Title: Relaunching America’s Workforce Act
Policy area: Labor and Employment

Summary:
Relaunching America's Workforce Act
This bill establishes several grant programs to address employment, the workforce, and education access in response to the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) national emergency.
The Department of Labor must provide grants in response to the COVID-19 national emergency to
Programs directed towards assisting Native Americans and migrant and seasonal farmworkers may be extended.
The Department of Education must provide grants to expand the capacity of adult education providers to prioritize serving adults with low-literacy or numeracy levels negatively impacted by the COVID-19 national emergency, and to improve or expand career and technical education programs and programs of study to respond to state and local needs as a result of the COVID-19 national emergency.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6646 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6646

To provide State and local workforce and career and technical education 
  systems with support to respond to the COVID-19 national emergency.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 1, 2020

    Mr. Scott of Virginia (for himself, Mr. Levin of Michigan, Ms. 
  Bonamici, Mrs. Davis of California, Mr. Castro of Texas, Ms. Fudge, 
  Mrs. McBath, Mrs. Lee of Nevada, Ms. Stevens, Mr. Courtney, and Mr. 
  Horsford) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                    Committee on Education and Labor

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
To provide State and local workforce and career and technical education 
  systems with support to respond to the COVID-19 national emergency.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

    (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Relaunching 
America's Workforce Act''.
    (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents is as follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Definitions.
Sec. 3. Special rule.
           TITLE I--WORKFORCE INNOVATION AND OPPORTUNITY ACT

Sec. 101. Definitions and WIOA requirements.
 Subtitle A--Workforce Development Activities in Response to the COVID-
                         19 National Emergency

Sec. 111. Workforce response activities.
Sec. 112. National dislocated worker grants.
Sec. 113. State dislocated worker activities responding to the COVID-19 
                            emergency.
Sec. 114. Youth workforce investment activities responding to the 
                            COVID-19 national emergency.
Sec. 115. Adult employment and training activities responding to the 
                            COVID-19 national emergency.
  Subtitle B--Employment Service COVID-19 National Emergency Response 
                                  Fund

Sec. 121. Employment service.
   Subtitle C--Job Corps Response to the COVID-19 National Emergency

Sec. 131. Job Corps response to the COVID-19 national emergency.
                     Subtitle D--National Programs

Sec. 141. Native American programs responding to the COVID-19 national 
                            emergency.
Sec. 142. Migrant and seasonal farmworker program response.
Sec. 143. YouthBuild activities responding to the COVID-19 national 
                            emergency.
Sec. 144. Reentry employment opportunities responding to the COVID-19 
                            national emergency.
Sec. 145. Registered apprenticeship opportunities responding to the 
                            COVID-19 national emergency.
 Subtitle E--Adult Education and Literacy COVID-19 National Emergency 
                                Response

Sec. 151. Adult education and literacy response activities.
Sec. 152. Distribution of funds.
     Subtitle F--Community College and Industry Partnership Grants

Sec. 161. Community college and industry partnership grants.
                     Subtitle G--General Provisions

Sec. 171. General provisions.
  TITLE II--CARL D. PERKINS CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION ACT OF 2006

Sec. 201. Definitions and Perkins CTE requirements.
Sec. 202. COVID-19 career and technical education response flexibility.
Sec. 203. Perkins career and technical education.
Sec. 204. General provisions.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Apprenticeship; apprenticeship program.--The terms 
        ``apprenticeship'' or ``apprenticeship program'' mean an 
        apprenticeship program registered under the Act of August 16, 
        1937 (commonly known as the ``National Apprenticeship Act'') 
        (50 Stat. 664, chapter 663; 29 U.S.C. 50 et seq.), including 
        any requirement, standard, or rule promulgated under such Act, 
        as such requirement, standard, or rule was in effect on 
        December 30, 2019.
            (2) Coronavirus.--The term ``coronavirus'' means 
        coronavirus as defined in section 506 of the Coronavirus 
        Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2020 
        (Public Law 116-123).
            (3) COVID-19 national emergency.--The term ``COVID-19 
        national emergency'' means the national emergency declared by 
        the President under the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 
        1601 et seq.) on March 13, 2020, with respect to the 
        coronavirus.
            (4) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary''--
                    (A) in subtitles A through D of title I, means the 
                Secretary of Labor; and
                    (B) in subtitle E of title I and in title II, means 
                the Secretary of Education.

SEC. 3. SPECIAL RULE.

    Any funds made available under this Act that are used to fund an 
apprenticeship or apprenticeship program shall only be used for, or 
provided to, an apprenticeship or apprenticeship program that meets the 
definition of such term in section 2 of this Act, including any funds 
awarded for the purposes of grants, contracts, or cooperative 
agreements, or the development, implementation, or administration, of 
an apprenticeship or an apprenticeship program.

           TITLE I--WORKFORCE INNOVATION AND OPPORTUNITY ACT

SEC. 101. DEFINITIONS AND WIOA REQUIREMENTS.

    Except as otherwise provided, in this title--
            (1) the terms have the meanings given the terms in section 
        3 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 
        3102); and
            (2) an allotment, allocation, or other provision of funds 
        made in accordance with a provision of the Workforce Innovation 
        and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3101 et seq.) shall be made in 
        compliance with the applicable requirements of such Act (29 
        U.S.C. 3101 et seq.), including the applicable requirements of 
        section 182(e) of such Act (29 U.S.C. 3242) unless otherwise 
        provided for in this Act.

 Subtitle A--Workforce Development Activities in Response to the COVID-
                         19 National Emergency

SEC. 111. WORKFORCE RESPONSE ACTIVITIES.

