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with significant work experience or
substantial education but persistently
low wages;
‘‘(II) that aims to prepare such
individuals for, and place such indi-
viduals in, higher paying employment,
defined for purposes of this subpara-
graph as employment that provides at
least 75 percent of the median wage in
the local area; and
‘‘(III) with funding that includes
funds from private and nonprofit enti-
ties.
‘‘(ii) A program—
‘‘(I) that serves limited English
proficient individuals with lower levels
of oral and written fluency, who are
working but at persistently low wages;
‘‘(II) that aims to prepare such
individuals for, and place such indi-
viduals in, higher paying employment,
through services provided at the work-
site, or at a location central to several
work sites, during work hours; and
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‘‘(III) with funding that includes
funds from private and nonprofit enti-
ties.
‘‘(iii) A program—
‘‘(I) that serves unemployed, lim-
ited English proficient individuals
with lower levels of oral and written
fluency, who have little or no work ex-
perience;
‘‘(II) that aims to prepare such
individuals for, and place such indi-
viduals in, employment through serv-
ices that include subsidized employ-
ment, in addition to the components
required in subparagraph (A)(i); and
‘‘(III) with funding that includes
funds from private and nonprofit enti-
ties.
‘‘(D) PROGRAM APPROACHES.—In selecting
programs to receive funding under this sub-
section, the Secretary shall select programs with
different approaches to integrated workforce
training, in different contexts, in order to obtain
comparative data on multiple approaches to in-
tegrated workforce training and English lan-
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guage instruction, to ensure programs are tai-
lored to characteristics of individuals with vary-
ing skill levels, and to assess how different cur-
ricula work for limited English proficient popu-
lations. Such approaches may include—
‘‘(i) bilingual programs in which the
workplace language component and the
training are conducted in a combination of
an 
individual’s 
native 
language 
and
English;
‘‘(ii) integrated workforce training
programs that combine basic skills, lan-
guage instruction, and job specific skills
training; or
‘‘(iii) sequential programs that provide
a progression of skills, language, and train-
ing to ensure success upon an individual’s
completion of the program.
‘‘(8) EVALUATION BY ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—Each
eligible entity that receives a grant under this sub-
section for a program shall carry out a continuous
program evaluation and an evaluation specific to the
last phase of the program operations.
‘‘(9) EVALUATION BY SECRETARY.—
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‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall
conduct an evaluation of program impacts of the
programs 
funded 
under 
the 
demonstration
project, using an impact study with a random
assignment experimental design at each worksite
at which such a program is carried out.
‘‘(B) DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS.—
The Secretary shall collect and analyze the data
from the demonstration project to determine pro-
gram effectiveness, including gains in language
proficiency, acquisition of skills, and job ad-
vancement for program participants.
‘‘(C) REPORT.—The Secretary shall prepare
and submit to the Committee on Health, Edu-
cation, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and
the Committee on Education and the Workforce
of the House of Representatives, and make avail-
able to the public, a report on the demonstration
project, including the results of the evaluation.
‘‘(10) TECHNICAL
ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary
shall provide technical assistance to recipients of
grants under this subsection throughout the grant pe-
riods.
‘‘(11) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—In
addition to amounts authorized to be appropriated
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under section 174(b), there is authorized to be appro-
priated $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2006 to carry out
this subsection.’’.
(f) COMMUNITY-BASED JOB TRAINING.—Section 171
(29 U.S.C. 2916), as amended by subsection (e), is further
amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(g) COMMUNITY-BASED JOB TRAINING.—
‘‘(1) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection:
‘‘(A) 
COMMUNITY
COLLEGE.—The 
term
‘community college’ means—
‘‘(i) an institution of higher education,
as defined in section 101 of the Higher
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001),
that provides a 2-year degree that is accept-
able for full credit toward a bachelor’s de-
gree; or
‘‘(ii) a tribally controlled college or
university, as defined in section 2 of the
Tribally Controlled College or University
Assistance Act of 1978 (25 U.S.C. 1801).
