Instructions: In this task, you are given text for US Congressional and California state bills, your task is to generate a summary for this bill.
Input: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Promoting Partnerships to Transform
Opportunities Act''.

SEC. 2. PURPOSE.

It is the purpose of this Act to provide resources to nonprofit
organizations and minority-serving institutions to prepare individuals
with multiple barriers to employment, especially underrepresented
minorities, to enter the workforce by providing support services, job
training, and education.

SEC. 3. UNDERREPRESENTED MINORITY PROGRAMS.

Subtitle D of title I of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 is
amended by inserting after section 166 (29 U.S.C. 2911), the following
new section:

''SEC. 166B. UNREPRESENTED MINORITY PROGRAMS.

''(a) Purpose.--The purpose of this section is to support
employment and training activities for individuals with multiple
barriers to employment in order--
''(1) to develop more fully the academic, occupational, and
literacy skills of such individuals;
''(2) to make such individuals more competitive in the
workforce; and
''(3) to promote the economic and social development of
minority communities in accordance with the goals and values of
such communities.
''(b) Definitions.--As used in this section:
''(1) Minority-serving institution.--The term 'minority-
serving institution' means--
''(A) a historically Black college or university;
''(B) a Hispanic-serving Institution;
''(C) a Tribal College or University; or
''(D) a Predominantly Black Institution.
''(2) Historically black college or university.--The term
'historically Black college or university' has the meaning
given the term 'part B institution' in section 322 of the
Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1061).
''(3) Hispanic-serving institution.--The term 'Hispanic-
serving institution' has the meaning given the term in section
502 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1101a).
''(4) Nonprofit organization.--The term 'nonprofit
organization' means a nonprofit organization that focuses on
preparing individuals with multiple barriers to employment to
enter the workforce by providing such individuals with support
services, job training, and education.
''(5) Predominantly black institution.--The term
'Predominantly Black Institution' has the meaning given the
term in section 318 (20 U.S.C. 1059e).
''(6) Tribal college or university.--The term 'Tribal
College or University' has the meaning given the term in
section 316 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
1059c).
''(c) Program Authorized.--The Secretary shall, on a competitive
basis, make grants to, or enter into contracts or cooperative
agreements with, nonprofit organizations in partnership with one or
more minority-serving institutions to carry out the authorized
activities described in subsection (d).
''(d) Authorized Activities.--A nonprofit organization in
partnership with one or more minority-serving institutions receiving a
grant, contract, or agreement under subsection (c) shall use such funds
to serve individuals with multiple barriers to employment by carrying
out the following activities:
''(1) Education services, including postsecondary
education, English as a second language courses, General
Education Development preparation, financial literacy
workshops, access to information technology workshops and
courses, Generational Diversity Awareness programs, and health
and wellness programs.
''(2) Activities that increase access to workforce
services, including on-the-job training, internships, skills
training, job placement, financial literacy, and personal
development.
''(3) Additional support services, including health and
nutrition services, housing assistance, transportation, child
care, and clothing.
''(e) Program Plan.--In order to receive a grant or enter into a
contract or cooperative agreement under this subsection (c), a
nonprofit organization in partnership with one or more minority-serving
institutions shall submit to the Secretary a program plan that
describes a strategy for meeting the needs of individuals with multiple
barriers to employment in the area served by such organization. Such
plan shall--
''(1) be consistent with the purpose of this section;
''(2) identify the population to be served;
''(3) identify the education and employment needs of the
population to be served and the manner in which the activities
to be provided will strengthen the ability of the individuals
served to obtain or retain unsubsidized employment;
''(4) describe the activities to be provided and the manner
in which such activities are to be integrated with other
appropriate activities; and
''(5) describe, after the organization submitting the plan
consults with the Secretary, the performance measures to be
used to assess the performance of nonprofit organizations in
carrying out the activities assisted under this section.
''(f) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be
appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out this section
for each of fiscal years 2012 through 2016.''.
Output:
Promoting Partnerships to Transform Opportunities Act - Amends the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to direct the Secretary of Labor to make competitive grants to, or enter into contracts or cooperative agreements with, nonprofit organizations in partnership with one or more minority-serving institutions to provide support services, job training, and education to individuals with multiple barriers to employment, especially underrepresented minorities, to help prepare them to enter the workforce.

Requires such nonprofit organizations to submit a program plan to the Secretary in order to receive a grant or enter into such a contract or cooperative agreement.