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publicly accessible website of the Department a re-
port on the performance, during such program year, 
of entities funded under this section on— 
‘‘(A) the primary indicators of performance 
described in section 116(b)(2)(A); and 
‘‘(B) the adjusted levels of performance for 
such entities as described in paragraph (3).’’; 
(3) in subsection (d)(1), by inserting ‘‘develop-
ment of digital literacy skills,’’ after ‘‘literacy in-
struction,’’; 
(4) by redesignating subsections (e) through (i) 
as subsections (f) through (j), respectively; 
(5) by inserting after subsection (d) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(e) ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.—Not more than 10 
percent of the funds provided to an entity under this sec-
tion may be used for the administrative costs of the activi-
ties and services carried out under subsection (d).’’; and 
(6) in subsection (i), as so redesignated— 
(A) in the heading, by striking ‘‘ALLOCA-
TION’’ and inserting ‘‘ALLOCATION; FUNDING 
OBLIGATION’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘From’’ and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(1) FUNDING ALLOCATION.—From’’; and 
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(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(2) FUNDING
OBLIGATION.—Funds appro-
priated and made available to carry out this section 
for any fiscal year may be obligated by the Secretary 
during the period beginning on April 1 of the cal-
endar year that begins during such fiscal year and 
ending on June 30 of the following calendar year to 
be made available to an entity described in sub-
section (b).’’. 
SEC. 173. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE. 
(a) GENERAL
TECHNICAL
ASSISTANCE.—Section 
168(a)(1) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity 
Act (29 U.S.C. 3223(a)(1)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘appropriate training, technical 
assistance, staff development’’ and inserting ‘‘appro-
priate education, technical assistance, professional 
development for staff’’; 
(2) in subparagraphs (B), (C), and (D), by 
striking ‘‘training’’ each place it appears and insert-
ing ‘‘professional development’’; 
(3) by redesignating subparagraphs (G) and 
(H) as subparagraphs (J) and (K), respectively; and 
(4) by inserting after subparagraph (F) the fol-
lowing: 
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‘‘(G) assistance to the one-stop delivery 
system and the Employment Service established 
under the Wagner-Peyser Act for the integra-
tion of basic career service activities pursuant 
to section 134(c)(2)(A); 
‘‘(H) assistance to States with maintain-
ing, and making accessible to jobseekers and 
employers, the lists of eligible providers of 
training services required under section 122; 
‘‘(I) assistance to States that apply for 
such assistance under section 122(j) for the 
purposes described in such subsection;’’. 
(b) PERFORMANCE
ACCOUNTABILITY
TECHNICAL 
ASSISTANCE.—Section 168(b) of the Workforce Innova-
tion and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3223(b)) is amend-
ed— 
(1) in the header, by striking ‘‘DISLOCATED 
WORKER’’ and inserting ‘‘PERFORMANCE ACCOUNT-
ABILITY’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) in the first sentence— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘, pursuant to para-
graphs (1) and (2) of section 116(f),’’ after 
‘‘technical assistance’’; and 
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(ii) by striking ‘‘with respect to em-
ployment and training activities for dis-
located workers’’ and inserting ‘‘with re-
spect to the core programs’’; and 
(B) in the second sentence— 
(i) by striking ‘‘assistance to dis-
located workers’’ and inserting ‘‘assistance 
to individuals served by a core program’’; 
and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘provided to dislocated 
workers’’ and inserting ‘‘provided to such 
individuals’’. 
(c) COMMUNITIES IMPACTED BY SUBSTANCE USE 
DISORDERS.—Section 168 of the Workforce Innovation 
and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3223) is further amended 
by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(d) COMMUNITIES IMPACTED BY SUBSTANCE USE 
DISORDERS.—The Secretary shall, as part of the activities 
described in subsection (c)(2), evaluate and disseminate 
to States and local areas information regarding evidence- 
based and promising practices for addressing the economic 
workforce impacts associated with high rates of substance 
use disorders, which information shall— 
‘‘(1) be updated annually to reflect the most re-
cent and available research; and 
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‘‘(2) include information— 
‘‘(A) shared by States and local areas re-
garding effective practices for addressing such 
impacts; and 
‘‘(B) on how to apply for any funding that 
may be available under section 170(b)(1)(E).’’. 
SEC. 174. EVALUATIONS AND RESEARCH. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 169 of the Workforce In-
novation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3224) is amend-
ed— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) by redesignating subparagraph (G) 
as subparagraph (H); 
(ii) in subparagraph (F)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘; and’’ at the 
end; and 
(II) by inserting ‘‘, including in-
dividuals with barriers to employ-
ment’’ after ‘‘demographic groups’’; 
and 
(iii) by inserting the following after 
subparagraph (F): 
‘‘(G) the extent to which such programs or 
activities are using emerging technology to— 
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‘‘(i) collect, analyze, use, and dissemi-
nate accurate and transparent local and 
State level labor market information; 
‘‘(ii) integrate administrative data, in 
accordance with Federal and State privacy 
laws, to more comprehensively understand 
and improve education and workforce out-
comes; and 
‘‘(iii) identify and address deficiencies 
in existing Federal, State, and local work-
force data infrastructure and related 
source systems; and’’; 
(B) in paragraph (3)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘The Secretary’’ and 
inserting the following: 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary’’; and 
(ii) by adding at the end the following 
new subparagraph: 
‘‘(B) LIMITATION.—The Secretary may 
not use the authority described in subparagraph 
(A) if the evaluations required under paragraph 
(1) have not been initiated or completed in the 
time period required.’’; and 
(C) in paragraph (4), in the second sen-
tence— 
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(i) by striking ‘‘The Secretary’’ and 
inserting ‘‘Beginning after the date of en-
actment of the A Stronger Workforce for 
America Act, the Secretary’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘2019’’ and inserting 
‘‘2028’’; and 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) by amending paragraph (4) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(4) STUDIES AND REPORTS.— 
‘‘(A) STUDY
ON
EMPLOYMENT
CONDI-
TIONS.—The Secretary, in coordination with 
other heads of Federal agencies, as appropriate, 
may conduct a study examining the nature of 
participants’ unsubsidized employment after 
exit from programs carried out under this 
Act— 
‘‘(i) including with respect to factors 
such as the availability of paid time off in 
the employment, health and retirement 
benefits provided through the employment, 
workplace safety standards at the place of 
employment, the predictability and stability 
of the work schedule for the employment, 
the ability to obtain through the employ-
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ment credentials that may permit articula-
tion into a higher level or other degree or 
credential program, and advancement op-
portunities in the employment; and 
‘‘(ii) that includes a description of the 
feasibility 
of 
Congress 
establishing, 
through future legislation, an indicator of 
performance under section 116 related to 
such factors. 
‘‘(B) STUDY ON IMPROVING WORKFORCE 
SERVICES
FOR
INDIVIDUALS
WITH
DISABIL-
ITIES.—The Secretary of Labor, in coordination 
with the Secretary of Education and the Sec-
retary of Health and Human Services, may con-
duct studies that analyze the access to services 
by individuals with disabilities, including wheth-
er an individual who is unable to receive serv-
ices under title IV due to a wait list for such 
services is able to receive services under titles I 
through III. 
‘‘(C) STUDY ON THE EFFECTIVENESS OF 
PAY FOR PERFORMANCE.—The Secretary shall, 
not later than 4 years after the date of enact-
ment of the A Stronger Workforce for America 
Act, conduct a study that— 
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‘‘(i) compares the effectiveness of the 
pay-for-performance strategies used under 
sections 129, 134, and 172 after such date 
of enactment to the awarding of grants 
and contracts under such sections as in ef-
fect on the day before the date of enact-
ment of such Act; and 
‘‘(ii) examines, with respect to grants 
under sections 129, 134, and 172 after 
such date of enactment— 
‘‘(I) the competition structure of 
pay-for-performance grants and con-
tracts under such sections; 
‘‘(II) the quality of applications 
received for grants and contracts 
under such sections; and 
‘‘(III) whether individuals with 
barriers to employment were effec-
tively served under the pay-for-per-
formance strategies for grants and 
contracts under such sections. 
‘‘(D) STUDY ON INDIVIDUAL TRAINING AC-
COUNTS FOR DISLOCATED WORKERS.—The Sec-
retary shall, not later than 4 years after the 
date of enactment of the A Stronger Workforce 
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for America Act, conduct a study that compares 
the usage of individual training accounts for 
dislocated workers after such date of enactment 
to the usage of such accounts prior to such date 
of enactment, including a comparison of— 
‘‘(i) the types of training services and 
occupations targeted by dislocated workers 
when using their individual training ac-
counts; and 
‘‘(ii) the effectiveness of the skills de-
velopment funded through individual train-
ing accounts in helping such individuals at-
tain credentials and secure unsubsidized 
employment. 
‘‘(E) STUDY ON STATEWIDE CRITICAL IN-
DUSTRY SKILLS FUNDS.—The Secretary shall, 
not later than 4 years after the date of enact-
ment of the A Stronger Workforce for America 
Act, conduct a study that will review the usage 
of statewide critical industry skills funds estab-
lished by States under section 134(a)(4) and 
identify, for purposes of measuring the overall 
effectiveness of the program— 
‘‘(i) the industries targeted by the 
funds under section 134(a)(4); 
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‘‘(ii) the occupations for which work-
ers are being upskilled; 
‘‘(iii) how frequently skills develop-
ment is provided to prospective workers 
and incumbent workers, and 
‘‘(iv) the reported performance out-
comes. 
‘‘(F) STUDY
ON
INDUSTRY
OR
SECTOR 
PARTNERSHIP AND CAREER PATHWAYS DEVEL-
OPMENT FUNDS.—The Secretary shall, not later 
than 4 years after the date of enactment of the 
A Stronger Workforce for America Act, conduct 
a study that will review the usage of industry 
or sector partnership and career pathways de-
velopment funds established by States under 
section 134(a)(5) and identify, for purposes of 
measuring the overall effectiveness of the pro-
gram— 
‘‘(i) the industries targeted by the 
funds under section 134(a)(5) and the 
growth in employment opportunities in 
such industries over the period of the 
study; 
‘‘(ii) the occupations workers are re-
ceiving skills development for and how fre-
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quently such skills development is occur-
ring through the funds under section 
134(a)(5); 
‘‘(iii) the States where such funds 
were used to establish new industry or sec-
tor partnerships, the States where such 
funds were used to expand existing indus-
try or sector partnerships, and an overview 
of the types of partners participating in 
such partnerships; and 
‘‘(iv) the reported performance out-
comes. 
‘‘(G) STUDY ON THE EFFECTIVENESS OF 
EMPLOYER-BASED
TRAINING.—The Secretary 
shall, not later than 4 years after the date of 
enactment of the A Stronger Workforce for 
America Act, conduct a study that measures 
the effectiveness of on-the-job training, em-
ployer-directed skills training, apprenticeship, 
and incumbent worker training under this title 
in preparing jobseekers and workers, including 
those with barriers to employment, for unsub-
sidized employment. Such study shall include 
the cost per participant and wage and employ-
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ment outcomes, as compared to other methods 
of training. 
‘‘(H) STUDY ON THE EFFECTIVENESS AND 
USE OF EMERGING TECHNOLOGY IN THE WORK-
FORCE DEVELOPMENT SYSTEM.—The Secretary 
shall, not later than 4 years after the date of 
enactment of the A Stronger Workforce for 
America Act, conduct a study that— 
‘‘(i) measures the effectiveness of 
emerging technology (including artificial 
intelligence and machine learning) and 
other advanced computational methods, in 
improving State workforce development 
system service delivery, labor market data 
system performance, data collection and in-
tegration to understand participant and 
program outcomes, and end-user tools for 
facilitating career exploration or related 
data insights; 
‘‘(ii) measures the extent to which 
States have adopted and implemented such 
technology and methods in their workforce 
development systems, including by describ-
ing how the technology or method is being 
used, analyzing the accuracy of such tech-
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nology or method, and identifying any ex-
hibited bias by any such technology or 
method; and 
‘‘(iii) includes an analysis of the con-
sequences of advances in automation tech-
nology on employment opportunities, skills 
development, 
including 
digital 
literacy 
skills development, and worker dislocation. 
‘‘(I) STUDY ON THE ALIGNMENT BETWEEN 
EDUCATION
AND
WORKFORCE
DEVELOPMENT 
SYSTEMS.—The Secretary of Labor, in coordi-
nation with the Secretary of Education, shall, 
not later than 4 years after the date of enact-
ment of the A Stronger Workforce for America 
Act, conduct a study on the alignment of work-
force development programs under this Act with 
elementary and secondary education and post-
secondary education. The study shall examine— 
‘‘(i) State efforts to integrate data re-
lated to career and technical education 
programs, dual enrollment programs, pre- 
apprenticeships and apprenticeships, and 
other work-based learning programs to in-
form decisionmaking and improve edu-
cational opportunities and outcomes; 
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‘‘(ii) challenges related to and strate-
gies that promote such alignment to facili-
tate student participation in high-quality 
college and career pathways; and 
‘‘(iii) governance structures and fund-
ing sources to promote such alignment. 
‘‘(J) STUDY
ON
JOB
CORPS.—The Sec-
retary of Labor shall, not later than 4 years 
after the date of enactment of the A Stronger 
Workforce for America Act, conduct an evalua-
tion that— 
‘‘(i) uses the most rigorous available 
methods that are appropriate and feasible 
to evaluate program effectiveness; 
‘‘(ii) measures the effect of the Job 
Corps program on participating individuals 
on outcomes related to the purposes de-
scribed in section 141(1), including edu-
cational attainment, employment, earnings, 
and other related outcomes, compared with 
the non-participant peers of those individ-
uals, to determine if the program has a 
statistically significant effect (including 
long-term effects) on such outcomes; and 
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‘‘(iii) evaluates the cost-effectiveness 
of the program. 
‘‘(K) REPORTS.—The Secretary shall pre-
pare and disseminate to the Committee on 
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the 
Senate and the Committee on Education and 
the Workforce of the House of Representatives, 
and on the publicly available website of the De-
partment, reports containing the results of the 
studies conducted under this paragraph.’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (5), by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘(C) EVALUATION OF GRANTS.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—For each grant or 
contract awarded under this paragraph, 
the Secretary shall conduct a rigorous eval-
uation of the multistate project to deter-
mine the impact of the activities supported 
by the project, including the impact on the 
employment and earnings of program par-
ticipants. 
‘‘(ii) REPORT.—The Secretary shall 
prepare and disseminate to the Committee 
on Health, Education, Labor, and Pen-
sions of the Senate and the Committee on 
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Education and the Workforce of the House 
of Representatives, and to the public, in-
cluding through electronic means, reports 
containing the results of evaluations con-
ducted under this subparagraph.’’. 
(b) WORKFORCE DATA QUALITY INITIATIVE.—Sec-
tion 169 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act 
(29 U.S.C. 3224) is further amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘(d) WORKFORCE DATA QUALITY INITIATIVE.— 
‘‘(1) GRANT
PROGRAM.—Of amounts made 
available pursuant to section 132(a)(2)(A) for any 
program year, the Secretary shall use not less than 
5 percent and not more than 10 percent of such 
amounts, and may also use funds authorized for 
purposes of carrying out this section, to award 
grants to eligible entities to create workforce longitu-
dinal data systems and associated resources for the 
purposes of strengthening program quality, building 
State capacity to produce evidence for decision-
making, meeting performance reporting require-
ments, protecting privacy, and improving trans-
parency. 
‘‘(2) APPLICATION.—To be eligible to receive a 
grant under this subsection, an eligible entity shall 
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submit an application to the Secretary at such time 
and in such manner as the Secretary may require, 
which shall include— 
‘‘(A) a description of the proposed activi-
ties that will be conducted by the eligible entity, 
including a description of the need for such ac-
tivities and a detailed budget for such activities; 
‘‘(B) a description of the expected out-
comes and outputs (such as systems or prod-
ucts) that will result from the proposed activi-
ties and the proposed uses of such outputs; 
‘‘(C) a description of how the proposed ac-
tivities will— 
‘‘(i) support the reporting of perform-
ance data, including employment and earn-
ings outcomes, for the performance ac-
countability requirements under section 
116, including outcomes for eligible pro-
viders of training services; 
‘‘(ii) improve workforce data stand-
ardization across programs in the State; 
and 
‘‘(iii) improve the collection, accuracy, 
timeliness, and usability of real-time, econ-
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omy-wide data on new and emerging skills 
and in-demand occupational roles; 
‘‘(D) a description of the methods and pro-
cedures the eligible entity will use to ensure the 
security and privacy of the collection, storage, 
and use of all data involved in the systems and 
resources supported through the grant, includ-
ing compliance with State and Federal privacy 
and confidentiality statutes and regulations; 
and 
‘‘(E) a plan for how the eligible entity will 
continue the activities or sustain the use of the 
outputs created with the grant funds after the 
grant period ends. 
