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‘‘(v) a search of the National Sex Of-
fender Registry established under the 
Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety 
Act of 2006 (42 U.S.C. 16901 et seq.).’’; 
and 
(B) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(3) INDIVIDUALS CONVICTED OF A CRIME.— 
An individual shall be ineligible for enrollment if the 
individual— 
‘‘(A) makes a false statement in connection 
with the criminal background check described in 
paragraph (1)(C); 
‘‘(B) is registered or is required to be reg-
istered on a State sex offender registry or the 
National Sex Offender Registry established 
under the Adam Walsh Child Protection and 
Safety Act of 2006 (42 U.S.C. 16901 et seq.); 
or 
‘‘(C) has been convicted of a felony con-
sisting of— 
‘‘(i) homicide; 
‘‘(ii) child abuse or neglect; 
‘‘(iii) a crime against children, includ-
ing child pornography; 
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‘‘(iv) a crime involving rape or sexual 
assault; or 
‘‘(v) physical assault, battery, or a 
drug-related offense, committed within the 
past 5 years.’’; 
(3) in subsection (c)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘2 years’’ and inserting 
‘‘year’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘an assignment’’ and 
inserting ‘‘a’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) in the matter preceding subpara-
graph (A), by striking ‘‘, every 2 years,’’; 
(ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end; and 
(iii) in subparagraph (C)— 
(I) by inserting ‘‘the education 
and training’’ after ‘‘including’’; and 
(II) by striking the period at the 
end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(iv) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(D) the performance of the Job Corps 
center relating to the indicators described in 
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paragraphs (1) and (2) in section 159(c), and 
whether any actions have been taken with re-
spect to such center pursuant to section 
159(f).’’; and 
(4) in subsection (d)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) in the matter preceding subpara-
graph (A), by striking ‘‘is closest to the 
home of the enrollee, except that the’’ and 
inserting ‘‘offers the type of career and 
technical education and training selected 
by the individual and, among the centers 
that offer such education and training, is 
closest to the home of the individual. The’’; 
(ii) by striking subparagraph (A); and 
(iii) by redesignating subparagraphs 
(B) and (C) as subparagraphs (A) and 
(B), respectively; and 
(B) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘that 
offers the career and technical education and 
training desired by’’ after ‘‘home of the en-
rollee’’. 
SEC. 120. JOB CORPS CENTERS. 
Section 147 (29 U.S.C. 2887) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
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(A) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking ‘‘voca-
tional’’ both places it appears and inserting 
‘‘career and technical’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘subsections (c) 
and (d) of section 303 of the Federal 
Property and Administrative Services 
Act of 1949 (41 U.S.C. 253)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘subsections (a) and (b) of 
section 3304 of title 41, United States 
Code’’; and 
(II) by striking ‘‘industry coun-
cil’’ and inserting ‘‘workforce coun-
cil’’; 
(ii) in subparagraph (B)(i)— 
(I) by amending subclause (II) to 
read as follows: 
‘‘(II) the ability of the entity to 
offer career and technical education 
and training that the workforce coun-
cil proposes under section 154(c);’’; 
(II) in subclause (III), by strik-
ing ‘‘is familiar with the surrounding 
communities, applicable’’ and insert-
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ing ‘‘demonstrates relationships with 
the surrounding communities, employ-
ers, workforce boards,’’ and by strik-
ing ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(III) by amending subclause (IV) 
to read as follows: 
‘‘(IV) the performance of the en-
tity, if any, relating to operating or 
providing activities described in this 
subtitle to a Job Corps center, includ-
ing the entity’s demonstrated effec-
tiveness in assisting individuals in 
achieving the primary and secondary 
indicators of performance described in 
paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 
159(c); and’’; and 
(IV) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new subclause: 
‘‘(V) the ability of the entity to 
demonstrate a record of successfully 
assisting at-risk youth to connect to 
the workforce, including by providing 
them with intensive academic, and ca-
reer and technical education and 
training.’’; and 
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(iii) in subparagraph (B)(ii), by strik-
ing ‘‘, as appropriate’’; 
(2) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘In any year, 
no more than 20 percent of the individuals enrolled 
in the Job Corps may be nonresidential participants 
in the Job Corps.’’; 
(3) by amending subsection (c) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(c) CIVILIAN CONSERVATION CENTERS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Job Corps centers may 
include Civilian Conservation Centers, operated 
under an agreement between the Secretary of Labor 
and the Secretary of Agriculture, that are located 
primarily in rural areas. Such centers shall adhere 
to all the provisions of this subtitle, and shall pro-
vide, in addition to education, career and technical 
education and training, and workforce preparation 
skills training described in section 148, programs of 
work experience to conserve, develop, or manage 
public natural resources or public recreational areas 
or to develop community projects in the public inter-
est. 