‘‘(B) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘eligible
entity’ means a community college, a consortium
of community colleges, or a consortium composed
of a community college and 1 or more institu-
tions of higher education, that shall work with—
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‘‘(i) a local board;
‘‘(ii) a business in the qualified indus-
try or an industry association in the quali-
fied industry, as identified in the applica-
tion of the entity; and
‘‘(iii) an economic development entity.
‘‘(C) 
INSTITUTION
OF
HIGHER
EDU-
CATION.—Except as otherwise provided in sub-
paragraph (A)(i), the term ‘institution of higher
education’ has the meaning given the term in
section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965
(20 U.S.C. 1001) and the meaning given the
term ‘postsecondary vocational institution’ in
section 102(a)(1)(B) of such Act (20 U.S.C.
1002(a)(1)(B)).
‘‘(D) QUALIFIED
INDUSTRY.—The term
‘qualified industry’ means an industry or eco-
nomic sector that is projected to experience sig-
nificant growth, such as an industry or economic
sector that—
‘‘(i) is projected to add substantial
numbers of new jobs to the regional econ-
omy;
‘‘(ii) has or is projected to have signifi-
cant impact on the regional economy;
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‘‘(iii) impacts or is projected to impact
the growth of other industries or economic
sectors in the regional economy;
‘‘(iv) is being transformed by tech-
nology 
and 
innovation 
requiring 
new
knowledge or skill sets for workers;
‘‘(v) is a new or emerging industry or
economic sector that is projected to grow; or
‘‘(vi) requires high skills and has sig-
nificant labor shortages in the regional
economy.
‘‘(2) DEMONSTRATION PROJECT.—In addition to
the demonstration projects authorized under sub-
section (b), the Secretary may establish and imple-
ment a national demonstration project designed—
‘‘(A) to develop local innovative solutions to
the workforce challenges facing high-growth,
high-skill industries with labor shortages; and
‘‘(B) to increase employment opportunities
for workers in high-growth, high-demand occupa-
tions by establishing partnerships among edu-
cation entities, the State workforce investment
systems, and businesses in high-growth, high-skill
industries or sectors.
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‘‘(3) GRANTS.—In carrying out the national
demonstration project authorized under this sub-
section, the Secretary shall award grants, on a com-
petitive basis, for 2, 3, or 4 years, in accordance with
generally applicable Federal requirements, to eligible
entities to enable the eligible entities to carry out ac-
tivities authorized under this subsection.
‘‘(4) APPLICATIONS.—To be eligible to receive a
grant under this subsection, an eligible entity shall
submit an application to the Secretary at such time,
in such manner, and containing such information as
the Secretary may require, including—
‘‘(A) a description of the eligible entity that
will offer training under the grant;
‘‘(B) a justification of the need for discre-
tionary funding under the grant, including the
need for external funds to create a program to
carry out the activities described in paragraph
(6);
‘‘(C) an economic analysis of the local labor
market to identify—
‘‘(i) high-growth, high-demand indus-
tries;
‘‘(ii) the workforce issues faced by such
industries; and
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‘‘(iii) potential participants in pro-
grams funded under this subsection;
‘‘(D) a description of the qualified industry
for which the training will occur, the avail-
ability of competencies on which the training
will be based, and how the grant will help work-
ers acquire the competencies and skills necessary
for employment;
‘‘(E) a description of the involvement of the
local board and businesses, including small busi-
nesses, in the geographic area where the proposed
grant will be implemented;
‘‘(F) performance measures for the grant,
including performance measures for the expected
number of individuals to be trained in a quali-
fied industry, the employment and retention
rates for such individuals in a qualified indus-
try, and initial earnings and earnings increases
for such individuals;
‘‘(G) a description of how the activities
funded by the grant will be coordinated with ac-
tivities provided through the one-stop center in
the local area; and
‘‘(H) a description of the local or private
resources that will—
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‘‘(i) support the activities carried out
under this subsection; and
‘‘(ii) enable the entity to carry out and
expand such activities after the expiration
of the grant.
