reporting requirements under the Workforce Innova-
tion and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3101 et seq.) 
and includes— 
(A) an evaluation— 
(i) of the performance of the activities 
funded under the grant— 
(I) with respect to indicators of 
performance 
under 
section 
116(b)(2)(A) of the Workforce Inno-
vation and Opportunity Act (29 
U.S.C. 3141(b)(2)(A)); and 
(II) with respect to meeting the 
goals of the State plan; 
(ii) of the satisfaction of each em-
ployer receiving assistance under this title, 
on the basis of the satisfaction measure-
ment framework as determined by the 
Interagency Task Force under section 301; 
and 
(B) information on whether an employer 
that received assistance under the grant pro-
vided health benefits, paid sick leave, and paid 
family and medical leave to their employees. 
(2) SECRETARY.—The Secretary shall submit a 
report to Congress on an annual basis containing a 
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summary of the reports received under paragraph 
(1), including promising emerging practices with re-
spect to layoff aversion and job creation. 
(b) NATIONAL REPOSITORY.—The Secretary shall, 
jointly with the Interagency Task Force established under 
title III, establish on a publicly accessible website, a na-
tional repository— 
(1) of data-driven, promising practices with re-
spect to layoff aversion and job creation based on 
the evaluations described in subsection (a)(1); and 
(2) of recommendations for replicating and 
scaling up such practices. 
SEC. 105. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
There 
are 
authorized 
to 
be 
appropriated 
$250,000,000 for fiscal year 2022 and each of the 4 suc-
ceeding fiscal years. 
TITLE II—COMPETITIVE GRANTS 
FOR 
INNOVATIVE 
LAYOFF 
AVERSION MODELS 
SEC. 201. COMPETITIVE GRANTS. 
(a) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall award 
planning grants and implementation grants, on a 
competitive basis and in accordance with paragraph 
(2), to States for innovative layoff aversion models. 
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(2) GRANT CYCLES.—In awarding grants under 
this title, the Secretary shall award— 
(A) a first cycle of grants that shall in-
clude— 
(i) planning grants, which shall be 
used during the 18-month period beginning 
on the date on which the grants are award-
ed; and 
(ii) 
implementation 
grants, 
which 
shall be used during the 5-year period be-
ginning on the date on which the grants 
are awarded; and 
(B) a second cycle of grants that shall be 
new implementation grants— 
(i) to States that used planning 
grants in accordance with subparagraph 
(A)(i); and 
(ii) that shall be used during the 3.5- 
year period beginning on the date on which 
the grants are awarded. 
(b) PLANNING GRANTS.— 
(1) APPLICATIONS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—To receive a planning 
grant under this title, a State shall submit an 
application to the Secretary, at such time and 
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in such manner as the Secretary may require, 
which shall include the information described in 
subparagraph (B). 
(B) CONTENTS.—Each application shall 
include the following: 
(i) The need for a planning grant, and 
whether the State plans to submit an ap-
plication for an implementation grant. 
(ii) A description of the planning ac-
tivities the State will carry out with the 
grant. 
(iii) A description of each entity with 
which the State will coordinate to carry 
out such activities. 
(iv) A description of the data sources 
(commercial or public) that the State plans 
to use to— 
(I) investigate in-demand, stag-
nant, and declining industry sectors 
or occupations and employers in the 
State; 
(II) determine the needs of un-
derserved and underrepresented popu-
lations to obtain and retain high qual-
ity jobs; and 
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(III) identify strategies and ap-
proaches to job creation and lay-off 
aversion. 
(v) A list of individuals and organiza-
tions, including roles and responsibilities, 
of each member of the State grantee advi-
sory council under title III. 
(vi) Potential State administrative 
policies or other conditions that may sup-
port or impede implementation of new ap-
proaches to job creation and lay-off aver-
sion. 
(2) GRANT AMOUNT.—A planning grant under 
this title may not be less than $75,000, and may not 
exceed $350,000 for a State. 
(3) USES OF FUNDS.—For a period that may 
not exceed 18 months after receipt of such grant, a 
State receiving a planning grant shall use such 
grant to carry out at least one of the following: 
(A) To research, develop a proof of con-
cept, or pilot lay-off aversion and job creation 
strategies prior to submission of an implemen-
tation grant application under subsection (c), if 
the State plans to apply for such a grant. 
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