    (a) Funds for Adults and Dislocated Workers.--With respect to funds 
under this subtitle allotted or allocated to a State or local area for 
adult workforce development activities in accordance with paragraph 
(2)(A) or paragraph (3) of section 133(b) of the Workforce Innovation 
and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3173(b)), or allocated to a local area 
for dislocated worker workforce development activities in accordance 
with section 133(b)(2)(B) of such Act (29 U.S.C. 3173(b)(2)(B)), the 
following shall apply:
            (1) Eligibility of adults and dislocated workers.--Such an 
        adult or dislocated worker--
                    (A) shall not be required to meet the requirements 
                of section 134(c)(3)(B) of the Workforce Innovation and 
                Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3174(c)(3)(B)); and
                    (B) may include an individual described in section 
                2102(a)(3)(A) of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and 
                Economic Security Act (Public Law 116-136).
            (2) Individualized career services.--Such funds may be used 
        to provide individualized career services described in section 
        134(c)(2)(A)(xii) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity 
        Act (29 U.S.C. 3174(c)(2)(A)(xii)) to any such adult and 
        dislocated worker.
            (3) Incumbent worker training.--In a case in which the 
        local board for such local area provides to the Secretary an 
        assurance that the local area will use such funds to provide 
        the work support activities designed to assist low-wage workers 
        in retaining and enhancing employment in accordance with 
        section 134(d)(1)(B) of the Workforce Innovation and 
        Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3174(d)(1)(B)), such local board 
        may--
                    (A) use up to 40 percent of such funds for a 
                training program for incumbent workers described in 
                section 134(d)(4)(A)(i) of such Act (29 U.S.C. 
                3174(d)(4)(A)(i)); and
                    (B) consider the economic impact of the COVID-19 
                national emergency to the employer or participants of 
                such program in determining an employer's eligibility 
                under section 134(d)(4)(A)(ii) of such Act (29 U.S.C. 
                3174(d)(4)(A)(ii)) for the Federal share of the cost of 
                such program.
            (4) Transitional jobs.--
                    (A) In general.--The local board for such local 
                area may use up to 40 percent of such funds to provide 
                transitional jobs in accordance with section 134(d)(5) 
                of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 
                U.S.C. 3174(d)(5)).
                    (B) Clarification.--Section 194(10) of the 
                Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 
                3254(10)) shall not apply with respect to the funds 
                used under subparagraph (A).
            (5) On-the-job training.--The Governor or the local board 
        for such area may take into account the impact of the COVID-19 
        national emergency as a factor in determining whether to 
        increase the amount of a reimbursement to an amount up to 75 
        percent of the wage rate of a participant in accordance with 
        134(c)(3)(H) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act 
        (29 U.S.C. 3174(c)(3)(H)).
            (6) Customized training.--The local board of such area may 
        take into account the impact of the COVID-19 national emergency 
        as a factor in determining the portion of the cost of training 
        an employer shall provide in accordance with section 3(14) of 
        the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 
        3102(14)).
    (b) Youth.--With respect to funds allotted or allocated under this 
subtitle for the activities described in chapter 2 of subtitle B of 
subtitle I of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 
3161 et seq.) for out-of-school youth and in-school youth (as such 
terms are defined in section 129(a)(1) of the Workforce Innovation and 
Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3164(a)(1))), the Governor or local board 
involved may determine that--
            (1) in the case of an individual described in section 
        2102(a)(3)(A) the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic 
        Security Act (Public Law 116-136) who meets the requirements of 
        clauses (i) and (ii) of section 129(a)(1)(B) of the Workforce 
        Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3164(a)(1)(B)), such 
        individual meets the definition of out-of-school youth in such 
        section 129(a)(1)(B); and
            (2) in the case of an individual described in section 
        2102(a)(3)(A) the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic 
        Security Act (Public Law 116-136) who meets the requirements of 
        clauses (i) through (iii) of section 129(a)(1)(C) of the 
        Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 
        3164(a)(1)(C)), such individual meets the definition of in-
        school youth in such section 129(a)(1)(C).
    (c) Governor's Reserve.--Of the funds allotted under this subtitle 
to a State in accordance with section 127(b)(1)(C) and paragraphs 
(1)(B) and (2)(B) of section 132(b) of the Workforce Innovation and 
Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3162(b)(1)(C); 3172(b)), the Governor--
            (1) shall make the reservation under section 128(a) and 
        133(a)(1) of such Act (29 U.S.C. 3163(a); 3173(a)(1)); and
            (2) may make an additional reservation of not more than 10 
        percent for activities related to responding to the COVID-19 
        national emergency if such funds are used for activities 
        benefitting local areas within such State most impacted by the 
        COVID-19 national emergency, including--
                    (A) training for health care workers, public health 
                workers, personal care attendants, direct service 
                providers, home health workers, and frontline workers;
                    (B) resources to support, allow for, or provide 
                access to online services, including counseling, case 
                management, and employment retention supports, and 
                delivery by local boards, one-stop centers, one-stop 
                operators, or training by eligible training providers; 
                or
                    (C) providing additional resources to such local 
                areas to provide career services and supportive 
                services for eligible individuals.
    (d) State Workforce COVID-19 Recovery Plan.--Not later than 60 days 
after a State receives funds under this subtitle, the Governor shall 
submit to the Secretary, as a supplement to the unified State plan 
submitted under section 102(a) of the Workforce Innovation and 
Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3112(a)), a workforce plan that responds to 
the COVID-19 national emergency.

SEC. 112. NATIONAL DISLOCATED WORKER GRANTS.

    (a) Grants Authorized.--From the funds appropriated under 
subsection (e), the Secretary shall award, in accordance with section 
170 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3225), 
national dislocated worker grants to the entities that meet the 
requirements for the grants under such section to carry out the 
activities described in such section and in subsection (d) of this 
section.
    (b) Plan.--The Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Education 
and Labor of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Health, 
Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate, and the Committees on 
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate, within 
30 days, a plan for awarding grants under this section.
    (c) Timing.--Subject to the availability of appropriations to carry 
out this section, not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of 
this Act, the Secretary shall use not less than 50 percent of the funds 
appropriated under subsection (e) to award grants under this section.
    (d) Uses of Funds.--
            (1) In general.--Not fewer than half of the funds 
        appropriated under subsection (d) shall be used to award grants 
        under this section to respond to the COVID-19 national 
        emergency as described in paragraph (2).
            (2) Response to covid-19 national emergency.--A grant 
        awarded under this section to respond to the COVID-19 national 
        emergency shall include the following:
                    (A) Training and temporary employment.--Training 
                and temporary employment to respond to the COVID-19 
                national emergency, ensuring any training or employment 
                under this subparagraph provides participants with 
                adequate and safe equipment, environments, and 
                facilities for training and supervision, including 
                positions or assignments--
                            (i) as personal care attendants, direct 
                        service providers, or home health workers 
                        providing direct care and home health services 
                        for older individuals, individuals with 
                        disabilities, and other individuals with 
                        respiratory conditions and other underlying 
                        health conditions, or for individuals in urban, 
                        rural, and suburban local areas with excess 
                        poverty, including delivering medicine, food, 
                        or other supplies;
                            (ii) in health care and health care support 
                        positions;
                            (iii) to support State, local, or tribal 
                        health departments; or
                            (iv) in a sector such as childcare, food 
                        retail, public service, manufacturing, or 
                        transportation.
                    (B) Layoff response.--Activities responding to 
                layoffs of 50 or more individuals laid off by one 
                employer, or communities where there are layoffs that 
                significantly increase unemployment in such community 
                as a result of the COVID-19 national emergency, such as 
                in the hospitality, transportation, manufacturing, or 
                retail industry sectors or occupations.
    (e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this section $500,000,000 through fiscal year 
2022.

SEC. 113. STATE DISLOCATED WORKER ACTIVITIES RESPONDING TO THE COVID-19 
              EMERGENCY.

    (a) Distribution of Funds.--
            (1) States.--From the amounts appropriated under subsection 
        (d), the Secretary shall make allotments to States in 
        accordance with section 132 of the Workforce Innovation and 
        Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3172).
            (2) Local areas.--Not later than 30 days after a State 
        receives an allotment under paragraph (1), the State shall--
                    (A) use such funds to make the reservations 
                required under section 133(a) of the Workforce 
                Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3173(a)); and
                    (B) allocate the remaining funds to local areas in 
                accordance with section 133(b)(2)(B) of the Workforce 
                Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 
                3173(b)(2)(B)).
    (b) Required Uses.--Each State and local area shall use the funds 
received under this section to engage in the dislocated worker response 
activities described in sections 133(b)(2)(B) and 134 of the Workforce 
Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3173(b)(2)(B); 3174), which 
shall include the activities described in subsection (c) of this 
section to support layoff aversion and provide necessary supports to 
eligible adults and dislocated workers and to employers facing layoffs 
due to the impacts of the COVID-19 national emergency.
    (c) COVID-19 Dislocated Worker Emergency Response.--The dislocated 
worker response activities shall include the following activities 
carried out by a State, in coordination with local areas impacted by 
the COVID-19 national emergency (including local areas in which 
layoffs, suspensions, or reductions of employment have occurred or have 
the potential to occur as a result of the COVID-19 national emergency):
            (1) Rapid response activities.--The rapid response 
        activities described in section 134(a)(2)(A) of the Workforce 
        Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3174(a)(2)(A)), 
        including the layoff aversion strategies described in section 
        682.320 of subtitle 20, Code of Federal Regulations (as in 
        effect on the date of enactment of this Act) to engage 
        employers and adults at risk of dislocation.
            (2) Dislocated worker activities.--Coordination of projects 
        for eligible adults and dislocated workers impacted by layoffs, 
        suspensions, or reductions in employment as a result of the 
        COVID-19 national emergency, targeted at immediate 
        reemployment, career navigation services, supportive services, 
        career services, training for in-demand industry sectors and 
        occupations, provision of information on in-demand and 
        declining industries, provision of information on employers who 
        have a demonstrated history of providing equitable benefits and 
        compensation and safe working conditions, access to technology 
        and online skills training including digital literacy skills 
        training, and other layoff supports or further layoff aversion 
        strategies through adult employment and training activities.
            (3) Short-term retraining.--A prioritization or 
        coordination of employment and training activities, including 
        supportive services and career pathways, that prepare eligible 
        adults and dislocated workers to participate in short-term 
        training to meet the demands for health care workers, public 
        health workers, personal care attendants, direct service 
        providers, home health workers, and frontline workers 
        responding to the COVID-19 national emergency, including in 
        transportation, information technology, service sector, 
        manufacturing, food service, maintenance, and cleaning, and 
        which shall--
                    (A) allow such individuals to maintain eligibility 
                for career and training services through the period in 
                which such individuals are in short-term employment to 
                respond to the COVID-19 national emergency and in the 
                period immediately following the conclusion of the 
                short-term employment, to support transitions into 
                further training or employment; and
                    (B) ensure any such employment or training provides 
                participants with adequate and safe equipment, 
                environments, and facilities for training and 
                supervision, including positions or assignments.
    (d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this section $2,500,000,000 through fiscal 
year 2022.

