‘‘(B) for a medium-sized enterprise or con-
sortium, in an amount so that each annual pay-
ment for the grant is not less than $500,000 or 
more than $5,000,000. 
‘‘(e) ELIGIBILITY.— 
‘‘(1) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—To be eligible to re-
ceive a RESTART grant under this section, an enti-
ty shall— 
‘‘(A)(i) be located in the United States and 
have significant operations and employees with-
in the United States; 
‘‘(ii) not be a debtor in a bankruptcy pro-
ceeding, 
within 
the 
meaning 
of 
section 
4003(c)(3)(D)(i)(V) of the CARES Act (15 
U.S.C. 9042(c)(3)(D)(i)(V)) or under a State 
bankruptcy law; and 
‘‘(iii) be within an in-demand industry sec-
tor or occupation in a STEM field; and 
‘‘(B) be— 
‘‘(i) a small-sized enterprise; 
‘‘(ii) a medium-sized enterprise; or 
‘‘(iii) a consortium of small-sized or 
medium-sized enterprises. 
‘‘(2) ELIGIBLE PROVIDERS.— 
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‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—An eligible entity that 
desires to partner with a provider in order to 
carry out a returnship program under this sec-
tion shall enter into an arrangement with an el-
igible provider. 
‘‘(B) PROVIDER.—To be eligible to enter 
into such an arrangement, a provider— 
‘‘(i) may or may not directly employ 
skilled workers in STEM fields but— 
‘‘(I) shall have expertise in 
human 
resources-related 
activities, 
such as identifying or carrying out 
staffing with skilled workers or under-
represented populations; and 
‘‘(II) shall be capable of pro-
viding 
high-quality 
education 
and 
training services; and 
‘‘(ii) may be— 
‘‘(I)(aa) an institution of higher 
education (as defined in section 101 
of the Higher Education Act of 1965 
(20 U.S.C. 1001)); or 
‘‘(bb) a non-degree-granting in-
stitution that is governed by the same 
body that governs an institutions of 
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higher education described in item 
(aa); 
‘‘(II) a public, private for-profit, 
or private nonprofit service provider, 
approved by the local board; 
‘‘(III) a joint labor-management 
organization; 
‘‘(IV) an eligible provider of 
adult education and literacy activities 
under title II; or 
‘‘(V) an established nonprofit or-
ganization that conducts research or 
provides training on technical, social 
and 
emotional, 
and 
employability 
skills and knowledge aligned to the 
needs of adult learners and workers. 
‘‘(f) APPLICATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—To be eligible to receive a 
RESTART grant to carry out a returnship program, 
an entity shall submit an application to the Sec-
retary at such time and in such manner as the Sec-
retary may reasonably require. 
‘‘(2) CONTENTS.—Such an application shall in-
clude— 
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‘‘(A) a description of the demand for 
skilled workers in STEM fields and how the 
RESTART grant will be used to help meet that 
demand; 
‘‘(B) a description of how the program will 
lead to employment of unemployed or under-
employed individuals, particularly workers from 
underrepresented populations or from rural 
areas, who seek to return or transition to the 
STEM workforce; 
‘‘(C) if the entity has entered into or plans 
to enter into an arrangement with an eligible 
provider as described in subsection (e)(2) to 
carry out a returnship program, information 
identifying the eligible provider, and a descrip-
tion of how the arrangement will help the entity 
build the knowledge and skills of skilled workers 
participating in the program; 
‘‘(D) a description of how the eligible enti-
ty will develop and establish, or expand, a 
returnship program that adds to the number of 
full-time employees employed by the entity, but 
does not displace full-time employees currently 
(as of the date of submission of the application) 
employed by the entity; 
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‘‘(E) an assurance that any new or exist-
ing returnship program developed and estab-
lished, or expanded, with the grant funds will 
last for at least 10 weeks and provide com-
pensation to participants in the form of a sal-
ary, stipend, or other payment, and benefits, 
that are offered to full-time employees with 
equivalent experience and expertise, such as 
health care or child care benefits; and 
‘‘(F) if the returnship program leads to a 
recognized postsecondary credential, informa-
tion on the quality of the program that leads to 
the credential. 
