‘‘(2) PRIORITY.—In awarding grants under this 
section, the Secretaries shall give priority to eligible 
entities that— 
‘‘(A) include a partnership, with employers 
or an employer or industry partnership, that— 
‘‘(i) pays a portion of the costs of 
educational or career training programs; or 
‘‘(ii) agrees to hire individuals who 
have attained a recognized postsecondary 
credential resulting from the educational or 
career training program of the eligible en-
tity; 
‘‘(B) enter into a partnership with a labor 
organization or labor-management training pro-
gram to provide, through the program, tech-
nical expertise for occupationally specific edu-
cation necessary for a recognized postsecondary 
credential leading to a skilled occupation in an 
in-demand industry sector; 
‘‘(C) are focused on serving individuals 
with barriers to employment, low-income, non-
traditional students, students who are dis-
located workers, students who are veterans, or 
students who are long-term unemployed; 
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‘‘(D) include any eligible entities serving 
areas with high unemployment rates; 
‘‘(E) are eligible entities that include an 
institution of higher education eligible for as-
sistance under title III or V of the Higher Edu-
cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1051 et seq.; 20 
U.S.C. 1101 et seq.); and 
‘‘(F) include a partnership, with employers 
or an employer or industry partnership, that in-
creases domestic production of goods. 
‘‘(f) USE OF FUNDS.—Grant funds awarded under 
this section shall be used for one or more of the following: 
‘‘(1) The development, offering, improvement, 
and provision of educational or career training pro-
grams, that provide relevant job training for skilled 
occupations, that lead to recognized postsecondary 
credentials, that will meet the needs of employers in 
in-demand industry sectors, and that may include 
registered apprenticeship programs, on-the-job train-
ing programs, and programs that support employers 
in upgrading the skills of their workforce. 
‘‘(2) The development and implementation of 
policies and programs to expand opportunities for 
students to earn a recognized postsecondary creden-
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tial, including a degree, in in-demand industry sec-
tors and occupations, including by— 
‘‘(A) facilitating the transfer of academic 
credits between institutions of higher education, 
including the transfer of academic credits for 
courses in the same field of study; 
‘‘(B) expanding articulation agreements 
and policies that guarantee transfers between 
such institutions, including through common 
course numbering and use of a general core 
curriculum; and 
‘‘(C) developing or enhancing student sup-
port services programs. 
‘‘(3) The creation of career pathway programs 
that provide a sequence of education and occupa-
tional training that leads to a recognized postsec-
ondary credential, including a degree, including pro-
grams that— 
‘‘(A) blend basic skills and occupational 
training; 
‘‘(B) facilitate means of transitioning par-
ticipants from noncredit occupational, basic 
skills, or developmental coursework to for-credit 
coursework within and across institutions; 
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‘‘(C) build or enhance linkages, including 
the development of dual enrollment programs 
and early college high schools, between sec-
ondary education or adult education programs 
(including programs established under the Carl 
D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act 
of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2301 et seq.) and title II 
of this Act); 
‘‘(D) are innovative programs designed to 
increase the provision of training for students, 
including students who are members of the Na-
tional Guard or Reserves, to enter skilled occu-
pations in in-demand industry sectors; and 
‘‘(E) support paid internships that will 
allow students to simultaneously earn credit for 
work-based learning and gain relevant employ-
ment experience in an in-demand industry sec-
tor or occupation, which shall include opportu-
nities that transition individuals into employ-
ment. 
‘‘(4) The development and implementation of— 
‘‘(A) a Pay-for-Performance program that 
leads to a recognized postsecondary credential, 
for which an eligible entity agrees to be reim-
bursed under the grant primarily on the basis 
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of achievement of specified performance out-
comes and criteria agreed to by the Secretary; 
or 
‘‘(B) a Pay-for-Success program that leads 
to a recognized postsecondary credential, for 
which an eligible entity— 
‘‘(i) enters into a partnership with an 
investor, such as a philanthropic organiza-
tion that provides funding for a specific 
project to address a clear and measurable 
educational or career training need in the 
area to be served under the grant; and 
‘‘(ii) agrees to be reimbursed under 
the grant only if the project achieves speci-
fied performance outcomes and criteria 
agreed to by the Secretary. 
‘‘SEC. 199A. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be ap-
propriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out 
the program established by section 199. 
‘‘(b) ADMINISTRATIVE COST.—Not more than 5 per-
cent of the amounts made available under subsection (a) 
may be used by the Secretaries to administer the program 
described in that subsection, including providing technical 
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