SEC. 114. YOUTH WORKFORCE INVESTMENT ACTIVITIES RESPONDING TO THE 
              COVID-19 NATIONAL EMERGENCY.

    (a) Distribution of Funds.--
            (1) States.--From the amounts appropriated under subsection 
        (d), the Secretary shall make allotments to States in 
        accordance with section 127(b) of the Workforce Innovation and 
        Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3162(b)).
            (2) Local areas.--Not later than 30 days after a State 
        receives an allotment under paragraph (1), the State shall--
                    (A) use such funds to make the reservations 
                required under section 128(a) of the Workforce 
                Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3163(a)); and
                    (B) allocate the remaining funds to local areas in 
                accordance with section 128(b) of the Workforce 
                Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3163(b)).
    (b) Uses of Funds.--
            (1) In general.--In using the funds received under this 
        section, each State and local area shall prioritize providing 
        services for youth impacted by diminished labor market 
        opportunities for summer jobs or year round employment due to 
        the economic impacts of the COVID-19 national emergency, 
        consistent with paragraph (2)(A).
            (2) Youth workforce investment activities.--
                    (A) Employment opportunities for at-risk youth.--
                Each State and local area receiving funds under this 
                section shall use not less than 50 percent of such 
                funds to support summer and year round youth employment 
                for in-school and out-of-school youth--
                            (i) with a priority for out-of-school youth 
                        and youth with multiple barriers to employment; 
                        and
                            (ii) which shall include support for 
                        employer partnerships for youth employment and 
                        subsidized youth employment, and partnerships 
                        with community-based organizations to support 
                        such employment opportunities.
                    (B) Other activities.--Any amounts not used to 
                carry out the activities described in subparagraph (A) 
                shall be used by State and local boards for carrying 
                out the activities described in subsections (b) and (c) 
                of section 129 of the Workforce Innovation and 
                Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3164), including for the 
                purposes of--
                            (i) supporting in-school and out-of-school 
                        youth to connect to education and career 
                        pathways;
                            (ii) establishing or expanding partnerships 
                        with community-based organizations to develop 
                        or expand work experience opportunities and the 
                        development of skills and competencies to 
                        secure and maintain employment, including 
                        supports for activities like peer-mentoring;
                            (iii) subsidized employment, internships, 
                        work-based learning, and youth apprenticeships;
                            (iv) work-readiness training activities and 
                        educational programs aligned to career pathways 
                        that support credential attainment and the 
                        development of employability skills;
                            (v) engaging or establishing industry or 
                        sector partnerships to determine job needs and 
                        available opportunities for youth employment;
                            (vi) conducting outreach to youth and 
                        employers;
                            (vii) coaching, navigation, and mentoring 
                        services for participating youth, including 
                        career exploration, career counseling, career 
                        planning, and college planning services;
                            (viii) coaching, navigation, and mentoring 
                        services for employers on how to successfully 
                        employ participating youth in meaningful work;
                            (ix) providing services to youth to enable 
                        participation in the program, including 
                        supportive services, technological devices and 
                        access to other supports needed to access 
                        online services, and follow-up services for not 
                        less than 12 months after the completion of 
                        participation, as appropriate; and
                            (x) coordinating activities under this 
                        section with State and local educational 
                        agencies around academic calendars in response 
                        to the COVID-19 national emergency.
    (c) General Provisions.--A State or local area using funds under 
this section for youth placement in summer or year-round employment 
shall require that not less than 25 percent of the wages of each 
eligible youth participating in such employment be paid by the 
employer, except that such requirement may waived for an employer 
facing financial hardship due to the COVID-19 national emergency.
    (d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this section $2,500,000,000 through fiscal 
year 2022.

SEC. 115. ADULT EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ACTIVITIES RESPONDING TO THE 
              COVID-19 NATIONAL EMERGENCY.

    (a) Distribution of Funds.--
            (1) States.--From the amounts appropriated under subsection 
        (d), the Secretary shall make allotments to States in 
        accordance with section 132(b)(1) of the Workforce Innovation 
        and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3172(b)(1)).
            (2) Local areas.--Not later than 30 days after a State 
        receives an allotment under paragraph (1), the State shall--
                    (A) use such funds to make the reservations 
                required under section 133(a) of the Workforce 
                Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3173(a)); and
                    (B) allocate such funds to local areas in 
                accordance with paragraph (2)(A) or (3) of section 
                133(b) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act 
                (29 U.S.C. 3173(b)).
    (b) Uses of Funds.--
            (1) In general.--Each State and local area shall use the 
        funds received under this section to engage in the adult 
        employment and training activities described in section 134 of 
        the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3174) 
        to provide necessary supports and services to eligible adults 
        who are adversely impacted by the COVID-19 national emergency, 
        including individuals who are underemployed or most at-risk of 
        unemployment, and shall coordinate with employers facing 
        economic hardship or employment challenges due to economic 
        impacts of the COVID-19 national emergency.
            (2) COVID-19 adult employment and training activities.--
                    (A) Services to employers impacted by the covid-19 
                national emergency.--Of the funds provided to a local 
                area under subsection (a)(2), not less than one-third 
                shall be used for providing services to employers 
                impacted by the COVID-19 national emergency, including 
                incumbent worker training, on-the-job training, and 
                customized training activities, and activities 
                supporting employee retention for such employers.
                    (B) Underemployment and employment supports.--Of 
                the funds provided to a local area and not used for 
                activities under subparagraph (A), such funds shall be 
                used to provide the services and supports described in 
                section 134 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity 
                Act (29 U.S.C. 3174) for workers facing 
                underemployment, individuals seeking work, or 
                dislocated workers, prioritizing individuals with 
                barriers to employment or eligible adults who are 
                adversely impacted by economic changes within their 
                communities due to the COVID-19 national emergency, 
                including--
                            (i) work-based learning opportunities 
                        including paid internships, paid work 
                        experience opportunities, transitional jobs, or 
                        apprenticeships registered under the Act of 
                        August 16, 1937 (commonly known as the 
                        ``National Apprenticeship Act''; 50 Stat. 664, 
                        chapter 663; 29 U.S.C. 50 et seq.);
                            (ii) career navigation supports to 
                        encourage and enable workers to find new 
                        pathways to in-demand careers and the necessary 
                        training to support those career pathways, or 
                        workplace learning advisors to support 
                        incumbent workers;
                            (iii) training for in-demand industry 
                        sectors and occupations, including for digital 
                        literacy needed for such industry sectors and 
                        occupations;
                            (iv) virtual services and virtual 
                        employment and training activities, including 
                        providing appropriate accommodations to 
                        individuals with disabilities in accordance to 
                        the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 
                        U.S.C. 12101 et seq.); and
                            (v) supportive services and individualized 
                        career services.
    (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this section $2,500,000,000 through fiscal 
year 2022.