‘‘(5) FACTORS FOR AWARD OF GRANT.—
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—In awarding grants
under this subsection, the Secretary shall
consider—
‘‘(i) the extent of public and private
collaboration, including existing partner-
ships among qualified industries, the eligi-
ble entity, and the public workforce invest-
ment system;
‘‘(ii) the extent to which the grant will
provide job seekers with high-quality train-
ing for employment in high-growth, high-de-
mand occupations;
‘‘(iii) the extent to which the grant will
expand the eligible entity and local one-stop
center’s capacity to be demand-driven and
responsive to local economic needs;
‘‘(iv) the extent to which local busi-
nesses commit to hire, retain, or advance
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individuals who receive training through
the grant; and
‘‘(v) the extent to which the eligible en-
tity commits to make any newly developed
products, such as skill standards, assess-
ments, or industry-recognized training cur-
ricula, available for dissemination nation-
ally.
‘‘(B) LEVERAGING
OF
RESOURCES.—In
awarding grants under this subsection, the Sec-
retary shall also consider—
‘‘(i) the extent to which local or private
resources will be made available to support
the activities carried out under this sub-
section, taking into account the resources of
the eligible entity and the entity’s partners;
and
‘‘(ii) the ability of an eligible entity to
continue to carry out and expand such ac-
tivities after the expiration of the grant.
‘‘(C) 
DISTRIBUTION
OF
GRANTS.—In
awarding grants under this subsection, the Sec-
retary shall ensure an equitable distribution of
such grants across diverse industries and geo-
graphic areas.
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‘‘(6) USE OF FUNDS.—An eligible entity that re-
ceives a grant under this subsection—
‘‘(A) shall use the grant funds for—
‘‘(i) the development by the community
college that is a part of the eligible entity
in collaboration with other partners identi-
fied in the application, and, if applicable,
other representatives of qualified industries,
of rigorous training and education pro-
grams leading to an industry-recognized
credential or degree and employment in the
qualified industry; and
‘‘(ii) training of adults, incumbent
workers, dislocated workers, or out-of-school
youth in the skills and competencies needed
to obtain or upgrade employment in a
qualified industry identified in the eligible
entity’s application; and
‘‘(B) may use the grant funds for—
‘‘(i) disseminating information on
training available for high-growth, high-de-
mand occupations in qualified industries
through the one-stop delivery system to pro-
spective participants, businesses, business
intermediaries, and community-based orga-
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nizations in the region, including training
available through the grant;
‘‘(ii) 
referring 
individuals 
trained
under the grant for employment in qualified
industries;
‘‘(iii) enhancing integration of commu-
nity colleges, training and education with
businesses, and the one-stop system to meet
the training needs of qualified industries for
new and incumbent workers;
‘‘(iv) providing training and relevant
job skills to small business owners or opera-
tors to facilitate small business development
in high-growth, high-skill industries; or
‘‘(v) expanding or creating programs
for distance, evening, weekend, modular, or
compressed learning opportunities that pro-
vide training and relevant job skills for
high-growth, high-demand occupations.
‘‘(7) AUTHORITY
TO
REQUIRE
NON-FEDERAL
SHARE.—The Secretary may require that recipients of
grants under this subsection provide a non-Federal
share, from either cash or noncash resources, of the
costs of activities carried out under a grant awarded
under this subsection.
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‘‘(8) PERFORMANCE ACCOUNTABILITY AND EVAL-
UATION.—
‘‘(A) PERFORMANCE ACCOUNTABILITY.—The
Secretary shall require an eligible entity that re-
ceives a grant under this subsection to submit an
interim and final report to the Secretary on the
impact on business partners and employment
outcomes obtained by individuals receiving
training under this subsection using the perform-
ance measures identified in the eligible entity’s
grant application.
