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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’’; 
(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 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(D) the performance of the Job Corps 
center relating to the indicators described in 
paragraphs (1) and (2) in section 159(c), and 
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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)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
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(i) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
‘‘vocational’’ both places it appears and in-
serting ‘‘career and technical’’; and 
(ii) in subparagraph (B)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘may’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘shall’’; 
(II) by inserting ‘‘that resides in 
the State in which the Jobs Corps 
center is located’’ before ‘‘to provide’’; 
and 
(III) by inserting before the pe-
riod at the end the following: ‘‘, as ap-
propriate’’; 
(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’’; 
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(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-
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 
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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 
(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 
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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-
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; 
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‘‘(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; 
‘‘(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 detailed budget of the activities that will 
be supported using funds under this subtitle; 
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‘‘(8) a detailed budget of the activities that will 
be supported using funds from non-Federal re-
sources; 
‘‘(9) an assurance the entity will comply with 
the administrative cost limitation included in section 
151(c); 
‘‘(10) an assurance the entity is licensed to op-
erate in the State in which the center is located; and 
‘‘(11) an assurance the entity will comply with 
and meet basic health and safety codes, including 
those measures described in section 152(b). 
‘‘(e) LENGTH OF AGREEMENT.—The agreement de-
scribed in subsection (a)(1)(A) shall be for not longer than 
a 2-year period. The Secretary may renew the agreement 
for 3 one-year periods if the entity meets the requirements 
of subsection (f). 
‘‘(f) RENEWAL.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), 
the Secretary may renew the terms of an agreement 
described in subsection (a)(1)(A) for an entity to op-
erate a Job Corps center if the center meets or ex-
ceeds each of the indicators of performance de-
scribed in section 159(c)(1). 
‘‘(2) RECOMPETITION.— 
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‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding para-
graph (1), the Secretary shall not renew the 
terms of the agreement for an entity to operate 
a Job Corps center if such center is ranked in 
the bottom quintile of centers described in sec-
tion 159(f)(2) for any program year. Such enti-
ty may submit a new application under sub-
section (d) only if such center has shown sig-
nificant improvement on the indicators of per-
formance described in section 159(c)(1) over 
the last program year. 
‘‘(B) VIOLATIONS.—The Secretary shall 
not select an entity to operate a Job Corps cen-
ter if such entity or such center has been found 
to have a systemic or substantial material fail-
ure that involves— 
‘‘(i) a threat to the health, safety, or 
civil rights of program participants or 
staff; 
‘‘(ii) the misuse of funds received 
under this subtitle; 
‘‘(iii) loss of legal status or financial 
viability, loss of permits, debarment from 
receiving Federal grants or contracts, or 
the improper use of Federal funds; 
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‘‘(iv) failure to meet any other Fed-
eral or State requirement that the entity 
has shown an unwillingness or inability to 
correct, after notice from the Secretary, 
within the period specified; or 
‘‘(v) an unresolved area of noncompli-
ance. 
‘‘(g) CURRENT GRANTEES.—Not later than 60 days 
after the date of enactment of the SKILLS Act and not-
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 
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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— 
‘‘(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 
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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 
(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-
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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). 
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.—’’; 
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(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: 
‘‘(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-
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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.— 
‘‘(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). 
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‘‘(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 
opportunities described in subparagraph (A); 
and 
‘‘(C) determine the type or types of career 
and technical education and training that will 
be implemented at the center to enable the en-
rollees to obtain the employment opportunities; 
and 
‘‘(2) to meet at least once a year to reevaluate 
the labor market information, and other relevant in-
formation, to determine any necessary changes in 
the career and technical education and training pro-
vided at the center.’’. 
SEC. 127. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE. 
Section 156 is amended to read as follows: 
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‘‘SEC. 156. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO CENTERS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—From the funds reserved under 
section 132(a)(3), the Secretary shall provide, directly or 
through grants, contracts, or other agreements or ar-
rangements as the Secretary considers appropriate, tech-
nical assistance and training for the Job Corps program 
for the purposes of improving program quality. 
‘‘(b) ACTIVITIES.—In providing training and tech-
nical assistance and for allocating resources for such as-
sistance, the Secretary shall— 
‘‘(1) assist entities, including those entities not 
currently operating a Job Corps center, in devel-
oping the application described in section 147(d); 
‘‘(2) assist Job Corps centers and programs in 
correcting deficiencies and violations under this sub-
title; 
‘‘(3) assist Job Corps centers and programs in 
meeting or exceeding the indicators of performance 
described in paragraph (1) and (2) of section 159(c); 
and 
‘‘(4) assist Job Corps centers and programs in 
the development of sound management practices, in-
cluding financial management procedures.’’. 