‘‘(2) SELECTION
PROCESS.—The Secretary 
shall select an entity that submits an application 
under subsection (d) to operate a Civilian Conserva-
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tion Center on a competitive basis, as provided in 
subsection (a).’’; and 
(4) by striking subsection (d) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(d) APPLICATION.—To be eligible to operate a Job 
Corps center under this subtitle, an entity shall submit 
an application to the Secretary at such time, in such man-
ner, and containing such information as the Secretary may 
require, including— 
‘‘(1) a description of the program activities that 
will be offered at the center, including how the ca-
reer and technical education and training reflect 
State and local employment opportunities, including 
in in-demand industries; 
‘‘(2) a description of the counseling, placement, 
and support activities that will be offered at the cen-
ter, including a description of the strategies and pro-
cedures the entity will use to place graduates into 
unsubsidized employment upon completion of the 
program; 
‘‘(3) a description of the demonstrated record 
of effectiveness that the entity has in placing at-risk 
youth into employment, including past performance 
of operating a Job Corps center under this subtitle; 
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‘‘(4) a description of the relationships that the 
entity has developed with State and local workforce 
boards, employers, State and local educational agen-
cies, and the surrounding communities in an effort 
to promote a comprehensive statewide workforce in-
vestment system; 
‘‘(5) a description of the strong fiscal controls 
the entity has in place to ensure proper accounting 
of Federal funds, and a description of how the entity 
will meet the requirements of section 159(a); 
‘‘(6) a description of the strategies and policies 
the entity will utilize to reduce participant costs; 
‘‘(7) a description of the steps taken to control 
costs in accordance with section 159(a)(3); 
‘‘(8) a detailed budget of the activities that will 
be supported using funds under this subtitle; 
‘‘(9) a detailed budget of the activities that will 
be supported using funds from non-Federal re-
sources; 
‘‘(10) an assurance the entity will comply with 
the administrative cost limitation included in section 
151(c); 
‘‘(11) an assurance the entity is licensed to op-
erate in the State in which the center is located; and 
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‘‘(12) an assurance the entity will comply with 
and meet basic health and safety codes, including 
those measures described in section 152(b). 
‘‘(e) LENGTH OF AGREEMENT.—The agreement de-
scribed in subsection (a)(1)(A) shall be for not longer than 
a 2-year period. The Secretary may renew the agreement 
for 3 one-year periods if the entity meets the requirements 
of subsection (f). 
‘‘(f) RENEWAL.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), 
the Secretary may renew the terms of an agreement 
described in subsection (a)(1)(A) for an entity to op-
erate a Job Corps center if the center meets or ex-
ceeds each of the indicators of performance de-
scribed in section 159(c)(1). 
‘‘(2) RECOMPETITION.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding para-
graph (1), the Secretary shall not renew the 
terms of the agreement for an entity to operate 
a Job Corps center if such center is ranked in 
the bottom quintile of centers described in sec-
tion 159(f)(2) for any program year. Such enti-
ty may submit a new application under sub-
section (d) only if such center has shown sig-
nificant improvement on the indicators of per-
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formance described in section 159(c)(1) over 
the last program year. 
