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perience that will increase their ability to obtain 
regular employment. 
‘‘(B) STATEWIDE
WORKFORCE
DEVELOP-
MENT SYSTEM.—Consistent with subparagraph 
(A), employment and training services shall be 
provided through the statewide workforce devel-
opment system, including the One-Stop delivery 
system, authorized by the Workforce Invest-
ment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2801 et seq.). 
‘‘(C) REIMBURSEMENTS.— 
‘‘(i) ACTUAL COSTS.—The State agen-
cy shall provide payments or reimburse-
ment to participants served under this 
paragraph for— 
‘‘(I) the actual costs of transpor-
tation and other actual costs (other 
than dependent care costs) that are 
reasonably necessary and directly re-
lated to the individual participating in 
employment and training activities; 
and 
‘‘(II) the actual costs of such de-
pendent care expenses that are deter-
mined by the State agency to be nec-
essary for the individual to participate 
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in employment and training activities 
(other than an individual who is the 
caretaker relative of a dependent in a 
family receiving benefits under part A 
of title IV of the Social Security Act 
(42 U.S.C. 601 et seq.) in a local area 
where an employment, training, or 
education program under title IV of 
such Act is in operation), except that 
no such payment or reimbursement 
shall exceed the applicable local mar-
ket rate. 
‘‘(ii) 
SERVICE
CONTRACTS
AND 
VOUCHERS.—In lieu of providing reim-
bursements or payments for dependent 
care expenses under clause (i), a State 
agency may, at its option, arrange for de-
pendent care through providers by the use 
of purchase of service contracts or vouch-
ers or by providing vouchers to the house-
hold. 
‘‘(iii) VALUE OF REIMBURSEMENTS.— 
The value of any dependent care services 
provided for or arranged under clause (ii), 
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or any amount received as a payment or 
reimbursement under clause (i), shall— 
‘‘(I) not be treated as income for 
the purposes of any other Federal or 
federally assisted program that bases 
eligibility for, or the amount of bene-
fits on, need; and 
‘‘(II) not be claimed as an em-
ployment-related expense for the pur-
poses of the credit provided under sec-
tion 21 of the Internal Revenue Code 
of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 21).’’. 
(d) ADMINISTRATION.—Section 11(e)(19) of the 
Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2020(e)(11) 
is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(19) the plans of the State agency for pro-
viding employment and training services under sec-
tion 6(d)(4);’’. 
(e) ADMINISTRATIVE COST-SHARING AND QUALITY 
CONTROL.—Section 16(h) of the Food and Nutrition Act 
of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2025) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A) by striking ‘‘carry 
out employment and training programs’’ and 
inserting ‘‘provide employment and training 
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services to eligible households under section 
6(d)(4)’’, and 
(B) in subparagraph (D) by striking ‘‘op-
erating an employment and training program’’ 
and inserting ‘‘providing employment and train-
ing services consistent with section 6(d)(4)’’, 
(2) in paragraph (3) by striking ‘‘related to 
participation in an employment and training pro-
gram’’ and inserting ‘‘the individual participating in 
employment and training activities’’, 
(3) in paragraph (4) by striking ‘‘for operating 
an employment and training program’’ and inserting 
‘‘to provide employment and training services’’, and 
(4) by amending paragraph (5) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(5) MONITORING.—The Secretary, in conjunc-
tion with the Secretary of Labor, shall monitor each 
State agency responsible for administering employ-
ment and training services under section 6(d)(4) to 
ensure funds are being spent effectively and effi-
ciently. Each program of employment and training 
receiving funds under section 6(d)(4) shall be sub-
ject to the requirements of the performance account-
ability system, including having to meet the state 
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performance measures included in section 136 of the 
Workforce Investment Act (29 U.S.C. 2871).’’. 
(f) RESEARCH, DEMONSTRATION, AND
EVALUA-
TIONS.—Section 17 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 
2008 (7 U.S.C. 2026) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b) by striking paragraph (3), 
and 
(2) in subsection (g)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘, in conjunction with the 
Secretary of Labor,’’ after ‘‘Secretary’’, and 
(B) by striking ‘‘programs established’’ 
and inserting ‘‘activities provided to eligible 
households’’. 
(g) MINNESOTA FAMILY INVESTMENT PROJECT.— 
Section 22(b)(4) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 
(7 U.S.C. 2031(b)(4)) is amended by striking ‘‘equivalent 
to those offered under the employment and training pro-
gram’’. 
SEC. 404. AMENDMENTS TO SECTION 412 OF THE IMMIGRA-
TION AND NATIONALITY ACT. 
(a) CONDITIONS
AND
CONSIDERATIONS.—Section 
412(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
1522(a)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)— 
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(A) in subparagraph (A)(i), by striking 
‘‘make available sufficient resources for employ-
ment training and placement’’ and inserting 
‘‘provide refugees with the opportunity to access 
employment and training services, including job 
placement,’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (B)(ii), by striking 
‘‘services;’’ and inserting ‘‘services provided 
through the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 
(29 U.S.C. 2801 et seq.);’’; 
(2) in paragraph (2)(C)(iii)(II), by inserting 
‘‘and training’’ after ‘‘employment’’; 
(3) in paragraph (6)(A)— 
(A) in clause (ii)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘insure’’ and inserting 
‘‘ensure’’; 
(ii) by inserting ‘‘and training’’ after 
‘‘employment’’; and 
(iii) by striking ‘‘assistance,’’ and in-
serting ‘‘assistance through the one-stop 
delivery system under section 121 of the 
Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (29 
U.S.C. 2841),’’; and 
(4) in paragraph (9), by inserting ‘‘the Sec-
retary of Labor,’’ after ‘‘Education,’’. 
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