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‘‘(iii) the priority of service described 
in section 134(c)(3)(E). 
‘‘(B) APPLICABILITY OF DEFINED TERMS.— 
In carrying out a demonstration project under 
this section, a State, local area, or consortium of 
local areas may only use a term defined in sec-
tion 3 to describe an activity carried out under 
such demonstration project if the State, local 
area, or consortium of local areas gives such 
term the same meaning as such term is given 
under such section. 
‘‘(3) AUTHORITY
FOR
THIRD-PARTY
EVALUA-
TION.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 180 
days after the issuance of the first demonstration 
project awarded under this section, the Secretary 
shall contract with a third-party evaluator to 
conduct a rigorous evaluation of each demonstra-
tion project for each State, local area, or consor-
tium of local areas awarded a demonstration 
project. The evaluation shall— 
‘‘(i) cover the 5-year period of each 
demonstration project; 
‘‘(ii) compare the employment and 
earnings outcomes of participants in activi-
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ties carried out under the demonstration 
project to— 
‘‘(I) the outcomes of similarly sit-
uated individuals that do not partici-
pate in such activities who are located 
in such State, local area, or a local 
area in such consortium; and 
‘‘(II) the outcomes of participants 
in activities under this chapter in the 
State, local area, or a local area in the 
consortium that was awarded a waiver 
prior to the award of such waiver; 
‘‘(iii) conduct a qualitative analysis 
that identifies any promising practices or 
innovate strategies that— 
‘‘(I) would not have been con-
ducted without the waiving of statu-
tory or regulatory provisions through 
the demonstration project; and 
‘‘(II) lead to positive employment 
and earnings outcomes for the partici-
pants; and 
‘‘(iv) compare the outcomes for sub-
clauses (I) and (II) of clause (i) with re-
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spect to the subpopulations described in sec-
tion 116(d)(2)(B). 
‘‘(B) REPORT.—Not later than 2 years after 
the fifth year of the demonstration project the 
Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Edu-
cation and the Workforce of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on Health, Edu-
cation, Labor, and Pensions the results of the 
evaluation conducted on such project. 
‘‘(c) DEMONSTRATION PERIOD; LIMITATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—A demonstration project ap-
proved under this section for a State, local area, or 
consortium— 
‘‘(A) shall be carried out for a 5-year dem-
onstration period; and 
‘‘(B) may be renewed for an additional 5- 
year demonstration period if the State, local 
area, or consortium meets its expected levels of 
performance established under subsection (f)(1) 
for each of the final 3 years of the preceding 5- 
year period and achieves a performance im-
provement of not less than an average of a 5-per-
cent increase across all of the primary indicators 
of performance on the final year of the preceding 
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5-year period compared with the expected levels 
of performance. 
‘‘(2) LIMITATIONS.— 
‘‘(A) 
DEMONSTRATION
PERIOD
LIMITA-
TIONS.—For each 5-year demonstration period 
(including renewals of such period) the Secretary 
may not award— 
‘‘(i) 
more 
than 
demonstration 
projects to eligible States for the State as a 
whole under this section; and 
‘‘(ii) more than 6 demonstration 
projects to local areas (or consortia of local 
areas) for a local area (or a consortium) 
under this section. 
‘‘(B) STATE LIMITATIONS.—No more than 1 
demonstration project may be approved under 
this section per State. For purposes of this para-
graph, a demonstration project approved for a 
local area or a consortium of local areas in a 
State shall be considered a demonstration project 
approved under this section for the State. 
‘‘(3) ELIGIBLE STATES.—The Secretary may not 
approve a statewide demonstration project under sub-
section (b)(1)(B)(i) to a State unless, at the time of 
submission of the application, such State is— 
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‘‘(A) a State designated as a single State 
local area; or 
‘‘(B) a State with a labor force participa-
tion rate that is less than 60 percent for the most 
recent program year and a population of less 
than 6,000,000, as determined by the most recent 
data released by the Census Bureau. 
‘‘(d) APPLICATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—To be eligible to carry out a 
demonstration project under this section, a State shall 
submit to the Secretary an application at such time 
and in such manner as the Secretary may reasonably 
require, and containing the information described in 
paragraph (2). 
‘‘(2) CONTENT.—Each application submitted by 
a State under this subsection shall include the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(A) A description of the demonstration 
project to be carried out under this section, in-
cluding— 
‘‘(i) whether the project will be carried 
out— 
‘‘(I) by the State as a whole; 
‘‘(II) by a local area, and if so— 
‘‘(aa) an identification of— 
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‘‘(AA) such local area; 
‘‘(BB) whether the local 
board for such local area is 
the 
fiscal 
agent 
for 
the 
project, or whether the local 
board has entered into a 
written agreement with the 
State for the State to serve as 
the fiscal agent during the 
project; and 
‘‘(bb) 
written 
verification 
from the local board for such local 
area 
that 
such 
local 
board 
agrees— 
‘‘(AA) to carry out such 
project; and 
‘‘(BB) to the fiscal agent 
identified in item (aa)(BB); 
and 
‘‘(III) by a consortium of local 
areas in the State, and if so— 
‘‘(aa) an identification of— 
‘‘(AA) each local area 
that comprises the consor-
tium; and 
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‘‘(BB) the local area 
that will serve as the fiscal 
agent for the consortium dur-
ing the project, or whether 
the consortium has entered 
into a written agreement 
with the State for the State 
to serve as the fiscal agent; 
and 
‘‘(bb) 
written 
verification 
from each local board of each local 
area identified in item (aa)(AA) 
that such local board agrees— 
‘‘(AA) to carry out such 
project as a consortium; and 
‘‘(BB) to the fiscal agent 
for the consortium identified 
in item (aa)(BB); 
‘‘(ii) a description of the activities to 
be carried out under the project; and 
‘‘(iii) the goals the State, local area, or 
consortium intends to achieve through such 
activities, which shall be aligned with pur-
pose described in subsection (a). 
