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(2) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘before com-
pleting the requirements’’ and all that follows and 
inserting ‘‘prior to becoming a graduate.’’; and 
(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 reg-
ular secondary school diploma, completed the re-
quirements of a career and technical education and 
training program, or received, or is making satisfac-
tory progress (as defined under section 484(c) of the 
Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1091(c))) 
toward receiving, a recognized postsecondary creden-
tial, including an industry-recognized credential that 
prepares individuals for employment leading to eco-
nomic self-sufficiency.’’. 
SEC. 118. INDIVIDUALS ELIGIBLE FOR THE JOB CORPS. 
Section 144 (29 U.S.C. 2884) is amended— 
(1) by amending paragraph (1) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(1) not less than age 16 and not more than 
age 24 on the date of enrollment;’’; 
(2) in paragraph (3)(B), by inserting ‘‘sec-
ondary’’ before ‘‘school’’; and
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(3) in paragraph (3)(E), by striking ‘‘voca-
tional’’ and inserting ‘‘career and technical edu-
cation and’’. 
SEC. 119. RECRUITMENT, SCREENING, SELECTION, AND AS-
SIGNMENT OF ENROLLEES. 
Section 145 (29 U.S.C. 2885) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in paragraph (2)(C)(i) by striking ‘‘vo-
cational’’ and inserting ‘‘career and technical 
education and training’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (3)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘To the extent prac-
ticable, the’’ and inserting ‘‘The’’; 
(ii) in subparagraph (A)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘applicable’’; and 
(II) by inserting ‘‘and’’ after the 
semicolon; 
(iii) by striking subparagraphs (B) 
and (C); and 
(iv) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(B) organizations that have a dem-
onstrated record of effectiveness in placing at- 
risk youth into employment.’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)—
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(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) in subparagraph (B), by inserting 
‘‘and agrees to such rules’’ after ‘‘failure 
to observe the rules’’; and 
(ii) by amending subparagraph (C) to 
read as follows: 
‘‘(C) the individual has passed a back-
ground check conducted in accordance with pro-
cedures established by the Secretary, which 
shall include— 
‘‘(i) a search of the State criminal 
registry or repository in the State where 
the individual resides and each State where 
the individual previously resided; 
‘‘(ii) a search of State-based child 
abuse and neglect registries and databases 
in the State where the individual resides 
and each State where the individual pre-
viously resided; 
‘‘(iii) a search of the National Crime 
Information Center; 
‘‘(iv) a Federal Bureau of Investiga-
tion fingerprint check using the Integrated 
Automated Fingerprint Identification Sys-
tem; and
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‘‘(v) a search of the National Sex Of-
fender Registry established under the 
Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety 
Act of 2006 (42 U.S.C. 16901 et seq.).’’; 
and 
(B) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(3) INDIVIDUALS CONVICTED OF A CRIME.— 
An individual shall be ineligible for enrollment if the 
individual— 
‘‘(A) makes a false statement in connection 
with the criminal background check described in 
paragraph (1)(C); 
‘‘(B) is registered or is required to be reg-
istered on a State sex offender registry or the 
National Sex Offender Registry established 
under the Adam Walsh Child Protection and 
Safety Act of 2006 (42 U.S.C. 16901 et seq.); 
or 
‘‘(C) has been convicted of a felony con-
sisting of— 
‘‘(i) homicide; 
‘‘(ii) child abuse or neglect; 
‘‘(iii) a crime against children, includ-
ing child pornography;
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‘‘(iv) a crime involving rape or sexual 
assault; or 
‘‘(v) physical assault, battery, or a 
drug-related offense, committed within the 
past 5 years.’’; 
(3) in subsection (c)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘2 years’’ and inserting 
‘‘year’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘an assignment’’ and 
inserting ‘‘a’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) in the matter preceding subpara-
graph (A), by striking ‘‘, every 2 years,’’; 
(ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end; and 
(iii) in subparagraph (C)— 
(I) by inserting ‘‘the education 
and training’’ after ‘‘including’’; and 
(II) by striking the period at the 
end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(iv) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(D) the performance of the Job Corps 
center relating to the indicators described in
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paragraphs (1) and (2) in section 159(c), and 
whether any actions have been taken with re-
spect to such center pursuant to section 
159(f).’’; and 
(4) 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’’; 
(ii) by striking subparagraph (A); and 
(iii) by redesignating subparagraphs 
(B) and (C) as subparagraphs (A) and 
(B), respectively; and 
(B) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘that 
offers the career and technical education and 
training desired by’’ after ‘‘home of the en-
rollee’’. 
SEC. 120. JOB CORPS CENTERS. 
