In this task, you are given text for US Congressional and California state bills, your task is to generate a summary for this bill.

Example Input: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Make It In America Manufacturing 
Communities Act''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Manufacturing community support program.--The term 
        ``Manufacturing Community Support Program'' means the program 
        established under section 3(a).
            (2) Participating agency.--The term ``participating 
        agency'' means a Federal agency that elects to participate in 
        the Manufacturing Community Support Program.
            (3) Participating program.--The term ``participating 
        program'' means a program identified by a participating agency 
        under section 3(c)(1)(C).
            (4) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of Commerce.

SEC. 3. PROGRAM TO DESIGNATE AND SUPPORT MANUFACTURING COMMUNITIES.

    (a) Program Authorized.--The Secretary shall establish a program to 
improve the competitiveness of United States manufacturing--
            (1) by designating consortiums as manufacturing communities 
        under subsection (b); and
            (2) by supporting manufacturing communities, as so 
        designated, under subsection (c).
    (b) Designation of Manufacturing Communities.--
            (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (7), for 
        purposes of the Manufacturing Community Support Program, the 
        Secretary shall designate eligible consortiums as manufacturing 
        communities through a competitive process.
            (2) Eligible consortiums.--
                    (A) In general.--An eligible consortium is a 
                consortium that--
                            (i) represents a region defined by the 
                        consortium in accordance with subparagraph (B);
                            (ii) includes at least one--
                                    (I) institution of higher 
                                education;
                                    (II) a private sector entity; and
                                    (III) a government entity;
                            (iii) may include one or more--
                                    (I) private sector partners;
                                    (II) institutions of higher 
                                education;
                                    (III) government entities;
                                    (IV) economic development and other 
                                community and labor groups;
                                    (V) financial institutions; or
                                    (VI) utilities;
                            (iv) has, as a lead applicant--
                                    (I) a district organization (as 
                                defined in section 300.3 of title 13, 
                                Code of Federal Regulations, or 
                                successor regulation);
                                    (II) an Indian tribe (as defined in 
                                section 4 of the Indian Self-
                                Determination and Education Assistance 
                                Act (25 U.S.C. 450b)) or a consortium 
                                of Indian tribes;
                                    (III) a State or a political 
                                subdivision of a State, including a 
                                special purpose unit of a State or 
                                local government engaged in economic or 
                                infrastructure development activities, 
                                or a consortium of political 
                                subdivisions;
                                    (IV) an institution of higher 
                                education or a consortium of 
                                institutions of higher education; or
                                    (V) a public or private nonprofit 
                                organization or association that has an 
                                application that is supported by a 
                                State, a political subdivision of a 
                                State, or a native community.
                    (B) Regions.--Subject to approval by the Secretary, 
                a consortium may define the region that it represents 
                if the region--
                            (i) is large enough to contain critical 
                        elements of the key technologies or supply 
                        chain prioritized by the consortium; and
                            (ii) is small enough to enable close 
                        collaboration among members of the consortium.
            (3) Duration.--Each designation under paragraph (1) shall 
        be for a period of two years.
            (4) Renewal.--
                    (A) In general.--Upon receipt of an application 
                submitted under subparagraph (B), the Secretary may 
                renew a designation made under paragraph (1) for up to 
                two additional two-year periods. Any designation as a 
                manufacturing community or renewal of such designation 
                that is in effect before the date of the enactment of 
                this Act shall count toward the limit set forth in this 
                subparagraph.
                    (B) Application for renewal.--An eligible 
                consortium seeking a renewal under subparagraph (A) 
                shall submit an application to the Secretary at such 
                time, in such manner, and containing such information 
                as the Secretary may require.
                    (C) Modifications authorized.--The Secretary may 
                renew a designation under subparagraph (A) for an 
                eligible consortium that--
                            (i) has changed its composition, either by 
                        adding or removing members; or
                            (ii) as part of its application under 
                        subparagraph (B), submits a revision to the 
                        plan submitted under paragraph (5)(B)(iv) or 
                        the strategy submitted under paragraph 
                        (5)(B)(v).
                    (D) Evaluation for renewal.--In determining whether 
                to renew a designation of an eligible consortium under 
                paragraph (1), the Secretary shall assess the eligible 
                consortium based upon--
                            (i) the performance of the consortium 
                        against the terms of the consortium's most 
                        recent designation under paragraph (1) and any 
                        post-designation awards the consortium may have 
                        received;
                            (ii) the progress the consortium has made 
                        with respect to project-specific metrics the 
                        consortium proposed in the consortium's 
                        application for the most recent designation 
                        under paragraph (1), particularly with respect 
                        to those metrics that were designed to help 
                        communities track their own progress;
                            (iii) whether any changes to the 
                        composition of the eligible consortium or 
                        revisions to the plan or strategy described in 
                        subparagraph (C)(ii) would improve the 
                        competitiveness of United States manufacturing; 
                        and
                            (iv) such other criteria as the Secretary 
                        considers appropriate.
            (5) Application for designation.--
                    (A) In general.--An eligible consortium seeking a 
                designation under paragraph (1) shall submit an 
                application to the Secretary at such time and in such 
                manner as the Secretary may require.
                    (B) Contents.--Each application submitted to the 
                Secretary under subparagraph (A) include--
                            (i) a description of the regional 
                        boundaries of the consortium;
                            (ii) a description of the manufacturing 
                        concentration of the consortium, including an 
                        assessment of how the manufacturing 
                        concentration of the consortium competitively 
                        ranks nationally according to measures relating 
                        to employment, sales, location quotients for an 
                        industry's level of concentration, or such 
                        other measures as the Secretary considers 
                        appropriate;
                            (iii) an integrated assessment of the local 
                        industrial ecosystem of the region of the 
                        consortium, which may include assessment of 
                        workforce and training, such as that involving 
                        women and underrepresented minorities, supplier 
                        network, research and innovation, 
                        infrastructure or site development, trade and 
                        international investment, operational 
                        improvements, and capital access components 
                        needed for manufacturing activities in such 
                        region;
                            (iv) an evidence-based plan for developing 
                        components of such ecosystem (selected by the 
                        consortium)--
                                    (I) by making specific investments 
                                to address gaps in such ecosystem; and
                                    (II) by making the manufacturing of 
                                the region of the consortium uniquely 
