(B) to the extent practicable, and as deter-
mined by the Secretary, make available to the 
public any materials created under the grant. 
(h) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$2,000,000,000 through fiscal year 2024. 
Subtitle G—General Provisions 
SEC. 171. GENERAL PROVISIONS. 
(a) SUPPLEMENT, NOT SUPPLANT.—Funds made 
available under this title shall be used only to supplement, 
and shall not supplant, the funds that would, in the ab-
sence of such Federal funds, be made available from State 
or local public funds for adult education and literacy ac-
tivities, employment and training activities, or other activi-
ties carried out under the Workforce Innovation and Op-
portunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3101 et seq.). 
(b) EVALUATIONS.—Any activity or program carried 
out with funds received under this title shall be subject 
to— 
(1) performance accountability indicators in ac-
cordance with section 116 of the Workforce Innova-
tion and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3141); and 
(2) rigorous evaluation using research ap-
proaches appropriate to the level of development and 
maturity of the activity or program, including ran-
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dom assignment or quasi-experimental impact eval-
uations, implementation 
evaluations, 
pre-experi-
mental studies, and feasibility studies, including 
studying job quality measures and credential trans-
parency. 
(c) USES OF FUNDS.—From the funds appropriated 
under subsection (d), the Secretary of Labor shall— 
(1) support the administration of the funds 
under this title and the evaluation of activities de-
scribed in subsection (b), including providing guid-
ance and technical assistance to States and local 
areas; 
(2) establish an interagency agreement with the 
Department of Education for— 
(A) coordination of funding priorities, in-
cluding with other relevant Federal agencies, as 
applicable; 
(B) dissemination and administration of 
grants and funding under this title; and 
(C) execution of research and evaluation 
activities to minimize the duplication of efforts 
and job training investments and facilitate 
greater blending and braiding of Federal and 
non-Federal funds; 
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(3) provide guidance and financial support to 
States and local areas on how to make information 
on recognized postsecondary credentials and related 
competencies being awarded with funds under this 
title publicly available, searchable, and comparable 
as linked open data; 
(4) not later than 30 days after the date of en-
actment of this Act, issue guidance for implementing 
this title in accordance with the Workforce Innova-
tion and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3101 et seq.); 
and 
(5) provide no less than $1,000,000 for each 
fiscal year for the Office of Inspector General at the 
Department of Labor to oversee the administration 
and distribution of funds under this title. 
(d) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$90,000,000 through fiscal year 2024. 
TITLE II—CARL D. PERKINS CA-
REER AND TECHNICAL EDU-
CATION ACT OF 2006 
SEC. 201. DEFINITIONS AND PERKINS CTE REQUIREMENTS. 
Except as otherwise provided, in this title— 
(1) the terms have the meanings given the 
terms in section 3 of the Carl D. Perkins Career and 
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Technical Education Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2302); 
and 
(2) an allotment, allocation, or other provision 
of funds made in accordance with a provision of the 
Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education 
Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2301 et seq.) shall be made 
in compliance with the applicable requirements of 
such Act. 
SEC. 202. COVID–19 CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION 
RESPONSE FLEXIBILITY. 
(a) RETENTION OF FUNDS.—Notwithstanding sec-
tion 133(b)(1) of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Tech-
nical Education Act of 2006 (29 U.S.C. 2353(b)(1)), with 
respect to an eligible recipient that, due to the COVID– 
19 national emergency, does not expend all of the amounts 
that the eligible recipient is allocated for academic year 
2019–2020 under section 131 or 132 of the Carl D. Per-
kins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 (20 
U.S.C. 2351; 2352), the eligible agency that allocated 
such funds to the eligible recipient— 
(1) may authorize the eligible recipient to retain 
such amounts to carry out, during academic year 
2020–2021, any activities described in the applica-
tion of eligible recipient submitted under section 
134(b) of such Act (29 U.S.C. 2354(b)) that such 
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eligible recipient had intended to carry out during 
academic year 2019–2020; and 
(2) shall ensure that a retention of amounts by 
an eligible recipient under paragraph (1) has no im-
pact on the allocation of amounts to such eligible re-
cipient under section 131 or 132 of the Carl D. Per-
kins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 
(20 U.S.C. 2351; 2352) for academic year 2020– 
2021. 
(b) POOLING OF FUNDS.—An eligible recipient may, 
in accordance with section 135(c) of the Carl D. Perkins 
Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 
2355(c)), pool a portion of funds received under such Act 
with a portion of funds received under such Act available 
to one or more eligible recipients to support the transition 
from secondary education to postsecondary education or 
employment for CTE participants whose academic year 
was interrupted by the COVID–19 national emergency. 
