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project costs, and the cost of pilot pro-
grams.’’; and 
(III) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(D) ESTABLISHING
THE
STATE
BASE-
LINE.—For purposes of applying subparagraph 
(A) for years which require the calculation of the 
State’s fiscal effort per student, or aggregate ex-
penditures of such State, with respect to career 
and technical education for the first full fiscal 
year following the date of enactment of the 
Strengthening Career and Technical Education 
for the 21st Century Act, the State may deter-
mine the State’s fiscal effort per student, or ag-
gregate expenditures of such State, with respect 
to career and technical education for such first 
full fiscal year by— 
‘‘(i) continuing to use the State’s fiscal 
effort per student, or aggregate expenditures 
of such State, with respect to career and 
technical education, as was in effect on the 
day before the date of enactment of the 
Strengthening Career and Technical Edu-
cation for the 21st Century Act; or
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‘‘(ii) establishing a new level of fiscal 
effort per student, or aggregate expenditures 
of such State, with respect to career and 
technical education, which is not less than 
95 percent of the State’s fiscal effort per stu-
dent, or the aggregate expenditures of such 
State, with respect to career and technical 
education for the preceding fiscal year.’’; 
(ii) by striking paragraph (2) and in-
serting the following: 
‘‘(2) FAILURE TO MEET.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall re-
duce the amount of a State’s allotment of funds 
under this Act for any fiscal year in the exact 
proportion by which the State fails to meet the 
requirement of paragraph (1) by falling below 
the State’s fiscal effort per student or the State’s 
aggregate expenditures (using the measure most 
favorable to the State), if the State failed to meet 
such requirement (as determined using the meas-
ure most favorable to the State) for 1 or more of 
the 5 immediately preceding fiscal years. 
‘‘(B) 
SPECIAL
RULE.—No 
such 
lesser 
amount shall be used for computing the effort re-
quired under paragraph (1) for subsequent years.
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‘‘(3) WAIVER.—The Secretary may waive para-
graph (2) due to exceptional or uncontrollable cir-
cumstances affecting the ability of the State to meet 
the requirement of paragraph (1) such as a natural 
disaster or an unforeseen and precipitous decline in 
financial resources. No level of funding permitted 
under such a waiver may be used as the basis for 
computing the fiscal effort or aggregate expenditures 
required under this section for years subsequent to the 
year covered by such waiver. The fiscal effort or ag-
gregate expenditures for the subsequent years shall be 
computed on the basis of the level of funding that 
would, but for such waiver, have been required.’’; 
(2) in section 314(1), by striking ‘‘career path or 
major’’ and inserting ‘‘career pathway or program of 
study’’; 
(3) in section 315— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘or programs of study’’ 
after ‘‘career and technical education programs’’; 
and 
(B) by striking ‘‘seventh grade’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘the middle grades (as such term is defined 
in section 8101 of the Elementary and Sec-
ondary Education Act of 1965)’’; 
(4) in section 317(b)—
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(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘, including programs 
of study,’’ after ‘‘activities’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘who reside in the geo-
graphical area served by’’ and inserting ‘‘in 
areas served by’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘the geographical area’’ 
and inserting ‘‘areas’’; and 
(ii) by inserting ‘‘, including programs 
of study,’’ after ‘‘activities’’; 
(5) by striking title II and redesignating title III 
as title II; 
(6) by redesignating sections 311 through 318, as 
amended by this section, as sections 211 through 218, 
respectively; 
(7) by redesignating sections 321 through 324 as 
sections 221 through 224, respectively; and 
(8) by inserting after section 218 (as so redesig-
nated) the following: 
‘‘SEC. 219. STUDY ON PROGRAMS OF STUDY ALIGNED TO 
HIGH-SKILL, HIGH-WAGE OCCUPATIONS. 
‘‘(a) SCOPE OF STUDY.—The Comptroller General of 
the United States shall conduct a study to evaluate—
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‘‘(1) the strategies, components, policies, and 
practices used by eligible agencies or eligible recipi-
ents receiving funding under this Act to successfully 
assist— 
‘‘(A) all students in pursuing and com-
pleting programs of study aligned to high-skill, 
high-wage occupations; and 
‘‘(B) any special population or specific sub-
group 
of 
students 
identified 
in 
section 
1111(h)(1)(C)(ii) of the Elementary and Sec-
ondary Education Act of 1965 in pursuing and 
completing programs of study aligned to high- 
skill, high-wage occupations in fields in which 
such special population or subgroup is underrep-
resented; and 
‘‘(2) any challenges associated with replication of 
such strategies, components, policies, and practices. 