‘‘(B) VIOLATIONS.—The Secretary shall 
not select an entity to operate a Job Corps cen-
ter if such entity or such center has been found 
to have a systemic or substantial material fail-
ure that involves— 
‘‘(i) a threat to the health, safety, or 
civil rights of program participants or 
staff; 
‘‘(ii) the misuse of funds received 
under this subtitle; 
‘‘(iii) loss of legal status or financial 
viability, loss of permits, debarment from 
receiving Federal grants or contracts, or 
the improper use of Federal funds; 
‘‘(iv) failure to meet any other Fed-
eral or State requirement that the entity 
has shown an unwillingness or inability to 
correct, after notice from the Secretary, 
within the period specified; or 
‘‘(v) an unresolved area of noncompli-
ance. 
‘‘(g) CURRENT GRANTEES.—Not later than 60 days 
after the date of enactment of the SKILLS Act and not-
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withstanding any previous grant award or renewals of 
such award under this subtitle, the Secretary shall require 
all entities operating a Job Corps center under this sub-
title to submit an application under subsection (d) to carry 
out the requirements of this section.’’. 
SEC. 121. PROGRAM ACTIVITIES. 
Section 148 (29 U.S.C. 2888) is amended— 
(1) by amending subsection (a) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(a) ACTIVITIES PROVIDED THROUGH JOB CORPS 
CENTERS.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Each Job Corps center 
shall provide enrollees with an intensive, well-orga-
nized, and supervised program of education, career, 
and technical education and training, work experi-
ence, recreational activities, physical rehabilitation 
and development, and counseling. Each Job Corps 
center shall provide enrollees assigned to the center 
with access to work-ready services described in sec-
tion 134(c)(2). 
‘‘(2) RELATIONSHIP TO OPPORTUNITIES.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The activities pro-
vided under this subsection shall be targeted to 
helping enrollees, on completion of their enroll-
ment— 
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‘‘(i) secure and maintain meaningful 
unsubsidized employment; 
‘‘(ii) complete secondary education 
and obtain a regular secondary school di-
ploma; 
‘‘(iii) enroll in and complete postsec-
ondary education or training programs, in-
cluding obtaining recognized postsecondary 
credentials, 
industry-recognized 
creden-
tials, and registered apprenticeships; or 
‘‘(iv) satisfy Armed Forces require-
ments. 
‘‘(B) LINK TO EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNI-
TIES.—The career and technical education and 
training provided shall be linked to the employ-
ment opportunities in in-demand industries in 
the State in which the Job Corps center is lo-
cated.’’; and 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in the subsection heading, by striking 
‘‘EDUCATION AND VOCATIONAL’’ and inserting 
‘‘ACADEMIC
AND
CAREER
AND
TECHNICAL 
EDUCATION AND’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘may’’ after ‘‘The Sec-
retary’’ and inserting ‘‘shall’’; and 
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(C) by striking ‘‘vocational’’ each place it 
appears and inserting ‘‘career and technical’’; 
and 
(3) by amending paragraph (3) of subsection 
(c) to read as follows: 
‘‘(3) DEMONSTRATION.—Each year, any oper-
ator seeking to enroll additional enrollees in an ad-
vanced career training program shall demonstrate, 
before the operator may carry out such additional 
enrollment, that— 
‘‘(A) participants in such program have 
achieved a satisfactory rate of completion and 
placement in training-related jobs; and 
‘‘(B) such operator has met or exceeded 
the indicators of performance described in para-
graphs (1) and (2) of section 159(c) for the 
previous year.’’. 
SEC. 122. COUNSELING AND JOB PLACEMENT. 
Section 149 (29 U.S.C. 2889) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘vocational’’ 
and inserting ‘‘career and technical education and’’; 
(2) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘make every 
effort to arrange to’’; and 
(3) by striking subsection (d). 
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SEC. 123. SUPPORT. 
