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‘‘(a) GENERAL AUTHORITY.—The Secretary shall re-
ceive and approve State unified plans developed and sub-
mitted under this section.’’; 
(2) by amending subsection (b) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(b) STATE UNIFIED PLAN.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—A State may develop and 
submit to the Secretary a State unified plan for 2 or 
more of the activities or programs set forth in para-
graph (2). The State unified plan shall cover one or 
more of the activities set forth in subparagraphs (A) 
and (B) of paragraph (2) and may cover one or more 
of the activities set forth in subparagraphs (C) 
through (N) of paragraph (2). For purposes of this 
paragraph, the activities and programs described in 
subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (2) shall 
not be considered to be 2 or more activities or pro-
grams for purposes of the unified plan. Such activi-
ties or programs shall be considered to be 1 activity 
or program. 
‘‘(2) ACTIVITIES AND PROGRAMS.—The activities 
and programs referred to in paragraph (1) are as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(A) Programs and activities authorized 
under title I. 
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‘‘(B) Programs and activities authorized 
under title II. 
‘‘(C) Programs authorized under the Reha-
bilitation Act of 1973. 
‘‘(D) Secondary career education programs 
authorized under the Carl D. Perkins Career and 
Applied Technology Education Act. 
‘‘(E) Postsecondary career education pro-
grams authorized under the Carl D. Perkins Ca-
reer and Applied Technology Education Act. 
‘‘(F) Programs and activities authorized 
under title II of the Trade Act of 1974. 
‘‘(G) National Apprenticeship Act of 1937. 
‘‘(H) Programs authorized under the Com-
munity Services Block Grant Act. 
‘‘(I) Programs authorized under the part A 
of title IV of the Social Security Act. 
‘‘(J) Programs authorized under State un-
employment compensation laws (in accordance 
with applicable Federal law). 
‘‘(K) Work programs authorized under sec-
tion 6(o) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977. 
‘‘(L) Programs and activities authorized 
title I of the Housing and Community Develop-
ment Act of 1974. 
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‘‘(M) Programs and activities authorized 
under the Public Workers and Economic Devel-
opment Act of 1965. 
‘‘(N) Activities as defined under chapter 41 
of title 38, United States Code.’’; 
(3) by amending subsection (d) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(d) APPROVAL.— 
‘‘(1) JURISDICTION.—In approving a State uni-
fied plan under this section, the Secretary shall— 
‘‘(A) submit the portion of the State unified 
plan covering an activity or program described 
in subsection (b)(2) to the head of the Federal 
agency who exercises administrative authority 
over the activity or program for the approval of 
such portion by such Federal agency head; or 
‘‘(B) coordinate approval of the portion of 
the State unified plan covering an activity or 
program described in subsection (b)(2) with the 
head of the Federal agency who exercises admin-
istrative authority over the activity or program. 
‘‘(2) TIMELINE.—A State unified plan shall be 
considered to be approved by the Secretary at the end 
of the 90-day period beginning on the day the Sec-
retary receives the plan, unless the Secretary makes a 
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written determination, during the 90-day period, that 
details how the plan is not consistent with the re-
quirements of the Federal statute authorizing an ac-
tivity or program described in subsection (b)(2) and 
covered under the plan or how the plan is not con-
sistent with the requirements of subsection (c)(3).’’; 
and 
(4) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(e) 
ADDITIONAL
EMPLOYMENT
AND
TRAINING 
FUNDS.— 
‘‘(1) PURPOSE.—It is the purpose of this sub-
section to reduce inefficiencies in the administration 
of federally-funded State and local employment and 
training programs. 
‘‘(2) IN GENERAL.—In developing a State uni-
fied plan for the activities or programs described in 
subsection (b)(2) and subject to paragraph (4) and the 
State plan approval process under subsection (d), a 
State may propose to consolidate the amount, in 
whole or part, provided for the activities or programs 
dedicated to employment and training into the Work-
force Investment Fund under section 132(b) to im-
prove the administration of State and local employ-
ment and training programs. 