  Subtitle B--Employment Service COVID-19 National Emergency Response 
                                  Fund

SEC. 121. EMPLOYMENT SERVICE.

    (a) In General.--From the funds appropriated under subsection (c), 
the Secretary shall--
            (1) reserve not less than $100,000,000 for workforce 
        information systems improvements, including for electronic 
        tools and system building, and for the activities described in 
        subsection (b)(1); and
            (2) use the funds remaining to make allotments to States in 
        accordance with section 6 of the Wagner-Peyser Act (29 U.S.C. 
        49e), which for purposes of this section shall include the 
        Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands and American 
        Samoa, for the activities--
                    (A) described in subsection (b)(2) of this section; 
                and
                    (B) described in section 15 of the Wagner-Peyser 
                Act (29 U.S.C. 49l-2).
    (b) Uses of Funds.--
            (1) Secretary uses of funds.--The Secretary shall use the 
        funds reserved under subsection (a)(1) for--
                    (A) workforce information grants to States for the 
                development of labor market insights and evidence on 
                the State and local impacts of COVID-19 and on 
                promising reemployment strategies, and to improve 
                access to tools and equipment for virtual products and 
                service delivery;
                    (B) the Workforce Information Technology Support 
                Center, to facilitate voluntary State participation in 
                multi-State data collaboratives that develop real-time 
                State and local labor market insights on the impacts of 
                COVID-19 and evidence to promote more rapid 
                reemployment and economic mobility, using cross-State 
                and cross-agency administrative data; and
                    (C) improvements in short- and long-term State and 
                local occupational and employment projections to 
                facilitate reemployment, economic mobility, and 
                economic development strategies.
            (2) State uses of funds.--A State shall use an allotment 
        received under subsection (a)(2) to--
                    (A) provide additional resources for supporting 
                employment service personnel employed on a merit system 
                in providing reemployment services for unemployed and 
                underemployed workers;
                    (B) provide assistance for individuals impacted by 
                the COVID-19 national emergency, including such 
                individuals receiving unemployment insurance or seeking 
                employment as a result of the emergency, which shall 
                include providing for services such as reemployment 
                services, job search assistance, job matching services 
                based on the experience of individuals, and 
                individualized career services; and
                    (C) provide services for employers impacted by the 
                COVID-19 national emergency, which shall include 
                services for employers dealing with labor force changes 
                as a result of such emergency.
    (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this section $1,000,000,000 through fiscal 
year 2022.

   Subtitle C--Job Corps Response to the COVID-19 National Emergency

SEC. 131. JOB CORPS RESPONSE TO THE COVID-19 NATIONAL EMERGENCY.

    (a) Funding for Job Corps During the COVID-19 National Emergency.--
From the funds appropriated under subsection (c), the Secretary--
            (1) shall provide funds to each entity with which the 
        Secretary has entered into an agreement under section 147(a)(1) 
        of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 
        3197(a)(1)) to--
                    (A) during the COVID-19 national emergency--
                            (i) carry out the activities described in 
                        section 148(a) of the Workforce Innovation and 
                        Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3198(a)); and
                            (ii) provide the child care described in 
                        section 148(e) of such Act (29 U.S.C. 3198(e));
                    (B) retain existing capacity of each Job Corps 
                Center, including existing residential capacity during 
                and after the COVID-19 national emergency, and increase 
                staffing and student capacity and resources related to 
                section 145 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity 
                Act (29 U.S.C. 3195) to provide for full on-board 
                strength after such emergency; and
                    (C) during the 12-month period after the COVID-19 
                national emergency, carry out the graduate services 
                described in section 148(d) of such Act (29 U.S.C. 
                3198(d)) for any individual who has graduated from Job 
                Corps during the 3-month period after such emergency; 
                and
            (2) may--
                    (A) provide up to 15 percent of such funds to meet 
                the operational needs of Job Corps centers (which may 
                include the cleaning, sanitation, and necessary 
                improvements of centers related to COVID-19);
                    (B) support--
                            (i) the activities described in section 132 
                        of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act 
                        (29 U.S.C. 3172);
                            (ii) the relationship to opportunities, and 
                        links to employment opportunities described in 
                        paragraphs (2) and (3) of section 148(a) of the 
                        Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 
                        U.S.C. 3198(a)); and
                            (iii) the academic, career, and technical 
                        education and training in section 148 of such 
                        Act (29 U.S.C. 3198) through virtual or remote 
                        means during the period of spring break 
                        described in the Job Corps Program Instruction 
                        Notice No. 19-14 (issued on March 16, 2020), 
                        and the extended period described in the Job 
                        Corps Program Instruction Notice No. 19-174 
                        (issued on April 24, 2020), and for any period 
                        while Job Corps participants are away from 
                        their centers during the COVID-19 national 
                        emergency, including by providing technology 
                        resources necessary to participants during such 
                        periods;
                    (C) provide for costs related to infrastructure 
                projects, including technology modernization needed to 
                provide for virtual and remote learning; and
                    (D) provide for payment of Job Corps stipends, 
                including emergency Job Corps stipends, and facilitate 
                such payments through means such as debit cards with no 
                usage fees, and corresponding financial literacy.
    (b) Flexibility.--In order to provide for the successful continuity 
of services and enrollment periods during the COVID-19 national 
emergency, additional flexibility shall be provided for Job Corps 
participants and practitioners, including the following:
            (1) Eligibility.--Notwithstanding the age requirements for 
        enrollment under section 144(a)(1) of the Workforce Innovation 
        and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3194(a)(1)), an individual 
        seeking to enroll in Job Corps and who turns 25 during the 
        COVID-19 national emergency may be eligible for such 
        enrollment.
            (2) Enrollment length.--Notwithstanding section 146(b) of 
        the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 
        3196(b)), the period of enrollment may extend beyond 2 years 
        for an individual enrolled in Job Corps during the COVID-19 
        national emergency, as long as such extension does not exceed a 
        2-year, continuous period of enrollment after the COVID-19 
        national emergency.
            (3) Advanced career training programs.--Notwithstanding 
        paragraph (2), with respect to advanced career training 
        programs under section 148(c) of the Workforce Innovation and 
        Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3198(c)) in which the enrollees may 
        continue to participate for a period not to exceed 1 year in 
        addition to the period of participation to which the enrollees 
        would otherwise be limited, the COVID-19 national emergency 
        shall not be considered as any portion of such additional 1-
        year participation period.
            (4) Counseling and job placement.--The counseling and job 
        placement services described in section 149 of the Workforce 
        Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3199) shall be 
        available to former enrollees--
                    (A) whose enrollment was interrupted due to the 
                COVID-19 national emergency;
                    (B) who graduated from Job Corps on or after 
                January 1, 2020; or
                    (C) who graduated from Job Corps not later than 3 
                months after the COVID-19 national emergency.
            (5) Support.--The Secretary shall provide additional 
        support for the transition periods described in section 150 of 
        the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3200), 
        including the following:
                    (A) Transition allowances.--The Secretary shall 
                provide for the provision of additional transition 
                allowances as described in subsection (b) of such 
                section 150 (29 U.S.C. 3200) for Job Corps students who 
                graduate during the periods described in subparagraph 
                (B) or (C) of paragraph (4) of this paragraph.
                    (B) Transition support.--The Secretary shall 
                consider the period during the COVID-19 national 
                emergency and the three-month period following the 
                conclusion of the COVID-19 national emergency as the 
                period in which the provision of employment services as 
                described in subsection (c) of such section 150 (29 
                U.S.C. 3200) shall be provided to former enrollees.
    (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this subtitle $500,000,000 through fiscal 
year 2022.