(c) PROFESSIONAL
DEVELOPMENT.—During the 
COVID–19 national emergency, section 3(40)(B) of the 
Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 
2006 (20 U.S.C. 2302(40)(B)) shall apply as if ‘‘sustained 
(not stand-alone, 1-day, or short-term workshops), inten-
sive, collaborative, job-embedded, data-driven, and class-
room-focused,’’ were struck. 
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SEC. 203. PERKINS CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION. 
(a) DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS.— 
(1) STATES.—From the amounts appropriated 
under subsection (c), the Secretary shall make allot-
ments to eligible agencies in accordance with section 
111(a)(3) of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Tech-
nical Education Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2321(a)(3)). 
(2) LOCAL AREAS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days 
after an eligible agency receives an allotment 
under paragraph (1), the State shall make 
available such funds in accordance with section 
112(a) of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Tech-
nical Education Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 
2322(a)), including making such funds available 
for distribution to eligible recipients in accord-
ance with sections 131 and 132 of such Act (20 
U.S.C. 2531; 2532). 
(B) RESERVED FUNDS.—An eligible agen-
cy that reserves funds in accordance with sec-
tion 112(a)(1) of such Act (20 U.S.C. 
2322(a)(1)) to be used in accordance with sec-
tion 112(c) of such Act (20 U.S.C. 2322(c)) 
may also use such reserved funds for digital, 
physical, or technology infrastructure-related 
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projects to improve career and technical edu-
cation offerings within the State. 
(b) USES OF FUNDS.—Each eligible agency and eligi-
ble recipient shall use the funds received under this section 
to carry out activities to improve or expand career and 
technical education programs and programs of study to 
adequately respond to State and local needs as a result 
of the COVID–19 national emergency, including— 
(1) expanding and modernizing digital, physical, 
or technology infrastructure to deliver in-person, on-
line, virtual, and simulated educational and work- 
based learning experiences; 
(2) acquiring appropriate equipment, tech-
nology, supplies, and instructional materials aligned 
with business and industry needs, including machin-
ery, testing equipment, tools, hardware, software, 
and other new and emerging instructional materials; 
(3) providing incentives to employers and CTE 
participants facing economic hardships due to the 
COVID–19 national emergency to participate in 
work-based learning programs; 
(4) expanding or adapting program offerings or 
supports based on an updated comprehensive needs 
assessment to respond to employers’ and CTE par-
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ticipants’ changing needs as a result of the COVID– 
19 national emergency; and 
(5) providing for professional development and 
training activities for career and technical education 
teachers, faculty, school leaders, administrators, spe-
cialized instructional support personnel, career guid-
ance and academic counselors, and paraprofessionals 
to support activities carried out under this section. 
(c) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$1,000,000,000 through fiscal year 2022. 
SEC. 204. GENERAL PROVISIONS. 
(a) SUPPLEMENT, NOT SUPPLANT.—Funds made 
available under this title shall be used only to supplement, 
and shall not supplant, the funds that would, in the ab-
sence of such Federal funds, be made available from State 
or local public funds for career and technical education 
programs or other activities carried out under the Carl 
D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 
(20 U.S.C. 2301 et seq.). 
(b) EVALUATIONS.—Any activity or program carried 
out with funds received under this title shall be subject 
to— 
(1) performance accountability indicators in ac-
cordance with section 113 of the Carl D. Perkins 
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Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 (20 
U.S.C. 2323); and 
(2) rigorous evaluation using research ap-
proaches appropriate to the level of development and 
maturity of the activity or program, including ran-
dom assignment or quasi-experimental impact eval-
uations, implementation 
evaluations, 
pre-experi-
mental studies, and feasibility studies, including 
studying job quality measures and credential trans-
parency. 
(c) USES OF FUNDS.—From the funds appropriated 
under subsection (d), the Secretary of Education shall— 
(1) support the administration of the funds for 
this title and the evaluation of activities described in 
subsection (b); 
(2) establish an interagency agreement with the 
Secretary of Labor for— 
(A) coordinating funding priorities, includ-
ing with other relevant Federal agencies, as ap-
plicable; 
(B) dissemination and administration of 
grants and funding under this title; and 
(C) execution of research and evaluation 
activities to minimize the duplication of efforts 
and job training investments and facilitate 
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greater blending and braiding of Federal and 
non-Federal funds; 
(3) not later than 30 days after the date of en-
actment of this Act, issue guidance for implementing 
this title in accordance with the Carl D. Perkins Ca-
reer and Technical Education Act of 2006 (20 
U.S.C. 2301 et seq.); and 
(4) provide not less than $250,000 for each fis-
cal year for the Office of Inspector General at the 
Department of Education to oversee the administra-
tion and distribution of funds under this title. 
(d) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$10,000,000 through fiscal year 2024. 
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