(f) REQUIRED REGULATIONS.—Regulations required 
under this Act shall be issued by the corresponding officer 
within 3 months after the date of enactment of this Act, 
except as otherwise specified. 
SEC. 6. EVALUATION REPORTS AND SUNSET. 
(a) 5-YEAR REPORT.—Not later than 5 years after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall pre-
pare and submit to Congress a report including each of 
the following information, analysis, and recommendations: 
(1) A comparison of the American workforce 
program to other major career and technical edu-
cation or apprenticeship programs administered by 
the Federal Government, including the registered 
apprenticeship program carried out under the Act of 
August 16, 1937 (commonly known as the ‘‘National 
Apprenticeship Act’’; 50 Stat. 664, chapter 663; 29 
U.S.C. 50 et seq.), and to the workforce investment 
activity programs administered under the Workforce 
Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3101 et 
seq.), on the basis of— 
(A) the completion rate of participants in 
each program; 
(B) the average earnings of participants in 
each program, calculated during— 
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(i) the related career and technical 
education, apprenticeship, workforce in-
vestment, or workforce project; and 
(ii) the period beginning 3 years and 
ending 5 years after the participants com-
plete the related career and technical edu-
cation, apprenticeship, workforce invest-
ment, or workforce project; 
(C) the percentages obtained by dividing— 
(i) the number of participants and 
rate of growth in participants for each pro-
gram; by 
(ii) the number of individuals in the 
labor force and the rate of growth of the 
labor force, respectively; 
(D) the level of direct engagement by em-
ployers with, and satisfaction from employers 
in, each program; and 
(E) the diversity of the industries and oc-
cupations of the employers who utilize each pro-
gram. 
(2) The overall completion rate for the Amer-
ican workforce program, the completion rate for 
workforce projects by industry and occupation, the 
number of trainees who dropped out of the program 
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entirely, broken down by industry and occupation, 
and the number who left a workforce project for an-
other workforce project. 
(3) The results of a survey, based on a random 
sample and designed to generate statistically signifi-
cant results, of trainees who have participated in the 
program. 
(4) The results of a survey, based on a random 
sample and designed to generate statistically signifi-
cant results, of employers who have participated in 
the program, including a breakdown by size of em-
ployer. 
(5) Data collected under section 3(c)(8)(B). 
(6) Information and technical criteria, other 
regulations, and guidance issued by the Secretary to 
administer the program. 
(7) Information on the rate of uptake by indi-
viduals and employers that are eligible to participate 
in the program, and recommendations for ways in 
which this rate of uptake could be improved. 
(8) Analysis on considerations for Congress 
about expanding the use of intermediary institutions, 
such as nonprofits, to better advertise the program. 
(9)(A) Analysis on considerations for Congress 
in expanding eligibility of the program for United 
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States citizens who do not have a high school di-
ploma or its generally recognized equivalent. 
(B) Analysis on considerations for Congress in 
encouraging trainees to obtain industry-recognized 
credentials that help to provide recognition of a 
portable skill. 
(C) Analysis on considerations for Congress on 
the effect and necessity of regulations described in 
section 5(d). 
(D) Recommendations for Congress on encour-
aging participation in workforce projects by small 
businesses. 
(10) Analysis on considerations for Congress 
about how to effectively engage high school students 
in a workforce project, including— 
(A) how coursework for a technical high 
school, or career and technical education in a 
high school, could qualify towards the comple-
tion of a workforce project; and 
(B) how time spent in structured on-the- 
job work or educational workforce training for 
a workforce project could count towards high 
school graduation. 
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(11) Recommendations for improvement and re-
authorization of the American workforce program by 
Congress. 
(b) 10-YEAR REPORT.—Not later than 10 years after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall pre-
pare and submit to Congress a report containing the infor-
mation, analysis, and recommendations described in sub-
section (a). 
(c) SUNSET.—The program authorized by section 4 
and the position of the Director shall cease to exist on 
the earlier of— 
(1) the date on which the Director submits the 
report described in subsection (b) to Congress; or 
(2) the day that is 11 years after the date of 
enactment of this Act. 
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