                     Subtitle D--National Programs

SEC. 141. NATIVE AMERICAN PROGRAMS RESPONDING TO THE COVID-19 NATIONAL 
              EMERGENCY.

    (a) Competitive Grant Awards.--As a result of challenges faced by 
the COVID-19 national emergency, the Secretary may extend, by 1 fiscal 
year, the 4-year period for grants, contracts, and cooperative 
agreements that will be awarded in fiscal year 2021 under subsection 
(c) of section 166 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 
U.S.C. 3221) for funds under such grants, contracts, and cooperative 
agreements to be used to carry out the activities described in 
subsection (d) of such section through fiscal year 2025.
    (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this section and activities as described in 
section 166 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 
3221) $150,000,000 through fiscal year 2022.

SEC. 142. MIGRANT AND SEASONAL FARMWORKER PROGRAM RESPONSE.

    (a) Competitive Grant Awards.--As a result of challenges faced by 
the COVID-19 national emergency, the Secretary may extend, by 1 fiscal 
year, the 4-year period for grants and contracts that will be awarded 
in fiscal year 2021 under subsection (a) of section 167 of the 
Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3222) for funds 
under such grants and contracts to be used to carry out the activities 
described in subsection (d) of such section through fiscal year 2025.
    (b) Eligible Migrant and Seasonal Farmworker.--Notwithstanding the 
definition of ``eligible seasonal farmworker'' in section 167(i)(3) of 
the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3222(i)(3)), an 
individual seeking to enroll in a program funded under section 167 of 
the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3222) during 
the COVID-19 national emergency may be considered eligible for such 
enrollment if such individual is a member of a family with a total 
family income equal to or less than 150 percent of the Federal poverty 
line.
    (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this section and activities as described in 
section 167 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 
3222) $150,000,000 through fiscal year 2022.

SEC. 143. YOUTHBUILD ACTIVITIES RESPONDING TO THE COVID-19 NATIONAL 
              EMERGENCY.

    (a) In General.--In order to provide for the successful continuity 
of services and enrollment periods during the COVID-19 national 
emergency, the Secretary shall--
            (1) make available 20 percent of the funds appropriated 
        under subsection (c) to entities carrying out YouthBuild 
        programs operating during the COVID-19 national emergency--
                    (A) which may be used for carrying out the 
                activities under section 171(c)(2) of the Workforce 
                Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3226(c)(2)); 
                and
                    (B) notwithstanding section 171(c)(2)(D) of the 
                Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 
                3226(c)(2)(D)), of which up to 20 percent may be used 
                for the administrative costs of carrying out activities 
                under section 171(c)(2) of such Act (29 U.S.C. 
                3226(c)(2)), so long as any amount used under this 
                section for administrative costs that exceeds the 
                amount authorized for administrative costs under 
                section 171(c)(2)(D) of such Act (29 U.S.C. 
                3226(c)(2)(D)) is used for administrate costs related 
                to responding to the COVID-19 national emergency;
            (2) after using funds in accordance with paragraph (1), use 
        any remaining funds to--
                    (A) reserve funds in accordance with section 
                171(g)(2)(B) of the Workforce Innovation and 
                Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3226(g)(2)(B)); and
                    (B) award grants in accordance with section 171(c) 
                of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 
                U.S.C. 3226(c)), which may be awarded as supplemental 
                awards to eligible entities receiving grants under such 
                section 171(c) for program year 2019 or 2020; and
            (3) provide for the flexibility described in subsection (b) 
        for YouthBuild participants and practitioners.
    (b) Flexibility.--During the COVID-19 national emergency, the 
Secretary shall provide for flexibility for YouthBuild participants and 
practitioners, including the following:
            (1) Eligibility.--Notwithstanding the age requirements for 
        enrollment under section 171(e)(1)(A)(i) of the Workforce 
        Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3226(e)(1)(A)(i)), an 
        individual seeking to participate in a YouthBuild program and 
        who turns 25 during the COVID-19 national emergency may be 
        eligible for such participation.
            (2) Participation length.--Notwithstanding section 
        171(e)(2) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 
        U.S.C. 3226(e)(2)), the period of participation in a YouthBuild 
        program may extend beyond 24 months for an individual 
        participating in such program during the COVID-19 national 
        emergency, as long as such extension does not exceed a 24-
        month, continuous period of enrollment after the COVID-19 
        national emergency.
    (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this section $250,000,000 through fiscal year 
2022.

SEC. 144. REENTRY EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES RESPONDING TO THE COVID-19 
              NATIONAL EMERGENCY.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary shall--
            (1) not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of 
        this Act, announce an opportunity for grants or contacts in 
        accordance with section 169(b) of the Workforce Innovation and 
        Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3224(b)) for the activities 
        described in subsection (b) of this section; and
            (2) from the funds appropriated under subsection (c), not 
        later than 45 days after the date on which an entity submits an 
        application that meets the requirements of the Secretary under 
        this section, award funds under this section to such entity.
    (b) Use of Funds.--Funds under this section shall be used to 
support reentry employment opportunities for justice-involved youth and 
young adults, formerly incarcerated adults, and former offenders during 
and following the COVID-19 national emergency, with priority given to 
providing for subsidized employment, transitional jobs, and creating 
stronger alignment with the workforce system and participant supports 
under subtitle B of title I of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity 
Act (29 U.S.C. 3151 et seq.).
    (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this section $350,000,000 through fiscal year 
2022.

SEC. 145. REGISTERED APPRENTICESHIP OPPORTUNITIES RESPONDING TO THE 
              COVID-19 NATIONAL EMERGENCY.

    (a) In General.--From the funds appropriated under subsection (d), 
the Secretary shall award grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements 
to eligible entities on a competitive basis to create or expand 
apprenticeship programs registered under the Act of August 16, 1937 
(commonly known as the ``National Apprenticeship Act''; 50 Stat. 664, 
chapter 663; 29 U.S.C. 50 et seq.), which shall include pre-
apprenticeship and youth apprenticeship programs.
    (b) Use of Funds.--In making awards under subsection (a), the 
Secretary shall ensure that--
            (1) not less than 50 percent of the funds appropriated 
        under subsection (d) shall be awarded to States in accordance 
        with the award information described in the Department of Labor 
        Employment and Training Administration Training and Employment 
        Guidance Letter No. 17-18 issued on May 3, 2019;
            (2) the remaining funds appropriated under subsection (d) 
        after funds are awarded under paragraph (1) shall be used for 
        supporting national industry and equity intermediaries and 
        local intermediaries; and
            (3) funds awarded under this section shall be used for 
        creating or expanding registered apprenticeship opportunities, 
        including pre-apprenticeships and youth apprenticeships, and 
        activities including--
                    (A) supportive services;
                    (B) recruitment and retention strategies for 
                program participants with a priority for programs 
                serving a high number or high percentage of individuals 
                with barriers to employment and nontraditional 
                apprenticeship populations;
                    (C) expansion of registered apprenticeship program 
                opportunities in high-skill, high-wage, or in-demand 
                industry sectors and occupations;
                    (D) costs associated with related instruction or 
                wages while participating in related instruction;
                    (E) improving educational alignment; and
                    (F) encouraging employer participation.
    (c) Secretarial Responsibilities.--Not later than 30 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall identify and 
disseminate strategies and tools to support virtual and online learning 
and training in registered apprenticeship programs.
    (d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this section $500,000,000 through fiscal year 
2022.