                                competitive;
                            (v) a description of the investments the 
                        consortium proposes and the implementation 
                        strategy the consortium intends to use to 
                        address gaps in such ecosystem;
                            (vi) a description of the outcome-based 
                        metrics, benchmarks, and milestones that the 
                        consortium will track and the evaluation 
                        methods the consortium will use while 
                        designated as a manufacturing community to 
                        gauge performance of the strategy of the 
                        consortium to improve the manufacturing in the 
                        region of the consortium; and
                            (vii) such other matters as the Secretary 
                        considers appropriate.
            (6) Evaluation of applications.--The Secretary shall 
        evaluate each application received under paragraph (5) to 
        determine--
                    (A) whether the applicant demonstrates a 
                significant level of regional cooperation in their 
                proposal; and
                    (B) how the manufacturing concentration of the 
                applicant competitively ranks nationally according to 
                measures described in paragraph (5)(B)(ii).
            (7) Certain communities previously recognized.--Each 
        consortium that was designated as a manufacturing community by 
        the Secretary in carrying out the Investing in Manufacturing 
        Communities Partnership initiative of the Department of 
        Commerce before the date of the enactment of this Act shall be 
        deemed a manufacturing community designated under this 
        subsection if such consortium is still designated as a 
        manufacturing community by the Secretary as part of such 
        initiative.
    (c) Support for Designated Manufacturing Communities.--
            (1) Preferential consideration.--
                    (A) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraph 
                (D), if a member of a consortium designated as a 
                manufacturing community under subsection (b) seeks 
                financial or technical assistance under a participating 
                program of a participating agency, the head of such 
                agency may give preferential consideration to such 
                member with respect to the awarding of such financial 
                or technical assistance if--
                            (i) such head considers the award of the 
                        financial or technical assistance consistent 
                        with the economic development strategy of the 
                        consortium; and
                            (ii) the member otherwise meets all 
                        applicable requirements for the financial or 
                        technical assistance.
                    (B) Participating agencies.--The Secretary shall 
                invite other Federal agencies to become participating 
                agencies of the Manufacturing Community Support 
                Program.
                    (C) Participating programs.--The head of each 
                participating agency shall identify all programs 
                administered by such participating agency that are 
                applicable to the Manufacturing Community Support 
                Program.
                    (D) Multiple members of the same consortium seeking 
                the same financial or technical assistance.--
                            (i) In general.--If a participating agency 
                        receives applications for the same financial or 
                        technical assistance from more than one member 
                        of the same consortium designated as a 
                        manufacturing community under subsection (b), 
                        the head of such agency may determine how 
                        preference will be given under subparagraph 
                        (A), including by requiring the consortium to 
                        select which of the members should be given 
                        preference.
                            (ii) Coordination.--If the head of a 
                        participating agency determines that more than 
                        one member of a consortium should be given 
                        preference for financial or technical 
                        assistance under subparagraph (A), he or she 
                        may require such members to demonstrate 
                        coordination with each other in developing 
                        their applications for the financial or 
                        technical assistance.
                    (E) Report.--Not later than 90 days after the date 
                of the enactment of this Act, the head of each 
                participating agency shall submit a report to the 
                Secretary that specifies how the head will give 
                preferential consideration under subparagraph (A).
            (2) Technical assistance.--The Secretary may make a Federal 
        point of contact available to each consortium designated as a 
        manufacturing community under subsection (b) to help the 
        members of the consortium access Federal funds and technical 
        assistance.
            (3) Financial and technical assistance.--
                    (A) In general.--Under the Manufacturing Community 
                Support Program, the head of a participating agency may 
                award financial or technical assistance to a member of 
                a consortium designated as a manufacturing community 
                under subsection (b) as he or she considers appropriate 
                for purposes of such program and consistent with the 
                economic development strategy of the consortium.
                    (B) Use of funds.--
                            (i) In general.--A recipient of financial 
                        or technical assistance under subparagraph (A) 
                        may use such financial or technical assistance 
                        to support an investment in an ecosystem that 
                        will improve the competitiveness of United 
                        States manufacturing.
                            (ii) Investments supported.--Investments 
                        supported under this subparagraph may include--
                                    (I) infrastructure;
                                    (II) access to capital;
                                    (III) promotion of exports and 
                                foreign direct investment;
                                    (IV) equipment or facility 
                                upgrades;
                                    (V) workforce training, retraining, 
                                or recruitment and retention, including 
                                that of women and underrepresented 
                                minorities;
                                    (VI) energy or process efficiency;
                                    (VII) business incubators;
                                    (VIII) site preparation;
                                    (IX) advanced research;
                                    (X) supply chain development; and
                                    (XI) small business assistance.
            (4) Coordination.--
                    (A) Coordination by secretary of commerce.--The 
                Secretary shall coordinate with the heads of the 
                participating agencies to identify programs under 
                paragraph (1)(C).
                    (B) Inter-agency coordination.--The heads of the 
                participating agencies shall coordinate with each 
                other--
                            (i) to leverage complementary activities, 
                        including from non-Federal sources, such as 
                        philanthropies; and
                            (ii) to avoid duplication of efforts.
    (d) Receipt of Transferred Funds.--The Secretary may accept amounts 
transferred to the Secretary from the head of another participating 
agency to carry out this section.
Example Output: Make It In America Manufacturing Communities Act This bill requires the Department of Commerce to establish a Manufacturing Community Support Program to improve the competitiveness of U.S. manufacturing by: (1) designating consortiums as manufacturing communities, and (2) authorizing federal agencies electing to participate in the program to provide such communities preferential consideration in awarding financial and technical assistance. A consortium, to be eligible for such designation and assistance, must:    represent a region that is large enough to contain critical elements of the key technologies or supply chain prioritized by the consortium and small enough to enable close collaboration among the consortium's members;   include at least one institution of higher education, a private sector entity, and a government entity; and   have a lead applicant that is a district organization, an Indian tribe, a state or political subdivision of a state, an institution of higher education, a nonprofit organization or association with an application supported by a state, a political subdivision of a state, or a native community.   Commerce shall make such designations for a two-year period, and may renew a designation for additional two-year periods, based on specified criteria.  Recipients may use such financial or technical assistance to support investments in ecosystems that will improve the competitiveness of U.S. manufacturing, including infrastructure, access to capital, promotion of exports and foreign direct investment, equipment upgrades, workforce training and recruitment, energy or process efficiency, business incubators, site preparation, advanced research, supply chain development, and small business assistance. 

