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‘‘(1) Providing technical assistance to eligible 
entities, on request, to— 
‘‘(A) improve their fiscal management, re-
search-based instruction, and reporting require-
ments to carry out the requirements of this 
title; 
‘‘(B) improve its performance on the core 
indicators of performance described in section 
136; 
‘‘(C) provide adult education professional 
development; and 
‘‘(D) use distance education and improve 
the application of technology in the classroom, 
including instruction in English language acqui-
sition for English learners. 
‘‘(2) Providing for the conduct of research on 
national literacy basic skill acquisition levels among 
adults, including the number of adult English learn-
ers functioning at different levels of reading pro-
ficiency. 
‘‘(3) Improving the coordination, efficiency, and 
effectiveness of adult education and workforce devel-
opment services at the national, State, and local lev-
els. 
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‘‘(4) Determining how participation in adult 
education, English language acquisition, and family 
literacy education programs prepares individuals for 
entry into and success in postsecondary education 
and employment, and in the case of prison-based 
services, the effect on recidivism. 
‘‘(5) Evaluating how different types of pro-
viders, including community and faith-based organi-
zations or private for-profit agencies measurably im-
prove the skills of participants in adult education, 
English language acquisition, and family literacy 
education programs. 
‘‘(6) Identifying model integrated basic and 
workplace skills education programs, including pro-
grams for English learners coordinated literacy and 
employment services, and effective strategies for 
serving adults with disabilities. 
‘‘(7) Initiating other activities designed to im-
prove the measurable quality and effectiveness of 
adult education, English language acquisition, and 
family literacy education programs nationwide.’’. 
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TITLE III—AMENDMENTS TO 
THE WAGNER-PEYSER ACT 
SEC. 301. AMENDMENTS TO THE WAGNER-PEYSER ACT. 
The Wagner-Peyser Act (29 U.S.C. 49 et seq.) is 
amended by amending section 15 to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 15. WORKFORCE AND LABOR MARKET INFORMATION 
SYSTEM. 
‘‘(a) SYSTEM CONTENT.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Labor, in 
accordance with the provisions of this section, shall 
oversee the development, maintenance, and contin-
uous improvement of a nationwide workforce and 
labor market information system that includes— 
‘‘(A) statistical data from cooperative sta-
tistical survey and projection programs and 
data from administrative reporting systems 
that, taken together, enumerate, estimate, and 
project employment opportunities and condi-
tions at national, State, and local levels in a 
timely manner, including statistics on— 
‘‘(i) employment and unemployment 
status of national, State, and local popu-
lations, including self-employed, part-time, 
and seasonal workers; 
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‘‘(ii) industrial distribution of occupa-
tions, as well as current and projected em-
ployment opportunities, wages, benefits 
(where data is available), and skill trends 
by occupation and industry, with particular 
attention paid to State and local condi-
tions; 
‘‘(iii) the incidence of, industrial and 
geographical location of, and number of 
workers displaced by, permanent layoffs 
and plant closings; and 
‘‘(iv) employment and earnings infor-
mation maintained in a longitudinal man-
ner to be used for research and program 
evaluation; 
‘‘(B) information on State and local em-
ployment opportunities, and other appropriate 
statistical data related to labor market dynam-
ics, which— 
‘‘(i) shall be current and comprehen-
sive; 
‘‘(ii) shall meet the needs identified 
through the consultations described in sub-
paragraphs (A) and (B) of subsection 
(e)(2); and 
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‘‘(iii) shall meet the needs for the in-
formation identified in section 121; 
‘‘(C) technical standards (which the Sec-
retary shall publish annually) for data and in-
formation described in subparagraphs (A) and 
(B) that, at a minimum, meet the criteria of 
chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code; 
‘‘(D) procedures to ensure compatibility 
and additivity of the data and information de-
scribed in subparagraphs (A) and (B) from na-
tional, State, and local levels; 
‘‘(E) procedures to support standardization 
and aggregation of data from administrative re-
porting systems described in subparagraph (A) 
of employment-related programs; 
‘‘(F) analysis of data and information de-
scribed in subparagraphs (A) and (B) for uses 
such as— 
‘‘(i) national, State, and local policy-
making; 
‘‘(ii) implementation of Federal poli-
cies (including allocation formulas); 
‘‘(iii) program planning and evalua-
tion; and 
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‘‘(iv) researching labor market dynam-
ics; 
‘‘(G) wide dissemination of such data, in-
formation, and analysis in a user-friendly man-
ner and voluntary technical standards for dis-
semination mechanisms; and 
‘‘(H) programs of— 
‘‘(i) training for effective data dis-
semination; 
‘‘(ii) research and demonstration; and 
‘‘(iii) programs and technical assist-
ance. 
‘‘(2) INFORMATION TO BE CONFIDENTIAL.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—No officer or em-
ployee of the Federal Government or agent of 
the Federal Government may— 
‘‘(i) use any submission that is fur-
nished for exclusively statistical purposes 
under the provisions of this section for any 
purpose other than the statistical purposes 
for which the submission is furnished; 
‘‘(ii) disclose to the public any publi-
cation or media transmittal of the data 
contained in the submission described in 
clause (i) that permits information con-
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cerning an individual subject to be reason-
ably inferred by either direct or indirect 
means; or 
‘‘(iii) permit anyone other than a 
sworn officer, employee, or agent of any 
Federal department or agency, or a con-
tractor (including an employee of a con-
tractor) of such department or agency, to 
examine an individual submission described 
in clause (i), 
without the consent of the individual, agency, or 
other person who is the subject of the submis-
sion or provides that submission. 
‘‘(B) IMMUNITY FROM LEGAL PROCESS.— 
Any submission (including any data derived 
from the submission) that is collected and re-
tained by a Federal department or agency, or 
an officer, employee, agent, or contractor of 
such a department or agency, for exclusively 
statistical purposes under this section shall be 
immune from the legal process and shall not, 
without the consent of the individual, agency, or 
other person who is the subject of the submis-
sion or provides that submission, be admitted 
as evidence or used for any purpose in any ac-
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tion, suit, or other judicial or administrative 
proceeding. 
‘‘(C) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing 
in this section shall be construed to provide im-
munity from the legal process for such submis-
sion (including any data derived from the sub-
mission) if the submission is in the possession 
of any person, agency, or entity other than the 
Federal Government or an officer, employee, 
agent, or contractor of the Federal Government, 
or if the submission is independently collected, 
retained, or produced for purposes other than 
the purposes of this Act. 
‘‘(b) SYSTEM RESPONSIBILITIES.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The workforce and labor 
market information system described in subsection 
(a) shall be planned, administered, overseen, and 
evaluated through a cooperative governance struc-
ture involving the Federal Government and States. 
‘‘(2) DUTIES.—The Secretary, with respect to 
data collection, analysis, and dissemination of work-
force and labor market information for the system, 
shall carry out the following duties: 
‘‘(A) Assign responsibilities within the De-
partment of Labor for elements of the work-
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‘‘(i) such data and information are 
timely; 
‘‘(ii) paperwork and reporting for the 
system are reduced to a minimum; and 
‘‘(iii) States and localities are fully in-
volved in the development and continuous 
improvement of the system at all levels. 
