I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2506 
To amend the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act to provide funding, 
on a competitive basis, for summer and year-round employment opportu-
nities for youth ages 14 through 24. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 31, 2025 
Ms. KELLY of Illinois introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Education and Workforce 
A BILL 
To amend the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act 
to provide funding, on a competitive basis, for summer 
and year-round employment opportunities for youth ages 
14 through 24. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Assisting In Devel-
oping Youth Employment Act’’ or the ‘‘AID Youth Em-
ployment Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. YOUTH EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES. 
Title I of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity 
Act is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subtitle E (29 U.S.C. 3241 
et seq.) as subtitle F; and 
(2) by inserting after subtitle D (29 U.S.C. 
3221 et seq.) the following: 
‘‘Subtitle E—Youth Employment 
Opportunities 
‘‘SEC. 176. DEFINITIONS. 
‘‘In this subtitle: 
‘‘(1) ELIGIBLE
YOUTH.—The term ‘eligible 
youth’ means an individual who— 
‘‘(A) is not younger than age 14 or older 
than age 24; and 
‘‘(B) is— 
‘‘(i) an in-school youth; 
‘‘(ii) an out-of-school youth; or 
‘‘(iii) an unemployed individual. 
‘‘(2) INDIAN TRIBE; TRIBAL ORGANIZATION.— 
The terms ‘Indian tribe’ and ‘tribal organization’ 
have the meanings given the terms in section 4 of 
the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assist-
ance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304). 
‘‘(3) 
IN-SCHOOL
YOUTH; 
OUT-OF-SCHOOL 
YOUTH.—The terms ‘in-school youth’ and ‘out-of- 
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school youth’ have the meanings given the terms in 
section 129(a)(1). 
‘‘(4) INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION.— 
The term ‘institution of higher education’ has the 
meaning given the term in section 101 of the Higher 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001). 
‘‘(5) MARGINALIZED.—The term ‘marginalized’, 
used with respect to an individual, includes individ-
uals who are homeless, in foster care, involved in the 
juvenile or criminal justice system, or are not en-
rolled in or at risk of dropping out of an educational 
institution and who live in an underserved commu-
nity that has faced trauma through acute or long- 
term exposure to substantial discrimination, histor-
ical or cultural oppression, intergenerational poverty, 
civil unrest, a high rate of violence, or a high rate 
of drug overdose mortality. 
‘‘(6) SUBSIDIZED
EMPLOYMENT.—The term 
‘subsidized employment’ means employment for 
which the employer receives a total or partial sub-
sidy to offset costs of employing an eligible youth 
under this subtitle. 
‘‘(7) TRIBAL
AREA.—The term ‘tribal area’ 
means— 
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‘‘(A) an area on or adjacent to an Indian 
reservation; 
‘‘(B) land held in trust by the United 
States for Indians; 
‘‘(C) a public domain Indian allotment; 
‘‘(D) a former Indian reservation in Okla-
homa; and 
‘‘(E) land held by an incorporated Native 
group, Regional Corporation, or Village Cor-
poration under the provisions of the Alaska Na-
tive Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1601 et 
seq.). 
‘‘(8) TRIBAL COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY.—The 
term ‘tribal college or university’ has the meaning 
given the term ‘Tribal College or University’ in sec-
tion 316(b) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 
(20 U.S.C. 1059c(b)). 
‘‘(9) TRIBALLY
DESIGNATED
HOUSING
ENTI-
TY.—The term ‘tribally designated housing entity’, 
used with respect to an Indian tribe (as defined in 
this section), has the meaning given in section 4 of 
the Native American Housing Assistance and Self- 
Determination Act of 1996 (25 U.S.C. 4103). 
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‘‘SEC. 176A. ALLOCATION OF FUNDS. 
‘‘(a) ALLOCATION.—Of the funds appropriated under 
section 176E that remain available after any reservation 
under subsection (b), the Secretary may make available— 
‘‘(1) not more than $1,800,000,000 in accord-
ance with section 176B to provide eligible youth with 
subsidized summer employment opportunities; and 
‘‘(2) not more than $2,400,000,000 in accord-
ance with section 176C to provide eligible youth with 
subsidized year-round employment opportunities. 
‘‘(b) RESERVATION.—The Secretary may reserve not 
more than 10 percent of the funds appropriated under sec-
tion 176E to provide technical assistance and oversight, 
in order to assist eligible entities in applying for and ad-
ministering grants awarded under this subtitle. 
‘‘SEC. 176B. SUMMER EMPLOYMENT COMPETITIVE GRANT 
PROGRAM. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.— 
‘‘(1) GRANTS.—Using the amounts made avail-
able under 176A(a)(1), the Secretary shall award, 
on a competitive basis, planning and implementation 
grants. 
