challenges, 
such as— 
‘‘(I) recruiting new workers; 
‘‘(II) 
implementing 
effective 
workplace practices; 
‘‘(III) retraining dislocated and 
incumbent workers; 
‘‘(IV) implementing a high-per-
formance work organization; 
‘‘(V) recruiting and retaining 
women in nontraditional occupation; 
‘‘(VI) adopting new technologies; 
and 
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‘‘(VII) fostering experiential and 
contextualized on-the-job learning; 
‘‘(viii) developing and strengthening 
career ladders within and across compa-
nies, in order to enable dislocated, incum-
bent and entry-level workers to improve 
skills and advance to higher-wage jobs; 
‘‘(ix) improving job quality through 
improving wages, benefits, and working 
conditions; 
‘‘(x) helping partner companies, in-
dustry or sector partnerships to attract po-
tential employees from a diverse job seeker 
base, including individuals with barriers to 
employment (such as job seekers who are 
low income, youth, older workers, and indi-
viduals who have completed a term of im-
prisonment), by identifying such barriers 
through analysis of the existing labor mar-
ket and implementing strategies to help 
such workers overcome such barriers; and 
‘‘(xi) 
strengthening 
connections 
among businesses in the targeted industry 
cluster, leading to cooperation beyond 
workforce issues that will improve competi-
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tiveness and job quality, such as joint pur-
chasing, market research, or centers for 
technology and innovation; and 
‘‘(C) implementing credential attainment 
and measurement strategies, which may in-
clude— 
‘‘(i) establishing a cross agency com-
mittee (such as the State workforce invest-
ment board, a legislative task force, a P– 
20 Council, or some other agreed upon 
group) that is specifically focused on low 
and middle skill education and training 
outcomes to measure credential attainment 
through the State’s workforce investment 
and training programs, by— 
‘‘(I) tracking, counting, meas-
uring and public reporting credential 
attainment rates for all programs pro-
viding education and training beyond 
a high school diploma but less than a 
4-year degree; 
‘‘(II) measuring the result of 
workforce training programs leading 
to an recognized postsecondary cre-
dential, certificate of degree; 
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‘‘(III) establishing statewide poli-
cies, goals, and guidelines for the col-
lection of credential outcome data for 
all employment and training programs 
and related programs and services 
within the State; 
‘‘(IV) engaging other related de-
partments and agencies that may have 
data or are involved in activities re-
lated to workforce development and 
job training; 
‘‘(V) establishing standards and 
data collection infrastructure to assess 
the number of industry-recognized 
middle skill credentials or certificates 
produced through Federal or State 
programs, and their relation to labor 
market needs; 
‘‘(VI) setting credential attain-
ment goals in high demand industry 
sector then monitor and measure 
progress over time; and 
‘‘(VII) providing an annual as-
sessment and report to the Governor 
and Legislature about the type of cre-
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dential outcomes produced by pro-
grams and provide recommendations 
to better align efforts across agencies 
to meet employer demand; 
‘‘(ii) ensuring the collection of creden-
tial outcome data from a range of public 
workforce and education programs to en-
sure State agencies and programs are in-
creasing the number of workers with the 
skills and credentials needed to fill the pro-
jected demand for middle and high skilled 
jobs; 
‘‘(iii) using the data in order to assess 
workforce system outcomes, establish cre-
dential 
attainment 
goals, 
measure 
progress, and hold agencies accountable to 
increase the skills of the workforce; and 
‘‘(iv) 
developing 
a 
comprehensive 
workforce system report that provides indi-
vidual agency outcomes and statewide rep-
resentation of the credential attainment 
outcomes of the State’s workforce invest-
ment system. 
‘‘(5) A description of a pay-for-performance ap-
proach for providers of education, training, and em-
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ployment services to individuals with barriers to em-
ployment, including services targeted to addressing 
the specific challenges and conditions that have cre-
ated barriers for participants in programs under this 
Act. 