‘‘(c) NATIONAL ELECTRONIC TOOLS TO PROVIDE 
SERVICES.—The Secretary is authorized to assist in the 
development of national electronic tools that may be used 
to facilitate the delivery of work ready services described 
in section 134(c)(2) and to provide workforce information 
to individuals through the one-stop delivery systems de-
scribed in section 121 and through other appropriate de-
livery systems. 
‘‘(d) COORDINATION WITH THE STATES.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary, working 
through the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the Em-
ployment and Training Administration, shall regu-
larly consult with representatives of State agencies 
carrying out workforce information activities regard-
ing strategies for improving the workforce and labor 
market information system. 
‘‘(2) FORMAL CONSULTATIONS.—At least twice 
each year, the Secretary, working through the Bu-
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reau of Labor Statistics, shall conduct formal con-
sultations regarding programs carried out by the 
Bureau of Labor Statistics with representatives of 
each of the Federal regions of the Bureau of Labor 
Statistics, elected (pursuant to a process established 
by the Secretary) from the State directors affiliated 
with State agencies that perform the duties de-
scribed in subsection (e)(2). 
‘‘(e) STATE RESPONSIBILITIES.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In order to receive Federal 
financial assistance under this section, the Governor 
of a State shall— 
‘‘(A) be responsible for the management of 
the portions of the workforce and labor market 
information system described in subsection (a) 
that comprise a statewide workforce and labor 
market information system and for the State’s 
participation in the development of the annual 
plan; 
‘‘(B) establish a process for the oversight 
of such system; 
‘‘(C) consult with State and local employ-
ers, participants, and local workforce invest-
ment boards about the labor market relevance 
of the data to be collected and disseminated 
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through the statewide workforce and labor mar-
ket information system; 
‘‘(D) consult with State educational agen-
cies and local educational agencies concerning 
the provision of employment statistics in order 
to meet the needs of secondary school and post-
secondary school students who seek such infor-
mation; 
‘‘(E) collect and disseminate for the sys-
tem, on behalf of the State and localities in the 
State, the information and data described in 
subparagraphs (A) and (B) of subsection 
(a)(1); 
‘‘(F) maintain and continuously improve 
the statewide workforce and labor market infor-
mation system in accordance with this section; 
‘‘(G) perform contract and grant respon-
sibilities for data collection, analysis, and dis-
semination for such system; 
‘‘(H) conduct such other data collection, 
analysis, and dissemination activities as will en-
sure an effective statewide workforce and labor 
market information system; 
‘‘(I) actively seek the participation of other 
State and local agencies in data collection, anal-
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ysis, and dissemination activities in order to en-
sure complementarity, compatibility, and useful-
ness of data; 
‘‘(J) participate in the development of the 
annual plan described in subsection (c); and 
‘‘(K) utilize the quarterly records described 
in section 136(f)(2) to assist the State and 
other States in measuring State progress on 
State performance measures. 
‘‘(2) RULE
OF
CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in 
this section shall be construed as limiting the ability 
of a Governor to conduct additional data collection, 
analysis, and dissemination activities with State 
funds or with Federal funds from sources other than 
this section. 
‘‘(f) NONDUPLICATION REQUIREMENT.—None of the 
functions and activities carried out pursuant to this sec-
tion shall duplicate the functions and activities carried out 
under the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Edu-
cation Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2301 et seq.). 
‘‘(g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$63,473,000 for fiscal year 2014 and each of the 6 suc-
ceeding fiscal years. 
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‘‘(h) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘local 
area’ means the smallest geographical area for which data 
can be produced with statistical reliability.’’. 
TITLE IV—REPEALS AND 
CONFORMING AMENDMENTS 
SEC. 401. REPEALS. 
The following provisions are repealed: 
(1) Chapter 4 of subtitle B of title I, and sec-
tions 123, 155, 166, 167, 168, 169, 171, 173, 173A, 
174, 192, 194, 502, 503, and 506 of the Workforce 
Investment Act of 1998, as in effect on the day be-
fore the date of enactment of the SKILLS Act. 
(2) Title V of the Older Americans Act of 1965 
(42 U.S.C. 3056 et seq.). 
(3) Sections 1 through 14 of the Wagner- 
Peyser Act (29 U.S.C. 49 et seq.). 
(4) Twenty-First Century Workforce Commis-
sion Act (29 U.S.C. 2701 note). 
(5) Public Law 91–378, 16 U.S.C. 1701 et seq. 
(popularly known as the ‘‘Youth Conservation Corps 
Act of 1970’’). 
(6) Section 821 of the Higher Education 
Amendments of 1998 (20 U.S.C. 1151) (Grants to 
States for workplace and community transition 
training for incarcerated individuals). 
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(7) The Women in Apprenticeship and Non-
traditional Occupations Act (29 U.S.C. 2501 et 
seq.). 
(8) Sections 4103A and 4104 of title 38, 
United States Code. 
SEC. 402. AMENDMENT TO THE COMPREHENSIVE ENVIRON-
MENTAL RESPONSE, COMPENSATION, AND LI-
ABILITY ACT OF 1980. 
Section 104(k)(6) of the Comprehensive Environ-
mental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 
1980 (42 U.S.C. 9604) is amended by striking ‘‘, train-
ing,’’. 
SEC. 403. AMENDMENTS TO THE FOOD AND NUTRITION ACT 
OF 2008. 
(a) DEFINITION.—Section 3(t) of the Food and Nu-
trition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2012(t)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘and (2)’’ and inserting ‘‘(2)’’, 
and 
(2) by inserting before the period at the end the 
following: 
‘‘, and (3) when referencing employment and train-
ing activities under section 6(d)(4), a State board as 
defined in section 101 of the Workforce Investment 
Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2801)’’. 
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(b) ELIGIBLE HOUSEHOLDS.—Section 5 of the Food 
and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2014) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (d)(14) by striking ‘‘section 
6(d)(4)(I)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 6(d)(4)(C)’’, and 
(2) in subsection (g)(3) by striking ‘‘constitutes 
adequate participation in an employment and train-
ing program under section 6(d)’’ and inserting ‘‘al-
lows the individual to participate in employment and 
training activities under section 6(d)(4)’’. 
(c) 
ELIGIBILITY
DISQUALIFICATIONS.—Section 
6(d)(4) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 
2015(d)(4)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(4) EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING.— 
‘‘(A) 
IMPLEMENTATION.—Each 
State 
agency shall provide employment and training 
services authorized under section 134 of the 
Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 
2864) to eligible members of households partici-
pating in the supplemental nutrition assistance 
program in gaining skills, training, work, or ex-
perience that will increase their ability to obtain 
regular employment. 
‘‘(B) STATEWIDE
WORKFORCE
DEVELOP-
MENT SYSTEM.—Consistent with subparagraph 
(A), employment and training services shall be 
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provided through the statewide workforce devel-
opment system, including the One-Stop delivery 
system, authorized by the Workforce Invest-
ment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2801 et seq.). 