‘‘(3) PRIORITY.—In awarding grants under the 
subsection, the Secretary shall give priority to— 
‘‘(A) eligible entities that are— 
‘‘(i) a State agency of a State that 
has not previously received a grant from 
the Secretary for the purposes of this sub-
section and demonstrates a substantial 
need to improve its data infrastructure; or 
‘‘(ii) a consortium of State agencies 
that is comprised of State agencies from 
multiple States and includes at least one 
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State agency described in clause (i) and 
has the capacity to make significant con-
tributions toward building interoperable, 
cross-State data infrastructure; and 
‘‘(B) eligible entities that will use grant 
funds to— 
‘‘(i) expand the adoption and use of 
linked, open, and interoperable data on 
credentials, including through the develop-
ment of a credential registry or other tools 
and services designed to help learners and 
workers make informed decisions, such as 
the credential navigation feature described 
in section 122(d)(2); 
‘‘(ii) participate in and contribute 
data to a multistate data collaborative, in-
cluding data that provide participating 
States the ability to better understand— 
‘‘(I) earnings and employment 
outcomes of individuals who work out- 
of-State; and 
‘‘(II) cross-State earnings and 
employment trends; 
‘‘(iii) enhance collaboration with pri-
vate sector workforce and labor market 
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data entities and the end-users of work-
force and labor market data, including in-
dividuals, employers, economic development 
agencies, and workforce development pro-
viders; 
‘‘(iv) leverage the use of non-Federal 
contributions to improve workforce data in-
frastructure, including staff capacity build-
ing; or 
‘‘(v) expand existing statewide inte-
grated longitudinal data systems, including 
such systems receiving assistance under 
section 208 of the Educational Technical 
Assistance Act of 2002 (20 U.S.C. 9607). 
‘‘(4) USE OF FUNDS.—In addition to the activi-
ties described in paragraph (3)(B), an eligible entity 
awarded a grant under this subsection may use 
funds to carry out any of the following activities: 
‘‘(A) Developing or enhancing a State’s 
workforce longitudinal data system, including 
by participating and contributing data to the 
State’s data system, if applicable, that links 
with elementary and secondary school and post-
secondary data. 
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‘‘(B) Accelerating the replication and 
adoption of data systems, projects, products, or 
practices already in use in one or more States 
to other States. 
‘‘(C) Research and labor market data im-
provement activities to improve the timeliness, 
relevance, and accessibility of such data 
through pilot projects that are developed locally 
but designed to scale to other regions or States. 
‘‘(D) Establishing, enhancing, or con-
necting to a system of interoperable learning 
and employment records that provides individ-
uals who choose to participate in such system 
ownership of a verified and secure record of 
their skills and achievements and the ability to 
share such record with employers and education 
providers. 
‘‘(E) Developing policies, guidelines, and 
security measures for data collection, storing, 
and sharing to ensure compliance with relevant 
Federal and State privacy laws and regulations. 
‘‘(F) Increasing local board access to and 
integration with the State’s workforce longitu-
dinal data system in a secure manner. 
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‘‘(G) Creating or participating in a data 
exchange for collecting and using standards- 
based jobs and employment data including, at a 
minimum, job titles or occupation codes. 
‘‘(H) Improving State and local staff ca-
pacity to understand, use, and analyze data to 
improve decisionmaking and improve partici-
pant outcomes. 
‘‘(5) ADMINISTRATION.— 
‘‘(A) DURATION.—A grant awarded under 
this subsection may be for a period of up to 3 
years. 
‘‘(B) SUPPLEMENT, 
NOT
SUPPLANT.— 
Funds made available under this subsection 
shall be used to supplement, and not supplant, 
other Federal, State, or local funds used for de-
velopment of State data systems. 
‘‘(C) REPORT.—Each eligible entity that 
receives a grant under this subsection shall sub-
mit a report to the Secretary not later than 180 
days after the conclusion of the grant period on 
the activities supported through the grant and 
improvements in the use of workforce and labor 
market information that have resulted from 
such activities. 
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‘‘(6) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection, the 
term ‘eligible entity’ means a State agency or con-
sortium of State agencies, including a multistate 
data collaborative, that is or includes the State agen-
cies responsible for— 
‘‘(A) State employer wage records used by 
the State’s unemployment insurance programs 
in labor market information reporting and anal-
ysis and for fulfilling the reporting require-
ments of this Act; 
‘‘(B) the production of labor market infor-
mation; and 
‘‘(C) the direct administration of one or 
more of the core programs.’’. 
SEC. 175. NATIONAL DISLOCATED WORKER GRANTS. 
Section 170 of the Workforce Innovation and Oppor-
tunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3225) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) in subparagraph (C), by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(ii) in subparagraph (D)(ii), by strik-
ing the period at the end and inserting ‘‘; 
and’’; and 
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(iii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(E) to an entity described in subsection 
(c)(1)(B) to provide employment and training 
activities related to the prevention and treat-
ment of substance use disorders, including ad-
diction treatment, mental health treatment, and 
pain management, in an area that, as a result 
of widespread substance use, addiction, and 
overdoses, has higher-than-average demand for 
such activities that exceeds the availability of 
State and local resources to provide such activi-
ties.’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) PERFORMANCE RESULTS.—The Secretary 
shall collect the necessary information from each en-
tity receiving a grant under this section to determine 
the performance of such entity on the primary indi-
cators 
of 
performance 
described 
in 
section 
116(b)(2)(A)(i) and make such information available 
on the publicly accessible website of the Department 
in a format that does not reveal personally identifi-
able information.’’; and 
(2) in subsection (c)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)(A)— 
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(i) by striking ‘‘subsection (b)(1)(A)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘subparagraph (A) or (E) of 
subsection (b)(1)’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘, in such manner, and 
containing such information’’ and inserting 
‘‘and in such manner’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) in subparagraph (B)— 
(I) in the heading, by striking 
‘‘RETRAINING’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘RESKILLING’’; and 
(II) by striking ‘‘retraining’’ and 
inserting ‘‘reskilling’’; 
(ii) by redesignating subparagraphs 
(C) and (D) as subparagraphs (D) and 
(E), respectively; and 
(iii) by inserting after subparagraph 
(B) the following: 
‘‘(C) 
SUBSTANCE
USE
RELATED 
GRANTS.—In order to be eligible to receive em-
ployment and training assistance under a na-
tional dislocated worker grant awarded pursu-
ant to subsection (b)(1)(E), an individual shall 
be— 
‘‘(i) a dislocated worker; 
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‘‘(ii) a long-term unemployed indi-
vidual; 
‘‘(iii) an individual who is unemployed 
or significantly underemployed as a result 
of widespread substance use in the area; or 
‘‘(iv) an individual who is employed or 
seeking employment in a health care pro-
fession involved in the prevention and 
treatment of substance use disorders, in-
cluding such professions that provide ad-
diction treatment, mental health treat-
ment, or pain management.’’. 
SEC. 176. YOUTHBUILD PROGRAM. 
Section 171 of the Workforce Innovation and Oppor-
tunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3226) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘home-
less individuals’’ and inserting ‘‘individuals ex-
periencing homelessness’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘home-
less and low-income families’’ and inserting 
‘‘low-income families and families of individuals 
experiencing homelessness’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
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(A) by amending paragraph (4) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(4) INDIVIDUAL
EXPERIENCING
HOMELESS-
NESS.—The term ‘individual experiencing homeless-
ness’ means an individual who is a homeless indi-
vidual (as defined in section 41403(6) of the Vio-
lence Against Women Act of 1994 (34 U.S.C. 
12473(6)) or a homeless child or youth (as defined 
in section 725(2) of the McKinney-Vento Homeless 
Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11434a(2))).’’; 
(B) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘home-
less individuals’’ and inserting ‘‘individuals ex-
periencing homelessness’’; 
(C) in paragraph (7), by striking ‘‘(25 
U.S.C. 450b)’’ and inserting ‘‘(25 U.S.C. 
5304)’’; and 
(D) in paragraph (12), by striking ‘‘home-
less individuals’’ and inserting ‘‘individuals ex-
periencing homelessness’’; 
(3) in subsection (c)— 
(A) by amending paragraph (1) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(1) AMOUNT OF GRANTS; RESERVATION.— 
‘‘(A) AMOUNT
OF
GRANTS.—Subject to 
subparagraph (B), the Secretary is authorized 
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to make grants to applicants for the purpose of 
carrying out YouthBuild programs approved 
under this section. 
‘‘(B) RESERVATION
FOR
RURAL
AREAS 
AND INDIAN TRIBES.— 
‘‘(i) TRIBAL
RESERVATION.—Subject 
to clause (iii), in carrying out subpara-
graph (A), the Secretary shall reserve not 
less than 5 percent of the total amount ap-
propriated for the purposes of that sub-
paragraph to make grants to applicants 
that are— 
‘‘(I) Indian tribes, tribal organi-
zations, or Native Hawaiian organiza-
tions (as such term is defined in sec-
tion 166(b)); or 
‘‘(II) carrying out programs for 
the benefit of Indians. 
‘‘(ii) RURAL
RESERVATION.—Subject 
to clause (iii), in carrying out subpara-
graph (A), the Secretary shall reserve not 
less than 10 percent of the total amount 
appropriated for purposes of that subpara-
graph to make grants to applicants that 
are located in rural areas. 
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‘‘(iii) EXCEPTION.—If the Secretary 
does not receive a sufficient number of ap-
plications of sufficient quality to award the 
amounts reserved under clause (i) or 
amounts reserved under clause (ii) in ac-
cordance with the requirements of the ap-
plicable clause, the Secretary may— 
‘‘(I) award grants to applicants 
described in clause (i) or clause (ii), 
as the case may be, in an amount not 
to exceed $1,500,000 per grant; and 
‘‘(II) use any remaining amount 
reserved under the applicable clause 
to, notwithstanding the requirements 
of that clause, award grants under 
subparagraph (A) to other applica-
tions that are not described in such 
clause.’’; 
(B) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A)— 
(I) in clause (iv)— 
(aa) in subclause (II), by 
striking ‘‘language learners’’ and 
inserting ‘‘learners’’; 
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(bb) in subclause (III), by 
striking ‘‘a secondary’’ and in-
serting ‘‘a regular high’’; and 
(cc) in subclause (IV), by 
striking ‘‘required’’ and inserting 
‘‘available Federal, State, or in-
stitutional’’; 
(II) in clause (v), by striking 
‘‘drug and alcohol abuse’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘substance use disorder’’; 
(III) in clause (vii)— 
(aa) by inserting ‘‘to ensure 
full participation in a YouthBuild 
program, including such services 
for individuals with disabilities,’’ 
after ‘‘services’’; and 
(bb) by inserting ‘‘unsub-
sidized’’ after ‘‘retaining’’; and 
(IV) in clause (viii), by inserting 
‘‘, including career services’’ after 
‘‘assistance’’; 
(ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
‘‘homeless individuals’’ and inserting ‘‘indi-
viduals experiencing homelessness’’ each 
place the term appears; and 
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(iii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(I) Provision of meals and other food as-
sistance to participants in conjunction with an-
other activity described in this paragraph. 
‘‘(J) Provision of information on and refer-
ral to Federal and State means tested pro-
grams.’’; 
(C) in paragraph (3)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
‘‘such time, in such manner, and con-
taining such information’’ and inserting 
‘‘such time and in such manner’’; and 
(ii) in subparagraph (B)— 
(I) in the header, by striking 
‘‘MINIMUM
REQUIREMENTS’’ and in-
serting ‘‘REQUIREMENTS’’; 
(II) by striking ‘‘, at a min-
imum’’; 
(III) in clause (iii), by striking 
‘‘unions’’ and inserting ‘‘labor organi-
zations’’; 
(IV) by amending clause (v) to 
read as follows: 
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‘‘(v) a description of the educational 
and job training activities, work opportuni-
ties, postsecondary education and training 
opportunities, and other services that will 
be provided to participants, and how those 
activities, opportunities, and services will— 
‘‘(I) prepare youth for employ-
ment in in-demand industry sectors or 
occupations in the labor market area 
described in clause (i); and 
‘‘(II) support youth in attaining 
a regular high school diploma or its 
recognized equivalent;’’; 
(V) in clause (vii)— 
(aa) by striking ‘‘(including 
agencies of Indian tribes)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘, Indian tribes, tribal 
organizations, and tribal edu-
cational agencies (as such term is 
defined in section 6132(b) of the 
Elementary and Secondary Edu-
cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
7452(b)))’’; and 
(bb) by striking ‘‘homeless 
individuals and other agencies 
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that serve youth who are home-
less individuals,’’ and inserting 
‘‘individuals experiencing home-
lessness and other agencies that 
serve youth who are individuals 
experiencing homelessness,’’; 
(VI) in clause (x), by inserting 
‘‘located in the region proposed to be 
served by such applicant, as applica-
ble’’ after ‘‘tribes’’; 
(VII) by amending clause (xii) to 
read as follows: 
‘‘(xii) a description of the levels of 
performance the applicant expects to 
achieve on the primary indicators of per-
formance 
described 
in 
section 
116(b)(2)(A)(ii);’’; 
(VIII) in clause (xiii), by striking 
‘‘unions’’ and inserting ‘‘labor organi-
zations’’; 
(IX) by redesignating clauses 
(xv) through (xxi) as clauses (xvi) 
through (xxii), respectively; and 
(X) by inserting after clause (xiv) 
the following: 
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‘‘(xv) a description of any strategies 
the applicant will use to engage program 
participants in providing feedback and in-
forming decision-making related to the 
program;’’; and 
(D) in paragraph (4)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘such selection criteria 
as the Secretary shall establish under this 
section, which shall include criteria’’ and 
inserting ‘‘selection criteria’’; 
(ii) in subparagraph (I), by striking 
‘‘homeless individuals’’ and inserting ‘‘indi-
viduals experiencing homelessness’’; 
(iii) in subparagraph (J)(iii), by add-
ing ‘‘and’’ after the semicolon; 
(iv) in subparagraph (K), by striking 
‘‘; and’’ and inserting a period; and 
(v) by striking subparagraph (L); 
(4) in subsection (d)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘home-
less individuals’’ and inserting ‘‘individuals ex-
periencing homelessness’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘home-
less individuals’’ and inserting ‘‘individuals ex-
periencing homelessness’’; 
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(5) in subsection (e)(1)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A)(ii), by striking 
‘‘offender’’ and inserting ‘‘who is a justice-in-
volved individual’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (B)(i)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘are basic skills defi-
cient’’ and inserting ‘‘have foundational 
skill needs’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘secondary’’ and in-
serting ‘‘regular high’’; 
(6) in subsection (f), by striking paragraph (2) 
and inserting the following: 
‘‘(2) USE OF WAGE RECORDS.—The Secretary 
shall make arrangements with a State or other ap-
propriate entity to facilitate the use of State wage 
records to evaluate the performance of YouthBuild 
programs funded under this section on the employ-
ment and earnings indicators described in section 
116(b)(2)(A)(ii) for the purposes of the report re-
quired under paragraph (3). 
‘‘(3) PERFORMANCE RESULTS.—For each pro-
gram year, the Secretary shall make available, on a 
publicly accessible website of the Department, a re-
port on the performance of YouthBuild programs, 
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during such program year, funded under this section 
on— 
‘‘(A) the primary indicators of performance 
described in section 116(b)(2)(A)(ii); and 
‘‘(B) the expected levels of performance for 
such programs as described in paragraph (1). 
‘‘(4) CONSULTATION.—In establishing expected 
levels of performance under paragraph (1), the Sec-
retary shall consult, on not less than an annual 
basis, with entities carrying out YouthBuild pro-
grams to ensure such levels of performance account 
for the workforce development and postsecondary 
education experiences of youth served by such pro-
grams.’’; 
(7) in subsection (g), by inserting at the end 
the following: 
‘‘(4) ANNUAL
RELEASE
OF
FUNDING
OPPOR-
TUNITY ANNOUNCEMENT.—The Secretary shall, to 
the greatest extent practicable, announce new fund-
ing opportunities for grants under this section dur-
ing the same time period each year for which such 
grants are available.’’; and 
(8) by amending subsection (i) to read as fol-
lows: 
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‘‘(i) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$108,150,000 for each of the fiscal years 2025 through 
2030.’’. 
SEC. 177. REENTRY EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES. 
Subtitle D of title I of the Workforce Innovation and 
Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3221 et seq.) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating section 172 as section 175; 
and 
(2) by inserting after section 171 the following: 
‘‘SEC. 172. REENTRY EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES. 
‘‘(a) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this section are— 
‘‘(1) to improve the employment, earnings, and 
skill attainment, and reduce recidivism, of adults 
and youth who have been involved with the justice 
system; 
‘‘(2) to prompt innovation and improvement in 
the reentry of justice-involved individuals into the 
workforce so that successful initiatives can be estab-
lished or continued, and replicated; and 
‘‘(3) to further develop the evidence on how to 
improve employment, earnings, and skill attainment, 
and reduce recidivism, of justice-involved individuals, 
through rigorous evaluations of specific services pro-
vided, including how they affect different popu-
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lations and how they are best combined and 
sequenced, and disseminate such evidence to entities 
supporting the reentry of justice-involved individuals 
into the workforce. 
‘‘(b) REENTRY EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES PRO-
GRAM.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—From the amounts appro-
priated under section 175(e) and not reserved under 
subsection (h), the Secretary shall carry out a Re-
entry Employment Opportunities Program, through 
which the Secretary— 
‘‘(A) except as provided in subparagraph 
(B), in order to implement reentry projects that 
serve eligible adults or eligible youth shall, on 
a competitive basis— 
‘‘(i) make direct awards (through 
grants, contracts, or cooperative agree-
ments) to eligible entities to implement 
such reentry projects; and 
‘‘(ii) in any year for which the Sec-
retary makes awards under clause (i), 
make intermediary awards to eligible enti-
ties who are national or regional inter-
mediaries, who shall use the award 
funds— 
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‘‘(I) to make direct awards to eli-
gible entities to implement such re-
entry projects; or 
‘‘(II) to implement such reentry 
projects; and 
‘‘(B) in order to implement youth reentry 
employment opportunities projects, through 
that program, that serve eligible youth shall, on 
a competitive basis— 
‘‘(i) make direct awards to youth 
project eligible entities to implement such 
youth reentry projects; and 
‘‘(ii) in any year for which the Sec-
retary makes awards under clause (i), 
make intermediary awards to youth project 
eligible entities who are national or re-
gional intermediaries, who shall use the 
award funds— 
‘‘(I) to make direct awards to 
youth project eligible entities to imple-
ment such youth reentry projects; or 
‘‘(II) to implement such youth re-
entry projects. 