‘‘(f) AWARD BASIS.— 
‘‘(1) GEOGRAPHIC
DISTRIBUTION.—The Sec-
retary of Labor and the Secretary of Education shall 
award competitive grants under this section in a 
manner to ensure geographic diversity. 
‘‘(2) PRIORITIES.—In awarding grants under 
this section, the Secretaries shall give priority to eli-
gible entities that— 
‘‘(A) provide evidence of past or current 
investments in workforce innovation projects 
that incorporate one or more of the priority 
strategies; 
‘‘(B) focus on addressing the skill needs of 
multiple employers, including small- and me-
dium-sized businesses; or 
‘‘(C) target services to low-income individ-
uals, low-skill individuals, long-term unem-
ployed, and other populations with barriers to 
employment. 
‘‘(g) ACTIVITIES.— 
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—An eligible entity receiving 
a grant under this section shall carry out the activi-
ties necessary to meet the strategic objectives, in-
cluding planning activities if applicable, described in 
the entity’s application in a manner that— 
‘‘(A) 
integrates 
services 
and 
funding 
sources in a way that enhances the effectiveness 
of the activities; and 
‘‘(B) uses grant funds awarded under this 
section efficiently. 
‘‘(2) ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.—An eligible enti-
ty may retain a portion of a grant awarded under 
this section for a fiscal year to carry out the admin-
istration of this section in an amount not to exceed 
5 percent of the grant amount. 
‘‘(h) EVALUATION AND PROGRESS REPORTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after 
receiving a grant under this section, and annually 
thereafter during the grant period, an eligible entity 
shall report to the Secretary of Labor and the Sec-
retary of Education, and to the Governor of the 
State that the eligible entity serves, on the spending 
and activities funded pursuant to a grant under this 
section, including an evaluation of the progress the 
eligible entity has made toward the strategic objec-
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tives identified in the application and measure the 
progress using the performance accountability meas-
ures identified in the application. 
‘‘(2) PUBLIC
AVAILABILITY.—The Secretary 
shall transmit such reports to the Congress and 
make such reports available to the public. 
‘‘(i) ADMINISTRATION BY THE SECRETARIES.— 
‘‘(1) ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.—The Secretaries 
may jointly retain a total of not more than 3 percent 
of the funds appropriated to carry out this section 
for each fiscal year to administer this section, in-
cluding technical assistance and evaluation activities. 
‘‘(2) 
TECHNICAL
ASSISTANCE
AND
OVER-
SIGHT.—The Secretaries shall provide technical as-
sistance and oversight to assist the eligible entities 
in applying for and administering grants awarded 
under this section, including technical assistance and 
through the collection and dissemination of informa-
tion on best practices. 
‘‘(3) PERFORMANCE
ACCOUNTABILITY
MEAS-
URES.—The Secretaries shall issue a range of per-
formance measures, with quantifiable benchmarks, 
and methodologies that eligible entities may use to 
evaluate the effectiveness of each type of activity in 
making progress toward the strategic objectives de-
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scribed in the application. Such measures shall con-
sider the benefits of the innovative workforce devel-
opment projects and its activities for workers, firms, 
industries, and communities. 
‘‘(4) DISSEMINATION.—The Secretaries shall— 
‘‘(A) coordinate the annual review of each 
eligible entity receiving a grant under this sec-
tion and produce an overview report that, at a 
minimum, includes each funded project and 
best practices identified; 
‘‘(B) make resource materials, including all 
reports published and all data collected under 
this section, available on the Internet; and 
‘‘(C) conduct conferences and seminars 
to— 
‘‘(i) disseminate information on best 
practices developed by eligible entities re-
ceiving a grant under this section; and 
‘‘(ii) provide information to interested 
stakeholders. 