‘‘(B) EVALUATION.—The Secretary shall re-
quire that an eligible entity that receives a grant
under this subsection participate in an evalua-
tion of activities carried out under this sub-
section, including an evaluation using the tech-
niques described in section 172(c).’’.
SEC. 147. NATIONAL DISLOCATED WORKER GRANTS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 173 (29 U.S.C. 2918) is
amended—
(1) by striking the heading and inserting the fol-
lowing:
‘‘SEC. 173. NATIONAL DISLOCATED WORKER GRANTS.’’;
and
(2) in subsection (a)—
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(A) 
by 
redesignating 
paragraphs 
(1)
through (3) as subparagraphs (A) through (C),
respectively, and aligning the margins of the
subparagraphs with the margins of subpara-
graph (A) of paragraph (4);
(B) by striking paragraph (4);
(C) by striking the matter preceding para-
graph (1) and inserting the following:
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—
‘‘(1) GRANTS.—The Secretary is authorized to
award national dislocated worker grants—’’;
(D) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking ‘‘sub-
section (c)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (b)’’;
(E) in paragraph (1)(C), by striking ‘‘and’’
after the semicolon; and
(F) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(D) to a State or entity (as defined in sub-
section (b)(1)(B)) to carry out subsection (e), in-
cluding providing assistance to eligible individ-
uals;
‘‘(E) to a State or entity (as defined in sub-
section (b)(1)(B)) to carry out subsection (f), in-
cluding providing assistance to eligible individ-
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‘‘(F) to provide additional assistance to a
State board or local board where a higher than
average demand for employment and training
activities for dislocated members of the Armed
Forces, or spouses, as described in section
101(11)(E), of members of the Armed Forces, de-
scribed in subsection (b)(2)(A)(iv), exceeds State
and local resources for providing such services,
and where such programs are to be carried out
in partnership with the Department of Defense
and Department of Veterans Affairs transition
assistance programs; and
‘‘(G) to provide assistance to a State for
statewide or local use in order to—
‘‘(i) address cases in which there have
been worker dislocations across multiple sec-
tors, across multiple businesses within a sec-
tor, or across multiple local areas, and such
workers remain dislocated;
‘‘(ii) meet emerging economic develop-
ment needs; and
‘‘(iii) train eligible individuals who
are dislocated workers described in clause
(i).
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‘‘(2) DECISIONS
AND
OBLIGATIONS.—The Sec-
retary shall issue a final decision on an application
for a national dislocated worker grant under this sub-
section not later than 45 calendar days after receipt
of the application. The Secretary shall issue a notice
of obligation for such a grant not later than 10 days
after the award of the grant.’’.
(b) ADMINISTRATION AND ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE.—
Section 173 (29 U.S.C. 2918) is amended—
(1) by striking subsection (b);
(2) by redesignating subsections (c) through (g)
as subsections (b) through (f), respectively;
(3) in subsection (b) (as redesignated by para-
graph (2))—
(A) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking ‘‘sub-
section 
(a)(1)’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘subsection
(a)(1)(A)’’; and
(B) in paragraph (2)—
(i) in subparagraph (A), in the matter
preceding clause (i), by striking ‘‘national
emergency grant awarded pursuant to sub-
section (a)(1)’’ and inserting ‘‘national dis-
located worker grant awarded pursuant to
subsection (a)(1)(A)’’; and
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(ii) in subparagraph (C), by striking
‘‘national emergency grants’’ and inserting
‘‘national dislocated worker grants’’;
(4) in paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) of subsection
(c) (as redesignated by paragraph (3)), by striking
‘‘subsection 
(a)(2)’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘subsection
(a)(1)(B)’’;
(5) by striking subsection (d) (as redesignated by
paragraph (2)) and inserting the following:
‘‘(d) ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE.—
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—From the amount appro-
priated and made available to carry out this section
for any program year, the Secretary shall use not
more than $20,000,000 to make grants to States to
provide employment and training activities under
section 134, in accordance with subtitle B.
