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Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 613) and the rules pre-
scribed thereunder.
‘‘(2) LIMITATIONS.—
‘‘(A) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—For purposes
of this subsection, an eligible entity is a court
reporting or realtime writing training program
that—
‘‘(i) can document and demonstrate to
the Secretary that it meets appropriate
standards of educational and financial ac-
countability, with a curriculum capable of
training realtime writers, qualified to pro-
vide captioning services and includes ar-
rangements to assist in the placement of
such individuals in employment as realtime
writers; and
‘‘(ii) is and entity that—
‘‘(I) is an eligible provider of
training services under section 122; or
‘‘(II) is accredited by an accred-
iting agency recognized by the De-
partment of Education; and partici-
pates in student aid programs under
title IV of the Higher Education Act
of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070 et seq.).
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‘‘(B) PRIORITY
IN
GRANTS.—In deter-
mining whether to award grants under this sec-
tion, the Secretary shall give priority to eligible
entities that—
‘‘(i) demonstrate the greatest ability
to increase their capacity to train realtime
writers;
‘‘(ii) demonstrate the most promising
collaboration with local workforce invest-
ment boards, local educational institutions,
businesses, labor organizations, or other
community-based organization having the
potential to train or provide job placement
assistance to realtime writers; and
‘‘(iii) propose the most promising and
innovative approaches for initiating or ex-
panding training or job placement assist-
ance efforts for realtime writers.
‘‘(C) DURATION
OF
GRANT.—A grant
under this subsection shall be for a period of 2
years.
‘‘(D) MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF GRANT.—The
amount of a grant provided under paragraph
(1) to an entity eligible may not exceed
$1,500,000.
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‘‘(3) APPLICATION.—To receive a grant under
paragraph (1), an eligible entity shall submit an ap-
plication to the Secretary at such time and in such
manner as the Secretary may require. The applica-
tion shall include—
‘‘(A) a description of the training and as-
sistance to be funded using the grant amount,
including how such training and assistance will
increase the number of realtime writers;
‘‘(B) a description of performance meas-
ures to be utilized to evaluate the progress of
individuals receiving such training and assist-
ance in matters relating to enrollment, comple-
tion of training, and job placement and reten-
tion;
‘‘(C) a description of the manner in which
the eligible entity intends to continue providing
the training and assistance to be funded by the
grant after the end of the grant period, includ-
ing any partnerships or arrangements estab-
lished for that purpose;
‘‘(D) a description of how the eligible enti-
ty will work with local workforce investment
boards to ensure that training and assistance to
be funded with the grant will further local
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workforce goals, including the creation of edu-
cational opportunities for individuals who are
from economically disadvantaged backgrounds
or are dislocated workers; and
‘‘(E) such other information as the Sec-
retary may require.
‘‘(4) USE OF FUNDS.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—An eligible entity re-
ceiving a grant under paragraph (1) shall use
the grant amount for purposes relating to the
recruitment, training, assistance, and job place-
ment of individuals (including individuals who
have completed a court reporting training pro-
gram) as realtime writers, including—
‘‘(i) recruitment activities;
‘‘(ii) the provision of training grants
to individuals for training in realtime writ-
ing;
‘‘(iii) distance learning;
‘‘(iv) design and development of cur-
riculum to more effectively train realtime
writing skills and education in the knowl-
edge bases necessary for the delivery of
high quality closed captioning services;
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‘‘(v) assistance in job placement for
upcoming and recent graduates with all
types of captioning employers; and
‘‘(vi) encouragement of individuals
with disabilities to pursue a career in
realtime writing.
‘‘(B) ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.—The recipi-
ent of a grant under paragraph (1) may not use
more than 5 percent of the grant amount to
pay administrative costs associated with activi-
ties funded by the grant.
‘‘(5) REPORTS.—Each eligible entity receiving a
grant under paragraph (1) shall submit to the Sec-
retary, at the end of each year of the grant period,
a report which shall include—
‘‘(A) a description of the use of grant
amounts by the entity during such year;
‘‘(B) an assessment, utilizing the perform-
ance measures submitted by the entity in the
application for the grant under paragraph
(2)(D), of the effectiveness of activities carried
out using such funds in increasing the number
of realtime writers; and
‘‘(C) a description of the best practices
identified by the entity as a result of the grant
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for increasing the number of individuals who
are trained, employed, and retained in employ-
ment as realtime writers.’’.
SEC. 125. BUSINESS PARTNERSHIP GRANTS.
Section 171 (29 U.S.C. 2916) is further amended by
adding at the end the following:
‘‘(g) BUSINESS PARTNERSHIP GRANTS.—
‘‘(1) DEMONSTRATION
PROJECT.—In addition
to the demonstration projects under subsection (b),
(d), and (e), the Secretary may make up to 10 com-
petitive grants per year to eligible entities to expand
local sector-focused training and workforce develop-
ment in high growth, high wage industry sectors in
one or more regions of particular States.
‘‘(2) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—For purposes of this
subsection an eligible entity is a business or business
partnership, including associations of single or re-
lated industry employers and employee representa-
tives, consortia of such employers, employee rep-
resentatives, and workforce development community-
based organizations, and higher education institu-
tions.