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‘‘(B) A description of the performance out-
comes the State, the local area, or consortium ex-
pects to achieve for such activities for each year 
of the demonstration period as described in sub-
section (f)(1). 
‘‘(C) A description of how the State, local 
area, or consortium consulted with employers, 
the State board, and the local boards in the State 
in determining the activities to carry out under 
the demonstration project. 
‘‘(D) A description of how the State will 
make such activities available to jobseekers and 
employers in each of the local areas in the State 
or, in a case of a project that will be carried out 
by a local area or a consortium, a description of 
how such services will be made available to job-
seekers and employers in such local area or each 
of the local areas in the consortium. 
‘‘(E) A description, if appropriate, of how 
the State, local area, or consortium will inte-
grate the funds received, and the activities car-
ried out, under the demonstration project under 
this section with State workforce development 
programs and other Federal, State, or local 
workforce, education, or social service programs 
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(including the programs and activities listed in 
section 103(a)(2), the program of adult edu-
cation and literacy activities authorized under 
title II, and the program authorized under title 
I of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 
720 et seq.)). 
‘‘(F) An assurance that the State, local 
area, or consortium will meet the requirements of 
this section. 
‘‘(3) SECRETARIAL APPROVAL.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 60 days 
after the date on which a State submits an ap-
plication under this subsection, the Secretary 
shall— 
‘‘(i) in a case in which the application 
meets the requirements of this section and is 
not subject to the limitations described in 
subsection (c)(2), approve such application 
and the demonstration project described in 
such application; or 
‘‘(ii) provide to the State a written ex-
planation of initial disapproval that meets 
the requirements of subparagraph (C). 
‘‘(B) DEFAULT APPROVAL.—With respect to 
an application submitted by a State under this 
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subsection that is not subject to the limitations 
described in subsection (c), if the Secretary fails 
to approve such application or provide an expla-
nation of initial disapproval for such applica-
tion as required under subparagraph (A), the 
application and the demonstration project de-
scribed in such application shall be deemed ap-
proved by the Secretary. 
‘‘(C) INITIAL
DISAPPROVAL.—An expla-
nation of initial disapproval provided by the 
Secretary to a State under subparagraph (A)(ii) 
shall provide the State— 
‘‘(i) a detailed explanation of why the 
application does not meet the requirements 
of this section; and 
‘‘(ii) if the State is not subject to the 
limitations described in subsection (c), an 
opportunity to revise and resubmit the 
State’s application under this section. 
‘‘(e) STATE
DEMONSTRATION
PROJECT
REQUIRE-
MENTS.—A State, local area, or consortium that has been 
approved to carry out a demonstration project under this 
section shall meet each of the following requirements: 
‘‘(1) USE OF FUNDS.—Use the funds received 
pursuant to subsection (b)(1)(B) solely to carry out 
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the activities of the demonstration project to achieve 
the goals described in subsection (d)(2)(A). 
‘‘(2) ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS LIMITATION.—Use 
not more than 10 percent of the funds received pursu-
ant to subsection (b)(1)(B) for a fiscal year for the 
administrative costs of carrying out the demonstra-
tion project. 
‘‘(3) PRIORITY FOR SERVICES.—Give priority for 
services under the project to veterans and their eligi-
ble spouses in accordance with the requirements of 
section 4215 of title 38, United States Code, recipi-
ents of public assistance, low-income individuals, and 
individuals who have foundational skills needs. 
‘‘(4) NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS.—Serve a num-
ber of participants under the activities of the dem-
onstration project for each year of the demonstration 
period that— 
‘‘(A) is greater than the number of partici-
pants served by such State, local area, or consor-
tium under the programs described in subpara-
graphs (A) and (C) of section 3(13) for the most 
recent program year that ended prior to the be-
ginning of the first year of the demonstration pe-
riod; or 
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‘‘(B) is not less than the number of partici-
pants to be served under the activities of the 
demonstration project that is agreed upon be-
tween the State, local area, or consortium, and 
the Secretary— 
‘‘(i) prior to the Secretary’s approval 
of the application submitted under sub-
section (d); and 
‘‘(ii) after the Secretary takes into ac-
count— 
‘‘(I) the goals the State, local 
area, or consortium intends to achieve 
through the demonstration project; and 
‘‘(II) the participants the State, 
local area, or consortium intends to 
serve under such project; and 
‘‘(iii) prior to approval of the applica-
tion submitted under subsection (d). 
‘‘(5) REPORTING
OUTCOMES.—Submit, on an 
annual basis, to the Secretary a report, with respect 
to such State, local area, or consortium, on— 
‘‘(A) participant outcomes for each indi-
cator of performance described in subsection 
(f)(1)(A) for the activities carried out under the 
project; and 
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‘‘(B) the applicable requirements of section 
116(d)(2), including subparagraphs (B) through 
(G) and subparagraph (J), as such subpara-
graphs are applicable to activities under the 
demonstration project. 