‘‘(b) CONSULTATION.—In carrying out the study con-
ducted under subsection (a), the Comptroller General of the 
United States shall consult with a geographically diverse 
(including urban, suburban, and rural) representation of— 
‘‘(1) students and parents; 
‘‘(2) eligible agencies and eligible recipients; 
‘‘(3) teachers, faculty, specialized instructional 
support personnel, and paraprofessionals, including
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those with expertise in preparing career and technical 
education students for non-traditional fields; 
‘‘(4) Indian Tribes and Tribal organizations; 
‘‘(5) special populations; and 
‘‘(6) representatives of business and industry. 
‘‘(c) SUBMISSION.—Upon completion, the Comptroller 
General of the United States shall submit the study con-
ducted under subsection (a) to the Committee on Education 
and the Workforce of the House of Representatives and the 
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of 
the Senate.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Section 8(a) (20 
U.S.C. 2306a(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘311(b), and 323’’ 
and inserting ‘‘211(b), and 223’’. 
TITLE III—AMENDMENTS TO 
OTHER LAWS 
SEC. 301. AMENDMENTS TO THE WAGNER-PEYSER ACT. 
Section 15(e)(2) of the Wagner-Peyser Act (29 U.S.C. 
49l–2(e)(2)) is amended— 
(1) by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(B) consult with eligible agencies (defined 
in section 3 of the Carl D. Perkins Career and 
Technical Education Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 
2302)), State educational agencies, and local
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educational agencies concerning the provision of 
workforce and labor market information in order 
to— 
‘‘(i) meet the needs of secondary school 
and postsecondary school students who seek 
such information; and 
‘‘(ii) annually inform the development 
and implementation of programs of study 
defined in section 3 of the Carl D. Perkins 
Career and Technical Education Act of 
2006 (20 U.S.C. 2302), and career path-
ways;’’; 
(2) in subparagraph (G), by striking ‘‘and’’ after 
the semicolon; 
(3) in subparagraph (H), by striking the period 
at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(4) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(I) provide, on an annual and timely basis 
to each eligible agency (defined in section 3 of 
the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Edu-
cation Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2302)), the data 
and information described in subparagraphs (A) 
and (B) of subsection (a)(1).’’.
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SEC. 302. AMENDMENTS TO THE ELEMENTARY AND SEC-
ONDARY EDUCATION ACT OF 1965. 
(1) Section 1111(h)(1)(C)(xiv) of the Elementary 
and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
6311(h)(1)(C)(xiv)) is amended by striking ‘‘attain-
ing career and technical proficiencies (as defined by 
section 113(b) of the Carl D. Perkins Career and 
Technical Education Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2323(b)) 
and reported by States only in a manner consistent 
with section 113(c) of such Act (20 U.S.C. 2323(c))’’ 
and inserting ‘‘meeting State determined levels of per-
formance for core indicators, as defined by section 
113(b)(3)(A) of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Tech-
nical 
Education 
Act 
of 
2006 
(20 
U.S.C. 
2323(b)(3)(A)), and reported by States only in a 
manner consistent with section 113(b)(3)(C) of such 
Act (20 U.S.C. 2323(b)(3)(C))’’. 
(2) Section 6115(b)(6) of the Elementary and 
Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
7425(b)(6)) is amended by striking ‘‘tech-prep edu-
cation, mentoring,’’ and inserting ‘‘mentoring’’. 
(3) Section 6304(a)(3)(K) of the Elementary and 
Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
7544(a)(3)(K)) is amended by striking ‘‘tech-prep,’’.
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SEC. 303. AMENDMENT TO THE WORKFORCE INNOVATION 
AND OPPORTUNITY ACT. 
Section 134(c)(2)(A)(vii) of the Workforce Innovation 
and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3174(c)(2)(A)(vii)) is 
amended by striking ‘‘school dropouts’’ and inserting ‘‘out- 
of-school youth’’. 
Attest: 
Secretary.