SEC. 128. SPECIAL PROVISIONS. 
Section 158 (29 U.S.C. 2989) is amended— 
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(1) by amending paragraph (1) in subsection 
(c), by striking ‘‘title II of the Federal Property and 
Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 481 
et seq.)’’ and inserting ‘‘chapter of 5 title 40, United 
States Code,’’; 
(2) by striking subsection (e); and 
(3) by redesignating subsections (f) and (g) as 
subsections (e) and (f), respectively. 
SEC. 129. PERFORMANCE ACCOUNTABILITY MANAGEMENT. 
Section 159 (29 U.S.C. 2899) 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 (g); 
(3) by inserting after subsection (b) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(c) INDICATORS OF PERFORMANCE.— 
‘‘(1) PRIMARY INDICATORS.—The annual pri-
mary indicators of performance for Job Corps cen-
ters shall include— 
‘‘(A) the percentage and number of enroll-
ees who graduate from the Job Corps center; 
‘‘(B) the percentage and number of grad-
uates who entered unsubsidized employment re-
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lated to the career and technical education and 
training received through the Job Corps center, 
except that such calculation shall not include 
enrollment in education, the military or volun-
teer service; 
‘‘(C) the percentage and number of grad-
uates who obtained a recognized postsecondary 
credential, including an industry-recognized cre-
dential or a registered apprenticeship; and 
‘‘(D) the cost per successful performance 
outcome, which is calculated by comparing the 
number of graduates who were placed in unsub-
sidized employment or obtained a recognized 
credential, including an industry-recognized cre-
dential, to total program costs, including all op-
erations, construction, and administration costs 
at each Job Corp center. 
‘‘(2) SECONDARY
INDICATORS.—The annual 
secondary indicators of performance for Job Corps 
centers shall include— 
‘‘(A) the percentage and number of grad-
uates who entered unsubsidized employment not 
related to the career and technical education 
and training received through the Job Corps 
center; 
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‘‘(B) the percentage and number of grad-
uates who entered into postsecondary education; 
‘‘(C) the percentage and number of grad-
uates who entered into the military; 
‘‘(D) the average wage of graduates who 
are in unsubsidized employment— 
‘‘(i) on the first day of employment; 
and 
‘‘(ii) 6 months after the first day; 
‘‘(E) the number and percentage of grad-
uates who entered unsubsidized employment 
and were retained in the unsubsidized employ-
ment— 
‘‘(i) 6 months after the first day of 
employment; and 
‘‘(ii) 12 months after the first day of 
employment; 
‘‘(F) the percentage and number of enroll-
ees compared to the percentage and number of 
enrollees the Secretary has established targets 
in section 145(c)(1); 
‘‘(G) the cost per training slot, which is 
calculated by comparing the program’s max-
imum number of students that can be enrolled 
in a Job Corps center at any given time during 
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the program year to the number of enrollees in 
the same program year; and 
‘‘(H) the number and percentage of former 
enrollees, including the number dismissed under 
the zero tolerance policy described in section 
152(b). 
‘‘(3) INDICATORS OF PERFORMANCE FOR RE-
CRUITERS.—The annual indicators of performance 
for recruiters shall include the measurements de-
scribed in subparagraph (A) of paragraph (1) and 
subparagraphs (F), (G), and (H) of paragraph (2). 
‘‘(4) INDICATORS OF PERFORMANCE OF CAREER 
TRANSITION SERVICE PROVIDERS.—The annual indi-
cators of performance of career transition service 
providers shall include the measurements described 
in subparagraphs (B) and (C) of paragraph (1) and 
subparagraphs, (B), (C), (D), and (E) of paragraph 
(2). 
‘‘(d) ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION.—The Secretary 
shall collect, and submit in the report described in sub-
section (f), information on the performance of each Job 
Corps center, and the Job Corps program, regarding— 
‘‘(1) the number and percentage of former en-
rollees who obtained a regular secondary school di-
ploma; 
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‘‘(2) the number and percentage of former en-
rollees who entered unsubsidized employment; 
‘‘(3) the number and percentage of former en-
rollees who obtained a recognized postsecondary cre-
dential, including an industry-recognized credential; 
‘‘(4) the number and percentage of former en-
rollees who entered into military service; and 
‘‘(5) any additional information required by the 
Secretary. 