‘‘(5) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 
24 months after the date of enactment of the Work-
force Investment Act of 2012 and on an annual 
basis thereafter, the Secretaries shall transmit a re-
port to Congress on the grant program established 
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by this section. The report shall include a descrip-
tion of— 
‘‘(A) the eligible entities receiving funding; 
‘‘(B) the spending and activities carried 
out by the eligible entities; 
‘‘(C) how the eligible entities were selected 
to receive funding under this section; and 
‘‘(D) an assessment of the results achieved 
by the grant program including findings from 
the annual reviews conducted under subsection 
(i). 
‘‘SEC. 171B. YOUTH INNOVATION AND BEST PRACTICES 
GRANTS. 
‘‘(a) PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary of Labor 
and the Secretary of Education, shall— 
‘‘(A) for the first program year that begins 
after the date of enactment of the Workforce 
Investment Act of 2012, award transition 
grants in accordance with section 176; and 
‘‘(B) with funds not awarded for transition 
grants under paragraph (1) for the first pro-
gram year that begins after the date of enact-
ment of the Workforce Investment Act of 2012, 
and with the funds reserved for each program 
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year thereafter, award youth innovation and 
replication grants to eligible entities described 
in subsection (c) for the purposes described in 
subsection (b). 
‘‘(b) AUTHORIZATION AND PURPOSE OF GRANTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—From funds appropriated 
pursuant to section 174, the Secretary of Labor and 
the Secretary of Education shall award youth inno-
vation and replication grants on a competitive basis 
to eligible entities described in subsection (c). 
‘‘(2) USE
OF
FUNDS.—The grants awarded 
under this section shall be used to support the dem-
onstration of innovative new strategies and activities, 
or the replication and expansion of effective evi-
dence-based strategies and activities that are de-
signed to substantially improve education and em-
ployment outcomes for eligible youth, including prep-
aration for post secondary education and training 
and for careers. Such strategies and activities shall 
include— 
‘‘(A) establishing career pathways in in-de-
mand industry sectors and occupations for eligi-
ble youth, in collaboration with other Federal, 
State, and local programs, and public and pri-
vate entities; 
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‘‘(B) developing and implementing a com-
prehensive strategy, for an area of high poverty, 
that provides education and training programs, 
resources, and other activities that prepare 
youth for postsecondary education and training 
and for employment that leads to economic self- 
sufficiency; 
‘‘(C) developing and implementing strate-
gies and activities that provide opportunities for 
youth with disabilities to receive education, 
training, and employment services that lead to 
a recognized postsecondary credential or inte-
grated, 
competitive 
employment, 
including 
through incorporating elements of the individ-
ualized education program and related services 
under the Individuals with Disabilities in Edu-
cation Act; 
‘‘(D) developing and implementing evi-
dence-based strategies and activities, such as— 
‘‘(i) education offered concurrently 
and contextually with workforce prepara-
tion and training for a specific occupation 
or occupational cluster; 
‘‘(ii) career academies; 
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‘‘(iii) dropout prevention and recovery 
strategies; 
‘‘(iv) paid or unpaid work experience, 
including summer employment opportuni-
ties and employment opportunities avail-
able throughout the school year, combined 
with academic learning leading to a recog-
nized postsecondary credential; 
‘‘(v) innovative programs for youth 
facing multiple barriers to employment 
that arrange for the provision of or provide 
supportive services combined with edu-
cation, training, including preparation for 
postsecondary education and training, or 
employment activities; or 
‘‘(vi) to include youth service and con-
servation corps programs in which a 
project undertaken is credited as qualifying 
experience for higher education, job train-
ing, or careers in public service; or 
‘‘(E) other evidence-based strategies or ac-
tivities designed to improve the education and 
employment outcomes for youth. 