‘‘(2) GENERAL USE OF FUNDS.—The Secretary 
shall award the grants to assist eligible entities by 
paying for the program share of the cost of— 
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‘‘(A) in the case of a planning grant, plan-
ning a summer youth employment program to 
provide subsidized summer employment oppor-
tunities; and 
‘‘(B) in the case of an implementation 
grant, implementation of such a program, to 
provide such opportunities. 
‘‘(b) PERIODS AND AMOUNTS OF GRANTS.— 
‘‘(1) PLANNING GRANTS.—The Secretary may 
award a planning grant under this section for a 1- 
year period, in an amount of not more than 
$250,000. 
‘‘(2) IMPLEMENTATION
GRANTS.—The Sec-
retary may award an implementation grant under 
this section for a 3-year period, in an amount of not 
more than $6,000,000. 
‘‘(c) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—To be eligible to receive a 
planning or implementation grant under this section, 
an entity shall— 
‘‘(A) be a— 
‘‘(i) State, local government, or Indian 
tribe or tribal organization, that meets the 
requirements of paragraph (2); or 
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‘‘(ii) community-based organization 
that meets the requirements of paragraph 
(3); and 
‘‘(B) meet the requirements for a planning 
or implementation grant, respectively, specified 
in paragraph (4). 
‘‘(2) GOVERNMENT PARTNERSHIPS.—An entity 
that is a State, local government, or Indian tribe or 
tribal organization referred to in paragraph (1) shall 
demonstrate that the entity has entered into a part-
nership with State, local, or tribal entities— 
‘‘(A) that shall include— 
‘‘(i) a local educational agency or trib-
al educational agency (as defined in section 
6132 of the Elementary and Secondary 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7452)); 
‘‘(ii) a local board or tribal workforce 
development agency; 
‘‘(iii) a State, local, or tribal agency 
serving youth under the jurisdiction of the 
juvenile justice system or criminal justice 
system; 
‘‘(iv) a State, local, or tribal child wel-
fare agency; 
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‘‘(v) a State, local, or tribal agency or 
community-based organization, with— 
‘‘(I) expertise in providing coun-
seling services, and trauma-informed 
and gender-responsive trauma preven-
tion, identification, referral, and sup-
port (including treatment) services; 
and 
‘‘(II) a proven track record of 
serving low-income vulnerable youth 
and out-of-school youth; 
‘‘(vi) if the State, local government, or 
Indian tribe or tribal organization is seek-
ing an implementation grant, and has not 
established a summer youth employment 
program, an entity that is carrying out a 
State, local, or tribal summer youth em-
ployment program; and 
‘‘(vii) an employer or employer asso-
ciation; and 
‘‘(B) that may include— 
‘‘(i) an institution of higher education 
or tribal college or university; 
‘‘(ii) a representative of a labor or 
labor-management organization; 
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‘‘(iii) an entity that carries out a pro-
gram that receives funding under the Juve-
nile Justice and Delinquency Prevention 
Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5601 et seq.) or 
section 212 of the Second Chance Act of 
2007 (42 U.S.C. 17532); 
‘‘(iv) a collaborative applicant as de-
fined in section 401 of the McKinney- 
Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 
11360) or a private nonprofit organization 
that serves homeless individuals and house-
holds (including such an applicant or orga-
nization that serves individuals or house-
holds that are at risk of homelessness in 
tribal areas) or serves foster youth; 
‘‘(v) an entity that carries out a pro-
gram funded under the Carl D. Perkins 
Career and Technical Education Act of 
2006 (20 U.S.C. 2301 et seq.), including 
Native American programs funded under 
section 116 of that Act (20 U.S.C. 2326) 
and tribally controlled postsecondary ca-
reer and technical institution programs 
funded under section 117 of that Act (20 
U.S.C. 2327); 
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‘‘(vi) a local or tribal youth com-
mittee; 
‘‘(vii) a State or local public housing 
agency or a tribally designated housing en-
tity; and 
‘‘(viii) 
another 
appropriate 
State, 
local, or tribal agency. 