‘‘(C) REIMBURSEMENTS.— 
‘‘(i) ACTUAL COSTS.—The State agen-
cy shall provide payments or reimburse-
ment to participants served under this 
paragraph for— 
‘‘(I) the actual costs of transpor-
tation and other actual costs (other 
than dependent care costs) that are 
reasonably necessary and directly re-
lated to the individual participating in 
employment and training activities; 
and 
‘‘(II) the actual costs of such de-
pendent care expenses that are deter-
mined by the State agency to be nec-
essary for the individual to participate 
in employment and training activities 
(other than an individual who is the 
caretaker relative of a dependent in a 
family receiving benefits under part A 
of title IV of the Social Security Act 
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(42 U.S.C. 601 et seq.) in a local area 
where an employment, training, or 
education program under title IV of 
such Act is in operation), except that 
no such payment or reimbursement 
shall exceed the applicable local mar-
ket rate. 
‘‘(ii) 
SERVICE
CONTRACTS
AND 
VOUCHERS.—In lieu of providing reim-
bursements or payments for dependent 
care expenses under clause (i), a State 
agency may, at its option, arrange for de-
pendent care through providers by the use 
of purchase of service contracts or vouch-
ers or by providing vouchers to the house-
hold. 
‘‘(iii) VALUE OF REIMBURSEMENTS.— 
The value of any dependent care services 
provided for or arranged under clause (ii), 
or any amount received as a payment or 
reimbursement under clause (i), shall— 
‘‘(I) not be treated as income for 
the purposes of any other Federal or 
federally assisted program that bases 
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eligibility for, or the amount of bene-
fits on, need; and 
‘‘(II) not be claimed as an em-
ployment-related expense for the pur-
poses of the credit provided under sec-
tion 21 of the Internal Revenue Code 
of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 21).’’. 
(d) ADMINISTRATION.—Section 11(e)(19) of the 
Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2020(e)(11) 
is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(19) the plans of the State agency for pro-
viding employment and training services under sec-
tion 6(d)(4);’’. 
(e) ADMINISTRATIVE COST-SHARING AND QUALITY 
CONTROL.—Section 16(h) of the Food and Nutrition Act 
of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2025) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A) by striking ‘‘carry 
out employment and training programs’’ and 
inserting ‘‘provide employment and training 
services to eligible households under section 
6(d)(4)’’, and 
(B) in subparagraph (D) by striking ‘‘op-
erating an employment and training program’’ 
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and inserting ‘‘providing employment and train-
ing services consistent with section 6(d)(4)’’, 
(2) in paragraph (3) by striking ‘‘related to 
participation in an employment and training pro-
gram’’ and inserting ‘‘the individual participating in 
employment and training activities’’, 
(3) in paragraph (4) by striking ‘‘for operating 
an employment and training program’’ and inserting 
‘‘to provide employment and training services’’, and 
(4) by amending paragraph (5) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(5) MONITORING.—The Secretary, in conjunc-
tion with the Secretary of Labor, shall monitor each 
State agency responsible for administering employ-
ment and training services under section 6(d)(4) to 
ensure funds are being spent effectively and effi-
ciently. Each program of employment and training 
receiving funds under section 6(d)(4) shall be sub-
ject to the requirements of the performance account-
ability system, including having to meet the state 
performance measures included in section 136 of the 
Workforce Investment Act (29 U.S.C. 2871).’’. 
(f) RESEARCH, DEMONSTRATION, AND
EVALUA-
TIONS.—Section 17 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 
2008 (7 U.S.C. 2026) is amended— 
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(1) in subsection (b) by striking paragraph (3), 
and 
(2) in subsection (g)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘, in conjunction with the 
Secretary of Labor,’’ after ‘‘Secretary’’, and 
(B) by striking ‘‘programs established’’ 
and inserting ‘‘activities provided to eligible 
households’’. 
(g) MINNESOTA FAMILY INVESTMENT PROJECT.— 
Section 22(b)(4) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 
(7 U.S.C. 2031(b)(4)) is amended by striking ‘‘equivalent 
to those offered under the employment and training pro-
gram’’. 
SEC. 404. AMENDMENTS TO SECTION 412 OF THE IMMIGRA-
TION AND NATIONALITY ACT. 
(a) CONDITIONS
AND
CONSIDERATIONS.—Section 
412(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
1522(a)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A)(i), by striking 
‘‘make available sufficient resources for employ-
ment training and placement’’ and inserting 
‘‘provide refugees with the opportunity to access 
employment and training services, including job 
placement,’’; and 
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as facilitates’’ and inserting ‘‘for refugees to facili-
tate’’. 
(c) PROJECT GRANTS AND CONTRACTS FOR SERV-
ICES FOR REFUGEES.—Section 412(c) of such Act (8 
U.S.C. 1522(c)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A)(i), by inserting 
‘‘and training’’ after ‘‘employment’’; and 
(B) by striking subparagraph (C); 
(2) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking ‘‘para-
graph—’’ and all that follows through ‘‘in a man-
ner’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph in a manner’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) In carrying out this section, the Director shall 
ensure that employment and training services are provided 
through the statewide workforce development system, as 
appropriate, authorized by the Workforce Investment Act 
of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2801 et seq.). Such action may in-
clude— 
‘‘(A) making employment and training services 
as described under section 134 of such Act (29 
U.S.C. 2864) available to refugees; and 
‘‘(B) providing refugees with access to a one- 
stop delivery system under section 121 of such Act 
(29 U.S.C. 2841).’’. 
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(d) CASH ASSISTANCE AND MEDICAL ASSISTANCE TO 
REFUGEES.—Section 412(e) of such Act (8 U.S.C. 
1522(e)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (2)(A)(i), by inserting ‘‘and 
training’’ after ‘‘providing employment’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘The’’ and in-
serting ‘‘Consistent with subsection (c)(3), the’’. 
SEC. 405. AMENDMENTS RELATING TO THE SECOND 
CHANCE ACT OF 2007. 
(a) FEDERAL PRISONER REENTRY INITIATIVE.— 
Section 231 of the Second Chance Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 
17541) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(1)(E)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘the Department of Labor 
and’’ before ‘‘other Federal agencies’’; and 
(B) by inserting ‘‘State and local work-
force investment boards,’’ after ‘‘community- 
based organizations,’’; 
(2) in subsection (c)— 
(A) in paragraph (2), by striking at the 
end ‘‘and’’; 
(B) in paragraph (3), by striking at the 
end the period and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
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‘‘(4) to coordinate reentry programs with the 
employment and training services provided through 
the statewide workforce investment system under 
subtitle B of title I of the Workforce Investment Act 
of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2811 et seq.).’’; and 
(3) in subsection (d), by adding at the end the 
following new paragraph: 
‘‘(6) INTERACTION WITH THE WORKFORCE IN-
VESTMENT SYSTEM.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out this 
section, the Director shall ensure that employ-
ment and training services, including such em-
ployment and services offered through reentry 
programs, are provided, as appropriate, through 
the statewide workforce investment system 
under subtitle B of title I of the Workforce In-
vestment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2811 et seq.). 
Such action may include— 
‘‘(i) making employment and training 
services available to prisoners prior to and 
immediately following the release of such 
prisoners; or 
‘‘(ii) providing prisoners with access 
by remote means to a one-stop delivery 
system under section 121 of the Workforce 
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Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2841) 
in the State in which the prison involved is 
located. 