‘‘(2) ELIGIBLE
STATES.—The Secretary shall
make a grant under paragraph (1) to a State for a
program year if—
‘‘(A) the amount of the allotment that was
made to the State for the program year 2003
under 
the 
formula 
specified 
in 
section
132(b)(1)(B) as such section was in effect on
July 1, 2003, is greater than
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‘‘(B) the amount of the allotment that
would be made to the State for the program year
under 
the 
formula 
specified 
in 
section
132(b)(1)(B).
‘‘(3) AMOUNT OF GRANTS.—Subject to paragraph
(1), the amount of the grant made under paragraph
(1) to a State for a program year shall be based on
the difference between—
‘‘(A) the amount of the allotment that was
made to the State for the program year 2003
under 
the 
formula 
specified 
in 
section
132(b)(1)(B) as such section was in effect on
July 1, 2003; and
‘‘(B) the amount of the allotment that
would be made to the State for the program year
under 
the 
formula 
specified 
in 
section
132(b)(1)(B).’’;
(5) in subsection (e) (as redesignated by para-
graph (2))—
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘para-
graph 
(4)(A)’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘paragraph
(1)(D)’’;
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘sub-
section (g)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (f)’’;
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(C) in paragraph (3)(B), by striking ‘‘sub-
section (a)(4)(A)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection
(a)(1)(D)’’;
(D) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘sub-
section (g)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (f)’’;
(E) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘sub-
section (g)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (f)’’; and
(F) in paragraph (6)—
(i) by striking ‘‘subsection (g)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘subsection (f)’’; and
(ii) by striking ‘‘subsection (c)(1)(B)’’
and inserting ‘‘subsection (b)(1)(B)’’; and
(6) in subsection (f) (as redesignated by para-
graph (2))—
(A) in paragraph (1)—
(i) by striking ‘‘paragraph (4)(B)’’
and inserting ‘‘paragraph (1)(E)’’; and
(ii) by striking ‘‘subsection (f)(1)(A)’’
and inserting ‘‘subsection (e)(1)(A)’’; and
(B) in paragraph (4)(B), by striking ‘‘sub-
section (a)(4)(B)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection
(a)(1)(E)’’.
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SEC. 148. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR NA-
TIONAL ACTIVITIES.
(a) IN
GENERAL.—Section 174(a)(1) (29 U.S.C.
2919(a)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘1999 through 2003’’
and inserting ‘‘2006 through 2011’’.
(b) RESERVATIONS.—Section 174(b) (29 U.S.C.
2919(b)) is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(b) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE; DEMONSTRATION AND
PILOT PROJECTS, EVALUATIONS, INCENTIVE GRANTS.—
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2),
there are authorized to be appropriated to carry out
sections 170 through 172 and section 503 such sums
as may be necessary for each of fiscal years 2006
through 2011.
‘‘(2) RESERVATION.—Of the amount appro-
priated pursuant to the authorization of appropria-
tions under paragraph (1) for a fiscal year, the Sec-
retary shall, for each of the fiscal years 2006 through
2011, reserve not less than 25 percent for carrying out
section 503.’’.
(c) ASSISTANCE FOR ELIGIBLE WORKERS.—Section
174(c) (29 U.S.C. 2919(c)) is amended—
(1) in paragraphs (1)(A) and (2)(A), by striking
‘‘subsection (a)(4)(A)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection
(a)(1)(D)’’; and
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(2) in paragraphs (1)(B) and (2)(B), by striking
‘‘subsection (a)(4)(B)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection
(a)(1)(E)’’.
Subtitle E—Administration
SEC. 151. REQUIREMENTS AND RESTRICTIONS.
Section 181(e) (29 U.S.C. 2931(e)) is amended by
striking ‘‘economic development activities,’’.
SEC. 152. REPORTS.
Section 185(c) (29 U.S.C. 2935(c)) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘and’’ after the
semicolon;
(2) in paragraph (3), by striking the period and
inserting ‘‘; and’’; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(4) shall have the option to submit or dissemi-
nate electronically any reports, records, plans, or any
other data that are required to be collected or dissemi-
nated under this title.’’.
