I 
112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1396 
To amend the Workforce Investment Act of 1998, to authorize a national 
grant program for on-the-job training. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 6, 2011 
Mr. CRITZ (for himself, Mr. HOLDEN, and Mr. MCKINLEY) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the 
Workforce 
A BILL 
To amend the Workforce Investment Act of 1998, to 
authorize a national grant program for on-the-job training. 
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 ‘‘Marcellus Shale On- 
the-Job Training Act of 2011’’. 
SEC. 2. ON-THE-JOB TRAINING. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle D of title I of the Work-
force Investment Act of 1998 is amended by inserting 
after section 173A (29 U.S.C. 2918a) the following: 
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‘‘SEC. 173B. ON-THE-JOB TRAINING FOR THE MARCELLUS 
SHALE REGION. 
‘‘(a) GRANTS.—From the amount made available 
under subsection (f), and subject to subsection (c), the 
Secretary shall make grants on a discretionary basis to 
local areas, for adult on-the-job training, or dislocated 
worker on-the-job training, carried out under section 134, 
at worksites directly related to the exploration for, produc-
tion of, and transportation of natural gas from the 
Marcellus Shale formation. 
‘‘(b) APPLICATION.—To be eligible to receive a grant 
under subsection (a), a State, or a local board in consulta-
tion with the State in which the local board is located, 
shall submit an application to the Secretary at such time, 
in such manner, and containing such information as the 
Secretary may require. 
‘‘(c) REIMBURSEMENT OF WAGE RATES.—Notwith-
standing the limitation in section 101(31)(B), in making 
the grants described in subsection (a) the Secretary may 
allow for higher levels of reimbursement of wage rates that 
the Secretary determines are appropriate based on factors 
such as— 
‘‘(1) employer size, in order to facilitate the 
participation of small- and medium-sized employers; 
and 
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‘‘(2) target populations, in order to enhance job 
creation for persons with barriers to employment. 
‘‘(d) ADMINISTRATION.—The Secretary may use an 
amount that is not more than 1 percent of the funds made 
available under subsection (f) for the administration, man-
agement, and oversight of the programs, activities, and 
grants, funded under subsection (a), including the evalua-
tion of the use of such funds. 
‘‘(e) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec-
tion shall be construed to affect the manner in which sub-
title B is implemented, for activities funded through 
amounts appropriated under section 137. 
‘‘(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2012 and 
each subsequent fiscal year.’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents in 
section 1(b) of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 is 
amended by inserting after the item relating to section 
173A the following: 
‘‘Sec. 173B. On-the-job training for the Marcellus Shale region.’’. 
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