‘‘(3) COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATION PART-
NERSHIPS.—A community-based organization re-
ferred to in paragraph (1) shall demonstrate that 
the organization has entered into a partnership with 
State, local, or tribal entities— 
‘‘(A) that shall include— 
‘‘(i) a unit of general local government 
or tribal government; 
‘‘(ii) an agency described in para-
graph (2)(A)(i); 
‘‘(iii) a local board or tribal workforce 
development agency; 
‘‘(iv) a State, local, or tribal agency 
serving youth under the jurisdiction of the 
juvenile justice system or criminal justice 
system; 
‘‘(v) a State, local, or tribal child wel-
fare agency; 
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‘‘(vi) if the organization is seeking an 
implementation grant, and has not estab-
lished a summer youth employment pro-
gram, an entity that is carrying out a 
State, local, or tribal summer youth em-
ployment program; and 
‘‘(vii) an employer or employer asso-
ciation; and 
‘‘(B) that may include one or more entities 
described in paragraph (2)(B). 
‘‘(4) ENTITIES
ELIGIBLE
FOR
PARTICULAR 
GRANTS.— 
‘‘(A) ENTITIES ELIGIBLE FOR PLANNING 
GRANTS.—The Secretary may award a planning 
grant under this section to an eligible entity 
that— 
‘‘(i) is preparing to establish or ex-
pand a summer youth employment pro-
gram that meets the minimum require-
ments specified in subsection (d); and 
‘‘(ii) has not received a grant under 
this section. 
‘‘(B) ENTITIES ELIGIBLE FOR IMPLEMEN-
TATION GRANTS.— 
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‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary 
may award an implementation grant under 
this section to an eligible entity that— 
‘‘(I) has received a planning 
grant under this section; or 
‘‘(II) has established a summer 
youth employment program and dem-
onstrates a minimum level of capacity 
to enhance or expand the summer 
youth employment program described 
in the application submitted under 
subsection (d). 
‘‘(ii) 
CAPACITY.—In 
determining 
whether an entity has the level of capacity 
referred to in clause (i)(II), the Secretary 
may include as capacity— 
‘‘(I) the entity’s staff capacity 
and staff training to deliver youth em-
ployment services; and 
‘‘(II) the entity’s existing youth 
employment services (as of the date of 
submission of the application sub-
mitted under subsection (d)) that are 
consistent with the application. 
‘‘(d) APPLICATION.— 
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), an eligible entity desiring to receive a 
grant under this section for a summer youth employ-
ment program shall submit an application to the 
Secretary at such time, in such manner, and con-
taining such information as the Secretary may re-
quire, including, at a minimum, each of the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(A) With respect to an application for a 
planning or implementation grant— 
‘‘(i) a description of the eligible youth 
for whom summer employment services will 
be provided; 
‘‘(ii) a description of the eligible enti-
ty, and a description of the expected par-
ticipation and responsibilities of each of 
the partners in the partnership described 
in subsection (c); 
‘‘(iii) information demonstrating suffi-
cient need for the grant in the State, local, 
or tribal population, which may include in-
formation showing— 
‘‘(I) a high level of unemploy-
ment among youth (including young 
adults) ages 14 through 24; 
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‘‘(aa) are soft employment 
skills, early work skills, or work 
readiness skills; and 
‘‘(bb) include social skills, 
communications 
skills, 
higher- 
order thinking skills, self-control, 
and positive self-concept; and 
‘‘(IV) (for the marginalized eligi-
ble youth) basic skills like communica-
tion, math, and problem solving in the 
context of training for advancement to 
better jobs and postsecondary train-
ing; and 
‘‘(v) information demonstrating that 
the eligible entity has obtained commit-
ments to provide the non-program share 
described in paragraph (2) of subsection 
(h). 
‘‘(B) With respect to an application for a 
planning grant— 
‘‘(i) a description of the intermediate 
and long-term goals for planning activities 
for the duration of the planning grant; 
‘‘(ii) a description of how grant funds 
will be used to develop a plan to provide 
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summer employment services for eligible 
youth; 
‘‘(iii) a description of how the eligible 
entity will carry out an analysis of best 
practices for identifying, recruiting, and 
engaging program participants, in par-
ticular the marginalized eligible youth; 
‘‘(iv) a description of how the eligible 
entity will carry out an analysis of best 
practices for placing youth participants— 
‘‘(I) in opportunities that— 
‘‘(aa) are appropriate sub-
sidized employment opportunities 
with employers based on factors 
including age, skill, experience, 
career 
aspirations, 
work-based 
readiness, and barriers to em-
ployment; and 
‘‘(bb) may include additional 
services for participants, includ-
ing core work readiness skill de-
velopment and mentorship serv-
ices; 
‘‘(II) in summer employment 
that— 
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‘‘(aa) is not less than 6 
weeks; 
‘‘(bb) follows a schedule of 
not more than 20 hours per 
week; 
‘‘(cc) pays wages at rates 
not less than the applicable Fed-
eral, State, or local minimum 
wage rate; and 
‘‘(dd) for employment in-
volving construction, pays wages 
at rates not less than those pre-
viously on similar construction in 
the locality as determined by the 
Secretary in accordance with sub-
chapter IV of chapter 31 of title 
40, United States Code (com-
monly known as the ‘Davis- 
Bacon Act’); and 
‘‘(v) a description of how the eligible 
entity plans to develop a mentorship pro-
gram or connect youth with positive, sup-
portive mentorships, consistent with para-
graph (3). 