‘‘(6) COMPLIANCE WITH CERTAIN EXISTING RE-
QUIREMENTS.—Comply with the statutory or regu-
latory requirements listed in subsection (b)(2). 
‘‘(f) PERFORMANCE ACCOUNTABILITY.— 
‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT OF BASELINE LEVEL FOR 
PERFORMANCE.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Each State shall de-
scribe in the application submitted under sub-
section (d), for each year of the demonstration 
period— 
‘‘(i) with respect to participants who 
are at least 25 years old, the expected levels 
of performance for each of the indicators of 
performance under section 116(b)(2)(A)(i) 
for the activities carried out under the 
project under this section, which shall meet 
the requirements of subparagraph (B); and 
‘‘(ii) with respect to participants who 
are at least 16 years old and no older than 
24 years old, the expected levels of perform-
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ance for each of the indicators of perform-
ance under section 116(b)(2)(A)(ii) for the 
activities carried out under the project 
under this section, which shall meet the re-
quirements of subparagraph (B). 
‘‘(B) 5TH YEAR.—Each of the expected levels 
of performance established pursuant to subpara-
graph (A) for each of the indicators of perform-
ance for the 5th year of the demonstration period 
shall be higher than— 
‘‘(i) the highest level of performance for 
the corresponding indicator of performance 
for the programs described in subparagraph 
(A) of section 3(13) for the most recent pro-
gram year that ended prior to the beginning 
of the first year of the demonstration period; 
or 
‘‘(ii) an alternate baseline level of per-
formance that is agreed upon between the 
State and the Secretary— 
‘‘(I) prior to the Secretary’s ap-
proval of the application submitted 
under subsection (d); and 
‘‘(II) after the Secretary takes 
into account— 
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‘‘(aa) the goals the State in-
tends to achieve through the dem-
onstration project; and 
‘‘(bb) the participants the 
State intends to serve under such 
project. 
‘‘(C) AGREED LEVEL FOR PERFORMANCE ON 
EXPECTED LEVELS OF PERFORMANCE.—Prior to 
approving an application for a demonstration 
project submitted by a State, and using the ex-
pected levels of performance described in such 
application, the Secretary shall reach an agree-
ment with such State on the expected levels of 
performance for each of the indicators of per-
formance. In reaching an agreement on such ex-
pected levels of performance, the Secretary and 
the State may consider the factors described in 
section 116(b)(3)(A)(v). 
‘‘(2) SANCTIONS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The sanctions described 
in section 116(f)(1)(B) shall apply to a State, 
local area, or consortium beginning on the 3rd 
year of the demonstration period for such State, 
local area, or consortium, except that the levels 
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of performance established under subsection 
(f)(1) of this section shall be— 
‘‘(i) deemed to be the State negotiated 
levels of performance for purposes of this 
paragraph; and 
‘‘(ii) adjusted at the end of each pro-
gram year to reflect the actual characteris-
tics of participants served and the actual 
economic conditions experienced using a 
statistical adjustment model similar to the 
model 
described 
in 
section 
116(b)(3)(A)(viii). 
‘‘(B) INELIGIBILITY
FOR
RENEWAL.—A 
State, local area, or consortium that is subject to 
such sanctions shall be ineligible to renew its 
demonstration period under subsection (c). 
‘‘(3) IMPACT OF LOCAL OR CONSORTIUM DEM-
ONSTRATIONS
ON
STATEWIDE
ACCOUNTABILITY.— 
With respect to a State with an approved demonstra-
tion project for a local area or consortium of local 
areas in the State— 
‘‘(A) the performance of such local area or 
consortium for the programs described in sub-
paragraphs (A) and (C) of section 3(13) shall 
not be included in the levels of performance for 
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such State for any of such programs for purposes 
of section 116 for any program year that is ap-
plicable to any year of the demonstration period; 
and 
‘‘(B) with respect to any local areas of the 
State that are not part of the demonstration 
project, the State shall reach a new agreement 
with the Secretary, for purposes of section 
116(b)(3)(A), on levels of performance for such 
programs for such program years. 
‘‘(g) TERMINATION.—Except as provided under sub-
section (c)(1)(B), the Secretary may not approve a dem-
onstration project after December 31, 2030.’’. 
TITLE II—ADULT EDUCATION 
AND LITERACY 
SEC. 201. PURPOSE. 
Section 202 of the Workforce Innovation and Oppor-
tunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3271) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘(including 
digital literacy skills)’’ before ‘‘necessary’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘English lan-
guage learners’’ and inserting ‘‘English learners’’. 
SEC. 202. DEFINITIONS. 
