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SEC. 164. SPECIAL PROVISIONS. 
Section 158 of the Workforce Innovation and Oppor-
tunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3208) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘center’’ each place it appears 
and inserting ‘‘campus’’; and 
(2) in subsection (f)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘may accept on behalf of the 
Job Corps or individual Job Corps centers chari-
table donations of cash’’ and inserting ‘‘, on be-
half of the Job Corps or Job Corps campus oper-
ators, may accept grants, charitable donations of 
cash,’’; and 
(B) by inserting at the end the following: 
‘‘Notwithstanding sections 501(b) and 522 of 
title 40, United States Code, any property ac-
quired by a Job Corps campus shall be directly 
transferred, on a nonreimbursable basis, to the 
Secretary.’’. 
SEC. 165. MANAGEMENT INFORMATION. 
(a) LEVELS OF PERFORMANCE.—Section 159 of the 
Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 
3209) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘center’’ each place it appears 
and inserting ‘‘campus’’; 
(2) in subsection (c)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
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(i) by striking ‘‘The Secretary’’ and 
inserting the following: 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary’’. 
(ii) by inserting ‘‘that are ambitious 
yet achievable and’’ after ‘‘program’’; and 
(iii) by adding at the end the following 
new subparagraphs: 
‘‘(B) LEVELS OF PERFORMANCE.—In estab-
lishing the expected performance levels under 
subparagraph (A) for a Job Corps campus, the 
Secretary shall take into account— 
‘‘(i) how the levels involved compare 
with the recent performance of such campus 
and the performance of other campuses 
within the same State or geographic region; 
‘‘(ii) the levels of performance set for 
the primary indicators of performance for 
eligible 
youth 
described 
in 
section 
116(b)(2)(A)(ii) for the State in which the 
campus is located; 
‘‘(iii) the differences in actual eco-
nomic conditions (including differences in 
unemployment rates and job losses or gains 
in particular industries) between the local 
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area of such campus and other local areas 
with a campus; and 
‘‘(iv) the extent to which the levels in-
volved promote continuous improvement in 
performance on the primary indicators of 
performance by such campus and ensure op-
timal return on the use of Federal funds. 
‘‘(C) PERFORMANCE PER CONTRACT.—The 
Secretary shall ensure the expected levels of per-
formance are established in the relevant contract 
or agreement. 
‘‘(D) REVISIONS BASED ON ECONOMIC CON-
DITIONS AND INDIVIDUALS SERVED DURING THE 
PROGRAM YEAR.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—In the event of a 
significant economic downturn, the Sec-
retary may revise the applicable adjusted 
levels of performance for each of the cam-
puses for a program year to reflect the ac-
tual economic conditions during such pro-
gram year. 
‘‘(ii) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Prior to 
implementing the revisions described in 
clause (i), the Secretary shall submit to the 
Committee on Education and the Workforce 
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of the House of Representatives and the 
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, 
and Pensions of the Senate a report ex-
plaining the reason for such revisions. 
‘‘(E) REVIEW OF PERFORMANCE LEVELS.— 
The Office of Inspector General of the Depart-
ment of Labor shall, every 5 years, 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, and publish in the Federal Register 
and on a publicly available website of the De-
partment, a report containing— 
‘‘(i) a quadrennial review of the ex-
pected levels of performance; and 
‘‘(ii) an evaluation of whether— 
‘‘(I) the Secretary is establishing 
such expected levels of performance in 
good faith; and 
‘‘(II) such expected levels have led 
to continued improvement of the Job 
Corps program.’’; 
(B) by redesignating paragraph (4) as 
paragraph (5); 
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(C) by inserting after paragraph (3) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(4) CAMPUS SAFETY.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall es-
tablish campus and student safety standards. A 
Job Corps campus failing to achieve such stand-
ards shall be required to take the performance 
improvement actions described in subsection (f). 
‘‘(B) CONSIDERATIONS.—In establishing the 
campus and student safety standards under sub-
paragraph (A), the Secretary shall take into ac-
count— 
‘‘(i) incidents reported under section 
152(d); 
‘‘(ii) survey data from enrollees, fac-
ulty, staff, and community members; and 
‘‘(iii) any other considerations identi-
fied by the Secretary after reviewing the 
recommendations of the advisory group de-
scribed in section 155(b).’’; 
(D) in paragraph (5), as so redesignated— 
(i) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end; 
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(ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
the period at the end and inserting a semi-
colon; and 
(iii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(C) the number of contracts that were 
awarded a renewal compared to those eligible for 
a renewal; 
‘‘(D) the number of campuses where the con-
tract was awarded to a new operator; and 
‘‘(E) the number of campuses that were re-
quired to receive performance improvement, as 
described under subsection (f)(2), including 
whether any actions were taken as described in 
subparagraphs (B) and (C) of such subsection.’’; 
and 
(E) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(6) WAGE RECORDS.—The Secretary shall make 
arrangements with a State or other appropriate enti-
ty to facilitate the use of State wage records to evalu-
ate the performance of Job Corps campuses on the em-
ployment and earnings indicators described in clause 
(i)(III) of subparagraph (A) of section 116(b)(2)(A) 
and subclauses (I) and (II) of clause (ii) of such sub-
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paragraph for the purposes of the report required 
under paragraph (5).’’; 
(3) in subsection (d)(1)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘and make available on the 
website of the Department pertaining to the Job 
Corps program in a manner that is consumer- 
tested to ensure it is easily understood, search-
able, and navigable,’’ after ‘‘subsection (c)(4),’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘gen-
der’’ and inserting ‘‘sex’’; 
(C) by redesignating subparagraphs (J) 
through (O) as subparagraphs (K) through (P), 
respectively; and 
(D) by inserting the following after sub-
paragraph (I): 
‘‘(J) the number of appeals under section 
152(c) and a description of each appeal that was 
approved;’’; and 
(4) in subsection (g)(2), by striking ‘‘comply’’ 
and inserting ‘‘attest to compliance’’. 
(b) PERFORMANCE
ASSESSMENTS
AND
IMPROVE-
MENTS.—Section 159(f) of the Workforce Innovation and 
Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3209) is amended to read as 
follows: 
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‘‘(f) PERFORMANCE
ASSESSMENTS
AND
IMPROVE-
MENTS.— 
‘‘(1) ASSESSMENTS.—The Secretary shall con-
duct an annual assessment of the performance of each 
Job Corps campus on the primary indicators of per-
formance described in section 116(b)(2)(A)(ii), where 
each indicator shall be given equal weight in deter-
mining the overall performance of the campus. Based 
on the assessment, the Secretary shall take measures 
to continuously improve the performance of the Job 
Corps program. 
‘‘(2) PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT.— 
‘‘(A) INITIAL FAILURE.—With respect to a 
Job Corps campus that fails to meet an average 
of 90 percent on the expected levels of perform-
ance across all the primary indicators of per-
formance specified in subsection (c)(1) or is 
ranked among the lowest 10 percent of Job Corps 
campuses, the Secretary shall, after each pro-
gram year of such performance failure, develop 
and implement a performance improvement plan 
for such campus. Such a plan shall require ac-
tion to be taken during a 1-year program year 
period, which shall include providing technical 
assistance to the campus. 