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‘‘(C) With respect to an application for an 
implementation grant— 
‘‘(i) a description of how the eligible 
entity plans to identify, recruit, and engage 
program participants, in particular the 
marginalized eligible youth; 
‘‘(ii) a description of the manner in 
which the eligible entity plans to place eli-
gible youth participants in subsidized em-
ployment opportunities, and in summer 
employment, described in subparagraph 
(B)(iv); 
‘‘(iii) (for a program serving the 
marginalized eligible youth), a description 
of workplaces for the subsidized employ-
ment involved, which may include work-
places in the public, private, and nonprofit 
sectors; 
‘‘(iv) a description of how the eligible 
entity plans to provide or connect eligible 
youth participants with positive, supportive 
mentorships, consistent with paragraph 
(3); 
‘‘(v) a description of services that will 
be available to employers participating in 
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the youth employment program, to provide 
supervisors involved in the program with 
coaching and mentoring on— 
‘‘(I) how to support youth devel-
opment; 
‘‘(II) how to structure learning 
and reflection; and 
‘‘(III) how to deal with youth 
challenges in the workplace; 
‘‘(vi) a description of how the eligible 
entity plans to offer structured pathways 
back into employment and a youth employ-
ment program under this section for eligi-
ble youth who have been terminated from 
employment or removed from the program; 
‘‘(vii) a description of how the eligible 
entity plans to engage eligible youth be-
yond the duration of the summer employ-
ment opportunity, which may include— 
‘‘(I) developing or partnering 
with a year-round youth employment 
program; 
‘‘(II) referring eligible youth to 
other year-round programs, which 
may include— 
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‘‘(aa) 
programs 
funded 
under section 176C or the Carl 
D. Perkins Career and Technical 
Education Act of 2006 (20 
U.S.C. 2301 et seq.); 
‘‘(bb) after school programs; 
‘‘(cc) secondary or postsec-
ondary education programs; 
‘‘(dd) training programs; 
‘‘(ee) 
cognitive 
behavior 
therapy programs; 
‘‘(ff) 
apprenticeship 
pro-
grams; and 
‘‘(gg) national service pro-
grams; 
‘‘(III) employing a full-time, per-
manent staff person who is respon-
sible for youth outreach, followup, and 
recruitment; or 
‘‘(IV) connecting eligible youth 
with job development services, includ-
ing career counseling, resume and job 
application assistance, interview prep-
aration, and connections to job leads; 
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‘‘(viii) evidence of the eligible entity’s 
capacity to provide the services described 
in this subsection; and 
‘‘(ix) a description of the quality of 
the summer youth employment program, 
including a program that leads to a recog-
nized postsecondary credential. 
‘‘(2) INDIAN TRIBE; TRIBAL ORGANIZATIONS.— 
An eligible entity that is an Indian tribe or tribal or-
ganization and desires to receive a grant under this 
section for a summer youth employment program 
may, in lieu of submitting the application described 
in paragraph (1), submit an application to the Sec-
retary that meets such requirements as the Sec-
retary develops after consultation with the tribe or 
organization. 
‘‘(3) MENTOR.—For purposes of subparagraphs 
(B)(iv), (B)(v), and (C)(iv) of paragraph (1), a men-
tor— 
‘‘(A) shall be an individual who has been 
matched with an eligible youth based on the 
youth’s needs; 
‘‘(B) shall make contact with the eligible 
youth at least once each week; 
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‘‘(C) shall be a trusted member of the local 
community; and 
‘‘(D) may include— 
‘‘(i) a mentor trained in trauma-in-
formed care (including provision of trau-
ma-informed trauma prevention, identifica-
tion, referral, or support services to youth 
that have experienced or are at risk of ex-
periencing trauma), conflict resolution, and 
positive youth development; 
‘‘(ii) a job coach trained to provide 
youth with guidance on how to navigate 
the workplace and troubleshoot problems; 
‘‘(iii) a supervisor trained to provide 
at least two performance assessments and 
serve as a reference; or 
‘‘(iv) a peer mentor who is a former 
or current participant in the youth employ-
ment program involved. 