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‘‘(2) ALLOCATION TO ACTIVITIES.—From the 
amounts appropriated under section 175(e) and not 
reserved under subsection (h), the Secretary— 
‘‘(A) shall use not less than 20 percent of 
such amounts for awards under paragraph 
(1)(A) to eligible entities to serve as national or 
regional intermediaries to provide the award 
funds to other eligible entities— 
‘‘(i) to implement reentry projects de-
scribed in paragraph (1)(A); and 
‘‘(ii) to monitor and support such en-
tities; 
‘‘(B) shall use not less than 20 percent of 
such amounts for direct or intermediary awards 
under paragraph (1)(B) to— 
‘‘(i) implement youth reentry projects 
described in paragraph (1)(B); and 
‘‘(ii) in cases in which the award re-
cipients make direct awards to other youth 
reentry project eligible entities, monitor 
and support such entities; 
‘‘(C) shall use 20 percent of such amounts, 
from the portion reserved to carry out para-
graph (1)(A), to award funds to eligible entities 
using pay-for-performance contracts— 
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‘‘(i) that specify a fixed amount that 
will be paid to such an entity based on the 
achievement, within a defined timeframe, 
of proposed levels of performance described 
under subsection (e)(2)(A) on the indica-
tors of performance described in subsection 
(e)(1)(A)(i); and 
‘‘(ii) which may provide for bonus 
payments to such entity to expand capacity 
to provide effective services; and 
‘‘(D) shall ensure awards made under this 
section are made to eligible entities from geo-
graphically diverse areas, in addition to giving 
the priorities described in paragraph (5). 
‘‘(3) INITIAL AWARD PERIODS.—The Secretary 
shall make an award under this section for an initial 
period of not more than 4 years. 
‘‘(4) ADDITIONAL
AWARDS.—The Secretary 
may make, for a period of not more than 4 years, 
1 or more additional awards to an eligible entity 
that received an award under this section if the eligi-
ble entity achieved the levels of performance agreed 
upon with the Secretary (as described in subsection 
(e)(2)) for the most recent award period. 
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‘‘(5) PRIORITY.—In awarding funds under this 
section, the Secretary shall give priority to eligible 
entities whose applications submitted under sub-
section (c) demonstrate a commitment to use such 
funds to implement a reentry project— 
‘‘(A) that will serve a high-poverty area; 
‘‘(B) that will enroll eligible youth or eligi-
ble adults— 
‘‘(i) prior to the release of such indi-
viduals from incarceration in a correctional 
institution; or 
‘‘(ii) not later than 90 days after such 
release; 
‘‘(C) whose strategy and design are evi-
dence-based; 
‘‘(D) for which the eligible entity will es-
tablish a partnership with— 
‘‘(i) a business; 
‘‘(ii) an institution of higher education 
or provider under section 122 (as deter-
mined by the State where services are 
being provided) to provide project partici-
pants with a program leading to a recog-
nized postsecondary credential in an in-de-
mand industry sector or occupation; 
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‘‘(iii) a local educational agency; or 
‘‘(iv) an agency that receives assist-
ance for a program under section 225; 
‘‘(E) that provides training services, in-
cluding employment-directed skills development 
and on-the-job training, that are designed to 
meet the specific requirements of an employer 
(including a group of employers), industry, or 
sector, and are conducted with a commitment 
by the employer to employ individuals upon suc-
cessful completion of the preparation; and 
‘‘(F) that will serve a rural area. 
‘‘(6) CONSTRUCTION.— 
‘‘(A) PROJECTS WITH INTERMEDIARIES.— 
An intermediary who receives funds under para-
graph (1), to the extent that the intermediary 
uses the funds to make direct awards to eligible 
entities, shall carry out the functions of the 
Secretary described in paragraphs (3), (4), and 
(5) of this subsection, and paragraphs (1), (2) 
(other than paragraph (2)(J)), and (4) of sub-
section (c). 
‘‘(B) REENTRY EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNI-
TIES
PROGRAM
PROJECTS.—For purposes of 
this section, a reference to an eligible entity, 
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used with respect to a youth reentry project 
carried out under paragraph (1)(B), shall be 
considered to be a reference to a youth project 
eligible entity. 
‘‘(c) APPLICATION.— 
‘‘(1) FORM AND PROCEDURE.—To be qualified 
to receive funds under this section, an eligible entity 
shall submit an application to the Secretary at such 
time, and in such manner, as is determined by the 
Secretary, and containing the information described 
in paragraph (2) and, as applicable, paragraph (3) 
or (4). 
‘‘(2) CONTENTS.—An application submitted by 
an eligible entity under paragraph (1) shall contain 
the following: 
‘‘(A) A description of the eligible entity, in-
cluding the experience of the eligible entity in 
providing education, employment, and training 
services for justice-involved individuals. 
‘‘(B) A description of the needs that will 
be addressed by the reentry project supported 
by the funds received under this section and the 
target participant population and the geo-
graphic area to be served. 
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‘‘(C) A description of the proposed edu-
cation, employment, and training services and 
supportive services, if applicable, to be provided 
under such reentry project, and how such ac-
tivities will prepare participants for employment 
in an in-demand industry sector or occupation 
within the geographic area to be served by such 
reentry project. 
‘‘(D) The anticipated schedule for carrying 
out the activities proposed for the reentry 
project. 
‘‘(E) A description of— 
‘‘(i) the partnerships the eligible enti-
ty will establish with agencies and entities 
within the criminal justice system, agencies 
and entities within the juvenile justice sys-
tem, local boards, one-stop operators, one- 
stop partners, community-based organiza-
tions, and employers (including local busi-
nesses) to provide participants in the re-
entry project with work-based learning, job 
placement, and recruitment (if applicable); 
and 
‘‘(ii) how the eligible entity will co-
ordinate its activities with other services 
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and benefits available to justice-involved 
individuals in the geographic area to be 
served by the reentry project. 
‘‘(F) A description of the manner in which 
individuals will be recruited and selected for 
participation for the reentry project. 
‘‘(G) A detailed budget and a description 
of the system of fiscal controls, and auditing 
and accountability procedures, that will be used 
to ensure fiscal soundness for the reentry 
project. 
‘‘(H) A description of the proposed levels 
of performance to be achieved with respect to 
the indicators of performance described in sub-
section (e). 
‘‘(I) A description of the evidence-based 
practices the eligible entity will use in adminis-
tration of the reentry project. 
‘‘(J) An assurance that the eligible entity 
will collect, disaggregate by each subpopulation 
of individuals with barriers to employment, and 
by race, ethnicity, sex, and age, and report to 
the Secretary the data required with respect to 
the reentry project carried out by the eligible 
entity for purposes of determining levels of per-
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formance achieved and conducting the evalua-
tion under this section. 
‘‘(K) An assurance that the eligible entity 
will provide a match as described in subsection 
(d)(4). 
‘‘(L) A description of how the eligible enti-
ty plans to continue the reentry project after 
the award period. 
‘‘(M) For any project offering a recognized 
postsecondary credential, a description of how 
the project leads to the credential. 
‘‘(N) For a project that also serves as a 
program carried out under section 225, a de-
scription of how the award funds will be used 
to carry out the education described in section 
225, in conjunction with the activities described 
in subsection (d). 
‘‘(3) 
ADDITIONAL
CONTENT
FOR
INTER-
MEDIARY APPLICANTS.—An application submitted by 
an eligible entity seeking to serve as a national or 
regional intermediary as described in subparagraph 
(A) or (B) of subsection (b)(1) shall also contain 
each of the following: 
‘‘(A) An identification and description of 
the eligible entities that will be subawardees of 
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such intermediary and implement the reentry 
projects, which shall include subawardees in— 
‘‘(i) 3 or more noncontiguous metro-
politan areas or rural areas; and 
‘‘(ii) not fewer than 2 States. 
‘‘(B) A description of the services and sup-
ports the intermediary will provide to the sub-
awardees, including administrative and fiscal 
support to ensure the subawardees comply with 
all subaward requirements. 
‘‘(C) A description of how the intermediary 
will facilitate the replication of evidence-based 
practices or other best practices identified by 
the intermediary across all subawardees. 
‘‘(D) If such intermediary is currently re-
ceiving, or has previously received, funds under 
this section as an intermediary to implement a 
reentry project, an assurance that none of the 
subawardees identified under subparagraph (A) 
are current or were previous subawardees of the 
intermediary for such reentry project and failed 
to meet the levels of performance established 
for such reentry project. 
‘‘(4) ADDITIONAL CONTENT FOR YOUTH REO 
APPLICATIONS.—An application submitted under 
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paragraph (1) by a youth project eligible entity seek-
ing to serve youth applicants through an award de-
scribed in subsection (b)(1)(B) shall also contain the 
following: 
‘‘(A) A description of— 
‘‘(i) how the youth reentry project will 
facilitate the enrollment of eligible youth in 
a program of a local educational agency, a 
program of adult education and literacy 
activities, a YouthBuild program, the Job 
Corps, or a program of an institution of 
higher education; 
‘‘(ii) how the youth reentry project 
will connect eligible youth with mentors or 
peer support groups to provide guidance, 
encouragement, and positive role modeling 
during the reentry process; 
‘‘(iii) how the youth reentry project 
will involve family members, guardians, 
and other supportive people in an eligible 
youth’s life in the reentry process; 
‘‘(iv) how the youth reentry project 
will provide or support access to counseling 
and substance use disorder programs for 
an eligible youth; 
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‘‘(v) how the youth reentry project 
will assist eligible youth to find safe and 
stable housing; 
‘‘(vi) how the youth reentry project 
will ensure activities carried out under an 
award described in subsection (b)(1)(B) 
are designed to meet the needs of the pop-
ulation served; and 
‘‘(vii) the experience of the eligible en-
tity in providing services to youth, includ-
ing eligible youth, and the strategies the el-
igible entity will use to ensure that services 
provided are age-appropriate for eligible 
youth. 
‘‘(B) A description of how a youth project 
eligible entity plans to provide skills develop-
ment, for stakeholders involved in an eligible 
youth’s reentry, on best practices pertaining to 
eligible youth and reentry. 
‘‘(d) USES OF FUNDS.— 
‘‘(1) REQUIRED ACTIVITIES.—An eligible entity 
that receives funds under this section shall use such 
funds to implement a reentry project for eligible 
adults, eligible youth, or both, that provides each of 
the following: 
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‘‘(A) One or more of the individualized ca-
reer services listed in subclauses (I) through 
(IX) of section 134(c)(2)(B)(vii). 
‘‘(B) One or more of the training services 
listed in clauses (i) through (xi) in section 
134(c)(3)(D), including subsidized employment 
opportunities through transitional jobs. 
‘‘(C) For participants who are eligible 
youth, 1 or more of the program elements listed 
in subparagraphs (A) through (O) of section 
129(c)(2). 
‘‘(2) ALLOWABLE ACTIVITIES.—An eligible enti-
ty that receives funds under this section may use 
such funds to provide to eligible adults, eligible 
youth, or both, each of the following: 
‘‘(A) Followup services after placement in 
unsubsidized employment as described in sec-
tion 134(c)(2)(B)(viii). 
‘‘(B) Apprenticeship programs. 
‘‘(C) Education in digital literacy skills. 
‘‘(D) Mentoring. 
‘‘(E) Assistance in obtaining employment, 
including as a result of the eligible entity— 
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‘‘(i) establishing and developing rela-
tionships and networks with large and 
small employers; and 
‘‘(ii) coordinating with employers to 
develop employer-directed skills develop-
ment programs and on-the-job training. 
‘‘(F) Assistance with driver’s license rein-
statement (including assistance with removing 
or expunging records as permitted under the 
applicable Federal or State law to facilitate that 
reinstatement) and fees for driver’s licenses and 
other necessary documents for employment and 
removing barriers to employment. 
‘‘(G) Provision of or referral to evidence- 
based mental health treatment by licensed prac-
titioners. 
‘‘(H) Provision of or referral to substance 
use disorder treatment services, provided that 
funds awarded under this section are only used 
to provide such services to participants who are 
unable to obtain such services through other 
programs providing such services. 
‘‘(I) Provision of or referral to supportive 
services, provided that, notwithstanding section 
181(h)(2), no more than 10 percent of funds 
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awarded to an eligible entity under this section 
may be used to provide such services to partici-
pants who may be able to obtain such services 
through other programs providing such services. 
‘‘(3) ADMINISTRATIVE COST LIMIT.—An eligible 
entity may not use more than 7 percent of the funds 
received under this section for administrative costs, 
including for costs related to collecting information, 
analysis, and coordination for purposes of subsection 
(e) or (f). 
‘‘(4) MATCHING.—An eligible entity shall pro-
vide a match, which may be provided in cash or in- 
kind, for the costs of the project in an amount that 
is not less than 25 percent of the total amount of 
funds awarded to the entity under this section for 
the period involved, except that the Secretary may 
waive the matching requirement, on a case-by-case 
basis and for not more than 20 percent of all awards 
made under this section, if the eligible entity in-
volved demonstrates significant financial hardship. 
‘‘(e) LEVELS OF PERFORMANCE.— 
‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT OF LEVELS.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 
establish expected levels of performance for re-
entry projects funded under this section for— 
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‘‘(i) each of the primary indicators of 
performance— 
‘‘(I) for adults, as described in 
section 116(b)(2)(A)(i), for eligible 
adults in reentry projects for eligible 
adults or reentry projects for both eli-
gible adults and eligible youth; and 
‘‘(II) for youth, as described in 
section 116(b)(2)(A)(ii), for eligible 
youth in reentry projects for eligible 
youth or reentry projects for both eli-
gible adults and eligible youth; and 
‘‘(ii) an indicator of performance es-
tablished by the Secretary with respect to 
participant recidivism. 
‘‘(B) UPDATES.—The levels established 
under subparagraph (A) shall be updated for 
each 4-year-award period. 
‘‘(2) AGREEMENT
ON
LEVELS
OF
PERFORM-
ANCE.—In establishing and updating levels of per-
formance under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall 
reach agreement on such levels with the eligible enti-
ties receiving awards under this section that will be 
subject to such levels, based on, as the Secretary de-
termines relevant for each indicator of performance 
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applicable under paragraph (1), each of the fol-
lowing factors: 
‘‘(A) The proposed levels of performance of 
each such eligible entity described in the appli-
cation submitted under subsection (c)(2)(H). 
‘‘(B) The local economic conditions of the 
geographic area to be served by each such eligi-
ble entity, including differences in unemploy-
ment rates and job losses or gains in particular 
industries. 
‘‘(C) The characteristics of project partici-
pants when entering the project involved, in-
cluding— 
‘‘(i) criminal records; 
‘‘(ii) indicators of work history; 
‘‘(iii) work experience; 
‘‘(iv) educational or occupational skills 
attainment; 
‘‘(v) levels of literacy or English pro-
ficiency; 
‘‘(vi) disability status; 
‘‘(vii) homelessness; and 
‘‘(viii) receipt of public assistance. 
‘‘(3) FAILURE TO MEET LEVELS OF PERFORM-
ANCE.—In the case of an eligible entity that fails to 
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meet the levels of performance established under 
paragraph (1) and updated to reflect the actual local 
economic conditions and characteristics of partici-
pants (as described in subparagraphs (B) and (C) of 
paragraph (2)) served by the reentry project involved 
for any award year, the Secretary shall provide tech-
nical assistance to the eligible entity, including the 
development of a performance improvement plan. 
‘‘(f) EVALUATION OF REENTRY PROJECTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 5 years 
after the first award of funds under this section is 
made, the Secretary (acting through the Chief Eval-
uation Officer) shall meet each of the following re-
quirements: 
‘‘(A) DESIGN AND CONDUCT OF EVALUA-
TION.—Design and conduct an evaluation to 
evaluate the effectiveness of the reentry projects 
funded under this section, which meets the re-
quirements of paragraph (2), and includes an 
evaluation of each of the following: 
‘‘(i) The effectiveness of such projects 
in assisting individuals with finding unsub-
sidized employment, and maintaining un-
subsidized employment during the second 
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quarter and fourth quarter after exit from 
the project. 
‘‘(ii) The effectiveness of such projects 
in assisting individuals with earning recog-
nized postsecondary credentials. 
‘‘(iii) 
The 
effectiveness 
of 
such 
projects in relation to their cost, including 
the extent to which the projects improve 
reentry outcomes, including in employ-
ment, compensation (which may include 
wages earned and benefits), career ad-
vancement, measurable skills gains, and 
recognized 
postsecondary 
credentials 
earned, and including the extent to which 
the projects reduce recidivism of partici-
pants in comparison to comparably situ-
ated individuals who did not participate in 
such projects. 
‘‘(iv) The effectiveness of specific 
services and interventions provided and of 
the overall project design. 
‘‘(v) If applicable, the extent to which 
such projects effectively serve various de-
mographic groups, including people of dif-
ferent geographic locations, ages, races, 
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national origins, and criminal records, and 
individuals with disabilities. 
‘‘(vi) If applicable, the appropriate-
ness of the sequencing, combination, or 
concurrent structure, of services for each 
subpopulation of individuals who are par-
ticipants in such projects, such as the 
order, combination, or concurrent structure 
of services in which transitional jobs and 
occupational skills development are pro-
vided, to ensure that such participants are 
prepared to fully benefit from education, 
employment, and training services provided 
under the project. 
‘‘(vii) Limitations or barriers to edu-
cation and employment encountered by 
participants served by the projects as a re-
sult of occupational or educational licens-
ing restrictions. 
‘‘(B) DATA
ACCESSIBILITY.—Make avail-
able, on the publicly accessible website managed 
by the Department of Labor, data collected 
during the course of evaluation under this sub-
section, in an aggregated format that does not 
disclose personally identifiable information. 