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‘‘(B) REPEAT FAILURE.—With respect to a 
Job Corps campus that, for two consecutive pro-
gram years, fails to meet an average of 85 per-
cent on the expected levels of performance across 
all the primary indicators of performance or is 
ranked among the lowest 10 percent of Job Corps 
campuses, the Secretary shall take substantial 
action to improve the performance of such cam-
pus, which shall include— 
‘‘(i) changing the management staff of 
the campus; 
‘‘(ii) changing the career and technical 
education and training offered at the cam-
pus; 
‘‘(iii) replacing the operator of the 
campus; or 
‘‘(iv) reducing the capacity of the cam-
pus. 
‘‘(C) CHRONIC FAILURE.—With respect to a 
Job Corps campus that, for the two consecutive 
program years immediately following the Sec-
retary taking substantial performance action 
under subparagraph (B), fails to meet an aver-
age of 85 percent on the expected levels of per-
formance across all the primary indicators or is 
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ranked among the lowest 10 percent of Job Corps 
campuses, the Secretary shall take further sub-
stantial action to improve the performance of 
such campus, which shall include— 
‘‘(i) relocating the campus; 
‘‘(ii) closing the campus; or 
‘‘(iii) awarding funding directly to the 
State in which the campus is located for op-
eration of the campus, and for which the 
Secretary shall enter into a memorandum of 
understanding with such State for purposes 
of operating the campus in its current loca-
tion and may encourage innovation in such 
memorandum of understanding by waiving 
any statutory or regulatory requirement of 
this subtitle except for those related to par-
ticipant eligibility under section 144, stand-
ards of conduct under section 152, and per-
formance 
reporting 
and 
accountability 
under this section. 
‘‘(3) 
ADDITIONAL
PERFORMANCE
IMPROVE-
MENT.—In addition to the performance improvement 
plans required under paragraph (2), the Secretary 
may develop and implement additional performance 
improvement plans for a Job Corps campus that fails 
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to meet criteria established by the Secretary other 
than the expected levels of performance described in 
subsection (c)(1). 
‘‘(4) CIVILIAN
CONSERVATION
CENTERS.—With 
respect to a Civilian Conservation Center that, for 3 
consecutive program years, fails to meet an average of 
90 percent of the expected levels of performance across 
all the primary indicators of performance specified in 
subsection (c)(1), the Secretary of Labor or, if appro-
priate, the Secretary of Agriculture shall select, on a 
competitive basis, an entity to operate part or all of 
the Civilian Conservation Center in accordance with 
the requirements of section 147.’’. 
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 159 of the 
Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 
3209) is further amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘centers’’ each place it appears 
and inserting ‘‘campuses’’; and 
(2) in subsection (g)(1), in the header, by strik-
ing ‘‘CENTER’’ and inserting ‘‘CAMPUS’’. 
SEC. 166. JOB CORPS OVERSIGHT AND REPORTING. 
Section 161 of the Workforce Innovation and Oppor-
tunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3211) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection 
(e); and 
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(2) by inserting after subsection (c) the following 
new subsection: 
‘‘(d) REPORT ON IMPLEMENTATION OF RECOMMENDA-
TIONS.—The Secretary shall, on an annual basis, prepare 
and submit to the appropriate committees a report regard-
ing the implementation of all outstanding recommendations 
from the Office of Inspector General of the Department of 
Labor or the Government Accountability Office.’’. 
SEC. 167. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
Section 162 of the Workforce Innovation and Oppor-
tunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3212) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 162. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
‘‘There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
this subtitle $1,760,155,000 for each of the fiscal years 2025 
through 2030.’’. 
Subtitle E—National Programs 
SEC. 171. NATIVE AMERICAN PROGRAMS. 
Section 166 of the Workforce Innovation and Oppor-
tunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3221) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (d)(1)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
‘‘and’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking the 
period at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by inserting at the end the following: 
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‘‘(C) are evidence-based, to the extent prac-
ticable.’’; 
(2) in subsection (d)(2)— 
(A) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as 
subparagraph (C); and 
(B) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the 
following: 
‘‘(B) ADMINISTRATIVE
COSTS.—Not more 
than 10 percent of the funds provided to an enti-
ty under this section may be used for the admin-
istrative costs of the activities and services car-
ried out under subparagraph (A).’’; 
(3) in subsection (h), by inserting after para-
graph (2) the following: 
‘‘(3) WAGE RECORDS.—The Secretary shall make 
arrangements with a State or other appropriate enti-
ty to facilitate the use of State wage records to evalu-
ate the performance of entities funded under this sec-
tion on the employment and earnings indicators de-
scribed in subclauses (I) through (III) of section 
116(b)(2)(A)(i) for the purposes of the report required 
under paragraph (4). 
‘‘(4) PERFORMANCE
RESULTS.—For each pro-
gram year, the Secretary shall make available on a 
publicly accessible website of the Department a report 
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on the performance, during such program year, of en-
tities funded under this section on— 
‘‘(A) the primary indicators of performance 
described in section 116(b)(2)(A); 
‘‘(B) any additional indicators established 
under paragraph (1)(A); and 
‘‘(C) the adjusted levels of performance for 
such entities as described in paragraph (2).’’; 
(4) in subsection (i)— 
(A) in paragraph (3)(A), by striking ‘‘and 
judicial review.’’ and inserting ‘‘judicial review, 
and performance accountability pertaining to 
the primary indicators of performance described 
in section 116(b)(2)(A).’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (4)(B)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘The Council’’ and in-
serting the following: 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The Council’’; and 
(ii) by inserting at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(ii) VACANCIES.—An individual ap-
pointed to fill a vacancy on the Council oc-
curring before the expiration of the term for 
which the predecessor of such individual 
was appointed shall be appointed only for 
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the remainder of that term. Such an indi-
vidual may serve on the Council after the 
expiration of such term until a successor is 
appointed.’’; and 
(5) by amending subsection (k)(2) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(2) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
this subsection $542,000 for each of the fiscal years 
2025 through 2030.’’. 
SEC. 172. MIGRANT AND SEASONAL FARMWORKER PRO-
GRAMS. 
Section 167 of the Workforce Innovation and Oppor-
tunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3222) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (c), by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(5) WAGE RECORDS.—The Secretary shall make 
arrangements with a State or other appropriate enti-
ty to facilitate the use of State wage records to evalu-
ate the performance of entities funded under this sec-
tion on the employment and earnings indicators de-
scribed in subclauses (I) through (III) of section 
116(b)(2)(A)(i) for the purposes of the report required 
under paragraph (4). 