 Subtitle E--Adult Education and Literacy COVID-19 National Emergency 
                                Response

SEC. 151. ADULT EDUCATION AND LITERACY RESPONSE ACTIVITIES.

    (a) Online Service Delivery of Adult Education and Literacy 
Activities.--During the COVID-19 national emergency, an eligible agency 
may use funds available to such agency under paragraphs (2) and (3) of 
section 222(a) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (20 
U.S.C. 3302(a)) for the administrative expenses of the eligible agency 
related to transitions to online service delivery of adult education 
and literacy activities.
    (b) Secretarial Responsibilities.--Not later than 30 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall, in carrying out 
section 242(c)(2)(G) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act 
(29 U.S.C. 3332(c)(2)(G)), identify and disseminate to States 
strategies and virtual proctoring tools to--
            (1) assess the progress of learners in adult education 
        programs based upon valid research, as appropriate; and
            (2) measure the progress of such programs in meeting the 
        State-adjusted levels of performance described in section 
        116(b)(3) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 
        U.S.C. 3141(b)(3)).

SEC. 152. DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS.

    (a) Reservation of Funds; Grants to Eligible Agencies.--From the 
amounts appropriated under subsection (c), the Secretary shall--
            (1) make reservations in accordance with section 211(a) of 
        the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 
        3291(a)); and
            (2) award grants to eligible agencies in accordance with 
        section 211(b) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act 
        (29 U.S.C. 3291(b)), of which not less than 10 percent of funds 
        awarded shall be used to provide adult education and literacy 
        activities in correctional facilities.
    (b) Uses of Funds.--Each State and local area shall use the funds 
received under this section to expand the capacity of adult education 
providers to prioritize serving adults with low-literacy or numeracy 
levels negatively impacted by the economic consequences of the COVID-19 
national emergency, which may include--
            (1) expanding the infrastructure needed for the provision 
        of services and educational resources online or through digital 
        means, including the provision of technology or internet access 
        to students and instructional staff to enable virtual or 
        distance learning;
            (2) creating or expanding digital literacy curriculum and 
        resources, including professional development activities to aid 
        instructional and program staff in providing online or digital 
        training to students; and
            (3) equipping adult education providers to partner more 
        closely with workforce development partners on implementation 
        strategies such as integrated education and training to prepare 
        adult learners for high-skill, high-wage, or in-demand industry 
        sectors and occupations on an accelerated timeline.
    (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this section $1,000,000,000 through fiscal 
year 2022.

     Subtitle F--Community College and Industry Partnership Grants

SEC. 161. COMMUNITY COLLEGE AND INDUSTRY PARTNERSHIP GRANTS.