Section 203 of the Workforce Innovation and Oppor-
tunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3272) is amended— 
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(1) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ‘‘lis-
ten,’’ after ‘‘write,’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘and’’ 
at the end; 
(C) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as 
subparagraph (D); and 
(D) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the 
following: 
‘‘(C) develop and use digital literacy skills; 
and’’; 
(2) by redesignating paragraphs (3) through (17) 
as paragraphs (4) through (18), respectively; 
(3) by inserting after paragraph (2) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(3) DIGITAL LITERACY SKILLS.—The term ‘dig-
ital literacy skills’ means the skills associated with 
using existing and emerging technologies to find, 
evaluate, organize, create, communicate information, 
and to complete tasks.’’; 
(4) in paragraph (5)(C) (as so redesignated)— 
(A) by striking clause (i) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(i) has foundational skills needs;’’; 
and 
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(B) in clause (iii), by striking ‘‘English 
language learner’’ and inserting ‘‘English learn-
er’’; 
(5) in paragraph (7)(A) (as so redesignated), by 
striking ‘‘English language learners’’ and inserting 
‘‘English learners’’; 
(6) in paragraph (8) (as so redesignated)— 
(A) in the paragraph header, by striking 
‘‘LANGUAGE’’; and 
(B) in the matter preceding subparagraph 
(A), by striking ‘‘English language learner’’ and 
inserting ‘‘English learner’’; 
(7) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) in 
paragraph (10) (as so redesignated), by inserting 
‘‘and educational’’ after ‘‘the economic’’; 
(8) in paragraph (13) (as so redesignated)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘English language learners’’ 
and inserting ‘‘English learners’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘workforce training’’ and 
inserting ‘‘skills development, preparation for 
postsecondary education or employment, and fi-
nancial literacy instruction’’; and 
(9) in paragraph (14) (as so redesignated)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘and solve’’ and inserting 
‘‘solve’’; and 
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(B) by inserting ‘‘and use digital tech-
nology,’’ after ‘‘problems,’’. 
SEC. 203. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
Section 206 of the Workforce Innovation and Oppor-
tunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3275) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 206. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
‘‘There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
this title $751,042,100 for each of the fiscal years 2025 
through 2030.’’. 
SEC. 204. SPECIAL RULE. 
Section 211(e)(3) of the Workforce Innovation and Op-
portunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3291(e)(3)) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘period described in section 3(45)’’ and inserting ‘‘pe-
riod described in subparagraph (B) of the definition of the 
term ‘outlying area’ in section 3’’. 
SEC. 205. PERFORMANCE ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM. 
Section 212 of the Workforce Innovation and Oppor-
tunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3292) is amended by striking ‘‘section 
116.’’ and inserting ‘‘section 116, except that the indicator 
described in subsection (b)(2)(A)(i)(VI) of such section shall 
be applied as if it were the percentage of program partici-
pants who exited the program during the program year and 
completed an integrated education and training program.’’. 
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SEC. 206. MATCHING REQUIREMENT. 
Section 222(b) of the Workforce Innovation and Op-
portunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3302(b)) is amended by adding 
at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY OF INFORMATION ON 
MATCHING FUNDS.—Each eligible agency shall main-
tain, on a publicly accessible website of such agency 
and in an easily accessible format, information docu-
menting the non-Federal contributions made available 
to adult education and family literacy programs pur-
suant to this subsection, including— 
‘‘(A) the sources of such contributions, ex-
cept that in the case of private contributions, 
names of the individuals or entities providing 
such contributions may not be disclosed; and 
‘‘(B) in the case of funds made available by 
a State or outlying area, an explanation of how 
such funds are distributed to eligible providers.’’. 
SEC. 207. STATE LEADERSHIP ACTIVITIES. 
Section 223(a) of the Workforce Innovation and Op-
portunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3303(a)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘ac-
tivities.’’ and inserting ‘‘activities and the iden-
tification of opportunities to coordinate with ac-
tivities supported under the Carl D. Perkins Ca-
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reer and Technical Education Act of 2006 (20 
U.S.C. 2301 et seq.) to expand integrated edu-
cation and training programs.’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (C)— 
(i) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(ii) in clause (iii), by striking the pe-
riod at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(iii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(iv) assistance in reporting partici-
pant outcomes for the performance account-
ability system described in section 212, in-
cluding facilitating partnerships with the 
appropriate 
State 
entities 
to 
conduct 
matches with State administrative data 
(such as wage records) to determine pro-
gram performance on the indicators of per-
formance described in subclauses (I) through 
(III) of section 116(b)(2)(A)(i).’’; 
(C) by redesignating subparagraph (D) as 
subparagraph (F); and 
(D) by inserting after subparagraph (C) the 
following: 
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‘‘(D) The development or identification 
(which may be done in coordination with other 
States) of instructional materials that— 
‘‘(i) are designed to meet the needs of 
adult learners and English learners; 
‘‘(ii) to the extent practicable, are evi-
dence-based; and 
‘‘(iii) will improve the instruction pro-
vided pursuant to the local activities re-
quired under section 231(b). 
‘‘(E) The dissemination of instructional 
materials described in subparagraph (D) to eligi-
ble providers to improve the instruction provided 
pursuant to the local activities required under 
section 231(b), including instructional materials 
that— 
‘‘(i) were developed for integrated edu-
cation and training in an in-demand in-
dustry or occupation within the State; and 
‘‘(ii) lead to English language acquisi-
tion, a recognized postsecondary credential, 
or both.’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) in subparagraph (I)(i)— 
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(i) by striking ‘‘mathematics, and 
English’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘mathematics, 
English’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘acquisition;’’ and in-
serting ‘‘acquisition, and digital literacy 
skills;’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (J), by striking ‘‘re-
tention.’’ and inserting ‘‘retention, such as the 
development and maintenance of policies for 
awarding recognized postsecondary credentials to 
adult educators who demonstrate effectiveness at 
improving the achievement of adult students.’’; 
(C) in subparagraph (K), by striking 
‘‘English language learners,’’ and inserting 
‘‘English learners,’’; 
(D) by redesignating subparagraph (M) as 
subparagraph (P); and 
(E) by inserting after subparagraph (L) the 
following: 
‘‘(M) Performance incentive payments to el-
igible providers, including incentive payments 
linked to increased use of integrated employment 
and training or other forms of instruction link-
ing adult education with the development of oc-
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cupational skills for an in-demand occupation in 
the State. 