Section 147 (29 U.S.C. 2887) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)—
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(A) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking ‘‘voca-
tional’’ both places it appears and inserting 
‘‘career and technical’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A)— 
(I) 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 in-
serting ‘‘subsections (a) and (b) of 
section 3304 of title 41, United States 
Code’’; and 
(II) by striking ‘‘industry coun-
cil’’ and inserting ‘‘workforce coun-
cil’’; 
(ii) in subparagraph (B)(i)— 
(I) by amending subclause (II) to 
read as follows: 
‘‘(II) the ability of the entity to 
offer career and technical education 
and training that the workforce coun-
cil proposes under section 154(c);’’; 
(II) in subclause (III), by strik-
ing ‘‘is familiar with the surrounding 
communities, applicable’’ and insert-
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ing ‘‘demonstrates relationships with 
the surrounding communities, employ-
ers, workforce boards,’’ and by strik-
ing ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(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 and secondary 
indicators of performance described in 
paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 
159(c); and’’; and 
(IV) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new subclause: 
‘‘(V) the ability of the entity to 
demonstrate a record of successfully 
assisting at-risk youth to connect to 
the workforce, including by providing 
them with intensive academic, and ca-
reer and technical education and 
training.’’; and
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(iii) in subparagraph (B)(ii), by strik-
ing ‘‘, as appropriate’’; 
(2) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘In any year, 
no more than 20 percent of the individuals enrolled 
in the Job Corps may be nonresidential participants 
in the Job Corps.’’; 
(3) 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 adhere 
to all the provisions of this subtitle, and shall pro-
vide, in addition to education, career and technical 
education and training, and workforce preparation 
skills training described in section 148, programs of 
work experience to conserve, develop, or manage 
public natural resources or public recreational areas 
or to develop community projects in the public inter-
est. 
‘‘(2) SELECTION
PROCESS.—The Secretary 
shall select an entity that submits an application 
under subsection (d) to operate a Civilian Conserva-
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tion Center on a competitive basis, as provided in 
subsection (a).’’; and 
(4) by striking subsection (d) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(d) APPLICATION.—To be eligible to operate a Job 
Corps center under this subtitle, an entity shall submit 
an application to the Secretary at such time, in such man-
ner, and containing such information as the Secretary may 
require, including— 
‘‘(1) a description of the program activities that 
will be offered at the center, including how the ca-
reer and technical education and training reflect 
State and local employment opportunities, including 
in in-demand industries; 
‘‘(2) a description of the counseling, placement, 
and support activities that will be offered at the cen-
ter, including a description of the strategies and pro-
cedures the entity will use to place graduates into 
unsubsidized employment upon completion of the 
program; 
‘‘(3) a description of the demonstrated record 
of effectiveness that the entity has in placing at-risk 
youth into employment, including past performance 
of operating a Job Corps center under this subtitle;
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‘‘(4) a description of the relationships that the 
entity has developed with State and local workforce 
boards, employers, State and local educational agen-
cies, and the surrounding communities in an effort 
to promote a comprehensive statewide workforce in-
vestment system; 
‘‘(5) a description of the strong fiscal controls 
the entity has in place to ensure proper accounting 
of Federal funds, and a description of how the entity 
will meet the requirements of section 159(a); 
‘‘(6) a description of the strategies and policies 
the entity will utilize to reduce participant costs; 
‘‘(7) a description of the steps taken to control 
costs in accordance with section 159(a)(3); 
‘‘(8) a detailed budget of the activities that will 
be supported using funds under this subtitle; 
‘‘(9) a detailed budget of the activities that will 
be supported using funds from non-Federal re-
sources; 
‘‘(10) an assurance the entity will comply with 
the administrative cost limitation included in section 
151(c); 
‘‘(11) an assurance the entity is licensed to op-
erate in the State in which the center is located; and
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withstanding any previous grant award or renewals of 
such award under this subtitle, the Secretary shall require 
all entities operating a Job Corps center under this sub-
title to submit an application under subsection (d) to carry 
out the requirements of this section.’’. 
SEC. 121. PROGRAM ACTIVITIES. 
Section 148 (29 U.S.C. 2888) is amended— 
(1) by amending subsection (a) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(a) ACTIVITIES PROVIDED THROUGH JOB CORPS 
CENTERS.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Each Job Corps center 
shall provide enrollees with an intensive, well-orga-
nized, and supervised program of education, career, 
and technical education and training, work experi-
ence, recreational activities, physical rehabilitation 
and development, and counseling. Each Job Corps 
center shall provide enrollees assigned to the center 
with access to work-ready services described in sec-
tion 134(c)(2). 