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‘‘(3) REQUIREMENTS.—A State with a State 
unified plan approved under subsection (d) for pur-
poses of consolidation under paragraph (2) and that 
is carrying out such consolidation shall— 
‘‘(A) continue to meet the program require-
ments, limitations, and prohibitions of any Fed-
eral statute authorizing the activity or program 
consolidated into the Workforce Investment 
Fund; 
‘‘(B) meet the intent and purpose of the ac-
tivity or program consolidated into the Work-
force Investment Fund; and 
‘‘(C) continue to make reservations and al-
lotments under subsections (a) and (b) of section 
133. 
‘‘(4) EXCEPTIONS.—A State may not consolidate 
funds under paragraph (2) that are allocated to the 
State under— 
‘‘(A) the Carl D. Perkins Career and Tech-
nical Education Act of 2006; or 
‘‘(B) the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.’’. 
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TITLE 
II—ADULT 
EDUCATION 
AND FAMILY LITERACY EDU-
CATION 
SEC. 201. AMENDMENT. 
Title II (20 U.S.C. 2901 et seq.) is amended to read 
as follows: 
‘‘TITLE 
II—ADULT 
EDUCATION 
AND FAMILY LITERACY EDU-
CATION 
‘‘SEC. 201. SHORT TITLE. 
‘‘This title may be cited as the ‘Adult Education and 
Family Literacy Education Act’. 
‘‘SEC. 202. PURPOSE. 
‘‘It is the purpose of this title to provide instructional 
opportunities for adults seeking to improve their literacy 
skills, including their basic reading, writing, speaking, and 
math skills, and support States and local communities in 
providing, on a voluntary basis, adult education and fam-
ily literacy education programs, in order to— 
‘‘(1) increase the literacy of adults, including the 
basic reading, writing, speaking, and math skills, to 
a level of proficiency necessary for adults to obtain 
employment and self-sufficiency and to successfully 
advance in the workforce; 
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‘‘(2) assist adults in the completion of a sec-
ondary school education (or its equivalent) and the 
transition to a postsecondary educational institution; 
‘‘(3) assist adults who are parents to enable them 
to support the educational development of their chil-
dren and make informed choices regarding their chil-
dren’s education including, through instruction in 
basic reading, writing, speaking, and math skills; and 
‘‘(4) assist adults who are not proficient in 
English in improving their reading, writing, speak-
ing, listening, comprehension, and math skills. 
‘‘SEC. 203. DEFINITIONS. 
‘‘In this title: 
‘‘(1) ADULT EDUCATION AND FAMILY LITERACY 
EDUCATION PROGRAMS.—The term ‘adult education 
and family literacy education programs’ means a se-
quence of academic instruction and educational serv-
ices below the postsecondary level that increase an in-
dividual’s ability to read, write, and speak English 
and perform mathematical computations leading to a 
level of proficiency equivalent to at least a secondary 
school completion that is provided for individuals— 
‘‘(A) who are at least 16 years of age; 
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‘‘(B) who are not enrolled or required to be 
enrolled in secondary school under State law; 
and 
‘‘(C) who— 
‘‘(i) lack sufficient mastery of basic 
reading, writing, speaking, and math skills 
to enable the individuals to function effec-
tively in society; 
‘‘(ii) do not have a secondary school 
diploma or its equivalent and have not 
achieved an equivalent level of education; or 
‘‘(iii) are English learners. 
‘‘(2) ELIGIBLE
AGENCY.—The term ‘eligible 
agency’— 
‘‘(A) means the primary entity or agency in 
a State or an outlying area responsible for ad-
ministering or supervising policy for adult edu-
cation and family literacy education programs 
in the State or outlying area, respectively, con-
sistent with the law of the State or outlying 
area, respectively; and 
‘‘(B) may be the State educational agency, 
the State agency responsible for administering 
workforce investment activities, or the State 
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agency responsible for administering community 
or technical colleges. 
