section and meet all necessary criteria determined by the 
Assistant Secretaries. 
(e) ANNUAL REPORT AND EVALUATION.—Not later 
than 90 days after the end of each fiscal year for which 
an entity receives grant funds under this section, the enti-
ty shall submit to the Assistant Secretaries the following: 
(1) A report that describes— 
(A) the activities undertaken by the entity 
that were funded entirely or partially by the 
grant funds; 
(B) the service area; 
(C) the number of immigrants in the serv-
ice area; 
(D) the primary languages spoken in the 
service area; 
(E) the number of adult English language 
learners receiving assistance that was funded 
entirely or partially by grant funds received by 
the entity under this section; and 
(F) a breakdown of the costs of the pro-
gram services provided and the average per cap-
ita cost of providing such instruction. 
(2) An evaluation of any program of the entity 
using grant funds under this section, including— 
(A) an assessment of— 
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(i) the effectiveness of such program 
and recommendations for improving the 
program; and 
(ii) whether the English language and 
integration knowledge and skill instruction 
needs of the service area have been met; 
(B) in the case of an assessment under 
subparagraph (A)(ii) that such needs have not 
been met, a description of the additional assist-
ance required to meet such needs; and 
(C) the results of any assessment or eval-
uation of progress or success described in sub-
section (b)(2)(B). 
(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) ADULT
ENGLISH
LANGUAGE
LEARNER.— 
The term ‘‘adult English language learner’’ refers to 
an individual age 16 or older who is not enrolled in 
secondary school and who is limited English pro-
ficient. 
(2) ENGLISH
LANGUAGE
LEARNER; LIMITED 
ENGLISH
PROFICIENT.—The terms ‘‘English lan-
guage learner’’ and ‘‘limited English proficient’’ de-
scribe an individual who does not speak English as 
their primary language and who has a limited ability 
to read, speak, write, or understand English. 
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(g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$100,000,000 for fiscal years 2022 through 2023. 
SEC. 205. WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AND SHARED PROS-
PERITY GRANT PROGRAM. 
(a) DECLARATION OF POLICY.—It is the policy of the 
United States— 
(1) that adults shall have equitable access to 
education and workforce programs that— 
(A) help them learn basic skills in reading, 
writing, mathematics, and the English lan-
guage; and 
(B) equip them with occupational skills 
needed to secure or advance in employment, fill 
employer needs, and support themselves and 
their families; 
(2) to strengthen the economy by helping adults 
with limited skills to attain recognized postsecondary 
credentials (as defined in section 3 of the Workforce 
Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3102)); 
and 
(3) that workforce programs for adults with 
limited skills use a pre-apprenticeship or integrated 
education and training approach that allows adults 
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to acquire basic skills while pursuing occupational or 
industry-specific training. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION.—The Assistant Secretary for 
Career, Technical, and Adult Education at the Depart-
ment of Education and the Assistant Secretary for Em-
ployment and Training at the Department of Labor (re-
ferred to in this section as the ‘‘Assistant Secretaries’’), 
in consultation with the Director of the National Office 
of New Americans, shall award Workforce Development 
and Shared Prosperity grants, on a competitive basis, to 
State, local, and Tribal governments or other qualifying 
entities described in subsection (c), in collaboration with 
State and local governments. 
(c) 
QUALIFYING
ENTITIES.—Qualifying 
entities 
under this section may include— 
(1) an educational institution; 
(2) a private organization; 
(3) a community-based organization; or 
(4) a nonprofit organization. 
(d) ELIGIBILITY.—A State, local, or Tribal govern-
ment or qualifying entity in collaboration with a State, 
local, or Tribal government is eligible to receive a grant 
under this section provided that the State, local, or Tribal 
government or entity— 
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(1) supports and promotes the economic inte-
gration of immigrants; 
(2) has expertise in workforce development and 
adult education for the purpose of developing and 
implementing pre-apprenticeship programs or inte-
grated education and training programs; 
(3) in carrying out the grant program, includes 
at least one entity— 
(A) with expertise in providing training in 
a workforce sector in which immigrant workers 
are heavily represented or in which there is a 
demonstrated need for immigrant workers to fill 
jobs; and 
(B) with expertise in providing adult basic 
education services to immigrants; 
(4) uses matching funds from non-Federal 
sources, which may include in-kind contributions, 
equal to 25 percent of the amount received from the 
Workforce Development and Shared Prosperity 
grants program to carry out such program; and 
(5) submits to the Assistant Secretaries an ap-
plication at such time, in such manner, and con-
taining such information as the Assistant Secretaries 
may reasonably require, including— 
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