‘‘(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—
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‘‘(i) secure and maintain meaningful 
unsubsidized employment; 
‘‘(ii) complete secondary education 
and obtain a regular secondary school di-
ploma; 
‘‘(iii) enroll in and complete postsec-
ondary education or training programs, in-
cluding obtaining recognized postsecondary 
credentials, 
industry-recognized 
creden-
tials, and registered apprenticeships; or 
‘‘(iv) satisfy Armed Forces require-
ments. 
‘‘(B) LINK TO EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNI-
TIES.—The career and technical education and 
training provided shall be linked to the employ-
ment opportunities in in-demand industries in 
the State in which the Job Corps center is lo-
cated.’’; and 
(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 ‘‘may’’ after ‘‘The Sec-
retary’’ and inserting ‘‘shall’’; and
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(C) by striking ‘‘vocational’’ each place it 
appears and inserting ‘‘career and technical’’; 
and 
(3) by amending paragraph (3) of subsection 
(c) to read as follows: 
‘‘(3) DEMONSTRATION.—Each year, any oper-
ator seeking to enroll additional enrollees in an ad-
vanced career training program shall demonstrate, 
before the operator may carry out such additional 
enrollment, that— 
‘‘(A) participants in such program have 
achieved a satisfactory rate of completion and 
placement in training-related jobs; and 
‘‘(B) such operator has met or exceeded 
the indicators of performance described in para-
graphs (1) and (2) of section 159(c) for the 
previous year.’’. 
SEC. 122. COUNSELING AND JOB PLACEMENT. 
Section 149 (29 U.S.C. 2889) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘vocational’’ 
and inserting ‘‘career and technical education and’’; 
(2) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘make every 
effort to arrange to’’; and 
(3) by striking subsection (d).
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SEC. 123. SUPPORT. 
Subsection (b) of section 150 (29 U.S.C. 2890) is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(b) TRANSITION ALLOWANCES AND SUPPORT FOR 
GRADUATES.—The Secretary shall arrange for a transi-
tion allowance to be paid to graduates. The transition al-
lowance shall be incentive-based to reflect a graduate’s 
completion of academic, career and technical education or 
training, and attainment of a recognized postsecondary 
credential, including an industry-recognized credential.’’. 
SEC. 124. OPERATIONS. 
Section 151 (29 U.S.C. 2891) is amended— 
(1) in the header, by striking ‘‘OPERATING 
PLAN.’’ and inserting ‘‘OPERATIONS.’’; 
(2) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘IN GEN-
ERAL.—’’ and inserting ‘‘OPERATING PLAN.—’’; 
(3) by striking subsection (b) and redesignating 
subsection (c) as subsection (b); 
(4) by amending subsection (b) (as so redesig-
nated)— 
(A) in the heading by inserting ‘‘OF OPER-
ATING PLAN’’ after ‘‘AVAILABILITY’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘subsections (a) and (b)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘subsection (a)’’; and 
(5) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section:
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‘‘(c) ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.—Not more than 10 
percent of the funds allotted under section 147 to an enti-
ty selected to operate a Job Corps center may be used 
by the entity for administrative costs under this subtitle.’’. 
SEC. 125. COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION. 
Section 153 (29 U.S.C. 2893) is amended to read as 
follows: 
‘‘SEC. 153. COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION. 
‘‘The director of each Job Corps center shall encour-
age and cooperate in activities to establish a mutually ben-
eficial relationship between Job Corps centers in the State 
and nearby communities. Such activities may include the 
use of any local workforce development boards established 
under section 117 to provide a mechanism for joint discus-
sion of common problems and for planning programs of 
mutual interest.’’. 
SEC. 126. WORKFORCE COUNCILS. 
Section 154 (29 U.S.C. 2894) is amended to read as 
follows: 
‘‘SEC. 154. WORKFORCE COUNCILS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Each Job Corps center shall 
have a workforce council appointed by the Governor of the 
State in which the Job Corps center is located. 
‘‘(b) WORKFORCE COUNCIL COMPOSITION.—
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—A workforce council shall 
be comprised of— 
‘‘(A) business members of the State board 
described in section 111(b)(1)(B)(i); 
‘‘(B) business members of the local boards 
described in section 117(b)(2)(A) located in the 
State; 
‘‘(C) a representative of the State board 
described in section 111(f); and 
‘‘(D) such other representatives and State 
agency officials as the Governor may designate. 
‘‘(2) MAJORITY.—A 2⁄3 majority of the mem-
bers of the workforce council shall be representatives 
described in paragraph (1)(A). 
‘‘(c) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The responsibilities of the 
workforce council shall be— 
‘‘(1) to review all the relevant labor market in-
formation, including related information in the State 
plan described in section 112, to— 
‘‘(A) determine the in-demand industries 
in the State in which enrollees intend to seek 
employment after graduation; 
‘‘(B) determine the skills and education 
that are necessary to obtain the employment