‘‘(e) METHODS.—The Secretary shall collect the in-
formation described in subsections (c) and (d), using 
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) TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY.— 
‘‘(1) REPORT.—The Secretary shall collect and 
annually submit to the Committee on Education and 
the Workforce of the House of Representatives and 
the Committee on Health, Education. Labor and 
Pensions of the Senate, as well as make available to 
the public by electronic means, a report containing— 
‘‘(A) information on the performance of 
each Job Corps center, and the Job Corps pro-
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gram, on the performance indicators described 
in paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (c); 
‘‘(B) a comparison of each Job Corps cen-
ter, by rank, on the performance indicators de-
scribed in paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection 
(c); 
‘‘(C) a comparison of each Job Corps cen-
ter, by rank, on the average performance of all 
primary indicators described in paragraph (1) 
of subsection (c); 
‘‘(D) information on the performance of 
the service providers described in paragraphs 
(3) and (4) of subsection (c) on the perform-
ance indicators established under such para-
graphs; and 
‘‘(E) a comparison of each service pro-
vider, by rank, on the performance of all service 
providers described in paragraphs (3) and (4) 
of subsection (c) on the performance indicators 
established under such paragraphs. 
‘‘(2) ASSESSMENT.—The Secretary shall con-
duct an annual assessment of the performance of 
each Job Corps center which shall include informa-
tion on the Job Corps centers that— 
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‘‘(A) are ranked in the bottom quintile on 
the performance indicator described in para-
graph (1)(C); or 
‘‘(B) have failed safety and health code 
violations described in subsection (g). 
‘‘(3) PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT.—With re-
spect to a Job Corps center that is identified under 
paragraph (2) or reports less than 50 percent on the 
performance indicators described in subparagraphs 
(A), (B), or (C) of subsection (c)(1), the Secretary 
shall develop and implement a 1 year performance 
improvement plan. Such a plan shall require action 
including— 
‘‘(A) providing technical assistance to the 
center; 
‘‘(B) changing the management staff of 
the center; 
‘‘(C) replacing the operator of the center; 
‘‘(D) reducing the capacity of the center; 
or 
‘‘(E) closing the center. 
‘‘(4) CLOSURE OF JOB CORPS CENTERS.—Job 
Corps centers that have been identified under para-
graph (2) or report less than 50 percent on the per-
formance indicators described in subparagraphs (A), 
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(B), or (C) of subsection (c)(1) for more than 4 con-
secutive years shall be closed. The Secretary shall 
ensure— 
‘‘(A) that the proposed decision to close 
the center is announced in advance to the gen-
eral public through publication in the Federal 
Register and other appropriate means; and 
‘‘(B) the establishment of a reasonable 
comment period, not to exceed 30 days, for in-
terested individuals to submit written comments 
to the Secretary. 
‘‘(g) PARTICIPANT HEALTH AND SAFETY.—The Sec-
retary shall enter into an agreement with the General 
Services Administration or the appropriate State agency 
responsible for inspecting public buildings and safe-
guarding the health of disadvantaged students, to conduct 
an in-person review of the physical condition and health- 
related activities of each Job Corps center annually. Such 
review shall include a passing rate of occupancy under 
Federal and State ordinances.’’. 
SEC. 130. CLOSURE OF LOW-PERFORMING JOB CORPS CEN-
TERS. 
Section 161 (29 U.S.C. 2901) is amended to read as 
follows: 
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‘‘SEC. 161. CLOSURE OF LOW-PERFORMING JOB CORPS 
CENTERS. 
‘‘(a) AUDIT.—Not later than 3 months after the date 
of enactment of the SKILLS Act, the Secretary shall con-
duct an audit on the past 10 years of performance of Job 
Corps centers, including information indicating— 
‘‘(1) a comparison of each Job Corps center, by 
rank, on the performance indicators described in 
subsections (c) and (d) of section 159 (as such sec-
tions were in effect on the day before the date of en-
actment of the SKILLS Act); 
‘‘(2) a comparison of each Job Corps center, by 
rank, on the average performance of all performance 
indicators described in subsections (c) and (d) of 
section 159 (as such sections were in effect on the 
day before the date of enactment of the SKILLS 
Act); and 
‘‘(3) a listing of the centers, by rank, that have 
experienced the highest number of serious incidents 
of crimes of violence, as defined in section 16 of title 
18, United States Code. 