‘‘(3) ELIGIBLE
PROVIDER.—The term ‘eligible 
provider’ means an organization of demonstrated ef-
fectiveness which is— 
‘‘(A) a local educational agency; 
‘‘(B) a community-based or faith-based or-
ganization; 
‘‘(C) a volunteer literacy organization; 
‘‘(D) an institution of higher education; 
‘‘(E) a public or private educational agen-
cy; 
‘‘(F) a library; 
‘‘(G) a public housing authority; 
‘‘(H) an institution that is not described in 
any of subparagraphs (A) through (G) and has 
the ability to provide adult education, basic 
skills, and family literacy education programs to 
adults and families; or 
‘‘(I) a consortium of the agencies, organiza-
tions, institutions, libraries, or authorities de-
scribed in any of subparagraphs (A) through 
(H). 
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‘‘(4) ENGLISH
LANGUAGE
ACQUISITION
PRO-
GRAM.—The term ‘English language acquisition pro-
gram’ means a program of instruction— 
‘‘(A) designed to help English learners 
achieve competence in reading, writing, speak-
ing, and comprehension of the English language; 
and 
‘‘(B) that may lead to— 
‘‘(i) attainment of a secondary school 
diploma or its recognized equivalent; 
‘‘(ii) transition to success in postsec-
ondary education and training; and 
‘‘(iii) employment or career advance-
ment. 
‘‘(5) FAMILY LITERACY EDUCATION PROGRAM.— 
The term ‘family literacy education program’ means 
an educational program that— 
‘‘(A) assists parents and students, on a vol-
untary basis, in achieving the purposes of this 
title as described in section 202; and 
‘‘(B) is of sufficient intensity in terms of 
hours and of sufficient quality to make sustain-
able changes in a family, is evidence-based, and, 
for the purpose of substantially increasing the 
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ability of parents and children to read, write, 
and speak English, integrates— 
‘‘(i) interactive literacy activities be-
tween parents and their children; 
‘‘(ii) training for parents regarding 
how to be the primary teacher for their chil-
dren and full partners in the education of 
their children; 
‘‘(iii) parent literacy training that 
leads to economic self-sufficiency; and 
‘‘(iv) an age-appropriate education to 
prepare children for success in school and 
life experiences. 
‘‘(6) GOVERNOR.—The term ‘Governor’ means 
the chief executive officer of a State or outlying area. 
‘‘(7) INDIVIDUAL WITH A DISABILITY.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The term ‘individual 
with a disability’ means an individual with any 
disability (as defined in section 3 of the Ameri-
cans with Disabilities Act of 1990). 
‘‘(B) INDIVIDUALS
WITH
DISABILITIES.— 
The term ‘individuals with disabilities’ means 
more than one individual with a disability. 
‘‘(8) ENGLISH
LEARNER.—The term ‘English 
learner’ means an adult or out-of-school youth who 
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has limited ability in reading, writing, speaking, or 
understanding the English language, and— 
‘‘(A) whose native language is a language 
other than English; or 
‘‘(B) who lives in a family or community 
environment where a language other than 
English is the dominant language. 
‘‘(9) INTEGRATED EDUCATION AND TRAINING.— 
The term ‘integrated education and training’ means 
services that provide adult education and literacy ac-
tivities contextually and concurrently with workforce 
preparation activities and workforce training for a 
specific occupation or occupational cluster. Such serv-
ices may include offering adult education services 
concurrent with postsecondary education and train-
ing, including through co-instruction. 
‘‘(10) INSTITUTION
OF
HIGHER
EDUCATION.— 
The term ‘institution of higher education’ has the 
meaning given the term in section 101 of the Higher 
Education Act of 1965. 