‘‘(B) SERVICE
DEFINED.—In this para-
graph, the term ‘employment and training serv-
ices’ means those services described in section 
134 of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 
(29 U.S.C. 2864) offered by the Bureau of 
Prisons, including— 
‘‘(i) the skills assessment described in 
subsection (a)(1)(A); 
‘‘(ii) the skills development plan de-
scribed in subsection (a)(1)(B); and 
‘‘(iii) the enhancement, development, 
and implementation of reentry and skills 
development programs.’’. 
(b) DUTIES OF THE BUREAU OF PRISONS.—Section 
4042(a)(5)(E) of title 18, United States Code, is amend-
ed— 
(1) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘Employment’’ 
and inserting ‘‘Employment and training services (as 
defined in paragraph (6) of section 231(d) of the 
Second Chance Act of 2007), including basic skills 
attainment, consistent with such paragraph’’; 
(2) by striking clause (iii); and 
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(3) by redesignating clauses (iv), (v), (vi), and 
(vii) as clauses (iii), (iv), (v), and (vi), respectively. 
SEC. 406. AMENDMENTS TO THE OMNIBUS CRIME CONTROL 
AND SAFE STREETS ACT OF 1968. 
Section 2976 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe 
Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3797w) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘voca-
tional’’ and inserting ‘‘career and technical edu-
cation (as defined in section 3 of the Carl D. 
Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 
2006 (20 U.S.C. 2302)) and training’’; 
(B) by redesignating each of paragraphs 
(4) through (7) as paragraphs (5) through (8), 
respectively; and 
(C) by inserting after paragraph (3) the 
following new paragraph: 
‘‘(4) coordinating employment and training 
services provided through the statewide workforce 
investment system under subtitle B of title I of the 
Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2811 
et seq.), including a one-stop delivery system under 
section 121 of such Act (29 U.S.C. 2841), for of-
fenders upon release from prison, jail, or a juvenile 
facility, as appropriate;’’; 
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(2) in subsection (d)(2), by inserting ‘‘, includ-
ing local workforce investment boards established 
under section 117 of the Workforce Investment Act 
of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2832),’’ after ‘‘nonprofit organi-
zations’’; 
(3) in subsection (e)— 
(A) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘victims 
services, and employment services’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘and victim services’’; 
(B) by redesignating paragraphs (4) and 
(5) as paragraphs (5) and (6), respectively; and 
(C) by inserting after paragraph (3) the 
following new paragraph: 
‘‘(4) provides employment and training services 
through the statewide workforce investment system 
under subtitle B of title I of the Workforce Invest-
ment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2811 et seq.), includ-
ing a one-stop delivery system under section 121 of 
such Act (29 U.S.C. 2841); and’’; 
(4) in subsection (k)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)(A), by inserting ‘‘, in 
accordance with paragraph (2)’’ after ‘‘under 
this section’’; 
(B) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and 
(3) as paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively; and 
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(C) by inserting after paragraph (1) the 
following new paragraph: 
‘‘(2) EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING.—The Attor-
ney General shall require each grantee under this 
section to measure the core indicators of perform-
ance as described in section 136(b)(2)(A) of the 
Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 
2871(b)(2)(A)) with respect to the program of such 
grantee funded with a grant under this section.’’. 
SEC. 407. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS TO THE UNITED 
STATES CODE. 
Title 38, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by striking the item relating to section 
4103A and section 4104 in the table of sections at 
the beginning of chapter 41 of such title; 
(2) in section 4102A— 
(A) in subsection (b)— 
(i) by striking paragraphs (5), (6), 
and (7); 
(ii) by redesignating paragraph (8) as 
paragraph (5); 
(B) by striking subsections (c) and (h); 
(C) by redesignating subsections (d), (e), 
(f), and (g) as subsections (c), (d), (e), and (f); 
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(D) in subsection (e)(1) (as so redesig-
nated)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘, including disabled 
veterans’ outreach program specialists and 
local veterans’ employment representatives 
providing employment, training, and place-
ment services under this chapter in a 
State’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘for purposes of sub-
section (c)’’. 
(3) in section 4109(a), by striking ‘‘disabled 
veterans’ outreach program specialists and local vet-
erans’ employment representative’’ and inserting 
‘‘veteran employment specialists appointed under 
section 134(f) of the Workforce Investment Act of 
1998’’; 
(4) in section 4109(d)(1), by striking ‘‘disabled 
veterans’ outreach program specialists and local vet-
erans’ employment representatives’’ and inserting 
‘‘veteran employment specialists appointed under 
section 134(f) of the Workforce Investment Act of 
1998’’; 
(5) in section 4112(d)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘disabled 
veterans’ outreach program specialist’’ and in-
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serting ‘‘veteran employment specialist ap-
pointed under section 134(f) of the Workforce 
Investment Act of 1998’’; and 
(B) by striking paragraph (2) and redesig-
nating paragraph (3) as paragraph (2); 
(6) in section 3672(d)(1), by striking ‘‘disabled 
veterans’ outreach program specialists under section 
4103A’’ and inserting ‘‘veteran employment special-
ists appointed under section 134(f) of the Workforce 
Investment Act of 1998’’; and 
(7) in section 4104A— 
(A) in subsection (b)(1), by striking sub-
paragraph (A) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(A) the appropriate veteran employment 
specialist (in carrying out the functions de-
scribed in section 134(f) of the Workforce In-
vestment Act of 1998);’’; and 
(B) in subsection (c)(1), by striking sub-
paragraph (A) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(A) collaborate with the appropriate vet-
eran employment specialist (as described in sec-
tion 134(f)) and the appropriate State boards 
and local boards (as such terms are defined in 
section 101 of the Workforce Investment Act of 
1998 (29 U.S.C. 2801));’’. 
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SEC. 408. CONFORMING AMENDMENT TO TABLE OF CON-
TENTS. 
The table of contents in section 1(b) is amended to 
read as follows: 
‘‘Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
‘‘TITLE I—WORKFORCE INVESTMENT SYSTEMS 
‘‘Subtitle A—Workforce Investment Definitions 
‘‘Sec. 101. Definitions. 
‘‘Subtitle B—Statewide and Local Workforce Investment Systems 
‘‘Sec. 106. Purpose. 
‘‘CHAPTER 1—STATE PROVISIONS 
‘‘Sec. 111. State workforce investment boards. 
‘‘Sec. 112. State plan. 
‘‘CHAPTER 2—LOCAL PROVISIONS 
‘‘Sec. 116. Local workforce investment areas. 
‘‘Sec. 117. Local workforce investment boards. 
‘‘Sec. 118. Local plan. 
‘‘CHAPTER 3—WORKFORCE INVESTMENT ACTIVITIES PROVIDERS 
‘‘Sec. 121. Establishment of one-stop delivery systems. 
‘‘Sec. 122. Identification of eligible providers of training services. 
‘‘Sec. 123. [Repealed]. 
‘‘CHAPTER 4—[REPEALED] 
‘‘CHAPTER 5—EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ACTIVITIES 
‘‘Sec. 131. General authorization. 
‘‘Sec. 132. State allotments. 
‘‘Sec. 133. Within State allocations. 
‘‘Sec. 134. Use of funds for employment and training activities. 
‘‘CHAPTER 6—GENERAL PROVISIONS 
‘‘Sec. 136. Performance accountability system. 