‘‘(c) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES AND APPLICATION.— 
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‘‘(1) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—An entity eligible to 
receive a grant under this section shall include— 
‘‘(A)(i) the Governor of a State in coordi-
nation with the State board and with a local 
board for a local area that is aligned with a re-
gion, or with all boards for local areas that 
comprise a planning region, under section 
116(c); or 
‘‘(ii) a local board for a local area that is 
aligned with a region, or all local boards for 
local areas that comprise a planning region, 
under section 116(c), in consultation with the 
standing committee on youth associated with 
the local board; and 
‘‘(B) one or more of the following: 
‘‘(i) A State education agency. 
‘‘(ii) A local education agency. 
‘‘(iii) A nonprofit organization with 
expertise serving eligible youth, including a 
community-based 
organization, 
youth 
corps, or an intermediary. 
‘‘(iv) An institution of higher edu-
cation, including a community college and 
an area career and technical education cen-
ter. 
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‘‘(v) A joint labor-management part-
nership. 
‘‘(2) APPLICATION.—To receive a grant under 
this subsection, an eligible entity shall submit an ap-
plication to the Secretary of Labor and the Sec-
retary of Education at such time, in such manner, 
and containing such information, consistent with 
this paragraph, as the Secretaries may require. Each 
such application shall describe the innovation and 
replication strategies and activities that the eligible 
entity will carry out to strengthen the workforce in-
vestment system in the State or region in order to 
substantially improve education and employment 
outcomes for youth, such as youth with disabilities, 
served by such system, and may include— 
‘‘(A) a description of the region in the 
State or the State, as applicable, that will be 
the focus of grant activities, including analyses 
of economic conditions, skill needs, the work-
force, and the workforce development services 
(including the strengths and weaknesses of such 
services and the capacity to provide such serv-
ices) that are relevant to the proposed strate-
gies and activities that would be carried out 
under the grant; 
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‘‘(B) a description of the youth populations 
to be served, including individuals with barriers 
to employment who are youth, and the skill 
needs of those populations; 
‘‘(C) a description of the promising strate-
gies and activities the eligible entity is pro-
posing to demonstrate, or the evidence-based 
strategies and activities that the eligible entity 
is proposing to expand or replicate; 
‘‘(D) a description of how the eligible enti-
ty will meaningfully involve youth in the design 
and implementation of the proposed strategies 
and activities; 
‘‘(E) a description of how, in carrying out 
such strategies and activities, the eligible entity 
will— 
‘‘(i) collaborate to leverage resources 
among strategic partners to achieve the 
purposes of the grant, and to provide the 
matching share described in subsection 
(d)(2); and 
‘‘(ii) ensure the sustainability of the 
programs and activities supported by the 
grant after grant funds are no longer 
available; 
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‘‘(F) a description of how the strategies 
and activities will be aligned with the State plan 
and the local plans in the region of the State 
that will be the focus of grant activities; 
‘‘(G) a description of the outcomes, includ-
ing outcomes for the performance accountability 
measures based on indicators of performance 
described in section 136(b)(2)(A)(ii), to be 
achieved by the proposed strategies and activi-
ties; and 
‘‘(H) a description of how the eligible enti-
ty will— 
‘‘(i) use technology; 
‘‘(ii) collect data; 
‘‘(iii) made data publicly available; 
and 
‘‘(iv) use technology and date to im-
prove program delivery, activities, and ad-
ministration. 
‘‘(d) MATCHING FUNDS REQUIREMENTS.— 
‘‘(1) INNOVATION FUND SHARE.—The amount 
of the share of the funds provided under this section 
shall be not greater than 50 percent of the cost of 
the programs and activities that are carried out 
under the grant. 
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‘‘(2) MATCHING SHARE.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.— 
‘‘(i) AMOUNT.—The amount of the 
matching share under this subsection for a 
program year may not be less than 50 per-
cent of the costs of the programs and ac-
tivities that are carried out under the 
grant. 
‘‘(ii) IN CASH OR KIND.—The match-
ing share may be in cash or in kind (fairly 
evaluated). 
