Investing in Digital Skills Act

Bill: 117-hr-7785
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6]
Introduced: 2022-05-16
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Latest action: action_date: 2022-05-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

Summaries:
action_date: 2022-05-16
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Investing in Digital Skills Act</b></p> <p>This bill includes digital skills and digital literacy as components of adult education and literacy programs under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act.</p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7785 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 16, 2022 Mr. Kilmer introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor A BILL To amend the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act to recognize digital skills and digital literacy as critical adult education and literacy objectives, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Investing in Digital Skills Act . 2. Definitions Section 3 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act ( 29 U.S.C. 3102 ) is amended— (1) by redesignating paragraphs (14) through (71) as paragraphs (15) through (72), respectively; and (2) by inserting after paragraph (13) the following: (14) Digital literacy skills The term digital literacy skills has the meaning given the term in section 202 of the Museum and Library Services Act ( 20 U.S.C. 9101 ). . 3. Adult digital literacy skills (a) Purpose Section 202 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act ( 29 U.S.C. 3271 ) is amended— (1) by amending paragraph (1) to read as follows: (1) assist adults to become literate and obtain the knowledge and skills (including digital literacy skills) necessary for employment, economic self-sufficiency, and full participation in all aspects of adult life; ; and (2) in paragraph (4)(A)— (A) in clause (i), by striking and at the end; and (B) by inserting after clause (ii) the following: (iii) digital literacy skills; and . (b) Definitions Section 203 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act ( 29 U.S.C. 3272 ) is amended— (1) in paragraph (1)— (A) in subparagraph (B), by striking and at the end; (B) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as subparagraph (D); and (C) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following: (C) develop and use digital technology skills; and ; (2) in paragraph (2), by inserting , digital skills activities offered in conjunction with other adult education and literacy activities after family literacy activities ; (3) in paragraph (9), by adding at the end the following: (E) Digital literacy activities to enable parents or family members to develop and use digital literacy skills to support their children’s learning. ; and (4) in paragraph (13), by striking and solve problems, and all that follows through the period at the end and inserting solve problems and use digital technology at levels of proficiency necessary to function effectively as an employee, a parent or a family member, and a member of society. .