Example Input: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Fracturing Regulations are Effective 
in State Hands Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds that--
            (1) hydraulic fracturing is a commercially viable practice 
        that has been used in the United States for more than 60 years 
        in more than 1,000,000 wells;
            (2) the Ground Water Protection Council, a national 
        association of State water regulators that is considered to be 
        a leading groundwater protection organization in the United 
        States, released a report entitled ``State Oil and Natural Gas 
        Regulations Designed to Protect Water Resources'' and dated May 
        2009 finding that the ``current State regulation of oil and gas 
        activities is environmentally proactive and preventive'';
            (3) that report also concluded that ``[a]ll oil and gas 
        producing States have regulations which are designed to provide 
        protection for water resources'';
            (4) a 2004 study by the Environmental Protection Agency, 
        entitled ``Evaluation of Impacts to Underground Sources of 
        Drinking Water by Hydraulic Fracturing of Coalbed Methane 
        Reservoirs'', found no evidence of drinking water wells 
        contaminated by fracture fluid from the fracked formation;
            (5) a 2009 report by the Ground Water Protection Council, 
        entitled ``State Oil and Natural Gas Regulations Designed to 
        Protect Water Resources'', found a ``lack of evidence'' that 
        hydraulic fracturing conducted in both deep and shallow 
        formations presents a risk of endangerment to ground water;
            (6) a January 2009 resolution by the Interstate Oil and Gas 
        Compact Commission stated ``The states, who regulate 
        production, have comprehensive laws and regulations to ensure 
        operations are safe and to protect drinking water. States have 
        found no verified cases of groundwater contamination associated 
        with hydraulic fracturing.'';
            (7) on May 24, 2011, before the Oversight and Government 
        Reform Committee of the House of Representatives, Lisa Jackson, 
        the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, 
        testified that she was ``not aware of any proven case where the 
        fracking process itself has affected water'';
            (8) in 2011, Bureau of Land Management Director Bob Abbey 
        stated, ``We have not seen evidence of any adverse effect as a 
        result of the use of the chemicals that are part of that 
        fracking technology.'';
            (9)(A) activities relating to hydraulic fracturing (such as 
        surface discharges, wastewater disposal, and air emissions) are 
        already regulated at the Federal level under a variety of 
        environmental statutes, including portions of--
                    (i) the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 
                U.S.C. 1251 et seq.);
                    (ii) the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300f et 
                seq.); and
                    (iii) the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.); 
                but
            (B) Congress has continually elected not to include the 
        hydraulic fracturing process in the underground injection 
        control program under the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 
        300f et seq.);
            (10) in 2011, the Secretary of the Interior announced the 
        intention to promulgate new Federal regulations governing 
        hydraulic fracturing on Federal land;
            (11) a February 2012 study by the Energy Institute at the 
        University of Texas at Austin, entitled ``Fact-Based Regulation 
        for Environmental Protection in Shale Gas Development'', found 
        that ``[n]o evidence of chemicals from hydraulic fracturing 
        fluid has been found in aquifers as a result of fracturing 
        operations''; and
            (12) on October 1, 2014, the Ground Water Protection 
        Council and State Oil and Gas Regulatory Exchange released a 
        report entitled ``State Oil and Gas Regulations Designed to 
        Protect Water Resources'' that describes the cutting edge of 
        State-based oil and gas regulations, concluding that ``In step 
        with dramatic industry growth over the past five years, states 
        have substantially improved groundwater protection laws and 
        regulations governing oil and natural gas production.''.