‘‘(iii) SOURCES.—Not more than 50 
percent of the matching share required 
under this subsection may be provided 
from Federal resources, of which not less 
than 50 percent shall be provided from 
Federal resources from the partner pro-
grams identified in the application other 
than resources provided under the core 
programs. Non-Federal sources for the 
matching share may include State re-
sources, local resources, contributions from 
private organizations, or a combination of 
such resources and contributions. 
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‘‘(B) FINANCIAL HARDSHIP WAIVER.—The 
Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of Edu-
cation may waive or reduce the matching share 
of an eligible entity that has submitted an ap-
plication under this subsection if such entity 
demonstrates a need for such waiver or reduc-
tion due to extreme financial hardship as de-
fined by the Secretary of Labor and the Sec-
retary of Education. 
‘‘(C) SUPPLEMENT NOT SUPPLANT.—The 
Federal and matching share required by this 
subsection shall be used to supplement and not 
supplant other Federal and State funds used to 
carry out activities described in this subsection. 
‘‘(e) GRANT PERIOD.—Grants awarded under this 
subsection shall be awarded for periods of not more than 
3 years in duration and may not be renewed. 
‘‘(f) REPORTING.—The Secretary of Labor and the 
Secretary of Education are authorized to establish appro-
priate reporting requirements for grantees under this sub-
section. 
‘‘(g) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND EVALUATION.— 
For each program year for which funds are available to 
carry out this section, the Secretary of Labor and the Sec-
retary of Education may reserve a total of not more than 
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3 percent of the amount available to carry out this sub-
section to provide technical assistance to applicants and 
grantees under this subsection and to evaluate projects 
carried out under this subsection. The Secretaries shall 
ensure that the results of the evaluations are publicly 
available, including through electronic means.’’. 
SEC. 158. EVALUATIONS. 
Section 172 is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(2), by inserting ‘‘account-
ability’’ after ‘‘performance’’; 
(2) in subsection (c)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘as least’’ and inserting 
‘‘at least’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘2005’’ and inserting 
‘‘2016’’; 
(3) in subsection (e), by striking ‘‘Labor and 
Human Resources’’ and inserting ‘‘Health, Edu-
cation, Labor, and Pensions’’; 
(4) by redesignating subsection (f) as sub-
section (g) and inserting after subsection (e) the fol-
lowing new subsection: 
‘‘(f) PUBLICATION OF REPORTS.—If an entity that 
enters into a contract or other arrangement with the Sec-
retary to conduct an evaluation of a program or activity 
under this section requests permission from the Secretary 
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to publish a report resulting from the evaluation, such en-
tity may publish the report unless the Secretary denies 
the request during the 90-day period beginning on the 
date the Secretary receives such request.’’. 
SEC. 159. NATIONAL DISLOCATED WORKER GRANTS. 
Section 173 is amended— 
(1) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘EMER-
GENCY’’ and inserting ‘‘DISLOCATED WORKER’’; 
(2) by striking subsection (b) and redesignating 
subsection (a) as subsection (b), and inserting before 
such redesignated subsection the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 
‘‘(1) the term ‘emergency or disaster’ means— 
‘‘(A) an emergency or a major disaster, as 
defined in paragraphs (1) and (2), respectively, 
of section 102 of the Robert T. Stafford Dis-
aster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 
U.S.C. 5122 (1) and (2)); or 
‘‘(B) an emergency or disaster situation of 
national significance that could result in a po-
tentially large loss of employment, as declared 
or otherwise recognized by the chief official of 
a Federal agency with authority for or jurisdic-
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tion over the Federal response to the emergency 
or disaster situation; and 
‘‘(2) the term ‘disaster area’ means an area 
that has suffered or in which has occurred an emer-
gency or disaster.’’; 
(3) in subsection (b) (as so redesignated)— 
(A) by striking paragraph (4) and redesig-
nating paragraphs (1) through (3) and (4) as 
subparagraphs (A) through (C), respectively, 
and moving such subparagraphs (as so redesig-
nated) 2 ems to the right; 