‘‘(3) USE OF FUNDS.—Grants awarded under
this subsection may be used to—
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‘‘(A) provide workforce-directed business
services to help employers in targeted industries
better retain, support and advance their skilled
workers;
‘‘(B) provide capacity building through re-
gional skill alliances, workforce intermediaries,
and other collaborative entities to link busi-
nesses to public workforce systems and service
providers targeted for their industry;
‘‘(C) conduct analyses of skills that are
needed in the workforce in such industries cur-
rently and in the future to project new market
opportunities in particular industries;
‘‘(D) develop rigorous training and edu-
cation programs related to employment in high-
growth, high-wage industries;
‘‘(E) develop skill standards and industry-
certified curricula used in preparing workers for
employment in such industries;
‘‘(F) train adults and dislocated workers in
the skills and competencies needed to obtain or
upgrade employment;
‘‘(G) disseminate information on high-
growth, high-wage occupations;
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‘‘(H) place trained individuals into employ-
ment in high-growth, high-wage industries;
‘‘(I) increase integration between training
providers, businesses, and the one-stop delivery
system to meet the training needs of particular
industries.
‘‘(4) REPORTS.—The Secretary shall track and
annually report to the chairmen and ranking minor-
ity members of the Committee on Education and the
Workforce of the House of Representatives and the
Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pen-
sions of the Senate, on the industries receiving
grants under this subsection, the performance re-
sults of each such grant, and the percentage and
amount of grants awarded to eligible entities for
programs serving each of the following populations:
incumbent workers, dislocated workers, adults, and
youth.’’.
SEC. 126. NATIONAL DISLOCATED WORKER GRANTS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 173 (29 U.S.C. 2916) is
amended—
(1) by amending the designation and heading to
read as follows:
‘‘SEC. 173. NATIONAL DISLOCATED WORKER GRANTS.’’; and
(2) in subsection (a)—
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(A) 
by 
striking 
‘‘national 
emergency
grants’’ in the matter preceding paragraph (1)
and inserting ‘‘national dislocated worker
grants’’; and
(B) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘sub-
section (c)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (b)’’.
(b) ADMINISTRATION.—Section 173 (29 U.S.C.
2918) is further amended—
(1) by striking subsection (b) and redesignating
subsections (c) and (d) as subsections (b) and (c),
respectively; and
(2) by striking subsection (e) and redesignating
subsections (f) and (g) as subsection (d) and (e), re-
spectively.
(c) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—Section 173(b)(1)(B) (29
U.S.C. 2918(b)(1)(B)) (as redesignated by subsection
(b)(1) of this section) is amended by striking ‘‘, and other
entities’’ and all that follows and inserting a period.
(d) 
PARTICIPANT
ELIGIBILITY
FOR
MILITARY
SPOUSES.—Section 
173(b)(2)(A) 
(29 
U.S.C.
2918(b)(2)(A)) (as redesignated by subsection (b)(1) of
this section) is amended—
(1) in clause (iii), by striking ‘‘; or’’ and insert-
ing a semicolon;
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(2) in clause (iv)(IV) by striking the period and
inserting ‘‘; or’’; and
(3) by inserting at the end the following:
‘‘(v) is the spouse of a member of the
Armed Forces who is on active duty or
full-time National Guard duty, or who was
recently separated from such duties, and
such spouse is in need of employment and
training assistance to obtain or retain em-
ployment.’’.
(e) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of con-
tents in section 1(b) is amended by amending the item
related to section 173 to read as follows:
‘‘Sec. 173. National dislocated worker grants.’’.
SEC. 127. 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) is amended to
read as follows:
‘‘(b) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE; DEMONSTRATION AND
PILOT PROJECTS; EVALUATIONS; INCENTIVE GRANTS.—
‘‘(1) DEMONSTRATION AND PILOT PROJECTS.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized
to be appropriated to carry out section 171,
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$211,000,000 for fiscal year 2006 and such
sums as may be necessary for fiscal years 2007
through 2011.
‘‘(B) 
RESERVATION
FOR
COMMUNITY-
BASED JOB TRAINING.—Of the amount appro-
priated pursuant to subparagraph (A), the Sec-
retary shall reserve up to $125,000,000 for car-
rying out section 171(d).
‘‘(2) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, EVALUATIONS.—
There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out
section 170, section 172, and section 136 such sums
as may be necessary for each of fiscal years 2006
through 2011.’’.
SEC. 128. REQUIREMENTS AND RESTRICTIONS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 181(c)(2)(A) (29 U.S.C.
2931(c)(2)(A)) is amended in the matter preceding clause
(i) by striking ‘‘shall’’ and inserting ‘‘may’’.
(b) 
LIMITATIONS.—Section 
181(e) 
(29 
U.S.C.
2931(e)) is amended by striking ‘‘training for’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘the entry into employment, retention in employment,
or increases in earnings of’’.
(c) REPORTS TO CONGRESS.—Section 185(e)(2) (29
U.S.C. 2935(e)(2)) is amended by inserting ‘‘and the Sec-
retary shall submit to the Committee on Education and
the Workforce of the House of Representatives and the
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Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of
the Senate,’’ after ‘‘Secretary,’’.
SEC. 129. NONDISCRIMINATION.
Section 188(a)(2) (29 U.S.C. 2931(a)(2)) is amended
to read as follows:
‘‘(2) PROHIBITION
OF
DISCRIMINATION
RE-
GARDING PARTICIPATION, BENEFITS, AND EMPLOY-
MENT.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in
subparagraph (B), no individual shall be ex-
cluded from participation in, denied the benefits
of, subjected to discrimination under, or denied
employment in the administration of or in con-
nection with, any such program or activity be-
cause of race, color, religion, sex (except as oth-
erwise permitted under title IX of the Edu-
cation Amendments of 1972), national origin,
age, disability, or political affiliation or belief.
‘‘(B) EXEMPTION FOR RELIGIOUS ORGANI-
ZATIONS.—Subparagraph (A) shall not apply to
a recipient of financial assistance under this
title that is a religious corporation, association,
educational institution, or society, with respect
to the employment of individuals of a particular
religion to perform work connected with the