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‘‘(2) DESIGN
REQUIREMENTS.—An evaluation 
under this subsection— 
‘‘(A) shall— 
‘‘(i) be designed by the Secretary (act-
ing through the Chief Evaluation Officer) 
in conjunction with the eligible entities car-
rying out the reentry projects being evalu-
ated; 
‘‘(ii) include analysis of participant 
feedback and outcome and process meas-
ures; and 
‘‘(iii) use designs that employ the 
most rigorous analytical and statistical 
methods that are reasonably feasible, such 
as the use of control groups; and 
‘‘(B) may not— 
‘‘(i) collect personally identifiable in-
formation, except to the extent such infor-
mation is necessary to conduct the evalua-
tion; or 
‘‘(ii) reveal or share personally identi-
fiable information. 
‘‘(3) PUBLICATION AND REPORTING OF EVAL-
UATION FINDINGS.—The Secretary (acting through 
the Chief Evaluation Officer) shall— 
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‘‘(A) in accordance with the timeline deter-
mined to be appropriate by the Chief Evalua-
tion Officer, publish an interim report on such 
evaluation; 
‘‘(B) not later than 90 days after the date 
on which any evaluation is completed under this 
subsection, publish and make publicly available 
the results of such evaluation; and 
‘‘(C) not later than 60 days after the com-
pletion date described in subparagraph (B), 
submit to the Committee on Education and the 
Workforce of the House of Representatives and 
the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, 
and Pensions of the Senate a report on such 
evaluation. 
‘‘(g) ANNUAL REPORT.— 
‘‘(1) CONTENTS.—Subject to paragraph (2), 
the Secretary shall post, using transparent, linked, 
open, and interoperable data formats, on the publicly 
accessible website described in subsection (f)(1)(B), 
an annual report, covering the most recent program 
preceding the report, on— 
‘‘(A) the number of individuals who par-
ticipated in projects assisted under this section 
during the program year; 
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‘‘(B) the percentage of such individuals 
who successfully completed the requirements of 
such projects; 
‘‘(C) the performance of eligible entities on 
such projects as measured by the indicators of 
performance set forth in subsection (e); and 
‘‘(D) an explanation of any waivers grant-
ed by the Secretary of the matching require-
ment under subsection (d)(4). 
‘‘(2) DISAGGREGATION.—The information pro-
vided under subparagraphs (A) through (C) of para-
graph (1) with respect to a program year shall be 
disaggregated by each project assisted under this 
section for such program year. 
‘‘(h) RESERVATION OF FUNDS.—Of the funds appro-
priated under section 175(e) for a fiscal year, the Sec-
retary— 
‘‘(1) may reserve not more than 5 percent for 
the administration of awards made under this sec-
tion, of which not more than 2 percent of the appro-
priated funds may be reserved for the provision of— 
‘‘(A) technical assistance to eligible entities 
that receive funds under this section; and 
‘‘(B) outreach and technical assistance to 
eligible entities desiring to receive such funds, 
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including assistance with application develop-
ment and submission; and 
‘‘(2) shall reserve not less than 1 percent and 
not more than 2.5 percent for the evaluation activi-
ties under subsection (f) or to support eligible enti-
ties with any required data collection, analysis, and 
coordination related to such evaluation activities. 
‘‘(i) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) AWARD.—The term ‘award’ means an 
award of funds through a grant, contract, or cooper-
ative agreement. 
‘‘(2) CHIEF EVALUATION OFFICER.—The term 
‘Chief Evaluation Officer’ means the head of the 
independent evaluation office located in the Office of 
the Assistant Secretary for Policy of the Department 
of Labor. 
‘‘(3) CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION.—The term 
‘correctional institution’ has the meaning given the 
term in section 225(e). 
‘‘(4) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘eligible en-
tity’ means— 
‘‘(A) a private nonprofit organization 
under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1986 that is exempt from taxation 
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under section 501(a) of such Code, including a 
community-based or faith-based organization; 
‘‘(B) a local board; 
‘‘(C) a State or local government; 
‘‘(D) an Indian or Native American entity 
eligible for grants under section 166; 
‘‘(E) a labor organization or joint labor- 
management organization; 
‘‘(F) an industry or sector partnership; 
‘‘(G) an institution of higher education; or 
‘‘(H) a consortium of the entities described 
in subparagraphs (A) through (G). 
‘‘(5) ELIGIBLE
ADULT.—The term ‘eligible 
adult’ means a justice-involved individual who is age 
25 or older. 
‘‘(6) ELIGIBLE
YOUTH.—The term ‘eligible 
youth’ means a justice-involved individual who is not 
younger than age 14 or older than age 24. 
‘‘(7) HIGH-POVERTY.—The term ‘high-poverty’, 
when used with respect to a geographic area, means 
an area with a poverty rate of at least 20 percent 
as determined based on the most recently available 
data from the American Community Survey con-
ducted by the Bureau of the Census. 
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‘‘(8) 
JUSTICE-INVOLVED
INDIVIDUAL.—Not-
withstanding section 3, the term ‘justice-involved in-
dividual’ means— 
‘‘(A) an individual of any age who— 
‘‘(i) not more than 5 years before en-
rollment in a project funded under sub-
section (b)(1)— 
‘‘(I) was released from incarcer-
ation in a correctional institution (in-
cluding being enrolled in a work re-
lease center at the institution); or 
‘‘(II) finished serving an alter-
native sentence, or a sentence to a di-
version program, ordered through the 
adult criminal justice system; or 
‘‘(ii) on such date of enrollment, is 
subject to the adult criminal justice sys-
tem, including an individual who— 
‘‘(I) is incarcerated in a correc-
tional institution (including being en-
rolled in a work release center at the 
institution), but is scheduled to be re-
leased not more than 180 days after 
such date of enrollment; 
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‘‘(II) is residing in a residential 
reentry center; 
‘‘(III) is subject to electronic or 
home-based monitoring; 
‘‘(IV) is in the community on 
probation or parole; or 
‘‘(V) is serving an alternative 
sentence, or a sentence to a diversion 
program, ordered through that sys-
tem; or 
‘‘(B) an individual who— 
‘‘(i) is not younger than age 14 or 
older than age 24; and 
‘‘(ii) has been— 
‘‘(I) charged with, or convicted 
of, any criminal offense; or 
‘‘(II) charged with, detained for, 
or adjudicated of, a delinquent act or 
status offense in a juvenile court. 
‘‘(9) YOUTH PROJECT ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The 
term ‘youth project eligible entity’ means— 
‘‘(A) an organization described in section 
501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
that is exempt from taxation under section 
501(a) of such Code; or 
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‘‘(B) a State or local juvenile justice agen-
cy, or a State or local adult correctional agency 
with a focus on eligible youth.’’. 
SEC. 178. YOUTH APPRENTICESHIP READINESS GRANT 
PROGRAM. 
Subtitle D of title I of the Workforce Innovation and 
Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3221 et seq.) is further 
amended by inserting after section 172, as added by the 
preceding section, the following: 
‘‘SEC. 173. YOUTH APPRENTICESHIP READINESS GRANT 
PROGRAM. 
‘‘(a) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this section are— 
‘‘(1) to increase earnings and employment for 
in-school youth and opportunity youth, ages 16 
through 24, through enrollment in and completion of 
evidence-based pre-apprenticeship programs and ap-
prenticeship programs that serve youth; 
‘‘(2) to engage educational entities, organiza-
tions carrying out programs that serve opportunity 
youth, local educational agencies, State boards, local 
boards, employers, workforce partners (including 
one-stop partners), and other apprenticeship inter-
mediaries, to establish innovative models for pre-ap-
prenticeship programs and apprenticeship programs 
that serve youth, including coordinating with pro-
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grams that offer supportive services that can enable 
participation in and completion of the program; and 
‘‘(3) to promote alignment between education 
and workforce development systems (such as 
through public-private partnerships) to enable in- 
school youth and opportunity youth to participate in 
postsecondary education and career pathways, in-
cluding apprenticeships, that result in careers. 
‘‘(b) YOUTH APPRENTICESHIP READINESS GRANT 
PROGRAM.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—From the amounts made 
available to carry out this section under section 
414(c) of the American Competitiveness and Work-
force Improvement Act (29 U.S.C. 3224a) and not 
reserved under paragraph (2), the Secretary shall, 
on a competitive basis, make grants to eligible enti-
ties for projects to develop new or expand existing 
pre-apprenticeship programs and apprenticeships 
that serve youth. 
‘‘(2) ADMINISTRATIVE RESERVATION.—Of the 
amounts made available to carry out this section, the 
Secretary may reserve not more than 5 percent for 
the administration of grants made under this sec-
tion, including— 
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‘‘(A) not more than 3 percent for the pro-
vision of technical assistance to eligible entities 
during the application period or the implemen-
tation phase of such grant; and 
‘‘(B) not more than 2 percent for evalua-
tions of employment and earnings outcomes de-
scribed in clauses (vi), (vii), and (viii) of sub-
section (e)(2)(B), identifying best practices, and 
facilitating the sharing of best practices among 
eligible entities by carrying out the identifica-
tion and dissemination described in subsection 
(f)(2). 
‘‘(3) GRANT
PERIOD.—The Secretary shall 
make such a grant for a period of not more than 4 
years and may extend the grant for a period of not 
more than 2 additional years if the grant recipient 
is making progress in achieving the objectives of the 
project’s identified programs. 
‘‘(4) PRIORITY.—In making grants under this 
section, the Secretary shall give priority to eligible 
entities that— 
‘‘(A) serve an area with significant work-
force shortages in the industry sector or occu-
pation for which the eligible entity proposes to 
establish an identified program; 
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‘‘(B) propose to expand or have a dem-
onstrated track record of expanding employ-
ment opportunities and career pathways for in-
dividuals with a barrier to employment; 
‘‘(C) propose to primarily serve a popu-
lation that is located in a rural or urban com-
munity and has an area median household in-
come of not more than 150 percent of the pov-
erty line; or 
‘‘(D) include within the eligible entity a 
high-need local educational agency or a high- 
need educational service agency. 
‘‘(5) MATCHING REQUIREMENT FOR GRANTS.— 
In order to receive a grant from the Secretary under 
this section, an eligible entity shall provide a non- 
Federal contribution, which may be provided in cash 
or in-kind, for the costs of the project in an amount 
that is not less than 25 percent of the total amount 
of funds awarded to the entity for such period. 
‘‘(c) APPLICATION.—An eligible entity that desires to 
receive a grant under this section shall submit an applica-
tion to the Secretary at such time and in such manner 
as the Secretary may require and shall include the fol-
lowing: 
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‘‘(1)(A) A description of the eligible entity’s 
proposed project, to be supported by such grant, in-
cluding a provision identifying whether such project 
will develop or expand 1 or more pre-apprenticeship 
programs or 1 or more apprenticeship programs that 
serve youth. 
‘‘(B) Except in the case of an identified pro-
gram by an eligible entity described in subsection 
(i)(5)(A)(i) that is an apprenticeship program that 
serves youth and requires each enrolled youth ap-
prentice to have a regular high school diploma (or 
recognized equivalent) as a condition of enrollment, 
an assurance that each identified program will be 
designed to enable— 
‘‘(i) in-school youth to receive a regular 
high school diploma (in partnership with the 
local educational agency that serves such youth) 
and receive a recognized postsecondary creden-
tial (other than such a credential that is a bac-
calaureate degree) upon completion of the pro-
gram; or 
‘‘(ii) opportunity youth to receive a high 
school diploma or recognized equivalent and re-
ceive a recognized postsecondary credential 
(other than such a credential that is a bacca-
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laureate degree) upon completion of the pro-
gram. 
‘‘(2) A description of the eligible entity and a 
description of how such eligible entity will— 
‘‘(A) engage with employers to develop or 
expand, and sustain, each identified program; 
and 
‘‘(B) combine academic, career and tech-
nical education, or related classroom instruction 
with on-the-job training, allowing youth to de-
velop industry-specific or occupation-specific 
workplace competencies and skills. 
‘‘(3) A description of the need for and design 
of the project, including— 
‘‘(A) a description of the specific youth 
population to be served by the project, includ-
ing— 
‘‘(i) the subgroups of participants in 
the population and skill levels of such par-
ticipants, and whether such participants 
are in-school youth or opportunity youth; 
‘‘(ii) how the project will increase em-
ployment opportunities for youth who are 
individuals with a barrier to employment 
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and youth from different subgroups of par-
ticipants; and 
‘‘(iii) how the eligible entity will en-
sure that a wide range of youth, including 
youth who are individuals with a barrier to 
employment and youth from different sub-
groups of participants, are able to partici-
pate in each identified program; 
‘‘(B) a description of the industry sector or 
occupation targeted through the eligible entity’s 
proposed project, the projected demand for the 
project in the area served by the eligible entity, 
and a citation of the data source for the pro-
jected demand; 
‘‘(C) a description of the on-the-job train-
ing portion of the project, including a list of the 
partners responsible for providing the on-the- 
job training, and how such training will be de-
signed flexibly to meet the needs and schedule 
of in-school youth and opportunity youth; 
‘‘(D) a description of the related classroom 
instruction portion of the project, including— 
‘‘(i) how coursework for that instruc-
tion will be integrated into each identified 
program and developed in conjunction with 
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and provided by education and training 
providers that are or are within the eligible 
entity, the specific partners that will pro-
vide the related classroom instruction, and 
(as applicable) how the program may be 
aligned with the programs of early college 
high schools or dual or concurrent enroll-
ment programs to support youth pre-ap-
prentices or apprentices involved in earning 
postsecondary credit; 
‘‘(ii) with respect to an identified 
project by an eligible entity described in 
subsection (i)(5)(A)(ii) that is designed to 
serve in-school youth, a description of how 
the eligible entity, through the project, will 
partner with the local educational agency 
that serves such youth to align challenging 
State academic standards and occupational 
skill standards to enable such youth to ob-
tain a regular high school diploma while 
served by the program; and 
‘‘(iii) an explanation of how the 
project will combine academic, career and 
technical education, or related classroom 
instruction with on-the-job training; 
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‘‘(E) a description of the proposed sup-
portive services strategy for the youth pre-ap-
prentices or apprentices involved, how the 
project will partner with or refer youth pre-ap-
prentices or apprentices to entities in the area 
served by the eligible entity that provide sup-
portive services, how such supportive services 
will promote retention in and completion of the 
identified program involved, and the projected 
Federal, State, and local costs of such sup-
portive services; 
‘‘(F) if the eligible entity proposes to oper-
ate an apprenticeship program that serves 
youth— 
‘‘(i) the youth apprenticeship agree-
ment the eligible entity intends to use; 
‘‘(ii) a description of how such eligible 
entity will incorporate into the apprentice-
ship program recognized postsecondary 
credentials that enable youth apprentices 
to articulate to employment or higher level 
degree or other credential programs for 
multiple pathways, including enrollment in 
postsecondary education and employment; 
and 
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‘‘(iii) if the eligible entity proposes to 
develop a new apprenticeship program that 
serves youth, a description of how the lead 
applicant and partners will register such 
new program with the Office of Appren-
ticeship or State apprenticeship agency 
and ensure the employer or sponsor is in 
compliance with the standards and require-
ments of a registered apprenticeship under 
the Act of August 16, 1937 (commonly 
known as the ‘National Apprenticeship 
Act’; 50 Stat. 664, chapter 663; 29 U.S.C. 
50 et seq.), and that youth apprentices will 
earn a recognized postsecondary credential; 
and 
‘‘(G) if the eligible entity proposes to oper-
ate a pre-apprenticeship program— 
‘‘(i) a description of how the eligible 
entity, through the program, will connect 
participants to and prepare participants 
for an apprenticeship program; and 
‘‘(ii) an explanation of how the eligible 
entity, in carrying out the project involved, 
will work with alternative and non-tradi-
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tional schools, institutions of higher edu-
cation, and opportunity youth programs. 
‘‘(4) A description of how the eligible entity will 
promote alignment between local or State education 
and workforce development systems by supporting 
policies or practices that facilitate transitions from 
secondary school (including alternative and nontradi-
tional schools) and pre-apprenticeship programs to 
apprenticeship programs and postsecondary edu-
cation. 
‘‘(5) A description of expected outcomes and 
outputs from the project that includes— 
‘‘(A) an attestation that the eligible entity 
will report to the Secretary, in a timely and 
complete manner, the information required 
under subsection (e); and 
‘‘(B) estimated levels of performance over 
each year of the grant period for each of the in-
dicators described in subparagraphs (B) and 
(C) of subsection (e)(2). 
‘‘(6) A description of the roles and responsibil-
ities of each entity involved in the project, including 
any such entity that is a State or local government 
entity, qualified intermediary, service provider, inde-
pendent evaluator, or other stakeholder. 
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‘‘(7) An attestation that the eligible entity has, 
or will attempt to develop, a memorandum of under-
standing with any relevant State workforce agency 
to facilitate matches to wage record data for youth 
pre-apprentices or apprentices to obtain the nec-
essary information to fulfill the requirements of sub-
section (e)(2). 
‘‘(8) The total intended budget for the project, 
including a description of any additional resources 
that may supplement the amount awarded under 
this section, including any funds the eligible entity 
intends to use to fulfill the matching funds require-
ment described under subsection (b)(5), and a de-
scription of the eligible entity’s plan to sustain the 
project funded through the grant beyond the conclu-
sion of the grant period. 
‘‘(9) For any program offering a recognized 
postsecondary credential, a description of how the 
program leads to the credential. 
‘‘(d) USES OF FUNDS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—An eligible entity receiving 
a grant under this section shall use the grant funds 
to carry out the project proposed under subsection 
(c) for purposes of carrying out 1 or more of the fol-
lowing activities: 
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‘‘(A) Develop or expand a pre-apprentice-
ship program. 
