I 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5888 
To amend part A of title IV of the Social Security Act to provide grants 
for coordination of the TANF program with career pathways. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 21, 2018 
Mr. NEAL (for himself, Mr. LEVIN, Mr. LEWIS of Georgia, Mr. DOGGETT, Mr. 
LARSON of Connecticut, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Mr. PASCRELL, Mr. CROW-
LEY, Mr. DANNY K. DAVIS of Illinois, Ms. SA´NCHEZ, Mr. HIGGINS of 
New York, Ms. SEWELL of Alabama, and Ms. JUDY CHU of California) 
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Education and 
the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speak-
er, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the ju-
risdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To amend part A of title IV of the Social Security Act 
to provide grants for coordination of the TANF program 
with career pathways. 
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 ‘‘Improving Access to 
Good Jobs for Parents Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. IMPROVING ACCESS TO GOOD JOBS FOR PARENTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 403(a) of the Social Secu-
rity Act (42 U.S.C. 603(a)) is amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘(6) GRANTS
FOR
COORDINATION
OF
TANF 
WITH CAREER PATHWAYS.— 
‘‘(A) FORMULA GRANTS.— 
‘‘(i) APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS.— 
An eligible applicant desiring to receive a 
grant under this subparagraph shall sub-
mit to the Secretary an application that 
sets forth a plan for how the grant will be 
used to— 
‘‘(I)(aa) increase the number of 
recipients of assistance under a State 
or tribal program funded under this 
part with a secondary or recognized 
postsecondary credential (as defined 
in section 3(52) of the WIOA); 
‘‘(bb) increase the number of the 
recipients engaged in training services 
described in section 134(c)(3)(D) of 
the WIOA; 
‘‘(cc) increase the ability of the 
recipients to enter or advance within 
an in-demand industry sector or occu-
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pation (as defined in section 3(23) of 
the WIOA); 
‘‘(dd) increase the use of career 
counselors, coordinators, or in-house 
navigators at providers of career and 
technical education (as defined in sec-
tion 3(5) of the Carl D. Perkins Ca-
reer and Technical Education Im-
provement Act of 2006), including 
community colleges, in providing in-
tensive support services for the recipi-
ents throughout their participation in 
education or training provided under 
the plan; and 
‘‘(ee) increase the ability of the 
recipients to get a good job with liv-
able wages, access to health care, paid 
family, medical, and sick leave, pre-
dictable schedules, potential for ad-
vancement, and other employment 
benefits that help parents balance 
child-rearing and working; 
‘‘(II) support the coordination 
and alignment of the State or tribal 
program funded under this part with 
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the use of career pathways (as defined 
in section 3(7) of the WIOA), through 
a collaboration, in 1 or more geo-
graphic areas in the State (or, if the 
applicant is an Indian tribe, tribal or-
ganization, or tribal consortium, in 1 
or more geographical area under the 
jurisdiction of the Indian tribe, tribal 
organization, or any Indian tribe or 
tribal organization that is part of the 
tribal consortium), with a local board 
(as defined in section 3(33) of the 
WIOA) or State board (as defined in 
section 3(57) of the WIOA), and at 
least 2 other entities, each of which is 
any of the following: 
‘‘(aa) 1 or more representa-
tives of a business or other em-
ployers who may be in an indus-
try or sector partnership (as de-
fined in section 3(26) of the 
WIOA) that provides employment 
opportunities that, at a min-
imum, include high-quality, work- 
relevant training and develop-
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ment in an in-demand industry 
sector or occupation (as so de-
fined) in the State (or, if the ap-
plicant is an Indian tribe, tribal 
organization, or tribal consor-
tium, in the geographical area 
under the jurisdiction of the In-
dian tribe, tribal organization, or 
any Indian tribe or tribal organi-
zation that is part of the tribal 
consortium). 
‘‘(bb) A labor organization. 
‘‘(cc) An institution of high-
er education (as defined in sec-
tion 3(28) of the WIOA). 
‘‘(dd) A tribal college or uni-
versity (as defined in section 316 
of the Higher Education Act of 
1965). 
‘‘(ee) A vocational rehabili-
tation program (as defined in 
section 3(64) of the WIOA). 
‘‘(ff) A program that helps 
those who are basic skills defi-
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cient (as defined in section 3(5) 
of the WIOA). 
‘‘(gg) A provider of career 
and technical education (as de-
fined in section 3(5) of the Carl 
D. Perkins Career and Technical 
Education Improvement Act of 
2006). 
‘‘(hh) A community-based 
organization (as defined in sec-
tion 3(10) of the WIOA) or other 
entity referred to in section 
3(26)(B) of the WIOA; and 
‘‘(III) comply with the data re-
porting requirements prescribed under 
clause (vii). 
‘‘(ii) 
ELIGIBLE
APPLICANTS.—In 
clause (i), the term ‘eligible applicant’ 
means, with respect to an application, an 
entity that is— 
‘‘(I)(aa) a State agency admin-
istering a State program funded 
under this part; 
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