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Union Calendar No. 227 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 5304 
[Report No. 119–271] 
Making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human 
Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2026, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 11, 2025 
Mr. ADERHOLT, from the Committee on Appropriations, reported the following 
bill; which was committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
State of the Union and ordered to be printed 
A BILL 
Making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health 
and Human Services, and Education, and related agen-
cies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and 
for other purposes. 
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
That the following sums are appropriated, out of any 
money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the 
Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and 
Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2026, and for other purposes, namely: 
TITLE I 
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 
EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION 
TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT SERVICES 
(INCLUDING RESCISSION OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses of the Workforce Innovation 
and Opportunity Act (referred to in this Act as ‘‘WIOA’’) 
and the National Apprenticeship Act, $2,594,412,000 plus 
reimbursements, shall be available. Of the amounts pro-
vided: 
(1) for grants to States for adult employment 
and training activities and dislocated worker employ-
ment and training activities, $1,807,553,000 as fol-
lows: 
(A) $712,000,000 for adult employment 
and training activities, which shall be available 
for the period October 1, 2026 through June 
30, 2027; and 
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(B) $1,095,553,000 for dislocated worker 
employment and training activities, of which 
$235,553,000 shall be available for the period 
July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027, and of 
which $860,000,000 shall be available for the 
period October 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027: 
Provided, That the funds available for allotment to 
outlying areas to carry out subtitle B of title I of the 
WIOA shall not be subject to the requirements of 
section 127(b)(1)(B)(ii) of such Act: Provided fur-
ther, That notwithstanding the requirements of 
WIOA, outlying areas may submit a single applica-
tion for a consolidated grant that awards funds that 
would otherwise be available to such areas to carry 
out the activities described in subtitle B of title I of 
the WIOA: Provided further, That such application 
shall be submitted to the Secretary of Labor (re-
ferred to in this title as ‘‘Secretary’’), at such time, 
in such manner, and containing such information as 
the Secretary may require: Provided further, That 
outlying areas awarded a consolidated grant de-
scribed in the preceding provisos may use the funds 
for any of the programs and activities authorized 
under such subtitle B of title I of the WIOA subject 
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to approval of the application and such reporting re-
quirements issued by the Secretary; and 
(2) for national programs, $786,859,000 as fol-
lows: 
(A) $325,859,000 for the dislocated work-
ers assistance national reserve, of which 
$125,859,000 shall be available for the period 
July 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027, and 
of which $200,000,000 shall be available for the 
period October 1, 2026 through September 30, 
2027: Provided, That funds provided to carry 
out section 132(a)(2)(A) of the WIOA may be 
used to provide assistance to a State for state-
wide or local use in order to address cases 
where there have been worker dislocations 
across multiple sectors or across multiple local 
areas and such workers remain dislocated; co-
ordinate the State workforce development plan 
with emerging economic development needs; and 
train such eligible dislocated workers: Provided 
further, That funds provided to carry out sec-
tions 168(b) and 169(c) of the WIOA may be 
used for technical assistance and demonstration 
projects, respectively, that provide assistance to 
new entrants in the workforce and incumbent 
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workers: Provided further, That notwithstanding 
section 168(b) of the WIOA, of the funds pro-
vided under this subparagraph, the Secretary 
may reserve not more than 10 percent of such 
funds to provide technical assistance and carry 
out additional activities related to the transition 
to the WIOA: Provided further, That of the 
funds 
provided 
under 
this 
subparagraph, 
$120,000,000 shall be for training and employ-
ment assistance under sections 168(b), 169(c) 
(notwithstanding the 10 percent limitation in 
such section) and 170 of the WIOA as follows: 
(i) $55,000,000 shall be for workers 
in the Appalachian region, as defined by 
40 U.S.C. 14102(a)(1), workers in the 
Lower Mississippi, as defined in section 
4(2) of the Delta Development Act (Public 
Law 100–460, 102 Stat. 2246; 7 U.S.C. 
2009aa(2)), and workers in the region 
served by the Northern Border Regional 
Commission, as defined by 40 U.S.C. 