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‘‘(6) PERFORMANCE
RESULTS.—For each pro-
gram year, the Secretary shall make available on a 
publicly accessible website of the Department a report 
on the performance, during such program year, of en-
tities 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).’’; 
(2) by redesignating subsections (e), (f), (g), (h), 
and (i) as subsections (f), (g), (h), (i), and (j), respec-
tively; 
(3) by inserting after subsection (d) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(e) ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.—Not more than 10 per-
cent of the funds provided to an entity under this section 
may be used for the administrative costs of the activities 
and services carried out under subsection (d).’’; and 
(4) in subsection (i), as so redesignated, to read 
as follows: 
‘‘(i) FUNDING ALLOCATION; FUNDING OBLIGATION.— 
‘‘(1) FUNDING
ALLOCATION.—From the funds 
appropriated and made available to carry out this 
section, the Secretary shall reserve not more than 1 
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percent for discretionary purposes, such as providing 
technical assistance to eligible entities. 
‘‘(2) FUNDING OBLIGATION.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Funds appropriated 
and made available to carry out this section for 
any fiscal year may be obligated by the Sec-
retary during the period beginning on April 1 of 
the calendar year that begins during such fiscal 
year and ending on June 30 of the following cal-
endar year to be made available to an entity de-
scribed in subsection (b) for the period described 
in subparagraph (B). 
‘‘(B) OBLIGATED
AMOUNT.—Funds made 
available under this section for a fiscal year to 
any entity described in subsection (b) may be 
spent or reserved for spending by such entity 
during the period beginning on July 1 of the cal-
endar year that begins during such fiscal year, 
and ending on June 30 of the following calendar 
year.’’. 
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— 
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(1) by striking ‘‘appropriate training, technical 
assistance, staff development’’ and inserting ‘‘appro-
priate education, technical assistance, professional de-
velopment for staff’’; 
(2) in subparagraphs (B), (C), and (D), by strik-
ing ‘‘training’’ each place it appears and inserting 
‘‘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: 
‘‘(G) assistance to the one-stop delivery sys-
tem and the Employment Service established 
under the Wagner-Peyser Act for the integration 
of basic career service activities pursuant to sec-
tion 134(c)(2)(A); 
‘‘(I) assistance to States with maintaining, 
and making accessible to jobseekers and employ-
ers, the lists of eligible providers of training serv-
ices required under section 122; 
‘‘(H) assistance to States that apply for 
such assistance under section 122(k) for the pur-
poses described in such subsection;’’. 
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(b) PERFORMANCE ACCOUNTABILITY TECHNICAL AS-
SISTANCE.—Section 168(b) of the Workforce Innovation and 
Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3223(b)) is amended— 
(1) in the header, by striking ‘‘DISLOCATED 
WORKER’’ and inserting ‘‘PERFORMANCE ACCOUNT-
ABILITY’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (1), in the first sentence— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘, pursuant to paragraphs 
(1) and (2) of section 116(f),’’ after ‘‘technical 
assistance’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘with respect to employment 
and training activities for dislocated workers’’ 
and inserting ‘‘with respect to the core pro-
grams’’. 
(c) COMMUNITIES IMPACTED BY OPIOID USE DIS-
ORDERS.—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 OPIOID USE DIS-
ORDERS.—The Secretary shall, as part of the activities de-
scribed 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 opioid use 
disorders, which information shall— 
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‘‘(1) be updated annually to reflect the most re-
cent and available research; and 
‘‘(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 Inno-
vation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3224) is amend-
ed— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) in subparagraph (E), by inserting 
‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(ii) in subparagraph (F), by striking 
‘‘; and’’ at the end and inserting a period; 
and 
(iii) by striking subparagraph (G); 
(B) in paragraph (3)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘The Secretary’’ and 
inserting the following: 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary’’; and 
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(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), 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, in-
cluding factors such as availability of paid time 
off, health and retirement benefits, workplace 
safety standards, predictable and stable work 
schedule, stackable credentials, and advancement 
opportunities. 
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‘‘(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 whether 
an individual who is unable to receive services 
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 more than 4 years after the date of enact-
ment of A Stronger Workforce for America Act, 
conduct a study that compares the effectiveness of 
the pay-for-performance strategies used under 
sections 129, 134, and 172 after such date of en-
actment to the awarding of grants and contracts 
under such sections as in effect on the day before 
the date of enactment of such Act. 
‘‘(D) STUDY ON INDIVIDUAL TRAINING AC-
COUNTS FOR DISLOCATED WORKERS.—The Sec-
retary shall, not more than 4 years after the date 
of enactment of the A Stronger Workforce for 
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America Act, conduct a study that compares the 
usage of Individual Training Accounts for dis-
located workers after such date of enactment to 
the usage of such accounts prior to such date of 
enactment, including— 
‘‘(i) the types of training services and 
occupations targeted by dislocated workers 
when using their Individual Training Ac-
counts; and 
‘‘(ii) the effectiveness of such skills de-
velopment. 
‘‘(E) STUDY ON STATEWIDE CRITICAL IN-
DUSTRY
SKILLS
FUNDS.—The Secretary shall, 
not more 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 ef-
fectiveness of the program— 
‘‘(i) the industries targeted by such 
Funds; 
‘‘(ii) the occupations workers are being 
upskilled for; 
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‘‘(iii) how frequently skills development 
is provided to prospective workers and in-
cumbent workers, and 
‘‘(iv) the reported performance out-
comes. 
‘‘(F) STUDY
ON
THE
EFFECTIVENESS
OF 
EMPLOYER-BASED
TRAINING.—The 
Secretary 
shall, not more than 4 years after the date of en-
actment of the A Stronger Workforce for America 
Act, conduct a study that measures the effective-
ness of on-the-job training, employer-directed 
skills training, apprenticeship, and incumbent 
worker training under this title in preparing 
jobseekers and workers, including those with bar-
riers to employment, for unsubsidized employ-
ment. Such study shall include the cost per par-
ticipant and wage and employment outcomes, as 
compared to other methods of training. 
‘‘(G) 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 Depart-
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ment, 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 evalua-
tion of the multistate project to determine 
the impact of the activities supported by the 
project, including the impact on the em-
ployment and earnings of program partici-
pants. 
‘‘(ii) REPORT.—The Secretary shall 
prepare and disseminate to the Committee 
on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions 
of the Senate and the Committee on Edu-
cation and the Workforce of the House of 
Representatives, and to the public, includ-
ing through electronic means, reports con-
taining the results of evaluations conducted 
under this subparagraph.’’. 
(b) WORKFORCE DATA QUALITY INITIATIVE.—Section 
169 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 
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U.S.C. 3224) is further amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(d) WORKFORCE DATA QUALITY INITIATIVE.— 
‘‘(1) GRANT PROGRAM.—Of amount made avail-
able pursuant to section 132(a)(2)(A) for any pro-
gram year, the Secretary shall use 5 percent of such 
amount, and may also use funds authorized for pur-
poses of carrying out this section, to award grants to 
eligible entities to create workforce longitudinal data 
systems and associated resources for the purposes of 
strengthening program quality, building State capac-
ity to produce evidence for decisionmaking, meeting 
performance reporting requirements, protecting pri-
vacy, and improving transparency. 