‘‘(B) Develop or expand an apprenticeship 
program that serves youth, including registering 
such a program and its youth apprentices 
through the Office of Apprenticeship or an ap-
plicable State apprenticeship agency. 
‘‘(2) ADDITIONAL USES.—An eligible entity re-
ceiving a grant under this section may use the grant 
funds, for each identified program, to— 
‘‘(A) recruit youth to and enroll youth in 
an identified program, including conducting 
outreach to individuals with a barrier to em-
ployment and individuals preparing for non-
traditional employment (when the identified 
program is in such field); 
‘‘(B) conduct participant assessments to 
determine skill levels; 
‘‘(C) support the provision of on-the-job 
training for participants in accordance with 
subsection (c)(3)(C), including by developing or 
modifying training activities to meet the needs 
of participants, as applicable; 
‘‘(D) support the provision of related class-
room instruction by education and training pro-
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viders for participants in accordance with sub-
section (c)(3)(D), including— 
‘‘(i) the development of courses at the 
secondary level— 
‘‘(I) that are aligned with re-
quirements to obtain a regular high 
school diploma and integrated into the 
identified program; and 
‘‘(II) that may be aligned with 
the requirements of early college high 
schools or dual or concurrent enroll-
ment programs to support youth pre- 
apprentices or youth apprentices in-
volved in earning postsecondary cred-
it; 
‘‘(ii) if the identified program is de-
signed to serve in-school youth, the align-
ment of challenging State academic stand-
ards and occupational skill standards in 
secondary education; 
‘‘(iii) payment of participant tuition 
or other educational fees for projects; and 
‘‘(iv) the provision of instructional 
materials, 
equipment, 
and 
educational 
technology for such instruction; 
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‘‘(E) provide supportive services such as 
transportation, child care, dependent care, 
housing, and needs-related payments to enable 
youth to participate in and complete the edu-
cation and training activities of the identified 
program; 
‘‘(F) provide professional development op-
portunities for secondary and postsecondary 
educators, and employers and mentors in the 
project, to prepare the educators, employers, 
and mentors to effectively support youth par-
ticipating in the identified program; 
‘‘(G) increase awareness among parents, 
educators, students (especially individuals with 
a barrier to employment, individuals from un-
derserved populations, and individuals from 
nontraditional apprenticeship populations), and 
employers or apprenticeship sponsors in the tar-
geted service area about the benefits of youth 
participating in a pre-apprenticeship program 
or an apprenticeship program that serves youth; 
‘‘(H) promote innovation, inclusion in the 
identified program, and alignment of the pro-
gram with programs authorized under the Carl 
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D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act 
of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2301 et seq.); and 
‘‘(I) develop and integrate data collection 
systems, including within a statewide longitu-
dinal data system, to track educational and em-
ployment outcomes of participants in the identi-
fied program. 
‘‘(3) SUPPORTIVE SERVICES.—An eligible entity 
receiving a grant under this section may use, as pro-
vided in paragraph (2)(E), not more than 15 percent 
of grant funds awarded under this section to provide 
supportive services in accordance with that para-
graph. 
‘‘(e) LEVELS OF PERFORMANCE.— 
‘‘(1) TARGETED LEVELS OF PERFORMANCE.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—An eligible entity re-
ceiving a grant under this section shall, in ac-
cordance with the indicators for participant out-
comes described in paragraph (2)(B) and for 
program outputs described in paragraph (2)(C), 
identify targeted levels of performance for such 
indicators, which shall, at minimum, be equal to 
or greater than the estimated levels of perform-
ance identified by the eligible entity in the enti-
ty’s application under subsection (c)(5). 
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‘‘(B) AGREEMENT ON TARGETED LEVELS 
OF PERFORMANCE.—Not later than 2 months 
after the identification described in subpara-
graph (A), the eligible entity shall reach an 
agreement with the Secretary on levels of per-
formance for each indicator described in sub-
paragraphs (B) and (C) of paragraph (2). 
‘‘(2) ANNUAL RECIPIENT REPORT.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years 
after receipt of a grant under this section and 
annually thereafter, the eligible entity shall pre-
pare and submit to the Secretary a report eval-
uating the performance and impact of the 
project funded through the grant with respect 
to participant outcome and program output in-
dicators described in subparagraphs (B) and 
(C), disaggregated by the subgroups of partici-
pants subject to paragraph (3). 
‘‘(B) 
PARTICIPANT
OUTCOMES.—Con-
sistent with subparagraph (A), an eligible entity 
receiving a grant under this section shall report 
to the Secretary data, for each identified pro-
gram carried out by the eligible entity, on par-
ticipant outcome indicators for each such pro-
gram consisting of the— 
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‘‘(i) total participants served and en-
rolled 
in 
any 
identified 
program, 
disaggregated by youth pre-apprentices 
and apprentices; 
‘‘(ii) retention rate during each fiscal 
year of participants enrolled in any identi-
fied program in the project that have not 
completed such program, compared to that 
retention rate for the previous fiscal year, 
disaggregated by youth pre-apprentices 
and apprentices; 
‘‘(iii) total participants who attain a 
regular high school diploma or recognized 
equivalent, disaggregated by youth pre-ap-
prentices and apprentices; 
‘‘(iv) total participants who complete 
such an identified program; 
‘‘(v) total participants who receive an 
associate or baccalaureate degree or other 
type of recognized postsecondary credential 
during or upon completion of the identified 
program; 
‘‘(vi) median hourly wage of youth 
pre-apprentices (as applicable) or youth 
apprentices on the date of exit from the 
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identified program and during the second 
and fourth quarters after exit from the 
program, and a comparison of such wage 
to the local median hourly wage for the in-
dustry sector or occupation for which the 
identified program is targeted; 
‘‘(vii) total participants in employ-
ment during the second and fourth quarter 
after exit from the program; and 
‘‘(viii) total participants who complete 
a 
pre-apprenticeship 
program, 
disaggregated by the type of education, 
skills development, and apprenticeship op-
portunities or employment pursued by such 
youth pre-apprentices after such comple-
tion. 
‘‘(C) 
PROGRAM
OUTPUTS.—Consistent 
with subparagraph (A), an eligible entity receiv-
ing a grant under this section shall report to 
the Secretary data on program output indica-
tors consisting of the— 
‘‘(i) total number of all identified pro-
grams developed or expanded during the 
period covered by the report, disaggregated 
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by pre-apprenticeship programs and ap-
prenticeship programs that serve youth; 
‘‘(ii) total number of apprenticeships 
that serve youth, if applicable, that were 
developed or expanded during that period, 
including an apprenticeship program ex-
panded as described in subsection (d)(1) to 
new industry sectors, occupations, or serv-
ice areas; 
‘‘(iii) total number of employers who 
became engaged in an identified program 
during that period, as a direct result of a 
grant under this section; and 
‘‘(iv) for each year of the period cov-
ered by the report, the total share of the 
grant received under this section spent by 
the eligible entity on the uses of funds de-
scribed under subparagraphs (C) and (D) 
of subsection (d)(2). 
‘‘(3) DISAGGREGATION.—The disaggregation of 
data under paragraph (2) shall not be required in a 
case where the number of participants in the sub-
group of participants is insufficient to yield statis-
tically reliable information or the results would re-
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veal personally identifiable information about an in-
dividual participant. 
‘‘(4) USE OF RESULTS.— 
‘‘(A) EVALUATION.— 
‘‘(i) ANNUAL EVALUATION.—Not later 
than 2 years after the date of enactment 
of the A Stronger Workforce for America 
Act and annually thereafter, the Secretary 
shall evaluate whether each eligible entity 
involved met the agreed levels of perform-
ance described in paragraph (1)(B) for 
each of the eligible entity’s identified pro-
grams. 
‘‘(ii) END
OF
PROGRAM
EVALUA-
TION.—Not later than 30 days after each 
cohort of participants completes an eligible 
entity’s identified program, the Secretary 
shall evaluate whether the eligible entity 
met the agreed levels of performance for 
that identified program. 
‘‘(B) TECHNICAL
ASSISTANCE.—If the 
Secretary determines under subparagraph (A) 
that an eligible entity fails to meet 1 or more 
of the agreed levels of performance for an iden-
tified program, the Secretary shall provide tech-
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nical assistance, including assistance in the de-
velopment of a performance improvement plan. 
‘‘(C) NONRENEWAL
OF
GRANT.—If the 
Secretary determines, 1 year after the eligible 
entity receives that technical assistance and im-
plements that plan, that the eligible entity fails 
to meet the agreed levels of performance de-
scribed in paragraph (1)(B) for an identified 
program, the Secretary shall not extend a grant 
for that eligible entity for that program under 
subsection (b). 
‘‘(f) EVALUATIONS AND REPORTS.— 
‘‘(1) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 
24 months after the date of enactment of the A 
Stronger Workforce for America Act and annually 
thereafter, the Secretary, in coordination with the 
Secretary of Education, using data reported by eligi-
ble entities pursuant to the requirements under sub-
section (e)— 
‘‘(A) shall publish the data; 
‘‘(B) shall prepare and make publicly avail-
able a report containing the data on the indica-
tors described in subparagraphs (B) and (C) of 
subsection (e)(2); and 
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‘‘(C) shall submit the report to the Com-
mittee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pen-
sions of the Senate and the Committee on Edu-
cation and the Workforce of the House of Rep-
resentatives. 
‘‘(2) SHARING OF BEST PRACTICES.—Not later 
than 2 years after the date of enactment of A 
Stronger Workforce for America Act, the Secretary 
shall use funds reserved under subsection (b)(2)(C) 
to identify and disseminate, through a website devel-
oped by the Department of Labor, best practices in 
developing and expanding pre-apprenticeship oppor-
tunities or apprenticeship opportunities for youth 
used by— 
‘‘(A) eligible entities receiving a grant 
under this section; and 
‘‘(B) States and local areas adopting inno-
vative and effective practices to develop and ex-
pand such opportunities. 
‘‘(g) COMPLIANCE WITH OTHER LAWS AND AGREE-
MENTS.— 
‘‘(1) COLLECTIVE BARGAINING.—Nothing in a 
youth apprenticeship agreement under this section 
shall be construed to invalidate an applicable provi-
sion in a collective bargaining agreement, between 
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employers and employees, that establishes higher 
standards for programs in the national apprentice-
ship system. 
‘‘(2) CHILD LABOR.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—An eligible entity car-
rying out a project under this section shall en-
sure compliance with the provisions on child 
labor under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 
1938 (29 U.S.C. 201 et seq.) and State law (in-
cluding Federal and State regulations under 
those laws), and with State workers’ compensa-
tion laws. 
‘‘(B) MINIMUM LEGAL AGE.—The eligible 
entity shall only serve in-school youth, and op-
portunity youth, who are not younger than the 
minimum legal age to be employed as appren-
tices under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 
1938 (29 U.S.C. 201 et seq.) and any applica-
ble State laws. 
‘‘(C) PRE-APPRENTICESHIP EXCEPTION.— 
An eligible entity that prepares or intends to 
prepare individuals for a covered occupation 
may submit an application under subsection (c) 
to develop or expand a pre-apprenticeship pro-
gram that serves a youth who is younger than 
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the age of 18 only if the program is limited to 
classroom instruction in the covered occupation. 
‘‘(h) SPECIAL RULES REGARDING PROTECTIONS FOR 
YOUTH IN PROGRAMS THAT PREPARE YOUTH FOR COV-
ERED OCCUPATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) PRE-APPRENTICESHIPS IN COVERED OCCU-
PATIONS FOR YOUTH UNDER THE AGE OF 18.—A 
pre-apprenticeship program supported using funds 
awarded under this section that serves or intends to 
serve a youth who is younger than the age of 18 and 
prepares such youth for a covered occupation may 
only provide classroom instruction to such youth in 
such program and may not provide on-the-job train-
ing in a covered occupation to such youth in such 
program. 
‘‘(2) PROHIBITION
ON
YOUTH
APPRENTICE-
SHIPS
IN
COVERED
OCCUPATIONS
FOR
YOUTH 
UNDER
THE
AGE
OF
18.—An apprenticeship pro-
gram that serves youth that is supported using 
funds awarded under this section and that prepares 
a youth apprentice for a covered occupation may not 
enroll in such program a youth who is younger than 
the age of 18. 
‘‘(3) APPRENTICESHIPS
FOR
YOUTH
UNDER 
THE AGE OF 18.—An apprenticeship program sup-
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ported using funds awarded under this section may 
serve youth who are not younger than age 16 or 
older than age 17, provided that such program is 
not preparing such youth for a covered occupation. 
‘‘(i) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM THAT SERVES 
YOUTH.—The term ‘apprenticeship program that 
serves youth’ means a registered apprenticeship pro-
gram registered by the Office of Apprenticeship or 
a State apprenticeship agency under the Act of Au-
gust 16, 1937 (commonly known as the ‘National 
Apprenticeship Act’; 50 Stat. 664, chapter 663; 29 
U.S.C. 50 et seq.), that is designed for youth not 
younger than age 16 or older than age 24. 
‘‘(2) COVERED OCCUPATION.—The term ‘cov-
ered occupation’ means an occupation in— 
‘‘(A) manufacturing; 
‘‘(B) construction; 
‘‘(C) mining; 
‘‘(D) trenching or excavation; 
‘‘(E) logging or an occupation related to 
timber; 
‘‘(F) work involving a saw mill; 
‘‘(G) work involving the operation of heavy 
machinery; 
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‘‘(H) work involving exposure to radio-
active substances or to ionizing radiations; 
‘‘(I) meat processing; 
‘‘(J) demolition; 
‘‘(K) explosives; or 
‘‘(L) work in any industry sector or occu-
pation that is prohibited to a youth who is 
younger than the age of 18 under the laws or 
policies of the State where the work occurs. 
‘‘(3) CTE TERMS.—The terms ‘Tribally con-
trolled college or university’ and ‘Tribally controlled 
postsecondary career and technical institution’ have 
the meanings given the terms ‘tribally controlled col-
lege or university’ and ‘tribally controlled postsec-
ondary career and technical institution’, respectively, 
in section 3 of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Tech-
nical Education Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2302). 
‘‘(4) EDUCATION AND TRAINING PROVIDER.— 
The term ‘education and training provider’ means— 
‘‘(A) an area career and technical edu-
cation school; 
‘‘(B) an early college high school; 
‘‘(C) a provider of a dual or concurrent en-
rollment program; 
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‘‘(D) a community-based organization that 
offers job training; 
‘‘(E) a high school operated by a local edu-
cational agency; 
‘‘(F) a local educational agency, edu-
cational service agency, or State educational 
agency; 
‘‘(G) a Tribal education agency (meaning 
such an agency within the meaning of section 
3(20)(E) of the Carl D. Perkins Career and 
Technical Education Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 
2302(20)(E))), Tribally controlled college or 
university, or Tribally controlled postsecondary 
career and technical institution; 
‘‘(H) the Bureau of Indian Education; 
‘‘(I) an institution of higher education; 
‘‘(J) a State entity that coordinates higher 
education, such as a community college system 
office, a single State educational board, or 
State higher education agency (as defined in 
section 103 of the Higher Education Act of 
1965 (20 U.S.C. 1003)); 
‘‘(K) a historically Black college or univer-
sity, meaning a part B institution as defined in 
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section 322 of the Higher Education Act of 
1965 (20 U.S.C. 1061); 
‘‘(L) a minority-serving institution; 
‘‘(M) a local agency administering plans 
under title I of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 
(29 U.S.C. 720 et seq.), other than section 112 
or part C of that title (29 U.S.C. 732, 741); 
‘‘(N) a related integrated instruction pro-
vider, including a qualified intermediary acting 
as a related integrated instruction provider as 
approved by the Office of Apprenticeship or a 
State apprenticeship agency recognized by the 
Secretary; 
‘‘(O) a consortium of entities described in 
any of subparagraphs (A) through (N); or 
‘‘(P) as used with respect to an eligible en-
tity described in paragraph (5)(A)(i), the joint 
labor-management organization that is such eli-
gible entity. 
‘‘(5) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘eligible en-
tity’ means— 
‘‘(i) a joint labor-management organi-
zation; or 
‘‘(ii) a partnership that— 
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‘‘(I) shall include as the lead ap-
plicant 1 entity that is— 
‘‘(aa) 
an 
education 
and 
training provider; 
‘‘(bb) a workforce develop-
ment system entity; 
‘‘(cc) 
a 
qualified 
inter-
mediary; 
‘‘(dd) a State agency of the 
State in which the partnership is 
located; or 
‘‘(ee) a joint labor-manage-
ment organization; 
‘‘(II) shall include as a partner— 
‘‘(aa) at least 1 employer or 
an industry or trade association 
that represents at least 2 employ-
ers; 
‘‘(bb) 
an 
education 
and 
training provider; 
‘‘(cc) the State apprentice-
ship agency; 
‘‘(dd) a local board or the 
State board; 
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‘‘(ee) a local educational 
agency, if the partnership is serv-
ing in-school youth; or 
‘‘(ff) 
a 
qualified 
inter-
mediary; and 
‘‘(III) may include as an addi-
tional partner— 
‘‘(aa) the State educational 
agency; 
‘‘(bb) an institution of high-
er education; 
‘‘(cc) an Indian Tribe; 
‘‘(dd) the State entity that 
coordinates 
higher 
education, 
such as a community college sys-
tem office, a single State edu-
cational board, or State higher 
education agency (as defined in 
section 103 of the Higher Edu-
cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
1003)); 
‘‘(ee) a community-based or-
ganization that offers job train-
ing; or 
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‘‘(ff) a joint labor-manage-
ment organization. 