‘‘(N) Strengthening the quality and effec-
tiveness of adult education and family literacy 
programs in the State through support for pro-
gram quality standards and accreditation re-
quirements. 
‘‘(O) Raising public awareness (including 
through public service announcements, such as 
social media campaigns) about career and tech-
nical education programs and community-based 
organizations, and other endeavors focused on 
programs that prepare individuals for in-de-
mand industry sectors or occupations.’’. 
SEC. 208. PROGRAMS FOR CORRECTIONS EDUCATION AND 
OTHER INSTITUTIONALIZED INDIVIDUALS. 
Section 225 of the Workforce Innovation and Oppor-
tunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3305)) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsections (d) and (e) as 
subsections (e) and (f), respectively; and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (c) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(d) COORDINATION.—Each eligible agency that is 
using assistance provided under this section to carry out 
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a program for criminal offenders within a correctional in-
stitution shall— 
‘‘(1) coordinate such educational programs with 
career and technical education activities provided to 
individuals in State institutions from funds reserved 
under section 112(a)(2)(A) of the Carl D. Perkins Ca-
reer and Technical Education Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 
2322(a)(2)(A)); and 
‘‘(2) identify opportunities to develop integrated 
education and training opportunities for such indi-
viduals.’’. 
SEC. 209. GRANTS AND CONTRACTS FOR ELIGIBLE PRO-
VIDERS. 
Section 231 of the Workforce Innovation and Oppor-
tunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3321) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (e)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)(B)(ii), by striking 
‘‘English language learners’’ and inserting 
‘‘English learners’’; 
(B) in paragraph (5)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(ii) in subparagraph (B), by adding 
‘‘and’’ at the end; and 
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(iii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(C) uses instructional materials that are 
designed to meet the needs of adult learners and 
English learners and are evidence-based (to the 
extent practicable), which may include, but shall 
not be required to include, the instructional ma-
terials disseminated by the State under section 
223(a)(1)(D);’’; and 
(C) in paragraph (6)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘speaking,’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘speaking and listening,’’; and 
(ii) by inserting before the semicolon at 
the end the following: ‘‘, which may include 
the application of the principles of uni-
versal design for learning’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(f) COST ANALYSIS.—In determining the amount of 
funds to be awarded in grants or contracts under this sec-
tion, the eligible agency may consider the costs of providing 
learning in context, including integrated education and 
training and workplace adult education and literacy activi-
ties, and the extent to which the eligible provider intends 
to serve individuals using such activities, in order to align 
the amount of funds awarded with such costs.’’. 
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SEC. 210. LOCAL APPLICATION. 
Section 232 of the Workforce Innovation and Oppor-
tunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3322) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (4), by inserting ‘‘and coordi-
nate with the appropriate State entity’’ after ‘‘data’’; 
(2) in paragraph (6), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; 
(3) by redesignating paragraph (7) as para-
graph (8); and 
(4) by inserting after paragraph (6) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(7) a description of how the eligible provider 
will provide learning in context, including through 
partnerships with employers to offer workplace adult 
education and literacy activities and integrated edu-
cation and training; and’’. 
SEC. 211. LOCAL ADMINISTRATIVE COST LIMITS. 
Section 233(a) of the Workforce Innovation and Op-
portunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3323(a)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘95’’ and in-
serting ‘‘85’’; and 
(2) by amending paragraph (2) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(2) of the remaining amount— 
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‘‘(A) not more than 10 percent may be used 
for professional development for adult educators; 
and 
‘‘(B) not more than 5 percent shall be used 
for planning, administration (including car-
rying out the requirements of section 116), pro-
fessional development of administrative staff, 
and the activities described in paragraphs (3) 
and (5) of section 232.’’. 
SEC. 212. NATIONAL LEADERSHIP ACTIVITIES. 
Section 242 of the Workforce Innovation and Oppor-
tunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3332) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ‘‘116;’’ and 
inserting ‘‘116, including the dissemination of effec-
tive practices used by States to use administrative 
data to determine program performance and reduce 
the data collection and reporting burden on eligible 
providers;’’; 
(2) in paragraphs (1)(B) and (2)(C)(vii)(I) of 
subsection (c), by striking ‘‘English language learn-
ers’’ and inserting ‘‘English learners’’; and 
(3) in subsection (c)(2)— 
(A) in subparagraph (F), by striking ‘‘and’’ 
at the end; 
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(B) by redesignating subparagraph (G) as 
subparagraph (I); and 
(C) by inserting after subparagraph (F) the 
following: 
‘‘(G) developing and rigorously evaluating 
programs for the preparation of effective adult 
educators and disseminating the results of such 
evaluations; 
‘‘(H) carrying out initiatives to support the 
effectiveness and impact of adult education, that 
States may adopt on a voluntary basis, 
through— 
‘‘(i) the development and dissemina-
tion of staffing models that prioritize dem-
onstrated effectiveness and continuous im-
provement in supporting the learning of 
adult students; and 
‘‘(ii) the evaluation and improvement 
of program quality standards and accredi-
tation requirements; and’’. 
SEC. 213. INTEGRATED ENGLISH LITERACY AND CIVICS 
EDUCATION. 
Section 243(c)(1) of the Workforce Innovation and Op-
portunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3333(c)(1)) is amended by strik-
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ing ‘‘English language learners’’ and inserting ‘‘English 
learners’’. 