‘‘(2) APPLICATION.—To be eligible to receive a 
grant under this subsection, an eligible entity shall 
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 activities 
that will be conducted by the eligible entity, in-
cluding a description of the need for such activi-
ties and a detailed budget for such activities; 
‘‘(B) a description of the expected outcomes 
and outputs (such as systems or products) that 
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will result from the proposed activities and the 
proposed uses of such outputs; 
‘‘(C) a description of how the proposed ac-
tivities will support the reporting of performance 
data, including employment and earnings out-
comes, for the performance accountability re-
quirements under section 116, including out-
comes for eligible training providers; 
‘‘(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, including 
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 subsection 
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and demonstrates a substantial need to im-
prove its data infrastructure; or 
‘‘(ii) a consortium of State agencies 
that is comprised of State agencies from 
multiple States and includes at least one 
State agency described in clause (i) and has 
the capacity to make significant contribu-
tions 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 cre-
dentials, including through the development 
of a credential registry or other tools and 
services designed to help learners and work-
ers 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— 
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‘‘(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 data 
entities and the end-users of workforce and 
labor market data, including individuals, 
employers, economic development agencies, 
and workforce development providers; or 
‘‘(iv) leverage the use of non-Federal 
contributions to improve workforce data in-
frastructure, including staff capacity build-
ing. 
‘‘(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 postsec-
ondary data. 
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‘‘(B) Accelerating the replication and adop-
tion of data systems, projects, products, or prac-
tices 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 de-
signed to scale to other regions or States. 
‘‘(D) Establishing, enhancing, or connecting 
to a system of interoperable learning and em-
ployment records that provides individuals 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 se-
curity measures for data collection, storing, and 
sharing to ensure compliance with relevant Fed-
eral 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. 
‘‘(G) Creating or participating in a data 
exchange for collecting and using standards- 
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based jobs and employment data including, at a 
minimum, job titles or occupation codes. 
‘‘(H) Improving State and local staff capac-
ity to understand, use, and analyze data to im-
prove decisionmaking and improve participant 
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 Fed-
eral, State, or local funds used for development 
of State data systems. 
‘‘(C) REPORT.—Each eligible entity that re-
ceives a grant under this subsection shall submit 
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 im-
provements in the use of workforce and labor 
market information that have resulted from such 
activities. 
‘‘(6) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection, the term 
‘eligible entity’ means a State agency or consortium 
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of State agencies, including a multistate data collabo-
rative, that is or includes the State agencies respon-
sible for— 
‘‘(A) State employer wage records used by 
the State’s unemployment insurance programs in 
labor market information reporting and analysis 
and for fulfilling the reporting requirements 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) by amending subsection (a)(1) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(1) EMERGENCY
OR
DISASTER.—The term 
‘emergency or disaster’ means an emergency or a 
major disaster, as defined in paragraphs (1) and (2), 
respectively, of section 102 of the Robert T. Stafford 
Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 
U.S.C. 5122 (1) and (2)).’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
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(i) in subparagraph (C), by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(ii) in subparagraph (D)— 
(I) in clause (i), by striking 
‘‘spouses described in section 3(15)(E)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘spouses described in 
subparagraph (E) of the definition of 
the term ‘dislocated worker’ in section 
3’’; and 
(II) in clause (ii), by striking the 
period at the end and inserting ‘‘; 
and’’; and 
(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 treatment 
of opioid use disorders, including addiction 
treatment, mental health treatment, and pain 
management, in an area that, as a result of 
widespread opioid use, addiction, and overdoses, 
has higher-than-average demand for such activi-
ties that exceeds the availability of State and 
local resources to provide such activities.’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘(3) PERFORMANCE
RESULTS.—The Secretary 
shall collect the necessary information from each enti-
ty receiving a grant under this section to determine 
the performance of such entity on the primary indica-
tors 
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 
(3) in subsection (c)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)(A)— 
(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’’; 
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(ii) by redesignating subparagraphs 
(C) and (D) as subparagraphs (D) and (E), 
respectively; and 
(iii) by inserting after subparagraph 
(B) the following: 
‘‘(C) OPIOID-RELATED
GRANTS.—In order 
to be eligible to receive employment and training 
assistance under a national dislocated worker 
grant awarded pursuant to subsection (b)(1)(E), 
an individual shall be— 
‘‘(i) a dislocated worker; 
‘‘(ii) a long-term unemployed indi-
vidual; 
‘‘(iii) an individual who is unem-
ployed or significantly underemployed as a 
result of widespread opioid use in the area; 
or 
‘‘(iv) an individual who is employed or 
seeking employment in a health care profes-
sion involved in the prevention and treat-
ment of opioid use disorders, including such 
professions that provide addiction treat-
ment, mental health treatment, or pain 
management.’’. 
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SEC. 176. YOUTHBUILD PROGRAM. 
Section 171 of the Workforce Innovation and Oppor-
tunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3226) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (c)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), to read as follows: 
‘‘(1) AMOUNT OF GRANTS; RESERVATION.— 
‘‘(A) AMOUNT OF GRANTS.—Subject to sub-
paragraph (B), the Secretary is authorized to 
make grants to applicants for the purpose of car-
rying out YouthBuild programs approved under 
this section. 
‘‘(B) RESERVATION FOR RURAL AREAS AND 
INDIAN TRIBES.—In any fiscal year in which the 
amount appropriated to carry out this section is 
greater than $90,000,000, the Secretary shall re-
serve 20 percent of the amount appropriated that 
is in excess of $90,000,000 and use such reserved 
amount to make grants, for the purpose of car-
rying out YouthBuild programs approved under 
this section, to applicants that— 
‘‘(i) are located in rural areas; or 
‘‘(ii) are Indian Tribes, or are car-
rying out such programs for the benefit of 
members of an Indian Tribe.’’; 
(B) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A)— 
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(I) in clause (iv)(II), by striking 
‘‘language 
learners’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘learners’’; and 
(II) in clause (vii), by inserting 
after ‘‘enable individuals’’ the fol-
lowing: ‘‘, including those with disabil-
ities,’’; and 
(ii) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(I) Provision of meals and other food as-
sistance to participants in conjunction with an-
other activity described in this paragraph.’’; 
(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 (xx), by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end; 
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(IV) in clause (xxi) by striking 
the period at the end and inserting ‘‘; 
and’’; and 
(V) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(xxii) a description of the levels of 
performance the applicant expects to achieve 
on the primary indicators of performance 
described in section 116(b)(2)(A)(ii).’’; 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 (J)(iii), by add-
ing ‘‘and’’ after the semicolon; 
(iii) in subparagraph (K), by striking 
‘‘; and’’ and inserting a period; and 
(iv) by striking subparagraph (L); 
(2) in subsection (e)(1)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A)(ii), by striking 
‘‘offender’’ and inserting ‘‘who is a justice-in-
volved individual’’; and 
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(B) in subparagraph (B)(i), by striking 
‘‘are basic skills deficient’’ and inserting ‘‘have 
foundational skill needs’’; 
(3) 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 appro-
priate 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 report 
on the performance of YouthBuild programs, 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) in subsection (g), by inserting at the end the 
following: 
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‘‘(4) ANNUAL
RELEASE
OF
FUNDING
OPPOR-
TUNITY ANNOUNCEMENT.—The Secretary shall, to the 
greatest extent practicable, announce new funding op-
portunities for grants under this section during the 
same time period each year for which such grants are 
available.’’; and 
(5) by amending subsection (i) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(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. 178. REENTRY EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES. 