    (a) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Eligible entity.--The term ``eligible entity'' means an 
        eligible institution or a consortia of such eligible 
        institutions.
            (2) Eligible institution.--The term ``eligible 
        institution'' means a public institution of higher education 
        (as defined in section 101(a) of the Higher Education Act of 
        1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001(a)) at which the highest degree that is 
        predominantly awarded to students is an associate degree, 
        including a 2-year Tribal College or University (as defined in 
        section 316 of the Higher Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1059c)).
            (3) Perkins cte definitions.--The terms ``career and 
        technical education'', ``dual or concurrent enrollment'', and 
        ``work-based learning'' have the meanings given the terms in 
        section 3 of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education 
        Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2302).
    (b)  Authority To Make Grants, Contracts, and Cooperative 
Agreements.--
            (1) In general.--From the funds appropriated under 
        subsection (h) and not reserved under subsection (f), the 
        Secretary, in collaboration with the Secretary of Education 
        (acting through the Office of Career, Technical, and Adult 
        Education), shall award, on a competitive basis, grants, 
        contracts, or cooperative agreements in accordance with section 
        169(b)(5) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 
        U.S.C. 3224(b)(5)) to eligible entities to assist such eligible 
        entities in--
                    (A) establishing and scaling career training 
                programs, including career and technical education 
                programs;
                    (B) establishing industry and sector partnerships 
                to inform such programs; and
                    (C) providing necessary student supports.
            (2) Award amounts.--The total amount of funds awarded under 
        this section to an eligible entity shall not exceed--
                    (A) in the case of an eligible entity that is a 
                single eligible institution, $2,500,000; and
                    (B) in the case of an eligible entity that is a 
                consortia of eligible institutions, $15,000,000.
            (3) Award period.--A grant, contract, or cooperative 
        agreement awarded under this section shall be for a period of 
        not more than 4 years, except that the Secretary may extend 
        such a grant, contract, or cooperative agreement for an 
        additional 2-year period, based on the outcomes reported under 
        subsection (g)(1) of the programs supported under such grant, 
        contract, or cooperative agreement.
            (4) Equitable distribution.--In awarding funds under this 
        section, the Secretary shall ensure, to the extent practicable, 
        the equitable distribution of funds, based on--
                    (A) geography (such as urban and rural 
                distribution); and
                    (B) States and local areas significantly impacted 
                by the COVID-19 national emergency.
    (c) Priority.--In awarding funds under this section, the Secretary 
shall give priority to eligible entities that will use such funds to 
serve individuals impacted by the COVID-19 national emergency, as 
demonstrated by providing an assurance in the application submitted 
under subsection (d) that the eligible entity will use such funds to--
            (1) serve such individuals with barriers to employment, 
        veterans, spouses of members of the Armed Forces, Native 
        American Indians, Alaska Natives, Native Hawaiians, individuals 
        with disabilities, or incumbent workers who are low-skilled and 
        who need to increase their employability skills;
            (2) serve such individuals from each major racial and 
        ethnic group and gender with lower than average educational 
        attainment in the State or employment in the in-demand industry 
        sector or occupation that such award will support; or
            (3) serve areas with high unemployment rates or high levels 
        of poverty, including rural areas.
    (d) Application.--An eligible entity seeking an award of funds 
under this section shall submit to the Secretary an application 
containing a grant proposal at such time and in such manner, and 
containing such information, as required by the Secretary, including a 
detailed description of the following:
            (1) Each entity (and the roles and responsibilities of each 
        entity) with which the eligible entity will partner to carry 
        out activities under this section, including each of the 
        following:
                    (A) An industry or sector partnership representing 
                a high-skill, high-wage, or in-demand industry sector 
                or occupation.
                    (B) A State higher education agency or a State 
                workforce agency.
                    (C) To the extent practicable--
                            (i) State or local workforce development 
                        systems;
                            (ii) economic development and other 
                        relevant State or local agencies;
                            (iii) one or more community-based 
                        organizations;
                            (iv) one or more institutions of higher 
                        education that primarily award 4-year degrees 
                        with which the eligible institution has 
                        developed or will develop articulation 
                        agreements for programs created or expanded 
                        using funds under this section;
                            (v) one or more providers of adult 
                        education; and
                            (vi) one or more labor organizations or 
                        joint labor-management partnerships.
            (2) The programs that will be supported with such award, 
        including a description of--
                    (A) each program that will be developed or 
                expanded, and how the program will be responsive to the 
                high-skill, high-wage, or in-demand industry sectors or 
                occupations in the geographic region served by the 
                eligible entity under this section, including--
                            (i) how the eligible entity will 
                        collaborate with employers to ensure each such 
                        program will provide the skills and 
                        competencies necessary to meet future 
                        employment demand; and
                            (ii) the quantitative data and evidence 
                        that demonstrates the extent to which each such 
                        program will meet the needs of employers and 
                        workers in the geographic area served by the 
                        eligible entity under this section;
                    (B) the recognized postsecondary credentials to be 
                awarded under each program described in subparagraph 
                (A);
                    (C) how each such program will facilitate 
                cooperation between representatives of workers and 
                employers in the local areas to ensure a fair and 
                engaging workplace that balances the priorities and 
                well-being of workers with the needs of businesses;
                    (D) the extent to which each such program aligns 
                with a statewide or regional workforce development 
                strategy, including such strategies established under 
                section 102(b)(1) of the Workforce Innovation and 
                Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3112(b)(1)); and
                    (E) how the eligible entity will ensure the quality 
                of each such program, the career pathways within each 
                such program, the stackability and portability of 
                credentials earned as part of each such program, and 
                the jobs in the industry sectors or occupations to 
                which each such program is aligned.
            (3) The extent to which the eligible entity can leverage 
        additional resources, and a demonstration of the future 
        sustainability of each such program.
            (4) How each such program and activities carried out under 
        the grant will include evidence-based practices, including a 
        description of such practices.
            (5) The student populations that will be served by the 
        eligible entity, including--
                    (A) an analysis of any barriers to employment or 
                barriers to postsecondary education that such 
                populations face, and an analysis of how the services 
                to be provided by the eligible entity under this 
                section will address such barriers; and
                    (B) how the eligible entity will support such 
                populations to establish a work history, demonstrate 
                success in the workplace, and develop the skills and 
                competencies that lead to entry into and retention in 
                unsubsidized employment.
            (6) Assurances the eligible entity will participate in and 
        comply with third-party evaluations described in subsection 
        (f)(2).
    (e) Use of Funds.--
            (1) In general.--An eligible entity shall use a grant 
        awarded under this section to establish and scale career 
        training programs, including career and technical education 
        programs, and career pathways and supports for students 
        participating in such programs.
            (2) Student support and emergency services.--Not less than 
        15 percent of the grant awarded to an eligible entity under 
        this section shall be used to carry out student support 
        services, which may include the following:
                    (A) Supportive services, including childcare, 
                transportation, mental health services, or substance 
                use disorder prevention and treatment, assistance in 
                obtaining health insurance coverage, housing, and other 
                benefits, as appropriate.
                    (B) Connecting students to State or Federal means-
                tested benefits programs, including the means-tested 
                Federal benefits programs described in subparagraphs 
                (A) through (F) of section 479(d)(2) of the Higher 
                Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087ss(d)(2)).
                    (C) The provision of direct financial assistance to 
                help students facing financial hardships that may 
                impact enrollment in or completion of a program 
                assisted with such funds.
                    (D) Navigation, coaching, mentorship, and case 
                management services, including providing information 
                and outreach to populations described in subsection (c) 
                to take part in a program supported with such funds.
                    (E) Providing access to necessary supplies, 
                materials, technological devices, or required 
                equipment, and other supports necessary to participate 
                in such programs.
            (3) Additional required program activities.--The funds 
        awarded to an eligible entity under this section that remain 
        after carrying out paragraph (1) shall be used to--
                    (A) create, develop, or expand articulation 
                agreements (as defined in section 486A(a) of the Higher 
                Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1093a(a)), credit 
                transfer agreements, policies to award credit for prior 
                learning, corequisite remediation, dual or concurrent 
                enrollment programs, career pathways, and competency-
                based education;
                    (B) establish or expand industry or sector 
                partnerships to develop or expand quality academic 
                programs and curricula;
                    (C) establish or expand work-based learning 
                opportunities, including apprenticeship programs 
                registered under the Act of August 16, 1937 (commonly 
                known as the ``National Apprenticeship Act''; 50 Stat. 
                664, chapter 663; 29 U.S.C. 50 et seq.) or paid 
                internships;
                    (D) establish or implement plans for the eligible 
                entity to be included on the list of eligible providers 
                of training services described in section 122(d) of the 
                Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 
                3152(d));
                    (E) award academic credit or provide for academic 
                alignment towards credit pathways for programs assisted 
                with such funds, including industry recognized 
                credentials, competency-based education, or work-based 
                learning;
                    (F) make available open, searchable, and comparable 
                information on the recognized postsecondary credentials 
                awarded under such programs, including the related 
                skills or competencies and related employment and 
                earnings outcomes; or
                    (G) acquire equipment necessary to support 
                activities permitted under this section.
    (f) Secretarial Reservations.--Not more than 5 percent of the funds 
appropriated for a fiscal year may be used by the Secretary for--
            (1) the administration of the program under this section, 
        including providing technical assistance to eligible entities;
            (2) targeted outreach to eligible institutions serving a 
        high number or high percentage of low-income populations and 
        rural serving eligible institutions, to provide guidance and 
        assistance in the grant application process under this section; 
        and
            (3) a rigorous, third-party evaluation that uses 
        experimental or quasi-experimental design or other research 
        methodologies that allow for the strongest possible causal 
        inferences to determine whether each eligible entity carrying 
        out a program supported under this section has met the goals of 
        such program as described in the application submitted by such 
        eligible entity, including through a national assessment of all 
        such programs at the conclusion of each award period described 
        in subsection (b)(3).
    (g) Reports and Dissemination.--
            (1) Reports.--
                    (A) Eligible entity.--Each eligible entity 
                receiving a grant, contract, or cooperative agreement 
                under this section shall submit to the Secretary, for 
                each year of the award period of such grant, contract, 
                or cooperative agreement, and for the entire award 
                period, 1 year after the conclusion of such award 
                period, a report that includes--
                            (i) a description of the programs supported 
                        with such funds, including activities carried 
                        out directly by the eligible entity and 
                        activities carried out by each partner of the 
                        eligible entity described in subsection (d)(1);
                            (ii) data on each population served with 
                        the funds and labor market outcomes of each 
                        such population;
                            (iii) resources leveraged by the eligible 
                        entity to support activities under this 
                        section; and
                            (iv) the performance of each such program 
                        with respect to the indicators of performance 
                        under section 116(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Workforce 
                        Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 
                        3141(b)(2)(A)(i)).
                    (B) Secretary.--Upon receipt of a report under 
                subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall submit such 
                report to the Committee on Education and Labor of the 
                House of Representatives and the Committee on Health, 
                Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate.
            (2) Dissemination.--Each eligible entity receiving funds 
        under this section shall--
                    (A) participate in activities to disseminate 
                related research and best practices; and
                    (B) to the extent practicable, and as determined by 
                the Secretary, make available to the public any 
                materials created under the grant.
    (h) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this section $2,000,000,000 through fiscal 
year 2024.

                     Subtitle G--General Provisions

SEC. 171. GENERAL PROVISIONS.