‘‘(11) LITERACY.—The term ‘literacy’ means an 
individual’s ability to read, write, and speak in 
English, compute, and solve problems at a level of 
proficiency necessary to obtain employment and to 
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successfully make the transition to postsecondary edu-
cation. 
‘‘(12) LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCY.—The term 
‘local educational agency’ has the meaning given the 
term in section 9101 of the Elementary and Sec-
ondary Education Act of 1965. 
‘‘(13) OUTLYING
AREA.—The term ‘outlying 
area’ has the meaning given the term in section 101 
of this Act. 
‘‘(14) POSTSECONDARY
EDUCATIONAL
INSTITU-
TION.—The term ‘postsecondary educational institu-
tion’ means— 
‘‘(A) an institution of higher education that 
provides not less than a 2-year program of in-
struction that is acceptable for credit toward a 
bachelor’s degree; 
‘‘(B) a tribally controlled community col-
lege; or 
‘‘(C) a nonprofit educational institution of-
fering certificate or apprenticeship programs at 
the postsecondary level. 
‘‘(15) SECRETARY.—The term ‘Secretary’ means 
the Secretary of Education. 
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‘‘(16) STATE.—The term ‘State’ means each of 
the several States of the United States, the District of 
Columbia, and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. 
‘‘(17) STATE EDUCATIONAL AGENCY.—The term 
‘State educational agency’ has the meaning given the 
term in section 9101 of the Elementary and Sec-
ondary Education Act of 1965. 
‘‘(18) WORKPLACE
LITERACY
PROGRAM.—The 
term ‘workplace literacy program’ means an edu-
cational program that is offered in collaboration be-
tween eligible providers and employers or employee 
organizations for the purpose of improving the pro-
ductivity of the workforce through the improvement of 
reading, writing, speaking, and math skills. 
‘‘SEC. 204. HOME SCHOOLS. 
‘‘Nothing in this title shall be construed to affect home 
schools, whether or not a home school is treated as a home 
school or a private school under State law, or to compel 
a parent engaged in home schooling to participate in adult 
education and family literacy education activities under 
this title. 
‘‘SEC. 205. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
‘‘There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
this title, $606,294,933 for fiscal years 2014 and for each 
of the 6 succeeding fiscal years. 
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‘‘Subtitle A—Federal Provisions 
‘‘SEC. 211. RESERVATION OF FUNDS; GRANTS TO ELIGIBLE 
AGENCIES; ALLOTMENTS. 
‘‘(a) RESERVATION OF FUNDS.—From the sums ap-
propriated under section 205 for a fiscal year, the Secretary 
shall reserve 2.0 percent to carry out section 242. 
‘‘(b) GRANTS TO ELIGIBLE AGENCIES.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—From the sums appropriated 
under section 205 and not reserved under subsection 
(a) for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall award a 
grant to each eligible agency having a State plan ap-
proved under section 224 in an amount equal to the 
sum of the initial allotment under subsection (c)(1) 
and the additional allotment under subsection (c)(2) 
for the eligible agency for the fiscal year, subject to 
subsections (f) and (g). 
‘‘(2) PURPOSE OF GRANTS.—The Secretary may 
award a grant under paragraph (1) only if the eligi-
ble agency involved agrees to expend the grant in ac-
cordance with the provisions of this title. 
‘‘(c) ALLOTMENTS.— 
‘‘(1) INITIAL ALLOTMENTS.—From the sums ap-
propriated under section 205 and not reserved under 
subsection (a) for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall 
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allot to each eligible agency having a State plan ap-
proved under section 224— 
‘‘(A) $100,000, in the case of an eligible 
agency serving an outlying area; and 
‘‘(B) $250,000, in the case of any other eli-
gible agency. 
‘‘(2) ADDITIONAL ALLOTMENTS.—From the sums 
appropriated under section 205, not reserved under 
subsection (a), and not allotted under paragraph (1), 
for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall allot to each eli-
gible agency that receives an initial allotment under 
paragraph (1) an additional amount that bears the 
same relationship to such sums as the number of 
qualifying adults in the State or outlying area served 
by the eligible agency bears to the number of such 
adults in all States and outlying areas. 