‘‘Sec. 137. Authorization of appropriations. 
‘‘Subtitle C—Job Corps 
‘‘Sec. 141. Purposes. 
‘‘Sec. 142. Definitions. 
‘‘Sec. 143. Establishment. 
‘‘Sec. 144. Individuals eligible for the Job Corps. 
‘‘Sec. 145. Recruitment, screening, selection, and assignment of enrollees. 
‘‘Sec. 146. Enrollment. 
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‘‘Sec. 147. Job Corps centers. 
‘‘Sec. 148. Program activities. 
‘‘Sec. 149. Counseling and job placement. 
‘‘Sec. 150. Support. 
‘‘Sec. 151. Operations. 
‘‘Sec. 152. Standards of conduct. 
‘‘Sec. 153. Community participation. 
‘‘Sec. 154. Workforce councils. 
‘‘Sec. 155. [Repealed]. 
‘‘Sec. 156. Technical assistance to centers. 
‘‘Sec. 157. Application of provisions of Federal law. 
‘‘Sec. 158. Special provisions. 
‘‘Sec. 159. Performance accountability and management. 
‘‘Sec. 160. General provisions. 
‘‘Sec. 161. Authorization of appropriations. 
‘‘Subtitle D—National Programs 
‘‘Sec. 166. [Repealed]. 
‘‘Sec. 167. [Repealed]. 
‘‘Sec. 168. [Repealed]. 
‘‘Sec. 169. [Repealed]. 
‘‘Sec. 170. Technical assistance. 
‘‘Sec. 171. [Repealed]. 
‘‘Sec. 172. Evaluations. 
‘‘Sec. 173. [Repealed]. 
‘‘Sec. 173A. [Repealed]. 
‘‘Sec. 174. [Repealed]. 
‘‘Subtitle E—Administration 
‘‘Sec. 181. Requirements and restrictions. 
‘‘Sec. 182. Prompt allocation of funds. 
‘‘Sec. 183. Monitoring. 
‘‘Sec. 184. Fiscal controls; sanctions. 
‘‘Sec. 185. Reports; recordkeeping; investigations. 
‘‘Sec. 186. Administrative adjudication. 
‘‘Sec. 187. Judicial review. 
‘‘Sec. 188. Nondiscrimination. 
‘‘Sec. 189. Administrative provisions. 
‘‘Sec. 190. References. 
‘‘Sec. 191. State legislative authority. 
‘‘Sec. 192. [Repealed]. 
‘‘Sec. 193. Transfer of Federal equity in State employment security real prop-
erty to the States. 
‘‘Sec. 194. [Repealed]. 
‘‘Sec. 195. General program requirements. 
‘‘Sec. 196. Federal agency staff. 
‘‘Sec. 197. Restrictions on lobbying and political activities. 
‘‘Subtitle F—Repeals and Conforming Amendments 
‘‘Sec. 199. Repeals. 
‘‘Sec. 199A. Conforming amendments. 
‘‘TITLE II—ADULT EDUCATION AND FAMILY LITERACY 
EDUCATION 
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‘‘Sec. 201. Short title. 
‘‘Sec. 202. Purpose. 
‘‘Sec. 203. Definitions. 
‘‘Sec. 204. Home schools. 
‘‘Sec. 205. Authorization of appropriations. 
‘‘Subtitle A—Federal Provisions 
‘‘Sec. 211. Reservation of funds; grants to eligible agencies; allotments. 
‘‘Sec. 212. Performance accountability system. 
‘‘Subtitle B—State Provisions 
‘‘Sec. 221. State administration. 
‘‘Sec. 222. State distribution of funds; matching requirement. 
‘‘Sec. 223. State leadership activities. 
‘‘Sec. 224. State plan. 
‘‘Sec. 225. Programs for corrections education and other institutionalized indi-
viduals. 
‘‘Subtitle C—Local Provisions 
‘‘Sec. 231. Grants and contracts for eligible providers. 
‘‘Sec. 232. Local application. 
‘‘Sec. 233. Local administrative cost limits. 
‘‘Subtitle D—General Provisions 
‘‘Sec. 241. Administrative provisions. 
‘‘Sec. 242. National activities. 
‘‘TITLE III—WORKFORCE INVESTMENT-RELATED ACTIVITIES 
‘‘Subtitle A—Wagner-Peyser Act 
‘‘Sec. 301. Definitions. 
‘‘Sec. 302. Functions. 
‘‘Sec. 303. Designation of State agencies. 
‘‘Sec. 304. Appropriations. 
‘‘Sec. 305. Disposition of allotted funds. 
‘‘Sec. 306. State plans. 
‘‘Sec. 307. Repeal of Federal advisory council. 
‘‘Sec. 308. Regulations. 
‘‘Sec. 309. Employment statistics. 
‘‘Sec. 310. Technical amendments. 
‘‘Sec. 311. Effective date. 
‘‘Subtitle B—Linkages With Other Programs 
‘‘Sec. 321. Trade Act of 1974. 
‘‘Sec. 322. Veterans’ employment programs. 
‘‘Sec. 323. Older Americans Act of 1965. 
‘‘Subtitle C—[Repealed] 
‘‘Subtitle D—Application of Civil Rights and Labor-Management Laws to the 
Smithsonian Institution 
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‘‘Sec. 341. Application of civil rights and labor-management laws to the Smith-
sonian Institution. 
‘‘TITLE IV—REHABILITATION ACT AMENDMENTS OF 1998 
‘‘Sec. 401. Short title. 
‘‘Sec. 402. Title. 
‘‘Sec. 403. General provisions. 
‘‘Sec. 404. Vocational rehabilitation services. 
‘‘Sec. 405. Research and training. 
‘‘Sec. 406. Professional development and special projects and demonstrations. 
‘‘Sec. 407. National Council on Disability. 
‘‘Sec. 408. Rights and advocacy. 
‘‘Sec. 409. Employment opportunities for individuals with disabilities. 
‘‘Sec. 410. Independent living services and centers for independent living. 
‘‘Sec. 411. [Repealed]. 
‘‘Sec. 412. Helen Keller National Center Act. 
‘‘Sec. 413. President’s Committee on Employment of People With Disabilities. 
‘‘Sec. 414. Conforming amendments. 
‘‘TITLE V—GENERAL PROVISIONS 
‘‘Sec. 501. State unified plan. 
‘‘Sec. 502. [Repealed]. 
‘‘Sec. 503. [Repealed]. 
‘‘Sec. 504. Privacy. 
‘‘Sec. 505. Buy-American requirements. 
‘‘Sec. 506. [Repealed]. 
‘‘Sec. 507. Effective date.’’. 
TITLE V—AMENDMENTS TO THE 
REHABILITATION ACT OF 1973 
SEC. 501. FINDINGS. 
Section 2(a) of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 
U.S.C. 701(a)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; 
(2) in paragraph (6), by striking the period and 
inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘(7) there is a substantial need to improve and 
expand services for students with disabilities under 
this Act.’’. 
SEC. 502. REHABILITATION SERVICES ADMINISTRATION. 