‘‘(e) AWARDS FOR POPULATIONS AND AREAS.— 
‘‘(1) POPULATIONS.—The Secretary shall re-
serve, from the amounts made available under sec-
tion 176A(a)(1)— 
‘‘(A) 50 percent to award grants under 
this section for planning or provision of sub-
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sidized summer employment opportunities for 
in-school youth; and 
‘‘(B) 50 percent to award such grants to 
plan for planning or provision of such opportu-
nities for out-of-school youth. 
‘‘(2) AREAS.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—In awarding the 
grants, the Secretary shall consider the regional 
diversity of the areas to be served, to ensure 
that urban, suburban, rural, and tribal areas 
are receiving grant funds. 
‘‘(B) RURAL
AND
TRIBAL
AREA
INCLU-
SION.— 
‘‘(i) RURAL AREAS.—Not less than 20 
percent of the amounts made available 
under section 176A(a)(1) for each fiscal 
year shall be made available for activities 
to be carried out in rural areas. 
‘‘(ii) TRIBAL AREAS.—Not less than 5 
percent of the amounts made available 
under section 176A(a)(1) for each fiscal 
year shall be made available for activities 
to be carried out in tribal areas. 
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‘‘(f) PROGRAM
PRIORITIES.—In allocating funds 
under this section, the Secretary shall give priority to eligi-
ble entities— 
‘‘(1) who propose to coordinate their activi-
ties— 
‘‘(A) with local or tribal employers; and 
‘‘(B) with agencies described in subsection 
(c)(2)(A)(i) to ensure the summer youth em-
ployment programs provide clear linkages to re-
medial, academic, and occupational programs 
carried out by the agencies; 
‘‘(2) who propose a plan to increase private sec-
tor engagement in, and job placement through, sum-
mer youth employment; and 
‘‘(3) who have, in their counties, States, or trib-
al areas (as compared to other counties in their 
State, other States, or other tribal areas, respec-
tively), a high level or rate described in subsection 
(d)(1)(A)(iii). 
‘‘(g) USE OF FUNDS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—An eligible entity that re-
ceives a grant under this section may use the grant 
funds for services described in subsection (d). 
‘‘(2) DISCRETIONARY USES.—The eligible entity 
may also use the funds— 
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‘‘(A) to provide wages to eligible youth in 
subsidized summer employment programs; 
‘‘(B) to provide eligible youth with support 
services, including case management, child care 
assistance, child support services, and transpor-
tation assistance; and 
‘‘(C) to develop data management systems 
to assist with programming, evaluation, and 
records management. 
‘‘(3) ADMINISTRATION.—An eligible entity may 
reserve not more than 10 percent of the grant funds 
for the administration of activities under this sec-
tion. 
‘‘(4) CARRY-OVER AUTHORITY.—Any amounts 
provided to an eligible entity under this section for 
a fiscal year may, at the discretion of the Secretary, 
remain available to that entity for expenditure dur-
ing the succeeding fiscal year to carry out programs 
under this section. 
‘‘(h) PROGRAM SHARE.— 
‘‘(1) PLANNING GRANTS.—The program share 
for a planning grant awarded under this section 
shall be 100 percent of the cost described in sub-
section (a)(2)(A). 
‘‘(2) IMPLEMENTATION GRANTS.— 
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‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The program share 
for an implementation grant awarded under 
this section shall be 50 percent of the cost de-
scribed in subsection (a)(2)(B). 
‘‘(B) EXCEPTION.—Notwithstanding sub-
paragraph (A), the Secretary— 
‘‘(i) may increase the program share 
for an eligible entity; and 
‘‘(ii) shall increase the program share 
for an Indian tribe or tribal organization 
to not less than 95 percent of the cost de-
scribed in subsection (a)(2)(B). 
‘‘(C) NON-PROGRAM SHARE.—The eligible 
entity may provide the non-program share of 
the cost— 
‘‘(i) in cash or in-kind, fairly evalu-
ated, including plant, equipment, or serv-
ices; and 
‘‘(ii) from State, local, tribal or pri-
vate (including philanthropic) sources and, 
in the case of an Indian tribe or tribal or-
ganization, from Federal sources. 
‘‘SEC. 176C. YEAR-ROUND EMPLOYMENT COMPETITIVE 
GRANT PROGRAM. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.— 
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‘‘(1) GRANTS.—Using the amounts made avail-
able under 176A(a)(2), the Secretary shall award, 
on a competitive basis, planning and implementation 
grants. 
‘‘(2) GENERAL USE OF FUNDS.—The Secretary 
shall award the grants to assist eligible entities by 
paying for the program share of the cost of— 
‘‘(A) in the case of a planning grant, plan-
ning a year-round youth employment program 
to provide subsidized year-round employment 
opportunities; and 
‘‘(B) in the case of an implementation 
grant, implementation of such a program to 
provide such opportunities. 