SEC. 153. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS.
(a) ANNUAL REPORT.—Section 189(d) (29 U.S.C.
2939(d)) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘and’’ after the
semicolon;
(2) by redesignating paragraph (4) as para-
graph (5); and
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(3) by inserting after paragraph (3) the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(4) the negotiated levels of performance of the
States, the States’ requests for adjustments of such
levels, and the adjustments of such levels that are
made; and’’.
(b) AVAILABILITY.—Section 189(g)(2) (29 U.S.C.
2939(g)(2)) is amended, in the first sentence—
(1) by striking ‘‘Funds’’ and inserting ‘‘Except
as otherwise provided in this paragraph, funds’’; and
(2) by striking ‘‘each State receiving’’ and in-
serting ‘‘each recipient of’’.
(c) GENERAL WAIVERS.—Section 189(i)(4) (29 U.S.C.
2939(i)(4)) is amended—
(1) in subparagraph (A)(i), by inserting ‘‘the
funding of infrastructure costs for one-stop centers,’’
after ‘‘local boards,’’;
(2) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘90’’ and
inserting ‘‘60’’; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(D) EXPEDITED
REQUESTS.—The Sec-
retary shall expedite requests for waivers of stat-
utory or regulatory requirements that have been
approved for a State pursuant to subparagraph
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(B), if the requirements of this paragraph have
been satisfied.
‘‘(E) SPECIAL RULE.—With respect to any
State that has a waiver under this paragraph re-
lating to the transfer authority under section
133(b)(4), and has the waiver in effect on the
date of enactment of the Workforce Investment
Act Amendments of 2005 or subsequently receives
such a waiver, the waiver shall continue to
apply for so long as the State meets or exceeds
State performance measures relating to the indi-
cators described in section 136(b)(2)(A)(i).’’.
SEC. 154. USE OF CERTAIN REAL PROPERTY.
Section 193 (29 U.S.C. 2943) is amended to read as
follows:
‘‘SEC. 193. TRANSFER OF FEDERAL EQUITY IN STATE EM-
PLOYMENT SECURITY AGENCY REAL PROP-
ERTY TO THE STATES.
‘‘(a) TRANSFER
OF
FEDERAL
EQUITY.—Notwith-
standing any other provision of law, any Federal equity
acquired in real property through grants to States awarded
under title III of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 501
et seq.) or under the Wagner-Peyser Act (29 U.S.C. 49 et
seq.) is transferred to the States that used the grants for
the acquisition of such equity. The portion of any real prop-
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erty that is attributable to the Federal equity transferred
under this section shall be used to carry out activities au-
thorized under title III of the Social Security Act or the
Wagner-Peyser Act. Any disposition of such real property
shall be carried out in accordance with the procedures pre-
scribed by the Secretary and the portion of the proceeds
from the disposition of such real property that is attrib-
utable to the Federal equity transferred under this section
shall be used to carry out activities authorized under title
III of the Social Security Act or the Wagner-Peyser Act.
‘‘(b) LIMITATION ON USE.—A State shall not use funds
awarded under title III of the Social Security Act or the
Wagner-Peyser Act to amortize the costs of real property
that is purchased by any State on or after the effective date
of this provision.’’.
SEC. 155. GENERAL PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS.
Section 195 (29 U.S.C. 2945) is amended by adding
at the end the following:
‘‘(14) Funds provided under this title shall not
be used to establish or operate stand-alone fee-for-serv-
ice enterprises that compete with private sector em-
ployment agencies (as defined in section 701(c) of the
Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000e(c))). For
purposes of this paragraph, such an enterprise does
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not include a one-stop service delivery system de-
scribed in section 121(e).’’.
Subtitle F—Incentive Grants
SEC. 161. INCENTIVE GRANTS.