Subtitle D of title I of the Workforce Innovation and 
Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3221 et seq.), is further amend-
ed— 
(1) by redesignating section 172 as section 174; 
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; 
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‘‘(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 populations 
and how they are best combined and sequenced, and 
disseminate such evidence to entities supporting the 
reentry of justice-involved individuals into the work-
force. 
‘‘(b) REENTRY EMPLOYMENT COMPETITIVE GRANTS, 
CONTRACTS, AND COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS AUTHOR-
IZED.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—From the amounts appro-
priated under section 174(e) and not reserved under 
subsection (h), the Secretary— 
‘‘(A) shall, on a competitive basis, make 
grants to, or enter into contracts or cooperative 
agreements with, eligible entities to implement 
reentry projects that serve eligible adults or eligi-
ble youth; 
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‘‘(B) may use not more than 30 percent of 
such amounts to award funds under subpara-
graph (A) to eligible entities to serve as national 
or regional intermediaries to provide such funds 
to other eligible entities to— 
‘‘(i) implement reentry projects de-
scribed in subparagraph (A); and 
‘‘(ii) monitor and support such enti-
ties; 
‘‘(C) shall use 30 percent of such amounts 
to award funds under subparagraph (A) to eligi-
ble entities using pay-for-performance con-
tracts— 
‘‘(i) that specify a fixed amount that 
will be paid to the entity based on the 
achievement of specified levels of perform-
ance on the indicators of performance de-
scribed in subsections (e)(1)(A)(i) and 
(e)(2)(A) within a defined timetable; and 
‘‘(ii) which may provide for bonus 
payments to such entity to expand capacity 
to provide effective services; and 
‘‘(D) shall ensure grants awarded under 
this section are awarded to eligible entities from 
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geographically diverse areas, in addition to the 
priorities described in paragraph (4). 
‘‘(2) AWARD
PERIODS.—The Secretary shall 
award funds under this section for an initial period 
of not more than 4 years. 
‘‘(3) ADDITIONAL AWARDS.—The Secretary may 
award, for a period of not more than 4 years, one or 
more additional grants to an eligible entity that re-
ceived a grant under this section if the eligible entity 
achieved the performance levels agreed upon with the 
Secretary (as described in subsection (e)(3)) for the 
most recent award period. 
‘‘(4) PRIORITY.—In awarding funds under this 
section, the Secretary shall give priority to eligible en-
tities whose applications submitted under subsection 
(c) demonstrate a commitment to use such funds to 
implement reentry projects— 
‘‘(A) that will serve high-poverty areas; 
‘‘(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; 
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‘‘(C) whose strategy and design are evi-
dence-based; 
‘‘(D) that establish partnerships with— 
‘‘(i) businesses; or 
‘‘(ii) institutions of higher education 
or providers under section 122 (as deter-
mined by the State where services are being 
provided) to provide project participants 
with programs of study leading to recog-
nized postsecondary credentials in in-de-
mand occupations; or 
‘‘(E) that provide training services, includ-
ing customized training and on-the-job training, 
that are designed to meet the specific require-
ments of an employer (including a group of em-
ployers) and are conducted with a commitment 
by the employer to employ individuals upon suc-
cessful completion of the preparation. 
‘‘(c) APPLICATION.— 
‘‘(1) FORM AND PROCEDURE.—To be qualified to 
receive funds under this section, an eligible entity 
shall submit an application at such time, and in such 
manner, as determined by the Secretary, and con-
taining the information described in paragraph (2). 
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‘‘(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 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 geographic area 
to be served. 
‘‘(C) A description of the proposed employ-
ment and training activities and supportive 
services, if applicable, to be provided under such 
reentry project, and how such activities and serv-
ices will prepare participants for employment in 
in-demand industry sectors and occupations 
within the geographic area to be served by such 
reentry project. 
‘‘(D) The anticipated schedule for carrying 
out the activities proposed under the reentry 
project. 
‘‘(E) A description of— 
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‘‘(i) the partnerships the eligible entity 
will establish with agencies and entities 
within the criminal justice system, local 
boards and one-stops, community-based or-
ganizations, and employers (including local 
businesses) to provide participants of 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 
and benefits available to justice-involved in-
dividuals 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 expected levels of 
performance to be achieved with respect to the 
performance measures described in subsection 
(e). 
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‘‘(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 performance 
achieved and conducting the evaluation under 
this section. 
‘‘(K) An assurance that the eligible entity 
will provide matching funds, as described in sub-
section (d)(4). 
‘‘(L) A description of how the eligible entity 
plans to continue the reentry project after the 
award period. 
‘‘(3) ADDITIONAL CONTENT FOR INTERMEDIARY 
APPLICANTS.—An application submitted by an eligi-
ble entity seeking to serve as a national or regional 
intermediary as described in subsection (b)(1)(B) 
shall also contain the following: 
‘‘(A) An identification and description of 
the eligible entities that will be subgrantees of 
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such intermediary and implement the reentry 
projects, which shall include subgrantees in— 
‘‘(i) three or more noncontiguous met-
ropolitan areas or rural areas; and 
‘‘(ii) not less than 2 States. 
‘‘(B) A description of the services and sup-
ports the intermediary will provide to the sub-
grantees, including administrative and fiscal 
support to ensure the subgrantees comply with 
all grant 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 subgrantees. 
‘‘(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 
subgrantees identified under subparagraph (A) 
were previous subgrantees of the intermediary for 
such reentry project and failed to meet the levels 
of performance established for such reentry 
project. 
‘‘(d) USES OF FUNDS.— 
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‘‘(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: 
‘‘(A) One or more of the individualized ca-
reer services listed in subclauses (I) through (IX) 
of section 134(c)(2)(A)(xii). 
‘‘(B) One or more of the training services 
listed in clauses (i) through (x)(i) in section 
134(c)(3)(D), including subsidized employment 
opportunities through transitional jobs. 
‘‘(C) For participants who are eligible 
youth, one or more of the program elements list-
ed in subparagraphs (A) through (N) of section 
129(c)(2). 
‘‘(2) ALLOWABLE ACTIVITIES.—An eligible entity 
that receives funds under this section may use such 
funds to provide to eligible adults or eligible youth the 
following: 
‘‘(A) Followup services after placement in 
unsubsidized employment as described in section 
134(c)(2)(A)(xiii). 
‘‘(B) Apprenticeship programs. 
‘‘(C) Education in digital literacy skills. 
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‘‘(D) Mentoring. 
‘‘(E) Assistance in obtaining employment, 
including as a result of the eligible entity— 
‘‘(i) establishing and developing rela-
tionships and networks with large and 
small employers; and 
‘‘(ii) coordinating with employers to 
develop customized training programs and 
on-the-job training. 
‘‘(F) Assistance with driver’s license rein-
statement and fees for driver’s licenses and other 
necessary documents for employment. 
‘‘(G) Provision of or referral to evidence- 
based mental health treatment by licensed practi-
tioners. 