‘‘(b) RECOMMENDATIONS.—Not later than 6 months 
after the date of enactment of the SKILLS Act, the Sec-
retary shall submit a report to the Committee on Edu-
cation and the Workforce of the House of Representatives 
and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
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Pensions of the Senate, which shall contain a detailed 
statement of the findings and conclusions from the audit 
described in subsection (a), including information indi-
cating the centers that are ranked in the bottom quintile 
on the performance indicators described in paragraphs (1) 
and (2) of subsection (a). 
‘‘(c) CLOSURE.—Not later than 12 months after the 
date of enactment of the SKILLS Act, the Secretary shall 
close the Job Corps centers identified under subsection (b) 
in accordance with subparagraphs (A) and (B) of section 
159(f)(4). 
‘‘(d) TRANSITION.—The Secretary shall ensure that 
program participants enrolled in low-performing Job 
Corps centers slated for closure under this subsection re-
ceive priority placement to enroll in another center in the 
State or neighboring State.’’. 
SEC. 131. REFORMS FOR OPENING NEW JOB CORPS CEN-
TERS. 
Subtitle C of title I (29 U.S.C. 2881 et seq.) is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 162. REFORMS FOR OPENING NEW JOB CORPS CEN-
TERS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall develop and 
implement specific policies and procedures governing the 
selection of the State and local area for construction of 
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Job Corps centers. Such policies and procedures shall be 
the same across all regions, based on a needs assessment 
of the assignment plan described under section 145(c), 
and free from political favoritism, biases, or consider-
ations. 
‘‘(b) RESTRICTIONS.— 
‘‘(1) NOTIFICATION OF CONGRESS.—The Sec-
retary shall notify the Committee on Education and 
the Workforce of the House of Representatives and 
the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
Pensions of the Senate before releasing a Request 
for Proposal for the designation and construction of 
a Job Corps center. 
‘‘(2) NUMBER OF CENTERS.—Except as pro-
vided under paragraph (3), the Secretary shall enter 
into agreements with not more than 20 Job Corps 
centers per region, as those regions were in effect on 
the date of enactment of the SKILLS Act. 
‘‘(3) EXCEPTION.—The Secretary may enter 
into agreements with more than 20 Job Corps cen-
ters upon approval, in writing, of the Chairman and 
Ranking Member of the Committee on Education 
and the Workforce of the House of Representatives 
and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, 
and Pensions of the Senate.’’. 
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Subtitle D—National Programs 
SEC. 132. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE. 
Section 170 (29 U.S.C. 2915) is amended— 
(1) by striking subsection (b); 
(2) by striking: 
‘‘(a) GENERAL TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—’’; 
(3) by redesignating paragraphs (1), (2), and 
(3) as subsections (a), (b), and (c) respectively, and 
moving such subsections 2 ems to the left; 
(4) in subsection (a) (as so redesignated)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘the training of staff pro-
viding rapid response services, the training of 
other staff of recipients of funds under this 
title, assistance regarding accounting and pro-
gram operation practices (when such assistance 
would not be duplicative to assistance provided 
by the State), technical assistance to States 
that do not meet State performance measures 
described in section 136,’’ after ‘‘localities,’’; 
and 
(B) by striking ‘‘from carrying out activi-
ties’’ and all that follows up to the period and 
inserting ‘‘to implement the amendments made 
by the SKILLS Act’’; 
(5) in subsection (b) (as so redesignated)— 
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(A) by striking ‘‘paragraph (1)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘subsection (a)’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘, or recipient of financial 
assistance under any of sections 166 through 
169,’’; and 
(C) by striking ‘‘or grant recipient’’; 
(6) in subsection (c) (as so redesignated), by 
striking ‘‘paragraph (1)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection 
(a)’’; and 
(7) by inserting, after subsection (c) (as so re-
designated), the following: 
‘‘(d) BEST PRACTICES COORDINATION.—The Sec-
retary shall— 
‘‘(1) establish a system through which States 
may share information regarding best practices with 
regard to the operation of workforce investment ac-
tivities under this Act; and 
‘‘(2) evaluate and disseminate information re-
garding best practices and identify knowledge 
gaps.’’. 
SEC. 133. EVALUATIONS. 
