I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3088 
To amend the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act to require one- 
stop delivery systems under such Act to offer services through internet 
websites and to direct the Secretary of Labor to develop standards 
and best practices for such websites, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 27, 2017 
Mr. SWALWELL of California (for himself, Ms. STEFANIK, and Mr. HUDSON) 
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 require one-stop delivery systems under such Act to 
offer services through internet websites and to direct 
the Secretary of Labor to develop standards and best 
practices for such websites, 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 ‘‘Widening Internet 
Readiness for Employment Development Act’’ or the 
‘‘WIRED Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. ONLINE PROVISION OF ONE-STOP SERVICES. 
(a) ONLINE PROVISION OF ONE-STOP SERVICES.— 
Subparagraph (D) of section 121(e)(2) of the Workforce 
Innovation 
and 
Opportunity 
Act 
(29 
U.S.C. 
3151(e)(2)(D)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(D) as applicable and practicable, shall 
make programs, services, and activities acces-
sible to individuals through electronic means 
that meet the standards and incorporate the 
best practices established by the Secretary of 
Labor under subsection (j), including through 
an internet website that is unique to the par-
ticular one-stop delivery system.’’. 
(b) STANDARDS AND BEST PRACTICES FOR ONLINE 
PROVISION OF SERVICES BY ONE-STOP DELIVERY SYS-
TEMS.—Section 121 of the Workforce Innovation and Op-
portunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3951) is amended by adding at 
the end the following: 
‘‘(j) STANDARDS AND BEST PRACTICES FOR PROVI-
SION
OF SERVICES THROUGH ELECTRONIC MEANS.— 
After soliciting public comments and consulting with and 
receiving input from relevant parties, including State 
workforce development boards, the Secretary of Labor, in 
coordination with the Federal agencies responsible for the 
programs and activities described in subsection (b)(1)(B), 
shall establish and maintain standards and best practices 
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for the provision of services through electronic means, in-
cluding for internet websites maintained by one-stop deliv-
ery systems under subsection (e)(2)(D). Such standards 
and best practices shall include— 
‘‘(1) a requirement for user-friendly, up-to-date 
websites available to all individuals seeking one-stop 
services, including individuals with barriers to em-
ployment; 
‘‘(2) a requirement that such websites promi-
nently display the address and hours of operation of 
all physical one-stop centers in the local area, and a 
description of services provided in and events held at 
each such center; 
‘‘(3) best practices for incorporating social 
media 
and 
networking 
capabilities 
into 
such 
websites; 
‘‘(4) best practices for making such websites ac-
cessible by mobile devices to the extent practicable; 
‘‘(5) best practices for providing, through elec-
tronic means, services such as resume assistance, 
cover letter review, job searching, interview prepara-
tions, and online employment-related practice tests, 
through videos, video-conferencing, or other means; 
and 
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‘‘(6) best practices for assuring a secure net-
work and the protection of any personal informa-
tion.’’. 
(c) DEADLINE.—The Secretary shall establish the 
initial standards and best practices required by section 
121(j) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act 
(as added by subsection (b)) not later than one year after 
the date of enactment of this Act. 
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