TITLE III—AMENDMENTS TO 
OTHER LAWS 
SEC. 301. AMENDMENTS TO THE WAGNER-PEYSER ACT. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—Section 2(5) of the Wagner-Peyser 
Act (29 U.S.C. 49a(5)) is amended by inserting ‘‘the Com-
monwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, American 
Samoa,’’ after ‘‘Guam,’’. 
(b) UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION LAW REQUIRE-
MENT.—Section 5(b)(1) of such Act is amended by inserting 
‘‘the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, 
American Samoa,’’ after ‘‘Guam,’’. 
(c) ALLOTMENTS.—Section 6 of such Act (29 U.S.C. 
49e) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘except for Guam’’ and in-
serting ‘‘except for Guam, the Commonwealth of 
the Northern Mariana Islands, and American 
Samoa’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘first allot to Guam and the 
Virgin Islands’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘first allot— 
‘‘(1) to Guam and the Virgin Islands’’; 
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(C) by striking the period at the end and 
inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(D) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(2) beginning with the first fiscal year for 
which the total amount available for allotments under 
this section is greater than the total amount available 
for allotments under this section for fiscal year 2024, 
and for each succeeding fiscal year, to each of the 
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands and 
American Samoa, an amount which is equal to one- 
half of the amount allotted to Guam under paragraph 
(1) for such fiscal year.’’; and 
(2) in subsection (b)(1), in the matter following 
subparagraph (B), by inserting ‘‘, the Commonwealth 
of the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa,’’ 
after ‘‘Guam’’. 
(d) USE OF FUNDS.—Section 7 of such Act (29 U.S.C. 
49f) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ‘‘and refer-
ral to employers’’ and inserting ‘‘referral to employ-
ers, 
and 
the 
services 
described 
in 
section 
134(c)(2)(A)(ii) of the Workforce Innovation and Op-
portunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3174(c)(2)(A)(ii)) when 
provided by the employment service office colocated 
with the one-stop delivery system’’; and 
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(2) in subsection (e), by inserting before the pe-
riod at the end the following: ‘‘and in accordance 
with the requirements of section 134(c)(2)(A)(i)(I) of 
the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 
U.S.C. 3174(c)(2)(A)(i)(I))’’. 
(e) WORKFORCE AND LABOR MARKET INFORMATION 
SYSTEM.—Section 15 of such Act (29 U.S.C. 49l–2) is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(1)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A)— 
(i) in the matter preceding clause (i), 
by striking ‘‘timely manner’’ and inserting 
‘‘manner that is as close to real-time as 
practicable’’; 
(ii) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘part- 
time, and seasonal workers’’ and inserting 
‘‘part-time, contingent, and seasonal work-
ers, and workers engaged in alternative em-
ployment arrangements’’; 
(iii) by redesignating clauses (iii) and 
(iv) as clauses (iv) and (v), respectively; 
and 
(iv) by inserting after clause (ii), the 
following: 
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‘‘(iii) real-time trends in new and 
emerging occupational roles, and in new 
and emerging skills by occupation and in-
dustry, with particular attention paid to 
State and local conditions;’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (B)(i), by inserting 
‘‘(including, to the extent practicable, real-time)’’ 
after ‘‘current’’; and 
(C) in subparagraph (G), by striking ‘‘user- 
friendly manner and’’ and inserting ‘‘manner 
that is available on-demand and is user-friend-
ly,’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)(2)(F)— 
(A) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘; and’’ and 
inserting ‘‘(including, to the extent practicable, 
provided in real time);’’; 
(B) by redesignating clause (ii) as clause 
(iii); and 
(C) by inserting after clause (i), as so 
amended, the following: 
‘‘(ii) the capabilities of digital tech-
nology and modern data collection ap-
proaches are effectively utilized; and’’; and 
(3) by amending subsection (g) to read as fol-
lows: 
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‘‘(g) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$64,532,600 for each of the fiscal years 2025 through 
2030.’’. 
SEC. 302. JOB TRAINING GRANTS. 
Section 414(c) of the American Competitiveness and 
Workforce Improvement Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 3224a) is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(c) JOB TRAINING GRANTS.— 
‘‘(1) ALLOTMENT.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Of the funds available 
under section 286(s)(2) of the Immigration and 
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1356(s)(2)), the Sec-
retary of Labor shall— 
‘‘(i) return permanently 12 percent of 
such amounts in each fiscal year to the gen-
eral fund of the Treasury; and 
‘‘(ii) of the remainder, make allotments 
to each State that receives an allotment 
under section 132(b) of the Workforce Inno-
vation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 
3172) for the purpose of providing training 
services through individual training ac-
counts for eligible dislocated workers as de-
scribed in paragraph (2)(A). 
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‘‘(B) RESERVATION; 
ALLOTMENT
AMONG 
STATES.— 
‘‘(i) RESERVATION.—From the amount 
made available under subparagraph (A)(ii) 
for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall reserve 
not more than 1⁄4 of 1 percent of such 
amount to provide assistance to the outlying 
areas for the purpose described in para-
graph (2)(A). 
‘‘(ii) ALLOTMENT
AMONG
STATES.— 
The Secretary shall use the remainder of the 
amount made available under subparagraph 
(A)(ii) for a fiscal year to make allotments 
to States described in such subparagraph on 
the following basis: 
‘‘(I) 33 and 1⁄3 percent shall be al-
lotted on the basis of the relative num-
ber of unemployed individuals in each 
such State, compared to the total num-
ber of unemployed individuals in all 
such States. 