Section 172 (29 U.S.C. 2917) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘the Secretary 
shall provide for the continuing evaluation of the 
programs and activities, including those programs 
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and activities carried out under section 171’’ and in-
serting ‘‘the Secretary, through grants, contracts, or 
cooperative agreements, shall conduct, at least once 
every 5 years, an independent evaluation of the pro-
grams and activities funded under this Act’’; 
(2) in subsection (a)(4) is amended to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(4) the impact of receiving services and not re-
ceiving services under such programs and activities 
on the community, businesses, and individuals;’’; 
(3) in subsection (c) is amended to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(c) TECHNIQUES.—Evaluations conducted under 
this section shall utilize appropriate and rigorous method-
ology and research designs, including the use of control 
groups chosen by scientific random assignment methodolo-
gies, quasi-experimental methods, impact analysis and the 
use of administrative data. The Secretary shall conduct 
an impact analysis, as described in subsection (a)(4), of 
the formula grant program under subtitle B not later than 
2015, and thereafter shall conduct such an analysis not 
less than once every four years.’’; 
(4) in subsection (e) is amended by striking 
‘‘the Committee on Labor and Human Resources of 
the Senate’’ and inserting ‘‘the Committee on 
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Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Sen-
ate’’; and 
(5) by adding at the end, the following: 
‘‘(g) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—The results of the eval-
uations conducted under this section shall be made pub-
licly available, including by posting such results on the De-
partment’s website.’’. 
Subtitle E—Administration 
SEC. 134. REQUIREMENTS AND RESTRICTIONS. 
Section 181 (29 U.S.C. 2931) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)(6), by striking ‘‘, including 
representatives of businesses and of labor organiza-
tions’’; 
(2) in subsection (c)(2)(A), in the matter pre-
ceding clause (i), by striking ‘‘shall’’ and inserting 
‘‘may’’; 
(3) in subsection (e)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘training for’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘the entry into employment, retention in 
employment, or increases in earnings of’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘subtitle B’’ and inserting 
‘‘this Act’’; 
(4) 
in 
subsection 
(f)(4), 
by 
striking 
‘‘134(a)(3)(B)’’ and inserting ‘‘134(a)(6)’’; and 
(5) by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘(g) SALARY AND BONUS LIMITATION.—No funds 
provided under this title shall be used by a recipient or 
subrecipient of such funds to pay the salary and bonuses 
of an individual, either as direct costs or indirect costs, 
at a rate in excess of Level II of the Federal Executive 
Pay Schedule (5 U.S.C. 5313). This limitation shall not 
apply to vendors providing goods and services as defined 
in OMB Circular A–133. Where States are recipients of 
such funds, States may establish a lower limit for salaries 
and bonuses of those receiving salaries and bonuses from 
subrecipients of such funds, taking into account factors 
including the relative cost-of-living in the State, the com-
pensation levels for comparable State or local government 
employees, and the size of the organizations that admin-
ister the programs. 
‘‘(h) GENERAL AUTHORITY.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Employment and 
Training Administration of the U.S. Department of 
Labor (hereinafter in this Act referred to as the ‘Ad-
ministration’) shall administer all programs author-
ized under title I and III of this Act. The Adminis-
tration shall be headed by an Assistant Secretary 
appointed by the President by and with the advice 
and consent of the Senate. Except for titles II and 
IV, the Administration shall be the principal agency, 
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and the Assistant Secretary shall be the principal of-
ficer, of such Department for carrying out this Act. 
‘‘(2) QUALIFICATIONS.—The Assistant Sec-
retary shall be an individual with substantial experi-
ence in workforce development and in workforce de-
velopment management. The Assistant Secretary 
shall also, to the maximum extent possible, possess 
knowledge and have worked in or with the State or 
local workforce investment system or have been a 
member of the business community. In the perform-
ance of the functions of the office, the Assistant Sec-
retary shall be directly responsible to the Secretary 
or the Under Secretary as designed by the Sec-
retary. The functions of the Assistant Secretary 
shall not be delegated to any officer not directly re-
sponsible, both with respect to program operation 
and administration, to the Assistant Secretary. Any 
reference in this Act to duties to be carried out by 
the Assistant Secretary shall be considered to be a 
reference to duties to be carried out by the Secretary 
acting through the Assistant Secretary.’’. 
SEC. 135. PROMPT ALLOCATION OF FUNDS. 
Section 182 (29 U.S.C. 2932) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘127 or’’; and 
(2) in subsection (e)— 
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