(a) REHABILITATION SERVICES ADMINISTRATION.— 
The Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 701 et seq.) 
is amended— 
(1) in section 3(a) (29 U.S.C. 702(a))— 
(A) by striking ‘‘Office of the Secretary’’ 
and inserting ‘‘Department of Education’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘President by and with the 
advice and consent of the Senate’’ and inserting 
‘‘Secretary’’; and 
(C) by striking ‘‘, and the Commissioner 
shall be the principal officer,’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘Commissioner’’ each place it 
appears (except in section 21) and inserting ‘‘Direc-
tor’’; 
(3) in section 12(c) (29 U.S.C. 709), by strik-
ing ‘‘Commissioner’s’’ and inserting ‘‘Director’s’’; 
(4) in the heading for subparagraph (B) of sec-
tion 100(d)(2), by striking ‘‘COMMISSIONER’’ and in-
serting ‘‘DIRECTOR’’; 
(5) in the heading for section 706, by striking 
‘‘COMMISSIONER’’ and inserting ‘‘DIRECTOR’’; 
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(6) in the heading for paragraph (3) of section 
723(a), by striking ‘‘COMMISSIONER’’ and inserting 
‘‘DIRECTOR’’; and 
(7) in section 21 (29 U.S.C. 718)— 
(A) in subsection (b)(1)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘Commissioner’’ the 
first place it appears and inserting ‘‘Direc-
tor of the Rehabilitation Services Adminis-
tration’’; 
(ii) by striking ‘‘(referred to in this 
subsection as the ‘Director’)’’; and 
(iii) by striking ‘‘The Commissioner 
and the Director’’ and inserting ‘‘Both 
such Directors’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘the Commissioner and the 
Director’’ each place it appears and inserting 
‘‘both such Directors’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICATION.—The amend-
ments made by subsection (a) shall— 
(1) take effect on the date of the enactment of 
this Act; and 
(2) apply with respect to the appointments of 
Directors of the Rehabilitation Services Administra-
tion made on or after the date of enactment of this 
Act, and the Directors so appointed. 
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SEC. 503. DEFINITIONS. 
Section 7 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 
U.S.C. 705) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (35) through 
(39) as paragraphs (36) through (40), respectively; 
(2) in subparagraph (A)(ii) of paragraph (36) 
(as redesignated by paragraph (1)), by striking 
‘‘paragraph (36)(C)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph 
(37)(C)’’; and 
(3) by inserting after paragraph (34) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(35)(A) The term ‘student with a disability’ 
means an individual with a disability who— 
‘‘(i) is not younger than 16 and not 
older than 21; 
‘‘(ii) has been determined to be eligi-
ble under section 102(a) for assistance 
under this title; and 
‘‘(iii)(I) is eligible for, and is receiv-
ing, special education under part B of the 
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act 
(20 U.S.C. 1411 et seq.); or 
‘‘(II) is an individual with a disability, 
for purposes of section 504. 
‘‘(B) The term ‘students with disabilities’ 
means more than 1 student with a disability.’’. 
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SEC. 504. STATE PLAN. 
Section 101(a) of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 
U.S.C. 721(a)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (10)(B) by striking ‘‘on the el-
igible individuals’’ and all that follows through ‘‘sec-
tion 136(d)(2)’’ and inserting ‘‘of information nec-
essary to assess the State’s performance on the core 
indicators of performance described in section 
136(b)(2)(A)’’; 
(2) in paragraph (11)— 
(A) in subparagraph (D)(i), by inserting 
before the semicolon the following: ‘‘, which 
may be provided using alternative means of 
meeting participation (such as video conferences 
and conference calls)’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(G) 
COORDINATION
WITH
ASSISTIVE 
TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMS.—The State plan shall 
include an assurance that the designated State 
unit and the lead agency or implementing entity 
responsible for carrying out duties under the 
Assistive Technology Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 
3001 et seq.) have developed working relation-
ships and coordinate their activities.’’; 
(3) in paragraph (15)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A)— 
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(i) in clause (i)— 
(I) in subclause (II), by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(II) in subclause (III), by adding 
‘‘and’’ at the end; and 
(III) by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(IV) students with disabilities, 
including their need for transition 
services;’’; 
(ii) by redesignating clauses (ii) and 
(iii) as clauses (iii) and (iv), respectively; 
and 
(iii) by inserting after clause (i) the 
following: 
‘‘(ii) include an assessment of the 
transition services provided under this Act, 
and coordinated with transition services 
under the Individuals with Disabilities 
Education Act, as to those services meet-
ing the needs of individuals with disabil-
ities;’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (D)— 
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(i) by redesignating clauses (iii), (iv), 
and (v) as clauses (iv), (v), and (vi), re-
spectively; and 
(ii) by inserting after clause (ii) the 
following: 
‘‘(iii) the methods to be used to im-
prove and expand vocational rehabilitation 
services for students with disabilities, in-
cluding the coordination of services de-
signed to facilitate the transition of such 
students from the receipt of educational 
services in school to the receipt of voca-
tional rehabilitation services under this 
title or to postsecondary education or em-
ployment;’’; 
(4) in paragraph (22)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘carrying out part B of 
title VI, including’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘that part to supplement 
funds made available under part B of’’; 
(5) in paragraph (24)(A), by striking ‘‘part A 
of title VI’’ and inserting ‘‘section 109A’’; and 
(6) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(25) COLLABORATION WITH INDUSTRY.—The 
State plan shall describe how the designated State 
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agency will carry out the provisions of section 109A, 
including— 
‘‘(A) the criteria such agency will use to 
award grants under such section; and 
‘‘(B) how the activities carried out under 
such grants will be coordinated with other serv-
ices provided under this title. 
‘‘(26) SERVICES FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABIL-
ITIES.—The State plan shall provide an assurance 
satisfactory to the Secretary that the State— 
‘‘(A) has developed and implemented strat-
egies to address the needs identified in the as-
sessment described in paragraph (15), and 
achieve the goals and priorities identified by the 
State, to improve and expand vocational reha-
bilitation services for students with disabilities 
on a statewide basis in accordance with para-
graph (15); and 
‘‘(B) from funds reserved under section 
110A, shall carry out programs or activities de-
signed to improve and expand vocational reha-
bilitation services for students with disabilities 
that— 
‘‘(i) facilitate the transition of stu-
dents with disabilities from the receipt of 
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educational services in school, to the re-
ceipt of vocational rehabilitation services 
under this title, including, at a minimum, 
those services specified in the interagency 
agreement required in paragraph (11)(D); 
‘‘(ii) improve the achievement of post- 
school goals of students with disabilities, 
including 
improving 
the 
achievement 
through participation (as appropriate when 
career goals are discussed) in meetings re-
garding individualized education programs 
developed under section 614 of the Individ-
uals with Disabilities Education Act (20 
U.S.C. 1414); 
‘‘(iii) provide career guidance, career 
exploration services, job search skills and 
strategies, and technical assistance to stu-
dents with disabilities; 
‘‘(iv) support the provision of training 
and technical assistance to State and local 
educational agencies and designated State 
agency personnel responsible for the plan-
ning and provision of services to students 
with disabilities; and 
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‘‘(v) support outreach activities to stu-
dents with disabilities who are eligible for, 
and need, services under this title.’’. 
SEC. 505. SCOPE OF SERVICES. 