‘‘(b) PERIODS
AND AMOUNTS
OF GRANTS.—The 
planning grants shall have the periods and amounts de-
scribed in section 176B(b)(1). The implementation grants 
shall have the periods and grants described in section 
176B(b)(2). 
‘‘(c) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—To be eligible to receive a 
planning or implementation grant under this section, 
an entity shall, except as provided in paragraph 
(2)— 
‘‘(A) be a— 
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‘‘(i) State, local government, or Indian 
tribe or tribal organization, that meets the 
requirements of section 176B(c)(2); or 
‘‘(ii) community-based organization 
that meets the requirements of section 
176B(c)(3); and 
‘‘(B) meet the requirements for a planning 
or implementation grant, respectively, specified 
in section 176B(c)(4). 
‘‘(2) YEAR-ROUND YOUTH EMPLOYMENT PRO-
GRAMS.—For purposes of paragraph (1), any ref-
erence in section 176B(c)— 
‘‘(A) to a summer youth employment pro-
gram shall be considered to refer to a year- 
round youth employment program; and 
‘‘(B) to a provision of section 176B shall 
be considered to refer to the corresponding pro-
vision of this section. 
‘‘(d) APPLICATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), an eligible entity desiring to receive a 
grant under this section for a year-round youth em-
ployment program shall submit an application to the 
Secretary at such time, in such manner, and con-
taining such information as the Secretary may re-
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quire, including, at a minimum, each of the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(A) With respect to an application for a 
planning or implementation grant, the informa-
tion and descriptions specified in section 
176B(d)(1)(A). 
‘‘(B) With respect to an application for a 
planning grant, the descriptions specified in 
section 176B(d)(1)(B), except that the descrip-
tion of an analysis for placing youth in employ-
ment described in clause (iv)(II)(bb) of that 
section shall cover employment that follows a 
schedule— 
‘‘(i) that consists of— 
‘‘(I) not more than 15 hours per 
week for in-school youth; and 
‘‘(II) not less than 20 and not 
more than 40 hours per week for out- 
of-school youth; and 
‘‘(ii) that depends on the needs and 
work-readiness level of the population 
being served. 
‘‘(C) With respect to an application for an 
implementation grant, the descriptions and evi-
dence specified in section 176B(d)(1)(C)— 
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‘‘(i) except that the reference in sec-
tion 176B(d)(1)(C)(ii) to employment de-
scribed in section 176B(d)(1)(B) shall 
cover employment that follows the schedule 
described in subparagraph (B); and 
‘‘(ii) except that the reference to pro-
grams in clause (vii)(II)(aa) of that section 
shall be considered to refer only to pro-
grams funded under the Carl D. Perkins 
Career and Technical Education Act of 
2006 (20 U.S.C. 2301 et seq.). 
‘‘(D) With respect to an application for an 
implementation grant— 
‘‘(i) a description of how the eligible 
entity plans to provide mental health serv-
ices, as needed, to eligible youth partici-
pants; and 
‘‘(ii) a description of how the eligible 
entity plans to address barriers to partici-
pation among eligible youth, including 
provding transportation and child care. 
‘‘(2) INDIAN TRIBE; TRIBAL ORGANIZATIONS.— 
An eligible entity that is an Indian tribe or tribal or-
ganization and desires to receive a grant under this 
section for a year-round youth employment program 
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may, in lieu of submitting the application described 
in paragraph (1), submit an application to the Sec-
retary that meets such requirements as the Sec-
retary develops after consultation with the tribe or 
organization. 
‘‘(3) MENTOR.—For purposes of paragraph (1), 
any reference in subparagraphs (B)(iv), (B)(v), and 
(C)(iv) of section 176B(d)(1) to a mentor shall be 
considered to refer to a mentor who— 
‘‘(A) shall be an individual described in 
subparagraphs 
(A) 
and 
(C) 
of 
section 
176B(d)(3); 
‘‘(B) shall make contact with the eligible 
youth at least twice each week; and 
‘‘(C) may be an individual described in sec-
tion 176B(d)(3)(D). 
‘‘(4) YEAR-ROUND
EMPLOYMENT.—For pur-
poses of this subsection, any reference in section 
176B(d)— 
‘‘(A) to summer employment shall be con-
sidered to refer to year-round employment; and 
‘‘(B) to a provision of section 176B shall 
be considered to refer to the corresponding pro-
vision of this section. 