Section 503 (20 U.S.C. 9273) is amended—
(1) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the
following:
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—
‘‘(1) TIMELINE.—
‘‘(A) PRIOR TO JULY 1, 2006.—Prior to July
1, 2006, the Secretary shall award a grant to
each State in accordance with the provisions of
this section as this section was in effect on July
1, 2003.
‘‘(B) BEGINNING JULY 1, 2006.—Beginning
on July 1, 2006, the Secretary shall award in-
centive grants to States for performance de-
scribed in paragraph (2), to implement or en-
hance innovative and coordinated programs as
described in paragraph (3), consistent with the
statewide economic, workforce, and educational
interests of the State.
‘‘(2) BASIS.—The Secretary shall award the
grants on the basis that the States—
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‘‘(A) have exceeded the State performance
measures established under section 136(b), the
performance measures established under section
212(b) of the Adult Education and Family Lit-
eracy Act (20 U.S.C. 9212(b)), and the State
performance measures established under section
113(b) of the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and
Technical Education Act of 1998 (20 U.S.C.
2323(b)); or
‘‘(B) have—
‘‘(i) met the State performance meas-
ures established under section 136(b), the
performance measures established under sec-
tion 212(b) of the Adult Education and
Family Literacy Act, and the State per-
formance measures established under section
113(b) of the Carl D. Perkins Vocational
and Technical Education Act of 1998; and
‘‘(ii) demonstrated—
‘‘(I) exemplary coordination of
one-stop partner programs described in
section 121 with statewide economic
development or business needs;
‘‘(II) exemplary performance in
the one-stop partner programs in the
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State in serving hard-to-serve popu-
lations; or
‘‘(III) effective—
‘‘(aa) coordination of mul-
tiple systems for the one-stop
partner programs into a com-
prehensive workforce investment
system, including coordination of
employment activities under the
Wagner-Peyser Act (29 U.S.C. 49
et seq.) and core services under
section 134(d)(2);
‘‘(bb) expansion of access to
training 
through 
the 
one-stop
partner programs, including ex-
pansion of access through in-
creased leveraging of resources
other than those provided through
programs under title I;
‘‘(cc) 
implementation 
of
statewide coordination activities
relating to the one-stop partner
programs, 
through 
agreements
with relevant State agencies and
offices, including those responsible
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for programs under the Adult
Education and Family Literacy
Act (20 U.S.C. 9201 et seq.) and
the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29
U.S.C. 701 et seq.);
‘‘(dd) statewide coordination
relating to the one-stop partner
programs, through arrangements
with local boards or local areas;
‘‘(ee) alignment of manage-
ment information systems to inte-
grate 
participant 
information
across the one-stop partner pro-
grams; or
‘‘(ff) integration of perform-
ance information systems and
common measures for account-
ability across the one-stop partner
programs.
‘‘(3) USE OF FUNDS.—The funds awarded to a
State under this section may be used to carry out ac-
tivities authorized for States in programs carried out
under title I, the Adult Education and Family Lit-
eracy Act, and the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and
Technical Education Act of 1998 (20 U.S.C. 2301 et
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seq.) (referred to in this subsection as ‘workforce and
education 
programs’), 
including 
demonstration
projects, and innovative projects or programs that in-
crease coordination and enhance service to partici-
pants in such programs, particularly hard-to-serve
populations, including—
‘‘(A) activities that support business needs,
especially for incumbent workers and enhancing
opportunities for retention and advancement;
‘‘(B) activities that support linkages be-
tween the workforce and education programs,
and secondary, postsecondary, or career and
technical education programs, including activi-
ties under the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and
Technical Education Act of 1998 (20 U.S.C.
2301 et seq.), the Adult Education and Family
Literacy Act (20 U.S.C. 9201 et seq.), and the
Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 701 et
seq.);
‘‘(C) activities that support statewide eco-
nomic development plans that support high-
wage, high-skill, or high-demand occupations
leading to self-sufficiency;
‘‘(D) activities that coordinate the workforce
and education programs with other Federal and