I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 657 
To amend the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act to clarify the 
career services provided to adults and dislocated workers, and for other 
purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 31, 2023 
Mr. CASTRO of Texas introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Education and the Workforce 
A BILL 
To amend the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act 
to clarify the career services provided to adults and dis-
located workers, and for other purposes. 
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 ‘‘Navigating to Success 
Act’’. 
SEC. 2. CAREER SERVICES. 
(a) SERVICES PROVIDED.—Subparagraph (A) of sec-
tion 134(c)(2) of the Workforce Innovation and Oppor-
tunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3174(c)(2)) is amended— 
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(1) by amending clause (iii) to read as follows: 
‘‘(iii) initial assessment of skill levels 
(including 
literacy, 
digital 
literacy, 
numeracy, and English language pro-
ficiency), competencies, abilities, current 
applicable foreign academic and profes-
sional credentials, guidance and services on 
transferring high-skilled foreign certifi-
cations, and supportive service needs, 
which may include diagnostic testing and 
use of other assessment tools;’’; 
(2) by amending clause (vi) to read as follows: 
‘‘(vi) provision of workforce and labor 
market employment statistics information 
and related skills development information, 
including the provision of accurate infor-
mation relating to local, regional, and na-
tional labor market areas, including— 
‘‘(I) job vacancy listings in such 
labor market areas; 
‘‘(II) information on job skills 
and credentials necessary to obtain 
the jobs described in subclause (I); 
‘‘(III) information on education 
and skills development programs that 
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are available for attaining needed 
skills and credentials for the jobs de-
scribed in subclause (I), including in-
formation— 
‘‘(aa) on the pathways to 
such skills and credentials (in-
cluding information on career 
pathway programs in the local 
area); 
‘‘(bb) on the quality of such 
education and training programs, 
consistent with the performance 
information 
provided 
under 
clause (vii); and 
‘‘(cc) on the comparability of 
current foreign academic and 
professional 
certifications 
to 
needed skills and credentials; and 
‘‘(IV) information relating to 
local occupations in demand and the 
earnings, skill requirements, and op-
portunities for advancement for such 
occupations;’’; 
(3) by amending clause (xi) to read as follows: 
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‘‘(xi) assistance in identifying and es-
tablishing eligibility for programs of finan-
cial aid assistance for training and edu-
cation programs that are not funded under 
this Act, including Federal financial aid 
under title IV of the Higher Education Act 
of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070 et seq.) and 
through State-funded education and train-
ing programs;’’; and 
(4) in clause (xii), by striking subclauses (IV) 
through (XI) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(IV) individual counseling, in-
cluding career counseling; 
‘‘(V) career planning; or 
‘‘(VI) assessment and develop-
ment of employability skills, including 
development of learning skills, com-
munication skills, interviewing skills, 
punctuality, and professional conduct, 
to prepare individuals for unsub-
sidized employment or training; and’’. 
(b) DELIVERY OF SERVICES.—Subparagraph (C) of 
section 134(c)(2) of the Workforce Innovation and Oppor-
tunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3174(c)(2)) is amended by inserting 
‘‘or community-based organizations to serve individuals 
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with barriers to employment,’’ after ‘‘nonprofit service 
providers,’’. 
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