‘‘(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 pro-
grams providing such services. 
‘‘(I) Provisions of or referral to supportive 
services, provided that no more than 5 percent of 
funds awarded to an eligible entity under this 
section may be used to provide such services to 
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participants who are 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 FUNDS.—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, except that the Secretary may waive the 
matching funds requirement, on a case-by-case basis 
and for not more than 20 percent of all grants award-
ed, if the eligible entity demonstrates significant fi-
nancial hardship. 
‘‘(e) LEVELS OF PERFORMANCE.— 
‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT OF LEVELS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall es-
tablish expected levels of performance for reentry 
projects funded under this section for— 
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‘‘(i) each of the primary indicators of 
performance for adults and youth described 
in section 116(b); 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 PERFORMANCE LEVELS.— 
In establishing and updating performance levels 
under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall reach agree-
ment on such levels with the eligible entities receiving 
awards under this section that will be subject to such 
levels, based on, as the Secretary determines relevant 
for each indicator of performance, the following fac-
tors: 
‘‘(A) The expected performance levels of each 
such eligible entity described in the application 
submitted under subsection (c)(2)(H). 
‘‘(B) The local economic conditions of the 
geographic area to be served by each such eligible 
entity, including differences in unemployment 
rates and job losses or gains in particular indus-
tries. 
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‘‘(C) The characteristics of project partici-
pants when entering the project involved, includ-
ing— 
‘‘(i) criminal records; 
‘‘(ii) indicators of poor work history; 
‘‘(iii) lack of work experience; 
‘‘(iv) lack of educational or occupa-
tional skills attainment; 
‘‘(v) low levels of literacy or English 
proficiency; 
‘‘(vi) disability status; 
‘‘(vii) homelessness; and 
‘‘(viii) receipt of public assistance. 
‘‘(3) FAILURE
TO
MEET
PERFORMANCE
LEV-
ELS.—In the case of an eligible entity that fails to 
meet the performance levels established under para-
graph (1) and updated to reflect the actual economic 
conditions and characteristics of participants (as de-
scribed in paragraph (2)(C)) served by the reentry 
project involved for any award year, the Secretary 
shall provide technical assistance to the eligible enti-
ty, including the development of a performance im-
provement plan. 
‘‘(f) EVALUATION OF REENTRY PROJECTS.— 
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‘‘(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 Evaluation 
Officer) shall meet each of the following requirements: 
‘‘(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 employ-
ment and maintaining employment at the 
second quarter and fourth quarter after un-
subsidized employment is obtained. 
‘‘(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 ex-
tent to which the projects improve reentry 
outcomes, including in employment, com-
pensation (which may include wages earned 
and benefits), career advancement, measur-
able skills gains, credentials earned, and re-
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cidivism of participants in comparison to 
comparably situated individuals who did 
not participate in such projects. 
‘‘(iv) The effectiveness of specific serv-
ices and interventions provided and of the 
overall project design. 
‘‘(v) If applicable, the extent to which 
such projects effectively serve various demo-
graphic groups, including people of different 
geographic locations, ages, races, national 
origins, sex, and criminal records, and in-
dividuals with disabilities. 
‘‘(vi) If applicable, the appropriate se-
quencing, combination, or concurrent struc-
ture, of services for each subpopulation of 
individuals who are participants of such 
projects, such as the order, combination, or 
concurrent structure and services in which 
transitional jobs and occupational skills de-
velopment are provided, to ensure that such 
participants are prepared to fully benefit 
from employment and training services pro-
vided under the project. 
‘‘(vii) Limitations or barriers to edu-
cation and employment as a result of occu-
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pational or educational licensing restric-
tions. 
‘‘(B) DATA
ACCESSIBILITY.—Make avail-
able, on the publicly accessible website of the De-
partment of Labor, data collected during the 
course of evaluation under this subsection, in an 
aggregated format that does not disclose person-
ally identifiable information. 
‘‘(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 measures; 
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— 
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‘‘(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 EVALUA-
TION FINDINGS.—The Secretary (acting through the 
Chief Evaluation Officer) shall— 
‘‘(A) in accordance with the timeline deter-
mined to be appropriate by the Chief Evaluation 
Officer, publish an interim report on such eval-
uation; 
‘‘(B) not later than 90 days after the date 
on which any evaluation is completed under this 
subsection, publish and make publicly available 
such evaluation; and 
‘‘(C) not later than 60 days after the com-
pletion date described in subparagraph (B), sub-
mit 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 evalua-
tion. 
‘‘(g) ANNUAL REPORT.— 
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‘‘(1) CONTENTS.—Subject to paragraph (2), the 
Secretary shall post, using transparent, linked, open, 
and interoperable data formats, on its publicly acces-
sible website, an annual report on— 
‘‘(A) the number of individuals who partici-
pated in projects assisted under this section for 
the preceding year; 
‘‘(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 performance in-
dicators set forth in subsection (e); and 
‘‘(D) an explanation of any waivers granted 
by the Secretary of the matching requirement 
under subsection (d)(4) . 
‘‘(2) DISAGGREGATION.—The information pro-
vided under subparagraphs (A) through (C) of para-
graph (1) with 
respect 
to 
a 
year 
shall 
be 
disaggregated by each project assisted under this sec-
tion for such year. 
‘‘(h) RESERVATION OF FUNDS.—Of the funds appro-
priated under section 174(e) for a fiscal year, the Sec-
retary— 
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‘‘(1) may reserve not more than 5 percent for the 
administration of grants, contracts, and cooperative 
agreements awarded under this section, of which not 
more than 2 percent 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 el-
igible entities desiring to receive such funds, in-
cluding assistance with application development 
and submission; and 
‘‘(2) shall reserve not less than 1 percent and not 
more than 2.5 percent for the evaluation activities 
under subsection (f) or to support eligible entities 
with any required data collection, analysis, and co-
ordination related to such evaluation activities. 
‘‘(i) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) CHIEF
EVALUATION
OFFICER.—The term 
‘Chief Evaluation Officer’ means the head of the inde-
pendent evaluation office located in the Office of the 
Assistant Secretary for Policy of the Department of 
Labor. 
‘‘(2) COMMUNITY SUPERVISION.—The term ‘com-
munity supervision’ means mandatory oversight (in-
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cluding probation and parole) of a formerly incarcer-
ated person— 
‘‘(A) who was convicted of a crime by a 
judge or parole board; and 
‘‘(B) who is living outside a secure facility. 
‘‘(3) CORRECTIONAL
INSTITUTION.—The term 
‘correctional institution’ has the meaning given the 
term in section 225(e). 
‘‘(4) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘eligible enti-
ty’ means— 
‘‘(A) a private nonprofit organization under 
section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986, 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 (H). 
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‘‘(5) ELIGIBLE ADULT.—The term ‘eligible adult’ 
means a justice-involved individual who— 
‘‘(A) is age 25 or older; and 
‘‘(B) in the case of an individual that was 
previously incarcerated, was released from incar-
ceration not more than 3 years prior to enroll-
ment in a project funded under this section. 