15733; and 
(ii) $65,000,000 shall be for the pur-
pose of developing, offering, or improving 
educational or career training programs at 
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community colleges, defined as public insti-
tutions of higher education, as described in 
section 101(a) of the Higher Education 
Act of 1965 and at which the associate’s 
degree is primarily the highest degree 
awarded, with other eligible institutions of 
higher education, as defined in section 
101(a) of the Higher Education Act of 
1965, eligible to participate through con-
sortia, with community colleges as the lead 
grantee: Provided, That the Secretary shall 
follow the requirements for the program in 
House Report 116–62: Provided further, 
That any grant funds used for apprentice-
ships shall be used to support only appren-
ticeship programs registered under the Na-
tional Apprenticeship Act and as referred 
to in section 3(7)(B) of the WIOA; 
(B) $65,000,000 for Native American pro-
grams under section 166 of the WIOA, which 
shall be available for the period July 1, 2026 
through June 30, 2027; 
(C) $105,000,000 for YouthBuild activities 
as described in section 171 of the WIOA, which 
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JOB CORPS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
To carry out subtitle C of title I of the WIOA, includ-
ing Federal administrative expenses, the purchase and 
hire of passenger motor vehicles, the construction, alter-
ation, and repairs of buildings and other facilities, and the 
purchase of real property for training centers as author-
ized by the WIOA, $880,078,000, plus reimbursements, 
as follows: 
(1) $801,663,000 for Job Corps Operations, 
which shall be available for the period July 1, 2026 
through June 30, 2027; 
(2) $61,500,000 for construction, rehabilitation 
and acquisition of Job Corps Centers, which shall be 
available for the period July 1, 2026 through June 
30, 2029, and which may include the acquisition, 
maintenance, and repair of major items of equip-
ment: Provided, That the Secretary may transfer up 
to 15 percent of such funds to meet the operational 
needs of such centers or to achieve administrative ef-
ficiencies: Provided further, That any funds trans-
ferred pursuant to the preceding proviso shall not be 
available for obligation after June 30, 2026: Pro-
vided further, That the Committees on Appropria-
tions of the House of Representatives and the Sen-
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ate are notified at least 15 days in advance of any 
transfer; and 
(3) $16,915,000 for necessary expenses of Job 
Corps: 
Provided, That no funds from any other appropriation 
shall be used to provide meal services at or for Job Corps 
Centers. 
FEDERAL UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS AND ALLOWANCES 
For payments during fiscal year 2026 of trade ad-
justment benefit payments and allowances under part I 
of subchapter B of chapter 2 of title II of the Trade Act 
of 1974, and section 246 of that Act; and for training, 
employment and case management services, allowances for 
job search and relocation, and related State administrative 
expenses under part II of subchapter B of chapter 2 of 
title II of the Trade Act of 1974, and including benefit 
payments, allowances, training, employment and case 
management services, and related State administration 
provided pursuant to section 231(a) of the Trade Adjust-
ment Assistance Extension Act of 2011, sections 405(a) 
and 406 of the Trade Preferences Extension Act of 2015, 
and section 285(a) of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended, 
$50,300,000 together with such amounts as may be nec-
essary to be charged to the subsequent appropriation for 
payments for any period subsequent to September 15, 
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2026: Provided, That notwithstanding section 502 of this 
Act, any part of the appropriation provided under this 
heading may remain available for obligation beyond the 
current fiscal year pursuant to the authorities of section 
245(c) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2317(c)). 
STATE UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE AND EMPLOYMENT 
SERVICE OPERATIONS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For 
authorized 
administrative 
expenses, 
$74,306,000, together with not to exceed $3,650,584,000 
which may be expended from the Employment Security 
Administration Account in the Unemployment Trust Fund 
(‘‘the Trust Fund’’), of which— 
(1) $2,875,635,000 from the Trust Fund is for 
grants to States for the administration of State un-
employment insurance laws as authorized under title 
III of the Social Security Act (including not less 
than $116,000,000 to carry out reemployment serv-
ices and eligibility assessments under section 306 of 
such Act, any claimants of regular compensation, as 
defined in such section, including those who are 
profiled as most likely to exhaust their benefits, may 
be eligible for such services and assessments: Pro-
vided, That of such amount, $9,000,000 is for con-
tinued support of the Unemployment Insurance In-
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tegrity Center of Excellence), the administration of 
unemployment insurance for Federal employees and 
for ex-service members as authorized under 5 U.S.C. 