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‘‘(e) AWARDS FOR POPULATIONS AND AREAS; PRIOR-
ITIES.— 
‘‘(1) POPULATIONS.—The Secretary shall re-
serve, from the amounts made available under sec-
tion 176A(a)(2)— 
‘‘(A) 50 percent to award grants under 
this section for planning or provision of sub-
sidized year-round employment opportunities 
for in-school youth; and 
‘‘(B) 50 percent to award such grants to 
plan for planning or provision of such opportu-
nities for out-of-school youth. 
‘‘(2) AREAS; PRIORITIES.—In awarding the 
grants, the Secretary shall— 
‘‘(A) carry out section 176B(e)(2); and 
‘‘(B) give priority to eligible entities— 
‘‘(i) who— 
‘‘(I) propose the coordination and 
plan described paragraphs (1) and (2) 
of section 176B(f), with respect to 
year-round youth employment; and 
‘‘(II) meet the requirements of 
section 176B(f)(3); or 
‘‘(ii) who— 
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‘‘(I) propose a plan to coordinate 
activities with entities carrying out 
State, local, or tribal summer youth 
employment programs, to provide 
pathways to year-round employment 
for eligible youth who are ending sum-
mer employment; and 
‘‘(II) meet the requirements of 
section 176B(f)(3). 
‘‘(f) USE OF FUNDS.—An eligible entity that receives 
a grant under this section may use the grant funds— 
‘‘(1) for services described in subsection (d); 
‘‘(2) as described in section 176B(g)(2), with 
respect to year-round employment programs; 
‘‘(3) as described in section 176B(g)(3), with 
respect to activities under this section; and 
‘‘(4) at the discretion of the Secretary, as de-
scribed in section 176B(g)(4), with respect to activi-
ties under this section. 
‘‘(g) PROGRAM SHARE.— 
‘‘(1) PLANNING
GRANTS.—The provisions of 
section 176B(h)(1) shall apply to planning grants 
awarded under this section, with respect to the cost 
described in subsection (a)(2)(A). 
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‘‘(2) IMPLEMENTATION
GRANTS.—The provi-
sions of section 176B(h)(2) shall apply to implemen-
tation grants awarded under this section, with re-
spect to the cost described in subsection (a)(2)(B). 
‘‘SEC. 176D. EVALUATION AND ADMINISTRATION. 
‘‘(a) PERFORMANCE MEASURES.— 
‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall es-
tablish performance measures for purposes of car-
rying out annual reviews under subsection (b) and of 
developing and implementing a system of continuous 
quality improvement under subsection (c). 
‘‘(2) COMPONENTS.—The performance meas-
ures for the eligible entities shall consist of— 
‘‘(A) the indicators of performance de-
scribed in paragraph (3); and 
‘‘(B) an adjusted level of performance for 
each indicator described in subparagraph (A). 
‘‘(3) INDICATORS OF PERFORMANCE.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The indicators of per-
formance shall consist of— 
‘‘(i) the percentage of youth employ-
ment program participants who are in edu-
cation or training activities, or in employ-
ment, during the second quarter after exit 
from the program; 
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‘‘(ii) the percentage of youth employ-
ment program participants who are in edu-
cation or training activities, or in employ-
ment, during the fourth quarter after exit 
from the program; 
‘‘(iii) the percentage of youth employ-
ment program participants who obtain a 
recognized postsecondary credential, or a 
secondary school diploma or its recognized 
equivalent (subject to subparagraph (B)), 
during participation in or within 1 year 
after exit from the program; and 
‘‘(iv) the percentage of youth employ-
ment program participants who, during a 
program year, are in a youth employment 
program that includes an education or 
training program that leads to an outcome 
specified by the Secretary, which may in-
clude— 
‘‘(I) obtaining a recognized post-
secondary credential or employment; 
or 
‘‘(II) achieving measurable skill 
gains toward such a credential or em-
ployment. 
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‘‘(B) INDICATOR
RELATING
TO
CREDEN-
TIAL.—For purposes of subparagraph (A)(iii), 
youth employment program participants who 
obtain a secondary school diploma or its recog-
nized equivalent shall be included in the per-
centage counted as meeting the criterion under 
such subparagraph only if such participants, in 
addition to obtaining such diploma or its recog-
nized equivalent, have obtained or retained em-
ployment or are in a youth employment pro-
gram that includes an education or training 
program leading to a recognized postsecondary 
credential within 1 year after exit from the pro-
gram. 
‘‘(4) LEVELS OF PERFORMANCE.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—For each eligible enti-
ty, there shall be established, in accordance 
with this paragraph, levels of performance for 
each of the corresponding indicators of perform-
ance described in paragraph (3). 