Subsection (b) of section 150 (29 U.S.C. 2890) is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(b) TRANSITION ALLOWANCES AND SUPPORT FOR 
GRADUATES.—The Secretary shall arrange for a transi-
tion allowance to be paid to graduates. The transition al-
lowance shall be incentive-based to reflect a graduate’s 
completion of academic, career and technical education or 
training, and attainment of a recognized postsecondary 
credential, including an industry-recognized credential.’’. 
SEC. 124. OPERATIONS. 
Section 151 (29 U.S.C. 2891) is amended— 
(1) in the header, by striking ‘‘OPERATING 
PLAN.’’ and inserting ‘‘OPERATIONS.’’; 
(2) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘IN GEN-
ERAL.—’’ and inserting ‘‘OPERATING PLAN.—’’; 
(3) by striking subsection (b) and redesignating 
subsection (c) as subsection (b); 
(4) by amending subsection (b) (as so redesig-
nated)— 
(A) in the heading by inserting ‘‘OF OPER-
ATING PLAN’’ after ‘‘AVAILABILITY’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘subsections (a) and (b)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘subsection (a)’’; and 
(5) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
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‘‘(c) ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.—Not more than 10 
percent of the funds allotted under section 147 to an enti-
ty selected to operate a Job Corps center may be used 
by the entity for administrative costs under this subtitle.’’. 
SEC. 125. COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION. 
Section 153 (29 U.S.C. 2893) is amended to read as 
follows: 
‘‘SEC. 153. COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION. 
‘‘The director of each Job Corps center shall encour-
age and cooperate in activities to establish a mutually ben-
eficial relationship between Job Corps centers in the State 
and nearby communities. Such activities may include the 
use of any local workforce development boards established 
under section 117 to provide a mechanism for joint discus-
sion of common problems and for planning programs of 
mutual interest.’’. 
SEC. 126. WORKFORCE COUNCILS. 
Section 154 (29 U.S.C. 2894) is amended to read as 
follows: 
‘‘SEC. 154. WORKFORCE COUNCILS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Each Job Corps center shall 
have a workforce council appointed by the Governor of the 
State in which the Job Corps center is located. 
‘‘(b) WORKFORCE COUNCIL COMPOSITION.— 
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—A workforce council shall 
be comprised of— 
‘‘(A) business members of the State board 
described in section 111(b)(1)(B)(i); 
‘‘(B) business members of the local boards 
described in section 117(b)(2)(A) located in the 
State; 
‘‘(C) a representative of the State board 
described in section 111(f); and 
‘‘(D) such other representatives and State 
agency officials as the Governor may designate. 
‘‘(2) MAJORITY.—A 2⁄3 majority of the mem-
bers of the workforce council shall be representatives 
described in paragraph (1)(A). 
‘‘(c) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The responsibilities of the 
workforce council shall be— 
‘‘(1) to review all the relevant labor market in-
formation, including related information in the State 
plan described in section 112, to— 
‘‘(A) determine the in-demand industries 
in the State in which enrollees intend to seek 
employment after graduation; 
‘‘(B) determine the skills and education 
that are necessary to obtain the employment 
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opportunities described in subparagraph (A); 
and 
‘‘(C) determine the type or types of career 
and technical education and training that will 
be implemented at the center to enable the en-
rollees to obtain the employment opportunities; 
and 
‘‘(2) to meet at least once a year to reevaluate 
the labor market information, and other relevant in-
formation, to determine any necessary changes in 
the career and technical education and training pro-
vided at the center.’’. 
SEC. 127. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE. 
Section 156 (29 U.S.C. 2896) is amended to read as 
follows: 
‘‘SEC. 156. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO CENTERS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—From the funds reserved under 
section 132(a)(3), the Secretary shall provide, directly or 
through grants, contracts, or other agreements or ar-
rangements as the Secretary considers appropriate, tech-
nical assistance and training for the Job Corps program 
for the purposes of improving program quality. 