8501–8523, and the administration of trade read-
justment allowances, reemployment trade adjustment 
assistance, and alternative trade adjustment assist-
ance under the Trade Act of 1974 and under section 
231(a) of the Trade Adjustment Assistance Exten-
sion Act of 2011, sections 405(a) and 406 of the 
Trade Preferences Extension Act of 2015, and sec-
tion 285(a) of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended, 
and shall be available for Federal obligation through 
December 31, 2026, except that funds for outcome 
payments pursuant to section 306(f)(2) of the Social 
Security Act shall be available for Federal obligation 
through March 31, 2027): Provided further, That 
notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Sec-
retary may recapture any funds appropriated under 
this paragraph that remain unexpended by a State 
after the period of expenditure for a State (but be-
fore such funds have been returned to the Trust 
Fund), and such recaptured funds shall remain 
available until expended for reobligation by the Sec-
retary to the States to carry out automation activi-
ties related to the administration of unemployment 
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compensation laws: Provided further, That funds 
transferred pursuant to the preceding proviso shall 
not be available until 60 days after the Secretary 
has submitted a plan to the Committees on Appro-
priations of the House of Representatives and the 
Senate on the planned use of funds; 
(2) $18,000,000 from the Trust Fund is for na-
tional activities necessary to support the administra-
tion of the Federal-State unemployment insurance 
system; 
(3) $653,639,000 from the Trust Fund, to-
gether with $21,413,000 from the General Fund of 
the Treasury, is for grants to States in accordance 
with section 6 of the Wagner-Peyser Act, and shall 
be available for Federal obligation for the period 
July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027; 
(4) $17,500,000 from the Trust Fund is for na-
tional activities of the Employment Service, includ-
ing administration of the work opportunity tax cred-
it under section 51 of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986 (including assisting States in adopting or mod-
ernizing information technology for use in the proc-
essing of certification requests), and the provision of 
technical assistance and staff training under the 
Wagner-Peyser Act; 
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(5) $85,810,000 from the Trust Fund is for the 
administration of foreign labor certifications and re-
lated activities under the Immigration and Nation-
ality Act and related laws, of which $62,528,000 
shall be available for the Federal administration of 
such activities, and $23,282,000 shall be available 
for grants to States for the administration of such 
activities; and 
(6) $52,893,000 from the General Fund is to 
provide workforce information, national electronic 
tools, and one-stop system building under the Wag-
ner-Peyser Act and shall be available for Federal ob-
ligation for the period July 1, 2026 through June 
30, 2027, of which up to $9,800,000 may be used 
to carry out research and demonstration projects re-
lated to testing effective ways to promote greater 
labor force participation of people with disabilities: 
Provided, That the Secretary may transfer amounts 
made available for research and demonstration 
projects under this paragraph to the ‘‘Office of Dis-
ability Employment Policy’’ account for such pur-
poses: 
Provided, That to the extent that the Average Weekly In-
sured Unemployment (‘‘AWIU’’) for fiscal year 2026 is 
projected by the Department of Labor to exceed 
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3,075,000, an additional $28,600,000 from the Trust 
Fund shall be available for obligation for every 100,000 
increase in the AWIU level (including a pro rata amount 
for any increment less than 100,000) to carry out title 
III of the Social Security Act: Provided further, That 
funds appropriated in this Act that are allotted to a State 
to carry out activities under title III of the Social Security 
Act may be used by such State to assist other States in 
carrying out activities under such title III if the other 
States include areas that have suffered a major disaster 
declared by the President under the Robert T. Stafford 
Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act: Provided 
further, That the Secretary may use funds appropriated 
for grants to States under title III of the Social Security 
Act to make payments on behalf of States for the use of 
the National Directory of New Hires under section 
453(j)(8) of such Act: Provided further, That the Sec-
retary may use funds appropriated for grants to States 
under title III of the Social Security Act to make pay-
ments on behalf of States to the entity operating the State 
Information Data Exchange System: Provided further, 
That funds appropriated in this Act which are used to es-
tablish a national one-stop career center system, or which 
are used to support the national activities of the Federal- 
State unemployment insurance, employment service, or 
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immigration programs, may be obligated in contracts, 