‘‘(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 conducted by 
the Bureau of the Census. 
‘‘(8) JUSTICE-INVOLVED INDIVIDUAL.—The term 
‘justice-involved individual’ means an individual who 
has been convicted as a juvenile or an adult and im-
prisoned under Federal or State law.’’. 
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 amend-
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ed by inserting after section 172, as added by the preceding 
section, the following: 
‘‘SEC. 173. 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 
high-skill, high-wage, or in-demand industry sectors 
or occupations. 
‘‘(b) STRENGTHENING COMMUNITY COLLEGES WORK-
FORCE DEVELOPMENT GRANTS PROGRAM.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—From the amounts appro-
priated to carry out this section under section 174(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 174(f), 
the Secretary may reserve not more than two percent 
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for the administration of grants awarded under this 
section, including— 
‘‘(A) providing technical assistance and tar-
geted outreach to support eligible institutions 
serving a high number or high percentage of low- 
income individuals or individuals with barriers 
to employment, and rural-serving eligible insti-
tutions, to provide guidance and assistance in 
the process of applying for grants under this sec-
tion; and 
‘‘(B) evaluating and reporting on the per-
formance and impact of programs funded under 
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 period of 
not more than 4 years. 
‘‘(2) SUBSEQUENT GRANTS.—An eligible institu-
tion that receives an initial grant under this section 
may receive one or more additional grants under this 
section for additional periods of not more than 4 
years each if the eligible institution demonstrates 
that, during the most recently completed grant period 
for a grant received under this section, such eligible 
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institution achieved the levels of performance agreed 
to by the eligible institution with respect to the per-
formance 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: 
‘‘(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 eligible 
institution will use to engage with employers in 
in-demand industry sectors or occupations, in-
cluding any arrangements to place individuals 
who complete the workforce development pro-
grams supported by the grant into employment 
with such employers. 
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‘‘(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 
‘‘(ii) the needs that will be addressed 
by such eligible institution and industry 
partnership. 
‘‘(D) One or more industries that such part-
nership will target and real-time labor market 
data demonstrating that those industries are 
aligned with employer demand in the geographic 
area to be served by the eligible institution. 
‘‘(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 commit-
ments of any leveraged or matching funds 
for the proposed programs; and 
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‘‘(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 path-
ways within such programs. 
‘‘(G) The population and geographic area to 
be served by the eligible institution, including the 
number of individuals the eligible institution in-
tends 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 in-demand industry sectors or 
occupations for which such programs will pre-
pare participants. 
‘‘(J) The evidence upon which the education 
and skills development strategies to be used in 
such workforce development programs are based 
and an explanation of how such evidence influ-
enced the design of the programs to improve edu-
cation and employment outcomes. 
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‘‘(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, outlying 
area, or locality in which the eligible insti-
tution is expected to operate; 
‘‘(ii) any State plan submitted under 
section 122 of the Carl D. Perkins Career 
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. 
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‘‘(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 in-
stitutions that— 
‘‘(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 identi-
fied by the State in which the eligible institution 
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 training 
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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-
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 eligible 
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 design 
that is appropriate for the activities carried out 
by the partnership; 
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‘‘(E) incorporates work-based learning op-
portunities, as defined in section 3 of the Carl D. 
Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 
2006 (20 U.S.C. 2302); and 
‘‘(F) incorporates, to the extent appropriate, 
virtual service delivery to facilitate technology- 
enabled learning. 
‘‘(2) REQUIRED ACTIVITIES.—An eligible institu-
tion that receives a grant under this section shall, in 
consultation with the employers in the eligible institu-
tion and industry partnership described in paragraph 
(1)— 
‘‘(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 services, 
including providing information and out-
reach to individuals with barriers to em-
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ployment 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 par-
ticipation in and successful completion of 
such programs; and 
‘‘(C) make available, in a format that is 
open, searchable, and easily comparable, infor-
mation on— 
‘‘(i) curricula and recognized postsec-
ondary credentials offered through programs 
funded with the grant, including any cur-
ricula or credentials created or further de-
veloped using such grant, which for each 
recognized postsecondary credential, shall 
include— 
‘‘(I) the issuing entity of such cre-
dential; 
‘‘(II) any third-party endorse-
ments of such credential; 
‘‘(III) the occupations for which 
the credential prepares individuals; 
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‘‘(IV) the skills and competencies 
necessary to achieve to earn such cre-
dential; 
‘‘(V) the level of mastery of such 
skills and competencies (including how 
mastery is assessed); and 
‘‘(VI) 
any 
transfer 
value 
or 
stackability of the credential; 
‘‘(ii) any skills or competencies devel-
oped by individuals who participate in such 
programs beyond the skills and com-
petencies identified as part of the recognized 
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 section 
shall, in consultation with the employers in the eligi-
ble institution and industry partnership described in 
paragraph (1), carry out one or more of the following 
activities: 
‘‘(A) Establish, improve, or expand— 
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‘‘(i) articulation agreements (as de-
fined in section 486A(a) of the Higher Edu-
cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1093a(a))); 
‘‘(ii) credit transfer agreements; 
‘‘(iii) corequisite remediation programs 
that enable a student to receive remedial 
education services while enrolled in a post-
secondary course rather than requiring the 
student to receive remedial education before 
enrolling in a such a course; 
‘‘(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 pro-
cedures necessary to be included on the eligible 
training services provider list described in sec-
tion 122(d). 
‘‘(C) Purchase, lease, or refurbish special-
ized equipment as necessary to carry out such 
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programs, provided that not more than 15 per-
cent of the funds awarded to the eligible institu-
tion under this section may be used for activities 
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 Education 
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087ll)) of participants 
in such programs. 
‘‘(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 information, 
analysis, and coordination for purposes of subsection 
(f). 
‘‘(f) PERFORMANCE LEVELS AND PERFORMANCE RE-
VIEWS.— 
‘‘(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 sec-
tion. Such performance levels shall be established on 
the following indicators: 
‘‘(A) Each of the primary indicators of per-
formance for adults described in section 116(b), 
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which shall be applied for all individuals who 
participated in a program that received funding 
from a grant under this section. 
‘‘(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- 
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— 
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‘‘(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. 
‘‘(2) CONSULTATION
AND
DETERMINATION
OF 
PERFORMANCE LEVELS.— 
‘‘(A) CONSIDERATION.—In developing per-
formance levels in accordance with paragraph 
(1), the Secretary shall take into consideration 
the goals of the eligible institution pursuant to 
subsection (d)(2)(L). 
‘‘(B) DETERMINATION.—After completing 
the consideration required under subparagraph 
(A), the Secretary shall separately determine the 
performance levels that will apply to each eligi-
ble institution, taking into account— 
‘‘(i) the expected performance levels of 
each eligible institution with respect to the 
goals described by the eligible institution 
pursuant to subsection (d)(2)(L); and 
‘‘(ii) local economic conditions in the 
geographic area to be served by the eligible 
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institution, including differences in unem-
ployment rates and job losses or gains in 
particular industries. 