‘‘(II) 33 and 1⁄3 percent shall be 
allotted based on the relative number of 
disadvantaged adults in each such 
State, compared to the total number of 
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disadvantaged 
adults 
in 
all 
such 
States. 
‘‘(III) 33 and 1⁄3 percent shall be 
allotted on the basis of the relative 
number of individuals in the civilian 
labor force in each such State, com-
pared to the total number in the civil-
ian labor force in all such States. 
‘‘(iii) DISADVANTAGED
ADULT
DE-
FINED.—For purposes of this subparagraph 
and subparagraph (C), the term ‘disadvan-
taged adult’ has the meaning given such 
term in section 132(b)(1)(B)(v)(IV) of the 
Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act 
(29 U.S.C. 3172(b)(1)(B)(v)(IV)). 
‘‘(iv) REALLOTMENT.— 
‘‘(I) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary 
of Labor shall, in accordance with this 
clause, 
reallot 
to 
eligible 
States 
amounts that are made available to 
States from allotments made under this 
subparagraph (referred to individually 
in this subsection as a ‘State allot-
ment’) and that are available for real-
lotment. 
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‘‘(II) 
AMOUNT.—The 
amount 
available for reallotment for a program 
year is equal to the amount by which 
the unobligated balance of the State al-
lotment, at the end of the program 
year prior to the program year for 
which the determination under this 
subclause is made, exceeds 20 percent 
of such allotment for the prior program 
year. 
‘‘(III) REALLOTMENT.—In mak-
ing reallotments to eligible States of 
amounts available pursuant to sub-
clause (II) for a program year, the 
Secretary shall allot to each eligible 
State an amount based on the relative 
amount of the State allotment for the 
program year for which the determina-
tion is made, as compared to the total 
amount of the State allotments for all 
eligible States for such program year. 
‘‘(IV) ELIGIBILITY.—For purposes 
of this subsection, an eligible State 
means a State that does not have an 
amount available for reallotment under 
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subclause (II) for the program year for 
which the determination under sub-
clause (II) is made. 
‘‘(C) WITHIN STATE ALLOCATIONS.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The Governor shall 
allocate the funds allotted to the State under 
subparagraph (B)(ii) for a fiscal year to the 
local areas in the State on the following 
basis: 
‘‘(I) 33 and 1⁄3 percent of the 
funds on the basis described in sub-
paragraph (B)(ii)(I). 
‘‘(II) 33 and 1⁄3 percent of the 
funds on the basis described in sub-
paragraph (B)(ii)(II). 
‘‘(III) 33 and 1⁄3 percent of the 
funds on the basis described in sub-
paragraph (B)(ii)(III). 
‘‘(ii) APPLICATION.—For purposes of 
carrying out clause (i)— 
‘‘(I) references in subparagraph 
(B)(ii) to a State shall be deemed to be 
references to a local area; and 
‘‘(II) references in subparagraph 
(B)(ii) to all States shall be deemed to 
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be references to all local areas in the 
State involved. 
‘‘(iii) REALLOCATION
AMONG
LOCAL 
AREAS.— 
‘‘(I) IN GENERAL.—The Governor 
may, in accordance with this clause 
and after consultation with the State 
board, reallocate to eligible local areas 
within the State amounts that are 
made available to local areas from al-
locations made under this subpara-
graph (referred to individually in this 
subsection as a ‘local allocation’) and 
that are available for reallocation. 
‘‘(II) 
AMOUNT.—The 
amount 
available for reallocation for a pro-
gram year is equal to the amount by 
which the unobligated balance of the 
local allocation, at the end of the pro-
gram year prior to the program year 
for which the determination under this 
subclause is made, exceeds 20 percent 
of such allocation for the prior pro-
gram year. 
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‘‘(III) REALLOCATION.—In mak-
ing reallocations to eligible local areas 
of amounts available pursuant to sub-
clause (II) for a program year, the 
Governor shall allocate to each eligible 
local area within the State an amount 
based on the relative amount of the 
local allocation for the program year 
for which the determination is made, 
as compared to the total amount of the 
local allocations for all eligible local 
areas in the State for such program 
year. 
‘‘(IV) ELIGIBILITY.—For purposes 
of this subsection, an eligible local area 
means a local area that does not have 
an amount available for reallotment 
under subclause (II) for the program 
year for which the determination 
under subclause (II) is made. 
‘‘(2) USE OF FUNDS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Funds allocated pursu-
ant to paragraph (1) to a local area shall be 
used to pay, through the use of an individual 
training account in the accordance with section 
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134(c)(3)(F)(iii) of the Workforce Innovation 
and 
Opportunity 
Act 
(29 
U.S.C. 
3174(c)(3)(F)(iii)), an eligible provider of train-
ing services from the list of eligible providers of 
training services described in section 122(d) of 
such Act (29 U.S.C. 3152(d)) for training serv-
ices provided to eligible dislocated workers in the 
local area. 
‘‘(B) REQUIREMENTS FOR LOCAL AREAS.— 
As a condition of receipt of funds under para-
graph (1), a local area shall agree to each of the 
following: 
‘‘(i) REQUIRED
NOTICE
TO
WORK-
ERS.—Prior to an eligible dislocated worker 
selecting a program of training services 
from the list of eligible providers of training 
services under section 122(d) of the Work-
force Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 
U.S.C. 3152(d)), the local area shall inform 
such dislocated worker of any opportunities 
the dislocated worker may have to partici-
pate in on-the-job training or employer-di-
rected skills development funded through 
such local area. 