    (a) Supplement, Not Supplant.--Funds made available under this 
title shall be used only to supplement, and shall not supplant, the 
funds that would, in the absence of such Federal funds, be made 
available from State or local public funds for adult education and 
literacy activities, employment and training activities, or other 
activities carried out under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity 
Act (29 U.S.C. 3101 et seq.).
    (b) Evaluations.--Any activity or program carried out with funds 
received under this title shall be subject to--
            (1) performance accountability indicators in accordance 
        with section 116 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity 
        Act (29 U.S.C. 3141); and
            (2) rigorous evaluation using research approaches 
        appropriate to the level of development and maturity of the 
        activity or program, including random assignment or quasi-
        experimental impact evaluations, implementation evaluations, 
        pre-experimental studies, and feasibility studies, including 
        studying job quality measures and credential transparency.
    (c) Uses of Funds.--From the funds appropriated under subsection 
(d), the Secretary of Labor shall--
            (1) support the administration of the funds under this 
        title and the evaluation of activities described in subsection 
        (b), including providing guidance and technical assistance to 
        States and local areas;
            (2) establish an interagency agreement with the Department 
        of Education for--
                    (A) coordination of funding priorities, including 
                with other relevant Federal agencies, as applicable;
                    (B) dissemination and administration of grants and 
                funding under this title; and
                    (C) execution of research and evaluation activities 
                to minimize the duplication of efforts and job training 
                investments and facilitate greater blending and 
                braiding of Federal and non-Federal funds;
            (3) provide guidance and financial support to States and 
        local areas on how to make information on recognized 
        postsecondary credentials and related competencies being 
        awarded with funds under this title publicly available, 
        searchable, and comparable as linked open data;
            (4) not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of 
        this Act, issue guidance for implementing this title in 
        accordance with the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act 
        (29 U.S.C. 3101 et seq.); and
            (5) provide no less than $1,000,000 for each fiscal year 
        for the Office of Inspector General at the Department of Labor 
        to oversee the administration and distribution of funds under 
        this title.
    (d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this section $90,000,000 through fiscal year 
2024.

  TITLE II--CARL D. PERKINS CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION ACT OF 2006

SEC. 201. DEFINITIONS AND PERKINS CTE REQUIREMENTS.

    Except as otherwise provided, in this title--
            (1) the terms have the meanings given the terms in section 
        3 of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 
        2006 (20 U.S.C. 2302); and
            (2) an allotment, allocation, or other provision of funds 
        made in accordance with a provision of the Carl D. Perkins 
        Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2301 et 
        seq.) shall be made in compliance with the applicable 
        requirements of such Act.

SEC. 202. COVID-19 CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION RESPONSE FLEXIBILITY.

    (a) Retention of Funds.--Notwithstanding section 133(b)(1) of the 
Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 (29 U.S.C. 
2353(b)(1)), with respect to an eligible recipient that, due to the 
COVID-19 national emergency, does not expend all of the amounts that 
the eligible recipient is allocated for academic year 2019-2020 under 
section 131 or 132 of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical 
Education Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2351; 2352), the eligible agency that 
allocated such funds to the eligible recipient--
            (1) may authorize the eligible recipient to retain such 
        amounts to carry out, during academic year 2020-2021, any 
        activities described in the application of eligible recipient 
        submitted under section 134(b) of such Act (29 U.S.C. 2354(b)) 
        that such eligible recipient had intended to carry out during 
        academic year 2019-2020; and
            (2) shall ensure that a retention of amounts by an eligible 
        recipient under paragraph (1) has no impact on the allocation 
        of amounts to such eligible recipient under section 131 or 132 
        of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 
        2006 (20 U.S.C. 2351; 2352) for academic year 2020-2021.
    (b) Pooling of Funds.--An eligible recipient may, in accordance 
with section 135(c) of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical 
Education Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2355(c)), pool a portion of funds 
received under such Act with a portion of funds received under such Act 
available to one or more eligible recipients to support the transition 
from secondary education to postsecondary education or employment for 
CTE participants whose academic year was interrupted by the COVID-19 
national emergency.
    (c) Professional Development.--During the COVID-19 national 
emergency, section 3(40)(B) of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical 
Education Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2302(40)(B)) shall apply as if 
``sustained (not stand-alone, 1-day, or short-term workshops), 
intensive, collaborative, job-embedded, data-driven, and classroom-
focused,'' were struck.

SEC. 203. PERKINS CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION.

    (a) Distribution of Funds.--
            (1) States.--From the amounts appropriated under subsection 
        (c), the Secretary shall make allotments to eligible agencies 
        in accordance with section 111(a)(3) of the Carl D. Perkins 
        Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 
        2321(a)(3)).
            (2) Local areas.--
                    (A) In general.--Not later than 30 days after an 
                eligible agency receives an allotment under paragraph 
                (1), the State shall make available such funds in 
                accordance with section 112(a) of the Carl D. Perkins 
                Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 
                2322(a)), including making such funds available for 
                distribution to eligible recipients in accordance with 
                sections 131 and 132 of such Act (20 U.S.C. 2531; 
                2532).
                    (B) Reserved funds.--An eligible agency that 
                reserves funds in accordance with section 112(a)(1) of 
                such Act (20 U.S.C. 2322(a)(1)) to be used in 
                accordance with section 112(c) of such Act (20 U.S.C. 
                2322(c)) may also use such reserved funds for digital, 
                physical, or technology infrastructure-related projects 
                to improve career and technical education offerings 
                within the State.
    (b) Uses of Funds.--Each eligible agency and eligible recipient 
shall use the funds received under this section to carry out activities 
to improve or expand career and technical education programs and 
programs of study to adequately respond to State and local needs as a 
result of the COVID-19 national emergency, including--
            (1) expanding and modernizing digital, physical, or 
        technology infrastructure to deliver in-person, online, 
        virtual, and simulated educational and work-based learning 
        experiences;
            (2) acquiring appropriate equipment, technology, supplies, 
        and instructional materials aligned with business and industry 
        needs, including machinery, testing equipment, tools, hardware, 
        software, and other new and emerging instructional materials;
            (3) providing incentives to employers and CTE participants 
        facing economic hardships due to the COVID-19 national 
        emergency to participate in work-based learning programs;
            (4) expanding or adapting program offerings or supports 
        based on an updated comprehensive needs assessment to respond 
        to employers' and CTE participants' changing needs as a result 
        of the COVID-19 national emergency; and
            (5) providing for professional development and training 
        activities for career and technical education teachers, 
        faculty, school leaders, administrators, specialized 
        instructional support personnel, career guidance and academic 
        counselors, and paraprofessionals to support activities carried 
        out under this section.
    (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this section $1,000,000,000 through fiscal 
year 2022.

SEC. 204. GENERAL PROVISIONS.

    (a) Supplement, Not Supplant.--Funds made available under this 
title shall be used only to supplement, and shall not supplant, the 
funds that would, in the absence of such Federal funds, be made 
available from State or local public funds for career and technical 
education programs or other activities carried out under the Carl D. 
Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2301 et 
seq.).
    (b) Evaluations.--Any activity or program carried out with funds 
received under this title shall be subject to--
            (1) performance accountability indicators in accordance 
        with section 113 of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical 
        Education Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2323); and
            (2) rigorous evaluation using research approaches 
        appropriate to the level of development and maturity of the 
        activity or program, including random assignment or quasi-
        experimental impact evaluations, implementation evaluations, 
        pre-experimental studies, and feasibility studies, including 
        studying job quality measures and credential transparency.
    (c) Uses of Funds.--From the funds appropriated under subsection 
(d), the Secretary of Education shall--
            (1) support the administration of the funds for this title 
        and the evaluation of activities described in subsection (b);
            (2) establish an interagency agreement with the Secretary 
        of Labor for--
                    (A) coordinating funding priorities, including with 
                other relevant Federal agencies, as applicable;
                    (B) dissemination and administration of grants and 
                funding under this title; and
                    (C) execution of research and evaluation activities 
                to minimize the duplication of efforts and job training 
                investments and facilitate greater blending and 
                braiding of Federal and non-Federal funds;
            (3) not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of 
        this Act, issue guidance for implementing this title in 
        accordance with the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical 
        Education Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2301 et seq.); and
            (4) provide not less than $250,000 for each fiscal year for 
        the Office of Inspector General at the Department of Education 
        to oversee the administration and distribution of funds under 
        this title.
    (d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this section $10,000,000 through fiscal year 
2024.
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