‘‘(C) NOTICE AND ACKNOWLEDGMENT.— 
‘‘(i) NOTICE.—The Secretary shall pro-
vide each eligible institution with a written 
notification that sets forth the performance 
levels that will apply to the eligible institu-
tion, as determined under subparagraph 
(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 ac-
cordance with the performance levels 
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 
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performance levels determined for such institution 
pursuant to paragraph (2). 
‘‘(4) FAILURE
TO
MEET
PERFORMANCE
LEV-
ELS.—After conducting an evaluation under para-
graph (3), if the Secretary determines that an eligible 
institution did not achieve the performance levels ap-
plicable to the eligible institution under paragraph 
(2), the Secretary shall— 
‘‘(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 effectiveness of the 
eligible institutions receiving a grant under this sec-
tion. 
‘‘(2) ELEMENTS.—The evaluation of the effective-
ness of eligible institutions conducted under para-
graph (1) shall include an assessment of the general 
effectiveness of programs and activities supported by 
the grants awarded to such eligible institutions under 
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this section, including the extent to which the pro-
grams 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 indus-
try skill needs; 
‘‘(B) created, expanded, or enhanced career 
pathways, including the extent to which the eli-
gible institutions developed or improved com-
petency-based education and assessment, credit 
for prior learning, modularized and self-paced 
curricula, integrated education and workforce de-
velopment, 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 system; 
‘‘(D) assisted individuals with finding, re-
taining, or advancing in employment; 
‘‘(E) assisted individuals with earning rec-
ognized postsecondary credentials; and 
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‘‘(F) provided equal access to various demo-
graphic groups, including people of different geo-
graphic locations, ages, races, national origins, 
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-
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 control 
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 format that does not 
reveal personally identifiable information and that 
ensures compliance with relevant Federal laws, in-
cluding section 444 of the General Education Provi-
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sions Act (commonly known as the ‘Family Edu-
cational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974’) (20 U.S.C. 
1232g). 
‘‘(5) PUBLICATION AND REPORTING OF EVALUA-
TION FINDINGS.—The Secretary (acting through the 
Chief Evaluation Officer) shall— 
‘‘(A) in accordance with the timeline deter-
mined to be appropriate by the Chief Evaluation 
Officer, publish an interim report on the pre-
liminary 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, Edu-
cation, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate a re-
port on such evaluation; and 
‘‘(C) not later than 90 days after such com-
pletion date, publish and make the results of 
such evaluation available on a publicly accessible 
website of the Department of Labor. 
‘‘(h) ANNUAL REPORTS.—The Secretary shall make 
available on a publicly accessible website of the Department 
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of Labor, in transparent, linked, open, and interoperable 
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). 
‘‘(3) The number of individuals enrolled in work-
force development programs funded with a grant 
under this section. 
‘‘(i) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) COMMUNITY COLLEGE.—The term ‘commu-
nity college’ means— 
‘‘(A) a public institution of higher edu-
cation (as defined in section 101(a) of the High-
er 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 sec-
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tion 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 
(20 U.S.C. 1001)), if, at such branch campus— 
‘‘(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. 
‘‘(2) ELIGIBLE INSTITUTION.—The term ‘eligible 
institution’ means— 
‘‘(A) a community college; 
‘‘(B) a postsecondary vocational institution 
(as defined in section 102(c) of the Higher Edu-
cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1002(c))); or 
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‘‘(C) a consortium of such colleges or insti-
tutions. 
‘‘(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 174 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. 
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‘‘(d) EVALUATIONS AND RESEARCH.—There are au-
thorized to be appropriated to carry out section 169 
$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 Work-
force Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3241(b)) 
is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(8) 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 bargaining 
agreement with the employer, the employer shall con-
sult with the labor organization that represents such 
employees on the planning and design of such train-
ing or development.’’. 
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(b) RELOCATION.—Section 181(d) of the Workforce In-
novation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3241(d)) is 
amended by striking ‘‘incumbent worker training,’’ and in-
serting ‘‘incumbent worker training, employer-directed 
skills development,’’. 
SEC. 192. 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 
of plans’’ and inserting ‘‘the procedures for review and ap-
proval of plans, the performance reports described in section 
116(d), 
and 
the 
requirement 
described 
in 
section 
134(c)(1)(B)’’. 
SEC. 193. STATE INNOVATION DEMONSTRATION AUTHOR-
ITY. 
Section 190 of the Workforce Innovation and Oppor-
tunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3250) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 190. STATE INNOVATION DEMONSTRATION AUTHOR-
ITY. 
‘‘(a) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this section is to— 
‘‘(1) authorize States to apply under this section, 
in the case of an eligible State, on behalf of the entire 
State, or for any State, on behalf of a local area or 
a consortium of local areas in the State, to receive the 
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allotments or allocations of the State or the local 
areas, respectively, for youth workforce investment ac-
tivities and adult and dislocated worker employment 
and training activities under this Act, as a consoli-
dated grant for 5 years for the purpose of carrying 
out a demonstration project to pursue innovative re-
forms to achieve better outcomes for jobseekers, em-
ployers, and taxpayers; and 
‘‘(2) require that rigorous evaluations be con-
ducted to demonstrate if better outcomes and associ-
ated innovative reforms were achieved as a result of 
such demonstration projects. 
‘‘(b) GENERAL AUTHORITY.— 
‘‘(1) WAIVERS
AND
DEMONSTRATION
GRANT 
AMOUNTS.—Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, during the demonstration period applicable to a 
demonstration project approved for a State pursuant 
to subsection (d)(3), the Secretary shall comply with 
each of the following: 
‘‘(A) WAIVERS.—Subject to paragraph (2), 
waive for the State as a whole, or for the local 
area or the consortium of local areas in such 
State selected by the State to carry out such 
demonstration project, all the statutory and reg-
ulatory requirements of subtitle A and subtitle B. 
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‘‘(B) DEMONSTRATION GRANT AMOUNTS.— 
For each fiscal year applicable to such dem-
onstration period: 
‘‘(i) STATE AS A WHOLE.—In a case of 
a State approved to carry out a demonstra-
tion project under this section on behalf of 
the State as a whole, distribute as a consoli-
dated sum to the State, for purposes of car-
rying out the project, the State’s total allot-
ment for such fiscal year under— 
‘‘(I) subsections (b)(1)(C) and 
subsection (c) of section 127; and 
‘‘(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 to carry out 
a demonstration project under this section, 
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 agreement 
with the State for the State to serve as 
the fiscal agent for the local board dur-
ing the demonstration 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 to carry out a 
demonstration project under this section, re-
quire 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 fiscal agent for 
the consortium during the demonstra-
tion project, use the funds described in 
subclause (I) for purposes of carrying 
out the project on behalf of such consor-
tium. 
‘‘(2) EXCEPTIONS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—A State, local area, or 
consortium of local areas carrying out a dem-
onstration project under this section shall com-
ply with statutory or regulatory requirements of 
this Act relating to— 
‘‘(i) performance accountability and 
reporting, except as otherwise provided in 
this section; 
‘‘(ii) the membership of local or State 
boards in instances where a State carrying 
out a demonstration project will maintain 
the use of such boards during the dem-
onstration period; and 
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