‘‘(B) IDENTIFICATION IN APPLICATION.— 
Each eligible entity shall identify, in the appli-
cation submitted under subsection (d) of section 
176B or 176C, expected levels of performance 
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for each of those indicators of performance for 
each program year covered by the application. 
‘‘(C) AGREEMENT ON ADJUSTED LEVELS 
OF
PERFORMANCE.—The eligible entity shall 
reach agreement with the Secretary on levels of 
performance for each of those indicators of per-
formance for each such program year. The lev-
els agreed to shall be considered to be the ad-
justed levels of performance for the eligible en-
tity for such program years and shall be incor-
porated into the application prior to the ap-
proval of such application. 
‘‘(b) ANNUAL REVIEW.—The Secretary shall carry 
out an annual review of each eligible entity receiving a 
grant under this subtitle. In conducting the review, the 
Secretary shall review the performance of the entity on 
the performance measures under this section and deter-
mine if the entity has used any practices that shall be con-
sidered best practices for purposes of this subtitle. 
‘‘(c) CONTINUOUS QUALITY IMPROVEMENT.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall, in ad-
dition to conducting the annual review, develop and 
implement a system of continuous quality improve-
ment designed to improve the quality of activities 
carried out under this subtitle. 
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‘‘(2) ACTIVITIES.—In implementing the system, 
the Secretary shall carry out activities including— 
‘‘(A) using the performance measures es-
tablished under this section, to assess the qual-
ity of employment programs funded under sec-
tions 176B and 176C and providing the eligible 
entities carrying out those programs with con-
tinuing feedback on their performance on those 
measures; 
‘‘(B) creating improvement plans to ad-
dress quality issues concerning the employment 
programs; 
‘‘(C) providing targeted support (including 
technical assistance and training) to staff of the 
eligible entities on improving the quality of the 
employment programs in areas where the sys-
tem demonstrates that improvements are need-
ed; and 
‘‘(D) publishing and disseminating infor-
mation on the quality of the employment pro-
grams. 
‘‘(d) REPORT TO CONGRESS.— 
‘‘(1) PREPARATION.—The Secretary shall pre-
pare a report on the grant programs established by 
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this subtitle, which report shall include a description 
of— 
‘‘(A) the eligible entities receiving funding 
under this subtitle; 
‘‘(B) the activities carried out by the eligi-
ble entities; 
‘‘(C) how the eligible entities were selected 
to receive funding under this subtitle; 
‘‘(D) an assessment of the results achieved 
by the grant programs including findings from 
the annual reviews conducted under subsection 
(b); and 
‘‘(E) a description of the development and 
implementation of, and outcomes from, the sys-
tem of continuous quality improvement de-
scribed in subsection (c). 
‘‘(2) SUBMISSION.—Not later than 3 years 
after the date of enactment of the AID Youth Em-
ployment Act, and annually thereafter, the Secretary 
shall submit a report described in paragraph (1) to 
the appropriate committees of Congress. 
‘‘(e) APPLICATION TO INDIAN TRIBES AND TRIBAL 
ORGANIZATIONS.—The Secretary may issue regulations 
that clarify the application of all the provisions of this sub-
title to Indian tribes and tribal organizations. 
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‘‘SEC. 176E. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
‘‘There are authorized to be appropriated— 
‘‘(1) to carry out section 176B, $375,000,000 
for each of fiscal years 2026 through 2030; and 
‘‘(2) to carry out section 176C, $500,000,000 
for each of fiscal years 2026 through 2030.’’. 
SEC. 3. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS. 
(a) REFERENCES.— 
(1) Section 121(b)(1)(C)(ii)(II) of the Work-
force Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 
3152(b)(1)(C)(ii)(II)) is amended by striking ‘‘sub-
titles C through E’’ and inserting ‘‘subtitles C 
through F’’. 
(2) Section 503(b) of such Act (29 U.S.C. 
3343(b)) is amended by inserting before the period 
the following: ‘‘(as such subtitles were in effect on 
the day before the date of enactment of this Act)’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents in 
section 1(b) of such Act is amended by striking the item 
relating to the subtitle heading for subtitle E of title I 
and inserting the following: 
‘‘Subtitle E—Youth Employment Opportunities 
‘‘Sec. 176. Definitions. 
‘‘Sec. 176A. Allocation of funds. 
‘‘Sec. 176B. Summer employment competitive grant program. 
‘‘Sec. 176C. Year-round employment competitive grant program. 
‘‘Sec. 176D. Evaluation and administration. 
‘‘Sec. 176E. Authorization of appropriations.’’. 
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