‘‘(B) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—For pur-
poses of this section, a reference to a lead appli-
cant, partner, or partnership between a lead ap-
plicant and partners, with respect to an eligible 
entity described in subparagraph (A)(i), shall be 
deemed to be a reference to the eligible entity. 
‘‘(6) ESEA TERMS.—The terms ‘dual or con-
current enrollment program’, ‘early college high 
school’, ‘educational service agency’, and ‘high 
school’ have the meanings given the terms in section 
8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education 
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801). 
‘‘(7) GRANT.—The term ‘grant’ means a con-
tract, cooperative agreement, or award. 
‘‘(8) HIGH-NEED EDUCATIONAL SERVICE AGEN-
CY.—The term ‘high-need educational service agen-
cy’ means an educational service agency that serves 
a significant number or percentage of high-need 
local educational agencies. 
‘‘(9) HIGH-NEED LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGEN-
CY.—The term ‘high-need local educational agency’ 
has the meaning given the term in section 200 of the 
Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1021). 
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‘‘(10) IDENTIFIED PROGRAM.—The term ‘iden-
tified program’ means a pre-apprenticeship program, 
or youth program that serves youth, that is proposed 
to be carried out by an eligible entity in an applica-
tion approved under subsection (c) for a project. 
‘‘(11) MINORITY-SERVING
INSTITUTION.—The 
term ‘minority-serving institution’ means an institu-
tion defined in any of paragraphs (1) through (7) of 
section 371(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 
(20 U.S.C. 1067q(a)). 
‘‘(12) NATIONAL APPRENTICESHIP SYSTEM.— 
The term ‘national apprenticeship system’ means the 
apprenticeship programs, apprenticeship programs 
that serve youth, and pre-apprenticeship programs 
that are approved by the Office of Apprenticeship or 
State apprenticeship agencies. 
‘‘(13) PRE-APPRENTICESHIP
PROGRAM.—The 
term ‘pre-apprenticeship program’ means a program 
that— 
‘‘(A) prepares youth to enroll in and com-
plete an apprenticeship program; 
‘‘(B) maintains a written partnership with 
an apprenticeship program; and 
‘‘(C) in the case of a program with respect 
to a covered occupation, is provided only 
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through classroom instruction for any youth 
pre-apprentice who is younger than the age of 
18. 
‘‘(14) QUALIFIED
INTERMEDIARY.—The term 
‘qualified intermediary’— 
‘‘(A) means a nonprofit entity operating in 
a State or local area that demonstrates exper-
tise and experience in serving participants, em-
ployers, and schools by— 
‘‘(i) building, sustaining, measuring, 
and improving the quality and performance 
of apprenticeship programs that serve 
youth; 
‘‘(ii) assisting in the design, approval, 
registration, and implementation of ap-
prenticeship programs that serve youth, in-
cluding program development and meeting 
program requirements, including registra-
tion and reporting requirements; 
‘‘(iii) in collaboration with 1 or more 
State educational agencies, local edu-
cational agencies, or institutions of higher 
education included in the eligible entity in-
volved, providing collaborative professional 
development activities such as training for 
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workplace supervisors, mentors, counselors, 
and teachers, instructors, and other edu-
cators; 
‘‘(iv) supporting the recruitment for, 
retention in, and completion of apprentice-
ship programs that serve youth with re-
spect to potential or enrolled youth appren-
tices, including youth apprentices who are 
from low-income backgrounds or members 
of nontraditional apprenticeship popu-
lations; 
‘‘(v) developing and providing sup-
portive services including by partnering 
with organizations to provide access to or 
referrals for supportive services, financial 
literacy services, and other support based 
upon needs of potential or enrolled youth 
apprentices; or 
‘‘(vi) serving as a program sponsor; 
and 
‘‘(B) may consist of— 
‘‘(i) a joint labor-management organi-
zation; 
‘‘(ii) a community-based organization; 
or 
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‘‘(iii) an industry association. 
‘‘(15) STATE.—The term ‘State’ means each of 
the several States of the United States, the District 
of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and 
an outlying area. 
‘‘(16) STATE AGENCY.—The term ‘State agen-
cy’ means a State educational agency, State work-
force agency, or State apprenticeship agency. 
‘‘(17) STATE APPRENTICESHIP AGENCY.—The 
term ‘State apprenticeship agency’ means an agency 
of a State government that has been authorized by 
the Office of Apprenticeship to register and oversee 
apprenticeship programs and has the responsibility 
and accountability for apprenticeship programs with-
in the State. 
‘‘(18) SUBGROUP OF PARTICIPANTS.—The term 
‘subgroup of participants’ means— 
‘‘(A) in-school youth; 
‘‘(B) opportunity youth; and 
‘‘(C) each of the special populations, as de-
fined in section 3 of the Carl D. Perkins Career 
and Technical Education Act of 2006 (20 
U.S.C. 2302). 
‘‘(19) WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT SYSTEM EN-
TITY.—The term ‘workforce development system en-
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tity’ means an entity that is involved in admin-
istering a workforce development system established 
under this Act, which shall be a State board, a local 
board, or an Indian Tribe, Tribal organization, or 
Native Hawaiian organization, as defined in section 
166(b). 
‘‘(20) YOUTH.—The term ‘youth’ means an in-
dividual who is not younger than age 16 or older 
than age 24. 
‘‘(21) YOUTH APPRENTICE.—The term ‘youth’, 
used with respect to an apprentice, means a youth 
who is participating in an apprenticeship program 
that serves youth. 
‘‘(22) YOUTH APPRENTICESHIP AGREEMENT.— 
The term ‘youth apprenticeship agreement’ means a 
written agreement under subsection (c)(3)(F) that is 
agreed to by each of the following: 
‘‘(A) A youth. 
‘‘(B) The youth’s parent or legal guardian, 
as applicable. 
‘‘(C) One or more local educational agen-
cies, if the eligible entity involved is serving in- 
school youth. 
‘‘(D) The youth apprenticeship sponsor, 
which may be an employer. 
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‘‘(E) As applicable, a qualified inter-
mediary for an apprenticeship program that 
serves youth. 
‘‘(F) As applicable, one or more institu-
tions of higher education. 
‘‘(G) As applicable, one or more employers. 
‘‘(23) YOUTH
PRE-APPRENTICE.—The term 
‘youth’, used with respect to a pre-apprentice, means 
a youth who is participating in a pre-apprenticeship 
program.’’. 
SEC. 179. STRENGTHENING COMMUNITY COLLEGES GRANT 
PROGRAM. 
Subtitle D of title I of the Workforce Innovation and 
Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3221 et seq.) is further 
amended by inserting after section 173, as added by the 
preceding section, the following: 
‘‘SEC. 174. STRENGTHENING COMMUNITY COLLEGES WORK-
FORCE DEVELOPMENT GRANTS PROGRAM. 
‘‘(a) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this section are— 
‘‘(1) to establish, improve, or expand high-qual-
ity workforce development programs at community 
colleges; and 
‘‘(2) to expand opportunities for individuals to 
obtain recognized postsecondary credentials that are 
nationally or regionally portable and stackable for 
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high-skill, high-wage, or in-demand industry sectors 
or occupations. 
‘‘(b) 
STRENGTHENING
COMMUNITY
COLLEGES 
WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT GRANTS PROGRAM.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—From the amounts appro-
priated to carry out this section under section 175(f) 
and not reserved under paragraph (2), the Secretary 
shall, on a competitive basis, make grants to eligible 
institutions to carry out the activities described in 
subsection (e). 
‘‘(2) RESERVATION.—Of the amounts appro-
priated to carry out this section under section 
175(f), the Secretary may reserve not more than 2 
percent for the administration of grants awarded 
under this section, including— 
‘‘(A) providing technical assistance and 
targeted outreach to support eligible institu-
tions serving a high number or high percentage 
of low-income individuals or individuals with 
barriers to employment, and rural-serving eligi-
ble institutions, to provide guidance and assist-
ance in the process of applying for grants under 
this section; and 
‘‘(B) evaluating and reporting on the per-
formance and impact of programs funded under 
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this section in accordance with subsections (f) 
through (h). 
‘‘(c) AWARD PERIOD.— 
‘‘(1) INITIAL
GRANT
PERIOD.—Each grant 
under this section shall be awarded for an initial pe-
riod of not more than 4 years. 
‘‘(2) SUBSEQUENT GRANTS.—An eligible insti-
tution that receives an initial grant under this sec-
tion may receive one or more additional grants 
under this section for additional periods of not more 
than 4 years each if the eligible institution dem-
onstrates that, during the most recently completed 
grant period for a grant received under this section, 
such eligible institution achieved the levels of per-
formance agreed to by the eligible institution with 
respect to the performance indicators specified in 
subsection (f). 
‘‘(d) APPLICATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—To be eligible to receive a 
grant under this section, an eligible institution shall 
submit an application to the Secretary at such time 
and in such manner as the Secretary may require. 
‘‘(2) CONTENTS.—An application submitted by 
an eligible institution under paragraph (1) shall in-
clude a description of each the following: 
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‘‘(A) The extent to which the eligible insti-
tution has demonstrated success building part-
nerships with employers in in-demand industry 
sectors or occupations to provide students with 
the skills needed for occupations in such indus-
tries and an explanation of the results of any 
such partnerships. 
‘‘(B) The methods and strategies the eligi-
ble institution will use to engage with employers 
in in-demand industry sectors or occupations, 
including any arrangements to place individuals 
who complete the workforce development pro-
grams supported by the grant into employment 
with such employers. 
‘‘(C) The proposed eligible institution and 
industry partnership that the eligible institution 
will establish or maintain to comply with sub-
section (e)(1), including— 
‘‘(i) the roles and responsibilities of 
each employer, organization, agency, or in-
stitution of higher education that the eligi-
ble institution will partner with to carry 
out the activities under this section; and 
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‘‘(ii) the needs that will be addressed 
by such eligible institution and industry 
partnership. 
‘‘(D) One or more industries that such 
partnership will target and real-time labor mar-
ket data demonstrating that those industries 
are aligned with employer demand in the geo-
graphic area to be served by the eligible institu-
tion. 
‘‘(E) The extent to which the eligible insti-
tution can— 
‘‘(i) leverage additional resources to 
support the programs to be funded with 
the grant, which shall include written com-
mitments of any leveraged or matching 
funds for the proposed programs; and 
‘‘(ii) demonstrate the future sustain-
ability of each such program. 
‘‘(F) The steps the institution will take to 
ensure the high quality of each program to be 
funded with the grant, including the career 
pathways within such programs. 
‘‘(G) The population and geographic area 
to be served by the eligible institution, including 
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the number of individuals the eligible institution 
intends to serve during the grant period. 
‘‘(H) The workforce development programs 
to be supported by the grant. 
‘‘(I) The recognized postsecondary creden-
tials that are expected to be earned by partici-
pants in such workforce development programs 
and the related high-skill, high-wage, or in-de-
mand industry sectors or occupations for which 
such programs will prepare participants. 
‘‘(J) The evidence upon which the edu-
cation and skills development strategies to be 
used in such workforce development programs 
are based and an explanation of how such evi-
dence influenced the design of the programs to 
improve education and employment outcomes. 
‘‘(K) How activities of the eligible institu-
tion are expected to align with the workforce 
strategies identified in— 
‘‘(i) any State plan or local plan sub-
mitted under this Act by the State, out-
lying area, or locality in which the eligible 
institution is expected to operate; 
‘‘(ii) any State plan submitted under 
section 122 of the Carl D. Perkins Career 
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and Technical Education Act of 2006 (20 
U.S.C. 2342) by such State or outlying 
area; and 
‘‘(iii) any economic development plan 
of the chief executive of such State or out-
lying area. 
‘‘(L) The goals of the eligible institution 
with respect to— 
‘‘(i) capacity building (as described in 
subsection (f)(1)(B)); and 
‘‘(ii) the expected performance of indi-
viduals participating in the programs to be 
offered by the eligible institution, including 
with respect to any performance indicators 
applicable under section 116 or subsection 
(f) of this section. 
‘‘(3) CONSIDERATION
OF
PREVIOUS
EXPERI-
ENCE.—The Secretary may not disqualify an eligible 
institution from receiving a grant under this section 
solely because such institution lacks previous experi-
ence in building partnerships, as described in para-
graph (2)(A). 
‘‘(4) PRIORITY.—In awarding grants under this 
section, the Secretary shall give priority to eligible 
institutions that— 
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‘‘(A) will use the grant to serve— 
‘‘(i) individuals with barriers to em-
ployment; or 
‘‘(ii) incumbent workers who need to 
gain or improve foundational skills to en-
hance their employability; 
‘‘(B) use competency-based assessments, 
such as the competency-based assessment iden-
tified by the State in which the eligible institu-
tion is located under section 134(a)(2)(B)(vii), 
to award academic credit for prior learning for 
programs supported by the grant; or 
‘‘(C) have, or will seek to have, the career 
education programs supported by the grant in-
cluded on the list of eligible providers of train-
ing services under section 122 for the State in 
which the eligible institution is located. 
‘‘(e) USES OF FUNDS.— 
‘‘(1) ELIGIBLE
INSTITUTION
AND
INDUSTRY 
PARTNERSHIP.—For the purpose of carrying out the 
activities specified in paragraphs (2) and (3), an eli-
gible institution that receives a grant under this sec-
tion shall establish a partnership (or continue an ex-
isting partnership) with one or more employers in an 
in-demand industry sector or occupation (in this sec-
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tion referred to as an ‘eligible institution and indus-
try partnership’) and shall maintain such partner-
ship for the duration of the grant period. The eligi-
ble institution shall ensure that the partnership— 
‘‘(A) targets one or more specific high- 
skill, high-wage, or in-demand industries; 
‘‘(B) includes collaboration with the work-
force development system; 
‘‘(C) serves adult and dislocated workers, 
incumbent workers, and new entrants to the 
workforce; 
‘‘(D) uses an evidence-based program de-
sign that is appropriate for the activities carried 
out by the partnership; 
‘‘(E) incorporates work-based learning op-
portunities; and 
‘‘(F) incorporates, to the extent appro-
priate, virtual service delivery to facilitate tech-
nology-enabled learning. 
‘‘(2) REQUIRED ACTIVITIES.—An eligible insti-
tution that receives a grant under this section shall, 
in consultation with the employers in the eligible in-
stitution and industry partnership described in para-
graph (1)— 
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‘‘(A) establish, improve, or expand high- 
quality, evidence-based workforce development 
programs, career pathway programs, or work- 
based learning programs (including apprentice-
ship programs or preapprenticeships); 
‘‘(B) provide career services to individuals 
participating in the programs funded with the 
grant to facilitate retention and program com-
pletion, which may include— 
‘‘(i) 
career 
navigation, 
coaching, 
mentorship, and case management serv-
ices, including providing information and 
outreach to individuals with barriers to 
employment to encourage such individuals 
to participate in programs funded with the 
grant; and 
‘‘(ii) providing access to course mate-
rials, technological devices, required equip-
ment, and other supports necessary for 
participation in and successful completion 
of such programs; and 
‘‘(C) make available, in a format that is 
open, searchable, and easily comparable, infor-
mation on— 
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nized postsecondary credential awarded; 
and 
‘‘(iii) related employment and earn-
ings outcomes on the primary indicators of 
performance described in subclauses (I) 
through (III) of section 116(b)(2)(A)(i). 
‘‘(3) ADDITIONAL ACTIVITIES.—In addition to 
the activities required under paragraph (2), an eligi-
ble institution that receives a grant under this sec-
tion shall, in consultation with the employers in the 
eligible institution and industry partnership de-
scribed in paragraph (1), carry out one or more of 
the following activities: 
‘‘(A) Establish, improve, or expand— 
‘‘(i) articulation agreements (as de-
fined in section 486A(a) of the Higher 
Education 
Act 
of 
1965 
(20 
U.S.C. 
1093a(a))); 
‘‘(ii) credit transfer agreements; 
‘‘(iii) corequisite remediation pro-
grams that enable a student to receive re-
medial education services while enrolled in 
a postsecondary course rather than requir-
ing the student to receive remedial edu-
cation before enrolling in such a course; 
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‘‘(iv) dual or concurrent enrollment 
programs; 
‘‘(v) competency-based education and 
assessment; or 
‘‘(vi) policies and processes to award 
academic credit for prior learning or for 
the programs described in paragraph 
(2)(A). 
‘‘(B) Establish or implement plans for pro-
viders of the programs described in paragraph 
(2)(A) to meet the criteria and carry out the 
procedures necessary to be included on the list 
of eligible providers of training services de-
scribed in section 122(d). 
‘‘(C) Purchase, lease, or refurbish special-
ized equipment as necessary to carry out such 
programs, provided that not more than 15 per-
cent of the funds awarded to the eligible insti-
tution under this section may be used for activi-
ties described in this subparagraph. 
‘‘(D) Reduce or eliminate unmet financial 
need relating to the cost of attendance (as de-
fined under section 472 of the Higher Edu-
cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087ll)) of par-
ticipants in such programs. 
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‘‘(4) ADMINISTRATIVE COST LIMIT.—An eligible 
institution may use not more than 7 percent of the 
funds awarded under this section for administrative 
costs, including costs related to collecting informa-
tion, analysis, and coordination for purposes of sub-
section (f). 
‘‘(f) LEVELS OF PERFORMANCE AND PERFORMANCE 
REVIEWS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall develop 
and implement guidance that establishes the levels 
of performance that are expected to be achieved by 
each eligible institution receiving a grant under this 
section. Such levels of performance shall be estab-
lished on the following indicators: 
‘‘(A) Each of the primary indicators of 
performance for adults described in section 
116(b)(2)(A)(i), which shall be applied for all 
individuals who participated in a program that 
received funding from a grant under this sec-
tion. 