(B) in the matter preceding subparagraph 
(A) (as so redesignated)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘The Secretary’’ and 
inserting: 
‘‘(1) GRANTS.—The Secretary’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘emergency grants in 
a timely manner’’ and inserting ‘‘dislocated 
worker grants’’; 
(C) in subparagraph (A) (as so redesig-
nated), by striking ‘‘subsection (c)’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘subsection (c)(1)(B)’’; 
(D) in subsection (B) (as so redesignated), 
by striking ‘‘an area that has suffered’’ and all 
that follows and insert ‘‘a disaster area, to pro-
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vide disaster relief employment in the disaster 
area’’; 
(E) in subparagraph (C) (as so redesig-
nated), by striking ‘‘paragraphs (1) and (2)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘subparagraphs (A) and (B)’’; 
and 
(F) by inserting after subparagraph (C) 
the following: 
‘‘(D) to provide additional assistance to a 
State board or local board serving an area 
where— 
‘‘(i) a higher-than-average demand for 
employment and training activities for dis-
located members of the Armed Forces, 
spouses described in section 101(14)(E), or 
members of the Armed Forces described in 
subsection (c)(2)(A)(iv), exceeds State and 
local resources for providing such activi-
ties; and 
‘‘(ii) such activities are to be carried 
out in partnership with the Department of 
Defense and Department of Veterans Af-
fairs transition assistance programs; and 
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‘‘(E) from funds appropriated under sec-
tion 174(c), to a State or entity described in 
subsection (c)(1)(B) to carry out— 
‘‘(i) subsection (e), including pro-
viding assistance to eligible individuals; 
and 
‘‘(ii) subsection (f), including pro-
viding assistance to eligible individuals. 
‘‘(2) DECISIONS AND OBLIGATIONS.—The Sec-
retary shall issue a final decision on a complete ap-
plication for a national dislocated worker grant 
under this subsection not later than 45 calendar 
days after receipt of the application.’’; 
(4) in subsection (c)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking ‘‘sub-
section 
(a)(1)’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘subsection 
(b)(1)(B)’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) in the matter preceding subpara-
graph (A), by striking ‘‘emergency’’ and 
inserting ‘‘dislocated worker’’; and 
(ii) in subparagraph (C), by striking 
‘‘emergency’’ and inserting ‘‘dislocated 
worker’’; 
(5) in subsection (d)— 
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(A) by striking ‘‘subsection (a)(2)’’ each 
place it appears and inserting ‘‘subsection 
(b)(1)(B)’’; 
(B) in paragraph (1)(A)— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘, in coordination with 
the Administrator of the Federal Emer-
gency Management Agency, as applicable,’’ 
after ‘‘shall be used’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘structures’’ and in-
serting ‘‘public structures’’; 
(C) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘emer-
gency or’’ after ‘‘consequence of the’’; 
(D) in paragraph (3)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘No individual’’ and in-
serting: 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 
subparagraph (B), no individual’’; 
(ii) by striking ‘‘natural disaster’’ and 
inserting ‘‘emergency or disaster’’; and 
(iii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new subparagraph: 
‘‘(B) EXTENSION.—At the request of a 
State, the Secretary may extend such employ-
ment, related to recovery from a single emer-
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gency or disaster involving the State, for not 
more than an additional 6 months.’’; and 
(E) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraphs: 
‘‘(4) USE OF AVAILABLE FUNDS.—Funds made 
available under subsection (b)(1)(B) shall be avail-
able to assist workers described in paragraph (2) 
who are affected by an emergency or disaster, in-
cluding workers who have relocated from an area in 
which an emergency or disaster has been declared or 
otherwise recognized, as appropriate. Under condi-
tions determined by the Secretary and following no-
tification to the Secretary, a State may use such 
funds, that are appropriated for any fiscal year and 
available for expenditure under any grant awarded 
to the State under this section, to provide any as-
sistance authorized under this subsection. Funds 
used pursuant to the authority provided under this 
paragraph shall be subject to the liability and reim-
bursement requirements described in paragraph (5). 