‘‘(b) ACTIVITIES.—In providing training and tech-
nical assistance and for allocating resources for such as-
sistance, the Secretary shall— 
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‘‘(1) assist entities, including those entities not 
currently operating a Job Corps center, in devel-
oping the application described in section 147(d); 
‘‘(2) assist Job Corps centers and programs in 
correcting deficiencies and violations under this sub-
title; 
‘‘(3) assist Job Corps centers and programs in 
meeting or exceeding the indicators of performance 
described in paragraph (1) and (2) of section 159(c); 
and 
‘‘(4) assist Job Corps centers and programs in 
the development of sound management practices, in-
cluding financial management procedures.’’. 
SEC. 128. SPECIAL PROVISIONS. 
Section 158(c)(1) (29 U.S.C. 2989(c)(1)) is amended 
by striking ‘‘title II of the Federal Property and Adminis-
trative Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 481 et seq.)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘chapter of 5 title 40, United States Code,’’. 
SEC. 129. PERFORMANCE ACCOUNTABILITY MANAGEMENT. 
Section 159 (29 U.S.C. 2899) is amended— 
(1) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘MAN-
AGEMENT
INFORMATION’’ and inserting ‘‘PER-
FORMANCE
ACCOUNTABILITY
AND
MANAGE-
MENT’’; 
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(2) in subsection (a)(3), by inserting before the 
period at the end the following: ‘‘, or operating costs 
for such centers result in a budgetary shortfall’’; 
(3) by striking subsections (c) through (g); and 
(4) by inserting after subsection (b) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(c) INDICATORS OF PERFORMANCE.— 
‘‘(1) PRIMARY INDICATORS.—The annual pri-
mary indicators of performance for Job Corps cen-
ters shall include— 
‘‘(A) the percentage and number of enroll-
ees who graduate from the Job Corps center; 
‘‘(B) the percentage and number of grad-
uates who entered unsubsidized employment re-
lated to the career and technical education and 
training received through the Job Corps center, 
except that such calculation shall not include 
enrollment in education, the military or volun-
teer service; 
‘‘(C) the percentage and number of grad-
uates who obtained a recognized postsecondary 
credential, including an industry-recognized cre-
dential or a registered apprenticeship; and 
‘‘(D) the cost per successful performance 
outcome, which is calculated by comparing the 
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and were retained in the unsubsidized employ-
ment— 
‘‘(i) 6 months after the first day of 
employment; and 
‘‘(ii) 12 months after the first day of 
employment; 
‘‘(F) the percentage and number of enroll-
ees compared to the percentage and number of 
enrollees the Secretary has established targets 
in section 145(c)(1); 
‘‘(G) the cost per training slot, which is 
calculated by comparing the program’s max-
imum number of students that can be enrolled 
in a Job Corps center at any given time during 
the program year to the number of enrollees in 
the same program year; and 
‘‘(H) the number and percentage of former 
enrollees, including the number dismissed under 
the zero tolerance policy described in section 
152(b). 
‘‘(3) INDICATORS OF PERFORMANCE FOR RE-
CRUITERS.—The annual indicators of performance 
for recruiters shall include the measurements de-
scribed in subparagraph (A) of paragraph (1) and 
subparagraphs (F), (G), and (H) of paragraph (2). 
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‘‘(4) INDICATORS OF PERFORMANCE OF CAREER 
TRANSITION SERVICE PROVIDERS.—The annual indi-
cators of performance of career transition service 
providers shall include the measurements described 
in subparagraphs (B) and (C) of paragraph (1) and 
subparagraphs, (B), (C), (D), and (E) of paragraph 
(2). 
‘‘(d) ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION.—The Secretary 
shall collect, and submit in the report described in sub-
section (f), information on the performance of each Job 
Corps center, and the Job Corps program, regarding— 
‘‘(1) the number and percentage of former en-
rollees who obtained a regular secondary school di-
ploma; 
‘‘(2) the number and percentage of former en-
rollees who entered unsubsidized employment; 
‘‘(3) the number and percentage of former en-
rollees who obtained a recognized postsecondary cre-
dential, including an industry-recognized credential; 
‘‘(4) the number and percentage of former en-
rollees who entered into military service; and 
‘‘(5) any additional information required by the 
Secretary. 