SEC. 3. DEFINITION OF FEDERAL LAND.

    In this Act, the term ``Federal land'' means--
            (1) public lands (as defined in section 103 of the Federal 
        Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1702));
            (2) National Forest System land;
            (3) land under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of 
        Reclamation; and
            (4) land under the jurisdiction of the Corps of Engineers.

SEC. 4. STATE AUTHORITY.

    (a) In General.--A State shall have the sole authority to 
promulgate or enforce any regulation, guidance, or permit requirement 
regarding the treatment of a well by the application of fluids under 
pressure to which propping agents may be added for the expressly 
designed purpose of initiating or propagating fractures in a target 
geologic formation in order to enhance production of oil, natural gas, 
or geothermal production activities on or under any land within the 
boundaries of the State.
    (b) Federal Land.--The treatment of a well by the application of 
fluids under pressure to which propping agents may be added for the 
expressly designed purpose of initiating or propagating fractures in a 
target geologic formation in order to enhance production of oil, 
natural gas, or geothermal production activities on Federal land shall 
be subject to the law of the State in which the land is located.
Example Output: Fracturing Regulations are Effective in State Hands Act  This bill gives states the sole authority to promulgate or enforce any regulation, guidance, or permit requirement regarding hydraulic fracturing on or under any land within their boundaries. Hydraulic fracturing or fracking is a process to extract underground resources such as oil or gas from a geologic formation by injecting water, a propping agent (e.g., sand), and chemical additives into a well under enough pressure to fracture the geological formation. Hydraulic fracturing on federal land must comply with the law of the state in which the land is located.