‘‘(5) LIABILITY AND REIMBURSEMENT.—Noth-
ing in this Act shall be construed to relieve liability, 
by a responsible party that is liable under Federal 
law, for any costs incurred by the United States 
under subsection (b)(1)(B) or this subsection, in-
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cluding the responsibility to provide reimbursement 
for such costs to the United States.’’; 
(6) by striking subsection (e) and redesignating 
subsections (f) and (g) as subsections (e) and (f), re-
spectively; 
(7) in subsection (e) (as so redesignated)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘paragraph (4)(A) of sub-
section (a)’’ each place it appears and inserting 
‘‘subsection (b)(1)(E)(i)’’; 
(B) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
‘‘clauses (i) through (v)’’ and inserting 
‘‘clauses (i) through (iv)’’; 
(ii) in subparagraph (B)(iii), by strik-
ing ‘‘enactment of this clause’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘enactment of the American Recovery 
and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public 
Law 111–5, 123 Stat. 115)’’; and 
(iii) in subparagraph (C), by striking 
‘‘subsection (g)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection 
(f)’’; 
(C) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘sub-
section (g)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (f)’’; 
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(D) in paragraph (3)(A)(i), by striking 
‘‘not later than’’ and inserting ‘‘notwith-
standing subsection (b)(2), not later than’’; and 
(E) in paragraph (7)(A)— 
(i) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘section 
4980B’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘section 
4980B(f)(4)’’; and 
(ii) in clause (ii)(I), by striking 
‘‘clause (i), (ii), or (vi) of paragraph 
(2)(A))’’ and inserting ‘‘subparagraph (A), 
(B), or (F) of section 35(e)(1) of such 
Code)’’; and 
(8) in subsection (f), (as so redesignated)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘paragraph (4)(A) of sub-
section (a)’’ each place it appears and inserting 
‘‘subsection (b)(1)(E)(i)’’; 
(B) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘sub-
section (f)(1)(A)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection 
(e)(1)(A)’’; and 
(C) in paragraph (4)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A)— 
(I) in the matter preceding clause 
(i), by striking ‘‘this subsection’’ and 
inserting ‘‘subsection (b)(1)(E)(ii)’’; 
and 
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(II) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘not 
later than’’ and inserting ‘‘notwith-
standing subsection (b)(2), not later 
than’’; and 
(ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
‘‘174(c)(1)(B)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection 
(b)(1)(E)(ii)’’. 
SEC. 160. YOUTHBUILD PROGRAM. 
Section 173A is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘; and’’ 
and inserting a semicolon; 
(B) in paragraph (4), by striking the pe-
riod and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by inserting after paragraph (4) the 
following new paragraph: 
‘‘(5) to improve the quality and energy effi-
ciency of community and other nonprofit and public 
facilities, including those facilities that are used to 
serve homeless and low-income families.’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) by striking paragraph (8) and redesig-
nating paragraphs (9) through (13) as para-
graphs (8) through (12), respectively; 
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(B) in paragraph (11) (as so redesig-
nated), by striking ‘‘means housing provided’’ 
and all that follows and inserting ‘‘has the 
meaning given the term in section 401(29) of 
the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act 
(42 U.S.C. 11360(29)).’’; and 
(C) in paragraph (12) (as so redesignated), 
by striking ‘‘or construction’’ and inserting 
‘‘construction, or energy efficiency enhance-
ment’’; 
(3) in subsection (c)— 
(A) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A)(i), by striking 
‘‘or construction’’ and inserting ‘‘construc-
tion, or energy efficiency enhancement’’; 
(ii) in subparagraph (A)(iv)— 