‘‘(d) QUALIFYING ADULT.—For the purpose of sub-
section (c)(2), the term ‘qualifying adult’ means an adult 
who— 
‘‘(1) is at least 16 years of age; 
‘‘(2) is beyond the age of compulsory school at-
tendance under the law of the State or outlying area; 
‘‘(3) does not have a secondary school diploma or 
its recognized equivalent; and 
‘‘(4) is not enrolled in secondary school. 
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‘‘(e) SPECIAL RULE.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—From amounts made avail-
able under subsection (c) for the Republic of Palau, 
the Secretary shall award grants to Guam, American 
Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana 
Islands, or the Republic of Palau to carry out activi-
ties described in this title in accordance with the pro-
visions of this title as determined by the Secretary. 
‘‘(2) TERMINATION
OF
ELIGIBILITY.—Notwith-
standing any other provision of law, the Republic of 
Palau shall be eligible to receive a grant under this 
title until an agreement for the extension of United 
States education assistance under the Compact of 
Free Association for the Republic of Palau becomes ef-
fective. 
‘‘(f) HOLD-HARMLESS PROVISIONS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding subsection 
(c) and subject to paragraph (2), for— 
‘‘(A) fiscal year 2014, no eligible agency 
shall receive an allotment under this title that is 
less than 90 percent of the allotment the eligible 
agency received for fiscal year 2012 under this 
title; and 
‘‘(B) fiscal year 2015 and each succeeding 
fiscal year, no eligible agency shall receive an al-
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lotment under this title that is less than 90 per-
cent of the allotment the eligible agency received 
for the preceding fiscal year under this title. 
‘‘(2) RATABLE REDUCTION.—If, for any fiscal 
year the amount available for allotment under this 
title is insufficient to satisfy the provisions of para-
graph (1), the Secretary shall ratable reduce the pay-
ments to all eligible agencies, as necessary. 
‘‘(g) REALLOTMENT.—The portion of any eligible 
agency’s allotment under this title for a fiscal year that the 
Secretary determines will not be required for the period 
such allotment is available for carrying out activities under 
this title, shall be available for reallotment from time to 
time, on such dates during such period as the Secretary 
shall fix, to other eligible agencies in proportion to the origi-
nal allotments to such agencies under this title for such 
year. 
‘‘SEC. 212. PERFORMANCE ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM. 
‘‘Programs and activities authorized under this title 
are subject to the performance accountability provisions de-
scribed in paragraph (2)(A) and (3) of section 136(b) and 
may, at a State’s discretion, include additional indicators 
identified in the State plan approved under section 224. 
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‘‘Subtitle B—State Provisions 
‘‘SEC. 221. STATE ADMINISTRATION. 
‘‘Each eligible agency shall be responsible for the fol-
lowing activities under this title: 
‘‘(1) The development, submission, implementa-
tion, and monitoring of the State plan. 
‘‘(2) Consultation with other appropriate agen-
cies, groups, and individuals that are involved in, or 
interested in, the development and implementation of 
activities assisted under this title. 
‘‘(3) Coordination and avoidance of duplication 
with other Federal and State education, training, cor-
rections, public housing, and social service programs. 
‘‘SEC. 222. STATE DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS; MATCHING RE-
QUIREMENT. 
‘‘(a) STATE DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS.—Each eligible 
agency receiving a grant under this title for a fiscal year— 
‘‘(1) shall use an amount not less than 82.5 per-
cent of the grant funds to award grants and contracts 
under section 231 and to carry out section 225, of 
which not more than 10 percent of such amount shall 
be available to carry out section 225; 
‘‘(2) shall use not more than 12.5 percent of the 
grant funds to carry out State leadership activities 
under section 223; and 
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