Section 103 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 
U.S.C. 723) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking paragraph 
(15) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(15) transition services for students with dis-
abilities, that facilitate the achievement of the em-
ployment outcome identified in the individualized 
plan for employment, including services described in 
clauses (i) through (iii) of section 101(a)(26)(B);’’; 
(2) in subsection (b), by striking paragraph (6) 
and inserting the following: 
‘‘(6)(A)(i) Consultation and technical assistance 
services to assist State and local educational agen-
cies in planning for the transition of students with 
disabilities from school to post-school activities, in-
cluding employment. 
‘‘(ii) Training and technical assistance de-
scribed in section 101(a)(26)(B)(iv). 
‘‘(B) Services for groups of individuals with dis-
abilities who meet the requirements of clauses (i) 
and (iii) of section 7(35)(A), including services de-
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scribed in clauses (i), (ii), (iii), and (v) of section 
101(a)(26)(B), to assist in the transition from 
school to post-school activities.’’; and 
(3) in subsection (b) by inserting at the end, 
the following: 
‘‘(7) The establishment, development, or im-
provement of assistive technology demonstration, 
loan, reutilization, or financing programs in coordi-
nation with activities authorized under the Assistive 
Technology Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 3001) to pro-
mote access to assistive technology for individuals 
with disabilities and employers.’’. 
SEC. 506. STANDARDS AND INDICATORS. 
Section 106 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 
U.S.C. 726(a)) is amended— 
(1) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(a) STANDARDS AND INDICATORS.—The perform-
ance standards and indicators for the vocational rehabili-
tation program carried out under this title— 
‘‘(1) shall be subject to paragraphs (2)(A) and 
(3) of section 136(b) of the Workforce Investment 
Act of 1998; and 
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‘‘(2) may, at a State’s discretion, include addi-
tional indicators identified in the State plan sub-
mitted under section 101.’’; and 
(2) in subsection (b)(2)(B), by striking clause 
(i) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(i) on a biannual basis, review the 
program improvement efforts of the State 
and, if the State has not improved its per-
formance to acceptable levels, as deter-
mined by the Director, direct the State to 
make revisions to the plan to improve per-
formance; and’’. 
SEC. 507. COLLABORATION WITH INDUSTRY. 
The Rehabilitation Act of 1973 is amended by insert-
ing after section 109 (29 U.S.C. 729) the following: 
‘‘SEC. 109A. COLLABORATION WITH INDUSTRY. 
‘‘(a) AUTHORITY.—A State shall use not less than 
one-half of one percent of the payment the State receives 
under section 111 for a fiscal year to award grants to eligi-
ble entities to create practical job and career readiness and 
training programs, and to provide job placements and ca-
reer advancement. 
‘‘(b) APPLICATION.—To receive a grant under this 
section, an eligible entity shall submit an application to 
a designated State agency at such time, in such manner, 
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and containing such information as such agency shall re-
quire. Such application shall include, at a minimum— 
‘‘(1) a plan for evaluating the effectiveness of 
the program; 
‘‘(2) a plan for collecting and reporting the 
data and information described under subparagraphs 
(A) through (C) of section 101(a)(10), as deter-
mined appropriate by the designated State agency; 
and 
‘‘(3) a plan for providing for the non-Federal 
share of the costs of the program. 
‘‘(c) ACTIVITIES.—An eligible entity receiving a grant 
under this section shall use the grant funds to carry out 
a program that provides one or more of the following: 
‘‘(1) Job development, job placement, and ca-
reer advancement services for individuals with dis-
abilities. 
‘‘(2) Training in realistic work settings in order 
to prepare individuals with disabilities for employ-
ment and career advancement in the competitive 
market. 
‘‘(3) Providing individuals with disabilities with 
such support services as may be required in order to 
maintain the employment and career advancement 
for which the individuals have received training. 
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‘‘(d) AWARDS.—Grants under this section shall— 
‘‘(1) be awarded for a period not to exceed 5 
years; and 
‘‘(2) be awarded competitively. 
‘‘(e) ELIGIBLE ENTITY DEFINED.—For the purposes 
of this section, the term ‘eligible entity’ means a for-profit 
business, alone or in partnership with one or more of the 
following: 
‘‘(1) Community rehabilitation program pro-
viders. 
‘‘(2) Indian tribes. 
‘‘(3) Tribal organizations. 
‘‘(f) FEDERAL SHARE.—The Federal share of a pro-
gram under this section shall not exceed 80 percent of the 
costs of the program. 
‘‘(g) ELIGIBILITY
FOR SERVICES.—An individual 
shall be eligible for services provided under a program 
under this section if the individual is determined under 
section 102(a)(1) to be eligible for assistance under this 
title.’’. 
SEC. 508. RESERVATION FOR EXPANDED TRANSITION 
SERVICES. 
The Rehabilitation Act of 1973 is amended by insert-
ing after section 110 (29 U.S.C. 730) the following: 
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‘‘SEC. 110A. RESERVATION FOR EXPANDED TRANSITION 
SERVICES. 
‘‘Each State shall reserve not less than 10 percent 
of the funds allotted to the State under section 110(a) 
to carry out programs and activities under sections 
101(a)(26)(B) and 103(b)(6).’’. 
SEC. 509. CLIENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. 
Section 112(e)(1) of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 
(29 U.S.C. 732(e)(1)) is amended by redesignating sub-
paragraph (D) as subparagraph (E) and inserting after 
subparagraph (C) the following: 
‘‘(D) The Secretary shall make grants to 
the protection and advocacy system serving the 
American Indian Consortium to provide services 
in accordance with this section. The amount of 
such grants shall be the same as provided to 
territories under this subsection.’’. 
SEC. 510. TITLE III AMENDMENTS. 
Title III of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 
771 et seq.) is amended— 
(1) in section 301(a)— 
(A) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘and’’ 
at the end; 
(B) by striking paragraphs (3) and (4); 
and 
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(C) by redesignating paragraph (5) as 
paragraph (3); 
(2) in section 302(g)— 
(A) in the heading, by striking ‘‘AND IN- 
SERVICE TRAINING’’; and 
(B) by striking paragraph (3); 
(3) in section 303(c)— 
(A) in paragraph (4)— 
(i) by amending subparagraph (A)(ii) 
to read as follows: 
‘‘(ii) to coordinate and work closely 
with the parent training and information 
centers established pursuant to section 671 
of the Individuals with Disabilities Edu-
cation Act, the community parent resource 
centers established pursuant to section 672 
of such Act, and the eligible entities receiv-
ing awards under section 673 of such Act; 
and’’; and 
(ii) in subparagraph (C), by inserting 
‘‘, and demonstrate the capacity for serv-
ing,’’ after ‘‘serve’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(8) RESERVATION.—From the amount appro-
priated to carry out this subsection for a fiscal year, 
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20 percent of such amount or $500,000, whichever 
is less, shall be reserved to carry out paragraph 
(6).’’; 
(4) by striking sections 304 and 305; and 
(5) by redesignating section 306 as section 304. 
SEC. 511. REPEAL OF TITLE VI. 
The Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 701 et 
seq.) is amended by repealing title VI. 
SEC. 512. CHAIRPERSON. 
Section 705(b)(5) of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 
(29 U.S.C. 796d(b)(5)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(5) CHAIRPERSON.—The Council shall select a 
chairperson from among the voting membership of 
the Council.’’. 