(I) in subclause (II), by striking 
‘‘individuals with limited English pro-
ficiency’’ and inserting ‘‘participants 
who are English language learners’’; 
and 
(II) in subclause (III), by strik-
ing ‘‘General Education Development 
(GED) credential, or other State-rec-
ognized equivalent (including recog-
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nized alternative standard’’ and in-
serting ‘‘or its recognized equivalent 
including recognized certificates of at-
tendance or similar documents’’; 
(iii) in subparagraph (A)(vii)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘supportive serv-
ices’’; and 
(II) by inserting ‘‘or training’’ 
after ‘‘postsecondary education’’; 
(iv) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
‘‘or construction’’ and inserting ‘‘construc-
tion, or energy efficiency enhancement’’; 
(v) in subparagraph (C)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘or construction’’ 
and inserting ‘‘construction, or energy 
efficiency enhancement’’; and 
(II) by striking ‘‘10 percent’’ and 
inserting ‘‘15 percent’’; and 
(vi) in subparagraph (D), by inserting 
‘‘, including recruitment and selection of 
participants,’’; 
(B) in paragraph (3)(B)— 
(i) in clause (i), by inserting ‘‘con-
struction and’’ after ‘‘opportunities in’’; 
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(ii) in clauses (iii) and (vi), by strik-
ing ‘‘or construction’’ each place it appears 
and inserting ‘‘construction, or energy effi-
ciency enhancement’’; 
(iii) in clause (x), by striking ‘‘voca-
tional education’’ and inserting ‘‘career 
and technical education and training’’; 
(iv) in clause (xii)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘results’’ and in-
serting ‘‘levels’’; 
(II) by striking ‘‘common’’ and 
inserting ‘‘primary’’; and 
(III) by striking ‘‘youth and life-
long learning, as identified by the Sec-
retary’’ and inserting ‘‘eligible youth 
described in section 136(b)(2)(A)(ii)’’; 
(v) in clause (xvi)— 
(I) in subclause (II), by inserting 
‘‘energy efficiency enhancement’’ after 
‘‘construction’’; and 
(II) in subclause (III), by strik-
ing ‘‘vocational education’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘career and technical education 
and training’’; and 
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(vi) in clause (xvii)(I), by inserting 
‘‘energy efficiency enhancement’’ after 
‘‘construction’’; and 
(C) in paragraph (4)— 
(i) in subparagraph (C)— 
(I) 
by 
inserting 
‘‘community 
and’’ after ‘‘which the housing and’’; 
and 
(II) by striking ‘‘or construction’’ 
each place it appears and inserting 
‘‘construction, or energy efficiency en-
hancement’’; and 
(ii) in subparagraph (J)— 
(I) in clause (ii), by inserting 
‘‘energy efficiency enhancement’’ after 
‘‘construction’’; and 
(II) in clause (iii), by striking 
‘‘vocational education’’ and inserting 
‘‘career and technical education and 
training’’; 
(4) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘or construc-
tion’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘construc-
tion, or energy efficiency enhancement’’; 
(5) in subsection (e)(1)— 
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(A) in subparagraph (A)(iii), by inserting 
‘‘, or an individual who was a school dropout 
and has subsequently re-enrolled’’ before the 
period; and 
(B) in amending subparagraph (B)(i) to 
read as follows: 
‘‘(i) are basic skills deficient, despite 
attainment of a secondary school diploma 
or its recognized equivalent (including rec-
ognized certificates of attendance or simi-
lar documents for individuals with disabil-
ities); or’’; 
(6) in subsection (f)(2)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ‘‘, or 
to support pilot and demonstration projects or 
program evaluations with recipients of grants 
under subsection (c) as directed by the Sec-
retary, including pilot or demonstration projects 
that create new career tracks for Youthbuild 
participants in areas such as health care and 
manufacturing’’ before the period; and 
(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
‘‘shall reserve’’ and inserting ‘‘shall reserve not 
less than 3 percent and not more than’’; 
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