Example Input: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Equity in Career and Technical 
Education Act of 2016''.

SEC. 2. REFERENCES.

    Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever in this Act an 
amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an amendment to, or repeal 
of, a section or other provision, the reference shall be considered to 
be made to a section or other provision of the Carl D. Perkins Career 
and Technical Education Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2301 et seq.).

SEC. 3. PURPOSE.

    Section 2 (20 U.S.C. 2301) is amended to read as follows:

``SEC. 2. PURPOSE.

    ``The purpose of this Act is to support the development of and 
access to high-quality career and technical education programs of study 
that successfully prepare students for college and careers, thereby 
ensuring the global competitiveness of the United States and the 
economic self-sufficiency of the citizens of the United States.''.

SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS.

    Section 3 (20 U.S.C. 2302) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating paragraphs (15) through (28) and (29) 
        through (34) as paragraphs (16) through (29) and (31) through 
        (36), respectively;
            (2) by inserting after paragraph (14) the following:
            ``(15) Equity gap.--The term `equity gap' means the gaps in 
        participation and performance on the core indicators of 
        performance described in section 113(b)(2) for career and 
        technical education programs of study, as described in section 
        122(c)(1)(A), between student groups based on gender, race, and 
        each of the special populations described in paragraph (31), as 
        compared to all students served by the eligible agency or 
        eligible recipient under this Act.'';
            (3) by inserting after paragraph (29), as redesignated by 
        paragraph (1), the following:
            ``(30) Self-sufficiency.--The term `self-sufficiency' means 
        a wage that enables a household to meet the costs of the basic 
        needs in the local area of the household and to build 
        sufficient savings for the future.''; and
            (4) in paragraph (33), as redesignated by paragraph (1), by 
        striking ``and instructional aids and devices.'' and inserting 
        ``instructional aids and devices, transportation, child care, 
        dependent care, tuition, books, supplies, and other services 
        necessary to enable an individual to participate in career and 
        technical education activities.''.

SEC. 5. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    Section 4 (20 U.S.C. 2307) is amended by striking ``2007 through 
2012'' and inserting ``2017 through 2021''.

SEC. 6. WITHIN STATE ALLOCATION.

    Subparagraph (B) of section 112(a)(2) (20 U.S.C. 2322(a)(2)) is 
amended to read as follows:
                    ``(B) not less than $100,000 shall be reserved to 
                provide technical assistance and professional 
                development to local educational agencies on effective 
                strategies for closing equity gaps; and''.

SEC. 7. ACCOUNTABILITY.

    Section 113 (20 U.S.C. 2323) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) in paragraph (3)(A)--
                            (i) in clause (i)(II), by inserting 
                        ``closing equity gaps and'' after ``progress 
                        toward''; and
                            (ii) in clause (vi)(II), by inserting 
                        ``close equity gaps and'' after ``levels of 
                        performance''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (4)--
                            (i) in subparagraph (A)--
                                    (I) in clause (i)(II), by inserting 
                                ``closing equity gaps and'' after 
                                ``progress toward''; and
                                    (II) in clause (v)(II), by 
                                inserting ``close equity gaps and'' 
                                after ``levels of performance''; and
                            (ii) in subparagraph (C)--
                                    (I) in clause (i)--
                                            (aa) by striking 
                                        ``regarding the progress'' and 
                                        inserting the following: 
                                        ``regarding--
                                    ``(I) the progress'';
                                            (bb) by striking 
                                        ``indicators of performance.'' 
                                        and inserting ``indicators of 
                                        performance; and''; and
                                            (cc) by adding at the end 
                                        the following:
                                    ``(II) how the eligible recipient 
                                has used funds to provide programs and 
                                support services to close the equity 
                                gaps identified under clause 
                                (ii)(II).''; and
                                    (II) in clause (ii)--
                                            (aa) in subclause (I), by 
                                        striking ``for the subgroups of 
                                        students'' and all that follows 
                                        through ``; and'' and inserting 
                                        ``by gender, by race, and for 
                                        each of the special populations 
                                        described in section 3(31); 
                                        and''; and
                                            (bb) in subclause (II), by 
                                        striking ``disparities or gaps 
                                        in performance'' and inserting 
                                        ``equity gaps''; and
            (2) in subsection (c)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1)--
                            (i) by striking ``and'' after the 
                        semicolon;
                            (ii) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as 
                        subparagraph (C); and
                            (iii) by inserting after subparagraph (A) 
                        the following:
                    ``(B) the progress of the State in closing equity 
                gaps and how the eligible agency has used funds to 
                provide programs and services for eligible recipients 
                to close such equity gaps; and''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (2)--
                            (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``for 
                        the categories'' and all that follows through 
                        ``; and'' and inserting ``by gender, race, and 
                        for each of the special populations described 
                        in section 3(31); and''; and
                            (ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
                        ``disparities or gaps in performance between 
                        any such category of students and the 
                        performance of all students served by the 
                        eligible agency under this Act'' and inserting 
                        ``equity gaps between any category of students 
                        described in subparagraph (A)''.