SEC. 513. AUTHORIZATIONS OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
The Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 701 et 
seq.) is further amended— 
(1) in section 100(b)(1) (29 U.S.C. 720(b)(1)), 
by striking ‘‘such sums as may be necessary for fis-
cal years 1999 through 2003’’ and inserting 
‘‘$3,121,712,000 for fiscal year 2014 and each of 
the 6 succeeding fiscal years’’; 
(2) in section 110(c) (29 U.S.C. 730(c)), by 
amending paragraph (2) to read as follows: 
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‘‘(2) The sum referred to in paragraph (1) shall 
be, as determined by the Secretary, not less than 1 
percent and not more than 1.5 percent of the 
amount referred to in paragraph (1) for each of fis-
cal years 2014 through 2020.’’; 
(3) in section 112(h) (29 U.S.C. 732(h)) by 
striking ‘‘such sums as may be necessary for fiscal 
years 
1999 
through 
2003’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘$12,240,000 for fiscal year 2014 and each of the 
6 succeeding fiscal years’’; 
(4) by amending subsection (a) of section 201 
(29 U.S.C. 761(a)) to read as follows: ‘‘(a) There 
are authorized to be appropriated $108,817,000 for 
fiscal year 2014 and each of the 6 succeeding fiscal 
years to carry out this title.’’; 
(5) in section 302(i) (29 U.S.C. 772(i)) by 
striking ‘‘such sums as may be necessary for each of 
the fiscal years 1999 through 2003’’ and inserting 
‘‘$35,515,000 for fiscal year 2014 and each of the 
6 succeeding fiscal years’’; 
(6) in section 303(e) (29 U.S.C. 773(e)) by 
striking ‘‘such sums as may be necessary for each of 
the fiscal years 1999 through 2003’’ and inserting 
‘‘$5,325,000 for fiscal year 2014 and each of the 6 
succeeding fiscal years’’; 
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(7) in section 405 (29 U.S.C. 785) by striking 
‘‘such sums as may be necessary for each of the fis-
cal years 1999 through 2003’’ and inserting 
‘‘$3,258,000 for fiscal year 2014 and each of the 6 
succeeding fiscal years’’; 
(8) in section 502(j) (29 U.S.C. 792(j)) by 
striking ‘‘such sums as may be necessary for each of 
the fiscal years 1999 through 2003’’ and inserting 
‘‘$7,400,000 for fiscal year 2014 and each of the 6 
succeeding fiscal years’’; 
(9) in section 509(l) (29 U.S.C. 794e(l)) by 
striking ‘‘such sums as may be necessary for each of 
the fiscal years 1999 through 2003’’ and inserting 
‘‘$18,031,000 for fiscal year 2014 and each of the 
6 succeeding fiscal years’’; 
(10) in section 714 (29 U.S.C. 796e–3), by 
striking ‘‘such sums as may be necessary for each of 
the fiscal years 1999 through 2003’’ and inserting 
‘‘$23,359,000 for fiscal year 2014 and each of the 
6 succeeding fiscal years’’; 
(11) in section 727 (29 U.S.C. 796f–6), by 
striking ‘‘such sums as may be necessary for each of 
the fiscal years 1999 through 2003’’ and inserting 
‘‘$79,953,000 for fiscal year 2014 and each of the 
6 succeeding fiscal years’’; and 
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(12) in section 753 (29 U.S.C. 7961), by strik-
ing ‘‘such sums as may be necessary for each of the 
fiscal years 1999 through 2003’’ and inserting 
‘‘$34,018,000 for fiscal year 2014 and each of the 
6 succeeding fiscal years’’. 
SEC. 514. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS. 
Section 1(b) of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 is 
amended— 
(1) by inserting after the item relating to sec-
tion 109 the following: 
‘‘Sec. 109A. Collaboration with industry.’’; 
(2) by inserting after the item relating to sec-
tion 110 the following: 
‘‘Sec. 110A. Reservation for expanded transition services.’’; 
(3) by striking the item related to section 304 
and inserting the following: 
‘‘Sec. 304. Measuring of project outcomes and performance.’’; 
(4) by striking the items related to sections 305 
and 306; and 
(5) by striking the items related to title VI. 
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TITLE VI—STUDIES BY THE 
COMPTROLLER GENERAL 
SEC. 601. STUDY BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL ON EX-
HAUSTING FEDERAL PELL GRANTS BEFORE 
ACCESSING WIA FUNDS. 
Not later than 12 months after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States 
shall complete and submit to the Committee on Education 
and the Workforce of the House of Representatives and 
the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pen-
sions of the Senate a report that— 
(1) evaluates the effectiveness of subparagraph 
(B) of section 134(d)(4) of the Workforce Invest-
ment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2864(d)(4)(B)) (as 
such subparagraph was in effect on the day before 
the date of enactment of this Act), including— 
(A) a review of the regulations and guid-
ance issued by the Secretary of Labor to State 
and local areas on how to comply with such 
subparagraph; 
(B) a review of State policies to determine 
how local areas are required to comply with 
such subparagraph; 
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(C) a review of local area policies to deter-
mine how one-stop operators are required to 
comply with such subparagraph; and 
(D) a review of a sampling of individuals 
receiving 
training 
services 
under 
section 
134(d)(4) of the Workforce Investment Act of 
1998 (29 U.S.C. 2864(d)(4)) to determine if, 
before receiving such training services, such in-
dividuals have exhausted funds received through 
the Federal Pell Grant program under title IV 
of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 1070 et seq.); and 
(2) makes appropriate recommendations with 
respect to the matters evaluated under paragraph 
(1). 
SEC. 602. STUDY BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL ON AD-
MINISTRATIVE COST SAVINGS. 
(a) STUDY.—Not later than 12 months after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of 
the United States shall complete and submit to the Com-
mittee on Education and the Workforce of the House of 
Representatives and the Committee on Health, Education, 
Labor, and Pensions of the Senate a report that— 
(1) determines the amount of administrative 
costs at the Federal and State levels for the most re-
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cent fiscal year for which satisfactory data are avail-
able for— 
(A) each of the programs authorized under 
the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (29 
U.S.C. 2801 et seq.) or repealed under section 
401 of this Act, as such programs were in ef-
fect for such fiscal year; and 
(B) each of the programs described in sub-
paragraph (A) that have been repealed or con-
solidated on or after the date of enactment of 
this Act; 
(2) determines the amount of administrative 
cost savings at the Federal and State levels as a re-
sult of repealing and consolidating programs by cal-
culating the differences in the amount of administra-
tive costs between subparagraph (A) and subpara-
graph (B) of paragraph (1); and 
(3) estimates the administrative costs savings 
at the Federal and State levels for a fiscal year as 
a result of States consolidating funds under section 
501(e) of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (20 
U.S.C. 9271(e)) to reduce inefficiencies in the ad-
ministration of federally-funded State and local em-
ployment and training programs. 
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(b) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this section, the 
term ‘‘administrative cost’’ has the meaning given the 
term in section 101 of the Workforce Investment Act of 
1998 (29 U.S.C. 2801). 
Passed the House of Representatives March 15, 
2013. 
Attest: 
KAREN L. HAAS, 
Clerk. 
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