‘‘(B) The extent to which the eligible insti-
tution built capacity by— 
‘‘(i) increasing the breadth and depth 
of employer engagement and investment in 
workforce development programs in the in- 
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demand industry sectors and occupations 
targeted by the eligible institution and in-
dustry partnership established or main-
tained by the eligible institution under sub-
section (e)(1); 
‘‘(ii) designing or implementing new 
and accelerated instructional techniques or 
technologies, including the use of advanced 
online and technology-enabled learning 
(such as immersive technology); and 
‘‘(iii) increasing program and policy 
alignment across systems and decreasing 
duplicative services or service gaps. 
‘‘(C) With respect to individuals who par-
ticipated in a workforce development program 
funded with the grant— 
‘‘(i) the percentage of participants 
who successfully completed the program; 
and 
‘‘(ii) of the participants who were in-
cumbent workers at the time of enrollment 
in the program, the percentage who ad-
vanced into higher level positions during or 
after completing the program. 
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‘‘(2) CONSULTATION AND DETERMINATION OF 
LEVELS OF PERFORMANCE.— 
‘‘(A) CONSIDERATION.—In developing lev-
els of performance in accordance with para-
graph (1), the Secretary shall take into consid-
eration the goals of the eligible institution pur-
suant to subsection (d)(2)(L). 
‘‘(B) DETERMINATION.—After completing 
the consideration required under subparagraph 
(A), the Secretary shall separately determine 
the levels of performance that will apply to each 
eligible institution, taking into account— 
‘‘(i) the expected levels of performance 
of each eligible institution with respect to 
the goals described by the eligible institu-
tion pursuant to subsection (d)(2)(L); and 
‘‘(ii) local economic conditions in the 
geographic area to be served by the eligible 
institution, including differences in unem-
ployment rates and job losses or gains in 
particular industries. 
‘‘(C) NOTICE AND ACKNOWLEDGMENT.— 
‘‘(i) NOTICE.—The Secretary shall 
provide each eligible institution with a 
written notification that sets forth the lev-
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els of performance that will apply to the el-
igible institution, as determined under sub-
paragraph (B). 
‘‘(ii) ACKNOWLEDGMENT.—After re-
ceiving the notification described in clause 
(i), each eligible institution shall submit to 
the Secretary written confirmation that the 
eligible institution— 
‘‘(I) received the notification; and 
‘‘(II) agrees to be evaluated in 
accordance with the levels of perform-
ance determined by the Secretary. 
‘‘(3) PERFORMANCE REVIEWS.—On an annual 
basis during each year of the grant period, the Sec-
retary shall evaluate the performance during such 
year of each eligible institution receiving a grant 
under this section in a manner consistent with the 
levels of performance determined for such institution 
pursuant to paragraph (2). 
‘‘(4) FAILURE TO MEET LEVELS OF PERFORM-
ANCE.—After conducting an evaluation under para-
graph (3), if the Secretary determines that an eligi-
ble institution did not achieve the levels of perform-
ance applicable to the eligible institution under para-
graph (2), the Secretary shall— 
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‘‘(A) provide technical assistance to the eli-
gible institution; and 
‘‘(B) develop a performance improvement 
plan for the eligible institution. 
‘‘(g) EVALUATIONS AND REPORTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 4 years 
after the date on which the first grant is made 
under this section, the Secretary shall design and 
conduct an evaluation to determine the overall effec-
tiveness of the eligible institutions receiving a grant 
under this section. 
‘‘(2) ELEMENTS.—The evaluation of the effec-
tiveness of eligible institutions conducted under 
paragraph (1) shall include an assessment of the 
general effectiveness of programs and activities sup-
ported by the grants awarded to such eligible insti-
tutions under this section, including the extent to 
which the programs and activities— 
‘‘(A) developed new, or expanded existing, 
successful industry sector strategies, including 
the extent to which such eligible institutions 
deepened employer engagement and developed 
workforce development programs that met in-
dustry skill needs; 
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‘‘(B) created, expanded, or enhanced ca-
reer pathways, including the extent to which the 
eligible institutions developed or improved com-
petency-based education and assessment, credit 
for prior learning, modularized and self-paced 
curricula, integrated education and workforce 
development, dual enrollment in secondary and 
postsecondary career pathways, stacked and 
latticed credentials, and online and distance 
learning; 
‘‘(C) created alignment between eligible in-
stitutions and the workforce development sys-
tem; 
‘‘(D) assisted individuals with finding, re-
taining, or advancing in employment; 
‘‘(E) assisted individuals with earning rec-
ognized postsecondary credentials; and 
‘‘(F) provided equal access to various de-
mographic groups, including people of different 
geographic locations, ages, races, national ori-
gins, and sexes. 
‘‘(3) DESIGN REQUIREMENTS.—The evaluation 
under this subsection shall— 
‘‘(A) be designed by the Secretary (acting 
through the Chief Evaluation Officer) in con-
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junction with the eligible institutions being eval-
uated; 
‘‘(B) include analysis of program partici-
pant feedback and outcome and process meas-
ures; and 
‘‘(C) use designs that employ the most rig-
orous analytical and statistical methods that 
are reasonably feasible, such as the use of con-
trol groups. 
‘‘(4) DATA
ACCESSIBILITY.—The Secretary 
shall make available on a publicly accessible website 
of the Department of Labor any data collected as 
part of the evaluation under this subsection. Such 
data shall be made available in an aggregated for-
mat that does not reveal personally identifiable in-
formation and that ensures compliance with relevant 
Federal laws, including section 444 of the General 
Education Provisions Act (commonly known as the 
‘Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 
1974’) (20 U.S.C. 1232g). 
‘‘(5) PUBLICATION AND REPORTING OF EVAL-
UATION FINDINGS.—The Secretary (acting through 
the Chief Evaluation Officer) shall— 
‘‘(A) in accordance with the timeline deter-
mined to be appropriate by the Chief Evalua-
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tion Officer, publish an interim report on the 
preliminary results of the evaluation conducted 
under this subsection; 
‘‘(B) not later than 60 days after the date 
on which the evaluation is completed under this 
subsection, submit to the Committee on Edu-
cation and the Workforce of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on Health, 
Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate 
a report on such evaluation; and 
‘‘(C) not later than 90 days after such 
completion date, publish and make the results 
of such evaluation available on a publicly acces-
sible website of the Department of Labor. 
‘‘(h) ANNUAL REPORTS.—The Secretary shall make 
available on a publicly accessible website of the Depart-
ment of Labor, in transparent, linked, open, and inter-
operable data formats, the following information: 
‘‘(1) The performance of eligible institutions on 
the capacity-building performance indicator set forth 
under subsection (f)(1)(B). 
‘‘(2) The performance of eligible institutions on 
the workforce development participant outcome per-
formance indicators set forth under subsection 
(f)(1)(C). 
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‘‘(3) The number of individuals enrolled in 
workforce development programs funded with a 
grant under this section. 
‘‘(i) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) CHIEF EVALUATION OFFICER.—The term 
‘Chief Evaluation Officer’ means the head of the 
independent evaluation office located in the Office of 
the Assistant Secretary for Policy of the Department 
of Labor. 
‘‘(2) COMMUNITY COLLEGE.—The term ‘com-
munity college’ means— 
‘‘(A) a public institution of higher edu-
cation (as defined in section 101(a) of the 
Higher Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1001(a)), at 
which— 
‘‘(i) the highest degree awarded is an 
associate degree; or 
‘‘(ii) an associate degree is the most 
frequently awarded degree; 
‘‘(B) a branch campus of a 4-year public 
institution of higher education (as defined in 
section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 
1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001)), if, at such branch 
campus— 
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‘‘(i) the highest degree awarded is an 
associate degree; or 
‘‘(ii) an associate degree is the most 
frequently awarded degree; 
‘‘(C) a 2-year Tribal College or University 
(as defined in section 316(b)(3) of the Higher 
Education 
Act 
of 
1965 
(20 
U.S.C. 
1059c(b)(3))); or 
‘‘(D) a degree-granting Tribal College or 
University (as defined in section 316(b)(3) of 
the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
1059c(b)(3))) at which— 
‘‘(i) the highest degree awarded is an 
associate degree; or 
‘‘(ii) an associate degree is the most 
frequently awarded degree. 
‘‘(3) ELIGIBLE INSTITUTION.—The term ‘eligi-
ble institution’ means— 
‘‘(A) a community college; 
‘‘(B) a postsecondary vocational institution 
(as defined in section 102(c) of the Higher 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1002(c))); or 
‘‘(C) a consortium of such colleges or insti-
tutions. 
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‘‘(j) SUPPLEMENT NOT SUPPLANT.—Funds made 
available under this section shall be used to supplement, 
and not supplant, other Federal, State, and local public 
funds made available for carrying out the activities de-
scribed in this section.’’. 
SEC. 180. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
Section 175 of the Workforce Innovation and Oppor-
tunity Act, as so redesignated, is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsections (e) and (f) as 
subsections (g) and (h), respectively; and 
(2) by striking subsections (a) through (d) and 
inserting the following: 
‘‘(a) NATIVE AMERICAN PROGRAMS.—There are au-
thorized to be appropriated to carry out section 166 (not 
including subsection (k) of such section) $61,800,000 for 
each of the fiscal years 2025 through 2030. 
‘‘(b) MIGRANT AND SEASONAL FARMWORKER PRO-
GRAMS.—There are authorized to be appropriated to carry 
out section 167 $100,317,900 for each of the fiscal years 
2025 through 2030. 
‘‘(c) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—There are authorized 
to be appropriated to carry out section 168 $5,000,000 
for each of the fiscal years 2025 through 2030. 
‘‘(d) EVALUATIONS AND RESEARCH.—There are au-
thorized to be appropriated to carry out section 169 
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$12,720,000 for each of the fiscal years 2025 through 
2030. 
‘‘(e) REENTRY PROGRAM.—There are authorized to 
be appropriated to carry out section 172 $115,000,000 for 
each of the fiscal years 2025 through 2030. 
‘‘(f) STRENGTHENING COMMUNITY COLLEGES PRO-
GRAM.—There are authorized to be appropriated to carry 
out section 173 $65,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 
2025 through 2030.’’. 
Subtitle F—Administration 
SEC. 191. REQUIREMENTS AND RESTRICTIONS. 
(a) LABOR STANDARDS.—Section 181(b) of the 
Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 
3241(b)) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(8) CHILD LABOR.—Individuals in on-the-job 
training or individuals employed in programs and 
activities under this title shall be employed in ac-
cordance with the provisions on child labor under 
the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 
201 et seq.) and applicable State law. 
‘‘(9) CONSULTATION.—If an employer provides 
on-the-job training, incumbent worker training, or 
employer-directed skills development with funds 
made available under this title directly to employees 
of such employer that are subject to a collective bar-
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gaining agreement with the employer, the employer 
shall consult with the labor organization that rep-
resents such employees on the planning and design 
of such training or development.’’. 
(b) REMEDIES.—Section 181(c)(3)(B) of the Work-
force Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 
3241(c)(3)(B)) is amended by inserting ‘‘for a period of 
not less than 2 years’’ before the semicolon at the end. 
(c) RELOCATION.—Section 181(d)(2) of the Work-
force Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 
3241(d)(2)) is amended by striking ‘‘incumbent worker 
training,’’ and inserting ‘‘incumbent worker training, em-
ployer-directed skills development,’’. 
(d) SUPPORTIVE SERVICES.—Section 181 of the 
Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 
3241) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(h) SUPPORTIVE SERVICES.—Except as provided in 
section 134(d)(2), funds provided under this title may only 
be used to provide supportive services to individuals who— 
‘‘(1) are participating in activities under pro-
grams authorized under this title; 
‘‘(2) are unable to obtain the supportive serv-
ices through programs listed in section 121(b)(2); 
and 
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‘‘(3) require supportive services to enable par-
ticipation in activities under programs authorized 
under this title.’’. 
SEC. 192. MONITORING. 
Section 183 of the Workforce Innovation and Oppor-
tunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3243) is amended by striking ‘‘re-
cipients’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘recipients 
and subrecipients’’. 
SEC. 193. FISCAL CONTROLS; SANCTIONS. 
Section 184(b) of the Workforce Innovation and Op-
portunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3244(b)) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (1), (2), and 
(3) as paragraphs (3), (5), and (6), respectively; 
(2) by inserting before paragraph (3), as so re-
designated, the following: 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—For the purposes of this 
title, a substantial violation shall— 
‘‘(A) be determined in accordance with the 
procedures established by the Governor as de-
scribed in paragraph (2); and 
‘‘(B) include any willful violation of the re-
quirements under subsections (a) or (b) of sec-
tion 181 for which there has been a final deter-
mination of the violation without any remaining 
right to appeal. 
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‘‘(2) PROCEDURES.—The Governor shall estab-
lish procedures to be used by local areas and, in the 
case of funds described in section 128(a) or per-
taining to the enforcement provisions under section 
122(g), by any other individual or entity specified by 
the Governor to determine if a substantial violation 
of this title has occurred.’’; 
(3) in paragraph (3), as so redesignated— 
(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘; 
or’’ and inserting a semicolon; 
(B) in subparagraph (B)(v), by striking 
the period at the end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(C) reduce any local allotment under sec-
tion 128(b) or 133(b) to the local area involved 
by not more than 5 percent for the fiscal year 
after the fiscal year in which the substantial 
violation, for which corrective action was not 
taken, occurred.’’; 
(4) by inserting after paragraph (3), as so re-
designated, the following: 
‘‘(4) REALLOCATION
OF
REDUCTIONS.—Any 
amount that was reduced from an allotment to a 
local area in accordance with paragraph (3)(C) shall 
be reallocated by the Governor to the other local 
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areas within the State that are not subject to an ac-
tion described in paragraph (3) in a manner deter-
mined by the Governor, which may take into consid-
eration whether such other local area is serving a 
significant number of individuals with barriers to 
employment.’’; 
(5) in paragraph (5), as so redesignated, by 
striking ‘‘(A) and (B)’’ and inserting ‘‘(A), (B), and 
(C)’’; and 
(6) in paragraph (6), as so redesignated, by 
striking ‘‘paragraph (1)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph 
(2)’’ 
SEC. 194. ADMINISTRATIVE ADJUDICATION. 
Section 186(a) of the Workforce Innovation and Op-
portunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3246(a)) is amended by striking 
‘‘184’’ and inserting ‘‘181 or 184’’. 
SEC. 195. JUDICIAL REVIEW. 
Section 187(a)(1) of the Workforce Innovation and 
Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3247(a)(1)) is amended by 
striking ‘‘184’’ and inserting ‘‘181 or 184’’. 
SEC. 196. GENERAL WAIVERS OF STATUTORY OR REGU-
LATORY REQUIREMENTS. 
Section 189(i)(3)(A)(i) of the Workforce Innovation 
and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3249(i)(3)(A)(i)) is 
amended by striking ‘‘procedures for review and approval 
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of plans’’ and inserting ‘‘the procedures for review and 
approval of plans, the performance reports described in 
section 116(d), and the requirement described in section 
134(c)(1)(B)’’. 
SEC. 197. STATE FLEXIBILITY PILOT AUTHORITY. 
Section 190 of the Workforce Innovation and Oppor-
tunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3250) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 190. STATE FLEXIBILITY PILOT AUTHORITY. 
‘‘(a) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this section is to— 
‘‘(1) authorize States to apply under this sec-
tion, in the case of an eligible State, on behalf of the 
State as a whole, or for any State, on behalf of a 
local area or a consortium of local areas in the 
State, to receive the allotments or allocations of the 
State or the local areas, respectively, for youth work-
force investment activities under chapter 2 of sub-
title B and adult and dislocated worker employment 
and training activities under chapter 3 of subtitle B 
as a consolidated grant for 5 years for the purpose 
of carrying out a pilot project to pursue innovative 
reforms to achieve better outcomes for jobseekers, 
workers, employers, and taxpayers; and 
‘‘(2) require that rigorous evaluations be con-
ducted to demonstrate if better outcomes and oppor-
tunities to achieve economic self-sufficiency for par-
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ticipants, including participants receiving a priority 
for services under this section, and associated inno-
vative reforms to improve service delivery were 
achieved as a result of such pilot projects. 
‘‘(b) GENERAL AUTHORITY.— 
‘‘(1) 
WAIVERS, 
PILOT
PROJECT
GRANT 
AMOUNTS, 
AND
RESERVATIONS.—Notwithstanding 
any other provision of subtitle A or B, except as oth-
erwise provided in this section, during the pilot 
project period applicable to a pilot project approved 
for a State pursuant to subsection (d)(3), the Sec-
retary, the Governor of a State participating in such 
pilot project on behalf of the State as a whole, local 
area, or consortium of local areas, and a local area 
or consortium of local areas on whose behalf a Gov-
ernor is participating in such a pilot project, shall, 
as applicable, comply with each of the following: 
‘‘(A) WAIVERS.—Subject to paragraph (2), 
the Secretary shall waive for the State as a 
whole, or for the local area or the consortium 
of local areas selected by the State to carry out 
such pilot project, all the statutory and regu-
latory requirements of subtitles A and B. 
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‘‘(B) PILOT PROJECT GRANT AMOUNTS.— 
For each fiscal year applicable to a pilot period, 
the Secretary shall carry out the following: 
‘‘(i) STATE AS A WHOLE.—In a case 
of a State approved to carry out a pilot 
project under this section on behalf of the 
State as a whole, distribute as a consoli-
dated sum to the State, for purposes of 
carrying out the project, the State’s total 
allotment for such fiscal year under— 
‘‘(I) subsections (b)(1)(C) and 
(c) of section 127; 
‘‘(II) 
paragraphs 
(1)(B) 
and 
(2)(B) of section 132(b); and 
‘‘(III) section 132(c). 