‘‘(3) PRIORITY.—In making grants under this 
section, the Secretary shall give priority to entities 
who 
are 
proposing 
programs 
that 
prioritize 
returnships for workers from underrepresented pop-
ulations or from rural areas. 
‘‘(g) USE OF FUNDS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—An entity that receives a 
grant under this section shall use the grant funds to 
carry out a returnship program, of not less than 10 
weeks, through which the entity provides for— 
‘‘(A) 
the 
education 
and 
training 
of 
returnship participants; and 
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‘‘(B) the services of existing employees (as 
of the date the program begins) of the entity 
who are working with returnship participants in 
an educational, training, or managerial role, to 
maximize the retention rate and effectiveness of 
the returnship program. 
‘‘(2) SPECIFIC USES.—The grant funds may be 
used— 
‘‘(A) to pay for the evaluation, and entry 
into the program, and education and training of 
returnship participants, including payment for 
the duration of the program for the participants 
for— 
‘‘(i) equipment, travel, and (as nec-
essary) housing; 
‘‘(ii) mentorship and career coun-
seling; and 
‘‘(iii) salaries, stipends, or payments, 
and benefits, described in subsection 
(f)(2)(E); 
‘‘(B) to supplement, and not supplant, the 
compensation of those existing employees of the 
entity who are directly supporting a returnship 
program through the work described in para-
graph (1)(B); and 
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‘‘(C) to enter into an arrangement with an 
eligible provider to carry out a returnship pro-
gram. 
‘‘(3) EXISTING
EMPLOYEES.—Not more than 
20 percent of the grant funds may be used to pro-
vide compensation for the existing employees per-
forming the work described in paragraph (1)(B). 
‘‘(4) COORDINATION WITH STATE WORKFORCE 
BOARDS.—An entity that receives a grant under this 
section shall coordinate activities with the State 
workforce development board established under sec-
tion 101, to ensure collaboration and alignment of 
workforce programs. 
‘‘(h) REPORTING
AND
EVALUATION
REQUIRE-
MENTS.— 
‘‘(1) REPORT TO THE SECRETARY.—An entity 
that receives a grant under this section for a 
returnship program shall prepare, certify the con-
tents of, and submit to the Secretary an annual re-
port containing data regarding— 
‘‘(A) the total number of the participants, 
and the number of such participants disaggre-
gated by sex, race, and ethnicity; 
‘‘(B) the total number of the participants 
transitioned into full-time employment, and the 
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number of such transitioned participants disag-
gregated by sex, race, and ethnicity; and 
‘‘(C) if the returnship program includes 
participants in an internship, the conversion 
rate of the internship participants to employees, 
for the total number of those participants and 
the conversion rate of those participants disag-
gregated by sex, race, and ethnicity. 
‘‘(2) EVALUATION AND REPORT BY THE SEC-
RETARY.—Not later than 180 days after receiving 
the annual reports from grant recipients under para-
graph (1), the Secretary shall— 
‘‘(A)(i) prepare a report that presents the 
data collected through the reports, including 
data disaggregated by sex, race, and ethnicity, 
and an evaluation based on that data of the 
best practices for effectively implementing 
returnship (including internship) programs; and 
‘‘(ii) submit the report 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 
‘‘(B) post information on a website on best 
practices described in subparagraph (A)(i). 
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‘‘(i) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry 
out this section $50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2024 
through 2028.’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents in 
section 1(b) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity 
Act is amended— 
(1) by redesignating the item relating to section 
172 as the item relating to section 173; and 
(2) by inserting after the item relating to sec-
tion 171 the following: 
‘‘Sec. 172. Grants to support skilled workers in returning or transitioning to 
the STEM workforce.’’. 
Æ 
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