grants, or agreements with States and non-State entities: 
Provided further, That States awarded competitive grants 
for improved operations under title III of the Social Secu-
rity Act, or awarded grants to support the national activi-
ties of the Federal-State unemployment insurance system, 
may award subgrants to other States and non-State enti-
ties under such grants, subject to the conditions applicable 
to the grants: Provided further, That funds appropriated 
under this Act for activities authorized under title III of 
the Social Security Act and the Wagner-Peyser Act may 
be used by States to fund integrated Unemployment In-
surance and Employment Service automation efforts, not-
withstanding cost allocation principles prescribed under 
the final rule entitled ‘‘Uniform Administrative Require-
ments, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Fed-
eral Awards’’ at part 200 of title 2, Code of Federal Regu-
lations: Provided further, That the Secretary, at the re-
quest of a State participating in a consortium with other 
States, may reallot funds allotted to such State under title 
III of the Social Security Act to other States participating 
in the consortium or to the entity operating the Unemploy-
ment Insurance Information Technology Support Center 
in order to carry out activities that benefit the administra-
tion of the unemployment compensation law of the State 
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making the request: Provided further, That the Secretary 
may collect fees for the costs associated with additional 
data collection, analyses, and reporting services relating 
to the National Agricultural Workers Survey requested by 
State and local governments, public and private institu-
tions of higher education, and nonprofit organizations and 
may utilize such sums, in accordance with the provisions 
of 29 U.S.C. 9a, for the National Agricultural Workers 
Survey infrastructure, methodology, and data to meet the 
information collection and reporting needs of such entities, 
which shall be credited to this appropriation and shall re-
main available until September 30, 2027, for such pur-
poses. 
ADVANCES TO THE UNEMPLOYMENT TRUST FUND AND 
OTHER FUNDS 
For repayable advances to the Unemployment Trust 
Fund as authorized by sections 905(d) and 1203 of the 
Social Security Act, and to the Black Lung Disability 
Trust Fund as authorized by section 9501(c)(1) of the In-
ternal Revenue Code of 1986; and for nonrepayable ad-
vances to the revolving fund established by section 901(e) 
of the Social Security Act, to the Unemployment Trust 
Fund as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 8509, and to the ‘‘Federal 
Unemployment Benefits and Allowances’’ account, such 
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sums as may be necessary, which shall be available for 
obligation through September 30, 2027. 
PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION 
For expenses of administering employment and train-
ing programs, $83,979,000, together with not to exceed 
$50,941,000 which shall be available from the Employ-
ment Security Administration Account in the Unemploy-
ment Trust Fund. 
VETERANS’ EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
Not to exceed $276,841,000 may be derived from the 
Employment Security Administration account in the Un-
employment Trust Fund to carry out the provisions of 
chapters 41, 42, and 43 of title 38, United States Code, 
of which— 
(1) $185,000,000 is for Jobs for Veterans State 
grants under 38 U.S.C. 4102A(b)(5) to support dis-
abled veterans’ outreach program specialists under 
section 4103A of such title and local veterans’ em-
ployment representatives under section 4104(b) of 
such title, and for the expenses described in section 
4102A(b)(5)(C), which shall be available for expend-
iture by the States through September 30, 2028, 
and not to exceed 3 percent for the necessary Fed-
eral expenditures for data systems and contract sup-
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Wage Rate in effect under 20 CFR 655.120(b) shall be 
the Adverse Effect Wage Rate in effect on January 31, 
2023. 
SEC. 117. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to administer, implement, or enforce— 
(1) the final rule entitled ‘‘Adverse Effect Wage 
Rate Methodology for the Temporary Employment 
of H-2A Nonimmigrants in Non-Range Occupations 
in the United States’’, (88 Fed. Reg. 12760 (effec-
tive March 30, 2023)); 
(2) 20 CFR 655.131(b) (relating to joint em-
ployer requirements); or 
(3) the final rule entitled ‘‘Improving Protec-
tions for Workers in Temporary Agricultural Em-
ployment in the United States’’, (89 Fed. Reg. 
33898 (effective June 28, 2024)). 
SEC. 118. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to administer, implement, or enforce the 
final rule entitled ‘‘Employee or Independent Contractor 
Classification Under the Fair Labor Standards Act’’, (89 
Fed. Reg. 1638 (effective March 11, 2024)). 
SEC. 119. PROHIBITION ON CLOSING, REDUC-
ING, OR
CONSOLIDATING
JOB
CORPS
CENTERS. 
None of the funds made available by this Act may be used 
to close, consolidate, or reduce operations at any Job 
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