SEC. 8. NATIONAL ACTIVITIES.

    Section 114(d) (20 U.S.C. 2324(d)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1)(B)--
                    (A) in clause (v), by striking ``and'' after the 
                semicolon;
                    (B) by redesignating clause (vi) as clause (vii); 
                and
                    (C) by inserting after clause (v) the following:
                            ``(vi) individuals with expertise on the 
                        development of programs that have been 
                        effective in closing equity gaps; and'';
            (2) in paragraph (2)(B)--
                    (A) in clause (i), by inserting ``and have been 
                successful in closing equity gaps'' after ``under this 
                Act''; and
                    (B) in the matter preceding subclause (I) of clause 
                (iii), by inserting ``, disaggregated as described in 
                section 113(b)(4)(C)(ii)(I) and'' before ``including 
                analyses'';
            (3) in the matter preceding subclause (I) of paragraph 
        (4)(A)(i), by inserting ``closing equity gaps and'' before 
        ``addressing''; and
            (4) in paragraph (5), by striking ``for providing'' and 
        inserting ``for closing equity gaps by providing high-
        quality''.

SEC. 9. STATE ADMINISTRATION.

    Section 121(a) (20 U.S.C. 2341(a)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (3), by striking ``and'' after the 
        semicolon;
            (2) in paragraph (4)(B), by striking the period at the end 
        and inserting ``; and''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(5) conducting an equity gap analysis.''.

SEC. 10. STATE PLAN.

    Section 122(c) (20 U.S.C. 2342(c)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (K), by striking ``and'' after 
                the semicolon;
                    (B) in subparagraph (L), by inserting ``and'' after 
                the semicolon; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(M) how funds will be used to support State 
                technical assistance and professional development to 
                close the equity gaps identified in section 
                121(a)(5);'';
            (2) in paragraph (2)(E), by inserting ``close equity gaps 
        and'' after ``and skills needed to''; and
            (3) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) of paragraph 
        (9), by striking ``for special populations'' and inserting 
        ``for closing equity gaps''.

SEC. 11. STATE PROGRAM IMPROVEMENT.