‘‘(ii) LOCAL AREA.—In a case of a 
local area selected by a State and approved 
to carry out a pilot project under this sec-
tion, require the State to— 
‘‘(I) distribute as a consolidated 
sum to the local board for such local 
area, for purposes of carrying out the 
project, the local area’s allocation for 
such fiscal year under— 
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‘‘(aa) subsections (b) and (c) 
of section 128; and 
‘‘(bb) subsections (b) and 
(c) of section 133; or 
‘‘(II) if the local board of the 
local area enters into a written agree-
ment with the State for the State to 
serve as the fiscal agent for the local 
board during the pilot project, use the 
funds described in subclause (I) for 
purposes of carrying out the project 
on behalf of the local board. 
‘‘(iii) 
CONSORTIUM
OF
LOCAL 
AREAS.—In a case of a consortium of local 
areas selected by a State and approved to 
carry out a pilot project under this section, 
require the State to— 
‘‘(I) distribute as a consolidated 
sum to the consortium, for purposes 
of carrying out the project, the total 
amount of the allocations for the local 
areas in such consortium for such fis-
cal year under— 
‘‘(aa) subsections (b) and (c) 
of section 128; and 
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‘‘(bb) subsections (b) and 
(c) of section 133; or 
‘‘(II) if the consortium enters 
into a written agreement with the 
State for the State to serve as the fis-
cal agent for the consortium during 
the pilot project, use the funds de-
scribed in subclause (I) for purposes 
of carrying out the project on behalf 
of such consortium. 
‘‘(C) STATE RESERVATION.—The Governor 
of a State participating in a pilot project on be-
half of the State as a whole shall reserve not 
less than 25 percent of the consolidated sum al-
lotted to the State, as described in subpara-
graph (B)(i), for the purpose of developing and 
implementing evidence-based workforce develop-
ment activities in the State. Such activities— 
‘‘(i) shall comply with the priority of 
service requirement described in subsection 
(e)(3); and 
‘‘(ii) may include strategies such as— 
‘‘(I) innovative skills development 
programs to improve employment out-
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comes for jobseekers, incumbent work-
ers, and dislocated workers; 
‘‘(II) job training programs and 
assistance with removing barriers to 
employment for justice-involved indi-
viduals; 
‘‘(III) pre-apprenticeships, ap-
prenticeships, 
and 
evidence-based 
workforce development and employ-
ment 
opportunities, 
including 
for 
youth 
(particularly 
opportunity 
youth); 
‘‘(IV) 
the 
development 
and 
strengthening of industry or sector 
partnerships and training programs 
offered under such partnerships; 
‘‘(V) the optimization of sup-
portive service delivery and the inte-
gration of such services within the 
workforce system to promote retention 
in and completion of training pro-
grams for participants served under 
the pilot project; and 
‘‘(VI) other strategies as may be 
appropriate and necessary to achieve 
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better outcomes for jobseekers, work-
ers, employers, and taxpayers, as de-
termined by the Governor. 
‘‘(D) LOCAL AREA AND CONSORTIUM RES-
ERVATION.—A local area or a consortium of 
local areas for which a pilot project is author-
ized under this section shall reserve not less 
than 25 percent of the consolidated sum allot-
ted, as described in clause (ii) or (iii), respec-
tively, of subparagraph (B), to the local area or 
consortium of local areas, respectively, for the 
purpose of developing and implementing evi-
dence-based workforce development activities 
described in subparagraph (C) in the local area 
or local areas served by the consortium, respec-
tively. 
‘‘(2) EXCEPTIONS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—A State, local area, or 
consortium of local areas carrying out a pilot 
project under this section shall comply with 
statutory or regulatory requirements of this Act 
relating to— 
‘‘(i) performance accountability and 
reporting, except as otherwise provided in 
this section; 
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‘‘(ii) the membership of local boards 
or State boards in instances where a State 
carrying out a pilot project will maintain 
the use of such local boards or State 
boards, 
respectively, 
during 
the 
pilot 
project period; 
‘‘(iii) the requirement to set minimum 
levels of performance on the criteria de-
scribed in section 122(b)(2)(B) for any 
providers of training services that will re-
ceive funding under the pilot project; 
‘‘(iv) the establishment of the one-stop 
delivery system to make the services and 
activities carried out under the pilot 
project available to individuals in the 
State, local area, or consortium of local 
areas carrying out the pilot project, except 
that, of the requirements in section 121(e), 
such one-stop delivery system shall only be 
required to meet the requirements of para-
graph (2) of that section and only with re-
spect to the services and activities of the 
pilot project; 
‘‘(v) the fiscal and management ac-
countability information systems described 
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in section 116(j) and, in the case of a pilot 
project carried out by a local area or con-
sortium of local areas, the provisions on 
fiscal integrity described in section 106; 
and 
‘‘(vi) the priority of service described 
in section 134(c)(3)(E). 
‘‘(B) 
APPLICABILITY
OF
DEFINED 
TERMS.—In carrying out a pilot project under 
this section, a State, local area, or consortium 
of local areas may only use a term defined in 
section 3 to describe an activity carried out 
under such pilot 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. 
‘‘(C) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing 
in subparagraph (A)(iv) shall be construed to 
prevent a State, local area, or consortium of 
local areas carrying out a pilot project under 
this section from deciding to maintain the one- 
stop delivery system in effect for the State, 
local area, or consortium, respectively, prior to 
the start of the pilot project. 
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‘‘(3) AUTHORITY
FOR
THIRD-PARTY
EVALUA-
TION.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 180 
days after the first pilot project is approved 
under this section, the Secretary shall contract 
with a third-party evaluator to conduct a rig-
orous evaluation of each pilot project approved 
under this section. The evaluation shall— 
‘‘(i) cover the entire period of each 
pilot project; 
‘‘(ii) include a description of— 
‘‘(I) the populations served under 
the pilot project, including with re-
spect to individuals with barriers to 
employment served under the pilot 
project, disaggregated by each sub-
population of such individuals, and by 
race, ethnicity, sex, and age; 
‘‘(II) 
the 
services 
provided 
through the pilot project, the pro-
viders of such services, and the cost of 
such services, disaggregated by the 
type of service provided; 
‘‘(III) if the pilot project is car-
ried out by a State, the geographic 
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distribution within the State of the 
services provided under the pilot 
project; and 
‘‘(IV) the workforce development 
systems in the State, local area, or 
consortium of local areas that were af-
fected, and the nature of such effects, 
as a result of the pilot project; 
‘‘(iii) compare the employment and 
earnings outcomes of participants in activi-
ties carried out under the pilot project 
to— 
‘‘(I) the outcomes of similarly sit-
uated individuals who do not partici-
pate in such activities and who are lo-
cated in such State, such local area, 
or a local area in such consortium, as 
applicable; 
‘‘(II) the outcomes of similarly 
situated participants in similarly situ-
ated States or local areas within such 
States, as applicable, that do not re-
ceive authority to carry out a pilot 
project under this section; and 
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‘‘(III) the outcomes of partici-
pants in activities under chapter 2 or 
3 of subtitle B in the State, local 
area, or a local area in the consortium 
that was awarded a waiver prior to 
the award of such waiver; 
‘‘(iv) conduct a qualitative analysis 
that identifies any practices or strategies 
(including promising, evidence-based, or in-
novative practices and strategies) that— 
‘‘(I) would not have been con-
ducted without the waiving of statu-
tory or regulatory provisions through 
the pilot project; and 
‘‘(II) led to changes in employ-
ment and earnings outcomes for the 
participants, 
including 
employment 
and earnings outcomes for partici-
pants who are opportunity youth and 
individuals with barriers to employ-
ment; and 
‘‘(v) compare the outcomes for sub-
clauses (I), (II), and (III) of clause (iii) 
with respect to the subpopulations de-
scribed in section 116(d)(2)(B). 
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‘‘(B) REPORT.—Not later than 2 years 
after the final year of a pilot project approved 
under this section, the Secretary shall submit to 
the Committee on Education and the Workforce 
of the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pen-
sions of the Senate the results of the evaluation 
conducted under this paragraph. 
‘‘(c) PILOT PERIOD; LIMITATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—A pilot project approved 
under this section for a State, local area, or consor-
tium— 
‘‘(A) shall be carried out for a 5-year pilot 
project period; and 
‘‘(B) may be renewed for an additional 4- 
year pilot project period, if the State, local 
area, or consortium— 
‘‘(i) for each of the final 3 years of 
the preceding 5-year pilot project period, 
meets its expected levels of performance 
established under subsection (f)(1)(C); and 
‘‘(ii) for the final year of the pre-
ceding 5-year pilot project period, achieves 
a performance improvement of not less 
than an average of a 5-percent increase 
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section (b)(1)(B)(i), except as provided in 
subparagraph (C); and 
‘‘(ii) more than 4 pilot projects for 
local areas (or consortia of local areas) to 
carry out a pilot project described in clause 
(ii) or (iii) of subsection (b)(1)(B). 
‘‘(B) STATE
LIMITATIONS.—Not more 
than 1 pilot project may be approved under this 
section per State. For purposes of this subpara-
graph, a pilot project described in clause (ii) or 
(iii) of subsection (b)(1)(B) approved for a local 
area or a consortium of local areas, respectively, 
in a State shall be considered a pilot project ap-
proved under this section for the State. 
‘‘(C) SUBSEQUENT
APPROVAL.—Notwith-
standing subparagraph (A)(i), the Secretary 
may award authority to carry out a pilot project 
for a State as a whole under this section to 2 
additional eligible States described in paragraph 
(3), if, at the beginning of the third year of the 
pilot projects awarded to the 5 eligible States 
under subparagraph (A)(i), each of such 
States— 
‘‘(i) has met or exceeded expected lev-
els of performance under the primary indi-
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cators of performance described in section 
116(b)(2)(A); and 
‘‘(ii) meets the requirement described 
in subsection (e)(4). 
‘‘(3) ELIGIBLE
STATES.—The Secretary may 
not approve a pilot project for a State as a whole 
described in subsection (b)(1)(B)(i) unless, at the 
time of submission of the application, such State is 
an eligible State, meaning— 
‘‘(A) a State designated as a single State 
local area under section 106(d), including a 
State that has received consent to be so des-
ignated under section 106(d)(2); or 
‘‘(B) a State with— 
‘‘(i) a labor force participation rate 
that is less than 60 percent for the most 
recent program year; and 
‘‘(ii) 
a 
population 
of 
less 
than 
5,100,000, as determined by the most re-
cent decennial census released by the Bu-
reau of the Census. 
‘‘(4) EQUITABLE FLEXIBILITY PILOT AUTHOR-
ITY.—No less than 2 and no more than 3 of the eli-
gible States for which the Secretary awards author-
ity to carry out a pilot project for the eligible State 
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as a whole under this section shall be States eligible 
under paragraph (3)(B), at the time of submission 
of the application, except that in the case of subse-
quent approval described in paragraph (2)(C), ex-
actly 50 percent of the eligible States for which the 
Secretary awards authority under such paragraph to 
carry out a pilot project for the eligible State as a 
whole shall be States eligible under paragraph 
(3)(B). 
‘‘(d) APPLICATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—To be eligible to carry out 
a pilot project under this section, a State shall sub-
mit to the Secretary an application at such time and 
in such manner as the Secretary may reasonably re-
quire, 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 pilot project to 
be carried out under this section, including— 
‘‘(i) whether the project will be car-
ried out— 
‘‘(I) by the State as a whole; 
‘‘(II) by a local area, and if so— 
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‘‘(aa) an identification of— 
‘‘(AA) such local area; 
and 
‘‘(BB) 
whether 
the 
local area will be the fiscal 
agent for the project, or 
whether the local board has 
entered into a written agree-
ment 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); or 
‘‘(III) by a consortium of local 
areas in the State, and if so— 
‘‘(aa) an identification of— 
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‘‘(AA) each local area 
that comprises the consor-
tium; and 
‘‘(BB) the local area 
that will serve as the fiscal 
agent for the consortium 
during the project, or wheth-
er the consortium has en-
tered into a written agree-
ment 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, includ-
ing— 
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‘‘(I) the activities to be carried 
out under the reservation required 
under subparagraph (C) or (D) of 
subsection (b)(1), as applicable; 
‘‘(II) how the activities will com-
ply with the priority of service de-
scribed in subsection (e)(3); and 
‘‘(III) how the activities will be 
made available through the one-stop 
delivery system described in sub-
section (b)(2)(A)(iv); 
‘‘(iii) the goals the State, local area, 
or consortium intends to achieve through 
such activities, which shall be aligned with 
the purpose described in subsection (a); 
and 
‘‘(iv) a description of any reforms or 
improvements, including any reforms or 
improvements that may be evidence-based, 
to service delivery to be carried out under 
the project. 
‘‘(B) A description of the performance out-
comes the State, the local area, or consortium 
expects to achieve for such activities for each 
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year of the pilot project period as described in 
subsection (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 pilot 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 
jobseekers 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 pilot project under this sec-
tion with funds and activities for State work-
force development programs and other Federal, 
State, or local workforce, education, or social 
service programs (including the programs and 
activities listed in section 103(a)(2), the pro-
gram of adult education and literacy activities 
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authorized under title II, and the program au-
thorized 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.—The Secretary shall— 
‘‘(i) approve an application submitted 
under this subsection, and the pilot project 
described in such application, not later 
than 90 days after the date on which such 
application is submitted, unless the Sec-
retary meets the requirements of clause 
(ii); and 
‘‘(ii) have the authority to disapprove 
such application only if, by not later than 
90 days after the date on which such appli-
cation is submitted, the Secretary— 
‘‘(I) determines— 
‘‘(aa) that such application 
is subject to the limitations de-
scribed in subsection (c)(2); or 
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‘‘(bb) that such application 
fails to meet the requirements of 
this section; and 
‘‘(II) in a case which the Sec-
retary makes the determination de-
scribed in subclause (I)(bb), provides 
to the State a written explanation of 
initial disapproval that meets the re-
quirements of subparagraph (B). 
‘‘(B) INITIAL
DISAPPROVAL.—An expla-
nation of initial disapproval provided by the 
Secretary to a State under subparagraph 
(A)(ii)(II) shall provide the State with— 
‘‘(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. 
‘‘(C) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing 
in this paragraph shall be construed to require 
the Secretary to approve more pilot projects 
than allowed under the limitations described in 
subsection (c)(2). 
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‘‘(4) PRIORITY.—In approving pilot projects 
under this section in the case that more eligible 
States, for the State as a whole, or more States, on 
behalf of local areas and consortia of local areas, 
have submitted applications that meet the require-
ments of this section than the Secretary is allowed 
to approve pursuant to the limitations described in 
subsection (c)(2), the Secretary shall give priority 
consideration as follows: 
‘‘(A) For applications seeking a pilot 
project for the eligible State as a whole— 
‘‘(i) first, to applications submitted by 
eligible States with a population of not 
more than 5,000,000 and not less than 15 
workforce boards, as of the date of enact-
ment of the A Stronger Workforce for 
America Act; and 
‘‘(ii) second, to applications submitted 
by eligible States that have achieved the 
State adjusted levels of performance for 
the youth program authorized under chap-
ter 2 of subtitle B and the adult and dis-
located worker programs authorized under 
chapter 3 of subtitle B in the most recent 
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program year for which performance infor-
mation is available. 
‘‘(B) For applications seeking a pilot 
project for a local area or consortium of local 
areas, to applications submitted by local areas 
or consortia of local areas that have achieved 
the negotiated local levels of performance for 
such youth program and such adult and dis-
located worker programs in the most recent 
program year for which performance informa-
tion is available. 
‘‘(e) STATE PILOT PROJECT REQUIREMENTS.—A 
State, local area, or consortium that has been approved 
to carry out a pilot 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 
the activities of the pilot project to achieve the goals 
of the pilot project, as described in subsection 
(d)(2)(A). 
‘‘(2) ADMINISTRATIVE
COSTS
LIMITATION.— 
Use not more than 10 percent of the funds received 
pursuant to subsection (b)(1)(B) for a fiscal year for 
the administrative costs of carrying out the pilot 
project. 
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‘‘(3) PRIORITY
FOR
SERVICES.—Give priority 
for services under the project to veterans and their 
eligible spouses in accordance with the requirements 
of section 4215 of title 38, United States Code, re-
cipients of public assistance, low-income individuals, 
individuals who have foundational skill needs, oppor-
tunity youth, and dislocated workers. 
‘‘(4) NUMBER
OF
PARTICIPANTS.—Serve a 
number of participants under the activities of the 
pilot project for each year of the pilot project period 
that— 
‘‘(A) is greater than the number of partici-
pants served by such State, local area, or con-
sortium, as applicable, under the programs de-
scribed in subparagraph (A) of section 3(13) 
for the most recent program year that ended 
prior to the beginning of the first year of the 
pilot project period; or 
‘‘(B) is not less than the number of par-
ticipants to be served under the activities of the 
pilot project that is agreed upon between the 
State, local area, or consortium, as applicable, 
and the Secretary— 
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‘‘(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 pilot project; and 
‘‘(II) the participants the State, 
local area, or consortium intends to 
serve under such project. 
‘‘(5) REPORTING OUTCOMES.—Submit, on an 
annual basis, to the Secretary a report, with respect 
to such State, local area, or consortium— 
‘‘(A) on participant outcomes for each in-
dicator of performance described in subsection 
(f)(1)(A) for the activities carried out under the 
project; 
‘‘(B) on the applicable requirements of sec-
tion 116(d)(2), including— 
‘‘(i) subparagraph (B) of such section; 
and 
‘‘(ii) subparagraphs (C), (D), (E), 
(F), (G), and (J) of such section, as such 
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