‘‘(e) METHODS.—The Secretary shall collect the in-
formation described in subsections (c) and (d), using 
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methods described in section 136(i)(2) and consistent with 
State law, by entering into agreements with the States to 
access such data for Job Corps enrollees, former enrollees, 
and graduates. 
‘‘(f) TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY.— 
‘‘(1) REPORT.—The Secretary shall collect and 
annually 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 make available to the 
public by electronic means, a report containing— 
‘‘(A) information on the performance of 
each Job Corps center, and the Job Corps pro-
gram, on the performance indicators described 
in paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (c); 
‘‘(B) a comparison of each Job Corps cen-
ter, by rank, on the performance indicators de-
scribed in paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection 
(c); 
‘‘(C) a comparison of each Job Corps cen-
ter, by rank, on the average performance of all 
primary indicators described in paragraph (1) 
of subsection (c); 
‘‘(D) information on the performance of 
the service providers described in paragraphs 
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(3) and (4) of subsection (c) on the perform-
ance indicators established under such para-
graphs; and 
‘‘(E) a comparison of each service pro-
vider, by rank, on the performance of all service 
providers described in paragraphs (3) and (4) 
of subsection (c) on the performance indicators 
established under such paragraphs. 
‘‘(2) ASSESSMENT.—The Secretary shall con-
duct an annual assessment of the performance of 
each Job Corps center which shall include informa-
tion on the Job Corps centers that— 
‘‘(A) are ranked in the bottom 10 percent 
on the performance indicator described in para-
graph (1)(C); or 
‘‘(B) have failed a safety and health code 
review described in subsection (g). 
‘‘(3) PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT.—With re-
spect to a Job Corps center that is identified under 
paragraph (2) or reports less than 50 percent on the 
performance indicators described in subparagraph 
(A), (B), or (C) of subsection (c)(1), the Secretary 
shall develop and implement a 1 year performance 
improvement plan. Such a plan shall require action 
including— 
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‘‘(A) providing technical assistance to the 
center; 
‘‘(B) changing the management staff of 
the center; 
‘‘(C) replacing the operator of the center; 
‘‘(D) reducing the capacity of the center; 
or 
‘‘(E) closing the center. 
‘‘(4) CLOSURE OF JOB CORPS CENTERS.—Job 
Corps centers that have been identified under para-
graph (2) for more than 4 consecutive years shall be 
closed. The Secretary shall ensure— 
‘‘(A) that the proposed decision to close 
the center is announced in advance to the gen-
eral public through publication in the Federal 
Register and other appropriate means; and 
‘‘(B) the establishment of a reasonable 
comment period, not to exceed 30 days, for in-
terested individuals to submit written comments 
to the Secretary. 
‘‘(g) PARTICIPANT HEALTH AND SAFETY.—The Sec-
retary shall enter into an agreement with the General 
Services Administration or the appropriate State agency 
responsible for inspecting public buildings and safe-
guarding the health of disadvantaged students, to conduct 
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an in-person review of the physical condition and health- 
related activities of each Job Corps center annually. Such 
review shall include a passing rate of occupancy under 
Federal and State ordinances.’’. 
Subtitle D—National Programs 
SEC. 130. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE. 
Section 170 (29 U.S.C. 2915) is amended— 
(1) by striking subsection (b); 
(2) by striking: 
‘‘(a) GENERAL TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—’’; 
(3) by redesignating paragraphs (1), (2), and 
(3) as subsections (a), (b), and (c) respectively, and 
moving such subsections 2 ems to the left, and con-
forming the casing style of the headings of such sub-
sections to the casing style of the heading of sub-
section (d), as added by paragraph (7) of this sec-
tion; 
(4) in subsection (a) (as so redesignated)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘the training of staff pro-
viding rapid response services, the training of 
other staff of recipients of funds under this 
title, assistance regarding accounting and pro-
gram operation practices (when such assistance 
would not be duplicative to assistance provided 
by the State), technical assistance to States 
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