    Section 123 (20 U.S.C. 2343) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1)--
                            (i) by inserting ``, or fails to show 
                        improvement on closing any equity gap 
                        identified under section 113(c)(2)(B) for the 
                        preceding fiscal year,'' after ``upon State 
                        adjusted level of performance''; and
                            (ii) by inserting ``or close equity gaps,'' 
                        after ``adjusted level of performance,'';
                    (B) in paragraph (3)--
                            (i) in subparagraph (A)--
                                    (I) in clause (ii)--
                                            (aa) by inserting ``, or in 
                                        closing equity gaps,'' after 
                                        ``levels of performance''; and
                                            (bb) by striking ``or'' 
                                        after the semicolon;
                                    (II) in clause (iii), by striking 
                                the period at the end and inserting ``; 
                                or''; and
                                    (III) by adding at the end the 
                                following:
                            ``(iv) fails to show improvement on closing 
                        equity gaps for the populations identified in 
                        section 113(c)(2)(A) for 3 consecutive 
                        years.'';
                            (ii) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as 
                        subparagraph (C); and
                            (iii) by inserting after subparagraph (A) 
                        the following:
                    ``(B) Use of funds.--An eligible agency shall use 
                funds made available under section 112(c) for the 
                purposes described in section 124(b)(10) when the 
                eligible agency--
                            ``(i) fails to show improvement in closing 
                        equity gaps within the first program year of 
                        implementation of its improvement plan 
                        described in paragraph (1); or
                            ``(ii) fails to show improvement on closing 
                        equity gaps for the populations identified in 
                        section 113(c)(2)(A) for 3 consecutive 
                        years.''; and
            (2) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``conduct an 
                equity gap analysis to'' after ``shall'';
                    (B) in paragraph (2)--
                            (i) by inserting ``, or failed to show 
                        improvement on the closing of equity gaps 
                        identified in section 113(b)(4)(C)(ii)(II),'' 
                        after ``upon local adjusted level of 
                        performance''; and
                            (ii) by striking ``(with special 
                        consideration to performance gaps identified 
                        under section 113(b)(4)(C)(ii)(II))''; and
                    (C) in paragraph (4)--
                            (i) in subparagraph (A)--
                                    (I) in clause (ii)--
                                            (aa) by inserting ``in 
                                        closing equity gaps or'' after 
                                        ``any improvement''; and
                                            (bb) by striking ``or'' 
                                        after the semicolon;
                                    (II) in clause (iii), by striking 
                                the period at the end and inserting ``; 
                                or''; and
                                    (III) by adding at the end the 
                                following:
                            ``(iv) fails to show improvement on closing 
                        equity gaps for the populations identified in 
                        section 113(b)(4)(C)(ii)(I) for 3 consecutive 
                        years.''; and
                            (ii) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(C) Additional requirements.--An eligible entity 
                shall require an eligible recipient receiving an 
                allocation under this title to use not less than 10 
                percent of the funds made available to the eligible 
                recipient under section 131 or 132 to meet the purposes 
                described in section 135(b)(9) in any case where an 
                eligible recipient--
                            ``(i) fails to show improvement in closing 
                        equity gaps within the first program year of 
                        implementation of its improvement plan 
                        described in paragraph (1); or
                            ``(ii) fails to show improvement on closing 
                        equity gaps for the populations identified in 
                        section 113(c)(2)(A) for 3 consecutive 
                        years.''.

SEC. 12. STATE LEADERSHIP ACTIVITIES.

    Section 124(b) (20 U.S.C. 2344(b)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``equity gap'' before 
        ``assessment of the career'';
            (2) in paragraph (8), by striking ``and'' after the 
        semicolon;
            (3) in paragraph (9), by striking the period and inserting 
        ``; and''; and
            (4) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(10) delivering professional development, leadership, and 
        technical assistance for eligible recipients to close equity 
        gaps identified in paragraph (1) for any of the core indicators 
        of performance described in section 113(b)(4).''.

SEC. 13. LOCAL PLAN FOR CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS.

    Section 134(b) (20 U.S.C. 2354(b)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``closing equity gaps 
        and'' after ``with respect to''; and
            (2) in paragraph (4), by inserting ``the closing of equity 
        gaps and'' before ``the integration of''.

SEC. 14. LOCAL USES OF FUNDS.

    Section 135(b) (20 U.S.C. 2355(b)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (5)(A)--
                    (A) in clause (iii), by striking ``and'' after the 
                semicolon;
                    (B) in clause (iv), by inserting ``and'' after the 
                semicolon; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following:
                            ``(v) effective practices to close equity 
                        gaps in career and technical education programs 
                        of study;'';
            (2) in paragraph (6), by striking ``assessment of how'' and 
        inserting ``equity gap assessment of how''; and
            (3) in paragraph (9), by inserting ``to close equity gaps 
        and'' after ``provide activities''.
Example Output:
Equity in Career and Technical Education Act of 2016 This bill amends the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 to require state and local educational agencies to conduct an annual equity gap assessment for career and technical education programs of study and create plans on how to reduce the gap.The &quot;equity gap&quot; consists of the gaps in participation and performance between students based on gender, race, and certain special populations.  The bill requires states to provide professional development and technical assistance to help local educational agencies close equity gaps in career and technical education.States and local agencies that fail to make improvements in closing equity gaps must implement an improvement plan.The Department of Education (ED)may withhold funding from states that fail to show improvement in closing equity gaps.Additionally, states may withhold funding from local agencies that fail to make improvements. States must also annually report toED on the progress of the state in closing equity gaps.