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‘‘(ii) AMOUNTS AVAILABLE.—Except as 
provided in clause (iv)(II), a local area— 
‘‘(I) may not limit the maximum 
amount available for an individual 
training account for an eligible dis-
located worker under subparagraph (A) 
to an amount that is less than $5,000; 
and 
‘‘(II) may not pay an amount, 
through the use of an individual train-
ing account under subparagraph (A), 
for training services provided to an eli-
gible dislocated worker that exceeds the 
costs of such services. 
‘‘(iii) WIOA FUNDS.—A local area 
may not use funds made available to the 
local area for a fiscal year pursuant to sec-
tion 134(c)(1)(B) of the Workforce Innova-
tion and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 
3174(c)(1)(B)) to make payments under 
subparagraph (A) until the funds allocated 
to the local area pursuant to paragraph (1) 
of this subsection for such fiscal year have 
been exhausted. 
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‘‘(iv) EXHAUSTION OF ALLOCATIONS.— 
Upon the exhaustion of the funds allocated 
to the local area pursuant to paragraph (1) 
of this subsection, for the purpose of paying, 
through the use of individual training ac-
counts under subparagraph (A), the costs of 
training services for eligible dislocated 
workers in the local area seeking such serv-
ices, the local area— 
‘‘(I) shall use any funds made 
available to the local area pursuant to 
section 134(c)(1)(B) of the Workforce 
Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 
U.S.C. 3174(c)(1)(B)) to pay for such 
costs under subparagraph (A) (other 
than any costs that exceed the limit set 
by the local area pursuant to subclause 
(II)); and 
‘‘(II) for any eligible dislocated 
worker who is not a low-income indi-
vidual, 
may 
limit 
the 
maximum 
amount available for the individual 
training account under subparagraph 
(A) for such worker to an amount that 
is less than $5,000. 
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‘‘(3) ELIGIBLE
DISLOCATED
WORKER.—A dis-
located worker shall be an eligible dislocated worker 
for purposes of this subsection if the dislocated work-
er— 
‘‘(A) meets the requirements under section 
134(c)(3)(A)(i) of the Workforce Innovation and 
Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3174(c)(3)(A)(i)) to 
be eligible for training services; 
‘‘(B) has not received training services 
through an individual training account under 
this subsection or under section 134(c)(3)(F)(iii) 
of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity 
Act (29 U.S.C. 3174(c)(3)(F)(iii)) during the 
preceding 5-year period or, if such a worker has 
received such training services during such pe-
riod, the worker has been granted an exception 
by the local area due to an exceptional cir-
cumstance, as determined by the local area; and 
‘‘(C) is not subject to any limitations estab-
lished by the local area or State involved pursu-
ant to paragraph (4), which would disqualify 
such dislocated worker from being an eligible dis-
located worker under this subsection. 
‘‘(4) STATE OR LOCAL AREA LIMITATIONS.—A 
State or local area may establish limitations on the 
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eligibility of an otherwise eligible dislocated worker 
who has previously received training services through 
an individual training account under this subsection 
or under section 134(c)(3)(F)(iii) of the Workforce In-
novation 
and 
Opportunity 
Act 
(29 
U.S.C. 
3174(c)(3)(F)(iii)) to receive a subsequent individual 
training account under this subsection. 
‘‘(5) EXCESS DEMAND.—Upon the exhaustion of 
the funds allocated to a local area pursuant to para-
graph (1) of this subsection and any funds that may 
be available to such local area pursuant to section 
134(c)(1)(B) of the Workforce Innovation and Oppor-
tunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3174(c)(1)(B)) for the purpose 
described in paragraph (2)(A) of this subsection, the 
local area— 
‘‘(A) may request additional funds for such 
purpose from the Governor under section 
134(a)(2)(A)(i)(III) of the Workforce Innovation 
and 
Opportunity 
Act 
(29 
U.S.C. 
3174(a)(2)(A)(i)(III)); and 
‘‘(B) shall not be required to pay for train-
ing services or establish an individual training 
account for an eligible dislocated worker. 
‘‘(6) DEFINITIONS.—Except as otherwise speci-
fied, a term used in this subsection shall have the 
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meaning given such term in section 3 of the Workforce 
Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3102). 
‘‘(7) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this 
subsection shall be construed to provide an individual 
with an entitlement to a service under this subsection 
or under title I of the Workforce Innovation and Op-
portunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3111 et seq.) or to mandate 
a State or local area to provide a service if Federal 
funds are not available for such service.’’. 
SEC. 303. ACCESS TO NATIONAL DIRECTORY OF NEW HIRES. 
Section 453(j)(8) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
653(j)(8)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (A)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘or administering the per-
formance accountability system required under 
section 116 of the Workforce Innovation and Op-
portunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3141)’’ after ‘‘State 
law’’; and 
(B) by inserting ‘‘or such system’’ after 
‘‘such program’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (C)(i), by inserting ‘‘or sys-
tem’’ after ‘‘program’’. 
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Union Calendar No. 368 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6655 
[Report No. 118–444, Part I] 
A BILL 
To amend and reauthorize the Workforce 
Innovation and Opportunity Act. 
APRIL 5, 2024 
Reported from the Committee on Education and the 
Workforce with an amendment 
APRIL 5, 2024 
Committee on Ways and Means discharged; committed to 
the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the 
Union and ordered to be printed 
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